The Morning Union from Springfield, Massachusetts (2024)

SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1954 29 THE WARE Promotions and Additions Made At Post Office Ware. July 11-Postmaster Emile F. SIOnge announces chang. es and additions in the Post Office personnel. Tadeus I.

Orzech, money order clerk the past two years, and. for several years employed ofis promoted to assistant postmaster, effective this week. Pauli L. Fontaine: is appointed moncy order clerk: Armand J. who served as substitute carrier and then transferred to substitute clerk, is appointed regular clerk Bator, fill a vacancy and John who headed the civil service- eligible list for the Ware office, is appointed substitute clerk.

Addition of a new carrier provided a vacancy in the carrier ranks and Roland A. Cloutier is named a regular city carrier. An authorized auxiliary route is covsolered by Thomas J. Savaria. The postmaster is also advised that rural Routes 1 and 2 will be consolidated Aug.

1, the present carrier on Route 1, Edward L. Miner, to handle both. Retirement lot Harry H. Wheeler, veteran carrier on Route 2, after long illness left the route without a regular carrier and postal officials decided upon consolidation. 5 Record Entry for Swim Classes There arc 241 in the several classes.

The beginner group has 143; intermediates, 38: swimmers, advanced swimmers, 14; life saving. 15; senior life saving, 5. Stanley Sydla is director of es. JOHN BACON Ware. July 14-John Bacon a life long resident here until he moved to Barre a few years ago.

died in. a rest home on Gree wich Rd. Monday morning after a long illness. He is survived by a son, Morton; and a sister Mrs. Leora Lester of this town.

Funeral arrangements, in charge of the John F. Lyons funeral home of North Brookfield. Ware, July 14 -William H. Red Cross Chapter publicity chairman. announces the largest registration for the water safety program since the annual program was inaugurated.

are incomplete awaiting val of the son from the West. BAND CONCERT TONIGHT Ware, July 14-The municipal band concert at the Greenville Park bandstand by Gilbertville Community Band will be at 8. Lions Club committee which is in charge of the season's program announces Auburn FireAug. this previously being men's Band, will give the concert listed for the Gilbertville band. Mr.

and Mrs. Alfred A. Roy of Dale St. and Mr. and Mrs.

Albert Alarcotte of Aspen St. leave Saturday for. Florida. LUDLOW RULES FOR SCHOOL ENTRANCE GIVEN Ludlow, July 14-Superintendent of Schools Paul R. calls attention of parents to the: fact that the entrance age for Grade, 1 of the public schools is years, 8 months on Sept.

1. Children born on or before Dec. 31. 1918 will be admitted without examination. Children will be five seven months' old on Sept.

that is. children born in Jan. 1949. may be admitted after taking a test given by the School Department. Only children who one month or less under age, are eligible to.

take the test. Parents of children in this age group should notify Supt. Baird at once if they wish to. have their children take the test. The examination will be given on Wednesday Aug.

4. Thursday at 10 at Whitncy St. Park playground the doll. carriage and bike parade will take place. Prizes will be awarded to winners of the various groups.

Today the youngsters enjoyed the second day of day camp with movies in the field house, organized games, lunch and a swimming party the town bathing beach at laviland Pond. AGAWAM VO-AG TEACHERS TO HEAR TALKS BY 10 FFA BOYS Group. From High School Chapter to' Spcak at Amherst Conference Agawam, July 14-Ten members the Agawam: Chapter, Future Farmers of America, will play a leading part in the annual conference of vocational 'agriculture teachers, state supervisors of cducation, and FFA 'advisors at the University of Massachusetts next Tuesday afternoon at 2. in Hasbrouck Auditorium. For an' hour the boy's will be the instructors and tell assembled educators "What makes a National Gold Emblem chapter The boys will be introduced to the group of approximately 100 educators by David Skolnick, FFA advisor and agricultural instructor at Agawam Iligh School.

