Local Personal News From Biddeford and Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Frank Janelle of 30 Graham Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs. Adelia Paquette of 30 Pierson Lane Biddeford is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Wilfred Poisson of Dewey Avenue Old Orchard Beach is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Mrs. Gladys H Ruben, president of the Maine Dance Teacher's Club, leaves tomorrow to attend the Dance Caravan Convention at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel in Boston. She will be accompanied by Deborah Huntress of Sanford and Emily Rosner of Great Neck New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Janelle
Graham St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Adelia Paquette
Pierson Lane
Notre Dame Hospital
Wilfred Poisson
Dewey Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Gladys H. Ruben
Maine
Sheraton Plaza
Boston
Mass
Deborah Huntress
Sanford
Emily Rosner
Great Neck
N. Y
Our Lady of Victory Circle meeting in Biddeford
Members of Our Lady of Victory Circle will meet Sunday at 2 in the Fremont Club room Alfred Street Biddeford. The Biddeford Saco Chapter Disabled American Veterans will meet Monday at 7 p m in the Biddeford City Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Biddeford-Saco
Biddeford City
Church Youth Groups Face Sunday Services Across Biddeford and Area
Local church notes list multiple youth and evening services for Sunday across Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Saco Kennebunk and Wells. Groups include United Citizen Youth First Assembly of God Advent Christian Faith Tabernacle and many Baptist and Christian Union societies with times from 3 to 7:30 p.m. plus Training Unions and youth fellowships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Ciuzen
Srades
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
The
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Advent Christian Church
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
Union Avenue
Salvation
Biddeford City Council Meeting Set for Monday Evening
Biddeford City Council will meet Monday at 7:30 PM in the council chambers of the Biddeford City Building to discuss local matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford City
Council
Card of Thanks for Kindness in Bereavement
The Boisse family expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for acts of kindness and the floral tributes following the death of their mother. Ernest Boisse and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Boisse
Funeral for Mrs Dorothy Mae Lermond Held at Dennett and Craig
Funeral services for Mrs Dorothy Mae Lermond wife of Paul L Lermond of Flag Pond Road were conducted yesterday by Rev Dorothy Johnston of North Saco Christian Church at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Laco Interment followed at Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery Bearers were Marlon Milliken Earle Emens Jesse Gay and Charles Prior
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lermond
Dorothy Mae Lermond
Paul L. Lermond
Flag Pond Road
Dorothy Johnston
North Saco' i
Funeral services held for Efstathios Boucouvalas at St Demetrios Biddeford
Funeral services for Efstathios Boucouvalas were held at 2 p.m. from St Demetrios Church Biddeford with Rev Alexander Xanthakis officiating. Peter Dalapas led the chant. Burial followed in St Demetrios Cemetery and a memorial reception was held in the church vestry. Bearers were Association of Laconies members. Out of town attendees listed include relatives from Revere Belmont Brookline Lewiston Newton Somerville Medford Newark Arlington Kensington and Quincy among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Efstathios
Harry Phillipakas
Thodoras Housaas
Charles Foundus
John Foundus
Spiros Alaupis
Revere
Mass
Constantine Foundus
Belmont
Mary Jornis
Brookline
Steve Katsifas
Lewiston
Leo
Rowell
Kennebunk
Catherine Boucouvalas
Pauline Boucouvalas
Newton
John Boucouvalas
Michael
Somerville
Paul Boucouvalas
Medford
William Boucouvalas
Newark
N. J
Albert Horton
Arlington
Michael Doney
Kensingston
Conn
Gus Morris
George Boucouvalas
Quincy
Zoning Changes For Saco Council Reviewed
Saco City Council to study zoning ordinance amendments including Section VII L limited business and Section IX B business zones. Proposals add Section XI for equitable lot division and liebacks on curved property and rewrite Section VIII. Also on agenda: renovations to the District Court building, school funding requests, demolition of Bonython School, Factory Island treatment facilities, and opening bids for a new fire truck and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
At & P.m
District Court
Bonython
Factory Island
Britain and Russia push for nonproliferation treaty
In Moscow Britain and the Soviet Union announced they are in accord that achieving a nonproliferation treaty for nuclear arms would serve peace. Foreign Secretary Richard A Butler and Soviet leaders discussed follow up to the 1963 Moscow treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Britain
Soviet Union
Tass
Richard A. Butler
Butler
Andrei A. Gromyko
Khrushchev
Property on Buxton Road Sold to Dawson Family
The Buxton Road Saco residence formerly owned by Paul E. Campagna and wife was sold to Thomas R. Dawson and wife of Walpole Massachusetts. The 8 room Cape Cod home with bath and attached garage will be their residence. Negotiated through N P S Central Agency Realtors at 194 Main Street Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buxton Road
Saco
Paul E. Campagna
Thomas R. Dawson
Walpole
Mass
Cape Cod
Biddeford Mishap Involves Two Drivers On Main Street
A Thursday accident on Main Street Biddeford involved a parked car hit by a vehicle that rolled across the street. The parked car was driven by Lester Sanborn of Kennebunk and the striking car by Ervin Cunningham 65 of 30 Union Street Biddeford. No injuries were reported.
