Weekend accidents injure five. one fined for driving to endanger
Weekend spills on city streets left five people injured none seriously. Robert V. Furey 23 of Cheshire was fined 25 in District Court for driving to endanger after his truck owned by Carr Hardware ran a stop sign at East Housatonic Street and Pomeroy Avenue colliding with Dominic J. Caporale 58 at Appleton Avenue. Caporale suffered head chest injuries and was treated at Pittsfield General Hospital. Other crashes at Oneta West Union Wendell East Street and Silver Lake Boulevard involved drivers Richard Bolza Theresa Charbonneau Robert C. Frick Frank Jakacky Jr. and Arthur Gould with several shaken up and minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert V. Furey
Cheshire
East Housatonic Street
Pomeroy Avenue
Frank W. Cimini
Furey
Carr Hardware
Dominic J. Caporale
Appleton Ave
Caporale
Harding
Pittsfield General Hospital
Frank A. Retti
Merris Road
New York Avenue
Evelyn J. Retti
Oneta
West Union Streets
Robert C. Frick
Cambridge Ave
Frank 5
Jakacky Jr
Orlando Ave
Neck Isjery
Richard A. Bolza
Theresa Charbonneau
Brooks 'Ave
Wendell Avenue
East Street
Gordon R
Art Briggs
Dalton
Bhur H. Gould
Adams
Raymond M. Gregory
Charles Cardilla
Gordon St
Silver Lake Boulevard
Priscilla
Lanesboro Suit Is Discontinued
Lawyers for a Lanesboro zone pad and the Cosmo Commonwealth have agreed to discontinue a land damage suit filed in 1964 over Route T improvement. The action, not closing the door on a private settlement, followed the state seizure of about two thirds of Driver Graham G’s property in three parcels, with $1 paid for each parcel and $1 for a temporary easement. The pleadings note the Federal Land Bank in Springfield held an $8,900 mortgage on the property included in the taking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allormeys
Sgcceusen
Graham G
Laneshoro
Driver
Federal Land Bank
Springfield
District Court Hears Innocence Pleas for Three Pittsfield Teens
In Pittsfield District Court three 17-year-olds pleaded innocent to a malicious injury to property charge involving about 206 dollars in damage to a loader owned by Conway Construction Co on Hubbard Avenue. Judge Frank W. Cimini postponed until Monday. Also noted were fines for various offenses including drunkenness wet driving and stop sign violations. several defendants had cases continued or filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Frank W. Cimini
Charles +J. Gamba
Benedict Road
Craig Passe
Chickering St
John R. Armstrong
Curtis Ter
Dalton
Conway Construction Co
Hubbard Avenue
Martha Gonzales
Howard St
Ronald E. Dean
Upper North Street
Raymond F. Cobb
Broadway
Charles H. Rhodes Jr
Paul Broderick
Maplewood Ave
Velma Gunn
Stockbridge
Cimini
Donald K. Shaker
Gunn
Donald A. Bailey
North
Depot Streets
Sydney Hirschfeld
Hartford
Conn
Johan J. Provenzano
Fenn St
Donald A. la Cross
North Adams
James M. Harris
Great Barrington
Francis J. O’brien
Pine St
Probate Court Grants Grace Foley Estate Details
Probate proceedings list Grace E B Foley of Tucson and several Foley siblings as heirs. Shares from savings accounts go to six children with Frances A Gibney and Helen Louise Sharkey as primary personal property recipients. The residue is split between Gibney and Sharkey. Estate value not estimated. administrator W Randolph Martin records $25,009 real estate and $560 personal property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Agnes Foley
Pittsfield
W. Randolph Martin
Shet‘field
Fire calls log shows varied incidents across town
JAAR a.m. broken sprinkler head triggered alarm at Bra jdy's Cleaners 108 West Housa. Ironic St. 19:38 a.m. chimney fire with minor damage at BS Tormita Ave Surday 7:44 a.m. overheated motor on power burner at 31 Mon. Me St 7:34 p.m. steam mistaken for smoke at Eagle parking lot Eagle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jdy's Cleaners
West Housa
Ironic St
Tormita Ave
Surday
Mon
Me St
Police seize smuggled gold in Bombay smuggling ring
Police held four fishermen in Bombay in a probe into smuggled gold valued at 2.75 million dollars. Officers found the contraband, including 346 watches, in a truck on a Madh island offshore. The haul is believed to have been smuggled from the Persian Gulf, moved to fishing boats, then brought ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
India
UPI
Madh
Bomba
Palmer named to Pittsfield Housing Authority
