Marchers on Washington To Be Orderly, Says Oxley
Lawrence A. Oxley, 77, visiting Gould Farm in Monterey, predicts the Washington civil rights march will be orderly. He chairs part of the advisory committee and notes police presence, including 1,800 officers from New York City, with about a third colored. He recounts long public service and a life in social work, including roles in labor, Negro welfare in North Carolina, and support for Medicare.
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Washington
Lawrence A. Oxley
Gould Farm
Monterey
Oxley
Mr. Oxley
Honey Fitz
Bobby Kennedy
Division of Negro Welfare
North Carolina
American Legion
Assessors Return From School
The citys three assessors returned Friday from a three day school held at the University of Massachusetts. Antonio J Ruscetta the local assessors chairman spoke on assessing personal property and noted a greater emphasis on personal property assessment urged by the state tax department. Ruth Sisman and John F Connors also attended.
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Bureau of Government Research
State Tax Commission
Association of Massachusetts Assessors
University of Massachusetts
Antonio J. Ruscetta
State Tax Department
Ruscetta
Ruth Sisman
John F. Connors
Births in Pittsfield area and beyond report many newborns
Birth notices list numerous families welcoming new babies this week. Names include Mr and Mrs Edward Lindsey at 194 Second Street with a son, Mr and Mrs Thomas Deltor t at 136 Pomeroy Avenue with a son, and Mrs Davis at 20 West Housatonic Street with a son yesterday. Additional births feature Mr and Mrs D Rockwell White at 7 Ventura Avenue a daughter, Mr and Mrs Arden O Lari at 22 Westminster Street a daughter, and several more from Lenox Lenox and surrounding towns with sons and daughters born Friday Saturday and today, plus details on hospital affiliations and grandparents.
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Pittsfield General
Edward R. Lindsey
Second St
Second Bus Needs 18 for Washington Trip
Berkshire County March on Washington committee announces 41 reservations fill one bus with space for 18 more to trigger a second bus. Buses depart Center Street terminal at 11 p.m. Tuesday. Most reservations by area college students. Participants urged to view the march as serious and dignified, not a gala event, to address an American crisis. Clergy and church groups join, including Rev. William C. Fish and Davis Sammons, with Rt. Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes. Second bus at $12 per person, two ham lunches included.
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Berkshire County Committee
Washington
Center Street
Lawrence A. Caesar
Dalton
William C. Fish
First Church of Christ
Pittsfield
Davis Sammons
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Fish
Anson Phelps Stokes
Diocese of
Massachusetts
Floyd Walker
Caesar
Dime Days Opened By Public Library
The Berkshire Athenaeum Friends run outdoor bookstalls with dime days selling remaining books and phonograph records for 10 cents each. Weather permitting, main library sale is Friday noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to noon. Morningside Branch holds today 10 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and tomorrow same schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum
Morningside
Clerk of Court In Cape Hospital District
Clerk Edmund F. McBride fell ill last week during a vacation with his wife on Cape Cod. He is being treated at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, the district court announced.
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Cape Hospital
Edmund F. McBride
Cape Cod
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis
Callahan Injured in Auto Crash
Thomas J. Callahan of Main Street, president of the State Selectmen's Association, is among five hospitalized after a three car crash on Route 7 in Greenfield. He suffers a broken right wrist, fractured jaw, and facial cuts but is in favorable condition at Franklin County Hospital. The accident also involved David C. Carder of Milton and Miss Marion L. Dirk of Rochester, with several others treated and released for injuries. Police continue to investigate as Carder's wife and children remain in hospital.
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Dalton
Thomas J. Callahan
Main Street
Greenfield
Franklin County
Callahan
State ‘Selectmen's Association
Mr. Callahan
David C. Carder
Milton
Marion L. Dirk
Rochester
N.Y
Carder
Dirk
Marion Brownell
Henry Reeves
Chapel Road
Savoy
Herbert M. Darling
Calder
Harold
Factory Hollow
Headon
Reeves
Darling
Massachusetts Selectmen’s Association
MSA
Calahan
Cambridge
Jug End Barn
South Egremont
Exterior Painting of City Hall Annex Urged as Civic Pride
City officials led by Philip J. C. Ahern urge exterior painting of City Hall and the City Annex to boost civic pride and improve appearances. Brown notes the structures are dilapidated but painting could attract industry and support volunteer efforts if funds are limited. No exterior funds planned. interior painting occurred this summer as plans for moving departments were discussed.
