Oriental Attitude on Aged Emphasized in Rotary Talk
The history teacher described Dalton Martin, a student from India, as the roommate of Arthur Makechnie, Wahconah Regional teacher, to illustrate tensions in American society. He noted aging preservation in Indian culture versus fear here, citing Pittsfield housing debates and racial misunderstandings. Makechnie quoted MLK on segregation and said his former roommate now serves 30 churches in India within a 1,000 mile radius.
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Rotary
Dalton
India
Boston University
Arthur Makechnie
Wahconah
Mr. Makechnie
Dalton Rotary
Community House
Ral Rale
Makechnie
Orient
Rale
Mr. Mackechnie
Pittsfield
Elbevon Avenue
Boston
Ral
Martin Luther King
Ma!kechnie
GE Gives Dalton Chest 750 In Corporate Gift
GE approves a 750 contribution to the Dalton Community Chest announced by Britton W. Saterlee GE Pittsfield relations manager. This marks a second consecutive year of support after a 1000 gift last year. Saterlee said the donation honors GE operations in Dalton and reflects reduced local employment.
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Balton
General Electric Co
Dalton Community Chest
Britton W. Saterlee
Pittsfield
Dalton
Saterlee
Bus Line Plans Service to Pomeroy Manor Dalton
Dalton Hinsdale bus line plans a new service to the T. M. Pomeroy Manor elderly housing project starting November 1. It has filed for a 60 day temporary permit to study the route with at least two daily trips from the project to downtown Dalton and to Pittsfield.
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Dalton
Dalton-Hinsdale
T. M. Pomeroy Manor
Pittsfield
Pomeroy Tenants To Meet Tuesday
A meeting of residents accepted for the Pomeroy housing project for the elderly is set for Tuesday at 7:30 PM in the community building. Officials will issue rules and regulations and provide instruction on alarm systems thermostats appliances and other features of the 40 apartments.
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Dalton
Pomeroy
Dalton Junior Auxiliary elects Miss Martin
The Dalton American Legion Junior Auxiliary has elected its first officers. Sally Martin is chairman, with Karen O'Keefe as vice chairman Lor raine Stevens secretary Pamela Ferdyn treasurer Holly Higgins chaplain Maureen Cooney sergeant at arms and Helen Baumann publicity. Meetings begin next week on the last Tuesday of each month at 6 30 at the Legion Home. Halloween candies costumes and party goods Kirk's Store open until 8 p.m. Ady 28.
Congregational Notes for Dalton Church Services and Programs
The First Congregational Church in Dalton observes baptism during a 10 30 a m service on Reformation Sunday. The Rev Alan McLean from Pilgrim Memorial Church speaks on Gambling Whats Wrong With It. Church school for grades 1-11 meets at 9 a m. younger children meet at 9 20 during worship with infant care. The 7 and Club gathers at 4 30 p m to work on the worship center. Pilgrim Fellowship meets at 7 p m with guests from Pilgrim Memorial Church. Wahconah Menu for week includes hot meatball sandwich and lasagna meals with varied sides.
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Dalton
First Congregational
7 And
Club
Pilgrim Fellowship
Alan McLean
Pilgrim Memorial Church
Pittsfield
Four Confirmed From Hancock at St Patrick's Church
Four Hancock residents were among the class confirmed Tuesday at St Patrick's Church in Williamstown. A baby shower honored Mrs Donald Durfee Tuesday evening at Mrs Donald Leach's home with twelve guests from Hancock and Pownal Vermont. The Second Congregational Church Mothers Club in South Williamstown hosts a harvest supper tonight with servings at 5 30 6 30 and 7 30. Mr and Mrs James Maston and Mr and Mrs Mark Gould attended a Tuesday 4 H Leaders meeting and supper at Richmond School. Weekend guests at the Goulds' home were Mrs Arvilla Maxwell and Larry Pierce of Townsend.
