Coast Guard Casco helps Flood in Atlantic rescue
Great Barrington sailor Thomas W. Blezarde reports from the Coast Guard cutter Casco which aided the decommissioned USS Flood after it broke its tow in rough seas. Casco escorted both ships to safety in Florida. Blezarde, a 1960 Searles High graduate, enlisted in 1961 and recently finished electrician's school in Groton. Richard N. Hawkes, Pioneer Credit Corp. treasurer, attends the 30th Annual Finance Conference in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Peter A. Sweet
Louise M. Sweet
Gilmore Ave
North Atlantic
Coast Guard
Casco
Uss Flood
Florida
Sweet
Searles High
Groton Conn
Richard N. Hawkes
Pioneer Credit Corp
National Association of Independent Sales Finance Companies
Chicago
Six teens hurt in Route 41 crash near Housatonic
A car carrying six 16 year olds skidded off Route 41 in Housatonic and hit a utility pole killing none but injuring all. Paul Chrzanowski remains in Fairview Hospital about 10 days for severe facial lacerations. Kay Ellen Lord also hospitalized with facial cuts. Driver Jack Holbrook treated and released. Other riders James Ketchen Jerri Savoie Marilyn Atwood treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Paul Chrzanowski
State Road
Housatonic
Fairview Hospital
Albert Chesanow
Kay Ellen Lord
Thomas Ryan
Jack Holbrook
Hol Nenbeck Avenue
North Plain Road
Main Street
Holbrook
Arthur L. Cassel
James Ketchen
Castle
Hill Avenue
Ketchen
Jerri Savoie
Silver Street
Marilyn Atwood
Movie Timetable County Theaters Open Weekends Only
Adams Open weekends only. Mahaiwe Great Barrington Retard Leagues Under the Sea 330 8 30 Paramount North Adams Haunted Palace 2 45 5 50 9 00 Terrified 1 5 4 15 7 20 Courys Drive In Open weekends only
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Mahaiwe
Paramount
North Adams
Coury’s Drive-In
Two Youths Injured in Barrington Car Accident
Two 11 year old Barrington youths suffered facial lacerations when a car rammed a parked vehicle near Abdalla Block on upper Main Street in Great Barrington. William B. Seward Jr. of East Street operated the car with Gary Storti of Mahaiwe Street as passenger. The Seward car hit Angeline Carson's parked car, pushing it into a utility pole, with moderate damage to both vehicles.
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Great Barrington
Barrington
Abdalla
Upper Main Street
William B. Seward Jr
East Street
Gary Storti
Mahaiwe Street
Main Street
Seward
Angeline Carson
Rubinoff Set for Rotary Meeting and Evening Concert
Violinist and conductor Rubinoff will speak at a joint Lee and Barrington Rotary meeting at Barrington House noon Wednesday and perform a public concert that evening in the Lee High School auditorium. Born in Grodno Russia, he studied at the Warsaw Royal Conservatory and later moved to America after urging from Victor Herbert.
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Rubinoff
Rotary
Great Barrington Rubinoff
Lee and Barrington
Barrington House
Lee High School
Grodno
Russia
Warsaw Royal Conservatory of Music
Victor Herbert
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
America
District Court Fines Involving Local Offenders In Sheffield
William E. Mintz 22 of South Main Street fined 35 dollars after driving to endanger in a two car Sheffield crash on Main Street. Ralph W. Losaw 17 of South Egremont fined 25 for minor operating vehicle with alcohol. Two men from Schenectady pled guilty to fishing violations. Skype and Melnick paid 19 each for fishing without a license. Joint meeting of Southern Berkshire chapters of N RTA and AARP set for tomorrow at 2 PM in Congregational Church parish room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
William E. Mintz
South Main Street
Sheffield
Mintz
Main Street
Ralph W. Losaw
South Egremont
George R. McCormick
Schnectady
Clifton Bouthilette
Joseph G. Skype
Joseph H. Melnick
Southern Berkshire
National Retired Teachers Association
The
American Association of Retired Persons
Congregational Church
Miss Coulson to Join Indonesian Project in Bandung
Miss Marjorie E. Coulson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Lindholm, will serve as secretary to the project chairman for two years with the SUNY Indonesian Project in Bandung Indonesia. She departs Nov 9 for Georgetown University for a 14 week language course before joining the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
N.Y
Marjorie E. Coulson
Herbert W. Lindholm
State University of New York
Bandung
Indonesia
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C
Coulson
New Lebanon Central School
Great Barrington Assessors Call Public Meeting At Town Hall
The Great Barrington Board of Assessors will hold a public meeting Wednesday at 7 30 in the Town Hall offices.
