Personal Briefs from Biddeford and Nearby Areas
Local notes record Patrolman Alfred Ledoux on a one week vacation. Mr and Mrs Robert Pineau entertain guests from Connecticut. Mrs Florence Pomerleau visits Thetford Mines, Canada, with Mrs Alice Quellette. Newton Stevens and Henry Blais plan a Machias fishing trip returning this weekend. Donald Deschambeault, son of Mr and Mrs Leo Deschambeault, is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Mr and Mrs John H Wright return from visiting their son and family in Milford Massachusetts. Edgar Ouellette and family from New York spent two weeks at his mother’s cottage on Ossipee Lake. Mrs Stanley Northrop and children return home to Arkansas after visiting area relatives. she is the former Elizabeth Sceully of Biddeford. Miss Rita Ouellette returns to Greenville South Carolina after two weeks with her parents Ernest J Ouellette Sr. at 22 Wakefield Avenue. Alan Hill, son of Mrs Arnold Hill, visits Centre Sandwich New Hampshire with Burton Howe, son of Rev and Mrs David Howe. Howe family left Saco in June from the Saco United Baptist church tenure. Mrs Virginia Dupee, formerly of Saco, now lives in Tacoma Washington while husband Fred Dupee Jr. serves at Fort Lewis. they traveled by car after a 30 day furlough in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pineau
Mason Street
Biddeford
Connecticut
Florence Pomerleau
Thetford Mines
Can
Alice Quellette
Arundel
Newton Stevens
Henry Blais
Machias
Donald Deschambeault
Leo Deschambeault
Birth Street
Webber Hospital
John H. Wright
Saco
William Brown
Milford
Mass
Edgar Ouellette
New York
Ossipee Lake
Ouellette
Alice Ouellette
Stanley Northrop
Arkansas
Northrop
Elizabeth Sceully
Rita Ouellette
Greenville
S. C
Ernest J. Ouellette
Wakefield Avenue
Saco Alan Hill
Arnold Hill
Burton Howe
David Howe
Centre Sandwich
N. H
Howe
Mr. Howe
Saco United Baptist Church
Virginia Dupee
Tacoma
Wash
Fred Dupee, Jr
Fort Lewis
U.S Army
Veteran Topsham selectman Walter Williams dies at 85
Walter M Williams a longtime Topsham selectman and former standout baseball player died yesterday at age 85 He played for the Lewiston club in the New England League and five years in the Eastern League at Toronto He coached Brunswick High winters and served as selectman from 1912 to 1957 Funeral services will be held in Brunswick on Friday with burial in Topsham
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham
Walter M. Williams
Lewiston Club
Toronto
Brunswick High
Brunswick
Club Calendar outing by Saco firemen's auxiliary
The Saco Firemen's auxiliary plans an outing Thursday at the home of Mrs. Mary Campbell on Buxton Road in Saco. Attendees should meet at the fire station at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Mary Campbell
Buxton Road
Church listings and schedules for Kennebunkport area
A list of local church events for Thursday and tomorrow including a singspiration at Wildwood Baptist chapel Turbot's Creek Kennebunkport a public reading room at Hamilton Memorial Saco junior and senior times for Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army and other church activities. Holy Communion at Christ Episcopal church and Transfiguration observance at St David Episcopal church Kennebunk with morning services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildwood Baptist Chapel
Turbot's Creek
Kennebunkport
The
Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
First Baptist Church
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ
St. David Episcopal Church
Kennebunk
Ike May Meet NATO Leaders in France Visit
President Eisenhower plans a Paris trip late this month to meet President Charles de Gaulle and to confer with North Atlantic partners. Some circles propose his attendance at a 15 nation NATO council meeting with NATO foreign ministers representing member countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Eisenhower
France
Charles de Gaulle
North Atlantic Council
NATO
Saco Girls Contest Prizes To Be Announced At Goose Rocks
Mrs. VanFleet will award prizes in the presence of Red Cross water safety officials and Goose Rocks Beach Association officers and members. The event date is not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Contruet
Page Ome Rocks Beach
VanFleet
Red Cross
Goose Rocks Beach
Maine tax collectors urged to raise fast rates
Maine tax collectors were urged to "put the bite of taxpayers and put it on quick" by Frank G. Chapman executive secretary of the Maine Municipal Assn at the close of a two day meeting. He said efficient collecting will keep the tax rate constant and the crabbing down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Frank G. Chapman
The
Maine Municipal Assn
Chapman
Card of Thanks Expressing Sincere Gratitude
The Labbe family Mr and Mrs Ernest Labbe and Family thank everyone for sympathy and expressions of condolence during their recent bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Labbe
Two Moulton Obituaries Highlight Kennebunk and California Deaths
