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The Berkshire Eagle, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 197219 Obituaries and Funerals Ifynes, Mrs. Gertrude Sedgwick, Mrs. Henry D. Wallace, Mrs.

Mary Wottitz, Mrs. Gertrude Giarles McGlue dies at 83, was election law authority BOSTON Charles H. Mc- that dictates that polls in virtual-Glue, 83, a lawyer and a leading ly all cities and towns must re-Democrat in Massachusetts main open for 10 hours is Mc-since before World War died Glue's. So is the law prohibiting late Monday at his Beacon election officials from beginning Street home in the Back Bay. the counting of ballots until the Council conditionally OK's increase in renewal funds Mrs.

Sedgwick; was widow of author, historian STOCKB RIDGE Mrs. Ladd Sedgwick, 66, widow, of author and. historian Henry Dwight Sedgwick, died at her Main Street residence last night after a long illness. Sedgwick was born in Boston; daughter of the late Dr. Maynard and Anna Coleman Ladd.

Dr! Ladd was a promi closing of the polls. signed Community Affairs Commissioner Miles M. Mahoney to from the original 1964 The proposal to make the ap-. into Francese charges. provai conditional came from, The City Council last night approved amending the city's contract with the federal government to provide for completion of the Columbus urban renewal project.

Brown and Councilman Peter Councilman Robert v. Mrs. Gertrude Wottitz STOCKBRIDGE Mrs. Gertrude G. Wottitz, 67, of New York City died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs.

Clemens Kalischer in Larrywaug. Born in Vienna, Austria, she had lived in New York for a Arlos, who for years has icz. He offered it as a heen nlHner thn PIT A staff fh. I'" mmiansf i hr- ii merit! a wwiag vvvccil iiu a.lll11, wtlll.ll But in light of a report of a competent and deceitful, argued might cause further delays, and coming investigation of the that the Council should take no blanket approval, which a num- Pittsfield Housing Authority, the action on the Columbus request ber of councilmen did not want nent pediatrician in Boston and nurnber'of years and was an in- pending tne investigation. to grant.

4UAi. AW1 He was considered a top authority on the state's election laws and had much to do with passage of many of them. Death came during sleep and was unexpected. A week ago he was at the Statehouse doing work for the legislature's Committee on Election Laws. McGlue invariably was drafted as legal counsel by any Democrat involved in a vote recount.

Several years ago he represented a Democrat in a recount of the vote in the Hampden-Berkshire Senatorial District, which involved 14 towns in Southern Berkshire. But the Republican prevailed by three votes. uuv urcjr wuu iujr uiic umci COUnc Imnn V.rnest a Rf Mrs. was a scuipiress anu terior designer there. writer.

There will be no calling hours. Mrs. Sedgwick moved to Although he was also in the high councils of the party, McGlue was a conservative. He was against change, generally speaking. And he thought the place for the woman was in the home.

He resented the League of Women Voters, although that organization did support many of his proposed changes in the election laws. He was a violent opponent of water fluoridation. For the past 30 years he has sought almost perennially to abolish the proportional representation voting the city of Cambridge uses in local elections. Four years ago, McGlue directed the presidential campaign in Massachusetts for Alabama's George C. Wallace.

This backer, Councilwoman Mary peter advocated voting full ap StttoS3''IOTaI at last night's sessiom, the matter. All three voted u. All three voted He said the Council would still Mrs. Gertrude Hynes against the conditional ap- Stockbridge from Philadelphia in 1954. She was a communicant of St.

Paul's Church here. Her husba'nd died in 1957. She leaves a nephew, Stephen Vlastos of Princeton. N.J., and provai. agency administering Columbus, and calls for added financial information, the Council made its approval conditional.

The condition was that last night's agreement be subject to a final vote probably to be taken next year on appropriating the city's share of the cost Probe requested An investigation of PHA payments in connection with its GREAT BARRINGTON Mrs. Gertrude Kelly Hynes, 72, of 64 Cottage widow of Dr. George Qulnlan Services for Quinlan will be tomorrow have "a third strike" when the'! proposal came up for funding next year. "I think the third strike might be a curve ball," Jakubowicz said. He contended that if unconditional approval was last night it would constitute a', binding contract to put up the'; money later.

PHA Executive Director Arthur C. McGill said that the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development had set a Nov. 1 deadline for approval. Afer that, he said, funding of the Columbus completion would a niece, Mrs. Anthony Libby of James Hynes, aiea last nignt ai Columbus, Ohio, the Pines Nursing Home after a Funeral services will be held long illness.

