Local Personal News From Saco And Surrounding Towns
Mrs. Maude Sleeper at Webber hospital. Mr and Mrs Peter Kakas return from Palm Beach wintering trip. Roland Vertefeville USN airman apprentice completes Aviation Fundamentals school in Memphis Tennessee. Leopold Savoy recovers at home after fall injury at Grafton Lumber. Guy Nadeau USN serves aboard USS Aucilla on four months Sixth Fleet duty in Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Sleeper
Elm Street
Saco
Webber Hospital
Peter Kakas
Biddeford
Palm Beach
Fla
Roland J. Vertefeville
USN
George J. Vertefeville
Pleasant Street
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Leopold Savoy
Stone Street
Grafton Lumber Company
Guy F. Nadeau
Robert M. Nadeau
Cottage Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Aucilla
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Midweek worship and prayer services listed across area churches
Multiple church notices announce Wednesday evening services at Faith Tabernacle Old Orchard Beach Lyman First Baptist Goodwins Mills Advent Christian Kennebunk Lower Village Saco Advent Christian Saco Ogunquit Baptist Wells Kennebunkport and Biddeford venues. Also readings, choir rehearsals, Bible study and WSCS meetings scheduled with potluck and officer installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Lyman First Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Kennebunk Lower Village
Saco Avenue
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Kennebunkport
Saco Fire Station Logs Quiet Day and March Totals
Yesterday at the Saco Fire station no calls were recorded for both the fire department and the ambulance. March summaries show 26 fire calls answered and the ambulance was dispatched 32 times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Diphtheria Tetanus and Pertussis Clinic Planned
A well baby clinic will be held Wednesday at the nursing office in Biddeford City building room. Inoculations for diphtheria whooping cough and tetanus will be given with a physician present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford City
Death of Earle C. Hayford 57 York Man
Earle C. Hayford 57 of York died last Sunday at Biddeford Hospital. He was a line foreman for Central Maine Power for 28 years and treasurer of the York Sewer District. Survived by widow Eva Provost Hayford two sons Edward York and Virgil Middletown Pa three daughters Mildred York Hazel Stubblebine Barbara Leanes one sister Virginia Walden Syracuse five grandchildren Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm Roger K. Lucas Funeral Home with calling hours today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle C. Hayford
York
Biddefordes
Biddeford
Albert G
Addie (Littlefield) Hayford
Central Maine Power Company
St. Aspinquid Lodge
Eva (Provost) Hayford
Edward Hayford
Virgil Hayford
Middletown
Eildred Hayford York
Hazel ‘Stubblebine
Barbara Leanes
Littleton
Mass
Virginia Walden
Syracuse
N.Y
Roger K. Lucas
Ethelyn Jennison 77 Kennebunk widow of George Jennison
Ethelyn B Jennison 77 longtime Kennebunk resident and former Haverhill Mass widow of George S Jennison died in a Kennebunk nursing home. Born April 1885 in East Kingston N H she was a member of the Kennebunk Baptist church. Survived by two sons G William and R Melvin Jennison of Kennebunk one sister Edith Coburn of Haverhill five grandchildren and six nieces and nephews. Funeral services 1 30 p m Wednesday Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk with Rev Chester Staples officiating. Burial in Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethelyn B. Jennison
Kennebunk
Haverhill
Mass
George S. Jennnison
East Kingston
N.H
Moses E
Etta (Barrett) Quimsby
Kennebunk Baptist Church
G. William
R. Melvin Jennison
Edith Coburn
Angell Funeral Home
Dane Street
Chester Staples
Hope Cemetery
Frends
Harry Smith Sr 75 longtime Pepperell plant superintendent dies
Harry Linwood Smith Sr. 75 of Saco died early today at a Portland hospital. Born February 24, 1888 in Saco, he worked at Pepperell Manufacturing from 1908 until retiring as plant superintendent in 1955. He was an ASEE member and licensed P.E. in Maine. He leaves a widow Elsie, two daughters, two sons, 13 grandchildren and a niece. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. from his home with burial in Laurel Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Linwood Smith, Sr
Saco
Pepperenufacturing Company
Portland
Abbott L
Cora (Bean) Smith
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Maine
Biddeford
Comdr
Raymond Smith
US Navy
Harry L. Smith
Old Orchard Beach
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for Miss Ethel L. Dowling
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. yesterday at St. John By The Sea Episcopal Church Old Orchard Beach for Miss Ethel L. Dowling of Staples Street with Rev Harold McElwain officiating. Interment followed in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco with bearers Thomas Cockett radii correction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel L. Dowling
Staples Street
