Pownal Track Seeks Continue State Tax Relief Hearing
Public hearing is expected on Green Mountain Park's proposal for continued state relief. The House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee held separate hearings Wednesday to hear from Martin DeMatteo of Quincy, Mass., principal stock-
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Montpelier
Green Mountain Park
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Lear
Martin DeMatteo
Quincy
Mass
Vermont track faces continued delay and talks of extension
Gov Peabody's commission fight continues as lawmakers probe racing at Berkshire Downs. O'Brien succeeds Morris Leff amid indictment, while Franklin Fair’s status prompts owner calls to extend liberal betting terms to protect the track’s franchise and investors. DeMatteo and Bartimo push for another year of favorable terms despite losses, arguing long term state partnership benefits and economic boost to Southern Vermont.
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Vincent J. Bartimo
DeMatteo
Bartimo
Bartimno
Senate
Vermont
Sen. George
Morse
Caledonia
Suffolk Downs Objects to Race Dates Cut
Suffolk Downs president Judge John C. Pappas said he will petition Superior Court to review the Racing Commission ruling granting 60 harness nights to Bay State Raceway Foxboro and 36 to Suffolk Downs. Suffolk had asked for 33 nights, matching last year, as the law allows a total of 90 harness dating nights. He will challenge the equal evidence and the commission’s decision.
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Eagle Boston
John C. Pappas
Suffolk Downs
Superior Court
Racing Commission
Bay State Raceway
Foxboro
Suffolk
Pappas
Abatements Delayed for Elderly Homeowners
Assessor Ruth B. Sisman announced 1965 tax exemptions up to 4000 dollars for homeowners aged 70 and over meeting criteria. forms will be available mid March and applicants must file by October 1. Sisman and two board members attended a Massachusetts Assessors Association session in Cambridge where Edward E. Wilson explained the new law and its administration.
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Ruth B. Sisman
Sisman
Board of Assessors
Massachusetts Assessors Association
Cambridge
Edward E. Wilson
State Department of Corporations and Taxation
Sue
Gordon couple mortgage sale of Bartlett Taconic property
Harold B. and Veronica A. Gordon convey by mortgagee deed to Pittsfield Cooperative Bank the house and lot at the corner of Bartlett Avenue and Taconic Street.
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Harold B
Veronica A. Gordon
Pittsfield Cooperative Bank
Bartlett Avenue
Taconic Street
Probate Court Moves Back To Reopened Berkshire Room
The Berkshire County Probate Court room at the county courthouse reopens Monday after a six month renovation. The space was redecorated with a soundproof ceiling new floor and updated heating and lighting. Judge F Anthony Hanlon plans to ask for a raised witness chair to be installed soon. No hearings are scheduled for opening day.
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Berkshire County
F. Anthony Hanlon
Hanlon
County Commission
Probate Clerks
Probate Court
Jdudve Hansen
Watchdog Goes With Thieves
KIRKBY England UPI Edward Gresty bought a watchdog after six burglaries. The dog he purchased was stolen Thursday night, leaving him without protection against further break ins.
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Kirkby
England
UPI
Edward Gresty
UCS Head Urges Donors to Check Agency Funds
James P. McGurk told the Rotary Club that over 100000 voluntary health and welfare agencies operate in the United States and many mislead about fund allocation. He cited audits showing 13 to 36 percent fundraising costs and urged donors to evaluate agencies, support needy areas, and demand minimum standards. He warned against emotional appeals and called for better transparency and local participation in United Community Services.
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United States
James P. McGurk
Rotary Club
United Community Services of
Pittsfield and
Lanesboro
Los Angeles
UCS
Pittsfield-Lanesboro United Fund
Gladys Brigham
McGurk
Rotary
Massachusetts
Georgia
United Community Services
East Nassau Voters Back Annexation to New Lebanon
In East Nassau New York at least 75 percent of district voters signed petitions to annex to New Lebanon Central School District. Michael Storonsky says 321 of 425 voters have signed with 95 percent contacted. A small minority oppose. one board member, Edwin Waterman, challenges the plan citing state coercion and aid promises. Final approval hoped for 1964 65 year, referendum possible if 19 percent sign within 60 days. LVPA meeting to discuss affiliation with District B and other agenda items. Philip C Blanchard and local notices also mentioned.
