Springfield, West Springfield, Chicopee and Longmeadow directory 1954, Part 3

Author: Springfield (Mass.)
Publication date: 1954
Publisher: Price & Lee Co.
Number of Pages: 1218


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324-Maple and Park.


34-Main opp Central.


341-Main and Norwood.


342-Main and York.


343-Saratoga and Niagara.


344-Oswego and Dwight st ext.


35-Main and Howard.


351-Morris and Dale.


352-Main and Wilcox.


36-Columbus av and Howard.


37-Columbus av and Margaret.


38-Columbus av and Lombard.


381-Columbus av and Broad.


39-Broad and Hanover. 4-Taylor opp Power av.


41-Main and Cypress.


·412-U. S. Envelope Co. 42-Main and Emery.


421-Main and Holyoke.


43-Main and Sargeant.


431-Main opp Church.


45-Boylston and Emery.


451-Dwight and Ferry.


452-Dwight and Congress.


453-Dwight and Tenth.


46-Columbus av and Seventh.


461-Columbus av and Plymouth.


462-Plainfield and Lowell,


4621-Plainfield and Newland.


463-Plainfield and Rowland.


4631-Plainfield and Division.


4632-Maloney av opp Fay.


465-Plainfield and Laurel.


4651-Fisk and Abbe avs. 47-Main opp Osgood. 471-Main and Arch.


472-Birnie av and Huntington.


473-Birnie av and Medford.


475-Birnie av and Douglas.


476-Birnic av and Walter.


48-Main Street Fire Station.


*481-Birnie Paper Co.


*482-Holyoke Card and Paper Co.


·483-J. G. Brill Co.


484-Main and Portland.


.485-Moore Drop Forging Co. 49-Main and Wason av. 491-Main and Alfred.


4912-United American Bosch Corp.


493-Fisk opp Bemond av. 4913-Main and Grace. 5-Main and WorthIngton.


51-Bay west of Sherman.


512-Bay opp Marion.


5121-Bay opp Oak Grove av.


5122-McKnight and Bowles.


5123-Bay opp Dawes.


5124-Acorn and Sycamore.


5125-Shattuck and College.


5126-Bay at Reed Village. 513-Bay n Westminster. 52-St. James av n Dartmouth.


521-St. James av n Westminster.


53-St. James av and Florida.


531-St. James av opp Bowdoin. 54-Worthington and Armory. 56-Worthington and Thompson. 561-Worthington and Bowdoin.


*562-Standard Oil Co. 57-Winchester Square.


*571-Indian Motocycle Co.


573-State and Pleasant.


574-State npp Hancock.


58-Princeton bet Amherst and Yale.


251-Chestnut and Worthington. 253-Bridge and Dwight. 254-Dwight opp Court. 26-Maln opp Hillman. 27-Columbus av and Fort.


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SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY-1954


*762-Sacred Heart Church.


763-Massasolt and Massasolt pl.


764-Carew and Prospect.


77-Liberty east of Charles.


771-Liberty and Genesee.


78-Chestnut opp Greenwood. 781-Cass and Linden. 782-Franklin opp Vinton.


783-Nursery and Stafford. 79-Liberty and Cass.


791-Liberty opp Heywood av.


7911-Atlantic States Warehouse.


794-Liberty and Armory.


795-Liberty and Grover.


796-Springfield opp Crestwood. 8-Taylor and Dwight.


81-Walnut and Oak.


812-Walnut and Union.


813-Walnut and King.


82-Walnut and Cedar. 83-Walnut and Hancock.


831-Walnut and Crosby.


84-Allen and Rifle.


*841-Water Shops, U. S. Armo 85-Central and Spruce.


851-Central and Hancock.


86-Central and Pine.


87-Maple and Pine.


89-Maple and Mill.


891-Mill and Orange.


9-Lyman and Chestnut.


91-Cambridge and Burr.


911-Marsden north of Newhall.


912-Berkshire av and Jasper.


9121-Berkshire av and Bay.


913-Berkshire av and Hobson.


92-Wilbraham rd opp Homer.


921-State n American International College.


923-Wilbraham rd and Colonial av.


924-Wilbraham rd and Benton.


93-State and Reed.


*931-City Home.


9311-State opp Ionio.


9312-State opp Balis.


9313-Boston rd opp Denver.


9314-State and Boston rd.


9315-Boston rd and Lamont.


