Local Personal News From Biddeford And Nearby
Mrs. Lucille Beaupre of 14 Pine Street Biddeford is a patient at Webber hospital. Dr and Mrs J G Dickerson of 43 Granite Street Biddeford have returned from a Tucson Arizona winter via a new astro jet plane. Mr and Mrs William Dunn of 35 Thornton Avenue Saco returned from a South trip visiting Easley South Carolina and Miami Beach Florida. Mrs Elizabeth Barrett and grandson James Melton have returned to Graham Street Biddeford after five weeks in Woodbridge Virginia for daughter Gertrude Melton’s illness, stopping in Manchester Connecticut to visit son Ralph Barrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Beaupre
Pine Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
J. G. Dickerson
Granite Street
Tucson
Ariz
William Dunn
Thornton Avenue
Saco
Dunns
John Sullivan
Easley
S.C
Miami Beach
Fla
Elizabeth Barrett
James Melton
Eastern Star Meeting Set on 1962 Officers Theme
Annette chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at Saco Masonic hall to plan the 1962 officers theme with refreshments under Mrs Edith Gonneville. World War I Widows of Chapter 9 meet tomorrow at 7 30 p m at the Saco Legion home Beach Street to finish national convention plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Saco Masonic Hall
Edith Gonneville
Saco Legion
Beach Street
Wednesday church activities and services listed townwide
A list of midweek religious services and meetings across area churches including Trinity Saco Biddeford Christ Episcopal Ogunquit Shore Road Hamilton Memorial Saco and other locations. Prayer meetings at Kennebunk Lower Village Village Baptist Kennebunkport and Universalist Biddeford are noted with times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Religious Education Committee of the Universalist-Unitarian Churches
Biddeford
Retired from Politics Omaha Bird Sparks Mayor Furor
The Omaha mayor fires his pet mynah bird Jasper after it mocked women visitors with loud whistles, a stunt that embarrassed Mayor James J. Dworak and his two aides. Jasper now resides at the Omaha zoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Jasper
James J. Dworak
Dworak
Mynah Bird
Omaha Zoo
Card of Thanks for Dr Houle and Webber Hospital Care
Miss Rose-Anna LaBrecque thanks Dr Houle and Webber Hospital staff for kindness during illness and to relatives and friends for gifts flowers and cards received.
Deaths Harry W. Gaines 83 Sharon Massachusetts
Harry W. Gaines 83 of Sharon Massachusetts died Sunday in a Norwood hospital. He was born in Washington DC the son of Albert and Frances Gaines and lived in Saco for years. He worked for Allis Chalmers Hyde Park Massachusetts. Surviving are his widow Sarah H Fisher Gaines a son Gardner M Gaines Sharon and a daughter Arline M Keith Plainville. Funeral services are Wednesday at 2 p.m. from John L Keeling Funeral Home Sharon with callers welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Gaines
Sharon
Mass
Saco
Norwood, Mass
Washington, D.C
Albert and
Frances (Mygatt) Gaines
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Hyde Park
Sarah H. ‘Fisher Gaines
Gardner M. Gaines
Arline M. Keith
Plainville
John L. Keeling
Pond Street
Franklin Upham Dies Suddenly in New York City
Franklin C. Upham, 60, a Biddeford and New York resident, died suddenly Monday at his 5513th Avenue home in New York. He worked in New York as an antique salesman for about 20 years and earlier played piano at the Central Theater during the silent film era. Born in Biddeford to George W. and Orvilla Waterhouse Upham, he had no known relatives. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 1:30 p.m. from Bolduc Funeral Home, 291 Alfred Street, Biddeford, with calling hours Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin C. Upham
Biddeford
New York
New York City
School Street
Central Theater
George W. and
Orvilla (Waterhouse) Upham
Bolduc
Alfred Street
Funeral Services for Thomas R Brennan
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 30 p m from the late residence 416 Main Street Saco friends may call this evening from 7 to 9 persons arriving to pay respects in Saco Maine obituary notes indicate Brennan resident of 416 Main Street with viewing tonight before the service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Saco
Full Gospel
Wells
Kennebunkport
Advent Christian Church
Thomas R. Brennan
Main Street
Funeral services for Josephat Poirier held in Old Orchard Beach
