Four men seized on gambling charges in Adams District Court
Edward Major 44 owner of the Mohawk Hotel and Berkshire deputy sheriff Albert Simon 49 Homer Vanier 68 and Stanley Paciorek 53 pleaded not guilty in Adams District Court to lottery charges. All cases continued to Aug. 18. Police arrested them last night on warrants from prior investigations. no lottery was in progress at arrest. Earlier raids and a winter crackdown on gambling were noted.
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Adams
Adams District Court
Edward J. Major
Orchard St
Berkshire County
Albert L. Simon
Forest Park Ave
Homer Vanier
Pleasant St
Stanley Paciovek
Richmond St
Major
Henry Bienkowski
Northampton
Francis Boudlette
Pittsfield
Berkshire
John A. Tarsa
LSE
David P. Rivers
Woodstown Avenue
Lee District Court
John J. Dwyer
Rivers
William E. Brock Jr
Lee Barracks
Laurel Street
Sandra Grabner
Elm Street
Stockbridge
John W. Meehan Jr
Peter C. Dolby
Main Street
Great Barrington
Archie T. Minn
Red Hook
N.Y
Joel N. Rosenfeld
Poughkeepsie
Gerald S. van
Springfield
John B. LeRoy
Longmeadow
Gary A. Wilson
Easthampton
Gerald Pixley
South Lee
Peter E. Donahue
Lee Road
Lenox
Vote on Union At Arnold Print To Be Repeated
In a NLRB election UTW received 202 votes and Local 23 204 votes for Arnold Print Works workers. Eight ballots favored no union. With 6500 production workers, Arnold Print is the town’s largest employer. Another representational election will be scheduled soon.
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Adams
United Textile Workers Union of America
UTW
Local 23
Arnold Print Works
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Avil-Cio
Arnold
Becket fund drive. MSPCC aims to aid local children
Becket Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children launches a July 10 to August 10 fundraiser led by chairman and solicitor Mrs. Hubert Salvini. Last year the Becket effort spent 432 dollars on local children. Becket, not part of a community chest, sets a goal for the current drive as residents support the cause. Mr and Mrs Ernest E Lampro visit son Ernest E Lampro Jr in Washington DC before he transfers to the Guided Missile Training School in Dan Neck Virginia with GE ordnance staff on vacation leave.
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Becket
Massachusetts Society of Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Hubert
Salvini
Ernest E. Lampro
Washington Mountain Road
Ernest E. Lampro Jr
Charleston
D.C
Ernest. Lampro Jr
General Electric Co
Dan Neck
Lampro
General Electric Ordnance Department
Sheffield antiques show plans announced for Aug 14 15 16
Sheffield announces preparations for the annual antiques show at Old Parish Church on August 14 15 and 16 chaired by Mrs R A Merthing with assistant chairs Mrs Henry E Rossel and Mrs James E Kimball Jr. Luncheon in charge includes Mrs Arthur A Hyatt and others. Flower arrangements by James G Law and Mrs Gordon W. work is distributed among multiple volunteers. Jesse O’Hara serves as treasurer. Laura Percy chairs hospitality and door committees.
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Sheffield
R.A. Merthing
Henry E. Rossel
James E. Kimball Jr
Arthur A. Hyatt
Theodore R. Williams Jr
J. Martin Percy
Norman J. Vachon
Guy Richards
Walter Frame
Charles C. Scott
Jesse O'Hara
Laura Percy
James.g. Law
Undermountain Orchard
Gordon W
Lee Little League schedule closes Aug. 11
Nine games remain in the Lee South Berkshire Little League schedule with Joop winding up its regular season on August 11 at 6 pm on the Lee Savings Bank field. Remaining games include Welders vs Morart July 28 and Morart vs Peejays August 11.
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LEE
Joop
Welders
Morart
Peejays
SPINC
Hurlbut-Welders
Merchants
Hurlbut
Morart-Peejays
Lee Savings Bank
Hamilton School Damaged by Fire
A fire at Hamilton School on Silver Street started in an indoor fireplace and spread through the chimney. Firefighters arrived at 3:45 a.m., extinguished the blaze in two hours with three trucks and 25 men. Roof damage to an outside porch and smoke to a few rooms were noted. no damage estimate was given. The school is a guidance clinic run by Dr. Eleanor Hamilton.
