Miss Charlotte Williams Engaged to Theodore Friel
Mr and Mrs Ralph Williams of 34 Pomeroy Ave announce the engagement of their daughter Charlotte Jane Williams of Boston to Theodore Wentworth Friel son of Mrs Frances W Friel of 33 Noblehurst Ave The wedding is planned for Sept 11 at Trinity Church in Lenox Miss Williams is a secretary at Marks Travel Service in Brookline and a Pittsfield High School and Bay State Secretarial School graduate Friel a Raleigh Carolina Baseball League player and naval college graduate plans to attend UMass Graduate School of Psychology The couple note Friel is a 1961 Lenox School and 1945 Dartmouth College graduate and has studied at Amos Tuck School of Business Administration He was on the 1960 Pittsfield American Legion baseball team that played in the Little World Series in Hastings Neb
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph WM. Williams Jr
Pomeroy Ave
Charlotte Jane Williams
Boston
Theodore Wentworth Friel
Frances W. Friel
Noblehurst Ave
Trinity Church
Lenox
Miss Williams
Marks ‘Travel Service
Brookline
Pittsfield High School
Bay State Secretarial School
Friel
Raleigh
N.C
Carolina Baseball League
St. Louis Cardinals
University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Psychology
Mr. Friel
Lenox School
Dartmouth College
Amos Tuck School of Business Administration
Pittsfield American Legion
Hastings
Neb
Carol Ann Lester Engaged to Howard W. Rogers
Mrs Lucy A. Lester of 104 Lincoln St announces the engagement of her daughter Caral Ann to Howard Wesley Rogers son of Mrs Lucas Buckholz of 4 Fenn St The wedding is planned for Sept 18 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the YMCA Miss Lester attended Pittsfield High School Mr Rogers employed by Paul Whiten Corp graduated from Pittsfield High School
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy A. Lester
Lincoln St
Caral Ann
Howard Wesley Rogers
Lucas Buckholz
Fenn St
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
YMCA
Miss Lester
Pittsfield High School
Mr. Rogers
Paul Whiten Corp
Marriage Intentions List Includes Several Local Pairs
The notice lists couples filing for marriage intentions: Rodman Edward Canedy of North Adams with Eleanor Gail Slye Carr of 24 Williams St. Robert Alan Korg of Winwood, Pa with Susan Frances Maislen of 111 Tor Court. Paul Daniel Pharmer of 38 Alcove St with Roseann Regina Pemble of 787 Peck's Road. Edward Patrick Navin of Lee with Patricia Mary Powers of 118 Parker St. John Charles Kozaka of 20 Nancy Ave with Noyma Lutile Ciaschini of Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodman Edward Canedy
North Adams
Eleanor Gail Slye Carr
Williams St
Robert Alan Korg
Winwood, Pa
Susan Frances Maislen
Tor Court
Paul Daniel Pharmer
Alcove St
Roseann
Edward Patrick Navin, Lee
Patricia Mary Powers
Parker St
John Charles Kozaka
Nancy Ave
Noyma Lutile Ciaschini
Springfield
Alfred Benoits Are Honored on 25th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Alfred Benoit of 54 Gamwell Ave were honored at a White Tree Club dinner for their 25th wedding anniversary. The couple, married July 27 1940 at St Matthew's Fall River, are communicants of Mount Carmel Church. Mrs Benoit is the former Carmella Pasquarelli. Mr Benoit is employed by GB. Relatives Mrs Be n o it s brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs William Gavin and niece Mrs Marion Paon hosted and presented a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Benoit
Gamwell Ave
White Tree Club
Benoit
Ins Law
William Gavin
Marion Paon
Benoits
St. Matthew's Church
Fall River
Carmella Pasquarelli
Mount Carmela Church
Meeting of Silver Star Rebekah Lodge at Grange Hall
The Silver Star Rebekah Lodge will convene at 8 p.m. Thursday at Heart of the Berkshire Grange Hall. Mrs Ralph Hatch oversees the program and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Star
Rebekah Lodge
Heart of the Berkshire Grange Hall
Ralph Hatch
Barbara A Hare Feted Before Her Pittsfield Wedding
Barbara A Hare daughter of Roy and Mary Hare of Cherry Hill Road will marry Denise T Noonan III son of Mr and Mrs Noonan of 490 Williams Street Pittsfield Saturday at St Pauls Church A reception will follow at the bride elects parents home Guests were hosted at multiple pre wedding events including showers and cocktails A rehearsal dinner will be hosted by the prospective groom's parents at their home A maid of honor and bridesmaids are named with several Hare and Noonan relatives serving as attendants and ushers A Golden Agers outing is planned for August 26 with a card party and prizes noted plus insurance deadline August 23
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond B. Murray
Noonan
John MacGruer
J. Haines Spencer
