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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1965
Page
12
Community concert by the Little Angels at Drury High School auditorium North Adams starts 8:30. Red Cross bloodmobile visits Masonic Temple from 3:45 pm.
Two vehicle wrecks near Molasses Hill on Route 23 left cars demolished. Barbara Kop 18 of South Egremont lost control eastbound, colliding with a bank. passenger George Guerrero not injured. Henry Call of Millerton and Richard Houghtaling were injured in a separate early morning crash.
Capitol shows The War Lord at 1 10, 3 35, 6 05, 8 40 with short subjects at 3 10 and 5 40 and 8 10. Little Cinema screens This Is Hong Kong at 8 00 and The Knack and How You Get It at 8 30. Palace presents Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine at 2 45 6 05 9 20 and Swingers Paradise at 1 00 4 15. Union Square offers The Hallelujah Trail at 1 00 3 30 :00 and 8 40. Pittsfield Drive In operates weekends only.
Philathea Club of Pilgrim Memorial Church to meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the church parlor with hostesses Miss Elizabeth Hill Mrs Lillian S Gould Mrs Louis St John and Mrs Bertha Thomson. Daughters of Isabella to convene Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Women's Club for Christmas party plans. Berkshire council of Unit ed Commercial Travelers to meet next Monday at 8 p.m. at the White Tree Club to discuss cancer campaign and retarded children's fund arrangements.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Fuller and their sons Norman C. and Edwin R. from Sayville LL stayed with Mrs. Fuller’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Norman W. Cady at 540 Pomeroy Ave for Thanksgiving weekend.
Pittsfield General Hospital Auxiliary announces a decoration contest at the annual bazaar on Wednesday from 1 to 9 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Each auxiliary group decorates its booth and a plaque goes to the most original. Judging precedes the bazaar opening, with several local figures named as judges. Activities include handwriting analysis, caricatures by Miss Cathy Porter, supervised cartoons for children, snacks, games, and a buffet dinner option. Tickets available at the hospital gift shop and via group chairs.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo F. Melle of 77 Holmes Road were feted at an open house hosted by their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Roderick MacWhinnie, last night in observance of the couple’s 25th anniversary. About 100 guests attended, gifts and a purse were given, with the couple married November 28, 1949 at First Baptist Church. Mrs. Melle, formerly Vesta Martin, is the daughter of Harold and Mrs. Martin of 55 Caledonia Street. The family includes son Gene W. Melle and three granddaughters. Mr. Melle works as an oil burner serviceman for Lenox Oil Co. in Lenox Dale.
Wahconah Heights housing project for the elderly hosts a Christmas sale on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Chairwoman Mrs Margaret Chaiffre leads the event featuring knitted and crocheted items, homemade foods including candies, and white elephant items. A snack bar will offer sandwiches and coffee.
Capt. Lawrence B. Tower named chairman of the Pittsfield Head Quarters Company 2 planned New Year’s Eve event for the 116th Armored Division. A committee of Capt. Tower and officers will coordinate publicity tickets decorations and refreshments with a meeting at the armory tonight. Tickets available by calling the armory on weekdays or Monday evening. Also listed are Girl Scout junior leaders round table activities at Pilgrim Memorial Church led by Mrs. Koerber Miss Anderson and others focusing on International Friendship and outdoor themes with a film to be shown. Babysitting will be provided under Miss Margaret Young.
Beverly Ann Chestnut and Bruce John Morelli announce their engagement. Beverly, a Pittsfield High School 1965 graduate attending LaBaron Hairdressing Academy, works at Capitol Theater candy counter. Bruce, Williams High School graduate, works at Rising Paper Mill Housatonic, and served three years in the Navy, including eight months in the Mediterranean.
Frederick Wittenberg of Eaglebrook School Deerfield will speak at Pittsfield Art League on Wednesday at 8. He will show slides from a Sweden and Denmark trip and demonstrate wood sculptor methods at the Berkshire Museum.
