Seventy librarians meet to plan better children's programs
Seventy librarians from Berkshire and Western Massachusetts gathered at the Berkshire Athenaeum for an initial meeting on children’s services. Attendees from Adams to Pittsfield discussed spring and fall book reviews, a regional newsletter, bulletin board demonstrations, teen programming, and closer informal regional collaboration among libraries of similar size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Athenaeum
Adams
Ashfield
Becket
Bennington
Chester
Chicopee
Dalton
Egremont
Greenfield
Lanesboro
Lee
Longmeadow
Monterey
North Adams
Northampton
Otis
South Hadley
Stockbridge
Turners Walls
West Springfield
Wilbraham
Williamstown
Worthington
Pittsfield
Philip C. Ahern
Cub Powwow Tomorrow in Lanesboro
The annual county Cub Scout powwow will be held Saturday afternoon from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Lanesboro School. Benjamin Robinson of Pittsfield, chairman, says the event will train in pack administration, games, handicrafts, skits and ceremonies. Instructors include Bernard Flood of Pittsfield for administration, Thaddeus Dziegel of Adams for skits and ceremonies, Walter Warwick of Pittsfield for games and midway, Mrs Lawrence Brady and Mrs John Moynihan of Pittsfield for handicrafts, and Mrs Charles Foy of Adams. county leaders and den mothers are invited. Leaders who missed registration may still attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanesboro
Benjamin Robinson
Pittsfield
Bernard Flood
Thaddeus Dziegel
Adams
Walter Warwick
Midway
Lawrence Brady
John Moynihan
Charles Foy
Scouting Group Members Organize Six Committees
At a Catholic Lay Committee for Scouting meeting in the K of C hall about 30 men attended. Six standing committees were formed, small group sessions followed by a Q and A. The next general meeting is set for November 25 at 7 30 p.m. at Sacred Heart School Meadow Lane. All interested men are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Lay Committee
K. of C. Hall
Sacred Heart
Meadow Lane
Births and local court actions in Pittsfield area
Birth announcements list a son for Mr. and Mrs Stephen Jayke Adams a son for Mr and Mrs Eugene Brown Lebanon Springs and a daughter for Mr and Mrs William E Gary 49 Pine Street plus a son for St Luke s Mr and Mrs Gerald Hunt 74 Linden St and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Paul J Emerson Dalton all reported yesterday or today in local notices. Court items include Ernest E Goddard North Adams fined 10 for speeding pleaded by Special Justice Clement A Perris and John R Holmes Dalton paying 15 for driving with detective 106 Stratford Ave plus Francine Belinsky 38 218 Robbins Ave defaulting on trespassing warrant bail 100. parking fines imposed on several residents including Richard F Jacob 22 Mr and Mrs Edward W Ma Wilson St Robert H Cohen Iny 80 Third St Loydan P Pierce Cheshire and John B Rose Jr Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest E. Goddard
North Adams
Clement A.perris
John R. Holmes
Dalton
Carl L. Smith
Stratford Ave
Terday
Francine Belinsky
Robbins Ave
Karl Belin
Sky
Pittsfield
Richard F. Jacob
Edward W. Ma
Wilson St
Robert H. Cohen
Third St
Robert C. Yesterday
Bonker
Marcella
Eleanor G. Sanborn
Elizabeth St
Loydan P. Pierce
Cheshire
John B. Rose Jr
Agricultural Bank to open Thursday nights in Berkshire County
The First Agricultural Nation al Bank of Berkshire County will extend hours to 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays beginning Nov 7 at the North Street home office and the nearby drive‑up branch. The change follows a study showing strong demand for evening service, making it the first commercial bank on North Street to offer Thursday night shopping hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Agricultural National Bank of
Berkshire County
Gardner L. Brown
North St
Mutual Savings Banks
Union Federal Savings& Loan Association
The
Agricultural
North Street
A Stock Birds To Be Released At Woods
A sportsmen club plans to release A stock birds Sunday morning in the woods. Volunteers should report at 9:30 at Berkshire County Jail. Twenty attended the Springside House meeting where special permission was granted to release the birds now to avoid tame birds once woods reopen and the season starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sistem Sportsmen's Club
Springside House
Joe Arena
Berkshire County
Probate News: Margaret F Joyce will probate in Pittsfield
