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Counl) tagle. June 22. 1949 J. J. Kirby To Retire June 30 David Lane Named Successor On Police Force (From Mondaj Eagle) LENOX The Board of Selectmen a announced that Officer Joseph Kirb of the Lenox Police Department i retire Thursday June 30 following 36 sears of active service i a i It was also announced a his position will be filled bv David Lane of F-ankhn Street Officer icined the force May 4 1913 following his appointment by a seven-man Boaid of Selectmen The seectmen who made the appointment were John Johnson cha rman Dr Duclos, clerk George Fegi uson Sr William Kirbv Dr Flint William a a a and Thomas Fielding Si Of the original seven-man board a i I he a i onlv Dr Duclose and Mr Fielding are still a i The a i at the i of Officer Kirbj a i was made up of four men i in Ijenox and one in Lenox Dale His fellow officers then i i Dunn Thomas a and John all of have since died Officer Kirbv a life-long resident of was schooled in Lenox in a wooden building i Center School now stands Follow ing the completion of his schooling he was employed bv a on the grounds of i Grace Kuhn's estate His a i at that time was superintendent of the grounds Prior to becoming a member of the police department he was employed as a plumber bv Wil iiam Bull later established Bull Garage Officer Kirbv said the veai he loined the ool'ce force old fashioned helmets were discaided He also added a the onlv piece of equipment they cairied then (but not at piesent) wa 1 a stop watch which was.

used to clock "speeding" cars exceeding 15 miles per hour Officer Kirby explained that in those das they were i stringent with speedeis Various streets were maiked out over one eighth of a mile and the clocking took place between these maikmgs As far as a i is concetned Officer Kirby smilingly explained a today more a i traverses the roads of Lenox in an hour i a it did in a week when he first started The Lenox police department has two big headaches Officer Kirbj stated 'In the summer we have Tanglewood and in the i we have Chuich Hill Many drivers have told Officer Kirbv that Church Hill is the i hill between Boston and Akron Ohio In the winter the grade requiies constant sanding in order a the trucks and avoid snarling of traffic Going back to his eailv riavs Of ficer Kirby lemarked aoom the difference in lighting Years ago all the streets of Lenox lighted by kerosene lamps and i i i i was very poor Todaj Officer Kirby stated that you can stand at monument and see people crossing the street atop Church Hill Married to the foimer Rose Sires of Lee the a i sons and one daughter All res dents of Lenox they include Mrs Richards James Joseph and William all of are employed at William Bull Sons I Henry who the iamtor at Center School and Thomas no is at High a Farm and is also a deputy shenff Officer Kirbj a keen football basketball ana baseball fan was oiigmallv scheduled lo I vears ago The i i board however informed i he could work two more a i if he desned He plans to take a shou a a i following his a because of his good a i he attributes to i ouldoois all hn life i i i ing at one of the i positions that a been i to i Mr and Mis own then own home on Huboard Stieel His successoi who is mained and has two i i a i 2' and Da.id 1 is a a a of Lenox High School Pnoi lo his en tenng the Armv 1941 he was employed at Cranwell School and High Lawn Farm Bjefoie Mr Lanes dischatge