Poisoning Victim Revived At PGH By New Treatment
A patient in deep coma due to acute barbiturate poisoning was revived at Pittsfield General Hospital using peritoneal dialysis. Dr. Henry J. Wheelwright described the method as a simple abdominal wash that removes poisons via repeated infusions. The patient recovered in 40 hours after 30 infusions, a faster outcome than older methods. The team included PGH doctors, resident physicians, lab staff, and intravenous therapists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield General Hospital
Henry J. Wheelwright
Department of Medicine
PGH
Wheelwright
Pittsfield Affiliated
Governor Skis Area Slopes Today
Governor Peabody will ski four Berkshire area resorts in a tour to promote winter tourism. He begins at Mount Tom then Butternut Basin, then Bousquet's in Pittsfield and Gould Farm in Adams, meeting with Mount Greylock Tramway Authority figures and planning a Roosevelt Day dinner in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Peabody
Berkshires
Mount Tom
Butternut Basin
Great Barrington
Bousquet’s
Pittsfield
Gould Farm
Adams
Bertram A. Druker
Newton
Mount Greylock
Joseph A. Dragone
Springfield
Drucker
Governor's Council
New York
Allen & Co
Greylock
Druke
Greylock Mountain
Petersburg Pass
James M. Burns
Williamstown
Charlemont
Boston
Youth Sunday at Zion's Lutheran Church Observed
Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church will host Youth Sunday with junior and senior high Luth er Leagues participating in 8:15 and 11 oclock morning services. The theme Lord I Believe will be presented by Dianne Viner Mary Ann Giddings Robert N Boos and Gloria Fry. Scripture read by Patricia LaDouceur Donald W Hayn and Paula Boos. Ushers named Alan Tyler Kurt A Gabell Jr James Chapman Bruce Radke Mark Schiawin Gary Hydinger and Kenneth Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Radke
Mark Schiawin
Gary Hydinger
Kenneth Jones
Cash stolen from Dalton Legion during night break
Dalton police investigate theft of 1500 to 1800 dollars from the Legion Home. Entry occurred via a south side window facing Route West. Officers found the break about 4 15 and the status of locked or unlocked container is unclear. State police were called for fingerprinting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Legion Home
Former NYC Police Chief Talks on Crime in Williams Town
Stephen Kennedy, former New York City police commissioner with 32 years in law enforcement, spoke to a small Jessup Hall audience on crime, civil liberties, and Cosa Nostra. He cited rising crime rates, said he found no knowledge of Cosa Nostra, and argued laws evolve to protect civil liberties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Stephen Kennedy
New York City
Jessup Hall
James M. Burns
Williams
Leningrad
Burns
United States
Kennedy
Hell’s Kitchen
West Side
Sewers Petition Filed at City Hall
A petition was filed yesterday for sewer installation on Manchester and Devonshire avenues signed by six households on Manchester Avenue and the City Savings Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester and
Devonshire Avenues
Manchester Avenue
City Savings Bank
Hospital Listings of Patients and Aimless Notes
In hospitals St Luke s and Pittsfield General a list of patients includes Mrs Frederick Cook 55 Elm Street Williams James 7 Summit Avenue Victor Mettifogo 84 Circular Mrs Joseph A Mendel 29 Renwood Street with a fractured ankle Mark J Schnepp son of Mr and Mrs August Schnepp Dalton pneumonia Paul Gritz 34 Pacific Street Mrs Franklin Ferry 136 Bradford Street pneumonia Homer Snow Hinsdale Frank Healy 304 Elizabeth Street Hillcrest Mrs Norman Stokes 77 Jones Avenue operation Arlene Florczyk daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Florczyk 93 Seymour Street Mrs Charles H Abriel 9 Sunset Street Edward Frenier 174 Burbank Mrs Cuyler Dunbar 279 Benedict Roar Katharine McLean daughter of the Rev and Mrs J Alan McLean 36 Russell Terrace operation Joseph J Russo 150 Onota Street operation Susan M Cahill daughter of Mr and Mrs Layton Cahill Cheshiza
