Personal News From Biddeford and Surrounding Towns
Local notices report Miss Julia Coughlin visiting at Mrs. John Matley’s home in Biddeford. Mrs. William C. Wright has returned to Saco from Maine Medical Center. Ronald Godbout family and Carole visit from St Hyacinthe Q C. after two weeks at Old Orchard Beach and Biddeford visits. Mary Mahoney on vacation with Basford relatives in Benton Station. John P. Godbout and son Robert left for St Pie Bagot P Q after Old Orchard Beach visit. Robert Potvin and sister Josephat Grenier seen in the area. Cpl L Bernard Shevenell on leave with his mother in Biddeford after a year in Japan. will report to Beaufort S C for next assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Coughlin
Dorchester
Mass
John Matley
State Street
Biddeford
William C. Wright
Main Street
Saco
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Ronald Godbout
Carole
Jeanne L. Shevenell
Alfred Street
U. S. Marine Corps
Japan
Beaufort
S. C
Morrill Rites Held for Sarah W Morrill in Saco
Mrs Sarah W Morrill 116 North Street Lace died Sunday at a convalescent home in Sid Orchard Beach widow of Ernest L Morrill a Pepperell Manufacturing agent Born March 13 1868 in Whiting daughter of Andrew J and Sophia Elder She was a member of School Street Methodist Church Saco Survived by three children Millard Morrison Frankfort Ind Howard A Morrill Bay View Saco Arthur L Morrill Arundel Also eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Friends may call at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m Services will be held Wednesday at 2 from the funeral home burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah W. Morrill
North Street
Sid Orchard Beach
Ernest L. Morrill
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Whiting
Andrew J
Sophia ‘Kelly
Partly cloudy Portland forecast with fog cooling tonight
Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon with fair conditions this evening and widespread fog developing again tonight. Little temperature change tonight with Tuesday fog burning off in the morning, then partly cloudy and continued warm. South to southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Overnight lows: Caribou 58, Eastport 51, Greenville 51, Old Town 52, Portland 56, Rumford 58, Mt. Washington 49, Montreal 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Montreal
Birth Announcements Gathered From Local Listings
Welcome to the fold for Susan Ann Thomp son born July 26 at seven pounds eleven ounces on Locke street Kennebunkport. Also Brenda Lee Norton born July 28 at six pounds fourteen ounces on 16th street Old Orchard Beach. Leslie Beth Nichols born July percent weight seven pounds two ounces in Limerick. Barry Herbert Davis born July 0 weight six pounds four ounces Log Cabin road Kennebunkport. Brian Francis Smith born August 1 on Rocky Hill road Saco seven pounds. Ann Louise Whiteley born August 5 in Limerick seven pounds one ounce. Elsewhere Wendy Gail Gibson Bilderback daughter of George Gib son Jr and Bonnie Bilderback born July 17 at Maine Medical Center Portland. Grandparents Edward Bilderback Cape Porpoise and George Gibson Sr Kennebunk. Great grandmothers A Redmond Cape Porpoise and Dupee Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Thompson
Locke Street
Kennebunkport
Susan Ann
Leslie Norton
16Th Street
Old Orchard Beach
Brenda Lee
Mark Nichols
Limerick
Leslie Beth
Herbert Davis
Log Cabin Road
Barry Herbert
John Smith
Rocky Hill Road
Saco
Brian Francis
Albert Whiteley
Ann Louise
George Gibson, Jr
Bonnie Bilderback
Kennebunk
Wendy Gail
Past Presidents Association to Meet in South Portland
The Past Presidents association of Fred S. Gurney post Women’s Relief Corps will meet Wednesday evening at Mrs. Dorothy Abbott’s home at 33 Clemens street South Portland. Members gather at 6:30 at the GAR hall Cutts avenue Saco. The Court Decury Canada American society meets Tuesday at 7 in the Fremont club Alfred street Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Gurney Post
Women’s Relief Corps
Dorothy Abbott
Clemens Street
South Portland
Gar
Cutts Avenue
Saco
Canada- Americain Society
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Lyman Baptist and Nearby Churches Schedule Tuesday Prayers
