Local Personal Notices From Biddeford and Surrounding Areas
Mrs Madeleine Beaulieu returns to Notre Dame hospital and several residents plan or complete travel and medical changes. Irene Clark on vacation from Biddeford Saco Journal and others visit relatives in Maine and beyond. William Lord, Greenville S C, heads to the US August 16 after Europe tour and to begin a Penn Master’s degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeleine Beaulieu
Summer Street
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Irene Clark
Promenade Avenue
Saco
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Charles Sherman
Fountain Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
California
Bella Berube
Main Street
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Alden Jacobs
May Street
Swampscott
Mass
Herbert F. Jacobs
Eric Clark
Montreal
Ogunquit
Laura Jeffrey
Randolph
Duncan McAfee
Washington Avenue
Amanda McCord
Samuel Lublinsky
Atlantic Avenue
Edward Wilson
Bay Street
Have
Weir
van Buren
Donald
William E. Lord
J. R. Lord
Dupont Drive
Greenville
S. C
United States
Europe
Boston University
University of Pennsylvania
Saco Man Found Dead In His Home
Roland Caron 39 of Saco and Homagansette N Y was found dead in his home on Jordan Street by police after an extended period of decomposition. The corpse likely lay undisturbed for over three months. He was a World War II veteran and Thornton academy graduate with a teaching background in Connecticut. Graveside services were held at Woodlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Caron
Saco
Homagansette
N. Y
Jordan Street
Charles Hennessey
Suffolk County
New York
Caron
York County
Leopold Viger
J. Albert Merry
York County Sheriff's Department
Sgt
Hennessey
Canada
Joseph and
Rose Amee 1
Gagnon
Rose Gagnon
Victor
Conrad N
California
Laurette Midgett
Janice
Thornton Academy
Gorham State Teachers College
Gorham
Connecticut
Woodlawn Cemetery
Cote Funeral Home
Local Posts Prepare Meetings in Biddeford and Kennebunk
A SAA cua EWS meeting is set for 7 30 tonight at the Lafayette court hall on Emery street Biddeford. The Tighe-Beaudoin Farley post American Legion auxiliary meets Wednesday night at the post home on Kennebunk road. The Biddeford post Veterans of Foreign Wars holds a 7 30 gathering at Biddeford City Hall tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Court
Catholic Order of Foresters
Emery Street
Biddeford
Tighe-Beaudoin- Farley Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Post
Kennebunk Road
Biddeford Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Biideford City Hall
Prayer Fellowship to Meet at Lyman Baptist Parsonage
The Prayer Fellowship of Lyman Baptist church will gather Tuesday at 9 30 a m at the parsonage. The Home League of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Tuesday at 730 Pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prayer Fellowship
Lyman Baptist Church
The
Saco Salvation Army
Two Accidents On Saturday In Biddeford
Two vehicle mishaps occurred in Biddeford on Saturday. Leonard J. Saucier 28 drove a station wagon into a parked Edmond Lemieux truck causing $82 damage. A collision at Elm and St Mary streets involved Philip Fecteau 36 and Leonard Boisvert 56 with damage to right front doors. Deskmen Belair and Ledoux investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Leonard J. Saucier
Main Street
Foss Street
Edmond Lemieux
Rathier Street
Saucier
Philip J. Feeteau
Kinney Shores Association thanks responders for fire
The Kinney Shores Association thanks the Saco Camp Ellis and Old Orchard Fire Department and volunteers for their prompt work in extinguishing the serious fire at Kinney Shores on Sunday afternoon August 7. Gratitude is also extended to visitors and residents for their actions in combating the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinney Shores
John Burns Funeral Service Held for Biddeford Man
John Burns 69 formerly of Saco died Sunday at a convalescent home. A machinist at Saco Lowell for 40 years, he attended St Mary parish and held roles in Holy Name Society Knights of Columbus and Ancient Order of Hibernians. He leaves a sister Mrs Harry Woodard and two nephews. Visitation today 2-4 and 7-9 p m at Cosgrove funeral home Biddeford. Funeral tomorrow at 9 a m at St Mary church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burns
Adams Street
Biddeford
St. Mary Church
Burns
Saco
Thomas and
Mary (Furey) Burns
Saco-Lowell
St. Mary Parish
Holy Name Society
Addie R. Clough Funeral Rites Planned for Saco
Funeral services for Mrs Addie R Clough age 89 will be held Wednesday at 1 30 p m from Dennett and Craig funeral home 365 Main Street Saco following a long illness The Biddeford born widow of Daniel W Clough leaves a daughter Mrs William Thompas Mars Hill a stepson Harvey L Clough Limerick and several grandchildren great grandchildren nieces and nephews Friends may call Tuesday evening Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennett and Craig
Main Street
Saco
Addie R. Clough
South Waterboro
Biddeford
Oliver
Caroline Hooper Rumery
Daniel W. Clough
Goodwins Mills
Funeral services for Bert S Hackett in Kennebunkport
