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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1963

Page

22

Iron Bacteria Said To Contaminate Reilly Water Here

The Lenox Local Water Commissioners reported a Whitman Howard letter stating iron bacteria in unlined pipes and iron from the reservoir cause dirty water. Immediate flushing and rust inhibitors were proposed, with full cleaning later. authorities will study before action.

LENOX State Board of Health Whitman Howard Whitman & Howard Oscar R. Hutchinson Water Commission

Lenox Awards Oil Contract to Lenox Oil Co

The Lenox Oil Co of Lenox Dale won the town hall heating contract with a bid of 12.01 cents per gallon, beating William B. Bull & Sons at 12.03. Salt bids from Chemical Corp of Springfield Eastern Minerals Inc of Chelsea and International Salt Co of Clark's Summit Pa will be reviewed by Highway Superintendent Andrew Piretti. Weslie J. Crosier was named chair of the committee for the town employes Christmas party and bicentennial planning for 1967. Lenox High Senior Class seeks a food sale at Loeb’s Saturday Oct 26. Brownies Troop 120 meet Saturday at Sta Helena’s Chape on New Lenox Road. Mrs Theodore E Hill leads. Cub Scout Pack 35 holds first committee meeting tonight at 8 at Lenox Community Center. den mothers and committee members invited.

LENOX Lenox Oil Co Lenox Dale Lenox Dale Company William B. Bull & Sons the Chemical Corp Springfield Eastern Minerals, Inc Chelsea International Salt Co Clark’s Summit Andrew Piretti Weslie J. Crosier Ine Serecemen Neid Lenox High School Loeb's St A.m St. Helena's Chape New Lenox Road Theodore E. Hill Lenox Cub Scout Pack Lenox Community Center

Sewer Hookup Applications Are Available Lenox

North Lenox residents can obtain sewer hookup application forms from the Selectmen's office during weekdays until 2 30 p.m. Applications require approval before connections. Frederick J. Myer and Stanley Wheeler have prepared a contractor list with terms for connecting homes to the sewer line, showing 13 or 16 contacted and nine interested. The lists will be sold Friday or Saturday at the North Lenox Package Store and at Ruisseaux's Service Station on the Pittsfield Lenox Road. Myer chairs the North Lenox Sewer Committee and says the civic association arranged the survey at residents' request.

LENOX North Lenox Selectmen Frederick J. Myer North Ruisseaux Pittsfield-Lenox Road Meyer Civic Association

Jackets for Champs Fund To Help Buy Band Attire

Lenox reports a $110 surplus from a jackets fund. John J. Pignatelli announced the committee will donate the money to band parents to cover uniforms for Lenox High School, with the band expected to repay about half the blazer cost. The drive aims to raise more funds.

Lenox John J. Pignatelli Lenox High School Pignatelli Lenox High

Hinsdale Grange installs officers and turkey shoots return

Hinsdale officers will be installed Monday at 8 by Deputy Harold Svenson with Miss Alicia LaRock assisting. Grange resume public turkey shoots Sunday at 1 30 in the South Street gravel bed to support Town Hall restoration. Education Week plans at Kittredge School run Nov 11 to 16 with parent visits arranged. Dalton punt pass and kick Oct 20 with registrations slow. judged by Wahconah staff. YMCA Youth Center open daily for boys 8 to 16 with a fall schedule of sports and movies. A Citizens Caucus will nominate February town meeting candidates on Dec 13 at Kittredge School.

Hinsdale Hinsdale Grange Harold Svenson Lee and Suite Alicia LaRock State Stanley Slapkas Grange South Street Kittredge School Carnelius Sharron YMCA Dalton Citizens Caucus

Greenfield Selectman Fined for Speeding in Crash

Greenfield Selectman Thomas J Callahan of Dalton was fined $20 in District Court on a speeding charge tied to a Aug 24 crash near Greenfield. He pleaded not guilty and is recovering from injuries including broken jaws wrist in the head on crash near Greenfield. American Legion officers were installed in a joint ceremony at the Legion Home with about 200 attendees. The event included presenting the Legion flag to the Blue Angels Drum Corps of Pittsfield for future parades. Dalton Jr High menus list daily meals from Monday to Friday. The Square Dance Club of Hinsdale invited married couples to a lunar to square dance session at the American Legion Home. LENOX Selectmen discussed association recommendations on Outdoor Advertising Authority jurisdiction and charitable tax exemptions at Jug End Barn. William T. McCormack vacationing in Arizona. Weske Crosier and John J. Pignatelli to chair in his absence. Pizza tonight at Joe's Grill. Ad.

Greenfield Thomas J. Callahan Dalton Noto Callahan Greeffield American Legion American Legion Auxiliary Legion Blue Angels Drum Corps Pittsfield Pioneer Square Dance Club Hinsdale Lenox Selectmen Massachusetts Selectmen’s Association Jug End Barn The

Traffic delays after four power lines break on Depot Street

Traffic slowed for about an hour yesterday as four power lines were broken on Depot Street and repairs were underway. Mr and Mrs Louis Bush of Mill Street hosted their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs William North of Chicago, who plan to leave Saturday. James W Grierson of 26 Chivers Drive reported for induction into the armed forces on Wednesday, called through Local Board No 42.

Depot Street Louis Bush Mill Street William North Chicago James W. Grierson Chivers Drive

Special Sunday breakfast at Shep ard's Dalton

Sunday breakfast special offered at Shep ards Restaurant in Dalton from open to noon includes ham bacon or sausage home fries eggs juice and coffee priced at 39 cents.

