Two Overnight Accidents Injure Seven At Route 20 Intersection
In New Lebanon New York two separate crashes at the Route 20 intersection injured seven people and caused heavy damage to a house a cement truck and two cars. A 28 year old truck driver Harold Silvernail was hospitalized in good condition. Mrs Anne Fitzgerald and Mrs Ruth Berwin also listed in good condition. The Decker residence suffered extensive damage with the living room area most affected. Fire was extinguished by a passing gas truck driver and LYPA personnel. State police investigated the incidents.
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New Lebanon
N.Y
Harry W. Decker
Harold Silvernail
Millerton
Lebanon Valley Protective Association
St. Luke's Hospital
Pittsfield
Anne Fitzgerald
Albany
Ruth Berwin
Eastchester
Decker
Eva Gillet
Arthur Knoblock
Silvernail
Schwermann Trucking Co
Hudson
LYPA
G. Willard Roberts
B. J. LaPlante
W. F. Christensen
LaPlante
Brotherhood Week Antibias Affirmation Circulated
The central Berkshire area churches and synagogues circulate an affirmation for Brotherhood Week February 16 to 22. It calls for equal rights and housing nondiscrimination and asks signers to publish their names. Rev. Douglas Williams notes joint sponsorship by Christian and Jewish groups and urges thoughtful commitment.
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Central
Berkshire Area
Douglas Williams
Pittsfield Area
Births in Pittsfield General and Other Hospitals
Birth notices from Pittsfield General St Lukes and other hospitals report new daughters for Mr. and Mrs Alan M Anthony Hinsdale. new son for Mr. and Mrs Arthur E Gingras Harris Street. daughters for Mr. and Mrs David P Plante Second Street. sons for Mr. and Mrs Rufus W Dewket Peru and for Mr. and Mrs Thomas Drury Copley Terrace and for Mr. and Mrs David A Peirce Elm Street. Mrs Bennett, former Rosalie Allen, welcomed a daughter at Hartford Hospital with Edward P Bennett of East Longmeadow as paternal grandfather.
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Pittsfield
Alan M. Anthony
Hinsdale
Edward M. Bennett
Hayes Road
Simsbury
Conn
Hartford (Conn
Bennett
Rosalie Allen
George R. Allen
Elberon Ave
Edward P. Bennett
East Longmeadow
Goodrich Gives PHS Lead in Ski Meet
Charles Goodrich of Pittsfield High, a sophomore, won the cross country rate as Berkshire Hills interscholastic ski meet opened at Pittsfield State Forest. Brian Hendricks of Pittsfield High was runner up, and Dave Leake of Hotchkiss School placed third in a field of 40. The slalom was set for this afternoon.
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Goodrich
Charles Goodrich
Pittsfield
Berkshire Hills
Pittsfield State Forest
Brian Hendricks
High
Rudy Benedetti
Dave Leake
Hotchkiss School
Lakeville
Conn
Evangelists Open Services at Salvation Army
Lt Col William Spatig and wife conduct evangelistic services at the Salvation Army Corps presenting The Marks of Christian Progress. Brig Hugo Wiberg and Capt Paula Goddard participate. an illustrated lecture on a Holy Land visit is planned. Public invited to services Saturday and Sunday with morning and evening worship times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Spatig
Spasig
Holy Land
Mrs. Spalig
Kennedy Named City Personnel Director in a March Start
William H. Kennedy of 218 First Street was appointed director of administrative services and personnel to replace Robert A. Johnson. Mayor Dillon announced the effective date in March. Kennedy, born in Fittsfield and raised in Dalton, is a Dalton High and Manhattan College alumnus who worked at General Electric in payroll and personnel roles and served in World War II. He is married to Emily Correia with a daughter, Kathleen Mary. Johnson agreed to stay four weeks to finish salary survey work, per the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Kennedy
218
First Street
Robert A. Johnson
Dilson
Kennedy
Fittsfield
Dalton
Dalton High School
Manhattan College
New York City
General Electric
Pennedy
Emily Correia
Kathleen Mary
Dillon
Johnson
Haughey
PHA Considers Purchasing Entire Elberon Ave Site
The Housing Authority weighs buying the full 40.5 acre Seigel Aaronson tract on Elberon Avenue for a 100 unit elderly housing project. Delays persist as land appraisals are sought and drainage and cost concerns hover, with Mayor Dillon cautious and votes needed for a zone change.
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PHA
Elberon Ave
Elberon Avenue
Housing Authority
Ralph J. Froio
Froio
Samuel Seigel
Jacob S. Aaronson
Freio
Seigel-Aaronson
Dillon
Council
Elberon
State CSF Organization Being Formed
Plans to form a Massachusetts branch of the Citizens Scholarship Foundation announced by Dr. Irving A. Fradkin of Fall River. The voluntary statewide CSF affiliation will assist existing chapters and help start new ones without dues or paid staff. An organizational meeting is scheduled for Sunday March 8 at Boston University with 29 Massachusetts chapters invited and room for new communities. The Pittsfield CSF chapter will participate, sending representatives to the Boston meeting.
