Community clubs prize capons and awards in Dalton
Rotary and Lions hosted capon-raising nights with Norman Hall winning first prize at the Rotary event for a 9 pound 11 ounce bird. Lions awards went to Mark Thurston for the heaviest bird, 9 pounds 4 ounces, with others earning blue and red ribbons. Proceeds included donations to a needy family. Airman Gerald E. Kinsey, son of local residents, has been selected for training as a communications electronics specialist at Keesler AFB. Dalton Pomona plans a meeting at Flintstone Grange with refreshments. Civil Defense volunteers logged 47 hours during Halloween weekend amid other town notices and events. Mrs. Lutie Twist, soon to turn 99, will be honored at a community event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Cormier
Betelton Hall
Dalton
Gary Lehman
Arthur Posik
Windsor
J. Edgar Bardin
Rotary
Charles Smith
Lions
Gerald E. Kinsey
Robert C. Judd
Anthony Road
Taining
Keesler Afb
Miss
Air Force
Wah- Connah Regional
Lackland Afb
Tex
Lenox Okays 40000 Plan to Renovate Lenox High School
Lenox School Committee approved a three year forty thousand dollar program to update Lenox High School facilities. The first phase funds are set at fifteen thousand dollars for 1965 66 with work including furniture for two classrooms lighting and wiring upgrades a cafeteria nurses room renovations of hall and classroom areas and lavatories. Additional projects will continue for two more years until all improvements are complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LENOX
Lenox High School
Dalton General Store
Poor Attendance At Convention Stirs Lenox Officials
Lenox School Committee chairman Philip C Weissbrod blasted Berkshire County Teachers Association turnout at the Pittsfield High School convention. About 700 of 1200 teachers attended on Oct 29, sparking a letter to Lenox Teachers Association urging stronger future participation and assurances of better attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LENOX
Philip C. Weissbrod
Berkshire County Teachers’ Association
Weissbrod
Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield High School
Lenox Teachers’ Association
Lenox High School
Joseph J. Carroll
Cheshire Selectmen issue renewal deadline and town updates
Cheshire selectmen reminded liquor license holders to return renewal forms by next Monday. The meeting covered holiday alcohol rules, utility pole relocation, emergency planning, snow removal cost sharing, speeding complaints on Lanesboro Road, and a request for town financial status from the governor’s economic advisors. Cheshire Mothers' Association meets at 9:15 with two hosts on refreshment duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire — Selectmen
Selectmen's Office
State Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
New England Telephone Co
Northern Berkshire Electric Co
Lanesboro
Ciskowski
Board of Economic Advisors
Selectmen
Welfare Department
Cheshire Mothers’ Association
Town Hall
Robert Randall
Biagio Belini
Great Barrington Lions Circulate Eye-Seal Letters
Great Barrington Lions Club sent letters seeking contributions for blind seals to fund eye research and civic projects. The club reported $581 in eye work last year and spending on benches, trash cans, student loans, charitable donations, and a 4-H project. Golden Agers busi ness meeting, Southern Berkshire nurses group meeting, and Christmas plans were noted. A car stolen from the Great Barrington Savings Bank parking lot was recovered by police near Lake Mansfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Atolea
Duke L. Donshough
Park Street
Great Barrington Savings Bank
Main Street
Lake Mansfield
Lenox Dale Pvt. Flint Home After Basic Training
Pvt Paul J Flint son of Mr and Mrs Neal Flint of 17 Crystal St Lenox Dale is home for weekends after completing basic training. He enlisted in the US Army for three years Aug 16 and finished basic at Ft Dix NJ. He will return to Ft Gordon Ga for eight weeks of advance combat training then attend parachutist school at Ft Benning Ga. He was awarded a trophy for a perfect 500 on the fitness test. He attended Lenox High and worked for Lenox Machine Co before enlisting. Jewelry party hosted by Grace Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service will be held tomorrow at 8 PM at the church parlors on Walker Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox Dale
Paul J. Flint
Neal Flint
Crystal St
Wsdays
Pvt
Flint
US. Army
Ft. Dix
Ft. Gordon
U.S. Army Airborne Center
Ft. Benning, Ga
Lenox High School
Lenox Machine Co
Woman’s Society of Christian Service of Grace Methodist Church
Walker Street
Becket Center Laties Guild Meeting Plans Silent Auction
Becket Center Laties Guild to meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at Mrs Wendell Moulthrop home. A silent auction will raise funds for the Sunday school Christmas party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becket Center Laties’ Guild