Funeral services for Josephat Poirier of 4 St John Street Old Orchard Beach were held this morning from St Mar church with a high mass requiem celebrated by Rev Armand Landry Bearers were Willie Bisson Edgar Cabana Reynold Labbe Philip Pruneau Leo Laverriere and Fernand Gobeil Burial followed in the family lot in St Joseph cemetery with committal prayers by Rev Edward F Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephat Poirier
St. John Street
Old Orchard Beach
St. Mar Church
Armand Landry
Willie Bisson
Edgar Cabana
Reynold Labbe
Philip Pruneau
Leo Laverriere
Fernand Gobeil
St. Joseph Cemetery
Edward F. Walsh
New 22-Channel Tape System Supplants Air Traffic Recorders
FAA installs a 22 channel tape recorder at seven Air Route Traffic Control Centers to monitor 572 conversations per minute between aircraft and towers. Chicago firm Webcor engineers designed the unit to provide continuous verbal records for accident tracing and safety analysis. The slow 15 to 16 inches per second playback aims to simplify storage and retrieval of all cockpit and control tower communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Aviation Agency
Webcor
United States
Yale wrestling coach O'Donnell resigns after 18 years
New Haven Connecticut AP reports John R O'Donnell resigns as Yale varsity wrestling coach after an 18 year tenure. He followed his brother Edward who led the program for 18 years and predated Izzy Winters who also coached the Eli grapplers for 18 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Prices welcomed granddaughter Jill Fain in Miami
Katherine and Jack Price celebrate becoming grandparents as daughter Leslie Fain gives birth to a daughter Jill on February 28 in Miami weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces. The note ends with a remark about herbs for soup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Katherine
Jack Price
Carry Back
Leslie
Charles Fain
Jill
Weather Outlook For Portland and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy and cool this afternoon with scattered snow flurries. Tonight mostly fair and cold. Wednesday with variable cloudiness and warmer. Winds northwest 19 to 20 mph this afternoon, easing to 5 to 15 mph tonight. Small craft warnings lowered at 10 am. Temperatures in zone 1 mid to upper 40s to mid 20s, with overnight lows from 8 to 34 across listed towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Halifax
Montreal
Webber Hospital Board Reports Committees and March Census
The Webber hospital board heard committee reports at the April meeting in the Nurses home led by President Ed win Walker. Archie Maxwell noted unusually high census for March and Carlos Davis highlighted a record 78 births in obstetrics. The building and grounds chair Roger P Moore announced a new flagpole and interior redecorating progress. The planning committee reported meetings with consultants and plans to present results in May. Six nursing scholarship candidates were chosen with names to be announced. Directors present included Walker and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital Board of Directors
Carleton Davis
Webber Nursing
President Walker
Roger Sherman
Herbert Bean
Archie Maxwell
Lloyd Anderson
Harry Garland
Adelbert Jakeman, Sr
Stuart Flavin
Roy McNa
Saco Odd Fellows Plan Special Event
The Saco Lodge of Odd Fellows met on Main street to plan a roll call and Old Timers night for April 30 with a 6 30 supper. Committee chairs include Past Grand Robert Strickland John Hill Sr Roland Dubois Noble Grand William Sias presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Lodge of Odd Fellows
Main Street
Robert Strickland
John Hill
Roland Dubois
Noble
William Sias
Walter Pochebit
Journal Carriers Tomorrow s Leaders
A Thornton Academy freshman, Michael, son of Mrs. Addie Mooney of 26 Irving Street, Saco, is a Journal carrier in the North Street area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Academy
Michael
Addie Mooney
Irving Street
Saco
North Street
St Andre PFTA approves spring projects and new officers
St Andre PFTA executive committee in Biddeford approved two spring events a Kiddie Karnival in May and a June picnic Joseph Plamondon president announced new St Andre High School PFTA auxiliary officers Aime Giguere outlined school improvements and coaches Robert Provencher and Joseph Gregoire named for St Andre grammar school Junior High baseball league
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andre Pfta
Biddeford
Joseph Plamondon
