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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1969
Page
7
A condensed list of small shops and pharmacies across Berkshire and neighboring towns in New England and New York. The directory includes Dalton, Hinsdale, Housatonic, Lanesboro, Lenox, North Adams, Pittsfield, Richmond, Salisbury, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Williamstown, Windsor and nearby locales with entries for variety stores, pharmacies, markets, and news rooms.
Robert C. Goulet of San Francisco California named associate area director for Berkshire area in Region 1 by Dr Milton Greenblatt commissioner of the Department of Mental Health He will oversee mental health and retardation programs for the Berkshire Mental Health and Retardation Center and area board Goulet is a University of New Hampshire graduate with a masters in social work from UC Berkeley He previously supervised psychiatric social work and community services coordination for San Francisco patients released from state hospitals The Berkshire area board lists Thomas H White Salvatore Ferrante Mrs Helen Vouhey and John J Dakin as officers The Berkshire area comprises 31 communities part of Mental Health and Retardation Region 1 which includes seven regions and seven areas under the 1966 Mental Health Reorganization Act
Extension Service dairy specialist Frank A. Skogsberg urges Berkshire and surrounding western Massachusetts dairymen to reassess herd testing, noting stagnation in participation. He cites DHIA and owner-sampler tests showing higher milk output per cow and stresses tests help select bulls and measure profit over feed costs. Three testers in Berkshire County are Keith Bridgham, Donald Bridgham, and Edward Andrege, with fees varying by herd size and program type.
The Berkshire County Massachusetts Heart Association observed its 18th annual meeting at the Country Club of Pittsfield. Philip A. Graham credited research programs with a 20 percent drop in cardiovascu lar deaths for under 63 since 1930, noting 51,006 Americans would have died otherwise. He cited pivotal advances including the first cardiac catheterization at Massachusetts General Hospital and the development of the heart-lung machine. The state’s Heart Association support contributed to 30 valve modifications and era-defining surgery techniques. The event honored long-serving members and announced financial figures: 41,107 in total income, 3,588 in memorial gifts, with 926 research grants funded from 1,951 applications.
James Francis Perrier 18 of 2 Horn Place died yesterday from head injuries after a one car crash on Columbia Street Monday night. Born in Adams he was son of Louis and unknown Perrier and attended Adams Memorial High School and Berkshire Community College. He was a member of St Thomas Church and survived by six sisters and a brother. funeral Friday at St Thomas Church with Bellevue Cemetery burial.
World Community Day sponsored by Church Women United will be Friday November 7 from 10 30 a m to 1 03 p m at the Second Congregational Church The theme is Christians in International Development with emphasis on world hunger Guests include the League of Women Voters foreign policy study group and Berkshire Medical Center affiliates A box lunch is set for 12 30 p m Chairs are Mrs Ralph R Johnson and Mrs Rand E Ericson with a general committee led by Mrs Llewelyn B Tucker Mrs Jerald Oakley and Mrs Walter J Denny Women of all faiths are invited to participate
Applications for the regular NROTC qualifying examination are available at local high schools and the Navy Recruiting Center at 40 West St. The deadline is next month, with a nationwide test on Dec 13. Eligible seniors and graduates must be 17 by July 1, 1970 and under 21, with Navy tuition, fees, books, and a $50 monthly subsistence allowance for up to four years be provided. Summer at sea training is included.
A Halloween party will be held at the Catholic Youth Center Friday Oct 31 from 430 to pm. The program includes movies games and refreshments with prizes for costumes in several categories. At 7 children will march in the Halloween parade as a unit representing the CYC. Parents pick up after the parade at Wahconah Park first aid station. Attendees should register in the frame room of the CYC before Tuesday.
The estate of Ellen Pendlebury of Great Barrington is appraised at 2689 in personal property and 11750 in real estate. Divorce granted to Diane Schoonmaker of Sheffield from Ward Schoonmaker of Alford. no children. Blaine Fox denied divorce from Charles Fox. custody split for three daughters with support and visitation ordered. Marriages noted in Durham North Carolina. Funeral notices for Mrs. Marvin M. Moses, Mrs. Mabel Wilson, Joseph Fossa, Richard Noonan. Break in at Had Dad Rug Co. drill stolen. missing 18-year-old Deborah Hill of Lanesboro. Penn Central reports extensive damage to railroad scale house by youngsters.
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