Town official Mullen treated at Webber hospital
William J. Mullen chairman of the Town council Old Orchard Beach is a medical patient at Webber hospital. Mrs Lillian Brousseau 96 Middle Street Saco has returned home after a surgical patient at the Maine Medical Center Portland. Mrs George Bernadette Avallone daughter of Dr and Mrs Jerome R Gagne 28 Union Street Biddeford left by plane for Fairford England to join her Air Force husband. Mrs Avallone was formerly employed by the Navy department at Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Mullen
Old Orchard Beach
Webber Hospital
Lillian Brousseau
Middle Street
Saco
Maine Medical Center
Portland
George
Bernadette) Avallone
Jerome R. Gagne
Union Street
Biddeford
Fairford
England
Air Force
Avallone
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Our Lady of Victory Circle Meeting Notice
Our Lady of Victory circle will meet Sunday at 2 p m at the Fremont Club rooms on Alfred street Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Saco Salvation Army Cadets Meet Friday Evening
Higher Grade Corp Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Friday at 8 30 p m. The Unitarian Universalist Youth choir will rehearse Friday at 3 15 p m at the Saco Unitarian church parish house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Salvation Army
Unitarian - Universalist
Saco Unitarian Church
Biddeford Students Return After Shrewsbury Concert
Biddeford High School bands glee club and majorettes left this morning for Shrewsbury Massachusetts to perform a concert this evening. Principal Paul Stebbins announced the group will return to Biddeford High School by 12 30 p m Saturday and may be contacted for student pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford High School
Shrewsbury
Mass
Paul Stebbins
Maine Student Case Continued in Saco Court
Lawrence P. Lonstein an 18 year old University of Maine student from Portland pleaded guilty through his attorney to driving without a license on Cascade road. Old Orchard Beach was cited by State Trooper R S Plaisted in Saco Municipal Court. Judge Hilary Mahaney found him guilty and continued the case for sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence P. Lonstein
Portland
Atorney
Simon Spill
Cascade Road
Old Orchard Beach
R.S. Plaisted
Saco Municipal Court
University of Maine
Hilary Mahaney
Car Skids Into Ditch On Route 1 In Kennebunk
A 1954 car driven by Yvonne Veilleux of Wells skidded on Route 1 in Kennebunk near Ross Road and Bartletts Bridge at 12:40 a.m. Thursday, entering a roadside ditch. Veilleux suffered a head bump. passenger Dawn Jackson of Wells was not injured. The vehicle required a wrecker removal. Police Officer Edmund Cashen investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvonne Veilleux
Wells
Portland Street
Kenniehunk
Ross Road
Bartletts Bridge
Dawn E. Jackson
Minor League Call In Biddeford
Candidates for Biddeford's Little Minor league are requested to turn out at Decary Field on Pool Street at 1 p m Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Decary
Pool Street
House Debates Milk Price Fixing Bill Amid Farm Opposition
The House, with many farmers in support, debated repealing controls on producer prices. Rep Elvanda Coulthard and Rep Leslie Boothby defended limits, while Rep Elvanda Coulthard warned of federal price orders if state controls end. Rep George Mower warned dealers might trigger price wars. Most Republicans supported the unfavorable committee report. Democrats were split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvanda B. Coulthard
R. Scarborough
House
Agriculture Committee
Coulthard
Leslie Boothby
Wells to host town polio vaccine clinic
A Sabin oral polio vaccine for all Wells residents will be given Sunday, April 7, from 2 to 5 p m at Wells High School cafeteria. The event is announced by Elaine Hotte RN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Wells High School
Elaine Hotte
Wells Public Heart
Card of Thanks for Meddee Beaulieu Family
The Beaulieu family expresses sincere appreciation to Dr Andre For tier and the Sisters and Nurses at Notre Dame Hospital for devotion and care during their bereavement. Thanks to all who assisted, sent flowers masses sympathy cards and provided rides. Gratitude to Ste Anne sodality Notre Dame Parish and attending Priests and Sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andre Fortier
Notre Dame Hospital
Ste. Anne Sodality
Notre Dame Parish
Meddee Beaulieu
Grass Fires Reported In Biddeford
Biddeford Central Station battled two grass fires at the city dump and Pool Road with no property damage. Earlier calls included rubbish burning by Lionel Parenteau with a permit, a motorcycle wiring short circuit on Ferry Road, and a mistaken sunset forest fire alert on Pool Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Pool Road
Lionel Parenteau
Cleaves Street
Parenteau
Bruce Perry
Ferry Road
Saco
Main
Elm Streets
East West Disarmament Talks Face Stalemate