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East Nassau
N.Y
New Lebanon Central
Michael W. Storonsky
Storensky
Edwin P. Waterman
Waterman
State Education Department
East Nassau Central
New Lebanon
Franklyn Gubitz
Allan Bills
Gilbert Rogers
John Eggers
Mrs. Alexander Seeks Place on GOP Committee
Mrs Ruth Alexander of Church Road Florida announced she will seek a seat on the Republican State Committee in April. She is a North Adams native, a Manchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing graduate, and active in civic groups including 4 H and Civil Defense medicine and health. She aims to continue the work of Mrs Barris who will not seek re election.
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Ruth Alexander
Church Road
Florida
Republican State Committee
Albert W. Barris
Berkshire
Alexander
North Adams
Manchester
Cancer
Heart
United Fund
Berkshire County Women's Republican Club
Grossman Plans Facility on BSRR Property
Grossman Industrial Properties Inc will construct a 10000 dollar salesroom and storage facility at the former Berkshire Street Railway garage on East Street. Building Inspector William A Mandell issued a permit yesterday. The BSRR property was bought at a public auction after the bus company went bankrupt.
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Grossman Industrial Properties, Inc
Berkshire Street Railway
East Street
William A. Mandell
BSRR
Warren Wire Said Unaffected By Trust Order
Bennington Banner reports that the Warren Wire Co sale to General Cable of Pownal near Williamstown remains unaffected by a Washington consent judgment blocking further acquisitions. The eight-year merger ban applies to new purchases but not to existing holdings, and Warren Wire’s sale, including Wire Company of America in Goleta, California, is unaffected. John R. Cook of Williamstown disclosed last June the deal, with Cook Manufacturing Co. also part of the sale.
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Bennington
General Cable Corp
Warren Wire Co
Pownal
Here
Williamstown
Mass
General Cable
New York
Bennington Banner
Washington
Warren Wire
Cornish Wire Co
Manhattan
Justice Department
Wall Street Journal
The
Financial Daily
Warren
John R. Cook
Wire Company of America
Goleta
Calif
Cook’s
Cook Manufacturing Co
Paterson
N.J
Cook
Tamburello Named Coordinator of St. Michael's Ski Team
Paul A. Tamburello Jr. of Pittsfield Mass is student coordinator of the St. Michael's College varsity ski team set to open its season this weekend against Army at West Point. Nordic events are scheduled for tomorrow with Alpine listed for Sunday. Tamburello, a senior, lives at 15 Cortland Drive Pittsfield.
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Winooski Park
Paul, A. Tamburello Jr
Pittsfield
Mass
St. Michael's College
Army
West Point
N.Y
Tamburello
Cortland Drive
Eight GE employees win Cordiner awards at Pittsfield
Eight General Electric transformers plant workers in Pittsfield were honored with Cordiner awards for excellence in the Accent on Value program at a Pittsfield Country Club ceremony. Recipients included Charles Ekonomon, Ralph Levine, Richard Propst, Roger Schrader, Richard Griffin, Nana Noonan, Edward Vidal, and Frederick Mendel. Guest speaker James Frederickson, newly named manager of distribution equipment sales, attended with company executives A Eugene Schubert, Harlan Sisk, and Britton Saterice presenting the awards.
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General Electric Co
Pittsfield
Pittsfield Country Club
Cordiner
General Electric
Charles T. Ekonomon
Ralph Levine
Richard F. Propst
Roger F. Schrader
Richard M. Griffing
Nana M. Noonan
Edward J. Vidal
GE to hold 72nd annual meeting in St Louis
General Electric Co will hold its 72nd annual meeting of share owners in St Louis Missouri on April 29 announced by Board Chairman Gerald L Phillippe. This marks the second west of Chicago and fourth outside New York State. About 500000 owners of record and over 175000 employees are share owners through the company's saving and security program.
