This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1964
Page
8
Public events tonight at 7 30 feature a Berkshire County minstrel show by the Irish American Club of Berkshire County to raise scholarships for sons and daughters of club members at the Berkshire Museum.
Chapter V PEO Sisterhood will elect and install officers at a meeting tomorrow evening at the home of Mrs. David J. Thomas 110 Pine Grove Drive. A discussion on Past Artists in the Berkshires will be led by Mrs. John B. Lidstone with Mrs. Charles L. Loveridge Jr. assisting.
The Berkshire County branch NAACP executive board will convene tomorrow evening at 7 38 in the chapter rooms at 477 North Street. Executive chairman David Gunn confirms the meeting details.
Temple Sisterhood meets at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the temple instead of Mrs. Alan Solin's home. Pittsfield College Club crafts group gathers Tuesday at 41 Rockland Drive. Mrs. John Di Orio to speak on Tailoring and Fitting. PEO Chapter F Sisterhood meets tomorrow at 1 p.m. at 17 Willow Lane with luncheon at 12:15. officers to be elected.
Four Berkshire County students have won school honors in the 1964 Betty Crocker search for the American homemaker of tomorrow. Winners Margaret Howe, Karen Winters, Karen White, and Anita Consolini scored top marks on school exams and are eligible for scholarships totaling 110000. Final awards will be announced after state and national judging, with top scholarships rising to 5000 for the national winner.
Capitol listings show Misadventures of Merlin Jones at 1:00 3:40 6:20 9:00 Sound of Laughter at 2:30 5:10 Comedy of Terror at 2:40 5:50 9:00 The Sadist at 1:00 4:05 7:15 Union Square shows The Victors at 1:00 3:40 6:10 8:49 County timetable on Page 16.
Pittsfield Community Concert Association launches its 30th annual membership drive with a 6:30 kickoff at the Masonic Temple led by Mrs. Frank S. Wilder. Past presidents Rosenfeld Wellington Blau Bowers and Wilder honored. drive headquarters open tomorrow under Mrs. Francis E. Dixon.
GEAA Bridge League held Thursday at the GEAA Clubhouse with fourteen tables. North-south winners were Paul Blasanga and Harry Kaufman first, Horace B. Kaufman and Ralph D. McDowell second. North-south runners-up included Carl Uhrig with Mrs. Samsel, and Fred Dineen with John Keenan third. East-west ties for second and third went to Charles Cox with Lawrence Carlberg and David MacDonald with Charles Washburn Jr.
The Women's League of Morningside Baptist Church will host a combined banquet for men and women at 6 30 tomorrow night. Speaker will be Mrs Edwin Kautz a graduate of the Baptist Missionary Training School Chicago affiliated with Colgate Rochester Divinity School and serving as a home missionary to Hungarians in Bridgeport Conn and Czechoslovaks in New York City. She chairs the Hungarian Baptist Union and serves with her husband at Boston University and in churches. Born in Czechoslovakia she came to the U S at 14 and has traveled in Europe. Archie McBurney leads devotions with Miriam Circle and Mrs Robert Campbell as hostesses.
Mr and Mrs Fiorendo Castagna of Richmond were entertained by their children and relatives on their 40th anniversary yesterday at their son John s home in Richmond. They received a gift. Mrs Castagna formerly Metti fogo, works at Springside Nursing Home. Mr Castagna came to Richmond in 1914 to work at the Richmond Quarries and after a trip to Italy in 1993 returned to Richmond with his wife in 1924. They have five children and 11 grandchildren. He is a retired life member of the West Stockbridge American Legion and a World War I veteran. The couple, members of St Patrick s Church West Stockbridge.
Abby Lodge and Hib bard parent teacher associations will meet at Abby Lodge School tonight. A short film on the World’s Fair will be shown and refreshments will be served.
St Luke's Hospital Auxiliary announced 150 volunteers will solicit memberships citywide to support the hospital improvement fund. Captains and lieutenants for wards I II IV and county towns were listed, with Mrs. Arnold Cole and Mrs. Charles H. Perenick as chairs. Public relations chiefs Mrs. Raymond F. Coakley and Mrs. Cale will be interviewed on local radio about the drive and its aims.
The St. Joseph's High School class of 1939 reunion committee will meet at 7 15 tomorrow evening at the Catholic Youth Center. Plans for the May 23 reunion at Green Acres will be made. All class members are invited.
Civitan Peter Giftos of Giftos Brothers Inc will speak at a Civitan Club meeting tomorrow evening at 6:30 at the Stanley Club.
Mrs George F Clark of the Christian Center will speak at a general meeting of Zion Lutheran Church Women at 8 tonight in the church Fellowship Hall. Mrs Richard F Propst, president, says Mrs Gordon E Hohl will lead devotions and Esther and Anna circles will be hostesses.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.