Four Berkshire PTA Units Win Award at Convention
Four Berkshire County PTA units won honors at the 54th Massachusetts Congress of Parents and Teachers convention at New Ocean House. Pomeroy PTA, Pittsfield, earned first in District 12 for the district citizenship award with its Action Plan for Pomeroy. Louis LaConte Jr received $100 and a Sears Roebuck plaque. Lee PTA placed second in Berkshire District for its dental health program, receiving $25. Hibbard PTA, Pittsfield, earned a merit certificate for its library project, and Pittsfield PTA Council received a $100 award and plaque for studying needs of older city schools. The awards were presented by officials including Elgin R. Batho and Warren Arnold, with Margaret Gearon overseeing the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Swampscott
Berkshire
Hibbard, Pta
Pittsfield
PTA
William J. Beebe
Hibbard Pta
Pittsfield Pta Council
Walter Duda
Pittsfield Council
Lyle Lathrop
Lanesboro
District 12
Massachusetts Congress of Parents and Teachers
Pomeroy
Lo Conte
LoConte
Joseph Zofrea
Richard Propost
Ralph Hearty
Powery
PTA Council
Rock Advances To First Place In Chess Play
Henry E. Rock defeats Ronald J. Burris to take first in the local holiday chess championship. Clayton F. Williams slips to second after an adjourned game with Robert D. Bilodeau. Edward Kotski upsets Douglas McQ. Grant to tie for third with Bilodeau. Hirschmann draws top seed Orenstein. Albinder leads Class B with a win over Alex Donabie. Trefzger doubles, Marsten also victorious to sit near second. Bilodeau to direct the Massachusetts Open November 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Rock
Ronald J. Burris
Robert D. Bilodeau
Clayton F. Williams
Edward 4. Kotski
Douglas McQ. Grant
Kotski
Mr. Bilodeau
Charles Orenstein
Kurt L. Hirschmann
Dr. Hirschmann
Mr. Orenstein
Joseph S. Albinder
Alex A. Donabie
Charles Trefzger
Michael C. Stankiewicz
Alan C. Pincus
Alex G. Marsten
Henry Petithory
Mr. Stankiewicz
City Council To Hear Scelsi Giles Letters
The City Council Committee of the Whole will meet Tuesday at 7 30 in the police squadroom. Scelsi will read his letter to Frank Giles head of the state Public Safety Department and Giles reply. Scelsi seeks detailed information on the local Police Department survey and investigation and notes scant information on wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Scelsi
Frank
Giles
State Public Safety Department
Hennigan Campaigns For Delegates For Attorney General
Boston Senator James W. Hennigan Jr. campaigned in Pittsfield last night urging delegates to the Democratic State Convention to back him for attorney general. He spoke to about 40 Democrats at Hotel Wendell Sherwood and planned a similar session in North Adams. The 34 year old veteran has served in the House and Senate representing Jamaica Plain, with family ties to the state tax department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Hennigan Jr
Boston
Pittsfield
Berkshire
Sen
Hennigan
Wendell-Sherwood
North Adams
Democrats
House
Jamaica Plain
Senate
State Department of Corporations and Taxation
Henningan
John F. Collins
Collins
Wallace Reports Expense of 71 in Recent Primary
Edward T. Wallace, School Committee candidate from Ward 3, filed an expense statement showing spending of 71.85 in the recent primary. A $25 contribution came from Mr and Mrs Duane Groves of 43 Bay State Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward T. Wallace
Yine
Duane Groves
Bay State Road
Baltimore Doctors Request X-ray Pads
Baltimore physicians signing and returning cards to the Maryland Tuberculosis Association faced a delay as illegible signatures required a special volunteer to decipher them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland Tuberculosis Association
Police Briefs From Town Car Crash And Injury
Albert Charboneau of 42 Richmond Ave reported an unidentified driver struck his parked car in front of the High School on East Street causing about 200 dollars in damage. Mrs Francis Elser 51 Wahconah Heights was transported to Hillcrest Hospital after a fall caused a broken ankle.
