Great Barrington Laurel Festival contestants named for queen
Two dozen area girls were introduced as contestants for the 1965 South Berkshire Laurel Festival queen at a Jug End reception in South Egremont. The candidates, sponsored by local organizations and businesses, will compete during five weekly card sales ending with the queen crowned at the Hope Fire Company ball June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
South Berkshire
Jug End
South Egremont
Chamber of Commerce
Main Street
Hope Fire Company
Wyantenuck Cantry Club
Johanna Anderton
Lions’ Club
Hazel Anstett
New England "Telephone Co
Cheryl Batacchi
Anné Broderick
Isabella
Dorothy Cahill
Rotary
Jacqueline ‘Cooper
Haddassah
Anna Delmolino
Friendly
Marilyn Dempsey
Jenifer House
Gail Faivre
Hope Fire Co
Lidna Flaim
Thursday Morning Club
Sharon Gillett
Michelle Gilligan
Melvin's
Karen Griffin
Housatonic Fire Co
Candice Gunzinger
Kiwanis
Pamela Heady
Harper's
Judith Kumm
Ward's
Chery Larkin
Wheeler & Taylor
Mary Linda McGuire
W. T. Grant
Charlotte Rondeau
Rec+ récation Association
Judy Anne Schneider
Egremont Fire
Maureen Sick
Crash Victim Improves After One Car Crash
Mrs Frances Ward of Seekonk Road near the Alford Hillsdale NY area is reported improved at Fairview Hospital after surgery for a broken spine suffered in a one car crash Thursday at 8 30 am. Her two children, also in the car, were treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Frances Ward
Seekonk Road
Alford-Hillsdale
N.Y
Fairview Hospital
Ward
Alford
Help Planned For Novices In Dance Sets
Club members will assist novices with basic square dance calls at Fun Night sponsored by the Down County Squares. George Osgood will call at the Holstatnic Community Center at 8. Open to all couples interested in western style square dancing. Soft-soled shoes required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrington — Club
Down County’ Squares
Holsatonic Community Center
George Osgood
Pro-School Group Seeks Volunteers For Town Meeting
A local pro school group invites volunteers to help push a yes vote on the regional proposal. Contacts list six women who will arrange transportation to Seattle High School for the June 7 town meeting. In Great Barrington, Laurel Festival banners will be hung on Main Street announcing the Southern Berkshire Laurel Festival June 18 to 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Seatles High School
Duke Darisbough
Park Street
H. S. Andrews
Frank Pink
Forest Street
Oliver Palmer
Kirk Street
Chamber of Commerce
Laurel
Main Street
Southern Berkshire
Ladies Twilight League Opens at Wyantenuck CC
The Ladies Twilight League at Wyantenuck Country Club begins May 26. Members wishing to play should sign up at the club by Tuesday or contact Mrs Edward McCormick of Elm Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Wyantenuck Country Club
Edward McCormick
Elm Street
Alice Mullen To Sell Eagle Ads
Mrs Alice K Mullen of Knob Hill named The Berkshire Eagle Southern Berkshire Advertising representative replacing Louis Rodrigues who transferred to the Bennington Banner She has been on The Eagle Great Barrington bureau since January and previously was a reporter for the Berkshire Courier Also active in local clubs and church with two sons and a husband named John E Mullen Jr Local items note a charity car wash and a miniature racing association convention plus traffic incidents and assorted ads and notices
Housatonic Church Society Plans Election
The Rosary and Altar Society of Corpus Christi Church will meet to elect officers May 20. Nomination committee members are Mrs. Robert Dougherty, Mrs. William Holden, and Mrs. J. Paul Arienti. Annual reports will be made as this is the final meeting of the season.
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Housatonic Church Society
Housatonic
Rosary and Altar Society
Corpus Christi Church
Robert Dougherty
William Holden
J. Paul Arienti
Lester Oppermann
Society For Women and
August Daigle
John Seeley
Stephentown Debates Sanitary Landfill Feasibility
Two Rensselaer County Health representatives will meet Stephentown Town Board and residents Monday at 7 p.m. at the dump site to discuss sanitary landfilling as a disposal method. The town plans fencing, designated dumping days with an attendant, and separate areas for garbage, rubbish, and combustibles. a $50 fine for highway littering exists under state law.
