Mineralogical Society Banquet Highlights One Stage Prology Talk
The Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society held a banquet meeting at the Columbia hotel in Portland with Prof. Richard J. Lougee as guest speaker. He discussed a one stage prology theory of ice ages and noted evidence from New England and Maine. A book is planned with his son, and next meeting speaker will be Miss Marion G. Banks of Saco.
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Ruth Wentworth
Merle Brown
Margaret Wentworth
Howard Spiller
Francis MacDonald
Maurice Poirier
Lucille Desjardins
Marion G. Banks
Saco
Gertrude Eastman
Lesley Eastman
Paul Wight
Walter Wuth
Hugh Banks
Robert J. Melnick
Old Orchard Beach
Roy Call
Verna Savage
Bernice Menard
Pine Point
Edith Goodwin
Alice Erlwe
Lyman
A. C. Cook
Newfield
Beach Museum
Forest Avenue
Local residents listed as patients and travelers
Mrs. Charlotte Ramsdell and Rochelle Lemieux are noted as surgical patients at Notre Dame hospital in Biddeford and Saco residents visit the city. Several others including John Geary and Wilfred Graham are receiving medical treatment at Notre Dame hospital. A family from Saco and Biddeford returns from a New York trip while Sgt. Lee Hersey begins a 30 day leave after four years in the Philippines. Blue Feather Council members attend a district meeting in Ogunquit with multiple Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach participants assisting as wampum collectors.
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School Street
Saco
Trust Hospital
John S. Geary
Sea Road
Kennebunk
Notre Dame Hospital
William Barber
St. Francis College
William Dunn
Jane Foran
Thornton Avenue
New York City
Rochelle Lemieux
Ferry Road
Eugene V. Gendron
Stephen
Minneapolis
Minn
George Mullen
Old Orchard Beach
Henry Gendron
Graham Street
Biddeford
Gendron
Claire Mullen
Lee R. Hersey
Camp O
Pocahontas
Ogunquit
Agamenticus Council
Alice Genthner
Great Council
Great Pocahontas
Passsconaway Council
Kittery
Wampum
Ivy Semo
Pauline Simms
Sylvia Smart
Susanne
Mary Wood
Aurore Belair
Club Calendar and Upcoming Meetings in Biddeford and Portland
The Past Presidents association of Lady Royal Stewart and Mothers Circle of Bradford DeMolay plan Monday meetings in Biddeford. U S Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary leaders visit Maine April 28 with a Portland banquet at the Columbia hotel and a round-table. Biddeford Democrats begin softball practice Sunday at Memorial Field. Gurney Women’s Relief Corps meets Monday at the G A R hall in Saco.
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Order of the
Ma Miniotti
Vincent Street
Biddeford
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Order of DeMolay
Masonic Hall
Thompson H Hammond
United Spanish War Veterans
Mary S. Sevier
North
Caroline
United Spanish War Auxiliary
Maine
Columbia Hotel
Portland
P. m
Young Democrats
Memorial Field
May Street
Fred S. Gurney Women's Relief Corps
G. A. R. Hall
Saco
Thieves Steal From Theater Safe in 7 AM Break In
Janitor Alphonse Gilbert found the unlocked theater lobby break in at 7 this morning. Thieves took a hammer pliers screwdriver and crowbar left behind. Loss includes cash missing from the safe estimated at 300 and damages about 350 to theater and 50 to door and cabinet. Police Chief Edgar Sevigny and Technician George Friary are investigating.
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Alphonse Gilbert
Getty
Ottal
Bergeron
Edgar Sevigny
George Friary
Funeral Services for George Semo in Saco
Funeral services for George Semo 67 who died yesterday morning will be held Monday at 9 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco. Friends may call at 10 Wakefield Avenue Saco at any time today and Sunday.
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George Semo
Most Holy Trinity
Saco
Wakefield Avenue
Surplus Butter and Flour Arrive for Saco Poor Relief
Mrs Day, overseer of the poor in Saco, announced 1.762 pounds of surplus butter and 7.500 pounds of flour arriving today. Mrs Davy stated the surplus will be distributed to all eligible residents probably the first week of May.
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Ethel Day
Saco
Davy
Gas Station Robbery Incident Reported
Benton motorist paid $1.63 for gas at James Sibley’s filling station last night then grabbed Sibley’s wallet during pumping. Sibley reported his wallet containing $46 was taken by the suspect and police were notified.
