United Fund Hits 602,950 Best Ever Drive Total
Campaign chair D. J. Renfroe announced United Fund has raised 602,950, the highest ever for Pittsfield Lanesboro and Lenox, reaching 93 percent of a 648,149 goal. The 1968 figure was 600,138 at 93 percent of 612,104. Renfroe urged a big final push but remained confident. Ms. Richard W. Murcure, physician section captain, led a module that exceeded quota with progress ahead of last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
D. J. Renfroe
Pittsfield
Lanesboro
Lenox
Renfroe
Richard W. Murcure
Physicians
Renfree
Market Climbs on Nixon Speech Anticipation
The stock market rose on Friday in active trading as traders bet on President Nixon's upcoming speech and Vietnam peace prospects ahead of elections. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 4.48 to 855.99, with 824 advances and 549 declines among 1,601 issues. Volume reached 13.09 million shares, while the 60-stock AP index rose 0.9 to 390.9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nixon
Larry Wachtel
Bache & Co
Vietnam
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Aetna Life C
Aetna
New York Exchange
CNA Financial
Bermec
Fairchild Camera
Talley Industries
American Stock Exchange
Pittsfield Churches List Morning Services Across Denominations
A compiled church directory for Pittsfield lists numerous congregations with Sunday services at varied times and locations. Entries include Souls Church in reference to Rev. Lovia J. Zuilani, Calvary Bible Church led by Rev. Phillip Herrick on North Street, Berkshire Church of God in Christ at 267 Dewey Ave, and Berkshire Full Gospel Church among others. Also listed are Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant churches with mass times, Sunday schools, and additional weekly services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Bible Church
Kid North St
Phillip Herrick
Berkshire
Full Gospel Church
Assemblies of God
Martin L. Ball
Calvary
Grange Hall
Housatonic St
James A. Slater
Christian Center
Epworth Mession
Christian Science
Wendell Ave
Reading
South St
Churity of Christ
Linden St. Bible School
Christian Assembly
Willis St
Church of Jesus Christ of
Court watch on compelled blood transfusions in religious cases
An ABA public service feature by Will Bernard surveys how courts balance religious freedom against life-saving medical care. It cites cases where parents, patients, or hospitals justified or resisted compulsory transfusions, noting conflicts over competence, dependency, and the patient's final say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bar Association
Will Bernard
Steele To Meet Wednesday With Housing Action Group
Julian D. Steele, state Department of Community Affairs commissioner, will meet Pittsfield's Housing Action Group on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Organization for Community Action Center 156 Dewey Ave. The group, formed by antipoverty organizations and the Pittsfield Afro-American Society, pressed for action after sit-ins and called for PHA resignations earlier. The meeting follows a Boston session with state officials and comes as DA officials announced funding to build more than 40 four-bedroom units on three sites here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian D. Steele
State Department of Community Affairs
Pittsfield
Richard Lipez
Lipez
Steele
Boston
City Hall
PHA
Arthur C. McGill
Department of Community Afairs
Pittsfield Housing Authority
Commissioner Steele
Organization For Community Action Center
Dewey Ave
Pittsfield Afro-American Society
Real Estate Transfers and Housing Cooperation Mentioned
Real estate sales include Louis P. Cacoth A. Frederick and Patricia A. Hail on Tyler Street to Carlo and Rose Sacchetti and land on West Side Park to Robert C. and Pasqualina Guyer. Other transfers involve Masino on Pine Grove Drive, Demick on Cheshire Road, Delmolina on Maple Grove Drive, Fenton Robertson to Irving E. and B Virginia Fenton, and Lipez related to Salinetti protest group seeking housing unit completion. Arthur C. McGill mentioned as executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis P. Cacoth
A. Frederick and
Patricia A. Hail
Tyler Street
Maria A. Sacco
Carlo and
Rose Sacchetti
West Side Park
Robert C. and
Pasqualina Guyer
Charles
Linda A. Masino
Pine Grove Drive
Irving E
Barbara V. Fenton
Aldo J
Sophie A. Delmolina
Maple Grove Drive
John P. Murray
William B. Lipez
Salinetti Jr
Barbara A
Salinetti
House and
Lot On Pros
Peet
Lee
PHA
Arthur C. McGill
