District Court Finds Kurtman Guilty In Speeding Case
Arthur Kurzman of Everett Street appeared in Great Barrington District Court and was found guilty of speeding, fined 15 dollars, with Inspector William Gray of the Registry of Motor Vehicles handling the case. In a separate Saturday proceeding Wesley Chewinski of Holyoke, 18, was fined 20 dollars after pleading guilty to speeding. Officer Emmett Shea led the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Great Barrington
Arthur F. Kurzman
Everett Street
William Gray
Registry of Motor Vehicles
Kurzman
Wesley P. Chewinski
Holyoke
Emmett J. Shea
Tri Town Board Meeting With State Official
Great Barrington Tri Town Regional School Committee members from Great Barrington Stockbridge and West Stockbridge meet this afternoon and evening with William Black state school building official to discuss specifications for a regional high school. They tour the former Fox Farm site then plan to interview 14 architect candidates with possible second interviews this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Tri- Town
Stockbridge
West Stockbridge
William Black
State School Building Assistance Commission
Procter Hall
Gibbons Trains With Air Force at Lackland AFB
Charle F. Gibbons, son of Mr and Mrs Paul J Gibbons of Hollenbeck Avenue, is in Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. The 1965 Searles High School graduate left for Lackland in late June and will complete training by mid month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Charle F. Gibbons
Paul J. Gibbons
Hollenbeck Avenue
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Searles High School
Lackland
Otis Eagle motor route for sale in Lee area
Motor route for Otis Eagle is for sale serving about 180 customers in Lee Tyringham and Otis. Includes a Sun day newspaper route with mileage allowance. For details call 243-2124 Lee. Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Motor
Lee
Tyringham
Otis
Movie Timetable for County Theaters and Drives-ins
The schedule lists showings at Great Barrington Coury Adams and North Adams venues. Titles include Zebra in the Kitchen Flight From Ashiya Yesterday Today and Tomorrow and Hercules Sam Son Ulysses with multiple daily times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Canaan Drive-In
Coury
North Adams
Hoosac Drive-in
Adams
Paramount Theater
Hercules
Sam- Son
Ulysses
W Cornwall Girl to Wed K Kushi in October
Irene R. Stoddard of Stony Acres, West Cornwall, is engaged to Kenneth Kushi of Great Barrington and Stockbridge. She is a Housatonic Valley graduate, works at Sharon Hospital. he is a Williams High School graduate, an electrician at Becton Dickinson in Canaan. The couple plans to marry October 9 at Corpus Christi Church in Housatonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Cornwall
Canaan
Corpus Christi Church
Housatonic
Mass
Lenox Preview of Tanglewood Lecture Thursday
Lenox hosts the second of three lectures on Tanglewood concerts at 4 p.m. in Sedgwick Hall Lenox Library. Peter Gram Swing Swarthmore College chair discusses Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 in G Op 58 to be played Sunday by Rudolph Serkin and the Boston Symphony under Erich Leinsdorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LENOX
Tanglewood
Sedgwick Hall
Lenox Library
Peter Gram Swing
Swing
Swarthmore
Pa.) College
Rudolph Serkin
Boston Symphony
Erich Leinsdorf
Berkshire Music Center
Cochairman
Gunther Schuller
Mendelssohn
Paul Hindemith
High Fidelity Magazine
Great Barrington
Sheffield arts and crafts show at Christ Church parish rooms
Mrs Douglas G Fash Mrs Per cie J Roberts Mrs James C Saunders and Mrs Ross Whit tier chair the Sheffield arts and crafts show set for August 12 13 and 14 in conjunction with the Sheffield Antiques Fair at Christ Church parish rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
Sheffield
Douglas G. Fash
Percie J. Roberts
James C. Saunders
Ross Whittier
Bennington College campus crash kills 24 year old man