In making the introduction he will review some of their individual accomplishments. All The boy's, all whom volunfeered for the assignment, have been selected all four grades of chapter activity, freshman. sophom*ore, junior and senior. They have had no state or national contest hope to public prove speaking the leadership experience ability but of all members of the Agawam chapter. They will speak for about six minutes each, without notes, on the underlying theme of the teamwork, understanding.

mutual respect and hard work, which tinake the Agalligh School chapter one of outstanding chapters in the United States today, The boys, class and the sub-; ject of their extemporancous talks, are James Reardon, senior, "supervised farming program at A. St;" William Rhodes, senior. "Cooperative activities;" Ralph D'Amto, senior. "Leadership activities;" Clyde Light. junior.

"Community service program;" William Martel, sophom*ore, "Earnings and savings William Munsell, sophom*ore, "Scholarship program;" Stanley Lipski, sophom*ore, "Our recreational Program:" Stanley sophom*ore, "Other general activities;" Wiliam Fearn, freshman. "Our conduct of meetarri-ings." Following the nine speakers. Geary Hinshaw, a junior, will give a resume of the facts and accomplishments cited by the speakers. New Sterilizer In Use at Town Health Office Agawam. July 14-A new autoclave sicrilizer has been installed in the office of the town nurse in the Agawam Health Department.

The new equipment sterilizes under pressure and dry heat at high temperature and is more efficient than the old type of steam boiling sterilizer. One of the growing health problems in the state is the rapid increase of the prevalence. of hepatities, a liver infection. It is thought that the infection is. caused on many occasions incompletely by cross sterilized infection nee: dles or syringes.

Several hundred cases. have been reported in the past year throughout the state. scems to sterilization by The hepatitis, 'infecting germ the older type. boiling sterilizer but is eradicated by use of the autoclave sterilization. Due to the increase in hepatitis infections it was decided to obtain the latest in sterilization cquipment which would sterilize against the infection germ.

Agawam Activities Agawam, July 14-The Chriscola, Bears will play the Deloghia Jets Thursday night at Granger game Field at This Little League may decide which team is the winnor of the second half of seasons schedule: The Bears won the first section with nine straight wins. Thursday will be swim day for the Springfield St. Playground. Thursday will be parents' day at the. Mawaga Day Camp as well as the final day of the first encampment period.

Playground arts and crafts classbe held Thursday at Shea's Field in the morning and at Granger playground in the afternoon. East Longmeadow Briefs 0 East Longmeadow, July 14-The daigua, N. where he is dean of public of hearing Thursday, at 8 in Camp. He has announced that durBoard Appcals will conduct a the Conservative Baptist: Junior the Town Hall on the petition of ing his absence the pulpit 2 Arthur M. Drinkwater for a vari- will be supplied by Rev.

William ance to the zoning regulations to D. Osborne, a missionary unallow subdivision of Lot No. 2 at der the Conservative Baptist Iome Rogers Rd. and Maple St. into Mission Socicty.

Guest speaker at lots to be used for residential pur- the Tuesday evening prayer, meetposes, the lots to have less than ing will be Dr. Henderson Fox, the area requirements Resi- who was pastor of the church. from dence B. zone. to 1942.

Dr. Fox is presbids in Birchland Park Schooling School in Dallas, Tex. The School Committee will open idents of the Southern Bible TrainThursday night at 8 on enlarge- The Board of Selectmen has anment the Pleasant View School nounced that its meeting next week kitchen and on construction of two will be Monday night instead of classrooms in the Pleasant View Tuesday. The selectmen plan to auditorium. At 8:30 the committee go to Boston Tuesday with Town will open bids on 60 tubular desks Treasurer Raymond A.

Denslow to and 60 tubular chairs. open bids at the Merchants NaA special meeting of members tional Bank on the purchase of of First Congregational Church coupon bonds totaling $650,000 for will be held in the church Thurs- financing the new 16-room eleday at 7:30, 10 hear a report of mentary school to be built on Mathe building committee. pleshade Ave. East Longmeadow Police Softball Miss Mary O'Connor of Wilteam will play Chicopee police ber Springfield, has assumed Thursday at. 6 in Szot Park, Chic- her duties as secretary to the Suopec.

Board of Water Commission- perintendent of Schools in BirchThe ers has announced that applica- land Park School. Two others who tions are being accepted for em- will be in the school office starting ployment in the Town Water De- in. Lewis of September Coral are Mrs. Springfield, Sarah G. a who partment has resigned.

