Committee Delays Payment On Lagging School Project
GREAT BARRINGTON The School Building Construction Committee postponed paying a 529 920 bill from Western Massachusetts Contracting Engineers due to progress delays on the High and Bryant School addition. Chairman Morelli said the job is at a standstill with only about six workers present and urged action. Kenneth Paget Peeston was told to arrange a meeting with Scarpa and Fisher to discuss adding more men to the project.
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Great Barrington
Western Massachusetts
Tes High
Bryant School
Kenneth Pa J Peeston
Scarpa
King of and
Architect
John H. Fisher
Western Masusetts Contracting
Sehnai Additi
Preston
Fisher
Herman G. Morelli
Mgr. Morell
Donald Gorandson
John Clark
Searles High School
Oak Great Barrington
Spruce
South Lee
Massachusetts
Summmer
Supt. of
Kenneth F. Preston
John Nesbit
Comee
Home Baked Goods At St Peter's Bazaar
SRE A BARRINGTON The food table at the La Pete annual bazaar tomorrow from ips am to 6 p m at Walker Hall with homemade pies cookies cakes and breads. Other homemade food including salads beans spaghetti sauce and casserole dishes will be sold at the gourmet table. Knitted and crocheted articles will be on sale and there will be a Christmas gift shop. Door prizes will be awarded following the card party.
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Sreat Barrington
la Pete
Walker Hall
Foley Powers Merchants League Bowling High Scores
Great Barrington Mike Foley of Pine Tree Cabins rolled a high triple 4535 and high single 996 in Merchants' Bowling League matches this week. Leo Segai of Pine Tree Cabins was runner up with a high triple 459, while Herman Mere of Barrington Electric had runner up high singles with a 2.
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Great Barrington
Mike Foley
Pine Tree Cabins
Merchants
Leo R. Segaijla
Herman Mere
Barrington Electric
Resident Company Arrives for McComb Theater in Town
The Kate MecComa Playhouse resident company of eight arrived from New York City and will base the town's plays at 3 Hollenbeck Street. Four members are here now, with additional actors hired as needed. The theater opens October 15 with The Wizard of Oz.
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Great Barrington
Kate MecComa Playhouse
New York City
Hollenbeck St
Movie Timetable County heaters Adams Entertainment
Adams shows two features with an 7:20 start and 9:05 screening for The Sound and the Fury and Warlock plus a matinée at 1:30 for China Doll. Lee presents The Mating Game and China Doll with a Saturday matinée. Mahaiwe schedules Westbound and Pork Chop Hill along with Five Pennies and Surrender Hell. Hoosac Drive-In lists Greatest Adventure and Battle Flame with 7 and 9:03 showings.
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Goury
Mr. Pennypacker
Lee
Brodericks Anniversary Observed at Open House
Mr and Mrs Homer D Broderick of Cottage Street will host an open house Sunday from 2 to 5 to mark their 40th wedding anniversary Mrs Broderick formerly Clarice Garfield of this town and Mr Broderick a Lee native were married in Hillsdale New York on October 4 1919 They are longtime members of First Congregational Church He has worked as a painting contractor in town for about 35 years They have four children and eight grandchildren
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Great Barrington
Homer D. Broderick
Cottage Street
Registration Tonight For Adult Education
Registration tonight from 1:30 to 9 at Searles High School for adult education courses. Laura Williams will teach idioms and practical terms for travel. A new rug braiding course may run if at least 20 enroll. Monday evening registration 7:30 to 9. Also notes ads about local services and real estate listings.
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Searles High School
Laura Williams
Hooked Rugs Exhibition At Lenox Library
Lenox library hosts a two week hooked rugs display directed by Mrs. L P Dodd of Pittsfield starting Monday. Nine rugs will hang in the front room with samples, patterns, swatches and dyes. Afternoon demonstrations of hooking run each day in week one by class members. Participants include Mrs. Bartholomew W Barry Mrs W Hewit Clifford Mrs Charles D Leen from Taconic Ave St James and others from Steck Jibe M s Ollver C Kemp Cream amd Wre Frank White Ralph J Warden Mrs Fred C Holzman Mrs William J Bowker Mrs Lloyd Peckham Nancy Leyden from Falls Village and Great Barrington. Winter classes begin Wednesday with fall enrollment expected.