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Biddeford
Main Street
Lester Sanborn
Kennebunk
Ervin Cunningham
Union St
Nighttime forecast with cool, clear air expected
Clear but not quite so cool tonight with low temperatures in the mid‑40s to around 50. Sunday will be fair and somewhat warmer.
Field Day and community events in Kennebunk
Miss Barbara J. Norris returns to Beverly School of Nursing after a week with her parents in Kennebunk. The annual Field Day Picnic at the Franciscan Monastery begins at 11 with a solemn high mass by Rev. Je rome Fern and a noon dinner. A 3:30 program features St. Peter's Choir and National Dances. A public baked bean and ham supper runs 5 to 8 at the Mother's Club hall with many scout officials expected. The Mothers Auxiliary of Boy Scout Troop 325 chairs the event. Linda Smith, recently an X ray technologist graduate, now works at Day Kimball Hospital. The Kimballs visit Kennebunk for two weeks. The Mother's Club Lower Village’ summer fair at Washington Park is declared a success, chaired by Mrs Kay Baum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara J. Norris
Beverly School of Nursing
Beverly
Mass
Ernest Morris
High Street
Jerome Fern
O.F
St. Peter's
Choir
South Boston
Jeronimas Kacinskas
Anna Ivaska
Mother's Auxiliary
Boy Scout Troop 325
Kennebunk
Mother's Club
Kennebunk Lower Village
Leslie Adams, Jr
Ronald Gou Jet
Floyd Gardiner
Mary Ellen Card
Linda Smith
Henry L. Smith
Crescent Surf
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Hanover
N.H
Day-Kimball Hospital
Putnam
Connecticut
Donald Kimball
Paul, Scott
James
Lajunta
Calif
James Porter
Beach Road
Washington Park
Kay Baum
Bay State Woman Pleads Guilty to Red Light Violation
Ferrelli 60 of Framingham Mass appeared before Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr at Saco Municipal Court and pleaded guilty to passing a red light. She was fined 10 dollars. Her car collided with Albert Q R Gadbout 53 of Biddeford at Thornton Avenue and Elm Street, with damages of 150 and 100 dollars respectively. Captain Robert Foran was the investigating officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iday. Ferrelli
Framingham
Mass
William F. Wilson, Jr
Saco Municipal Court
Albert QR
Gadbout
Winter St
Biddeford
Thornton Avenue
Elm Street
Ferrelli
Robert Foran
Refuge May Need Three Years Work
J C Appel of the Boston regional U S Fish and Wildlife Service said it would take about three years to establish a coastal Maine national refuge from Moody Beach to the Spurwink River in Scarborough. The plan, by Interior Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife with Maine, aims to place marshes in public ownership and depends on negotiations with landowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
J. C. Appel
Boston
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Maine National Refuge
Moody Beach
Spurwink River
Scarborough
Department of Interior
Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife
State of
Maine
Appel
Fof
Scarborough Marshes
Daytime running lights urged by IU doctors
Bloomington based doctors Merrill J. Allen and James R. Clark urge that cars display running lights in daytime as well as night. Their study, backed by Indiana University and the American Optometric Foundation, notes a 17 percent drop in daytime crashes with low beam headlights on Greyhound buses and claims light colors boost visibility sixfold over dark shades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Merrill J. Allen
James R. Clark
American Optometric Foundation
Greyhound
U. S
Canada
Missing Plane Believed To Crash Near Nashville
Private plane carrying country star Jim Reeves and pianist Dean Manuel disappeared near Nashville after radio contact was lost during heavy rain. About 500 searchers and two military helicopters sought the wreckage, with officials confirming Reeves and Manuel were aboard. Reeves, a Grand Ole Opry star and film actor, led the Blue Boys with Manuel as a longtime member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Jim Reeves
Dean Manuel
Nashville
Reeves
Grand Ole Opry
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Manuel
Batesville
Ark
Kimberly Jim
South Africa
St. Louis Cardinals
University of Texas
The
Blue Boys
Perrault-Luhr Nuptials Held In Biddeford
