Local Personal Items From Biddeford Area
Ray Berthiaume of Alfred Street Biddeford is home on leave from the US Army stationed in Texas. Alma M. Drouin wife of Theodore Drouin of Pike Street underwent surgery at the Webber hospital this morning. Ellen O Leary of Cottage Street Biddeford is vacationing this week with the Biddeford Public Health Nursing Association. Atty and Mrs Charles Driscoll of Washington DC are spending their annual vacation at Fortunes Rock this month. Roger Huot son of Mr and Mrs Adelard Huot Camp Ellis is a surgical patient at the Webber hospital. Mrs T H Boehm has returned to Fort Wayne Ind after visiting three weeks with her mother Mrs Eugene Labbe 21 Oak Street Biddeford. Mrs Thomas LeBlanc of 14 Slouthgate Avenue Biddeford is a surgical patient at the New England Baptist hospital in Roxbury Mass.
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Ray Berthiaume
Alfred Street
Biddeford
US. Army
Texas
Alma M. Drouin
Theodore Drouin
Pike Street
Webber Hospital
Ellen O'Leary
Cottage Street
Adelard Huot
Camp Ellis
T. H. Boehm
Fort Wayne
Ind
Eugene Labbe
Oak Street
Thomas LeBlanc
Slouthgate Avenue
New England Baptist Hospital
Roxbury
Mass
Whittemore, Noted New England Industrialist, Dies
Laurence F. Whittemore, once a railroad worker who rose to be railroad president and a leading industrial figure, dies at 66 after a gastric hemorrhage from cancer. Funeral at Pembroke Congregational Church with Governor Powell praising his service to New England.
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Pembroke
N. H
Laurence F. Whittemore
Whittemore
Concord Hospital
Pembroke Congregationall
Wesley Powell
Hampshire
Concord
Boston & Maine Railroad
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Saco Rebekah Lodge to Nominate Officers Saturday Night
The Saco Rebekah lodge will meet Saturday at 7 30 PM in Odd Fellows hall for the first officer nominations. Recording secretary Ethel Day urges all members to attend. The Tighe Beaudoin Farley American Legion post will meet tonight at 8 PM at the post home with a light served after. Biddeford council Knights of Columbus also meets tonight at 8 at Washington Street hall.
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Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows
Tighe - Beaudoin - Farley Post
American Legion
Biddeford
Knights of Columbus
Washington Street Hall
Religious Clubs Schedule Friday Meetings Around Saco
Higher Grade Corp Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army meet at 8 30 p m Friday. Holy Communion at 9 30 a m Friday in Trinity Episcopal church. Lyman Baptist Bible club Goodwins Mills meets 7 30 p m Friday at the parsonage. St John Day observed with 8 a m service at St David church Kennebunk. Fireside club School Street Methodist Saco holds second summer outing and picnic at Parslow camp Barker Pond after Sunday service at 9 30. Rev Mrs G Steven Johnston of Ocean Park guest pastor at School Street Methodist Sunday 9 30 sponsor Fireside club.
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Saco Salvation Army
Trinity Episcopal Church
Bible Club
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
St. John Day
St. David Church
Kennebunk
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Parslow’ Camp
Barker Pond
G. Steven Johnston
Ocean Park
Johnston
The
Christian Church
North Saco
Fireside Club
Saco Court Hears Two Traffic Cases
Associate Judge William F Wilson presided over two traffic cases in Saco Municipal Court this morning. Joel R. Young, 20, Swampscott Mass, pleaded guilty to passing on a curve and was fined 25 dollars. Rosaire G Lamon Tagne, 60, Quebec Can, was fined 10 dollars after pleading guilty to passing a red light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F Wilson
Saco
Joel R. Young
Swampscott
Mass
Rosaire G. Lamontagne
Quebec
Can
Victim's body exhumed in hit and run case
Perry police exhumed the body of 51 year old Justin A. Francis after he was struck near the Pleasant Point Reservation Sunday. Investigators are reviewing new evidence and exploring a possible involvement by an unidentified Connecticut woman.
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Perry
Justin A. Francis
Pleasant Point Reservation
Connecticut
Card of Thanks from Langevin and Turgeon families
We express sincere appreciation to friends and neighbors for kindness during our sorrow and bereavement. Thanks to all who sent flowers and offered car use. Signed: Mr. and Mrs. Delphis Langevin, Mrs. Laurette Champagne, Mr. Armand Turgeon, Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Turgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphis Langevin
Laurette Champagne
Armand Turgeon
Gerard Turgeon
Biddeford Man Joseph Labrie Dies After Long Illness
Joseph H Labrie 72 died at his home 293 Main Street Biddeford after a long illness. He lived in Biddeford 28 years with Alcide Jacques, was born in Thetford Mines P Q, son of Joseph and Emerence Dussault Labrie. He worked at Bates Manufacturing Saco until retirement seven years ago. No survivors. Friends may call at Sansoucy Funeral Home Biddeford tonight 7 to 10 and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 10. Funeral Saturday at 8:30 from St Joseph Church.
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Joseph H. Labrie
Main Street
Biddeford
Alcide Jacques
Thetford Mines
P. Q
Joseph
Emerence (Dussault) Labrie
Bates Manufacturing Company
Saco
Sansoucy
Stone Street
St. Joseph Church
Anniversary Mass for Mrs. Valliere in Saco Church
An anniversary mass for Mrs. Ernest Valliere of Saco will be sung Saturday at 8 a m in Notre Dame de Lourdes church. Relatives and friends are invited and will occupy special pews for the services.