Shepard's Dalton

Mount Greylock Regional Monday to Friday lunch menu

Mount Greylock Regional offers weekly lunch options. Monday features orange juice creamed chicken on biscuit peas butter nut squash assorted fruit and vegetable soup with ham and cheese sandwich. Tuesday serves beef with vegetables mashed potato coconut cream pudding tomato soup pork burger on a bun and fresh vegetable sticks. Wednesday includes fruit punch luncheon loaf macaroni and cheese green beans apple beef noodle soup and ham salad sandwich. Thursday presents spaghetti meatballs tossed salad midnight chocolate cake chicken soup and botogna sandwich. Friday includes baked salmon loaf with cream sauce oven browned potatoes cabbage salad grapefruit sections tomato soup or clam chowder piazarette and cheese wedge.

Greylock

GOP Chairman Sees New Era In Politics

Woodstock Vermont William E Miller says neither party can take any state for granted in 1964. Speaking at New England GOP leaders meeting he notes Vermont and New Hampshire shifting to Democrats while Massachusetts also moves away from Republican control. He argues a new political era requires vigilance by both parties.

Woodstock UPD William E. Miller New England New York State Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts President Kennedy Miller

Sinatra at Warner As Nonentertainer

AP report from Hollywood states Frank Sinatra signed a three year contract with Warner Bros to serve in capacities other than an entertainer. Warner studio president Jack L Warner announced the arrangement as Sinatra moves into a nonperforming role within the company.

Hollywood Warner Bros. Studio Frank Sinatra Jack L. Warner Sinatra Lagos Nigeria UPI Warner Gun Ade Warner Ade

Hilltown music teacher gets braille cookbook for hobby

Cum mington resident Clifton Sears a 4 year old bachelor blind since 13 finds more variety alive as he receives a braille cookbook. He teaches 30 piano and accordion lessons weekly, cooks and gardens alone in a hilltop house. His meals and culinary experiments reflect a long hobby enabled by family help and town support.

Cummington Clifton Sears Sears Cummingon Hill Rte Mr. Sears Cummington Grange Perkins School For the Blind

Lee Eagle Office reports 1963 tourist inquiries and home stays

The Lee Chamber information booth in Park Square served 4684 tourists in 1963. Of these, 783 stayed in 123 private homes registered with the booth. Private-home requests declined due to high homeowner rates and motel preference. Booth staff suggest residents lower rates to attract calls. Mrs. Louis Airol di and Mrs. Joseph Welch led the booth and helped with early registration for rooms not available until July or August.

Lee Lee Chamber of jCommerce Park Square Louis A. Airoldi Booth Joseph Welch Chamber

Firemen Respond to Truck Fire at Town Dump

Firefighters were called to a Lee-A fire at the town dump around 1:30 p.m. yesterday. Fire Chief James Jd. Bush reported very little damage. The truck, owned by M. T. Sullivan of Springfield, unloaded trash when a jam in the hydraulic system caused the load to catch fire. Firemen freed the jammed rolls and extinguished the blaze.

Gosselin Heads Police Barracks

SEE-Sgt Richard H Gosselin has assumed duties as commanding trooper at the local state police barracks succeeding Sgt John O Connor assigned to the Manson barracks. Gosselin, formerly stationed here three years ago, has served at Russell Holden and Brookfield and hails from Westfield. He was corporal for about a year and was advanced to sergeant about a year and a half ago.

Gosselin Richard H. Gosselin John O'Connor Manson Sgt. O'Connor Irs Lee Russell Barracks Holden Brookfield Westfield

Northeast Planes Repossessed for Auction at Logan

Nine Viscount airliners sit for sale at Logan International Airport after Northeast Airlines defaulted on payments to Vickers Aviation. Each plane cost 1,270,000 dollars when bought in 1958 1959. Spare Rolls Royce engines also bid. Auctioneer Aaron Krock Co. predicts first U S fleet sale of million dollar planes. Leasing firm Northeast used DC 4B aircraft on routes. Six Convair 88 jets returned from General Dynamics. Hughes Tool Co held a controlling stake in the carrier.

Boston Logan International Northeast Airlines Vickers Aviation Lttd England Vickers Northeast Aaron Krock Worcester United States Civil Aeronautics Board New York-Florida General Dynamics Corp Hughes Tool Co

Alaska Senator Joins Pacific Fisheries Talks

UPI reports U.S. Senator Bob Bartlett of Alaska arrived in Tokyo to back the U.S. delegation at the north Pacific fisheries talks with Japan and Canada. He met with the embassy and delegation, plans a news conference to explain the American position, and will discuss a bill banning foreign fishing boats on the U.S. continental shelf.

Tokyo UPI U.S Fe.l Bob) Bartlett D-Maska Japan Canada Bartlett United States Foreign Office U. & Embassy U. S Benjamin Smith U.S. Continental Shelf U.S. Senate

Littleville Fair Resumes Sunday

Huntington reports the Sunday portion of the Littleville Fair will start at 4 with exhibitions of sheep and goats plus breeds not shown last year such as Brown Swiss Ayrshire and Black Angus. A horse draw and two children rides are planned.

Huntington Littleville

Siberian Woman Jailed for Feeding Bread to Animals

Moscow reports a Siberian woman KE. P. Mutina from Chitah village has been sentenced to one year in jail for feeding 19 loaves of scarce bread to her pigs geese and turkeys as authorities cited scarcity in the region.

Moscow UPD KE. P. Mutina Chitah

Tito Visits Mexico on Latin American Tour

Yugoslav leader Tito, 71, arrives in Merida for a two day visit as the last stop of his Latin American tour after a brief stop in Lima to meet Peruvian President Fernando Belaunde. plans to proceed to the United States after Mexico.

Merida Mexico Tito Yugoslavia Bolivia Latin America Lima Peru Fernando Belaunde United States

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