Old Orchard Beach
St. John- By-The-Sea Episcopal Church
Harold McElwain
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Saco
Thomas Cockerrill
Robert Court
John Marshall
Charles Raymond
Andrew E. King
Theodore Fowler
Kennedy pushes foreign aid overhaul with tax and guarantee boosts
President Kennedy’s 1964 aid plan reduces arms aid by 75 million and economic assistance by 5.345 billion, postponing loans for developing countries. The proposal expands tax credits for private investment, raises government guarantees against expropriation, and calls for ending MFN tariff bans on Communist nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
U.S
Congress
Portland Forecast: Cloudy to Clearing with Mild Temp Rise
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions this afternoon in Portland turning sunny with a northerly wind. Highs reach the low to mid 60s with clearing and cooler air tonight. lows near the 30s. Wednesday should be mostly fair and cooler with light to moderate winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Fireside Club progress report outlines fried clam supper plan
The Fireside club at School Street Methodist church discussed a fried clam supper to be served April 19 in the kitchen room. Committees named include Dora Gannon, Bessie Dawley, Betty Stevens for dining room Edward Dawley for desserts Sidney Griffith Oliver Stevens for cleanup. Tickets distributed by Arthur Gannon. Also planned is an annual banquet for next month with details to come. Edward Fairfield returns home after eye surgery in Portland. Upcoming events include Palm Sunday Music Festival April 7 at 7 30 p.m. candlelight communion April 11 7 8 p.m. Good Friday noon to 3 p.m. at Saco Street church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co School Street Methodist
Dora Gannon
Bessie Dawley
Betty Stevens
Edward Dawley
Sidney Griffith
Oliver Stevens
Phyllis Lariviere
Mildred Harris
Lawrence Cranshaw
Arthur Gannon
Edward Fairfield
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Biddeford - Saco
Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Paul Cobb
Local fraternal and civic meetings slated this week
Pine Cone Temple Pythian Sisters meet Wednesday at 7 30 PM at Knights of Pythias hall Saco Biddeford Veterans of Foreign Wars meet tonight at 7 30 in Biddeford City building St Louis High School band club gathers tonight at 7 30 in St Joseph parish hall Biddeford Tighe Beaudoin Farley American Legion auxiliary meets Wednesday 8 PM in Biddeford City building Teachers Forum for Biddeford Second Congregational White church teachers Wednesday at 7 PM in church parlor desserts served conducted by Rev David E Wigley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco| Second Parish
Biddeford Second
Grace Killam
Pine Cone Temple
Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias
Saco
Biddeford Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Biddeford City
St. Louis
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Unit
American Legion Auxiliary
Biddeford Second Congregational
David. E. Wigley
Quinn to Address Biddeford PTA Meeting
Robert Quinn chairman of Bangor Citizens for Decent Literature will speak to the Biddeford PTA at 7 p.m. April 4 in Biddeford Junior High School. All organizations and clergy are invited. The annual election of officers will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Quinn
Bangor Citizens For Decent Literature
Biddeford
PTA
Kennedy outlines six key recommendations on foreign aid
Kennedy says the Poland Yugoslavia Clay committee and new aid chief David Bell align with the administration on six points. They call for stricter aid selectivity self help in developing nations, faster progress to self sufficiency, broader industrialized nation involvement in costs, balancing the aid program with U.S. economy, continued defense support for threatened states, and boosting private investment and non federal resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unist
Poland
Yugoslavia
Kennedy
Clay Committee
David Bell
U.S
Exile Refugee Raids Topic Sparks Senate Debate
Washington AP Kennedy aides face pressure over whether refugees who take part in Cuba raids should be denied U.S. reentry. Senators Morse Cooper Goldwater Sparkman call for strict Neutrality Act enforcement and firmer policy to deter Soviet and Cuban actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
United States
Cuba
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Robert F. Kennedy
Morse
Latin America
John Sherman Cooper
Rey
U.S
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Senate
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Foreign Relations
Card Party Postponed by Delta Alpha Club
Delta Alpha club met at Mrs Marion Dow's home in Saco with Mrs Florence Scamman assisting. Eighteen members and one guest attended. the card party planned by the ways and means committee was postponed to fall. A blind auction is set for April 15 at Mrs Rose Wilcox's home in Biddeford with hostesses Mrs Helen Dal y and Mrs Catherine Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Alpha Club