Rodney Moulton 61 of Kennebunk died at Togus Veterans Hospital after WWI service. A Greene Motor salesman, he spent 15 years at the firm with a stint at Kittery navy yard and earlier worked at Gonneville Market. He married Macora Welch in 1920 and is survived by his widow, his father James Moulton, three brothers, a sister, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Angell Funeral Home. Robert Utman Sr. died in Santa Barbara, Calif., father of Ocean Park photographer Robert J. Utman Jr. He was a WWI veteran, USC civil engineer, and was shot down on flying missions. Burial in Santa Barbara Cemetery. Robert Utman Jr. attended services from the West Coast pending word from his father’s passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Moulton
iKennebunk
Togus Veterans Hospital
Kennebunk
James Moulton
Julia ‘Hanscom Moulton
Greene Motor Company
Kittery Navy Yard
Gonneville
Automobile Agency
Macora Welch
West Kennebunk
Forrest
Woodbury Moulton
Aretas Moulton
Rochester
N. Y
Chester Leach
Angell Funeral Home
Dane Street
Robert Utman
Robert T.u’tman
Santa Barbara
Calif
Robert J. Utman
Ocean Park
University of Southern California
Committal services for Miss Agnes Precourt Held in Biddeford
Committal services for Miss Agnes Precourt, formerly of Bacon street Biddeford, who died in Marlboro, are set for tomorrow at 2 p m at St Joseph cemetery Biddeford. After the services Mrs George F E Precourt, formerly of Biddeford and now of Marlboro, will be at Emond funeral home for a short period to receive friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Precourt
Bacon Street
Biddeford
Marlboro
St. Joseph
George FE. Precourt
Emond Funeral Home
Market slides as war fears spark selling surge
New York stocks sag as war baby fears and Khrushchev remarks shadow a broad decline. Electronics, aircrafts and steel lead losses, with many issues dropping one point or more. The Associated Press average falls 1.50 to 233.90 as rails and utilities retreat and government bonds hold firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nikita Khrushenev
Motorola
Polaroid
DuPont
American Aviation
Martin Co
General Dynamics
General Tire
Southern Pacific
Jones & Laughlin
International Telephone
Pan American World Airways
Associated Press
Governmnt
Curfew Imposed at Westover AFB After Vandalism
Col William C Lew base commander at Westover Air Force Base imposes curfew on all unescorted dependents 16 years old or younger after a vandalism wave. Curfew is 11 p m, extended to midnight Friday and Saturday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
William C. Lewis
Strategic Air Command
Portland Weather Outlook with Light Showers
Cloudy and cool with a few light showers this afternoon and evening. Mostly cloudy and not quite so cool tonight. Thursday turns fair and somewhat warmer with gentle variable winds. Zone 1 temperatures range from the low 70s to mid 50s, with overnight lows listed for numerous cities including Caribou 51, Eastport 51, Greenville 51, Old Town 52, Rumford 51, Portland 52, Mt. Washington 45, Concord 55, Boston 63, New York 63, Washington 73, Miami 75, Chicago 70, New Orleans 76, Denver 58, Los Angeles 62, Montreal 67.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Montreal
New Hampshire Robbers Arrested in Massachusetts Roadblock
Two New Hampshire men, Harry F. Stone and Robert A. Hurst, were arrested at a Leominster roadblock and waived extradition to Keene police. They face charges for robbing Neal Parker near Chesham, N H, of about $80 after picking him up and driving to a wooded area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leominster
Mass
New Hampshire
Keene
N. H
Harry F. Stone
Dublin
Robert A. Hurst
French Hill
James Small
Neal Parker
Chesham
Small
Parker
Hoffa Faces Senate Report On Union Ties And Hoffa’s conduct
The Senate committee derides James R Hoffa as corrupt for using two Michigan and Illinois conference funds to pay debts to organized crime and to Paul Dorfman The three reports charge misused insurance commissions totaling about 3 million dollars with 1 65 million in overcharges The reports also fault Hoffa for betraying union members and abusing trust Data show Dorfman and his wife built a loose network around Hoffa While the committee criticized Hoffa it yielded no definitive findings on Walter Reuthers United Auto Workers probe Kansas City hosts a four day conference of Labor unions in aviation and missile fields with 445 delegates discussing a joint bargaining drive for next year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tusday
Hoffa
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Allen Dorfman
Rose Dorfman
Paul Dorfman
Dorfmans
Allen Dorman
Il Insurance
Kansas City
International Assi. of Machinists
United Auto Workers
Births Reported in Arlington and Lawrence Names
Birth announcements list a daughter Ruth Ellen to Mr and Mrs George Pickering of Arlington Massachusetts weighing six pounds. Mrs Pickering formerly Winifred Stuart of North Lebanon. Also twins Debra Jean seven pounds two ounces and Donald James eight pounds fifteen ounces born July 21 to Mr and Mrs Roger LaBelle of Lawrence Massachusetts. Mrs LaBelle formerly Marjorie Curtis of Ross Road Saco
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George Pickering
Hillside Drive
Arlington
Mass
Ruth Ellen
Pickering
Winifred Stuart
North Lebanon
Roger LaBelle
Lawrence
Debra Jean
Donald James
LaBelle
Marjorie Curtis
Ross Road
Saco
Saco Grange Names Fair Chairmen for August Event
