Local social notes and movements across towns
Miss Blanche Goeney of Mill River recuperates after an appendectomy at Fairview Hospital Great Barrington. Mrs John Dow of Mill River is a surgical patient at Hartford Conn Hospital. Capt Courtney Turner recently returned from Vietnam duty and will train at Ft Benning for 10 months. Mr and Mrs Martin Camacho hosted by Dr and Mrs Waldo Edelman. The Brown family moved from Valatie to Brewer Hill. Mr and Mrs Anthony Vievalo hosted by the Genz family in Rhoadesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Goeney
Mill River
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington
John Dow
Hartford Conn
Courtney Turner
Dudley Turner
Southfield
Vietnam
Jon
Ft. Benning
Martin Camacho
Arlington
Waldo Edelman
Robert Brown
Valatie
N.Y
Brewer Hill
Anthony Vievalo
Briarcliff Manor
Ae Richard Genz
Rhoades
Little Theatre Group Creates Scholarship Fund
The Little Theatre Group in Canaan Connecticut voted to establish a scholarship fund for members entering accredited schools of dramatic arts. Steven W. Clarke, son of Victor S. Clarke, was named this year's recipient. Clarke studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and studied drama at Central Connecticut State College. A makeup workshop will be held Wednesday December 3 at North Canaan Elementary School for anyone interested in stage makeup.
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North Canaan
Regional High Students Tour Local Geological Sites
HYVRHS notes a senior geology class from Housatonic Valley Regional High School led by Edward M. Kirby, David B. Lindsay and Malcolm MacLaren visiting Mine Mountain Sharon in November to study rock units and metamorphism. The group also toured New York State to compare rock units westward, while the guidance office invites recent graduates to a Report to Regional programme. Phoebe Fisher Faye Stahovec and Mary Harson will compete in the state badminton finals on November 22. About 35 students with Donald G. Kobler and William DeVott attended a Hartford Stage Company production.
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Falls Village
Conn
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Edward M. Kirby
David B. Lindsay
Malcolm MacLaren
Mine Mountain
Sharon
Sharon Mountain
White Hollow
New York State
Connecticut
New York
Phoebe Fisher
Faye Stahovec
Mary Harson
Central Connecticut State College
Donald G. Kobler
William DeVott
Hartford Stage Company
Falling Branch Disrupts Canaan Power for Hour
High wind and heavy rain toppled a limb on High Street in Canaan causing power outages from 9 39 p m to 10 47 p m Hartford Electric Light Co spokesman said the center of town and nearby areas darkened briefly. Garden clubs from Salisbury Norfolk Colebrook Sheffield and Egremont Mass were hosted by the Canaan Wountaitn Garden Club with Myra Clark presenting a Christmas decorations program from Litchfield Hills Nursery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
Conn
Hartford Electric Light Co
Canson Wountaitn Garden Club
Salisbury
Norfolk - Colebrook
Sheffield
Egremont
Mass
Myra Clark
Litchfield Hills Nursery
Berkshire Hills Budget Report Shown To Three Towns
Great Barrington Stockbridge and West Stockbridge officials heard a 1970 preliminary Berkshire Hills Regional School budget presentation. Superintendent George P. Lane noted a 13.7 percent gross increase aligned with regional trends and projected over 300000 in reimbursements to reduce taxes. The budget totals 2615230 with 61 percent for instruction and district shares per town ranging from 55 to 12 cents per dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Stockbridge
West Stockbridge
Berkshire Hills
George P. Lane
Une
Lenox
Southern Berkshire
Lane
Providence Elects Black Councilman
Providence Rhode Island voters elect Phillip F. Addison, 42, as the city’s first Black councilman in a close race with 1,003 votes to 383 for his opponent, marking a historic breakthrough in local governance.
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Providence
R.I
Phillip F. Addison
Kcan
Jacobs Awarded Bronze Star for Vietnam Service
Army S Sgt Donald Jacobs of Ann Drive North Adams earned the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in Vietnam. A squad leader with Company C 4th Battalion 23rd Infantry Division he also holds the Combat Infantry Badge. He entered service 1968, trained at Ft Dix and deployed in July. His wife Leslie resides in North Adams. A color cartoon film A Man Called Flintstone will be shown tonight at Town Hall sponsored by the Lanesboro Fire Department Auxiliary for local children.