The Prayer Fellowship of Lyman Baptist meets Tuesday at 9 30 a m at the parsonage. A prayer meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Full Gospel church Route 9 A Weiss. A prayer and Bible study occurs Tuesday at 7 30 p m at First Baptist Ocean Avenue Orchard Beach. Saco Salvation Army Home League meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prayer Fellowship
Lyman Baptist Church
Full Gospel
Route 9-A
Weiss
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Orchard Beach
Rescue Off Maine Coast After Lobster Boat Hits Reef
The Coast Guard rescued 17 people including seven children from a lobster boat that struck a reef off the Maine coast. Harold Philbrook of Vinalhaven, 28, owner of the 38 foot boat, rowed his passengers to Monroe Island where they were picked up. The party was returning to Vinalhaven from the Maine Seafoods Festival early Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Coast Guard
Harold Philbrook
Vinalhaven
Monroe Island
Maine Seafoods Festival
Marriage Intentions Filed in Saco Clerk Office
Marriage intentions on file list pairs: Lawrence Doucette of New County Road Saco with Marie Martel of Limerick. Andrew Desmarais of Biddeford with Lorraine Merrill of Saco. Hans Schwab of Waltham Mass with Helene Landry of Saco. Joseph Fecteau of Saco with Mona Vertefeuille of Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Lawrence KE. Doucette
New County Road
Marie B. Martel
Limerick
Andrew R. Desmarais
Foss Street
Biddeford
Lorraine FE. Merrill
Lafayette Street
Hans FP. Schwab
Waltham
Mass
Helene G. Landry
Storer Street
Joseph R. A. P. Fecteau
Pond Street
Sac
Utica man Joseph O Houle 74 dies at Old Orchard Beach
Joseph O Houle 74 of 1408 Genesee Street Utica N Y died suddenly Saturday at his summer home 18 Car Avenue Old Orchard Beach Born Westbrook November 20 1886 son of Exeas and Sophie Rioux Houle a Utica resident 45 years Former owner operator of House s Tourist home in Utica He was a St Francis of Sales Church communicant and Holy Name Society member Visiting hours held Emond Funeral Home Biddeford then taken to Ortner Funeral Home Utica services at St Francis de Sales Church Utica Tuesday 930 am Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery Whitesboro He is survived by widow Edwidge Arcand House two sisters Flora Dunne and Alice Grube of Utica plus several nieces and nephews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph O. Houle
Genesse Street
Utica
N.Y
Car Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Westbrook
Exeas
Sophie Rioux Houle
St. Francis of Sales
Holy Name Society
Emond
Biddeford
Ortner Funeral Home
Eagle Street
St.Francis de Sales
Mount Oliver Cemetery
Whitesboro
Edwidge Arcand
Flora Dunne
Alice Grube
Funeral services for Mrs Diana Archambeault at St Joseph Church
Funeral services were held this morning for Mrs Diana Archambeault of 5 Therrien Avenue Saco at St Joseph Church. Msgr Elie Hevey celebrated a solemn requiem high mass with Rev Normand Carrier deacon and Rev Sylvia Levesque sub deacon. Interment followed in St Joseph cemetery with cremation prayers. A St Anne sodality delegation attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Archambeault
Therrien Avenue
Saco
St. Joseph Church
Elie Hevey
Normand Carrier
Sylvia Levesque
Diana Rousselle
Alberte Caron
Edmond Gendron
William Normand
Louis Lachance
James Lowell
Guy Champagne
St. Joseph Cemetery
Gerard Dayon
St. Anne Sodality
Adelard Mercier
Isidore Berceron
Henri Renouf
Joseph Matteau
Biddeford to Open 125000 School Equipment Bond Bids
Biddeford City Council plans to open bids for floating a 125000 bond to fund equipment for the new Biddeford High School at tonight’s council chambers meeting. The council approved the amount last month after the 800000 general contract omitted equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thee
Biddeford City
Biddeford High School
Market Dips Moderately After Quiet Opening
New York stocks eased after a calm early session with the 60 stock index at noon 253.30, down 0.60 from Friday. Industrials slipped about 2, rails steady, utilities rose 0.40 as profit taking followed last week's gains. Dow Jones 30 stood at 716.66, down 4.03, while bonds and exchange prices showed mixed or little change in a subdued trading day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
du Pont
Union Carbide
B&o
Illinois Central
New York Central
Pennsy
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Bethlehem
Ford
Chrysler
Goodrich
International Nickel
Kennecott
American
Space Group
Boeing
Douglas
General Dynamics
Eastern
