Meter Deficit Looms Over City Parking Efforts
Traffic officials blame poor enforcement and blocked half hour North Street parking for a projected 1964 deficit of about 40 000 in the metered parking system. City Auditor notes continued revenue declines despite more spaces while plans for all day parking and stricter enforcement seek to boost revenue and avoid losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh R McKean
North Street
McKean
John J. Nerton
Columbus Avenue
Park Square
Council
Norton
Procter Gamble Ordered To Sell Clorox Company
The FTC ordered Procter & Gamble to divest Clorox Chemical Co. claiming the six year old acquisition yielded economies mainly in advertising discounts. In Cincinnati, P G chair Howard Mortens said the decision will be appealed in federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Procter & Gamble Co
Clorox Chemical Co
Procter & Gamble
Cincinnati
Howard Mortens
Williams Student Wins Rhodes Prize
Davis Taylor, a Williams College senior from West Hartford Connecticut, becomes the colleges 21st Rhodes Scholar. He plans to teach English at the college level after Oxford three year study. Taylor is a cum laude Deerfield Academy graduate and Phi Beta Kappa member. He chaired Williams Prospect House and is active in Gargoyle and curriculum committees. He entered Williams via advanced placement and played varsity squash. His family details are noted including father James A. Taylor, Williams alumnus 1938, and a 1955 brother-in-law graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Davis Taylor
West Hartford
Deerfield Academy
Taylor
Gargoyle
Williams
Prospect House
Berkshire Farm
Canaan
N.Y
James A. Taylor
City Notes Jeuph Cowan Heads to Sarason Visit
Jeuph M Cowan of 19 New York Ave left today for a Sarason visit and will remain at the Landmert Hotel on the Lido until the end of May, returning then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeuph M. Cowan
New York Ave
Sarason Vis
Offe Landmert
Lido Ke
Oxford Police Leave Christmas Cards to Curb Drunk Driving
In Oxford England police handed out Christmas cards bearing the warning If you drink dont drive beneath the wind pelipers of illegally parked vehicles, signaling a sobriety campaign. The unusual method drew attention as officers aimed to deter impaired driving during the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
England
UPI
Holiday Gifts For J E K Staff In White House
Washington AP reports White House staff received prints of a Green Room painting the Kennedys planned to present as Christmas gifts. The prints are mounted in red portfolios with the presidential seal and carry facsimile signatures of John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy under an inscription of appreciation and best wishes for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Green Room
John F
Barrington Man Charged With Arson Sent to Northampton
GREAT BARRINGTON Judge George R. McCormick directed Robert F. T. Spadaccini 23 of Quarry Street to Northampton State Hospital for 33 days of observation after a District Court hearing. He pled innocent to charges of attempting to burn and burning a building tied to fires at Marty's Diner on State Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
George R. McCormick
Robert F. T. Spadaccini
Quarry Street
Northampton State Hospital
Spadaccini
Marty
State Road
M. T. Cavanaugh
Milo F. Brown
Pittsfield
Edward J. Haughey
Asst. Dist
William Flynn
Andrew J. Campoli
Martin Connelley
Lt. Brown
Former All American J. E. McGovern Dies
Le Sueur Minnesota AP reports John E. McGovern a 77 year old former University of Minnesota quarterback and the first Minnesota All America player from 1909 died Saturday of two heart attacks. He was a coach sport writer lawyer and executive.
