Retallick to retire after 48 years at Berkshire Trust Co
William F. Retallick, vice president of Berkshire Trust Co, will retire Sept 30 after 48 years with the bank. He joined in 1911 with wartime service, advanced through roles, chaired boards, and contributed to local groups before leaving finance duties. No successor named yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Retallick
Berkshire Trust Co
Frank A. Strom
Retallick
Mr. Retalick
U.S. Navy
Boys' Club
Pittsfield
Corporation
Mr. Retallick
Aldermen
Registra's
Harry G West
Ile
Democratic Chairman Attacks Arles Over Murphy Appointment
Berkshire County Democratic Committee leader Thomas J Callahan assailed promoter Peter Arles for attacking Lt Gov Murphy over a Mr Gieslock Commission appointment. Callahan labeled Arles as treacherous and paranoid, criticizing his influence on Berkshire politics and defending Murphy and party unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arles
Murphy
Thomas J Callahan
Berkshire County Democratic Committee
Peter Arles
Guy Robert F Murphy
Mr. Gieslock
Hardman
Callahan
Democratic Party
Pete Ailes
Bob Murphy
Dalton
Atlas
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
Arlos
Twenty eight nurses to graduate at St Luke's
Twenty eight student nurses will receive diplomas from St Luke's Hospital School of Nursing at graduation exercises Sunday at 3 pm in Sacred Heart Church. The Rt Rev Christopher J Weldon bishop of Springfield will present the diplomas. Nurses from multiple towns including North Adams Pittsfield Great Barrington and Albany are named among the graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Luke's Hospital School of Nursing
Sacred Heart Church
Christopher J Weldon
Springfield
Mary Fo Adams
Josce C Morse
Thelma M O'Neil
Marguerite TI. Roy
Sydney A. St. John
North Adams
Doana Rue Bailly
Pittsfield
Philip N Paoust
Marilyn F. Driscoll
Beverly Ann Flynn
Joan M. Kulesa
Margaret A. Boldyga
Jane E. Majewski
Housatonic
Helen Burns
Ravena
N.Y
Jean A. Latorre
Schenectady
Andrea E. Markey
Manchester Center
Juliette B. Roy
Bennington, VI
Patricia E. Goddeau
Albany, N.Y
Births at Pittsfield General and area hospitals
A birth list from Pittsfield General and other area hospitals notes several newborns. Mr and Mrs John C Roviaro of 17 Watson St welcome a son yesterday. Mr and Mrs Howard J Mc Glynn of 266 First St win daughters last night. Gerald E Cummings and Lee welcome a daughter today. Captain and Mrs Francis B Wright of Fort Leonard Wood Mo greet a daughter Wednesday. Grandparents include Judge and Mrs Donald A Ross of Dauphin Manitoba and Mrs Herbert F Wright of 423 North St. Mr and Mrs Robert F Hetzel of West Palm Beach Fla announce a son born Sept 2. Hetzel is Theresa M Urban’s daughter. Mr and Mrs William J Rudge Til of Syracuse NY welcome a son. William J IV is born today in Syracuse. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ralph Cook of Menands NY and Mr and Mrs W J Rudge Jr of Lenox. T Sgt and Mrs Robert G Mc Reever of Midwest City Okla announce a son Robert Gene born June 29. paternal grandmother is Mrs John McKeever of 51 Union St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis 8. Wright
Fort Leonard Wood
Donald A. Ross
Dauphin
Manitoba
Herbert F. Wright
North St
Robert F. Hetzel
West Palm Beach, Fla
Hetzel
Theresa M. Urban
Peter Urban
Appleton Ave
William J. Rudge
Syracuse
N.Y
William J. IV
Ralph Cook
Menands
W. J. Rudge Jr
Lenox
Robert G. McReever
Willow Creek
Midwest City
Okla
Robert Gene
John McKeever
Union St
Burbank Names Leaders for Special Gifts Drive
John Burbank announces section leaders and captains for the Pittsfield Lanesboro Community Chest campaign. The 1959 drive seeks 425000 to fund Red Feather services, with a Sept 16 kickoff and an Oct 15 first report meeting. Leaders cover corporations, local industry, national firms with local branches, and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burbank
Pittsfield-Lanesboro
Burbank
Willard C. Hitchcock
J. Walter Kearsey
John H Rice
Albert Ris
Lewis P. Johnson
James FE. Stevens
Jay C. Rosenfeld
Paul K. Fodder
George M. Galt
Robert Bry