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Stephentown
N.Y
Renssélaer County Department of Health
New York State
The
Echo
Albert Urquhart
Abbey Refuse Service
Nassau
Movie Timetable County Theaters Listings Mahaiwe Great Barrington
Mahaiwe Great Barrington shows Cheyenne Autumn 2 06 6 30 9 00 Lee 36 Hours 8 35 Rhino 7 00 Matinee 1 00 Adams Father Goose 0 45 Bullet for a Badman 7 15 Uanaan Drive In Apache Rifles Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte Courys Drive In North Adams Major Dundee 9 55 Cade T Victim 5 Hodsoc Drive In Adams Cheyenne Ausinn 1595 4245 8 05 Patmount Northams Fanny Hill 9 55 Comedy of Terrors 8 25
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Mahaiwe
Great Barrington
Cheyenne
Lee
Rhino
Adams
Father Goosé
Uanaan
Sweet Charlotte
Coury
Patamount
Northams
Dalton Water Rules and Community News Highlight Local Actions
Officials from the Fire District define outside water use with sprinklers banned and hand-held hoses allowed on alternate days by address parity. Pilgrim Fellowship members scheduled for a Kuder Interests Test at 7 Sunday at the First Congregational Church. Dalton residents attend WSCS meeting in Boston. Powers honored. Berkshire Community College student to transfer to St Anselm's College. family background noted. Town reports 200 dogs without licenses. clerk extends office hours Thursday nights. Legion Auxiliary plants flowers for Main Street troughs and Mother’s Day gifts. vocations conference planned at 6:30 Sunday with Methodist youth. Greylock Riders announce motorcycle endurance race starting June 6 at Happyland Becket, 75 miles one way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DALTON + Water
Cornelius J. Powers
Dalton
New England
Women's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
WSCS
Boston
Powers
Dwight Bentley
Philip Brooks
Harrison Higgins
Walter Elwood
Central Ave
Berkshire Community College
St. Anselm's
Manches
Wahconah Regional
Greylock Riders of
Pittsfield
Happyland
Becket
Canaan Names New Principal for North Canaan Elementary
John Pozzi of Huntington will become principal of North Canaan Elementary School starting this fall. The 1954 Adams Teachers College graduate holds a master’s from Columbia 1955 and has a extended background in elementary education. Pozzi served as Trumbull High School English and reading teacher before becoming assistant principal and plans to move with his wife and five children to North Canaan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University
Fairfield University
Pozzi
Trumbull High School
Canaan
John Pozzi
Orchard Street
New England Lime Co
North Canaan
Boy Scout Drive To Start Monday
The annual North Canaan fund drive for Tunxis Council, Boy Scouts of America, will start Monday and continue to the end of the month with James E. Shepard as general committee chairman. Oliver Eldridge will serve as treasurer of the drive, Charles A. Beaujon and Porter B. Godard will be in charge of special gifts, John Huber will contact organizations and Mrs. John F. Bianchi will have the residential area. Walter Arbo will have charge of reports and auditing and Ross Grannan is publicity chairman. CANAAN, Cann.-The North Canaan Elementary School lunch menu for the week of May 17 is as follows: Monday Spaghetti and meat balls, chopped lettuce and carrot salad, mixed fruit. Tuesday-Beef pot roast, brown gravy, mashed potatoes, buttered corn, celery sticks, plums. Wednesday -Broiled frankfurt in bun, potato salad, sliced Pickles, buttered peas, peanut, butter sandwich, apple crisp. Thursday-Baked meat loaf, tomato sauce, rice, ripe olives, peas and carrots, pineapple chiffon. Friday-Fish sticks, tartar sauce, potato chips, mixed vegetables, muffin with butter, watermelon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
Conia
North Canaan
Tunxis Council
Boy Scouts of America
James E. Shepard
Oliver Eldridge
Charles A. Beaujon
Porter B. Godard
John Huber
John F. Bianchi
Walter Arbo
Ross Grannan
Cann
North
Hinsdale Bride ad Groom crystal gob bets
Classified ad notes wedding party, a dining offer, and restaurant promotion at Luigi's in Hinsdale. Mentions Sunday buffet timing from 6 to 9 and all you can eat at 1.58 dollars. Contains unclear fragments and promotional context from an old ad page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinsdale
Lanesboro Kindergarten Registration Set for Wednesday
Lanesboro Parents' Kindergarten to register at Town Hall Wednesday from 10 to noon. To be registered a child must be by Nov. 1. Bring proof of vaccination and birth certificates, plus dates of communicable diseases. State medical forms issued at registration. Preference to Lanesboro and Berkshire children. others may be admitted if openings remain.
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Lanesboro
Town Hall
Berkshire
Covered Dish Supper and Local Fundraisers in Lanesboro
In Lanesboro a covered dish supper at St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Tuesday at 6 30 p m will be led by Mrs Benjamin Hermann with several parish helpers. Women urged to attend and bring place settings and a hot dish or salad. Entertainment by Tene Wyble David MacWilliams Laurie Wyble and Steven Wyble. The Bicentennial Belles sponsor a rummage sale on May 22 to fund bicentennial activities. Town Clerk Lillian Horton warns office hours Monday morning. Teen recruitment for ALSAC at St Jude's hospital targets May 23 house to house in town with contacts Sonia Keeler and Betty Gleason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanesboro
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Benjamin Hermann
Charles P. Noel
Holly
Francis J. Charewicez
Linda
Carol Bugbee
Tene Wyble
David MacWilliams
Laurie
Steven Wyble
Charles Noel
Donald Sheldon
Laneshere
St. Jude’s Research Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Sonia Keeler
South Maine
Betty Gleason
Summer St
Tyde Promoted At Daytona GE
Richard S Tyde former resident and justice of the peace of Stephentown has become assembly manager in the Apollo support department of General Electric Co in Daytona Beach Florida He was born in Pittsfield Massachusetts and spent most of his life in Stephentown He joined GE drafting training in 1952 and rose through ordnance manufacturing and planning roles before taking the Gainesville Florida foreman and methods specialist positions He is married with five children who remain in Gainesville until school ends The piece also notes a Berkshire Mills Crane Co paper mill tour by students and Crane Inn hosted dinner.
