Local Personal News From Biddeford and Nearby Towns
Joseph Havey of 349 Elm Street Biddeford is receiving treatment at Webber Hospital. Francis McCarthy of 748 Pool Road is a medical patient at the Webber Hospital. Abraham Fleischer of 120 Graham Street Biddeford spent the weekend in Sherbrooke Canada. Conrad Boisvert of Victory Lane with his father Alfred spent last week in Sherbrooke Canada with friends and relatives. Mrs Chauncey Phillips of Brown Street Kennebunk has returned home from the Webber Hospital where she was a medical patient. Mrs Helen Coronios of 362 Elm Street Biddeford has returned home after visiting her son Socrates Coronios in North Hollywood California. Mrs Almeria Campbell of Elm Street Biddeford leaves tonight for Clifton New Jersey called there by illness of her daughter Mrs Robert Malavsky. Mrs Rose Myers and Mrs Ida Kelley of Biddeford and Mrs Hazel Noble and Bert Crowley of Biddeford Pool spent the weekend at Columbia Falls and Jonesport visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Alfred Paul and daughter Maxine of West Grand Avenue Old Orchard Beach at Easter vacation in Washington, D C and New York City. They were accompanied by Miss George Ann Webb of Westmore Avenue Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Havey
Elm Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Francis McCarthy
Pool Road
Abraham Fleischer
Graham Street
Sherbrooke
Can
Conrad Boisvert
Victory Lane
Alfred
Chauncey Phillips
Brown Street
Kennebunk
Biddeford Man Philippe Ruel Dies After Short Illness
Philippe Ruel 68 of 117 Prospect Street Biddeford died Sunday at a local hospital after a short illness. A Biddeford resident for 52 years he was born in Ham-Nord Quebec the son of Louis Ruel and the late Alvine Guertin Ruel. He worked briefly at Pepperell company and ran a grocery, later owning Ruel's Barber Shop. He was a communicant of St Joseph church and member of Sacred Heart league. Survivors include wife Ernestine Larose Ruel a son Gerald Raymond Ruel of Biddeford a daughter Mrs Alfred Guay Springvale two brothers Aurelien Ruel Sherbrooke and Robert Ruel Springvale a sister Mrs Donalda Boissonneault Biddeford four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at St Joseph church Friday morning at 8:30 with calling hours at Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred Street this evening until 10 and between 1 and 4 and 7 and 10 Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philppe J. Ruel
Prospect Street
Biddeford
Ham-Nord
IP. Q
Louis Ruel
Alvine (Guertin) Ruel
Pepperell Company
Ruel
St. Joseph Church
Sacred Heart League of
Springvale
Donalda Boissonneault
Bolduc
Alfred Street
Saco area church meetings and events listed
The community notes timers list midweek gatherings at Lyman Baptist Goodwins Mills Saco United Baptist Second Congregational and Advent Christian churches. Activities include choir rehearsals prayer meetings films youth troop meetings and religious services with devotions and child care announced for Wednesday and tomorrow at multiple local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Lowell Promoted to VP at Saco-Lowell Shops
William F. Lowell Jr. is promoted to vice president and assistant general manager of the Saco-Lowell Shops International Division, announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Boston
William F. Lowell, Jr
Saco-Lowell Shops
Air Force awards Colonial Aircraft seat contract at Sanford
Colonial Aircraft Corp in Sanford receives a 620000 contract to manufacture collapsible seats for military planes. President David B. Thurston says the award will double the workforce from 30 to 60 within three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Air Force
Colonial Aircraft Corp
David B. Thurston
Colonial
Doctor Cleared in Island Falls Assault Case
A prominent Island Falls doctor, Clyde J. Swett, was acquitted in Superior Court of assaulting a woman patient during a medical examination. Mrs. Faye Sleeper of Smyrna Mills, mother of two, had alleged improper treatment. Justice Armand Dufresne directed a verdict of acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Falls
Faye Sleeper
Smyrna Mills
Clyde J. Swett
Armand Dufresne
Card of Thanks for bereavement notices
We express sincere thanks to relatives friends neighbors who sent cards furnished cars and sympathized during our recent bereavement. Emilia Fleurant and Family and others thank for kindness during illness and death of Charles J Bowen and in memory of Henry Romeo with thanks to Dr Andre Fortier and St Andre clergy and those who provided floral tributes and car service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilia Fleurant
