Boys' Club Speaker Defends United Fund Ties in Eagle Report
Michael Pages, new Springfield Boys' Club associate director, disputed an Eagle report on his talk about United Fund and Boys' Club relations. He stated the speech focused on problem areas, not overall value, and noted local clubs show strong United Fund representation and benefits.
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Eagle Report
United Fund
Michael P. Pages
Springfield
Curtis Hotel
Lenox
Pages
Pagos
Boys’ Club
Pittsfield Boys' Club
Pittfield Boys’ Club
Capital Funds
Bruce Crane
Dalton
Capital ‘Funds Drive
UCS
Fund Drive for Retarded Tops City Total for 1958
Berkshire County Association for Retarded Children surpasses last year in its door-to-door drive with $3,700 counted so far from 664 volunteers. Chief organizers Bulgarelli and judges Goeney and Cimini report cooperations. donations still possible at Post Office Box 2 Pittsfield.
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Berkshire County Association For
George J. Bulgarelli
Pulgarelli
Pittsfield
W C Hart Named by GE To New Post
William Coolidge Hart 42 former Pittsfield minister is named manager of GE public affairs in Bridgeport Conn. The new section aims to boost understanding of business among government civic and religious groups and to improve employee and community communication. Hart is Bowdoin College and Andover Newton graduate, former Air Force chaplain and longtime church leader in Pittsfield with prior posts in Boston and Littleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Coolidge Hart
Pittsfield
General Electric Co
Bridgeport
Conn
Maurice W. Reid
Reid
Hart
First Church of Christ
Chicago
The
Christian Century
Bowdoin Graduate
New Bedford
Bowdoin College
Andover Newton Theological School
Boston
Littleton
Air Force
China-Burma-India
Air Force Reserve
General Commission On Military Chaplains
Reynolds Re elected CYC President
James P Reynolds principal of Allendale School was re elected president of the Catholic Youth Center at the annual meeting. It will be his second term. James P McGuik was re elected vice president Edward V Apple Jr renamed treasurer and Mrs Norman P Hollister secretary. Five new directors joined Edward Massery Frank A Gilhooley Luke S Hayden William P Larkin Jr and Fred Hogan. The Most Rev Christopher J Weldon was elected honorary president and Rt Rev Eugene F Marshall named chaplain. Reynolds noted advances in the CYC program for young adults and high school ages and praised the day camp and volunteer hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Reynolds
Allendale
Catholic Youth Center
Reynolds
James P McGuik
Edward V. Apple Jr
Norman P. Hollister
Edward §. Massery
Frank A. Gilhooley
Luke S. Hayden
Wiliam P. Larkin Jr
CYC
Joseph P. Cashin
McGurk
John Kreiger
Lane Promoted Louis Lane Promoted Frahm Shifted To Los Angeles
Roy L. Lane of 152 Strong Ave. was promoted to supervisor of sales proposals for GE powers transformer department here. Edwin R. Frahm of Lanesboro was transferred to GE's Los Angeles office as sales engineer. Lane will oversee submission of all power transformer proposals to utilities and industrial customers. Lane, a Charles ton native, joined GE in 1954 after UC grad, and completed GE programs. He has worked in Cincinnati Schenectady Hudson Falls Rome Ga and Pittsfield. He is Pittsfield Junior Chamber director and former outstanding member. He served in the Air Force in World War II and Korea and belongs to the Floral Air Force Reserve. He is married to Colleen Dudley of Huntington W Vа.
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Roy L. Lane
Strong Ave
General Electric Co
Lane
Edwin R. Frahm
Lanesboro
Los Angeles
Charlesston
W. Va
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Schenectady
Hudson Falls
Rome
Pittsfield
Floral Air Force Reserve
Colleen P. Dudley
Huntington
Car Washing Plant Out of Business
The Dubois Ice Fuel and Car Wash Inc at 32 Curtis Street has closed. President Oscar Dubois announced the indefinite plans for the future. The plant, opened by John Eberwein in 1952 and leased to Dubois in 1953, is no longer operating.
