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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1959

Page

2

Now She Lands Him

Marlow England reports Miss Dorothy Blewitt a 61 year old spinster finally won the hand of Tom Rance. After years of failed courtship she pursued him following romantic letters from 1916, a prior marriage to his aunt, two deaths, and a long wait. Now the 17 year old handyman is her husband.

Marlow England Dorothy Blewitt Perseverance Tom Rance Alice Dorothy Anther Dorotha Rance Miss Blewitt

Charity Drive Bank Stolen From Deer's Cafe

Police report a charity drive coin bank was stolen over the weekend from the Deer's Cafe bar on Peck's Road. The bank held about $25. Police also probe a break in at Richman Cafe on West Housatonic Street where a cigarette machine was forced open and its cash box taken.

Deer’s Cafe Peck’s Road West Housatonic Street

Two Marine recruits complete training at Parris Island

Pvt. William K.R. Mason II and Pvt. William Smith of Pittsfield are finishing 12 weeks of recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. The program covered drill bayonet training physical conditioning parades M 1 rifle training and basic infantry and weapons.

Parris Island Pittsneia Marine Corps Recruit Depot D.C Wiliam KR Mason Il South Onota St William [Smith R. W. Smith Tor Ct Ft. Dix Pittsfield H Company 4Th Training Regiment Donald George Soniot Samuel B. George Holmes Rd Donald Morowski Anna Morowski Mead Ave Edward Plouffe Paul Plouffe

Roy Cohn Leads Lionel Toy Train Buyout Move

Roy Cohn, famed McCarthy aide, heads a group that acquired control of Lionel Corp., the nation’s largest toy electric train maker, buying 200,000 of 720,000 shares at about $18 each. He plans to stay as director while executives from Lionel’s past remain, and the group eyes mergers or acquisitions as it reshapes the company.

New York Roy M. Cohn Cohn McCarthy Investigations Subcommittee Lesa Lionel Corp Absoon Com Sany Wil Robert TV. Stevens Army J. P. Stevens & Co Vinc Jblocka Lionel's Lionel American News Co Henry Garfinkle American News Albert M. Cohn New York State Supreme Court

Boston Covers Up Posters Mermaid and Centaur Ad

City officials ordered posters covering bare chested figures to avoid offense. About 1000 posters planned for buses and taxis were returned to ball organizers but later approvals allowed the images to go up with bras painted over exposed areas. The cartoonmermaid, fisherman, centaur and odelena type nude were depicted in the original artwork.

Boston UPI

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