Local Personal Notices From Biddeford and Saco Area
Several residents list visits, vacations, medical stays, and graduations. Helen Keller and Beatrice Landry of Augusta visited relatives in Saco yesterday while Lorraine Beaulieu of Biddeford takes a week off work. Medical patients include Thomas Keigher of Biddeford at Webber hospital and Walter Swinger of Biddeford at Mercy hospital in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Keller
Beatrice Landry
Augusta
Saco
Lorraine Beaulieu
Kent
Biddeford
Thomas Keigher
Main Street
Webber Hospital
Walter Swinger
Myrtle Street
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Jerry Foley
Hartford, Conn
Hills Beach
Frederick Smith
Goose Rocks Beach
Wiliam Packard
Walpole
Mass
Ruby Packard
Middle Street
Scaco
Dolor Cartier
Irving Street
Elizabeth Brown
Thomas Brown
Massachusetts
Ralph Perrin
Summer Street
James Hickey
Union Street
Edmund Matthew’ Hickey
Washington, D. C
Leo Paradis
Janice
Wilbraham
Urbain Langevin
Western Avenue
Jane
Peter
Niagara, Falls
Green Mountains
Robert Neault
Langevin
John Gleason
High Street
Peter Moreau
East Templeton
David Maverick
Widow Aurelia Berry of Saco Dies After Illness
Aurelia Berry 54 Free Street Saco widow of James Berry died at a Portland hospital after a brief illness. Born in Kennebunkport daughter of Jerro and Marion Smith she led Pine Cone temple Pythian Sisters and belonged to Saco United Baptist Church. Survived by six daughters Bertha Berry Mrs Fred Blow Jr Mrs Joseph Lockery Mrs Earl Clappison Mrs Bradley Emerson Jr all of Saco and Adrien Couture Higganim Conn two sons Fred Kal Saco James Berry Biddeford one nephew Elmer Meserve Biddeford and several grandchildren Funeral services Thursday at 2 p m from Cote Funeral Home Beach Street Saco Friends may call tonight 7 to 9 p m and Wednesday 2 to 4 p m and 7 to 9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Berry
Free Street
Saco
James Berry
Portland
Kennebunkport
Jerro and
Marion (Brown) Smith
Pine Cone Temple
Pythian Sisters
iSaco United Baptist Church
Bertha Berry
Fred Blow Jr
Joseph Lockery
Earl Clappison
Bradley Emerson
Saco Juvenile Grange Special Meeting and Delegates
A special meeting of the Saco Juvenile Grange is set for 6 p m at the Grange Hall York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty and Wednesday August 3 at 8 p m Delegates and alternates will be elected to attend the Departmental Marcher on September 10 in Portland Chairman Mrs Ruby Packard 4 Middle Street Saco requests all Past Noble Grands and Evangeline Rebekah lodge members attending the picnic at Noble Grand Mrs Nellie Wallace Kennebunk to contact her
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Saco
Grange Hall
York County
Elodie Renaud
Pike Street
Biddeford
Portland
Ruby Packard
Middle Street
Noble
Evangeline Rebekah Lodge
Nellie Wallace
Kennebunk
Packard
Church Notes Sparse midweek schedule in Maine towns
Lyman Baptist Goodwins Mills choir rehearses at 6 30 p m. prayer meeting follows later at 7 30 p m. Advent Christian Kennebunk Lower Village holds prayer at 7 30 p m. First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach hosts prayer and Bible study 7 30 p m. Village Baptist Kennebunkport vestry prayer and Bible study 7 30 p m. Christian Science Hamilton Memorial Saco service 7 45 p m with reading room Thursday 2 4 pm. Christ Episcopal Altar Guild meets Wednesday 7 30 p m at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunkport
The
Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Saco
Reading
Altar Guild
Christ Episcopal Church
Arundel Crash Sends Two To Local Hospital
A two car head on collision on Route One at Arundel last night injured two people. Daniel R. Stewart 21 of Biddeford driver of one vehicle suffered face cuts and a broken knee cap and was treated at the Webber hospital. William J Reynolds 48 of Lowell Mass and Frederick Tucker 74 of Lowell were hospitalized for facial cuts and a fractured finger. Reynolds was uninjured in the crash and state trooper Hollis Dixon investigated. Both cars were total losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Arundel
Daniel R. Stewart
West Street
Webber Hospital
Stewart
William J. Reynolds
Lowell
Mass
Reynolds
Frederick Tucker
Hollis Dixon
Ste Anne Society to Meet at Sansoucy Home