McGlue also represented Services for George E. Quin- at noon Saturday at St. Paul's She was born in Gloucester, Peter G. Arlos in 1964 in a dk housing development on Morn' defection apparently had no ef- ucic the daughter of the late Edward oe tomorrow afternoon ruu Church. Burial will be in ingside Heights was sought by 1x5 tnrown into 8 new year-by- Nellie Purcell Kellv.

She at 1 at the Wellington Funeral u- JS- feet on his rapport with the Sedgwick family plot at the and year approach to renewal. He The city's share has been var- ttome wun trie aev. Edwin nnbknin. romotorv Tn lieu of -was a 1917 graduate of Searles PHA member Peter G. Francese earlier this month.

party leaders, because he continued to serve as parliamentari to' Dim Jdi ne jeaicu uuu ap-'iously esUmated at $590,000 flowers, the family has suggest- High School and attended Our Taylor of the First Baptist Last night Councilman Roy F. oi iims couege. uim.iai.uig. uuntu win Mr Hvn a sectary in the te in the Httafleld Cemetery. of the Democratic City Committee of Pittsfield.

The question was whether a meeting at which Callahan was elected chairman was legal. The courts agreed that it was. an at Democratic state conventions, a job he has held since the convention system was revived in Massachusetts in 1954. ed memorial contriDuuons either to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival or St. Paul's Church Memorial Fund.

Brown announced that Gov. Sargent, who had appointed Francese to the PHA, had as- pniacn. couiQ cause sigmuceni Of the figure it pays, delays With appronl 'now, more tnan half will returned'' McGill is projecting completion to the city by the state over a by late 1975. period of 20 years. Cost tops $5 million The estimated cost of the Refreshments planned project is now more than $5 mil- ni? a i Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.

Mr. Quinlan, who died Monday at the Pittsfield General town office for 10 years, also was an office worker at Fair-view Hospital. Later she owned a gift shop on Castle Street near the Mahaiwe Theatre. She was A self -described 'city Seminars to aid businesses Mrs. Mary Wallace Mrs' Marv' MacSwain Wal a member of the Daughters of unit, BMC, was manager of per jur elections lion, up more than i million and worked for years to effect uniformity in the election laws of cities and towns.

The law in halting bad-check losses sonnel and subcontract accounting in the ordnance systems of General Electric' Church to host World Missions nessmcn suffer substantial loss- es through acceptance of worthless checks and that it is hoped GEAA will provide coffee, sandwiches and doughnuts to members during the annual el-'J ection of officers Friday from'v 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the club- -house. A GEAA spokesman also said that Banjo Billy will entertain at the clubhouse from 3 30 to 8. lace, 84, of 19 Acorn died isaoeua.

last night at the St. Luke's unit, Mrs. Hynes leaves two sisters, BMC. Mrs. Eleanor Noonan and Miss Born in Prince Edward Is- Margaret Kelly, both of Great land Mrs.

Wallace had lived Barrington, and a brother, J. most of her life in the Plymouth Richard Kelly of Tempe, Ariz, area until moving to Pittsfield a Liturgy of Christian Burial 20 years ago. She had been em- will be held Friday at 9 at St. ployed as a receptionist at the Peter's Church, with burial in Massachusetts Eye and Ear In- st Peter's Cemetery. Man to appeal 6-month term Police briefs that, by offering these seminars COUVentlOTl Two seminars on check-cashing will be held Wednesday, Nov.

1, at the Western Mass. Electric Co. auditorium for area businessmen in an effort to help cut losses sustained from accepting worthless checks. The seminars, one scheduled Marcon Distributors. on The second World Missions convention of Christian Assem- Keeler Street reported to the po- assault Case lice at 10 a.m.

Sunday that A man charged assauU lu uie uusmess community, some of these losses may be reduced. Merchants planning to ''send Dancing will begin at 8:30 and a wui "S1" 01 O.tV ail mill ZJa buffet wiU be served at firmary for several years ana, cag hours at the Birches someone had broken "a window an(i battery in connection with a for 10 a.m. and the other at 2 representatives may make oim vuiimiuc iiuuugu ssunuay ai turkevs wilt be awarded sm tho Th. m.win le len win uo awaroea as res- more icv-cuujr, jtunerai Home win oe xnursaay on the east side of the building domestic are neinsr STinnSOren nv anratinnc hi, nollinr. ADO unuvu Ann nrlas 1i.ln- lor me Kuiiiei uuuu (jom 2 t0 4 from 7 to Tne and stolen 30 cases of beer and guilty and sentenced to whiT -to attend the nightly meeUngs.

Jr.ft Tlnnca PArw. "-c, vuiuiii saiu. iluim session ii oaiu. some soda. The value Pittsfield.

