Williamstown votes to buy fraternity house for town hall
In Williams town, voters approved acquiring the 38 year old Phi Gamma Delta house at Williams College for 35000 to convert into a town hall, with 673 in favor and 311 against, amid a 3 12 hour special meeting marked by debate and secret ballots. They also approved a 40000 plan to remodel the brick building on North Street, 654 in favor to 325 against.
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Williamstown
America
Phi Gamma Delta
Williams College
Mitchell School
North Street
LeRoy Picard
Emma Nichols
Helen Callahan
P.m
Dalton Fire Drill Reveals Training Session at Old Craneville School
Fire equipment and firemen responded to a drill pretending two fires in the basement of the former Craneville School on Main Street. Chief Charles Reid said the building is slated for removal for a convalescent home, with the session the final one of current training programs.
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Dalton
Craneville
Main Street
Charles Reid
Reid
Robert Betit
Lanesboro Appoints Sewer and Fire Officials
Lanesboro selectmen appoint a Sewer Study Committee with Board of Health input to draft recommendations. Members include Dominick A Lavallo Michael J Guinan Don West and Gerald Middlebrook. Town clerk Lil ian Horton distributes bylaws and maps. A hearing set for Monday 8 on utility pole relocations on Swamp Road and Part ridge Road. Fire Department engineers named William Steele Francis White Frank Langenbach Bradly Chase George Wyble William Christiansen Join Woodason and Joseph Speth. Licenses issued for Sunday entertainment at Red's Dairy Bar and a one day Horse Show at Rocking HR Riding Club.
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Lanesboro
Board of Health
Dominick A. Lavallo
Michael J. Guinan
Don West
Gerald Middlebrook
Trevor Driver
Lilian Horton
Western Mass. Electric Co
New England Telephone Co
Swamp Road
Partridge Road
William Steele
Francis White
Frank Langenbach
Bradly Chase
George Wyble
William Christiansen
Woodason
Joseph Speth
Oliver QO
Pellizara
Red's
Clovis Bouchard
Rocking HR Riding Club
Gingham Belles Host Card Party at Seecum Brook Club
Women groups in Lanesboro sponsor a card party at 8 pm at Seecum Brook Club with attendees bringing their own cards. Door prize won by Mrs. Jean Hassen at a Saturday food sale of the Orob genal chapter. Chapter officers to be elected. Red Cross branch meets tonight at 7:30 with Miss Abby Brent as guest.
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Lanesboro
Gingham Belles
Seecum Brook
Jean Hassen
Dorothy Clairmont
Jane Searron
Prospector Boelics
Allendale
Zayres
Big N
Pittsfield
S — 2 Red Cross Branch
Abby Brent
Wahconah 45 To Attend Four Year Colleges
Wahconah Regional High School reports 19 percent of seniors will graduate Sunday and 45 will enter four year colleges. University of Massachusetts entrants include Patricia Archey Francis Best Donna Gero Janice Hunter David Lincoln Thomas Majchrowski Linda Spencer Charleen Toplin Nancy Turner Richard Wiley. Other destinations listed include Bryant College American International College West Virginia Wesleyan Westfield State College University of Bridgeport Brigham Young University University of Maine Texas Western College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mount Holyoke College Lowell Institute of Technology Hope College Defiance College The Citadel Our Lady of the Elms Northeastern University Mount St. Mary College Clark University Smith College Nichols College Ithaca College Springfield College Anna Maria College Shirley Unryniak.