in 1945 he served i the Army as a mechanic in European a i of Operations He is employed at Hutchin son Garage G. W. LaVallee To Graduate at Babson Institute Farewell to the VFW Damage From State Convention is Light; World War II Veteran Elected Commander Gerald (Fiom Fndav i a LaVallee son of and Mrs i i a a a 255 i a i A I I i i Satiuoa' i Bab on I i i Business i i i a ion I i allee a i i studv of i i i on I 1 i ceive a bachelot of science degiee in business i i i a i He associated i i a I i Sons Companv Boston in ion ammg i i a li- i Julv 11 Mi LaVallee who 'las been or the a list foi i a i i ing every sthool i is a i of A a Delta Sigmi a i pi fessional a i i i i i a A i a a of St i i School he i in i a i 2 of i i -pfrl in the Pacific atea and altended Beik i Business College befoie ente ing Babion Couple Wed In New York Frances Woshonttz Becomes Bride of Robert Friedman I Appi i i 3-00 gales i a i i and toi leave i i i i a ei noon a i i ceis a ciose i i i a i Pol ce a tied up i dim age of i i i i i and Sun dav and i i a i i i foi HIP i i i ind i pol ce I ice i bv all of dui 'he Ion), tcrii Us i i vou pe i i i i IP i i a i i fired i i leiine in Dist let Cojit I th i i Da i age i PSU ng i om i st 1 conv on vv i i i i a i i to ice A cl if i i ion one bit nen hi of locil pei i i oehinri the convent on in at ei i in a rs i i i inri i I Ci.oi£:\ foi i i i 1 u.ec ted I i 1 i i tint i is i i son of lespon i I i i ng a i i fo i ppop i i I Hie-j i i i mciit si i(e i inriu i i i an urcon ed on is i Id ai 11 in to ho the i Onlv 01 i seven i is i a i I mm Delegi es al- i 1 i i i i i displici i oils 11 i i ru to i i te led i i ind i a i heino 'o to a i simi gimes DP ri in Mi ,1 i Coot ps the i i a i i i of i named Edwaid i MS. field i a i i a i in i a elec on The i of 1 mil i a on i 1 decide the loc on ol a i i i came i boll Bo Ion a Sp i i i e'f-- oi ni i ness in i i un i i med TIP i i plan 'o sui ev i tn I iod lo oils nes lie i id i fu one shot 1 1 be i i Tl Hotel i a i i-e i in enl ion i i i i i i lo -TiD of he leg UP -) oiu of conv i Minagei John Donegal! said less i a S100 i of a 2 6 5 a a i Hei A of a done a was in lost blankets and i glass ciipss'-t tops delegates i i i at Hotel i Isot so as i rii in king gliss was i sud a i Bi len lodav ind I i I i coming back next i ie se sion cndce 1 at 3 i i i i pohc 0 began i i a lounri up of i i pi the hinris of PiitMieid nplp I olc i a clui ing tl hi ass i limpet he found on the i i i a Paul Tnell of S200 a is i had i bui a i is a i i buil on relumed to i ness at I i a i centei i i pis ols i lied is i i i i i i i afl i and en I i hope op i i PC I ones 11 i i I 0 is it tvuist hi i ng I i i i i i si i ion i i i I i a few nf He i i a of -ml- in use "i i th i be ei 1 i i 01 gin incl i ng oi i i snip s-v i i up on i i ind i ir IT- i ci mcls i i i i i I i i i i thorn in tl i I cf ('IP I i of I i i cio ai i VP i i af PI noon icin ti i i 11 nip i-l 11 nn lo I i hat tin. i i i comni i i i-.