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Great Barrington
Aid Schedules Annual Sale and UNICEF Drive
The Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society of the Ahavath Sholem Synagogue sets its annual rummage sale for Nov 7 at Walker Hall at 3 30 a m Contributions may be made through cochairmen Mrs Nathan Brickman and Mrs Ber Manheimer Officials announce UNICEF Halloween orange and black collection containers will be handed to school children Wednesday and should be returned to schools Thursday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Hebrew Ladies’ Aid Society
Ahavath Sholem
Walker Hall
Nathan Brickman
Ber Manheimer
Cochairmen
Canaan Youths Foil Small Forest Fire Near Home
Two youths spotted a small fire along Old Canaan Road near Lewis Murdock’s property at 10:43 Saturday night and alerted LVPA. Firefighters contained the blaze with water from booster lines, keeping it from spreading while 35 volunteers arrived. Fire Warden Louis E Godfrey Jr. ruled a discarded cigarette likely caused the fire. The report also notes church bazaar preparations by the Church of Our Saviour women at Friendship House on December 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
N.Y
Canaan
Lewis Murdock
Old Canaan Road
Murdock
Lebanon Valley Protective Association
LVPA
Louis E. Godfrey ,Jr
Church of Our Saviour
Friendship House
Guy Payne
Egremont Tax Meeting Rescheduled for Tomorrow Night
Egremont Board of Assessors meeting moved to 8 p.m. tomorrow in Town Hall. Chairman John Delmolino said the change gives taxpayers a chance to consult before the October 31 1963 property tax deadline. Taxes paid after Thursday incur retroactive interest penalties to October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egremont
Egremont Board of Assessors
John Delmolino
Delmolino
IRS Seizes Sheffield Inn for Unpaid Taxes
The Department of Internal Revenue will advertise the former Sheffield Inn for sale by sealed bids. Bids open November 14 at the Great Barrington Post Office. Ownership is listed as Barrington School, Inc., led by James J. and Margaret C. Joyce. A $200 or 20 percent bid deposit is required, with balance due by November 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Department of Internal Revenue
Sheffield Inn
Great Barrington
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Service
Springfield
Inn
Barrington School, Inc
James J
Margaret C. Joyce
Stanley Soliwoda
C. Herbert Warner
Soliwoda
Joyces
Stuart M. Beard 1
Barrington School
Sheffield Auxiliary Installs Officers
Sheffield Unit 340 American Legion Auxiliary recently installed officers led by Laura Percy as president and Grace McGarry as senior vice president. Also named were James G. Small as junior vice president Robert A. Smith secretary Phyllis Whalen treasurer Milton W. Barnum historian Peter F. Brahier chaplain Wallace Hitchcock and others on the executive board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
American Legion Auxiliary
Laura Percy
Grace McGarry
James G. Small
Robert A.smith
Phyllis Whalen
Peter F. Brahier
Milton W. Barnum
Robert M. Smith
Francis Nourse
Wallace Hitchcock
Pirates Pitcher to Speak at Babe Ruth Event in Canaan
Tom Parsons of Lakeville, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, will speak at a roast-beef dinner honoring the Housatonic Babe Ruth team tonight at 7 at the Knights of Columbus hall. The Housatonic team won the Connecticut state championship this season but failed in its bid for the New England title in Rhode Island. Several Canaan boys were on the squad, and team manager Edward Kirby of Sharon will also address the gathering.