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Lanesborg
Army
Donald Jacobs
Allen H. Jacobs
Ann Drive
Chu Chi
Vietnam
23Rd Infantry Division
Jacobs
Ft. Dix
Mt. Greylock High School
Springfield College
Leslie
North Adams
Man
Flintstone
Lanesboro
Vickery Elected Fire Belles President at Stephentown
Mrs Richard Vickery was chosen president of the Fire Belles auxiliary to Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department. Other officers elected include Mrs E Carter Griswald as vice president Mrs Leg Roberts as secretary and Mrs Frank Grant as treasurer. The group will be installed at the annual Christmas party. In Stephentown the Republican Club meets Monday afternoon at the Taconic Valley Grange Hall with nominating committee to set officers for later election and refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephentown
Nuy
Richard Vickery
Fire Belles
E. Carter Griswald
Leg Roberts
Frank Grant
N.Y
Republican Club
Taconic Valley
George Eckhardt
Ladies' Aid Installs Officers in Federated Church
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Federated Church installed officers after a 2 luncheon. New officers are Mrs Rudolph Knaack president Mrs Lansing Burdick vice president Mrs Patricia Cunningham secretary and Mrs Beatrice Wheeler treasurer. Hostesses were Mrs Margaret Connors Mrs Doris Liebenow Miss Eva R Shaw and Miss Ruth Yale. Yield signs are ordered by the state Department of Transportation for Madden Provost Round Mountain and Pease roads intersections with Route 43 and for County Road 41 East Road at its Route 43 junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephentown
N.Y
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Federated Church
Stanley A. Fry
Rudolph Knaack
Lansing Burdick
Patricia Cunningham
Beatrice Wheeler
Margaret Connors
Doris Liebenow
Eva R. Shaw
Ruth Yale
State Department of Transportation
Madden Provost
Round Mountain
Pease
Worthington Congregational Notes
Worthington notes report weekend Stewardship Sunday at First Congregational Church and Pilgrim Fellowship bowling tonight. Nancy Morrison handles transportation. The Seekers meet Nov 29 in Cum mington for dinner at Tod Morden's. reservations via Floyd MacAuslan or Kenneth Porter. A plastics demonstration Sunday at 3 to fund a large permanent movie screen for Town Hall. Mrs Holt Secor's hospital observation follows travel from Albany. Porter and wife attended the Massachusetts Farm Bureau convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tod Morden
Cummington
Floyd MacAuslan
Kenneth Porter
Pilgrim Fellowship
Town Hall
Holt Secor
Albany
N.Y
Childs Hospital
Hackett Boulevard
River Road
Massachusetts Farm Bureau
Washington 4-H Clubs Elect Washington Theif Group
Washington 4-H clubs elected officers for two age groups. Younger members Patricia Sears is president Yvonne Deane secretary and reporter and Wendy Pollucci treasurer. Older group Kari Granda president Sharon Foskett secretary Maureen Cameron treasurer Melody O'Brien reporter. Next meetings set for Dec 9 for younger girls and Dec 10 for older group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Assistant Attorney General to Speak at Berkshire NAACP Meeting
Wayne A Budd an assistant state attorney general will speak at a Nov 25 meeting on police community relations sponsored by the Berkshire County NAACP branch. Frank Walker says Budd will follow Sgt Clifford J Willis of the New Britain Conn Police Dept in addressing the public meeting at 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church Main Street. Budd heads the civil rights division and is active in local legal aid groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Wayne A. Budd
Berkshire County
NAACP
Frank T. Walker
Pittsfield
Budd
Clifford J. Willis
New Britain
West Stockbridge approves most town meeting warrant items
About 60 residents attended the Wednesday night special town meeting at the Village School. Six of seven warrants were approved by voice vote, including transfers from the excess and deficiency account to finance snow removal, veterans benefits, a 1865 Saltzman lawsuit settlement, a fire department water tank purchase, and town building repairs after an auto accident. Also approved were small fund transfers to the town building account. details noted by Selectman John V. Keresey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Stockbridge
Veterans
Bernard Saltzman
Fire Department
Nance
John v. Keresey
Keresey
Saltzman
Water Street
John A. Barry
Parish Notes Highlight Summer Program At Sheffield
Sheffield Old Parish notes announce a family summer program at the Old Parish Church with local magician Harry Bohlen providing entertainment. Laura Percy oversees the covered dish supper while Mrs Ronald West leads the program. The Thanksgiving season is observed Sunday morning with Rev Walter K Miller speaking on Counting Our Blessings and Johan Pearson at the organ.
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Sheffield
Harry Bohlen
Laura Percy
Ronald West
Walter K. Miller
Johan Pearson
NET Sells Transmission Lines To High Fidelity CATV
New England Telephone Co agreed to transfer a small section of its broad band plant to High Fidelity Cable TV of Great Barrington to extend CATV service into Lenox. The move marks an exception to NET policy of not selling transmission lines to private interests, prompted by Lenox needs and CATV policy changes. High Fidelity seeks to buy the entire system serving Great Barrington, Stockbridge, Lee, and Lenox Dale, but NET has offered no firm price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
New England Telephone Co
NET
High Fidelity
Lenox
Lawrence
Hoar
CATV
LP Cable Co
Springfield
Pittsfield- Dalton Company
John W. P. Mooney
High Fidelity Cable TV
Mooney
Stockbridge, Lee
Lenox Dale
Lenox Town
Richmond Mountain
New England Telephone
Telephone
High Fidelity Cable Corp
Stockbridge
Lee
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General Electric Co
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