Confusion of Camp Closing Blamed for Brush With Law
In district court, Camp Wahconah and an employee were fined 25 and 20 dollars respectively after a camp closing mishap. Robert Barrett, 17, drove a camp truck with defective steering and no valid inspection, and pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle in danger. The camp foreman was absent due to pneumonia, and the defense sought rolo pleas, which the judge granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wahconah
Pontoosuc Lake
Robert O. Barrett
Barrett
John J. White
Berkshire
Atty. Reder
Harold R. Goeney
School Committee approves resignations and teacher appointments
Resignations accepted for Joseph Le Leavitt Grace Purches and Dorothy Travers. New first appointments go to Loretta Garrity Doris McMurphy and others including Percy Allen Elisabeth Cristi ano Ina Coplan J Raymond Drainville Edmund Enos Shirley Farnon Lois Henderson Edith Henry Juliann Heye Patricia Kaneman Patricia McCarthy Barbara Roberts Robert Suttor Eileen Varanka and Elshet Wayne. Transfers approved for Several staff with Gibbs, Guiltin, and others. Pittsfield Milk Exchange awarded school milk contract at 0569 cents per half pint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph le Leavitt
North Junior High
Hudson Valley Technical Institute
Troy
N.Y
Grace H. Purches
Russell School
Dorothy J. Travers
Francs W. Kelley
Plunkett School
North Adams State Teachers College
Loretta E. Garrity
Doris E. McMurphy
Percy A. Allen
Gorham State Teachers College
Maine
South Junior
Elisabeth H. Cristiano
Wheaton College
Massachusetts
Ina B. Coplan
Temple University
South Junior High
J. Raymond Drainville
Providence College
Pittsfield
Edmund F
PHS
Barbara A. Roberts
Our Lady of the Elms
iCrane
Robert F. Suttor
North Adams
Plunkett
Eileen F. Varanka
Westfield State Teachers
Highland
Elshet Wayne
New York University
Gladys B. Hickey
Allendale
Central Annex
Warren M. Chapel
Milton E. Blair
Civil Service
Pittsfield Milk Exchange
Quirico calls special session for civil cases
Judge Francis J. Quirico of Pittsfield will chair a one day Superior Court sitting for civil business without a jury starting at 10 a.m. About 73 motions are set for hearing on amendments speedy trials and reconsiderations. Thursday will bring conferences on about 80 land damage cases against Massachusetts to trim the trial list ahead of the October sitting, many involving flood control damages in Adams and North Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Quirico
Pittsfield
Superior Court
Quirico
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Adams
North Adams
Religious School Resumes Sept 12 at Temple Anshe Amonim
The Temple Anshe Amonim religious school begins its 72nd year on Saturday Sept 12 at 10 am for Grades 4 to 9, with Kindergarten to Grade 3 starting Sunday Sept 13 at 9 30 am. New student registration occurs at the Sunday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Anshe Amonim Religious School
Harold Salzmann
Virgilio Baby Burned At Pittsfield Cookout
Dorise Virgilio an 18 month old child of Mr and Mrs Sam Virgilio of Lyman Road sustained first and second degree burns to her right arm during a cookout at the family home. Father carried her to Pittsfield General Hospital after beating out the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinsdale
Dorise Virgilio
Sam Virgilio
Lyman Road
Pittsfield General Hospital
Probate Court Divorces Harold L Jones and Christine O Jones
Harold L Jones of Adams was granted a divorce from Christine O Jones of Adams on grounds of gross intoxication. Mrs Jones gets custody of a minor child and Mr Jones must pay 20 dollars weekly for support. They wed in Hoosick Falls, New York, December 13, 1936. The probate filing also notes Margaret Dooling of North Adams left a will without bond, with five grandnieces each receiving 1,000 dollars. Beatrice F Williams of West Stockbridge left 3,000 dollars to Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherri in Greenwich, Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Jones
Adams
Christine O. Jones
Hoosickfrail
N.Y
Jones
Margaret Dooling
North Adams
Beatrice F Willams
West Stockbridge
Henry Knox Sherri
Greenwich
Conn
Hospital Patients Listed From Pittsfield and Nearby Towns
A casualty tally lists numerous patients at Pittsfield General and St Luke's in surrounding towns. Names include Mrs Carl H Peer of Washington, Mrs Frederick C Hartwell, Calvin W Wise, Mrs Glen H Gordon, Mrs Lawrence I Hinckley Sen, Roland Daigle of St Luke's, Mrs Russell White of Lenox, Michael Risso and Christine Carmel, Elizabeth Boure, Mrs Harold Trish, Mrs Margaret Bartley, Mrs Edward Driscoll, Roseanna Spence, Mrs John Beron, Pauline Defer, Mrs James Macken, Michael Birch, Ralph R Lewis, G Lamb, and George C Stokes with varied treatments and operations noted.
