The Morning Union from Springfield, Massachusetts (2024)

3 At 1 3: TIIE SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, SPRINGFIELD, DECEMBER 27, 1959 Franklin News GREENFIELD STUDENTS JOIN IN RITES TODAY Congregational Churches, Schedule Services GREENFIELD Students will take part today in the serv ices of both First Congregational and the Second ticnal Churches. P'reach David Kelley, a student Union Theological Seminary of New York City, will preach at both the 9.30 and 11 a. m. services A5 First Church observes its second annual Student Sunday. Students attending achonis will conduct both services and will be guests the High School Youth Group tonight.

Supper will be served at 6.30 and an informal discussion of college life and experiences will follow. Youth Forum Sunday will be observed in Second Church and the program will. be combined with a welcome home for those in service or in college. Two college students, Judith Dallas land Donald will assist at the 9.30 service. Members of the Youth Forum will be ushers and greeters.

At 10.30 there will be A re reption for 'he students and servicemen, and members the parish have been urged to attend. A panel discussion at 111 will have as the topic, "Faith tested on the campus." tickets for the Now Year's Eve party at the Elks home will end Monday. The event is being sponsored by the Elks and the Emblem Club and will be held Thursday night at the Church St. home. A co*cktail hour will (start at 9.

to be followed by dinner and dancing. Tickets are available from Gerald Bennett at the Elks home. ANNUAL MEETING DE.C. 30 GREENFIELD The Hampshire-Franklin Holstein-Fresian Association will have its annual meeting at 11 a. m.

Dec. 30 at vations Shelburne Center School. Reserfor the luncheon in charge of Mrs. Elizabeth Halladay of South Deerfield. POWERS FUNERA, HELD GREENFIELD The funeral of Robert E.

Powers of 19 Smith St. took place Saturday at the McCarthy funeral home, with a requiem mass in Holy Trinity Church. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery. Rev. James F.

Hastings said the MASS and Rev. Anthony J. Jutt the committal prayers. Bearers were An- TICKET SUE TO END GREENFIELD The sale of PLANNING OFF -STREET Downtown BARNES BROADWAY 150 80. 390188 SHOP JOSEPH'S CLOTHIERS 1959 Worcester Ave.

was held day at the McCarthy funeral home, with requiem mass St. Anne's Church. Burial was in the parish cemetery. Bearers Herman and Lawrence Grimard, Nelson Beaubien and Raymond Rivet. DLUGOSZ RITES HELD TURNERS FALLS- -The funer-133 al of Frank Dlugosz of 10 Fourth member of the Fire DeApartment, took place Saturday at the Kostanski funeral home.

with a requiem Our Lady of Czestochowa Church. Burial was in tions the parish cemetery. lice from several fire and podepartments in the tended, along with town officials. The flag was folded by Service sented Officer Homer Gamelin and preto a sister, Mrs. Joseph Zak.

Bearers were Lionel Ronnettea, Matthew Shulda, Matthew Shulda, George Riel, Theodore Graveline and Leonard Cadran. ORANGE Calendar Approved ORANGE The faculty of Mahar Regional School has proved the following social calendar for Jan. 15, basketball hop (seniors) and also for Jan. 22; Feb. 3.

debating tournament; 12, ninth grade hop; March 4, faculty scholarship game; March 15-16-17 Mahar school evaluation: March 17, senior three play; 1, spring concert sponsored Music Department, and Student Government Day; April 8. Seience Fair in gymnasium; May variety show sponsored by Music May 14, Western Massachusetts music festival; June 5. Baccalaureate: June class night; June 8, graduation; June Mahar 10, Alumni senior hall; June 11. and Associates: banquet. GEORGE WILLARD RITES ORANGE Funeral services were Thursday afternoon in Witty funeral home for George Henry Willard, 79, who died Tuesday night in A rest home in Winchendon where he had been for the past year.

He and his wife made their home at 54 King St. Rev. Decatur P. Butler Methodist Church officiated. Burial was South Cemetery.

Bearers were Gordon Langseth of Melrose: Robert Willard Robert Wyman, both of Milford. Ralph Perry. George Willard, and Charles Hunting, all of Or-: ange. ORANGE BRIEFS ORANGE--The next District Scout meeting will be leld 21 Henley's at p. m.

in Mrs. home on Pleasant Miss Marion Felton, FrankCounty Girl Scout executive will speak on "Program for all troops." All leadand troop committee memare invited to attend. two and Drs. Ralph Henley children of Pleasant St. MUNICIPAL OFF PARKING The tion town ALBERT STEIGER THIRD NATIONAL WESTERN MASS.