Wendell G. Ahern
John D. Cox, Jr
Cox
Morewood Drive
Pittsfield
Sharon
Auburn
N.Y
Marion Louise Hare
James Biron
Colebrook
N.H
Ann Noonan Engelmann
Elizabeth Ann Hall
South Grange
N.J
Susan Elizabeth
Sandra Hare
North Street
Joan C. Bueckler
Anne P. Cherney
Barbara J. Santolucito
Miss Beuckler
New York
Carmen F. Furciniti
Gerard Miller
Miller
Velma Ave
Frank A. Skogsberg
Mark M. Kissel
Brookline
Gay Skogsberg
Cambridge
Crane Inn
Dalton
W. Hewitt Clifford
Cliffwood St
Russell D. Bousquet
Waverly St
Anne Louise Guernsey
Sewick
Drum Competition Highlights Camp Wyama Trip Event
Six drum corps will contest the third annual Camp Wyama event in Hinsdale on Sunday. Competing groups include the Imperials Blue Angels Enfield Sabres Continental Cadets Islanders and Mount Carmel Carmelites with Monarchs hosting an exhibition. Proceeds fund Stigmatine priesthood education. grand prize 1000. Buses run from Mount Carmel School. Masses at the camp chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wyama
Hinsdale
Joseph P. Massaro
Imperials
Blue Angels
Enfield (Conn) Sabres
Continental Cadets
Catskill
Islanders
Green Island
Mount Carmel Carmelites
Springfield
Monarchs
All American Judges Association
Stigmatine Fathers
Father Massaro
Camp Chapel
Mount Carmel
Fenn Street
Camp Wyoma
Wellesley
Waterville
N.Y
Washington, D.C
Litchfields Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary at Crane Inn
Mr and Mrs Roy Litchfield of 10 Maryland Ave observed their 25th anniversary with a family dinner party at the Crane Inn on Sunday attended by about 25 guests who presented a purse and gift. Married Aug 17 1940 in Springfield the couple share ties to Rutland Vermont and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Litchfield
Maryland Ave
Crane Inn
Harry A. Garlin
John J. Quinn
Richard Depew
Springfield
Rutland
J. F. Collins Co., Inc
Berkshire County
The
March of Dimes
Goodwill Industries, Inc
American Legion Post
Masons of
Florence, Perry
Philadelphia
Wendell-Sherwood Hotel
Franklin W. Gallo
Gallo
American International College
Bride-Elect Holly Howard Hosting Wedding Week Events
Holly P. Howard of Pittsfield prepares for Saturday wedding to Richard K. Stover Jr. at Church-on-the-Hill. Family and friends, including Anne Louise Guernsey and Melissa Seeger, host showers and dinners across New York and Massachusetts. Warren Rich, visiting from New York, previously artist in residence at Guilford Music Camp, lauded for Mozart performance with Guilford Musical Arts Center Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly P. Howard
Warren Rich
Music Center
New York
Guilford Musical Arts Center
Greensboro
N.C
Harry G. Rich
Buel St
Rich
Robert L. Hause
Greensboro Daily News
Henry S. Wootton Jr
Mr. Rich
Guilford College
Sheldon Morgenstern
New England Conservatory Orchestra
Lions Club Dinner Set for Wednesday at Lanesboro Camp
The Lions Club will hold a dinner meeting Wednesday evening at its Lanesboro Camp with hospitality starting at 3 45. A board of directors meeting will follow the regular meeting. A family picnic is planned for August 29 at the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Lanesboro
Board of Directors
Evening Arts and Theatre in Williamstown and Stockbridge
Tonight includes a chamber music concert of Copland at Tanglewood Theater, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in Williamstown, The Glass Menagerie and Murray Louis and company at Berkshire Playhouse, and performances by Ronnie Gilbert, Juan Serrano at Potting Shed. Tomorrow at 2 40 p m The Glass Menagerie resumes at Berkshire Playhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Copland
Tanglewood Theater
Williamstown Theate
Golden Agers Take 150 on Berkshire County Tour
A group of 150 Golden Agers and Senior Citizens toured southern Berkshire County on Thursday. Lunch was at the West Shore Club followed by games and dancing. Chairman John Maloney led the event with aides Ralph Massimiang John Agrigoni and Joseph Ciaburri helping with luncheon along with Mrs Anda Lapierre and Mrs Lauretta St Peter. Accompanying guests included Mrs Phillip Loomis Mrs George Robertson of the College Club and Mrs Isabel Parker of the Park Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire County
West Shore Club
John Maloney
Ralph Massimiang
John Agrigoni
Joseph Ciaburri
Anda Lapierre
Lauretta St. Peter
Phillip Loomis
George Robertson
College Club
Isabel Parker
Park Department
Women's Club Dinner Canceled on Francis Island Camp
Miss Agnes I. Coyle and Mrs. Henry G. Horn chairmen announce that the turkey dinner planned by the Women's Club Francis Island Camp for next Sunday has been canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Club
