Chester Street repairs widen road and drains fixed
Chester Town Highway Department undertakes extensive William Street repairs including widening the road drainage and sidewalk work. Chester Peowres defeated Russell 10 4 at home to win the Birnie Battles title with 12 wins and 2 losses. Ken Hawk pitched for Chester. Selectmen and Assessors offices close tonight for vacation. Mrs Lydia Hallock fills in as organist at United Church during July. Wallace Braga celebrated his 80th birthday at his son Wilson Braga's Lee Road home with seven children and families.
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Town Highway Department
William Street
Chester Peowres
Russell
Ken Hawk
Chester
Lydia Hallock
The
United Church
Charles Niskanen
Wallace Braga
Wilson Braga
Lee Road
Accord Reached On Closing of Cemetery Road
WEW LEBANON New York residents reported a settlement ending the dispute over the western end of Cemetery Road. Judge ordered the town to repair and open the road within 10 days. Plaintiffs Warren Steibel Leonard Kastle and David Mieschenz agreed to grant land for widening and culverts, enabling work to begin.
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WEW
Lebanon
N.Y
Cemetery Road
William B. Black
Warren Steibel
Leonard Kastle
David Mieschenz
Lebanon Center
Supreme Court
Albany
Fred 2
Palmer
Schedule Announced For Arts and Crafts Classes
NEW LEBANON NY Douglas McDougall director of the summer recreation program at Shatford Park says arts and crafts classes will be held each Monday Tuesday and Thursday from 230 to 4 pm this week wax and plaster molding July 21 25 puppets July 28 Aug 1 Indian lore Aug 4 8 woodstick and magic Week and Aug 11 15 puppet show combining projects Archery runs Monday through Friday 130 to 230 and guitar and recorder intro on Wednesday and Friday 3 to 4 pm Fire sirens sounded at 1230 and 930 am Sunday proved false alarms Weeks Glen B who had surgery at St Luke s unit BMC last week was moved by ambulance to VA Hospital Albany and is expected home by next weekend Mr and Mrs Carl O Godfray and son returned from Schroon Lake vacation.
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New Lebanon
N.Y
Douglas McDougall
Shatford Park
Glen B. Weeks
St. Luke's Unit
BMC
Veterans Administration Hospital
Albany
Carl 0. Godfray
Son
Schroon Lake
Elias Vranas
Lower Main Street
Vranas
Crana & Co
Jennifer Trombley
Leo L. Trombley
South Street
Ruth A. Edge
New Jersey
Peru Road
Peter L. Trudeau
Bucket
Clayton T. Pierce
Dalton
Ashmere Manor
George Schnapp
Myr
Harry J. Dame
Westbrook
Maine
Stanley Warner
Judson College
Marion
Ala
Theron Marshall
Conrad Arndt
Titusville
Fla
Alfred Arndt
New Windsor Road
Gladys Lennon
Lennon
Nancy Nichols
William R. Robins
Jordan Avenue
Edward Bellinger
Goodrich Street
Cape Cod
Helen Galok
Hancock Shaker Village
William J. Gargan
John W. Boraski
Maple Street
Charlestown
R.I
Alfred J. Bernardo
Board splits up rules for trailers and camping grounds
NEW LEBANON, N.Y. The Town Board at a special meeting repealed the ordinance regulating trailer courts and camping grounds. Within 10 days after publication of a legal notice the two new ordinances will be issued, replacing the single one, according to Supervisor William B. Black. He noted some questioning but no real opposition to the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
N.Y
William B. Black
St James Episcopal Church Fair and Daughters of Isabella Meet
Great Barrington events include St James Episcopal Church annual fair from 11 to 4 with white elephant and handmade gift tables, plant sale, snacks, and children's activities. Daughters of Isabella Everett Circle to meet tonight at 8 in Circle rooms. Local notices include births in nearby towns and various classified ads for real estate, books, hair conditioner, and tire center services.
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Great Barrington
Women of
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Isabella
Everett
West Stockbridge Card of Thanks Retirements Tribute
Helen BE Wood thanks West Stockbridge townspeople for the tribute recognizing her retirement. She expresses gratitude to those unintentionally missed and signs the note as grateful and appreciative.
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West Stockbridge
Helen BE
Wood
Adv
Hinsdale Families Attend Church School Open House
Hinsdale residents note open house at First Congregational Church for four summer vacation church school departments Preschool to junior high. Mrs Harry E Freshler Jr led with nine lay teachers. refreshments served in parish hall.
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Hinsdale
First Congregational Church
Harry E. Freshler Jr
Censorship Discussion Is Tomorrow At Procter Hall
A Dialogue for Education meeting tomorrow night at 8 in Procter Hall will discuss censorship focusing on the Monument Mountain Regional High School yearbook and its controversial pictorial content. Attendees include Rev. Gerald F. Spafford, Rev. Joseph P. Marchese, Frank Deane, Supt. George P. Lane, and the Berkshire Hills Regional School Committee has been invited. the public is welcome.
