Great Barrington PTO elects Gendreau president
Great Barrington North Plain Road resident Roger G Gendreau was elected president of the Searles Middle School PTO on Tuesday night. He succeeds George Ryan. Thomas Teggs Hartsville was elected vice president Mrs William H Walsh secretary and Mrs Lester M Opperman Housatonic treasurer. Following the meeting a musical program was given by the 7th and 8th grade students.
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Great Barrington
Roger G. Gendreau
North Plain Road
Searles Middle School
PTO
George Ryan
Thomas Teggs
Hartsville
William H. Walsh
Lester M. Opperman
Housatonic
Students Take Biology Field Trip 44
A group of 44 students and four faculty members toured Hawley State Forest in a biology field trip led by a teacher. Miss Eileen M. DeVos, 19, was fined 360 for driving to endanger and minor in possession after a May 22 crash. Roger M. Ball, 18, pleaded guilty to a second offense of careless driving with a 33 fine. Craig E. Ford faced drunkenness and DUI charges continued to June 12. Josef L. Franlin paid 10 for speeding.
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Great Sarrington
Hawley State Forest
State Department of Natural Resources
Great Barrington
Eileen M. DeVos
North Plain Road
Housatonic
George R. McCormick
Miss DeVos
Richard Gardelia
Roger M. Ball
Dresser Avenue
Craig E. Ford
Lakeville
Conn
Charles M. Seiger
Egremont
Ford
Josep L. Franlin
Hewins Street
Human Relations Unit Will Meet Sunday
The Southern Berkshire Human Relations Council will meet Sunday at 7 30 in the parish house of St James Episcopal Church on Main Street. This will be the first meeting of the entire council since its inception in March. The council's sub committees are expected to make reports.
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Great Barrington
Southern Berkshire
Rioux Ill Defense Claims Telegraph Delayed Court Time
Norman Rioux headmaster of Winchester School Sheffield did not appear in District Court due to a telegram reportedly indicating illness. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest on eight counts of nonpayment of wages totaling $43,000 among $104,500 in 21 attachments filed in Southern Berkshire Registry of Deeds. Rioux pleaded not guilty at arraignment. his attorney said Rioux would appear Wednesday.
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Great Barrington
Robert J. Donelan
Norman Rioux
Winchester School
Sheffield
Triday
New York
Rioux
George R McCormick
Donelan
Western Union Telegraph Ca
Berkshire Registry of Deeds
Oakwood Inn Sold For Price of 47500
The 7 year old Oakwood Inn on Brainard Avenue sold for 47500 to Dr. Philip Schiffman of North Egremont who runs a dental practice here. The property includes a 31 room main inn a six room owners cottage and a nine room four bath helpers cottage built in 1882 by Edwin D Brainard. Schiffman has not decided on its future use.
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Great Barrington
Oakwood
Brainard Avenue
Southern
Berkshire Registry of Deeds
Philip Schiffman
North Egremont
George van Camerick
Schiffman
Edwin D. Brainard
Dalton Junior High to Vote on 3.7 Million School Plan
Dalton polls at Dalton Junior High will open Monday from 1 a.m. to 7 p.m. for voting on the proposed 3.7 million regional school building program.
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Dalton
Adams family in North Adams crash ties three generations
A 2 year old girl Deborah Kuza remained in critical condition at Pittsfield General Hospital after an automobile crash that killed her uncle Thomas Delmolino 16. Deborah’s mother Carole Kuza was listed in fair condition. Also injured were Frederick Kuza 25 driver of the wagon Sophie Delmolino Dawn Kuza 4 and the driver of the other vehicle Joseph Letalien 40 all in satisfactory condition at North Adams Hospital.
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Adams
Pittsfield General Hospital
North Adams
Thomas Delmolino
Water St
Deborah Kuza
Carole Kuza
Pittsfield General
Deborah
Frederick Kuza
Sophie Delmolino
Dawn
North Adams Hospital
Joseph E. Letalien
Firemen To Have Linked Telephones
ADAMS The group alert telephone system for Alert Hose Co members is nearly complete and due for testing next week. Approved at last year’s Fire District meeting, the system cost about 1250 dollars and will summon all firemen at once from their homes when needed.
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Adams
Alert Hose Co
Fire District
Fired Worker Who Got Even Is Sentenced
Adams Glenn Robert, 18, of North Adams, was found guilty in Adams District Court of purposely emptying a tank at Holland Chemical Co. worth 3500 dollars after being dismissed. Special Justice Henry W. Kaliss gave a six month suspended sentence. Arrest followed May 7 plant damage at the Newland Avenue site. charge reduced from willful destruction to wanton destruction of personal property.
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Adams
Glenn Robert
North Adams
Adams District Court
Holland Chemical Co
Henry W. Kaliss
Robert
Newland Avenue
Ashley Falls Man Wins African Hunters Award
Frank E. Delano of Cooper Hill Road Ashley Falls received one of the African First Shotters club top prizes from Vice President Spiro Agnew at a New York dinner. The Foote, Cone & Belding executive has won this honor two years in a row and has multiple safari trophies donated to American museums.