She was a communi- Rosary reCited at 8 cant of St. Mark's Church, a ui mc Uiuuuia mi mo v.nv. fho A eenni glnn nt TJiici. jn 1 a oriliui WIU icaiuie lailUS uy 111 la- at J150. tion Tuesday by Judge Frank W.

-rrr ness and goods was estimated Commerce and the CiminL Roger Muller, 27, of 120 Circular Ave. said he would appeal Morningside pastor to attend program Small Business Administration. The program for both sessions will include a showing of an Among the highlights of the convention will be an international buffet Saturday evening at 7 at the First Baptist Charges continued in drug case the finding to a 12-man jury. Two large plate glass windows worth $500 were destroyed by a pellet gun at the Variety Store, 640 Tyler St. Thursday night.

meiriber of the Daughters of Is- Mrs MarIe stalger Dne Fneral services for Mrs. Arthur WaUaCC' Wh dlCd Marie S. Staiger of Alford were 193, held Tuesday evening at the She is survived two sons, Baches Funeral Home, Great Robert A. Mills of Williamsport, Barrington. The Rev.

Homer E. Penn. and Albert iE. Wallace of Briggs, pastor of the First Atlanta, a daughter, Mrs. Methodist Church, officiated.

The Rev. Carrol A. Turner, Muller wai represented by Pub- film "The Paperhangers, Church Fellowship Hall followed by a panel discussion. Charges of marijuana posses on pastor of Morningside Baptist Church, will he among particl- lie Defender Ralph Cianflone Jr. On Sept.

30 Muller was found Capt. Stanley Stankiewicz and sion against seven young pec- South Street. The convention will' open at pants in an interdenominational pie, including four juveniles, arrested Sunday night in Washing Offic door, wen. forced ooen of drunkenness and given William ouum, witn wnoui Burial was this morning at and desks ransacked and an un- tfuugc Vlllliiu uiuucu viiat oua' Mrs WilUam J. McMalron of the BronX, successful attempt was made to N.Y.

open a safe in a break Monday pension revoked today and the sentence executed. He gave Muller credit for nine days incarceration for the time in custody spent since he was arrested 7:30 p.m. Thursday with talks evangelistic "outreach" pro-by representatives from the gram Friday and Saturday at Teen Challenge Institute of Mis- the First Baptist Church in. West sions in Rhinebeck, N.Y. The Springfield, mission does work with young Mr.

Turner will serve as a drug addicts. The Rev. Everett, chairman for "Key 73," de-Allen, missionary to the Domini- signed to bring together clergy can Republic, will speak Friday and lay representatives from 85 at 7:30 p.m. and the Rev. G.

L. American Baptist churches in Haggard, missionary to Rhode- Western Massachusetts. The af-sia. will talk Sunday during the fair is supported by more than night at South Junior High School, police reported. Also broken into was the School Department building on Capt.

Edgar Almstead of the Pittsfield Police Department, and Walter B. Gogan, security officer for the First Agricultural National Bank, will serve on the panel Seminar subjects Subjects to be covered include types of checks, proper identification, signatures, recovery and prosecution. Samuel Colozzi, president of the Allendale Merchants, has urged all area businessmen to ton were continued until Nov. 11 in District Court Tuesday. Charged with illegal possession of marijuana were Gina Campoli, 17, of 100 Commonwealth David D.

Zaffino, 18, of 34 Churchill St. and Michael D. Kerans, 19, of 19 Mill St, Dalton. Juvenile and adult probation officers said they would be talking with the defendants during the week. All seven were arrested by again for drunkenness and as- Second Street.

A filing cabinet sauit and battery Oct. 15. District Court Tuesday Robert A. Louis, 17, of Dalton was fined $25 for operating an was ruieu anu an attempt maae to enter an office. Last of 3 defendants Two Pittsfield motorists re- i Wats 130 religious groups in the Unit 11 a.m.

worship service. Wollaston; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be Friday morning from the Devanny Funeral Home with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at St. Mark's Church. Burial will he in St.

Joseph's Cemetery in Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow evening from 7 to 9. Frank E. Pixley The funeral of Frank E. Pixley, former Stockbridge resident, was held yesterday at St Paul's Church there, with the Rev. G.

Douglas Krumbhaar unregistered motor vehicle and ported tape-playing equipment The closing rally Sunday will begin at 7 p.m. and will include a special missionary cantata presented by the Christian Assembly choir. ed States. Stephen Spencer of North Adams is in charge of the groups attending from the Berkshire County area. stolen from their parked cars.

The last of three North Berk- send sales personnel to one of state police on routine patrol on the sessions. Frost Road, Washington. Of the $25 for attaching plates. A charge of operating an unin Francis LeBlanc valued his loss shire defendants indicted for a at $120 and George Peaslee put group of March burglaries in He said that each year busi- juveniles, three are 14 and one 13. sured motor vehicle was filed.