Wendell Moulthrop
Proposed Elderly Housing Spars Objections and Offer
Jones and his brother allege they were offered the manager job for the 32 unit elderly housing project if they withdrew objections. The claim surfaced after the Selectmen meeting where Jones and Paul Gibbons pressed for details on the Housing Authority and possible injunctions. The Housing Authority denied discriminatory intent and noted inquiries would be checked. A zoning change from business to residential will be discussed at tonight’s Planning Board hearing at Town Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Ear 8
Jones
South Main Street
Selectmen
Paul J. Gibbons
South Street
Morrison
Joseph Ebitz
Housing Authority
Boston
Evans
The
Public Planning Board
Chester Girl Scout Troop 127 Seeks Calendar Fundraiser 1966
Chester Girl Scout Troop 127 plans a calendar sale for 1966 to raise funds for the treasury. A February cookie sale is scheduled. Twenty four girls are enrolled and need funds to sustain an effective program this year under leader Mrs. Paul Roy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Paul Roy
Crosier receives six month permit for antique vehicles
Cape Street resident Lee M. Crosier won a six month storage permit from the Lee Selectmen for eight antique or special cars and four yard vehicles. The list includes a 1940 Graham, 1941 Oldsmobile, 1948 Crosley, 1948 Kaiser, 1942 Chrysler convertible and several 1938 models. Crosier plans to dispose of two listed cars after removing usable parts and will keep four yard vehicles for property work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Selectmen
Walter M. Crosier
East Lee
Lee
Cape Street
Selectmen
Crosier
Lee District Court
Andre W. Joouen
Plymouth
Nash
Graham
Oldsmobile
Crosley
Kaiser
Chrysler
Four Yard
William H. O’brien
William J. Brown
Crosiers
Lanesboro Town Meeting Rescheduled To November 22
Lanesboro residents will gather at Town Hall Monday November 22 at 8 for a special town meeting. Four articles include transferring 8000 from treasury funds to repair the roof. Liquor licenses renewals and a path north of Quarry Road were approved after public hearings. A building permit was issued for a new dwelling on Balance Rock Road. Lions Club awarded a target shoot license for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanesboro
Scecum Brook Club, Inc
Badance Rock, Cafe
Berkshire Package Store
Gabby’s Pontoastic Package Store, Inc
Lanesboro Liquor Store, Inc
Skyline Athletic Club
Town Hall
Village House, Inc
West Shore Sports Club, Inc
The
Lunch Box, Inc
Matt Reilly
Green Door
Selectmen
Western Mass Electric Co
Quarry Road
North Main Street
Clovis Bouchard
Balance Rock Road
Lions Club
Lanesboro Firemen's Ball nets 727 dollars
A sum of 727 dollars was netted from the Volunteer Firemen's Ball in Lanesboro. Chairman L Anthony Rodgers reports 76 dollars in donations. Proceeds will buy two high pressure hoses for engines around 300 dollars, a hydrant gate, and extra revolving lights. Rodgers thanks townspeople. wives provided refreshments. Tonight's Grange meeting postponed due to Mrs. Marjorie Amuso's illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanesboro
L. Anthony Rodgers
Rodgers
Mrs Driscoll Ends Visiting Nurse Service
Mrs. Edward J. Driscoll of Park Street will resign from the Lee Visiting Nurse Association effective January 1 after 12 years of service. She aided in Lee and Tyringham school nursing and will be honored at a VNA meeting. Her daughter Sandra teaches at St Luke's School of Nursing. son Bruce works for Byron Weston Co. in Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LEE
Edward J. Driscoll
Park Street
Lee Visiting Nurse Association
Jin Lee
Tyringham
E. Norton Decker
VNA
Town Hall
Driscoll
Pittsfield
St. Joseph’s High School
St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing
Driscolls
Sandra
St. Luke’s School of Nursing
Bruce
Byron Weston Co
Dalton
Tyringham Valley Club Sponsors Caning Class at Center
The Tyringham Valley Club will sponsor another caning class Thursday at 7:30 PM in the Community Center. In the opening session last week ten women began caning chairs. Valley Club members report a UNICEF collection by Cub Scouts totaling 33 dollars. A regular meeting is set for Wednesday, November 17, at the Community Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Club
Unicef
Cub Scouts
Selectmen reject license fee cut for Levine son’s Taconic Store
North Berkshire Williamstown leaders refused Samuel E. Levine’s request to lower the seasonal all alcohol package store license from 650 to 500 for his son David who operates Taconic Package Store. They said 630 was too high compared with other towns. In North Adams, Rev. Harry E. Bronkar will become pastor in North Attleboro Jan 31. Thieves seized watches and junk worth 1500 to 2000 across three sites, with DiLego's Jewelry Store hardest hit and copper missing from a dump shack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Selectmen