i lv i 1 to i in I i inri i ol i IP hi it 1 i on i HIP i Dn inge Kepmlerl i opened sppcully foi Ihe i Ihe Chamber of Commeice i i I i placed onlv ibout 75 ppi sons in rpgisteieri rooms The cinmbci a i lo a i of i i I i i a i foi loomeis i few I a expected i i a i a i foi i i i i HIP i i i I i i i a 1 i I i of Dot i is i i i i i i ic omnnnrtei i i A i i i i i ,1 ell of i one HITIP Mn i I i ui inri i i 3 I oc ev cf 1st on i i i i i i i i i i i in i plri ol i HUPP i ng I I I I i i i in ov i i i i i-cl i i i I i Si i i and cm I I 11 i i i a ji 1 i i of hi i i i PC I Us i 3 F-. I i i i el i iv i ci I shou ri i i i i i i on i 1 bv i nf gla th it i 1( HI (1 01 if II i of of co i A nclcw i wa nen I I immnpi on hut inri i i 111 i "MI i i i si i iv i i i TP I lo lonpiil i i PW in i of he a i I See i if Common a Edw 11 ri I Ct in of Chel ei Dono i of Boston and Jo pph ihev of i a i i of Saugus is elp moi i i ie I i of Qu nc i I a i I a in Ihe i i i i a i i i IP i i i mt i i I I i )f a i i -ned clej i i i i i i i i i i it i i es thp i i elect Ih i i A i a i i a gi aid semoi John 0. Keig, Former Town Official, Dies Funeral Services Tomorrow at 2.30 In Dalton (Fiom Monday's Eagle) DALTON--Funeral SPI vices for John Otto Keig 77 foi met i and i a i who diedl Saturday i be held at 2 TO to-, i i a Barllctl i a Home i i a i be in Main Si i eel Cemeteiv Rev Chailes Clinstianson pastoi of Congiegational i will off i i a a i i meet fi tends it the i a home i 7 to 9 tlii i Mi seived as i foi 27 veais and held the office of i a i i for 22 years it In ng i both in 1947 He was i PS of a foi 61 veois He i i a' i i Hosp a i he hid been a a i I Bom in New Boston III of a and Marv i Slo- 1 Keig he camp to Dalton i his i in 1887 and in 1888' i i foi a Jps, the a i foi yeais a I pi i i In 1900 IIP a appointed Dalton ind Hm-dale coi i foi Eagle a posit on he he-Id 1 1121 IIP was elecled i i lo succeed a Geoigp VV i Lpon Mr i death 1925 Mr Keig was appointed i a i i lo 1 II the emamder of Has 'YetC OHO Mi i term He was elect eel both offices at the next an- inn! i and held i HP was rpposed for office in an elect Actiifl in Churrh In a i i lo TVl 14 AS TALL: Joseph I. Kcror 60 foot nlo rA.ii ih Iw i re it- IdU I lie threr 20 silos he ha- on his 1 firm i foi i im i lei A fn 1 Met i on coi i espondent foi a Spi if i i grand i i paper foi a vears A i i i i i A i of nipnibei of the i Con '-p i i i i i i i li 1 pw of hplsPi i iriv i a a i of i PPO i and i i Bn of tleiiot Fil lot At Eagle he was aUo i i he i ed as dear on a i inri i a foi a nurnbei o' i inri was a i on a of Joseph J. Keresey Hay i Sat ui dav Eagle) WEST STOCKBRIDGE--For 300 eow i i 1500 quarts of milk a dav even rlajs a weex three HP just not enough So Jo eph I Keiesey of i nas i himself a new tow nsh silo gli i On I he i PS un il of a i i I I he i I comni HP i a chiuei member and I Mi i Lv i a of ie CoT1 I i (a i i of i i i A i i NS P' ngf eld a if I vnr J- i ingel a Rod and Gun Sinboin ancl i i i i i p' ind Thomas Dobbins A( a he he'd a (Fiom Mondaj Ea; e) GREAT Mis- Frances Mo-kowltz a of Mi a i Abraham i a Road and Robeit i Fneriman, son of Mr and i Hain.

Friedman a i i man led al 230 i dav a a i a Plaza New I Raboi Josep i officiated i a a i i a o' Great Barnngton ster a a of honoi The biidesmaids ere Miss i Fiieriimn i ter of the biidegiooin and i i i i i i sister-m aw of the hncle Clnile Lew best man and i i i a I a i i i of i town, i ol the i i Mis a i i i i a i in i i i i i i oodice high necK cap sleeves and a She had a a i panel from neck line to hem if of seed and lace idnisfne to adu i full and a a ea ei True i i Times Have Been Worse, Tells Graduates -s I rjrrs i To Spend Minutrs Daih. Stiuhinw 'Li-vins" R. A. Packard Manager of Holyoke Plant i i reported the biggest We'-tein Massachusetts For seven riavs beginning June 4 i i i i Grange a i a 14 hours da''v Local Woman, 80, Injured In N.Y. State Mrs.

