Governor Sargent Urges National Battle on DDT
Gov. Sargent told Massachusetts Audubon Society members in Wellesley he will press for a national attack on the insecticide DDT at a governors’ meeting in Arkansas this week. He cited the Los Angeles mackerel fleet shutdown due to high DDT in fish and warned of risks to coastlines and the fishing industry. The talk preceded Audubon A’s awards, including GE Pittsfield operations, for a $6.8 million eight year effort to clean the Housatonic River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargent
Arkansas
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Wellesley
Los Angeles
Audubon “A
Winter Sports Sale Grosses over $12,000
The annual winter sports equipment sale sponsored by the Winter Sports Committee of the Department of Parks and Recreation grossed more than $12,000. More than 2,200 items were donated and sold Friday and Saturday in the Brewer Building. Unsold items and checks may be picked up Tuesday and Wednesday at the Brewer Building.
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Department of Parks and Recreation
Brewer
South Street
Clinton Avenue
Out-of-court settlements in two New York State auto cases
Superior Court records two settlements. Joseph Lefebvre of Pittsfield and David Ramsey of Pittsfield resolved a $25,000 auto tort from an Aug 1967 Route 20 Hancock crash in which Lefebvre was a Ramsey passenger. William Grabmeier of North Egremont won $1,095 from Edward Linsenmayer of Levittown after a two-car Route 7 Stockbridge collision on April 23, 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lefebvre
Pittsfield
David Ramsey
Route 20
Hancock
Aug
Lefebvre
Ramsey
William Grabmeier
North Egremont
Edward W. Linsenmayer
Levittown
Grabmeier
Divorce Granted in Probate Court for Cartier Family
Patricia L. Cartier of Pittsfield obtains a divorce from Ronald W. Cartier with custody of their two minor children. They were married in Pittsfield on February 19, 1959. The estate of former real estate broker Edward G. Smith of Lenox is appraised at 39,904 and comprises personal property including outstanding real estate commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia L. Cartier
Pittsfield
Ronald WW. Cartier
Parts Unknown
Edward G. Smith
Lenox
Tax lien filed against Ski N' Things Inc in Boston
A tax lien for 303 dollars on Ski N' Things Inc at 910 South St was filed in federal court by IRS Director William E. Williams. The lien covers withholding taxes and was placed on December 22, 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ski *N’ Things, Inc
South St
Director of Internal Revenue
William E. Williams
Police Briefs Tie-ups Lead to Multiple Weekend Accidents
James J Toner 31 Dillon St charged with operating after license suspension in a Wendell Avenue collision. Passenger Thomas Cheiniere 18 of 14 Dade Ave hospitalized briefly. Ellen McPhillips Lenox identified as other driver. Damages over 200 per vehicle. Daniel Bruckner 21 Cape Canaveral Fla charged with no license after two car crash on Dalton Avenue. Durant 58 Harding St the other driver. Bruckner’s car 300 damage, Durant 250. Tom Dowdell 11 Division St treated for minor band injury after firing a match at a 22 caliber bullet. Intruder entered New England Furniture Co on Fourth Street. $2 stolen from a desk bank. Coke machine loss undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Toner
Dillon St
Wendell Avenue
Thomas Cheiniere
Dade Ave
Ellen McPhillips
Lenox
Daniel Bruckner
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Dalton Avenue
Thomas Durant
Harding St
Bruckner
Durant
Tommy Dowdell
Division
James Danford
Pittsfield General Unit
BMC
New England Furniture Co
Fourth Street
District Court Hears Diverse Docket In Hamlin Street DUI Case