Taxicab Fare Hikes Backed by City Public Safety Panel
The Public Safety Committee led by Donald G. Butler unanimously recommended taxi fare increases to the City Council. New rates would be 50 cents for the first quarter mile and 10 cents for each additional quarter mile, with a one mile ride rising from 70 to 80 cents and waiting time moving to 1 3/4 minutes per 10 cents. The panel also approved a fire and police call box program and endorsed a rear parking lot plan for Western Massachusetts Theaters with a North Pearl entry and Melville street constraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Safety Committee
Donald G. Butler
Western Mass
Atty
Andrew T. Campoli
Yellow Cab
Checker Cab
John H. Sturgeon
Police and Fire Signal Department
Col
Samuel Goldstein
Massachusetts
Capitol Theater
Butler
North Pearl
Melville Streets
Melville
Raymond W. Killackey
Winthrop Sheerin Named President Of Berkshire Young Democrats
Winthrop F Ted Sheerin of Pittsfield was elected president of the Berkshire County Young Democratic Club at the group s third annual meeting held at the Ideal Inn Lenox. He succeeds Thomas Condron, a Pittsfield school teacher, in a three candidate race that attracted 70 members. Condron s brother Charles Lenox was runner up and Peter Menard Windsor trailed. Susan Callahan Dalton was re elected first vice president and Mary Agnes O'Brien Lenox was re elected secretary. Second vice president contest went to Samuel Kennedy Pittsfield over Anthony Goggins Lenox. Sheerin will announce committee appointments soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop F
Ted) Sheerin
Pittsfield
Berkshire County
Young Democratic Club
Ideal Inn
Lenox
Garrett J. Catlins
Hinsdale
Sheerlin
Thomas F. Condron
Condron
Charles
Peter F. Menard
Windsor
Susan
Samuel Kennedy
Anthony J. Goggins
Susan Callahan
Dalton
Mary Agnes O'Brien
Sheerin
Vocational Boys Tour Marland Mold and Greylock Plastics
A group of 28 Pittsfield Vocational High School students from the machine drafting and machine shop course toured the Marland Mold and Greylock Plastics plants on Friday. They observed the full mold making process from design through rough and finish machining to final operation. The trip was led by Asel W. Harvey, machine drafting instructor, and Donald F. Sommer, vocational guidance counselor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield Vocational High School
Marland
Greylock Plastics
Asel W. Harvey
Donald &. Sommer
$375 Collected At GE Gates for Dimes March
Pittsfield High School Band members collected $375 at the GE gates for the March of Dimes. Gino Rosa, Pittsfield chairman, reported the fundraiser conducted yesterday at the plant gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GE Gates For Dimes
Gates
Gino Rosa
Pittsfield
GOP Women Convene in Washington for Spring Conference
Mrs. Albert W. Barris of Richmond announced the 13th annual spring conference of Republican Women will meet in Washington DC from April 7 to 11. Massachusetts aims for at least one representative from each club, with Berkshire County typically sending four. Reservations deadline is March 15 and a Boston chartered bus is planned. Further details are at Republican State Committee HQ 146 Bowdoin St Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Barris
Richmond
Republican State Committee
Washington, D.C
Barris
Republican Women’s Club
Massachusetts
Berkshire County Club
Boston
Dorothy Dillon
Bowdoin St
Fire at Councilman's Home Damages Mattress
A small fire in an upstairs bedroom at the home of Councilman-at-large George A. Purnell Jr. at 252 First St. was extinguished with a pail of water. Firemen from Engines 2 and 3 and Ladder 2 responded after a call at 9120 and removed the mattress for ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Purnell Jr
