Security tight for W E B Du Bois memorial in Great Barrington
Great Barrington police staged extensive security for the W E B Du Bois memorial dedication with 40 sheriff deputies in riot gear in the town hall, National Guard and State Police support, a U S Army aircraft over the site, plainclothes officers, and even a federal agent. The precautions followed threats from ultrapatriots and rumors of plans by militant groups from Hartford and Albany.
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Great Barrington
W.E.B. du Bois
National Guard
U.S. Army
du Bois
Hartford
Conn
Emmett J. Shea
Communist Party
Albany
N.Y
Mt Everett Council Set to Install K of C Officers
Great Barrington Mt Everett Council Knights of Columbus to install new officers Tuesday night at council rooms Bridge Street. Armand L Ferron elected grand knight succeeding Denis O Connor Jr. District Deputies Huska and Stone to oversee ceremonies with staff. Refreshments to follow.
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Great Barrington
Mt. Everett
Knights of Columbus
Bridge Street
Armand L. Ferron
Pope Street
Denis O’connor
Francis J. Olszewski
Nicholas F. Wool
Jom A. Ferron
Louis J. Guarnieri
Robert F. Barry
William FP. Murtagh
Berle Named Fellow at Marlboro College
Marlboro College announces Adolph Berle of Great Barrington and New York City as Kipling Fellow for the 1963 64 academic year. Berle, expert in Latin American affairs and Harvard Law School graduate, will reside and lecture October 27 to 31. His recent book is The American Economic Republic published in 1963.
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Marlboro
Marlboro College
Adolph Berle
Great Barrington
Mass
New York City
Kipling
Berle
American Economic Republic
Harvard
Realty Firm Buys 27 Acres Near Cooper Road
Mrs. Millie Cooper of Great Barrington sells 27 acres off Stockbridge Road near Cooper Road to Robert F. Jakubowicz acting as trustee of Bur Realty Corp. Jakubowicz, a Pittsfield attorney with Cain Hibbard Myers, refuses to reveal corporate principals. Price cited at $70,000.
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Great Barrington
Millie Cooper
Robert F. Jakubowicz
Bur Realty Corp
Jakubowicz
Pittsfield
Cain, Hibbard & Myers
Stockbridge Road
Cooper Road
Govt Study Group To Meet In Great Barrington Monday
Great Barrington town government study committee schedules 8 p.m. meeting at town hall to review progress on streamlining local government. Topics include representative town meeting form, executive secretary as administrator, and potential consolidated town public works department.
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Great Barrington
Black Dignity Topic for Education Group Meeting
Stockbridge MRS announces a Dialogue for Education meeting titled Black Dignity How It Can Be Achieved Through Relevant Education The event Tuesday night at Procter Hall features Ernest L West Jr Pittsfield Williams Afro American Society and Orrie West Pittsfield Afro American Society Education Committee chair Frances Myers and Lawrence A Caesar Berkshire Hills area speakers are joined by Windsor Mountain Stockbridge students and faculty as well as School Committee and district administration share plans and invite attendees
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Stockbridge
Dialogue For Education
Procter Hall
Ernest L. West Jr
Pittsfield
Williams College
Orrie West
Frances Myers
Lawrence A. Caesar
Windsor Mountain
Stock
Scholarship fund in Stockbridge nets 889 dollars
The Williams High School scholarship fund has raised 889 dollars in a recent mail campaign. Treasurer John H. Spencer Jr. says the funds will go into the permanent fund to earn interest for scholarships at Monument Mountain Regional High School for Stockbridge and West Stockbridge graduates. Contributions still accepted c/o Box 354. Notable attendees at Sturbridge Village Collector's Weekend include Mrs Barbara Goulet Mrs Arthur Hewlett and Mrs Harold Pierce Jr.