Elliot M. Calkins 47 of Hamlin Street fined 200 for DUI and 50 for driving after license suspension after a bench hearing in North Street parking lot. He pleaded not guilty but was convicted on the charges. Third count drunkenness filed by Special Justice Clement A. Ferris. Acquittals, continuances, and other actions followed for multiple defendants including Ralph L. Potter, Thomas Langlois, Perry Daniels Jr., Raymond Riley, Zygmont Makarski, Robert McLaughlin, Nancy Persson, John Dimaina, and a dozen GE strike-related cases continuing to Jan. 3. Coast Guard discharge case for Gerald A. Clark, marijuana possession continued. Bail set for Donald Sturman et al. Cases dismissed for several defendants on improved behavior. others warned by Judge Cimini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliot M. Calkins
Hamlin’ Street
Calkins
North Street
Clement A. Ferris
Ferris
Ralph L. Potter
Jennings Ave
Dalton
Potter
Main Street
Atty
W. Stanley Cooke
Thomas Langlois
Second St
Langlois
Benedict Road
Perry F. Daniels Jr
Worthington St
Raymond Riley
Lincoln St
Riley
Dalton Avenue
Zygmont Makarski
Housatonic
South Street
Robert McLaughlin
Cherry St
Nancy E. Persson
Anthony Road
Gerald A. Clark
Fair Oaks
Calif
Coast Guard
Frank W. Cimini
Donald Sturman
Stanley Ave
Alfred Cimini Jr
Lyman St
Edward Paris
Kenwood Sive
David Ricci
Dorchester Ave
Palmer
Elm Street
Cimini
Isaiah Alexander Jr
Darrow School
Lebanon
N.Y
Columbus and
Dewey Avenues
David L. Frye
Dewey Ave
Betsy Goodman
South’ Onota St
Joyce Gilbert
Merriam St
Adams Mrs Rachel Kelley obituary fronted by two towns
Rachel L Brodeur Kelley 66 wife of Francis M Kelley of 135 Commercial St died Saturday in Westfield after a long illness. She was mother of Selectman Earle F Kelley born Adams Jan 16 1903. She worked at Pittsfield GE in WWII and founded Just for Fun club. Survived by husband son two daughters 14 grandchildren and four sisters. Funeral tomorrow at St Thomas Church with burial Bellevue Cemetery.
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Adams
Rachel L. Brodeur Kelley
Francis M. Kelley
Commercial St
Westfield
Selectman
Earle F. Kelley
Theophile
Alma Favreau Brodeur
Pittsfield GE
Kelley
St. Thomas’ Church
JFF
Edward Burke
McBride Funeral Home
Bellevue Cemetery
Obituaries From Pittsfield Area Dated Memorial Week
A string of death notices from Lenox Tyringham Canaan Falls Village and surrounding areas lists Camille Nuyt, Achille Segalla, Mary Burwell, Sunley Rice, Charles Wildey, Claude Biron, and Antonina Satrapi. The bereaved include daughters Cecile Ford and Barnette Van Tittelboom, sons Stanley Segalla and Domenic Segalla, and many grandchildren and relatives. Funeral arrangements note Kelly Funeral Home Lee, St Josephs Church, and Mount Carmel Church as burial venues with services in Lenox Lee Canaan and Lakeville.
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Lenox Dale
Camille Sinove Nuyt
Crystal St
Edgecomb
Lenox
Westeren
Belgium
Nuyt
Tyringham
Cecile Ford
Newington
Pittsfield Veteran Carpenter Dies at Albany Hospital
Wyman A Bonyea 59 a patient at Lee House Nursing Home died yesterday at Albany Veterans Hospital He was a Pittsfield resident born in St Albans VI World War I Army veteran and a 30 year self employed carpenter He leaves two sisters Mrs George Wagner and Mrs Henry St John and three brothers Edward Harold Clarence E Burial will be in Pittsfield Cemetery Funeral arrangements at Dery Funeral Home with Rev Dudne M Breeze officiating
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Claude E. Biron
el Paso
Tex
Pittsfield
General Electric Co
Biron
Eleanor Gavin
Francis Daoust
Henry Yon
Wyman A. Bonyea
Lee House
Lee
Albany
N.Y
Bonyea
St. Albans
Royal Order of Moose
George Wagner
Henry HK
St. John
Edward and
Harold
Clarence E
Bell Flower
Calif
Dery
Comeau, 78, Dies After Long Illness in Florida
Eugene L. Comeau, 78, of Springfield and former bakery businessman, died Saturday in St Joseph's Hospital Tampa after a long illness. He was born in Troy N Y and had worked in Springfield and Florida. Survived by another daughter three sisters and a brother. Services Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St Thomas Church West Springfield with burial in St Thomas Cemetery. Calling hours tonight 7 to 9 at T P Sampson Funeral Home State Street Springfield.