Francis Island
Agnes I. Coyle
Henry G. Horn
Social Briefs Highlight Departures and Returns
Mrs Mina Van Heusen left Bradley Field for Thousand Oaks Calif after living with relatives in Pittsfield and nearby towns since her husband died. Miss Margaret H Wall sails tomorrow to England on the Queen Mary. Mrs Edward J Bayly and Mr Percy F Jones report three week trips to the West Coast and Europe respectively with detailed itineraries in England Denmark Halland and Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina van Heusen
Bradley Field
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Pittsfield
Walter C. Hilton
Onota St
Emma Belot
Lakeway Drive
Frank Stone
New Britain
Cent
Steve van Allen
Schenectady
N.Y
Thomas Major
Lee
Margaret II
East Housatonic St
England
Edward J. Bayly
Elmview Ter
West Coast
Los Angeles
Yosemite
San Francisco
Vancouver
Canadian Rockies
Banff
Lake Louise
Percy F. Jones
Dawes Ave
Denmark
Halland
Switzerland
South End
Isle of Wight
London
Bradford
Cornwall
Bernasconi Humason Wedding Planned for Weekend
Miss Jane Bernasconi daughter of Mr and Mrs Baptiste Bernasconi of 37 Dublin Street will marry Larry Humason son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Humason of Otis at St Marys Church at 10 30 am Saturday with a reception to follow at Ida and Johns Restaurant Han cock. The bride elect and groom shared pre wedding celebrations with showers and parties hosted by family and friends including Miss Nancy Bernasconi. The wedding party includes maid of honor Miss Nancy Bernasconi bridesmaids Miss Joyce Misterka Mrs Bruce Webber and Mrs William Wood flower girls Bonnie Dingman Dawn Gardner ring bearer Charles Gardner best man David Navin ushers Charles Bernasconi Raymond Gangloff Edgar Sewell Jr Thaddeus Sz chlawietka. The Humasons will entertain the wedding party at East Lee Inn after the rehearsal Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Jane D. Bernasconi
Baptiste Bernasconi
Dublin St
Larry Humason
Charles A. Humason
Otis
St. Mary’s Church
Ida and
John
Hancock
Bernasconi
Bernard Dingman
Alba Pasco
Dingman
Laurel St
Westfield State College
Ernest Gardner
William Wood
Maplewood
Nancy Bernasconi
South Lee Hall
Humas
Joyce Misterka
Norwalk
Conn
Bruce Webber
Westfield
N.J
Enfield
Maureen Cahill
Springfield
Bonnie Dingman
Dawn Gardner
Humason
Charles Gardner
David Navin
Charles Bernasconi
Raymond Gangloff
Terryville, Conn
Edgar Sewell Jr
West Stockbridge
Thaddeus Szchlawietka
Dalton
Perzan 25th Anniversary Observed in Easthampton
Profile Street residents Mr and Mrs Brand Perzan of New Britain Conn observed their 25th wedding anniversary with a surprise barbecue in Easthampton at Monotuck Park. Four generations attended as the couple received a money tree gifts and a corsage. They were married 25 years ago today at Immaculate Conception Church Easthampton by Rev Cornelius Donahue. Attendants included Mrs Perzan’s brother and former Stella Perzan. The Browns long associated with Pittsfield Laneshoro built a cottage on Profile Street about 50 years ago. Mr Perzan works at Fafnir Bearing Co in New Britain. In Warwick R I, 23 Levison employees were treated for cyanide fumes in a plant accident. In Lincoln N H former Gov Sherman Adams returned home after surgery at Mary Hitchcock Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanesboro
Profile Street
Brand Perzan
New Britain
Conn
Easthampton
Monotuck Park
Perzan
Perzans
Immaculate Conception Church
Cornelius Donahue
Thomas Avery Brown
Michael Derrida
Stella Perzan
Mildred Brown
Pittsfield
Laneshoro
Maude Brown
England
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T. W. Friel
Dartmouth
Carol Ann Lester
Howard W. Rogers
J. Williams
Francis Avenue
Mass
Music Inn
Ronnie Gilbert
Volksinger Music Inn
Toshiko Juan Serrano
Alfred Benoits
Ron Rothbard
Rothbard
Efe
Cape Con
Barbara A. Hare
Mr. Noonan
Timothy W. Noonan
Walter T
Richard M. Noonan
Miss Hare
William E. Hare II
Brewster Hare
Walter C. Williams Jr
Paterson
Sidney M. Smith Jr
Richard L. Cooper Jr
Miami, Fla
Golden Agers
State
Miss
Charlotte J. Williams
Peter Vacchinas
Peter Vacchina
Benedict Road
Pittsfield State Forest
Italy
Asti
Gal
West St
Dalton Ave
William St
Roy Litchfields
Arthur M. Howard
Hubbard St
Richard K. Stover Jr
Stover
Piandome
L.I
Church-on-the-Hill
Hans R. Fehlmann
Post Road
Glass Menagerie
Berkshire Playhouse
Live At the
Steak & Ale House
Chic Baker
G Renate
Tanglewood
Lenox, Mass
Carletti’s
Frankforts
Jane Bernasconi
Warwick, R. I
UPL
Levison Manufacturing Co
Kent County Hospital
Leviton
Sherman Adams
Lincoln
UPD
New Hampshire
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Adams
Hanover
Dwight Eisenhower
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