Curtiss Opposes State Funds For Mt Greylock Tramway
State Rep. Sidney Curtiss told about 25 Kiwanis Club members at the Card Lake Hotel that while he does not oppose the Mount Greylock Tramway Authority project he objects to the state guaranteeing interest payments on tramway bonds. He warns the move could set a bad precedent and joins efforts to repeal the tramway legislation or seek a referendum. He also notes Massachusetts has not enacted new taxes this year amid broader business concerns.
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Mt. Graylock
Sidney Curtiss
Sheffield
Kiwanis Club
Card Lake
Curtiss
Mount Greylock
Tramway Authority
Herter
Rep
Tramway
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Boston Port Authority
House
Sevral
Fureoly
Mt. Greylock
Rep. Curtiss
Massachusetts
Trail Association Backs Tram Agency Supports Tramway
CHARLEMONT Mohawks Trail Association backs the Mount Greylock Tramway Authority plan. Lewis II Canedy of North Adams, association president, says legislative bond support should not cloud the main issue the tramway and tourist travel in Franklin and Berkshire counties. Canedy leads a fireman committee collecting signatures to back the tram legislation.
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Charlemont
Mount Greylock
Mohawks Trail Assr
Route 2 Promo ‘Onal
Lewis II Canedy
North Adams
Tour Assocation
Franklin
Berkshire
Canedy
Murder Plot Trio Held In Koza Killing Case
Police booked the trio on murder plot charges after Koza was found beaten and dead in his apartment. Capt. Marcel testified that Polcaro described a plan to pay to have Koza killed, with Riley and Dougherty implicated in the assault days earlier. Medical exam said Koza died from blunt force injuries likely from kicking and stamping.
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Tion
Polcaro
Koza
Policaro
Carl
Marcel
Imade
Benoit
Luce
Cor
Polcara
Riley
Dougherty
Kora
Mr. Koza
Cori
Polcaro Bac
Shirley
Palcaro
George Kaisas
Hospital Notices and St Martin's Confirmation Classes
In Pittsfield Hospitals several patients listed for tonsillectomies and treatments at Pittsfield General and St Martin's Episcopal notes. The church announces confirmation classes for youths starting Saturday with Bishop Hatch presiding on December 13. open to interested adults as well.
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St. Martin's
St. Martin's Episcopal Church
von E. Lilvergren
Lifverd Lilvergren
Carolina Ave
Robert McConnell Hatch
Episcopal Diocese
Western Massachusetts
Six Children Hurt in Crash on North Street
Six local children were treated at Pittsfield General Hospital for minor injuries after a three car crash on North Street near the Boston and Albany Railroad bridge. The Hygh children Rosa Hygh’s offspring were among those hospitalized while the Evangelista and Milne vehicles were also involved. Police are investigating the fender bender.
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Pittsfield General Hospital
North Street
Boston & Albany
Ftosa Hygh
Linda Ilyghk
Michael Hye
Third St
William Ilygh
John Hygh
Denise Hygh
Bradley Outlines Ward 3 Program for City Council
Alfred S. Bradley, Ward 3 candidate, detailed his campaign agenda at a meeting of about 38 supporters at Mrs. Bernard Snyder’s home. He called for a new Elm Street fire station, traffic lights at several intersections, limited Third Street parking, drainage fixes between Pine and Maple Grove, a possible Goodrich Pond recreation area, and improvements at Lakewood playground and other ward streets.
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Alfred S. Bradley
Campaen Committee
Bernard Snyder
Saratoga
Bradley
Third Street
Pine Grove Avenue
Maple Grove Avenue
Goodrich Pond
Lakewood Playground
Hart Takes Quinn To Task Over Out-of-Town Tuition Vote
Ward 2 Committeeman John J. Quinn faced criticism from Hart and Ward 4 incumbent Robert N. Wart over a 73 dollar yearly out-of-town tuition raise approved by the School Committee. Hart argued 200 students would cost Pittsfield 15000 annually, with 20 years totaling 300000 for a new school or municipal building.
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Hart
Quinn
John J. Quinn
Fittsfield
Ward 4
Robert N. Wart
Wayne R Weatherhead
Wart
Paul B. Abkowitz
Pittsfield
Te Pittsfield
Bunnell Questions Opponent Over Heating Plant Bid 1959
Ward 1 School Committee candidate Charles F. Bunnell urged Mary B. Kirkpatrick to address a possible conflict of interest regarding her husband Ray B. Kirkpatrick's bid on a Rice School heating plant. The bid was later rejected as not in the city’s best interests. Bunnell pressed for answers on bidder identity, bid rejection reasons, potential political motives, and any conflict of interest. He denied introducing religious prejudice, noting Kirkpatrick’s denial of bias after a Crane School meeting.
