A Look Back

50 YEARS AGO

 · Peter F. Betts, grandson of Mrs. Azilda Vanasse of 45 North St., won the national "gold dance" championship in the national figure skating competition held at Boston College on Sunday. Mr. Betts will enter the world competition for figure skating championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on March 14.

A Look Back

50 YEARS AGO

 · Dennis Aubrey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Aubrey of 59 West St., a member of Boy Scout Troop 111 of St. Mary's parish, will receive the Eagle award, the highest honor in Scouting, at the troop's annual communion breakfast Sunday in St. Michael's School cafeteria.

A look back

50 YEARS AGO

 · A Smith College faculty team, headed by President Thomas C. Mendenhall, smashed through to victory last night in a "College Quiz Bowl" held by the Hampshire County Smith Club. The Alumnae panel trailed the faculty's score of 85 with a score of 55. The students totaled up 0 points.

A look back

50 YEARS AGO

 · Miss Jane Bishop, daughter of Mrs. Helen Bishop of 106 Washington Ave., registrar of Smith College, has been selected by the senior class and the faculty of Northampton High School as the DAR Good Citizen of 1962.

A Look Back

200 YEARS AGO

 · Lost, between the first and third inst., a pocket book containing four notes against Artemas Stowell; one receipt signed by William Rose; and one order from Harvey Frink; and sundry other papers. The finder will be generously rewarded by leaving the same with the printer.

A look back

50 YEARS AGO

 · The low temperature of last night was conducive to speed in making ice on the Cosmian Green skating rink, and Ambrose Baily and Bernard Simoneau took their turn at freshening up the surface after yesterday's heavy use.

Sarah Feldman & Jeffrey Rothenberg

Sarah Feldman of New York, N.Y., and Jeffrey Rothenberg of Hadley announce their engagement. Feldman is the daughter of Katherine Vorwerk and Robert Feldman of Amherst. Rothenberg is the son of Barbara Skolnick Rothenberg and David Rothenberg of Amherst.