Personal Briefs From Biddeford and Surrounds
Local briefs list residents and visitors with travel, visits, and treatment. Karl Stevens begins National Guard training in Biddeford while Mr and Mrs Thomas Cozette vacation in Old Orchard Beach. Adelard Cardin seeks treatment in Portland. Mrs Albert Lambert visits Syracuse relatives. Mrs Eileen Bernard returns to Northern Maine after a biddeford visit with Daniel Murphy. Suzanne Fowler visits grandparents in Biddeford. Rene Roy Sr hosts guests from Needham and Washington at Sebago lake. Edward Robinson and son Richard visit Miles Avenue relatives in Old Orchard Beach.
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Karl Stevens
Emmons Place
Biddeford
National Guard
Thomas Cozette
Huntington
N. Y
Old Orchard Beach
Wilfred Perrault
May Street
Webber Hospital
Robert Utman, Jr
California
Ocean Park
Adelard Cardin
St .Mary Street
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Albert Lambert
South Street
Rene Roy, Jr
Syracuse
N.Y
Eileen Bernard
Maine
Daniel Murphy
Main Street
Suzanne Fowler
Kittery
Newton Stevens
Harding Street
Rene Roy
Joseph Wiss
Peter
Needham
Mass
Sebago Lake
Alfred Bolduc
Washington, D. C
Mason Street
Edward Robinson
Richard
Yonkers
Jeremiah McSweeney
Miles Avenue
Norwood Albert H. of Biddeford Dies in Greenville DC
Albert H. Norwood 50 a Biddeford native died suddenly at his home in Greenville DC where he had lived since November He worked for Saco Lowell plant before transfer Survivors include widow Violet Beaudoin Norwood and son Robert E Norwood Funeral services Monday at 10 am from Dennett and Craig funeral home Biddeford with Rev James D Riddle officiating Burial in Greenwood cemetery Friends may call Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm
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Albert H. Norwood
Biddeford
Greenville
D. C
Saco-Lowell
Southern
Albert
Carrie
Spencer) Norwood
Violet (Beaudoin) Norwood
Greensville
Robert E. Norwood
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
James D. Riddle
Foss Street Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Saco clubs plan picnics and meetings this weekend
The Saco Democratic Political and Social club holds its second picnic meeting Sunday at noon at the Warren summer cottage on Ossipee Lake with box lunches and coffee. The Kennebunk Lions auction is postponed. The Saco Rebekah lodge meets Saturday at 7 30 PM at Odd Fellows Hall for officer nominations. Notre Dame hospital Thrift shop will be run next week by Group B with Mrs. Roussin as captain.
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Saco Democratic Political and Social Club
Harry A. Warren
Ossipee Lake
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Saco
Notre Dame Hospital
Auxiliary
W. T. Roussin
Churches Junior Band Practice and Saturday Confessions Schedule
In The Churches Junior band practice will be held Saturday morning at 10 at the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army hall. Confessions will be heard at St. Monica church Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p m Saturday. Martha church Kennebunkport Saturday from 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 p m. Confessions will be heard at St. Mary church Wells Saturday from 2 30 to 3 30 p m. Confessions will be heard at All Saints church Ogunquit on Saturday from 4 to 5 p m.
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Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army Hall
St. Monica Church
Kennebunk
St. Martha Church
Kennebunkport
St. Mary Church
Wells
All Saints Church
Ogunquit
Excise Tax Figures Rise in Saco for Current Year
City Clerk Albert A. Cabana reports that by August 1 registrations in Saco reached 4,205 with receipts of 51,821.44, up from 4,043 registrations and 48,695.77 dollars last year. The increase, totaling 3,125.67 dollars, was unexpected.
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Saco
Albert A. Cabana
Cabana
Government Dairy Stock Falls Sharpely from Year Earlier
Washington report shows government owned stock of surplus dairy products on July 31 at 126 million pounds, including 5.5 million of butter, 23/4 million of cheese and 46 million of nonfat dry milk, down from 219 million pounds a year ago due to lower milk output and higher consumption.
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Washington (P
Agriculture Department
Fire Under Control After Five Day San Bernardino Mountains Blaze
Crestline California reports the San Bernardino Mountains fire covering 12.387 acres is under control after a five day battle. About 1,800 firefighters secured the area on Thursday night ending the firefighting effort with the blaze contained.
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Crestline
Calif
San Bernardino Mountains
Child Strangles in Lockport Bed Incident
A nine year old girl, Debra Gold, died in Lockport New York after becoming strangled between a mattress and the bed frame on Thursday. Police reported no immediate signs of foul play and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.
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Lockport
N. Y.P
Debra Gold
Twenty Cent Loan at Tupelo Bank Approved for Girl
In Tupelo Mississippi a 9 year old Sandra Vinson received a 29 cent loan from Tupelo People’s Bank and Trust Co to buy a cool swim on a hot day. The promissory note requires repayment at 5 cents weekly from her allowance with no cosigner. Sandra’s father, John E. Vinson, had refused to lend the money initially. The article also mentions the Navy awarding Ranger the Adm. James H. Flatley Memorial Award for Aviation Safety and noting Ranger’s six minor flight deck mishaps in the past year.