First St
Purnell
Tickets On Sale For Irish Show At Berkshire Museum
Publicity Chairman Raymond Pierson announced tickets for the Irish-American show at Berkshire Museum on March 2 and 3 are available. Outlets include the Elks Club American Legion and Rainbow Restaurant or via committee members. Scholarship applications for members’ children are due February 25 to Joseph J. Harrison. Next rehearsal is Sunday at 2 30 PM at the Elks Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Pierson
Berkshire Museum
Elks Club
American Legion
Rainbow
Pierson
Sons and Daughters of
Joseph J. Harrison
Woodbine Ave
Collis Bill Aimed at Trailer Camp Tax Relief
Hinsdale selectman Garrett J. Collins announced a bill filed with Rep. Warren A. Turner to raise heavy taxes on mobile homes in trailer camps while preserving lower caps for camps. Local trailers outside camps could face up to 87 annually. camp trailers up to 48 yearly or 42 monthly. The measure was withdrawn for review by a state Taxation Committee as a commission studies mobile homes and taxes, with a hearing drawing about 1,000 residents, including 60 from Williamstown, to protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selectman
Garrett J. Collins
Hinsdale
State House
Warren A. Turner
Committee On Taxation
Massachusetts
Williamstown
State House Auditorum
Collins
Knesses Israel Lecture Series Ends Wednesday
Congrega tion Knesses Israel wraps up its adult education series with the final lecture Thursday night at the Wendell Avenue building. Rabbi Sanford D. Shanblatt discusses Beliefs Attitudes and Practices of Conservative Judaism followed by a Q and A. The series traced the movement’s rise and the influence of Dr Solomon Schechter, ending with how Conservative Judaism blends tradition with modern life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregation Knesses Israel
Wendell Avenue
Sanford D. Shanblatt
Selomon Schechter
Bradley to Speak at Scout Breakfast
Lauren Bradley, field executive of Berkshire Boy Scout Council, will be the main speaker at the 10th annual Communion breakfast for Catholic Scouts at the K of C Home 1600 North St at 10 a.m. Sunday. Edward J. Barry will preside, and Rev Geoffrey Decker will recognize Parduli Dei award recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauren Bradley
Berkshire Boy Scout Council
K. of C
North St
Edward ‘J. Barry
Geoffrey Decker
Two Pittsfield Men Enlist in Marines
Hartford Conn. Two Pittsfield men enlist in the Marine Corps and depart for 12 weeks of recruit training at Parris Island. Edward G. McCusker Jr son of Mr and Mrs McCusker of Spadina Pkwy and Charles F Isenhart son of Mr and Mrs Maurice C Isenhart of 211 Lebanon Ave. Both will complete four more weeks of advanced combat training at Camp Geiger NC and receive a 20 day leave after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
Pittsfield
Marine Corps
Parris Island
Edward G. McCusker Jr
McCusker
Spadina Pkwy
Charles F. Isenhart
Maurce C. Isenhart
Lebanon Ave
St. Joseph's High School
Cornwall Academy
Camp Geiger
Adams Stalwart Stanislaw Ciejka Dies After Short Illness
Stanislaw Ciejka 69 of 38 Richmond Lane Adams died at home after a brief illness. Born in Poland he lived in Adams 50 years, retired barber who owned his shop 35 years. Survivors include wife Katherine Krupczek two sons Theodore Pittsfield and Waller Ciejka Englewood California two daughters Mrs Stephen Stasiewski Adams and Mrs Tencred Jacob Williamstown nine grandchildren a sister Mrs Henrietta Dabrowski Adams and a brother in Europe. Funeral Monday 8:15 from Bloniarz Funeral Home High Mass 8:30 at St Stanislaus Church burial in St Stanislaus Cemetery calling today and tomorrow 2 10 4 and 7 to 9.