E. C. Boice Possible Skull Fracture om Fi 'M Mi Coi i Bo CP SO of 1 McK TPI leeevHi ac a i a a pos a uiea -KL 1 ng ip i $3000 i a oav a i i in an a hold 250 tons of hav Thev gave i col! lor at sec I an a i lop allegedly! if Routes 9 and Ti a Sc'-ooa i i informing i i a no of n- i i i idri cf i i i Capeless I i i i School i i iDj srtariui pd lo IP i i i i SPV i i i i i 5- i ei in-J eli es imnv I i i s' i i mi s( i dc i i fof. i if fs i i 31 vei ol i pf ui ve i uteri ou' i in I is I i of PHS 11 i Hi i 1 1 a i i i md i i enc eh i pt i ic i i I tl it he fun a il fact i i i i 1 i i in i el OU I 1 1 length tram Hei i i conri Hoi -nm a i i i i i i i ainm inlU i blushei a'tached to a i a i iblp i ui in I th i of seed pearls and bt rial beads cla hue fou id hen PV" She earned two i i i on a i al' th ie i i i 1 Bible does i to hr at 01 i i a i an aqua a -I uc, fn ex i i vou oonei oi i i It no loi meielv 10 be al ind i i in del to ob i gi It i i il i 11 Wenonah Bell Appointed Art Instructor Bergen College Teacher Doris hitaker (From Sa'uioa', A A I resignation of ss Dor i a instructor in the puolic schools was accepted i regret bv the School Committee last night and Wenonah Bell of Teaneck NJ, was appointed to the position at nn annual salarj of $2300 Miss Whitaker is going to the Stockbridge public schools Miss Bel! is a graduate of Brenau College Gamsvilia Ga and studied in Paris at the Colatossi School She attended Academy of Fine A i she war awarded two fellowships covering travel and studv in Europe She the recipient of the Mary Smith prize Miss Beil has a Glades 1 through 8 and high school in a i i From 1926 to 1929 Ihe a at i i nt the Warm Spnngs Foundat on Geor gia Shf comes here fiom Bergen i Junior College Miss Bell xislted the public schools jester- day. SPAPLRl Mrs gown i portrait neck 1 ne made of nvlon net and had a ted lose coionet She earned led loses The bridesmaids i i i and a blue gowns mixed ei- foi i and i bou- of mixeri i Follow ng a lecep on at i a Hip on a I ip to Canada Foi i a 1 biirie w.oie a a blue i i i i i accessone I i le-ide nt 40 Pen me A i i i Fnedman a i a i of local school-, has emp'ov 1 i i i Smoke i i i i a i engmeei at i a i Washington schools and is a i a a I HP i in the A i in a i II i it fu a at ii i-l- ed on fi i i i i i i to OP nf trnf! i i i i i PV i i i 1 I no be i I i 10 i I 0 i i I i I i 1 i hi 1 1 1 I I i i toil mm i i 1 i vv i iM pd mi tv i idp 111) i 1 1 i i i i a 1 I i i a i i a i I I 11 ni i rime as i 1' i-, tn i i ne a 11 in 11 dien 1 ed it in cip ii ri in i 21 In gi in i it I As i thp nt oi i a Pi i eld i i fi I IP -ur is i i i i "i' it i so HIP of I i i i i is i om hp i i i Si cl Pt I ee "Named I of 'Maeliine Com pain office the Sons of Tempp i a a I a i pi i ach of Hinsdale and West tl i i i i He was a cha I PI membei of Ihe i a i a Oidei i' Eag es pnd hold ofuces of i a i and a i i i fi a i of ts tence heie i i aie his i i i Con i thipp i i a of Miss Ke and Id ted Keig i of a i a son, Finest Keig i i I i i a i i a i a giendchild a a 1 ne closed tomoiiovv i the fu i a neigl 10 fir mles a i a I Her he A a load farme is still was Da tiea xi at a i a a 6 2 a i of fa ng Mi Keiesev is 62 vears old he took ovei the a fio'n his a i had a house on one acre a a Now there 1100 ,1 res i i foiii lakes pigs hoises, and the th cow SO i i i LF rt 1 I i i I n- i i 1 0 0 i i i ex i of Div Li PI i ns of nf i i i 1 i i i i i i i 1 i I i li an 1 se in il ma 1 1 I rii 1 1 i the Hoi i a i if i a if vv i i Sigi i i i i of i i i Mi Pa Ka i to Le" i 1D2S win.