VALLEY BANK YOUTH CENTRE 9B Westfield Area News WESTFIELD COUNCIL TO ACT ON FINAL ITEMS OF FISCAL YEAR Eight Members Bow Out At Adjourned Mecting Monday Night WESTFIELD -The City Council will have an adjourned meeting Monday night at 6.30 when it will wind up municipal affairs for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31 unless an unforeseen emergency the calling of a special session" between the two dates. One of Biggest Turnovers The adjourned session will mark the last for the 1938-59 legislative body with eight of the 11 members terminating services. This constitutes one of the largest turnovers in the nearly 40-year history of the city. Those who will bow out are Council President Edward W.

Kirby and Councilmen Gerald Boylan, Joseph P. Donald J. Halla, John C. Podolski. Joseph F.

Rodgers. Samuel J. Wise and Paul C. Zarichak. Recent announcement by state Sen.

Otto F. Burkhardt that he has requested Mayor Burke to withdraw his name as her pointee to succeed George W. Sathory to the License Commis-1 sion Mrs. has Burke led will to submit speculation the name if of another appointee at the elosing session. If she does.

the council will have to take firmation action under suspen-' sion of the rules. For several weeks the name of John Korzenecki of Mechanic St. has been mentioned as a possible appointee to succeed Sathory. a 12-year commission! member who has been serving as a holdover appointee. Sere Busy Session Burkhardt cited the expectanCy of a busy legislative session.

with his resulting doubt that he would be able to fulfill License Commission duties adequately! as the reason for requesting! withdrawal of his name. His appointment was never received of. ficially by the council at its Dec. 17 meeting when it was filed: by Drs. Burke in a late com-: munication a few minutes hefore.

the meeting began. Kirby pointed out the communication was. not of an emergency nature and the appointment was scheduled for submission at the adjourned, meeting. Also scheduled for possible action are several financial recommendations submitted hv Ms. Burke at the Dec.

17 in-. Several of these involve de-; partmental payrolls for the balance of the year. The council was scheduled to have its year-end banquet after the adjourned session, but has been postponed indefinitely because of previous holiday mitments by several councilmen. FITZGERALDS NOTING 25TH ANNIVERSARY WESTFIELD A local couple. Mr.

and Mrs. James J. Fitzgerald of 15 Briarwood will observe their 25th wedding niversary today. An open house from 3 to 6. with Mrs.

Wendell Smith and Mrs. E. Donald Hurd! as hostesses, will feature the observance. The couple was married Dec. 29.

1934, in Sacred Heart Church. Holyoke. John F. Sullivan, a cousin of Mr. Fitzgerald, officiated.

Airs. Fitzgerald i is the former Margaret Gariepy. Born in that city, she is a graduate of Providence Hospital School of Nursing in Holyoke and is a registered nurse. She is active as a member of Westfield Woman's Club and its Garden Club, Westfield Guild of Holy Family League of Charity, Bishop Beav. en Circle.

D. of Westfield and Providence Hospital Nurses Associations and Tekoa Country Club Golf Association. A native of this city and a former Fire Commission member. Mr. Fitzgerald is presidenttreasurer of Westfield Coal Co, He attended local schools.

He is a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Mary's Church, Westfield Kiwanis Club, Westfield Aerie of Eagles, Tekoa Country Club Golf Association and Westfield Chamber of Commerce. He has long been active in the work of Westfield Red Cross Chapter and served several years as a chairman of its annual fund campaign. MISS PHYLLIS STONE WILL MARRY TONIGHT W'ESTFIELD First Congregational Church tonight at 7 will he scene of the marriage of Miss Phyllis Marie Stone. daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Vernon 1. Stone of 10 Sterling to Richard P. Fidswick, son of Mr. and Mrs.

John A. Fidswick of Ashland. Ore. Rev. Chandler W.

Gilbert. pastor. will officiate at the ceremony and Lawrence Budding. organist, will play. Marc Katsoulis of West Springfield will attend her sister as matron of honor.

Bridesmaids will be Miss Jean Shannon of this city and Mrs. Louis Crawford of Russell. Marc Katsoulis, brother-in-law of the bride-elect, will attend Mr. Eidswick as best man. Ushers will be George L.