Charles J. Bowen
Mary D. Bowen
John H. O'Neil
Andre Fortier
St. Andre
Henry Romeo
Committal services for Titcomb held in Kennebunk
Committal services were held yesterday morning at Hope Cemetery in Kennebunk for Leslie B. Titcomb of Scituate Massachusetts and Kennebunk who died March 28 in the Boston Veterans Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Cemetery
Kennebunk
Leslie B. Titcomb
Scituate
Mass
Boston Veterans Hospital
Biloxi Seeks Return of Vacation Spirit after Beach Riot
Biloxi Mississippi, shaken by racial clashes, struggles to restore its tourist atmosphere. Streets were quiet as police cleared gatherings near the station while 150 to 200 whites waited for news of the Sunday disturbances. Six Black defendants faced concealed weapon charges and were fined one hundred dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Gulf Coastal
Stocks Show Mixed Tone After Monday Slump
New York trading opened with firm motors and lower rails while steels edged down in a choppy session. Analysts expect a possible test of the March laws as gains and losses were modest among leading issues with Zenith up and Polaroid retreating on profit taking. Dow Jones averaged 609.49, down 1.64, with a broad mix across sectors and bonds drifting lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Zenith
Radio Corp
Polaroid
S. Steel
American Tobacco
du Pont
Air Reduction
Dow Jones
Associated Press
U. S
Area Jobless Claims Rise in Biddeford Week
Unemployment filings in the Biddeford area totaled 1,052 for the week ending April 23, down from 1,754 a year earlier, per Maine Employment Security Commission records. Local residents filed claims at the Biddeford office, reflecting ongoing jobless trends in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Maine Employment Security Commission
Portland Weather: Sun to Clouds with Mild Temperatures
Portland enjoys a mostly sunny and mild afternoon with increasing cloudiness tonight and little temperature change. Wednesday brings clouds and cooler air with a chance of showers and light winds shifting from northwest to gentle northeast to east. Overnight lows vary from the mid 20s to the mid 60s across listed locations, with Portland at 31 and Mt Washington at 21.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Baton
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
Work Resumes At AFB Missile Launching Site
LOS ANGELES 7-A five day strike that delayed construction of missile launching sites at Vandenberg Air Force Base ended yesterday. Local 433 of the Iron Workers Union said 300 iron and electrical workers will go back to their jobs in the interests of national security. The union struck Philco Corp s when the firm brought in technicians from Palo Alto to install radar antennae. Construction was held up at launching sites for Titan intercontinental missiles and Samos satellites for military reconnaissance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Iron Workers Union
Iron and Electrical
Philco Corp.s
Palo Alto
Samos
Community Lodges and Auxiliaries Schedule Meetups
Council Chagnon Union St John the Baptist plans meeting tomorrow night in the hall with supper at 6 30 and a Grand Assembly and corporation meeting at 8 pm An anniversary banquet for the American Legion post on Elm Street Biddeford Wednesday at 630 pm with post and auxiliary invited An entertainment program will follow The Lady Royal Stewart auxiliary meets tonight at 730 in Saco Owen Davis unit of the American Legion auxiliary meets tomorrow night at 8 at the post home Beach Street Saco Pine Cone Temple Pythian Sisters rehearses tomorrow night at 7 in the Saco K of P hall Blue Feather Council Degree of Pocahontas meets Thursday at 8 pm Elm Street hall with refreshments by Mrs Pauline Sims and Mrs Cecile Jacques
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Chagnon
Union St. John the Baptist
Corporation
American Legion
Tighe- Beaudoin-Farley American Legion
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Lady Royal Stewart
K. of P. Hall
Saco
Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Beach Street
Pine Cone Temple
Pythian Sisters
K. of P
Blue Feather Council
Pocahontas
Elm Street
Pauline Sims
Cecile Jacques
Saco Man Fined On Two Traffic Counts