Marion
Dow
Stacy Street
Saco
Florence Scamman
Gertrude Goodwin
Ways and Means Committee
Ethel Ross
Sunshiner
Dorothy Grant
Rose Wilcox
Union Street
Biddeford
Helen Dalyl
Catherine Carter
Biddeford Saco Actions Move Land Rights and Taxes
The 1961 council orders authorize city land and rights of way acquisition, plus tax collection from 1961 and prior years amounting to 150 310 dollars with five percent to the collector. An advisory urban renewal committee and a charter revision panel are to be appointed, while funds cover Painchand’s band eight concerts starting late June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleurant
John Boissonneault
Willie Pomerleau
Biddeford
Robert Cartier
Painchand
Biddeford Transmission
Saco
E. E Taylor
Assumption Society
Victor Fleurant
William B. Sansoucy
Atlante Airways, Inc
Maine Aeronautics Commission
Sansoucy
MAC
Clement H. Deschambault
Rebecca Emery DAR Plans Indian Program Meeting
Rebecca Emery Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold an April meeting this Saturday at 2 p.m. at Elizabeth Garland's home 36 Imperial Street Old Orchard Beach. The originally scheduled program is postponed and May's program on American Indians under Mrs. Marion Clark will be presented. Members should bring articles for the blind auction and transportation concerns go to Mrs. Gertrude Farwell, transportation chair. Co-hostesses include Miss Dorothy Garland Miss Ethel Wight Mrs. Pauline Peacock Mrs. Marion Pease and Mrs. Priscilla Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Emery
Daugh Lters of the
Elizabeth Garland
Imperial Street
Old Orchard Beach
Marion Clark
Trans‘portation’ Committee
Gertrude Farwell
Garland
Dorothy Garland
Ethel Wight
Pauline Peacock
Marion Pease
Priscilla Austin
Store Manager Thanks Tearful Woman in Court
Mrs. Irene A. Shackford pleaded guilty in Biddeford Municipal Court to shoplifting from F W Woolworth on Main Street Biddeford. Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason fined 10 dollars and suspended 30 days in York County Jail at Alfred, placing her on six months probation and giving 24 hours to pay the fine. She tearfully thanked manager Charles E. Coughlan for catching her before her behavior worsened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene A. Shackford
White's Wharf
Biddeford
Sesson
Charles E. Coughlan
F. W. Woolworth Company
Mainstreet
Gerald C. Nason
York County
Alfred
Ordinance to Prohibit Dancing Discussed by Town
Old Orchard Beach town meeting members discussed a proposed ordinance to ban live entertainment and dancing in malt liquor establishments. The council considered license procedures for Gaston Roberge's Grand Avenue refreshment concession and set hearings for April 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Jameson School
State Liquor Commission
Gaston Roberge
Grand Avenue
Francis J. LaFountain
Leon F. Jones
Cascade Road
Ocean Park Road
Route One
Pine Point Road
Scarborough
Man Found Dead In His Apartment
Biddeford police report the death of George Terrio 81 of 344 Main Street whose body was found in his apartment by a neighbor on Monday night. Terrio likely died of natural causes and had been dead about three days. next of kin efforts were underway with no local survivors identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
George Terrio
Main Street
Joseph Plante
Terrio
George Friary
Milo
Rockwood
Mid-West
Fleurant Property Lacks Trees After Easement Work
City records note Albert W. Cookson then city solicitor pursued easements on Fleurant property so trees could be removed. Reported condition shows the Fleurant parcel devoid of trees after the formal steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Cookson
Trinity Guild Auxiliary Plans Rummage Sale And Delegates
The Trinity Episcopal Guild in Saco organized sewing groups for the annual church fair and outlined a rummage sale for May 11. Delegates and alternates were chosen to attend the York County Bar racks veterans auxiliary and state convention in Waterville May 31 to June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Guild
Trinity Episcopal Guild
Cleveland Street
Saco
Sarah Stackpole
Marion Hall
Eugene Wolfahrt
York County Medical Association
Rebecca Bean
Dora Deans
Angie Waterhouse
Gagnon Named To Biddeford Police Force
Biddeford police commissioners approved Ronald Gagnon as a patrolman at a meeting last night the appointment may lead to permanent status after a probationary period. The vacancy followed Denis Pelletier’s resignation last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gagnon
Biddeford
Ronald Gagnon
Cere
Denis Pelletier
Soviet plan for robot observatory to study moon surface
Tass reports Barabashov describes a unmanned lunar mission concept to land on the moon and photograph its topography. He notes satellites could gather data on temperature density atmosphere micorrelief magnetic fields and light ray properties as a prelude to manned moon landings by both powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tass
Barabashov
Moon
U.S
