Local Personal News From Saco and Biddeford At Week's End
A string of personal notices from Maine towns. Mrs. Eugene Wolfahrt and spouse are on a spring vacation in Canada and the Caribbean. Mrs. Lloyd Simpson and daughter return to San Juan Puerto Rico. Miss Florence Hamel heads home Sunday from Canada. Hilda and Eleanor McNally visit Biddeford and Old Orchard cottage. Danna Crowley, Trinity College senior, returns to Washington DC after a family visit. Robert Savage and Leon Normand, USN, sail toward Norfolk after Arctic duty with USS Arneb in Deep Freeze 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Wolfahrt
Saco
Lloyd Simpson
Starr
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Florence Hamel
Orchard Street
Biddeford
Canada
Hilda
Eleanor McNally
Massachusetts
Old Orchard Beach
Danna Crowley
Atty
Daniel E. Crowley
Trinity College
Washington, D. C
Robert B. Savage
Seaman Apentice
USN
Arthur Savage
Thornton Avenue
Leon G. Normand
Bacon Street
Norfolk
Arneb
Antarctic
Obituary: Mrs Margaret Knox Adams 93 of Jersey City
Margaret Adams Word reports the death of Mrs Margaret Knox Adams 93 in Jersey City after a long illness. Widow of James Adams and former Saco resident, she was a summer resident of Ocean Park for years. She died Thursday evening and will be buried in Saco Monday. Survived by four daughters all in New Jersey. Funeral at 2 pm Monday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco, burial Laurel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Knox Adams
Jersey City
N. J
James Adams
Saco
Ocean Park
Presbyterian Church
Margaret
Ruth
Marion
Helen Adams
New Jersey
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Laurel Hill
Funeral
Youth Fellowships Schedule From Saco Area Churches
Numerous church youth fellowships and meetings are listed for Sunday and tomorrow across Saco Biddeford Goodwins Mills and surrounding churches. Activities include junior and senior high groups at Saco School Street Methodist, West Kennebunk Methodist, Goodwins Mills Advent Christian, Lyman Baptist, and others with counselors and joint events at Kennebunkport Baptist and Old Orchard Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Saco United Baptist, Church
Saco School Street
Lyman Baptist Church
Youth Fellowship of
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Old Orchard Beach
Co School Street Methodist Church
Saco United Baptist Youth Fellowship Group
Laos election fears prompt U S staff curfew
Tension rose in Laos as U S Ambassador Horace Smith ordered all American personnel off streets from 11 p m today until after Sunday's general election. Radio Hanoi accused the United States of interference in the Laotian vote amid fears of Pathet Lao actions against Americans during the election weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laos
U.S
Horace Smith
Radio
Timothy P Sullivan longtime St Mary sexton dies
Timothy P Sullivan 64 a Biddeford native and St Mary church sexton died Friday in a Saco hospital after a long illness. He lived at 137 South Street and will be buried Monday at 9 with a requiem high Mass at St Mary church. He worked at Saco Lowell Shops before retiring last year and was active in the Holy Name Society and a former Knights of Columbus member. Survivors include his widow Delia, two sons John T and Harry F, a daughter Mrs Edward M Reilly, two sisters and a brother, plus three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Prayers Monday at 8 at Cosgrove funeral home prior to services. Friends may call today and Sunday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy P. Sullivan
Biddeford
St. Mary Church
Saco Hospital
South Street
John and
Julia
Callahan) Sullivan
Saco- Lowell
Nora McNabb
Old Orchard Beach
Eugene Sullivan
Rochester
N. H
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm Street
De Gaulle Call for Opponents to Surrender Privileges
A historical note presents a harsh condition attributed to De Gaulle, proposing that adversaries relinquish their privileges and endure a status akin to serfdom as a political strategy or warning. The framing reflects wartime or resistance rhetoric and the idea of stripping rights from opponents.
Welcome To The Fold Biddeford Saco Journal births
Debra Paula Peck newborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Peck of Biddeford with paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Peck and maternal grandparents Mrs Elizabeth Hayford and the late Wilbur Hayford. Also reports Francis Marcel Joseph Desjardins born March 31 in Nurnberg Germany to SPECS and Mrs Marcel E Desjardins and other newborns including a son for Mr and Mrs Gerald M Cordeau born April 9 in Harlingen Texas and Michael Bradley born April 14 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania with details on grandparents and previous children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Specs
Marcel E. Desjardins
Herzogenourach
Germany
Francis Marcel Joseph
U. S. Army Hospital
Nurnberg
Arthur Pratt
Heading Street
Biddeford
Eugene Desjardins
Concord
N. H
Gerald M. Cordeau
Los Fresnos
Texas
Cordeau
Harlingen Air Force Hospital
Harlingen
Emile J. Fortier
Fall Street
M. Raymond Cordeau
Cleaves Street
Philomene Rousselle
Thomas Custeau
Green Street
Cordeau's
John
April Tides and Times Chart Summary
The page lists April tide times with high and low events across days 23 to 27. Entries show morning and afternoon high and low tides, with values like 9.15 9.38 and 3.01 3.23 on the 23rd, and later times including 12.28 12.38 and 6.16 6.26 for the 26th. A note references daylight saving and a price marker $35 on the 25th.