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Stephentown
N.Y
Richard S. Tyde
Apollo
General Electric Co
Daytona Beach
Fila
Pittsfield
Mass
New Lebanon
Tyché
Pittsfield GE
Ordnance Department
Tyde
Polaris
Gainesville
Florida
Richard W. Tyde
Doris Donald
Berkshire Mills
Crane& Co
Crane Inn
Adams Memorial High hosts GE data processing class tour
Adams Memorial High School conducted a night school data processing class tour of GE’s data processing department on Tuesday night. Teacher Charles F. St. John of Cheshire led the session. The adult classes ended the last week of April but Mr. St. John chose to finish teaching his course gratis. Classes will conclude Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Adams Memorial High School
General Electric ‘Company
Charles F. St. John
Cheshire
Adams School
Egremont Ladies' Aid Food Sale Asked for May 29
Egremont Ladies' Aid Society schedules a food sale May 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the South Egremont Store. Mrs. William Turner will accept orders before May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
South Egremont
William Turner
Four building permits issued by Richmond Selectmen
Four permits approved Wednesday night by the Richmond Board of Selectmen authorize construction of a barn on Route 41 for Charles Racey and houses for Edward Tighe on East Road Robert Rudin on Swamp Road and Donald Adams on Yokung Road. Spring flowers and vegetable plants advertised by D Clairmont Dublin Road.
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Richmond
Selectmen
Charles Racey
Edward Tighé
East Road
Robert Rudin
Swamp Road
Donald Adams
Yokung Road
Registration For Grades 1 2 Set Next Week
Cheshire preschool registration opens next week for children turning six by January 1 1966. Registration runs Monday and Tuesday from 10 to noon in the school auditorium, with vaccination certificate and birth certificate required. Dr Philip W Mayo, the school physician, will run a vaccination clinic Tuesday from 1 to 11 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Philip W. Mayo
Restaurant Owners Invited to Meeting Cheshire
The Board of Health invites local restaurant owners to Wednesday night’s meeting to discuss new stricter sanitation requirements. The session starts at 8:30 in the library. An upcoming inspection of eating places will be conducted by the board. Stafford chapter CBS meets Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Magonic Hall with a social hour after the business portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Board of Health
Stafford
CBS
Magonic Hall
Lebanon Valley County Students Get Monday Off
Chatham New York will host an all day workshop for teachers and administrators from Lebanon Valley County and nearby districts. About 280 faculty members from New Lebanon Central Stottville Union Free Chatham Central Ichabod Crane Central and Berkshire Farm for Boys will attend, with state education department personnel and college consultants guiding 23 group meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
N.Y
Columbia County
Chatham High School
Cecil
Mapes
New Lebanon Central
Stottville Union Free
Chatham Central
Ichabod Crane Central
Berkshire Farm For Boys
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Boards of Education
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Thomas W. Bleezarde
Gt BR
Searles Menus
Sun
Kodak
Rees
Oragon
Barbara
Carounseé
Bory
Alice Mullen
Eagle
Louis Rodrigues
Bennington
Searles High School
Miniature Racing Association
Lime Rock Park
Conn
Berkshire Inn
Haviland Staples
Rose L. Holt
Smith Egremont
Charles T. Wittner
Livonia, Mich
Dora R. Keefner
Railroad Avenue
Roger E. Ball
Ashley Falls
Alex Goudet
Southington
Richard $. Ramsdell
Scottsdale, Ariz
Thomass. Ramsdell
South Street
Cape Cod
Edward C. Durant
West Avenue
E. Terry Durant
Trumbell, Conn
William Marshall
Henry Harrison
Massapequa
Mrs
Bernard Green
Manville Street
Ba State Rd
Harper’s Phey
Egremont Rd
Norelco
Melvin’s Pharmacy
Slenden Dalton-Hinsdale Bus Line
ICC
Saratoga
Green Mountain
David EB
Bechtle
John Lukas
Martin F. Glendon
Pilgrim Fellowship
First Congregational Church
Robert G. Bartlett
Bartlett
Legion Auxiliary
Trinity
First Methodist Churches
Canaan, Conn
Boy Scout Drive
N. Canaan
Crystal Gobbets
Lillian Horton
Daytona
Marjorie Horton Tel Raszinl
Egremont
D. Clairmont
Dublin Rd
Canaan Drive
Rio
Bette Davis
DeHaviland
Ané DeHit
Mn Cactary
Audie Murphy
Lebanon Valley County
Floyd Carlton American Legion
Church of Our Saviour
Friendship House
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