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Great Barrington
Margaret H. Ball
Russell St
Housatonic Co- Operative Bank
Fairview Hospital
Benjamin
Bridgette Walsh Hayes
Ball
Rosary Society
St. Peter's Church
Mt. Everett Circle
Isabella
Charles A. Wildey
Falls Village
Dublin Road
Sharon (Cann.) Hospital
White Plains
N.Y
Soundview Volunteer Fire Department
Greenwich
Mr. Wildey
Minnie Hamblett
New York City
Kenneth
William
Ridge
Antonina Satrapi
Long Beach
Calif
Pittsfield
Bendvenga-Cagnoli
Mount Carmel Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Eugene L. Comeau
Donald Duclos
Dalton
St. Joseph's Hospital
Tampa
Fla
Troy
Comeau
Springfield
Florida
St. Thomas’ Church
West Springfield
St. Thomas Cemetery
T. P. Sampson
State Street
Three Die In One Car Crash Near New Hartford
In New Hartford Connecticut three residents died in a Friday night one car crash on Route 44. Susan Layton 24 of Norfolk was the presumed driver along with Helen Davidson 42 of Winsted and Lester Pearsall 85 of Sharon. Layton’s funeral services are set for tomorrow at St. Joseph’s Church in Canaan with burial in Irondale Cemetery Millerton New York. Davidson’s funeral was held today in Colebrook and Pearsall’s services were planned at Valentine Funeral Home in Millerton New York.
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New Hartford
Helen Riley
William Riley
Josiah
Robin
Kathleen
Josiah Jr
Norfolk
June Millard
Cotebrook
Layton
St. Joseph's Church
Canaan
Irondale
Millerton
N.Y
Newkirk
Berkshire Eagle Ad Rates Notice for Classifieds
Public notice outlines cash in advance for classified ads at The Berkshire Eagle. Rates listed include 30 cents per line and a $1.50 minimum charge. No deaths notices beyond noon for that day’s publication.
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Berkshire Eagle Daily
Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude for Support
In sorrow we recall the kindness of friends neighbors and relatives Mrs William D Collins and Mr and Mrs Letand Brown among others whose deeds are forever remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Collins
Letand ¥. Brown
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Carr Hardware CO
North SY
Newton and Barnfather Juneral Home
Raymon S. Webster
Robert E. Dwyer
East Housatonic St
Wanda Trepacz Beauty Salon
North
Wilworth’s
Geiser Grarer RR
Richard Brazeau
Paula Robinson
Pamela Robinson
Michelle Weiss
Groakess’ Rishon
Elm
Gov. Sargent
City Hall
Archivle E. Lamoureux
Lamoureux
George A. Howes
Kathleen Walton
Mary Quirico
Ann Pellizzari
Marion Best
Victoria Moynihan
Gordon Dennis
Gerald M. Lee
Bay State Road
Butler
Pittsfield Housing Authority
Thomas C. Renton
Wester Massachusetts Contracting Engineers
Superior Court
Probate
Kellogg
John S. Dimaina
Wellington Ave
Dimaina
Berkshire
Udimaina
J. Hoxey Wells
Cheshire
Girard Perregaux
Kahl’s
J. F. Kahl Co
American Gem Society
Mrs
Francis Kelley
Margaret Ball
Camille Nuyt
Achille Segalla
Conn
Ashley Falls Road
Sharon Hospital
Italy
Pipa Post
VFW
Jennie Perotti
Stanley
Domenic Segalla
Robert Lotz
Howard Lotz
Anthony Obler
East Canaan
Frank Aliano
Winsted
Gene Pedone
Roslyn Heights
St. Joseph’s Church
Church
Newkirk Funeral Home
Mary Burwell
Robert F. Dunn
St. Paul's Church
Warren
St. Joseph's Cemetery
David Ro'laughlin
Raymond M. Haughey
Edward L. Bates Jr
Robert E. Cartier
Sunley E. Rice
Stanley &. Rice
Bushey Road
BMG
Lanesboro
Saugus
Pittsfield High School
Rice
First Methodist Church
GE Quarter-Century Club
GEAA
Ann. L. Barber
Stanley E. Jr
U.S. Air Force
Chanute Afb
Robert T
Andrew F
George E
David J. Rice
Robert P. D'Amour
Holyoke
Robert O
Malden
John L. Rice
Thomas Buckley
Wellington
Funeral
C. Malcom Keir
Pittsfield Cemetery
Funeral Home
Dudne M. Breeze
Pilgrim Memorial Church
Union Street
North Adams
Summer St. Pittsfield
Union St. North Adams
Bradford Street
David A. Dery
J. Edward Dery
Bradford St
Main St
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