9316-Denver opp Embury.


9317-Breckwood blvd n Boston rd.


.932-Boston rd and Harvey.


9321-Boston rd and Lloyd av.


0322-Boston rd opp Health av.


9323-Boston and Pasco rds.


9324-Boston rd and Parker. 933-State and Dearborn. 934-State and Benton. 94-Wilbraham rd opp Rutland. 941-Wilbraham rd near Westford av.


9425-Bradley rd and Emerald.


9426-Bradley rd and Emmett. 9433-Plumtree rd and Puritan rd.


9435-Plumtree rd opp Hazen.


9443-Wilbraham rd and Fenway dr.


9451-Wilbraham rd and Parker.


9454-Parker opp Garden dr.


9461-Wilbraham rd and Empress et.


9463-Wilbraham rd and Cabinet. 95-Wilbraham av and Beverly. 96-Hancock and Quincy.


961-Hancock and King.


962-Stebbins and Union.


964-Lebanon and Nelson.


07-Pendleton and Eastern avs.


971-Eastern av and Union.


972-King and Logan.


973-King and Westford av.


974-Dunmoreland and Westford cir.


975-King and Braddock.


976-King and Middlesex.


98-Alden and Eastern av.


081-Alden at Pratt Field.


982-Eastern av opp. Shillingford.


983-Eastern av opp Shillingford. *Private box.


FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH Indian Orchard


12-Main and Parker.


121-Devens and Acton.


13-Berkshire av and Michigan.


14-Goodwin n Milton.


15-Pasco rd opp No. 214.


151-Page blvd at John Duggan Park.


16-Monsanto Chemical Co.


17-Shawinigan Resins Corp.


2-Parker opp Playground.


21-Oak n Ferris.


23-Berkshire av opp Fiberloid.


24-Main opp Indian Leap.


25-Main and Oak.


251-1ndlan Orchard Co. 26-Oak and Odessa. 27-Main and Cedar.


28-Worcester opp Healey. 3-Chapman Valve Mfg. Co.


31-Essex and Pasco rd.


32-Berkshire av and Geneva.


35-Hampden and Chestnut.


36-Oak opp Corthell.


37-Berkshire and Myrtle.


4-Oak and Nagle.


43-Maln and Lyons. 5-Worcester and Pincvale.


6-Maln and Myrtle. 7-South opp Beauregard. 9-Goodwin and Beauregard.


MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS


The works are in charge of a board of Water Commis- sioners consisting of (Anthony P. McQuade, chair- man; Dudley B. Wallace and Mayor Daniel B. Brun- ton). Leland G. Carlton, supt .; clerk and water reg- istrar, John W. Costigan; Peter C. Karalekas, chief engincer. Office, (319) City Hall. Service building and Yard, 71 Colton. Office hours 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Telephone: (applications and information) 6-2711; (work and trouble calls, day or night) 2-5188. The supply of water is taken from the Little River watershed ( situated principally in the towns of Blandford, Granville and Russell) and by means of the following storage structures:


Capacity in Gallons.


Borden Brook Reservoir (impounding 2,500,000,000


Cobble Mit. Reservoir (impounding) 22,829,000,000


Intake Reservoir (diverting). 40,600,000 Sedimentation Basin (before filtering) 38,700,000 Provin Mountain Reservoir (after filter-


ing) 29,280,000


Total 25,437,580.000 The former supply from impounding reservoirs In Lud- low and Belchertown Is also retained at present for towns of Ludlow and Wilbraham and for emergency uses, and with its storage capacity of 1,434.218,000 gallons make an aggregate capacity of 26,871,798,- 000 gallons.


Range of pressure on mains for day and night, as fol- lows: Main street level, maximum, 147 pounds, aver- age, 140 pounds. llill section level maximum 87 pounds, average, 80 pounds.


The entire supply of city water to any premises Is fur- nislied by meter only and at meter rates; the nec- essary meters are installed by the water depart- ment at expense of the consumers for the initial cost of the meters and connections only.


The cost of ordinary care and repair of all meters is borne by the water works; the cost of unusual repairs (necessitated by freezing, hot water, etc.) due or attributable to any carclessness, or neglect on the part of the consumer, will be charged to the con- sumer or owner.


