Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

We have 4,454,244 pages in Massachusetts

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1965

Page

9

Lee Contractor Gets Franchise For Budget Swimming Pool

Lee contractor Ernest Scarpa announces Futura Pools of the Berkshires, a new franchise offering an above ground pool advertised as safe for children and adults. An open house today 1 to 6 on Spring Street showcases a portable unit with built in redwood sides, seating for 30, and deck options. Sales manager Mira Bance of West Stockbridge quotes a starting price of 1,249 dollars and notes the pool can be filled by tanker from a local brook.

Lee Ernest J. Scarpa Futura Pools The Berkshires Scarpas Spring Street Berkshire County Futura Pool Mira Bance West Stockbridge

Honeywell booklet offers tips for year round home comfort

Honeywell releases a free 10 page brochure titled There's No Place Like a Dry Dusty Stuffy Chill Home explaining factors for heating cooling humidity control and electronic air cleaning. It covers thermostat and humidity control selection air cleaner choice and zone control. Copies available by writing Inquiry Supervisor Honeywell Minneapolis Minnesota.

Honeywell Honeywell, Inc Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis Minn

65 Years of Architecture in U S On Display in New York Museum

The Museum of Modern Art hosts Modern Architecture U S A from May 18 to Sept 6, curated by Arthur Drexler with The Graham Foundation. The show features 71 buildings by 38 architects, spanning 1906 to postwar 1950s, highlighting Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier influence, and key works like Fallingwater and the Seagram Building.

U.S New York Museum United States Museum of Modern Art Arthur Drexler Museum Department of Architecture and Design U.S.A Graham Foundation For Advance Studies Drexler Frank Lloyd Wright Unity Church Oak Park Ill Germany Holland Mr. Drexler California Schindler & Neutra PSAF Philadelphia Howe & Lescaze Walter Gropius Massachusetts Fallingwater Bear Run Edgar Kaufmann Jr Johnson Wax Administration Racine Wis Marcel Breuer Philip Johnson Connecticut Charles Eames Mics Farnsworth Lever Brothers New York City Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Gordon Bunshaft Alvar Aalto Massachusetts Institute of Technology Aalto le Corbusier Mies Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Illinois Institute of Technology Seagram Philip John

Weather Helps Exterior House Painting Effort

A sunlit, low humidity period favors painting exteriors. The guide from the National Paint Var nish and Lacquer Association covers prep like cleaning, sanding, sealing knots, removing old paint safely, and priming wood or metal. It advises choosing quality paints and tools suited to wood, masonry, or metal surfaces, and notes brush or roller choices for different areas.

National Paint, Varnish & Lacquer Association

Demand for Space for Recreation Doubled in a Decade

John A. Baker of the Department of Agriculture warned that outdoor recreation demand has more than doubled in ten years and that the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission expects demand to triple by century's end. He cited urban sprawl and highways eroding parkland and pollution from technology harming rivers, soil, and wildlife.

John A. Baker Department of Agriculture Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission Baker

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lee Contractor Florence East Pittsfield Corley la Lin, At Dettinger Warren Terrace South St Spadina Parkway Columbus Ave Dial Esen O’brien C. M. Farrell & Son Inc Summer St O'Brien Stephen Salvini Rose Drive Hinsdale Westerns Mass
Search Courier

Search the Berkshire Eagle Today with a Free Trial

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.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Berkshire Eagle?

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!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication