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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1959
Page
11
On Labor Day there will be no mail delivery by carriers or window service in Dalton. A collection from street letter boxes will be at 7 am and dispatched. The lobby opens 9:30 am to 11 am for box holders. Mail deposited before 5:30 pm is collected and dispatched from Pittsfield that evening. New Legion Committee Meets Tonight in Dalton.
David Decker, son of the town police chief, takes over the Dalton Texaco Station on Main Street. He purchased the business from his brother Walter Ned Decker and David Condron. David had been employed by Dalton Garage Inc.
Dalton board of selectmen will take a five week course at the University of Massachusetts starting Oct 1. One evening session weekly covers town finances state agency relations zoning planning and legal matters. A Golden Age Club bus trip to Thatcher Park near Albany is planned for next Wednesday with 9 am assembly at the Community House.
The Lanesboro Volunteer Ambulance Assn held a Tuesday drawing realizing $100. President Mrs Claude F Halsey said funds will not cover a new overhead door for the fire station housing the ambulance. Winners included Arthur Lo Ortens Dean Newton Frank Halsey Joseph Ho Bouchard Carole Freeman and David Musgrove.
Kenneth B Hunter and Thomas Cinella from Park Snack Bar reported glimpsing a six inch sucker swimming in a Main Street gutter during a heavy morning rainstorm. A passerby confirmed the sight near the shop on Jower Main Street at about 6 30 am. The Housatonic River canal lies about 190 yards away. speculation points to a kid dropping the fish.
Plans are under way to establish a memorial fund at the Lee Library for Miss V Margaret Featherston a longtime library director and bank committee member who died Sunday evening She also served as assistant postmaster of Lee and had 43 years of service at the local Post Office Contributions may be marked to Mrs Henry G Vo Rhukn or Mrs Willard Ro Barrett or given to the Librarian on duty
Miss Rosale Powell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Warren Powell, named attendants for her wedding to John OBrien of Pleasant Street. The ceremony will be at 10 am at St Saints Church with Christine Powell as maid of honor and several cousins as bridesmaids. Best man Steven Tarnawa Jr plus ushers Warren Powell and others. Afterward, reception at Falcon Hall. Also notes tax collector Arthur Owens will no longer accept payments at home Friday evenings or Saturday mornings due to Saturday morning Eagle issue.
The family thanks friends and neighbors for floral offerings and many acts of kindness shown during our recent bereavement.
Chairman James T Noonan announced the Berkshire County Family and Children’s Service fundraiser is behind schedule with only about 10 percent of potential donors contributing. Total receipts equal 8247, including 375 donated before the drive started. last year the service spent 1300 in Lee.
West Stockbridge Elementary School will open on Wednesday for the new term. First graders must be at least five years six months by September 1 and new entrants need birth and vaccination certificates on opening day. New staff Donald Cantle and Thomas Mead Bath join the faculty, replacing former teachers who resigned.
Stockbridge Hose Company No 1 of the Stockbridge Fire Department is invited to participate in the Firemen's Day ceremony at the Chatham to Yo Fair tomorrow. Firemen will lease the hose house at noon. Beach concession closed for the season. The Wine Cellar Package Store advertising Labor Day hours and beer and soda by the case.
A garbled notice indicates Hinsdale Fire Department was tested and is closed all day Mondays. It states open Saturdays until 6 pm and mentions a sale or market on March 8.
A block dance will be presented on the Village Green to benefit the South Egremont Fuel Co. The Berkshire Hulbury Band will provide music for round and square dancing from 7?30 to 12:30.
Lebanon Valley reports a $10,000 fire loss at the Lebanon Boys Village in New Lebanon New York. The attic and rear wall of a two story wooden Shaker building sustained damage from a 3 am fire during a storm. Insurance covers the loss per Rev William Vogt Crusade for Christ. Firefighters from Lebanon Valley and Canaan aided by mutual aid. Water was drawn from two ponds at Darrow School for extinguishing.
Leb Olson New Lebanon Central School prepares for a Tuesday start with about 700 pupils to register. Kindergarteners attend morning only Tuesday, with afternoon session Wednesday. Grades 1-4 report to the grade school, grades 5-6 to rooms 3 and 6 in the high school. others to the auditorium. No lunch Tuesday. buses depart at noon. Protective Association meeting postponed to Sept 14 at 8 pm at New Lebanon firehouse. Lost cat Ebony, a parti Angora with large feet, near Hidden Meadow. Reward offered. call Lebanon Springs 71-1634.
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