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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1963
Page
24
Dalton announces the annual junior high Christmas program Friday at 1 45 featuring a newly organized girls chorus. All public schools including Wahconah Regional High School close after exercises Friday. recess continues until 1 day. Christmas trees available in Central parking lot Daly Avenue at Mid-town Motel. Ady 23
Dalton Rod and Gun Club begins its 74th year next month with a record membership drive chaired by Charles Wellspeak. Other ticket holders include Richard Ofsted Alfred Goerlach James Perry Richard Lennon Frank Hassett Ralph Kendall Julia Sadlowski and Wayne Schnapp. Meetings occur on the first Sunday of each month. Budgets for holiday events and local activities are noted along with a Wahconah Regional High School exhibition at Hadley Friday night against Hopkins Academy, and a league opener January 3 at Wahconah with Drury. The Grange party at Flintstone Grange features Santa, carols and gifts with refreshments. Local licenses and a Christmas shop ad provide seasonal listings.
A full Dalton Hinsdale Junior Basketball League program is set for tonight with two games at the Youth Center and two at the Junior High School. Highlights from last Sunday include Johnson's Ol upsetting Hinsdale Lions 36-24 with 18 from Gary Campbell, Silvernail's 44-42 over Kelly's, Dalton Store 36-35 over Don's Market, Silvernail's leader Gary Snylder 22 and Don's 18 from Dave Higgins, plus a Youth Center 72-15 win led by Dave Downs 29 and Paul Archambault 28.
Lawrence Olmstead formerly of Canaan married Miss Jean Kreiger in Princeton New Jersey on November 30. Olmstead, an accounting supervisor at Triangle Conduit and Cable Corp., will reside in Princeton with his bride. The couple had been visiting relatives in Canaan last weekend. The notice also reports a gasoline fire at Marcel Frians gas station extinguished by firefighters, and births and hospitalizations of local residents.
Sunday school at nine, worship at ten with Rev Loren House’s fourth sermon Who is Jesus Christ. Christmas program December 29 at 7 30. Women's Fellowship annual meeting December 30 at eight. Village School closes for two-week Christmas vacation with caroling December 27 10 30 and classroom parties. Canaan Grange Christmas party December 27 at six cov ered dish eight. Peter Johnson promoted to first lieutenant at Ft Benning. grandson of Johnsons of Canaan. new great grandchild born September at Ft Benning. Philip Eichelser and neighbor Mrs Clifford Rote noted in report.
Mrs. Emery J. Mills admitted for treatment at Fairview Has ital Great Barrington. Richard Hansen, son of Clarence Hansen, enlisted in a six month Army program and is stationed at Ft. Dix NJ. His brother John Hansen returns from UMass for Christmas. Christmas trees on stump offer selling Norway spruce $5 each Friday to Monday one mile off Route 41 on Rossiter Road Richmond. Information Tel. 95 ring 3 Richmond after 4 pm Roger B Linscott Adv 23
The Central Berkshire Jaycees will sponsor a home outdoor Christmas lighting contest in Lee and Lenox to boost town appeal. Prizes will be awarded for best lit home and most unusual decoration with winners announced December 30. Residents may call Sheldon Allen or Francis Foley Jr. to have displays judged.
Workmen changed the Lenox sign at the former Hi-Way Diner to Hitchin Post Restaurant by Beacon Sign Advertising Co. of Great Barrington. New owners Howard C. Storie and Edward P. Moran, both of Pittsfield, plan hitching posts and emphasize quality food and service. Moran and Storie, operating as Storan Inc., bought the business from N Benjamin Minsky. liquor licenses were approved by Lenox selectmen.
Stephentown N Y Fire Chief Arthur Stapies appointed two lieutenants to one year terms Jol Esposito named first lieutenant and Paul Sykes second lieutenant The annual meeting re-elected Wesley Edwards president Michael Ward assistant chief Sylvester Close captain Robert Doty vice president and Gustave Johnson treasurer Louis Houghtaling financial secretary Arthur LeClair director for five years Other directors include Charles Sullivan Jol Esposito Arthur Peterson and Ernest
The Federated Church Stephentown NY will hold a Christmas service Sunday at a.m with special choir music and a sermon by Rev. H Douglas Pierce titled And Now the News. A candle light service follows at 7. Activities include appointing Lindsey Wyatt Haley to the fire police unit to be sworn in next meeting and new members John Makinson Eugene Jacobs Allen Willbrandt Tom Robertson William Gough Phillip Roberts totaling 92 active members with two in military service and one honorary member. The Stephentown Fire Belles meet tonight at the Fire Hall.
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