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Safe dragged 300 yards from Kittery sporting goods store
Thieves hauled a 250 pound safe from Tom Taylor's sporting goods center on Interstate 95 across yards and a highway to Kittery Memorial Field. The back door was jimmied and the safe cracked open. Police expect several thousand dollars stolen. managers say the day was busy and losses remain under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Hinton
Tom Taylor
Sporting Goods Center
George Gunnison
Kittery Memorial Field
Engineer Electrocuted At WPFM Radio Station
Providence Rhode Island report states 23 year old engineer Charles V Briese died while repairing a faulty transmitter at WPFM FM. He allegedly bypassed shutdown procedures to trace trouble and touched a 220 volt line fed transmitter. His body was found near the transmitter room as a classical piece played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. TI
Wpfmfm
Charles V. Briese
Walter J. Watson
The
Golden Gate Corp
Briese
Saco Court Is Busiest Place In Cities Today
Twelve cases heard at Saco Municipal Court in a lengthy session with several more pending. Defendants included Leonard V. Carlson fined for speeding and Leo Paul Fortier paying a fine for passing on the right. Alfred Daniels paid for speeding and John P. Lavender, Charles J. Henderson, Loren P. Olander, Joseph T. Carberry, and others faced liquor or possess liquor charges with fines ranging from 10 to 25 dollars. Wellington Paynter paid for driving without a license. Judge Hilary Mahaney and Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr. presided, splitting the hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Municipal Court
Leonard V. Carlson
Bangor
Leo Paul Fortier
Summer Street
Saco
Alfred Daniels
Brookline
Mass
Manuel P. Rocha
Gloucester
John P. Lavender
Ogden
Utah
Charles J. Henderson
Ramsey
N. J
Loren P. Olander
Washington
Joseph T. Carberry
Jack M. Wyeth
Boston
James Gaven, Jr
Norwood
Joseph R. Ruchalski
Wellington Paynter
Common Street
Hilary Mahaney
William F. Wilson, Jr
Soviet Space Flight Highlights Khrushchev Pressure on Berlin
The Soviet space cabinet and parliament praised the moon and Mars era ahead while Titov reported good health and weightless conditions. The mission aimed to study prolonged orbital effects and reentry as Western observers linked the timing to Khrushchev’s Berlin stance and a broadcast expected tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presidium
Central Committee of Parliament
Moon
Mars
Venus
Gagarin
Titov
Earth
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Berlin
Krushchev
Permit Granted To Repair Saco Service Station
The Esso Standard division of Humble Oil Boston has a permit to repair and replace the service station at Elms and Lincoln streets Saco for 1500. Alcide Deschambeault of Saco operated the gutted station after a July 28 fire. Building Inspector Hellige issued three more permits bringing Saco’s yearly total to 77 with seven permits valued at 850700. Other permits include a rear dormer at 21 Weymouth street for 600, a 25 by 40 foundation on Grant and Buxton roads for 300, and a trailer plus 8 by 30 storage building on Lots 228-229 for 2200 under an Appeals Board decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esso Standard Division
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Clarendon Street
Boston
Elms
Lincoln Streets
Saco
Alcide Deschambeault
Peter Hellige
Thomas Haley
Weymouth Street
Franklin Brown
Vernon Street
Grant
Buxton
David G. Mercier
Washington Avenue
Appeals Board
Local Couple Shown In Film At City Theater
Ronnie Guay and Doris Gagnon, now professional dancers known as Ron and Joy Holiday, appear in the film Devil's Commandment shown today and tomorrow at the City theater. The couple hail from Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach respectively and are featured performers in the screening window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Theater
Biddeford
Ronnie Guay
Doris Gagnon
Old Orchard Beach
Ron
Joy Holiday
Firemen Rescue Bird Entangled On Cleveland Street Pole
Saco firemen freed a bird at 271 Cleveland Street this morning after its leg became tangled in a thread caught on a flag pole. The bird hung upside down from the pole until rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Cleveland Street
West Berlin refugee flow rises as Berlin crisis stirs