William Mitchell aged 61 of Saco paid 30 in fines in Gray Trial Justice court yesterday. Trial Justice Grover Alexander fined Mitchell 20 for speeding on the Maine Turnpike and 10 for driving without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mitchell
Saco
Gray Trial Justice Court
Grover C. Alexander
Mitchell
Maine
Large Saco Family In Need Of Help
Mrs Euphemia Ladd a Saco city missionary seeks aid for a family with 11 children needing a three quarter size bed with blankets a twin size mattress and a baby’s crib. Donations may be sent or delivered through Mrs Ladd to assist the needy family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euphemia Ladd
Saco City
Pair Absolved Of Blame In Accident
Mrs. Dorothy FE Hatt of Scarborough and Robert Stanton of Saco were cleared of fault in a two car crash on Route One in Scarborough, Cumberland County Superior Court ruled. Hatt, a teacher at the Marada F Adams school, sued Stanton for 450 dollars. Stanton, a Thornton Academy teacher, counterclaimed for 1207 dollars for car damage and 5 dollars for medical expenses. The collision occurred when Hatt entered the highway from a driveway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy FE. Hatt
Scarborough
Robert Stanton
Saco
Cumberland County Superior Court
Hatt
Marada F. Adams School
Stanton
Thornton Academy
Hart
Maine widow named Mother of the Year for Augusta area
Maisie Lee, a widowed mother of four including Lt. Gen. Robert M. Lee and Grace Lee, has been selected Maine Mother of the Year. She will fly to New York next week to compete for national honors. Her son is a vice commander of the Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs and Grace works as secretary to Rep. Clifford G. McIntire of Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Air Force
Maine
Maisie Lee
New York
Robert M. Lee
Air Defense Command
Colorado Springs
Colo
Grace Lee
Clifford G. McIntire
Williams and Monroe Welcomes Two New Babies
A son Christopher A Williams was born April 20 in Pelham New York to Mr and Mrs Farr Williams. Paternal grandparents James Williams and Robert Daley. maternal grandfather Robert Daley. Also a son John Raymond Monroe born April 20 in Tokyo to Mr and Mrs Richard Monroe formerly Claudette Moreau. Maternal grandparents Joseph Moreau and others of Saco. paternal grandparents Milton Monroe of Goodwins Mills. A daughter Marie Denise Lorraine Bernier born April 23 in Sanford at Henrietta D Goodall hospital to Mr and Mrs Gerard Bernier. Rita Lachance of Biddeford is the former wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farr Williams
Pelham
N. Y
Christopher A. Williams
James Williams
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Robert Daley
Richard Monroe
Tokyo
Japan
John Raymond
Claudette Moreau
Joseph Moreau
Wakefield Avenue
Saco
Adelard St. Onge
Milton Monroe
Goodwins Mills
Lillian Whittemore
Evergreen Avenue
Leon Monroe
Cornish
N. H
Gerard Bernier
Sanford
Marie Denise Lorraine
Henrietta D. Goodall Hospital
Bernier
Rita Lachance
Biddeford
Companies May Boost Capital Spending Funds
NEW YORK Most companies are sticking with plans to raise capital outlays despite weak stock markets and other indicators. A Wall Street Journal survey of about 100 major corporations finds plans from late 1959 or early 1960 to step up investments above 1959 levels. Based on January interviews, Commerce and SEC report businessmen expect a record 37 billion dollars in capital spending in 1960, up 14 percent from 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street Journal
Journal
Commerce Department
Securities and Exchange Commission
Public safety seeks clues in Dracut toddler case
A missing toddler and a slain woman are tied to a black sedan seen near the incidents. Police, FBI and state officials urge the public for information, while searches along Beaver Brook near Dracut and Diana Frenette’s home continue. Parents plea for return of their child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Brook
Dracut
Diana
State Police
Eugene Frenette
Londonderry
Ralph Stevens
FBI
Ex-Teacher Placed On Probation In Bigamy Case
Joseph R. Cischino, 35, former Lee High civics teacher, was given a suspended one year term and five years probation by Superior Court Judge Daniel D. O'Brien. He was ordered to pay $8 weekly for an infant from a second marriage. He appealed a nine month district court sentence. The judge cited concern for the children as the reason for not sending him to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mass