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Sheffield
Frank E. Delano
Cooper Hill Road
Ashley Falls
Spiro Agnew
New York
Delano
Foote, Cone & Belding
Central African Republic
East Africa
West Africa
Central America
Sports Afield
Rowland Ward
West Stockbridge Plans Boys Baseball Program
West Stockbridge Athletic Association schedules an extensive boys baseball program for youths up to 15 during summer vacation, with games at the Village School athletic field. Open to resident youngsters. a girls program is planned with volunteer help sought from women contacting James O'Brien. A membership and fund raising drive is set for Wednesday to support ongoing programs.
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West Stockbridge
West Stockbridge Athletic Association
James O’brien
Association
Educational film for girls to be shown Monday
The film titled Girl to Woman will be shown to girls in Grades 5 and 6 Monday at 1 p.m. in the Village School. The program is sponsored by the Richmond-West Stockbridge Community Health Association. Parents are invited to attend.
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West Stockbridge
The
Richmond
Rockefeller Signs Law Barring Hudson River Dam
Gov Nelson Rockefeller signs a law prohibiting the Gooley Dam on the upper Hudson River in the Adirondacks, a conservation victory as residents feared loss of wilderness and recreation while plans to supply New York City water were halted. Police Union Slams Inaction on Campus Disorders Albany New York State police union criticizes Gov Rockefeller and Atty Gen Lefkowitz for failing to act amid campus disorders, saying constitutional powers allow deployment of officers to quell disturbances.
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Rockefeller
Albany
Hudson River
Nelson A. Rockefeller
State Water Resources Commission
Gooley
Adirondacks
New York City
Louis Lefkowitz
John Donahue
Afl-Cio
Donohue
Stockbridge Principal Blair Is Honored at PTA Reception
Clarence N. Blair was toasted by more than 350 parents teachers and students at the Plain School auditorium. The program included a fifth grade French play Pierre Lapin songs by the 5th and 6th grade choruses a poetry book written by the 5th and 6th graders and an autographed Norman Rockwell portrait. Blair thanked the staff and received a standing ovation before his transfer to the Searles Bryant Complex in Great Barrington.
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Kim Kinsella
Blair
Norman Rockwell
PTA
Raymond R. Brinker
Robert E. Bracknell
Searles-Bryant
Great Barrington
Miss Farrell to Be Feted in Stockbridge
Miss Mary Farrell, retiring after 88 years teaching in the Plain School, will be honored at a PTA party Wednesday at 8 in the Plain School Cafeteria. She previously taught in Hartsville and Ashley Falls and has mentored three generations in Stockbridge.
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Robert E. Bracknell
George F. Larking Jr
Bernard M. Kinsella
Edward R. Slosek
Miro P. Bauce
Opening Delayed For Mission House Opening Delayed For Mission House
STOCKBRIDGE The Mission House will not open today as planned. The opening date will be announced later after repairs are completed. See a variety of plants including Geraniums and hanging pots in full bloom at Indian Hill Greenhouse Prospect Hill. 298-5504 Adv.
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Town House
Stockbridge Rd
Edgar Whitcomb
Dairy Queen
Stockbridge
Indian Hill
Prospect Hill
Miss Helen Muchnic to retire from Smith College
Russian language and literature professor Miss Helen Muchnic will retire in June and remain in Cummington. A Smith faculty member since 1930 she helped found the Russian department in 1945 and authored three books on Russian literature.
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Cummington
Helen Muchnic
Smith College
Muchnic
Smith
Pasternak
Dostoevsky
Vassar College
Bryn Mawr College
School of Slavonic Studies
University of London
Yale
Gogal and
Turgenev
Harvard University
Sheffield PTA Elects Paul Greene President
Sheffield news reports Paul Greene elected president of the newly formed Sheffield PTA at Tuesday night’s meeting. Sheila Campbell, a tutor counselor at Sheffield Center School, chosen as vice president. Nancy Boardman as secretary. Belly Peterson as treasurer. Officers plan summer meetings to prepare next year’s program.
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Sheffield
Paul Greene
Sheffield Pta
Sheila Campbell
Sheffield Center School
Nancy Boardman
Belly Peterson
Man Charged With Tractor theft in Canaan
Arthur Lockwood, 45, of East Canaan, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing a garden tractor and mower from North Canaan. He faced larceny over $250 in Torrington Circuit Court, where the case was continued and he remains in custody after failing to post a $750 bond.
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Canaan, Conn
Arthur Lockwood
Route 44
East Canaan
North Canaan
Torrington Circuit Court
Two Teachers Retire Honored at Canaan PTA Meeting
In Canaan Connecticut Miss Gladys Bradshaw and Miss Kathryn Hammond retiring fourth and fifth grade teachers were honored at the North Canaan PTA gathering Monday night. They received decorated cakes and engraved pins in recognition of their service.
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Canaan, Conn
Gladys Bradshaw
Kathryn Hammond
North Canaan
PTA
Miss Bradshaw
Miss Hammond
Arades
Mrs Snyder Honored By NHS Chapter
Falls Village Connecticut NHS honors Katherine EB Snyder guidance counselor and girls physical education teacher at Housatonic Valley Regional High School with honorary membership installed May 22. Snyder began teaching at Sharon Center School in 1964. visiting Miss Marion Allen of Winsted visits Mr and Mrs Allerton Eddy.
