Mayor considers separate Pittsfield water department
Mayor Dillon and administrator William H. Kennedy returned from a Connecticut Valley tour convinced a separate Pittsfield water department has merit. They plan a preliminary meeting with the Water Commission and Public Works Committee to study the idea, noting Holyoke Chicopee and Springfield already run three-member commissions and pointing to Pittsfield’s low water rate of 19 dollars a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
William H. Kennedy
Pittsfield
Connecticut Valley
Pillsfield
Grounds Care For Summer Is Debated
The building and sites group of the School Committee met with Pittsfield Park Commissioner Dr. Robert Kirvin and Vincent J. Hebert of the Department of Parks and Recreation to discuss cooperative summer upkeep of school grounds. Hebert cited manpower limits as Parks workers historically attend only athletic fields, while the subcommittee noted a $27,000 repairs budget and a possible $50,000 worth of work. Sob Corps staff may tackle urgent repair needs on school grounds as planning continues with no final cooperation decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kirvin
Vincent J. Hebert
Department of Parks and Recreation
Pittsfield
Parks Department
Hebert
Rocco Scullary
Sob Corps
Lincoln D. Lynch
Antipoverty Group
Park Department
Vacation Hosts Sought for 20 Children in Berkshires
Mrs. Gerald V. Conway announces Friendly Town project seeks hosts for 20 Fresh Air Fund children from East Harlem. Children ages 5 to 12 will visit the Berkshires July 13 for two weeks, with host families choosing boy or girl and age preference. Complete info from Mrs. Conway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Berkshires
Gerald V. Conway
Friendly Town Project
Conway
Skull Fracture Possible In Route 8 Crash
Robert J. Wilson of Adams, 44, suffered facial lacerations and a possible skull fracture yesterday when a blown tire caused his car to hit a guard rail on Route 8 near Bedard Brothers in Cheshire. He is at Plunkett Memorial Hospital in Adams in satisfactory condition. X rays were still pending, and the crash remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Wilson
Adams
Route 8
Cheshire
Pittsfield
Wilson
Plunkett Memorial Hospital
Bedard Brothers Motor Sales
Transfer of Patients to Albany Veterans' Hospital
T King Haswell Jr of 141 Birch Grove Prive was moved from Massachusetts General Hospital to Albany Veterans' Hospital. Robin Mary Barbour, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Barbour of 31 Elmhurst Ave, is undergoing an open heart operation at Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. King Haswell Jr
Birch Grove Prive
Massachusetts General Hospital
Albany Veterans’ Hospital
Robin Mary Barbour
Robert Barbour
Elmhurst’ Ave
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Boston
Sears Employees Earn $774,717 In Profit Plan
Sears, Roebuck and Co employees in Pittsfield were told they have $774,717 in the company's profit sharing plan. Raymond C. Houghton reported 87 local fund members held 5,250 shares of Sears stock and other securities totaling $96,383 as of Dec 31, 1964. The fund's assets at market value rose to $2,654,800,000 in 1964 due to higher contributions, investment income and stock gains, making the employes fund the largest Sears stockholder at nearly 24 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Pittsfield
Raymond C. Houghton
Sears
Mr. Houghton
Employes Fund
Police Briefs Report Window Damage and Car Crash
Lt Romolo F Berteling of the General Electric guards complained to local police that juveniles on Tyler Street side of GE were throwing stones at company windows. Robert E Wainee of 60 Wood Ave reported to the Traffic Bureau that his car hit a traffic island on Sampson Parkway with more than 200 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romolo F. Berteling
General Electric Guards
Tyler Street
Robert E. Wainee
Wood Ave
Sampson Parkway
Fire Reports Dalton Road Grass Fire and Sump Pump Overheat
Fire crews responded to a grass fire on Dalton Division Road Thursday at 2340 hours and to a sump pump overheating incident at 18 Fowler Street on Friday at 3 22 am. No injuries reported. Firefighters contained the grass blaze and addressed the overheating sump pump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Division Road
Fowler St
Former Resident Promoted in Foreign Service
Dr. Stanley S. Carpenter, formerly of Pittsfield, promoted to Foreign Service Officer Class I. Assigned to the American Embassy in Copenhagen as deputy chief of mission and counselor of embassy, serving there three years. Entered Foreign Service in 1947 after WWII military service. previously posted in Kobe, Tokyo, London, Washington. 1934 Pittsfield High School graduate with Wheaton College AB and Illinois University AM PhD degrees. Married to Alice Luken. two children. Brother of Marjorie Carpenter, Eleanor Carpenter, and Mrs. Robert Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley $. Carpenter
Pittsfield
Lyndon B. Johnson
Carpenter
Copenhagen
Cophengaen
Kobe
Tokyo
London
Washington
Pittsfield High School
Wheaton (Ill.) College
University of Ilinois
Alice Luken
Wheaton
Marjorie
Eleanor Carpenter
Dalton Ave
Robert Thompson
Brown St
Betti Takes Over Wahconah Street Service Station
Peter Betti of 78 Brighton Ave has assumed management of the Flying A service station on Wahconah Street and will operate Betti's Auto Electric Shop at the same location. A GM Training School graduate, he specializes in ignition systems and automotive electricity and has served as service manager for several Pittsfield dealers. His shop will handle electrical repair on all car components and all carburetors, plus a department for servicing power lawn mowers and snow removers, with the station named as area service depot for Montgomery Ward's catalogue store in Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Betti
Brighton Ave
Wahconah Street
Betti
Auto Electric
General Motors
Pittsfield
Montgomery Ward
Berkshire Campers To Meet On Sunday Picnic At Prospect Lake
Berkshire chapter of the New England Family Campers Association plans a Sunday picnic at Prospect Lake in North Egremont at 1 30 p m with a membership meeting to follow. Prospect Lake area won t officially open till May 15 but will be available to chapter members this weekend. The NEFCA calendar lists the seventh annual spring safari at Robin Farm Belchertown May 21 23, last year drawing 10000 attendees. The Berkshire spring safari is set for June 11 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire
New England Family Campers Association
Prospect Lake
North Egremont
NEFCA
Robin Farm
Belchertown
Law Day Speakers Named in Berkshire Schools
Berkshire Bar Association completes assignment of volunteers to speak at multiple county high schools for Law Day observance. Speakers include James H. Calnan at Pittsfield High and David Katz at Pittsfield’s second assembly, with others at St. Joseph's, Wahconah, Adams Memorial, Drury, Lenox, Lee, Williams, Searles, Mt. Everett and more as part of the May 1 Law Day program. Court programs also planned in Berkshire County Superior Court and Central Berkshire District Court with Judge Ciminis delivering a brief talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Bar Association
Congress
United States
American Bar Association
William W. Simons
Berkshire Bar
James H. Calnan
David Katz
T Pittsfield
Ralph Cianflone
St. Joseph's High
Pittsfield
Richard Claffie
Waleconah
Dalton
Edward Zelazo
Adams Memorial
John Curtin
Drury High
North Adams
Charles R. Alberti
Lenox
Paul Abkowitz
Lee High
Henry Dunker
Williams High School
Stockbridge
Leonard H. Cohen
Searles High School
Great Barrington
Robert Donelan
Mt. Everett Regional High School
Sheffield
Berkshire County Superior Court
Boston
Frank W. Ciminis
Central
Berkshire District Court
New England Pavilion at Fair Labeled $3 Million Lesson
Angus MacDonald of the Berkshire Hills Conference calls the New England pavilion a $3 million lesson in promotion at the New York World's Fair. He says the region has failed to advertise nationally and lacks popular attractions, blaming public apathy and a need for promoted know how to draw visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
New England
Angus MacDonald
MacDonald
Jug End
Florida
Belgium
Spain
West Virginia
Pastor Proposes New Volunteer Structure for Church
Rev John H Westerhoff at the 88th Massachusetts Christian Women annual meeting in Williamstown urged modernizing church volunteering. He called for a lay life and work committee of men women and youth to oversee all church functions as groups die and new structures rise. District officers were elected and a $400 scholarship fund was set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Westerhoff
Massachusetts Christian Women
First Congregational Church
Williamstown
Westerhoff
Virgil Crockett
South Egremont
Ralph R. Johnson Jr
Dalton
Charles Foehl Jr
William A. Droselin Sr
Hinsdale
John Ames
Great Barrington
David Dillard
Pittsfield
James S. Chase
Women’s Fellowship
Virgil Braslier
North Adams
Johnson
Berkshire
Loren Vickerson
Southfield
Walter Braman
Mary Gowdy
Robert Livingstone
Mortgage transfer locks track to Rhode Island bank
In Adams by Northern Berkshire Registry of Deeds the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. picked up Berkshire Downs Inc. paper on Old Richmond Road Hancock including the $308,000 second mortgage from Emprise Corp. and a $13,000 first mortgage from Edna Rabouin. Emprise retains food and parking concessions as B A Dario, operator of Lincoln Downs, gains operator confidence. Dario also runs Rhode Island auto agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Registry of Deeds
Adams
Providence
R.I
Berkshire Downs, Inc
Old Richmond Road
Hancock
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co
Emprise Corp
Buffalo
N.Y
Edna Rabouin
Emprise
Albert I. Silverman
