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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1963

Page

10

Berkshire Teens To Host New Years Eve Party In Chester

The Berkshire Teen Shuiffers sponsor a Teeners New Years Eve Party from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with dancing balloons noisemakers and a smorgasbord. Tickets available from Walter Boomsma Susan Willey or Maureen Austin. Nearby social notes report Christmas visits and family dinners across Chester including town residents and relatives in Westfield Hamilton New York Cincinnati and San Jose.

Berkshire Teen Shuiffers Chester Walter Boomsma Susan Willey Maureen Austin

Worthington Sunday worship and youth activities at First Congregational Church

The First Congregational Church invites worship at 11 Sunday led by Rev Edward A Cowles with chorus. Sunday school departments meet in their rooms at 11 with Miss Marion J Bartlett as superintendent. Pilgrim Fellowship gathers at 7:30 p.m. for a bogganing outing and snack at Miss Katherine Moran's home. Troop 71 Boy Scouts not reporting are invited to the church parlor at 10:30 Friday morning.

First Congregational Church Edward A. Cowles Marion J. Bartlett Pilgrim Fellowship Katherine Moran Board of Review

Dr Brenman Studies Odets Creativity at Austen Riggs Center

Stockbridge Dr Margaret Brenman of the Austen Riggs Center begins a long term clinical biographical study of late playwright Clifford Odets. The project, described as essentially a study of creativity, will span several years and relies on Odets journals writings and correspondence. Virginia Rose, Odets secretary, joins the effort while Brenman teaches at the Riggs Center.

Virginia Rose Odet Brenman Riggs Center

Lee Teenagers Hop at St Marys Gymnasium

The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine senior class hosts a holiday record hop on Monday from 8 pm to 1 am at St Marys gymnasium with refreshments. Teens are invited and may bring a favorite record. High scores listed: Petersante, Panetti. Ski wear advertised at Jack's Dept Store.

Lee Confraternity of Christian Doctrine St. Mary’s Gymnasium Philip Petersante John Panetti John Petersante Jack's Dept Adv

Lanesboro Teen Hospitalized After Truck Car Crash

In Lanesboro Sarah J. Brady 17 Narragansett Ave hospitalized after her car on Ore Bed Road skidded in rain and hit a truck driven by Gauthier A. Gaston 58 Lacana St. Brady suffered nasal laceration and facial bruises and is in fair condition at St Luke's Hospital. Gaston left snowbank after trying to evade impact. Front-end damage noted.

Lanesboro Sarah J. Brady Narragansett Avenue Ore Bed Pittsfield St. Luke’s Hospital John J. White Miss Brady Gauthier A. Gaston Lacana Street Gaston

Interlaken Stockbridge School Opens Swiss Branch

Interlaken a 13th century castle in Chavornay will host a European branch of Stockbridge School. The new Ecole du Chateau opens with a 1984 summer institute in Modern European history led by Hans Maeder. Benjamin Barber assists. Martin Wackenagel is resident director. student body to 8, half American, with a four year bilingual curriculum identical to the stockbridge plan.

Interlaken Chavornay Switzerland Wuugs UN Hans K. Maeder Maeder Ben-jamin Barber Albert Schweitzer College Churwalden Martin Wackenagel Ecole du Chateau Wackenagel International School Geneva Stockbridge School Europe England Italy Vienna Salzburg Austria Napoleon Paris Lausanne Carl Lorna ‘Shelton

North Adams college faculty salaries rise twenty percent

North Adams State College announces a 20 percent pay hike for faculty effective April 5 raising salaries to 6305 to 12886 dollars annually and presidents to 18900. President Freel calls the new scales average and notes remaining gaps with New York and Connecticut.

North Adams Eugene L. Freel

Lenox Ski Bus Schedule and Town Notices

Lenox Community Center Director Thomas H Bosworth announced two ski bus runs for tomorrow for Beartown and Bousquet ski areas with departures at 9 30 am and 1 15 pm and returns by 4 30 pm both buses operating Saturdays unless weather changes. The town also received the North Lenox Sewer Committee annual report for the town report volume. Licenses for local businesses are ready for pickup at the town treasurer's office. Postmaster Joseph Nolan praised residents for mailing early for Christmas. The Lenox VFW held a Christmas party with eighty children and will meet again January 3. The Selectmen authorized several special police officers for 1914 to patrol General Electric properties in town, per GE Pittsfield. Joe's Gull pizza ad appeared.

Lenox Thomas H. Bosworth Lenox Community Center Beartown Bousquet Lenox Selectmen General Electric Pittsfield

Hancock Special Meeting on Snow Problem

A Hancock special town meeting is scheduled for Monday night at 7 in Central School to decide whether to appropriate 1008 from free cash for snow removal or pursue other steps to address the snow problem. Sunday sermon titled The Song of Simeon Nunc Dimittis will be delivered at 1:30 at West Stockbridge Congregational Church by Rev. John Howes. Residents of West Stockbridge and Richmond are advised to pick up license plates at Kort's Barber Shop, West Stockbridge, before a specified date.

