Colton couple honored for 50 years of marriage in Richmond
Mr and Mrs Dean W Colton celebrated 50 years of marriage with an open house at their Richmond home. Married June 23 1919 in West Stockbridge by the late Rev W W Curtis. He retired in 1963 from Crane Co Dalton. They winter in Phoenix and summer in Richmond. He is a former selectman and Finance Committee member and a former master of Wisdom Lodge APE AM. They have three daughters two living in Richmond and one in Phoenix plus four grandsons.
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Richmond
Dean W. Colton
West Stockbridge
W. W. Curtis
Calton
Crane & Co
Dalton
Phoenix
Ariz
Selectman and Finance
Wisdom Lodge
Ape&am
David Dr. Dixon
Jean W. Larkin
Albert ‘Tl Lis
Den
Hampden County Radio Relay League field day at Middlefield fairgrounds
Hampden County Radio Relay League members plan a field day weekend at the Middlefield fairgrounds setting up portable and emergency stations to contact many stations. Elevation of 1,780 feet makes the site ideal for the event.
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Middlefield
Hampden County Radio Relay League
Middlefield Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
Man Guilty Of License Suspension Violation In Great Barrington
In District Court Wil liam J. Sharpton 51 of 122 Pine St was given a 0 day suspended sentence after guilty plea for operating a motor vehicle after license suspension He received probation for one year from Special Justice James H. Hannon Charges were brought by Police Chief Emmett J Shea Sharpton pleaded guilty Also Robert Woodworth 21 of Housatonie was found guilty of drunkenness and disorderly conduct He was fined 15 and 50 respectively and pled guilty Five Hougatonic youths Dorton Babcock 19 Del Masta 20 Kenneth Babcock 22 Robert Woodworth 21 and Peter Bubinski 18 were found guilty of possessing alcohol on school property They all pled guilty Great Barrington Officer Dan Kennedy testified they drank on Housatonic Grammar School premises Richard Babcock 19 Larry Del Masta 20 Kenneth Babcock 22 Robert Woodworth 21 and Peter Bubinski 18 were fined Various other notices appear in the column including upcoming arrivals and advertisements.
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Great Barrington
William J. Sharpton
Pine St
James H. Hannon
Emmett J. Shea
Sharpton
Robert Woodworth
Housatonie
Hougatonic
Richard Babcock
Larry del Masta
Main Street
Kenneth Babcock
Kirk Street
Peter A. Bubinski
Dan Kennedy
Housatonic Grammar School
Karl Longyear
West Ave
15 Volunteers Sought for Ambulance Unit
GREAT BARRINGTON The Southern Berkshire volunteer ambulance squad seeks at least 15 new members due to rising monthly calls. Richard B. Anderson, squad head, notes three participation categories including on call teams, weekend and holiday duty, and weekday prearranged calls. Contact Anderson or squad members for details.
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Great Barrington
Southern
Perry Anderson
Toyer
Anderson
Worthington Piano Recital By Local Pupils Tonight
A piano and organ recital by the pupils of Hattie Puller and Clifton Sears will be held at the Town Hall tonight. The public is invited with no admission charge. Thomas Wood, son of Rev and Mrs Jerome H Wood, is a surgical patient at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton.
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Thomas Wood
Jerome H. Wood
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton
Berkshire Hills in service plan approved for elementary teachers
Berkshire Hills Regional School Committee voted 9 to 1 for an in service and curriculum development program for kindergarten through sixth grade teachers. Starting in September, early dismissal at 2 p.m. on one day weekly to run sessions, with alternating weeks for in service workshops and curriculum work.
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Berkshire Hills
Great Barrington
Kinderegarten
Sehool
Paul Klein
Stockbridge
Klein
Hancock Jamaican Visits Leab Farm on IFYE Program
Harry Ramius of St Mary Jamaica spends two weeks with Mr and Mrs Donald Leab at Leab Farm under the International Farm Youth Exchange program run by the National 4 H Club Foundation for the Cooperative Extension Service. He arrived May 4 and will stay in Massachusetts until July 30 before going to Ames Iowa for an Exchange conference at Iowa State University. He teaches science and biology at York Castle High School in St Ann Jamaica and has spent 10 years with Jamaican 4 H clubs focusing on animal husbandry soil agronomy and maize harvesting.
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Hancock
Harry Ramius
St. Mary
Jamaica
Donald Leab
Leab
United States
International Farm Youth Exchange
IFYE
National
4-H Club Foundation
Cooperative Extension Service
Ramius
Massachusetts
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State University
West
Ramjus
Samuel Ramjus
York Castle High School
St. Ann
Will- Lane
Workers Society
Toll Free Telephones To Be Sought By School Committee
The Monument Mountain Regional High School district seeks toll free direct-dial links to Stockbridge and West Stockbridge. Cost for installation is $74.85 monthly, with annual savings estimated around $90 per year and about $800 in total calls currently. Supt. George P. Lane urged negotiating with New England Telephone Co. for the service.
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Great Barrington
Berkshire Hills
George P. Lane
New England Telephone Co
Monument Mountain
Stockbridge
West Stockbridge
Paul Klein
Raymond R. Brinker
Lane
Mark Johnson Wins Cub Scout Derby at Central School
Seven entries competed in Hancock Cub Scouts soap box derby at the Central School grounds. Mark Johnson won first prize, Steven Feathers took second, Jeffery Smith and Daniel Radda with Paul Lagenbach tied for fourth. Judges were Allen Leach and Donald Whitman. About 75 people attended, with a picnic supper after the races. Five Hancock students graduated from New Lebanon Central High School: Charles Christiansen, Mark Gould Jr., Gail Leonard, Louise Marino, and Fredrick Wright.
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Hancock
New Lebanon
N.¥.) Central High School
Charles Christiansen
Geraldine Christiansen
Mark Gould Jr
Gould
Gail Leonard
Theron Leonard
Louise Marino
Nicholas Marino
Fredrick Wright
John Wright
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