re he i i a di Ii The to ofei to I I he" i Ke off i mu il it ici id 11 1 i in 1 thi I Sliidv of i As foi the bp i a an and i ualism I i i i pome i nine how ic i rtpmou deils a in how i we a i i pnemies And a a a Overflow Crowd Attends St. Joseph's Graduation Awards of TMO Scholarships And R.P.I. Medal Are Features Of 47th Annual Commencement (Fiom Mondav Eagle) Tie pistil a i A a i a of tv scholai ships i a i i and a upon lo I medal a i i 47th an oe evei i of i Ciass mo nual commencement exeicise, of to Sempet Firiehs St Joseph Catholic i a i School in the school i i i i A ar 1 i Presented vesierriav a i noon i an The follow i a i i made i i coid cliss of bx a al av 11J2 i a a i i bpi .1 ilci mis a i 1 Folev I pasioi In i i the a ales a iq caps nd i ceived communion in a oociv nt i 9 clock mass and the a a a i cliss is st ind hi 11 i 1 1 1 i cf eld i Amei i I I I i 1 he is i i 1 I i i )pt i I i i "sin ng pi i i i also i i i i i a ii ex i can rust i pi The nssel lei in I i fot i en in i i a rs ind science ent i i MT i Bmi i i scho ii sh fo anv college she i I i i i Scnoo i i presented pi izes and Miss CroughicelL Joseph LcBlanc Wed at St. Agnes' i Sa i dav Eagle) Di.LTON Miss Eleanoi A i a i of Mr a 1 A i i i i of 26 gh leet a ma ed at St Chu ch al 10 this mom lo epn LeBlanc son i i Fdna LeBIant- 1 933 Mam Stieet I The i was perfoimed r-v reined em- Rev i i a i pastor of I IP Papo i i a et ing of i gladioli and i i ri ed i a i i at oataics a i i a his ome 9 A Avenue after was gin and Heniy Loehr i short i so A a i of Ireland he w'as the Miss a i Croughwell son of Patrick and Mai hei si tei maid of honoi Elides i i He lesiried in Lenox a a i anothei Mis-, for i a i i he was em- i a and ss Cath- plovecl is an engineer bv i a of Woicestei a cr shock Bo ce was taken Albany Memor al Ho tal bv Brupn rescue squad Her dit on is repoi'ed as 'z i Seigeaiii. Donaid of the Nevv Yoik state police reported the cai i bv Mi Bo CP clashed into tne back of the traue 1 trucK it ha'ted tor tne i a i I gnt The i i of he i George 59 o' Buff a a lepoited ur nured Bo ce re- 'uined to Pittsne'a following trea John Britten, piper Retired Eaton Worker, Dies Eagle) (I- im a i 84 came fucnd Srnth Pippi Companv He to i i in 1919 and up i I nephev his i i was emplojed in a a nn similai cipacitv at a Ml i i was a communicant of St the bncie The bndeo a i Croughwell Ji beaiei and her niece Teresas i and belonged to the IIolv a Societv and i i I en a celebrated 60lh i anniveisary next a Judi Con-ov gul i i Jenka as Ji flow er cous best man Donald White and a i i ushered The.

bi de i a pnnces--style a i joke a Joan Coughlin Becomes Bride Anrs? Married to Dr. F. H. Grabo Oj Schenectady (Fiom a i Mi jean Cathcnne Cougnl riaughtei of ann Mis Robe Court! of No P'a'-e a 1 Frecei ck Hai son son of Mr and i i a aho of e-e mai ec! this mo-mrg it 930 at St Josephs i Chailes pastoi The ofhc I' coup'p i ti Miss Ma-jo ie Pice of the bude am John Gao- lei the Tl ic'e wis au en a i floor 'en? ess i i neckline shoit s'eeves ana fui! skin and a uie ha She earned a nosegav of and mbv biea The ma leeves of a lace and a full i i a i i dow the i Irani Hei i i i i fo mei A i Caiev a i ange bio son i pique i Mi A a a i a a i a a i a i i om i i i She a i i i a a a i i i a i a i egav i i a i of i sweet pea babv 3 1 The maid of honoi i a mn CP i tow of blue net i a i a i i and a hi an an i i cer age i a of i citv Cha los Bi (ten oi i i i i i i Miss I a i I i a a i i i a i i i a i i 1 of Pin-field i i a I i i biotheis Edwatd and Fiancis all ot i i and several nieces and hono 01 a baov len: nie-s i iM 5 ctu ha HP- of i i loses i Couc: i la 'ace. a i psscd in i iw a flowei ata and vhoul of i oi aesrioori 01 del leng ve 1 She camea a a i mi ch su i i a a i ate sermon was pieacheri Fr Folev Scholarships of S200 given bv the pastor for four comple vears Catholic colleges weie presented to John Southern Lvons and Miss Veronica Bernadette Butrvnowicz i the former was also piesent- I ed the Rensselaei i In- s.itute medal foi excellence, in bCi- ence and mathematics Rev Francis i a in piesentmg the i i i foi i i a se to Rnberl Josepl HPI Pair a 4mei Legion chpck foi for n- art cle in I Campus was a i Rosemarv A i i Pa lal scholai ships of $100 a a a i Ti i College to ss Leona Fr spoke accomplishments class to splendid class The valedictorv was given ss Veronica i the the hv ihe a a i bv Veronica Tulia iCLArsenault 'Dies at 46 Local Engineer Tn Electronics as Long 111 i i sdav Fagle) i ile-.