Williamstown changed his pleas his loss at $80. Francis J. Lemieux, 19, of 20 Knox Road pleaded not guilty to a charge of larceny. He has been charged with stealing one gallon of gasoline from the city. The cise was continued until Nov.

25. to guilty in Superior Court yesterday and was placed on probation for two years. Anthony M. Corsi, 19, of North Adams pleaded guilty to four counts of breaking and entering and larceny and was given a siximonth suspended sentence to Business teachers to meet at BCC Irving P. Toupence, chairman of the business education de Burial was in Stockbridge Cemetery.

Bearers were Elliott H. Decker, Gregory M. Pilling and Harold T. 'French, all of Stockbridge; Russell B. Brasee partment at Drury High School, the House of Correction before term was im- of Sheffield, Robert L.

Pixley of Ji, io.T ie.resa Beium' atumn" tne Probatl0n East St was fined $10 for fail- istrative assistant of the North- mnsed West Stockbridge, and Ralph A. nr.et r.i-w a l. L4 Spmo of Torrington, Conn. me nccp rigni. ern BerKsnire vocational Kegion- al School District, will be chair-Philip R.

Meuse, 18, of 55 Do- men of the annual meeting of reen St. was fined $15 for speed- the Massachusetts Business Ed- As with one of lus companions, Dennis S. Dostie, 20, of North Adams, was sentenced on one of the four break tag. Joanne McCIay The funeral of Joanne Michelle McCIay, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Michael Mc- r1! A Tlolfnn A.a1! 4Ui ucators of Berkshire County at counts. The other three were Berkshire Community College nlaced on file. Flora Casey, 45, of 444 Barker Thursday. Dostie and the third member A Euided tour of the campus, of the trio, Richard S. Hazard, "1" Roal was fined $50 for operat morning at St Agnes' Church under the influence ing and $50 with emphasis on the business 19, of Williamstown, pleaded there.

A Mass of the Angels was for operating to endanger. A and computer departments, will guilty and were sentenced late said by the Rev. Leo J. Shaugh be given. There will also be a- Friday as Judge John F.

Moriar- dinner in the cafeteria with fac- ty held court open an extra 2J4 charge of drunkenness was filed. The defendant was arrested at 1:10 a.m. Tuesday on Barker Road. hours to handle dispositions. Hazard was Placed on proba ulty members from BCC as guests.

All business teachers -in the county have been invited to attend the meeting, which will nessy. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Dalton, where the Rev. Sean Bennett said prayers at the grave. The child was killed Monday when she was struck by an automobile near her home. RAorore wan TMin nroffa tion for three years but was ordered to spend the first 26 week Donald Fontaine, 18, of 30 ends in the House of Correction Pine Dennis Fontaine, 18, of begin at 3:45 p.m 50 Aiden Ave.

and Konaid of 142 First St. all John J. Lorette David pleaded guilty to idle and disor A. Lund and John 8. Penna.

derly conduct The Fontaines also pleaded guilty to drunkenness. The cases were continued until Nov. 3. Edward M. Hall Jr.

Services for Edward M. Hall Jr. will be held tomorrow morning at 8:30 from the Dery Funeral Home with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 9 at St Charles Church. Burial will be in St Joseph's Cemetery. Santo Lampiaci, 21, of 24 Alcove St.

was fined $35 after convicted of his third speeding offense in a year. Hash Friends may call at the funer- stucBen, 18, of home today from 2 to 4 and 7 Me was fined $50 for his third Rippies to 9. Kodiak The 1973 Levi's Gremlin -it's the car that wears the pants. speeding in a year. He said he would appeal to a six-man jury.

He was represented by Atty. Arthur H. Gregory. Charges against Rose Wes-cott, 25, of 2 Curtis St. of operating under the influence, operating without a registration, drunkenness, possession of marijuana and operating on a traffic island were all continued until Nov.

27. A charge of disturbing the peace against James E. Callahan, 26, of 495 Wahconah St was continued until Nov. 6. if, I ri I N.

Angelo A. Giganti The funeral of Angelo A. Giganti of Lee will be held Friday morning at 9:15 from the Kelly Funeral Home with a liturgy of Christian Burial at 10 at St. Mary's Church, Lee, Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.

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Anthony Yetz, 59, of 7 Oak St with the Rev. Cortland R. Pusey was given a 30-day suspended of St. Stephen's- Episcopal sentence and placed on proba- Church officiating. Burial was tion for two years after being in Mountain View Cemetery, found guilty of disturbing the Lenox.

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