Miss Karin D Luhr daughter of Mr and Mrs Werner Luhr of Bochum Germany married Richard R Perrault son of Mr and Mrs Roland W Perrault Sr of 49 Cutts I St Biddeford at 10 this morning in St Josephs Church Biddeford Rev Marc E Franck officiated The bride wore satin with lace and carried white roses with an orchid A reception followed at the Eagles Home in Biddeford The couple will reside in Pittsburgh PA after Aug 10 Both are alumni with ties to Biddeford and Maine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karin D. Luhr
Werner Luhr
Bochum
Germany
Richard R. Perrault
Roland W. Perrault Sr
Cutts I St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Marc E. Franck
Diane Rousselle
Roland Perrault
Jacqueline Perrault
Roland Perrault Jr
Old Orchard Beach
Thomas E. Glaude
Robert Perreault
Perrault
Kayser
Erich Craemer
Henss
St. Louis High School
University of Maine
U.S. Army
Rust Engineering Co
Pittsburg
Yarborough Named Personal Aide at Eagles Convention
Glenn Yarborough of Biddeford-Saco Eagles is named personal aide to the president at the Eagles International convention in Denver from August 5 to 8. Kasas City grand worthy president Herschel McWilliams announced the appointment in recognition of Yarboroughs years of service. More than 10,000 are expected to attend, with notable figures such as Francis Cardinal Spellman Danny Thomas Jimmy Durante Milton Berle and David Lawrence among speakers and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Yarborough
Biddeford-Saco
Order of Eagles
Eagles
Jimmy Durante
Milton Berle
David Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Jack Demasey
James Braddock
Tony Galerio
Buddy Baer
Lefty Grove
Glenn Cunningham
H. Roe Brade
Kansas City
Road conditions imitate camouflage in wartime patterns
The report notes camouflage effects arise when roadside scenes blend with patterns that resemble wartime camouflage. Smog rain sun glare and ordinary surroundings heighten the illusion as drivers or observers struggle to distinguish objects in complex scenes.
Freak Wind Gust Sows Beach Equipment Flying
A freak miniature wind storm struck a beach area between Staples and Old Orchard Streets in Old Orchard Beach. Blankets chairs and umbrellas were hurled into the air for a few seconds with no injuries reported. Lifeguard Edward Charbonneau noted the gust lingered toward the waterline and toward the pier before dying out. A child near the lifeguard chair was reportedly knocked off by the wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Staples
Old Orchard
Edward Charbonneau
Staples Steet
Future Miss USA Reflects On Crown and Lessons
Martie Ozers, 20, bids farewell as Miss USA by crowning Bobbi Johnson of Washington, D C. She offers tips on poise and self-reliance and prepares for Miss Universe duties and college at Monticello in Alton Illinois after the pageant week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Martie Ozers
Bobbi Johnson
Washington
D.C
CBS
Martie
Chicago
Monticello College
Alton
Pepperell Board Votes Split of Capital Stock
Boston The Pepperell Manufacturing Co. board backs a four for one stock split led by president Homer M. Carter. The move aims to broaden public interest and sustain a fair market while a quarterly dividend of 30 cents a share is planned for the split stock. Net sales for the year ending June 30 were 103,152,000 and net income from operations amounted to 3,856,000 or 7.93 per share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Pepperell Manufacturing Co
Homer M. Carter
Carter
Lapital
Recret
Car Collision on Route III Involving Florine Twigg and Beatrice Ott
Two cars collided on Route III when Florine Twigg 39 of South Portland swerved to avoid a backing truck and struck Beatrice Ott 28 of Old Limerick Road Biddeford. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arundel
Florine Twigg
South Portland
Beatrice A. Ott
Old Limerick Road
Biddeford
Mailman completes degree after 4 year night classes
Ollie George, 42, trudged a 30 mile route through rain snow sleet and fatigue to attend night classes at Evansville College Indiana for four years and earned a business degree. He plans a brief vacation before resuming mail delivery duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Ollie George
George
Evansville
Ind
Buffalo charge incident ends in out of court settlement
Mrs Dorothy Barnes of Atlanta sued owners after a charging buffalo bent a fence and knocked her down while she and her family stood behind it near Lexington Kentucky. The case was settled out of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Lexington