METER RATES (Subject to all rules and regulations)


For each 100 cubic feet (748 gallons) of water as registered or estimated for each independent premises the rates shall be as follows:


For the first 5,000 cubic feet or less per quarter, at 20 cents per 100 eubic fect (about 27 cents per 1,000 gallons).


For all excess over the first 5,000 feet per quarter, at 8 cents per 100 cubic feet (about 11 cents per 1,000 gallons).


Subject to the following minimum quarterly charges: (a) Each tenement or apartment not less than $2.00 per quarter.


(b) Business blocks, manufacturers, and other in- dustrial plants, elevators and motors, each hill for cach independent premises, not less than $2.50 per quarter.


Special for Elevator Uses-Where the total or aggre- gated quantity for operating one or more elevators on cach independent premises amounts to 33,000 cubic feet or more in any one quarter, and is metered and billed Independently of all other uses. the entire quantity will be computed at 8 eents per 100 cubic feet; but no bill hereunder shall be ren- dered at less than $25.00 per quarter.


Business and industrial buildings of more than one sec- tion, and adjoining or adjacent buildings, under one independent ownership as a plant (if not separated by a strect or by any other buildings or premiscs under another ownership) may be considered as one independent premise, and as sneh. subject to the computing and billing of the foregoing meter rates. In all other cases the supply through each service and meter shall be computed and charged as separate and independent bills.


Each quarterly period will be computed and charged for independently of any other quarterly period and the rates therefore shall be paid accordingly.


When a meter from any cause fails to register the con- sumption of water. the quantity shall be estimated and the charge made hased upon the registration by the meter when in order or upon the registration for corresponding prior quarter or perlod.


Miscellaneous and Temporary Uses-In certain cases of miscellaneous and temporary uses of city water, where the quantity used may he small. the charge for same may be estimated instead of being shown by meter, at the discretion of the Water Registrar and the Supt. The Water Registrar shall have the right to require an advance deposit as security for the payment of water bills, when he shall consider it for the interest of the city to do so; such deposit not to exceed a year's minimum rate for the property to be supplied or a reasonable estimate of the probable annual amount of such bills.


All bills due the City on account of the Municipal water works shall be payable at the office of the City Col-


581-St. James av opp Wellesley. 59-St. James av n Dorchester. *591-St James av opp Batavla. 5911-St. James av and Page blvd. *592-Page blvd opp St. James clr. 5921-Page blvd opp El Paso. 5922-St. James av and Corona. 5923-Patriot Corners Carew. *593-Page blvd and Fresno. (Harrls Silk Co.). 5931-Carew and Arthur. 5932-Bowles Park opp Ardmore.


5933-Bowles pk and Prentice. .594-Page blvd front of No. 369. 5941-Page and St. James blvds. 595-Page blvd and Ardmore.


5951-Westinghouse Co.


596-Page blvd and Oakdale. 6-Maln and Bridge. 61-Mill and Locust.


612-Maln and Columbus av.


613-Fort Pleasant and Forest Park avs.


6131-Belmont av n Woodside ter.


614-Fort Pleasant av and Riverview ter.


6141-Belmont and Bellevue avs.


615-Mill and Main.


62-Belmont av opp Keith.


621-Belmont av n Garfield.


623-Belmont av and Beaumont.


624-Oakland and Orange.


6241-Orange and Earl. 625-Dickinson and Euclid av.


6251-Dickinson opp Johnson. 63-Sumner av and Long Hill. 631-Long Hill and Cherryvale av.


632-Firglade av n Pineywoods.


634-Florentine Gardens.


635-Sumner and Fort Pleasant avs


64-Sumner av and Randolph. 641-Sumner av and Kenwood ter.


6411-Commonwealth av n Trenton.


6412-Commonwealth av and Washington


6413-Commonwealth av opp Fern. 642-Belmont av opp Walden.


6421-Dickinson and Hollywood.


6422-Dickinson south of Biltmore.


6423-Dickinson and Bronson ter. 643-Belmont av and Lyndale.


644-White opp Longfellow ter. 645-Belmont av and White. 6451-White and Sunapee.


646-Brunswick opp Blodgett. 647-Sylvan and Fountaln. 65-Garfield and Churchill.


651-Forest Park av and Mountainview


652-Sumner av n Greenleaf. 67-Belmont and Sumner avs. 671-White and Sumner av.


6712-Sumner av opp Trinity ter.


6713-Sumner av and Rockland.


6714-Sumner and Eddywood avs.


6715-Dorset and Brunswick.


