New Geer Nursing Home To Open In December
Canaan Connecticut prepares for the Robert E Geer extended care facility a 1 5 million project expected to accept patients in early December administrator Harry E Clough announced at a clergy meeting the 93 bed medical unit will organize a large medical staff with more than a dozen physicians on staff and about three dozen on the courtesy list trustees expanded to nine members public contributions near 240 000 of a 400 000 goal town campaigns continue North Canaan Salisbury Falls Village efforts noted construction 76 percent complete with a firm completion date from No 1 contractors the facility will include a ground floor chapel and volunteer committees to aid patients and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
Conn
Robert E. Geer
Harry E. Clough
Geer
Northannan
Salisbury
Falls Villge
Clough
Registration Schedules for Adult Courses in Falls Village Conn
Registration for adult education courses and for courses at the Vocational Agriculture Center will be held at Hou Satonic Valley Regional High School on Tuesday from 7 30 to 9 30 PM. Women’s swimming classes start Sept 23 at Hotchkiss School pool. contact Barcroft or Denniston for details. Mr and Mrs Ambler Travis of Elm Street returned from Niagara Falls where they visited Mrs Travis’s sister Mrs Helen Saunders. Mrs Pearl Soule of Pittsfield Mass visits her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Fred Hall of Granite Avenue for two weeks.
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Nancy Eldridge
Oliver Eldridge
Granite Avenue
University of South Carolina
Department of International Studies
Peter M. Hart
Longmire
Wastry
Wendy Sue
Tranklyn V. Hart
Bragg Street
Falls Village
Conn
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Vocational Agriculture Center
Walter C. Barcroft
Roy T. Denniston
Hotchkiss
Ambler Travis
Elm Street
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Great Barrington Hospital Auxiliary Teas Prospective Members
Great Barrington Mrs A Pierce Middleton chairs the membership committee for Fairview Hospital's Women's Auxiliary and announces a membership tea in the hospital cafeteria at 1 30 Monday. The auxiliary has begun its 1959 70 drive to strengthen the group and notes past projects funded four electric beds with stands and an isolating incubator. Membership options include active dues 2 with full privileges including voting and office holding, annual 5, and life 25. The auxiliary invites women interested in joining to attend the tea.
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Great Barrington
A. Pierce Middleton
Women’s Auxiliary
Fairview Hospital
Board Rules on Flyers Continued From Page 1
The School Committee defends policies to curb obscene or disruptive student literature while denying intent to infringe constitutional rights. Dialogue for Education members critique precensorship as contrary to the idea of student participation. Speakers from Stockbridge weigh the board’s ability to judge what is obscene.
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Gladys Manus
Stockbridge
Dialogue For Education Group
U.S
of Education
Frederick Lord of
Tougher Glass Considered for School Windows
Berkshire Hills Regional School Committee weighs installing unbreakable glass in Dewey School after 54 windows were broken this summer. The subcommittee will study costs and types, with Henry Ebbets of Stockbridge backing the move despite student opposition over possible censorship of expression related to Vietnam, racism, and poverty.
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Great Barrington
Dewey
Berkshire Hills Regional School Committee
George P. Lane
Berkshire Hills School Committee Hires Minute Secretary
The Berkshire Hills Regional School Committee voted unanimously to hire a secretary to take minutes. Committee member Paul Kline Jr. proposed assigning Mary L. Katte to record minutes, allowing her better participation in deliberations. Katte will record minutes only during executive sessions.