The Pittsfield City Council approved William B. Palmer for the Pittsfield Housing Authority, succeeding Thomas F. Flynn Jr. Also confirmed were John Lb. Friederick as Fire Department lieutenant and Police Chief Thomas H. Cannan for Traffic Commission. Public hearings approved pole locations for Western Massachusetts Electric Co. and Bell, plus licenses to store gasoline at residences and businesses. First reading given to snow removal ordinance amendment setting a six hour deadline after a storm with police summons after a warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Palmer
Pittsfield Housing Authority
Thomas F. Flynn Jr
John Lb.Friederick
Thomas H. Cannan
Traffic ‘Commission
Western Massachusetts J Electric Co
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
Harry W. Vincent Sr
South St
Pittsfield Civil Defense Department
Dunham ,St
Berkshire, Contractors Inc
Columbus Ave
Telephone Company
Western Massachusetts Electric Co
Wendell Avenue
Murder Among Friends in Buffalo Study
New York sociologist Dr. Gerhard Falk of the State University College at Buffalo says murder is a very intimate matter. In a study of 121 Buffalo murders from 1948 to 1955, only 12 percent of victims were strangers to their killers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
New York
Gerhard Falk
State University College At Buffalo
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Buffalo
Editor Reappointed Bank Chairman
Boston UPI reports Editor Erwin D Canham of the Christian Science Monitor was reappointed chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The Federal Reserve System board also appointed Canham as a federal reserve agent for the bank for 194.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
Erwin D. Canham
The
Christian Science Monitor
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Canham
Federal Reserve
Bank
Method Acting Pitfall in Nagoya Street Theft Case
Hi sae Yamadi, once a postwar traveling actor, led a troupe but quit the stage. Police report she was caught last week lifting a purse from a housewife’s shopping basket and confessed to 28 thefts totaling 2308 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagoya
Japan
Hi‘sae Yamadi
Pitcairn Island Descendants Face Bleak Future Without Revenue
Island problem SUVA Fiji AP reports Pitcairn now has fewer than 108 mutineers descendants, many emigrated to New Zealand. Fewer ships visit, souvenir sales drop. Commissioner T R Cowell will spend a month on Pitcairn to study social and economic issues. Britain has aided the island since 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suva
Fiji
Pitcairn Island
Pitcairn
Bounty
New Zealand
T. R. Cowell
South Pacific
U Pitcairn
Britain
GE International Group Undergoes Reorganization
GE President Fred J. Borch announces Jan 1 restructuring of the International group with four divisions plus three new area divisions Europe Far East and Latin America under James Gees acting managers. A corporate planning unit in New York City will report to the president to pursue growth and opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Group
James H. Gees
IGE
International General Eledric Co
William C. Wichman
Europe
James H. Goss
Far East
Wiliam C. Wichman
Latin America
Russell E. Whitmyer
Borch
New York City
Johnli B. McKitterick
Rickover Calls Defense Contract Rules for Profit Reform
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover urged changes in defense contracting to curb excessive profits by large firms. He testified that current rules favor contractors and leave the government unable to redress wrongs, proposing disclosure of cost data and accounting details during bids. He noted that competition keeps prices fair for small items, but for complex equipment shipbuilding and facility work profits may be too high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
Rickover
House
Appropriations
Real Estate Transfers in Stockbridge and Lenox
Zakozynski to Thompson households on Edward Avenue. Pike Jr to Falk and Falk to Vows in Peru. Becks to Brundage on Hawthorne Road Stockbridge. Hood to AT T Co one acre Otés. Leader Jr and Leader to Walter Siebert Lenox Road Stockbridge. Dugan and Mikett to Sununu on Walker Street Lenox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zdzislaw
Gertrude
B. Zakozynski
Robert V
Betty Jon Thompson
Edward Avenue
Arthur H. Pike Jr
Helen Juliana Falk
Martha
Peru
Charles C. Leader Jr
Catherine R. Leader
Walter ©. Siebert
Lenox Road
Stockbridge
Clare €. Dugan
Nelle V. Mikett
William T
Lois G. Sununu
Walker Street
Lenox
Obituaries Note About Page Placement
Obituary notices may appear on the opposite page unless otherwise indicated. Readers are advised to check both pages for obituary listings and memorial notices.