Joseph ‘Wood
John Miller
Ralph —_— Perrin
Claire Nadeau
Gertrude Conroy
Isabelle Boucher
Msgr
Aime Giguere
PFTA
Plamondon
St. Andre High School
Robert Provencher
Joseph Gregoire
St. Andre Grammar School
Giguere
Armand Fecteau
George Malasnik
Maurice Hebert
Paul Beaupre
Paul Houde
Lionel Dery
Arthur Dube
Miller
Henry Camire
Camille Bolduc
Albert Lemieux
George Desroberts
Mignonne Plamondon
Suzanne Gobeil
Germaine Fecteau
Jeannette St. Ours
Ethel Dorais
Bella Desloges
Marielle Levasseur
Laurette Cantara
Jerry Fleurant
Paul Dorais
Violette Bellefeuille
Germaine Hebert
Researcher disputes tobacco cancer claims in Maine
Dr Clarence C Little former president of the universities of Maine and Michigan told a service club in Waterville that belief in tobacco causing lung cancer rests on a hypothesis not fact. He noted statistics are not yet conclusive and more knowledge is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Clarence C. Little
Maine
Michigan
Service Club
Governor Reed Thanks Dolloff Over State Board Service
Gov Reed sent a note of appreciation to Maynard C Dolloff who may seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and resigned Monday from the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation Reed praised his service to the state while on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Reed
Maynard C. Dolloff
State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
Dolloff
Water Fight Damages Furniture At Biddeford Store
Youngsters flooded Warren's Furniture on Main Street Biddeford this morning turning on hoses in a second floor apartment. About 10 sets of upholstered furniture were soaked as water leaked through the ceiling. Estimated loss nears $4 000. Entrance was gained by breaking a rear door and windows. Police officer Raymond Warner investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Main Street
Biddeford
Richard Levy
Newell Potter
Levy
Raymond Warner
Father Dies While Son Watches Front Seat Heart Attack
In Lewiston Camille Robert, 39, witnessed a car crash then found his 66 year old father Henry G. Robert dead from heart disease. The driver collapsed after stepping out to render aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Camille Robert
Robert
Henry G. Robert
Maine Approves Regional Airport Move Amid Airline Cuts
The state indicates approval of a regional airport plan as Northeast Air seeks cutbacks limiting Maine service to four airports Portland Augusta Bangor and Presque Isle The Maine brief supports regional airport service after the CAB investigation begins May 3 and feeder service is ensured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Northeast
Portland
Augusta
Bangor
Presque Isle
State of Maine
York County Red Cross Chapter Sees Fund Drive Near Target
Red Cross notes in York county report a current fund total of 11 000 with final receipts expected to reach 15 000 after pending returns. A final vote approved adding Biddeford as part of the York county chapter with a national board submission pending approval for merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
York County
Biddeford
National Red Cross
Jasper
Teresa County
Yucker
Warren Peterson
J. Edward Whelan
Thomas Jones
Sherman Hysler
William Bruce
Helen Merrifield
Explosion injures workers at Kentucky chemical plant
An early morning blast at the Olin Mathieson Chemical plant in Brandenburg Kentucky injures 25 workers and disrupts power. The 100acre site with 20 concrete buildings sustains extensive damage. ten workers are hospitalized and one is reported missing before reappearing with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandenburg, Ky
Olin, Mathieson Chemical Corp
Poe Street
Elizabethtown
Street
Brandenburg
Ohio River
Marland wills over a million to Sanford Hospital
The will of H. Marland of Sanford allocates 1,317,998 to the Henrietta D. Goodall Memorial Hospital of Sanford. Nassan College of Springvale receives 152,571 and Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in Springfield, Mass. 50,000. The total includes a 250,000 specific bequest and seven/eighths of the residual estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Henrietta D. Goodall Memorial Hospital
Sanford
H. Marland
Sanord
Nassan College of
Springvale
Shriners Hospital For
Springfield
Mass
Marland
Goodall Hospital
Biddeford Man Fined For Assault
