Pittsfield Man Spreads NASA Peace Message Abroad
Pittsfield native ris Mydes J. Doherty, a NASA Afro-Asian Section coordinator, travels to Pakistan India Nigeria and other African nations to promote peaceful space exploration. He notes NASA's civilian role, satellite advances, and cooperation with about 60 nations, including weather and communications benefits and future cheap global calls via satellites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Ris Mydes J. Doherty
Charles E. Doherty
Doherty
Washington
Pakistan
India
NASA
Nigeria
England
Canada
Italy
U.S
Texas
Protestant Services At Berkshire Jail Open To Public
Sheriff John D. Courtney Jr. invites the public to Protestant services tomorrow morning in the new chapel of the Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction. The chapel opened with a Roman Catholic service last Sunday dedicated to President Kennedy, and Catholics and Protestants will alternate Sundays. Rev. E. Roy Burchall of the First Church of Christ Congregational will conduct the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Courtney Jr
Berkshire County
House of Correction
Second Street
Kennedy
E. Roy Burchall
First Church of Christ
Skimpy Football Field Cited as Prison Problem
Harold V. Langlois Jr. told a State House hearing that Rhode Island's adult prison lacks space for recreation because new buildings have reduced the old walls to less than a full football field. Inmates play with a handicapped setup and the warden seeks 160000 to move the wall back, part of a 14.5 million capital program by the Social Welfare Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R.J
Rhode Island
Harold V. Langlois Jr
al State House
Langlois
Rhode Island Social Welfare Department
Miss Pease Graduates as Practical Nurse
Chester Miss Chevy Pease daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Pease of Middlefield Street graduated from the Practical Nurses training course at Pittsfield Vocational School with exercises at Madonna Hall St Luke's Hospital She is a 1962 Chester High School graduate and will remain on staff at Pittsfield General Hospital Attending included her parents brother Jeffrey sister Candace and grandparents Mr and Mrs Raymond Brazee of Westfield Also Goewey on leave from the U S Army to visit family for 30 days prior to returning to Friedburg Germany for non commissioned officers' school in Chester schools earlier era News item includes military family notes and a local bowling league report with scores and party plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Chevy Pease
Herman Pease
Middlefield Street
Pittsfield Vocational School
Cheshire School to Hold Intramural Basketball Program
Arthur Bourdon, director of the intramural basketball program at Cheshire School, reports that 118 students in grades 4 through 8 will participate in the basketball program. The event involves multiple teams and aims to promote youth athletics within the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bourdon
Cheshire
Middlefield Sees Busy Christmas Schedule and Grange Event
Middlefield plans a string of Christmas activities including Grange party Tuesday, parsonage open house Friday, and a school program December 19 ahead of caroling December 21 and Christmas Sunday service. Also listed are town meals, Grange meeting Tuesday at 8, caucus ballot filing, and residents Maurice and Mrs. Pease returning from Albany for Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlefield
Grange
Board of Selectmen
Maurice H. Pease and Sons
Albany
N. Y
Local Notes From East Windsor Hospitals and Visits
East Windsor Mrs Elmer Williams entered Pittsfield General Hospital Tuesday for treatment. Mrs Fred Mongue returned Sunday from a three week visit with Mr and Mrs Fred Mongue Jr in Alexandria Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Williams
Pittsfield General Hospital
Fred Mongue
Fred Mongue Jr
Alexandria
Biggest Deer Kill Reported In West Stockbridge
Edward T Norton of West Stockbridge and John Bonacquisti of North Adams heard shots while hunting and found Norton’s Mercury station wagon hit with a four inch hole in a door. Police could not locate the hunter who fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Stockbridge
Edward T.norton
John Bonacquisti
Norton
Secretary files race referendum bill to trim ballots
State Secretary Kevin H. White filed a bill to remove horse and dog racing questions from ballots in counties that vote to reject them unless 20 percent petition. The bill contrasts with Sen. Della Russo who seeks to freeze racing where past referenda favored it. White says referendums are costly and clutter ballots and should appear only if truly wanted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin H. White
White
Harry Della Russo
Revere
Five Turkeys To Be Given at Benefit Concert
J Edward Dery chairs a Peter Paul and Mary concert at Pittsfield Boys Club auditorium on Sunday December 15 with five 20 pound turkeys as door prizes at intermission. Donors include club friends and Sammy Vincent aids. Tickets remain at Sammy Vincent England Brothers or Boys Club office. The event aims to draw 3660 people and support the Pittsfield Boys Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edward Dery
Pittsfield Boys’ Club
Sammy Vincent
Mr. Dery
David W. Northwood
Gardner L. Brown
Frederick S. Fahey
John J. Laoughlin
Alexander Leslie
John D. Lynch Jr
Gerald Blake
Dominick D. Ciuffreda
England Brothers
Boys’ Club
Eugene L. Amber
Jacob S. Aaronson
Mountfort A. Euston
Frederick A. Rubin
David L. Gladt
Glenn Jost
Deborah Sanders
Margaret Steele
Albert Currey
Charles Bouth
Burton Ramsey
Richard Connors
Peter Donegan
William Dclancyck
Edward McKim
John O'Neil
Peter, Paul and
Mary
Pitts ‘Field Boys’ Club
Stephentown graduate completes Hudson Valley course
Stephentown Harry Beach has graduated from the Institute of Management Affairs course sponsored by Hudson Valley Community College. Mr and Mrs John Burns and children William and Elsa spent the holidays with Mrs Burns relatives in Duxbury Massachusetts. Mr and Mrs Paul Sykes welcomed a daughter Eileen Margaret born November 29 at Samaritan Hospital Troy. Mr and Mrs Elmer Conklin and son Patrick and daughter Karen spent the weekend at Bound Brook New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Beach
Institute of Management Affairs
Hudson Valley Community College
John Burns
William
Elsa
Winter sports equipment sale heads to final day
Staff cry whoa as no more items are accepted for the annual sale at the Lincoln store on North Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. By Friday afternoon, sales reached 6500 dollars and officials anticipate the most successful 19 year event in the Parks and Recreation winter sports committee history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
North Street
Department of Parks and Recreation
Deer Hunting Season Ends Today at 5 P.M.
