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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1959
Page
2
Northampton and Chatham auction results show varied livestock prices. Calves and veal dominate, with prime veals $85-$94 and choice veals $75-$84, cows for slaughter and beef steers posting mixed values. hogs, sheep, goats fluctuate with market softness noted in calves and beef.
A British company announced plans to convert the London cigar store that supplied Sir Winston Churchill with cigars into a hamburger restaurant.
Berkshire County real estate transfers reported include numerous house and lot sales in Pittsfield Dal ton Avenue Bushey Road Cheshire Road Nancy Avenue Housatonic Street Center Lake Stockbridge Maryland Avenue Dalton Avenue Harryer Street Sky View Drive Crane Avenue Weston Avenue East Street Lenox and other local properties. Transactions involve buyers and sellers such as Alexander Powell Mahoney Caswell Lucek Roberts West Bailey Robertson Dobson Fischer Parker Vonisik Kenyon Reed Dietro Aspinall Trottier Blossom Martin Bratt Oil Co Hall Duclos Vernier and others.
Ward 4 City Council candidate Lee Diefendorf calls for ending political posturing on fluoridation. In a prepared statement he argues politicians with limited knowledge drag the issue and that voters should receive clear information from the Health Department or experts to fully understand fluoridation.
Ronald John Parsons of Whitman has been named assistant in Christian education at the First Church of Christ Congregational. He holds degrees from Eastern Nazarene College Nava rene Theological Seminary and Pasadena College and studies for a doctorate at Boston University. He will visit Pittsfeld Friday through Sunday to advise and direct church school and related programs. he is married to Harrie Dunning with two daughters Deborah Elaine and Lois Ann.
Two Pittsfield youths John J. Weldon and Donald J. Spiewak arrive at Fort Dix New Jersey for eight weeks of U S Army basic training. Weldon a Pittsfield High School graduate formerly with Brady Cleaners, Spiewak a St Josephs High School graduate. Also noted are Marine recruits Michael V. Ancora and Barton D. Hulsborg who completed recruit training at Paris Island with the Marine Corps. The training includes drill bayonet instruction physical conditioning parades and rifle range practice with the M 1 rifle.
Ward 1 School Committee candidate Mrs. Mary Kirkpatrick calls for expanding Pittsfield schools guidance services. She spoke at a neighborhood meeting and planned PTA remarks at Ponitoosuc School. She criticized current counselor ratios and noted teachers lack training, urging a full program for all students including the average learner.
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