Plans Complete For Book Sale To Aid Brandeis
Berkshire County chapter of the National Women's Committee for Brandeis University announces a book sale at the former Children’s Corner in Wendell Hotel block, August 15 and 16. Tours run 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 15th and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the 16th. Proceeds support Brandeis Library, which has grown to about half a million books in 15 years. committee funds library personnel and book purchasing. Mrs. Leonard Rabing chairs, with Mrs. Leonard Cohen and Mrs. Frederick Rubin as assistants.
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Berkshire’ County
National Women's Committee For
Brandeis University
Children’s Corner
Wendell Hotel
Howard Kaufman
Yaur Mat
Prizits
Textboks
Leonard Rabing
Leonard Cohen
Frederick Rubin
National Women's Committee
Brandeis
Women's Committee
Marion White To Offer Course For Girl Scouts
Marion White will offer a preparatory course for senior Girl Scouts to be held at Camp Marion White next week from 12 30 to 4. Instructor Mrs Michael Monica, a water safety instructor, recently completed a Red Cross small crafts course in Albany. Girls may register via the Berkshire Hills Girl Scout Council office before noon tomorrow.
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Camp Marion White
Michael Monica
Red Cross
Albany
Berkshire Hills Girl Scout Council
Imperial Corps To Sponsor Picnic
The Imperial Junior Drum and Bugle Corps will sponsor a public picnic Sunday starting at noon at the Ukrainian picnic grounds. Proceeds will go for new uniforms and instruments for the corps. Plans were completed for a new series of card parties starting in the fall.
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Imperial Junior Drum and Bugle Corps
Public Events Tonight at Berkshire Music and Theater Venues
Berkshire venues host chamber music at iM Berkshire Music Center and a Friends event featuring Long Day's Journey Into Night at Tanglewood Hall and The Pajama Game at Berkshire Playhouse. Tomorrow schedule includes Sleeping Beauty by Pilgrim Productions at Jacob's Pillow and marionette show The Vikings and the Trolls at Pittsfield Grange Halls.
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Berkshire Music Center
Tanglewood Music Hall
Pilgrim Productions
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield Grange ‘Halls
West St
Miss Richardson Betrothed to John P Horton
Huntington announces the engagement of Jeanette Agnes Richardson to John Preston Horton of Berkshire Village. They plan to wed at First Congregational Church of Norwich Hill. Jeanette is Huntington High School alumna. John is a 1958 Pittsfield High School graduate and 1960 Stockbridge School of Agriculture graduate, employed at Broad Acres Farm Cheshire.
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Huntington
Paul E. Richardson
Whirlwind Farm
Norwich Hill
Jeanette Agnes
John Preston
Horton
Preston E. Horton
Old Slate Road
Berkshire Village
Miss Richardson
Huntington High School
Berkshire Community College
Mr. Horton
Pittsfield High School
Stockbridge School of Agriculture
University of Massachusetts
Broad Acres Farm
Cheshire
Social Briefs on Powters Family Return from Cape Cod
Mr and Mrs Joseph B Powters and children Joseph Thomas and Rolores of 138 Second St return home after spending a few days at Plymouth and on Cape Cod.
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Joseph B. Powters
Joseph, Thomas and
Rolores
Second St
Plymouth
Cape Cod
North Adams State College To Award Degrees Tomorrow
North Adams State College prepares to award bachelor’s degrees to three graduates and master’s degrees to about twenty five candidates at tomorrow’s 10:40 a.m. commencement. Local educators and administrators, including James Reynolds of Pittsfield and John Kreiger, Eliza beth McCormick and Donald Murphy, will be present as candidates from Pittsfield and surrounding towns receive degrees.
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North Adams State College
North Adams
Margaret M. George
Pittsfield
State College
John P. Cicchetti
Great Barrington
Hope J. Dobbins
Gilbert K. French
Sandra Ann Gai
Hateh
Bernard F. Herrmann
Bernard M. Kelley
Owen J. Kelly
John 4. Kreiger
Elizabeth McCormick
Donald F
John C. Morell
Thomas P. Murphy
Gregg A. Wool
Lee
Amy G. West
Lanesboro
Joseph Zavattaro Jr
Merry-Eights To Sponsor Dance in Pittsfield
The Pittsfield Merry-Eights Square Dance Club hosts the second summer dance Saturday from 8 to 11 pm at the Dalton American Legion Hall. Audie Gaylord will call. Western-style dancers invited. spectators free. For lessons contact Mrs. Gaylord at 17 Paula Ave or club president James E. Pickard at 127 Maple Grove Drive.
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Pittsfield
Dalton
Yale Junior Wins Edward Gosselin Scholarship
Paul W. O Gara son of Mr and Mrs Roger O Gara of 52 Thomson Place earns the Edward Webb Gosselin memorial scholarship at Yale worth 1350 dollars He will be a junior this fall O Gara an honor graduate of Pittsfield High School in 1961 has been a dean s list student two years at Yale majoring in industrial administration He is a varsity letterman in football and baseball at PHS and played freshman baseball at Yale The scholarship established in 1950 by Edward N Gosselin memorializes his son Yale 1940 who died at Pearl Harbor Ensign O Gara is from Northern New England or Illinois and the award emphasizes character leadership potential and leadership later in life He is employed at Eastover Lenox this summer.