Samuel E. Levine
North Adams
Levine
David
Mr. Bronkar
Attleboro North Adams
Harry E. Bronkar
First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of
North Attleboro
DiLego’s
Agway
Selectmen Vote To Put Town Insurance Out to Bid
Acting on Insurance Committee recommendation chairman William Noonan the Selectmen voted to advertise for bids for the town's insurance. Bids will be sought policy by policy as each comes up for renewal. First two coverages motor vehicle insurance and workers compensation expire Dec 31. The town pays about $10 000 yearly and bids may reduce costs. The committee may consider self insurance and consolidation of policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
William FE. Noonan
Noonan
George and Esther Douglass Celebrate 25 Years
Mr and Mrs George A Douglass of 274 East Center St were honored at a surprise 25th wedding anniversary party hosted by Mr and Mrs Charles W Schoendule of Marble Street They wed October 26 1940 in Bennington Vermont Mrs Douglass formerly Esther M Tinker from Windsor Wisconsin Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Howard Hueston of Kingston New York and Mr and Mrs Robert Daring of Marblehead, former Lee residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Douglass
East Center St
Charles W. Schoendule
Marble Street
Douglasses
Bennington, Vt
Douglass
Esther M. Tinker
Windsor, WI
Howard Hueston
Kingston
Robert Daring
Marblehead
Lee
District Court action delays Carty case and minor speeding sentences
William T. Carty, 19, of West Park Street, had his disturbing the peace case continued to November 18 after requesting a lawyer. Morris J. Malumphy, 57, of Stockbridge, pleaded guilty to vagrancy and was sentenced to six months in the Pittsfield House of Correction. Gary J. LeClair of Little Sumac, Wisconsin, was fined $15 for speeding, while Fermin Belgado of Brooklyn paid $10 for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LEE
William T. Carty
West Park Street
John J. Dwyer
Lee District Court
Carty
Morris J. Malumphy
Stockbridge
House of Correction
Pittsfield
Gary J. LeClair
Little Sumaco
Wis
Lions Governor In Town Tonight
Lions International District 33Y governor LEE-Gerd Schneider visits Lee Lions Club at 6 50 in Raoul Club with Gordon Chase Courtland Prowse Stanley Pane and Stephen J Connard. He explains Lions service as district covers 42 clubs in Western Massachusetts including 13 in Berkshire County. He will visit Pittsfield Lions Club Nov 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Gerd Schneider
Longmeadow
Lions International
Lee Lions Club
Raoul Club
Schneider
Gordon Chase
Courtland Prowse
Dalton
Stanley Pane
Great Barrington
Stephen J.conard
Cheshire
Lions Service
Massachusetts
Berkshire County
Pittsfield Lions Club
Lee Candlepin Scores and Local Ads at Lee Mass
Lee Merchants Candlepin high scores across divisions include Louis Puleri 143 single and 350 in high three, Francis Puleri 348, Basinait 340, Barbara Mackey 117 single and 305 in women’s high three, Madeline Suhoni 115, Mary Lovatta 119. Men’s high single Bond Comalli 139 and 133 for Alex Lovato, high three Comalii 347 and Bernasconi 344, Frank Consolati Jr. 307. Mixed high single Ralph Juliano 121 and 117 for Patrick Miottarella, high three Juliano 324. Lee businesses advertise shirts, sale ads, photo cards, and shoe service at Main and Center Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Puleri
William Basinait
Bat Bernasconi
Francis Puleri
Basinait
Barbara Mackey
Madeline Suhoni
Mary Lovatta
Mrs. Buffoni
Abs. Mackey
Lee
Bond Comalli
Alex Lovato
Edwin Griffin
Comalii
Bapetiste Bernasconi
Frank Consolati Jr
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Dalton Martin F. Glendon
Kinsey
N. Pomona
Flintstone Grange
Berkshire
North Pomona
Isabella Ross
Elsie Webb
Amelia Johndrow
Rudolph Brinkman
Forrest Bentley
Everton . Parker
Lara Clark
Beatrice Pamus
CD Police
Civil Defense Police
Franklin L. Couch
Orville Vose
Walter R. Decker
St. Luke's Hospital
Pomeroy Manor Club
Phyespe Club
CRA
Walter Stanley
Mapleview Nursing Home
Washington
Dalton Rotary
C. A. Weber
Lutie Twist
Depot Street
the Valley Nursing Home
Twist
LHS
Tri-Town Trotters
Tally-Ho Barn
Eastover
Joe Dombrowski
Birchwood Inn
Dial
Blue Bird Sport Shop
Mass
Lorraine Marcis
Selectmen’s Meeting
Ment of Public Works
DPW
Walker Hall
Southern Berkshire Nurses Group
Congregational Church
Becket
Gertrude Hucaluk
Boston OK
Chester
Firemen’s Ball Nets
Grange
Marjorie Amuso
Mrs. Driscoll
Women's Bible Fellowship
Lee Baptist Church
Aldo Pascucci
Summer St
Eleanor Froh
Paul
North Berkshire
Lee Lee
Dal
Ton
George Douglasses
Lee Bowling
Ralph Juliano
Patrick Miottarella
Edward Murray
Juliano
William fAanson
Lena Naventi
van Heusen
Jack’s Dept
Laurel Lee Sundries
Lee News
Main ,St
Adv
Zorzin
Main
Center Streets
Lee, Mass
Lee Super Market
Petry
Tonle
Lenox National Bank
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