Rhode Island Bank
Silverman
B. A. Dario
Lincoln Downs
Rhode Island
Daria
Hancock Raceway, Inc
Salvatore Rizzo
Two Cars Damaged At Intersection
At 8 30 this morning two cars were damaged in a crash at the South and Crofut streets intersection. Conrad T. Weigand Jr 22 of 71 Lakeview St collided with Miss Nancy Ostresh 22 of 130 Curtiss Ave Dalton after Ostresh slowed to yield to a third car. Ostresh suffered a minor neck injury. Police continue the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Crofut Streets
Conrad T. Weigand Jr
Lakeview St
Nancy Ostresh
Curtiss Ave
Dalton
Miss Ostresh
Weigand
South Street
Crofut Street
Real Estate Sales Sala to Parkers for North Avenue Property
Charles D Sala and Viola M Sala transfer house and lot on North Avenue to Robert L Park er and Olive M Park er. The deal covers the residence and surrounding property as recorded in the real estate records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D
Viola M. Sala
Robert L
Olive M. Parker
North Avenue
Raymond P
Anita Fournier
Alexander F. Nardacci
Stonger Avenue
Lee
Two Car Collision At Pittsfield Road In Lenox
A two car crash occurred Thursday at 11 a.m. on Pittsfield Road near the Holiday Inn entrance. Mrs. Myrtle G. Temple 71 of North Adams left turned into a driveway colliding with Ronald A. Smith 25 of Lee driving north. No injuries. both cars towed. Patrolman Kirby investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science
Thomas R. Kirby
Probate Court Grants Estate Administration in Pittsfield
The court allows administration of William Pulaski estate of Pittsfield with heirs wife Anna, sons Robert and William R Pulaski, daughters Barbara Roscoe Loretta Nicholas and Darlene Pulaski, estate valued around 7700 dollars. Irene A Filpi of Pittsfield divorces Vincent A Filpi with custody of four children and 75 dollars weekly support. The Wilpis married November 8 1947 in Pittsfield. Also Thomas A Hall of Pittsfield divorces Linda Fox Hall of Balboa CA. married May 6 1962 in Stephentown NY. no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pulaski
Pittsfield
Anna
Robert
Willian R. Pulaski
Barbara Roscoe
Loretta Nicholas
Darlene Pulaski
Irene A. Filpi
Vincent A. Filpi
Filpi
Wilpis
Thomas A. Hall
Linda Fox Hall
Balboa
Calif
Stephentown
N.Y
Russia China Sign Trade Agreement 1965
Moscow reports Russia and Communist China signed a reciprocal trade pact for 1965. Soviet exports will include tools planes and helicopters while China will ship silks and metal ores among other items. Tass announced the signing despite the Sino Soviet split. Both parties maintain trade and economic ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Russia
China
Tass
National Head of Male Singers to Visit Pittsfield
Albert L. Smith Jr., president of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, will attend the northeastern district international preliminary contest and spring convention in Pittsfield May 7-9. He heads 675 chapters and 30,000 members in the US and Canada. the Berkshire Hills Pittsfield chorus will perform at the finals Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Smith Jr
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
Barber Shop Quartet Singing
America
Pittsfield
Smith
Fort Worth
Tex
International Board of Directors
United States
Canada
Alfred J. Maine
Providence
Boston
Berkshire Hillsmen
Teen Wedding Delay Voted in Calif
The California Assembly approved a bill requiring couples under 21 to wait 30 days between applying for a marriage license and the wedding. It passed 61 to 5 with a pregnancy exception allowing immediate marriage if a Superior Court judge authorizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
UPI
California Assembly
Basutos Choose Semi Autonomy Ahead of Independence
Basutoland voters, numbering about 400000, selected a first semi autonomous government as Basuto land moves toward independence. The territory in the British protected region of South Africa is set to become the kingdom of Lesotho next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maseru
Basutoland
UPI
South Africa
Kingdom of
Lesotho
Subsidy beer ban urged in Chelmsford hospitals
UPLY report notes in Chelmsford England that hospital doctors are urged not to prescribe beer for patients due to price increases from the latest budget. The change aims to curb costs while maintaining care standards across city hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelmsford
England
Ministers and Priests Named For Discussion on Poverty
Leaders from Pittsfield and New England faiths will join clergy at Trinity Methodist Church for the bishops seminar Action on Poverty. The session features Rev. Douglas C. Smith and numerous pastors and Catholic leaders with local officials Mayor Dillon and Lincoln Lynch slated to speak in the afternoon. Community figures Tomas McFalls and Edward Foley are among attendees, with William P. Kelly and Silvio Conte aiding organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishops Seminar