Gen Hugh Hester To Speak At Becket Pacifist Conference
Brig. Gen. Hugh B. Hester ret. will headline the Becket conference in Becket Massachusetts, the Fellowship of Reconciliation said. The event runs Saturday to Monday with a program on Pacifism and Political Realism and notable speakers Dr Herman Reissig Dr John Swomley Jr Albert Seely and David Dellinger. Registrations were open to the public in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyack
N.Y
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Hugh B. Hester
Camp Becket
Becket
Mass
Hesier
Pittsheld
Army Quartermaster Corps
Europe
Russia
Saturday Review
The
New York Times
Christian Science Monitor
the Nation
Hester
Robert Gassner
New England
Gassner
Herman Reissig
Council of Christian Social Action
John M. Swomley Jr
Albert Seely
University of Massachusetts
David Dellinger
Liberation Magazine
Mrs. Kirkpatrick to Oppose Murphy for School Board
Mrs. Mary A. Kirkpatrick president of the Pittsfield Council of Parent-Teacher Associations announced her candidacy as school committeeman from Ward 1. She will oppose Eugene J. Murphy, longtime committeeman and current chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkpatrick
Murphy
Mary A. Kirkpatrick
Pittsfield Council of
Ansas
Fuegene J Murphy
Mary Allison Beame
North Adams
Crane Ave
Ray RK
Keuka College
Penn Yan
Willams College
University of Michigan
Suzanne
Kevin
Bowden
Crane School
DPU Tables Yellow Coach Bus Petition in Pittsfield
The Yellow Coach Lines petition to take over Berkshire Street Railway Co. will not be acted on now, filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. Route workers’ labor dispute prompted the delay, while Berkshire Street Railway remains idle since June 18 after a bus drivers strike. Local real estate transfers include multiple house and lot deeds in Pittsfield and surrounding areas with prices and grantee details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Coach Lines
Berkshire Street Railway Co
Pittsfield
State Department of Public
Bike and Car Collision injures North Adams youth
A 138 year old boy was reported in good condition at North Adams Hospital after being struck by a car on Curran Highway while bicycling. William Pellerin of 75 West Main Street sustained cuts and bruises, with John Codey of 24 Weston Street driving the car. Authorities say both turned left and sideswiped as the vehicle approached.
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North Adams
North Adams Hospital
Curran Highway
William Pellerin
West Main St
Edmund P. Larkin
John Codey
Weston St
Pellerin
Washington's Local Patriots Lose Leader Harry C Shaw
Obituary and funeral notice for Harry C Shaw a longtime town leader in Washington and president of the Sons and Daughters since 1936 who will not seek re election at the Labor Day anniversary event at Washington School. The piece also notes his public service roles history and family connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patriots
Harry C. Shaw
Sons and Daughters of Washington
Washington School
Sons and Daughters
Shaw
the Sons and Daughters
Board of Welfare
Board of Health
Eastern Berkshire
Hinsdale
Becket
Peru
Berkshire County
the Sons of the American Revolution
Funeral Notices for Eleanor LaDouceur and Others in Westfield
The list records multiple funeral services across Dery and Wellington Funeral Homes. Eleanor L LaDouceur and Frederick P Perronet receive High Masses of Requiem at Notre Dame and St Marys Churches with burials at St Josephs Cemetery. Rose Therion Lucy Cole Jesse H Fairfield and others are named with service times, call hours, and burial locations at Pittsfield and Westfield cemeteries.
Mayor Files Salary Order For Planner In City Notice
Mayor Haughey filed several orders for City Council approval including a 4000 appropriation for Planning Board personnel for the rest of the year to fund Duncan Graham of West Haven as planning director at 7500 a year. The package also seeks grant of about 32 acres of Burbank Park land to the Massachusetts National Guard for a new armory across Onota Lake Blvd. from the Naval Reserve Armory and a 300 grant for Fire and Police Signal Department equipment replacement after damage by motorists. Court fines include $10 for speeding by Frank Havranek and $5 for running a red light by Richard G Pophan. Edward Gibeau, 18, faces arrest warrant after failing to appear on operating a motor vehicle with defective equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haughey
Planning Board
Duncan Graham
West Haven
Conn
Graham
Burbank Park
Massachusetts National Guard
Onota Lake Boulevard
Naval Reserve Armory
Summer Street
Fire and Police Signal Department
Frank Havranek
New Lebanon
Fire Sweeps 1st Floor of Auto Parts Co
A blaze gutted the first floor of the Economy Auto Parts Co at 170 South Church Street last night, leaving only the office intact. Leslie Williams reported the fire at 19AT, prompting four pumpers and two ladders. Junked auto parts hampered access. investigators, led by Deputy Chief William Killaches, will determine the cause. The building, owned by Nathan Shapiro, had been closed for vacation. James Parise and Allen Shapiro said they were at the yard yesterday afternoon but saw nothing unusual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economy Auto Parts Co
South Church “St
Leslie Williams
South Mountain Rd
Nathan Shapiro
Willam Killaches
Raise Sought For PW Workers Handling Blasting
Robert Underwood Johnson files ordinance amendment for a $2 daily raise for public works employees in blasting operations. Mayor Haughey says funds will be available Oct 1 to boost pay for all non school staff, costing about $25,000 for the year. Council hears about 22 women crossing guards seeking $1 more per day starting this school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Underwood Johnson
Johnson
Haughey
John B
Dorothy M. Monk
Police Briefs Report After Collapse At Station
Fred Heuachele, 60, of 8 Johns Street, collapsed at the Onvota Lake Pumping station and was taken to Pittsfield General Hospital at 10 40 last night. Charles Dery of Becket reports the theft of two fender carts from his 1956 Ford. The skirts worth 40 dollars were taken while the car was parked behind the Mack Drug Store between 6 and 9 last night.