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Albert Charboneau
Richmond Ave
East Street
Francis Elser
Wahconah Heights
Hillcrest Hospital
Berkshire Symphony Opens Season With Chapin Hall Premiere
Williamstown’s Berkshire Community Symphony opened last night in Chapin Hall with conductor Irwin Shainman presenting one premiere and one first performance on stage. Paul Turok’s Lincoln and Liberty Variations, a Williams College faculty member’s piece, impressed with timbre and eventually complex counterpoint. Stravinsky’s The Fairy’s Kiss and Tschaikowsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture perfomed with a large ensemble, yielding a warm reception though lacking bold tempo and dynamic contrasts.
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Berkshire Community Symphony
Chapin Hall
Williamstown
Irwin Shainman
Paul Turok
Liberty
Daydreaming proves beneficial says study findings
Chicago based research from Jerome L. Singer and colleagues at Teachers College Columbia University reports chronic daydreamers show higher self awareness and creativity. The study of hundreds reveals daydreaming aids future planning and personal insight, with city dwellers daydreaming more and romance linked to daydreaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jerome L. Singer
Institute of Psychological Research
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York City
Today’s Health
American Medical Association
Premixed baby formulas with sterile nipples debut
Pet Milk Co unveils premixed liquid infant formulas in canisters with presterilized nipples for direct feeding. No refrigeration or warming needed. Four formulas mirror standard options: mimic mother’s milk iron-enriched evaporated milk varieties. Estimated cost seven to eight dollars weekly, time savings cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Pet Milk Co
Pet
Smoking Statistics from the U S Statistical Abstract
Washington report: about 21 percent of men and 11 percent of women over 30 have never smoked. Nearly half of men who smoke and 72 percent of women who smoke use cigarette filler lips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
United States
No Atom Power For New Carrier Says McNamara
Washington AP Defense Secretary McNamara rejected the Navy request to power a new aircraft carrier with atomic energy opting for conventional propulsion. He cited avoidance of delays and noted cost differences, with conventional power estimated at 310 million dollars and nuclear power at least 125 million dollars more.
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Washington
Defense
Robert McNamara
Navy
Fraser Favors Effective Planning Board
John F. Fraser running for councilman at large says he will back measures to make the Planning Board an effective instrument of progress. He argues Pittsfield must plan for an orderly future without compromising its character as a fine city to live and work. He pledges to continue opposing spot zoning, which he calls a cause of creeping honkytonk and encroaching commercial signs in residential neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Fraser
Pittsfield
Fraser
Teens opt boxing over jail in assault case
Tipton Indiana 16 year old Jerry Miller 240 pounds and 17 year old Herman Cook 195 pounds choose to box 10 rounds next Saturday instead of serving 26 weekends in jail for assaulting 21 year old Gene Rust who weighs 120 pounds. Judge Oliver Wheatley offered the alternative in circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ind
UPI
Jerry Miller
Herman Cook
Miller
Cook
Circuit Court
Oliver Wheatley
Gene Rust
Bad Gangsters Said To Make Good Neighbors
New York report from Miami Beach notes about 30 hoodlums listed by FBI tellers. The Insider's Newsletter says residents called police hysterical after publication of the mobster list. Police claim mobster neighbors cause little trouble and even deter burglars through constant surveillance. One mobster resides near Police Chief Rocky Pomerance.
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New York
Miami Beach
Miami
Robert King High
FBI
Joseph Valachi
Rocky Pomerance
Burning Leaves Prompt Firemen to Rush Across Pittsfield
Firefighters dealt with about a dozen calls from 1:56 PM to evening, mainly leaf and grass fires. A children lit rubbish at 230 Wahconah St and papers on a house at 96 Dewey Ave caused slight damage near Francis Rahilly’s home. Calls extended from Greenway Street to Oak Hill Road, Crane Avenue, Robbins Avenue, Prospect Street, and near Pittsfield Iron Works on South Street.