Action On Poverty
Trinity Methodist Church
Church In Action On Poverty
Douglas C. Smith
Pittsfield
Roy Burchell
Pittsfield Area
Department of Christian Education
Pittsfield Council of Churches
Morningside
Dudne M. Breeze
Pilgrim Memorial Church
Dorothy Clark
Christian Center
Linden Street
Alfred B. Perry
Dalton Methodist Church
Robert B. Dillon
Lincoln D. Lynch
Tomas McFalls
United Community Services
Edward Foley
Family and Children Service of
Office of Economic Opportunity
Washington, D.C
Silvio O. Conte
Hearing on Poles Set Monday Night
Selectmen schedule a public hearing for Monday at 8 in Memorial Hall to discuss three joint pole locations and five pole removals near the Pine and Willow streets intersection. Poles are shared by New England Telephone Co. and Western Mass Electric Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Selectmen
Memorial Hall
New England Telephone Co
Western Mass. Electric Co
Pine and
Willow Streets
Lee High Menus Week From Monday to Friday
Weekly school menu lists meals for Lee High. Monday offers rolls oven brown potato beets and Bavarian cream pudding. Tuesday features roast beef mashed potatoes corn and Jelly. Wednesday serves pepper steak boiled potato green beans and cake. Thursday provides hot turkey sandwich gravy mashed potato peas and peach. Friday offers macaroni and cheese stewed tomatoes cole slaw peanut butter sandwich and pear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankforts
Hinsdale Wedding Attendants Named for Meyers Tesney
Miss Sandra Elaine Meyers announces attendants for her June 12 wedding to George K Tesney of Brilliant Alabama. Maid of honor Patricia Flynn Hunlock Creek Pa. Bridesmaids Dena Rae Meyers Hunlock Creek and Rebecca Brownell Hinsdale. Flower girl Colleen Doyle Watertown Conn. Ring bearer James Sanderson. Best man Gerald Meyers with ushers Robert and Thomas Meyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinsdale
Sandra Elaine Meyers
Paul A. Meyers
George K. Tesney
Brilliant
Ala
Patricia Flynn
Hunlock Creek
Honer
Dena Rae Meyers
Rebecca Brownell
Colleen Doyle
Watertown
Conn
James Sanderson
Gerald Meyers
Robert
Thomas Myers
Onota Lake Restrictions Lift Pending Tomorrow
Mayor Dillon announced the city watershed is at 198 days of supply but cannot lift household use restrictions yet. Tomorrow the city will open its largest lake for recreation while Onota Lake’s auxiliary supply ends, and officials will assess impact on water pressure and telemetering devices as May tests begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Onota Lake
Ashley Lake
Public Works
John F. Daniels
Ashley
Sackett
Daniels
District Court arraigns Pelletier on multiple charges
Dennis M. Pelletier of 40 Jeffrey Drive was arraigned in District Court on two counts of assault and battery a count of disturbing the peace and drunkenness. He pleaded guilty to one assault charge and not guilty to the other three and the case was continued to May 5 with release on personal recognizance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis M. Pelletier
Jeffrey Drive
Pelletier
Copper Pin
Lyman St
Clement A. Ferris
Richard Larrabee
Robert E
Commonwealth
Thomas Mierzekowski
Gamwell Ave
William Slonski
Pickwick Hotel
Atty
Thomas Wojtkowski
Michael Taylor
Turner Ave
Brian A. Maloney
Holliston
Anthony E. Satrape
First St
Rummage and community events list for May runs across towns
Multiple local notices show fundraisers and openings. Temple Sisterhood rummage sale at 307 North St. May 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. features children's clothing and bric-a-brac. Other items include Open for season at Ashmore Lake Casino Hinsdale with dancing, Girl Scout rummage sale May 1 at South Church, LaTourette's Restaurant in Goshen opening May 1, geranium hanging baskets under $5 at Hinsdale, Secum Brook Club spaghetti dinner May 1, and Frankie Martin's apartment bar on North Street with steaks and dancing events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisterhood
North St
Sam's Soldier's & Sailors
Ashmore Lake Casino
Hinsdale
John Gallerly
South Church
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Water Dept
Holyoke
Treasury
Water Department
Stanley
Law Day
N.E
Mrs. Crockett
RIL Bank
Frank Kaminski
Home Realty of
Pittsfield, Inc
Barker Road
Richard F. Mooney Sr
Lillian M. Mooney
E. Melvin
Laurie T. Nash
Churchill Street
Bell A
Helen K. Coghill
Howard H
Irene B. Kiefer
Holmes Road
Donald B. Adams Jr
Jeannine M. Adams
George F. and
Carole J. Manarchik
Essex Street
Ernest and
Margaret Z. Menatti
Robert EB
Judith A. Decker
Walker Street
Probate
A. L. Smith Jr
Basutos
Patrick Sullivan
Shadowbrook
Thomas
St. Mary’s
Lee Lee Office
Katherine Kirchner
Miss Meyers
Cleveland
Farnhant’s
Sandwash
Berkshire Eagle
Green Door
Ted Shogry
Adv
LaTourette’s
Route 9
Goshen
Mass
Rte
Secum Brook Club
Dixie Serenaders
Holly K
Ady
Apartmen’s
Frankie Martin's
North St—Ady
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