Tsarapkin urged separate handling from the disarmament treaty to avoid slowing the Western German stalemate. He proposed direct lines from the Red Line to the governments and a potential Kennedy Khrushchev contact. An East German proposal for a friendship pact with West Germany as a first step to a NATO Cominform nonaggression treaty was rejected as an old gambit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsarapkin
Kennedy
Khrushchev
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Treaty Bloc
West Germany
Portland Weather Outlook With Cold North Winds
This afternoon expect mostly sunny skies and windy but cold conditions. Highs will be in the 20s, with Zone A reaching low to mid 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts. Tonight skies mainly clear, winds diminish, temperatures teens to low 20s in Zone A. Saturday should be mostly fair and warmer in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Thursday Club Attends Show Of Knight Couple
A capacity crowd attended a musical program by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Knight of Cape Elizabeth, presented by the Thursday club in the Universalist church vestry. Mrs. Chris Johnson resigned as treasurer for ill health and was thanked. the club will host a York county Federation meeting April 18 in Biddeford and invites the Women's Branch of the York county Medical auxiliary to a silver tea April 27 at 24 Hall avenue Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Knight
Cape Elizabeth
Thurs Iday Club
Universalist Church
John Barrett
Forrest Kimball
Maurice Ross
Ellen Authier
Chris Johnson
York County Federation
Second Congregational
White
Biddeford
Eloi Lacroix
York County Medical Auxiliary
Eugene Wolfahrt
Hall Avenue
Saco
Area fire chief recalls costly Biddeford blaze and calls for stronger codes
Grafton fire chief says the blaze was nearly contained but blamed cluttered floors with long oil exposure for the disaster. He cites 8 million gallons of water used and poor housekeeping as major factors. City officials urge National Fire Association codes and tighter hydrant activation. An ALDC committee is formed to fix area fire safety and streamline reports and payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Diamond Match
Biddeford Box
King
Tno
Pomerleau
National Fire Association
Kings
Biddeford
Paul Desjahies
Grafton Company
Hugh Marshall
Albert F. Deshaies
ALDC
Marshall
Nicholas P. Scortras
Paul Deshaies
Harry Wooster
Chamber of Commerce
Saco
iCity
AP year in review highlights wirephoto and feature gains
AP officials praised 1962 coverage quality and rapid word movement, noting new Q and A interview technique and instant background summaries. Major awards went to Wathis, Leibing, Marlowe, Pett, Hadenfield, and others for photography, reporting, and education coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gallagher
Associated Press
Paul Wathis
Harrisburg
Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Camp David
Peter Leibing
Hamburg
Berlin
Sigma Delta Chi
Overseas Press ‘Club
Headliners’ Club
National Press Photographers Association
James Marlowe
Washington Correspondence
University of Missouri
Saul Pett
National Education Writers Association
G. K. Hadenfield
Palm Sunday Music Plans Unfold For Biddeford Saco Churches
Palm Sunday preparations are under way for the annual choir festival at Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford with a 40 voice chorus from local churches. Rev C Joseph Ingraham will conduct the service featuring organist Mary Robbins and director Carl Deis Jr. The program includes classic sacred works and hymns with soloists Alma Harrison and Gladys Goodwin among the featured performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford -Saco
Gordon Young
Leroy Robertson
P.I. Tchaikowsky
Christ
Richard Hageman
Louis Saar
Alma Harrison
Stanley A. Bennett
Robert Goldthwaite
First Parish
Saco
Nicholas Scontras
Biddeford
James Dawn
Eugene Hill
United Baptist Church
Peggy Powers
Gladys Goodwin
Lorraine Wormwood
Pam Pendleton
Marion Whitney
Doris MacKenna
Elisabeth Stearns
Virginia Cartmill
Priscilla Howe
Barbara Gilbert
Marie Lunetta
Peggy Rogers
Barbara Frost
Sylvia Searle
Bernice Wheeler
Mildred Gledhill
Dorothy Tilton
Agnes Johnson
Judy Matthews
Nancy Hammond
Alice Benson
Neil Dow
Gordon Day
WSCS
Foss Street
Council
Deis
Arnold Howe
Richard L. York Named to Michigan State Honors College
Richard L. York son of Mr and Mrs Milton E York of Portland Road Saco won admission to Michigan State University Honors College. A 3.5 GPA is required. York a junior in clinical psychology majors active in intramurals and resident life scholastic chair was Thornton Academy class of 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. York
Milton E. York
Portland Road
Saco
Honors College
Michigan State University
MSU
York
Scholastic
Thornton Academy
Pierson Enlists in U S Army for Data Processing Training
David N. Pierson of 26 Fletcher Street Kennebunk enlisted in the United States Army in Portland yesterday. He will attend an eight week data processing equipment operator course at an Army guaranteed technical school before basic training and a later course at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David N. Pierson