Katt and Armand Mominee, both of Springfield. A reception for 100 guests will follow the ceremony at Storrowton Tavern, West Springfield. A native of this city and a Westfield High School graduate, Miss Mount Stone Sinai is A Hospital graduate School of Nursing in New York City and is A member of the nursing staff of Maricopa County Hospital in Phoenix. Ariz, Mr. Eidswick is a graduate of Ashland High School, attended Southern Oregon College and is in the post home.

Final will be made for the 'New Year's Eve The weekly of the particeling after Young People's Group will be Navy. omitted tonight. STOCKBRIDGE EMERSON RITES STOCKBRIDGE The fuIneral of Mrs. Ruth Shepardson Stevens funeral home here with afternoon was, the ScaringEmerson held Wednesday Rev. Nahemiah Royton, 3di, pastor of Stockbridge Congregational Church, officiating.

Burial was Bearers in were Stockbridge Frederick Cemetery. W. Downs. Paul W. Donald H.

Haywood and Julius L. Iemolini. MONTEREY CONEY RITES HELD MONTEREY Burial serv-1 ices for W. Vinton Concy were held Wednesday a afternoon in Corashire Cemetery here with Rev. David C.

Ralderston, pastor of Monterey Congregational: Church, officiating. Mr. Coney died in Chapel Ilill, N. C. HOLLAND HOLLAND -Selectmen have announced the annual town caucus will he held Jan, 12.

The last registration for new vot-i ers beforc the caucus will be Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 at the selectmen's room. Another registration will be held Jan. 26 from 2 to 10 p. m. and will he the last registration before the annual town elections and meeting Fob.

8. Leonard Desaulniers of Houston, who has been visithis mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Desaulniers, and his brother-inlaw and sister. Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Piazzo, Vinton has returned home. His mother turned him for a visit of several months. The Ladies Aid Society will meet Wednesday afternoon. Jan.

6. at the home, of Airs. William Simpson Sturbridge. Mrs. Alfred Earnest.

Wales is home from Harrington Memorial Hospital she had been a patient for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith. Alexander had 17 guests for Christmas dinner.

It was! also the annual gathering of the Smith family. Out-of-towners attending were Mr. And Mrs. Keith Gordon and children of Westmoroland. N.

Miss Frances Smith, RN. doing postgraduate work At Missionary College. Washington. D. Caroline Smith.

Hoptaconz. N. Winifred Brown and son. Waltham: Mrs. Marion Harley.

Windsor. Mrs. Francis Small. Mrs. Helen Favreau, Harold Patrie and Ronald Croke.

Southbridge. IF YOU'RE OVER 60 NOR ARDEN'S DRESS BRIGHAM'S CARLISLE HARDWARE HAYNES COMPANY ATHOL Water Study's Advice Backed Arizona State University serving four years in the Lighting Contest Winners Chosen Tomorrow Night WESTFIELD Monday night will be important to A sizable number of homeowners here for final winners in the co Westfield Junior Chamber of CommerceI ing sponsored and decorations Christmas home contest light- will in be determined. This week end the judges have bren busy viewing the homes of the many entrants to see the outdoor lighting and decorations. The first place winner, as in past years, will have his decorative scheme entered in General Electric nationwide contest. Judges are Miss Mildred Zombick, art instructor in the public schools; Mrs.

Hubert I. Roe, junior high school art instructor; Hantley G. Bruscoe, contractor and developer, and Vito Caolo, architect. Several prizes will he awarded first, second and third place winners. The Jaycee committee is composed of Walter Wescott, chairman: Richard Davich.

prizes, and Robert Dewey. publicity. contest are have Homeowners entered, in the their decorations lighted tonight and Monday night between 6 and 11 so the judges may view them. Driver to Face Three Charges W'ESTFIELD Lacked early Saturday evening, Charles W. Lyons, 37.

of Long Branch. N. charged with three offenses, was held at police quarters for arraignment District Court here Monday in lieu of $200 bonds ordered for his release. Lyons is charged with driving after suspension of his license, driving without a license and operating without A registration. Lyons was arrested by Dets.

Arthur Bovino and Joseph Bonkowski after police were notified by a local automobile sales agency that he was trying to purchase a car and did not have proof of ownership of the vehicle, he wanted to trade in. Police said Lyons admitted driving the car into the agency lot. Police said A check revealed his driv-! er's license was suspended Oct. A general check is being made to learn if Lyons is wanted by police in other communities. GRANVILLE LINDA PETERSEN TO WED TUESDAY reports.