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General Electric Co
St. Louis
Gerald L.phillippe
Chicago
New York State
Phillippe
Schenectady
Reference Librarians Meet in Pittsfield
Western Regional Public Libraries System reference librarians met at Berkshire Athenaeum to discuss expanding reference services for area residents. Attendees included officials from North Adams Library Forbes Library Springfield Public Library Pittsfield Greenfield centers and the system headquarters in Springfield plus the Division of Library Extension in Boston. Franklin R. Taplin directed the meeting.
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Western Regional Public Libraries System
Berkshire Athenaeum
North Adams Library
Forbes Library
Northampton
Springfield
Secretary of State To Speak At Pittsfield High School
Secretary of State Kevin We White will speak at a morning ceremony at Pittsfield High School on Tuesday. His topic is Our Massachusetts Heritage. He will be introduced by Philip Jacoby, president of the student council, and later students may meet him.
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Kevin We White
Pittsfield High School
Massachusetts
White
Philip Jacoby
While
Rogerson Maude S dies after long illness in Springfield
Mrs Maude S Rogerson formerly of Berkshire Village and Pittsfield died last night at Springfield Municipal Hospital after a long illness. She was widow of Harry Rogerson, born in Marion Indiana, lived in Berkshire Village and Pittsfield, later with granddaughter Mrs Ralph Hewitt in Feeding Hills. Survived by son George, three other grandchildren eight great grandchildren and more. Friends may call at Newton Barnfather Funeral Home tonight 7 to 9. Services tomorrow at 2 at the funeral home. Burial Cheshire Cemetery.
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Maude Sisson Rogerson
Berkshire Village
Pittsfield
Springfield Municipal Hospital
Harry Rogerson
Marion
Ind
Ralph Hewitt
Feeding Hills
O'Brien, Former Log Cabin Owner, Dies in Florida
Edward J. O'Brien, 61, longtime Lenox businessman who ran the Log Cabin from 1946 to 1953, died yesterday at his Hollywood Florida home. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Wadlington Funeral Home. He leaves his wife Rose, a daughter Arline, a sister and a brother, with a long career in car rental firms and local Democratic politics prior to moving to Florida.
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Edward J. O'Brien
Lenox
Madison St
Hollywood
Fla
Wadlington Funeral Home
South Dixie Highway
Mr. O'Brien
Pittsfield
Frank J
Margaret (Daly) O’brien
Rose M. O’brien
Florida
Dade County
Mrs. O'Brien
O'Brien
Democratic State Committee
Curtin Avenue
Fahey Beverage Co
Fete’s Motors, Inc
Haddad Motors, Inc
Goeller, Albert W. dies after short illness in Falls Village
Albert Walter Goeller 74 of Falls Village Conn died yesterday at his Belden Street home after a brief illness. Born in Brooklyn NY on March 1 1889 he was former secretary treasurer of American Agricultural Chemical Co. He leaves wife Jessie Ramsey Goeller daughter Anna T. Goyus and a grandson. Funeral Saturday at 2 PM Newkirk Funeral Home Pilgrim Congregational Church officiating. Burial at family convenience. Flowers or donations to Pilgrim Church building fund.
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Albert W. Goeller
Falls Village
Conn
Albert Walter Goeller
Belden Street
Brooklyn
Albert
Louisa Dietz Goeller
American Agricultural = Chemical Co
Jessie Ramsey Goeller
Anna T. Goyus
Canaan
Newkirk Funeral Home
Loring Roberts
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Pilgrim Church
Wahconah Regional offers adult education courses in Dalton
Wahconah Regional High School runs adult education programs on Mondays and Tuesdays through spring with 150 students enrolled. Most classes have room, except golf and Mondays Modern Math. Enrollment marks a strong rise from the first semester.
