City and Bishop Weldon Seek Five Acre Land Swap
Mayor Haughey seeks City Council approval for a land exchange near Columbus Avenue extension, trading a 560 by 440 foot parcel to the Roman Catholic bishop of Springfield in return for a 121 by 1,809 foot strip. The church aims to gain access to St Mark elementary school and a right of way to Valentine Road, with Petricca Construction Co. ready to deed land to the church. A second swap proposes Williams Street land given to local Blakes in exchange for a city strip to the Blakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haughey
City Council
Springfield
Coolidge Playground
Columbus Avenue
Valentine Road
Atty Andrew T. Campoli
Christopher 3. Weldon
St. Mark's
Vincent J. Hebert
Parks and Recreation
Coolidge Playgrand
Petricca Construction Co
Atty. Campoli
Coolidge
Agricultural National Bank
Williams Street
South Junior Hig
Robert B. Blake
Newell L. Blake
Births in Pittsfield area and surrounding towns
A string of birth notices from Pittsfield General and nearby hospitals lists numerous newborns. Daughters and sons are reported for families including Quil lard Misi aszek Niarchos Rutan Spinney Shogry Atkin Call Dicenzo Benini and Clark families with details on homes and some grandparents.
Camp Eagle Honors Eagle Scout at Closing Campfire
Bennett Sandick son of Dr and Mrs Herbert Sandick of 30 Spa dina Parkway was presented the Eagle Scout award at the closing campfire of the 1963 season at Camp Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Sandick
Herbert Sandick
Spadina Parkway
Camp Eagle
State Officers Check Here on Motorboaters
Weekend visit by state enforcement officers from the Eagle badge division honored Boy Scouts of Berkshire lakes with a ceremony at Camp Eagle. William Dyer conducted the event as four Williamstown boys earned tenderfoot and life badges, while John Nelson received the star award. More than 350 parents attended a barbecue and evening program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of Ina
America
Camp Eagle
Williamstown
Roger Lawrence
Lynwood Rhodes
David Chesney
Quinton Young
John ‘Nelson
Pittsfield
Daniel Trager
Dalton
Albert Posjtle
Taconic
Earl R. Moulton
Rudolphio Bennedetti
Harry Dauphinais
Bristol
Conn
Tom ;Trager
Ives Landry
Canada
Kevin Daring
Pennsylvania
Galen Politis
Scout Life
Tom Voisin
Lenox
Herbert H. Dut
G.A. Hogentamp
Lenox Dale
Nathanial Lawrence
Robert
Heggie
Douglas Shepley
North Adams
Richard A. Bonneville
William JD. Dyer
Two Books Found Without Registration At Local Boats Club
William F. Plouffe of the Pittsfield Boating Club reported two books were found without required registration. He noted many warning tickets issued for life cushions and fire extinguisher deficiencies. Hearings Officer John K. Bowler spent the weekend at Pontoosuc and Onota lakes, assisted by John Brookbanks, distributing boat safety literature and new regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Plouffe
Pittsfield
Plouffe
John K. Bowler
Holyoke
Division of Motor Boats
Pontoosuc
Onota Lakes
Ploutie
Bowler
John Brookbanks
Northampton
Auto Club Opposes Gas Tax Increase in Mass
Berkshire AAA urges Berkshire County lawmakers to reject any rise in the state gasoline tax citing unsettled highway administration issues. Gov Peabody suggests an extra penny per gallon to fund a $135 million program. Current 54 cent tax yielded about $83 million last year. new rate would be 60 cents per gallon. Eugene E Donnelly notes members oppose the increase while Massachusetts motorists already pay over $300 million in taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Administration
Massachusetts
Automobile Club
Berkshire County
Peabody
Eugene E. Donnelly
Berkshire Aaa
Millinon
District Court Dismisses Endangerment Case Against Meleca
The district court dismissed charges against Frank J. Meleca for operating a motorboat to endanger and an unnumbered boat on Pontoosue Lake. Judge Frank W. Cimini found no case for endangerment. Meleca had applied for a boat number in April but received no response from Boston. Several others faced fines for speeding, failing to keep right, or parking violations, with amounts ranging from 3 to 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Meleca
Gale Ave
Milton HL. iPerkins
Meleca
Pontoosue Lake
Frank W. Cimini
Boston
William D. Rainey
California Ave
Noto
Charles H. Scace I
Dalton
Richard F. Brassard
Elm St
Salvatore E. Miraglia
Appleton Ave
Albert A. Bonini
Springfield
Christy Capozzi
William C. Fuller
Brimfield
Neal G. Tennyson
Northampton
Ronald D. McCloud
Shelburne
Margaret M. Harrison
Herie Ave
Augustus A. Roy
Lenox
Doris I. Warner
Housatonic St
Marshall B. Coulter
North St
Federal, State, Local Tax Increases Deemed Unjustified
A speaker argues that yearly increases in special taxes to federal, state, and local governments are not justified at this time, urging restraint amid fiscal concerns and public burden.