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A. Wesley Petersen
Hamilton School
Eleanor Hamilton
Lenox Choir to Honor Koussevitzky at Church Service
Lenox The Tanglewood Choir and String Quartet will honor the late Serge Koussevitzky during worship at Church on the Hills this Sunday at 10 a.m. It marks the 17th year of the tribute to the Boston Symphony conductor and Berkshire Music Center founder. Directed by Charles Wilson, the choir sings Mozart Ave Verum and Brahms A Minor Quartet Op 51 No 2. After the service the procession to the grave site will feature Randall Thompson Allel nia.
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LENOX
Tanglewood Choir
Serge Koussevitzky
Church-on the-Hills
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Berkshire Music Center
Charles Wilson
Dr. Koussevitzky
Randall Thompson
West Stockbridge Ro sary Sodality elects officers
West Stockbridge Mrs. Leon Panzeri was elected senior prefect of the Ro sary Sodality at St. Patrick's Church. She succeeds Mrs. Rose Mary Maslowski. Also elected were Mrs. George Panzeri as junior prefect and Mrs. Eugene Balog as secretary.
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West Stockbridge
Leon Panzeri
The
Rosary Sodality
St. Patrick’s Church
Rose- Mary Maslowski
George Panzeri
Eugene Balog
Tyringham fund drive led by local volunteers
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children funds drive is led in Tyringham by W. Merritt McBrian of Goose Pond and Walter D. Howard of Howard Farm. The campaign runs July 10 to August 10 to recoup last year’s $150 spent aiding local children. Donations may be mailed to McBrian, Howard, or to the county office in Pittsfield.
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Tyringham
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
W. Merritt McBrian
Goose Pond
Walter D. Howard
Howard Farm
William F. Staples
Lee
United Community Fund
UCF
MacBrian and
Howard
Society
Pittsfield
Dalton Round and Square Dance Night Ads
Dalton hosts Friday round and square dancing from 9 to 1 with Country Travelers. Hinsdale Home Club offers Saturday round dancing 9 to 1 with Hi Notes. Community event notice and venue details listed.
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Hinsdale
Westfield River flood-control tour details and aims
Huntington hosts an August tour of West Branch flood-control plans. Officials from Berkshire Hampden and Hampshire districts join U S Soil Conservation Service and local groups to review 11 dam projects and 3 billion gallon storage. The program includes 1 pm site visits and a 7 30 pm Chester Town Hall briefing.
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Westfield River
West Branch
Huntington
Berkshire
Hampden
Hampshire
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Westfield River Watershed Association
Gateway Regional School
Chester Town Hall
Washington
Peru
Middlefield
Becket
Blandford
Chester
Massachusetts General Court
Richard J. Borgins
Stuart Fisk
John H. Hartley
Albert R. Palmer
Arthur O. Wilander
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Anne Louise Millet
Joyce Meier
SPCC
St., Adams
Lee South Berkshire Bureau
Ski Doo
van Zandt
Sons of Italy
Johnsson
Lee Hardware
Toole
Lee Super Market
Ski Don
Don Nealon
Vaviason
Blue Bird
Willcox
William §. Hunt
Lee Pharmacy
Jack
McClelland
Rexall Drug
Maine
Mountain View Club
State Rd
Omphies
Viner, Sandler
Herbert
Guerlain's
Joan Schweizer
Fresh Air Center
Lee Academy
Kenneth Weatherspoon
Neal Berliner
Brooklyn, N.Y
Philip Felman
Clifton, NJ
Brooklyn
Brownsville
Hamilton
Silver Street
Berkshire Plaza
Ladies Department
Bes Co
North Adams
Boston Store
Main
Koussevitzky
Ady
Sir Anthony
Tony Bartoni
Lenox High
Dorothy Tolaie
Mrs. Panzeri
Dalton
Chrysler
Walter
Alter Sas
Housatonic St
Loeb’s
Lenox, Mass
Dorothy Kot
Barrington
Lenoxdale
Lyringham
West Becket
FORD
Econoline Bus
LEE Auto Sales
Pike Lee
Mass
Kelly Furniture
the Berkshires
Main St
Lee, Mass
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