6716-Sumner av and Allen.


672-White and Scott. 6721-White n Rupert.


673-Grenada ter and Ventura.


6731-Dickinson opp Alderman.


6732-Grenada ter and Pomona av 674-Sumner av and Lester. 68-White and Orange. 681-Allen opp Orange.


6812-Ranney north of Johnson. 682-Allen and California av. 6821-Island Pond rd and Arden.


1822-Plumtree rd and Old Brook rd.


6823-Plumtree rd and Roosevelt av.


6824-Plumtree rd and Gillette av.


6825-Plumtree rd and Derryfield av.


6826-Wayside and Gillette av. 69-Allen and White. 7-Liberty and Chestnut.


71-Chestnut and Springfield.


711-Dwight and Harriet.


712-Springfield opp Shefford.


713-Hamburg and Rimmon av.


7131-Hamburg and VanNess. 7132-Conn. av and Athol. 714-Atwater Glen.


72-Chestnut opp Alexander.


721-Armory and Napier. 73-Dwight and Jefferson av.


731-Chestnut and Lexington av.


*732-Chestnut opp Ringgold.


733-Dwight and Osgood. 74-Chestnut and Prospect. 741-Carew and Armory. 7412-Carew and Mystic. 742-Liberty and Newbury. 7421-Liberty and Phoenix.


7422-Phoenix ter and Kendall.


743-Liberty and Woodmont.


7431-Carew and Newbury. 7432-Phoenix and Freeman ters.


7433-Carew opp Border. 744-Armory and Wait. 7441-Carew n Parkside av. 75-Dwight and Ringgold. 751-Dwight and Bond.


*752-General Baking Co., Bond.


76-Chestnut and Carew.


.761-Mercy Hospital.


lector, Room 137, Municipal Building, Court and Pynchon streets within twenty days after the same are rendered and become due.


Inqulrles and claims for correctlon should be made at the office of the Water Registrar, Room 319, Muni- clpal Building.


Delinquent water bllls are a llen on real estate.


PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM


School Board-Mary M. Lyneh, Chairman; At Large. Mary M. Lynch; Ward 1, Esther N. McDowell; Ward 2. Ruth H. Grover: Ward 3, John T. MeDon- ough; Ward 4. William W. Turner; Ward 5. Edward C. Tremble, Ir .; Ward 6, Helen H. Blague; Ward 7. Edward W. Collins; Ward 8. Robert W. Taft; Dan'el B. Brunton, Mayor, cx-officio; Rena M. Card. see. Supt. of Schools-William J. Sanders. Office, 32 Spring. Assistant Superintendents, Alice B. Beal, M. Mareus Kiley; Asst. to Supt., Joseph E. Buekley.


Director of Attendance-Supervisors, G. Wesson Clow, J. Raymond Curley, Gladys H. Dumschat, Rubic M. Perkins, Willis F. Eberhardt, Archie G. Jefferson, Joseph Scavone, Beverly Snyder.


Supervisory Staff


Bureau of Adult Education and Pupil Services-Alice L. Halligan, Supervisor; Olive K. Horrigan, Asst .; Herbert A. Robbins, Asst .; U. Cleal Cowing, As- sistant; Audio-Visual Edueation, Ralph A. Stout, Supv.


Fine and Industrial Arts-Robert L. Drummond; As- sistants, Alice H. Geary, Harriet M. Higgins, James H. Smith.


Ifealth and Physical Education-Robert T. Berry, Anna M. Anderson.


Music-Richard C. Berg, Supv. of Music; Georgia S. Reuter, Asst. Supv .; Fern L. Zipse, Asst. Supv .; Miriam Sullivan, Asst. Supv.


Research-S. Everett Cook, Paul R. Marsh.


Schools, Locations and Principals


CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL (Senior and Junior)-235 State. Clarenee 1. Chatto, Prin., Senior High; Russell L. Williams, Acting Asst. Prin. of Classical Senior High and Aeting Prin. of Classical Junior High. HIGH SCHOOL OF COMMERCE-415 State. Oscar Y. Gamel; Raymond J. Montagna, eting Asst. Prin. TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL-53 Elliot. Donald G. Gifford, Aeting Prin .; Belding F. Jackson, Asst. Prin.


TRADE SCHOOL-1300 State. Edmond P. Garvey. Dennis J. Brunton, Esther G. Skelley, Asst. Prin- cipals.