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Stockbridge
Williams High School
John H. Spencer Jr
West Stockbridge
Jia
Monument Mountain Regional High School
Spencer
Box 354
Sturbridge Village
Barbara A. Goulet
Old Corner House
Arthur W. Hewlett
Mission House
Harold C. Pierce Jr
Stockbridge Library
Halloween party planned for Egremont and Alford children
The Egremont Alford PTA sponsors a Halloween party next Friday at 6 30 PM at Jug End Resort South Egremont for preschoolers through grade six. Chairs are Mrs Pierce Lehmbeck and Mrs Daniel R Milligan with several committee chairs. Prizes include best costumes and impersonations supplied by local merchants with candy doughnuts and cider. Master of ceremonies is John T Ryan. Judges are Mr and Mrs Gerald Martin and Mr and Mrs Daniel Duryea. Pianist is Mrs Milligan. Decorations provided by Mr and Mrs Angus McDonald.
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Egremont
Egremont-Alford Pta
Jug End
South Egremont
Pierce Lehmbeck
Daniel R. Milligan
Alford
Thomas Ives
Richard Race
Harold Koldys
Edgar Kahlistrom
Gustav Berkel
David Sheldon
Leslie Alsop
John T. Ryan
Gerald Martin
Daniel Duryea
Mrs. Milligan
Angus McDonald
Community notices from Cummington and surroundings
Village Church aid sent 23 clothing cartons and three bags of children’s books to Belchertown State School with another collection planned in spring. Substitute teachers are needed at Cummington Elementary School and names with available grades should contact the school. Lt Col Ret James Beplat named director for Worthington Health Association representing Cummington.
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Cummington
Belchertown
Henry Dunham
Cummington School
Worthington Health Association
James ‘Beplat
Berkshire Hills History Lesson Reaches Local Kids
Berkshire Hills Regional School District pupils study Stockbridge Indians from 18th century to today. Mrs. Harold Pierce dy narrated for two 5th grade classes and one 3rd grade class at Bryant School. Students then visited the historical room and Old Corner House.
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Stockbridge
Berkshire Hills
Harold C. Pierce
Pierce
Bryant School
Great Barrington
Corner House
Housatonic School
Bryant
Mission House
South Berkshire School Board Eyes 1970 Budget Under $1 Million
Sheffield reports the South Berkshire School Committee gave a first look Thursday at a proposed 1970 budget of 942 409 dollars, about 6 000 more than 1969. The plan uses a new format to show costs by instructional and support programs and notes possible faculty raises via a pending contract. The panel denied a change for Mrs. Donald Kelsey from aide to teacher, approved a part time kindergarten aide, accepted Cheryl Good’s resignation, and met in executive session to discuss collective bargaining ahead of a second session with the Teachers Association.
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Sheffield
Southern Berkshire
Donald Kelsey
Dalton LWV discussion on aims and policies held Tuesday
Informal program by the League of Women Voters will be at Mrs. Nicholas Bogard home 226 Park Ave for area women of voting age. Babysitting provided by Mrs. Gary Patenaude at the same address. Contact Mrs. James J. Smith 232 First St Pittsfield LWV membership chairman for babysitting. Halloween story hour Tuesday morning 10:80 to 11:30 at Dalton Public Library for 4 and 5 year olds.
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League of Women Voters
Nicholas Bogard
Park Ave
Gary Patenaude
James J. Smith
First St
Pittsfield
LWV
Dalton Public Library
Individualized Instruction Draws Parental Protests
About 35 parents crowded the Sheffield Center School committee meeting to oppose the individualized instruction program. They cited discipline issues and noise as disruptions. school officials acknowledged flaws but pushed for continued reform and more selling of the program. If tensions persist, a special meeting may be held to focus on the issue.
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Sheffield
Sheffield Center School
Southern Berkshire Regional School Committee
Paul J McDonald
David Gurka
Ashley Falls
Paul Langer
Gurka
Donald W. Joyce
Paul Greene
Sheffield PA
McDonald
Join the Winners Circle Open House Monday
Lebanon Valley reports the local Republican Club will host a Join the Winners' Circle open house at 8 p.m. in Town Hall New Lebanon New York. GOP County Committee chairman John Sharpe will speak informally and town candidates will be introduced to discuss issues with refreshments provided.