Christmas Tattoos Rush in England Shop Popular Subjects
In ROMIPPRD England UPI reports teens rush to shops for religious Christmas tattoos. Shipton notes strong interest in sacred subjects with the crucifixion topping demand. Customer Brian Hargreaves, 18, says the tattoo helps him think about religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
UPI
Real Estate Transfers Notice Reed Street Partridge Road Lenox Avenue
Eileen Ziskind sells two Reed Street parcels to Samuel E and Jeanne R Bloomberg. William H and George H Brookman Jr with Anna B Blaney sell land on Partridge Road to James J and Virginia Burns. Thomas E and Barbara A Killeen sell a house and lot on Lenox Avenue to Edward M and Nancy C Prezenik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen Ziskind
Samuel E
Jeanne R. Bloomberg
Reed Street
William H
George H.brookman Jr
Anna B.blaney
James J
Virginia £. Burns
Partridge Road
Thomas E
Barbara A. Killeen
Edward M
Nancy C. Prezenik
Lenox Avenue
Fire record Friday highlights multiple incidents
At 5 04 AM Company 2 found frozen pipes and two burst lead traps at 41 Cherry St none burned. Health Department notified. At 142 PM Company 1 investigated a false forest fire on Lebanon Mt. At 14 AM fire due to overheated stove pipe charred a beam at 119 Elm St home store owned by George Elliman. damage confined to beam. Other fire calls involve a closed storefront on Mill Street and a box alarm at Dublin Road area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry St
Health Department
Lebanon Mt
George Elliman
Elm St
Donald F
Margaret H. Poll
Mill Street
From
Dalton
Elliman
Clyde
Doris H. Tanner
Columbus
William H. Bullett Jr
Former Resident Promoted by Bank in South Carolina
Neil H. Clark, son of Mrs. Loutse N. Clark of 34 Edwin St, is named manager of the loan department at the West Columbia branch of Citizens and Southern National Bank. He previously worked at Pittsfield National Bank and joined Citizens and Southern in May. A Bryant College alum, he studies at the American Institute of Banking in Columbia. He is married to Shirley Ann Shaw of Pittsfield. they have two children and reside in Batesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil H. Clark
Loutse N. Clark
Edwin St
West Columbia
S. C
Citizens and Southern National Bank
Clark
Pittsfield National Bank
Citizens and Southern
Bryant College
Providence
R. 1
American Institute of Banking
Columbia
Shirley Ann Shaw
Pitt
Christmas Tree Light Bulb Thieves Strike Pittsfield
Police report a busy weekend in Pittsfield with bulbs stolen from a tree near Coughlin's Package Store in Coltsville and wires cut. Ambulance calls included 62 year old Lawrence Palmer to Pittsfield General, 77 year old Emil Wechter to the hospital, 18 month old Charles Perenick Jr. at St Luke's, 17 year old James Fillo injured at the Boys Club, and Argie White taken to St Luke's after a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Robert E. Coughlin
Coughlin
Coltsville
Richard Demry
Reuter Ave
Richard R. Ahser
Egremont Ave
Tyler St
Lawrence Palmer
Pittsfield General Hospital
Emil A. Wechter
Park St
Emerson Ave
Charles Perenick Jr
Bolducs settle $10,000 suit with Morin in Windsor case
The Bolducs of Bloomfield VI and Raymond A Morin of Windsor settled a $10,000 suit after a two car collision on Dalton Avenue Pittsfield on April 8 191. Mrs Bolduc sustained injuries in the crash and the agreement settles the dispute for an undisclosed amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bolduc
Bloomfield, VI
Raymond A. Morin
Windsor
Dalton Avenue
Pittsfield
WWII Auxiliary To Meet Tomorrow At 7 38
Fittsfield Barracks of the Veterans of World War I and Auxiliary announce a joint meeting tomorrow night at 7 38. The gathering aims to discuss postwar activities and support veterans. Members are urged to attend at the barracks location for an evening of plans and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fittsfield Barracks
the Veterans of World War I
Auxiliary
Pittsfield Man Pleads Guilty