At a Grange hall meeting last night the Saco Grange Fair committee announced chairmen for the August 15 Unity club event in Sago. Mrs. Lillian Hubert will be general chairwoman. Merrill Harper and Leland Scamman join grounds duties. Roland Lavigne leads the midway. Mrs. Lawrence Grant runs the exhibition hall. refreshments are handled by Mrs. Leland Scamman with Lawrence Grant as treasurer. A full committee meeting is set for August 10 at 6 p.m. at the Unity club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Grange
Unity Club
Sago
Grange Hall
Lillian Hubert
Merrill Harper
Leland Scamman
Roland Lavigne
Lawrence Grant
Painting Parson and Family Bring Major Maine Work
Rev Mr Osborne, minister of Goodwins Mills Advent Christian church, leads his family into Maine painting projects. The crew has painted homes, churches, and the Kennebunk Town Hall, the latter delayed by rain. Deborah and Jean Osborne contribute sash drawings, Evelyn awaits age to join. Mrs Osborne manages calls and meals as the busy season proceeds. Slow Down and Live phrase urges safe driving on the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Osborne
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
Newbury
Vtis
Maine
Charles Desson
Fletchers Street
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Town Hall
Deborah
Thornton Academy
Jean
Osborne Company
Evelyn
Dayton
Mrs. Osborne
Major Domo
Parson
Official Denies Blackmail Try On Government
New York. David J. McDonald head of the Steelworkers Union accuses the company of trying to blackmail the government to avoid intervention in a three week old steel strike. R Conrad Cooper denies any threat to anyone including the government. Cooper says McDonald’s charge highlights the union’s need for an attitude change as federal mediators assist ongoing contract negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers ‘Union
R. Conrad Cooper
Cooper
McDonald
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Finnegan
Thestriking
United Steelworkers of America
United States Steel Corp
Washington
Stuart Syimington
D-Mo
Senate
Eisenhower
Beach Taxes to Rise If Sewage System Built
Old Orchard Beach officials warned that taxes could rise to over 80 dollars per thousand if plans for a million dollar sewage system and a sewer district proceed. The town faces a required filtration plant and replacement of ocean discharge after a water commission finding of unfit swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Jerome Daly
Old Orchard
Water Improvement Commission
Daly
Board of Selectmen
Jameson
Meeting May Be Called On Town Finances And School Bond
A meeting may be convened to explain the town’s financial problems to voters and gauge support for proceeding with the school bond issue. The town meeting would follow a board of selectmen session with Water Improvement Commission members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tto
Board of Selectmen
Water Improvement Commission
Wildlife funds urged for Maine game survey study
Augusta reports Maine Inland Fish and Game Commissioner Rosana H. Cobb urged increased research funds for federal surveys on game and the effects of insecticides. The statements supported congressional proposals to raise the Fish and Wildlife Service research allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Rosana H. Cobb
Federal Fish and Widlife Service
Dollar Day Banner Erected Over Main Street Saco
A red and white banner reading Dollar Days has been hung over Main Street near City Hall in Saco. Firemen placed the 1.5 by 30 foot sign beneath the earlier welcoming flag, sponsored by the Saco Businessmen's Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Saco
Khrushchev and Nixon Leave City for Washington
Khrushchev winds down a Kremlin news conference while Nixon departs by jet to Washington. Khrushchev minimizes U S Russian differences saying there are no territorial disputes no insoluble contradictions or issues that could prevent establishing a city level accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vlanding
Nixon
Washington
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Health Board Confirms Parrot Fever Cases in Maine
Four psittacosis cases in two New Portland families confirmed by Maine Bureau of Health. Affected include one girl and three adults who have recovered or are mending. Source not definite. Disease, once bird specific, now found in other birds. Health officials urge caution with ill or dead parrots or parakeets and consultation with a veterinarian. Five Maine human cases this year, up from one last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Portland
Maine Bureau of Health
Health & Welfare
Dean H. Fisher
Maine
New Portland
Rumford
West
Bureau of Health
Types of nogs and salmon life cycle note
The text mentions two nogs the lard type and the bacon type. It also states salmon begins and ends its life in fresh water.
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Alfred Ledoux
Foss Street Methodist Church
Old Orchard Beech
Ike
Hitchhil
Bay State
Waimea Canyon
Island of
Kauai
Hawaii
Grand Canyon
Health Board
Ing Lustre
Tee
S-M-L
Chenilles
Newberry’s
J-View Reuw CO
Main St
TOYO
Vermont
Evelyn Weeks
Boston Common
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