Local Personal Items From Biddeford and Nearby Areas
Miss Alice Bouvier of Biddeford visits Mrs. Bella Deschenes in Hartford Connecticut. Mrs. Stella Vlahakos of Saco is a patient at Trull Nursing Home. Mrs. Jane Day of Biddeford and Mrs. Marjorie Emmons of Biddeford are hospital patients. Edmund Hobbins of Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Jacqueline Grenier of Biddeford has returned home after being at Webber Hospital. Thomas James Sullivan of Old Orchard Beach named to the Dean's List at Boston College. Maureen LaFountain of Old Orchard Beach returns to Regis College after Easter Bermuda trip. Lawrence G. Wiggin of Biddeford on leave at his parents’ home in Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Bouvier
Biddeford
Bella Deschenes
Hartford
Mass
Bermuda
Boston
A. O
Lawrence G. Wiggin
Dept. Golf
Whidbey, Island
Oak Harbor
Wash
Lawrence Wiggin
Leon St
Local club and church gatherings listed for Saco area
The notice lists events in Saco Biddeford and nearby areas including a covered dish supper at First Parish Church in Saco, Union Street meeting in Biddeford, Women’s Group kickoff at Biddeford-Saco County Club, Saco Democratic Social Club gathering, Owen-Davis Unit American Legion Auxiliary meeting, American Women’s Association meeting at Fortunes Rocks, York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty, and additional Owen-Davis Unit activities with venues on Beach Street and Adams Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Chagon
Union St. John Baptiste
Adams Street
Biddeford
Union
Biddeford-Saco County Club
Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Pont Home
Beach Street
York County
American Association of University Women
Charles Byrne
Fortunes Rocks
Antonia Harquail
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Church Prayer Meetings and Choir Rehearsal Schedule
Mid week prayer meetings set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at Bible Baptist Church 144 Ferry Road Saco First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard hosts prayer and Bible study at 7 30 p m Thursday Second Assembly of Cool Church Saco holds 7 30 p m prayer gathering Ahepa Home 22 Pleasant Street Senior choir rehearsals at Saco School Street Methodist tonight 7 30 Executive committee meeting tomorrow 7 p m parish house Second Parish Unitarian Church Saco 7 45 open parish meeting follows to discuss issues of interest to members and parish friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Assembly of Cool Church
Ahepa
Pleasant Street
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Sacco School Street Methodist Church
Second Parish Unitarian Church
Bleach Bottle Buoys Key West Fishermen
Fishermen in Key West use white plastic laundry bleach bottles as buoys for nets and lobster traps and as anchors lines. The bottles aid quick departures by tossing lines overboard and can be recovered later. A night trick involves cutting a jug, inserting a lighted flashlight, and sealing it with tape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
United States tire makers number forty eight
The U S automotive market is supplied by 48 tire manufacturers.
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U. S
Death Notices: Claude A Williams 1898 195? Tampa
Word has been received of the death on April 16 in Tampa Florida of Claude A Williams aged 66 Born February 3 1898 in Grafton New Hampshire son of Ichabod and Williams He served in World War I and worked 38 years at Portsmouth Navy Yard before retiring in 1956 Survived by widow Thaxter Lewis Williams a son Melvin three sisters and several nieces and nephews Funeral services and interment were held in Tampa last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Claude A. Williams
Grafton
N.H
Ichabod
Biddeford
Saco
Melvin
Marion True
Cleveland
Ohio
Mildred Dunton
Portsmouth
Hester Hooper
Tampa Fla
Funeral services for Mrs Rosanna Hevey Biddeford
Funeral services were held at St Josephs Church for Mrs Rosanna Hevey of Biddeford with a solemn requiem high mass led by her son Rt Rev Msgr Elie Hevey. Attendants included bishops, monsignors, and priests from Maine and Quebec, with nephews as bearers and graveside prayers by Msgr Hevey. Burial followed at St Josephs Cemetery with out of town mourners listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosanna Hevey
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Elie Hevey
Marc Franck
Sylvia Levesque
St. Joseph’s
St. Andre's
Brothers of Christian Instruction
Zoe Duguay
Diana Rousselle
Ferdinand Provencher
Daniel J. Feeney
D.D
Portland
Aime Giguere
Felix Martin
Lewiston
Arthur Dube
Saco
Armand Cyr
Edward O'Leary
Old Orchard Beach
Vincent Tartarczuck
Lucien Mandeville
Maurice Boland
Arthur St. Pierre
Henry Fournelle
Paul Jalbert
Scarborough
Raoul Fecteau
Limerick
Armand Bill
Westbrook
Raymond Begin
Edmond Hache
Normand Carrier
Robert, Roland
Hoover Claims Red Influence In Negro Movement
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover testified that Communist influence exists in the Negro movement before a House subcommittee. He said the Communist Party seeks to exploit legitimate Negro grievances to advance its aims and recruits students, sometimes funding college education in exchange for government service and cooperation with Soviet intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Congressional