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Charlies F. Bunnell
Bunnell
Mary B. Kirkpatrick
Ray E. Kirkpatrick
Rice School
Kirkpatrick
Berkshire
Ray B Co
Ray B. Kirkpatrick
Hugh Kirkpatrick
Ray B.co
Maurice B. Rosenfield
Pittsfield
Ray B. Co
Dean Brooks Lectures on Bird Trip at Berkshire Museum
Dean Robert R. R. Brooks of Williams College will present a free illustrated lecture titled 40 000 Miles for 640 Species at 8 Tuesday evening. Sponsored by the Hoffmann Bird Club, the talk draws on a year of travel across North and Central America with photographs of birds and other subjects.
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Berkshire Museum
Robert R. R. Brooks
Williams College
Hoffmann Bird Club
Dean Brooks
Mary
North
Central America
Brogkies
St Lawrence
Florida
Mexico
Costa Rica
Wyoming
Valley of Mexico
Mt. Popocatepetyl
Dean
Mrs. Brooks
London Bool Se’ler Loses a Sale In Pittsfield
A London bookseller faces a mailing list rewrite after a Pittsfield pathologist informs him Berkshire Medical College, once in history since 1867, has been defunct for 92 years. The misdirected letter from Dr William Beautyman reached PGH and corrected the publishers on the institution's status.
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London
Pittsfield General Hospital
William Benautyman
Berkshire Medical College
PGH
H. K. Lewis Co
Africa
Beautyman
South Street
Fourteen Nurses Finish PGH Refresher Course
Fourteen registered nurses who completed the Pillsheld General Hospital refresher course will receive certificates in a Monday ceremony at 7 30 pm in the Bishop Memorial School of Nursing residency. The 105 hour program helped nurses back from extended absence return to active duty, with certificates to be presented by Miss Marguerite Hastings PGH as rector of nurses.
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Pillsheld General i Hospital
Bishop Memorial School of Nursing
Mildred Datbe
Marguerite Hastings
PGH
Harold L. Hutchins Jr
Julia Ellen Kimneys
Alexander D. Sturgeon
Winsor J. Martin
Henry M. Hutchings
Roman F. Rollins
Thomas J. Carpenter
Madeline K. Maynard
Minnie E. Fallon
Pittsfield
John F. Davison Jr
John McGrath
Herbert NeKay
Dalton
Kenneth Culverhouse
Lenox
John S Watson
Wiliam R. Parsons Jr
Great Barrington
Paul Whitromb
Richmond
New Hampshire County Disaster Aids SBA Loans
The SBA has designated Grafton County New Hampshire a disaster area due to October 24 damages. Homeowners businessmen and charities may apply for reconstruction or rehab loans at 3 percent interest. Applications are filed at the SBA office 17 School Street Concord NH.
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N.H
Washington
Grafton County
New Hampshire
School St
Concord
Difford Burchard Returns Home After Hospital Treatment
Difford A Burchard has returned to 27 Tyre 8 after three weeks of treatment at St Luke's Hospital for injuries from a fall.
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Difford A. Burchard
St Luke's Hospital
Cooper Attacks Mayor Haughey Record In Broadside
Mayoral challenger Wiarold A J Cooper blasts Mayor Raymond L Haughey for allegedly inflated costs and questionable tactics in the citys first two years. He accuses credit being taken for housing and water projects and questions appointments and the Central Junior High School rehabilitation price. He calls for accountability and a second term challenge.
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Wiarold A.J
Cooper
Raymond L. Haughey
Aughey
Central
Cooperer
West Tutsfield
Edward J. Ru
HELP Loans Aid Berkshire Students 165 Totals $74,250
Berkshire County college students received 165 HELP loans totaling 74 250 dollars over 30 months. HELP reports 4 800+ state wide students aided and 2 500 000 dollars in loans in the first 18 months of operation. The organization guarantees 80 percent of principal and relies on county contributions.
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Berkshire County College
Massachusetts Higher Education Loan Plan
HELP
Boston
Berkshire County
Funeral notices and Masses for multiple local figures
Funeral services in Washington and Dalton for John Kelly. High Mass of Requiem in St Agnes Church. Rites for Adichar A De Angelis in Mount Carmel Church with a full line of clergy and burial at St Josephs Cemetery. Maurice Haggerts, Terbert Sagendorph, Frank Forbes, Kathleen Burke memorials listed with times and locations. Rosary Society members to meet at Devanny Home.