The Western Massachusetts Writers Guild will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the community room of Union Federal Savings in Springfield. Walter Mayfield of the Springfield newspapers will speak. Plans for the annual Christmas party will be discussed. Anyone interested in writing is welcome.
Mr and Mrs Howard E Grant of 40 Forest Place observed their 57th wedding anniversary yesterday. They were married in Whitehall New York Navy 28 1908 and moved to Pittsfield in 1913. Mrs Grant the former Martha B Heffernan, Mr Grant retired from GE as a winder. He belongs to Greylock Lodge of Odd Fellows. Mrs Grant is a St Marys Church communicant. Their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Leon BR Grant and four grandchildren spent Thanksgiving here.
Two Pittsfield college social clubs plan Wednesday evening gatherings at 8 for dessert and bridge. One group meets at Mrs. Gillmeister 38 Marlboro Drive with Mrs. Lamb and Mrs. Morrison assisting, the other at Mrs. Canfield 57 Flintstone Drive with Mrs. Thomas assisting. Attendees are asked to call their hostess.
Albert R. Neill, executive director of the Association of Business and Commerce, will discuss PittsfieldIts Pains and Progress at a Kiwanis Club meeting Wednesday at 1 p.m. The Stanley Club hosts the event.
Francis Plaza residents will hold a Thanksgiving dinner Thursday at 5 p.m. at the White Tree Club. Those needing transportation should meet at 4 45 p.m. at the project recreation hall.
The Senior Citizens will host a Christmas party on Tuesday December 14 at 6 pm at the Stanley Club. Charles Fitzgerald serves as chairman. Dancing music will follow the meal. Reservations must be made by Friday December 10.
Charles H. Winn Jr. is elected president of the Skyline 4 H Dairy Club at an organizational meeting in Middlefield. Elaine Miller is vice president with Robert Miller as secretary Marilyn Miller as treasurer and Catherine Qids as news reporter. The next meeting is Friday at 7 30 in Miss Jean Miller's home. Marilyn Miller is junior leader. A Christmas party is planned for the six members. An Ladies Aid Society annual meeting is scheduled Saturday at 2 at Mrs. George E. Platzer's home featuring officer reports and an auction of gifts. Attendees for a Berkshire Museum lecture on Christmas greets by Richard Boyce in Pittsfield on Tuesday night should contact Mrs UH Francis Pease or Mrs Charles E. Cook. Mr and Mrs George W Olds hosted guests from Newbury and Newburyport.
A few tickets will be sold at the door for the public card party for the benefit of the Stigmatine Fathers tomorrow evening at 8 15 in the Mount Carmel school hall. Special awards include 50 in cash and a basket of groceries, in addition to more than 50 door prizes.
The Lathes Club of the Heart of the Berkshires Grange meets at Mrs Rosa Pike home 9 Oswald Ave at 1230 PM Wednesday for a Christmas covered dish luncheon. Main dish and dessert provided with a business meeting to follow. Members call Mrs Rose Hunt for details.
Rensselaer County's Board of Supervisors last Tuesday night created the office of public defender and approved appointing former Troy Police Court Justice Thomas J. O'Connor as the first public defender. The panel sent the $11.995 million 1966 budget back to committee for study while preserving personnel costs for the new office. O'Connor will earn $10,000 yearly with an assistant at $5,500 and a secretary at $3,400. one dissent opposed the $18,900 salary. The plan includes rotating assigned counsel to indigent defendants, a proposal the county bar association had rejected 18-16.
The Adams Male Glee Club disbands due to member relocations lack of interest and difficulty securing new members. Over 18 years the volunteer group provided community music in Adams and Western Massachusetts, once numbering 50. It supported the Adams Lions Club Elks Memorial and Flag Day events and Allied Glee Clubs. A final dinner honored director Alois Weber and pianist Mrs Bernard Langer.
Regional Waheonah menus list Tuesday hot beef sandwich green beans and sliced peaches Wednesday split pea soup olives meat salad and peanut butter sandwiches pumpkin pie Thursday American goulash grated cheese tossed salad apricots Friday dish sticks tartar sauce potato salad hard boiled eggs beets and assorted fruit
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