Members of the Ste Anne society of St. Joseph church will meet tonight at 7 at the Sansoucy funeral home on Stone Street in Biddeford to pay respects to Mrs. Celina Tremblay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste. Anne Society of St. Joseph Church
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone Street
Biddeford
Celina Tremblay
Illinois Youth Fined In Saco Court For Driving To Endanger
A 17 year old Illinois youth was fined 100 dollars by Judge Hilary Mahaney in Saco Municipal Court this morning on a charge of driving to endanger. Dean K Ringsmuth of Glenview Illinois pleaded innocent. He and two passengers escaped injuries in an afternoon accident on Seaside Avenue Bay View. Police said the youth was speeding and left the road striking a utility pole and fence, damaging the pole and fence owned by U S Rep Edith Nourse Rogers. A passenger Larry Kenniston from Melrose Mass claimed 95 mph, later denied by Kenniston. Ringsmuth said he exceeded 40 mph and swerved to avoid an oncoming car. Investigating officers were Lieut Robert Foran and Officer Ernest Leclair. Police noted many speeding complaints on Seaside Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Hilary Mahaney
Saco
Dean K. Ringsmuth
Glenview
Ill
Ringsmuth
Seaside Avenue
Bay View
U. S
Edith Nourse Rogers
Bernard Brown
Larry Kenniston
Melrose
Mass
Ernest Leclair
Polio Victim Becomes Massachusetts Tractor Driver
Arthur Pierce, 45, polio survivor since 13, drives a tractor using his feet. He is the first Massachusetts licensed for highway tractor operation without using his arms. Pierce plans to hire out, grow his business, and use earnings to pay his mortgage and upgrade equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkley
Mass
Arthur Pierce
Pierce
The
Registry of Motor Vehicles
Massachusetts
Murray Studios Ordered to Halt Phony Contests
The Federal Trade Commission ordered Arthur Murray Studios to stop phony contests and high pressure sales for dance instruction. The decree targets Arthur Murray Inc. and officials Arthur Murray Kathryn Murray and David Teichman, plus licensed studio operators. The firm accepts a settlement without admitting violation and says a voluntary ethics code will guide licensed studios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur Murray Studios
Federal Trade Commission
Arthur Murray Inc
Arthur and
Kathryn Murray
David Teichman
FTC
Murray Organzation
Portland Weather Outlook with Humidity Rise
The forecast calls for humid conditions in Portland with a sunny and warm afternoon. Partly cloudy skies tonight, then hot and more humid Wednesday. Winds from the south and southwest at 13 to 18 mph this afternoon, easing to 10 to 15 mph tonight. Zone 1 temperatures range 85 to 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Democrats Can Use Football Play Tactics
In a presidential campaign preview Nixon says Lodge remains U N ambassador and will not engage in politics while Kennedy and Johnson press the Democratic bid. Lodge suggested a peace plan and dismissed Russia’s disarmament move as specious, as Nixon faces questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Newport
R.I
Lodge
Eisenhower
United Nations
U.N
Russia
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dunning Farewell Party Surprises Biddeford Group
Mr and Mrs David Dunning of Biddeford guests of honor at a surprise farewell party hosted at 46 Dyer Street Saco by Mrs Adam Sansillo and Mrs Robert Rowe Rowe. Dunning leaving for Great Lakes Naval training center after 18 years in service. Attendees include residents of Saco Biddeford Portland South Portland Windham and Lowell Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Dunning
Biddeford
Adam Sansillo
Dyer Street
Saco
Robert Rowe Rowe
Sansillo
Dunning
Clyde
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Sangillo
Arthur Guilmette
Rowe
Yvette Trudeau
James Mabry
Albert Potvin
Christine
Jeanette Grant
Jeanette Lambert
Freda Malaguetti
Thomas Furness
South Portland
Carl Zeikler
Skip Zeikler
Portland
Nancy Cyr
Windham
Micheal Demogenes
Lowell
Mass
Stock Market Declines in Quiet Afternoon Trade
New York stocks drifted lower in a steady afternoon slide with blue chips and major groups soft. Dow Jones industrials eased 1.01 to 615.94 at noon, the Dow 60 down 1.10 to 215.00, with rails and utilities modestly weaker as pressure on profits weighed on earnings reports.