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Falls Village
Conn
Katherine EB. Snyder
Housatonic Valley
Snyder
Sharon Center
HVRHS
Marion Allen
Winsted
Mrs. Allerton Eddy
Beldon St
Maria Lenard award honors Housatonic student
Miss Alice Martin of Williams Street received the Maria Lenard award at the University of Massachusetts honors banquet for the highest four year average in the class of 1969. She is a senior honors scholar, Sigma Xi initiate, and member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. She will study physiology for a medical degree at Hershey starting September.
Lanesboro Cub Scout Picnic Set for Sunday
Lanesboro Cub Scout family picnic takes place Sunday from 1 to 4. Each person should bring their own food while dessert and beverages will be provided by organizers.
Lenox Don Nealon Guaranteed TV Repair Ad
Lenox Don Nealon offers guaranteed television repair service with license number 315 and contact 637-3372. Ady, 2.
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Don Nealon
Storm Knocks Power Out In Canaan Area
A severe storm knocked out power in central Canaan for about two hours Thursday night. Torrential rain lightning and high winds hit the area as state police reported downed power lines on High Street Route 7 in Cornwall Route 4 in Ellsworth Sharon and Route 44 in Salisbury.
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Canaan
Conn
Canaan Barracks
High Street
Cornwall
Ellsworth
Sharon
Salisbury
Miss Vanicky Completes Nursing Training in New Haven
Miss Sharon Vanicky of Railroad Street Canaan Conn graduates from Grace New Haven School of Nursing. She was active in the Connecticut Student Nurses Association and on the school's Judicial Committee. She will work at Yale New Haven Hospital.
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Canaan, Conn
Sharon Vanicky
Charles Vanicky
Railroad Street
Grace New Haven School of Nursing
Grace New Haven
Vanicky
Connecticut Student Nurses Association
Yale New Haven Hospital
Allyn Honored At LL Opening Game
J Arthur Allyn of Pease Street was honored during the opening ceremony of the North Canaan Little League season for 13 years of treasurer and worker service. He received an engraved barometer.
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Canaan
Cana
J. Arthur Allyn
Pease St
Allyn
North Canaan
Little League
Central Berkshire Regional Peru Votes Tonight on Building Plan
Peru votes tonight at 7 30 to approve a 3.7 million regional school building program. Five towns have approved the plan including Cummington Becket Washington and Windsor with Dalton Nivnsdale to follow. Officials say a heavy turnout is likely as residents consider a new elementary school additions and renovations across five projects.
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Peru
Cummington
Becket
Washington
Windsor
Central Berkshire
Dalion
Nivnsdale
Craneville
Wahconah
Dalton Junior High
Program Set Monday For Parents of College Bound Youths
Wahconah Regional High School guidance department will present a program for parents of college bound juniors Monday night at 7 30 in the school auditorium. Topics include college boards admission requirements college selection campus visits and financial aid. Other interested persons are invited to attend.
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Dalton — Te Guidance Department
Wahconah Regional High School
Wahconah Seniors Donate Flag Pole for Field
Wahconah Regional High School seniors presented a flag pole and flag for the athletic field during a Friday ceremony on the field. Senior class president William Stafford led the program as students from all grades attended. Graduation is set for June 15 with class day June 12 at 1 p.m. and a senior banquet at Oak ’n Spruce in Lee.
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Balton
Wahconah Regional High School
William Stafford
Oak 'N Spruce Resort
Lee
Janice Smith
Karen O'Keefe
Hetty Lou Sanford
Lewis ¢. Bleil
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BC Summer Institute
John van Lund
Monument Mountain Regional High School
National Science Foundation
Boston College
van Lund
Boston
Great Barrington Fire District
Emilia J. Magadini
Stevens
Lions Club
William Stevens
George Guyette
George Marion
Russell Guarda
George W. Coons Jr
Richard Watson
George Guerrero
Moses Haile
Howard Campbell
Gordon Taggart
Donald Rockefeller
Linford Stiles
Edward Spaulding
Nathan Brickman
Simi
United Artists
Julie Andrews
Dad
Melvin
Pharmacy Main
Tom
Dempsey’s
John B. Hull, Inc
Main St
Barrington
H. J. Terwilliger
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Buzzacardoza
Bill’s Pharmacy
Ady
Chid
Ashley Falls Man
Rosalie
Ashley Tails
Frederick
African First Shotters
Connecticut
Fairfield
Thomas J. Donohue
Fairfield University
State Department
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NEW Haven
Yale University
University
Kingman Brewster Jr
Hartford
Greater Hartford
Hartford Federal and Savings Loan Association
James I. Bent
Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce
Miss Farrell
Mission House
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Claire Lefsingwell
Man
Mrs. Snyder
NHS
Cecelia Bailly
Martin
Umass
Lanesboro
Lenox
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Miss Vanicky
Salisbury, Conn
Cecil E. Shook
Callahan
Fla
Torrington
Regional School Committee
Martin J. Cooney
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