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John E. Kelly
John Kelly
Washington, D.C
Dalton
Foley
St. Agnes’ Church
Lea J. Shaughnessy
John Dyers
Fairview
Wi Ikenna
Walter Pittsfield
John
Glennon
Delton
George A. White
Hartford
Conn
A. DeAngelis
Mount Carmel Church
Willam DeAngelis
Corpus Christ, Tex
Carmen T. Russo
Stigmatine Fathers of
Springfield
Joseph H. Id
Leonard Ferrecchia
Camillo I. Santini
John ©. Saracco
Joseph Barba
Dominick A. Ruscella
North Gawam
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Privers
Father Russo
DeAngelis
Fellin
Lent
Father Saracco
Ruscetta
Barba
Anthony Petrova
William Durant
Robert Needham
Robert Blais
George Turner
Patrick Bonavitaccia
Maurice Haggerts
St. Mark's Church
Edward Reilly
St Joseph’s Cemelem
Thomas M. Hickson
Maurice F. Costello
Arthur E. Magner
Leo Z. Daley
Roy J. Herrick
John E. Discoe
William Cashman
Kathleen Burke
Aliss Kathleen Burke
Devanny
St Teresa's Church
St.Joseph's Cemetery
Rosary Society
St. Teresa's Church
Coughlin Bids To Fix Bridge Hazard In Ward 7
Ward 7 City Council candidate Thomas W. Coughlin pledged to remove a pedestrian danger on the New Road bridge noting the lack of railings threatens schoolchildren. He also proposed replacing the furnace at Imartlett School to reduce soot and nuisance from coal burning.
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Ward 7
Thomas W. Coughlin
Coughlin
Committee On Public Safety
Imartlett
Obituary: Mrs Mary Deeb Abraham of Pittsfield and Bridgeport
Mrs Mary Deeb Abraham a former Pittsfield Adams resident died in Bridgeport Conn after a long illness She was born in Syria came to Adams in 1906 lived 25 years in Pittsfield then nine years in Bridgeport Survived by son Albert Abraham Pittsfield daughter Mrs Josephine Barber Bridgeport sister Mrs Watsa Barbary El Paso seven grandchildren three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral in Bridgeport Monday High Mass at St Nicholas Church Burial in Bridgeport Friends may call Lesko Funeral Home Bridgeport tonight and tomorrow Sunday
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Mary Deeb McCole Abraham
Pittsfield
Adams
Bridgeport
Conn
William Abraham
Albert Abraham
Josephine Barber
Watsa Barbary
Fl Paso
Tex
Lebanon
Nueces
St. Nicholas’ Church
Lesko Funeral Home
Farfield Avenue
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Chatham,ay
John A. Kennedy
Boies Rd
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Ralph W. Brezges
Plunkett St
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Mark A. Groat
May Groat
Linden St
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Margaret Maya
Beneict Rd
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Dewey
PHS News
Joyce Fielding
Pittsfield High School Girls’ Athletic Assa
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Donna Daly
Pamela Slaper
Marie Cimini
Sandra Choquette
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Kay Reagan
Linda Castagnetti
Sally Frissell
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Nancy Rodda
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Juliette Bouchard
Warren Lester Powell
Grove
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Corbett
Cherry St
Judith Anne Melanasa
Mrs
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Alton
Billcrest
Thomas P. Daly
Robert Daly
Daniels Ave
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Pittsfield H High School
Esther L. Odell
Rourdé-Boston School
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Jane L. John Wheatley
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Moses
Missionschusetts Institute of Technology
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George A. Henry Jr
St. Louis
Olcer William Patter
North St
Abhuwitz
Tucker School
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Thomas J Dehey
Pomeroy Pta
Bennell's
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Looper
Lavor Harvey Lake
Haughey
Board of Assegnors
First National Banks of
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National Mahaiwe Banc
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North Adams Trust Co
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Agricultural National Bank
Housatonic National Bank
Stockbridge
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Michael A. DeAngelis
Herbert S. Sagendorph
Terbert
Sagendorph
Meehan
St. Joseph’s Church
Cedar Park Cemetery
Wadson
N.Y
Frank Forbes
Bat St Josephs Church
Mary M. Abraham
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