487 Acre Land Sale In Great Barrington Town
Great Barrington details show an 487 acre tract west of West Sheffield Road sold from John H. Pickard and Frank Provo to Pearl L. Copeland of Harrison New York and Irving R. Gerstein of New York City. The sale price listed by tax stamps is about 75000 dollars. Pickard and Provo retain 29 acres across Great Barrington and Sheffield.
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Great Barrington
Sheffield Road
John H. Pickard
Frank Provo
Pearl L. Copeland
Harrison, N.Y
Irving R. Gerstein
New York City
Berkshire Registry of Deeds
Pickard and
Provo
Sheffield
Fair Prepares For Opening Barrington Fair
Preparation for the 128th Barrington Fair is underway with Sept 7 to 13 on the calendar. In 1968 the event drew 7,719 exhibits and 2,094 exhibitors and officials expect similar records in agricultural and livestock divisions. The youth section holds 11 departments, 37 divisions and 851 classes, while the adult section offers 20 departments, 48 divisions and 527 classes. Stanley Janas of Ludlow, who won top farm prizes last year, again enters farm produce and farm display as well as vegetable displays. Premium books and entry blanks are available from the fair office or by mail or phone.
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Great Barrington
Barrington
Stanley Janas
Ludlow
Janas
Fairgrounds
Printer Retires After 47 Years At Courier
Charles P. Arienti of Gilmore Avenue retires after 47 years as a Linotype operator for the Berkshire Courier. He joined in 1922 under a government apprenticeship after service with the 102nd Infantry, Yankee Division. He was wounded in Argonne and Belleau Wood, losing a leg and sustaining nerve injuries. A Knights of Columbus member and past Southern Berkshire American Legion commander, he and wife Dorothy Gibbons have two sons and ten grandchildren. He plans to spend retirement around his home.
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Great Barrington
Charles P. Arienti
Gilmore Avenue
Berkshire Courier
Arienti
The
Courier
102Nd Infantry
Chemin Des Dames
Belleau Wood
Mihiel
France
Argonne
Knights of Columbus
Southern Berkshire American Legion
Dorothy Gibbons
Thomas
Stockbridge
Paul
Housatonic
Sheffield Bidder Wins Dump Care Contract for Town Dump
The Board of Health awarded David Riiska of Sheffield a dump maintenance contract at 64 dollars per day for caretaker and bulldozer work plus 0.90 per yard for fill. Riiska’s bid was second lowest. Alpine Construction Co. of Sandisfield, led by Francis Deming, bid 40 a day for bulldozer, 20 for caretaker, and 1 per yard for fill. Engineer Henry D. Granger supported Riiska, noting similar costs when fill is counted and Riiska’s readiness for special cleanups, plus proximity to the dump. Selectman Paul J. Gibbons said the town will assume dump maintenance once a sanitary superintendent is hired, using funds from the sewer account for the first year.
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Great Barrington
Board of Health
David Riiska
Sheffield
Riiska
Francis Deming
Alpine Construction Co
Sandisfield
Deming
Buard
Ruska
Henry D. Granger
Granger
Engi
Paul J. Gibbons
Wyantenuck Jr.-Sr. Tourney Set at Wyantenuck
The junior-senior Scotch foursome golf event will be held Sunday at Wyantenuck Country Club with junior boys pairing with clubwomen and junior girls with men. Tee-off is between 1 and 2, and the field is classed by junior ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Wyantenuck Country Club
CATV Firm Cited For Advertisement
GREAT BARRINGTON High Fidelity Cable Television of Great Barrington won Cable News ad of the month for a penny movie promotion. The ad counters Save Your Free TV by listing 103 movies in a week at one cent each. The headline reads What This Country Needs Is a Good Penny Movie. The firm calculated weekly cable cost divided by weekly movie count to reach the penny price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
High Fidelity Cable Television
Cable News
Oklahoma City
Okla
Laramee joins Brooks Insurance as broker and director
L Paul Laramee of Mahaine Street in Great Barrington has joined Brooks Insurance Agency Inc as broker and director. He trained at Employers Commercial Union Insurance School in Boston and previously worked as a civil engineering aide for the state Department of Public Works. He is a long time Great Barrington resident, married to Marie Cochran, and is a Searles High School graduate from 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
L. Paul Laramee
Mahaine Street
Brooks Insurance Agency, Inc
Laramee
Employers Commercial Union Insurance School
Boston
State Department of Public Works
Searles High School
Berkshire Community College
Marie Cochran
Four Berkshire Horsemen Enter 10 Morgan Horses in Show
Four Berkshire County riders entered 10 Morgan horses at the Eastern National Morgan Horse Show at Three County Fairgrounds Northampton. The event runs through Saturday with 94 classes, featuring 580 horses in stalls, ages and colors, ridden driven jumped and fed. Entrants include Darwin Morse Green Mead Farm Richmond with four horses Howard Fohrhaltz Holaland Farm Lanesboro with two George Dixon Old Stage Farm Stockbridge with three and Virgil Crockett Muddy Brook Morgan Farm Great Barrington with one.
