Legion and Auxiliary Install Officers in Pittsfield Ceremony
Joint installation ceremonies were held Saturday evening at the Pittsfield Legion home. Joseph J. Madison Jr. of Pittsfield was sworn in as District 1 commander by Massachusetts Department Commander Thomas Abeley. Auxiliary officers were installed including Mrs. Paul Silvagni president and Mrs. Beverly Rheaume historian. Membership citations were presented to Sandisfield, Sheffield and Dalton Posts. A community service award went to Commander Ruth Holbyeake of Murphy Leary Post 298 Hauw Satanic.
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Pittsfield Legion
Wendell Avenue
Joseph J. Madison
The Popularizer's Craft and Homebound Impacts
A critique of popularizers who translate complex science for the public, praising Rachel Carson and highlighting the need for clear explanations. It argues for skilled writers who distill tough topics without distortion, noting the value of educated women communicating ideas from home. It ends with a humorous note on applying a pin to an over inflated baboon and watching it pop.
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Rachel Carson
Miss Carson
Christina of Sweden Enters Radcliffe to Study in U S
Princess Christina, 20, becomes the first Swedish royal to study in the United States as she prepares to enter Radcliffe College in Cambridge Massachusetts. A capable student and athlete she aims to major in music while keeping a low public profile.
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Stockholm
Christina
Sweden
Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Mass
United States
Radcliffe
J Seasinagia
Fretch
Christiana
Carl Gustav
Boots and Danish Pastry Hit Store Shelves This Season
The Shop Hopper Of Boots And Food notes high boots from ankle to thigh are in demand as Life magazine features the St. Laurent look for fall. Shoes By The Shoe Box expect prices around 25 dollars per pair with reorders rising. Danish pastries from Johnson line at Boyd's Market praised for buttery dough and fruit fillings. Six Danish sell for 59 cents. Pittsfield Rye Bakery coffeecake praised though selling out early at 5 am. Green Giant introduces boil-in-the-bag peas in Alaska grown, frozen in a butter sauce pouch with no pot cleanup.
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Life Magazine
St. Laurent
England
Marvey Rousseau
Boyd's Market
Pittsfield Rye
Alaska
Green Giant
Vice President In Stockholm On Goodwill Trip
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson arrives in Stockholm for a 15,000 mile goodwill tour beginning in Sweden. He meets Premier Tage Erlander and Foreign Minister Torsten Nilsson as a major U S effort to strengthen ties with five Nordic nations proceeds. Johnson will then visit Norway Denmark Iceland Finland and Danish owned Greenland.
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Stockholm
Epi
Vic
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Johnson
U.S
Washington
Hyannis Port
Mass
Kennedy
White House
Tage Erlander
Torsten Nilsson
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Finland
Greenland
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Bobby Brooks
Holden & Stone
Robinson's
Sue Brett
Berkshire Coat Factory
County Legion
Dorothy van den Honert
Tom Sawyer
Tie
Vanity Fair
Mose
Noir
Shadowav
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