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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1964

Page

11

Ice Review for Olympic Team Benefit Jan 19 at Pittsfield

Pittsfield hosts an ice review on Sunday Jan 19 at the Boys’ Club rink to aid the U S Olympic figure skating team. The Berkshire Hills Figure Skating Club and the Pittsfield Winter Sports Committee sponsor the event with performances by local clubs and demonstrations from the U S Figure Skating Association. Proceeds go to the U S Olympic Fund with tax deductibility and a 600 page Illustrated Olympic Book offer for donors of 25 or more.

Pittsfield U. S Berkshire Hills Figure Skating Club, Inc Pittsfield Winter Sports Committee Ice Review Berkshire’ Hills Figure Skating Club APL Figure Skating Club Troy N.Y U. S. Olympic Fund Congress U.S Squaw Valley Belgium Innsbruck

Hospitals and residents listed for treatment at multiple facilities

In the Hospitals ST LUKE S Patrick A Mele 126 High St treatment Judy Anne Coe daughter of Mr and Mrs William Coe Berk shire Village treatment HILL C RESTY Harry MacWhinnie 33 Bel Air Ave treatment Mrs Richard F Smith Dalton treatment Lawrence C Rancourt Han tock Center treatment Harvey J Cook 46 Hazel Place treatment Martin Sinisi Lenox treatment Tammy Louise Peters daughter of Mr and Mrs David A Peters Hinsdale treatment PITTSFIELD GENERAL Linda M Pennington daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett 5 Pennington 154 Robbins Ave Craig Chittenden son of Mr and Mrs William F Chittenden 301 Pomeroy Ave treatment George L Schrufer West Lebanon NY treatment Diane M Gray daughter of Mr and Mrs Grover L Gray iii 113 Lebanon Ave treat Eric Benz son of Mr and Mrs Charles Benz Jr 33 Lillian St George Fitzgerald 8 Cherry St treatment Mrs Albert M Almeida 70 Hollister St treatment

Pittsfield Linda M. Pennington Everett Pennington Robbins Ave

Police Briefs on Lost Money Near Holden and Stone

Marguerita F. Carroll reported yesterday a large sum of money tossed near Holden and Stone on North Street. The money was in a black zippered folder. Finders are asked to turn it in to the loser or to police.

Marguerita F. Carroll Reuter Ave Holden & Stone North Street

Winter Carnival Entry Blanks Available for Four Events

Entry forms for four winter carnival sports are available at Springside House 874 North St announced by the winter sports committee. Events include city speed skating meet January 22 at the Common ice fishing derby January 26 at Pontoosue Lake city sled meet January 26 at Clapp Park and the city ski meet January 25 at Pittsfield State Forest.

Springside House North St Pontoosue Lake Clapp Park Pittsfield State Forest Butten

Pvt Richard Dimanche Finishes Training at Ft Hood

Pvt Richard A. Dimanche son of Mrs Eileen Dimanche 45 Circular Ave Pittsfield High School attendee completed advanced combat training at Fort Hood Texas He trained with M 14 rifle M 60 machine gun and 3 5 inch rocket launcher He joined The Catholic Youth Center last October and will appear in a Center movie at Dix New Jersey assigned to 1st Armored Division 46th Infantry Headquarters Company where the feature Tonka by Walt Disney will be shown.

Army Richard A. Dimanche Eileen Dimanche Circular Ave St. Hood, Tex Pvt Dimanche Pittsfield High School Catholic Youth Center Witl Dix N. J Walt Company 1St Armored Disney

Sheriff Announces Town Constable Training Course

A 48 hour course for town constables opens January 21 at the Berkshire County House of Correction. Sheriff John D. Courtney Jr. says classes run every Tuesday for six months from 7 to 9 pm, limited to 30 of Berkshire's 80 constables. First aid taught by Warren A. Sears. other classes by district attorney staff.

Berkshire County House of Correction Second Street John D. Courtney Jr Warren A. Sears Berkshire County Red Cross Courtney

Pickford Films Saved By Congress Library

Washington UPI Mary Pickford thanked the Library of Congress for preserving many of her films calling the librarian the savior of yesteryear saying without you many of my films would have turned to dust. Through the UPI wires this remark highlights ongoing efforts to safeguard classic cinema heritage.

Washington UPI Jront Mary Pickford Library of Congress Miss Pickford America Saveotheart Yesteryear Ir. L. Quincy Mumford Librarian of Congress

UCS Official To Be Interviewed On The Strengths Program

Morgan P. Hatch treasurer and finance division chair of United Community Services will be the second UCS official to be interviewed on The Strengths and Protections of Your United Fund by Mildred P. Yeats executive director of the Volunteer Bureau Monday at 10:10 am on Station WBIK. Hatch will explain the finance division committees that protect dollars funding 24 health welfare and recreation agencies in Pittsfield and Juanesboro. Through WBRK courtesy Yeats has 10 minutes on Marlene's Its a Womans Work program each Monday to acquaint listeners with UCS agencies and services.

Morgan P. Hatch United Community Services UCS United Fund Mildred P. Yeats WBIK Hately Pittsfield Juanesboro WBRK

Penn Tops Yale In Ivy Opener

Penn defeated Yale 70 69 in overtime as sophomore Jeff Neuman sank a late free throw with three seconds left. Penn erased an 11 point first half deficit to snap a five game skid and apply pressure early in the second half.

Philadelphia UPI Jeff Neuman Penn Yale Quakers Hulldngs

Fight Against Tuberculosis Clinic Keeps County Watchful

Berkshire County tuberculosis program at Pittsfield General Hospital runs three years with 2,462 people under surveillance including TB patients suspects and contacts. Mary I. Coughlin drives education testing and treatment while Dr. Clement Courd and Dr. Irving I. Rubin supervise with labs at Pittsfield General and Western Massachusetts Hospital handling X rays and drugs.

Berkshire County Pittsfield General Hospital Warriner Coughlin Clement C.ourd Irving I. Rubin State Department of Public Health Western Massachusetts Hospital Westfield

Dr W H Pierson Named To Massachusetts Historical Commission

Dr William H Pierson Jr art professor at Williams College named to Massachusetts Historical Commission by Secretary of State Kevin White. Commission will identify historic sites, build a central inventory, and help preserve valuable assets. Membership includes leaders from the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities and others.

Williamstown William H. Pierson Jr Williams College Kevin H. White Massachusetts Massachusetts Historical Commission Pierson Society For the Preservation of New England Antiquities Robert Needham Bar State Historical League Thomas Boylston ‘Adams Massa‘chusetts Walter Muir Whitehill New England Historic Genealogical Society Maurice Robbins Massachusetts Archaeological Society Endicott Peabody Albert Wolfe Edward Murray John H. Burke Charles W. Foster Berkshire County Historical Society Pennsylvania New Massachusetts Commission Richard W. Hale Hale Historical Societies Bay State Historical League

Moffatt Adds Two Skaters To Jerseys

High Lawn Jerseys coach Carl Moffatt says two former college stars will join the roster for the season. Chuck Badone and Jack Phelan, last year's Dartmouth captain, may line up together against Hudson Hockey Club tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. at the Boys' Club. The Jerseys, bolstered by four players with hat tricks, aim to boost their scoring with Moffatt leading at 23 points in seven games.

Carl Moffatt High Lawn Chuck Badone Jack Phelan Dartmouth Badone St. Lawrence University Moffatt Phelan Hudson Hockey Club Boys’ Club Lee Wildcats Don Bill McCormick Bill McCullough

Obituary of Mrs. William T. Sweetman Lenox NY

Mrs. William T. Sweetman 78 of 94 West Street Lenox died yesterday at Pittsfield General Hospital Born Mary Louise Krueger January 21 1885 she lived in Albany before moving to Lenox in 1982 to live with daughter J Gordon Adams Surviving are her husband two other daughters a brother and several relatives Funeral at Appleby Funeral Home Delmar Monday at 1 PM Burial Memory Gardens Colonie NY Donations may be made to the Heart Fund.

Lenox William T. Sweetman West St Pittsfield General Hospital Hugo Warousek Elsmere N.Y Hansford Whitbeck Delmar Edward i Krueger Auriesville Appleby Funeral Memory Gardens Colonie Neu Heart Fund

Multiple Funerals Reported in Local Obituary Notes

Funeral services were held for Amy Richardson of Lenox Dale at Kelly Funeral Home with Rev Paul King officiating. The body will be flown to Presque Isle Maine for burial. Alice E Curran, Philip Cetti Sr, May I Launt, Mary H Cunningham, and Ramiro G Gonzalez attended multiple services at local funeral homes with various burials in St Josephs and St Marys Cemeteries and Masses at Mount Carmel and St Marys churches.

Amy Richardson Lenox Dale Kelly Funeral Home Dee Paul King Boston Funeral Presque Isle Maine Esty Park Easton Alice E. Curran Newton & Barnfathers Malcolm W. Eckel St. Stephen's Episcopal Church North Becket Burial Ground Philip Cetti Sr Beneivenga Requeim Mount Carmel Church Geoffrey Decker John J. Ayers Leonard J. Perreechia St. Joseph's Cemetery William JT. Ludessi Bears Peter J Joseph P. Cotti Guarino Alio Aldo Etix Delmolina

Carolyn Willis To Discuss Japan At WSCS Meeting

The Priscilla and Esther circles of the WSCS at First Methodist plan a joint Tuesday meeting at 9:30 am with devotions by Mrs. Austin C. Gaylord. Miss Carolyn Willis will discuss Japan Its People and Need. Willis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Willis of Becket, studied at Pittsfield Community Music School Eastman School of Music and Multnomah School of the Bible, taught in Sendai, Japan, traveled home via Tokyo Yokohama Orcades July 22, and Vancouver before returning to Pittsfield. She is visiting churches to share missionary work in Japan.