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Hancock
St. Patrick's Church
Williamstown
Donald Durfee
Donald Leach
Hancock and
Pownal
Mothers Club
Second Congregational Church
South Williamstown
James Maston
Mark Gould
Richmond
Arvilla Maxwell
Larry Pierce
Townsend
Hinsdale Sets Trick or Treat Hours and Halloween Parade
The Hinsdale Recreation Committee designates Wednesday from 6 to 9 PM for town trick or treat. The Hinsdale Fire District warns of possible water issues at Delmar Reservoir this weekend. The Hinsdale peewee football team, 4-1, faces the White team of Dalton at South Street Field at 1 PM. The White team has won only one game. The annual Halloween parade starts today at 1 PM from the school and returns for prize awards.
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Hinsdale
Hinsdale Peewee
Dalton
South Street Field
Witches Enter Dalton Menu On Their Day
Dalton junior high announces a Halloween noonday menu with witches brew beef stew sandwitches bread and butter and goblin cake chocolate. The schedule also lists Monday barbecue beef on bun buttered carrots plums Tuesday pizza tossed salad fruited Jello Wednesday vegetable beef soup egg salad roll sliced peaches cookies Friday fish sticks mashed potato sliced beets butter scotch pudding.
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Dalton
Chester 22 Attend Flu Clinic
Miss Cheridah Waters of the Community Health Service reports 22 adults attended the flu clinic Tuesday with Dr. Sigmunder Johnson in charge. Readers needing booster shots or Sabin vaccine information should call Miss Waters.
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Chester
Cheridah Waters
R.N
Community Health Service
Sigmunder Johnson
Miss. Waters
Halloween Party Set Tuesday by PTA Chester
The PTA will hold a Halloween party Tuesday at 7 at the Town Hall for all preschool and grammar school children. There will be a parade and prizes three for each grade. A half hour of comic movers will be shown and refreshments served. Parents should accompany smaller children.
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Chester
PTA
Town Hall
Abraham Zucker
Charles Daniels
William R. Morrissey
Bennett Larkin
Domenic Piergiovanni
Lenox approves $1.5 million Holiday Inn motel project
Lenox Planning Board unanimously authorizes Allied Mortgage and Development Co of Memphis to build a 128 room Holiday Inn style motel on the Old Cardinal Inn site off Pittsfield Road. Target completion June 1 after plans finalized. project seeks tax relief with estimated town tax rate savings up to five dollars per assessed value.
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LENOX
Cary Whitehead
Memphis, Tenn
Allied Mortgage and Development Co
Atty
Willliam Simons
Allied Mortgage
Cardinal Inn
Pittsfield Road
Simons
Planning Board
John D. Blake
Israel Topic At Lenox Kiwanis Meeting
Lenox reports Jacob H. Pecker describes Israel statehood growth and immigrant education during talks in Lenox. He notes Israel's 600000 population rising to 1.2 million by 1950 and stresses immigrant education as a major challenge. Also covered are a church service honoring Evangelicals and the Lenox Penny Social Auction details.
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Lenox
Jacob H. Pecker
Pittsfield Community Hebrew School
Stockbridge School
Israel
Lenox Kiwanis
Pecker
New Sewer Dedication Tomorrow in North Lenox
Edwin Howard of Whitman and Howard travels to North Lenox for the dedication of the new sewer and treatment plant. The event at 2 PM includes talks, plant tours, and a key exchange ceremony with Frederick Meyers and town officials. Visiting dignitaries from other towns are to be introduced. The public is welcome.
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Lenox
Edwin Howard
Whitman & Howard
North Lenox
Frederick J. Meyers
Myers
Meyers
North Berkshire Fire Leaves Widow and Children Homeless
Mrs Henry Wheeler widow and her two children lost their home when a kitchen fire spread, leaving them homeless Thursday night. Neighbors and local groups began aid, with funds and shelter arranged by Red Cross and Salvation Army, while Mrs Wheeler stayed with relatives and aid continues from local committees. The fire was spotted by William Charron on fire patrol duty. Checks to aid may be mailed via Drury Post Office.