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Donna Cahill
Edith Frisbie
Marcia Morgan
Sharon Powell
University of Bridgeport
Paul Casey
Dennis Moran
Gary Mougin
Brigham Young University
Laurie Chivers
University of Maine
Loren Cole
Texas Western College
Thomas Cowell
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Raymond Cushing
Mount Holyoke
Julia Glendon
Lowell Institute of Technology
Robert Harrison
Thomas Maeder
Hope College
Susan Heisler
Defiance College
Thomas Johnson
Marlin Strange
Paul Williams
the Citadel
Craig Kelly
Our Lady of the Elms
Nancy Kelly
Northeastern University
David Middlebrook
Mount St. Mary College
Antoinette Musanle
Clark University
Cecilia Rock
Smith College
Susan Rudd
Nichols College
James Reid
Ithaca College
David Staples
Springfield College
Peter Tirrell
Barry Wagenknecht
Anna Maria College
Shirley Unryniak
Cummington Considers Joining Wahconah Unit
Cummington officials discussed joining the Wahconah regional unit with Dalton Hinsdale Becket and Windsor. A final decision is deferred until next spring when regional building needs and costs should be clearer. Officials also pursue a separate plan for a new Williamsburg centered region with costs to be clarified next spring.
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Dalton
Cummington
Central
Williams College 176th commencement speakers named
West Massachusetts campus items report Williams College plans for the 176th commencement with North Berkshire figures. Mercersburg Academy headmaster William C. Fowle will give the baccalaureate at Thompson Memorial Chapel. John E. Sawyer to confer degrees including 253 B.A. and several advanced degrees. In other notes, Mount Greylock High School scholarship funded by Williamstown Boys' Club in memory of Stanley Bubriski. Head Start applications available across Northern Berkshire communities. Windsor Lake set for daily open beginning June 19 with lifeguards on weekends and summer plays program starting June 28.
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Williamstown
William C. Fowle
Mercersburg
Thompson Memorial Chapel
Williams College
Fowle
John E. Sawyer
Cluett Center For Development Economics
Mt. Greylock
Stanley Bubriski
Bubriski
North Adams
Northern
Windsor Lake
Park and Recreation Commission
Hinsdale Home Club routs Emily's in soft ball game
Hinsdale Home Club defeated Emily's 17 to 5 with Jack Bellinger hitting a grand slam. James Dowling Burt Gibby Edward Sherman and Mark Popper also homered. David Southard homered for the losers and Pat Briggs pitched the win.
Hinsdale Nine Agencies Join Town United Fund
Hinsdale United Fund reports strong response from national and local agencies. Nine of twelve potential member organizations will be associated with the drive. Final plans to be completed by the July 6 UF committee meeting. A detailed report will be sent to each member before the July meeting.
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Hinsdale
Hinsdale United Fund
UF Committee
Hinsdale Youth Center fund raises for games
Hinsdale's Youth Center reports May fundraising brought in 121.30 toward new games and equipment. donor Augustus Lombardi gave 25 for repainting the gym and dance hall. Kellogg notes need for 15 card tables and invites donations. Also announced are a free eye exam for certain first graders, St Patrick’s breakfast reservations, and upcoming meetings.
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Hinsdale
Murray Kelloge
Augustus Lombardi
Kellogg
Tax Valuations Surge in New Ashford
New Ashford reports a 66 percent rise in total taxable property value from 238190 to 1549500 with the full cash valuation. The overall tax rate drops from 90 to 22 per thousand, driven mainly by valuation gains. without revaluation the rate would be 120. School rate rises to 16.54, while general tax drops to 3.46. school costs contribute to the rate shift.
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New Ashford
Kanzler Earns Boston University Master’s Degree
Robert Kanzler, son of Mr and Mrs John M Kanzler of Richmond, received a master’s degree in education at Boston University. He teaches third grade at M E Bradley School in Boston. His parents attended the graduation ceremony.
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Boston
Robert Kanzler
John M. Kanzler
Richmond
Boston University
Kanzler
M.E. Bradley
Lenox College awards 11 theology bachelor degrees in Berkshire ceremony
Eleven Lenox Christian College graduates received B A degrees in theology from Berkshire Christian College in a Saturday ceremony at the Lee Congregational Church. Eleanor Frances Bowden, the sole area recipient, joined Delta Epsilon Chi for academic distinction and character. Dr. W. Robert Smith urged graduates to seek Christ for wisdom, while Robert Harrison DuPreist Sr. delivered the student discourse and warned against worshiping science.