The will of Margaret F Joyce filed for probate divides her estate among 11 nieces and nephews and one grand nephew. Personal property goes to Catherine J Mahoney and Rita G Joyce of Pittsfield in equal shares. Helen Macdonald of Whitefield NH named residuary legatee and to receive a $6000 special bequest. Two nephews Donald Macdonald Jr of Hamburg NY and John Hardiman of LaCrosse WI get $700 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret F. Joyce
Pittsfield
Catherine J. Mahoney
Rita G. Joyce
Helen Macdonald
Whitefield
N.H
Florence C. Hardiman
Dalton
Harrington will divided among heirs after probate
The will of Louise M Harrington of Adams was admitted to probate with a bond of 20000 in real estate and 2000 in personal property. One half of the estate goes to daughter Jennifer Harrington and the other half to sons Winslow H Harrington and Herbert A Harrington. Mary Chague of Lenox granted a second divorce from James A Chague. He must pay 40 weekly for support for their four children and cover medical and hospitalization insurance. visiting rights to him on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise M. Harrington
Adams
Jennifer Harrington
Winslow H
Herbert A. Harrington
Mary Chague
Lenox
James A. Chague
Lee
Lenox Dale
Mrs Adler to Moderate Nonpartisan Pre Election Rally
Mrs Hans F Adler will moderate a Sunday night nonpartisan pre election rally at Berkshire Community College auditorium 8 sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Central Berkshire. Several candidates for contested offices will speak along with unopposed candidates. The program will be broadcast by WBEC and WBRK.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans F. Adler
League of Women Voters of
Central Berkshire
Berkshire Community College
Adler
Crosby Junior High
Hunter College
Pittsfield
League
WBEC
WBRK
Colina Chapter OFS Holds Annual Inspection Tonight
Collina Chapter OFS meets at 8 PM in the Masonic Temple for its annual inspection led by Miss Dorothy I. Ramey and Mrs. Thelma E. Nichols. A 2 PM tea for inspecting officers and chapter officers was held at Mrs. Louis I. Plass’s home with supper to follow, as state and local officers attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collina Chapter
OFS
Masonic Temple
Dorothy I. Ramey
Springfield
Thelma E. Nichols
Louis I, Plass
Oswald Ave
Edgar D. Almstead
Harold A. Calverley
Auburn
John Rigby Sr
Westfield
Rigby
Esther
Blanche H. Shaw
Norwood
Howard Martin
Danvers
Alta V. Perkins
Anna Marie Obrey
Blanche L. Pearson
Springsfield
Worthy
Robert B. Harvey
Melrose
Earley
Squires
Turners Falls
Charles William Skinner
Arlington
Edwin Purnell
GE and Draftsmen Seek Settlement Before Strike Date
GE and Draftsmen's Union officials expressed hope a settlement can be reached before November 3 to avoid a strike. GE offered a day to day extension of the supplement without arbitration, a condition the union rejected pending arbitration on past layoffs. Local 140 anticipates layoffs of about 40 of 940 draftsmen over eight months and prepared to authorize a strike if no agreement by early November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric Co
Arthur G. Melikan
Melikan
Local 140
American Federation of Technical Engineers
Pittsfield
Novice
Noetzel
Retail Sales Rise in United States
Washington report shows weekly retail sales totaling about 4.8 billion dollars for the week ended October 19, up about one percent from the prior week and six percent above the year-ago period. Commerce Department notes four most recent weeks are running roughly five percent higher than 1962’s comparable period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPL
United States
Commerce Department
Berkshire Men On Eligible List For Fire Warden
Boston Francis J Messer of 85 Bay State Road Pittsfield and Joseph W Sakaske of Chester are among 21 men who passed a Civil Service examination Aug 23 for district fire warden in the state Department of Natural Resources an alphabetical list was made public today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Francis J. Messer
Bay State Road
Pittsfield
Joseph W. Sakaske
Chester
State Department of Natural Resources
Sonic Boom Rattles Pittsfield Citywide
Residents in Pittsfield reported a loud blast this morning with buildings shaking and windows rattling. Police received multiple calls from questioning neighbors but found no evidence of a second blast or a confirmed source.