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Ernest Valliere
Saco
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Funeral services for Mrs Nel lie M Googleins Old Orchard Beach
Funeral services for Mrs Nel lie M Googins of 83 Union Avenue Old Orchard Beach were held Wednesday afternoon at Emond and Conroy funeral home with Rev William Mellpass of Saranac NY officiating Burial followed in Laurel Hill Cemetery with committal prayers by Rev Mellpass Attending from out of town were Mr and Mrs Richard Morse Tilton NH
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Nellie M. Googins
Union Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Emond and
Conroy
William Mellpass
Saranac
N. Y
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Mellpass
Richard Morse
Tilton
N.H
World renowned mathematician Dr Oswald Veblen dies at 80
The Brooklin obituary notes the passing of Oswald Veblen a famed topologist and Princeton University mathematician aged 80. He earned international renown for foundational work in topology and contributed to Princeton's mathematical prestige.
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Brooklin
Oswald Veblen
Veblen
Matheers
Princeton University
Weather Synopsis for Portland and Nearby Areas
Portland weather forecast this afternoon is fair and warmer with east to northeast winds up to 10 mph. Tonight remains fair and cool with light northerly winds. Friday brings sunny skies and pleasant temperatures with highs in the low to mid 70s and overnight lows around the 50s critical for coastal and inland locales across Caribou Eastport Greenville Old Town Rumford Portland Concord Mt. Washington Halifax Montreal.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Concord
Mt. Wash
Halifax
Montreal
Biddeford Officials Report Quiet Day
Biddeford Fire Department logged a quiet day with no incidents and the Biddeford Police Station reported no accidents yesterday. Local authorities saw no major events, maintaining routine operations through the period.
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Biddeford
Nixon to Play Down GOP and Sell Himself Instead
Vice President Richard M. Nixon plans to emphasize his own image over the Republican label to win over independents and nonvoters. Analysts note he may simplify issues and focus on personality to outshine Kennedy, hoping to draw a broad, undecided electorate during televised debates.
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Nixon
Gop
Associated Press
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Hawaii
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
John F.kennedy
Kennedy
Maine Political Figure Willey Dies At 78
Two Maine men. Willey, former Ellsworth department store operator and longtime public official, died at age 78. He served in the Maine House 1941–44 and Senate 1945–48 and was a former treasurer of the Young Republican Clubs. His brother Richard also held state offices and is a liquor commissioner. Born in Bar Harbor and educated at Hebron Academy.
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Willey
Ellsworth
Maine
House
Senate
Richard
Burton M. Cross
Hancock County
Cross
Executive Council
Edmund Muskie
Muskie
House of Representatives
Young Republican Clubs of
Bar Harbor
Hebron Academy
Maine potato crop up 1960 estimate
The U S Agriculture Department estimated the 1960 Maine potato crop at 39,485,000 hundredweight, up 2,235,000 hundredweight from the 1959 crop.
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Washington
U.S. Agriculture Department
Maine
Girl Scouts Stage Sixth Annual Theatre Project Aug 23
New York AP reports a mixed stock market with small gains and fractions in many shares as trading continues. The sixth annual Girl Scouts benefit theatre project will be held August 23 at the Kennebunkport playhouse, organized by Gorgeana Council with Mrs. Almena Greene as general chairman. Faye Emerson stars in “Here Today.”
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New York
Associated Press
U.S
Kennebunkport Playhouse
Almena Greene
Kennebunk
Gorgeana Council
Greene
Biddeford-Saco
Betty Stansberry
Biddeford
Gordon Pendleton
Saco
Eleanor Shaffer
Germaine Hebert
Libby Remar
Kennebunkport
Ruth Burr
Faye Emerson
Body of 14-year-old Holt found in river
South Dresden reports the body of Maynard Holt, fourteen, recovered yesterday from a bridge girder exposed by low tide after his drowning Sunday in the Eastern River. A medical examiner ruled the death accidental.
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South Dresden
Maynard Holt
Toddlers And Collegians Are Style Show Models
Forty models from toddler to college age modeled latest fashions at the Goose Rocks Beach Children’s Fashion Show. Highlights included Tyrolean outfits and plaid color mixes from Children’s Shop, Murphys and Benoit stores with late summer to early fall lines.
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Goose Rocks Beach
Michelle Burnham
Betsy Dana
Kathleen Vorce
Murphy Store
Benoit
Biddeford
Penny Wilson
Linda Simpson
James Lebarge
Michael
Daniel Vorce
Susan
Ann Wakerling
Ruth Ann Welch
Wayne
Stephen Fessenden
Sue Ann Roth
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Laurence Whittemore
Saco Court
Masa Nakayama
Nellie Googins
Sean
Peter Starostka
Leavenworth, Kan
Seal
Elizabeth Seal
London
By James Marlow
Girl Scouts
Catia
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Plants Inc
Lou Ann Gray
Sarah Anderson
Marlene Reilly
Anne Cooke
Patsy Dykstra
Debbie Kinney
Martha Gray
Louise Robertson
Barbara Miller
Deborah Weyl
Bobby
Barbara Jean Raake
Richard Boehner
Jean
Charles Archer
Murphy's
Pam Dykstra
Sherryll Conway
Jill
Laurie Hausmer
Benoit'’s
Randy Simpson
Howard Whitehead
Dave
Dick LaVignano
William Auty
Arlen Atwell
Richard Brown
Jack Burnham
Marie Brown
June Bryant
Rita Reilly
Louise Wilson
Madeline Brown
Kathryn Mulheron
Dorothy Doe
Goose Rocks Beach Association
Miss Barbaga Hersey
Hersey Studios
West Kennebunk
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