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New Lebanon
N. Y
John Sharpe
GOP County Committee
New Lebanon Central School Open House Planned
New Lebanon Central School will hold its annual open house Thursday from 7 30 to 9 30 p m. Parents will meet teachers and review course makeup as the regular classes run 10 minute periods. Also listed are bowling league high scores and local club and extension service notices.
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Lebanon Springs
N. Y
New Lebanon Central School
Navy
James F. Dollard
Dollard
UNICEF Drive In Canaan Seeks Halloween Donations
UNICEF boxes will be distributed Sunday by local churches in Canaan to aid UNICEF vaccines and milk for children overseas. Last year North Canaan children collected nearly $200. Those unable to contribute on Halloween can mail checks to U S Committee for UNICEF. Assessors' office lists tax deadlines with a 1 cent penalty.
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Canaan
Conn
Unicef
North Canaan
South America
Asia
U.S
Committee For Unicef
Robert Loesch
Richmond United Church Notes
Tomorrow the United Church of Christ Congregational holds canvassing after the 11 a.m. service and visits nonattenders at home. The Junior Pilgrim Fellowship hosts a Halloween party at Town Hall tonight at 6. YORK group meets tomorrow evening at Town Hall. Diaconate meets Tuesday at 8 at the Dixons home. Discuss-In meets Wednesday at the parsonage 2:43 to 3:43. Junior choir Thursday 6:30 to 7:30. Intermediate choir 7:46 to 8:30 at the same venue.
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Richmond
United Church of Christ, Congregational
Pilgrim Fellowship
York Group
Town Hall
Hampshire County Extension schedules women’s programs
The Hampshire County Extension Service outlines a series of women’s programs on Gothic Street in Northampton. Sessions cover sewing, food marketing, window treatments, credit budgeting, crewel embroidery, fashion sewing tips, rugs and carpets, family participation, kitchen planning, managing for family satisfaction, and easy meals, with specific dates from October to April and ongoing all year upon request.
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Middlefield
Hampshire County Extension Service
Gothic Street
Northampton
Vaccine breakthrough featured at Boston March of Dimes meeting
Mrs. Hartley reported on a two day March of Dimes orientation in Boston October 2021 focusing on rubella vaccine development as a preventive weapon against birth defects. She noted the 1964 65 rubella epidemic damaged about 50000 American babies and said volunteers from Pioneer Valley and nearby states will aid immunization efforts.
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Middlefield
John H. Hartley
Hartley
Boston
Pioneer Valley
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Grace H. Olds
Mary Adams
Massachusetts
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Sally Bergmans
Children’s Party
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Rive
Erry
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Great ‘Eat
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Hope Garceau
H. C. Buermeyer
West Cummington
Betty Powell
David Robb Sr
Lawrence Porter
Central Berkshire
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Eda Breitschuh
Mabel Brown
LaTourette
John Sandford
Lightning Bug Road
Kathleen Ann Whiting
David Packard Jones
First Baptist Church
Bellingham
Woonsocket
Rai
Mildred Gurney
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Henry Damm
River Road
Harold Waggoner
Shelter Island
Scatt Fielding
Colson Hall
Berkshire Bowl
George Packard
Thelma Packard
South Windsor
Marie Levesque
Storrs
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South Berkshire
Dalton
Pate
Melvin’s
Main Street
Melvin’s Pharmacy
Lebanon Valley
Clifford M. Frambach
GOP
NLCS
New Lebanon Bowling Commercial League
Carl Heard
Gene Barnes
Patrick Fosty
Harry Grant
Barnes
Fosty
Lions Club
Shaker Mill Farm
Elton A. Wilson
Agricultural Division
The
Columbia County Extension Service
Kozel’s
West Ghent
West Lebanon
J. B. Salls
N. Leb
Pol. Pol. Adv
Claire Leffingwell
Richmond United Church
William Dixon
Canaan Drive-In Theatre
Meyer
Brute and Beast
Helen Cook
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