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Northampton
Berkshire County
Berkshire
Darwin Morse
Green Mead Farm
Richmond
Howard A. Fohrhaltz
Holaland Farm
Lanesboro
George T. Dixon
Old Stage Farm
Stockbridge
Virgil Crockett
Muddy Brook Morgan Farm
Great Barrington
Swimming Lessons Offered by Red Cross in Housatonic
Berkshire County chapter of the American Red Cross offers free swimming lessons for Housatonic children at Old Maids Pool on July 31 and August 1, 4 5 6 7 8 11 and 12 from 1 to 3 pm. Instructor is Frances Chapman of Lanesboro, a qualified first aid teacher. Enrollment at first session. children must be 8 or entering 3rd grade.
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Housatonic
Berkshire County
The
American Red Cross
Old Maids
Williams River
Frances Chapman
Lanesboro
Chapman
Ymca and
Boys’ Club
Pittsfield
Dalton Rod & Gun Club Approves New Site Lease
Dalton Rod and Gun Club members voted unanimously to lease land on Anthony Road for development. A 30 member field trip reviewed preliminary work, with Baumann Jr. leading the trip. A committee for start to hand clearing was named along with an executive committee. New club bylaws were approved and the next meeting is August 3 at 7 30 at the clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Dalton Rod & Gun Club
Anthony Road
George Ti. Baumann Jr
Baumann
Richard A. Street
Michael C. Mason
Charles Ti
Wellspeak
Michael F. Ewing
Thomas FE. Balardini
Blood drive and fundraiser notes from Lebanon Valley
Red Cross bloodmobile will visit Berlin next Thursday seeking donors. Lebanon Valley residents may contact Robert J. Barlow or Harold R. Sherman of the Lebanon Valley Protective Association. transportation provided. A book and bake sale for Joseph Hooper Library runs Saturday 11 am to 4 pm at the Town Hall Library. Glen B. Weeks remains hospitalized in Albany after major surgery and is expected to stay at least ten days.
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Red Cross
Berlin
Lebanon Valley
Robert J. Barlow
Harold R. Sherman
Lebanon Valley Protective Association
Joseph Hooper
Glen B. Weeks
Clement F. Weeks
Veterans Hospital
Albany
County Fair Opens August 28 in Chatham NY
The Co Tumble County Fair at Chatham runs five nights and four days from August 28 to Labor Day. It features the Pete Williams Country and Western Show with Dave Allen, plus a large Wireman's Parade with 28 fire companies and at least 17 marching bands and drum corps. Parade on Saturday August 30 will be the featured event. Fair secretary J Vincent Hartigan invites all five fire companies and their auxiliaries to participate.
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Chatham
N.Y
Co Tumble
New York State
Nels Berninger
Pete Williams
Dave Allen
Berninger
J. Vincent Hartigan
Red Fox Music Camp concert and local notices
Red Fox Music Camp will present its third concert of the season Saturday at 8 featuring Prokofieff Cello Sonata Reigga flute pieces and Brahms piano quartet in C minor A Umpachene Grange will sponsor two food sales Saturday at 2 to benefit local home and community service Readings report births and local visits including Kristen Jean born July 14 at Sharon Hospital to Mrs Paul Andreani and family members visiting from Quincy Wilton Conn Springfield and Chatham NY plus multiple hospital and travel notes from Mill River and surrounding towns.
