No Admission of Guilt in Electrical Antitrust Pleas
General Electric and Westinghouse pleaded guilty or no contest in Philadelphia federal court to multiple antitrust charges about sales of heavy electrical equipment. They state the pleas do not admit all allegations, aiming to end litigation. executives named were not charged personally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric Co
West Inghouse Electric Corp
Philadelphia
Gerhard A. Gesell
Washington
Herbert Brownell
New York
United States
Westinghouse
Justice Department
Ralph J. Cordiner
Robert Paxton
Arthur F. Vinson
Atty
Charles L. Whittinghill
Mr. Vinson
Smith
Seaman
William S. Ginn
Schenectady
Pittsfield
Ginn
Births Reported in Pittsfield and Nearby Areas
Birth notices list several families welcoming new children yesterday and this morning. Dale Harrington and spouse at 10 Pine Grove Drive announce a daughter at Pittsfield General. George L. Schrufer and spouse of Stephentown welcome a son yesterday. Frederick V. Moore of Laneshoro reports a son yesterday. Kim M. Fox of 501 South Street has a son yesterday. Gerald R. Lavoie of 52 Grove Street reports a daughter this morning. John R. Hurley of 17 Lombard Street and spouse welcome a daughter yesterday. David Q. Miller of New Lebanon NY reports a daughter last night. Louis H. Buchholz of 440 Fenn Street reports a daughter this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield General
Dale G. Harrington
Pine Grove Drive
Frederick V. Moore
Laneshoro
Kim M. Fox
South St
Barbers Union raises men and boys haircut prices
Pittsfield Barbers Local 127 approved a 25 cent price increase to 1.75 for men and 1.50 for boys with weekday rates at 1.25 and weekend 1.50 in the area. The rise, first since 1956, covers shops in Pittsfield and surrounding towns after two owners signed a new contract. Local business agent Charles Mole noted two holdouts signed this week. A Krews of local ads follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield Barbers Union
Theodore
Ciejka
Union
Longste Ave
Abou- Marine
Charles R. Mole
Mole
Pittsfield
Dalton
Lanesboro
Hinsdale
Lenox
Barbers’ Union
Legion Votes 355 For Charity In December Meeting
The local American Legion approved 300 for Christmas aid to veterans families and allocated 30 to United Community Services, 10 to The Eagle Toy Fund, 5 to Berkshire County Association for Retarded Children, and 10 for Holy Family League of Charity. They also fund cigarettes for veterans at the City Infirmary and plan visits to veterans children on December 24. 22 new members were admitted in the past month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion
Post
United Community Services
Eagle Toy Fund
Holy Family League of Charity
Berkshire County Association
City Infirmary
Miss McDonnell Honored at Retirement Party
Miss Margaret M AfeDornei formerly of Pittsfield retires after 47 years with the New England Telephone Brattleboro office. She was honored by 100 associates friends and relatives at a dinner at the Hotel Latchis Brattleboro receiving a transistor radio and a money fan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret M. AfeDornei
Pittsfield
Brattleboro
New England Telephone & Telegraph
Camp Devens
Washington
Miss McDonnell
Springfield
Probate Court records list Slater estate and divorce decree
Probate Court shows executor Caroline Slater of Williamstown reporting personal property valued at 35473. Antonia Mary Cole of Pittsfield was granted a divorce from Jack N. Cole of Fairfield Conn on desertion grounds. They wed Sept 23 1955 with custody awarded to the mother Nancy A Wojtkowski of Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Slater
Williamstown
Antonia Mary Cole
Pittsfield
Jack N. Cole
Fairfield, Conn
Nancy A. Wojtkowski
Pitts
Field
George W. Wojikowski
Fittsfield
Agnes M. Saridakis
Arturi G. Saridakis
Salt Lake City
Utah
GE Ordnance to Lay Off 200 in First Quarter 1961
General Electric Pittsfield ordnance plants will cut about 200 jobs in early 1961 with roughly 140 layoffs in January affecting production and maintenance workers and about 60 more in the next three months including salaried staff. The action follows reduced demand from Talos missile and Polaris units, as factory projects like the SPS 30 height finder await readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GE Ordnance
General Electric Co
Ordnance Department
Pittsfield
Gene R. Peterson
Peterson
Department
Defense
Navy
Bottle Clubs Continue To Gurgle In Chain Letter Craze
Action on the chain letter bottle clubs persisted with Dalton liquor stores reporting about 200 bottles sold to lucky drinkers after a prior day total of 300. Some winners took up to a dozen bottles at once, with schemes allowing as many as 32 bottles per member. Pittsfield stores noted near 100 bottles sold yesterday while others described a dozen or two dozen. One dealer said the craze seemed to grow, another that it was fading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Pittsfield
Pittsfield Girls Basketball Clinic Attracts County Students