John Peter Shulhan twenty two of 21 Curtin Ave pleaded guilty in District Court to being a fugitive from justice He waived extradition before Judge Frank W Cimini and said he would return voluntarily to Nassau New York where he is wanted on a second degree assault charge Pittsfield Detectives Carmel Besse and James McCarty arrested Shulhan on Sunday morning on a warrant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Peter Shulhan
Curtin Ave
Shulhan
Frank W. Cimini
Nassau
N.Y
Pittsfield
Carmel Besse
James McCarty
Ford Funds Ballet Dancers With 8 Million Gift
New York figures say Ford Foundation will distribute a total of 1.5 million to the School of American Ballet and seven national ballet groups over four years. Balanchine hailed the aid as crucial, as grants to the New York City Ballet and others range from 144 thousand to 844 thousand with a national impact expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Ballet
Ford Foundation
School of American Ballet
New York City Ballet Co
George Balanchine
America
Foundation
Ford
Balanchine
Magic Wand
Russia
New York City Ballet
San Francisco Ballet
National Ballet
Washington, D.C
Pennsylvania Ballet
Philadelphia
Utah Ballet
Salt Lake City
Houston (Tex
Boston Ballet
District Court Hears Multiple Local Case Updates
District Court in Taikowski case found Taikowski guilty of defaulting support payments after pleas of innocence. He faces three months in jail with previous nonsupport conditions noted. police later arrested him Sunday on a warrant. Other defendants plead innocent or face fines for traffic and parking violations in Pittsfield and Dalton, with several cases continued or bail set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Tiakowski
Rector St
Emra
Taikowski
Frank W. Cimini
Tarkowski
Pittsfield
Emil Wainne
Dalton
Edward A. Monnot
North Adams
Lanesboro
Malcolm
Five Turkeys Awarded At Concert Night
Five 20 pound turkeys were won by ticket holders at the Peter Paul and Mary concert at the Boys Club. Names drawn in intermission included Robert B. Blake Sharon Carmel Joseph Nugent Galen Politis all of Pittsfield and Elaine Chenail of North Adams. Director David W Northwood thanked England Brothers Haddads Rug Co Folwell's Greenhouses for contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Blake
Williams St
Sharon Carmel
Cheshire Road
Joseph Nugent
West St
Galen Politis
South St
Pittsfield
North Adams
Elaine Chenail
Galvin Road
David W. Northwood
England Brothers
Haddad
Rug Co
Folwell
WRGB-TV To Carry Johnson U.N. Address
WRGB-TV will air President Lyndon B. Johnsons address to the United Nations live from 12 noon to 12 30 p.m. tomorrow. The station will cancel Teguiay programming from 9 to 11 30 a.m. to provide coverage of the U S Senate hearing on the Bobby Baker case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson
United Nations
Wrgb-Tv
U S.senate
R. G
Bobby) Baker
Earl of Glasgow Dead in Fairlie Scotland
The Earl of Glasgow a retired Royal Navy captain died Saturday in Fairlie Scotland. He was the eighth holder of the peerage which now passes to his son who retired from the navy as a rear admiral in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairlie
Scotland
Earl of Glasgow
Royal Navy
Funeral Services for Mrs Let tie Hutchinson
Funeral services for Mrs Let tie A Hutchinson were held yesterday at the Noche Funeral Home in Lenox. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery with prayers at the grave. Bearers named include Franklin A Avichiasen Walter A Avichiasen Henry aria Donald Comellier Henry Christopher Leroy Matchimeon, all of Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lettie A. Hutchinson
Noche
Lenox
Prescott Beech Jr
St. Helena's Chapel
New Lenox
Mountain View Cemetery
Mr. Beach
Franklin A
Walter A. Avichiasen
Henry
Aria
Donald Comellier
Henry Christopher
Leroy Matchimeon
Pittsfield
Obituary notices for Miss Helen Knox and Mrs Grace Place
Miss Helen May Knox 101, former Ithaca High School language head, died Sunday at Wide Acres Rest Home Sheffield. Born 1862 in West Winfield, NY, she taught in several states, was active in DAR and AAUW, and retired 1998. Grace Stebbins Place, 80, died Saturday at Adams Nursing Home after a long career at Holden Stone Co. in Pittsfield. funeral plans set in Adams with burial at Maple Street Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
William John Knox
Celia M. Davis Knox
Deposit
N. C
Newark
Schuylerville
N.Y
St. Peter
DAR
Adams
Grace Stebbins Place
Adams Nursing Home
Fred Place
Ems St
Long Beach
Calif
Julia Bowen
Cheshire
Dorothy Brodeur
Elm St
Simmons Funeral Home
Andrew Kilpatrick
The
Baptist Church
Maple St
Emil Wechter 77 of Pittsfield dies at General Hospital
Emil A Wechter 77 of 37 Park Street died this morning at Pittsfield General Hospital Born in Nancy France he spent most of his life here He worked 44 years at Eaton Paper Corp retiring in 1956 He was a St Joseph Church communicant member of Holy Name Society and Eaton s Quarter Century He and his wife Mary Ann observed their 52nd wedding anniversary in June He leaves two sons Joseph A Dalton and John U Pittsfield three daughters Jessica Parks North Adams Mrs William Kirby Lenox and Mrs Clarence Lorette Holyoke a brother George Pittsfield 100 grandchildren three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Friends may call at Dery Funeral Home tonight 7–9 and tomorrow 2–4 and 7–8 Funeral Wednesday High Mass of Requiem at St Joseph s Church Burial in St Joseph s Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil A. Wechter
Park St
Pittsfield General Hospital
Nancy
France
Eaton Paper Corp
Mr. Wechter
St. Joseph’s Church
Holy Name Society
Eaton's
Joseph A
Dalton
John UL
Pittsfield
Jessica Parkslot North Adams
William Kirby
Lenox
Clarence Lorette
Holyoke
George
Dery
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Mr. Marshall
Robert
Elizabeth Fox Marshall
St. Agnes’ Church
Knights of Columbus
GE Quarter Century Club
Anna Driscoll
James Marshall
Oak Park
Margaret Marshall
Menands
N. Y
Mary Marshall
Albany
Dinah Washington Dies in Detroit at 39
Blues singer Dinah Washington died at her Detroit home at 3 a.m. from an apparent sleeping pill overdose. She was 39 and had seven husbands, including Dick (Night Train) Lane. Her sons George Jenkins and Robert Grayson, both Windsor Mountain School students in Lenox, were en route home for Christmas when she died. Lane’s Lions lost to the Bears 24 14 as he missed the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Dinah Washington
Night Train) Lane
Detroit Lions
Lane
Miss Washington
Windsor Mountain School
Lenox
George Jenkins
Robert Grayson
Grayson
Ethel Harrison
Miss. Washington
Lions
Chicago Bears
Chicago
Dalton craftsman John T. Marshall dies after illness
John T. Marshall 74 of 31 Weston Ave. a GE wood worker and kitchen cabinet maker who also ran a lawn service and fished trout died after a short illness. He leaves wife Anna Driscoll, son James and three daughters. Calling hours at Foley Funeral Home. Funeral at St. Agnes Church with high Mass. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Jol T. Marshall
Weston Ave
Marshall
General Electric Co
Ife
Henry Cardin Dies at 73 in St Petersburg Florida
Henry Cardin 73 of Hoidt Allen died Saturday at Mound Park Hospital St Petersburg Florida Born in Chicago he lived 50 years in this area and retired in 1951 as laundry superintendent of Pittsfield General Hospital He was a Notre Dame Church member Elks Golden Age Club and Senior Citizens Club He leaves a daughter Mrs Torleat Bonestead of Queens Village NY a sister Mrs Anna Barber of Pittsfield three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Friends may call at Derg Funeral Home tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Funeral will be Wednesday at Notre Dame Church Burial in St Josephs Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cardin
Hoidt Allen
Mound Park Hospital
St. Petersburg
Fla
Chicago
Pittsfield General Hospital
Cardin
Notre Dame Church
Elks, Golden Age Club
Senior Citizens Club
Torleat Bonestead