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Florida
Henry Wheeler
Wheelers
William Charron
Leonard Alexander
Drury
William Perreault
North Adams Red Cross Disaster Committee
Florida Ladies’ Aid Society
North Adams Salvation Army
Plans Progress For Employes Christmas Party
LENOX The Selectmen met with committee chairmen for the annual town employes Christmas party set for Dec 21 at the Community Center. One hundred fifty tickets will be available with fulltime workers and elected officers given first chance to buy, then residents on town committees. Weslie J. Crosier is general chairman. The board also considered allowing basketball cheerleaders to practice at Town Hall 3:15 to 4:15 on weekdays and received a request from E William Wehner Jr for appointment to the town insurance committee, but took no action.
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LENOX
Selectmen
Weslie J. Crosier
Lenox High
Joseph J. Carroll
E. William Wehner Jr
Pittsfield Road
Trick or Treat Night Scheduled Wednesday in Lenox
Lenox officials announce Halloween activities with a town wide trick or treat night set for Wednesday. The event precedes the October 31 parade in Pittsfield and fits the annual schedule for children to collect treats. The Lenox Finance Committee moved 5300 from the reserve to the general relief fund and made further transfers to welfare, veterans, and snow road funds. The provincial Episcopal synod and Episcopal Church women gathered last week at Lenox School. Pizza tonight at Joe's Grill.
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Lenox
Pittsfield
Lenox Finance Committee
General Relief Fund
Veterans' Service Fund
Episcopal
Synod of the Province of
New England
Episcopal Church Women of
Lenox School
Missing Khrushchev Speeches Highlight Moscow Library
A selection of Premier Khrushchev's old speeches has been published in Moscow. Public files in Lenin Library extend only to 1957, limiting access to earlier remarks.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Lenox Juveniles Warned After Hotel Trespass
In an informal session at Lee District Court Judge John J. Dwyer warned 11 Lenox boys who admitted entering Curtis Hotel during noon hours on three occasions. Hotel manager George A. Turain asked for leniency, noting the humiliation to families and minor damages. Parents attended. all boys from good families. Reverend Walter Ryan will speak at the Lee and Lenox Dale Methodist Men’s Club on Nov 14 at 7 p.m.
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Abe
Lee District Court
John J. Dwyer
Lenox
David N. Lane
Curtis Hotel
George A. Turain
Walter Ryan
First Methodist Church
Pittsfield
Lee and
Lenox Dale
Ryan
Lee High Faces Arch Rival St Josephs In Key Game
Lee High football visits Piltsfield to meet St Josephs High at 1 30 on Grey lock Street field. Coach Consolatti calls the game pivotal and says the starting unit is fit and ready with no planned changes. Lineups include Kreziak Kelly Collins Curley Coates Steadman Farina and backfield Denkett Di Simone DiGrigali Viner. Defensive tackle LaGrant may be replaced by Judware due to a leg injury. The Lee High band conducted by Charles O Di Nunzio will debut this season at halftime.
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LEE
Lee High
St. Joseph’s High
Piltsfield
Greylock Street
John J. Consolatti
Joseph Kreziak
Kevin Kelly
Paul Collins
Francis Curley
Gary Coates
Rick Steadman
John Farina
Bill Denkett
Jim di Simone
Carmen DiGrigali
Tom Viner
Phil LaGrant
Bernard Judware
Charles O. DiNunzio
Montini Joins Dempsey Garage Buick Pontiac Sales
Lee resident L T A Montini has taken a sales position at Dempsey's Garage in Great Barrington, after fourteen years as a Buick salesman at Birchard Buick in Pittsfield. He is married to Irene Selva of West Stockbridge with three children Donna Dale and Danny. Lost a lady's wrist watch. reward offered at telephone number 243-2055.
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Lee
Tullio A. Montini
Lois Street
Buick
Pontiac
Dempsey
Great Barrington
Mr. Montini
Busick
Birchard Busick
Pittsfield
Irene Selva
West Stockbridge
Donna
Dale
Danny
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Massachusetts Association of Superintendents
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Richard K. Weil
Dial
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National Association of Evangelicals
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John J. Pignatelli
Lenox Guild of the Holy Family League of Charity
Edward M. Burke
Joseph G. Smith
North Berkshire
McCann
North Adams
Arnold Print Works
N. Adams
United Community Fund
Pittsfield General Electric
Joe's Grill
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Lee Hem
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