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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1963
Page
6
Heart of the Berkshires Grange will hold a meeting New Year’s Day at 8 p.m. where men will serve refreshments. December reports including progress on the bazaar are to be presented. An advertisement promotes Come Alive Gray by Clairol with quick, temporary hair color benefits.
Sen Charles A Bisbee Jr of Chesterfield announced Rep Warren A Turner of Lee as a member of the Massachusetts Selectmen's Association legislative committee. Turner, a former Lee selectmen member, remains active in the organization. John E Finnegan of Stoneham chairs the committee.
Mrs Cora J Gleason of 53 Commonwealth Ave married Edwin Randolph Sine of Sparta New Jersey after a noon ceremony at First Baptist Church. The couple will reside at 53 Commonwealth Ave. Bride owns Gleason's Beauty Salon and is active in cosmetology groups. groom is GE consulting engineer and RPI graduate. Out of town guests from Gardner Springfield Morris Town Sparta Beverly and St Louis attended.
Dr William S Eramo of 74 North Street will resume his dental practice Thursday after recuperating from an operation. The note appears in local City Notes columns updating residents on professional schedules and local physicians.
Mrs Whitney Stott of 51 Rose Lyn Drive announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Margaret A. Stott to Freling H. Smith son of Mr and Mrs Freling H. Smith of Stephentown New York. Miss Stott a 1963 St Lawrence graduate teaches in Albany public schools while pursuing a master’s in education at the College of St. Rose. Mr Smith a Cranwell School and Notre Dame graduate was commissioned as a second lieutenant and is a freshman at Albany Law School. A June wedding is planned.
A Billy Graham documentary in color titled Africa on the Bridge will be shown at 9 pm at Berkshire Full Gospel Church. A social hour follows, with a candlelight Holy Communion service planned for 11 pm. Rev. Martin L. Ball will deliver the New Year message What of 1963, inviting public attendance.
The Berkshire Athenaeum will close at 12 noon tomorrow for the New Year holiday and will reopen as usual on Thursday.
Patricia Ann Gillispie daughter of Mr and Mrs David Layton Gillispie of 215 Bartlett Ave wed Walter Andrew Skernolis son of Walter J Skernolis of Hazleton Pa at St Marks Church. The Rev Edward D Shea officiated a small reception followed at the Gillispie home. After Jan 3 the couple will live in Glen Burnie. The bride is a secretary at Pillsfield General Hospital and holds an AB from Wellesley 1961. The groom attended Yale for three years and is supervisor of Kennecott Copper Refining Corp in Glen Burnie. He has two years Army service.
About seventy attended the seminformal white Christmas dance in St Charles school hall. Music was by Ernie St Johns orchestra. Event chairmen were Ronald Goyette and Robert Hebert.
Social briefs note Warren Rich of New York visiting his parents on 22 Buel Street for the holidays. Alan J. Hoff man and wife return to New York after four days with Mrs. Hoff man’s mother Mrs. Albert W. Patten of 40 Elizabeth Street. Maurice Malo and daughters Jolie and Cynthia depart for Merritt Island Florida after holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Malo of 86 Howard Street. Donnell D. MacCarthy and spouse return from a Florida Everglades camping trip after Christmas with Mrs. E. W. Hightower of Nelson Georgia. Mitchell Shapiro of Washington DC leaves after spending holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Kriger of 29 Howard Street.
Irving Wolfe named chairman of the annual Class mates Today Neighbors To morrow brotherhood program of the Louis Green Post Jewish War Veterans Cmdr Harvey L Rubin announces Assisting Wolfe are Dr Morris Geller Alvin Kass Bernard Starr Morris Freedman Morris Rispler Samuel Levine and Cmdr Rubin An annual award is given to a Pittsfield High School senior chosen by the senior class student council and faculty advisers.
The Harte family from William J. Harte at 24 Charles Street celebrate Christmas together for the first time in years. Attending are sons John and William with families from Newburgh Norristown Framingham and Palisades Park plus daughters Rosemary and Madelyn and sister-in-law Anna Curtin with assorted grandchildren.
The schedule lists showings for Capital Palace and Union Square theaters including features The Prize The Sword in the Stone and McLintock with times such as 1 06 3 25 5 35 8 30 for Capital, and 1 00 3 15 5 35 7 15 9 20 for Palace plus short subjects Wonder ful Africa and football highlights. County timetable on Page Four.
The Silver Star and Rebekah Lodge will meet on Thursday at p.m. at Heart of the Berkshires Grange Hall for a business session. A social hour will follow with Mrs. Richard E. Carmel and her committee handling refreshments and entertainment.
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