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Dubois Ice, Fuel & Car Wash Inc
Curtis St
Oscar Dubois
Dubois
John Eberwein
Easthampton Man Held for Assault on Savoy Resident
Richard J. Poudrier, 25, of Easthampton, held in $1,000 bail in Northampton District Court after denying assault and battery charges from a Plainfield fight with Edward Dole at the Plainfield Country Club. Dole hospitalized in Adams for injuries. Case continued to Oct 8.
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Easthampton
Richard J. Poudrier
Chapin St
Northampton
Savoy
Plainfield
Poudrier
Edward Dole
Plainfield Country Club
Poice
Dole
Plunkett Memorial Hospital
Adams
GE Board Chairman Attends Pittsfield Competition Symposium
GE board chairman Ralph J. Cordiner led a Pittsfield symposium on foreign competition. GE vice president Arthur F. Vinson and executives from other GE locations attended with leaders from the apparatus and industrial group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph J. Cordiner
General Electric Co
Pittsfield
Arthur F. Vinson
New York
Baby has 3 sets of great grandparents born Friday
A Hartford area baby Bruce Craig Robbin born Friday at Mount Sinai Hospital is a rare child with his entire set of grandparents and three complete sets of great-grandparents. He is the grandson of Max Morgenstein and Eli jah Robbin and the great grandson of Joseph Klein Harry Robbin and Sam Weiss all of Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Craig Robbin
Philip Robbin
Bloomfield, Conn
Mount Sinai Ispital
Hartford
Max Morgenstein
Taylor St
Elijah Robbin
West Hartford
Joseph Klein
Dewey Ave
Harry Robbin
Sam Weiss
Local Hospitals Name Numerous Treatments and Surgeries List
A lengthy hospital notice lists many patients from Pitt ield General and New England Deaconess Hospital undergoing treatments or operations. Names include Mrs. Robert C. Moulton, Gordon Adelson, Charles A Peck Jr, Paula Jayne Ellison, Katherine Northrup, Cynthia Hair, Mrs. Alfred Hebert, van Borden, John Bosma, Mrs. Leslie White Jr, Joseph Ouellette, Mrs. Theodore Hawker, Mrs. Manuel Cerveira, Mrs. Shaun Kelly, Mrs. Dana Phelps, Theron Hitchcock, David Huxtable, Mrs. George Paul, Lembert Hering, Winfred Harrington, John Calvan, Mrs. Eugene Coe, Anne Bushee, Michael Evans, Evelyn Biron, Mrs. O'Neil Jr, Raymond Shepardson, Paula Freehoffer, May Frederick Gage, Ferdinand Kumorek, August Richter, Frank Abate, Janice Libruk, Miss Olive Dooley, William Hardy, Howard Blake Jr, Joann Kornn, John Kempf, James Bunnell, Marlene Millard, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. George Risse, Mrs. Roulier, J. Higgins, John Pero, John Mullaney, Charles McLaughlin, Mrs. Poisy, Charlene Bordeau, Mrs. Talerico, Laraine Narbia, John E Jones, Mrs. Goodrich, Mr. Keating, Mark Adelson, Charles Frazier, Mrs. Bernasconi, Mrs. Backman, Michael Parisi, Patricia Dellert, Mrs. William Peinane, Adam Hood, Elizabeth Ford, Theresa Fresi, Mrs. Clariawy, Mrs. Diol, New England Deaconess Hospital.
Red Feathers Open Campaign in Pittsfield
More than 1000 silk-screened Red Feathers adorn Pittsfield business district to launch the Pittsfield Lanesboro Community Chest drive aiming for 425000. Stores police and volunteers coordinate displays with Charles W Brown Co handling the work. Displays planned in Allendale Elm Street and Park Square with posters and a progress thermometer by the Boys' Club. Scout Troop 8 and First Methodist youth assist.
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Pittsfield
Pittsfield-Lanesboro
North Street
South Street
Bank Row
West
Tyler Streets
William K. Tate
Charles W. Brown Co
Schenectady
Allendale
Elm Street
Blanche Mullen
Eugene Pia
First Methodist Church
Boys’ Club
Park Square
Maurice Callahan & Sons
Findings in McCabe Noonan actions determine net award
Superior Court Judge Francis J. Quirico acting as arbitrator ruled that the Noonan group owes the McCabe group 7,688.30 after cross suits over the Security Finance Plan. The award also charges the McCabes 1,731.49 in legal fees to Claffie.
