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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1970

Page

4

Hot cross buns as soul food during Lent

Lerner recalls the memory of hot cross buns from childhood and explores their history from pagan roots to Christian adoption. The piece notes recipe details with eggs butter flour sugar and spices and discusses fasting austerity versus indulgence in the context of Lent.

Pittsfield Fannie Farmer Lunenburg N.S Craig Claiborne James Beard Julia Child

Community Meetings And Events Tonight In Williamstown Pittsfield

International Club hosts talk on Bret and theatre at 8 pm at 25 Alfred Drive with guest speaker Jurgen Thomas. Berkshire Salon Nine Two Nine and American Legion Auxiliary 40 and 8 meet at 8 pm at Legion Home Pittsfield with an auction. PEO Sisterhood Chapter Y meets at 8 pm at 82 Noblehurst Ave with Mrs Herbert Calderwood Jr assisting and Mrs Abby Brent speaking on Changing Times in Conversation. Cirele K Riding Club gathers Saturday 7 30 pm at Polish Community Club with public invited. Lions Auxiliary gathers at 6 30 pm at Stanley Club with Mrs Carol Lively and hostesses. Rotary Club meets Thursday at 12 13 pm at Stanley Club with Carl Eger speaking. Gallery Tour Clark Art Institute Williamstown 10 30 am tomorrow. Panel discussion Environmental Problems for the 708 at South Junior High School 8 pm and Panel discussion Business World and Operation of American Economy at Jesup Hall Williamstown 8 pm.

International Club Mrs. Catharine Alfred Drive Jurgen Thomas Bret Earl E. Mayhew Noblehurst Ave Herbert H. Calderwood Jr Abby Brent

St Patrick's Day Dinner Planned by Tram Lodge

A corned beef and cabbage dinner sponsored by Tram Lodge Order of the Sons of Italy is set for St Patrick's Day March 17 at the lodge. Dinner runs 6 to 7 30 p.m. Casey Morawiec will cook, Fred Hogan hosts, Four Paths provides music, and tickets are available from committee members or at the Judge until March 13. Separately Donna Liccardi and Carol LaMountain earned nursing caps at Albany Medical Center School of Nursing and Truesdale Hospital respectively.

Tram Lodge Order of the Sons of Italy St. Patrick’s Day Casey” Morawiec Fred Hogan Four Paths Nicholas Grieen Carroll Kane

CCD Speakers Listed for St. Mark's Parish Series

De. and Mrs. John C. Willke lecture on The New Morality and Family Life at St. Mark's Parish Hall Thursday at 3 p.m. Atty. and Mrs. Harold Pitt of the diocese of Bridgeport speak March 4 on The New Morality and Family Life at St. Mark's. Sister Andrene Foley of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston closes March 11 at St. Mark's with The New Morality and You. Tickets at the door.

John C. Willke St. Mark's Parish Harold Pitt Family and Life Bureau Diocese of Bridgeport St. Mark's Andrene Foley Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston

Marriage Intention Notices Across Connecticut and Worcester

Marriage intention notices list multiple parties including Marjorie Ann Amuso of 11 Churchill Street and Peter Craig Wigglesworth of 43 Euclid Avenue and Lisa Stephanie Singleton of New Haven Connecticut with Vernon Long of West Haven Connecticut. Also cited are Cynthia Irene Correia of 216 First Street and John Quarella Jr. of Worcester and Gertrude Matsulevitch of Wendell Avenue Extension and Alan Weatherly of Lansboro.

Marjorie Ann Amuso Churchill St Peter Craig Wigglesworth Euclid Ave Lisa Stephanie Singleton New Haven Conn Vernon Long West Haven Cynthia Irene Correia First St John Quarella Jr Worcester Gertrude Matsulevitch Wendell Avenue Alan Weatherly Lanesboro

Wool rug mirrors couture trends in 70s fashion

A graphic statement from Bill Blass inspires a Wool Bureau Inc carpet design. The Gambol breadloom uses Luxuria knitting to create a naked wool rug in vivid red on white, pairing with steel and glass furniture and Italian sofas, capturing the daring, transseasonal vibe of the era.