NADA Official Speaks to Maine Car Dealers Group
More than 50 automobile dealers attended a sectional Maine Automobile Dealers Association meeting at the Wonderbar hosted by York county members. Local officials from Biddeford and Saco sent greetings. James C. Moore of Washington, D C, executive VP of NADA, outlined pending federal legislation and led a question and answer session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Automobile Dealers Association
Wonderbar
York County Association
Martin J. Reilly
Biddeford
Clement H. Deschambault
Saco
Charles R. Cote
Harold Hutchinson
Portland
MADA
Harold A. Ceyman
Farmington
Ui State Association
John Barrett
York County
Carman
James C. Moore
Washington, D. C
Moore
National Automobile Dealers Association
Congress
Portland University Law School Alumni Elect Caron President
Atty Edward L Caron of Biddeford has been elected president of the Portland University Law School Alumni Association. A 1956 graduate and Maine legislator candidate, he is a member of the Biddeford firm Armstrong Marshall Melnick and Caron and resides at 60 South Street Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty
Edward L. Caron
South Street
Biddeford
Portland University Law School
Caron
Maine
York County
Armstrong, Marshall, Melnick and Caron
Biddeford Girl Is Bride Of Kennebunk Man
Miss Suzanne Cadorette of Biddeford married Alphonse Valcourt of Kennebunk in St. Joseph's church Biddeford this morning. Fr Mark Franck officiated with music by Diana Rouselle. The couple will reside at 340 Main Street Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne Cadorette
Biddeford
Alphonse Valcourt
Kennebunk
St. Joseph's Church
Mark Franck
Diana Rouselle
Cecile Valcourt
Wilfred Valcourt
Wonderbar
Joanne Roberge
Massachusetts
Main Street
Conrad Cadorette
Alfred Street
St. Joseph’s High School
Scarborough
Lyman Road
Kennebunk High School
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Permit Granted For Refreshment Stand Saco Officials Approve
The Zoning Ordinance Appeals board in Saco grants a building permit to Elinore McCrum and Jean Poulin to construct a hot dog and hamburg stand on Old Orchard road beyond the railroad crossing on land owned by McCrum. Conditions require full screening, a pass through swinging screen for food, proper garbage handling, and adherence to sign limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Elinore McCrum
Old Orchard Road
Jean Poulin
Beach Street
Miss Desjardins Beach Bride In Church Rites
Miss Carlene Desjardins wed Lucien Lebrecque in St Margaret Church Old Orchard Beach. Rev Edward Walsh officiated with organist Racicol Boisvert and violinist Adélard Huot. Bride wore a white nylon gown with sequin details and an orchid bouquet. Groom's parents listed. she works at New England Telephone and Telegraph, he at the Navy yard in Kittery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Margaret Church
Old Orchard Beach
Carlene Desjardins
Leon Desjardins
Fern Avenue
Old Orchard
Lucien Lebrecque
Wilfred Lebrecque
Adams Street
Biddeford
Edward Walsh
Racicol Boisvert
Adelard Huot
Nancy Desjardins
Wilfred Labreque
Maurice Bilodeau
Reginald Desjardins
Barbara Hooper
Two Men Injured In Maine Turnpike Crash At Saco Scene
Two men, Robert Moskowitz of Brookline and Robert Fay of East Waterboro, were hospitalized with facial lacerations after their 1955 car struck a guard rail near the Boom road overpass, went over the grade, rolled, and caught fire. Firefighters extinguished the blaze. witnesses said the car was a total loss and both men remain under observation at Webber Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital
Boom Road
Maine Turnpike
Saco
Robert Moskcowitz
Brookline
Mass
Robert Fay
East Waterboro
Saco Couple Wed In Trinity Church Today
Miss Cynthia Ann Pendleton and Joseph Armand Lemay wed in Trinity Church Saco in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev. Maurice Boland. Bridesmaids wore mint green and lilac gowns with yellow carnations, a reception followed at the American Legion hall. The bride, a 1959 Thornton Academy graduate, and the groom, also a former student, depart for a wedding trip as details are noted. (Note: Antarctica ice thickness unrelated line.)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Most Holy Trinity Church
Cynthia Ann Pendleton
John Joseph Pendleton
Camp Ellis Beach
Saco
Joseph Armand E. Lemay
Odila Lemay
Maurice Boland
Louise Welch
Mollie Welch
