Puppets and Pinkie Puppets Workshop at Pittsfield General Hospital
Members of the Wednesday Group assemble puppets at Pittsfield General Hospital. The group includes Mrs Edwin B Coleman Mrs Walter B Giles Mrs Robert E Guilds Mrs John R Manners Mrs Howard Kiefer Theresa Hair Mrs Robert R Hair Mrs Albert A Clark The Eagle editor and Mrs Rollin B Alvord Children Carl Williams age 4 and Bobby Williams age 6 discuss their tonsillectomies with Pinkie puppets The bows are the sons of Mr and Mrs Carl Williams of Lee.
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Pittsfield General Hospital
Edwin B. Coleman
Walter B. Giles
Robert E. Guilds
John R. Manners
Howard Kiefer
Theresa Hair
Robert R. Hair
Albert A. Clark
Eagle
Rollin B. Alvord
Carl
Bobby Willias
Carl Williams
Lee
Pinkie puppets aid Pittsfield patients through hospital group
A Pittsfield General Hospital Auxiliary program delivers plastic pinkie puppets to youngsters, each with a poem promising a pinkie's return home. Volunteers from the Wednesday Group and local churches sew, stuff, and assemble the mascots, needing more helpers to meet a yearly thousand-puppet goal.
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Bobby
Poh Clinic
Women and Education Debate at Lenox PTA Round Table
A Lenox PTA discussion on women's education and societal roles drew mixed views. Panelists Janet Cook Dorothy van den Honert and Anna Pollock, all prominent Pittsfield figures, urged deeper engagement beyond traditional duties, while many men favored a cautious balance.
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PTA
Janet Cook
Pittsfield
Dorothy van den Honert
the Engle
Anna Pollock
Family and Children Service
The
Round Table
Robert Kimball
Richmond
Leonard van den Honert
Mr. van den Hoaert
Ten Year Old's Advice on School Reform Sparks Debate
A child writes a thesis condemning traditional schooling and urging disbandment and individualized learning. The table discusses women’s roles, education, and career balance, with panelists urging broader academic preparation and equal societal participation for women.
Ode to My Supermarket in Northampton
In a reflective piece the narrator recalls a Center Moriches childhood shop and how a distant chain supermarket grew into a nationwide empire. He laments stamp programs and automation while blaming absentee ownership for declining morale, noting weekly cuts to part-time hours and the cold indifference of distant managers. He questions why he still cares about the market that shaped him.
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Northampton
Center Moriches
Long Island
Robberbaronland
New York
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Celestine Sibley
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Lisieux
North St
Coats
Missy
Lisieux Shop of
Ode
Cynthia Seton
Wisconsin
Nora
New York City
Checkers
Elise Faror
Berry
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