Carolyn Willis Japan WSCS Priscilla and Esther First Methodist Church Austin C. Gaylord Wayne Carley David Morrison Hubert H. Race Hubbard Wacacks Miss Willis Vancouver B.C Canada Pittsfield

Infant Scotty Biron Dies in Lenox Hospital

Scotty Robert Biron infant son of Mr and Mrs Walter K Biron of 86 Cliffwood Street Lenox died Thursday afternoon at Pittsfield General Hospital. Survived by paternal grandfather Edward J Biron Jacksonville Florida and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Clarence Cook Winslow Maine. Private services planned Monday at Roche Funeral Home with burial in Mountain View Cemetery Lenox.

Lenox Scotty Robert Biron Walter K. Biron Cliffwood St Pittsfield General Hospital Edward J. Biron Jacksonville Fla Clarence Cook Winslow Maine Roche Funeral Home Mountain View Cemetery

Diran Indjeian Dies in Mexico City at 65

Diran Indjeian a frequent Pittsfield visitor died Thursday night at his home in Mexico City of a heart attack. He was brother of Melik T Indjeian of 25 Arlington St Pittsfield and son of Daniel and Armen Pobigian Indjeian. A native of Turkey he moved to Mexico City young and ran a leather goods business. He leaves his wife Mary Alice two sons a daughter three grandchildren and a nephew. Funeral and burial today in Mexico City.

Diran Indjeian Pittsfield Mexico City Melik T. Indjian Arlington St Turkey Mr. Indjeian Daniel Armen Pobigian Indjeian Mary Alice

August Joppich Dies at 69 in Adams

August Joppich 69 of Wells Road Adams died Friday morning at Rest Haven Nursing Home where he had been a patient for three years. Born in Zela-Sia Germany he came to the U.S. in 1924 settling in Adams. He worked at Renfrew Manufacturing Co. and Berkshire Mills retiring four years ago. Survived by wife Marie Kahierski a son Carl a daughter Mrs Mary Ann Truvan both of Cheshire a brother Adolph in Germany and three grandchildren. Friends may call McBride Funeral Home Adams Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Funeral Monday 9 at St Mary of the Assumption Church burial in Cheshire Cemetery.

Cheshire August Jopnich Wells Road Rest Haven Adams Joppich Zela- Sia Germany Renfrew Manufacturing Co Berkshire Mills Marie Kahierski Carl Mary Ann

Dividend Forms Arrive For Berkshire Taxpayers

Berkshire County residents will soon receive Form 1999 by mail from financial institutions that paid dividends this year. The form resembles a W2 and must be filed with 196% income tax returns. It lists the depositor and the amount paid as interest or dividends, for accounts paying $10 or more, with copies to the depositor and to the IRS.

Berkshire County Internal Revenue Service

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Miss Hagenguth ST. Luke's Patrick A. Mele High St Judy Anne Coe Mrs. William Coe Berk- Shire Hillcrest Harry MacWhinnie Bel Air Ave Richard F. Smith Dalton Lawrence C. Rancourt Hantock Center Harvey J. Cook Hazel Place Martin Sinisi Tammy Louise Peters Mrs David A. Peters Hinsdale Craig Chittenden William F. Chittenden Pomeroy Ave George L. Schrufer West Lebanon Diane M. Gray Grover L. Gray Iil Lebanon Ave Eric Benz Charles Benz Jr Lillian St George Fitzgerald Cherry St Albert M. Almeida Hollister St Ft. Hood CYC ROYAL Dally Formica Childs & Bishop Newberry Mitchell Boy Scouts Mount Carmel Schoal Hall Eugene Via Robert Alan Yuarmey Bruce David William McChuskey Pickford Congress Library Mrs. Coughlin Mary I. Coughlin ERLN Hilltown Brezzl Irving T. Rubin Jets Clement C. Curd William Jones W. H. Pierson Historical Commission Organized County Society William WW. Pierson Jr McCullough Don Mofart Games Golf Assignats Water Spalding Maceravicn Morrison Rennan Sraim Schopa Ellingwood Isadasa Lie W. T. Sweetman Phillip Cetti Sr May I. Launt West Stephentown Hall & Hirsing Stephentown Walter B. Jorge Church of Our Saviour Lebanon Springs Burnl Hillside Cemetery Ralph Barrett Arthur Gore Raymond Rose Edward Palmer Mary #. Cunningham Mary H. Cunningham Hibbard School Dery Funeral Home St. Mary's Church St. Mary's Cemetery See Holy Family League of Charity The Rosary Society Ramiro G. Gonzalez City Savings Bank Tel Open Thurs Eves August Joppich W. T. Grant CO
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