Voter turnout trims Valley caucus. Godfroy wins GOP post
In New Lebanon 138 of 542 Republicans caucused to pick Louis E. Godfroy Jr. as the party’s councilman candidate for November, defeating G Willard Roberts 72 to 65. Other GOP nominees include Harold Hicks for supervisor and Matthew Meizinger for highway superintendent, with several others unopposed. Democratic caucus set to nominate Herbert Lindholm Sr. for town clerk. Meanwhile East Nassau PTA kicks off fall forms night with Meet-the-Teachers, featuring Dr. Ivan Petrokov addressing education contrasts between the Soviet and American systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
N.Y
Louis E. Godfroy Jr
G. Willard Roberts
GOP
Harald
East Nassau
Parent - Teachers’ Association
Ivan Petrokov
Petrokov
Soviet Union
Ronald Blass
PTA
Law To Change On New Drivers ALBANY N Y
Albany N Y October 1 new drivers face six months probation under a state motor vehicle rule. Permanent licenses require no traffic convictions in six months. Original licenses can be revoked for tailgating speeding reckless driving DUI or other moving violations. If probation ends revoked drivers must wait 60 days to reapply. Also clerks must warn parents of 18 year olds convicted of traffic violations other than parking. Floyd Carlton Post 1236 American Legion meets tonight at the Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Local Notes On Movements Of Residents And Visitors
Monterey reports Eleanor Whitehouse left Monday for Batesville Arkansas to begin her sophomore year at Arkansas College. Mrs Mabel Norris and Mrs Lewis Jerome of Chicoper Falls visited Mrs Norris sister Mrs A B Barnum last week. The Rev and Mrs Sidney McKee who spent summer at Gould Farm have returned to Piedmont College Demorest Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Whitehouse
Batesville
Ark
Arkansas College
Mabel Norris
Lewis Jerome
Chicoper Falls
Norris
A. 8. Barnum
Sidney McKee
Gould Farm
Piedmont College
Demorest
Movie Timetable For Adams And Nearby Venues
Adams and Lee operate weekends only. Mahaiwe in Great Barrington screens A Very Special Favor at 7 00 and 9 00. Canaan Drive Inn and Hogsac Drive Inn in Adams, Coury’s Drive-In in North Adams, and Paramount Theater in North Adams open weekends. Living It Up shows at 2 40 and 9 05, Pardners at 4 15 and 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaiwe
Great Barrington
Canaan Drive-In
Hogsac Drive-In
Adams
Coury's Drive-In
North Adams
Paramount Theater
Pardners
Egremont Club Plans Talk on Fun Plants
Mrs. Francis M. Archibald of Byram Conn former Rye New York garden club president will address the Egremont garden club on plants for fun and decoration at 1 30 Tuesday at Miss Mary Carrolls South Egremont Road home Cohostesses are Mrs Frederick H Glanville Jr and Miss Betty Van Leeuwen Archibald who lived in South Africa for three years helped start a garden club and has aided other clubs She is this years garden therapy chairman for the Rye club
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Francis M. Archibald
Byram, Conn
Rye
N.Y
Egremont Garden Club
Archibald
Mary Carroll
South Egremont Road
Frederick H. Glanville Jr
Betty van Leeuwen
South
Worthington Couple Welcome Baby Boy and Siblings
Mr and Mrs Ronald Kievett of Huntington Road welcomed a son born September 15 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital Northampton. They also have a daughter and another son. Mrs Kievett is Bonnie Albert. Grandparents are Bernard and Albert and Sigmund Kievett with great grandmothers A E Albert and John Donovan Sr. and Nancy Doody of Washburn Maine.
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Ronald Kievett
Huntington Road
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton
Kievett
Bonnie Albert
Bernard M. Albert
Sigmund Kievett
A. E. Albert
John Donovan Sr
Worthington
Nancy Doody
Washburn
Maine
Connecticut News Youths in Gang Fight Sought by Police
Police have begun rounding up six teenagers alleged to be involved in a Highland Lake gang fight. Warrants charging breach of peace were issued for the six. In Holland Beach area residents reported up to 45 youths took part.
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Highland Lake
Irving
Milano
Holland Beach
Adult Education Registration in Berlin and Local Caucus in Stephentown
Berlin Central School hosts adult education registration on Tuesday September 28 at 730 PM in Room 104. Courses include Modern Math Typing Shorthand painting sewing and high school equivalency prep. Stephentown Republicans hold a caucus today at Town Hall from 2 to 7. Governor impounds voting machines in 47th District as Proller leads Jones by small margins. Fire Belles meet Tuesday at Fire Halls. Grange meets tonight at 8. Stephentown Riding Club to hold annual horse show starting Sunday at noon with prizes.