Arthur S. Muchmore, 24, of 302 Elm Street Bennington, died when his car struck a tree on the Bennington College campus road at about 3 am. Passenger Pascale Pasquale, 25, of New Haven, Conn., was seriously injured. Muchmore recently discharged from the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Bennington College
Arthur.s. Muchmore
Elm St
Pascale Pasquale
New Haven
Conn
Windsor Raft Used by Firemen to Rescue Man
Windsor firemen crossed a beaver pond on a raft to rescue Eli Lecuyer from Port Road who was stricken while working on his pond. Crews including Chief Napoleon Iwano wicz and others moved him to Pittsfield General Hospital where he was listed in good condition. The same night 6:30 p.m. a Brookvale Institute student received aid for an apparent asthma attack, marking the first uses of the town's newly purchased ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Eli Lecuyer
Port Road
Pittsfield General Hospital
Napoleon Iwanowicz
Hugh Ferry
Joseph Mattis
Henry Estes
Lecuyer
Robert Roraback
Brookvale Institute
Lions Club Dance Winners At West Shore Club
Mario Garley won first prize of 100 dollars at the Lions Club dance at West Shore Club on Friday night. Ernes tine DeChaine took 50 dollars and Louis Zwinglestein 25 dollars. Smaller prizes went to Ralph Heath Donald DeGroat Linda Waterman and Patricia Wigglesworth. Next dance set for August 27. Executive board meets Tuesday at 7 at Park Drive picnic area. all executive members to attend. Mr and Mrs Brono Perran of New Britain Conn arrived for a three week stay at their summer cottage on Profile Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanesboro
Mario Garley
Lions Club
West Shore
Ernestine DeChaine
Louis Zwinglestein
Ralph Heath
Donald DeGroat
Linda Waterman
Patricia Wigglesworth
Park Drive
Brono Perran
New Britain, Conn
Profile Street
Mount Greylock Rehearsals Start This Week
Rehearsals resume this month for Mt. Greylock Regional High School instrumental students under director William D. Gaver. Sessions run Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and Thursdays at 10 a.m. for grades 8 through 12, with optional extra practice and music distributions. Virgil Blackwell from Juilliard leads woodwinds. 76 students receive private instruction from Blackwell, Robert Briggs, and Arthur Niedeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mt. Greylock Regional
William D. Gaver
Virgil Blackwell
Juilliard School of Music
Mt. Greylock
Mr. Blackwell
Robert Briggs
Lee and Lenox
Arthur Niedeck
Lenox
Adams Court Complaint Being Sought In Fatal Crash
Police Chief Frank Kopec said he applied to District Court for a complaint in last Wednesday's Route 8 four car crash that killed William F. Retallick and Bernard L. Barnhart Jr. Five injured people were treated. three released. The investigation showed a chain collision among northbound cars, with one skidding into a southbound car.
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Dorothy Wagner
Anna Wagner
Eugene Wagner
Alden Road
Larchmont
N.Y
Earl Peltier
Miner St
Clarke Champagne
Massachusetts Ave
North Adams
William F. Retallick
Pittsfield
Bernard L. Barnhart Jr
Bear Seen In Hinsdale Woods Prompt Search
Hinsdale authorities and state Conservation Department officers combed Longview Avenue woods after reports of a black bear in the area. Police Chief Ralph Marshall said sightings began over a week ago with possible cubs near Camp Fernwood, railroad tracks, and Richard Zopf’s home, urging children to avoid blueberry patches and woods near the causeway to Plunkett Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinsdale
State Conservation Department
Longview Avenue
Ralph Marshall
Camp Fernwood
Richard Zopf
Marshall
Plunkett Lake
Firemen to Hold Muster Sunday in Hinsdale
Hinsdale notes announce the third annual firemen muster Sunday with a 2 PM program after a 1 PM parade from upper Maple Street to the athletic field. Twenty five departments invited. Lions Club co sponsors. floats on display and grounds refreshments with no admission this year. Other items include residents’ vacations and a naval reserve enlistment.
