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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1965

Page

20

Knights To Attend Hub Baseball Game In Boston

Mt Everett Council Knights of Columbus will attend the K of C baseball day at Fenway Park in Boston on September 12 at 1 pm. The game features the Red Sox and league-leading Minnesota Twins with pre game entertainment and a reserved section for Knights and families. Contact Grand Knight Euclid D. Caron of Highland Drive for details.

Knights Hub Great Barrington Mt. Everett Knights of Columbus Fenway Park Boston Red Sox Minnesota Twins Euclid D. Caron Highland Drive

School Board Vacancy To Be Filled in Great Barrington

GREAT BARRINGTON The Selectmen meet at 7 30 PM in Town Hall with the School Committee to elect a successor to late Arthur W Jones on the school board. Nominees include James T Coffey Charles B Flynn Jr Michael J Kinne Stephen L Root and Richard H Roy. The chosen member serves until the February elections when voters decide the remainder of Jones term ending February 1967.

Great Barrington Town Hall Great Barrington School Arthur W. Jones James T. Coffey Gilmore Avenue Charles B. Flynn Jr Housatonic Michael J. Kinne East Street Stephen L. Root Stockbridge Road Richard H. Roy Crosby Street Iowa Jones

Gladiolus Show Draws 1 000 Attendees at Western Massachusetts

Miss Cheryl Larkin presented the chamber of commerce trophy for the big champion to Harry and Mary Van Allen of Mineola New York. The Allens won the Surf Queen variety and best big seedling title at the Searles Auditorium show in Greenfield attended by nearly 1,000. John R Larus and C T Larus of West Hartford earned the Little Champion title with a 69 26 44 variety.

Great Barrington Cheryl Larkin Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce Western Massachusetts Harry Mary van Allen Mineola N.Y Allens Searles Auditorium Peter I. Adams John, R C.T. Larus West Hartford Conn Big JH. Flynn Easthampton Barrington House Liffle Charles Betty Dann Unadilla Ward’s Sheffield Pottery Marjorie Files Wapping Greenfield's Gift Shop Gary Adams Westfield Floral Society Gary Roger Adams Jr Alma LaVallee Stockbridge

Woman Guilty On Check Charge

A Richmond woman, Doris M. Fairfield, was found guilty of larceny by check at Broverman's Market on State Road. She must pay a $25 fine after obtaining $45 by false pretenses and faces notes of a third check for $35 not yet returned, with restitution offered. The report also notes Navy Airman Randall F. Bryan graduated from a nine week aviation electronics course in Memphis and two local residents returned from a six week trip abroad to Egypt and several Middle Eastern and European countries.

Great Barrington Richmond Broverman's Market State Road Doris M. Fairfield Fairfield Randall F. Bryan USN Forrest L. Bryan Route 2 Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tenn Sarah Bristol Miriam Foster Hillsdale Road Egypt Syria Lebanon Jordan Greece Belgium Holland

Movie Timetable Mahaiwe and Drive-In Listings

Film showings listed for Mahaiwe Great Barrington and multiple drive-ins including Canaan Coury Hoosac Adams and Paramount North Adams. Titles include What’s New Pussycat Major Dundee Lilith Harlow Girls on the Beach She Crack in the World Von Ryan’s Express Black Spurs and more with various 1:15 3:30 4:50 8:10 9:00 times.

Mahaiwe Great Barrington Lee Lilith Canaan Drive-In Harlow Paramount Theater North Adams Black Spurs

Cummington Grange and Huntington 4-H Win at Middlefield Fair

At the 110th Highland Agricultural Society Fair in Middlefield, Cummington Grange won first in the Grange exhibit with the miniature 4-H Camp Howe. Huntington 4-H and Derbyshire clubs earned blue ribbons in cattle, canning, and livestock events, with multiple names and towns across the region recognized for top entries and prizes.

Cummington Grange Huntington Middlefield Fair Middlefield Highland Agricultural Society Camp Howe Highland Grange of Plainfield Hilltop Heers Ludlow Joseph Dickinson Granville Clarence Clark Feeding Hills Carolyn Root Westfield Michael Dolan Thomas Dolan Sandra Grabier East Longmeadow Edward Dolan Southwick Cecil E. Alderman Maurice Pease Claire Clark Charles E. Cook Marguerite Burdick Windsor Peter A. Tefts Joseph Pelkey Hinsdale Charles Wheeler Peru Junior Foods Virginia Olds Martha Tebo Mary Tebo Peter Montague Westhampton Janet Driver Lanesboro Jersey Bonnie Opielowski Bondsville Sandra Guernsey Judy Griff

Red Cross Party Attended by 70 in Great Barrington

About seventy people attended the Red Cross card party in the First Congregational Church rooms to help cover the South Berkshire drive deficit. Mrs. F J Taylor of New York City won a $25 bond in the first prize drawing and Miss Elizabeth Holian of Castle Street claimed the Afghan blanket donated by Rev. John Ames' mother. Mr. and Mrs. James P Welch of South Main Street returned from a week in Annapolis and Washington DC. Welch is assistant postmaster at the Great Barrington Post Office. Mr. and Mrs. James R Dohoney of Russell Street and their son James P Dohoney, clerk of the Southern Berkshire District Court, spent the weekend at Lake George New York.