Saco budget compares 1963 figures with 1962 totals
The Saco council reviewed 1963 appropriations against 1962 for numerous departments and new items Thorn ton transportation and school lunches. It discussed a proposed city dump site citing fire hazards and tabled the decision. Other actions included sewer equipment purchase, a promised sewage survey, and the resignation of the recreation commissioner. An April 15 budget second reading was scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
Area Development Commission
Thornton Transportation
Robert Knox
Ward
Arthur Emmons
Huff
Jenkins Road
Earle Emens
Bryce Milne
Chandler Boutet
Sewer Department
Whelan
Gerard Neault
Recreation Commission
Cribbage Tourney Winners Named at Le Foyer Biddeford
Winners announced for last night's cribbage tourney at Le Foyer hall Alfred street Biddeford. First place Steam Joseph Vachon and Joseph Lavoie with 944 points. Second Team 7 Emile Picard and Gerald Paquin 935. Third Team 10 Medley Beaulieu and Leo Paul Bertrand 931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Foyer Hall
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Steam Joseph Vachon
Joseph Lavoie
Emile Picard
Gerald Paquin
Medley Beaulieu
Leo Paul Bertrand
Land Souliere
Raymond Cote
Philip Ibaut
Gerard Lambert
Donald Cole
Roger Thibault
Rosaire Chouinard
Willard Beaulieu
Adrien Bertrand
Arthur Boissonneault
Future Teachers of America planned at high school
The Biddeford Teachers Association outlines goals for a new Future Teachers of America club at the high school. Members discuss plans for a future May banquet and present plaques to outgoing leaders while urging city officials to back a new 18 to 20 classroom public school building to address crowded conditions and rising enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers of America Club
Plamondon
BTA
Joseph Wood
Senate
Biddeford
Brush Fire at David McCallum Property
Old Orchard Beach firemen were dispatched to Ocean Park Road yesterday to extinguish a brush fire on the David McCallum property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Ocean Park Road
David McCallum
Biddeford Saco DAV Star Awards Honor Members
The Biddeford Saco chapter of the Disabled American Veterans awarded silver and gold stars at its April meeting in Biddeford City Building. Recipients included Robert Libby Ralph Courtois Oliva Bolduc Conrad Nolette Paul Lizotte and Noel Lemay. Nolette announced May 3 4 as Community Memorial Days and named Robert Norton as delegation chair for the Department convention in Bangor May 31 June 1. Libby reported on a March Bangor meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Biddeford
Robert Libby
Ralph Courtois
Oliva Bolduc
Conrad Nolette
Paul Lizotte
Noel Lemay
Camp Ellis Man Fined $100 on Driving Charge
Dana R. Bellefountaine 24 of Cove Avenue Camp Ellis Beach Saco faced Judge Hilary Mahaney in Saco Municipal Court on operating under the influence and driving after license suspension. Pleaded innocent to the first charge, continued to April 9. pleaded guilty to the suspension charge and fined 100 dollars or 60 days. Dorothy Campbell 28 of Kennebunkport also pleaded guilty to passing a stopped school bus on the Portland road Saco and was fined 25 dollars with the fine suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana R. Bellefountaine
offCove Avenue
Camp Ellis Beach
Saco
Hilary Mahaney
Old Orchard Beach
Seaside Avenue
John Clark
Dorothy Campbell
Kennebunkport
Portland
Health Officer Sets May 19 Saco Clinic Date
Dr. Maurice Ross, Saco health officer, announces a public Sabin oral vaccine clinic on May 19 to administer Type 2 doses. Those who missed Type 1 on Sunday can receive Type 2 and still pick up Type 1 six weeks later. doses need not be in order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Ross
Saco
Sabin
Ross
Railway unions seek emergency board to avert rail strike
In Cleveland five brotherhoods united to back government mediation and urge the prompt appointment of an emergency board under the Railway Labor Act. In Washington the National Mediation Board notified President Kennedy of a national emergency rail dispute as unions threaten a strike date. Kennedy was expected to act soon to delay the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ars
Cleveland
Five Brotherhoods
Secretary of Labor
Washington
National Mediation Board
Kennedy
NMB
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Christian Science Society
Winter Street
Full Gospel
Wells
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
School Street Methodist Church
Saco United Baptist Church
WSCS
Foss Street Methodist Church
Harry L. Smith, Sr
the Heart Association
Ethelyn Jennison
Harry Smith, Sr
Ethel L, Dowling
Merg
Fireside Club
Das
Quinn
Biddeford Pta
U. S
By Jack Bell
Delta Alpha
Waterville
Elmwood Hotel
St. John Hall
Florence Gagne
Ethel Ballard
Laura Dodge
Rose Cantara
Alice Simard
Sunshine Committee
Ansie Parent
Diane Moulin
Wood
Dodge
Gagne
Soviets
Saco City
Saco Dav
Camp Ellis
Saco Clinic
Carey Bros. Jewelers
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