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Superior Court
Francis J. Quirico
James A. McCabe
Louis J. Marchetti
John A. Noonan
Noonan Group
McCabe Group
Richard F. Claffie
Quirico
Berkshire County
Jude
Claffie
Security Finance Plan
McCabe
McCabes
Noonans
Security Finatice Plan
Noonan
Claffie & Claffie
SIM
McCahex
Gvien
Kearney
Finance Company
Probate Court Wills Filed In Adams and North Adams
Probate court records show Nora V Minnahan of Adams died July 31 leaving 5000 to her sister Alice Walsh and 500 to each of Charles F St John Michael Siciliano and Margaret St John Curtin, all of Adams. Clarence Lederer of this city left a small estate to sister Vernice Seiler of Brooklyn. Joseph Giroux of North Adams died Sept 21. his estate, with no bond, is divided equally between daughters Marie Merritt and Bernadette Fortin. Margaret M Featherstone of Lee died Aug 30, estate includes 10000 in real estate and 4000 personal property. Divorces granted to George Roland Waterman and William Everett Sweet. Custody and support arrangements noted for minor child.
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Nora V. Minnahan
Adams
Alice Walsh
Charles F. St John Michael Jo Stciliano
Margaret
St. John Curtin
Adams Alece
Mary Siciliano
Clarence Z. Lederer
Clarence 7 Lederer
Vernice B Seiler
Brooklyn
Joseph Giroux
North Adams
Marie Merritt
Bernadette Fortin
Margaret M. Featherstone
Lee
Elizabeth Orr Trewill
Elizabeth Orr
Swithh
Leonard W. Phair
Edwin St
Lawrence C
Weston of
Re- Summer Street
Isiduary Legatee
New Organization For Church Women To Be Formed Here
A new group for Protestant women forms at First Baptist Church in Pittsfield. The Putsfield Area Council of United Church Women will install officers at 2 PM with Mrs. Edwin S. Anderson speaking. Reverend Stanling B Thompson to open with prayer. local leaders accompany the speaker for the event.
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Tomorow
First Baptist Church
Putsfield
Putsfield Area
Verholist Church
Road of Managers
Royall House
Medford
Board of Managers
Fire Record Yeatering 8 25 a.m fuel oil leak at 172 West St
A fuel oil leak from a storage tank at 172 West Street was reported at 8:25 a.m. No fire. Fire units found no active blaze and advised containment measures as needed.
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Yeatering
West St
Obituary notices for several residents named Emma C Cleary Kathleen Ensign Daniel Kennedy and Evalyn Pettit
Obituaries list Amber Emma C Cleary Kathleen Marie Ensign Daniel Jay Kennedy and Evalyn A Pettit among those remembered in local notices. The items reflect brief memorials and biographical notes typical of community obituaries in the period.
Funeral Notices and Obituaries Body of Local Notables
Funeral and memorial notices from Pittsfield area papers list Miss Catharine T. McCusker teacher 35 years at Rice School with services at Devanny and St Joseph's followed by burial at St Mary's Lee. Also Walter Solomon Hinsdale, Bernardino Ramos, James Lavery Lenox, Friend H Kierstead, others, with several solemn high masses and burials at St Joseph's Cemetery and local churches. Emma Cobb Amber 69 of 34 Bishop Pliny dies. long Pittsfield resident, widow of Harrison L. Amber. services at First Congregational Church and burial at Pittsfield Cemetery. many relatives and civic affiliations noted. Anna Mary Kennedy widow of Charles A. Kennedy dies in Hastings-on-Hudson New York. services and burial planned with family in local churches and cemeteries.