Bert S Hackett 83 of Kennebunkport dies after brief illness in a Kennebunk nursing home. Born July 3 1877 in Brookfield NH he lived in Kennebunkport five years formerly of Easton MA. Survived by widow Annie, daughter Phyllis Wiggin of Newton Highlands MA and two grandchildren. Interment in Arundel cemetery with Rev George Urban officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert S. Hackett
Kennebunkport
Bibber
Annie S. Hackett
Phyllis H. Wiggin
Newton Highlands
Mess
George Urban
Kennebunkport Village Baptist Church
Arundel Cemetery
Funeral Rites Held for Ralph W. Bean in Saco
Funeral services for Ralph W. Bean of 78 Harrison Avenue Saco were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco with Rev. Birger T. Johnson of First Parish Congregational Church officiating. Pallbearers were Byron F. Dolby Roger P. Bean Ralph L. Bean and Paul W. Bean. Burial followed in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Bean
Harrison Avenue
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring Street
Birger T. Johnson
First Parish Congregational Church
Byron F. Dolby
Roger P. Bean
Ralph L. Bean
Paul W. Bean
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Holy Name Society to Visit Cosgrove Funeral Home
Members of St. Mary church Holy Name Society visit Cosgrove funeral home at 8 15 PM to pay respects to John Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Society of St. Mary Church
Cosgrove Funeral Home
John Burns
Solemn Mass for Joseph H Labrie at St Joseph Church
A solemn high mass was celebrated for Joseph H Labrie by Msgr Elie Hevey at St Joseph church Saturday at 8 30. Mrs Diana Rousselle played organ with choir. Pallbearers included Joseph Labrie Alfred Desjardin Roland Binette George Trottier George Simard and Raymond Dupras. Burial followed in the family lot at St Joseph cemetery Biddeford with prayers at the gravesite by Rev Marc Franck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Msgr
Elie Hevey
St. Joseph Church
Joseph H. Labrie
Diana Rousselle
Joseph Labroie
Alfred Desjardin
Roland Binette
George Trottier
George Simard
Raymond Dupras
St. Joseph Cemetery
Biddeford
Marc Franck
Weather outlook for Portland and region today and tonight
This afternoon variable clouds and cooler conditions with light north and northwest winds 5 15 mph. Tonight fair and cooler with light northerly winds. Tuesday remains fair and cooler with less humidity and temperatures to about 75 80 in Zone 1 and 50 55 for the low. Regional overnight lows include Caribou 53 Eastport 52 Greenville 56 Old Town 57 Rumford 58 Portland 64 Mt Washington 48 Concord 63 Montreal 57.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumsford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Montreal
Bishop Walsh Says Heaven Aims To Meet His Brother
William C. Walsh, 70, a Maryland lawyer, visited his imprisoned brother Bishop James E. Walsh, 69, in a Shanghai cell. The bishop, after brief supervised visits, told his sibling they would meet in heaven and declined a pardon, saying he trusts God with his future. The Communist regime had sentenced him to 20 years for espionage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
William C. Walsh
Cumberland
Red China
James E. Walsh
Walsh
Shanghai
Maryland
Chna
United States
Maryknoll Order of Priests
Ossining
N. Y
China
Soviet Official Ordered Out Over Job Candidate Tampering
Valentin M. Ivanov a 39 year old first secretary at the Soviet Embassy was ordered to leave the United States for paying an American citizen Roger Foss to seek a U S government job Foss who says he received 500 from Ivanov over 15 meetings in New York and Washington said the diplomat tried to infiltrate the U S government and society but never requested a specific job
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Valentin M._ Ivanov
State Department
Soviet Union
Ivanov
Roger C. Foss
New York
Washington Post
Foss
University of Minnesota
American Nazi Party
Satellite Echo I to pass over Maine tonight
Maine residents can view Echo I as it makes three passes tonight. Clear coastal skies aid viewing with a southeast Portland pass at 10 02 p m, a 2 13 a m northern pass, and a 4 19 a m southwestern pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Portland
Echo I
Weather Bureau
Funeral services for Richard Oliver Grant in Saco
Funeral services for Richard Oliver Grant of McKenney road Saco were held Saturday afternoon at 365 Main Street Saco with Rev G Steven Johnston of the North Saco Christian church officiating Interment followed at Buxton Lower Corner cemetery Pallbearers named Roy Fogg Lawrence Thurston Steven Libby and William Brown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Oliver Grant
McKenney Road
Saco
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
G. Steven Johnston
North Saco
St Ann Sodality Plans Night Service for Mrs. Lajoie
Members of St Joseph parish St Ann Sodality meet tonight at 7 at the funeral home on Stone Street in Iddeford to pay respects to Mrs Wilfred Lajoie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ann Sodality of
St. Joseph
T Funeral Home
Stone Street
Iddeford
Wilfred Lajoie
Prankster Blamed For Hampton Beach Fire Tragedy
A Hampton Beach blaze destroyed a three story hotel and four summer cottages at 2 am. Firefighters and guests fled as more than 100 people were displaced. Investigators suspect a prank by youths may have started the fire. Governor Powell ordered National Guard aid to prevent looting. Loss is estimated at 150000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