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Wahconah St
Greenway Street
West Housatonic Street
Oak Hill Road
Crane Avenue
Dewey Ave
Francis Rahilly
Robbins Avenue
Prospect Street
Pittsfield Iron Works
South Street
Obituaries Gates Fairfield Tirrell Vaughan and kin noted
Fred N. Fairfield 77 of San Dimas Calif formerly of Pittsfield died Thursday night after a decade in California. A GE welder for 30 years he also raised turkeys and bees in West Pittsfield. Survivors include sister Mrs. Clarence H. Brown and brother Charles A. Fairfield. Burial in San Dimas. Clinton Rupert Tirrell 79 of East Windsor died at Pittsfield General Hospital yesterday. Born West Cummington May 20 1884 son of Spencer and Samantha Haskins Tirrell. He married Florence DuVerger who died 1958. Survived by four sons Merle Ralph Morris Donald. a daughter Helen Vincent. brother Leon. 20 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 at Windsor Congregational Church. Burial East Windsor Cemetery. Calling hours at Leslie L. Porter Home today and tomorrow 7 to 9.
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Leon
Fairfield
San Dimas
Calif
Pittsfield
California
General Electric Co
West Pittsfield
Clarence H. Brown
Charles A. Fairfield
East Windsor
Clinton Rupert Tirrell
Pittsfield General Hospital
West Cummington
Spencer
Samantha Haskins Tirrell
Florence DuVerger
Windsor Congregational Church
Merle
Dalton
Ralph
Westfield
Morris
Donald
Windsor
Helen Vincent
Glendale
Harvey E. Lake
East Windsor Cemetery
Leslie L. Porter
Obituary: Fred N Gates 79 longtime Pittsfield resident
Fred N Gates, 79, formerly of 47 Spring St., died after a short illness at Renzi Nursing Home. Born in Petersburg, NY, he moved to Pittsfield 60 years ago and retired in 1961 from A.H. Rice Co. after 52 years as a chauffeur. Survived by two sons Webster A. Gates and Floyd C. Gates, a sister Mrs. James C. Goss, nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Friends may call at Wellington Funeral Home today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9, services Monday, burial Pittsfield Cemetery.
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Fred N. Gates
Spring St
Renzi
Petersburg
N.Y
George A
Emily Gates
Pittsfield
A.H. Rice Co
Morningside Baptist Church
Webster A. Gates
Floyd C. Gates
Granby
Lee Alexander Besancon 78 dies after long illness
Alexander Besancon Lee Alexander E Besancon 78 of Cape Street died at Crestwood Nursing Home Lenox yesterday afternoon after a long illness. A native of Hancock he lived much of his life in Becket and worked as a stationary engineer at Chester Granite Quarry. He retired in 1951 and then lived here. He leaves his wife Blanche Farnham two brothers Peter and August and a sister Mrs Joseph Salvini all of Chester. Funeral Sunday at 2 at Kelly Funeral Home burial in North Becket Cemetery. Friends may call today at the funeral home 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.
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Lee
Alexander E. Besancon
Cape Street
Crestwood
Lenox
Hancock
Becket
Chester Granite Quart’ry
Blanche Farnham
Peter
August
Joseph Salvini
Chester
Kelly Funeral Home
North Becket Cemetery
Blood Tests Signal Coronary Risk Through Copper Levels
Dr. Denham Harman reported at the American Heart Association meeting that men aged 35 to 55 with a history of heart attack show higher blood copper, suggesting copper accelerates atherosclerosis and may raise heart attack and stroke risk. Reducing copper could aid prevention.
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Los Angeles
Science Service
Denham Harman
University of Nebraska School of Medicine
Omaha
American Heart Association
Harman
Dr. Harman
Two Way Mirrors Boom in Spying Say Manufacturers
In Miami AP report two way looking glasses are booming with use in executive offices and libraries. Albert Taylor notes employers may know the mirror is two way but not whether the boss is watching, creating a psychological effect that keeps workers busy. Libraries use them to monitor youths inclined to kiss among stacks.