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Catharine T. McCusker
Rice School
Devanny
St. Joseph's Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Lee
Daughters of Isabella
Half Family League of Charity
Bernardino Ramos
Benrivenga
St Joseph's Church
Charlesi I. Foles
Paul’ R. Rieddeacon
Raymond
Joaquim Ramos
John Ochs
Roland Po
Harvard
Dery
Charles’ Church
John T Cain
Thomas Lohan
Thomas Morlickson
Seleganien
Auf
St Deesephs Cemetois
Loan Beares
George QC
Marcel Loo O
Arthur PoAchambault
John L
George Chevalier
Armand J. Dubreuil
Emma Cobb Amber
Pliny
Harrison L. Amber
The
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
West St
Amber
Louilla
Town
Ambrose F
Rosetta Church iCe
Buffalo
N.Y
Life Insurance Company
Pittsfield
Insurance Company
First Church of Christ, Congregational
Free Will Society
Country
Cobb
Lilian Cobbs
Newton
Iowa
First Congregational Church
Albert Buckner Coe
Wellington
Anna Mary Kennedy
Charles A. Kennedy
Pine St
Manchester Memorial
Hastings-on-Hudson
William C Kennedy
Coruna
Frank Roche
William Tripp
Clearwater
Fla
John ‘Hannon
St. James’ Cemetery
Pettit Hatch widow 87 dies in West Stockbridge funeral held
Augusta Pettit 87 widow of John H. Pettit of West Stockbridge died in a local nursing home. Funeral services were held at the Birches Funeral Home Great Barrington with burial in Rockdale Cemetery West Stockbridge. Survived by two daughters, Mrs Laughran E Fadding and Mrs Herbert Ford. sister Mrs Marcus Shaw. five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Bearers included Irving Delmar and Walter Heffner. Born November 21 1871 in Zecil, she married Aug 5 1899 in Pittsfield and lived in the area since. Burial in Britain Cemetery.
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Susan H. Hatch
Susan
Hatch
West
Chatham Road
West Stockbridge
Oscar A. Arnold
Esvalyn
Augusta Pettit
Fabyan Pettit
Britain
Ali Moning
Irving
Delmar
Zecil
Walter Heffner
Pittsfield
George H
Emily Spencer Cobb
Laughran E. Fadding
Herbert Ford
Guys Mills
Marcus Shaw
Springfield
Birches
Great Barrington
Rockdale Cemetery
Funeral for infant Kathleen Cleary held at Foley Home
Kathleen Marie Cleary infant daughter of Michael P. and Patricia Schnapp Cleary of Chamberlain Avenue died at Hillcrest Hospital. Funeral services were in Foley Funeral Home with burial at Fairview Cemetery where Rev. John J. Ayers offered prayers at the grave.
Funeral set for Dame Ensign 72 in North Adams
Dame Jay Ensign 72 of 6174 Main St died Sunday at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bene minston W1. Funeral Thursday 2 PM at Simmons Funeral Home North Adams burial in Fastman Cemetery Calling hours 7 PM to 9 PM Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 He was a North Adams businessman former treasurer of North Adams Trust Co resigned 1924 to run a coal company Also a former North Adams City Council member He leaves wife Nora O Keefe two daughters Mrs Marshall Getrie of Waterville Maine Judith Ann Easten a Connecticut College for Women student and brother Allen R Ensign of Newton Center.
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Williamstown
Jay Ensign
Main St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Beneminston
Simmons Funeral Home
North Adams
Fastman Cemetery
Ensign
Bliss Business College
Two Drivers Fined Fifty Dollars Each in District Court
Pittsfield man Anthony Atkinson and Cheshire resident Wesles Co Kelson Jr. were fined $50 each for operating under the influence by Judge Harold R. Goewey. Atkinson also paid $10 for lacking vehicle registration, with a $12.40 police witness fee tied to the speeding charge.
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Pittsfield
Cheshire
Harold R. Goewey
Anthony Atkinson
Pomeroy Ave
Wesles Co Kelson Jr
West Mountain Road
Atkinson
Thomas J. Fitgerald Shorthy
Hinsdale
Trunk
Kelson
Police report details rollover crash in Lanesboro
John J. Powers of the Pittsfield state police investigated a one car accident on Cheshire Road in Lanesboro on September 20. Kelson was fined $20 for operating to endanger after pleading not guilty at arraignment, then changed his pleas today.