Judy Bouchard
Pauline Belanger
Carol Boutet
Vivian Booth
Portland
Cecile Nolette
Biddeford
Kathleen Pendleton
Eugene Bourgault
John F. Pendleton
Harold Pendleton
Francis Roberge
Bruno Nolette
Eugene Bourgault, Jr
American Legion
Optimism and plans for Biddeford Health Nurs ing event
The Biddeford Public Health Nursing association announces the Tuesday evening meeting with Dr Otis J Dauphinett of Portland as guest speaker The event at St Mary parish hall Biddeford includes a large team of pourers hosts and committee members plus registration and coffee tea service The topic is eye problems of general interest and over 100 guests have already registered from Southern Maine nursing groups and lay clubs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Public Health Nursing Association
Otis J. Dauphinett
Portland
Frank Carey
Margaret Murphy
R. N
Antoinette Hawes
Florence Hamel
Madeliene Davenport
Nursing Committee
Charles Thompson
William Deans
Bruce Wilson
Maurice Hebert
Wilfred Fortier
Charites ‘Drapeau
Basil Emery
Norman Reilly
Marion Dexheimer
Mary Caddigan l
Kathryn Mahaney
Degiphinett
William B. O'Sullivan
Maine
St. Mary Parish Hall
Biddeford
Nursing Office
Cub Pack 305 Awards Badges At Ceremony
Cub Pack 305 Cub Scouts held a ceremony led by Cub Master John St Onge. Awards included Bear Lion Wolf and Den ner badges and Gold Silver Arrows for multiple Cubs. New Den chiefs were announced and Den mothers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John St. Onge
Robert Pierce
York County Scouts
Cubs
Boys Life Magazine
Barry Galland
Webbes
Den 2
Donald McAuley
Michael Girard
Richard Brooks
Robert Charland
Denners
Robert Brooks
Thomas Bryant
Bear
Peter Langevin
Stephen Hudson
Gregory Carroll
Wolf
Stephen Cantara
Stephen Carlin
Raymond Martel
Richard Cantara
Norman Boulay
Rene Simard
Daniel Goulet
Stephen Mantis
Roger Gagnon
Stephen Macomber
Donald Viger
George Trottier
Charles Tufts
Richard Deschambeault
Paul Deschambeault
Dennis Johnston
Donald Jacques
Leo Simard
Den
Michael Roberge
Philip Normand
William Harriman
Paul Simard
Arthur Girard
John Donovan
John Hudson
Chris Proulx
Ronald Berube
Donald Hatch
Philip Hatch
Scouts Take Tests On Camping Trip
Junior leaders of Boy Scout Troop 305 returned Friday from a two day camping trip at the Scout wood lot. Paul Proulx led the camp and guided several boys to pass tests including cooking and wood breass. Attendees included Michael Dineen Ray Dutton Ronnie Caron Paul Warner Mike Roberge Henry Tibbetts Louis Lavigne Cary Sneider Philip Superior and Richard Martel. Transportation was furnished by parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troop 305
Scout Wood Lot
Paul Proulx
Michael Dineen
Ray Dutton
Ronnie Caron
Paul Warner
Mike Roberge
Henry Tibbetts
Louis Lavigne
Cary Sneider
Philip Superior
Richard Martel
Entrance Exams At St Francis College
The third in a series of college qualification tests will be administered today at St Francis College Biddeford to 15 out of state students for next year. Rev Donald Nicknair OFM will oversee exams averaging one and a half hours per subject in verbal numerical and informational sections. The college measurement series selects students by ability and is supplied from educational headquarters in Princeton New Jersey. Records will be filed in the college administration office for review by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis College
Biddeford
Donald Nicknair
OFM
Princeton
N. J
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margaret Adams
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
South Biddeford
Foss Street Methodist At
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
Saco United Baptist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Lyce Baptist Church
Goodwin Hills
York Women’s Missionary Society
Kennebunkport Baptist Church
Birger T. Johnson
First Parish Congregational Church
H. Lewis Cutler
Second Congregational Church
Union
Pilgrim Fellowship of the White Church
Nda Wakefield
World Briefs
Maine Cleaners
Timothy Sullivan
de Gaulle
Atty. Caron
L. J. Tolle
Michigan State University
Trinity University
San Antonio
Tex
New York
Kennebunk Man
Desjardins Beach
Trinity Church
Antarctica
Roger W. Babson
Babson Park
Gloucester
St. Nicholas
Bertha Conde
Score & Script
Chestnut St
Boston
American Cancer Society
America
Agriculture Dept
Nancy Noakes
Schenectady
N.Y
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