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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1969

Page

12

Finance Board to Review Budget Requests in Great Barrington

Great Barrington Finance Committee meets Monday at 7 p m to review preliminary budget requests for 1970. Police budget expected to rise about 5 percent with a 25 cent hourly raise for special policemen and a 40 hour week contemplated via shift changes. Selectmen plan a $23000 dump maintenance request, shifting disposal costs from the Board of Health. Other local notices include a Saturday night dance at St Peter's Center and various ads.

Great Barrington Emmett Jhen Selectmen Board of Health Health Board St. Peter’s Center Collage Street The Amazing Grace

Watson Fund Receives Additional Donations Exceeding Goal

Donations added today bring total Watson Fund entries to 1378.90, surpassing the 1200 dollar goal by 178.90. Contributions include memorial gifts and donor notes, raising the overall total to 1370.90 after adjustments.

Great Barrington John S. Watson Anna Andenes Geal

Beckwith Named Full Time Patrolman in Local Police Dept

John H Beckwith of Egremont Plain Road has been named a full time patrolman. He is 32, long time resident, Se arles High and Pittsfield High graduate, formerly a Kirby Co salesman. Married to Connie Van Derbeek, they have two children Johnny and Jean. Two other eligible men on the Civil Service list did not apply.

Great Barrington John H. Beckwith Egremont Plain Road Beckwith Searles High School Pittsfield High The Kirby Co Springfield Connie van Derbeek Johnny Jean Civil Service

Police Cruiser Contract Awarded to Spaulding Sons

The Selectmen, advised by Police Chief Emmet J. Shea, accept Spaulding & Sons bid of 32,270 for a Chevrolet sedan to supply a new police cruiser. Other bids included Jack Dunn Motors at 2,690.95 for a sedan and 2,906.95 for a station wagon after trade-in. Spohn Ford quoted 2,284.60 and 2,468.80 with automatic transmission.

Great Barrington Emmet J. Shea F. W. Spaulding & Sons Spaulding Chevrolet Jack Dunn Motors Spohn Ford

One Driver Injured In 2 Car Accident

Ralph H. Goewey Jr. 44 of North Plain Road was hurt Christmas Eve in a Route 7 crash after attempting a left turn into a gas station. Michael J. Rosso 17 behind Goewey struck his car while passing. Rosso uninjured, Goewey treated at Fairview Hospital for a cut forehead and released. Rosso charged with driving to endanger. Patrolman John J. Beckwith investigated. Mt. Everett Circle Daughters of Isabella to host holiday party Monday at 8 p.m. circle rooms. attendees,请 bring a grab bag gift.

Great Barrington Ralph H. Goewey Jr North Plain Road Fairview Hospital Goewey Michael J. Rosso Boison St Pittsfield Streck Goewey Rosso Rossa John J. Beckwith Mt. Everett Circle Daughters of Isabella

Weather Triggers Four Minor Accidents In Lenox

Heavy snow and icy roads caused four minor crashes during the Christmas holiday in Lenox. Alan Weinman 21, Glendale Road Stockbridge backed from a private drive on Church Street and struck Sandra Khoury 22 Lime Road West Stockbridge. Joseph Condi Jr. 29 Pittsfield backed into Edward Bertaldi 37 Pittsfield on East Dusway Street. Lawrence Gauthier 43 Bellefontaine Lenox collided with Richard Hap pel 66 Hawthorne Street. John Keller 48 Kneeland Avenue caused a chain of hits involving Thomas Rooney Cranwell School and Michael Mariano 47 High Street on Main Street near St Ann's Church.

AIC Alan M. Weinman Glendale Road Stockbridge Church Street Sandra L. Khoury Lime Road West Stockbridge Weintman Joseph A. Condi Jr Perrine Ave Pittsfield East Dusway Street Edward F. Bertaldi Linden St Condi Bertaldi Stockbridge Road Plunkett Street Lawrence J. Gauthier Bellefontaine Lenox Richard V. Happel Hawthorne Street Main Street Church Hill St. Ann's Church John F. Keller Kneeland Ave Keller Thomas F. Rooney Cranwell School Rooney Michael F. Mariano High St

One Service Sunday at Church on Hill Lenox

The Church on the Hill will hold only its 10 30 service this Sunday morning with no Sunday school. Nursery care will be provided in the chapel. On Jan 4 regular church school resumes and worship in the meetinghouse will be at 9 and 10 30 a.m.

Lenox Church-on the-Hill

Country store to close Saturday then reopen at church parish house

A country store will shut its doors this Saturday and resume operations the following Saturday at the Federated Church parish house. The move shifts the usual shopping venue to the church facility for that period.

