Sherlock Holmes Alive in Boston Sherlockians Say
A Boston Sherlockians group, the Speckled Band Club, treats Holmes as real within limits, noting its founder dates back to 1940. Members defend Holmes against modern detectives while entertaining letters and cables addressed to Sherlock Holmes Bee Keeper in Sussex England.
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Boston
Sherlock Holmes
Sussex
England
Arthur Conan Doyle
Douglas Lawson
Band of Boston
Speckled Band Club
Baker Street Irregulars
James Bond
Lawson
Holmes
New York
London
Local Notables Attend Visits and Band Concert in Kennebunk
Mrs. Edmund Cashen hosts relatives from Melrose Mass as Susan returns from Camp Laughing Soon. Betty Buzzell visits from Hastings College San Francisco. Engineer Martin Billings leaves for a three month trip to Guam Okinawa and Saigon. George Clark undergoes surgery at Mercy Hospital. A band concert on Kennebunk Town Hall steps features Painchand's Band with My Fair Lady and Mary Poppins selections sponsored by Brick Store Museum and the Chamber of Commerce.
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W. Damon Porter
Donald
Susan
Melrose
Mass
Harry Taylor
Bourne Street
Betty Buzzell
Hastings College
San Francisco
Calif
Ernest C. Smith
Fletcher Street
Martin Billings
Summer Street
Farrell Lines
New York
S. S. Australian Reef
Guam
Okinawa
Japan
Saigon
Franklin Hamlyn
Candace
Perry
Robin
Donald Taylor
Wells Branch
Hamlyn
Rust Engineering
Pittsburg
George Clark
Upper High Street
NYC Official Visits Biddeford Youth Corps Project Sites
Deputy Director William Davies visited Biddeford to review the Biddeford High School shop athletic field and Clifford Park projects. He discussed improving the program with Director Joseph A. Plamondon and noted 3 000 proposals from communities and 276 000 youths employed nationwide.
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Biddeford
William Davies
Davies
Biddeford High School
Clifford Park
Joseph A. Plamondon
N.Y.C. Boston
Martin Weinless
Howard Bowen
Nyc
Maine Department of
N.Y.C
UM Receives Grant To Study Water Supply
UM in Orono received 35 960 from the Public Health Service to continue a graduate training program in water supply and pollution control during the coming school year. The grant was awarded to the university's Department of Civil Engineering by the division of water supply and pollution control.
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Orono
University of Maine
U.S. Public Health Service
Department of Civil Engineering
Federal Agency
Division of Water Supply and Pollution Control
Reed to hold news conference at State House
Gov. Reed will hold a regular news conference at 2 30 p m Wednesday at the State House. Tommy Smith of Butler Maryland becomes the first American rider to win the Grand National in its 128 year history taking this year’s event aboard Jay Trump.
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Augusta
Tommy Smith
Butler, Md
Jay Trump
Attempts to Alter Court Rulings Highlight 19th Century to 20th Century Tone
AP analyst notes repeated efforts to curb or reverse Supreme Court decisions, from 1950s desegregation rulings to 1937 court-packing debates. Highlights Dirksen opposition to a constitutional amendment and various proposals to limit judicial power or overrule court rulings.
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James Marlow
Washington
Everett M. Dirk
Illinois
Supreme Court
Congress
Dirksen
Senate Republicans
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Virginia
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Earl
Reed Present At Morningstar Ceremonies
Governor John H. Reed attended the ground breaking for the Morningstar plant in Kennebunk. The 43 000 square foot facility will manufacture computer reels and cases employing about 150 people, with completion planned for October.
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Kennebunk
John H. Reed
Morningstar
Harry A. Mapes
Reed
Otto Morning Istar
Milford G. Butterfield
Earle Hardy
Charles Cole
Mr. Butterfield
Charles Desson
John E. Carey
Standish K. Bachman
Maine Department of Economic Development
Frank A. Howe
Boy Drowns In Canoeing Accident
In Millinocket a 15 year old from Westport Connecticut David Kurman drowned when a canoe with other Rochester YMCA campers capsized two miles below Abel Campsite on a stream. A companion, Gary Jefferson of Rochester New York, was rescued after the craft struck a boulder and became lodged between the rock and a pulp jam.
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Millinocket
David Kurman
Westport
Conn
Pockwockamus Falls
Medicare Prescription Program Notice for Seniors
Ex Maine state senator Ralph Lovell of Sanford launches a no cost Medicare prescription program. The Rexall Pharmacy at 28 Winter St Sanford Maine offers mailing nationwide sign up and credit for senior citizens as part of Lovell’s charitable work.
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Maine
Ralph Lovell
Sanford
Lovell
United States of America
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
W.F.W
Rexall
Winter St
Sanford, Me
Pilot Decides Between One Or Many Lives
Mexican air line pilot Capt. Francisco de La Huerta faced a fatal choice after a shadowy figure appeared on the runway. He steered the DC6 straight ahead to avoid endangering 42 aboard, leaving authorities to believe the person died by own action. A bouquet lay nearby on the tarmac.