Persons inter- graduate of American International to replace Amos Doirin ested in applying may contact: College, wha will be assistant secCharles Knox of Gates chair- retary to School Superintendent man of the board, or make commissioners an ap- B. Robert Hulton; Jarvis, and Mrs. replacing Doris Mrs. Kites Ruth I pointment 'with the the. Water Department office in of Gates East Longmeadow.

the Town. Hall. as part secretary to Ernest Rev. Ernest. Ruark.

pastor of J. Lawton, principal of Birchland First Baptist Church, is in School X-RAY TRAINEE DORIS GRANT Agawam, July 14-Doris Grant, member of graduating class at Agawan Iligh School, will enter the training class for X-ray technicians ate Springfied Hospital this fall. A member of Merito, scholas-' tic honor society, she was a member of the Tri-Hi-Y, Personality, and International Relations clubs and was on the staffs of The Mirror and The Sachem. She served on commit1ces for the junior cabaret, junior-senior prom, and senior kid party as well as on senior play committee and the committee on class colors. Change Tomorrow In Rural Service On Mail Route Agawam, July 14 Postmaster Mary Brady of the Agawam Center Post.

Office today announced an extension and change of service for patrons of Rural Route No. 2 from the Center Post. Office, effective' Friday, Designated "mounted it mcans that patrons on Aleadow St: from both 162 sides. to River Pomeroy Alhambra Circle, north and south, Leonard St. to 109, Merrell Dr.

Western Ruth and Clifton Dr. will have practically the same. service as exists on the present foot carrier routes operating out of the local Post Office. Delivery will still be made to rural boxes but it will be no longer necessary to locate the boxes in a group at the end of the strect or all on one side of street. The box now be mounted on or lat the curbline and each box must have the name and street number of the boxholder plainly printed upon it.

It will be a house-to-house delivery and mail will be delivered on both sides of the street. Mrs. Brady emphasized that the number must be displayed both on the house and on at the curbline. Patrons of the new service will now have their mail addressed to the house number and street instead of to a rural box number. Residents may obtain additional information by contacting Mrs.

Brady at the post office during regular office hours. FIRST COMMITMENT IS ON AUTO TAX FUNDS Agawam, July 14-The first mitment of 1954 auto excise funds has been received from Boston by Town Collector Margaret Ferranti. The commitment is for 1300 vehicles approximate tax of $30.000. The list is for passenger cars only. Miss Ferranti pointed out that the first commitment is not alphabetical in form and no one should be surprised at not receiving an excise bill.

MICHAEL, KULPA Palmer. July 14-Michael Kulpa, 58. of 113 Ford Three Rivers, died suddenly today of a heart attack. He was born in Poland and came to this country many years ago. He first settled in Pawtucklet.

and then moved to Three Rivers. He had been employed at there for Wickwire 30 years. Spencer He was Steel a mem- Plant ber of St. Stanislaus Society. Mr.

Kul A leaves his wife, Catherine K. (Armata) Kulpa; a daughter, Mrs. Irene Zagoski of Pawtucket, three sons. Augustine at home and Stanley and Edward of Palmer: three grandchildren, and a sister. Mrs.

Eva Tolpa of Pawtucket. Funeral will be Saturday at 8.15 at the George W. Molyka and Son funeral home followed by a solemn high mass of requiem at 9 in Sts. Peter and Paul's Church. Burial will be in Sts.

Peter and Paul Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday and Friday from 2 to 5. and 7 to 10. Palmer Briefs Palmer: July 14-Fr. McKearney Circle, Daughters of Isabella, of Bondsville will a mystery ride and. dog roast on Thursday.

July 22. The group will meet at. St. Bartholomews Church at 6. The committee consists of Miss Betty Bowler, Miss Alice Griffin.

Mrs. Vera Murray, Mrs. Helen Pisarski, Mrs. Vivian Trespas, and Mrs. Ann Amprimo.