The six day Massachusetts deer hunting season ends at 5 p m today The checking station on Hub bard Avenue in this city opens at 10 and closes at 6 Yesterday hunters reported kills including Joe Milan Fall River a 150 pound doe and Sandisfield a 174 pound 8 point buck Alex Hanna Two does weighed in at Kenver Sports Center Great Barrington Fri Howard F Mores of Southbridge a 117 pound doe and Clarence Cochran of Great Barrington a 90 pound doe in Alford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Hubbard Avenue
Joe Milan
Fall River
Doe
Sandisfield
Alex Hanna
Dewey Ave
Kenver Sports Center
Great Barrington
Howard F. Mores
Barrington Lt Aigner to graduate from Air Force pilot school
Great Barrington, Lt Steven Aigner son of Lucien Aigner of Dresser Avenue will graduate Monday from Air Force pilot school at Laughlin AFB Del Rio Texas He is a Searles High and UF ROTC graduate with a BA in journalism He logged over 230 flight hours and will join the 964th Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron at McClellan AFB Sacramento to fly RC-121 TD planes He will spend the holidays at home next week before reporting in January to Fort McClellan Alabama
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Steven A. Aigner
Lucien Aigner
Dresser Avenue
Air Force
Laughlin Afb
del Ris
Texas
Searles High
Aigner
Air Force Rotc
University of Florida
Laughlin
964Th Airborne
McClellan Afb
Sacramento
Calif
Northwest
Fort McClellan
Ala
Top-Hers Initiate 12 Members in Berkshire Club Banquet
Twelve new Top-Hers joined the Berkshire County Top-H Service Club at a Hinsdale Kittredge School banquet. Initiates include Nancy Herrmann and Betty-Jo Williams of Adams Donna Cande and David Staples of Dalton Jennifer Moon of Hinsdale Bruce Fletcher of Lanesboro Kenneth Proctor of Egremont Paul Davis of Lee Kathleen Abert of Lenox and Lauria Alessio Madelaine Zahn and Michael Alessio of Pittsfield. Hinsdale 4-H Garden Club prepared and served the banquet under 4-H Leader Mrs. Arthur Moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire County
Kittredge School
Hinsdale
Nancy Herrmann
Betty-Jo Williams
Adams
Donna Cande
David Staples
Dalton
Jennifer Moon
Bruce Fletcher
Lanesboro
Kenneth Proctor
Egremont
Paul Davis
Lee
Kathleen Abert
Lenox
Lauria Allessio
Madelaine Zahn
Michael Allessio
Pittsfield
Tierney Bids Low on Berkshire Jail Boiler Job
David J. Tierney Jr was the low bidder at 2921 dollars for a sub contract on a boiler installation at Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction bids opened at the county courthouse. General contractor bids will be opened Tuesday at the County Commissioners meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Tierney Jr
Berkshire County
House of Correction
Stoddard to Attend New England Association Meeting
Dr. Paul W. Stoddard will attend the fall meeting of the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Boston this weekend. Mrs. Caroline Wakefield attends the fall conference of the Connecticut Personnel and Guidance Association at the University of Bridgeport today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Stoddard
New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Statler-Hilton
Boston
Caroline Wakefield
Connecticut Personnel and Guidance Association
University of Bridgeport
Grandparents Cleared in Hatch Keeseville Column Item
The column corrects an earlier omission naming Lewis A Hatch and Ada Hatch of Canaan as grandparents to Lewis Hatch ILE of Keeseville. It also notes great grandparents Mr and Mrs William Necker Sr and Mrs Ada Hatch. Francis Fargo recuperates at Columbia Memorial Hospital after surgery. Billy Macfarlane and Bobby Macfarlane host a school birthday party concert at Morris Elementary, directed by Jan Stock. Concerts are funded by Pittsfield Musicians Union Local 149 and music industry trust funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hatch Ile
Keeseville
Lewis A. Hatch
Ca Naan
Ada Hatch
William Necker Sr
Francis Fargo
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Hudson
Billy Macfarlane
Bobby Macfarlane
Jan Stock
William Macfarlinski
Morris
Pittsfield
Musicians’ Union
Music Performance Trust
Bar ton couple visiting daughter in Phoenix
Mr and Mrs Samuel Barton are in Phoenix Arizona visiting their daughter Frances during a family trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Samuel Barton
Phoenix, Ariz
Frances