ACUSHNET AV. SCHOOL-(Elementary)-9 Acushnet av. Helen A. O'Connell.


ARMORY ST. SCHOOL (Elementary)-424 Armory. Helen M. Fletcher.


BALLIET SCHOOL (Elementary)-119 Seymour av. Francis M. Lohan.


BOWLES SAMUEL SCHOOL (Elementary)-10 Bowles pk. Margaret M. O'Malley.


BRIGHTWOOD SCHOOL (Elementary)-465 Plain- field. Brightwood. Alice B. Connolly.


BROOKINGS ELIAS SCHOOL (Elementary)-357 Han- cock. Mary C. Carney.


BUCKINGHAM SCHOOL (Junior High)-35 Eastern av. Raymond E. Parker. CAREW ST. SCHOOL (Elementary) -75 Carew. Helen A. O'Connell.


DeBERRY WILLIAM N. (Elementary)-670 Union. Rebecca M. Johnson.


CHESTNUT ST. SCHOOL (Junior High)-479 Chest- nut. Everett P. MeCue.


DORMIAN HIRAM L. SCHOOL (Elementary)-20 Lydia. Olive S. Hull. EASTERN AV. SCHOOL (Elementary)-118 Alden. Eleanor Suteliffe.


FOREST PARK SCHOOL (Junior High)-340 Sumner av. Aeting Prin., Philip A. Sweeney.


GLENWOOD SCHOOL (Elementary)-50 Morison ter. Margaret J. Davison.


HARRIS FREDERICK SCHOOL (Elementary) - 58 Hartford ter. Alice E. Ramsdell.


HOMER ST. SCHOOL (Elementary)-51 Homer. Mary E. Bacon.


HOOKER SCHOOL (Elementary)-62 Franklin. Ralph 1. Carlton, Jr.


HOWARD ST. SCHOOL (Elementary)-59 Howard. Ralph J. Carlton, Jr.


INDIAN ORCHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Ele- mentary)-95 Milton. 10. Mary H. Stachowicz. JEFFERSON AV. SCHOOL (Elementary) -69 Jeffer- son av. Fanny M. Bemis.


KENSINGTON AV. SCHOOL (Elementary)-31 Ken- sington av. Margaret T. Griffin.


LIBERTY SCHOOL (Elementary)-972 Carew. Mar- guerite R. Sheehan.


LINCOLN SCHOOL (Elementary)-740 Chestnut. Fan- ny M. Bemis.


MEMORIAL SCHOOL-190 Surrey rd. Marion L. Bart- lett.


MORRIS ROBERT O. SCHOOL (Elementary)-45 Dewey. Olive S. Hull.


MYRTLE ST. SCHOOL. IO (lunlor High and Elemen- tary)-64 Myrtle. IO. Esther MI. Roy.


POTTENGER MARY 0. SCHOOL-1435 Carew. Mar- garet J. Davison.


1954-THE PRICE & LEE CO.'S


SCHOOL ST. SCHOOL (Elementary)-c School and High. Eleanor Sutellffc.


SIXTEEN ACRES SCHOOL ( Elementary) -Empress et. Francis M. Looham.


SUMNER AV. SCHOOL (Elementary) -45 Sumner av. Ruth A. Blakeslec.


TAPLEY SCHOOL (Elementary) -221 Bay. Laura Daniels.


VAN SICKLE SCHOOL (Junlor High)-1170 Carew. Edward J. Whalen.


WARNER SCHOOL-493 Parker. Mary HI. Stachowicz. WASHINGTON SCHOOL (Elementary) -141 Washilng- ton. Rosa M. Bowker.


WHITE ST. SCHOOL (Elementary)-300 Whlte. Sadle E. Flagg.


LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS City Library Association


Officers-Dr. William B. Kirkham, Pres .; Henry A.


Field, V. Pres .; Hiller C. Wellman, Clerk; Edward Kronvall, Treas .; Frank Mann, Asst. Treas. Trustees-Alfred Leeds, Roger L. Putnam, Julius H. Appleton, Dudley B. Wallace, Brewer Corcoran, Clar- ence J. Schoo, Dr. Ralph II. Seelye, John J. Duggan, Chauneey A. Steiger, llomans Robinson.


Ex-officio-Mayor of the eity, President of the Conimon Council, Superintendent of Schools.


