Brothers in Law Held for Break In Williamstown
North Adams men Aythe Miller Paper Co. tied break in Williamstown, with brothers-in-law held on $5,000 bail after pleading guilty to breaking and entering the Howard Johnson Restaurant on Route 2. Police pursue three North Adams safes theft totaling over $11,000 in 16 days, with other suspects questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Aythe Miller Paper Co
North Adams
High Mane
Howard Johnson
Robert J. Sumner
David F. Perras
Seymour, Conn
Probation Court Divorces In Dalton Westfield Pittsfield
Neaner K Melanson of Dalton was granted a divorce from Edger N Melanson of that town. They were married May 27, 1930. She gets custody of two children. Noy Arthur Cooper of Becket was awarded a divorce today from Bertha May Chase Cooper of Westfield. They were married June 7, 1940. He gets custody of two minor children. Diane R Taylor of Pittsfield was granted a divorce from Arthur R Taylor of this city. They were married Nov 18. She may resume her maiden name Diane R Downie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neaner K. Melanson
Dalton
Edger N. Melanson
Noy Arthur Cooper
Becket
Bertha May Chase Cooper
Westfield
Diane R. Taylor
Pittsfield
Arthur R. Taylor
Diane R. Downie
Eight new teachers hired by Berkshire Regional School District
Sheffield region announces eight new teachers for 1963 64 and approves contracts for three more. Positions include elementary music art and English social studies with hires from Boston University Dalby College and Simmons College. One vacancy remains as elementary music post fills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Berkshire
George H. Daniel
Lan
Richard P. Balest
Saltsburg
W. Adlon Lampman
Boston Conservatory of Music
Balest
Winslow
Everett
Ronald 4. Borkland
Worcester
Fitchburg State College
Robert Boula
Independence
Sheffield Center School
Central Missouri State College
University of Colorado
Marcia E. Brolli
Alford
Dalby Col College
Bernard J. Frye
Adams
North Adams State College
Janice L. Keefner
Great Barrington
Westfield State College
Thomas Linton
Cambridge
Bernice Tripodes
Massachusetts College of Art
Linton
State College
Worchester
Teachers College
Columbia University
Boston University
Carol C. Plumm
Norfolk, Conn
University of Connecticut
Smith College
Brown University
Florence C Wheeler
Georgiana O'Connell
Monterey
Helen Hoehner
Deansboro
N.Y
Wheeler
Sargent College
O'Connell
Simmons College
Mrs Teresa Gennari Undergoes Eye Operation
In Hospitals SS Luke s, Mrs Teresa Gennari of West Stockbridge underwent an eye operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SS. Luke's
Teresa Gennari
West Stockbridge
Skyhawks to Compete in Two Events at Weekend Meets
The Skyhawks junine down and bugle corps will join with the Boys Club Cavaliers in a Saturday contest at Waheaua Park for the Yankee Circuit championships, cosponsored by the Boys' Club. Sunday they perform in Hinsdale in a Stigmatine Fathers sponsored meet. Arch rivals Monarchs and Imperials of Pittsfield and Continental Cadettes of Catskill, N.Y. also compete. Candy sale starts Monday to fund new horns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skyhawks
Junine Down
Waheauah Park
Cavaliers
Hinsdale
Stigmatine Fathers
Monarchs and Imperials
Pittsfield
Continental Cadettes
Catskill
N.Y
Probate News reveals Shaw estate split between park plan and college
The will of Harry C. Shaw declines a bequest to townspeople allowing Berkshire Community College to receive the property if Washington declines to accept. Mrs. Sarah Grace Williams gets life use of personal property with the land becoming a public park on her death. Income funds park maintenance. If no town acceptance, the college gains cash to fund scholarships. Other bequests go to Shaw family members and historic items to a grandson. Maria E K Harrington leaves most to relatives, with specific gifts to churches and colleges. John A. Higgins leaves all to wife Doris M. Higgins.