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Edward Webb Gosselin
Yale University
Ay. O'Gara
Pittsfield High School
PHS
Yale
Gosselin
Edward N. Gosselin
Joliet
Arizona
Pearl Harbor
New England
Illinois
O'Gara
Eastover
Lenox
Berkshire Parents Without Partners Meeting Notice
Berkshire Parents Without Partners will meet tomorrow at 8 lam at the Unitarian Church. Information may be secured from Mrs. Marion Baker of 11 Community St.
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Berkshire
Lam
Unitarian Church
Marion Baker
Community St
Art Work on View By Peter Milton Former Resident
Peter Milton, former Pittsfield president and grandson of a local resident, has etchings on view at the Berkshire Museum and the Glass House at Tanglewood. A Yale Art School graduate and former Baltimore art instructor, he has exhibited at Franz Bader Gallery, the Smithsonian, and Goucher Gallery. He won a national contest prize at the Smithsonian.
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Peter Milton
Berkshire Museum
Glass House
Tanglewood
Pittsfield
William H. Milton
Schenectady
N.Y
Henry W. Preston
Pomeroy Ave
Millon
American Institute of Art
Baltimore
Franz Bader
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Goucher Gallery
Smithsonian
Milton
Yale Art School
Johnsons Youngest At Rudd Reunion
Hoosick New York Patrick and Sylvia Johnson of Pittsfield Massachusetts were the youngest attendees at the 19th annual Rudd reunion at Wayside Picnic Grounds. Sixty five people attended. Patrick six months old and Sylvia two years old. Mr and Mrs Thomas Satinson of Pittsfield, the couple are the children’s parents, Mrs Johnson’s father George W Rudd also attended.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Patrick
Sylvia Johnson
Pittsfield
Mass
Joseph Rudd
Wayside
Sylvia
Thomas Satinson
Johnson
George W. Rudd
Bride-Elect Laura Jakacky Feted Before Marriage
Laura Jakacky daughter of Mr and Mrs William Jakacky 863 North St will wed Robert Garrity Jr son of Mr and Mrs Garrity 41 Osceola St at St Charles Church at 10 am with reception at Polish Community Club Attendants named maid of honor Helma Kaufer bridesmaids Mansen and Bona flower girl Nancy-Ann Jakacky ring bearer Wayne Jakacky best man Manson ushers William Jakacky Jr and Jerry Colvin rehearsals at Barbara Bona home prior events noted including stag party and multiple prewedding gatherings
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Laura Jakacky
William F. Jakacky
North St
Robert L. Garrity Jr
Garrity
Osceola St
St Charles’ Church
Jakatky
Narragansett Avenue
George Stokes
Parish
Falcon Hall
Holly-K
David O. Manson
Barbara Bona
Helma M. Kaufer
Mansen
Bona
Nancy-Ann Jakacky
Wayne F. Jakacky
Manson
William PF. Jakacky Jr
Jerry Colvin
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Imperial Corps
Williamstown Summer Theater
Berkshire Playhouse
Stockbridge
Inge Sand
Fred Bjornsson
The
Royal Danish Ballet
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Group
Carola Goya
Matico
Jacob's Pilfow
Jonanne Land
Jacob's Pillow
Berkshire Hills
Town Hall
Lenox, Mass
U.S
Hillsdale, N.Y
John P. Horton
Jeanette Richardson
Reynolds
James P. Reynolds
John K. Komerek
Robert V. Pamilton
Thomas O’connell
Stephen B. Gordon
Concord Parkway
George
Milton A. George
Pomeroy School
Westfield Normal School
Mount Everett
Sheffield
Cicchetti
Adams Memorial High School
Annmarie Fullerton
John P. Jr
Ella H. Webb
Wahconah! Heights
New Haven
Conn
St. Joseph's Guest House
James R. Agar
Diane
Date
Williams Airport Base
Ariz
Capt. Agar
Richard C. Agar
Marian St
Jean P. Beaulieu
Gene
Sandy
Dennis Port
Pittsfield High Schoo
Yiss Gai
Cole
Alan F. Knop
Chit
Jdven
Meriden
Hich
Salve Regina College
Newport
Dalton Junior
Hatch
Elaine Drive
South Junior High
St. Joseph's High School
Hermann
North Junior High
Herrmann
South St
Adams High School
Harald L. Hutchins Jr
Johanna, Jolly, Price
Meg
Waverly St
West
Caroline A. Bassett
North Junior High School
St. Joseph’s High School
Williams College
Veronica Koziol
North Adams State
Hibbard School
Brown St
Boston College
Elizabeth Shea
Kreiger
Winter St
Miss McCormick
Strong Ave
Hibbard
Donald Morelli
Elm St
John CL Morelli
Francis Ave
North Junior Mind
Boston University
Murphy
Adam St
St. Michael's College
Vaci
Lee High School
Pittsflea High School
Rolla (Mo
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Zavattaro
North Adamis
Jobin
Bologna
Sabin Packing Co., Inc
Albany Division
Albany, N. Ye
Dane
Ial Kourettes Ruane
Paul O’gara
Paul W. .O’gara
Roger O'Gara
Thomson Place
Poul W. O'Gara
Johnsons
Rudd
Winter & Co
Wogggd Bros
Dial
Swift's Premium
HAM
del Monte
Curletti’s
Springside Ave
Anv
Nabisco
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