A.isenaulf 46 1 sPiicn elect omc etic neei of 19: Dill 4 i i cl Ii i i 'ume afl i i loij, llness oi a i i i i Inc dur ng 194S to Ihe Bigelv Scweh Companv i a i tow i i he has hpen a i a i a e.nd assistant to Abe Roland A Packard department at Pa "Of Durmg his 20 at tne i mills of Smith he supervised expansion piograms in extensive ou i piojectb and purchase and erect on of tniee modem papci- -naking machines While et Smith he and his associates engmeeied ind const! ucteri Ihe fust success a i i a pulp i in i i a i i loneer devel i i clone foi the pin if i i i i i flix fioei a a of a i paper of old i rags esioiia I i i Euiope a Asia He was also i i of the laboi a a ent i foi i i jen-, as as assistant to the 1P a Mi ie I mil ch i ve of po let Mi Ai- iiu i oirn Miv 1903 i i i eld 20 i i a of i Sc and I i i i i The bodv rests a residence i be i i i i at 930 fol- bouquel of mixeri sweet peas Mi i a i riies the family ce-- of vellow net funeral i a a i a full skirt Hei as ovet lowed it 10 at St Teresas i th a solemn high mass of requiem Buridl will be in St Patricks Cemeteij, West Stockbridge Philando Harmon, Former Monterey Selectman, Dies (Fiom Mondav Eagle) dot i fell fiom a match ing flowei i a i a Miss Biennan i a i a i stjled gown of oich i i mothei was in beige i white accessories and a coi sage of red roses The biidegioomj. mothei wore a dress of navy blue with matching accessories low i osej and a coi sage of yel- Following a reception at the Ed- mai Cafe I couple left on a wed- i i i to Canada For hei i a MONTERE1 Philando Har-'elmg ro-tume Mis LeBlanc. wore mon 84 i i membei of the Boaid of died last i at home of his daughlei Mrs i a Smilh in Dallon where he had lesiried since last fall He was a i olue shaiksk suit i i accessoiies and an oichid i sage A i 1 the i a the home on New Lenox Road i 3 1864 son of Isaac and I A leg stci ed nutse Mrs LeBlanc Emeline Collins Hdimon on is a a a of Dalton High i i Frances Donahue more The National aw a i of St to Juhanne a Pati a Moonev a El zabetl Cil Cooi ei president Packairi g'aduateri i i NV3S Cential High School in Spiingfield an(1 in igog (ook degiee fiom Polytechnic Institute He was emplojed by the Geneial Electnc Company in Schenectadj he applied phvsics laboratoiv Johns Hopkins i Balti- Md He was a communicant Man Church belonged to he was i in the test ing of equipment later becoming lajrhan all of the sophomore UP The ze he i i an a contest was i i a i i the of MusKegon Mich ind was a in the Otfi test loreman Latei he i in i Reserve Association station depaitment m- I a i his thp i con truction and opeiation Robe Nigplschrmdl ment on in the same lo a i a i i Kellv and honoi a i on i a i Charles i M-s Po Arsenault of i i two sisteis Mi John Ko7iol Miss Norma Rita spoke on the class i Othe 1 a i i rieiiveied Hif ss a i "Tretib a Rosemarv Theresa Fie.ris 1 na delte A i a Desautels Frances Mar Keiley and John i i a a a of Duquette presentations Gold medal i i a i i a foi excellence in the i subiects Eng' Marv line 1 i i i Ei Span VP on CR i -ho i Ai a ui a ana i ng Lucv Piac rii i a Ci i and Eriwa awaids, made the Cliue Pobtllard of Gnflon and Mrs Cecil a pmsfield two i i rs of East Doug- and Theorioie of i a ind enl ie re ts i i ''I HOT hf rii i i at at Mai solen gh anri at thp Dprv Fu SP ces i he a 9 "0 i i ih a of lequteir c.1 will oe Pittsfield Ceme- Ir 1920 Mi Packaid joined the Ludlovv Manufactunng Association as superintendent of powet and shops For two jears he was in India a( the new plant of the Lud- lovv Companv as executive a a Upon completion of his i India he ieturm.1 