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Red Fox Music Camp
Prokofieff
Reigga
Brahms
Umpachene Grange
Mill River
Southfield Ladies’ Aid Hall
Kristen Jean
Sharon Hospital
Paul Andreani
Lee Barns
Adelaide Schwarz
Pittsfield General Unit
BMC
Clifford Richard
Southfield
Albany
N.Y
Bernard Dill
Jack
Quincy
Daniel and
Vincent Walsh
Springfield
John Wrinkle
Albert F. Gagg
Wilton
Betty Landis
Chula Vista
Calif
Joseph Palfini
Hartsville
Robert Supernaugh
Chatham
Firemen Block Party Set This Weekend in Canaan
The Ca naan Fire Company's annual block party occurs Friday and Saturday at dusk with a parade Saturday at 7 from West Main Street to the Town Hall parking area. Connecticut and nearby Massachusetts fire companies, bands, antique cars, color guard, and judges from local towns participate. Prizes include two bicycles Friday night.
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Canaan
Lakeville Band
John Brown
Marine Corps League
Porter Godard
Walter Arbo
Oliver Eldridge
Fred Perkins
Webster Newkirk
C. Frank Hitchcock
Harry
Peter Lawson
Ronald Scholz
Railroad Street
Joseph Green
Charles Perotti
James Mather
Otis Library festival nets 1240 to pay mortgage
Otis Library and Museum festival produced a net 1240 dollars, enough to extinguish the building mortgage down to 1145 remaining after 16 years. The event drew 300 plus at a turkey dinner, with 470 from the dinner, 431.65 from the auction, 159 in cash donations, 75 from white elephant sales, and over 50 volunteers. Trustees plan a mortgage burning ceremony as plans for future museum room upgrades begin.
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OTIS
Otis Library and Museum
George Etzel
Edwin Dyer
Robert Morrell
Reverend Miller to lead 10 AM service at Old Parish Church
The Rev Walter K Miller will conduct Sunday morning worship at 10 at Old Parish Church before vacation in Maine. He will speak on Where Are We Now in Racial Justice. The Rev Ivan Welty of Sheffield will preach Sunday Aug 3. Special music directed by Johan Pearson includes choir solos and instrumentalists.
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Sheffield
Walter K. Miller
Old Parish Church
Maine
Ivan Welty
Johan Pearson
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Great Barrington South Berkshire
Sturday
John Wayne Ae Campbell
Kim Darby Halwallis
Tosco
Pau
Chrysler
New Yorker
Jack Dunn Motors
South Main St
Jack Dunn
Eves
Spohn & Sons
Stockbridge Road
Great Berrington
Baw
Ueo Ae
Ewin Vegetanie
Thomas J. Davis
Maynard
Bryan Thomas
Emerson Memorial Hospital
Concord
Davis
Ann Baldyga
Leslie Davis
Faustyn
Baldyga
Division Street
Herbert
Main St
Sheffield Motors Southern Sarree
Neer
Wyantenuck
Tyler Carpet
East Main St
Conn
Main Street
Tom
Dempsey’s
Woodbury
Bill's Pharmacy
Coty
Revlon
Max Factor
Rubenstein
Bonne Bell
Melvin’s Pharmacy
Southern Berkshire
Posturepedic
Barrington Furniture Co
Harry Deykin
Barrington - Dial
CATV
Brooks Agency
Arthur J. Bachetti
George R. McCormick
Victor M. Paulowicz
East Haven
Irwin Broverman
Cook Road
Broverman
orEn
Triumph
Pontiac
Carl
Rami
Plymouth
Catalina
Ziebart
Dempsey
Bridge ST. Dial
Kelly
Package Store
Mass
Morgan
Cegelia Bailly
Benny McLean
Albert Ingegni
Wells Beach, Maine
Robert Adams and
Lynn
William Adams
Park Street
Robert J. Gray
Pine Street
Cape Cod
Marilyn Atwood
Walter F. Atwood Jr
Our Lady of the Elms College
Joanne McDermott
David McDermott
Dorothy Chapman
Rod, Gun Club
L.radams CO
L.radan
Clifford M. Frambach
Tel
New Marlboro
Pauline Stevens
Claire Leffingwell
Alfred Hood
West Center Road
Theodore T. Smith
Walter C. Smith
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Douglas Krumbhaar
Liberty Chapter
OES
Otis Congregational Church
Frederick Besancon
Mrs. Besancon
Jan Coldiron
Mr. Coldiron
California
Spain
Ford Ltd
Thomas Ford & Mercury Corp
Lebanon Springs
New York
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