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New York
Federal Reserve
Dow Jones
U. S
Saco Girl Flight Plans for Scandinavian Study Trip
Miss Clark will fly from New York City on August 5 aboard a Seminar charter, with 112 graduates and professionals from across the United States. They will study in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland under this year’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
New York City
Scandinavian Airlines System
New York
United States
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
TV Stars Face Change As Maverick Returns To TV
Hollywood reports on shifting TV lineups as Jim Garner exits the Maverick role with Bart Maverick taking his place. Rex Randolph moves to 77 Sunset Strip, Ken Madison becomes a lawyer in Surfside Six, and CBS summer shows Celebrity Talent Scouts and The Spike Jones Show debut with mixed reception. In Washington, campaign focus centers on U.S. military strength amid Soviet threats and defense spending debates between Eisenhower era rhetoric and Nixon Kennedy teams.
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Hollywood
Nero
Jim Garner
Warner Bros
Bart Maverick
Bret
Garner
Auregard
Maverick
British Isles
Robert Moore
ABC
Moore
London
Bourbon Street
New Orleans
Rex Randolph
Richard Long
CBS
Spike Jones
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Eisenhowser
Truman
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Sen
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
U.N
Henry Cabot Lodge
New Arrivals At Notre Dame Hospital Biddeford Area
Birth notices list Diane Marie Lizotte Norman Daniel LaChance Paul Michael Nadeau Gregory George Joyce Marie Raymond Gerard Rita Joseph Arthur Jo Anne Kenneth Charles with weights from seven ounces to nine pounds. Parents include Mr and Mrs Ronald Lizotte Henry LaChance Lucien Nadeau Emile Bisson Joachim Litalien Roland Roy Raymond Cantara Donald Huard and Mrs Huard. Grandparents Oscar Huard Donald and the late Yvonne Boucher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Hospital
Ronald Lizotte
Hill Street
Biddeford
Diane Marie
Henry Lachance
Bradbury Street
Norman Daniel
Lucien Nadeau
Elm Street
Paul Michael
Edward Phelan
Turnpike Street
North Andover
Mass
Gregory George
Paul Nadeau
Pinette Avenue
Joyce Marie
Nadeau
Annette Nolette
Emile Bisson
Pike Street
Raymond Gerard
Joachim Litalien
West Cutts Street
Rita
Roland Roy
Lemieux Street
Joseph Arthur
Raymond Cantara
Gove Street
Jo Anne
Cantara
Monique Huard
Donald J. R. Huard
Kenneth Charles
Huard
Lise Boucher
Oscar Huard
Lafayette Street
Donald
Yvonne Boucher
School Street
Pickets Delay Construction at Lewiston Sheet Metal Job
Pickets formed when Reliable Roofing and Sheet Metal Co workers failed to report for work on a Lewiston project. The union seeks a two year contract raising wages from 3.00 to 3.20 per hour with 10 cent raises each year. The old contract expired June 30 but workers had continued on the job. The sprawling structure is due to be completed this fall with operations starting early next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iovine
Reliable Roofing and Sheet Metal Co
Lewiston
Routine Saco Council session yields small actions
In a quiet August meeting the Saco City council rejected a $100 bid for Mast Hill road land. The fire department will review hydrant permit requests and a Portland road light will be installed for the summer after approval. Shields will be removed from a Lewis avenue light per a resident request. Zoning amendments second reading passed along with victualers licenses and quit claim deeds.
