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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1965
Page
4
Commissioner Charles A. Hodecker grants the Pittsfield Marine Corps League permission to conduct a tag sale on Friday and Saturday dates in July. The event supports the organization and runs on specific weekend days as announced.
Public Building Supt Harold Grandshaw cites low bidder yesterday for sale of clocks for classrooms at field with a bid of 192499. Second low bidder New Standard Electric Time of Springfield submitted 2572. Other bids from Honeywell Syracuse and other firms appear in garbled figures.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass was the low bidder for an undetermined amount of various types and sizes of glass but would not apply its discounts unless at least 3500 dollars of glass were sold.
Mrs. Bernard H. Flood of Lenox was elected to a second term as director of the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts at the 37th annual state convention in Boston. Mrs. Bruce B. Benson of Amherst completed her term as president and was succeeded by Mrs. Laurence J. Kipp of Lexington. Delegates from the Central Berkshire league included Mrs. Donald P. Shildweck of Lenox newly elected president, with Mrs. Frank A. Clark, Mrs. James E. Cantril, both of Lenox, and Mrs. Milton Gordon of Lee attending.
Richard J. Bolster of 44 North Street joins Pittsfield TV Cable Sales as information and education liaison. Barry D. Stigers, manager, said Bolster, a 1960 Pittsfield High graduate, served in the Army as an announcer for the Armed Forces Radio and TV Service and worked at WNOK in Columbia WSAC in Louisville and WBRK in Pittsfield. He attended the University of Alaska Berkshire Community College and represented the Alaskan Command at the all Army entertainment grand finals.
Mayor Dillon attended the opening of the Social Security Office at 74 North St during Senior Citizens Month. About 19,035 Berkshire County beneficiaries were present for a film screening, tours, and refreshments as Patrick J. O Connor Jr. spoke on expanded facilities and anticipated 50 percent higher 1965 workload.
A juvenile from Boylston faced arraignment in District Court on a breaking and entering charge. He allegedly escaped from a Cape Cod forestry camp and traveled to Pittsfield to visit friends. The case involves a March 31 service station entry at 004 Tyler St with a forcible window breach and a rifled vending machine cash box. Bail set at $500 with second hearing May 22. Other court actions include Hinsdale man fined for driving to endanger and corrections on speeding charges. Several speeding and parking fines paid by residents across Lenox, Dalton, Richmond, and Chester. property transfers noted in Dalton.
Frances A Vaughan of Richmond a psychiatric worker at the Berkshire Clinic for Children is among 28 who passed a civil service examination for promotion to head psychiatric worker in the state Department of Mental Health The Berkshire Clinic operates in the Warriner section of Pittsfield General Hospital and is financed jointly by United Community Services and the state department.
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