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Fred Heuachele
Johns St
Pittsfield General Hospital
Onvota Lake
Charles Dery
Becket
Mack
Coast Guard Reserve Lt McKenna Returns Home From Duty
Berkshire County Coast Guard Reserve officer Lt William L McKenna returned home after two months on active duty in Boston. He led all enlisted reserve personnel as more than 300 reserves from New England trained two weeks in active duty. McKenna is guidance director at South Junior High School.
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McKenna
Wiliam L McKenna
Berkshire County Coast Guard’ Reserve
Coast Guard
Boston
New England
South Junior High School
G Albert Smith Dies at 61 Noted Character Actor
New York actor G Albert Smith died at Roosevelt Hospital after a brief illness at age sixty one. A veteran of stage film and television with a centric accent, he appeared on Broadway and in movies including Coquette The Wisteria Trees The State of the Union Of Mice and Men and The Animal Kingdom. Born in Louisville Kentucky he debuted on stage in 1914 and on Broadway in Rita Coven try. Survived by his widow Nathalie and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
G. Albert Smith
Roosevelt Hospital
Smith
Helen Hayes
State of the Union
Joseph M Busch dies at 80 in St Petersburg Fla
Joseph M Busch 80 of St Petersburg Fla died Wednesday at home. Father of Robert Busch Pittsfield Milk Exchange president manager and Mrs Thomas L Holling of Buffalo N Y and St Petersburg formerly of Pittsfield. Survived by wife Barbara Klein and son Theodore J Busch of Kenmore N Y. Retired cabinet maker he lived in Buffalo most of life, moved to St Petersburg three years ago. Services Monday at Amigone Funeral Home Buffalo then Solemn High Mass of Requiem at St Bartholomew’s Church Buffalo burial in Buffalo.
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Lenox
Howard Paterson Egleston
Stowe
Trinity Church
Cemetery-on-the-Hill
Paterson-Egleston
Curtis Hotel
Azariah Egleston
Gen. Egleston
Hannah Paterson
George Washington Egleston
Mary McLean Egleston
Scotland
Egleston
England
Japan
Washington
Shaw
Mary Ware
Garrison
New York Reality
New York Real Estate Exchange
Boston
Brookfield
Brookfeld High School
Mr. Shaw
Walter ‘Ro
Pacific
Navy
Arthur L
Hialeah
Fla
Harry C Dr
Haverhill
Joseph M. Busch
St Petersburg
Robert Busch
Pittsfield Milk Exchange
Thomas L. Holling
Buffalo
N.Y
St. Petersburg
Pinsheld
Barbara Klein
Theodore J. Busch
Kenmore
Busch
John F. Shaw
Pittsheld
Alaska
Elmendorf
Bare
Pittsfield
Okinawa
John Shaw
Albany
Rhondine
T Rodney E. Shaw
Warren Shaw
Brooklyn
St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph
Devanny Funeral Home
Driver Pleads Guilty After Wrong-Way Driving Incident
Louis Wo Cores placed fourth at Jacksonville event. In court this morning Vito Was charged with three counts for driving with extreme care on Elm Street. Arresting Officer Robert Jordan said Cores drove on the wrong side of the street. Cores pleaded guilty to operating under the influence and operating to endanger while drunkenness charge remains. He paid 75 dollars on first charge and 25 on second. No accident occurred.