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Tupelo
Sandra Vinson
Tupelo People Band & Trust Co
Sandra
John E. Vinson
San Francisco
Navy
James H. Flatley
Ranger iThursday
Herbert G. Hopwood
U. S. Pacific
Ranger
Merilda Collard Died After Long Illness In Biddeford
Merilda Collard 62 wife of Adelard Collard of 263 West Street Biddeford died in a local hospital after a long illness She was born in Israeli Wolfe P Q Aug 22 daughter of Narcisse and Celina Gobeil Letourneau She is survived by her husband three sons Roland Willie and Ernest one sister St Mary Timothy of the Presentation of Mary St Hyacinthe P Q two brothers Alexandre Letourneau Biddeford Onesime Letourneau Sherbrooke P Q four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Friends may call at Emond Funeral Home 10 am to 10 pm today Saturday and Sunday Funeral services will be held from St Andre church Monday at 9 am
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Merilda Collard
Adelard Collard
West Street
Biddeford
Collard
Israeli
County of Wolfe
P. Q
Narcisse
Celina ‘Gobeil Letourneau
St .André Church
Ste Anne
Roland
Willie
Ernest Collard
St. Mary Timothy
Presentation of Mary
St. Hyacinthe
Alexandre Letourneau
St. Andre Church
Night Breaks (Continued from Pace One)
Biddeford and Saco police investigate two separate break ins at Swift and G A Carter Insurance. Swift plant damage includes broken safes and vandalized equipment. no money taken. Saco Office safe opened with coins scattered. no entry sign of forced entry. Additional prior break at Old Orchard Beach pier reported this week.
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Pace One
Alfred Guillmette
Biddeford
Armand Belair
Conrad Cote
Swift Concern
Guillmette
Ralph Hubert
Technican
George Friary
iPolice
Edgar Sevigny
Stuart Flavin
Swift
Saco
Larry Huot
G. A. Carter Insurance Company
Huot
Robert Foran
Foran
Oscar Tardif
Norman Lombard
Saco Police
Philip Poirier
Bideford Police
Charles Raymond
Atlantic Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Pier
Eisenhower Defends Labor Reform Aims Amid Debate
President Eisenhower argues for a broad labor reform agenda aimed at ending coercive tactics and blackmail in labor disputes while denying ties to wages or strikes. He cites the need to empower states and protect union members, drawing praise from some sectors and criticism from labor leaders. A separate will awards a New Jersey farm to Harold White, a longtime gardener, with $25,000 in cash per the probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Meany
John F. Shelley
D-Calif
House
Senate House
Senate
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-Nc
Eisenower
Oni
America
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Afl-Cio
Reuther
National Assn
Sen
Thruston B. Morton Ray
House Committee
Partly cloudy Portland weather with cool temps
Partly cloudy to cloudy Portland forecast with a cool spell. Occasional light showers possible this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Temperatures reach the low to mid 70s this afternoon and fall to the low 60s tonight with some inland variations. Overnight lows include Caribou 60 Eastport 59 Greenville 63 Old Town 60 Portland 60 Rumford 60 Mt Wash 60 Concord 61 Boston 62 New York 60 Miami 69 Chicago 72 Denver 78 Los Angeles 59 Halifax 61 Montreal 50.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Miami
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
Parachute Pilot Survives 40 Minute Thunderstorm Fall
Lt. Col. William H. Rankin, 39, of Beaufort Naval Hospital, recounts bailing out from an F-80 Crusader during a high altitude navigation flight from Boston to Beaufort, entering a 40 minute thunderstorm fall. He describes explosive decompensation, freezing, frostbitten left arm, a broken right hand, and a treetop impact that saved him thanks to his flight helmet.
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NEW York (Ap
Beaufort Naval Hospital
Notre Dame
William H. Rankin
New York Daily News
Rankin
Boston
Naval Air Station
Beaufort
S. C
Births At Portsmouth and Syracuse Hospitals
To Mr and Mrs Roobert R Gosselin of Biddeford a son Robert Ro land Gosselin second born at six pounds 11% ounces on August 6 at Portsmouth Naval Hospital Portsmouth NH To Mr and Mrs Rene Roy Jr of Syracuse NY a daughter Deborah Rene born July 24 at St Joseph Hospital weighing eight pounds one ounce Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Albert Lambert of South Street and Mr and Mrs Rene Roy Sr of Mason Street Biddeford
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Roobert R. Gosselin
Lindale Avenue
Biddeford
Robert Roland Gosselin
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
N .H
Rene Roy
Syracuse
N. Y
St. Joseph Hospitel
Deborah Rene
Albert Lambert
South Street
Mason Street
Fairfield barn fire at Phil Julia & Son dairy farm
A large barn at the Phil Julia & Son dairy farm burned yesterday, with owners estimating a $25,000 loss. About 100 tons of hay burned, but 100 Holstein cows escaped unharmed. The cause of the blaze is not known.