Record 2 100 At Annual GE Picnic
A crowd of 2100 attended the Pittsfield General Electric Quarter Century Club picnic at the GEAA grounds. GE estimates 1700 plants workers have 25 plus years, with 1100 retired in that category. Gene R. Peterson praised veteran staff as a model for managers and the Pensioners Orchestra played under Arnold Obrera. Over 12,000 hot dogs and hamburgers were consumed along with large amounts of other food and drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
General Electric
GE Pensioners’ Orchestra
Arnold J. Obrera
Five Injured In Weekend Accidents Reported
Five people sustained injuries in several weekend traffic accidents along Barker Road and nearby streets. Charles R. Baumann 36 escaped injury when his car struck a pole and porch at 953 Dalton Ave causing minor porch damage and $200 plus car damage. Delores Demary 27 Daniels Ave suffered leg scrapes after a power steering failure sent her car down an embankment into a tree. Samuel Anello 18 Linden St received hand cuts when his car skid and hit a pole. an 11 year old Anello was hospitalized with a head injury. A 16 year old juvenile faces court action following a two car collision on West Housatonic Street near South Street with John Luzis Jr. 18 East St. reporting a sore hip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barker Road
Charles R. Baumann
Maple St
Dalton Ave
Piltsfield
Baumann
Delores K. Demary
Daniels. Ave
Robenna”Demary
Samuel V. Anello
Linden St
Samuel M. Anello
St. Luke’s Hospital
West Housatonic Street
South Street
John P. Luzis Jr
East St. Louis
Liwami Chapter Party Tonight At Holmes Home
Liwami Chapter of the First Baptist Church Women’s League hosts a lawn party and cookout at 6 30 tonight at 5 Hancock Road the program includes devotions on an overseas mission in Southern Asia. Mrs Kenneth L Mellen will present a group participation program. Slides from the Massachusetts Baptists House Party at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will be shown by Miss Mildred Pershkip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liwami
First Baptist Church Women's League
Pearl L. Holmes
Hancock Road
Kenneth L. Mellen
Asia
Massachusetts Baptists House
Worcester Polytechnic Insitute
Mildred Pershkip
Paint Failures and Standing Seam Roof Flashing ad
Solve paint failures caused by roof ice backs with aluminum Standing Seam roof flashing. Ad by Berk shire Roofing and Insulation Company and others. Includes phone numbers 443-3100 442-4256 443-4449. Ad period listings for various services and Carnival Chicken Coop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Roofing and Insulation Company
Dial
Harry Vincent
Break at Wilson's Garden Center Stolen Cash and Checks
Local and state police investigate a weekend break in which several hundred dollars in cash and checks were stolen from Wilson's Garden Center. Burglars used a ladder of two picnic tabletops to reach a north side window 10 to 12 feet high, entered through the window, and opened the safe with a chisel. The incident marks the second break at the center in a year, with a prior December theft of 7,100. Investigators, including Cpl Edward Haughey and Trooper Roy Sibley, inspect for fingerprints and footprints as Lenox and North Adams officers join the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Wilson's Garden Center
North Adams
George Champagne
Walpole
Edward Haughey
Pittsfield
Roy F. Sibley
Lee
David N. Lane
Car Overturns In New Marlboro