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City Hall
Annex
Ahern
City Annex
Philip JC. Ahern
Berkshire County Industrial ]Development Commission
Roy FP. Brown
Public Buildings Committee
Brown
BCIDC
Amex
Northorne Avenue
City
Pittsfield
Daniel Casey
Hall Annex
Industrry
Donald E. Farr
Farr
Haughey
Traffic Safety Drive Opens This Week
Pittsfield outlines a week long traffic safety campaign ahead of Child Traffic Safety Week from September 1 to 7. The Pittsfield Police Department, local grocers, and the Safety Council of Western Massachusetts sponsor stenciled Stop Walk signs near schools. During the first week of September, safety bags and inserts will be distributed in grocery stores. Churches and synagogues will be asked to offer a prayer on September 1 for children's protection and driver care near schools and residences.
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Pittsfield
Safety Council of
Western Massachusets
Cool Weather Persists Across Berkshire for Week
Unseasonably cool conditions linger in the Berkshires for a week as Hur ricane Beulah churns Atlantic waters pulling arctic air into New England. Morning lows around 39 to 40 degrees, five degrees below the seasonal average of 64, with little rain and gusty winds 15 to 20 mph.
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Berkshires
Beulah
Atlantic Ocean
Canada
New England
Jett
Pittsfield
Hancock Shaker Village Lunches and Snacks Ad
Hancock Shaker Village offers lunches from 12 to 2 with snacks pies cakes and corn on the cob. Admission to village not required. Ad. A paint solution ad promotes aluminum roof flashing to solve paint failures. Dial 443-3100. Harry Vincent. Adv. Nearby thrift shop reopens with back to school clothes. Hillcrest Inn serves breakfast and dinners with event hosting. Adv. Royal Cleaners dry cleaning at 25¢ per pound. Adv.
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Hancock Shaker
Berkshire Roofing and Insulation Company
Dial
Harry Vincent
Comprehensive High School Endorsed by LaGrotteria
Atty. Francisco R. LaGrotteria, mayoral candidate, endorses a new comprehensive high school. He criticizes the current administration for delaying action on overcrowding, cites 2500 high school students this year, and supports a 6 0 acre site with a vocational wing and separate administration to secure state aid. He vows prompt steps as mayor to implement the plan.
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LaGrotteria
Atty
Francisco R. LaGrotteria
Haughey
Pitsfield
Engelhardt
Leggett
Dillon Jr. Named Public Relations Chairman in Father's Campaign
Robert B. Dillon Sr. announced the appointment of Robert B. Dillon Jr. as campaign public relations chairman. A Pittsfield resident, he works in GE aviation finance and is active in the Junior Chamber of Commerce, having been past president of the state JC and past national vice president of the US Jaycees.
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Robert B. Dillon Sr
Robert B. Dillon Jr
Pittsfield
General Electric Aeroinance Department
Junior Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Jay- Cees
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Librizs
NAACP
Equal Rights
Thomas W. del- Tert
Pomeroy Ave
Robert Davis
West Housatonic St
Mrs. Arden O’lari
Westminster St
Jason Reder
Lenox
St. Luke's
Richard Monahan
Dalton Ave
John J. Demick
Gamwell Ave
Laszlo M. Horvath
James C. Livesey
Lanesboro
Victor V. Lecce
William Amidon
Berlin
James J. Sloane Jr
Las Vegas
Nev
Timothy Lewis
Sloane
Barbara Kuhl
James J. Sloane
Doreen Si
Peter V. Filps
Army Navy Drive
Arlington
Remigio E. Filpi
Dorchester Ave
George Anton
Oak Park
Ill
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State Selectmen
Health Department
Pittsfield General Hospital
Albrizz
Philip Ahern
Whitestone
Eagle
Jay Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld
Tanglewood
Hanna Estate
Interlaken
Stadium
New York Philharmonic
Boston Symphony
Thrift Shop
West Street
Hillcrest Inn
Royal Cleaners
Elaine Drive
Virginia
M. Benz
Tren
Marsha
Patrick
Kellie
Beie Carrie University Shop
Cricketeer
Palm Beach
Farah
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Oxford
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Repo
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