Plane crash near Hillsdale claims two lives
Two people died when a small plane disappeared from Albany radar then crashed near the ski area between Great Barrington and Hillsdale. Rescue teams, state police, and volunteers searched for hours before locating the wreckage about midnight. The plane struck trees between two ski lift chairs, injuring none else aboard. Accident investigator George Van Epps of the NTSB planned a future report.
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New York
Massachusetts
Hgremont
Sheffield
Mass
N.Y
Great Barrington
Peck & Peck Funeral
Copaka
George A. van Epps
Bureau of Aviation Safety
National Transportation Safety Board
Federal Aviation Administration
van Epps
New Leate
Hillsdale
Catamount
Mrs Niebuhr Attends Jerusalem Session and Plans Return
Mrs Ursul la Niebuhr wife of theologian Reinhold Niebuhr attended a Jerusalem Committee meeting in Israel. The 42 advisers from 19 countries endorsed a 60 acre rehabilitation plan outside Jerusalem's Old City walls. She left Yale on June 29 and will return today after a week in England with friends and relatives.
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Israel
Niebuhr
Jerusalem
England
New Freedom Shares and Savings Bonds Promotion
A public notice introduces U. S. savings bonds and Freedom Shares as a path to personal financial growth. It highlights government backing, potential interest, and steps to invest, urging citizens to participate to secure future savings and national prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.3
NEW Freedom
Worthington bloodmobile draws sixty pints at Health Center
Sixty pints of blood were donated by sixty five participants at the Health Center last week with five rejects. Local recipients included Henry Jarvis of Worthington and Tommy Russell of Chesterfield. Volunteers from the Hampshire County Red Cross and Health Center staff organized the event under Mrs Allan Piper. A diabetes screening clinic has conducted five sessions with 151 tested and seven positives reported.
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Worthington
Red Cross
Chesterfield
Henry Jarvis
Tommy Russell
Irene Buckley
Dorothy Cole
Florence Bates
Sharon Packard
C. Allen Bisbee
William Sanderson
Cullen Packard
Toni and
Bruce Packard
Hampshire County
American Red Cross
Allan Piper
Hadley
Katherine Root
Easthampton
Fred Morse
Amherst
Worthington Grange celebrates 65th anniversary supper
Capen cited for 21 years Pomona secretary service and as a charter member. Worthington Grange 90 reports help needed on Worthington cabin at Cummingfield. Officers meet tonight at Russell Borst home to plan next year. Twenty five year pins to Melsome Pease and Stanley Mason. All year pin to Walter Smith. Two meetings a month approved starting October. Harry O. Tinker’s 70 year charter draped. Kim Mason to youth conference and lecturer to lecturers conference. Local residents Ralph Kerley and A Lelaid Smith returned from Bermuda.
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Worthington
Worthington Grange
Hillside Pomona Grange
Cummingfield
Arthur G. Capen
Pomona
Grange 90
Ang
Russell Borst
River Road
Melsome Pease
Stanley Mason
Walter Smith
Grange
Harry 0. Tinker
Kim Mason
Barrington Man Named Optometrist at Worthington Health Center
Worthington Health Association appoints Richard A. Peppe of Great Barrington as optometrist for the Health Center. A Pine Plains, New York native and Southern College of Optometry graduate, he has practiced in Boston and Great Barrington and serves on multiple optometry groups. Office hours alternate Wednesdays 11:15 to 5 and 7 to 8. appointments via the center. The library adds 27 new books funded by the Ethel Williams Memorial Fund for Grades 5 and 6 summer reading, plus preschool picture books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthington
Worthington Health Association
Richard A. Peppe
Great Barrington
Peppe
Pine Plains
Nut
Southern College of Optometry
Memphis
New England Council of Optometry
American Optometric Association
Ethel Williams Memorial Fund
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Bill Whittaker
Village Auto Sales
Pioneer Credit Main
Eagle Classified
Dial Direct
Lebanon Valley
Clifford M
Frambach — Tel
Cobbies
Teti
American National Red Cross
Saca
Sandler
Valentines
Main Street
Great Berrington
Volkswage
Coupe de Ville
Real Sharp
T-Birds
FORD
Mercury
Dial
Stockbridge Road
Fairview
David Rivard
Canaan
Eagle Office
Main St
Melvin's
Bonnie Bell
Bill’s Pharmacy
Barrington Mfg. Co
Barrington Area
Gt. Barrington
Tom
Dempsey
Bulova
C.H. Morton Jewelry and Gift Shop
Katherine Kirchner
Church School
Stockbridge
Vivien
Elmsuie
Maloney
J. H. Maloney
R. H. Congdon
Mgr
Mrs. Niebuhr
Bloodmobile
Capen
Ralph Kerley
Buffington Hill Road
A. Lelaid Smith
Smily Hollow
Bermuda
Barrington Man
Atlantic
I'M
Southern Berkshire Oil & Body CO
State Rd
Barrington Dial
Fred Bunce
Aldo Oggiani
F.W. Spaulding
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