Members arc asked to contact the committce no later. than July 19 if they to attend the affair. Annual beach party of the circle will take place on Sunday, July 25, at Misquamicut, and 'members are asked to notify Miss Madelyn Bowler as soon as possible if they plan to take the trip. Members of the cast of the recent American Legion minstrel show will be guests of the post at a banquet Saturday at 7 in the post Lake Thompson Colonist Club home. will meet Monday at 7.30 in French's store.

Hospital Recent are a daughter to Mr. births at Wing Memorial Mrs. Francis Wita Franklin St. Monson; a son to Mr. of: and Mrs.

Paul" Nahabedian 11 Conat Street, Palmer and A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pascale of Keys Ave. Monson. Funer41 Mur Sophie (Law) He Found Time Pittsfield, Jnly 11-An unpenitent juvenile marksman, picked up by police last night for peppering cars with slingshot missiles, discovered this morning that he was not quite as busy as he had thought.

When asked last night by Desk Officer James. Farry, if he would like to play ball in one of, the two' leagues. sponsored by, the Police Athletic League, the boy said, "Naw, I don't have time." This morning, however, he'. showed up at the ball park with his brother and was assigned to one of the 1cams. Mockus of 32 Fox St.

was held this morning at' the Palmer Funeral Service, followed by high mass ol requiem in Church of St. Thomas the Apostle. Rev. Michael T. Lynch was, celeand burial was Thomas Cemetery where Rev.

Phillip Sullivan read the committal proyers. Bearers were Donald Matrow. Peter and Raymond Evasius and Martin Zajac. TURNERS FALLS John Togneri Appointed To Sewage Committee Turners Falls, July 14- Following the resignation of Donat deau from the Montague Sewage Committee, Town Moderator cis Dolan has appointed John Togneri as his successor. The committee was authorized at the 1953 town, meeting to study plans for a sanitary sewer extending up: Turnpike Rd.

to Millers Falls Rd. and from that point along Millers Falls Rd. 10 connect with the present system. Because of grade levels it is possible that some special features may necessary 10 insure proper drainage. The new sewer, when completed, will serve the many new homes constructed during the five years along the two main streets.

high- On Ways Wentworth A laid out only three and intersecting years ago, there are 16 new homes and many other streets are crowded. Although plans are not yet complete, the Retail Trade Committee. of the Turners Falls-Montague Chamber of Commerce planning a special sales promotion, camthese days special bargains will be paign for July 29. For offered by member merchants. day Announcement appointment was of Miss made TuesAnna Vladish of Seventh as librarian of the Carnegie Public Library 10 succeed Mrs.

Olive Pease. who resigned recently. Miss Falls Iligh School and Bay Path Vladish is is graduate of Turners Institute. She has been a parttime library assistant the past 20 years. She will start her' duties Aug.

2. Turners Falls Council, Knights of Columbus, will meet Thursday make plans for the coming year. Ernest F. Burns of Somerville, engineer in charge of construction of all bridges on Route 2, has en the Peabody cottage. at field Lake for the summer.

Burns is accompanied by Mrs. Burns and their five children. Richard Lombardi of Beverley, former assistant resident, engineer for the state Highway Dept. at the Scotts Bridge project, left today for Washington where he will be associated with the United States Bureau of Ships. Lombardi, a recent graduate of Northeastern University, has been boarding at the home of Mrs.

Mary Simmons the Mohawk Trial. The Shelburne Falls Military Band presented a concert at Shelburne Center Wednesday. NORTHFIELD Northfield, July 14-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pearsall 'and family leave for Englewood, N.

Thursday 10 attend the funeral services of his mother who died Friday. Miss Nina Pearsall, who has been with cousins in Syracuse since Tuesday, will join them there. Miss Beverly Bricsmaster is chairman of the American Foundation, being conducted this month. She is assisted by T. J.

Lawrence of West Northfield, Mrs. Lawrence Hammond of the Farms, and her sister. Miss Natalie Briesmaster of East Northfield. A-2c Daniel Morgan left Sunday for Camp Kilmer, on his way to service in Greenland. Capt.