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Pirates
Canaan
Conn
Tom Parsons
Lakeville
Pittsburgh Pirates
Housaton
Knights of Columbus Law
Housatonic
Connecticut
New England
Rhode Island
Edward Kirby
Sharon
Dental Clinic Opens Today in North Canaan
A dental clinic for kindergartners and first graders from North Canaan Elementary who did not join the prior term's program will operate at the school starting today. Nurse Marie O'Brien and state hygienist Virginia Cook lead the effort, following weeks of weighing, measuring, and vision testing of local pupils. Dr. Paul W. Stoddard will discuss Educational Systems in Russia at a North Canaan PTA meeting tonight at 8. Nellie Rodgers will speak on How the Town of Canaan Became Divided into Two Towns at Falls Village-Canaan Historical Society meeting tonight at 8 in Falls Village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan, Conn
North Canaan
Marie O’brien
Virginia Cook
State Health Department
O'Brien
Canaan
Paul W. Stoddard
Russia
Parent Teacher Association
Nellie Rodgers
Falls Village
Falls Village-Canaan
Halloween Party At Canaan VFW Post Attracts Members
The Canaan VFW Post held a Halloween party at the Past Home Saturday night with about 150 attendees. A buffet was served by the Auxiliary and dancing followed. Prizes awarded included best costume to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perotti, most original to Mrs. John Farcaro, and funniest to William Preston. Dr and Mrs Paul W Stoddard are grandparents again with the birth of John David Dutcher on Oct 15 at Hartford Hospital to Maurice A Dutcher and his wife of Avon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Canaan
Frank Perotti
John Farcaro
William Preston
Paul W. Stoddard
John David Dutcher
Maurice A. Dutcher
Avon
Hartford Hospital
Butcher
Ruth Stoddard
Anthony D. Segalla
Ashley Falls Road
Sharon Hospital
John Fracasso
Denise
Janise
Louis Gatti
Linda
the Red Shoes
Children’s Museum
West Hartford
Mary Ellen Negri
Kent B. Miller
Lucille, Everlice
Kent T
New York City
Barrington Man Joins N. Canaan Insurance Firm
Leo R. Segalla of Great Barrington Massachusetts joins Raynard and Peirce in North Canaan Connecticut after leaving Jug End Barn in South Egremont. He is a Housatonic Valley Regional High School graduate who attended Tulane University. He and his wife Mary Lynn Griener and their four children will stay at their Great Barrington address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan, Conn
Leo. R
Bucky) Segalla
Great Barrington
Mass
Reland Segalla
North Elm Street
Canaan
Raynard & Peirce
North Canaan
Jug End Barn
South Egremont
Segalla
Housatonic Valley Regional
Tulane University
New Orleans
Mary Lynn Griener
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Thomas W. Bleezarde
Tel
Atlantic
Berkshire Oil and Body Co
Chrzanowski
Rte
SWIFT
Biscayne
Corvair
Ldoor
FW. Spaulding « Sons
Pleasant Court
Henry Fuller
Taconic Ave
Hudson River
George Washington Bridge
Louis Paul Jonas
Hudson
Jonas
Berkshire Museum
Lebanon Valley
Miss Coulson
Stephen W. Turrell
West Lebanon
Alice Wood
Hempstead
L.J
Richard Williams
Garden City
Gareth Weeks
Clement F. Weeks
San Jose
Calif
William Rushbrook
Maloney
R. H. Congdon
Mer
Unicef
Main St
Great Barrington, Mass
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alan Nevins
Late Now
Giving, Inc
Dwight
Eisenhower
Ram
IRS
PTA Tonight
Historical Society
Barrington Man
N. Canaan
Girl Scouts
Girl Scout
Juliette Gordon Low
Mana Nania
Barbara Hardenbergh
Girl Scout Organization
Juliette Low
Stoddard
Br. Paul W. Stoddard
Housatonic Valley
Canaan Methodist Church
CYO
Christ the King
CVO
St. Joseph’s Church
Father Haggarty
HVRHS
Canton High
Collinsville
Canton
Maplewood Ballroom
Washington
Hinsdale
ECKGT
Frank W. Goodness
Zinn
Kincaid Appliance
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