SOUTHWICK ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED SOUTHWICK Air. and Jirs. Elliott Phillips of City View Westfield, announce the engagement of their daughter, Marion. I to Francis G. Burris.

son of Mrs. Helen Burris of Springfield Rd. An August wedding is planned. Miss attended Westfield and Springfield schools and Burris attended Southwick and Springfield schools. He returned in May after serving four years with the Air Force.

Both are employed by Old Envelope Co. of Westfield. GRANVILLE Miss Linda Mae Petersen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thorleiv Petersen.

of Water and Gerald R. Prince, of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Prince of Westfield. will he married Tuesday night at 7 in the Church of the Atonement, Westfeld.

Officiating clergymen will he Rev. William H. Hale. pastor and Rev. Martin Grissom.

former pastor of Granville Federated Church and now pastor East Haddam, Episcopal Church. Miss Marion Hansen of Granville will he maid of honor. Miss Virginia Robins of Agawam. Miss Carol Molino of Pittsfield and Miss Barbara Kulik of South Hadley will he bridesmaids. Piper of Westfield, brother of the groom, will be best man.

Don Osowski. William Penero Richard Beech, all of Westfield, will be ushers. Granville Briefs The Federated Church Joint Committee will meet Monday night at 8 in the home of Charles Groesbeck. The annual meeting of the Congregational Church Society will be held in the church chapel Tuesday night at 8 for the election of officers and committee SOUTHWICK BRIEFS SOUTHWICK" A town meeting will he held Monday at 8 at the consolidated school to vote on the building code drawn up by thei Planning Board. This will he the third hearing and it is hoped; the reading will be concluded at this time.

Members of Ransford Kellogg Post 872. VFW Auxiliary, will meet Monday night at the post home' to make plans for the New Year's Eve party the 31st. Favors, dancing and refreshments will be featured. Reservations may be made with Mrs. Edward Connolly or Ralph Liptak.

RUSSELL RUSSELL- -Rev. Emmons E. White, pastor of the Community Church. will give A radio talk this morning at 8.15. He will take as his topic "No room in the inn." Mr.

and Mrs. White recently were presented a purse of money by members of the parish at a church party in Masonic Temple. General Knox Post 6643. VFW. and Auxiliary will hold a joint meeting tonight at 7.30 GREENFIELD Supt.

Charles Cunningham of the Park Department has announced that skating is peremitted on all rinks under the control of department. Hr said the sport will continue til further notice depending on weather conditions. Skating Permitted tonio Horta, Walter Sullivan, Anthony Pregony, Florence Scannell, Walter Kuschieski and Bertrand Wond. 13 Bound Over On Counts of Burning Auto GREENFIELD Three men were bound over to the Grand on Jury in charges District of burning Court mobile with intent to defraud an insurance company, Admitting the charges of conspiracy and setting the with intent to defraud were J. Dionne, 38.

of 132 Main St. and Eugene F. Schaul, 21, of Colrain. Bail of $300 was set and the men released for the January sitting of the Superior Court. Coombs Charles R.

Smith, 25. of 12 pleaded not guilty the conspiracy charge and to ho before charge and of after being an the fact. accessory He found guilty following a brief hearing and is being held in $1000 bail. Schaul and Dionne testified at hearing that they met Al Smith home the night of the fire and told of plans made to wreck the car by driving it over a cliff on the Adamsville Rd. in Heath.

They said Dionne was to wreck car and was 10 be given A thine back to Greenfield by Schaul. They said the car became stuck when they tried to damage some fenders and they obtained some gasoline and set fire to the car. Taking part in the tion were Capt. Donald L. gan of Greenfield police Trooper Ralph Nasuti of Shelburne Falls State Police Barracks.

Douglas E. O'Neil appears for Smith. Maine Man Suffocates In House Trailer Blaze Harrison, 28, and Richard. BOURGET FUNER.A bers found him slumped Against TURNERS FALLS- -The funer- Mr. trailer door, police said.

'al of Lucille M. Bourget of MILFORD. Mo. C. Burns, 51, of Rumford Point was found dead in his smokefilled trailer Saturday.

A modical examiner said he suffocated. lie was Maine's first holiday week-end fatality. Burns' bed WAS burned but there was no fire when Burns' ATHOL The state ment of Public Works has notified the Board of Public Works that dations it of indorses the the recent recommenter study. The department approves the installation of permanent water supply works at either or both of St. the site sites is tested.