Jack Martin, master of the schedule for the Music Camp at. the Salvation Army headquariters in Northfield, reports that this is the best. camp in ycars for attendance and interest. The bandsmen are divided into three under the, supervision of Capt. Robert McNally, assisted by A staff of 15 Salvation Army officers and, four laymen.

Guests of Dr. and Mrs. G. B. Granger last week end were 'Mr.

Mrs. 'S. Abbott of Rockville Center, L. and Mrs. Abbott's mother, Mrs.

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5.43 News. Sports 6.00 Hour of Stare HAI. GREENFIELD. 1240 RC WARE, 6.00 Neighbor 6.15 News 6.30 Dodgin' News 6.45 Spotlight 7.00 Neighbor' 7.13 Driver's Seat 7.30 News 7.45 Good Morning 8.30 News 8.35 Good Morning 9.00 Radio 9.15 Public Interest 9.30 Philo Vance. 10.00 Morn Varieties 11.00 Towns Talk WICO ELECTRIC SALES DIVISION STAFF CHANGED Personncl Roles Realigned For 'Increased Service' Flexibility A realignment of personnel functions in the sales division of Wico Electric Co.

of West Springfield was announced yesterday, its purpose "to bring a about better and increased service to our customers" and to promote flexibility in the. making of decisions. Harold M. Sauers, vice-president charge of sales, listed several adjustments division. involving top personWaters in New 'Office Calvin G.

Waters of Longmcadwho has been in charge of original equipment sales to manufacturing customers, has been named to the newly created post assistant to the vice-president charge of sales. His duties will include. special work in the firm's new contract sales department and other assignments of a staff ture: Waters is a 21-ycar employec Wico. Carter L. Allen of West Springfield was named manager.

of: the new ignition and electrical sales department, which 'combines the functions of two former and depart- trade ments, manufacturing sales. Allen, who has been with the firm for 31 years, formerly managed the trade sales department. In his new post he will. be responsible for the sale of magnetos, battery distributors, "and othor devices now under considera- as additional The contract: sales department, which was set up in March under the sales division, is headed by! Charles N. Sullivan of Agawam.

Edward' O. Johnson will return West Springfield from the Tulsa, office to be assistant to Carter Allen. Johnson joined the Wico sales force in 1912, and was, in the West Springfield office until years ago, when he went to Tulsa as sales. engineer. LAKE PLEASANT MEDIUM SUNDAY Lake Pleasant, July 11-Rev.

Mary Hansen. pastor of the First Church of Divine Light, Hartford, will be the the National speaker and at Spiritual Alliance Temple of Sunday. Albany, Rev. Ray Icermance N. will be the speaker.

and medium for the mid-week service Wednesday, July 21. MONSON SAILS FOR EUROPE Monson, July 14-Miss Mary Sullo has sailed. from New York on the Steamship United States for Southampton, where she serve will go with to the U. S. Army as a civilian Frankfurt.

10 employee. Miss Sullo, graduate of Monson High School and Bay Path Junior College. has been amployed for the past ycar the Intelligence Department, Washington, D. C. She was accompanied 10 New York by.

her mother, Mrs. Jennie Sullo of Washington St. and Mrs. Rutn Smith of Main St. Monson Guild.

Holy Family League of Charity, has been in vited by Guild to meet at the home of Mrs. Margaret Gilman in Old Brimfield Rd. July 21 at 6.30. Local members planning to attend are asked to get in touch with Mrs. Catherine Derrig by July 19.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dearden, who spent two months in England with members of their families, have returned to Main St. home. They were met in New York by their son-in-law and daughter.

Selectman and Mrs. Frederick J. Sullivan. Mrs. Marcella Crowley of Bridge St.

is undergoing treatment at Wing Memorial Hospital. Mrs. William Healy. and son of Schenectady. N.

are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wytas of Oak St. Miss. Olivia C.

Flynt of Fountain St. is entertaining her sisters, Mrs. John Marshall of Winter Park: and Miss Esther Flynt of Bryn Mawr, and Miss Jane Blackton of Trafford, Pa. SHUTESBURY munity Club will have a sale of Shutesbury, July '14- -The Comhome baked food Saturday at 1 in the Town Hall. Also, from 1 to there will be a rummage sale.

Among those helping with the sale. for the benefit of the club's local: projects, will be' Dorothy Lego, Muriel Gross; Barbara Footit. Mary Dilhmann and Sophia Petrizzo. ASHFIELD Ashfield, July 14-The National Automobile Dealers Association with headquarters in Washington, C. has announced appointment of Norman Pike, owner of the Ashfield Motor Sales, as NADA chairman for Franklin County.

Mr. Pike will provide liaison between NADA in Washington, D. C. and Franklin County's new car and truck dealers. Mr.

Pike has been in the automobile business for five years. The Rod and Gun Club will meet Thursday at its camp 'in Hawley. There will be some trap-shooting before the business meeting. Mrs. Raymond Anderson left today to attend a 10-day religious education conference In Northlield.

She: will room with Mrs. Walter Couch, of Florence, formerly of Ashfield, who is teaching one of the classes. Mrs. Omar Cordellic and dren of White Plains. N.

Y. have opened their home here for the United Slates Steel Foundation. today, announced cducation grants of $700.000. mostly to liberal arts col'leges, for 1951. summer.

COLLEGES GET GRANTS New. York, July (D -The SOUTHERN VERMONT CUT IN WATER USE ORDERED, PRESSURE DROPS Commission Puts Stagger! System in Immediatc. Effect East. Longmeadow: July 14-The Board of Water Commissionerssaid tonight that because of low water pressure in the town, consumption of water must be reduced. A stagger system of use will go into effect starting Thursday and will remain in effect until further notice.

Residents whose street are odd may use water on. Thursday, the 15th; and those with even numbers may use water on Friday. the 16th. Saturday, 17th, will be for odd numbers and Sunday, 18th, for even numbers, and on. Water may be used for essential 3 purposes, but no water can be used for sprinkling lawns and gardens and for washing cars.

except on the. alternate days. During the critical period from 2 -9 p. m. no water should be used unnecessarily by anyone.

The commissioners explained that water pressure on the line from Springfield went down to 20 pounds today because of heavy consumption in Springfield. Normal pressure is 60 pounds. Open Bids Today For New School Fast Longmeadow. July 14-The school building committee will accept bids for the construction of a new 16-room elementary school un-26: til Thursday afternoon at 3 in Birchland Park School which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. The building, which is.

to be completed by Aug. 1, 1955, will be of masonry construction with no base-! ment, with classrooms and auxiliary rooms all on one floor. Specifications. include poured foundations, gravel-type roofing. ceramic and asphalt tiling.

Subcontracts will cover roofing, sheet metal work, terrazzo, asphalt and acoustic tile, painting, heating and ventilating, plumbing and electrical work. EAST LONGMEADOW BICYCLIST IS HURT Seven-year-old Patricia Perusse of 46. Maplchurst East Longmeadow, suffered bruises and scrapes about the head, body and left leg at 7.20 last night when she collided with' automobile while riding her bicycle on Westwood East Longmeadow. She was not believed seriously injured. East Longmeadow police.

identilied the motorist as Rene Denault. of. 3 Park East Longmeadow Wilbraham, night Grange members left the hall at in a motorcade through winding roads, bridle paths and wooded areas to arrive at a surprise. ride. destination The for site their chosen annual by mystery the committee was the recreational grounds at Fischers Inn.

Palmer. weather was ideal for swimming. and the hot dog roast as well As the games planned by Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Bliss.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Subjek. were chairmen the committee, assisted by Mr. and Mrs.

Pease and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert WILBRAHAM Grangers Take Mystery Ride July 14-To- Wilbraham Briefs Wilbraham, July 14-A son. Kevin Lloyd, was this morning to Mr. and Mrs.

James L. Wallace of Colonial Rd. Maternal grandMr. and Mrs. Koltukian are.

Richmond. and the paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wallace Monson.

Mrs. Wallace Wesson Maternity Mrs. Otto Hartig. is entertaining her great-aunt, Mrs. J.

Hal Murphy of New York City, who visiting relatives in this locale. Mrs. Murphy formerly was singer on the New York stage. A miscellaneous bridal shower WAS given tonight in the home Mr. and Mrs.