Chester Bowling High Scores Tie in Women’s League
Loretta Easton bowled a high single of 101 in the Chester Women’s League while Vivian Salvini led all totals with the high series. The standings highlight strong showings from Easton and Salvini in a tight meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Loretta Easton
Vivian Salvini
Obituary: Roy Mitchell of Deerfield Academy Dies Unexpectedly
Roy Mitchell head of the Latin department at Deerfield Academy died unexpectedly at his home Thursday morning. He was father of Mrs. Theodore Wassell of Lee. Funeral services will be today at Hodgen Funeral Home in Deerfield. The family requests Heart Fund donations in his memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deerfield
Roy Mitchell
Deerfield Academy
Hayes
Theodore Wassell
Lee
Hodgen
Deefield
Mr. Hayes
Legislators Propose Weed Battle For Stockbridge Bowl
State Sen George Hammond and State Rep Sidney Curtiss filed a bill to direct the Massachusetts Department of Health to begin a three year chemical control program against submerged vegetation in Stockbridge Bowl. They seek 55000 for 1964 capital outlay to fund treatment as milfoil has become the major problem. Prior surveys showed extensive aquatic weed infestation. past treatments at nearby lakes set precedent for legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Hammond
Westfield
Sidney Q. Curtess
Sheffield
Stockbridge Bowl
Massachusetts Department of Health
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Stockbridge Bowl Association
Curtiss
Department of Health
Sen
Hammond
Representative Curtiss
Lake Quinsigamond
Webster
Spy Pond
Arlington
Barrington Bowling High Singles and Triples Scores
Mrs Wilma Darada led late singles with 206 followed by Mrs Joan Labshere 204. In triples, Darada posted 559 and Barbara Broderick 525, as results showed in the Barrington Bowlero event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrington
Wilma Darada
Joan Labshere
Darada
Barbara Broderick
Funeral notices and masses for local residents
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude V. Putnam are set for this afternoon at 2:38 at Wellington Funeral Home with burial in Pittsfield Cemetery. the Rev. Edwin L. Kautz will officiate. Raymond A. Baker’s services are at 11 this morning at Foley Funeral Home with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Fire Department members attend Beavers funeral with officers presiding. Francis Archey of 103 Parker St. has a Monday 8:30 a.m. service from Dery Funeral Home and Solemn High Mass at St Mary’s. Lawrence A. Daly Sr.’s High Mass of Requiem is today at 9 in St. Joseph’s Church, burial at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. bearers listed. Francis E. Archey funerals are Monday at 9:30 from Dery Funeral Home with Mass at St. Joseph’s Church and burial there. calling hours today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude V. Putsam
Maude V. Putnam
Wellington
Edwin L. Kautz
Criven Buria
Pittsfield
Frank J. VanBuskirk
Henry B. Gallison
William 5. Pike
Harry D. Seegar
Raymond A. Baker
Foley Funeral
Fairview
Beavers
Dalton Fire Department
Charles A. Reid
Edward J. Croughwell
Robert FE. Croughwell
John A. Cormier
William J. White
Francis Archey
Parker St
Dery Funeral Home
St. Mary’s' Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Lawrence A. Daly ‘Sr
St. Joseph’s Church
Raymond ‘A. Langue
St.Joseph's Cemetery
John D.mcnamara
William I. Kitterman
Ronald A. Perrone
Lea M. Daly
Francis J. Pianpiano
Frank
Jakacky
Ronald Codella
Francis E. Archey
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Arthur Myers
National Aeronautical and Space Administration
Latin America
Doherty Was
Richmond
His
Charles
E. Doherty
U. S
Brazil
Mexico
Venezuela
Germany
Belgian Congo
Ghana
Myles Doherty
Pakinan
W. J. Lynch Paints
Asia
J. Lynch Paint Center
Wen
Lyman B. Cooney
Fleetwood
Miss Pease
Noble's
Comets
Tor‘Nadoes
Rockets
Cyclones
Myra Davenport
Winnie Alexander
D. Russel Borton
Gerard F. Romano
Savage
East Windsor
Stephentown
Leo R. Gilson
Charles D. Gilson
Putnam Ave
Gilson
Steven Aigner
Hinsdale 4-H Garden Club
4-H
Arthur Moon
Tierney
Law
Canaan, Conn
Margaret Svehla Tel
Taylor
Canaan, N.Y
Michael
Roy M. Hayes
Layre Pied Petit Tina Patton
Lawrence “A. Daly Sr
The
Salvation Army
Royal Discount
Fourth St
Hilling
Pittsfield-Lenen Road
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!