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Miami
Glass Company
Albert Taylor
Obituary: Mrs Anna H LaMott of Albany dies at 72
Mrs Anna H LaMott 72 of Albany NY and formerly Pittsfield died yesterday at Albany Medical Center widow of Harry L LaMott born Nov 5 1890 in Pittsfield daughter of Ralph and Oliva Herie educated in Pittsfield public schools parishioner Notre Dame Church Survivors include two brothers Francis X Herie Pittsfield and Edward J Herie Scranton PA two sisters Mrs Martha H OConnell Albany and Mrs Georgia H Brewster Elizabethtown NY several nieces and nephews Visitation Monday at Dery Funeral Home 2 4 and 7 9 Services Tuesday 8 30 am at funeral home then High Mass Notre Dame Church 9 Burial in Pittsfield
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Anna Herie LaMott
Albany
N.Y
Pittsfield
Albany Medical Center
Harry L. LaMott
LaMott
Ralph and
Oliva Gregory Herie
Notre Dame Church
Francis X
Pittsfield Cemetery
Miss Charlotte Vaughan 79 dies. longtime Eaton Paper worker
Miss Charlotte Vaughan of 179 Francis Ave died yesterday at St Luke's Hospital after a two week stay. A Pittsfield native, she worked 49 years at Eaton Paper Co retiring nine years ago and was a St Joseph Church parishioner. Survived by brother James H Vaughan and nieces. Funeral Monday 9:15 at Median Funeral Home, 10 a Solemn High Mass at St Joseph's Church, burial in St Joseph's Cemetery.
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Charlotte Vaughan
Francis Avyc
St. Luke's Hospital
Pittsfield
Richard and
Honorah Higgins Vaughan
Eaton Paper Co
St. Joseph's Church
Rosary Society
James H. Vaughan
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Stanley J Boldyga dies in Housatonic at 57
Stanley J Boldyga 57 of Housatonic husband of Jennie Baldyga died at his High Street home early last night. Born November 1 1906 in Great Barrington he worked 25 years at General Electric Pittsfield. He was a member of Lee Sportsmen's Club Greenock Country Club All Saints Church. Survived by wife a son Bernard W Boldyga Detroit brother Chester Boldyga Manchester two sisters Oliver R Curtis Manchester and Vincent Sitkus Manchester Conn two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Body to Stevens Funeral Home Great Barrington.
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Housatonic
Stanley J. Boldyga
Jennie Baldyga
High Street
Great Barrington
Joseph
Lenora Boldyga
General Electric
Pittsfield
Lee Sportsmen's Club
Greenock
Lee
All Saints' Church
Bernard W. Boldyga
Chester Boldyga
Detroit
Mich
Oliver R. Curtiss
Vincent Sitkus
Manchester
Conn
Stevens Funeral Home
Funerals for Allen G. Kiley Arthur E. Rayner and Lawrence Pride
Funeral services are set for Allen G. Kiley at St. Patrick's Church West Stockbridge with burial in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Visitation at Kelly Funeral Home Pittsfield tomorrow. Arthur E. Rayner to be buried at Pine Grove Cemetery Ansonia Conn with Rev Paul J. Blomquist officiating. Lawrence Pride to be buried in Helland Cemetery Conway after services at Newton Barnfather Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen G. Kiley
St. Patrick’s Church
West Stockbridge
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Kelly
Pittsfield
Holy Name Society
Arthur E. Rayner
Newton & Barnfather
Paul J. Blomquist
First Methodist Church
Pine Grove
Ansonia
Conn
Vlad
Tio
Lawrence Pride
Newton & Barnfuther
Jesse S. Greene
Viest, Methodist Church
Helland Cemetery
Conway
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Berkshire Business Equipment Co
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Ralph Decelles
Sim's
Channel 13
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The
Skyhawks Drum Corp
Sammy Vincent's
Jisi Bros
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England Bros
Volkswapen
Sen. Hennigan
Wallace
Community Symphony
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Shainman
Stravinsky
Ida Rubinstein
Tschaikowsky
Hans Christian Andersen
Boston Symphony
Tanglewood
Effective Planning
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Leon O
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Alexander Besancon
Anna H. LaMott
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