Outdoor Fires Prohibited In Biddeford And Saco
Grass and brush fires threaten Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach prompting a ban on all outdoor burning until rain reduces the hazard Fire Chiefs Arthur King and Arthur Emmons announced no burning permits will be issued as a 100 acre Saco blaze yesterday endangers homes A private plane crash near Biddeford Airport injures no one with the pilot unhurt.
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Twin Cities
Biddeford
Arthur King
Saco
Arthur Emmons
Old Orchard Beach
Emmons
New County Road
Lionel A. Robin
Academy Avenue
Ocean Park Road
Beach
South Street
Myron Savage
Pool Street
Granite Street
Willy Boutin
Woman Injured by Rifle Bullet in Bedroom Target Practice
In Augusta Mrs Thelma M Garcia 32 was wounded by a .22 caliber rifle bullet to her upper left arm while handling a loaded gun in her bedroom last night She was taken to Augusta General Hospital where she was reported in good condition today.
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Augusta
Thelma M. Garcia
Footprints of Time Leave Marks of a Heel
A concise reflection notes that people leave marks in time, not always achievements. The piece suggests only footprints persist, with a playful nod to human influence across eras and contexts.
Girl Scouts Exhibit Art Work at Kennebunk May Exhibit
Girl Scouts in the region will stage a May art exhibit at the Brick Store Museum Kennebunk to showcase the 1959 motto You Can Count On Her To Be Creative Entries must be registered at the museum between April 27 and May 2 The event was announced by Mrs Blanche Young Gorgeana council program director during a board meeting at scout headquarters Biddeford The council also discussed an antique show and Kennebunkport theater night as annual fundraisers.
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Brick Store Museum
Kennebunk
Blanche Young
Gorgeana Council
Scout
Biddeford
Sa- Gis-Ca
Anthony Dias
Kennebunk Pond
Barney Beg Pond
Camp _ Sal-Mo-Cook
Fire damages Biddeford Grain Company building
A blaze at the Biddeford and Saco Grain company at 431 Main Street damaged the front room, with losses expected heavy for ducklings and baby chicks. Cause suspected as a short circuit in an electric brooder. four engines responded after alert by Capt. Poirier and Officer Morin.
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Biddeford
Saco Grain Company
Main Street
Charles Thompson
Thompson
Phillip Poirier
Adelbert Morin
Poirier
Box 27
Fake ten dollar bills surface in New Hampshire and Maine
Rochester police warn merchants to watch for counterfeit ten dollar notes turning up in Sanford Maine. The bills are described as fairly good reproductions with identical serial number It is B 01948203 F across all examples.
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Rochester
N. H
Sanford
Maine
National DAR Delegates Vote On Officers Today
Washington AP reports that 2,367 Daughters of the American Revolution delegates began a long balloting day for national officers. Supporters of Ashmead White of Maine predicted big-state backing from New York, Pennsylvania, and California. Ralph W. Newland of Michigan believed she could win the post held by Frederic A. Groves. Bech leads a slate for national offices as 10 more resolutions face the congress.
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Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ashmead White
Lubec
Maine
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Ralph W. Newland
St. Joseph
Mich
Frederic A. Groves
Cape Girardeau
Bech
68Th Continental Congress
Supreme Court
Congress
Court House Break Reported in Alfred York County
Sheriff reports a break in the York County Court house at Alfred last night. Entry was gained by breaking a window in Clerk Ralph H. Ross’s office. The intruders moved through the building and damaged a cabinet door before exiting the same Ross window. No theft is reported. An investigation is ongoing.
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York County Court House
Alfred
Harold R. Nason
Ralph H. Ross
Court House
Nason
Department of Civil Defense
Ross
Sheriff's Department
Employment Practice Act Opposed in Augusta
Maine legislators received an unfavorable report on the proposed Fair Employment Practice Act. The Labor Committee called the bill inexpedient at this time and urged referral to the Legislative Research Committee.
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Augusta
Maine
Legislative Labor Committee
Legislative Research Committee
Edward Miller
D-Portland
Harold Dow
R-Eliot
Dow
Allan Woodcock
Bradford man jailed for storekeeper assault and robbery
Dalton E. Stockwell 27 of Bradford is sentenced to five to 15 years in Maine State Prison after pleading guilty to assault and robbery of 55 year old Bradford storekeeper Anna King on February 4. The case was reported from Bangor by AP.
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Bangor
Dalton E. Stockwell
Bradford
Maine
Anna King
Stockwell
Republicans Enjoy Red Faces Of Democrats Over Delay
Washington report says House action on a Senate passed unemployment study commission bill is delayed. Democrats fear the 11 member panel would boost opposition to housing and job bills, while Republicans relish the embarrassment and Johnson's role.
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House
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Seaa
Johnson
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Sam Rayburn
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