Between eight a.m. Saturday and Monday, 2,740 refugees registered in West Berlin, down from 3,158 a week earlier. Camp authorities note many are commuters and families, with hundreds daily flown into West Germany unregistered. West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt warned Khrushchev not to be drawn into Ulbricht’s risky plan for a separate peace treaty that could let East Germans control supply routes to West Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Germany
West Berlin
West Germany
Willy Brandt
Khrushchev
Walter Ulbricht
Western ministers study Berlin and Asia tensions
The Big Four amplified concerns over a potential new war in Europe and Asia. Khrushchev signaled willingness to negotiate Germany and Berlin, while Rusk told British and French colleagues the Western stance in Southeast Asia is improving. Focus remained on Berlin, Congo, Laos, and Portugal’s Angola dispute, with a working group assigned to Berlin after discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Khrusnchev
Germany
Berlin
Rusk
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Geneva
Laos
Congo
U. S
Western Alliance
France
Tunisia
Portugal
Angola
United States
State Senator seeks special session for education TV network
Calais lawmaker William F. Boardman urges a special legislative session to preserve current channels for Maine's statewide educational television network. He argues the move safeguards access to educational content and public service programming across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calais
William F. Boardman
Maine
William Earle Heads Jimmy Fund Tag Day
William Earle Happy Day Camp director Old Orchard Beach named Jimmy fund tag day chairman for 1961 by Ralph Tully York County chairman. Event set for Saturday August 19 with a goal of 500 up from 301 in 1960 in the Greater Portland area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Earle
Old Orchard Beach
Ralph Tully
York County
Earle
National Infantile Paralysis Ae
Salem
Mass
Greater
Portland
Town Hall
Cathy ‘Simpson
Joyce Croteau
Jeanie Croteau
Pauline Cyr
Ricky Sirois
Marc Hebert
Alan Forman
Jay Nathanson
Peter Throumoulos
Richard Gillis
Wayne Dow
Michael Cleary
John Throumoulos
Jack Markus
Joseph Warren
Bernard Poirier
Frank Goodwin
Channing Migner
Ricky Spill
Paul Izbein
David Zaitlin
Biddeford Swim program opens on August 14
Miss Ann Curran executive secretary of the Biddeford chapter American Red Cross reminded citizens that the Biddeford Water Safety program runs Monday through Friday, August 14 to 25, from 10 a.m. to noon daily. Gordon Pendleton and his staff lead the program with a pool admission fee for participating children. registrations can still be made through her office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Curran
Biddeford
American Red Cross
Gordon Pendleton
Miss Curran
Global reaction to Titov spaceflight across worlds press
Overseas commentators including Lovell, Cassandra, Thomson and various European newspapers react to Titov's first orbital flight. Analysts warn of military uses and political leverage while praising technical achievement and humanity's shared dream of space exploration. public officials in Britain Norway West Germany and Rome weigh implications for East West power dynamics and the pace of the space race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell
Jodrell Bank
England
Titov
Britain
Cassandra
The
Daily Mirror
Khrushchev
London
Washington
Europe
George Thomson
Norway
Lorgan
Arbeiderbladet
Frankfurter Randschau
Hugh McLeave
Daily Mail
Rome
China
Fires Threaten Newfoundland Forests Amid Heat and Smoke
Newfoundland ministers warn Western burning woodlands threaten the province’s economy built on pulp mills. Fires near Indian Bay and Wolfe Brook threaten Gander Lake and Placentia while American firefighters aid control efforts. In St Louis, ABA debates antisegregation rulings as 184th convention opens with policy and leadership votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, John’s
Nfld
W. J. Keough
Newfoundland
Keough
Indian Bay
Gander Lake
Wolfe Brook
Placentia
Argentia
United States
Nataval
Saco Reports Two More Rear End Crashes This Weekend