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John J. Powers
Pittsfield
Cheshire Road
Lanesboro
Kelson
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Jackie Faustine
Sandra
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W.C. Hart
New Post
William ©. Hart
Pittsfield United Fund
Mr. Hart
Gardiner T. Hart
Fall River Herald News
Frahm
YMCA
Baby
Charles A Peck Jr
Peck
Cheshire Rd
Paula Jayne Ellison
Irving H. Billson
Somerset Ave
Katherine Anne Northrup
Ransom E. Northrup
Hull Ave
Cynthia Hair
Robert R. Hair
Roberta Rd
Alfred A. Hebert
Lebanon Ave
van B. Borden
North
John R. Bosma
Newell
Leslie G. White Jr
Joseph A. Ouellette
Lindena
Theodore Hawker
McArthur St
Manuel N. Cerveira
Shaun Kelly
Richmond
Dana C. Phelps
Peru
Theron B. Hitchcock
David Huxtable
Fort Hill Ave
George A. Paul
Lembert Hering
Stephentown
Winfred M. Harrington
New Heampshire Ave
St. Luke's
John Calvan
Center
Eugene E. Coe
Anne Bushee
Brown M
Michael C. Evans
Brown Mt
Evelyn
Biron
North St
Mra
George T. O'Neil Jr
Stockbridge, Treatment
Raymond A Shepardson
East New Lenox
Wallace G. Port
Marlborough
Donald R Morrison
Paula J. Freehoffer
Bruca Preehoffer
Lenox Dale
Ferdinand
Kumorek
Richter
Windsor
Frank J. Abate
Linden St
Janice M Libruk
Bite James Libruk
Scottsville
Olive M. Dooley
Bartlettave
Williama St
Albrest
William Hardy
Howard Oo Blake Jr
Andert Howard
Blake
South Lee
Joann E Kornn
Robert H. Kornn
Clarkson Ave
John M. Kempf
James T. Bunnell
Mraarlene M. Millard
Orlando Ave
William P. Cooper
Glendale
George E. Risse
Pine Grove Dr
Gerald A. Roulier
Bay State Crites Wem
J. Higgins
Mohawk
John H. Pero
Henry Ave
John F. Mullaney
West Housatonic St
Charles C McLaughlin
James McLaughlin
Brenton Ter
Albert H. Poisy
Charlene M S Bordeau
Charles Bordeau
Margaret & Brown
James Talerico
Deering
Laraine Narbia
Mrs Bertrand Narbis
John E Jones
Leroy H. Jones
Lincoln St
Evelyn M. Goodrich
Lexington
James D .Keating
Appleton Ave
Mark R. Adelson
Anthony Frade
Columbus Ave
Charles Frazier
South Mountain Rd
Etlis Bernasconi
Lenon
Albin B. Backman
Canaan, NY
Michael Parisi
Anthony R. Paris
Mis
Patricia Dellert
William Peinane
Becket
Adam Hood
Peck'x Rd
Elizabeth Ford
Robbins Ave
Theresa Fresi
Dante Fresie
Mary Clariawy
Clariswy
Kellogg St
Arthur L Diol
Easton Ave
New England
Deaconess Hospital
Boton
Red Feathers
Probate
Michael J. Morris
King St
Katherine M. Cooke
Leominster
Catherine J. Tietgens
East Street
Polot
Morris
Bond
Louis Motter
Gamwell
Cooke
George A. Vogel
Pittsfield General Hospital
Dalton Ave
Nancy Lynn Chesler
George St
St Luke's Hospital
George Roland Waterman
Mildred Waterman
William Everett Sweet
Wiklamstown
Beverly Jean
Mrs
Edwin 8. Anderson
Walter Solomon
Bartlett Funeral Home
Howard E Hood
James Ff. Lavers
James Jo Lavery
Roche Funeral
Requem
St Anns Church
St Anns
Funeal
Tio Dom
Friend H. Kierstead
Friend
Kierstead
Rex
Hdwin Ho Sponseller
Pitsfield
Dopim
Roland P.irehambault
Emma Amber
Evalyn A. Pettit
Kathleen Cleary
Daniel J. Ensign
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