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Great Barrington
Berkshire Hills
Paul Kline Jr
Stockbridge
Mary L. Katte
West Stockbridge
Pittsfield Allows Leaflet Distribution in Schools
Pittsfield School Department permits students to hand out leaflets at schools as long as classes are not disrupted. Supt. Thomas J. Whalen said no policy exists yet but sees no reason to bar the activity. Taconic High Principal Paul R. Jahann had asked two students to defer distribution until policy is set and suggested they raise the issue with the student government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Thomas J. Whalen
Taconic High School
Ater
Berkshire Hills
Taconic
Paul R. Jahann
Johann
Sgt Nieber Receives Air Force Discharge
Sgt Nieber, son of Mr and Mrs Albert H Nieber, is honorably discharged after four years in the Air Force. He attended electronics school in Mississippi and computer school in Watertown, earned three commendations, was named airman of the year in 1967 at Albans Vermont base, instructed airmen in electronics and computers, and attained staff sergeant while serving as assistant NCO at the radar site. He plans to join Radia Corp of America after reunion with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon Springs
N. Y
Peter M. Nieber
Albert H. Nieber
Air Force
Mississippi
Watertown
Albans
Vit
Donde
Nieker
Radia Corp
Ameriai
Housatonic Folk Mass Scheduled Sunday
A Folk Mass for combined High School youths of All Saints and Corpus Christi parishes will be celebrated Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at All Saints Church with Rev. Richard Drabik as celebrant. After Mass, registration for Grades 9 through 12 Christian Doctrine classes will be held in the parish hall.
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Housatonic
All Saints
Corpus Christi
All Saints' Church
Richard Drabik
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Brother Francis
The
Marian Fathers
Stockbridge
Becket Federation Seeks Funds To Paint Church Exterior
Becket The parish planning committee of the Federated Church aims to raise money to paint the church exterior. Proceeds from a smorgasbord on Saturday Sept 20 from 4 to 7 40 pm at the parish house will fund the project. Menu includes meat balls sliced ham tossed salad creamed potatoes beets turnip baked beans macaroni and tomato sauce homemade cakes coffee tea and milk. Country Store at the Becket Federated Church parish house reopens tomorrow 10 am to 3 pm with Mrs C A R Simmons Mrs Edwin Cooper and Mrs Sidney Pomeroy in charge. Mrs Frank Carl entered Hillcrest Hospital today for surgery.
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Becket
Federated Church
the Becket
C. A. R. Simmons
Edwin Cooper
Sidney Pomeroy
Fire hydrants shut off near Wahconah High raise risk
Central Berkshire Regional Fire Protection Committee heard that two east side hydrants by Wahconah Regional High School are shut during winter to prevent pipe bursts. The nearest water source in a fire is a hydrant 500 feet away near Old Windsor Road. Dalton Chief Reid supported keeping some lines open. McGarry urged appointing a Dalton fire official to future school construction planning.
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Dalton
Wahconah
Central Berkshire Regional Committee
Jom M. McGarry
Dalton Fire Department
McGarry
Wahconah Regional High School
Charlies A. Reid
Old Windsor Road
Martin J. Cooney
Lebanon Valley LVPA Drive Reaches $2600 Milestone
New Lebanon N Y contributions to the Lebanon Valley Protective Association annual fund drive reach 2600 with many coin cards still unreturned. LVPA reports August activity includes six fire calls 30 ambulance calls 29 patients transported and 975 miles traveled. A new fire truck to replace the old four wheel drive is due in about two weeks with a manufacturer’s representative to instruct. The third annual gift and toy party is set for Sept 25 at 8 p.m. at the New Lebanon station and a LVPA board meeting is planned Sept 29.
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New Lebanon
N.Y
Lebanon Valley Protective Association
LVPA
West Lebanon
Dalton Rod and Gun Club Coon Hunt Planned
Officials of the Dalton Rod and Gun Club announced the George Baumann memorial coon hunt will be held Saturday Oct. 25. Coon hunting season opens Sept. 20. Election of officers at the next meeting with a game supper and dance planned for later in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Dalton Rod & Gun Club
George Baumann
Local Group Plans Booth at Exposition
Dalton Coun cil of Camp Fire Girls plans a booth at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield September 13 to 19 with an outdoor living campsite display. Girls will demonstrate lashing terrarium construction and a ceremony for Ath-graders. fourth-graders receive fly-up patches. Camp Fire candy sales will support activities.