Dorothy Barnes
Atlanta
Turnpike Crash Wrecks Car Injures Woman
A single car crash on the Maine Turnpike in Biddeford injured four Massachusetts women. Rita D. Melnnes, 21, of Jamaica Plain, lost control at Mile 28, sending the car into a ditch and totaling it. Three passengers Judith A. McInnes, 19, Mary B. McInnes, 16, and Ellen Oliver, 19, were hospitalized. Oliver and Melnnes remained for observation. The others were released. Occupants reported the car skidded 150 feet before leaving the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Rita D. Melnnes
Jamaica Plain
Maine ‘Turnpike
Biddeford
Judith A.mcinnes
Mary B. McInnes
Ellen Oliver
Firemen Respond to Three Minor Biddeford Blazes
Biddeford firefighters were called out yesterday and this morning for three small fires. A grass fire on State Street near the railroad started by children using a campfire burned the field. An oil burner at 13 Foss Street flooded and caused a minor blaze. At 131 Elm Street a 1964 Ford at Biddeford Motor Sales caught fire from a missing carburetor and was extinguished before firefighters arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
State Street
Boston and Maine Railroad
Foss St
Osher Realty Company
George Lefebvre
Biddeford Motor Sales
Elm St
Ford
Moon maps reveal seas as smooth plains with many craters
Ranger 7 photographs show lunar surface as a flat expanse dotted with countless craters while scientists suggest the seas may offer ideal terrain for early astro nautical landings. Mars photos planned for October to capture elusive world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranger 7
Moon
Mars
Harlem
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
Martin Luther King Jr
North
South
Washington
Cookout Held at Kennebunk Home for Miltons Birthday
A cookout at the home of Mr and Mrs Milton Maling on Chris tensen Lane Lower Village honored Mrs Milton Maling and Mrs George Maling of Ossipee Lake. Guests received gifts and two decorated birthday cakes by Mrs Herbert Baum Sr A social evening followed with attendees including the Baums Maling family and relatives from Ossipee Lake Kennebunk Lower Village and Ossipee Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Milton Maling
Christensen Lane
Lower Village
George Maling
Ossipee Lake
Hon‘ior
Herbert Baum
Herbert Baum Jr
Ellen, Greer and
Herbert III
Kennebunk Lower Village
Lowell Maling
Cathy
Linda and
Milton Jr
Savannah Man Injured by Tire Inflation Accident
Albert L. Me Coy of Savannah was injured while inflating a tractor tire at a service station when the tire exploded. He was taken to the hospital with head injuries after a gas tank he fell against ruptured, causing the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah, Ga
Savannah
Albert L. Me
Constable Powell Reports Unusual Doorstep Incident
In Fort Pierce Florida Constable James A Powell recounted a door to door reelection campaign moment when he confronted a bleeding saloonkeeper armed with two bottles and the saloonkeeper s wife who brandished a butcher knife both accused of assault Powell said the pair squared off at their establishment and he charged both with assault
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Pierce
Fla
James A. Powell
Powell
Rev John W Dame to pastor Washington Ave Church
Rev John W Dame and family arrive from Edwards NY and stay two weeks at the Methodist Parsonage. He will preach at 10 30 a.m. Sunday worship. Dame named pastor and to fill pulpit first two weeks in August then two weeks vacation before Sept 1 start. Other services listed at St Johns Episcopal and Catholic Commonwealth supply priest. Harold McElwain to work vacation in Wisconsin guiding Elkhart Lake chapel August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Dame
Methodist Parsonage
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Dame
St. John’s Episcopal Church
St. John Street
Father Smith
The
Catholic Commonwealth
Newburyport
Mass
St. Peter’s Parish
Portland
Harold McElwain
Wisconsin
Elkhart Lake
All Saints
Brady
Fond du Lac
Painchaud's Band Set to Play Public Concert Sunday
Painchaud's Band under Ludger Picher will give a public concert Sunday afternoon at two o'clock on Robert Beaupre's Hills Beach property. The event is sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund for the Recording Industries in cooperation with Local 408 AFM and the city of Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painchaud