Property Transfers List Dalton and Lee Details
Gilbert B Langford and Frances I Langford transfer property on Dalton Division Road Dalton to Andrew T Campoli. Frank P Consolati transfers house and lot on Theresa Terrace Lee to Robert L Young Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert B
Frances I. Langford
Andrew T. Campoli
Dalton Division Road
Dalton
Frank P. Consolati
Robert L. Young Jr
Theresa Terrace
Lee
Thom McAn executive blames industry for shoe woes
Worcester, Mass. AP report quotes Thom McAn president Lawrence E. McGourty arguing that New England’s shoe industry suffers from lack of innovation and misreading customer tastes not foreign competition. He asserts imports aren’t cheaper and stresses desire for style over price, noting industry petitions for quotas and tariffs gain congressional support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester, Mass
Thom McAn Shoe Co
New England
Lawrence E. McGourty
McGourty
Thom McAn
Italy
Spain
United States
Timber case verdict of 20800 to be appealed
A Hampshire County Superior Court jury awarded 20800 to the estate of William Curran of Northampton in a timber cutting dispute with Kelly Hardwood Corp of Pittsfield. The case stems from culling practices, unauthorized timber, and contract breach with ultimate appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampshire County
Supreme Judicial Court
Alty
Andrew T. Campoli
Campoli
Kelly Hardwood Corp
Pittsfield
William Curran
Northampton
Kelly
Curran
Robert 7. Davie
Hampshire District Court
Charles J. O'Connor
Superior Court
Donald MM. Macaulay
Donald D. Kelly
Gilbert Roberts
Ashfield
Roberts
Chesterfield
Westhampton
Hampshire County Superior Court
District Court of Hampshire
O'Connor
Local Boys Enlist in Marine Corps for Four Years
Gary P. Hynes and Brian Hendricks, sons of James R. Hynes and Bartlett Hendricks, enlist in the Marine Corps. Hynes begins eight weeks at Parris Island with further training at Camp Lejeune and aviation school in Memphis after leave. Hendricks completes basic training and takes 30 days leave before assignment to Alaska. Hynes is a Pittsfield High School 1968 graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary P. Hynes
James R. Hynes
Vinat Ave
Marine Corps
Parris Island
D.C
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Memphhis
Tenn
Hynes
Pittsfield High School
Marines
The
General Blec
Pyi
Brian Hendricks
Bartlett Hendricks
Hancock
Alaska
Probate and divorce notices from Pittsfield area records
Probate filings name Mary J. White's four Pittsfield daughters and others as heirs and executors. A Cheshire grandfather dies intestate. Nancy Dillard obtains divorce from Gerald Dillard with father custody of their child. Harriet Tenney and Barbara Kelly receive custody and support arrangements in separate dissolutions. Mary Ann King secures custody with $60 weekly support for three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. White
Pittsfield
Ruth Bagg
Mary Cook
Marion Y. Hayes
Cambridge
Marjorie Gamwell
Peekskill
N.Y
Police Briefs Report Minor Injuries and Stolen Stamps Inquiries
Catherine Sherman, 15, of 79 Lakeway Drive suffered a minor injury in a no car accident at Coltsville intersection Thursday afternoon. She was treated at Pittsfield General unit BMC and released. Mildred Bresette of Cheshire was taken to Pittsfield General after GE plant protection alerted police Thursday morning at Gate 3 on Plastics Avenue. Mrs Josephine Saymczyk reported to detectives Friday that 27 books of green stamps and H TV and Triple S were stolen from her car trunk, valued over $100. Linda Kay Gauvin and Norman P. Gauvin of Pittsfield, with three minor children, custody to Mrs Gauvin, Mr Gauvin to pay $30 weekly. They married at Pittsfield December 8 1960. Judith Lee Sebastino of North Adams and Gene Paul Sebastino of Adams have one child in the mother's custody, father to pay $20 weekly, married at New Lebanon New York September 30 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Tenney
Barbara Ann Kelly
Pittsfield
Henry E. Kelly
Detroit
Mich
New Lebanon
N.Y
Mary Ann King
North Adams
Raymond J. King
Catherine Sherman
Lakeway Drive
Coltsville
Pittsfield General
BMC
Gate 3
Plastics Avenue
Mildred Bresette
Cheshire
Josephine Saymczyk
Tierney Place
Triple S
Linda-Kay Gauvin
Norman P. Gauvin
Representative interdealer quotations at 2 30 pan
Interdealer quotations on local regional securities at about 2 30 pan reported on NASD tape. Prices exclude retail markup markdown or commission.