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Harry C. Shaw
Washington
Berkshire Community College
Sarah Grace Williams
Community College
E. S. Brooks
Harry C. Shaw II
Haverhill
Waltham
Arthur L
Hialeah
Fla
Gilbert S
Charlotte
N.C
Shaw
Maria F. K Harrington
Maria E. K. Harrington
First Methodist Church
Pittsfield
Green Mountain College Poultney
Richard K. Mitchell
Dalton
Robert FE. A Mitchell
Edith M. Mitchell
Danbury, Conn
Lois KE. Mitchell
Agawam
Miriam B. Hubbard
Marblehead
Richard Kent
City Hall Briefs Cite Damages Claim and Lighting Proposal
Richard J. Relford of 15 Jucille St claims a $22 property damage loss against the city. He says a sewer blockage caused sewage to back into his basement when a plumber removed the sewer cap. Councilman Daniel Casey urges street lights on the boulevard between Onota Street and the Naval Reserve Armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Relford
Jucille St
Relford
Gene Backun
Daniel Casey
Beween Onota
Naval Reserve Armory
Butler Files Two Petitions On Parking At Old Fire Station
Councilman Donald G. Butler filed two petitions seeking an ordinance to ban parking along both sides of Henry Avenue from Lebanon to West Housatonic and between East Mill and West Housatonic at the old Pittsfield fire station. Irving Weller bought the site for 1 550 and 1 525 bids, with Weller undecided on future use and noting he owns adjacent property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald G. Butler
Irving W. Wella
Ation Ave
Butler
Pittsfield
Henry Avenue
Lebanon Avenue
West Housatonic
Oldet Pr
East Mill Streets
Donald E. Farr
Isha Pesetved
Maurice A. Roberts
John Sifen
Cromwell Ave
Tory
Weller
Parker Heads Pay Referendum Effort Locally
A Boston set up group appoints Albert H. Parker as coordinator for the Pittsfield area to gather signatures for a referendum seeking to repeal the $2,800 yearly legislators pay raise. Anthony J. Roberto Jr. had been named but withdrew due to college. The local Board of Voter Registrars certified 112 signatures on petitions for the referendum submitted by Samuel J. Ballato.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Albert H. Parker
Onota St
Pittified
Anthony J. Roberto Jr
Pittsfield
Board of Voter Registrars
Samuel J. Ballato
Democrats in Kansas push dogged critique of party symbols
Self-Criticism in Pratt Kansas as State Democratic Chairman Jack Glaves urged a change from the donkey to a coyote. He mocked the party’s past efforts, saying Democrats have been “sifting on our rear ends and howling at the moon” in a Thursday night remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Kan
UPI
Jack Glaves
Democrats
Kansas
Glaves
Divorces Granted for Munch, St Jacques, Carson, Rayne
Edwina W Munch of Lenox was granted a divorce from John A Munch with custody split for their two sons and daughter. Joseph Armand St Jacques of New Alford divorced Sandra Lee St Jacques, custody of three children with $20 weekly support and visiting rights. Emmitt Carson of Sheffield divorced Sophie G Carson. married in Bennington Vermont in 1942 and had one adult child. Ernest E Rayne of North Adams divorced Thelma Rayne of Robertsdale Alabama. married in Biloxi Mississippi with no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwina W. Munch
Lenox
John A. Munch
Heas
Dalton
Joseph Armand St. Jacques
New Alford
Sandra Lee St. Jacques
Williamstown
Emmitt Carson
Sheffield
Sophie G Carson
Great Barrington
Bennington
Ernest E. Rayne
North Dams
Thelma Rayne
Robertsdale
Ala
Biloxi
Miss
The Bicycle Thief Japanese Style
Police in Japan booked Hidetake Matsushita after he admitted pawning two recovered bicycles to cover losses from bicycle race bets. Officers pressed him on what races he referred to as he explained the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kocht
Japan
UPI
Hidetake Matsushita
Matsushita
Thief Steals 25-Foot Pole From Southwestern Bell