Norman Thurlow, Main Hampden for their daughter. No date has been for the wedding. Miss Linda Bartlett, daughter Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bartlett.

Bruuer is visiting her aunt Mrs. Harry Millsap, in Manchester, N. I. There are still openings at nursery play school at' United Church being conducted by Miss Barbara Muir and Miss Eleanor Pickens. school is in session until noon, and the youngsters at play are supervised Miss Muir and Miss Pickens.

school. will continue Monday's Fridays until August 27th. On. Friday the Square Dance Club is free accept either of invitations, one to the annual country dance festiyal at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst the. other is to an interclub dance of the Connecticut Square Dance Club at Hartford, WARREN HAROLD L.

WRIGHT Warren, July 14-Funeral of Ilarold L. Wright of Quaboag was this afternoon in the Walker funeral home with Rev. Ernest pastor of Warren Federated Church, officiating. The body was taken to the. crematory in Springfield.

Bearers were G. Alfred Anderson Gardener. Harold 'S. Wright of Wilbraham, Harold K. Trout of Marshfield, and.

William N. Wright of Warren. I The Sarr has coal reserves of six billion tons and a an annual steel production of three million tons. BENNINGTON, VT. BURNS RECEIVED IN GAS BLAST BASIS OF SUITS Prentiss and Bussiere Seck $25,000 Each From.

Concern Bennington, July 14-William G. Themelis, an attorney, 10- night said he is bringing a $50.000 negligence suit against the Vermont Gas Corp. on behalf of two of his clients who. were. badly burned in A Gage St.

gas explosion five weeks ago. Plaintiffs in the suit are Clayton Prentiss, of 934 Gage St. and Hugh Bussiere of 939 Gage St. Both men contend that they were seriously burned in an explosion in the cellar of a home being built by Prentiss: Subsequent investigation the explosion resulted in the finding of a faulty gas pipe in Gage St. Extension Themelis contends the gas seeping from this pipe entered the sewerage system and subsequently followed the sewer pipe into the home Prentiss is building.

Themclis said the suit. will be filed within the next several days with Prentiss and Bussiere each seeking $25,000. Both were hospitalized nears ly a week with severe burns at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Parallel Parking Called Successful Bennington, 'July 11-Bennington village highway commissioner, Leon -Eldred. tonight said that he was "very satisfied" with the parallel parking system being tried on Main St.

between South St. and School St. Traffic is now able to keep moving without any congestion, Eldred said and parallel parking has not proven as hard to do as many feared. The experiment was put into fect Tuesday as trustees ordered the angular parking system to be replaced by a parallel system for al trial period. Many merchants and motorist had opposed the new plan claiming it would do away with more than 20 parking places on Main St.

PLAINFIELD July 11-Fred C. Booth, 82. was injured last, night at the farm of Rey. Sylvester Robertson: where he makes his home. He fell from a load of hay, striking on 'a cultivator.

He was first taken to the office of Dr. Joseph Hobbs of Williamsburg, after which was pital. It was found that he had removed to Cooley Dickinson Hosfractures of the right collarbone, right shoulder and three ribs: After treatment he returned home. Plainfield, July 14-The meeting of the Men's Club last evening heard reports of progress on the fire department plans. The auction is to be Saturday.

July 31, and anyone having articles is asked to take them to Fred Tirrell's barn, or contact members of the club who will call for: them. At the next meeting action is to be taken to incorporate so land may be obtained and the fire station Injured in Fall From Hay Load Television--VHF WBZ. Boston. Mass. THURSDAY 7.00 Today .5.00 Pinky.