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Pittsfield
San
Lawyers Battle Over Damages In Pittsfield Tort Case
The first civil jury trial of the fall term ends with the plaintiff Catherine M. Currier waiving property damage claims while pursuing personal injuries from a October 1957 two car collision at Fenn and North streets. Defendant Charles Allessio contends the injury was minor and the auditor's report favored only $500 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine M. Currier
Pittsfield
Fenn and
North Streets
Charles Allessio
John N. Alberti
Catherine T. Thibault
Bigger Loans Proposed by Solon for Forest Land
Washington AP Sen Tom McIntyre proposes revising national bank loan rules to allow up to 60 percent of the value of growing and marketable timber land and improvements as security for up to 15 years. He cites potential gains from sound forest management in New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tom McIntyre
D-N.h
Congress
McIntyre
New Hampshire
Draft Goldie Group Formed in Bay State
A Massachusetts Committee to Draft Sen Barry Goldwater for the Republican Presidential Nomination has begun operations. Lloyd Waring, formerly Republican state committee chairman, announced the organization at a news conference as leader of the Goldwater group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Lloyd Waring
Republican State Committee
Goldwater Group
Berkshire Teachers Association Convention At Pisfield High
About 1,000 teachers from Berkshire County attended a one day convention at Pisfield High School as education trends were discussed. The School Committee salary subcommittee met to hear proposals for the coming year and planned further meetings with the Teachers Federation and Teachers Association with no official action taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire County Teachers’ Association
Pisfield High School
Teachers’ Federation
Teachers’ Association
Akson
Boy’s play with matches sparked city grass fires
Firemen extinguished about eighteen grass brush and leaf fires across the city including four blazes at 80 84 Elizabeth Street. One fire damaged the roof and wall of a garage at the rear of 80 Elizabeth Street.
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Elizabeth St
Obituaries list Kiley Paradysz Rayner Shaw and Ada Hi
Obituary notices report the deaths of Alien G. Kiley Stanislaw Paradysz Rayner Arthur E. Shaw and Ada Hi. brief notices state their passing and indicate survivors and funeral arrangements to follow.
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Kiley
Alien G. Paradysz
Stanislaw Rayner
Arthur E. Shaw
Mrs
Ada Hi
Allen G Kiley Dies. West Stockbridge Native Veteran
Allen G. Kiley, 71, formerly of West Stockbridge, died at Kecoughtan Veterans Hospital in Virginia. He ran a blacksmith shop in town and was a World War I veteran. Survived by three sons James F. and Timothy J. of Stockbridge and Joseph A. of Hinsdale. two daughters Ramni Honkala and Mrs. Richard Lundberg, both of Ashby. a sister Mrs. Josephine Bonino of Roslindale. nine grandchildren. Visitation Sunday at Kelly Funeral Home, Pittsfield, 2–4 and 7–9. Funeral Monday High Mass at 9 at St. Patrick's Church. Burial in St Patrick's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Stockbridge
Allen G. Kiley
Kecoughtan
Va.) Veterans Hospital
Hyde Park
Kiley
St. Patrick's Church
James F
Timothy J
Stockbridge
Joseph A
Hinsdale
Ramni Honkala
Richard Lundberg
Ashby
Josephine Bonino
Roslindale
Kelly
Pittsfield
St Patrick's Cemetery
Adams man Stanislaw Paradysz dies after long illness
Stanislaw Paradysz 86 of Adams Massachusetts died this morning at Adams Nursing Home after a long illness. Born in Poland he lived 63 years in Adams and worked for Berkshire Hathaway Co retiring in 1957. He was a communicant of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church and member of its society. He leaves four daughters two of whom reside in Pittsfield and North Adams, three sons all of Adams, 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. His wife Maria Koszelnik died in 1947. Friends may call at Bloniarz Funeral Home Saturday and Sunday with services at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church. Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Rayner
