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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1965

Page

4

Rices Celebrate 50 Years With Family Party

Mr and Mrs William T Rice of 443 South Street observe their 50th wedding anniversary with a cocktail party hosted by sons John H Rice and Peter van Rice at 48 East New Lenox Road. Attending were bridesmaids Mrs Charles J Kittredge and Mrs John Alan Mac Gruer, usher William Shields, and other relatives. Rice, a 1913 Williams College graduate, chairs A H Rice Co silk mill and holds posts at Berkshire County Savings Bank First Agricultural National Bank of Berkshire County and local clubs. They were married in Old Bennington and are longtime church members. they have two sons and four grandchildren.

William T. Rice South St John H. Rice Peter van §. Rice Peter Rices East New Lenox Road Charles J. Kittredge Dalton John Alan MacGruer Hoosick Falls N.Y William Shields Bennington Rice Pittsfield Agnes van Santvoord Old Bennington Isaac Jennings Mr. Rice Williams College A. H. Rice Co William B. Rice Berkshire County Savings Bank First Agricultural National Bank of Berkshire County

Miss Fox to Wed Frederic H. Smith in Canaan New York

Miss Elizabeth Ann Fox daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles G Fox of Canaan will wed Frederic Hill Smith of Houston Texas son of Herschel Smith of Deer Park Texas today at 2 pm at Christ Lutheran Church in Ghent. The ceremony will be followed by a reception at McGetrick Hall Ghent. The bride will wear a white lace gown with an organza veil and carry a Colonial bouquet. The groom has served four years in the Navy and works in construction in Houston where they will reside.

Canaan, N.Y Elizabeth Ann Fox Charles G. Fox CaNaan Frederick Hill Smith Houston Tex Herschel ¥. Smith Deer Park Christ Lutheran Church Ghent W. Alfred Wietz McGetrick Hall Gerald Hutchens East Chatham George P. Fox Chatham Central High School Smith Navy

Golden Age Club Meeting at Boys Club This Tuesday

The Golden Age Club will hold its Tuesday meeting at 2 p.m. at the Boys Club while renovations continue at the YMCA. Mrs. Lawrence H. Hamilton will direct a musical program.

YMCA Lawrence H. Hamilton

Wendy Hall Weds D W Boyd Jr in Trinity Church Ceremony

Wendy Anne Hall daughter of Donald E Hall and Mrs Hall of 15 Deerfield Street will marry D W Boyd Jr son of Mr and Mrs Boyd of Leominster at Trinity Methodist Church this afternoon. Rev Douglas Smith will preside with Rev Louis Hoyer assisting. Bride’s sister Carol Hall is maid of honor and Richard Boyd is best man. After a Cape Cod wedding trip the couple will enter Peace Corps training at Marquette University before Brazil assignment. Both will graduate June 13 from the University of Massachusetts.

Wendy Anne Hall Donald E. Hall Deerfield St Cold Wightman Boyd Jr Boyd Leominster Douglas Smith Trinity Methodist Church Louis Hoyer Lakeside Methodist Church Lynn Roberta Kassimer Holiday Inn Lenox Carol J. Hall Nancy E. Hall Mary E. Sullivan West Roxbury Nancy E. Stevens Seekonk Richard Boyd Jeffrey Davidow Brookline Philip S. Rutledge Lunenburg Cape Cod Marquette University Brazil University of Massachusetts Pittsfield High School Leominster High School Sigma Kappa Sorority Pi Sigma Alpha Adelphia

Miss Leahey Weds Today at St Marys Church

Miss Leahey daughter of Mr and Mrs William Leahey to wed Joseph Hanley Jr this morning at 11 in St Marys Church with Msgr Eugene F Marshall officiating. The ceremony includes double ring vows, attendants including Mrs Spencer and bridesmaids, reception at GEAA Clubhouse and trip to Cape Cod followed by home in Philadelphia.

Marriage Intentions Filed for Hart Anello and Griandshaw Galk spouses

Willian Charles Hart of 23 Peck's Road and Concetta Rose Anello of 0 Dewey Ave seek marriage licenses. Harold Thomas Griandshaw Jr of 1 Lemont Ave and Roberta Frances Galk of Hinsale filed intentions.