to Lud- lovv ng i 1928 he a to Lee Mi Packaid among his ar i i was co founder of a col i a i tv has participated in Bov Scout work Chambei of Com merce and the YMCA He was founder of the Berkshire district a i he opeiated i he sold HIP i i last fall In 1895 he was matned to Nellie Dowri died i a i a Bi sides hi a i he leaves two sons Isaac A Hai mon of Pitts- busmess secielary of Ihe and Paiker Monleie four in a i a i of grandchildien Funeral set vices will be Wednes- dav afternoon at 2 at the iches Funeral Home Rev Raymond. VVaid will officiate Burial will be in Corashire Cemetery Friends mav call at the funeial home tonight and tomorrow night from 730 to 9 chaptei alumni association of the Worchester Polytechnic Institute He is a former town moderator of Lee, a trustee of Worchester Polytechnic Institute as well as Lee Savings Bank He was a member of the Massachusetts Committee of the National Council foi Stream Improvement Mr Packatd is married and has Iwo sons and i i a i i One son Norman A is plant su permtendent of Fenwal Inc of Noiwood and the other son Donald is assistant sales manager of Whiton Machine Company of New London. School and Meicv Hospital Training School Spiingfield AKo a Dalton High School giaduate Mi LeBlanc is at the Pitts field i a EleUnc He is a a of two seivice in Ihe A i riming Wai II including combat duty on Okinawa Pnoi to her marnage Mrs LeBlanc was tendered a linen shower bv Mis Ralph Kendall Ji and Mis James Conioy, a greenback showei by Mrs Edna LeBlanc and Mrs Henry Loehr, and a miscellaneous showei by the Rita and Mar Craughwell and Mrs Edwaid Mahone hat and an chid A reception foi irjf i i Cu Hotel LPIIIX a the ce'e monv Fo 1 a i i Dallas the biioe i a 1 gabard suit led accessoiies and a coisage of led loses 1 couple i make their home Dallas, i Dr aoo 1 ntei i at the Bavlor Un i Hospital A nuise the a a giaduate of Pittifield School and Bishop Memonal Tiair- ing School foi Nurses She has been on the staff of Albanj Ci Hospital The i i a graduate of a i gh School Siheneuaav, Union Colle School He Delta Theta and Mbanv Medical a memoci of Pni i a a a Sigma Nu medical i a i tv Wed 25 Years (From Saturdays Eagle) Mi and Gilbert Ireland of 10 Dexter Street were entertained by friends last evening at dmnei at Rainbows End in Valatie, IN in honor of then 25th wedding a i i a i They were presented a i tea set Mi and Mis Iieland weie mai- i led in Pittsfield bj Rev Asa Morison I pastoi of tne Mommg- side Baptist Chuich Mis Iieland is the foimer Emily Auger Mi Auger is emploved the drafting section of the General Electric Company.

Brown's Resohe Would Out $1,200,000 Fund i Tuonav Eagle) A ipsolulion calling for p'OTipt passage of Legislative bill to unfieeze Pitt-fields SI 200000 hous ng fund was filed at Cm Hall this mot nmg bv Ward I Councilman Roy Blown and will oe put to a vote at the Council's next meeting a from tonight Brown's resolution stated that there is no appaient fu-ther need of veteians housing in Pittsfield and a foi this leason the SI 200 000 appiopriated for that purpose should be made immed'atelv available for other capital expenditures. Favorable legislative action on the housing fund measure, which. was filed bv Major Capeless six months ago now hinges on the recommendations of a newly appointed iomt House-Senate committee i will irv to iron out conflicting vews of 'ne two blanches of the Legislatuie Pi fielri i the SI 200 000 eailv in 1948 but nevei put to use oe- cause a suosequent state bill mads it possible to build Wilson Paik entirely with funds from the com- 'monwealth. NEWSPAPER!.