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Saco
Mast Hill Road
Portland Road
Saco Drive-in
Lewis Avenue
Norman McAuley
Victualer
Kennedy Eyes Meeting With Former President at Sea
Kennedy and Nixon clash over campaign style as Kennedy accuses Nixon of flip flopping on Ezra Benson’s farm policies. He maintains he speaks about farmer concerns and urges Nixon to focus on farm problems. Kennedy plans to see the former president around August 8 or 10.
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Page One
Kennedy
Richard
Nixon
Sec. of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Extension pact offers five-cent wage hike for two years
The latest talks between the union and management ended with an extension agreement. The last meeting held Friday saw the firms proposing a five-cent-an-hour raise for each of the next two years.
Low Flier In Court Again In Saco case Kozloff appeals
Walter Kozloff 32 of Heath road Saco appeals to York County Superior Court on a second charge of flying an airplane coas to endanger life and property. His brother Stanley testified in the case. Kozloff pleaded innocent but was found guilty in Saco Municipal Court, fined 200 dollars or 60 days, released on 500 dollar bail. A similar charge from George Lawlor of Heath road was appealed Friday. Kozloff was fined 100 dollars and released on 200 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Kozloff
Heath Road
Saco
York County Superior Court
Stanley
Kozloff
Hilary Mahaney
George Lawlor
Miss Lariviere Installed as President of Parley in Biddeford
Miss Germaine Lariviere was installed last night as president of the Past Presidents Parley Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley American Legion auxiliary in ceremonies at Mrs. Laurence Barnes home in Biddeford. Others installed were Mrs. Ellen Kelleher vice president Mrs. Gladys Lamb secretary treasurer Mrs. Nora Finn chaplain Mrs. Ida Noyes historian and Mrs. Yvonne Bergeron sergeant at arms. The retiring president Mrs. Raymond Couture conducted the session and received a rising vote of appreciation. The group planned a banquet and named Kelleher and Barnes as co chairmen. The September 12 meeting will be at Mrs. Noyes Old Orchard Beach home. Attending were Bergeron Kelleher Lamb Lariviere White Pelletier Couture Renaud and host Mrs. Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germaine Lariviere
Parley
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Laurence Barnes
Biddeford
Ellen Kelleher
Gladys Lamb
Nora Finn
Ida Noyes
Yvonne Bergeron
Nellie White
Jeanne Pelletier
Raymond Couture
Kelleher
Barnes
Old Orchard Beach
Noyes
Bergeron
Lamb
Lariviere
White
Pelletier
Couture
Elodie Renaud
Paul Dwyers Latest Appeal To Be Heard
AUGUSTA Paul N. Dwyer of Norway and Everett L. Savage Jr. of Winthrop are among 23 petitioners seeking pardon or commutation. Gov. Reed and the Executive Council will consider the petitions tomorrow and Thursday. Dwyer, paroled last fall after 22 years for the murder of Dr. James G. Littlefield in 1937, seeks further commutation toward life. Savage, serving 2½ to five years for assault and battery, also seeks commutation after a conditional murder charge in a case tied to a dead companion.