Obituary notices for Clark Rennie and Mary Ahern
Mrs Mary Rennie Clark 34 of 81 Main Street died at home after brief illness. Aberdeen native, daughter of William and Jane Rennie, moved to Lenox and Lee, secretary at Eaton Paper Co Pittsfield. Survived by Pittsfield mother daughter Mrs William BasinallLee two sisters Miss Ina Rennie and Mrs Robert Bingham Pittsfield five grandchildren and several nephews. Funeral Thursday 2 at Kelly Funeral Home Lee Rev Stanley F Johnson officiating. Friends may call Tuesday and Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9. Mrs Mary T Mitler Akers 44 Prescott St Cambridge died Sunday after long illness. Widow of William J Ahern mother of Philip C Ahern Berkshire County Industrial Development Commission executive director. Survived by two sons Robert J Natick William J Whitman and daughter Miss Kathleen Ahern and several grandchildren. Friends call Natick Everett Funeral Home today 3-5 and 7-9. Solemn High Mass Requiem tomorrow 18 im St Patrick Natick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Mary Rennie
Clark
Main Street
Aberdeen
Scot
Nand
William
Jane
Gaddis Rennie
Lenox and
Eaton Paper Co
Pittsfield
William Basinall
Ina Rennie
Robert Bingham
Kelly Funeral
Stanley F. Johnson
Lee Congregational Church
Mary T. Mitler Akers
Prescott St
Cambridge
William J. Ahern
Philip C. Ahern
Berkshire County Industrial Development Commission
Robert J
Natick
William J
Whitman
Mixs
M. Kathleen
Ahern
Everett
St. Patrick’s Church
Funerals Held for Miss Georgia Coleman in Stockbridge
The funeral of Miss Georgia H. Coleman of Stockbridge was held Saturday afternoon at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The Rev. D. Boggus Krunkhaar officiated. Bearers were Edwin Beckett John H. Fitzpatrick Charles H. Pope Jr. of Stockbridge and Howard Dengier of Lenox. Cremation followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia H. Coleman
Stockbridge
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
D. Boggus Krunkhaar
Edwin Beckett
Tobn‘h. ‘Fitzpatrick
Charles H. Pope
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Berkshire
Eagle
Berkshire County
Lanesboro
Probate
Grace A. Foley
Eagle Street
Ok’s Palmer For Housing Board
Wiliam B. Palwer
GE International Group
General Electric
Fred. J. Borch
Berch
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dean Rusky
John McCormack
Senate
Carl Hayden
United States
Diem
Congress
Corta
Syyl
Gordon Cooper
Lemter Pearson
Alec Douglas- E
U.S
Ludwig Erhard
S.s+r
Winatom Churchill
Medison 1
Wie
Vikings
Sree
America
Venus
Supreme Court
Holy Land Visitor
Crew Aire
Tae
Devers
Malaysia
Mary R. “Clark
Mary T. Ahern
Miss
Georgia Coleman
Savino Bros
Rock OF Ages
Ros
Wahconah Street
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