Willian Charles Hart Peck’s Road Concetta Rose Anello Dewey Ave Harold Thomas Griandshaw Jr Lemont Ave Roberta Frances, Galk, Hinsale

Two Scholarships To Be Awarded by Medical Assistants

Berkshire County association of Medical Assistants will award two 100 dollar scholarships to Miss Daryl Howard and Miss Katherine Cote at a dinner meeting on Wednesday at 6 30 at the Springs New Ashford Mrs Rose Levine president of the Massachusetts association will install new officers Both recipients plan medical secretarial studies this fall in Burlington VI Miss Howard will graduate from Pittsfield High School and enter Trinity College while Miss Cote will enter Champlain College Reservations may be made with Mrs C Ronald Fyfe Advisers are Dr Ellis Fribush Dr Arthur Mazzu and Dr Herbert Sandick Five members recently attended the spring meeting of the state association at the Statler Hotel Boston

Berkshire County Association of Medical Assistants Daryl Howard Katherine Cote the Springs New Ashford Rose Levine Massachusetts Association of Medical Assistants Miss Howard Miss Cote Burlington Robert Howard Baldwin Ave Trinity College George Cote Marcella Ave Champlain College Howard Pittsfield High School St. Joseph's High School C. Ronald Fyfe Ellis Fribush Arthur Mazzu North Adams Herbert Sandick County Association State Association Statler Hotel Boston

Miss Furey to Wed Richard Francesconi in Cheshire Church

Miss Carol Ann Furey daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard V Furey of South Street will marry Richard Thomas Francesconi son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Francesconi of Dean Street this morning at 10 in St Mary of the Assumption Church Cheshire The Rev William BcAuliff conducts with Aldo Berti as vocalist A reception follows at the Fireside Ding Room Mrs Antoinette Belini is matron of honor Bridesmaids include Patricia Furey and Joan Voloscove Flower girl Brenda King Best man is Daniel Francesconi Ushers J Howard Grover and William Furey After a trip to New York City the couple will live on South Street Miss Furey a 1961 Adams Memorial High School graduate and 1964 graduate of Henry W Bishops Memorial School of Nursing is a registered nurse at W B Plunkett Memorial Hospital Francesconi a Pittsfield area mechanic is Adams Memorial High School class of 1969 graduate and a National Guard member.

Cheshire Carol Ann Furey Howard V. Furey South Street Richard Thomas Francesconi Lawrence Francesconi Dean Street William BcAuliff St. Mary of the Assumption Church Aldo Berti Antoinette Belini Patricia Furey Joan Voloscove Pittsfield Brenda King Francesconi Daniel J. Howard Grover William Furey Bride Adams Memorial High School Henry W. Bishops Memorial School of Nursing W. B. Plunkett Memorial Hospital Adams Mr. Francesconi South Street Motors National Guard Ada and John New York Burnside Ave East Hartford Public Welfare Department City of St Joseph’s High School Smegal Pratt & Whitney Aircraft St. Joseph's High School Northeast Institute of Technology Boston

Miss Pamela Turner to Wed Joseph Smegal in Connecticut

The wedding of Miss Pamela Marie Turner and Joseph Paul Smegal will be held this morning at St. Joseph's Church. Rev. Thomas Curran will officiate. Attendants include Miss Lisa Laramee and Miss Patricia Smegal. The couple will honeymoon in New York and reside in East Hartford after June.

Pamela Marie Turner William B. Turner West Housatonic St Joseph Paul Smegal East Bartford

Public Events Today in Berkshire County Schedule

Open house at Berkshire County Historical Society tph 823 North Street from noon to 4 00 p m tonight 7 4 recital by students and four graduates of Berkshire Junior Conservatory of Music Berkshire Museum 1 00 concert by Orpheus Male Chorus Berkshire Community College Tomorrow 4 00 p m recital by voice pupils of Brier Stoller Pittsfield Community Music School 7 30 p m concert of 16th and 17th century music by Falls College Madrigal Singers Morningside Baptist Church

Berkshire County Historical Society North St Berkshire Junior Conservatory of Music Berkshire Museum Orpheus Male Chorus Berkshire Community College Brier Stoller Pittsfield Falls College Madrigal Singers Morningside Baptist. Church

Miss Clifford To Be Bride of Dr Loescher

Miss Linda Rockwell Clifford daughter of Mr and Mrs William Hewitt Clifford will wed Dr Richard Alvin Loescher of Boston son of the Rev Vernon Loescher in Trinity Church Lincoln on the noon ceremony assisted by the groom's father. Attendants include Miss Holly Howard cousin and Miss Judith Missick college roommate. Best man is Douglas Schoeninger with ushers Rev Kenneth True Love and William Clifford. After a South trip the couple will live at 18 Hancock Street Boston. The bride a Mass General social worker graduate of Northfield Skidmore and Simmons School of Social Work, and the groom a DePauw Phi Beta Kappa graduate now interning at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School cum laude.