Communist Party
House Appropriations
Hell With Yard Work Boat Named After Family Wit
In Springfield Ohio Jesse Burgert and his three sons gave their boat a humorous name after a woman in their circle teased them for working on the sleek inboard runabout instead of yard chores. The craft now sits idle on Indian Lake with the bold title Hell With Yard Work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield, Ohio
Jesse Burgert
Indian Lake
Hell
Weather Update Portland Rain Through Thursday
Weatherman reports today cloudy with occasional rain and highs in the upper to low 50s. Tonight remains cloudy with more rain and a few scattered thunder showers, lows near the 40s. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Thursday rain ends in the morning then partial clearing and warmer conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Seen To Oren For Autos
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel opens in April ending centuries of ferry travel between Norfolk area and the eastern shore. The piece chronicles ferries through time from Capt John Smith to the Pocahontas and Del Mar Va, noting age, size shifts and the shift to auto ferries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake Bay
Alexander C. Brown
Newport News Daily Press
Kiptopeke
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Virginia
John Smith
Jamestown
Cape Henry
Smith
Aeccomac
Capt Smith
New World
Accawmacke
Norfolk
Old Point Comfort
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cape Charles
del- Mar-Va
Portland Men Bound Over To Superior Court
Three Portland men were bound over to York County Superior Court after a Wells IGA break in which 49 cartons of cigarettes and groceries were stolen. Edward Cornish pleaded guilty to breaking and entering. Fred Cornish and Robert Lorrain pleaded guilty as accessories. Kenton Foss was not guilty on the break charge and to be tried April 28. Edith Welch faced unemployment check forgery. others faced traffic offenses with fines from 10 to 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Wells
Elmer Hutchins
Sherwood Baston
Portland
Wells Iga
Edward F. Cornish
Fred
Robert H. Lorrain
Kenton Foss
Brothers
Lorrain
York County Superior Court
Chester Cram
Edith Welch
Superior Court
Robert Janson Biddeford
Richard P. Smith
Arundel
Russell Wooster
Exeter
N. H
Nolo
Michael G. Hyde Osgawa
Ont
Constantine Szczekowicz
Oak Street
Biddeford
Gloria D Landing
Worcester
Mass
Jeffrey Stevens
West Kennebunk
Nole
Herbert Wildes
South Portland
Nicholas A. Rallis
Stephen Marsden
Auburn
School Board Seeks Special Town Meeting on Funds
In Old Orchard Beach a joint session at Jameson School saw the Superintending School Committee ask the Town Council to call a special town meeting to consider restoring a $37,500 cut. Only 10 town meeting members attended as the dispute centered on teacher contracts for 1964-65. The council noted existing cuts and urged minimal requests, with potential supplemental funds to be discussed at a May special town meeting tied to a possible new school construction article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Jameson School
Howard Slaney
Training Tape Readers Spur Second Industrial Revolution
Norwalk California. Paul Henry chairman of the metals division at Cerritos College explains that numerically controlled machine tools using punched tapes mark a second industrial revolution. He notes tape readers guide machines as a piano roll guides a player. Cerritos College offers an evening course in Fundamentals of Numerical Control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Calif
Paul Henry
Metals
Cerritos College
Big squeeze as colleges race to enroll applicants
Applications to gain entry to major tax supported colleges surge well ahead of last year while campuses strain to provide space. Private schools face an even tighter crunch as crowds of prospective students surge across regions.
Welcome To The Fold Biddeford Saco Journal Birth Notice
The Biddeford Saco Journal notes the arrival of seven month old David Patnaude son of Mr and Mrs Richard Patnaude of Old Orchard Beach. Maternal grandmother Alphonsine House of Biddeford and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Wilfred Patnaude of Old Orchard Beach are cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Saco Journal
David Patnaude
Richard Patnaude
Old Orchard Beach
Alphonsine House
Pool St
Wilfred Patnaude
Dewey Avenue
County Attorney Outlines Duties at Kiwanis Meeting
County Atty. Lloyd Lafountain spoke to the Saco and Biddeford Kiwanis Club at Wonderbar Steak House Biddeford outlining the county attorney duties and problems. He cited several cases from the last term of Superior Court. Charles M. Gallagher introduced him, with invocation. Richard Reay led the business session and announced a director’s meeting later in the week. Fred Patterson played piano and led singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd LaFountain
Saco and
Biddeford
Traffic Accident Reported In Saco
Saco police investigated a possible hit and run on Lincoln Street. Lloyd D. Davis of Ogunquit said he parked his car at 7:30 a.m. and found damage to the left rear fender and bumper when he returned at 5:46 p.m. The car appeared moved with keys left inside. Estimated damage is $35. The case remains under investigation.