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Adams
Stanislaw Ciejka
Richmond Lane
Poland
Katherine Krupczek
Theodore
Pittsfield
Waller
Ciejka
Englewood
Calif
Stephen Stasiewski
Tencred Jacob
Williamstown
Henrietta Dabrowski
Europe
Bloniarz
St. Stanislaus Church
St. Stanislaus
Friends m
Funeral Notices for John A. Moe Jr and Others in Area
Funeral services are planned for several local residents including John A Moe Jr at Bendvenga Funeral Home with a Requiem Mass at Mount Carmel Church and burial at St Josephs Cemetery. Also scheduled are services for Sidney M Benedict at Zopf Funeral Home and for Mrs Susan W Bailey at Wellington Funeral Home with burials at Pittsfield Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan W. Bailey
Wellington
E. Roy Burchell
First Congregational Church
Pittsfield Cemetery
Paul N. Harris
John A. Massimiano
Stanley J. Wheeler
Francis J. Nolan
Japan to build 5000-ton icebreaker for Antarctic trips
Tokyo reports Japan plans a 5000-ton icebreaker capable of breaking 20 foot thick ice at 17 knots for Antarctic expeditions. The vessel aims to extend access to the Antarctic. Government officials say the ship will enable year round research and supply missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Cub Scout Leaders To Start Training Series
The first of three training courses for Cub Scout leaders will be held Sunday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Christian Center on Linden Street. All den mothers and other Cub Scout leaders are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Center
Linden Street
FCS Names Henry Ovadia as Supervisor of Casework
Henry Ovadia, formerly on Berkshire Farm for Boys staff, is named supervisor of casework at the Family and Children Service. He has 1961 onward casework supervision and group therapy experience, with earlier NYC work as a case worker and therapist. He holds a 1955 BA from CCNY and an MSW from NYU 1957. He and his wife and three children live at 8 Bushey Road and he starts Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ovadia
Berkshire Farm For
Family and Children Service
Ovadia
Berkshire Farm
New York City
Roosevelt High School
City College of New York
New York University School of Social Work
National Association of Social Workers
The
Academy of Certified Social Workers
American Tions
Bushey Road
District Court Hears Drunk Driving and Support Case
Heath P Thomson 26 of 164 Melbourne Road fined 35 in District Court for wet driving. A no license charge dismissed and a drunkenness complaint filed by Judge Frank W Cimini. Thomson's jeep snowplow veered into snowbanks on West Housatonic Street Fed 2. lawyer Atty Jacob S Arrenson. James D Haggerty 26 of North Pearl St sentenced to six months in the House of Correction for failing to support his wife and four children. Eugene E Pettibone 44 of Washington fined 25 for driving to endanger after side swiping a parked car Jan 30 at Francis and Circular avenues. car owner Elzie L Bobbs. Martin J Reilly of Lanesboro fined 10 for failing to display both license plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath P. Thomson
Melbourne Road
Frank W. Cimini
Pittsfield
Richard J. Clemens
Thomson
West Housatonic Street
Atty
Jacob S. Arrenson
Malcolm J. Dantard
Pettibone
Francis
Circular Avenues
Elzie L. Bobbs
Robbins Ave
Martin J. Reilly
Lanesboro
Real Estate Transfers in Lenox a Pace of Deals
Bartlett Realty Co. sells land in Lenox to Silvia J Asel. Vito R and Mary S Salatino transfer to Charles R and Ida Somerville a house and lot on Holmeswood Terrace Lenox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Real Estate Sales
Bartlett Realty Co
Silvia J Asel
Lenox
Vito R. and
Mary S. Salatino
Charles R. and
Ida
May Somerville
Holmeswood Terrace
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Governor Skis
Krementz
J. F. Kahl Co
North Street
American Gem Society
Zion’s Lutheran
Cash
Dalton Legion
NYC Police
ST. Luke's
Frederick Cook
Elm St
Williams James
Summit Ave
Victor Mettifogo
Circular Ave
Joseph A. Mendel
Renwood St
Mark J. Schnepp
Mrs
August Schnepp
Paul Gritz
Pacific St
Franklin Ferry
Bradford St
Homer Snow
Frank Healy
Elizabeth St
Hillcrest
Norman Stokes
Jones Aveé
Arlene Florczyk
Alfred Florczyk
Seymour St
Charles H. Abriel
Sunset St
Edward Frenier
Burbank St
Katharine McLean
J. Alan McLean
Russell Ter
Joseph J. Russo
Onota St
Susan M. Cahill
Mrs. Layton .Cahill, Cheshiza
Electrolux
Newberry's
Wilson
Pittsfield-Lenox Road
Begonia
William Bunt
Sturgeon
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Killackey
Winthrop Sheerin
Young Democrats
Marland Mold
GOP
Washington
Knesses Israel
Bradley
Scout
Marines
Clejka
Stanislaw McNamara
Walter C
John A. Moe
John A. Mole Jr
Bendvenga
Mount Carmel Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Holy Name Society
Ladies’ Guild
Sidney M. Benedict
Zopf Funeral
James Rae Whyte
South Congregational Church
Donald D. Lamont
Theodore P. Musgrove
Nathaniel M. Levinson
Ernest A. Elge
Chester F. Noble
George W. Noble
Sam L. Brous
Sam L. Brows
First Church of Christ, Congregational
Walionah St
Cub
FCS
Mey
Ns Park Jewelry
Amond Port i
WC Ets Pv
Ciera
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