The Pittsfield High School Girls' Athletic Association hosted a county clinic drawing teachers and students from Berkshire County schools. Participants from Adams High, Cheshire, Dalton, Lenox, Mount Everett Regional, Stockbridge, Williams, Foxhollow, and North Adams State College joined a demonstration led by Miss Nancy Rupp of UMass and the National Board of Basketball Officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield High School Girls’ Athletic Association
Berkshire County
Fitisfield Girls Club
State College
North Adams
Adams High School
Cheshire School
Dalton High School
Lenox High School
Williams High School
Stockbridge
Mount Everett Regional School
Sheffield
Foxhollow School For Girls
Stocksbridge School
Pittsfield
Dalton
Lenox
Nancy Rupp
University of Massachusetts
National Board of Basketball Officials
Notre Dame Club Shifts Mass Attendance Schedule
The Notre Dame Club of the Berkshires will hold its communion breakfast after the 8 30 mass at Shadowbrook, not after the 8 a m mass as earlier announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Club
Berk Shires
Shadowbrook
Santa Toy Fund Gains Momentum With 300 In Gifts
The Eagle reports the Santa Toy Fund received 300 in gifts from 47 individuals and groups including a 50 gift from JUE Local 255 and 40 from Jack Lindsay Inc employees. Florida donors, Civil Defense Firemen's Association, and two General Electric departments contributed. A seven year old gave 1 from lunch money. The drive aims to ensure every area child receives a toy, despite not yet reaching the 4000 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JUE
Local 255
Jack Lindsay, Inc
Farrell & Gregory
Civil Defense Firemen’s Association
General Electric
Florida
PittsHeld
Donelle Wolf
Givers to the Eagle’s Santa Toy Fund donors list
A long list of donors and memorials appears for the Eagle’s Santa Toy Fund. Entries include Amy and Patrick Prendergast, Maureen and Beverly in memory of Grandma, and many individuals and organizations from Dalton Pittsfield Lenox and beyond contributing small gifts or honoring relatives with notes of loving memory. The page also notes totals and a progress toward a goal with figures such as 3.00 1.060 10.08 4.08 2.00 and zero progress reported for today’s total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy
Patrick Prendergast
Beckshire Museum
Grandma
Maureen
Beverly
Stormer
Billy Grady
Michele
Eddie Cousmeau
Liberty Mctual Insurance Co
Lo PY Engineering
Charlie
Terry Young
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Dachla
Robbie Matarazzo
Dalton
Fragmented OCR numeric snippet from 7.00 2. 109 4g.09 2.0 009
This record contains a string of isolated numbers and codes with no readable names, places, dates, or events to summarize.
Fragmentary financial figures from undefined source
Unclear data shows numbers 14 1.50 2H ite 30.00 3148428 33,395.72 without context or identifiable entities, leaving no verifiable event or subjects to describe. The fragment lacks names, places, dates, or organizations to anchor a coherent summary.
Traffic Lights Sought for Elderly Housing
The Pittsfield Housing Authority requests two traffic lights near Wahconah Street elderly housing. A pedestrian light is sought at Alcove Street and Peck's Road on Wahconah Street and a flashing warning light about 500 feet north of the development. Arthur C. McGill notes 68 apartments will be ready by spring and all tenants will be 65 or older, needing safe crossing at a busy stretch and a warning light near the blind curve to slow unfamiliar motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield Housing Authority
Wahconah Street
Alcove Street
Peck's Road
Arthur C. McGill
Peck’s Road
McGill
New Society Elects Officers at St Francis Church
The Holy Nama Society of St. Francis Church elected officers at a supper meeting in the Polish Community Club. James D. Ward was chosen president, with Bruce F. Barents as vice president, Joseph J. Litano as treasurer, and Carroll F. Kane as recording secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Nama Society of
St. Francis' Church
James D. Ward
Bruce F. Barents
Joseph J. Litano
Carroll F. Kane
Also Mentioned on This Page
Raymond W. Smith
J. W
Larry)Seaman
Marc A. de Ferranti
Paxton
The
Eagle
Pittsfield GE
J. Cullen Ganey
Cleveland
Ohio
Garden Stool
Time Magazine
George L. Schrufer
Stephentown
N.Y
Gerald R. Lavoie
Grove St
St. Luke's
John R. Hurley
Lombard St
David Q. Miller
New Lebanon, NY
Louis H
Buchholz
Fenn St
Leo N. Bradley
Orchard St
Ing
Joseph Venturini
South John St
Newberry's Delicatessen
Don Kelly
Zac Gal
Gladdon Orchards
D. H. Traver
Route 41
Richmond
America
Marion
Cooper Coal Co
Fenn Street
Dial
Crusade For Christ
Darrow School Road
New Lebanon
N. Y
Ady, Ai
Trabold Railroad
Boston & Maine
Probate
al Manufacturing
Allend County
Santa Toy Fund
David Howard
Olimpia Serteling Internations
Union of Electrical Radio & Machine Workers
AFL- 10
Jamie Ellen Foley
Dalton Elizabeth Lenton Foley
Dalton Infoving
Pat
Mary-Jane
Post Wolf
Ameriscan Legion
Aed
Grandpa Pasquarelli
Doris
Rose Pasquarelli
Granmmie
Leslie Ann
Marie Debbie
Doree
Dan
Hart Schaffner
Marx
HS & M
Cricketeer
Besse-Clarke
Pat Broderick
WBEC
Bee Farke
Hickey-Freeman
Mart Schaffner & Mazz
Arrow
Florvhets
New Society
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