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Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation
Massachusetts
Irving A. Fradkin
Fall River
CSF
Fradkin
Boston University
William S. Fradkin
Pittsfield Csf
Boston
Pittsfield
St. Joseph's High
Dalton Avenue
Half Hour Parking Starts on Part of North Street
City officials announce half hour parking on North Street between Park Square and Columbus Avenue and Eagle Street begins Thursday. Five cents for a half hour, or one cent per six minutes, replacing the current rate of five cents for one hour and twelve minutes. Meter changes will occur Wednesday after 6 p.m.
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North St
North Street
Park Square
Columbus Avenue
Eagle Street
John J. Fitzgerald
Mount Carmel Parish Reports 1963 Income and Activities
Mount Carmel Church reported a 1963 income of 96 993 with social collections bringing the bishop's office and Catholic Charities to 117 966. Expenditures for the parish were 71 000 plus 15 900 on the convent debt leaving 110 000. Sixty seven baptisms? forty six marriages forty eight deaths and one hundred seventy one confirmations were noted. Mount Carmel School served 300 pupils with 614 Mount Carmel children in public grammar schools and 346 in public high school.
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Mount Carmel
Camillo L. Santini
Father Santini
Catholic Charities
Fire Record Tonight Odor of Coal Gas at 239 Jason St
At 1:35 a.m. firefighters investigated an odor of coal gas at 239 Jason Street. No fire was found and units cleared after inspection. Community address listed as the scene with no further incidents reported.
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Jason St
Vale Spinning Co Sold To Amicale Yarns of NCY
Vale Spinning Co at 70 Elmvale Place is sold to Amicale Yarns Inc of New York City. Amicale will keep the Pittsfield plant, study modernization, and expand local operations. Theodore P. Berry will stay as Pittsfield general manager. Amicale plans to spin knitting yarns and aims to return employment toward the 1962 level with future growth potential.
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Vale Spinning Co
Elmvale Place
Amicale Yarns, Inc
New York City
Amicale
Pittsfield
Vale Spinning
Howard N. Feist Jr
Wellesley
Elmvale Worsted Co
Elmvale
Wahconah Street
Feck’s Road
Textile Properties, Inc
Feist
Elmvale Dye Works, Inc
Gregory Shlomm
New York
Yale Spinning
Amicale Spinning Co
North Carolina
Vale
Shlomm
New England
Theodore P. Berry
Vaile
Elmgate
Berry
Russell White Receives $800 GE Suggestion Award
Russell D. White of 157 Hawthorne St Stockbridge yesterday received an $800 award from GE Ordnance General Manager Gene Feterson. White, inertial systems evaluation technician at the local defense plant, was honored for modifying a Polaris program test console for use on another phase. A Providence, RI native, he joined GE in May 1938 and was promoted to his current post in August 1962 after three years of Army service as an NCO in charge of field maintenance test equipment.
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Russell D. White
Hawthorne St
Stockbridge
Gene R. Feterson
General Electric
Ordnance Department
White
Providence
General Electric Co
Ordnance
Army
Former Inn Head Files Petition In Bankruptcy
James J. Joyce of 56 Cunningham St Springsfield former Berkshire Inn landlord filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Federal Court. He lists liabilities of 134470 and no assets. His wife Margaret filed a separate petition with liabilities of 226970. Creditors include National Mundane Bank Great Barrington 18000 Wheeler Taylor Inc Great Barrington 14000 Worcester Federal Savings Bank Springfield 21009.
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Boston
James J. Joyce
Cunningham St
Springsfield
Berkshire Inn
Great Barrington
Margaret
Joyce
Jinn
National Mundaine Bank
Wheeler, Taylor, Inc
Worces Fter Federal Savings Bank
Springfield
Police Briefs Alma Jason Delivered to Pittsfield General
The police ambulance today transported Alma Jason, 57, of 31 Madison Ave to Pittsfield General Hospital after she became ill at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Jason
Madison Ave
Pittsfield General Hospital
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Rte
Florida
Mass
Williams
Berkshires
Arthur E. Gingras
Harris St
David P. Plante
Second St
St. Luke's
Rufus W. Dewkett
Peru
Thomas Drury
Copley Ter
David A. Peirce
Elm &J
Salvation Army
Hugo Wiberg
Paula, Goddard
Dillion
Elbaron Avenue
Merrill Road
Milano
Marsten
Wendell Hotel
Bob Sullivan
Secum Brook Club
Lanesboro
Hollywood
Tyler St
Lotus
Fenaway Cleaners
Dial
Ady. Ie
Santini
Russell White
GE Idea
Inn Head
Heads
Sohler
Penefaike North
Hickey Freeman
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Arrow
Lisica
Pat” Broderick
WREC
Isbetm Shoes
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