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Louis Wo Cores
Jacksonville
Vito
Rourt
Elm Street
Robert Jordan
Cores
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Foreman
Lanesboro
Atty. L. George Reder
Catherine H Bothwell
Briggs
Tucker
Pasquale A. Bruni
Jerome H. Geller
Frances C. Guiltinan
Bernard M. Kelley
Marion B. Smith
Egremont
Virgilio
W. T. Grant
W. T. Grant Co
Probate
Pittsfield General
Carl H Peer
Frederick C Hartwell
Jason St
Calvin W. Wise
Henrietta Wise
Bradford St
Glen H. Gordon
Dalton
Lawrence I. Hinckley
Sen
St. Luke's
Newell St
Russell White
Michael Risso
Barker Rd
Christine Carmel
John Carmel
Gamwell Ave
Elizabeth Boure
Robert Boure
Harold Trish
Margaret Bartley
Edward Driscoll
Center St
Roseanna Spence
Hayes
John Beron
Dalton Ave
Pauline Defer
Mrs. Henry Defer
Kellogg St
James Macken
Stokbridge
Hillcrest
Michael Birch
David W. Birch
Stockbridge
Ralph R. Lewis
Kinent
G. Lamb
Laneshors
George C. Stokes
Mrs. Norman Stokes
Jones. Ave
Hugh Hester
Becket Pacifist Conference
Gen
Chester Granite Co
Nicholas 7
Adioibee
Maino
William C. Kapsis
Fort Hill Avenue
Michael and
Mary TL Celeste
Ronald Bo
Joyce Dasson
Howard Street
Dawes Avenue
Joseph Wo
Emery Fa
Charles A. and
Jauhette A. Laframhoise
Adam Street
Rene F. and
Ubaldine M. Robert Ito
Gerald P and
Maureen T. ‘Reilly
Mountain iDrive
Atty
Wiklliam F. Hendersont
Olver
Mary Barrettini
Robert
Faizabeth L. LaVigne
Cheshire Road
Mato and
Bruno Gennari
Charles F. and
Dotors J. Caldwell
Alba Avenue
Armand E
Regina Walger
Paul W. Garneau Sr
Evelyn W. Garneau
Glenwood Avenue
Carl B. Wichman Jr
Barbara A. Wichman
George T. and
Doris J. King
Catherine Street
N.A. Hospital
Howard Egleston
Monument Family
National School of Construction
Ims
Gilbert
Charlotte
N.C
Daniel Farley
Torrington (Conn.) Lumber Co
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Torrington
James Farley
Williams Hugh
Torrington Lumber Co
Farley
Connecticut
Helen Wheeler
Unionville
Anne and
Helen Farley
Farley’s Crossing
Agnes H. Hotchkiss
Lenox Dale
Armes Ll4rvis Hotchkiss
Ralph Worsden
Monterey
Hotchkiss
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Lewis
Steward Steadman
Lee
Joseph Steadman
Baldwinssdle
Glazier Steadman
Ship's Bottom
Warden
Nina Cushman
Hatboro
Paris Niles Gage
Kelly
Mer
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LaDouceur
Eleanor L LaDouceur
Dery
Reqwemal
Notre Dame Church
Rex Albert T. Beaulary
Albert E. Breton
Rex Robert R. Choquette
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Breton
Philp J. LeClair Frances LaDouceur
Arthur F. Brodeur
Gordon T LaDouceur
Robert F. Mullett
Thomas F. Major
Frederick P. Perrenot
Frederick P Perrenot
St Marys Church
Rt Res
Eugene F Marshall
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
John Francis Tyan
EFC Jones Corp
Michael C.hamilton
Francis Kickers
Wallace FE. Bohlman
Alexander Marc- Gregor Joseph Dunlap
Franseis W. Hill
Rose C. Therion
Lucy O. Cole
Lucy Cole
Wellington
Robert Craig
Pritsfield Cemetery
Bertram Card
J. Gollan Po Root
Carl & Make
Flames Dake
Jessie H. Fairfield
Jesse H Fairfield
Ruhmond
Philip Southwaek
Richmond
West
Stockhiidse
Tayi Donald Leon Lo Smith
Martin JD Malan
Clyde Tanne
Mra. Lacy K. Tobin
Lucy I Totin
Sacred Heart Chuch
St Mary 'S Cemetery
Westfield Friends
Rosary Society
John C. Harple
John C Harple
Tunoerias Morune
Kelly Funeral
St. Marys Church
St. Joseph’s
Auto Parts Co
Alick M
Una E. Burke
Partridge Road
Frank Crmini
Helen M. Hamel
Laurier R
Doris V. Fortier
el Paso
Tex
Louis M
Thelma R. Frederick
New York City
Norman Abrist
Tony Reach
John H. Goodraw
Charles F. Runnell
Ashuelot Street
Louisville
Pauline Frederick
Joseph
Rita Coventry
Nathalie
Milk Exchange
North Street
Farrell-Sweeney
Emily
Ediff's
Tab
St. Moritz
Central Park
Smart Suh Av
Tele 41
West Street Dial
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