Du Bois Memorial Park Dedication In Great Barrington
Nostalgic reminiscence by W. E. B. Du Bois recalls his Great Barrington home, the decaying house now a cellar hole, five acres of land to become a memorial park. The project, supported by notable benefactors, highlights Du Bois’s legacy while sparking local controversy over his name. Dedication envisioned for October as supporters preserve the site and distribute reprints to NAACP and scholars.
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du Bois
Great Barrington
W. E. Burghardt
House of the Black Burghardts
The
Crisis
NAACP
Route 23
Egremont
Warren Davis
James G
Elsie Bowen
Wilson
Edmund W. Gordon
Pomona
N.Y
Gordon
Memorial Park
Ghana
Berkshires
du Biis
Shirley Graham
Pittsfield Cadet Commander Named for CAP Squadron
Lt Robert R Yarmey 17 son of Mr and Mrs Steven J Yarmey of 49 Charles St has been named cadet commander of the Pittsfield Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol The appointment was announced by Capt Lawrence B Tower The new commander will lead 30 cadets and oversee their training He is a Taconic High senior and CAP member of four years having held information operations communications and executive roles He recently completed a two week leadership course in Reno and has passed the private pilot written exam with flight training pending
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Robert R. Yarmey
Steven J. Yarmey
Charles St
Pittsfield
Civil Air Patrol
Lawrence B. Tower
Yarmey
Joseph Lysowski
University of Rochester
Varmey
Air Force Base
Reno
New
Taconic High
CAP
House of the Black Burghardts returns home in memory
In a lyrical reminiscence WEB Du Bois recalls Egremont Plain and the House of the Black Burghardts. He traces family roots from Mount Everett to South Egremont, 描述s a century of kin, a forgotten homestead, and a dream to reclaim the ancestral hearth with old tongs to mark a renewed bond.
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Black Burghardts
DU Bois
Walter Wilson
Manhattan
Silver Sound
Golden River
Old Bay State
High Mt. Everett
Sheffield
South Egremont
Egremont Plain
Black Burghardt
Uncle Tra
Uncle Harlow
Uncle Tallow
Grandfather Othello
Alfred du Bois
Mary Burghardt
New York
Tom
Jack
Othello
District Court Hears Plea and Finds Several Guilty
District Court proceedings reveal Robert Squires 22 of 437 Hubbard Ave found guilty of assault and battery and fined 50 dollars after pleading not guilty. Others, including Joseph Cahalen Jr 19 and Thomas Carmon 18, pleaded not guilty to depositing rubbish on a public way and were found guilty with 25 dollar fines plus Carmon fined 25 dollars more for failing to stop for an officer. Additional youths aged about 19 were continued on alcohol charges, with three out-of-towners ordered to stay away from Berkshire County.]]
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Robert Squires
Hubbard Ave
Frank W. Cimini
Squires
Michael C. Fiehrer
Irwin St
Lanesboro
Bruce R. del Gallo
Francis Ave
Eugene Lefebvre
Parker
Walter J. Novak
Paul H. Whitney
Northampton
Melvin KR. Nusz
Saxtons River
Cimini
Berkshire County
New York State
Raymond T. Kilmer
Wendell Ave
Daniel M. Boyer
Leeds
Frissell
Hinsdale
Personal Satisfaction in Purchases Courts Rule
An American Bar Association public service feature by Wil Berard discusses guaranteed satisfaction. Courts often require a clear personal standard in contracts. mere general satisfaction may not excuse nonpayment. Examples include drapery, home repairs, and a piano tied to a draft notice.
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Wil Berard
Quinlan to Speak at Berkshire GOP Banquet
Sen John M Quinlan of Dover seeking the 1970 Republican nomination for lieutenant governor will address a Berkshire County Women’s Republican Club banquet on Oct 9 in memory of Dwight D Eisenhower whose birthday is Oct 14 The event at Stam Lodge on Pontoosuc Lodge shore is chaired by Mrs Norman Rees of Cheshire with ticket sales led by Mrs Marion Hollingsworth of Lenox and assisted by Mrs Helena Fossa of Pittsfield.
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John M. Quinlan
Dover
Berkshire County
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William F. Bell
East Chatham
Cochairman
du Bois Memorial Foundation
Burton Wenk
Berkshire Eagle
Coyle Letter Service
Editions Limited
Berk
Shire County
du Bois Foundation
National
E. B. DuBois
CAP Squadron
Berkshire Bank and Trust
First Agricultural National Bank
Pittsfield National Bank
Berkshire Gas Co
Aiken Chemical
Chase Crompton and Knowles
General Electric
Kimberly-Clarke
Mead Paper
Chas, Pfizer and Co
Sprague Electric
Perkshire Growth Fund
Berkshire Capital Fund
Mark Mitchell Lt
Robert R. Varmey
Robert J. Grande Allen W. Yost
Agcount Executives
First Albany Corporation
NEW York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
North ST. Pittsfield, Mass
the House OF the Black Burghardts
Mae
Sen. Quinlan
Williams ST
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
Adams Super Markets ( Incorporated
Iia
Tan MN
William Bailey
Fope Church
Kambte St
Lenox Comet
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