Staff-Director, John A. Humphry; Associate Director, Lueille Wickersham; Asst. Director. William Weitzel; Library Staff: Marion Addis, Jane Ball, Louise Bart- lett, Charlotte K. Bausman, Isahel D. Beleher, Luella K. Bengle. Virginia Bialas, Elise B. Bradway, Eseulene Bray, Laura V. Bray, Meribah K. Brown, Thelma 0. Bughee, Mabel R. Buxton, Lena C. Camp- bell, Eileen H. Carlson, Fanny R. Childs, George Christian. Helen C. Coonan, Mary H. Cowles, Florence l'rowley, Grace Cullen, Jessie W. Dean, Ona K. Duffin, Thelma I. Estabrook, Amy Fenner, Mildred Fenton, Ernestine R. Fernald, Olga Fleteher, Lillian E. Fredlin, Henry .1. Fuller, Miriam C. Fuller, Aliee C. Garner, Bertha L. Geer, Florence Giorgi, Mary L. Goding, Doris K. Googin, Jondelle H. Grant. Mary A. Hewritt, Claire R. Higgins, Miriam E. Houlihan, Winona Jeffers. Margaret F. Journcay, Helen S. Katsanos. Irene C. Kisiel, Dorothy LeDoux, Frances L. Loomis, Nina Makeew, Julia Maroni, Gertrude E. Miller, Dorothy Mozley, Therese Murray, Sarah M. Nathan, Alfreda Nixon, Hope Paekard. Zoe Pappas, Georgia Parker, Marion S. Parker, Ruth E. Pava, Barbara Pement .. Harriet T. Peters, Evelyn M. Peter- son. George Phillips. Marjorie B. Phillips, Ruth E. Pinehes, Juanita Redd. Catherine Y. Reinhardt, Anne M. Richards, Margaret L. Richardson, Olive Ring, Phyllis C. Robinson, Adeline MI. Rosati, Margaret Rose, Lois Rule. Carita G. Rutherford, Leah R. Sime, Jeanne Smith, Marion L. Thompson, Bessie Visser, Erna Webb, Doris P. Tomlinson, Bettye Webb, Dorothea Weller, Ruth Weseott, Mildred L. White, Helen R. Winchester, Joan M. Zecehi.


The Central Library is located on State above Chestnut and is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m .- 6 p.m., Sundays from 2-6 p.m. (Circulation, Children's department and Fine Arts closed), holidays except Thanksgiving, Christmas, Labor Day, and the Fourth of July, from 2 to 8 p.m. (Cireulation. Children's and Fine Arts departments elosed). The Periodieal Reading room. well supplied with American and foreign magazines. reviews and newspapers, is open Monday-Friday 9 a.m .- 9 p.m .. Saturdays 9 a.m .- 6 p.m .. holidays 2-8 p.m., Sundays 2-8 p.m.


The number of volimes in the Library is 523.982 ex- elusive of unbound pamphlets. Residents of Spring- field are entitled to draw books. on agreeing to con- form to the regulations; non-residents by paying $1.00 per year.


Card holders may take any reasonable number of books at one time, for periods of two. four, or six weeks. New works of fiction are restricted to one week.


The use of the Library on the premises is free to all. East Springfield Braneh 21 Osborne Terrace. Monday. Wednesday. Friday. 2-8:30 p.m .. Saturday 9 a.m .- 1 p.m., elosed Sundays and holidays. Librarian, Lena C. Camphell.


Forest Park Branch, Belmont Avenne and Oakland. Monday-Friday 9 a.m .- 8:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m .- 6 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Librarian, Bessie Visser.


Indian Orehard Branch, Oak and Worcester. Monday- Friday 1-8:30 nm .. Saturdays 1-6 n.m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Librarian, Mildred I. Fenton. Liberty Branch, 773 Liberty. Monday-Friday 1-8:30 p.m .. Saturdays 9 a.m .- 6 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Librarian. Mabel Buxton.


Memorial Square Braneh. Plainfield and Sargent. Mon- dav. Tuesday. Thursday. Friday 12:30-8:30 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m .- 8:30 p.m .. Saturdays 10 a.m .- 6 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Librarian, Marion A. Addis.


Pine Point Branch. 204 Boston Road. Monday, Wednes- day. Friday 2-8:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 2-5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m .- 1 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Librarian. Laura V. Brav.