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Fairfield Farm
Fairfield
Phil Julia & Son
Flavored Cigarettes Could Be Next Step in Marketing
At a news conference Philip Morris executive George Weissman outlined a potential shift in cigarettes toward flavored varieties. He said the industry is undergoing a revolution and that American consumers have shown a preference for flavor, with companies testing cinnamon chocolate and even hay flavors as possible future options.
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Los Angeles
George Weissman
Philip Morris
Police disperse crowd near Chicago housing site
About 150 police ended a crowd of over 2000 near a West Side apartment building reportedly for occupancy by Negro families. Though no serious disorders, 13 were arrested for failing to disperse. A 24 hour guard would be kept at the site after window smashing and thrown bottles noted.
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Chicago
West Side
Garfield Park
James Hackett
Baptist minister who led Harding funeral dies in Florida
Dr. James S. West, the Baptist minister who conducted President Warren G. Harding's funeral in 1923, died in Tampa, Florida. He retired in 1955 after a long pastoral career.
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Tampa
Fla
Warren G. Harding
James S. West
Twenty nine parking meters replaced on Main Street Saco
Thirty nine parking meters on Main street Saco between Thornton Avenue and Water Street have been replaced. The new meters were purchased by Saco from M H Rhodes Inc Hartford Conn. The old meters were brought to the police station for repair and sent to the company as part payment for the new meters. Police said the new meters are more efficient yet similar in style.
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Main Street
Saco
Thornton Avenue
Water Street
M. H. Rhodes, Inc
Hartford
Bay State Man Fined for Speeding on Maine Turnpike
A Massachusetts man Herman Jacobs aged 35 from Newton was fined 20 dollars after pleading guilty to speeding 80 mph on the Maine Turnpike in Saco Municipal Court. Portland’s Richard Norris, 18, had his case filed after pleading guilty to driving with an invalid inspection sticker. State police were complainants in both cases.
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Massachusetts
Maine
Saco
Herman Jacobs
Newton
Mass
Richard A. Norris
Portland
Biddeford Firemen Answer Three Alarm Calls
Biddeford firemen answered three calls last night. A booster line was used to extinguish a mattress fire at 72 Bradbury Street the home of Romeo Nadeau. Later a sprinkler alarm at Warren Furniture Warehouse on Stone Street prompted a response, and a follow up run to Proctor Road was made for a reported wood fire.
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Biddeford
Romeo Nadeau
Bradbury Street
Warren Furniture
Stone Street
Proctor Road
City Begins Biddeford Parking Lot Work
The city started work on the Biddeford theater parking lot this morning. After filling and leveling are completed, plans call for the city to a
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City Theater
Biddeford
Portland Girl Pleads Innocent In Baby's Death
An 18 year old Portland girl pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to a murder charge over her newborn baby. Bail set at 10000. case continued to August 17. Body found in an incinerator near her Miss Young Park Avenue home. Prosecutor says she admitted delivering the child at home. pathologists study determine if alive at abandonment.
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Portland
Slim
Judith Ann Young
Walter F. Murrell
Young
Park Ave
Louis Bernstein
Bhorn
Arthur Chapman Jr
Edward M. Kochian
Leaving For Gettysburg Vacation Schedule
President Eisenhower departs today for Gettysburg Pennsylvania to spend a weekend on his farm. He will return to Washington Monday then go back to the farm for about a week or so. White House press secretary Hagerty says the extended visit may be his only rest from the office before a series of international conferences. Hagerty calls it probably his vacation. The duration at the farm is not specified beyond at least through next week.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
White House
James C .Hagerty
Hagerty
City to Use Parking Lot for City Building Employees
A section of the parking area will be designated for employees of the City building. The plan outlines repurposing the lot to accommodate staff needs and access to municipal facilities.
Plans Complete For Biddeford Alumni Auction
Biddeford High School alumni auction committee appoints guards at Waterhouse field to supervise a all day sale under a big top tent. Auction begins at 10 a.m. with lunch served at 1 p.m. Funds go toward the alumni scholarship fund.
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Biddeford
Feld
Alfred Wilcox
Melbourne Means
James Tarpy
Nixon to appear on NBC Sunday night TV
Vice President Richard M. Nixon will discuss his tour of the Soviet Union and Warsaw on a nationwide NBC program Sunday from 7 to 7 30 p m EDT. The report notes the appearance will air across the country.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Soviet Union
Warsaw
NBC
Fire safety drive planned by Chicago schools
The Chicago Board of Education will spend over eight million dollars in 1960 to fireproof 126 public schools. The program follows the Our Lady of the Angels School disaster on December 1 in which 91 pupils and three nuns died.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Education
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic
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N. J
Harold White
Sara Wood McCampbell
Holmdel Township
White
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Baby
Bruce Wilson
Alumni Association
Pontiac
Reed Motor Co
Desoto
W. W
Super
Catalina
Vauxhall
GMC Trucks
Cadillac
Elm Street
Harry B. Center
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