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Benton Im
James Sibley
Sibley
IRS golf tournament invitation carries caution on scores
Tulsa notices an Internal Revenue Service invitation for its workers to participate in the annual golf tournament on May 8 in Oklahoma City. The notice warns participants to be honest in claiming golf scores to avoid handicaps.
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Tulsa
Okla
Internal Revenue Service
Oklahoma City
Elderly Man Charged After Toy Badge Traffic Stop
In Kennewick Washington Lee Staker 67 was arrested on a drunken driving charge after motorists and police noticed an elderly officer directing traffic. Staker wore a toy police badge during the incident.
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Kennewick
Wash
Lee Staker
Talking Bird Defies Owner Fowl Rescue Tale
A Bangor woman asks firefighters to retrieve a bird that escaped its cage. The fireman declines saying they do not chase birds. She insists it is a rare Sumatra talking bird and she tried to coax it home. The bird reportedly only says no.
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Bangor
Central Fire Station
Sumatra
Portland Weather: Partly Cloudy With Coastal Cooling
Partly cloudy and cooler inland with notably cooler conditions along the coast. Tonight mostly cloudy and warmer. Sunday stays mostly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.
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Portland
Sunday Youth and Salvation Meetings Around Saco Area
Various churches in Old Orchard Beach Saco and Biddeford area schedule Sunday activities. Junior Soldiers meet at 11 a.m at The Salvation Army. street open air services 7 p.m.. Salvation meetings at 7:30 p.m. Youth groups gather from 6 to 8 p.m. at Advent Christian and other churches amid music and lectures. Delegates plan spring banquet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Saco School Street Methodist church.
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Salvation Meeting
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
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Advent Christian Church
Youth Fellowship
Methodist Youth Fellowship Group
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Saco Avenue
Milo Group
Young People
Bradeen
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Biddeford- Saco
Family Spans 5 Generations in Saco Birth Announcement
The birth of Daniel Francis Hall in Hermosa Beach California is announced by his maternal grandmother Mrs Rosalie Hersey of 20 Gedre Street Saco. The baby weighs eight pounds nine ounces and joins five generation family lineage including great grandmother Mrs Mary Poulin of Freeport and great great grandfather Joseph Daniels of Yarmouth.
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Saco
Rosalie Hersey
Gédre Street
Daniel Francis Hall
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Daniel I. Hall
Hall
Darlene E. Hersey
Thornton Academy
Thornton
Francis Hall
Mary Poulin
Freeport
Joseph T. Daniels
Yarmouth
Abduction and assault case rattles Pearl River County
Federal agents and the Mississippi highway patrol joined local officials after a violent break in at the Pearl River County jail. Masked abductors forced entry, restrained a sheriff's office, and seized jail keys while a nurse alerted authorities. Governor Coleman activated security around Jackson as investigators pursue suspects.
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Jackson
Gulfport
FBI
Fire Hazard Rises as Maine Sees Dry Warm Weather
Dry mild conditions push Maine’s fire risk to class four with some inland areas at class five, describing explosive danger. Sixteen woods fires and numerous grass fires lash through Portland Gardiner Arundel Hermon Harmony and Danforth as crews battle blazes and three firefighters are injured.
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Maine
Weather Bureau
Maine Forest Service
Portland
Gardiner
Arundel
Hermon
Harmony
Danforth
Cooper joins Catholic Church
Hollywood veteran Gary Cooper has converted from Episcopalian to Roman Catholicism. The 58 year old actor, not given to publicity, asked not to comment further. His wife Rocky and daughter Maria were already Catholic. He studied Catholicism for three months and joined about two weeks ago in Beverly Hills.
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Cooper
Rocky
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Beverly Hills
Miss Massachusetts of 1951 seeks divorce in Nor f olk Court
Dedham Massachusetts Miss Massachusetts of 1951 files an oyer for divorce on grounds of cruelty and her husband a sailor based at Newport Rhode Island ridiculed a facial birth mark and she had it removed. The couple married in 1952 and have three sons. they have been separated nine months. She works as a photographer at a Boston night club.