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Dalton
Wahconah Regional High School
West Stockbridge Student Visits Family in Break
Anthony Balestro of Boston University spends a week with his parents, Mr and Mrs A Balestro. Dr Richard M Ziter a senior resident at Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital enjoyed a weekend at the home of Mrs Louis Vaber and Larry Vaber.
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Anthony Balestro
Boston University
Aph Balestro
Richard M. Ziter
Manhattan’ Eye and Far Hospital
Louis Vaber
Larry Vaber
Miss Charlotte Curtin Dies At 61 In Berkshire City
Miss Charlotte Curtin 61 of B5 West Housatonic St died at home. Born in Pittsfield to Michael and Mary Cal lan Curtin she lived in the city most of her life and was a St Josephs Church parishioner. Sisters Elizabeth and Helen Curtin survive. Visitation at Dery Funeral Home 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 tomorrow and Sunday. High Mass of Requiem Monday at St Josephs Church. Burial in St Josephs Cemetery.
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Charlotte Curtin
West Housatonic St
Pittsfield
Michael
Mary Callan Curtin
St. Joseph's Church
Elizabeth
Helen Curtin
Dery
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Mrs Walter Hewins dies at 76 in Sheffield home
Mrs Ella Hewing wife of Walter D Hewins died at her Hewins Street home in Sheffield Born in Falls Village Conn October 9 1913 she was the daughter of Andrew and Lena May Bailey She married in Millerton New York in 1829 and had lived here since She leaves her husband two daughters Miss Priscilla A Hewins and Mrs Richard Pellegrini three sons Arthur M Robert and Walter D Hewins seven grandchildren and three sisters and one brother Funeral will be Sunday at 2 pm at the Birches Funeral Home Great Barrington with Rev Frederick Adams officiating Burial in Sackett Cemetery Ashley Falls Calling hours tomorrow 2 4 and 7 9
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Sheffield
Ella Hewing
Walter D. Hewins
Hewins Street
Falls Village
Conn
Andrew
Lena May Bailey
Humes
Hewins
Millerton
N.Y
Richard Pellegrini
Ashley Falls
Priscilla A. Hewins
Sackett Cemetery
Funeral Notices for Galvagni and Snider
Funeral services are announced for George J. Galvagni with an 8:15 a.m. wake at Bendavenga Funeral Home and a 9:00 a.m. High Mass at Mount Carmel Church, burial in St. Joseph's. Mrs. Roger J. Snider will be honored with a 2:00 p.m. service at the First Congregational Church of Dalton, burial in Pittsfield Cemetery. Visitation for both at their respective funeral homes is today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.
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George J. Galvagni
Bend‘venga Funeral Home
Mount Carmel Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Roger J. Snider
First Congregational Church
Dalton
Patrick C. Finleon
Pittsfield
Wellington Funeral Home
Berkshire Eagle
District Court Fines for Traffic Violations
Donald Rawson of 47 Branch Street was fined five dollars in District Court for failing to obey a turn right sign at Thorndike and Dalton avenues. A no license charge was filed by Judge Frank W. Comini. Parking fines of three dollars were imposed on John A. Johnston of 17 Denise Avenue Beverly, McGovern of 76 Henry Avenue, and Rea Con Advertising Co. of Great Barrington. Two five dollar parking fines were paid by General Motors Acceptance Corp. of Springfield.
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Donald Rawson
Branch St
Thorndike
Dalton Avenues
Frank W. Comini
John A. Johnstine
Denise Ave
Baverly McGovern
Henry Ave
Rea‘con Advertising Co
Great Barrington
General Motors Acceptance Corp
Springfield
Card of Thanks for Assunta Crtti and family memory
We thank our kind friends neighbors and relatives for thoughtful sympathy and floral offerings during our loss of Assunta Crtti. In loving memory of a dear wife mother and grandmother who passed years ago your memories stay in our hearts.
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Wassero
Anatia Ma
Ava
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Palm Springs
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