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Face 4.00 Serial 11.00 News 4.15 Blossom Time 11.15 Late' Show 4.30 Serial POWNAL, VT. FALLING TREE DAMAGES AUTO DURING STORM Fierce Thundershower Hits Light and Phone Lines 4. Pownal, July 11-A fierce electrical storm moved into the Pow arca carly and 10-: night knocking out electrical telephone service in some areas and causing at least one auto accident. Adam and Beatrice. Strait of Hoosic Falls, N.

escaped injury when their auto crashed into a tree which had fallen onto Route 346. Several other. trees also fell on this main 10 New York State traffic had to be rerouted. Numerous other limbs and trees were reported blown the Pownal arca, but in Bennington no damage was reported police. The.

thundershower climaxed the hottest day of the year. Paul Bohne, official weatherman for the Bennington arca, reported that the mercury reached degrees in the sun at Harwood Ilills this afternoon. 3 No Backing Down, Says Union's Head a Rufus Pownal, Walker of July the striking 14-President UE. Local 221, of Warren Wire Co. tonight denied reports that his union has backed down in increase wage demands in union negotiations with company officials.

Walker said that rumors have been circulated that the union is now only seeking hospital benefits from the company. This is not true, Walker said, because the ef-inal will negotiate union is standing, fully on its origfrom that position. Some. 50 cmtheir jobs on April support of ployees of Warren Co. left demands for increased wages and fringe benefits.

SHEFFIELD Sheffield. July 14-The Women's Guilds, of the Church. of Our Lady Valley, Sheffield. and the Church. of the Immaculate Concoption, Mill River.

will conduct an auction Saturday, July 24, on the grounds of the parochial school in Maple this town. Rev. Paul E. O'Day is honorary chairman, and Mrs. Joseph Cowen and Mrs.

Dwight Ford are cochairmen. The executive committee is Mrs. Bernard Kirchner. Miss Mary Graney, Mrs. Joseph Daley.

Mrs. Margaret Hayes, Mrs. William McDonnell and Mrs. John Piontek. The auction will open at 11 a.

m. and continue the rest of the day. A place -luncheon will be served at noon. KIRCUNER-HERTIG Sheffield, July 14-Miss Laurette Regina Kirchner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Bernard F. Kirchner of Egremont, became the bride Saturday of Joseph Hertig. of Conake Falls. 'N. Y.

The ceremony took: place in Our Lady of the Valley Church with Rev. Paul E. 0'Day, pastor. officiating. Mrs.

"Leonard Alexander was matron of honor for her sister. Bridesmaids were Miss Rose E. bride, and Miss Virginia Pileggi Kirchner, another' sister, of the of New Gardens, N. Y. Thaddeus Anders of Richfield Springs, N.

was' best man, and Richard. J. Kirchner, and B. Eugene Kirchner. brothers of the bride were the ushers.

A reception look place in the Mount Everett Inn in South Egremont following the ceremony, after which couple left for a motor. trip They will make their home at 'Orphans Farm in Copake Falls. Mrs. Hertig graduate of Scarles High School, and culinary school in New York. Mr.

Hertig is manager of the Orphans Farm in Copake Falls. Church Auction Slated July 24 HINSDALE Hinsdale, July 14-The Good Will Bible Class will meet at the home of Mrs. Samuel R. Swift art 6.30. Friday evening.

Each is. to bring a covered dish and silver for sup-. per. Auditions for the talent show during Old Home Weck will be at 2.30 Sunday in Town Hall. Miss Nina McMaster, who has been a guest of Miss Alma E.

laydock, has returned to Cambridge. She was here for the Tanglewood concerts. Mrs. William Robins. chairman of the beauty contest of the auxiliary during sesquicentennial week: will be assisted by: Mrs.

Frederick Pomeroy, Mrs. Gene Ellsworth, Mrs. Nelson Musgrove and Mrs. William Borkowski. ATHOL RICHARD W.

GROVES Athol July 11 Richard: W. Groves, 19. of 40 Riverbend St. died today in Memorial Hospital of injuries received in a motorcycle accident on July 3 in Orange, when he suffered fractures of both legs. Ie was an only son Kenneth L.

and Garnet (Hausc) Groves, who survive him, also his grandmother, Mary L. Murchie of Orange. The young man graduated from Athol High School in 1953. Funcral will be 10:30 Friday at the lliggins funcral home with Rev. Clarence F.

Svey of Starrett, Meniorial Church officiating. Burial will he in Lawrence Brook Cometery, Royalston. Calling hours at: the funeral home from 7 to 9 IN. Thursday. OD 4 4 4 3.

The Morning Union from Springfield, Massachusetts (2024)

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