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Cliffwood Street
Charles D. ¢ Leéniuf
Taconic Avenue
St James
Rimernorr
Tom
Frank White
West Main
Treet
Great Barrington
Ralph
Pixley
Fred C. Holzman
Round Hill Road
Sheffield
William ‘J. Bowker
Lloyd Peckham
Falls Village
Nancy Leyden
Mrs Lucey on Vacation Visits Brodericks and Warren
Mrs. Robert Lucey of East Street is on vacation this week. Sandra Broderick a student at Westfield State Teachers College will visit her parents Mr and Mrs Homer D Broderick of Street. Other guests include Mr and Mrs Frank Warren of Cotlins pile Conn.
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Robert Lucey
East Street
Harper's Phariss
Sandra
Broderick
Westfield State Teachers [College
Homer D. Broderick
Street
Frank Warren
Cotlinspile
Conm
Catholic Daughters Plan Breakfast At Maple Hill
LENOX The Father William Grace Court of the Catholic Daughters of America will hold its annual Communion breakfast Sunday at 9 a.m. at Maple Hill on Stockbridge Road following the 8:30 Mass at St. Vincent de Paul Church. Sister Eleanor Marie, S.S.N., of North Adams, will be the speaker. Mrs. Donald H. Reid and Mrs. George P. Walsh are cochairmen of arrangements with a committee assisting on reservations decorations invitations publicity and other duties.
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LENOX
William
Grace Court
Daugh Lters
America
Maple Hil
Stockbridge Road
St. Vincent de Paul Church
Uenox
Eleanor Marie
Edward Doherty
Altrved J. Viosin
Josephline. Pignatelli
William J. Corcoran
MU Fielding
Kennedy
Hinsdale Church Notices Include Worldwide Communion Day
World Communion Day will be observed in local Protestant churches Sunday. The First Congregational Church will hold its annual meeting on Oct. 7. The Christian Church will conduct a meeting after Sunday service.
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First Congregational Church
Christan Church
Lee Plans New Town Dump Near Woodland and W Street
At a town meeting the Selectmen discussed leasing land from the Western Massachusetts Electric Co. for a new dump to be operated under the Public Health Department plan. A fence and gate will close the site during posted hours and daily refuse will be covered with earth. Rep Warren A. Turner joined discussions about neighbor complaints at the Route 102 dump where burning occurs. The board noted attempts to shift that operator to the landfill have failed and outlined operation plans with Dr. Francis P. Devanny of the Board of Health.
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Lee
the Selectmen
Woodland
Selectmen
Western Board of Health Plan
Massachusetts Electric Co
Tee
State Department of Public Health
Selectmen's
Warren A. Turner
East Lee
Route 102
Department of Public Health
Francis P. Devanny
Board of Health
Lee VNA Drive Ends This Week
Maurice J. Lerner campaign chairman for the Visiting Nurse Association fund drive says the rest of the drive has been very gratifying and will end next week. He urges any uncontacted supporters to send contributions to him before the drive ends and notes results will be reported to the VNA and released to the public next week.
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Lee
Maurice J. Lerner
Assn
Lerner
VNA
Selectmen Name Youth Committee Named for Town
The selectmen formed a town youth committee at a recent special meeting naming A. Brooks Michael W Anthony P Mercadante Hayes and Louis E Scaramuzzi to serve. The article notes a $1 400 allocation for second floor Town Hall improvements to fund two gas heaters minor repairs and the hiring of a center director. Members of the Central Berkshire Junior Chamber of Commerce have been repainting the hall interior at their own expense.
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A. Brooks
Michael W. Anthony P. Mercadante
Hayes
Louis E. Scaramuzzi
Central Berkshire Junior Chamber of Commerce
Vio i
Gladys Aylward Speaks Thursday At Chapel Center
Gladys Aylward, source of The Small Woman, visits Berk shire Christian College and Advent Church for two talks. She speaks at 10:15 a.m. in the college chapel and again at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Community Center.
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Gladys Aylward
Chapel, Center
Lenon
Alan Burgess
Berkshire Christian College
Advent Ci Jun Church
Aylward
Burgess
Misa Aylward
Bee 'S Digest
Navy Seaman La Due Serves Aboard Radar Sub USS Haton
Claude H. La Due lelan first class USN son of La Due of 84 Taconic Street serves aboard the radar picket submarine USS Haton with the U S Pacific Fleet based in San Diego California. Enlisted in 1946 he is married with four children and resides in Imperial Beach California with his wife.