If the South developed, as voted at a special town meeting Dec. 14, arrangements should be ties made for installation of facilifor chemical treatment to of reduce the corrosive properties the water. In the development of the one source the exbe maintained a and the listing surface of supply should ment plant kept in good so that it could go into operation with not more than 24 hours' notice. Letters have been forwarded to Tighe and Bond of Holyoke, study engineers, as well as the state Water Resources Commission, concerning the at the special town meeting when it was voted to install a $147,000 gravel-packed well off the west end of South St. solve the water problem.

Also voted at the meeting were two pumps at the uptown filtration plant for $13,622. ATHOL BatchBatchelor-Schickedanz elor of Pittsfield. daughter of Mrs. Olive Smith Ratchelor of Pittsfield and the late Stuart Bachelor of Athol, and Ernest K. Schickedanz, of Allentown.

son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Schickedanz of Atlantic day Highlands, at the were bride's married home.

David R. Kibby, pastor of the Pittsfield Unitarian Church, officiated. A reception was held with Mrs. Ratchelor hostess. The groom is employed by Western Electric Co.

in Allentown and the bride by Allentown General Hospital. She is 1959 graduate of Henry W. Bishop Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and also graduated from Athol School. The groom from Lehigh University. SEYMAN APPOINTED ATHOL-L.

S. Starrett Co. announces the appointment of C. B. Seyman of Water Oakley, North Windsor, as sales manager for the new Starrett factory at Jedhurgh.

Scotland. He is the Athol plant for three months of training. He WAS sales manager for E. P. Barrus, of London, Eng.

TURNERS FALLS ON PROSPECTING for after Christmas you'll make your town Springfield more bargains than else and the Sales and Bargains, biggest "strike" in Downmore stores offering you'll find anywhere parking is easy. PARKING PLACES IN Springfield A LARGEST, MOST COMPACT, MOST COMPLETE SHOPPING CENTER IN WESTERN MASS. WILLOW ST. 150 8 3A9 100 MARKET 30 6 100. 60 18000 AVE NONE NAd 3A COLUMBUS TAILORS SECURITY NATIONAL BANK SPRINGFIELD NEWSPAPERS JEWELERS SPRINGFIELD SAFE DEPOSIT and TRUST SPRINGFIELD ST.

RAILWAY spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lindfors in Holden. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph T. D. Henalso of Holden, were ent. Fire Dept. was called: Christmas at 8 a.

for a chim-, ney fire at Anthony Sironaitis'. Whitney with no damage reported." Mrs. Ruth Sibley will be in charge of the nursery today at 10.45 in. Central Congregational Church. The Junior Fellowship will be omitted tonight at 5.30, but the Highroad Fellowship will meet at 7 in South room.

it The Action committee' of Central Congregational Church invited Rev. Myron Fowell, secretary of Massachusetts Congregational Christian Conference to speak at a 7 p. m. service Jan. 10.

Leaders tonight Methodist Youth Fellowship meeting will. be Mr. and Mrs. Norman Autio. A Christmas party will be held.

Church. "Commission a on Missions of First Methodist Church will meet Monday at 7.30. A special official board of First ducted Methodist Church will be conon Wednesday at 7.30. The Board of Christian Education of Central Congregational Church will meet Wednesday at 7.30. A watchnight service has been planned at Mission Covenant Church on New Year's Eve from to midnight.

A film, "Footsteps of will be shown, followed a social hour with watchnight at 11.30. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes for high school students will be held Monday for first and second year students at St. Mary's Church. Antifreeze Blamed In Prisoner's Death NEW YORK P- -Jimmy Mc-: Math, 38, serving an indeterminate term in Rikers Island. Penitentiary in a Queens grand larceny case, died Saturday from what was believed the effects of drinking automobiole antifreeze in the penitentiary garage.

McMath had reported being dizzy and ill at 5 p. m. on Christmas Eve. Because he worked in the garage, he was suspected of drinking the wood alcohol used for prison vehicles. However, he denied done so.

-An engineer was killed and seven people were seriously injured in the collision of two passenger trains on a bridge over the Danube River near here Christmas Day, the German State Railways said Saturday. Dogs should not be bathed more than three or four times a year, says the American Humane Association. GERMAN TRAINS COLLIDE SIGMARINGEN, Germany (A) map shown here is for your convenience. It shows the loca. and capacity of downparking lots and garages.

CO. BANK ELECTRIC CO. AND TRUST CO. it Girl Jan. tie St.

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