Federated Church

Sandisfield Considers Joining Berkshire Hills Regional

The Sandisfield School Committee plans to send representatives to the January 10 Berkshire Hills Regional School Committee meeting to discuss joining the regional district. Currently Sandisfield sends several pupils to Monument Mountain High on a tuition basis. If join, Sandisfield would share capital costs of the regional high school by population.

Great Barrington Sandisfield Berkshire Hills Monument Mountain Department of Education

Deadline Tomorrow for Caucus Ballot Filing

Tyringham town clerk Miss Alice M. Hale says anyone wanting names on the caucus ballot must file by 3 p.m. tomorrow. The annual citizens caucus is set for Jan. 12.

Tyringham Alice M. Hale

Night watchman ad at Red Lion Inn Stockbridge

Weekend watchman job ads note hours from 11 33 p m to 7 30 a m for the Red Lion Inn Stockbridge. Contact Jack Fitz Patrick at 298 5565. Also a trucking ad from Andy Cahill's Trucking indicates collections shifted to Monday.

Red Lion Inn Stockbridge Jack Fitzpatrick Ady Red Lio Inn Jack Fitz Patrick

Bowling League Canceled Tonight Because of Storm

CBA Men's Thursday Night Bowling League play scheduled for tonight has been canceled due to the storm. The league cited unsafe travel conditions and organizers will reschedule remaining matches.

CBA

Portrait Studio and Jewelry Shop Opens in Lenox

Lenox welcomes Artizus at 15 Franklin St opposite the Post Office. Partners Robert Bakst and John Woodruff offer jewelry crafting in gold and silver and portrait painting for families, children, and animals. Bakst learned metalwork as a dental technician. Woodruff has painted across the Americas and plans to travel to resorts to capture portraits. The shop name stems from a play on words art is us.

LENOX Franklin It Artizus Robert Bakst Brooklyn N.Y John Wood- Tuff Nutley N.J Bakst New York Woodruff Puerto Rico Canada Mexico Leo E. Mahoney Kemble St

Should a Gentleman Offer 100000 Ladies a Cigar

An AP report notes rising female cigar use in America with about 160000 women smokers already. Cigar makers promote slimmer designs and flavors and appoint Judy Lynn Prince to push the trend nationwide. Etiquette rules for women smokers are issued, and famous women and actresses cited as examples. Some men gift cigars to wives for Christmas as acceptance grows amid calls of female freedom and gender roles shift.

New York America Judy Lynn Prince Cigar Institute of America Institute George Sand Amy Lowell Greta Garbo Abe Fertas Elizabeth Taylor Lauren Bacall Marlene Dietrich Rudyard Kipling

Marines Reject Atrocity Charge Against Robb

The Marine Corps says Maj. Charles Robb's unit in Vietnam operated "in the humane manner prescribed" after an internal probe into claims of indiscriminate killing. Robb denies the allegations raised in a letter to Senator Percy.

Washington Marine Corps Charles Robb Lyndon B. Johnson Vietnam Robb Anthony Martin- Trigona Champaign Charles H. Percy R-Ii

Vatican Mistaken Priest Portrait as Mao Youth

In Rome the Vatican press room displayed a painting believed to depict a priest near Pope Paul VI. It proved to be Mao Tse-tung as a youth, based on sketches by Lanfranco Carnevan whose 86-year-old father Luigi created the painting in March. Vatican officials refused to photograph the piece but kept it on display.

Rome Vatican Paul VI Mao Tse-tung Msgr Fausto Vallaine Famiglia Cristiana China Mao Lanfranco Carnevan Luigi Mag Tse-tung

Indian Major General Takes Cyprus U.N. Command

Indian Maj. Gen. Dewan Prem Chand, 43, arrived to assume command of the 3,600 member U.N. peace force in Cyprus succeeding Finnish Gen. A E Martola. The change of command occurs Saturday. Chand previously served with the U.N. force in the Congo.

Nicosia Dewan Prem Chand U.N Cyprus A. E. Martola Chand Congo

Help Wanted Guide to Better Jobs and Security

A classified notice highlights better employment options offering greater security for families. It urges readers to check the Help Wanted section now for opportunities and potential advantages.

Government Printing Office runs vast printing operation

Washington dispatch notes the Government Printing Office, a massive publisher and printer, annual $200 million business with 15 million sellers. It employs 7,800 staff, handles 365,000 government orders yearly, and prints 49,000 copies of the Congressional Record each evening for lawmakers and mail. Public titles include Infant Gate and Your Federal Income Tax, many sold by mail and in city bookstores.

Washington Hollywood National Geographic Society United States Capitol GPO Robert E. Kling Jr James L. Harrison Womén Commission John F. Kennedy Chicago San Francisco Kansas City Congressional Record Chronicle of Congress Post Office

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