Erik C. Pierson
Fletcher Street
Kennebunk
United States Army
Portland
Paul D. Cobb
Army
Adjutant General’s School
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Fires sweep upstate regions and forests nationwide
Snow flurries hail and winds lash upstate New York as forest fires burn across multiple states. Delaware reports its largest regional fire, Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia log hundreds of fires with thousands of acres burned and extensive timber loss while Maine records a school basketball season with 19 wins in 1959-60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Castle County
Delaware
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Forestry Department
Georgia
Tennessee
University of Maine
APN aims at boundaryless feature writing not zany
Gallagher notes AP World Service growth in 1962 with the highest competitive margin in history. He cites AP Wire photo circuit as the world's largest newsphoto network, serving 584 members in the US and Canada, up 21 from prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AP Newsphoto
Yee Ling
China
John Glenn Jr
Idlewild
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Pacific Beach
Gallagher
United States
Europe
Rome
San Francisco
Paris
Miami
APN
AP World Service
World Service
Canada
Sanford Court Fines Imposed on Area Residents
Several Sanford Municipal Court sessions resulted in fines for area residents. Viola Brackett 32 of Buxton Road Saco guilty of driving after license revocation ordered to pay 50 of a 200 fine with balance suspended. Laurette Fecteau 17 Saco no contest guilty of driving without a license fined 5 suspended. Donald Hanson 26 Saco fined 10 for driving without proper inspection sticker after pleading innocent. Leland Whitten 58 Kennebunk fined 10 for speeding 40 mph in a 30 mph zone on Route 5 Waterboro. Jean Snyder 28 Hollis pleaded innocent to failing to keep right, convicted and appealing to May term of York County Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford Municipal
Viola Brackett
Buxton Road
Saco
Ward T. Hanscom
Brackiett
Laurette M. Fecteau
Donald A. Hanson
Leland W. Whitten
Kennelbank
Waterboro
Jean A. Snyder
Hollis
Salmon Falls
York County
Well-Baby Clinic Slated at Arundel
A well-baby clinic is planned for Tuesday April 9 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Arundel Consolidated School with a physician and public health nurse in attendance. The Salk vaccine is free for children under 16 while adults pay 1.25 dollars. Free smallpox vaccinations will be offered for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arundel Consolidated School
Annette Chapter Installs New Eastern Star Officers
Annette chapter of the Eastern Star at Saco Masonic hall held a reception for 1963-64 officers led by Ruth Seaward and Carlton Burrill. Memorials honored Past Matron Lilian Allen and Harry Smith. Invitations noted Jubilee events and future installations across Maine chapters with guests and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Saco Masonic Hall
Ruth Seaward
Carlton Burrill
Lillian Allen
Harry Smith
Allen
Adah Chapel
Biddeford
Stephen White
Ruth Chapter
Springvale
Juanita Sessions
Adah
Iona da Portland
Gertrude X
Madonna
Kenniebunk
Claire Scamman
Sentinel Nigh
Longfellow
South Portland
Stephen
Harriman
Iona
Portland
Stephanie Koutoulakos
Florence Northrop
Grand Chapter
Maine
Koutoulakos
Muriel Twomey
Martha
Bette Jean Roberge
Parnell Burrill
Seaward
Ralph Meserve
Marion Batchelder
Virginia Moody
Josephine Hanson
Priscilla Martin
Frank Lacey
Mavis Gray
Jennie Lamson
Elizabeth Dow
Fred Clark
Jaycees Pick William Robbins For State Post
The Biddeford Junior Chamber of Commerce selects William Robbins, past president, as a candidate for state vice president at the upcoming state convention in Bangor May 17 19. The charter night banquet is set for 7 30 p m April 27 at St. Jean Baptiste hall Biddeford with Nathan Cyr as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Maine Elks Will Award Two Nursing Scholarships
The Maine Elks association will award two nursing scholarships of 600 dollars each to Maine high school graduates. The winner may attend any nursing school. Applications are available from any Elks lodge or from Chairman Twomey at 24 Strathmore Avenue, South Portland, with a May 10 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Maine Elks Association
Maine
Edward R. Twoimey
MEA
Strathmore Avenue
South
Portland
Lodge of Elks
Twomey
Saco Baptist Church Plans Special Palm Sunday Service
Saco United Baptist Church will hold a Palm Sunday service at 10 30 a m on April 7 Rev Stanley A Bennett will read the Passion story from Matthew with silent prayer hymn singing organ music and an anthem More Than A King by Whitney directed by Clayton Eaton Mary Hill at the organ Palm branches will be distributed after the minister's children talk and to all congregants at the close of the service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco United
Mary Hill