Orchard Avenue
Lanesboro
Bay State Road
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Mr. Rayner
Hays Market
South Street
First Methodist Church
Angeline P. Douillet
William H
Carl
Pittsfield
Robert C
Springfield
Sanford
Fitzwilliam
N.H
Stanley P
George Lamb
Quebec
Nett
Boston
Newton & Barnfather
Ada H. Shaw
Ada Haun Shaw
Fenn St
West Branch
Springside
Arthur Shaw
Claverack
N. Y
Dery Funeral Home
Douglas M. Williams
Sta. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Kenneth Conway
Thomas B. Moore
North Adams
Casimer
Frank J
Ernest
Adams
Maria Koszelnik
Bloniarz
Saurday
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
St. Stanislaus Kostka
Ex Gov Dwinell Would Back Nixon in NH Primary
Ex governor Lane Dwinell said he would support Richard Nixon if Nixon entered the New Hampshire GOP presidential primary on March 10. Dwinell emphasized that Nixon is not a candidate today but noted voters seek a middle ground between Rockefeller and Goldwater. He added he supported Nixon in 1956 and remains an admirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwinell
Nixon
Lebanon
Lane Dwinell
Richard M. Nixon
New Hampshire
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Dog House
Dwindell
Funerals for Mrs. Spillane and Mr. Baccoli Held in Area Churches
The funeral for Mrs. Alice M. Spillane wife of Jeremiah J Spillane of Great Barrington was conducted at Stevens Funeral Home with a High Mass of Requiem officiated by Rev. Donald F Mullen. Bearers from Great Barrington Housatonic West Stockbridge and St. Peter's Cemetery prayers were offered by Rev. Patrick F. Sweeney. The Lee funeral for Frank Baccoli included a Solemn High Mass of Requiem at St Marys Church with Deacon Rev William P Connors and subdeacon Rev Francis X Boyle. Delegations from Italian fraternal groups attended and burial followed at St Marys Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah J, Spiane
Alice M. Spillane
Jeremiah J. Spillane
Great Barrington
Stevens
Donald F. Mullen
The
Rosary Sodality
Louis DeTour
John J. Lynch
Leon Darey
Arthur Darey
Joseph B
Frank Baccoli
Lee
St. Mary's Church
Joseph Gagan
William P. Connors
St. Joseph's Church
Stackeridge
Francis X. Boyle
St. Mary’s
Louis Baccoli
John P. Pasini
Aimerico Contenta
Services for Lawrence Pride to be held tomorrow
Funeral services for Lawrence Pride are scheduled for tomorrow at 1 PM at Newton & Barnfather Funeral Home. The Rev. Jesse Greene of First Methodist Church will officiate, with burial in Holland Cemetery, Conway. Friends may call today at the funeral home from 1 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Pride
Newton & Barnfather
Jesse 3. Greene
First Methodist Church
Holland Cemetery
Conway
Bishop rites set at Dwyer Funeral Home
Services for Leonel T. Bishop will be held at Dwyer Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas B. Cox of First Congregational Church officiating. Burial follows at Stockbridge Cemetery. Friends may call today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonel T. Bishop
Leonel T
Dwyer Funeral Home
Thomas B. Cox
First Congregational Church
Stockbridge Cemetery
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Children’s Librarians
Joan Sawyer
Division of Library Extension
Marianna H. Rowe
Greenfield Regional
Library’ Book House
White Tree Club
Stephen Jayke
Eugene Browning
Lebanon Springs, N
William E. Gary
Pine Street
Richard R. Kun
Eman
St. Luke's
Gerald Hunt
Linden St
Paul J. Emerson
Probate News
Florence C, Hardiman
Mrs. Adler
Girl Scouts
Leonard K. Cohen
Norman Moskowitz
Bernard H. Flood
New York
New York City
Tennessee
Alabama
Michigan
Detroit
Jean Paquette
Montreal
Delicious Foods Products, Ltd
Berkshire
Solon
Goldie
Bay State
E. M. Lowe
William Risman
Art
West End
North Station
Lancaster Theater
Arthur Rayner
Stanislaw Paradysz
Triple-S
Allendale Shopping Center
Coun
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