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Berlin
N.Y
Philip Garippa
Troy
Rockefeller
Nathan F. Proller
E. Stewart Jones
Sen
Proller
Jones
Glens Palls
Prolier
Stephentown Riding Club
Hinsdale Visit Ties Families Across States and Country
Mr and Mrs Michael Ting er and daughter Carol Ann of Berkeley Mississippi visit for a week with Fran cis Cornwell and Nettie Kipp in Pittsfield. Ting er is Cornwell’s son and Kipp’s grandson. Guests at Arthur Mottor’s Middlefield Road home include Mottor’s grandfather Peter Betz and Lorena Freyler with her husband from Stambach Germany. First-time family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Tinger
Carol Ann
Berkeley
Miss
Francis Cornwell
Nettie Kipp
Pittsfield
Tinger
Cornwell
Kipp
Arthur Mottor
Middlefield Road
Mottor
Peter Betz
Loren
Williams High Names Jane Campetti Student Council President
Miss Jane Campetti, a Williams High School senior, will lead the student council this year. She has four years on the council and was the previous year’s vice president, with roles in NHS, French Club, cheerleading, pep club, and prom committee. Other officers include Candance Dixon and Jo Ellen Choon, and additional members are listed with class standings. Freshmen will be elected in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candance Dixon
Jo Ellen Choon
Michael Gallagher
Tom Callahan
Gail Girdler
Simen Northrup
Philip Locenwitz
Eleanor Stevens
Service League to Hear Alaskan Project Head Start Speaker
The Service League of the First Congregational Church hosts a fall tea on Friday from 3:30 to 5:30. Mrs. Arthur Hewlett, a Project Head Start medical team member and Alaska resident for 20 years, will speak on her experiences. Tea is open to the public with Mrs. James A. Turnbull as chair and several members assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence W. Whitaker
Vaughn Gray
David E. Braman
Henry W. Dwight
Miss Muller Plays At School Assemblies
STOCKBRIDGE pianist Elizabeth Muller daughter of Mr and Mrs H K Muller Hawthorne Street provided programs for Williams High School and Plain School assemblies A 1962 Williams High School graduate she studies at Juilliard School of Music New York City Muller played works by Beethoven Moszkowski Debussy and Chopra Joined by Sherman P Hall local school music supervisor in duets by Brahms Saint-Saens Rimsky Korsakov Kubilovy and Greer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams High School
Miss Muller
Juilliard School of Music
New York City
Beethoven
Moszkowski
Debussy
Chopra
Sherman P. Hall
Brahms
Saint-Saens
Rimsky-Korsakov
Kubilovy
Greer
Brownies and Girl Scouts Sign Up Friday in Stockbridge
Girls from 2nd through 8th grade may sign up after school Friday at the Youth Building Shamrock Street. Troop leaders Margo Chassell and Fred Kern say mothers are welcome and dues should be brought. Helpers are needed. Berkshire Forest Wardens supper Tuesday at 7:30 at Glendale firehouse. reservations via Karl Bechtel.
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Stockbridge
Brownie
Girl Scout
Shamrock Street
Margo Chassell
Fred Kern
Chasseil
Berkshire
Glendale
Karl Bechtel
Reagan to Speak at Canaan Rally Sponsored by Republicans
A rally in Canaan will feature Ronald Reagan as the speaker. The event, sponsored by the Connecticut Republican Citizens Committee with support from the State Young Republicans, includes music by a modern combo and Amenia’s Fife and Drum Corps. Tickets via John Harney or Owen H. Ranft in Lakeville.
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Canaan
Conn
Reagann
Ronald Reagan
Connecticut
Republican Citizens Committee
State
Young Republicans
Amenia
John Harney
Owen H. Ranft
Lakeville
Hotchkiss Names Two to Academic Chairs
A William Olsen Jr announced Allan S Hoey and Richard C Gurney as holders of school academic chairs. Hoey, head of classics, will hold the Independence Foundation Chair with a 12000 annual salary and will also lead a Ford Foundation funded curriculum project. Gurney, English master and former coach, will hold the George P Milmine Chair, sharing a foundation style stipend. both Rhodes scholars.
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Lakeville
Conn
William Olsen Jr
Hotchkiss School
Allan S. Hoey
Richard C. Gurney
Hoey
Independence Foundation
Independence Foundation of Philadelphia
University of Queensland
Australia
Rhodes
Yale
Hotchkiss
Edward E. Ford Foundation
Gurney
George P. Milmine
George P.milmine
Brown University
Regional High School to Study Pension Plan for Noninstructional Staff
HVRHS principal Dr Paul Stoddard told the Regional Board of Education at Housatonic Valley Regional High School that the state has granted permission to establish a pension plan for noninstructional personnel. The plan must be employee contributory and approved by at least four of six towns at special meetings. The board will seek more information from insurers and also approved Kenneth Bartram of Sharon as school custodian.