Dallas police hunt a man after a 12 year old witness saw him knock down a 25 foot Southwestern Bell Telephone pole, saw it fall at an intersection, and haul it away. The incident injured no one and no further details were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPT
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Woman Editor Speaks at Local Missionary Assembly
Mrs. Alice Scott Ross editor of the Springfield Union readers exchange page spoke at a public assembly on missionary work in African bush leper colonies at St Francis parish center. Sister Anne Marie urged cloth and bandages, noting over 2000 bandages a month and reliance on American benefactors. Ross leads local knitters with attendees from North Adams Adams Huntington Springfield Westfield and Stockbridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Scott Ross
Eaders’ Exchange
Springfield Union
St. Francis’ Parish
Ross
Sister Anne Marie
Medica Missionaries of Mary
Anne
North Adams
Adams
Huntington
Springfield
Westfield
Stockbridge
Short Circuit Believed Cause Of House Fire
Fire investigators say a short circuit in an extension cord likely started a blaze at the home of Robert DeSantis on Springside Avenue. The second floor living room suffered heavy damage while Emil Trova’s first floor apartment endured smoke and water damage. A separate call reported children lighting a rubbish blaze at a Clifford Street three story building. firefighters extinguished both fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert DeSantis
Springside Ave
Emil Trova
Clifford St
Obituaries Blaisdale Mrs Rena Ferguson Mrs James Higgins
Obituary notices record the deaths of Rena Blaisdale and James Higgins, with affiliations including Ferguson and William E. Higgins. The brief notices note their passing and reference related family ties. Confirmation of dates and full details are not provided in the fragment.
Capt Higgins Fire Dept Retiree Dies in Pittsfield
Obituary notes Captain William F Higgins 77 of 105 Bott Daniels Ave a Pittsfield Fire Department veteran dies after a long illness in St Luke's Hospital. He joined as a millwright then rose to captain with GE work history, 40 years of service, survived by wife Harriet, three daughters, 13 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Devanny Funeral Home then St Josephs Church with burial in St Josephs Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Ferguson
Pine Grove Delve
James Ferguson
Denton
England
Pittsfield
Pilgrim Memorial Church
Joseph Pope
Lenox
Weillington Funeral Home
Herbert J. Pirzl
St. Ann’s Church
Jamies J. Lynch
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Father Lynch
John D. Flanagan
Charles B. Cianciolo
William JJ. ‘Curley
Charles P. Sarosy
Joseph ,D. Santora
Francis W. Abs
William F
St. Joseph's Church
Campus Girl, Inc
Raymond W. Killackey
Captain Higgins
Higgins
Harriet Winninger
Thomas A. Webster
Edward McKim
Albert Singjer Jr
North Adams
Devanny Funeral
Fneral
Watchcat Tibber Inheritance Highlighted In Will
William Butler aged 73 left his cat Tibber $1400 in his will noting the feline served as a nightly watchdog while he went out for drinks. The bequest was disclosed Wednesday in Reading England as reported by UPI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
England
UPI
William Butler
Tibber
Goldwater backs Rockefeller if he wins GOP nod
ATLANTA The short answer is yes Barry Goldwater said he would support Nelson Rockefeller if the New York governor won the Republican presidential nomination in 1964 The country cannot stand another four years of Kennedy Goldwater added after being asked about backing Rockefeller This marked perhaps his first explicit pledge to back Rockefeller if nominated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Kennedy
Rockefeller
Arizona
Spotlight aid drive led by Willard A. Lewis in UCS
Willard A. Lewis, chairman of the advance gifts division, leads UCS efforts to raise 444,602 to support 23 Red Feather agencies and the Red Cross. About 100 solicitors begin mid September with the official drive starting October 1, as professional and corporate divisions start early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Community Services
Willard A. Lewis
Advanced
This Fail
Red Feather
lRed Cross
Lewis
Advance Corporation
Polaris
Ordnance Department
Geneeral Electric Company
Pittsfield
Lewises
Boulder
Colo
Schenectady
N.Y
jHe
UCS
Pittsfield-Lanesboro
Rotary
Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation
Ymca Shore Club
Irwin F
Doc) Brent
Scott
Interlaken
United Fund Drive
Gardena Widow Mrs Rena Blaisdale Dies at Home
Mrs Rena Blaisdale of Gardena California widow of Donald L Blaisdale and a former Pittsfield resident died July 19 at her home. She is survived by two children Rose and Carl L Blaisdale of Gardena and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Blaisdale
Gardena
Calif
Donald L. Blaisdale
Pittsfield
Luly 19
Rose
Carl L
Executive Council Renews Rental Arrangements Here
The Governor's Council approved a renewal of state storage rents in Pittsfield for vehicles and equipment. The tenancy-at-will allows a month's notice to vacate. Monthly rents total 203 dollars to Mike George at 1 Harris Street and 191.47 dollars to the Procopia brothers for space at 482 West Housatonic Street and nearby service facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Public Works
Pittsfield
Mike George
Harris Street
Procopia Brothers
West
Housatonic St
Fire Record From Local Station
False alarm to Pittsticke General Hospital. Defective motor at Nesbit's Store on Tyler Street. No fire. 9:32 p.m. Box alarm from MBox 3 at Wilson and Mohegan streets for a car fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsticke General Eospital
Nesbit's
Tyler Street
Mbox 3
Wilsom
Mohegan
District Court fines totaled for hit-and-run case in Lanesboro
Kenneth C. Thomas of Dalton Ave was fined 120 dollars in District Court this morning after pleading guilty to operating under the influence operating to endanger and leaving the scene. Judge Frank W. Cimini set 850 for DUI 35 for endangering and 35 for leaving the scene. State Police said his vehicle struck a parked car in Lanesboro and continued until stopped a half mile away. Other defendants faced fines for traffic violations across towns including Robert C. Farrell 3 10, Barry Gruenberg 20, Roger Northrup 25, Richard Fradkin 3, Joseph Cero 10, Thaddeus Sziachetka 13, Suzanne Wy Smith 10, Jeannette Webb 5, William Fairfield 3, and Richard Ginthwain 6 minor fines for parking and pedestrian violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth C. Thomas
Dalton Ave
Lanesboro
Thomas
Frank W. Cimini
Lallesbors
Robert C. Farrell
Nottingham Drive
West Street
Barry T. Gruenberg
Bronx
Roger R. Northrup
State Road
Richmond
Thaddeus IV. Sziachetka
Pine St
Suzanne Wy, Smith
Becket
Jeannette C. Webb
Harryel Sr
William D. Fairfield
Great Barrington
Richard L. Ginthwain
Cherry St
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Mr. Greylock
Oswald H. Chartrand
South State St
Mt. Greylock
Oswald Chartrand
A. Shapiro Steel Corp
Mount Carmel
Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Nantasket Beach
Cape Cod
Museum of Science
Nantasket
Paragon Park
Stigmatine Fathers’ House
Geoffrey Decker
Andrea F. Nucifero
Smith House
Nauset Light Beach
Eastham
Decker
Nucifero
Domenic J. Carrhedi
Raymond Berteling
John Miragna
Blessed Virgin Socality
Holy Names Society
Probate
Dad Mason
A. J. Scarafoni, Inc
North Street
Pittsfield, Mass
Weat Pittefield
Donald K. Farr
William BR. Flynn
Irving W. Wetler
Facts Camera
Probate News
John A. Higgins
Doris M. Higgins
City Hall
Irving Weller
Parker
Capt. Higgins
Fire Dept
Mrs. James Ferguson
William E. Higgins
Goldwater
Rocky
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UCS Spotlight
Olbrizel Wilford A. Lewis
Scott and
Karin
Executive Council
W. T. Grant
T. Grant
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