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Hinsdale
Upper Maple Street
South Street
Lions Club
Howard Terry
Town Meeting Set on Adams Urban Renewal Plan
Adams voters will decide September 27 on a downtown urban renewal project and three federal aid requirements including amended zoning, a building code and hiring a housing inspector. The date was chosen at a joint Adams Redevelopment Authority and town boards meeting, with hearings scheduled August 23 by the Planning Board and a September session by the Selectmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Adams Redevelopment Authority
Selectmen, Planning Board
Board of Health
Citizens Advisory Committee
Planning Board
Selectmen
Dalton MARTIN F GLENGUN Lions exhibit draws crowd and sales
The second art show by the Lions Club on the Crane Inn lawn attracted about 600 visitors with 207 exhibits, far above last year. James Bassidy, chairman, said a profit was made to support Lions community activities, including eye sight work and scholarships. Nine exhibits were sold and further sales negotiations were arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Lions Club
Crane Inn Lawn
James Bassidy
Lions Community Activities Fund
Lions Clubs
Bassidy
Pair Arrested After Chase In Pittsfield Drive Incident
Police chased a westbound car on Route 9 in Dalton stopping it on Main Street near Carson Avenue. Edward Nixon fled into a second vehicle and forced its driver to flee. both Nixon and Robert Williams pleaded not guilty to drunkenness and related charges and the cases were continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Pittsfield
Ralph VanDeusen
Dalton General Store
Route 9
Main Street
Carson Avenue
Edward M. Nixon
Newell St
Crane Inn
Central Avenue
Nixon
Vincent Musacchio
Ashuelot St
Musacchio
Robert S. Williams
Pomeroy Ave
Williams
California Cuties Stage Softball Show for 350 Fans
The California Cuties, a traveling softball team of men in women's clothing, performed at Pine Grove Park for about 350 fans. The CBA league all-stars stopped their antics as the local team led 8-3 in the fourth. The visitors substituted a grapefruit for the ball and used quirky stunts, including a 36 inch right fielder with a plastic laundry basket for a glove. Proceeds neared $100. Sears, Roebuck & Co. held a family outing at American Legion Field with softball and other games and food at the east end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
California Cuties
Pine Grove Park
Sears, Roebuck & Co
American Legion Field
Painting bee completes Grace Church work on Saturday
Ten volunteers led by David Powell completed a painting bee at Grace Episcopal Church, finishing the church including the trim on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal Church
David Powell
Middlefield Fair Premiums and August Ladies Meeting
Middlefield Premium lists are available from secretary Miss Nancy J. Olds in Middlefield. The August Ladies Aid Society meeting will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at the home of Mrs. John E. Rice.
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Middlefield Fair
Nancy J. Olds
Middlefield
Ladies’ Aid Society
John E. Rice
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Thomas W. Bleezarde
Lassie Children's Shop
Milton Stevens, Jr
Maplewood Fabrics
Ashley Falls
Yal's
Main St
Tri-Town
Rod Steiger
Walt Disney
Monkey
Gibbons
Chevrolet Bel-Air
Corvair Monza
Volkswagen
F.¥. Spaulding
Soxs
Barrington
Mabaine
W. Cornwall
K. Kushi
Lassie Children’s Shop
Morris Elementary School
Atlantic
Southern Berkshire Oil and
Fred Litourneau
Becket
David Willey
William Delaney
Pittsfield Vfw
North Berkshire
White
Strong Hewat & Co
Clarksburg
Reginald H. White
Briggsville
Interstate Textiles Association
Garley
Paul Straher
P.O. Box
Monterey, Mass
Ayia
Mount Greylock
Alma E. Haydock
Maple Street
Rock Island
R.T
Donald Cornwall
Maine
Camp Taconic
Fire Department
Granville H. Davis
Audubon
N.J
Davis
George F. Davis
George Koerner
Brooklyn
Donald L. Alderman
D. L. Alderman
Stone House Road
Naval Reserve
Kincaid
Frigidaire
Depot St
Dalton Martin
Glengun
Lions
California
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