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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1965
Page
12
Obituary notices list Flora Rickery Almfield widow of Henry. Claresce C. Van Stowe and Harriet A. Miss noted. Details include family survivors and service plans as reported in the column.
Long obituary noting Mrs Flora Almstead of 48 Lebanon Ave died after a long illness at Edgewood Nursing Home. Widow of Charles D Almstead she taught a Sunday School class at Immanuel Community Church for 40 years and held roles in the Ladies Guild. Survived by Edgar D and eight grandchildren among others. Visitation tonight and tomorrow at Newton Barnfather Funeral Home with services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial in Pittsfield Cemetery.
STOCKBRIDGE The Young People of St Pauls Church will host the Southern Berkshire Young Churchmen Sunday at 4 p.m. David Tobis and James Cooper, Williams College students, will speak about rebuilding burned Mississippi churches. A service of evening prayer and supper precedes the Walt Disney film Third Man on the Mountain.
Mrs Julia S Robins remembered in a death notice for the Berkshire Eagle appears with verses about loss and enduring memory. The notice notes publication policies and a moon-heavy schedule for same-day and next-day notices. The obituary reflects familial mourning and hopes of reunion in a better land.
On the Williams College campus Rev. John D. Eusden cites a renewal of spirit as chapel attendance climbs from about 30 per Sunday last year to roughly 100 this year. He notes the secular tilt on campus yet says the increase in churchgoing and interest is encouraging. BCC dean to speak at North Adams teachers dinner. Jeddie P. Brooks re elected chairman of North Berkshire School Union with Linwood Wardwell as vice chairman and Carole Sherman as secretary.
Sanitary engineers from the state Department of Public Health started a two day inspection of sewage treatment plants and a tannery discharging into the Hoosie River in North Adams and Williamstown. They will sample river water at R J Widen Co tannery and review plant efficiency to remove solids. A conference with local, state, and federal officials is planned later this year as federal inspections are planned for the summer. The North Adams plant is about 30 years old while Williamstown’s began in 1963 and only treats about a third of town sewage. An $80,000 federal grant may fund an Adams regional plant near the Vermont border.
In Boston this week and next a bronze panel by Norman Rockwell and his son Peter is shown in a Summer Street window. The panel honors women who served in World War II and will be placed in the Cathedral of the Pines tower at Rindge New Hampshire alongside three other panels honoring pioneers Red Cross workers and women entertainers who died in wartime. Patricia Martin of Stockbridge posed for the children figures. Mrs Reginald Hill aids the Cathedral trust.
John Vermance of 48 A Sussex Street Toronto has been awarded a $2,000 Garnet W. McKee Lachlan Gilchrist scholarship in fundamental physics by the University of Toronto. He works toward a Ph.D. at the Institute of Earth Sciences and plans a summer field trip to Iceland and the Azores, funded by the Office of Naval Research and the Canadian government. His wife Marlene Langenbach of Lanesboro accompanies him.
Tory Clark daughter of Mr and Mrs Bruce Clark of Profile Street was selected queen of Brownie Troop 132 Easter birthday party based on the prettiest Easter bonnet. Ladies in waiting were Kathy Delisle and Ann Burkhardt judges included Mrs Frederick Marcoux Mrs Eugene Andrew and Mrs Walter Burkhardt. Birthday cupcakes were served. Troop leader is Mrs George Gleason. Laneshore School Committee meets Thursday at 7 30 pm. Berkshire Union Chapel Ladies Auxiliary meets tomorrow at 7 30 pm with hostesses Mrs Helen Teetz and Mrs Lester Blair.
Williamstown Lodge on Ide Road burned in early morning blaze estimated at $50,000. Owner Nelson M. Ayers, alone occupant, was rescued from a porch roof by a Williams College officer. Firefighters battled for about an hour. private hydrant failed, delaying suppression. No injuries reported as state police investigated the undetermined cause.
Stephentown New York residents were invited to a roast beef supper at Ta conic Valley Grange Hall Saturday at 3. At the Fire Hall the Fire Department discussed town water supply survey plans, calling for residents with firefighting water to contact a committee. Fire Safety official Frank Bourassa urged proper gear and mutual aid, noting local and regional fires.
Lenox Dale Auxiliary of McCar Nell Post 274 will meet Wednesday at 8 PM at the Eldorado Inn in Lenox Dale.
Mr and Mrs George Sullivan have returned to their son Albert Sullivan in Becket after spending the winter in Florida. The trip marked a warm family reunion with tales of sunny days and southern scenery exchanged at the family residence.
Adams town officials report a new May 3 deadline for an $80,000 interest-free advance to fund planning for a proposed sewage treatment plant. Selectmen chair Ewart D Callahan and Town Counsel Andrew J Dilk review the substituted agreement after the original deadline, with concerns over liability only if construction starts. Boston firm Camp, Dresser & McKee is to provide the plans, while federal aid remains uncertain amid pollution controls for the Hoosie River and a $2.33 million project scope.
Adams The maintenance subcommittee of the School Committee interviewed six architects for the 20 000 coping and wall repair contract at Cc T Plunkett Junior High School. The firms include Russell Gibson von Dohten Pittsfield and Williamstown designer William Kirby. Repairs to the 40 year old school are estimated at 300 000.
About 75 Monterey children joined an Easter egg hunt at the Brookbend Inn from 1 to 3 Sunday. Prizes were donated by local merchants and 25 parents oversaw the activities. The event ended just before a snowstorm and refreshments were served afterward.
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