Tax Rate Increase Predicted for Biddeford Budget
Biddeford faces a two mill tax hike to balance the budget says Chief Assessor Arthur Brunelle. The budget cuts are offset by a loss of about $68 000 from the Saco Lowell shops and a 1959 revenue drop estimated at 36 000 from 1958. The council approved applying 80 000 in excise taxes to trimming the levy and noted a 1959 budget of 738 000 versus 744 000 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Arthur Brunelle
Clement Deschambault
Brunelle
Saco-Lowell
Deschambault
James Sewall
Dames Rochambeau Club Elects Officers
The Dames Rochambeau club elected officers at a Biddeford meeting with 38 members present. Rita Regis was reconfirmed president and a full slate of officers and board members was named for the installation set for April 25 at the club hall with the Rochambeau club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dames Rochambeau Club
Main Street
Biddeford
Rita Regis
Dorothy Neault
Edna Anton
Laura Belanger
Eva Lavoie
Eva Moreau
Lorraine Huot
Aline Belanger
Maria Dubois
Marcelle Desmarais
Therese Poisson
Emma Mercier
Angelina Breton
Alexina Loranger
Yvette Peloquin
Therese Janelle
Lillian Loranger
Marielle Desmarais
Rochambeau Club
Outsider’s View: Biddeford Fighting Back in Turbulent Era
Gordon A. Glover surveys Biddeford and Saco showing 6000 jobless in late March and 3 600 on active job files. Industry decline since 1957 1958 strikes at Bates and Saco Lowell. local development fund aims to buy vacant Saco Lowell buildings and lure tenants with a 170 acre industrial park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon A. Glover
Associated Press Bureau
Portland
Biddeford
Saco
Biddeford Saco Development Fund
Saco-Lowell
Saco Industrial Corp
Life spans a man’s inquiries from mother and wife
A humorous observation on a man’s life shaped by nagging questions from his mother early and his wife later, culminating with mourners at the end. The caption carries a lighthearted Gen. Fea. Corp. style signature.
Saco Council Approves 6 822 Budget Cut to Schools
Saco city council, in a 7 to 0 vote, approved a cut of 6822 from the public school budget proposed by Mayor Peter A. Garland. Superintendent Cecil J. Cutts lamented the process and questioned future state and federal aid assumptions while Grondin defended the reduction as necessary. Thornton Academy in Saco seeks 33685.99 more for its own city budget, totaling 169685.09.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Grondin
Peter A. Garland
Saco
Grondin
Cecil J. Cutts
Garland
Cutts
Antonio Lamontagne
Hamburg
Employment Situation Improves With Unemployment Drop
Unemployment fell by 387000 in March to 4362000 while employment rose by 1106000 to 63828000. The changes, driven partly by seasonal factors, reflect substantial repair of the job picture and mark the largest February to March unemployment drop since 1950 with the best rise since 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Seymour Wolfbein
Labor Department Employment Statistics Bureau
Eisenhower
Biddeford Property Bill Advances With Senate Vote
The Biddeford city property limit bill passed the Senate 24 to 2, with only Peter J. Farley and Wilmot S. Dow voting no. Emergency provision means it becomes law when the governor signs, as the House already approved it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Senate
House
Peter J. Farley
D-Biddeford
Wilmot S. Dow
Rwaldoboro
PTA
Alfred Lantagne
Edward Caron
Caron
Deschambault
Native Legal Affairs Committee
Sen. Farley
Rep
Santa
Joseph Edgar
Textile Workers plan strategy as contract talks loom
Textile workers union locals from Biddeford and Lewiston plan Sunday meeting at 1 pm in Pepperell hall to discuss strategy for contract negotiations due to expire April 15. Delegates, led by Business Agent Alex Anastasoff, pressed for a 10 percent wage or fringe benefit increase. company officials led by Bernard Brady will consider the demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Textile Workers
Pepperell Manufacturing
Alex Anastasoff
Biddeford
Lewiston
Pepperell Hall
Bernard Brady
Haseen
Pepperell
Anastasoff
Boston-Bound Plane Lands At Pease Air Base
A Northeast Airlines DC-3 with one smoking engine made an emergency landing at Pease Air Force Base in Fortsmouth New Hampshire. The 22 passengers were uninjured and transported to Boston by bus after the Bangor Portland Boston flight developed engine trouble.
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Fortsmouth
N. H
Northeast Airlines
Pease Air Force Base
Air Force
Portland
Maine
Bangor
Convicts Flood Self Improvement Classes at Colorado Penitentiary
Warden Harry Tinsley reports a surge of inmates at Colorado Penitentiary enrolling in self improvement courses. The programs aim to aid reform within the prison setting as inmates seek personal development behind bars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Colo
Hope Springs
Harry Tinsley
Colorado Penitentiary
Installation Of Officers At Miniwanea Chapter
Installation of officers occurred last night at Robinson Memorial Masonic hall Old Orchard Beach. The ceremony featured Mrs Gertrude Leonard hostess Mrs Beatrice Hatfield soloist Mrs Marjorie E Douglas associate matron Asa Douglas associate patron Mrs Frances Murphy worthy matron Roland Soderbert worthy patron Mrs Juanita Sessions York associate grand matron installing officer Mrs Ruth Durant district deputy grand matron of District 1 installing marshal Mrs Helen Cummings installing warder Mrs Ruth Farr hostess and other suite members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniwanea
Order of the Eastern Star
Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall
Old Orchard Beach
Gertrude Leonard
Beatrice Hatfield
Marjorie E. Douglas
Asa Douglas
Frances Murphy
Roland Soderbert
Juanita Sessions
York
Grand Chapter of
Maine
Ruth Durant
Helen Cummings
Ruth Farr
Oscar Night Honors Hayward Niven and Gigi
Susan Hayward and David Niven won acting Oscars after long waits while Gigi swept all nine nominated categories including best picture. Burl Ives and Wendy Hiller earned supporting honors as a nationwide NBC telecast showcased industry stars and brief speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bacon
Susan Hayward
David Niven
Gigi
Burl Ives
Wendy Hiller
Insecticide Biowarfare Hints From Biotech Firms
Scientists describe a new insect-killing bioweapon using Bacillus thuringiensis spores sold as Thuricide. Tests show safety for humans animals and plants while targeting leaf eating pests on alfalfa cabbage celery cotton peas beans corn tomatoes and tobacco. A separate report details a fastacting anesthetic methoxytal for brief operations and compares its potency to other barbiturates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
American Chemical Society
Robert Fisher
Bioform Corp
Wasco
Calif
Lawrence Rosner
Rosner-Hixon Laboratories
Chicago
Fisher
Rosner
Indianapolis
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New England
Ace
Met
Alof
Bates Mfg. Co
Saco-Lowell Shops
Bidderford-Saco
Fea. Corp
Carey Bros, Jewelers
Dial
Farley
Dirigo
Old Orchard Beach High School
George Hogan
William Cook
Hogan
Old Orchard
Parent-Teacher Association
Athletic Association
Glee Club
Cook
Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis Club
Pease Air Base
Stanley Leonard
Ella Fickett
Mary Robbins
Adah
Natalie Draggins
Eleanor Bradeen
Electa
Carmen Theofrastou
Martha
Alice Huntress
Marshal
Esther Black
Gertrude Wight
Kay Mewer
Helen Smith
Ruth
Hayward
Niven
Ingrid Bergman
Eddie Fisher
Hollywood
Nbc-Tv
Miss Hayward
Graham
By Alton Blakeslee
Robert E. McMahon
Whiler J. Doran
bLilly Research Laboratories
McMahon
Benefits Sanford Shoe Co
High Street, Sanford
VSA
Scarborough
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