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Villahermosa
Francisco de la Huerta
Mexiccana de Aviacion
Doris Laliberte Honored At Biddeford Bridal Shower
A bridal shower for Doris Laliberte was held at the Green Lantern Club in Biddeford. She will marry Raymond Lafortune Jr. on August 14 at St. Joseph's Church. A long list of guests attended or sent gifts, including families with Laliberte, Lafortune, and related surnames.
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Doris Laliberte
Green Lantern Club
Green Street
Biddeford
Laliberte
Raymond Lafortune Jr
St. Joseph’s Church
Lucille Gagne
Terry Laroche
Laurette Blais
Claudette Blais
Joan Laliberte
Bert Beaulieu
Raynald Beaulieu
Rita Bedard
Lorraine Perreault
Sonia Martel
Yvonne Dallaire
Therese Masse
Connie Plante
Ray Dallaire
Lorraine Lafortune
Francoise Laliberte
Beatrice Roux
Lena Bilodeau
Doris Bilodeau
Doris Frechette
Menard
Carmen Boutin
Helen Duranceau
Edouard Laliberte
Robert Laliberte
Jacques Cadorette
Doris Young
Lorraine Laliberte
Claire Laliberte
Lucille Laverriere
Priscille Laverriere
Jeanine Laverriere
Gloria Nadeau
Gloria Voisine
Noella Perreault
Yvonne Coulombe
Louise Coulo
Marcel] Menard
Rolande Laverriere
Georgette Landry
Joan Beausoleil
Diane Nadeau
Lucille Hevey
Lorraine Poirier
Diana Laliberte
Constance Stackpole
Cecile Dutremble
Cecile Fortier
Jeannette Garon
Germaine Po
Miniutti Named Local Service Foreman for New England Telephone
Amedeo Miniutti Jr a Biddeford resident and longtime basketball official was appointed service foreman for New England Telephone. He officiates high school and college games across New England and joined the company in 1946 after serving as a test man. He leads Western Maine Board No 21 of the International Association of Basketball Officials and serves as coach and president of Een Little League. He is a World War II Air Force veteran and North Berwick High School graduate. He is married to Catherine Neary and they have eight children.
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Amedeo Miniutti, Jr
New England Telephone Company
Westmore Ave
Biddeford
Miniutti
New England
Western Maine Board No. 21
International Association of Basketball Officials
West Een
Reed To Speak On St. John River Hydro Project
Gov. Reed will address the House Public Works Committee in Washington to back the proposed 227 million St. John River hydro electric project. He says it offers the best chance in 30 years to start delivering low cost power to Augusta and surrounding regions. The note mentions Lake Mead behind Boulder Dam as a reference point.
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Augusta
Reed
House Public Works Committee
St. John River
List of residents named in local society notes
Gerard Tardiff and a long string of women including Mrs Leslie Du prey Mrs Arthur Nadeau Mrs Placide Comtois Mrs Yvonne Roberge Mrs Louis Lachance Mrs Jerry Laver riere Mrs Guy Laverriere Mrs Leo Laverriere Mrs Del Jores Cote Mrs Jeanne McAuliff Mrs Odilon Laverriere and Mrs Norman Laverriere appear in a social note detailing attendees and kinship links in the community.
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Gerard Tardiff
Leslie Duprey
Arthur Nadeau
Placide Comtois
Yvonne Roberge
Louis Lachance
Jerry Laverriere
Guy Laverriere
Leo Laverriere
del. Jores Cote
Jeanne McAuliff
Odilon Laverriere
Norman Laverriere
Scientists Find Remains Of Extinct Animals
Florida State Museum scientists report fossils from ancient Florida show dolphins and sea cows and sharks that swam the region when much of the state was underwater 25 million years ago. They also found 30 000 to 100 000 year old remains including two complete horse skulls camel bones a bear like mammal with a shell sloth shells tortoises and giant armadillos.
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Gainesville, Fla
Florida State Museum
Florida
Supreme Court Chief Justice Williamson to be honored
The Maine Bar Association will honor Chief Justice Robert B. Williamson on the 20th anniversary of his appointment. A banquet is set for August 25 during the association’s three day Rockland convention, with remarks by New Hampshire Chief Justice Frank R. Kenison.
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Augusta
Maine Bar Association
Robert B. Williamson
State Supreme Court
Association
Rockland
Frank R. Kenison
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Canal National Bank Declares 12 Cents Quarterly Dividend
Portland AP reported Canal National Bank directors declare a quarterly dividend of 12 cents per share payable from earnings August 27 to stockholders of record August 30. The move affects all outstanding shares and reflects the bank's current earnings.
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Portland
Canal National Bank
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