Fred T. Francis Jr
Daniel England
Sheldon Shapiro
Bruce Alexander
John W. Talbot
A. J. Ezdula
John Farr
George P. Clayson
Robert D. Bardwell
Hale Holden
Kimball Seminar Postponed at Berkshire Museum
The Kimball Foundation of Human Engineering seminar scheduled to open Monday night at the Berkshire Museum has been postponed to a date to be announced. Maj. Edwin W. Thomason, 29 Commonwealth Ave, serves as registrar for the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball Foundation of Human Engineering
Berkshire Museum
Edwin W. Thomason
Commonwealth Ave
Have a Ball Air Berkshires Best Is the Forecast
The Berkshires expect a return to normal September warmth with a morning 56 and a normal low around 48. Tomorrow may dip into the upper 40s with pleasant weekend afternoons in the 70s. Isolated showers possible late Sunday or Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshires
George J. Bulgarelli
Canadian Pair Sought in Toyland Theft
Two men believed Canadian pulled off a bold theft at Nichols Toyland on Wahconah Street stealing 170 dollars in currency and a 1266 dollar check from a tin box in the back office. Clerk May Farrell was distracted during a 298 dollar purchase, while the other suspect watched receipts. Police issued a general arrest alarm after a Canadian car with Ontario plates was linked to the suspects and sighted in Adams before vanishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols Toyland
Wahconah Street
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
Short
Mrs. May Farrell
Tall
Beagle Trials Resume Sunday in Richmond at Running Grounds
The Berkshire Beagle Club restarts trials Sunday at the running grounds in Richmond after a summer pause. The event starts at 8 am with judges Joe G Wuska Stephen A. Strauss Kenneth F. Keehnle and Alfred Kane. Entry is open to all beaglers with a small fee. work party also planned during the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshie Beagle Club
Richmond
Joe G Wuska
Stephen A. Strauss
Kenneth F. Keehnle
Alfred Kane
Hounds Wall
Berkshire Beagle Club
Chief Lists His Reasons For All Night Parking Ban
Pittsfield police chief Thomas T. Calnan outlined five grounds for enforcing the all night street parking ban. The issue rose after Edward L. Dobbins challenged the ordinance in Probate Court, planning a test case by appealing his conviction. Calnan said enforcement will continue year round to aid snow removal, deter hit and run or drunken drivers, keep fire apparatus unblocked, curb vandalism and theft, and improve locating abandoned stolen cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas T. Calnan
Pahce
Pittfield
Gil Atty
Edward L Dobbins
Pisiniet
Calnan
Aspendine
Mani
Pittsfield
Dr Coe Named Interim Minister for First Church Pittsfield
The Rev Dr Albert Buckner Coe is named interim minister of the First Church of Christ Congregational in Pittsfield. He will preach Sept 20, will arrive next week, and will reside at 152 Wendell Ave during his tenure. Coe is a veteran church leader with global service and multiple denominational roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Buckner Coe
Massachusetts Congregational Christian Conference
First Church of Christ
Robert D. Bardwell
Robert Craig
First Church
Northampton
Smith College
Coe
Pittsfield
Dr. Coe
Western Maryland College
Yale University
Yale Divinity School
Yankton College
Johns Hopkins
Cambridge
Somerville
Second Congregational Church
Waterbury
Conn
First Congregational Church
Oak Park
General Council of Congregational Churches
United States
Church Federation of Greater Chicago
Massachusetts Council of Churches
Ielen
iEurope
Middle East
First World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
Holland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Committee On
British Isles
Glasgow
Liverpool
London
Brighton
Coes
Wendell Ave
GE employment up 20 for week in Pittsfield
General Electric reported an increase of 20 in local employment for the week in Pittsfield bringing total GE employment to 10 224. Gains occurred in distribution transformer, chemical materials and ordnance departments offsetting declines in the power transformer unit. The Pittsfield plant employed 8 750 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitts
General Electric
GFE
Pittsheld
John B Poland Promoted at GE
John B Poland of 3 Alba Ave was promoted to supervisor of methods and time standards for GE voltage regulator product section. He succeeds Hobart R Rowe, now general foreman. Poland, Lynn native and Army veteran, joined GE in 1947 and moved to the power transformer department last February. He is married to Irene Mallou x of Lynn and they have a four year old daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B Poland
Alba Ave
General Electric Co
Hobart R. Rowe
Mr Poland
Lynn
Poland
Irene Mailloux
Dave Jay
Appeal Letter Aids Berkshie County Retarded Children Drive
Campaign announces an appeal letter to be mailed soon to support Berkshire County Retarded Children's Association. It urges careful consideration by recipients and notes that 85 percent of funds are spent on training and facilities for mentally disabled children, with 15 percent supporting state organization operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ro Goeves
Frank Wo Cimint Torhaumen
Berkshie County Retarded Children’s Assa Find Campaign
Amnail
Berkshire County
Gordon on Radio Tonight To Comment On Bus Strike
Harold B. Gordon, president of Berkshire Street Railway, will be on WBEC at 6:30 pm to discuss the 86 day labor dispute. He will criticize City Council and School Committee plans, as they vote on revocation and a Yellow Cab one year contract for 1400 students, a move that could end Berkshire Street Railway service for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold B. Gordon
Berkshire Street Railway Co
WBEC
Gordon
City Hall
Ward 7
John F Fraser
Pittsfield
Maureen Rosenfeld
State Department of Publictuines
DPC
Fraser
Numher
BSA
Pinsfield High School
Haughey
Yellow Cab Co
Berkshire Street Railway
Yellow Cab
Richard Mack
Mack
County Bird List Reports Buff Breasted Sandpiper Sighting
The Berkshire County Bird List records the buff breasted sandpiper marking the first such sighting in the county's history. Harvard student William Noble Jro observed the species in the city sewer beds near Haimes Road, with later confirmation by Bartlett Hendricks, Edna Dunbar, and Chandler Vincent. This sighting raises the total species count in the Berkshires to 285.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshies
Berkshires
White earns 450 dollar GE suggestion award
William J White of Dalton a roll winder on the General Electric power transformer department received a 450 dollar suggestion award for an idea that improved a manufacturing operation. White has been with GE 19 years and has earned 70 50 during that time under the company suggestion award plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J White
Dalton
Ah White
Boy Suffered Arm Laceration at Pittsfield Club
Robert VicGovern J46 of 10 Engh o was reported in good condition at Pittsfield General Hospital after a severe arm laceration yesterday. Police said the injury occurred when he placed his arm through a window at the Melville Street institution near the Pittsfield Boys Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert VicGovern
Pittsfield General Hospital
Pittsfield
Melville ‘Street
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World War I
The
Automobile Club
National Defense Committee
Lyeto
Jim
James A. Hardman Jr
North Adams Transpt
Pete
Pete Arlos
Gev Murphy
St. Luke’s
Pittsfield General
John C. Roviaro
Watson St
St. Luke's
Howard J. McGlynn
First St
Gerald E Cummings
Lee
Kimball
Nichols
Beagle
Tague
Berkshire Life Insurance € C
Park Square
F. 1. Castine Inc
South Street
Yale
World Church Assemblies
John B. Poland
Childs & Bishop
North
Lightning Rods
U/T
N. FE. Protection, Inc
Broyles Arena
Dalton Avenue
Plouffe
South St
Dial
al Gaviorno
Johns-Manville
Berkshire Roofing and Insulation Co
Harry Vincent
Ady
Frankie Martin
North Street
Yellow
William J. White
Besse Clarke
Pacemaker For Smart America
New Haven
Varsity Town
Cricketeer Shop
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