Bernard Fogg age 23 of 66 Water Street Biddeford was fined 25 dollars by Associate Judge Gerald Nason in Biddeford Municipal Court for assault. Aurele Paquette of Saco was the complainant. Fogg pleaded guilty and paid the fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Fogg
Water Street
Biddeford
Gerald Nason
Aurele Paquette
Saco
Fogg
Stealing Paper Proves Costly in Houston Case
Jarvis Cole, 23, of Bridgewater was fined 25 for stealing an eight cent Bangor Daily News in a theft at Herman Brewer's store. He pled guilty in Municipal Court as Deputy Sheriff Richard Carmichael said Cole had stolen papers since October and was caught last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston (Ap
Jarvis Cole
Bridgewater
Cole
Richard G. Carmichael
Bangor Daily News
Herman Brewer
Carmichael
Pack Horse Shoots Rider in Arizona Incident
In Cave Creek Arizona Hubert E Yates 29 of Phoenix was shot in the leg when a pack horse kicked his revolver from its holster as he unsaddled the animal Deputy Sheriff Lewis Forman said the gun fired and wounded Yates on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cave Creek
Ariz
Hubert E. Yates
Phoenix
Yates
Lewis Forman
Biddeford Native Promoted in Seoul to Corporal
Philippe Vire Jr. promoted in Seoul Korea from private first class to corporal. Radioman, son of Mr and Mrs Philippe Vire Sr of Summer Street Biddeford. Entered service in 1961 after basic at Fort Dix. Graduated from St Joseph Gram mar and St Louis High School. Worked at Bagley’s Market before enlistment. He is due back in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Philippe Vire, Jr
Philippe Vire
Summerstreet
Biddeford
Fort Dix
N. J
St. Joseph Grammar
St. Louis High School
Bagley’s Market
Armed Services
Eisenhower urges GOP to scout fresh faces for 1964
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower argues in the Saturday Evening Post that the Republican Party should consider newcomers for the 1964 presidential bid. He cites young lawmakers governors and professionals as potential national leaders and says he should step back from active planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dwight D.eisenhower
Republican Party
Saturday Evening Post
Eisenhower
Congress
Ike
Michigan
California
Pennsylvania
Richard M. Nixson
Driving Case Is Continued In Saco
Kenneth Nadler, 18, of 8 Sunrise Avenue Saco faces a charge of driving to endanger. The case was continued to a date to be decided in Saco Municipal Court with Nadler released on $500 bail after nearly colliding with a Saco police cruiser on Ferry Road at high speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Nadler
Sunrise Avenue
Saco
Londanger
Nadler
Robert Foran
S Cnse
Ferry Road
Larceny Probes In Saco Target Club Gas Tank And Cord
Saco police investigate two petty thefts from the Saco Yacht Club and a Front Street storage shed. A red gas tank was taken from the club after entering from the river side. A 50 foot extension cord disappeared from the shed, with rear window bars removed and a cut window screen. Both cases under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Saco Yacht Club
Front Street
Municipal Offices To Close In Saco
City hall in Saco will close Thursday for Patriot's Day per City Clerk Clifford A. Purvis. Offices also close from 1 to 3 PM on Good Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Saco City Hall
Clifford A. Purvis
City Hall
Beach Town Offices Close Thursday for Patriots Day
Old Orchard Beach municipal offices will be closed Thursday in observance of Patriots Day Town Manager Percival Ward announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Percival Wardwell
School Head Is Free On Bail
Roy A. Bither Jr., 35, of Caribou and superintendent of School Union 125, is free on a $2,000 bond awaiting arraignment on embezzlement charges. Indicted by the Aroostook County grand jury, he was arrested Saturday in Houlton and released after posting bond. Since 1957 he has led a union including New Sweden, Stockholm, Woodland and Caswell and Westmanland plantations. The Education Department says funds are not in shortage and the issue concerns accounting procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Roy A. Bither Jr
Caribou
Bither
Aroostook County
Houlton
New Sweden
Stockholm
Woodland
Caswell
Westmanland
Augusta
New Home Among Building Permits In Saco
Five building permits valued at about 12400 dollars were issued by Building Inspector Peter Hellige. Recipients include Bricks Cabins to add a 12 by 26 cabin, Ernest Martel for a 6 by 32 porch, Van Piomaiades for a 41 by 24 ranch home, Roland Huot to build a two story barn, and Norman Danis for tearing down the former Saco Manufacturing Company building in Old Orchard Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Peter Hellige
Portland Road
Ernest Martel
Lafayette Street
van Piomiades
Laurel Avenue
Roland Huot
High Street
Norman Danis
Irving Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Saco Manufacturing Company
South Street
Steels Lead Cautious Stock Market Recovery
New York trading showed uneven gains as steel shares snapped back on reports eased steel industry pressure after last week’s price crisis. The Associated Press average rose 0.60 to 252.00 at noon while the Dow rose 1.98 to 686.04. rails and utilities gained, but some sectors mixed or down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Associated Press
Lukens
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Jones & Laughlin
Republic
Young
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Dunlap Lodge Observes Past Masters Night in Biddeford
Dunlap Lodge F and A M in Biddeford held Past Masters Night with past masters conferring the Master Mason degree on two candidates. W M Thomas Haley opened the session and Roy Edwards presented staff and lectures. The Past Masters elected Paul Peck president and planned a fall outing. next May 15 fellow craft work will be done at Saco lodge. supper by Adah Chapter Eastern Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Lodge
A. M
Biddeford Masonic Hall
Thomas Haley
Roy Edwards
Dunlap
Past Masters Association
Joseph Haley
Alfred Bradford
Llewellyn Crowley
Charles Leach
Atty
Clarence Rumery
Wilmont Bailey
Harry Horsfield
Paul Woodman
Gordon Smith
William Stone
George Rooman
Harry Gowen
Tyler
Paul Peck
Saco Lodge
Saco Masonic Hall
Adah
Order of the Eastern Star
Beach Council Approves Equipment Purchases
The Old Orchard Beach Town council authorized buying a street sweeper for 9915 and a used Caterpillar road grader for 6250 from R. C. Hazelton of Cumberland. They approved a 10 percent average pay raise for public works staff and budgeted funds for the Canadian Festival week and Fenway Park State of Maine day. Bids planned for sidewalk work on Summit and Colby avenues Milli ken streets and Old Orchard street paving. Weekly meetings set through June to consider 11 license applications. A new personnel policy was adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
R. C. Hazelton Company
Cumberland
Adverti
State of Maine
Fenway Park
Summit Street
Colby Avenue
Milliken Street
Demolition Begins Near McArthur Library Expansion
Workmen start tearing down the former O’Connor block beside the McArthur library to clear space for an expansion. The block, bought by the McArthur Library association, formerly housed the Surplus Store and Club Cafe with apartments above. Demolition is led by contractor Roland Cadorette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Connor
McArthur Library
McArthur Library Association
Dane Yorke
Roland Cadorette
Informal Black Tie Debate Grips Washington Reception
Washington observers spar over a White House reception where President Kennedy allowed informal dress for Congress members. The First Lady wore a formal gown, the Second Lady also in gowns, while many guests chose cocktail attire and shorter gloves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Bureau
Washington
United States
Congress
White House
Carolyn Hagner Shaw
Washington Star
Social List
France
de Gaulle
Versailles
Lyndon Johnson
Logical Place For It To Go
Lexington resident P R W Richmond tried to mail his income tax return at a curbside box but missed. The envelope vanished into a street grate and storm sewer. firemen recovered it after a brief search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
P . R. W. Richmond
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ae Revuaille
Trinity Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church
Trinity Church
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Kennebunk Lower Village
Thompson
Joseph E. Croteau
Elm Street
Harry Gaines
Franklin Upham
Brennan
Webber Board
Saco Odd Fellows Plan
Journal Carriers
Michael Mooney
St Andre Pfta
Reed Thanks
Dad
Son
Journal
Kentucky
Sanford Hospital
Biddeford-Saco
Debra Louise Grant
Richard Grant
Hill Street
Debra
Diana
Alfred Berry
Glenhaven Circle
Dorothy (Grant) Shaw
Henry Grant
Notre Dame Hospital
Robert Janelle
James Michael
Beach Council
Peter Garland
Nancy
Janet Auchincross
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