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Bethel College
St. Paul, Minn
Jesus Christ
Robert Harrison DuPreist Sr
Charlotte
N.C
Edwin K. Gedney
Board of
Regents
Ariel C. Ainsworth
Wendell Stearns
Berkshire Christian College Chorale
Warren W. Whitney
Richard Bailly To Receive B.A.
Richard A. Bailly of Loyola Seminary Shrub Oak New York will receive a bachelor of arts degree tomorrow at Fordham University in New York He is the son of Mr and Mrs August A Bailly of 184 Housatonic Street Bailly attended Lenox public schools and Cranwell School graduating in 1959 He joined the Jesuit order in 1959 at Shadowbrook Lenox and was sent to Shrub Oak in 1963 He plans to pursue a master's in sociology at Fordham.
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Lenox
Richard A. Bailly
Loyola Seminary
Shrub Oak
N.Y
Fordham University
New York
Bailly
August A. Bailly
Housatonic St
Cranwell School
Shadowbrook
Lenox Latin Classes Stage a Roman Festival
Freshmen and sophomores at Lenox High School staged a Roman festival under Miss Anne Marie Kergarayat with 42 students in Roman costumes. Scenes included Julius Caesar assassination reenactment and Antony Brutus orations, plus music, ballet, and a Latin-themed buffet.
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Lenox
Lenox High School
Anne Marie Kergarayat
Julius Caesar
Anthony and
Brutus
Eva Pitha
Richard Charron
Carol Phinney
Canon Gets Degree Tomorrow at Catholic Univ
Canon Lee Jeffery G Canon son of Mr and Mrs Garfield Canon of 82 Prospect St will receive his B S degree in biology Sunday from Catholic University His parents spend three days in Washington D C to attend commencement exercises He graduated in 1961 from Cranwell Preparatory School Lenox At Catholic University he was elected to Phi Kappa Theta and in 1964 was named historian
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Lee — Jeffery G. Canon
Garfield Canon
Prospect St
Catholic University
Washington, D.C
Cranwell Preparatory School
Lenox
Phi Kappa Theta
Windsor Mountain School graduation marks 50th class
Windsor Mountain School held exercises Saturday for 50 graduates led by Miss Susan LePrevost who earned a music award. Dr. Robert E. Stokes of Wilberforce University spoke on five worlds guiding life, urging commitment to a cause as Dr Heinz Bondy praised the class of 1965 before a luncheon hosted by Gertrude Bondy and Quentin La Vel.
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Stokes
Heinz Bondy
Gertrude Bondy
Quentin la Vel
David J. Clark Weds Cheryl Doty in Orlando Florida
Airman David J. Clark, son of Mr and Mrs Harry B Clark, married Cheryl M Doty on May 17 in Orlando Florida. The couple’s background includes Lenox High School 1953 graduate Clark now in administrative Air Force work at Lackland and Plattsburgh with a four year expected tenure. Trinity Church and St Helena's Chapel plan a joint Sunday school picnic after services at Laurel Lake Wilde property.
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David J. Clark
Harry B. Clark
West St
Orlando
Fla
Cheryl M. Doty
Richard H. Doty
Calia Court
Clark
Lenox High School
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Plats
Trinity Church
St. Helena’s Chapel
Laurel Lake
Lee residents complain of gravel trucks nuisance in South Lee
Two Abby Court residents asked Selectmen to address spillage from Joseph A Abberhalden gravel trucks and washdown from nearby pits between Landers Road and East Street. The town plans a road inspection with Engineer Louis Airoldi. Archibald Cummings threatened to involve state police if not resolved. At the annual town meeting 5000 dollars was approved for drainage on Landers Road.
Miss Hayes Earns Master of Arts at Connecticut
Miss Mary M. Mayes a Lee Mass Central School teacher received a master of arts degree in history Monday from the University of Connecticut. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Edmund A Hayes of Summer Street. Guest night tonight at 8 is observed by the Women s Bible Fellowship class of Berkshire Hills Baptist Church with Rev Floys Drake of Grace Baptist Springfield as speaker.
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Women’s Bible Fellowship
Berkshire
Hills Baptist’ Church
Floys Drake
Grace Baptist Church
Springfield
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Tommy) Tucker
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