Arthur Wildfogle 21 of 29 Pope Street Great Barrington drove a car that left Route 7, struck a soft shoulder, and rolled onto its roof at Branch Road in New Marlboro. His sister Carol 18 suffered injuries and was hospitalized at Fairview. Wildfogle was treated at Great Barrington Hospital and released. State troopers Roy Sibley and Paul O'Brien investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marlboro
Arthur Wildfogle
Pope Street
Great Barrington
New York City
Wildfogle
Carol
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington Hospital
Roy F. Sibley
Paul E. O'Brien
Lee State Police
Rainy Saint Gets Help From Two Sunday Storms
Two Sunday storms moved through Central Berkshire delivering limited rainfall yet bringing loud thunder and bright lightning. Utilities reported brief power outages for Pittsfield customers and minor service disruptions from Hinsdale to Great Barrington, while a tree fell in Stockbridge and a drainage clog flooded Memorial Field in Great Barrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Swithin
Berkshire
U.S
George Bulgarelli
Pittsfield
Bulgarelli
Hinsdale
Great Barrington
Western Massachusetts Electric Co
Dorchester Avenue
Doreen Street
Stockbridge
Memorial Field
Break at Busy Bee Stolen Cash at West Street Restaurant
Approximately 450 dollars in cash was stolen during a Saturday night break in at Busy Bee Restaurant located at 19 West Street. The intruder forced a west side window and damaged three of four cash registers. Detectives are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busy Bee
West Street
West Side
Brophy Honored At Stag Dinner By Brass Rail
F. Thomas Brophy, soon to wed Deborah C. Wall of Topsfield, was feted at a stag dinner yesterday at the Brass Rail Restaurant attended by twenty nine. A UMass varsity football player and former St. Joseph's High star, he received a purse as part of the event. Speakers were John Seely and Roger O Gara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Thomas Brophy
Deborah C. Wall
Topsfield
Brass Rail
Mr. Brophy
University of Massachusetts
St. Joseph’s High
Pittsfield
John Seely
Roger O'Gara
Phone Union to Vote on Strike in Berkshire County
Berkshire County IBTW locals will vote this week on authorizing a strike against New England Telephone Co. Local 34 president Leland J. Grady said about 130 Pittsfield members vote Thursday night and Local 15 North Adams about 40 vote Friday. The union covers roughly 10,700 workers across five New England states, with contract due August 24 and at issue is compulsory arbitration of unsettled grievances.
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Berkshire
International Brotherhood of Telephone Workers
IBTW
New England Telephone Co
Leland J. Grady
Pittsfield
North Adams
North Berkshire
New England
Connecticut
Boston
Grady
International Executive Council
Cent Lral
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Bishop
Weldon
Pittsfield General
James H. Quillard
John W. Misiaszek
Dean Niarchos
Beverly*St
Norman T. Rutan
Daniel Spinney
Robert L. Bence
Robert Pomeroy Jr
Highland Ave
St. Luke's
Louis Shogry
South St
Louis Michael TH
Bessie Shogry
Katherine Salvadore
Copley Ter
Angelo Salvadore
Arlington
Calif
Raymond Atkinson
James Call
Mario Dicenzo
Robbins Ave
Robert Benini
Seymour St
George W. Clark
West Fourth St
Monroe
Mich
Cheryi Lee
Mercy
Guy R. Simmons
Strong Ave
G. W. Clark
Alba Ave
George E. Simmons
Berlin
N.Y
Gertrude Clark
Ploutte
Pontoosuc Lake
Mel Oster
Jamaica
Oster
Department of Parks and Recreation
Auto Club
Ranti
Santo N. Ranti
Frank
Santo N. 1
Johnny
John Virgilia
Marine's
Adv
James Jewelers
Ady
Carnival Chicken Coop
Cheshire Road
Wilson’s
England
Brophy
Stag
Hickey-Freeman
Matt Schaffner & Marx
Arrow
Florsheim
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