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Augusta
Paul N. Dwyer
Norway
Everett L. Savage, Jr
Winthrop
Reed
Executive Council
Dwyer
James G. Littlefield
South
Paris
Savage
Patricia Wing
Oakland
Fairfield
Old Orchard Beach hires planning firm for town survey
Old Orchard Beach selectmen hired James W. Sewall company of Old Town to conduct a comprehensive planning program. Surveys on land use, population, employment will begin Monday with questionnaires ready in three to four weeks. Federal aid sought totaling 8,000, state 4,000, town share 4,000. A second action granted a permit for Forget-Me-Not day on August 5 and ordered enforcement of no parking on yellow curbs by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
James W
Biddeford-Saco
The
Disabled Veterans of America
Hero to be cited Cape Elizabeth Coast Guard Medal
Sea man Leon E. Minzy of Tenant's Harbor will receive the Coast Guard gold life saving medal tomorrow at the Life Boat Station. The award honors his role in rescuing five men stranded on Ram Island in Casco Bay during a fierce northeast storm last February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Elizabeth
Leon E. Minzy
Tenant's Harbor
Coast Guard
Minzy
Ram Island
Casco Bay
Class Of 1902 reunion set at Thornton Academy
Members of the Thornton Academy class of 1902 plan a reunion August 25 at 4 p.m. with a school tour led by the headmaster Robert L. Bowie, follow a social hour at Wonderbar in Biddeford, and hold a banquet at 7 p.m. with invocations by John Adams and toasts by Arthur Emery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Academy
Academy
Robert L. Bowie
Wonderbar
Biddeford
John Adams
Arthur Emery
Elliott Peterson
Old Orchard Beach
Mary A. Bradbury
Saco
Walter H. Burke
Kennebunk
Arthur L. Emery
Knoxville
Westfield
W.J
Nellie Winslow Rideout
Winnipeg
Canada
Bisaillon Is Given Sixth Station Award
S/Sgt. Roland C. Bisaillon was notified today that the Biddeford Army recruiting station won the Top Station plaque for July with 140 percent of its assigned objective attained. Apt. Martin Blitzer, commanding officer of the Portland Recruiting Station, praised the effort noting the final hour enlistment completed the station’s 100 percent. This marks Bisaillon’s sixth Top Station award, following last year’s five wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland C. Bisaillon
Biddeford
Martin Blitzer
Portland
Bisaillon
Goose Rocks Beach Bazaar Posters Up
Posters announcing the Goose Rocks Beach bazaar on August 13 at the Community House were distributed today by Mrs. Vernon Gray. The committee will extend outreach to outlying areas, with planning sessions held at the Community House and progress reports from various chairs on tables, foods, crafts, and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Rocks Beach
Vernon Gray
York Ogunquit
Goose Rocks
Gray
Louise Wilson
Selena Bacicalupo
Warren Libby
Dorothy Doe
Parcel Post
Frederick Smith
Philip Whitehead
Dorothy Griswold
Alden Carr
Charles Cooke
Paul Gilpatric
Maine Men Aboard Sea Dragon Polar Crossing Attempt
Two Maine men aboard the nuclear submarine Sea Dragon left yesterday to attempt the first east west crossing under the Polar ice cap. Maurice Knight from Jonesboro and John E. Pendleton of Saco serve as engineman and communications technician. Pendleton was aboard Nautilus when it crossed under the pole two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Maine
Maurice Knight
Jonesboro
John E. Pendleton
Saco
Pendleton
Exterior Of Synagogue To Be Improved
Exterior work on Congregation Etz Chaim synagogue at Bacon Street Biddeford is complete. Charles Cohen and Bernard Cohen announce repairs to clapboards woodwork and stone steps plus installation of a front fence and steel railing with Sam Robinson assisting. A new building fund seeks donations to cover project costs and upcoming painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregation Etz Chaim
Bacon Street
Biddeford
Charles Cohen
Bernard Cohen
Sam Robinson
One New Claim Filed With MESC
Maine Employment Security commission reports a single new unemployment claim at Biddeford. Francis M. Coughlin, manager, states 591 claims were on file this week, up from 590 a week earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MESC
Biddeford
Maine Employment Security Commission
Francis M. Coughlin
Fire Destroys Tree House in Biddeford
Biddeford firefighters responded to 479 Elms Street last night to a burning tree house. The structure was a total loss after the blaze was extinguished by a hose. No cause is provided in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Elms Street
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Murray
Dunnings
Saco Girl
Cynthia Lowry
By Elton C, Fay
Saco Council
Miss Lariviere
Paul Dwyer
Old Town Firm
Florida
Miami
Fla
F. W. Woolworth
Gaunt's
S. H. Kress
Walgreen
Durham
N. C
Committee On Human Relations
Woolworth and Kress
Walgreen’s Drug Store
Peetersjburg
Goose Rocks Beach Bazaar
I. Ed
Dennett & Craig, Inc
Saco, Maine
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