Winchester Square Branch, 21 Catharine Street. Mon- day, Wednesday. Friday 12:30-8 p.m .. Tuesday and Thursday 12:30-5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m .- 1 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Librarian, Meribah K. Brown.


The George Walter Vineent Smith Art Museum is open to the publie Tuesday through Saturday 1 to 5 p.m .. Sundays 2 to 5 p.m .. elosed Mondays. New Year's Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Staff :


Director, M. Lou'se Lochridge; Assistant Dir., Den- ald Reichert. Instructors: Janet Appleton and Bar- bara Hall. Secretary, Mrs. Marlon Mel'arthy. Chil- dren's Workshop open Tuesday to Friday 3 to 5 p.in., Saturday I to 5 p.m.


The Museum of Natural History and the Catherine I. Howard Memorlal Library of Sclenee are open to the public week days, except Monday, 1 to 5 p.n., Sundays 2 to 5 p.m., except July and August. Junlor Department hours: week days except Mondays, I to 5 p.m., Saturdays, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. Planetarium hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Sat- urdays at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday evenings at 8:30 p.m. Star Story for children, Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving. Christmas, Fourth of July, and New Year's Day. Staff: Director, Mr. Leo D. Otis; Consulting Direetor, Mrs. Grace P. Johnson; Curator. Department of Astronomy. Mr. Frank D. Korkosz; Aquarist. Walter D. Otis; t'urator, Junior Depart - ment, Alice W. Coach; Assistant Curator. Richard Curry; Museum Assistant, Mr. Ernest D. Pendleton; ('lerk-Typist. Mrs. Olga H. Jefferson.


The Springfield Museum of Fine Arts is open to the publie Tuesday to Saturday 1 to p p.m .. Sunday 2 to 5 p.m. Closed Monday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, July 4th. Founded by Mr. and Mrs. James Philip Gray, Staff; Frederick B. Robinson, Director; Euna C. Wilson, Librarlan and Controller; CatharIne If. Chapin, Registrar; Edna C. Cowling, Secretary; David S. Footc, Assistant.


The William Pynehon Memorial Building, home of the Connectieut Valley Historleal Museum contains a museum of historleal, colonlal, and antiquarian col- leetions of old glass, furniture, household utensils. costumes, etc. Also "period" bedrooms, living room, dining room and colonial kitehen of 1670, all fitted with appropriate wall papers and furnishings. Open free to visitors week days except Monday and holidays J to 5 p.m., Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m. Membership in the Connecticut Valley Historical museum is $3.00; $10.00. $25.00. or $50.00 per year. Staff: Juliette Tomlinson, Director; Mary G. Bowles, Secretary.


Library of Springfield College-263 Alden. Founded 1891. 50.000 bound volumes, approximately 146,000 pamphlets. Special collections: YMCA, Physical Education and Recreation. Frce to all for reference. Doris M. Fletcher, Librarian.


Library of the American International College-22 Amaron. Founded 1885. 41,000 volunies. Developed for research work. Carefully catalogued. Evelyn E. Jackson, Aeting Librarian. Free to all for reference.


HAMPDEN COUNTY GOVERNMENT Court House, 37 Elm


Judges of Probate and Insolvency-Thomas H. Staple- ton, Donald M. Macaulay, Hall of Records.


Register of Prohate and Insolvency-John J. Lyons; 1st Asst., Katherine M. Connell, 2d Asst., Kirby S. Baker, 3d Asst., Evelyn Lavalette, Hall of Records. Clerk of Courts-Edward G. Shea of Springfield; Asst. Clerks, Helen Z. Greeley of Springfield, Edward J. Farrell of West Springfield; Edward J. Mckay of Holyoke; Deputy Asst. Clerk, Frances E. Greene of Westfield. Office in Court House.


Register of Deeds-John P. Lynch of Springfield; Assts., Susan C. McKenna and Blanche Q. Cary of Springfield. Office in Hall of Records.


County Treasurer-Daniel M. Walsh, Jr., of Springfield. Office in Court House.


Distriet Attorneys-Stephen A. Moynihan of Spring- field; Asst., Walter J. Griffin of Holyoke; 2d Asst., Frank W. Cimini of Pittsfield.


Probation Office-Harold S. Clark.


Jail and House of Correction-Location on York. Keeper of Jail and Master of House of Correction, David 1. Manning: Chaplains, Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield and Rev. Raymond E. Spears.




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