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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1970

Page

9

Everett circle Daughters of Isabella meeting Monday 8 am

Mr Everett circle Daughters of Isabella will hold a business meeting Monday at 8 am in the circle rooms Trustees meet at 7 15 am Family of Franklyn Andrus thanks friends neighbors and relatives for Mass cards floral tributes and sympathies during bereavement Dempsey's Tire Center ad details and sales at local shops and events listed conclude with February themed promotions and race notices

Everett Circle Isabella Franklyn Andrus

Chamber plans move of tourist information booth

Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce directors voted to relocate the tourist information booth from Upper Main Street to in front of the Berkshire Inn Restaurant, moving it this spring. March 12 dinner at Barrington House set. Washington’s Birthday noted as a Massachusetts holiday. Five beauticians offer free hair styling at Great Barrington Nursing Home Feb 8 to 14. Carl Bannon named to Massachusetts College of Pharmacy dean's list. Robert E. Johnson a patient at VA Hospital Albany.

Great Barrington Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce Upper Main Street Berkshire Inn Barrington House Chamber Washington Massachusetts Great Barrington Nursing Home Maple Avenue Vicki Ptak Mary Sermini Caroline Sbraccia Antoinette Baldesseri Diane Davison Carl. Bannon William Bannon Prospect Street Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Boston Robert E. Johnson Veterans' Administration Hospital Albany N.Y

Stockbridge to vote plan for 842482 budget and tax rise

Stockbridge officials plan a Feb 17 town meeting at Procter Hall to authorize a 842,482 budget covering the 1970 operating budget and special appropriations. Finance Chair Nelson Sparks estimates a tax rate rise between 4 and 5 dollars, with most of the increase from school costs and regional district payments. The meeting will include a baby town meeting to explain articles, including Chapter 90 road work, stabilization funds, landfill funding, reappraisal, and police and highway needs.

Stockbridge Procter Hall Finance Committee Nelson W. Sparks Berkshire Hills Chapter Main Street Red Lion Inn Mellon Hill Mahkeenac Road Stockbridge Bowl Cherry Hill Road Board of Assessors Echo Lake Road Tuckerman’s Bridge Larrywang Brook Curtis Park Interlaken Police Department Sparks Federal Highway Safety Program Highway Department William J. Obanhein American Legion Church Street Furnace Parks and Recreation Commission Glendale Bidwell Storkbridge Penn Central

Episcopal Lenten Series Scheduled for Berkshire Parishes

The Episcopal parishes of South Berkshire announce a Lent series at St. Pauls Stockbridge every Wednesday at 730 pm from February 18 to March 18. The theme The Gospel and the Issues and visiting preachers will address polarization ecology the poor aging alienated youth war and peace housing racial and cultural barriers and personal life struggles. Congregations sponsoring include Trinity Lenox St Helena Lenox St George Lee Church of the Good Shepherd South Lee St James Great Barrington Christ Sheffield and St Pauls. Rev Donald Burr says Berkshire County residents are welcome to all events.

South Berkshire St. Paul's Church Stockbridge Donald Chamberlain St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Pittsfield H. Dymoke Gasson Lenox School Douglas G. Burgoyne St. John’s Episcopal Church Williamstown Wayne Holsman Northfield Immanuel Community Church John Bishop Winchester Trinity

PTA Social Canceled In Lanesboro For March Meeting

Lanesboro PTA president Mrs Donald Sheldon announced the penny social for the March meeting is canceled due to lack of space for donated items. A guest speaker from the Melville Street drug center in Pittsfield will discuss drugs and problems. Annual town meeting is Tuesday at 7 20 p m at Lanesboro School with 28 articles. Movie at Town Hall is Walt Disney film That Darn Cat from 6 45 to 9 sponsored by the Lanesboro Fireettes.

Lanesboro Donald Sheldon PTA Melville Street Pittsfield Douglas Purvis Lanesboro School Town Hall Walt Disney Lanesboro Fire Ettes

Family Night at the Movies in Worthington

Tonight at 7 the Senior Pilgrim Fellowship sponsors a film showing Walt Disney's That Darn Cat starring Dean Jones. A small admission is charged. Senior high youth meet at noon Saturday at the church to go to Belchertown state school. Snow sculpture party postponed again due to poor snow.

Worthington Senior Pilgrim Fellowship Walt Disney Dean Jones Belchertown

Youth Rally Set at Church of the Nazarene Dalton

Reverend Ernest B D Smith announces a Monday evening evangelistic youth rally at the Church of the Nazarene Dalton led by four women and two men from Eastern Nazarene College Quincy. The team travels on eight one night stands, sings and delivers a sermon focusing on evangelism in the early church. Local youths will host a supper at the parsonage before the rally.

Callahan Receives Certificate From BC

Dalton Thomas J. Callahan, selectman and street sewers superintendent, earned a certificate of proficiency from the Bureau of Public Affairs at Boston College after four courses. Institute director Frederick C. Conley noted he is Western Massachusetts’ sole recipient. He holds an MS and has studied financing budgeting municipal management collective bargaining and long range capital planning while averaging 275 miles weekly since last September.

Callahan

Auto Plunges Down Embankment Near Dalton

Becket resident narrowly escaped injury as his car traveling west on Kirchner Road skidded on ice and plunged 30 feet down a embankment. The vehicle owned by Robert J. Jasso was valued at over 200 dollars and towed from the scene. No charges were filed. Tonight's YMCA Youth Center movie ticket is 30 dollars and titled African Scream with Abbott and Costello.

Dalton Becket Kirchner Road Robert J. Jasso Main Street Jasso Ymca Youth Center Abbott and Costello

Rehearsals Begin for Wahconah High Carousel Musical

Rehearsals start for Wahconah Regional High School's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel to be staged in the auditorium March 4 7 and 8. Directed by John P Cicchetti with John J O'Brien assisting, musical directors are John B Roberts and Donald Lutzy. Leading roles go to Colleen Reardon and Brian Fitzgerald with Glenda Roberts David Ellis Gay Sanderson Bernard Avalle Sherrie Crow and a nearly 30 member chorus. Marcia Manning will be accompanist with a 12 member pit band. Tickets are available from senior class members or by mail to the school office.

Patrick Fitzgerald Greenwater Pond Becket Glenda Roberts David Ellis Gay Sanderson Bernard Avalle Sherrie Crow Marcia Manning

One Teacher Is Appointed Two Resign

DALTON The Central Berkshire Regional School Committee appointed John Domurat Jr to teach boys' physical education at Center and Craneville schools in Dalton and at Windsor and Cummington schools. He will be paid 6,300 dollars and is a UMass graduate with a B.S. in physical education. Anne Torrey, music specialist at Pera School, resigned, and Rita Furlong, a Craneville Grade 1 teacher, will resign effective March 31.

Dalton Central Berkshire John Domurat Jr Center Craneville Windsor Cummington University of Massachusetts Anne Torrey Pera Rita Furlong Craneville School

Help the world's needy people with a Care donation

A plea urges readers to aid the needy by sending a check to Care New York 10016 or to local offices, detailing charitable support through monetary contributions.

New York

Becket Voter Registration and Town Meeting Schedule

Becket schedules final voter registration on Saturday with times at the Town Clerk's office and Becket School. The annual town meeting is set for Saturday February 28, with polls open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the business meeting at 2 p.m. Also notes art classes, a country store, and summer programs offered by the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ. Town vital statistics for 1969 report 14 births 23 marriages and 6 deaths.

Becket Becket School Becket Art Association Josef B. Daubenspeck Emanuel Levenson The Federated Church Stuart Eames Erwin Levernoch Massachusetts Donald M. Feder

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