Queens Village
N.Y
Anna Barber
Pittsfield
Derg
Tod
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Andrew Zanoni Rites Held in Brooklyn Burial
Andrew Zanoni 52 of Brooklyn New York died last Wednesday. He was the brother of Mrs. Mary Pagserini of Pittsfield. Services and burial were in Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Zanoni
Brooklyn
N.Y
Mary Pagserini
Pittsfield
Obituary of Robert B. Fisher of Cambridge New York
Robert B. Fisher 91 of Cambridge New York died Friday night at Springside Nursing Home. He was father to John H. Fisher of this city and left another son a daughter five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services were held this afternoon at Spurr Funeral Home Cambridge and burial followed in Cambridge Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Fisher
Cambridge
N.Y
John H. Fisher
Springside
Spurr
Cambridge Cemetery
Adams Post Office veteran Robert H. Dunn dies at 77
Robert H. Dunn, 77, a longtime Adams post office employee and WWI veteran, died Sunday after a seven day illness. He belonged to Berkshire Lodge of Masons Franke lin Chapter OES Golden Link Rebekah ONECO JOOF and was survived by wife Mildred Belknap Dunn a son Robert Jr a daughter Shirley Noring two brothers and seven grandchildren. Visitation is at Simmons Funeral Home Adams with services Wednesday at 2 conducted by Rev. Nelson Bryant. Cremation will follow in Troy and burial at Maple Street Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jr
Shirley Noring
Adams
Elwin
Vero Beach
Fla
R. Kenneth. Dunn
Brate Ueborn
Simmons Funeral
Nelson Bryant
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Troy
Maple St
Lenox Widow Mary Honeyman Dies After Illness
Mrs Mary Honeyman 84 of 16 Housatonic Street Lenox dies at Pittsfield General Hospital after a short illness widow of Phillip Honeyman She was a native Lenox resident daughter of Michael and Julia Abbott Mahanna A communicant of St Ann's Church Survivors include brother in law Dr Edward Messer and nieces Miss Mary Kirby Pittsfield and Mrs Fred Lutz Rochester NY Funeral plans include Wednesday service at Kelly Funeral Home Lenox at 930 followed by Requiem Mass at St Ann's Church 9 Friends may call tonight 7 to 9 and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Mary Mahanna Honeyman
Housatonic St
Pittsfield General Hospital
Phillip Honeyman
Michael
Julia Abbott Mahanna
St. Ann's Church
Edward Messer
Mary Kirby
Pittsfield
Fred Lutz
Rochester
Kelly
Funeral Home
Dalton Woman Mary Gaffney Dies at 79
Mrs. Mary Mad deh Gaffney 79 of 367 High St. Dalton died after a short illness. Widow of William L. Gaffney, born in Troy N Y, former Crane & Co. employee. She belonged to St. Agnes Church Rosary Sodality and Daughters of Isabella. Survived by two sons Francis L and William C of Dalton. two daughters Mrs Milton Nesbit Pittsfield and Mrs Walter Ouimette Dalton. eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services tonight 7 to 9 and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9, Solemn High Mass of Requiem in St. Agnes Church, burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Traffic Commission
Raymond E. Crow
Procter, Gamble
Clorox
Rhodes Prize
J.E.K
Barrington
Northampton
All-American
J. E. McGovern
S.C
Superior Court
Michael E. O'Keefe
Hinsdale
Joseph D. DeAngelis Jr
Longview Ter
Joel Eason Sr
Linden St
Eric Kuegler
Reed St
Richard M. Lavalette
Lyman St
Cornelius 0
Burbank
Rose J. Sagendorph
Bay State Road
Henry W. Simpson
Madison Ave
Richard Wendling
I Hancock Road
Charles E. Woodard
Joseph P. Renbicz
Henry Ave
Johnson U.N
Earl of
Glasgow
Mrs. Letthe Mutehi
Joseph R. Therion
Joseph H. Therion
Albert T. Beaudry
Paul ©. Morissette
Beavers
Peter K.oparowski
Edward W
Stanley F. Laston
Leon W. Leon Marcel
I ‘Winthrop H. Cunningham
Helen Knox
Mrs. Grace Place
Miss Helem Knox
Blues
John T. Marshall
Dalton Craftsman
Robert H. Dunn
Mrs
Mary Honeyman
Mary M. Gaffney
Saving Bros
Rock OF Ages
Berkshire County
Wahconah Street
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