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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1963

Page

15

Tulsa football return near for Gibbons after knee injury

Mike Gibbons from Tulsa endures daily weight stints and stair runs to rebuild his right knee after a devastating three-ligament tear. He hopes to return for the season, having learned fundamentals in Tulsa after coming from Montreal. His comeback hinges on a careful rehab led by coach Glenn Dobbs and medical staff.

Tulsa Mike Gibbons Okla University of Tulsa Gibbons Oklahoma Montreal Ken Shipp Ted Ballad Michael Glenn Dobbs Canada

District Court fines motorists in Lanesboro cases

District Court fined 35 dollars each to David B. Waworth 21 of Dalton and Robert A. Olsen 20 of 40 Pittsfield Ave for driving to endanger after Olsen’s car struck a telephone pole on Nar Ragansett Avenue in Lanesboro Aug 8 and Haworth’s car rear ended a parked vehicle last Saturday in Lanesboro. Other fines included 19 year old George E. Berne 15 for possessing alcohol in a motor vehicle, Robert G. Stafford 10 for failing to place wheel chocks, Robert L. Evans 20 and Howard P. Birmingham unknowns for speeding, Palma E. Lacy 45 on probation for nonsupport with charge dismissed, Henry H. Waitt 5 for running a pedestrian signal, Robert Simpson 3 sparking fine, and a failing to lock a motor vehicle charge.

David B. Waworth Dalton Robert A. Olsen Pittsfield Ave Pittsfield Olsen Narrangansett Avenue Lanesboro Haworth George E. Berne Harvard St Robert G. Stafford Wilson St Robert L. Evans Allengate Ave Howard P. Birmingham Cheshire Palma E. Lacy Springside Ave Henry H. Waitt Townsend Robert Simpson North St

Syracuse Gridiron Spring with 72 Candidates Report

Syracuse University prepares for its 75th football season as 72 athletes report to coach Ben Schwartzwalder. With 26 lettermen back, including five starters, the Orangemen aim for improvement after a 5-5 record last year.

Syracuse N.Y Syracuse University iFtoyvd Ben) Schwarzewalder Schwartzwalder Orange Heim Orangemen Schwarzzwalder Walley Mahle Waterford Jim Nance Indiana Dick Bowman Canton Ohio Jim Mazurek Stamford Mahle Walley Don King John Mackey Rich King King Letterman Nat

Geller and Cope Lead UCS Dentist Unit

Cochairmen for the United Community Services fund drive were announced by William N Nave. Dr Morris Geller and J Arthur Cope will head the dentists unit and plan a week of Sept 8 meetings in the Pittsfield Lanesboro area.

Cochairmen United Community Services Fund William N. Nave Morris Geller J. Arthur Cope Dr. Geller UCS

Flynn Drawing Ordinance for Meter Maids

City Solicitor William R. Flynn seeks an ordinance to allow no meter maids but not classify them as policewomen. The Council reviews two readings, but designation as policewomen triggers civil service and higher pay. Officials discuss hiring two meter maids to note violators while police issue complaints due to current enforcement gaps.

William R. Flynn Haughey Police Department Thomas H. Calman Flynn

Pittsfield planning division veteran joins United Fund drive

Mr. Cope, a relatively new Pittsfield resident from Hartford, Conn., since 1960, serves as superintendent of agencies for Berkshire Life Insurance Co. Mrs. Cope, former cochairman of the neighborhood division last year, volunteers again this year to solicit hospital employees.

Cope Pittsfield Hartford Conn Berkshire Life Insurance Co United Fund

Sadist Sought In Killing Of Two Girls

New York AP reports a sadist is sought in the brutal slayings of two 21 and 22 year old women in their East Side apartment. Police lack solid clues, but theory points to a man who made obscene calls to Janice Wyle of Newsweek. Miss Wyle and Emily Hoffert were found bound with torn sheets. autopsies show multiple stab wounds but no obvious rape. Wyle was a Newsweek researcher and sister to author Philip Wylie.

New York Janice Wyle Newsweek Magazine Miss Wylie Great Barrington Maisie Kate McComb Max Wylie Emily Hoffert Wylie Miss Moffert Minneapolis East Side Patricia Tolles Milton Halpern

Nigerian Cleric To Preach At St Stephen's Episcopal Church

The Venerable J G A Jadesimi Archdeacon of Ibadan Nigeria will lead the 8 am service and preach the 10 am choral eucharist at St Stephen's Episcopal Church on Sunday He and his wife will be guests of the parish A native of Tiebu Ode Nigeria he trained as a teacher and later studied theology at Melville Hall Theological College and Fourah Bay College He was ordained in 1931 and since 1955 has served in the Thadan diocese He attended the Anglican Congress in Toronto Canada

J.G.A Jadesimi Ibadan Nigeria St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Tiebu-Ode Jadesimi St. Andrew's Church Missionary Society Melville Hall Theological College Fourah Bay College Sierra Leone Fadesimi Thadan Anglican Congress Toronto Can

Lee Fire Company Clambake Plans Meeting Tuesday

The Lee fire company will meet Tuesday at 8 at the Central Fire Station to finish plans for its fifth annual clambake scheduled Sunday, Sept. 55, at the Raoul Club.

Lee Fire Company Central Fire Staton Raoul Club

Obituary for Kassim Ameen North Adams deputy sheriff

Kassim Farris Ameen 66 deputy sheriff for Berkshire County died Wednesday at North Adams Hospital. Native of Lebanon he lived in North Adams since 1922 and ran several local businesses including Angelina’s Submarine Sandwich Shop. Survived by wife Margaret Errichetto and nine children, two brothers, nine grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral held today at First Baptist Church with burial in Southview Cemetery.

North Adams Kassim Mike) Farris Ameen Berkshire County North Adams Hospital Ameen John D. Courtney Lebanon Arnold and Windsor Angelina’s Columbia St Adams Margaret Errichetto Naugatuck Conn Dorothy Ali David Lookey Pittsfield Julia Haddad Williamstown Faud Ameen Cheshire Jeanette, Maneera Christine Ameen Richard Edward Ameen North Adams T Shekeep Saleem Ameen Ambel-Shouf Orwell E, Fleaker

Mrs Garrison 76 Dies in Pittsfield Hospital

Mrs L G Garrison 76 of Wahconah Heights died yesterday in Pittsfield General Hospital wife of Lester G Garrison born in Hudson N Y lived here 47 years active in First Methodist Church WSCS Wahconah Heights Social Club survived by husband two sons Henry G East Hartford Conn and Carl E Calumet City Ill two sisters Mrs Raymond Slyman and Mrs Harold Yorek and a brother Henry Clough all of Hudson N Y two grandchildren services tomorrow at 2 at Wellington Funeral Home burial Cedar Park Cemetery Hudson NY friends may call today 2 4 and 7 9.

Grace M. Garrison Wahconah Heights Pittsfield General Hospital Lester G. Garrison Hudson, N. Y First Methodist Church WSCS Wahconah Keights Henry G East Hartford Raymond Slyman Harold Yorek Henry Clough Hudson, N Wellington Funeral Home Cedar Park Cemetery Hudson N.Y

DuBois to receive state funeral in Accra

Dr William E B DuBois 96 native of Great Barrington Mass died here Tuesday to be honored with a state burial outside 30 year old Christiansborg Castle The announcement came from President Kwame Nkrumah office DuBois a founder of the NAACP has lived in Accra for three years Funeral plans released by official sources Fred P Martin proprietor of Contractors Supply Co will be buried Monday in sacred heart church and St Joseph Cemetery readers may visit the family home for calling hours tonight and Sunday afternoon or evening

Accra Ghana William E. B. DuBois Great Barrington Mass Christiansborg Castle Dubois National Association For the Advancement of Colored People United States Kwame Nkumah Fred P. Martin Contractor’s Supply Co High St Sacred Heart Church St. Joseph’s Cemetery

Registration Sunday for Pittsfield Hebrew School

Parents may register their children for the Pittsfield Community Hebrew School on Sunday from 10 to 12 and Tuesday from 2 to 5 at the school. iSchool sessions begin Tuesday with classes scheduled. limited spaces remain especially for ages four to eight. Principal Jacob H. Pecker, back from Israel, will be available for consultations during registration hours, with staff including Kennath Winiatz and Mrs. Harry Deykin among others.

Pittsfield Community Hebrew School Jacob H. Pecker Israel Kennath Winiatz Harry Deykin Eugene Auglick Robert Slaskin Rabbi Morris Fiehrman

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