Lenox Linda Rockwell Clifford William Hewitt Clifford Cliffwood St Richard Alvin Loescher Boston Vernon Alvin Loescher D.D Clifford Holly Howard Judith Missick Sausalito Calif Brigid Henry Edinborough Scotland Douglas Schoeninger Milwaukee Wis Kenneth Truelove South Bend Ind William Clifford Hancock St Massachusetts General Hospital Northfield School For Girls Skidmore College Simmons College School of Social Work

Miss Genest to Wed Edward Mazur in Pittsfield

Miss Barbara Katherine Genest daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward H Genest Jr will wed Edward Joseph Mazur of New Haven Conn this afternoon at South Congregational Church Rev James Rae Whyte Officiant Miss Dorothy Goff Waterbury Conn will sing A reception follows at Country Club of Pittsfield Bride to be given in marriage by her father She will wear organza and taffeta with Venise lace veil and carry white carnations daisies and baby's breath After June 14 trip they will reside at 393 Mansfield St New Haven She plans to teach in New Haven schools Mazur is a manufacturing engineer for Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp a 1964 UC Eng degree holder

Patricia Mary Leahey William T. Leahey Stoddard Ave Joseph Bainbridge Hanley Jr John H. Spencer Great Barrington Theresa M. Hanley Bristol Robert McNeice Lenox Patricia J. Benoit Spencer Peter Hanley Michael J. Leahey Robert P Robert Kirby Mr. Smegal W. C. Johnson L. Paul Laramee Barbara Katherine Genest Edward H. Genest Jr Williams St Edward Joseph Mazur New Haven Conn Me. Mazur Joseph E. Mazur Brandford South Congregational Church James Rae Whyte Dorothy Goff Waterbury Pittsfield William L Anderson III Barrington Betsy Louise Genest John Duffy Storrs James Devine Shait Beach Con James Crowe West Hartford Ross LaMotte Branford Mr. Anderson Martha’s Vineyard Mansfield St Pittsfield High School University of Connecticut At Mazur Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp University of Connecticut School of Engineering

Francis Plaza Group Plans June Social Meeting

Residents of the Francis Plaza housing project for the elderly will gather Wednesday at 1 30 P M in the hall to plan the June social and discuss other summer activities.

Francis Plaza

Social Briefs Highlight Local Graduates and Cruises

Miss Katherine Garrity and Mrs Maude Mc Ginnis sail today on the SS Oceanic for a Nassau cruise. John F Allen returns home after his junior year at Yale and plans a world tour with the Yale glee club starting June 17 visiting Hawaii Japan Hong Kong Manila Bangkok India Russia and Stockholm. Mrs Brail and Mr and Mrs Peter Brail attend Peter P Brail’s graduation from St Michael’s College. Miss Martha T McCumiskey is home for the summer after freshman year at Marquette University with roommate Miss Claire P Hasey visiting.

Katherine Garrity First St Maude McGinnis Wendell Ave Nassau John F. Allen E. J. Allen Lenox Yale University Yale Glee Club Hawaii Japan Hong Kong Manilla Bangkok India Russia Stockholm Martha T. McCumiskey John J. McCumiskey North St Marquette University Milwaukee Wis Claire P. Hasey Park Ridge

Trinity Methodist Mothers Picnic Planned in Lenox

The Mothers' Club of Trinity Methodist Church announces a picnic Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the home of Mrs Henry Lawrence Lenox. Attendees should bring a covered dish a place setting a beverage and a wrapped gift for a game. Mrs Allan Morgan secretary and Mrs Robert Peck oversee arrangements.

Mothers’ Club Trinity Methodist Church Henry Lawrence Lenox Allan Morgan Robert Peck

Meetings for Monarchs and Cavalier Imperial drum corps parents

Monarchs Junior Drum and Bugle Corps parents group meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in Union Federal Savings Community room to discuss plans. Cavalier and Imperial Drum Corps parents meet Monday at 7 p.m. at the Boys Club to discuss a picnic and related arrangements.

Monarchs Union Federal Savings Community Room Cavalier Imperial Drum Corps

Also Mentioned on This Page

W. T. Rices Country Club of University Club of Corbin Indian Madras Miss Fox Frederic H. Smith Pittsfield High Juniors Sydney R. Kanter North Street Dial Causa Giovanni Walker Street Wendy Hall D. W. Boyd Jr Umass Peace Corps Trinity Wendy A. Hall Stary Miss Leahey Joseph Hanley Jr Philadelphia GEAA A. G. Guerrieri Wahconah St St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing Hanley University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry Cranwell Preparatory School St. Michael's College Winooski Park Joanne Patricia M. Leahey Berkshire Carol A. Furey Kanter Pamela M. Turner Miss Furey R. T. Francesconi Chantilly New York City Curtis Curtis Hotel Lenox, Mass Sho Turain Mer Miss Turner Joseph P. Smegal St. Josephs Ushers Miss Clifford Dr. Loescher Harvard Genest Barbara K. Genest Francis Plaza Group Peter P. Brail St. Michael’s College Winooski Brail Peter T. Brail Dalton Ave Trinity Methodist
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