Two traffic accidents were reported to Saco police over the weekend. A bus driven by Donald O Billingslea of Portland collided with a car driven by George A Johnson of Biddeford when Johnson was blinded by the sun and could not stop for a parked bus. both drivers escaped injury, as did several passengers. A separate collision on the Portland road left Betty Hutchins of Sanford bruised. no injuries or damage estimates were provided for the other involved parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Donald O. Billingslea
Portland
George A. Johnson
Williams Court
Biddeford
Johnson
Ocean Park Road
Misael Lambert
Cleaves
Agethe Delemarre
Mason Street
Alice Guertin
Main Street
Barbara Lee
Lawn Avenue
Glenn Yarborough
Walter Zook
Sanford
Betty Hutchins
Norman E. Plant
Tampa
Fla
Plant
Donald A. Nolette
Sullivan Street
Nolette
George Currier
Ren
Kennedy stays home as Latin summit nears reach
United States plans to participate in the 20 nation Latin American conference with a sober business tone despite pressure from Latin American allies to have President Kennedy attend. White House officials say his presence would not be propaganda but could boost Latin America's economic resolve amid Soviet space flight and Khrushchev remarks. Fidel Castro’s Cuba signals a long speech to disrupt the talks, while other delegates expect a focused effort on common goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
U.S. Supreme Court
American Bar Association
House of Delegates
Rush H. Limbaugh
Cape Girardeau
United States
Bill of Rights Committee
Alfred J. Schweppe
Seattle
Wash
Supreme Court
J. Louis
ABA
Kennedy
John C. Satterfield
Yazoo City
Miss
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Khrushchev
White House
U.S
Latin ‘America
Fidel Castro
Ernesto Guevara
Guevara
Cuba
Castro i
An Alma Alberghetti Sidelined by Anemia in New York
Broadway star Ann Maria Alberghetti of Carnival is hospitalized in Leroy Hospital with anemia and exhaustion. Anita Gillette will substitute as understudy for tonight's performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ann Maria Alberghetti
Leroy Hospital
Anita Gillette
Parish Picnic At St Francis College Draws 350 Attendance
About 350 members of St. Andre parish joined the annual parish family picnic at St. Francis college and Stella Maris beach. Activities included contests for children, adult games, a greased pig event, tug-of-war, swimming, and the burning of the school yard mortgage signifying paving and fencing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T St. Andre Parish
St. Francis College
Stella Maris
Joyce Dube
George Melasnik
Robert Beaulieu
Ken Morris
Elaine Lambert
Joan Vaillancourt
Roger Lambert
Dube
Robert Bissell
Priscilla Dube
Ropert Bissell
Priscilla Lee
Bernice Vadnais
Arthur Dube
Stella Maris Beach
Aime Giguere
St. Andre Church
Frederick *Elanger
St. Andre
York County 8 & 40 Attend State Meet
York County 8 and 40 attend the 31st Marche of the Department of Maine held Saturday at the Columbia Hotel in Portland after dinner at Eastland. Attendees from Salon 257 of York County include La Concierge department officials Beatrice Wakefield Kennebunk sport Pouvois member Gilberte Lavoie Chaip eau Passe department Martha Beaudoin and Gertrude Rankin of Saco. Present partners are Doris Taylor Florence Gagne Florence Lewis and Charlene Farnham of Saco. Retiring chapeau Dorothy Staples of Belfast presented gifts to officers and committee chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Maine
Columbia
Portland
Eastland
York County
la Concierge Department
Beatrice Wakefield
Kennebunksport
Pouvois
Gilberte Lavoie
Biddeford
Chaipeau Passe
Martha Beaudoin
Gertrude Rankin
Saco
Doris Taylor
Florence Gagne
Florience Lewis
Charlene ‘Farnham
Chapeau
Dorothy Staples
Belfast
Chest group meets to discuss budget tonight
Budget committee of the Biddeford Saco Community Chest will meet at 7 30 PM in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Chairman Melbourne F Means announced today The meeting aims to review allocations and plan funding for local community projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Chamber of Commerce
Melbourne F. Means
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sarah Morrill
Saco Hospital
Saco Journal
Kathleen Louise Lizotte
Raymond Lizotte
Prospect Street
Benjamin Lizotte
Saco Salvation Army
Virginia Harmon
Myrtis Peterson
Mfg
Vermont Monumental Works
Elm ST
Atlantic
W. J. Provost
Scarborough
Dial Tucker
L. R. Joncas
Old Orchard
Dial
Wellington
Diane Archambeault
Jovenal
Kittery
Saco Court
Soviet
Bird
Jimmy Fund
Vnel
Imunist
East Berlin
Howe
Wells
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