Columbus Ave Parking Lot Opens After Ten Years
Ten years of work and one million dollars culminated yesterday at 5 PM with the opening of the 206 car Columbus Avenue municipal parking lot. Mayor Haughey credited the council, the Association of Business and Commerce, the Downtown Association, and Traffic Commissioner Hugh R. McKean for their efforts, calling it a community achievement and noting the project will support downtown property values.
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Haughey
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Association of Business and Commerce
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Hugh R. McKean
Traffic Commission
Pittsfield
Joseph I. Se¢lsi
William A. Whittlesey
ABC
David Kay
ABC and
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Whittlesey
Beeman Crow flies Again Beeman Crow flies Again
State Apiary inspector Raymond Crow a Ward 2 councilman responded to an emergency call at 78 West Housatonic St and found Fred Murphy and landlord Ettore N Paoli surrounded by yellow jackets in Murphy’s kitchen Crow exterminated the pests with insecticide Paoli was bitten on the arm head and hand Murphy was scratched on the fingers during the attack
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Raymond
Crow
West Housatonic St
Fred Murphy
Ettore N. Paoli
Department of Public Works
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Paoli
West Housatonic
Brooke Gets Help To Prosecute B and M Officials
Boston AP Jean de Valpine joins Ally Brooke as special assistant to represent Massachusetts in the federal indictment of Boston and Maine Railroad officials. De Valpine, Harvard Law graduate and antitrust expert, will be paid $1 yearly. Indicted: former B and M president Patrick McGinnis current president Daniel Benson financial VP George Glacy and Henry Mersey of New Haven.
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Maine
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Henry Mersey
New Haven
Conn
Police Chief Urges No Car Use For Rights March
Washington police chief Robert V. Murray asked demonstrators not to use cars to reach Wednesday's civil rights march. He warned that substantial car use would cause traffic jams and hinder an orderly day as an estimated 100000 marchers were expected.
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Robert V. Murray
Man Electrocuted at Scarborough Downs
A race track patron Walter Sleeper of Portsmouth New Hampshire was electrocuted when lightning struck a transformer in the Scarborough Downs parking lot Friday night. He died trying to remove a wire knocked down by the bolt. Lights were shut off for five minutes to allow repairs. Age not immediately available.
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Scarborough Downs
Walter Sleeper
Portsmouth
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State of Confusion in New Mexico Police Badges
Gallup police received new badges bearing the state seal of Arizona instead of Arizona state seal mix up with New Mexico, creating official confusion for officers and city authorities.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Circus fire-eater injured after gasoline handed to aid act
In Lowestoft England Geoffrey Winship a 29 year old circus fire eater was handed gasoline instead of the usual kerosene for his act. He was hospitalized with a sore mouth and throat after the mishap.
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England
UPI
Geoffrey Winship
Winship
Charleston Ordered To Admit Negro Pupils
U S District Judge Robert Martin Jr ordered Charleston to admit 11 Negro students to white schools on Sept. 3, marking rapid integration of two high schools and two grammar schools amid local demonstrations. The ruling affects School District No. 20 and allows any qualified Negro to attend a white school, while the district plans to appeal the decision.
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Laurence O'H. Stoney
South Carolina
Harvey Gantt
Clemson College
University of South Carolina
Treasury shifts to monthly bills to align with Fed policy
AP reports a move to convert one-year Treasury bills from quarterly to a monthly offering. The change aims to curb gold and dollar outflows, tighten short-term credit, and spur domestic growth through easier long-term credit. The shift follows Fed tightening and a discount rate rise, expected to influence funding costs for banks and businesses.
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U.S. Treasury
Federal Reserve Credit
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Capitol Movie Timetable Highlights Evening Shows
Capitol shows The Thrill of It All at 1 35 5 05 8 50. Shark Fear at 3 15 7 00. Little Cinema Short at 7 00 9 12. The L Shaped Room at 7 06 9 18.
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Funeral for William E Higgins Retired Pittsfield Fire Captain
The funeral for William E Higgins a retired Pittsfield Fire Department captain will be Monday at 8 15 am at Devanny Funeral Home followed by a Solemn High Mass of Requiem at 9 am in St Joseph's Church Burial is in St Joseph's Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home today and tomorrow from 1 30 to 4 and 7 to 9
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Wellington
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Calvary Cemetery
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Obituary of Annie M. Osborne 90 pioneer nurse and matron
Annie M. Osborne 90 of 63 Union Street longtime Visit ing Nurses Association leader and Pittsfield Police matron died after a short illness at Lamont Nursing Home Dalton. Born Dayville Conn she moved to this city 60 years ago a St Joseph Church communicant graduate House of Mercy 1911 first paid visiting nurse in the city and first VNA executive using her home as headquarters. She aided unwed mothers and abandoned babies and later served as police matron retiring in 1941. Funeral Monday 9:30 at Kelly Funeral Home with mass at 10 in St Josephs Church. Burial in Calvary Cemetery Webster.
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Union St
Visiting Nurses’ Association
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Dalton
Dayville
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Honora Brennan Osborne
St. Joseph's Church
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House of Mercy School of Nursing
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Grady Thomas J. 65 Died Suddenly At Home
Thomas J Grady 65 of 332 First St died suddenly at home. A Pittsfield native son of William and Mary Grady he worked 24 years as a dresser tender at Wyandotte Worsted Co and was a World War I veteran in the 7th Division. Survived by wife Janet Riddle a son Thomas William of Leominster a sister Margaret Jacquot Norwalk CA three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services from Dwyer Funeral Home Monday 8:15 AM with Solemn High Mass at St Charles Church 9 Burial in St Joseph Cemetery Calling hours tonight 7-9 and tomorrow 2-4 and 7-9.
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Wyandotte Worsted Co
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Margaret Jacquot
Norwalk
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Dwyer Funeral Home
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Man lights cigarette as freight train drags his car
William Houston failed to start his car on a railroad crossing in Movely Missouri. He lit a cigarette and watched as a freight train dragged the vehicle 130 yards down the track, destroying it.
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William Houston
Mrs. Roy G. Osgood Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Carolyn Elliott Osgood 71 wife of Ray G. Osgood of Maple Street died yesterday in Noble Hospital Westfield after a long illness. Born in Port Joes Canada she lived 36 years in the area and was a United Church member. She leaves two sons Millard C. and Earl W a daughter Ruth Barton a brother George A Elliott six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services will be at Haley Funeral Home Huntington tomorrow at 2 with burial in Russell Village Cemetery. from 7 to 9.
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Grady Osborne and Anne Osgood Names in Society Note
Thomas J. Grady and Thomas J. Osborne appear in a society notice along with Miss Anne M. Osgood and Mrs. Roy 6. The fragment lists several individuals likely for a social event or announcement in a local paper. No additional context or details are readable.
In Memoriam for Leo Kollman to be unveiled
A monument in loving memory of Mr. Leo Kollman will be unveiled on Sunday, August 25, at 2 p.m. at the Love of Peace Cemetery on Churchill Road. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
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Berkshire Eagle
Leo Kollman
Love of Peace Cemetery
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Christian Assembly To Hear Visitor From The Albany Area
The Rev Pasco Capeci a supply pastor in the Albany area will speak at the morning service at the Christian Assembly Willis Street tomorrow at 10 45 Special music will be by William Marshall violinist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and he will be accompanied by his son Douglas The public is invited.
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