Stockbridge St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Lanesboro Frederic §. Eastman Jr West Stockbridge Lee Steak House Hancock Simeon Nunc Dimittis West Stockbridge Congregational Church John Howes Richmond Kort’s Ae M1 Kempton Insurance Arc

Library Gets Grant of 136 From Harry Futterman Fund

Dalton Public Library has received its largest grant to date from the Harry Futterman Fund Inc of New York City. The fund aids U S public libraries that loan music records. total grants now reach 820 with history of 1058 grants starting years earlier.

Dalton Dalton Pub Harry Futterman Fund, Inc New York City Mary Pappas Library Journal U. S

Hinsdale Board Plans 1964 Budget Session

Hinsdale officials will hold an annual meeting with welfare director Mrs. Stewart Ames to review department costs for 1964 and will meet with the finance committee at Kittredge School. The usual Wednesday selectmen meeting was postponed this week and will be postponed again next week due to the holiday season.

Hinsdale Board of Selectmen Stewart Ames Kittredge School Selectmen

Hinsdale Town Bills and Reports Deadline Notice

Town officials warn outstanding bills against the town must be in the Selectmen’s office by December 31. Reports from town officers must be filed by January 20 for this year’s annual report. late submissions will be excluded. A Hatari feature with John Wayne screens Saturday at the Hinsdale youth center, with a small fee to cover film costs.

Selectmen Hatari John Wayne Hinsdale

Cheshire Legion and auxiliary meet at Rod and Gun Club

The Cheshire American Legion and its auxiliary plan a meeting tomorrow at 6 30 PM at the Rod and Gun Club. Attendees should bring a covered dish a place setting and a 50 cent grab bag gift. No meeting tonight Busy Bees suspend until Jan 10. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday School canceled through Jan 5.

Cheshire American Legion Rod and Gun Club Cheshire Baptist Church Cheshire Methodist Church

Clark's Market Remodels Adds Expansion and New Goods

Clark's Market on Flansburg Avenue has undergone extensive remodeling. A new addition extends the store in the block owned by Patrick J. Clark Sr. The meat and grocery business founded about 60 years ago by Mr. Clark is now run by P. J. Clark Jr. New refrigerators, four new vegetable cases, shelving, and an enlarged bakery section with a frozen pastry case were installed. All meat department equipment is new. The Clark family lives at 43 Warren Ave. The store hours now run 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with Thursday and Friday closing later to 9 p.m. per night shoppers.

Dalton Clark's Market Flansburg Avenue Patrick J. Clark Clark Sr Warren Ave Clark Jr

Flintstone Red Master Fifth Generation of Arm Bulls

Dalton The December issue of Milking Shorthorn Journal features Flintstone Farm owner Donald H. Cante's article Flintstone Red Master Fifth Generation of Arm Bulls. The piece argues to breeders to test and classify the herd annually and notes that calculating machines now handle more figures, but cautions calves do not come off an assembly line and many factors influence successful breeding.

Dalton Donald H. Cante Flintstone Farm

Housatonic Social Notes Travel Visits

Mr and Mrs Robert Atwood and children Robin and Mark of East Lansing Michigan are spending the week with Mrs Wallace Atwood of Pine Street Richard Coleman of Massena New York is spending a two week vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs Robert Coleman of Mountainview Street Miss Alice Bubinski of Upper Montclair New Jersey is visiting her mother Mrs Joseph Bubriski of Kirk Street

A. Piergiovanni Huntington Street Joseph Marandino James Leone Ft. Dix N.J Raymond Leone Thomas Luoto Huntington Road Archie Lara Lake Bomoseen Chester Eric Ahlfors San Jose Calif Arthur Salvini Rialto Richard Bevan School Street William Donoghue Holyoke Mary Ann Blanchard Coleen Ann Providence, RE Robert Atwood Robin Mark East Lansing Mich Wallace Atwood Pine Street Richard Coleman Massena N.Y Robert A. Coleman Mountainview Street Alice Bubinski Upper Montclair Joseph Bubriski Kirk Street

Youth Center, Silvernail, Don's Market win in junior league play

In Dalton Hinsdale Junior Basketball League action at Hinsdale and the Youth Center, Youth Center beat Hinsdale Lions 38 to 29 with Paul Archambaud scoring 23. Dalton Store defeated Kelly's Package Store 58 to 29 led by Dave Higgins with 37. Silvernail's shellacket beat the Dairy Center 103 to 44, Don's Market defeated Johnson's Oil 37 to 29. Tom and Mickey Martin led Silvernail's with 23 and 21. Al Streeter 14 and Wayne Blanchard 11 for Ron's Market. Gary Campbell led losers with 18. Sunday games moved to Saturday.

Dalton Hinsdale Lions Dalton-Hinsdale Hinsdale Paul Archambault Jim Baumann Lions Kelly's Package Store Dave Higgins Dave Biggart Silvernail's Shellacket Dairy Center Don's Market Johnson's Oil Tom Mickey Martin Silvernail Mike Cody al Streeter Wayne Blanchard Ron’s Market Gary Campbell

Selectmen Plan To Close Budget

Dalton selectmen work on the annual budget ahead of a Finance Committee meeting. The panel aims to finish the budget soon after the session, which was moved to Friday night and tied to upcoming year end planning.

Selectmen Dalton Selectman Finance Committee

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