Joseph R. Cischino
Lee High School
Superior Court
Daniel D. O’brien
O’brien
Dischino
Stockbridge
Margaret
Lee
Belfast Holdup Pair Sentenced 10 To 20 Years
BELFAST AP Two Belfast men Harold D. Harvey 23 and Henry M. Cook 38 were sentenced to 10 to 20 years in Maine State Prison for the $16 pistol robbery of cab driver William H. Harvey last February. The men, not related, were found guilty by a Waldo County Superior Court jury. The driver testified they rode from Belfast to Searsport where Cook brandished a .22 pistol, demanded money, and tried to fire as they fled. the weapon misfired and Cook dropped the pistol during the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Maine
Cabin
William H. Harvey
Harold D. Harvey
Henry M. Cook
Waldo County
Harveys
Searsport
Cook
Harvey
New Traffic Signs Going Up In Saco
Saco police department installs brand new traffic signs and posts to replace outdated signs. Installation should be finished by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Police Department
Rhee’s ministers chosen as protests erupt in Seoul
Jubilation sweeps Seoul as Strong whom Rhee Monday named foreign minister and ranking cabinet member. Thousands besiege the hillside mansion and uproarious crowds pull down two statues of Rhee. A student mob burns a police station. police fire, killing six and wounding 36. Looters raid Lee Ki Poong’s home as McConaughy notes U.S. urging reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhee
Seoul
Capitol
Lee Ki-Poong
U.S
Walter P. McConaughy
State Department
White House De Gaulle Agree on Berlin Tactics Before Paris Summit
Eisenhower and De Gaulle reached a agreement during four days of talks to challenge Khrushchev to ease Berlin tensions by actions at the Paris summit. They warned that pushing Berlin too far could derail East West talks and urged Khrushchev to focus on disarmament. Macmillan is expected to join the Paris talks starting May 16. De Gaulle expressed satisfaction with the discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
de Gaulle
New York
Khrushchev
Berlin
Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Navassa Island's Strategic Position Between Caribbean Nations
Navassa is a two mile long island located in the Caribbean between Haiti Jamaica and Cuba. It is under United States possession and disputed sovereignty has involved international attention and maritime claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navassa
Haiti
Jamaica
Cuba
Boy Placed On Probation For Hoax Bomb Note
A 12 year old Saco youth charged with juvenile delinquency for placing a hoax bomb note on Bagley’s Super Market last month was placed on four months probation by Lt. Robert Foran in Saco Juvenile Court. Other actions included fines for several adults on charges of assault and battery speeding and driving under the influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Bagley’s
Robert Foran
William F. Wilson, Jr
Saco Juvenile Court
Joseph A. A. Cordeau
Biddeford Pool
Cordeau
Stephen Halasz
Ocean Park Road
Robert McCabe
Lewiston
Gilbert S. Michaud
Auburn
Theodore C. Perry
Miami
Fla
Triangle Motors
North Berwick
Wilson
Ovid R. Corbeil
Union Street
Biddeford
Hilary Mahaney
Emile C. Lacroix
Bradbury Street
Lacroix
York
Biddeford Youth Fined 500 for Driving Charge
Robert Morin, 19, of 148 Main Street Biddeford, found guilty in Biddeford Municipal Court of operating a motor vehicle after license suspension. Associate Judge Gerald Nason imposed a 500 fine and six months in county jail. Morin’s record includes a December 1959 driving to endanger conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Morin
Main Street
Biddeford
Gerald Nason
Morin
Mainstreet
Manuel DeSilva
Paul A. Mathieu
Proctor Road
Main
Jefferson
Alfred
Adelbert A. Morin
Mathieu
Nason
No One Should Decline Weep Job Says Nixon
Vice President Richard M. Nixon said on NBC Today that no one should refuse a chance to run for vice president. He noted he spoke in general terms and would not say Rockefeller was making a mistake by not pursuing the second spot on the Republican ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Officers Of 40 And 8 Elected At Kittery