Red Cross Great Barrington First Congregational Church F. J. Taylor New York City Elizabeth Holian Castle Street John Ames Berkshire James P. Welch South Main Street Anapolis Washington, D.C Welch James R. Dohoney Russell Street James P. Dohoney Lake George N.Y Dohoney Southern Berkshire District Court Wendell Har- Sanyi Joseph Glen Burnie Harsanyi Charles Harsanyi Kenneth Syracuse Roy Kenyon Pacific Coast Carol Ward Michael Ward State University Albany Donald Farrell Cape Cod Mass Charles Ackerley Chappaqua Silas Hicks Augustus Manns Walter A. Manns George Walter Manns Francis Mullen Sacred Heart Church Berlin St. Joseph Church Stephentown Leslie Liebe Airman Loretta Liebenow Niagara Falls Matthew Roach Ernest Roach E. O Cogan Chicago Douglas House

Grand Cleanup Talk Divides New Lebanon Residents

New Lebanon, Wy. Hugh N. Spohn, owner of the former Tilden Co. plant and three vacant Route 20 homes, responds to a petition signed by 21 residents urging town action. He supports a grand cleanup, urges focusing on eyesores and hazards, and backs planning, zoning, and an unbiased property review. The petition lists 21 signers including William Black and Jane McFeely. Mrs. Olive A. Bateman, district clerk, attended Syracuse University’s 21st School Board Clerks Institute with 245 clerks registered.

New Lebanon, Wy Hugh N. Spohn Tilden Co Route 20 Spohn Javier Tilden Sophn William Black Ethel Feger Herbert Poore Greg Baumill Gerald Roden Russell Harmon Ray Fisher Gertrude H. la Plante Gertrude H. la Plante, Mrs. L. W. Zimmerman Paul Ost Lou Godfrey Florence C. Haight BE. A. Stulz H. F. Johnson Betty Heintz Jane McFeely David E. LaFond Mary Pratt Ashley Pratt Dorothy Stall Phineas Stall Olive A. Bateman New Lebanon Central School Institute For Syracuse University State Education Department Bateman

Stephentown Medical Center board reports finances

Stephentown Taconic Valley Medical Center Building Inc held its annual board meeting at the Grange Hall approving the treasurer’s financial report. Cash on hand was 676.89 with assets totaling 41,403.05, liabilities 5,250, pledges 33,166.50, and donations 2,936.55. Three directors were re elected for three year terms. Members discussed a potential Rensselaer County Health Department outpost and possible Grange involvement. Community updates included local vacations, hires, and a 4-H camp program in West Stephentown.

Stephentown N.Y Taconic Valley Medical Center Building, Inc Board of Grange Hall Fred N. Brown Ernest Roach Sophia Harrison George Whitman Gene Lawin Jay Lind Garfield Rensselaer County Health Department HL Jackson Davies Davies Taconic Valley Grange Lind Rensselaer

Crash Kills Conn. Man in Route 22 three car crash

Frederick G. Albert 58 of Hartford Conn. died in a late Saturday crash on Route 22 near Austerlitz involving three cars. Albany driver George Kemp Jr. 32 held on reckless driving and DWI charges with $500 bail. Ann Greenberg 57 of Brookfield Conn. injured. Kemp and Greenberg treated at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Albert pronounced dead at the scene. Also reported: Rev. and Mrs. Andrew B. Jones to take Church of Our Saviour rectorship Sept. 1.

Hudson N.Y Frederick G. Albert Hartford Conn Austerlitz Albany George Kemp Jr Third St Ann Greenberg Brookfield Columbia Memorial Hospital Wibert Joseph Fusco Hillsdale Kemp Greenberg Columbia County J. Cheseman Daly Andrew B. Jones Jones Church of Our Saviour Dalys

Wheeler Relays From Monrovia Reach Sunset Farm

Mrs Ina Wheeler of Sunset Farm received a call from her daughter Miss Lynn B Wheeler secretary to Deputy Chief of Missions Russell Riley at the American Embassy Monrovia Liberia. First contact since she joined the embassy in September 1963. Miss Cheryl Wheeler daughter of Cortney Wheeler Worthington returns home after two week visit with Ina Wheeler and great grandfather Andy Culver at Sunset Farm.

Ina Wheeler Sunset Farm Lynn B. Wheeler Russell Riley Monrovia Liberia West Africa Wheeler Cheryl Wheeler Cortney Wheeler Worthington Andy Culver

Hancock s Gary Bassett Visits Uncle and Aunt in Leab Home

Gary Bassett of Lanesboro is visiting at the home of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Leab.

Gary Bassett Lanesboro Donald Leab

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