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Falls Village
Conn
Paul Stoddard
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Regional Board of Education
General Assembly
Dempsey
Kenneth Bartram
Sharon
Barrington Fair Attendance Tops 1964 Record
Barrington officials report the 1965 seven day fair drew 113,829 attendees, up nearly 11,000 from 1964, with a fireworks finale. A Saturday crowd of 25,184 helped set daily attendance records Tuesday Thursday and Saturday, while total mutuel handle fell 2.6 percent to 3,204,198 for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Car Hits Pole Near Fairgrounds Injures Driver
Norman R. Piersall of Bridgewater Conn swerved to avoid another car and hit a utility pole near the Fairgrounds at 7 30 a m causing his 1965 car to be badly damaged He was treated at Fairview Hospital and released Local patrolmen Richard L Jones and Robert Hazzard investigated Other items include Golden Agers meeting at Walker Hall and a fire department response to a trash can blaze at Greenfield s Gift Shop No fatalities and no further injuries reported Also noted are classified ads for secretary typist motel rooms employment and consignments plus a donation to the Williams High School Alum Association from the Alumni Association
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Great Barrington
Fairgrounds
Norman R. Piersall
Bridgewater
Conn
Fairview Hospital
William H. Miller
Richard L. Jones
Robert Hazzard
Driver Charged After Two Car Crash in Canaan Conn
Philip Dobreski, 53, of Terryville, charged with operating under the influence and following too closely after a two car collision on North Elm Street. Walter Noble, 36, of Beacon Falls, towed a house trailer. no injuries reported. Dobreski to appear in Winsted Court. bond set at $500. State Police Trooper Frank Dlugokinski investigated.
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Canaan
Conn
Philip Dobreski
Terryville
North Elm Street
Walter C. Noble
Beacon Falls
Dobreski
Mogan Motors
Winsted Court
Frank Dlugokinski
Dutch Horticulturist Speaks to Canaan Garden Club
Dutch horticulturist Cornelius Van Dyk addressed the Canaan Mountain Garden Club at his East Main Street Van Dyk gardens. He shared tall bulbs and old Dutch facts while Allerton Eddy presented tulip festival slides from Holland. Next meeting is October 20 at Mrs E F Korpel home with a talk on Fall Arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan, Conn
Cornelius van Dyk
Canaan
Color Camera Club Will Judge Slides
Salisbury Connecticut Color Camera Club will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Salisbury Town Hall. Members bring slides for three competitions: Intraclub, PSA inter club, and New England Camera Club Council inter club. Allan B. Conklin will judge. If time allows, Ward Hutchinson will present his slide essay The Swamp with taped comments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Conn
Scout Board and Parents to Meet Wednesday in Canaan
Local Boy Scout Committee and Parents' Auxiliary plan a 7 p.m. meeting at Foss Webb's Explorer clubhouse. Tunxis Lodge 491 will convene at 7:30 p.m. for a business meeting and officer election. An Explorer cabinet program and officer elections are set for Sept. 29 at Camp Workcoeman with a 7 p.m. dinner preceding. Miss Heather England, daughter of Mr and Mrs England, has enrolled at Springfield College after a 1965 Northfield School graduation. Delores Brandt and Lorraine Murray, daughters of local residents, left to enroll in the New York City School of Interior Design.
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Canaan
Conn
Boy Scout Committee
Parent’s Auxiliary
Foss Webb
Explorer
Tunxis Lodge 491
Order of the Arrow
Explorer Cabinet
Camp Workcoeman
Heather England
Robert England
West Main Street
Springfield
Mass.) College
Northfield
Mass
Delores Brandt
Helmar Brandt
Lorraine Murray
Robert Murray
Patty Lana
New York City
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Clifford Framfach
Tel. Leb
Godfroy
County Court
Hudson
John W. Thomas
Vernon C. De‘Leon
West Lebanon
Framingham
Crosstrailers
Dalton
John Volpe
Massachusetts
E. Nassau Pta
UC Nsu
the Royal Ballet
Floyd Carlton Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Monterey
Spaulding’s
Bel Air
Monza
Corvair
Merry’ Dealer
Spaulding
Barrington
Berkshire County Fair
Lee
Egremont Egremont Club
Atlantic
Southern Berkshire Oil and Body Co
Grant
Connecticut News
U.S
John Dempsey
New England
Washington
Congress
Rhode Island
John Chafee
Hartford
John F. Tarrant
Connecticut State Labor Council
Aflcio
CSLC
John Birch Society
Stephentown, N.Y
Senate
Stephentown
Town Hall
Taconic Valley Grange
Maurice UL
Chase
Pittsfield General Hospital
Clara Reynolds
Schenectady
Sohn T. Tryon
Egremont Road
Mrs. Tryon
Fox
Berrington
Hinsdale
Miss Campetti
Brownies
Girl Scouts
Arthur Flynn
Judith Ring
Kathleen Stev
Reagan
HVRHS
Golden Agers
Walker Hall
Greenfield’s
Main Street
Maplewood Fabrics
Old Route 7
Ashley Falls
Hebert
Jug End
South Egremont
Tel
Sheffield
Rt. 7
Gt. Barrington
A. J. Durlack
Seckonk Road
Ens
Guy Dellen
Williamin High School
The
Alumal Association
Color Camera Club
Scout Board
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