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C. MacFadyen
H. H. Finn
8. I. Atherton
Individual
J. R. Buseh
Rev
D. L. Gill
K. Gregory
Lawyers
Greenberg
H. P. Stedman
R. W. Marcure
Commerce & Industry
J. W. Wooster II
Public
H.R. McKean
J. B. Allured
W. D. Burress
R. Errington
Good Neighbor Fund
AM Souls Church
Lovia J. Zuilani
Tin L. Peacock
Ulrich Gay
First Englian Pentecostal Mission
F. A. Gibsom
First United Methodist
Grace Church
Williams St
Prentice AL Thier
Scheol
St. George
Bradford St
Demetrios Milonas
Notre Game
Normand H. Beliste
Ronald P. Lussier
Pilgrim Holiness Chyren
Elms
Decothy Straight
Fugrim Mermoriat
Oudie AA. Greate
Nestor
Inday School
Holiness Ming
P.m
Pas
John J. Foley
Daniel L. Gill
Holy Family Catholic
John P. Stewraons
Anthony V. Brass
P.m. Immanuss
West Pittsfighd
St. Francis’ Catholic
Leonard Tha
Charles Kirkpatrick
Burke
Sthea
Josep P. Cashin
Jehovah's Witnesses
North St
William F. Ellis
Morningside Baptist Church
Carrel A. Turner
Amoun
Carmel
Carmelle
Joseph H. Fellin
R. Boral L. Saulnier
George Z. Ecker
Louis - Fontana
St. Jonn's
Grayteck Terrace
George Hoatysnik
St. Joseph's
Cathotic
the. &. Currary
John H
St. Martin’s
John Francis Egan
St. Nicholas
Alexander Wladimirsky
Wa.m
St. Stephen's
Andrew F. Wissemand
Carilana R. Pusey
Donald F. Chamverlain
Walter D. Carlsan
Assant
St. Teresa's
Cathalig
Iton P. Lucey
P. Henry Sullivan
Second Congregational
Columbus Ave
Or. Simeon Bankole- Wright
South Congregational
Harold C. Criswell Jr
Elter Leonard Wectphal
Trinity Unites Methodist
James W. Knorr
Methodist
Os Wendell Ave
R M. Katka
Wisconsin Synod Lutheran Mission
East St
Zion's Evangelical Lutheran
First St
Gordon E. Hohl
Prentice M. Toler
Eugene Merrill
Berkshire Christian College Bible Survey
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
Christ
Carlyle B. Roberts
George Saunders
Music Missionary Conference
David Moore
Indonesia
Floyd Powers
Japan
Ree
Kembre
Lenex
Housing Action Group
Fred A. Fullgrabe
David W
Judith A. Demick
Cheshire Road
Robert C
Lois Fenton Robertson
B. Virginia Fenton
Dan Avenue
McGill
Probate
Ann Jr. Mastroianni
Laurel, Md
John E. Callahan
Thomas J. Callahan
Berkshire Bank and Trust
First Agricultural National Bank
Pittsfield National Bank
Berkshire Gas Ca
Anken Chemical
Crompton and Knowles
General Electric
Kimberly-Clarke Ta
Mead Paper
Chas. Pfizer and Ca
Sprague Electric
Mn Textron, Inc
William B
Barry
University of Massachusetts L.L
Western New England
Travelers Insurance Co
Denendabie
Anthony Fostano
Maryland Ave
Pittsfield Hearing Aid Center, Inc
North Street
Pittsfield, Mass
R. Jack Kelly
Kenneth A. Beauchemin
Raymond
E. Crow
Ray
Jorn
Connectice
Francis W. Martin
Brighton Ave
Robert McCormick
Elberon Ave
Joan F.condron
Second ST
Donald C. Fomeroy
James I. Doyle
California Ave
B.A. Delmolino
Yorkshire Ave
Robert J. Delphta
Burbank ST
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