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Saco
Lincoln Street
Lloyd D. Davis
Ogunquit
Rodway Tenure Sparks Governance Dispute at Maritime Academy
Rodway, a 38 year old Falmouth real estate man and former ship's officer, argues he was properly appointed with a one year trial term after the board appointed him in January. A minority on the board contests his qualifications claiming he fails to meet Maritime Administration standards for federally funded maritime academies. Reed asserts the academy should not be directed by someone not meeting standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land
Rodway
Falmouth
Reed
U.S. Maritime Administration
Placid New Jersey primary yields uncommitted GOP delegation
In Newark the Republican delegates at large lead over three pro-Barry Goldwater candidates. William L. Stubbs, a Newark auto dealer, wins the 11th District Negro candidacy to face Democratic Rep. Joseph G. Minish. Lodge leads presidential preference with Goldwater and Nixon following amid low turnout from a rainy day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
New Jersey
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
William L. Stubbs
Stubbs
Joseph G. Minish
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Lodge
Goldwater
Nixon
Mercer County
Fred A. Hartley
Hartley
GOP
Webster B. Todd
News At A Glance National World’s Fair Opens
National coverage notes New York World’s Fair opens with President Johnson at ceremonies and demonstrations threatening to jam traffic at the premiere. Washington reports U.S. negotiators urge Khrushchev to restrain Castro. Rail strike deadline nears with bargaining under 72 hours. House hearings on school prayer. FBI notes Communist influence in Negro movement. International spy exchanges on Berlin border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Washington
United States
Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
House
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Congress
Maine Officials At Fair Opening Inspires State Presence
NEW YORK AP On hand for the opening of the World's Fair are Gov Reed and three Maine promotional officials. Attending opening ceremonies with the Governor are Economic Development Commissioner Standish Ek Bachman and two staff members, Robert Elliott recreation director and J Harvey Howells publicist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gov. Reed
Maine
Standish Ek. Bachman
Robert O. E. Elliott
J. Harvey Howells
Rails Lead Mixed New York Stock Market
In a cautious session, rails rose fractionally while airlines and cigarettes weakened. The AP average held at 306.4 with industrials down, rails up 0.7, and utilities unchanged as the Dow slipped 2.48 to 823.97. Texas Gulf Sulphur jumped on opening volume, some industrials and tech names edged higher.
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New York
Associated Press
Texas
Musical Properties of Stringed Instruments
A Britannica encyclopedic note explains that stringed instruments exist because their elastic filaments vibrate regularly when stretched between fixed points, producing musical sound. The property of tension and fixed endpoints enables perpetual vibration and pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kentucky First Permanent White Settlement West of Alleghenies
Kentucky boasted the first permanent white settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains and became the earliest organized state in that region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Allegheny Mountains
VFW Auxiliary At Beach Elects Officer
Old Orchard Beach memorial VFW Auxiliary elected Dorothy Lenkowski president. Arlene Edwards senior vice president. Cecile McNeill junior vice. Christine Hinkle treasurer. Theresa Brooks, Evelyn? vin. Jan Simpson conductress. Blanche McKee guard. Mary Marshall trustee. Donations to Department Hospital Fund and American Cancer Society. Notes on district meeting attendees and prizes.
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Old Orchard Beach
Dorothy Lenkowski
Old Orchard Memorial V.F.W
Arlene Edwards
Cecile McNeill
Christine Hinkle
Theresa Brooks
Jan Simpson
Blanche McKee
Mary Marshall
Department Hospital Fund
American Cancer Society
Department Ways and Means
Sai Institute
Wells
Melvin Marshall
Maurice Edwards
Arthur McKee
Frances Pettengi
John Menard
Mary Marshal
Therese Brooks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Saco First Parish Congregational Church
Barbara Freeman
Marjorie Kimball
Frank Jones
Saco Democratic Social Club
G.A.R. Hall
Cutts Avenue
A.M. P
M. P
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Gordon A. Wildes
Wildes
Lackland
Kennebunk High School
Rocky
Far West
Berlin
Union Carbide
du Pont
IBM
U.S
Merck
American Stock Exchange
Elgin Air Force Base
Rainstick Junction
Louise Dorner
Chicago
Lost and Found Department
VFW Auxiliary
Beach
Officer
Soviet
Russia
Supreme Court
M.D.E.D
W.F.T
Maine Department of Economic Development
Canada
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