Ludger Picher
Robert Beaupre
Hills Beach
The
Music Performance Trust Fund For
Recording Industries
Birthday Party Highlights at Camp Happy Day for Boys
A special mid-season birthday party at Happy Day Camp honored campers David Zaitlin and Paul Golzbein along with camp-owner Lynne Earle. William Farle directed the program which included group singing, certificates of promotion, and a fundraising plank for the Red Cross Beginners Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
David Zaitlin
Paul Golzbein
Lynne Earle
Fish Club
Red Cross
John ‘Beaulieu
Kevin Cantara
Guy Lizotte
James Nadeau
Jeffery Nathanson
Marc Larochelle
Shawn Anton
William Farle
Old Timer Continues Craft After Fire Damages Workshop
Dunn recalls needlepoint work done by her husband during their courtship era and notes his long history with Boston surgeons designing operating room instruments. He created diplomas for the Boston School Department and his Spencerian hand produced greeting cards and addresses. A fire two years ago destroyed his large workshop with tools, stools, linen, wood stock, and machines estimated at fifty thousand dollars. He rebuilt a smaller shop, bought new tools, and plans to sell them before moving off Westport for the winter to prevent looting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
Boston
Westport
Early 18th Century Diving Aid In England
The first practical diving aid appeared in England in the early 1700s. It used a watertight case holding about 60 cubic feet of air and gave divers freedom of movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Vows Exchanged At St Josephs Church Biddeford
Miss Simone Nadeau and P Leon Bergeron exchanged marriage vows at St Josephs Church with Rt Rev Dr Elie Hevey presiding. Diana Rousselle organist and Dr Paul Charland vocalist. Bride daughter of Genevieve Nadeau and the late Simeon Nadeau of Biddeford. Groom son of Mr and Mrs Joseph W Bergeron of Sanford. Wedding party included matron of honor Mrs Claire Nadeau and bridesmaids Mrs Rachel Bergeron and Mrs Jacqueline Lemieux. Reception for 300 at St John Baptist Hall. Post wedding they will reside in Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Joseph's Church
Simone Nadea
Leon Bergeron
Diana Rousselle
Paul Charland
Elie Hevey
Genevieve Nadeau
Simeon Nadeau
Clarendon St
Biddeford
Joseph W. Bergeron
Main St
Sanford
Marage
Jean Robert Nadeau
Claire Nadeau
Englin Air Force Base
Fla
Rachel Bergeron
Jacqueline Lemieux
Rochester
N.H
Jeanne Marie Nadeau
Joseph Bergeron
Thveir
Roland Nadeau
Donald Bergeron
Somersworth
Theresa Bergeron
St. John Baptist Hall
Adams ‘Street
Components Inc
Pepperell Mfg. 1 Co
Marriage Intentions Filed in Saco Clerk Office
The Saco City Clerk records illustrate two marriage intentions: Howard Eli Witham of Walcott Connecticut and Dorothy Ruth Miller of Kinney Shores Saco. The filing confirms a formal intention to wed between the listed parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Howard Eli Witham
Walcott
Conn
Dorothy Ruth Miller
Kinney Shores
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Hill and
Chapel Streets
Faith Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
First Assembly of God Church
Thei
Pleasant Street
Aco
Route 35
Christ Ambassadors Group
Ahepa
Leasant Street
Youth Fellowship of the
Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society
Kennebunk Landing
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Baptist
Ogunquit
Junior Beacons For Christ
Lyman First Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Fail Gospel
Rouute 9-A
Wells
Youngs People
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
South Biddeford
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Foss Street Methodist Church
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
Saco United Baptist Church
Youth Fellowship of
Saco Council
Russia
Tides High
A. M
Bay State
Perrault-Luhr
Yarborough
McWilliams
Pepperell Board
Associated Press
National
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Cretary
Dean Rusk
Kennebunk Home
Michael A. Petit
Olid Orchard Beach
Clemen P. Wight
St. Joseph’s
Kinmond
Goodyear Tires
Flower Shop
Bob & J. P. Gadbois
Lambert Street
Julien Hamann
John Downing Agency, Inc
South St
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