Pucci The Wool Bureau, Inc Bill Blass International Wool Secretariat Auckland Woolcrafters Ltd

Martha Smith Weds Robert F. Mullen in Stockbridge

Miss Martha Ann Smith daughter of Mrs. H Crosby Smith married Robert F. Mullen son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Mullen February 12 at an afternoon ceremony conducted by Rev. Malcolm D. Kilborn. They reside in Albany New York with Mrs. Smith hosting a reception at Church Street home. The bride a Skidmore College alumna with a master's in education from the University of Rochester. The groom a State of New York employee a Poughkeepsie High School graduate and Vietnam era Army veteran.

Mrs. Mullen Skidmore College University of Rochester Mr. Mullen State of New York Poughkeepsie High School Vietnam

Children’s Fair At St Stephen’s Church Saturday

The annual children’s fair at St Stephen’s Church will run Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Chairmen are Mrs Lawrence L Wolker and Mrs Frank W Root. Mrs William J Carter leads the snack area with games supervised by the Men’s Forum, face painting, movies, and fortune telling.

St. Stephen's Church Lawrence L. Wolker Frank W. Root William J. Carter Men’s Forum Richard W. Marecure Youth Fellowship

Engagments Announced in Local Notices and Camp Jobs

Engagements are announced for Penelope Louise Volin and Judith Arlene Lubold with proposed June and March weddings in New York and at Zion's Lutheran Church. Penelope Volin is valedictorian and holds a master’s in speech pathology. Leslie Perkins Jr. is a Jibro Manufacturing Co. member. Summer Camp job openings for Girls Club programs at Camp Stevenson and Camp Witawentin with age requirements and March 31 deadline. Doe Gray to call at the 60th anniversary square dance at Northampton State Hospital tomorrow at 7:30 in Olander cafeteria. Public invited.

Charles F. Lubold Merrill Road Judith Arlene Leslie Edmond Perkins Jr Mrs. Perkins Tyler St Zion's Lutheran Church Miss Lubold Mr. Perkins Jibro Manufacturing Co Camp Stevenson Camp Witawentin Onota Lake Doe Gray Northampton State Hospital Olander

Rem Rose Recoups With Soup In Windham Tale

Brattleboro resident Rem Rose undergoes minor hospital surgery and learns hospital life is a woman's world as colleagues and nurses quiz him about his wife Ellen Cronan Roses food column. He recovers with cold soups carrot vichyssoise and madrilene, savoring light meals and a chilly welcome.

Rem Windham Windham College Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Dr. Rose Daddy Mr. Rose Ellen Cronan Rose

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Larchmont, N.Y Berkshire American Legion Legion Home Cirele K Lions Auxiliary Stanley Club Carol Lively Volunteer Bureau William Cooper Eli Simon Rotary Club Carl Eger Department of Commerce Clark Art Institute Williamstown South Junior High School Business World Jesup Hall Donna Liccardi Thomas J. Liccardi New Hampshire Ave Albany Medical Center School of Nursing Pittsfield High School Carol J. LaMountain Nelson LaMountain South Merriam St Truesdale Hospital Fall River Karper Wahconah St Orner Tangoe Rother Pat Rri Teh Sid As Bility ORIG Deily Corner Cost & B Safe @ MoDern J, Ray Fuel Kids Napp Oil Corp Pittsfiels Martha Smith St. Stephen’s Ithaca College Columbia University New York Telephone Co Berinbaum University of Southern California Juilliard School of Music Carnegie Hall Aspen Tanglewood Europe Middle East Roger Wagner Grace McGarry of Dalton Kenneth Cotton Fort Lauderdale Fla Northampton Penelope Volin Judith Lubold By Ellen Cronan Rose Brattleboro, VI Lene
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