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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1970
Page
7
Judge Frank W. Cimini warned Harold Scott to clean his four room apartment and surrounding area or face jail. Code enforcement director Jeanne Massimiano said inspectors found fire hazards and significant litter including glass in January. The case was continued for six months with orders to comply.
Detectives probe a break into the Medical Building at 276 South St in search of narcotics. Intruders seized alcohol pads from D Clinical Laboratory and sample non-narcotic drugs from Dr Spencer Levin’s office and ransacked Sidney M Zeff’s office as well.
Sprague Electric Co reported 1969 earnings of 1,450,272 dollars or 43 cents per share on record sales of 147,056,412 dollars. The year marked a return to profit after 1968’s loss of 2,829,596 dollars, with 1968 sales totaling 132,753,473 dollars and the firm employing about 11,500 in 33 plants across 12 states, Puerto Rico and eight foreign countries.
William Green, attorney and former New York State assemblyman, is named administrator of HUD’s New England New York region. He succeeds Judah Gribetz, who left to practice law. Green led housing programs for seven-state district including Pittsfield and formerly served on New York legislative housing committees. He is Harvard magna cum laude graduate and Harvard Law School alumnus. Rocco Errichetto, of 297 Columbus Ave, faces charges of operating without a license and defective equipment. case continued to Feb 24.
Victor M Obenhaus 4 of 65 Meadow St North Adams died at home aged. Born in Texas he was Rice Institute graduate and worked as chemical and electrical engineer for GE Sprague Electric Co and in Schenectady before retiring. Survived by three sisters and two brothers. services scheduled at Simmons Funeral Home and burial in Hinsdale. Eva Sturgeon Madden 73 of 100 Lincoln St died at Pittsfield General. widow of Euclid Madden survived by two sisters and four brothers. High Mass of Requiem at St Joseph’s Church with burial in St Joseph’s Cemetery. Property transfers include Andris and Helen Zauls to Ronald W and Rosamond L Pietras on Bald win Ave. James F and Mary Kirk to John J and Winifred R Mawhinney on Franklin St Dalton. Century Life Investment Corp trustee to Albert J and Adeline G Ferrante on Sherwood Forest Becket. Arthur D and Jean T Yerkes to Seth and Mary M Shepard on Colonial Acres Richmond. Robert B and Virginia G Skiff to Harrison L and Jean S Searles on State Road Richmond.
Helen Noonan 88 of Great Barrington formerly of 31 Pleasant St died Wednesday night at Berk Shire Hills Nursing Home Monterey widow of Peter J. Noonan born in New York taught in NYC public schools lived in Great Barrington since retirement 20 years ago member of St Peter's Church Rosary Society calling hours at Birches Funeral Home Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 High Mass of Requiem at St Peter's Church burial in St Peter's Cemetery Rosary to be recited Friday. Roland Melville Leach 63 of Pownal Vi and Zephyrhills Florida died Monday in Florida where he and his wife wintered retired superintendent of Northern Berkshire School Union served Monroe Savoy Florida Clarksburg native Penobscot Maine came to area in 1957 to head the union retired 1964 lived in North Adams and Williamstown chaired North District Boy Scouts and North Adams Red Cross survived by wife Eleanor Perry and daughter Mrs Richard Pugliese funeral today at First United Methodist Church donations to Heart Fund in Leach memory.
The Probate Court filed wills for Caroline Hara witz of Pittsfield with a trust for her daughter Molly Wilson, and Helena Kirchner leaving property to her husband Ralph Kirchner. Mary White’s will favors niece Pauline Case. Edward Moreau wins divorce from Judy Moreau, married Sept 1966 in North Adams. Obituaries note Genevieve Murphy of 21 Springside Ave died at St Luke's BM C after illness, with survivors and 40th anniversary last October. Funeral details listed for multiple locals including LaDuke, Peter Brail, Edwin Ruckdeschel, Patrick Street, Robert Lewis, Mabel Thorp, Nicholas Kerichenko, Frederick Goetze with burial and calling hours where given.
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