The Charles E. Perry Voiture 40 and 8 elected officers at the American Legion home in Kittery including Bickford as chef de gare Roy as chef de train Leighton as intendant and Lewis as corréspondant Other listed officers include Welch as conductor Allair garde de la porte Vigne Bitomski Ford Parker and Lewis with noms for sous grand cheminot and grand cheminot Also delegates to the Maine Grand Voiture convention were Ford Allair Roy Bitomski and Welch with alternates Vigne Cote Cormier Leighton and Littlefield A meeting planned June 23 precedes a May 22 installation in Old Orchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Perry
American Legion
Kittery
Robert A. Bickford
Chef de Gare
Dollard C. Roy
Springvale
Chef de Train
Donald J. Leighton
Alfred Commissair Intendant
Harold A. Lewis
Corréspondant
Leslie I. Welch
Kennebunkport
Ernest Allair
Old Orchard
Garde de la Porte
Milton Vigne
Frank A. Bitomski
Nathan F. Ford
Robert A Bickford
Department
Dollard O Roy
Leslie Welch
Fred Cote
Joseph Cormier
Donald Leighton
Milton Littlefield
Portland Shoppers Rally With Record Clearing House Totals
Portland residents are spending rapidly with checks processed this year totaling 116,936,074 dollars. Edward R. Twomey of the Portland Clearing House Association said this amount is 14,115,289 dollars above last year’s comparable period and is the highest on record for that timeframe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Herter Spends Hour In Maine Before Middle East Flight
Secretary of State Christian Herter spent about an hour at Loring Air Force Base in Limestone Maine as his VC137 refueled for a dash to the Middle East. He travels to Iran and Turkey for NATO and Central Pact talks, diverting from Newfoundland due to weather. He remained on the flight line during refueling, with takeoff just after 8 a.m. and departure around 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone
Herter
Loring Air Force Base
Middle East
Iran
Turkey
NATO
Central Pact
Newfoundland
Canada
Big Island
Uninhabited Island Marked by Electric Ship Warning
A small, uninhabited island hosts only an electric warning light guiding ships toward the Panama Canal. The feature underscores isolation and navigational aid serving maritime traffic transiting the canal route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
Panama Canal
Chief Justice Urges Faith In Law For Tomorrow
In Portland Maine the chief justice Robert B. Williamson told Kiwanis Club members that faith in the rule of law is essential. He warned freedom increases the need for public will in law making and stressed Congress and state legislatures will loom larger in shaping common law content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Robert B. Williamson
Augusta
Kiwanis Club
Congress
Legislatures
Iran Quake Death Toll Seen Near Five Hundred
TEHRAN Iran AP Weary rescue teams pressed on today digging dead and injured from the quake shattered city of Lar but death estimates dropped as reports reached the capital The total is not expected to exceed 500 dead said Dr H usein Khatibi director of Iran s Red Cross after conferring with officials who visited the disaster scene 550 miles south of Tehran Officials at the scene originally estimated as many as 12000 perished in the two quakes which Sunday battered a city of 14000 and Gerash a complex of villages 15 miles southward A Red Cross pilot who flew over the city late Monday said the damage did not appear as total as originally reported Red Cross officials said most of the homeless are now in tents and everyone has been clothed and fed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Lar
Hussein Khatibi
iRed Cross
Gerash
Red Cross
Law Day observance noted with advance speech
A speech served as an advance observance of Law Day USA to be marked nationwide on May 16. The remarks underscored legal heritage and civic duty, reflecting the period’s emphasis on law and governance in the community context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USA
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Philippe Ruel
Legion of the Saco Salvation Army
Saco United Baptist Church
The
Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Second Congregational Church
Board of Trustees
Saco United
Sigma Delta
Second Parish Unitarian Church
Jeanette Davis
Edmund Beal
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Carol Morat
Memphis
Tenn
Afb
Ee Ae
Saco Man
Brantley Burns
Charlottsville
Edward
Brantley
Gotham
White House
Nikita Khrushchev
Boy
Job
Florentine
Carey Bros
Jewelers
York Savings
Dennett & Craig, Inc
Saco, Maine
Pine Point
Convalescent Nursing
Pine Point Road
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