Quiet Day in Saco Police and Fire Departments
Both of Saco s protective departments reported a quiet day yesterday. No accidents were reported by the police department and the firefighters were not called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Brush Fire Breaks Out Near Town Dump
Old Orchard firemen were called yesterday afternoon at 4 30 for a brush fire on the Smith Wheel road near the town dump A rubbish fire at the town dump required attention at 7 30 last night
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard
Smith Wheel
Guest Pastor Named for Palm Sunday at First Parish Saco
Rev William M Thompson associate minister of the Congregational Christian Conference of Maine will headline the Palm Sunday service at First Parish Congregational Church Saco. Native of Newport Rhode Island he holds BA from Gordon College BD from Andover Newton Theological School and has served in North Tiverton Jamestown Newport and New Bedford among other posts. He was ordained in 1944 and has held leadership in denominational and interchurch groups while engaging in community service. He and wife Alice Toneau have two children Barbara Ann and William Douglas and reside at 55 Hersey Street Portland Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Parish Congregational Church
Saco
William M. Thompson
Congregational Christian Conference of Maine
Newport
R.L
Gordon College
Andover Newton Theological School
Mr. Thompson
North Tiverton
Jamestown
Salem Baptist Church
New Rochelle
N.Y
Federated Church of
Edgartown
First Congregational Church
West Tisbury
Mass
Martha's Vineyard
Federated Church
Barnstable Baptist Association
United Church of
Alice M. Toneue
Barbara Ann
Deering High School
Portland
William Douglas
Lincoln Junior High School
Thompsons
Hersey Street
Federal Check Covers Part of Educating Children of Federal Employees
Biddeford School Superintendent Raymont Kenneally announced that a $17,205 federal check under public law 874 has been received to cover part of the cost of educating children of federal employees. The payment is budgeted for the year ending June 30, 196?. The second installment is expected to be much smaller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Raymont
Port land Bankruptcy Petitions Show Debts and Assets
The Portland bankruptcy court lists Robert E. Smart II of Saco filing with debts of 2418 and assets 212 with 200 exempt. It also records Alfred R. Tourigny of Saco filing a wage earner plan with debts of 3928 and assets 75 exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Robert E. Smart 2Nd
Saco Mechanic
Alfred R. Tourigny
Saco Pipe Fitters Helper
Fremont Club Plans Covered Dish Supper in Biddeford
Fremont club and auxiliary outlined a covered dish supper and dancing program for April 27 at the Alfred Street hall. A rummage sale, whist finals, and a social hour with refreshments were planned, with many members named on organizing and attendance lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Ernest Valliere
Paul Neault
Paul Nadeau
Alcide Dubois
Irene Morin
Yvette Gagnon
Helen Chretien
Alice Bergeron
Sunshine
Wasren
Bernadette Guerrette
Angela Pea
Wilfrid Simoneaul
Leo Cote
Ij T Grenier
George Geron
Wilfrid Simoneau
Joseph Peloquin
Albert Allie
Roland ‘Bergeron
Royal Chretien
Alcide ‘Dubois
Lionel Garon
Raymond Gendron
Emile le Blond
Raoul Morin
Jean Paul Rheaume
Land
Robert Bergeron
Bergeron
George Gagnon
Patrick Guerrette
Urbain Langevin
Ernest Martel
Gerard Morin
Edmond Neault
Ernest Pimpare
Joseph Neault
Antonio Daigneault
Josephat Grenier
Emile Fecteau
Romeo Foresti
Adrien Lamothe
Saco Council Reviews Policy of Commission
Council members and Mayor J Edward Whelan met with the Police and Fire commission to discuss policy and budgets for the city protection departments. Frank Jones said no decisions were made on purchases during the informal meeting. Budgets had been trimmed by over 10 000 at the first reading and were not a topic tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jones
Police and Fire Commission
J. Edward Whelan
Whelan
Commission
Jones
Levine couple to mark 17th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs James Levine of 21 Deering Avenue Saco celebrate their seventeenth wedding anniversary with a family gathering at Thomas Levine of Buxton and the couple's three children Lillian Jeffrey and Sandra Levine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Levine
Deering Avenue
Saco
Thomas Levine
Buxton
Lillian
Jeffrey
Sandra Levine
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Edmund Cashen
Polio Clinic
AP Meeting
Palm Sunday Music
Camp Ellis
Button Bay
Eleanor Shaffer
Alice Eastman
Patricia Bby
Marjorie Pendleton
Carol Stours
Betty Worthing
Laura Robbins
Florence Fitch
Leona Allen
Shirley Wilder
Patricia Libby
Christine Peterson
Greta Greener
Richard York
US Army
Sanford
Arundel
Annette
Jaycees
William Robbins
Elks
Saco Baptist Church
Bankrupcy Court
Saco Council
Alcoa
Reliable Construction Co
Cape Cod
Robert
Office of
Federal Realty CO
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