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Dalton
Dalton Council of
Camp Fire
Springfield
Camp Na Wak Wa
Library Resumes Winter Schedule In Dalton
The Free Public Library will operate on a winter schedule starting Monday with noon hours. It opens Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from noon to 3:40 pm and Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from noon to 3:40 pm. Librarian Anne Callahan asks Wahconah Regional High School freshmen to update their registration cards to adult. A Peewee Baseball banquet is set for Monday at 6:30 pm at the Dalton Community House with coaches players and officials invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Free Public Library
Anne Callahan
Wahconah Regional High School
Dalton Community House
Regional Enrollment Totals For Central Berkshire District
The Dalton Central Berkshire Regional School District announced enrollment figures for seven towns totaling 2817, up 78 from last year. Individual school counts include Becket 188 Cummington 97 Hinsdale 262 Peru 36 Washington 53 Windsor 67 Dalton 214. Center 300 Craneville 333 Dalton Junior High 627 Waheonah Regional High 852. Additional first day enrollment at St. Agnes' School reaches 261.
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Dalton
Central Berkshire Regional
Becket
Cummington
Hinsdale
Peru
Washington
Windsor
Center
Craneville
Waheonah Regional
Hinsdale Seeks New Sewer Engineer for town project
Hinsdale Selectmen met with Dr. Thomas Feng of the University of Massachusetts regarding the town sewage system after dismissing Delage Engineers of Pittsfield for unsatisfactory service. Feng may not take the job due to other commitments, Dalton awaiting an answer, and he will contact another firm Thursday. Theron B. Marshall was named special patrolman for the town dump. William Eberhard seeks a public hearing on a proposed landfill site. Lions Club granted a permit to hold turkey shoots at the Petricca gravel bed on South Street for 10 consecutive Saturdays starting Sept 8 at 1 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinsdale
Thomas Feng
University of Massachusetts
Feng
Delage Engineering
Pittsfield
Amherst
Louis J. Carmel
Dalton
Theron B. Marshall
William Eberhard
Watson Road
Wberhard
Lions Club
Petricca
South Street
Hinsdale Enforces Two Bylaws Starting November
Hinsdale Selectmen announce enforcement of two longstanding bylaws starting Nov 1. A building permit is required for new construction or additions with penalties up to 10 dollars per day for violations. A health permit is required for sewage system work. violators will be prosecuted. Also notes church event and a local resident's military leave.
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Hinsdale
Selectmen
Board of Health
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Mountain Gardens Club
N. Canaan
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Scott David
David Jack
Kent
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Donald ‘Ketcham
Mathers’ Club
Jean Perotti
Allyndale Road
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Seligol
Pilgrim House
Patty Duke
Mor Watedo
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Maine
Mountain View Club
State Rd
Herbert
Turkey
Otis
Izaak Walton League
Bill's Pharmacy
Main Street
Durlack Farm
Seekonk Rd
Army & Navy
Bill Whittaker
Village Auto Sales
Pioneer Credit Main
Berkshires
the Gans Co
Railroad
F. W. Spaulding
State Ad
Tel
Pisco Chevrolet
Pam
Canaan Drive
Beryl Reid
Susannah York
Richard Grenna
Fred At
Anne Heywood
Reag Pedtay
Imidas Run
Duane Hulick
Fred Lard
Henry Ebbets
Mountain
Berkshire County
Cady Landa
Irving Landa
Monument Mountain
Mark Kaufman
McClean
Lebanon
Springs, New York
Barrington Food Market
Great Barrington, Mass
Sgt
Nieber
Frank Carl
Hillcrest Hospital
Central Berkshire
Wahconah High
Benth
Lebanon Valley
C M. Frambach Sr
Carole Stafford
Palm Beach
Fia
Johm Nieber
Syracuse University
State University of New York
Oneonta
Dorothy Chapman
Rod & Gun Club Plans
Coon Hunt
Gordon H Fitzpatrick
Elizabeth
St. Agnes’ School
Kay Kirchner
Hinsdale Congregational Church
Michael C. Galeucia
Warren H. Galeucia
Michaels Road
Benjamin Harrison
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