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Claude H. la Due Lelan
USN
la Due
Haton
San Diego
Calif
Imperial Beach
Bloodmobile appeal seeks nurses and donors in Lee
An appeal issued for more volunteer nurses and blood donors for a Lee Red Cross bloodmobile visit reports that registrations lag and only a decisive upturn will meet the quota of 135. Shadowbrook may limit donations due to many novices in retreat. Nursing chairwoman Mrs. Doris H. Dockray invites registered nurses and aides to sign up for noon to 3 pm shifts or 1 to 6 pm shifts.
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Lea
Red Cross
Randolph Forman
Lee
Visi Shadowbrook
Irs
Doris H. Dockray
Mabel Hunter
Park Place
Motorist Appeals 20 Day Sentence In District Court
E R Robert J Lusignan 32 of Winsted Conn was fined 50 and sentenced to 20 days in the House of Correction after pleading guilty to three charges He paid the fines but appeals the 20 day sentence He was released on 500 bail pending Superior Court hearing on his appeal The fines were 100 for operating under the influence and 15 for drunkenness The 4 day sentence came on a charge of driving after his right to do so had been suspended It noted a second offense within a year for driving after suspension Police arrested Lusignan when they found him parked in the middle of Otis Road The car reportedly skidded a traffic hazard and the defendant was drunk at the time
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Robert J. Lusignan
Winsted
Conn
House of Correction
Lusignan
Mark
Lee
Martin Spring
George Gardner
Otis
T. I
Driver Fined for DUI and Drunkenness in Stockbridge
Mrs. Ruth Cardillo, 41, of East Street Stockbridge, paid 100 for operating under the influence and 15 for drunkenness after pleading guilty in District Court. Police Chief William Obanhein testified she ignored a request to leave her car at Stockbridge Motors Garage and fled at high speed after beer admission, driving toward Route 7 water.
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Ruth
Mixed League Results Spark High Scores Last Week
Lee Al Bona rolled the high total 340 in the Mixed League while Harold Greene clocked a high single string of 120. The Diamonds Emeralds Opals and Sapphires each won two and lost two strings. The Rubies sit first with four wins, ahead of the Pearls.
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LENOX
Kalamazoo
Tel
Lee
Tucker Street
Willows
Brunell Inc
Karren Foast
Pauline North
al Bona
Harold Greene
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von Hartz
Jarrin
Randolph Scor
Chas. W. Agar
Egremont Plain
Barrington
St. Peter's Bazaar
Merchants’ League
Wan’ Lost Ware
Fetrs
Harber
Metrosackage
Hilandale Dalry Brickman Smith Berrington Electrie
McComb Theater
the Meadows
G. Barring- Opes
Louison
Main St
Maloney’s
S&h
E. Caligari & Son
Main Street
Adams
Warlock
Paramount
Brodericks
Scott Lowe
John.c. Paige& Co
Boston
John N. Gtracca
Frank W. Spaulding
David Rubin
West Avenue
Richard S. Combes
Everett Lumber Co. Inc
Vincent W. Custon
Advanced Buing Co. Inc
Stockeridge Road
Canpi
Senten
Adv
Melvs Pharmacy
Mein’s Pharmacy
Melvin
Berks Te
Mountain View
Eagle Office
Steck
Oliver C. Kemp
Catholic Daughters
Maple Hill
Hinsdale Martin F. Glendon
Dalton
Bob's
Mahaine Bank Building
Castle Street
Wank UU
Lee Vna
Bloodmobile
Robert Hayden McIntyre
George A. McIntyre
Center Sr
Dean Junior Collage
Armand J. Toupence Jr
Fant
Hillcrest Hospital
W. Adv.p
Jack
Projecto McClelland's
Jadv
Stockbridge Lumber and Supply, Inc
Stockbridge
Loeb
Foodtown
FORD
Shaker Auto Sales
Center Street
LEE Super Markets
Carl
Workingman’s Friend
Oldsmobile
Housatonic Street
J. T. Owens
Philco
Electric Shop
Joe M. Burke
Prop
Main St. Lee Tel
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