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Mass
Massachusetts
Ralph H. Eriksen
Norfolk
Newport
R. I
Eriksens
Boston
Actress Lyn Thomas Wins Divorce After Six Month Marriage
Los Angeles reports actress Lyn Thomas aged 27 won a divorce Friday after testimony she lost 26 pounds during her six month marriage to Jules Salkin.
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Los Angeles
Lyn Thomas
Jules Salkin
Saco Fire Chief Warns on Outdoor Fires and Fines
Fire Chief Arthur Emmons warned of a 100 fine or 30 days jail for outdoor fire starts as Saco crews battled a rubbish fire at 27 Dyer Street on land owned by Joseph Croteau. He said bans stay until heavy rain and noted light showers won’t lessen danger. The department logged 46 fire calls this month and also fought a grass fire on land owned by William Jacobson at 22 Common Street. The danger level remained Class 5 explosive.
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Arthur Emmons
Saco
Emmons
Dyer Street
Joseph Croteau
Women Drivers Held Up By Men in Car Roles Says Pat Jones
Pat Jones of Wichita Kansas, stunt driver and driving instructor, argues men in the car distract women at the wheel. She won an economy mileage test from Kansas City to New York, driving a standard Dodge and beating men drivers. Jones has driven 50 000 miles in seven months and belongs to Jack Kochman s Helldrivers. She notes women need special cars and gear and recalls crashing head on into a brick wall without injury. Born in Ebano Mexico, she has lived in Fort Morgan Colorado and Casper Wyoming.
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Pat
New York
Kansas City
Jack Kochman
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Miss Jones
Ito
Ebano
Mexico
Fort Morgan
Colo
Casper
Wyo
Death Of Martin Will Not Change Bates Policy
A Bates Manufacturing executive says policies will endure after the death of president and board chairman Martin, age 52, who led Bates since 1957. He also headed Windsor Industries and Moduj Co. Bates employs over 5,000 in Maine mills at Lewiston and Augusta.
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Bates Manufacturing Co
New York
Maine
Bates
Lester Martin
William Gellin
Park Avenue
Windsor Industries, Inc
Mojud Co., Inc
Lewiston
Augusta
Saco
Windsor Industries
Senate Vote Defeats Labor Bill Amendment
Washington AP reports a 50 to 41 Senate vote defeated a labor bill amendment by Sen. John L. McClellan to outlaw secondary boycotts. Parties split with Republicans Bridges Bush Cotton Prouty Scelstall voting for and Democrats Dodd Green Kennedy Muskie Pastore against, plus Aiken and Smith opposing.
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New England
Senate
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Bridges
N. H
Bush
Conn
Cotton
Prouty
Sctonstall
Mass
Dodd
Green
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Kennedy
Muskie
Firefighters Battle Local Brush Blazes in Biddeford Area
Biddeford and Arundel firefighters fought a woods fire on the Alfred road yesterday for four hours, burning about six acres before it was put out. A brush fire at 129 Pike Street owned by Joseph Bisson was extinguished by a broom crew. Weather forecasters predict scattered showers that could help end the fires.
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Arundel
Alfred Road
Pike Street
Joseph Bisson
Saco map study could steer future street work
Saco officials analyze traffic patterns to guide state road projects. A prior survey showed Bradley street traffic mainly heads toward Biddeford. Mayor Garland vows to pursue state and federal funding for street construction.
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Saco
Bradley Street
Biddeford
Garland
GOP Comeback Predicted by Senate Leader in Maine
Senate President John Reed told an Oxford County rally that the 99th Maine Legislature offers the GOP a brightening path and a victory march. He urged Republicans to shift into high gear and warned against treating recent defeats as flukes.
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Paris
Senate
John Reed
Maine
Fort Fairfield
Reed
Youth Killed In Truck Crash Near Westbrook
Richard Hamblet Jr., 18, died when his truck struck a telephone pole. Richard Roy 16 of Portland remains in critical condition after the crash yesterday in Westbrook. Thomas Ewing Jr., 14, also of Portland, suffered minor cuts and bruises. Police say Hambler was traveling at about 70 mph on a straight stretch.
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Richard Roy
Portland
Richard Hamblet
Thomas Ewing, Jr
Young Hambler
Actress Jean Simmons Hospitalized for Minor Surgery
English born actress Jean Simmons is in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for minor surgery. Spokespersons declined to reveal the nature of her ailment.
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Hollywood 7
Jean Simmons
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
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