N.H
Hampton Beach
Wesley Powell
National Guard
Perley George
Herbert Whitney
Hampton Falls
H Street
Eighth Street
Seaprovok
Henry Kendrick
Margaret Walker
Boston
Isabel Leblanc
Exeter
Exeter Hospital
Massachusetts
Applications Open For Two Postmaster Jobs
The U S Civil Service Commission announced openings for postmasters at Old Orchard Beach Maine and Moody Maine. Applicants must pass a written test and meet residency and age requirements with annual salaries of 6255 and 4975 dollars respectively. A completion date for the examination will be announced. The Moody post is 4975 dollars a year and the Old Orchard Beach post is 6255 dollars a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Moody
US Civil Service Commission
Texas Baby Returns To His Mother After Custody Battle
San Francisco report: nine month old David West is returned to Edna West in Carthage Texas after authorities seized him from Emella Sims the Negro maid. District Judge Ward Chandler ordered the handover to welfare due to alleged neglect and medical needs. A California doctor later found no hernia or insect bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
David Lee West
Texas
David
Emella Sims
Carthage
Tex
Edna West
Ward Chandler
Chandler
California
Starving Convict Shot in California Manhunt
Von Arx reports a missing phone and an all points bulletin leads sheriff deputies Erwin Carl stedt and Dick Huls to block a Mendocino County road. A suspect in a car flees, opens fire, and is pursued as Winn is struck in the leg and head and dies an hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Arx
Sonoma County
Winn
Kennedy Proposes $12 Monthly Add‑On for Medical Aid
Kennedy suggests adding up to 12 dollars per month for each person meeting public assistance to cover medical costs with state matching. An additional 10 million aged persons not on public assistance could qualify if states contribute part of the bills.
Twelve Ounce Baby Kept Alive in Brooklyn Hospital
A 12 ounce girl born two days early in Brooklyn remained alive in an incubator. Dorothy Dispensa and husband Joseph 38 had another daughter Carol Ann 12. The infant was delivered at Caledonian Hospital with assistance in a medical effort reported by AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Dorothy Dispensa
Caledonian Hospital
Quirk Hosts Moon Themed Party At Kinney Shores Home
Guests attended a moon visit party at Prof. and Mrs. Francis J. Quirk home after their Arizona summers. Balloons and a moon motif decorated the entrance while Neil Dow Elmer Cropper William Petty and Lee Nickerson led a male quartet performance and guests from Bethlehem Easton Cambridge Burlington and other locations joined in the playful event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Quirk
Kinney Shores
Arizona
Quirk
Neil Dow
Elmer Cropper
William Petty
Lee Nickerson
Col
Molter
Dean
Charles Brennen
George Coward
Ralph Shields
Bethlehem
Harold Stepanek
Easton
Karl Pattee
Cambridge
Mass
Isabel Bero
Burlington
Arthur Winnie c
Katherine Tonis
Salmon Falls
Lewis Scherp
Joseph Langley
Montreal
Frank Carey
Biddeford
Gauvreau
Lewiston
Viktor Skonberg
Providence
R. I
Katherine McClellan
Springtown
Walter Sorgens
U.N. Moves Tentative African Troops as Congo Tensions Rise
Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba rejects U.N. choice of Ethiopian Mali and Moroccan troops to quiet Katanga criticism. He favors Ghana and Guinea forces backed by Nkrumah and Toure. Hammarskjold heads to Kamina en route to Leopoldville amid speculation Lumumba may seek U.N. Security Council support. Lumumba protests U.N. non interference in internal affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N
Katanga
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Dag Hamimarskjold
Ethiopia
Mali
Lumumba
Ghana
Guinea
Kwame Nkrumah
Sekou Toure
Security Council
Beach Police Install New Contact Line
Town Manager Percival Wardwell reports the Old Orchard Beach Police Department added an additional phone line today. Wardwell said the new number improves resident access and emergency contact capability for the coastal town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Percival Wardwell
Wardwell
Volunteers Sought In York County Search For Eva Smith
Seven York County secondary schools join 39 Maine schools accredited under new 1955 legislation. Sheriff Nason said volunteers are needed as a woods search for 78 year old Eva Smith continues after a near 12 hour hunt with Sheriff Meserve directing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Smith
Middle Road
South Waterboro
York County
Harold R. Nason
Nason
Waterboro
Philip Holmes
Smith House
Coyle Meserve
Dayton
Maine
State Board of Education
Marie Joseph Academy
Biddeford Pool
Thornton Academy
Saco
Robert W
Devitt
Commissioner of Education
Sanford High School
Gould Academy
Bethel
Morse High School
Bath
Boothbay Region
Boothbay Harbor
Brewer Senior
Brunswick
Bucksport
Cape Elizabeth
Dexter
Schenck
East Millinocket
Ellsworth
Falmouth
Gorham
Jey
Lewiston
Lisbon
Livermore — Falls
Madison
Stearns
Millinocket
Old Town
Deering
Portland
Presque Isle
Stephens
Rumford
Scarborough
Paris
South Paris
Westbrook
Winthrop
Leaytt Institute
Turner
Mount Mer
More Girls Pass Junior Maine Guide Tests
Augusta report says 22 girls and 18 boys earned Junior Maine Guide certificates in the 24th program. