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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1960
Page
9
Holiday meeting celebrates togetherness, shared adventures, and kitchen snacks as children grow. It notes the need for funds to buy gifts and promotes M-A-C, New England's oldest and largest personnel loan company, inviting customers to borrow.
State Auditor Thomas J. Buckley reported the Commonwealth paid 27401 for extra water pumping on a project valued under 5060 at Foxboro State Hospital. He will forward the report to the attorney general to assess legality and possible state rebates. Buckley noted the division of building construction records audit found the director was overridden by the Commission of Administration and Finance after a contract was turned down.
Pittsfield General Hospital Auxiliary bazaar at First Methodist Church features a new West German stamp set issued this year to mark Grimms fairy tale 150th anniversary. The stamp table run by Miss Margaret Hall offers labeled foreign and domestic packs. Door prizes include a silver carving set silver vegetable dish a pocketbook an electric clock and an electric food warmer. Bazaar hours run from noon to five.
Eight members of the City Council toured the Civil Defense setup led by Director William H. Cooney. They visited the police station the communications center the rescue truck and radio trailer and heard briefings from Police Chief Thomas H. Calnaal Auxiliary Cmdr. Quentin Reynolds Deputy Fire Chief William Killackey Auxiliary Cmdr. William Sweeney Superintendent Vincent J. Hebert Omer J. Vaudreuil and Milton A. George on duties equipment and reporting in case of disaster.
Morningside Baptist Church Woman's League outlines a jet flight around the world from India to Jerusalem. The Rhoda Circle will present a Christmas world relief playlet "I Wonder as I Wander" by Alice Edson Cornell, with World Relief needs highlighted. An evening program includes a 7 pm board meeting and a fall love gift dedication at 17 45 supervised by Mrs. Chandler M. Vincent Jr.
A University of Illinois study finds workers who eat a good breakfast perform better than those who skip or eat poorly. It recommends a protein-rich meal with eggs, meat, or milk to start the day.
Chicago AP reports composer Cecil Effinger of the University of Colorado has invented a music typewriter to automate score creation. He built a 42-key machine with 7 symbols including sharps and flats, capable of typing music at about 50 measures per month, and praised as a potential breakthrough like printing for music.
AP report from EERHARDT South Carolina notes 10 year old Jody Morris of Augusta Georgia embraced his grandmother Mrs Roy Morris with great force. The hug caused her to be bed bound with a broken rib and strained muscles.
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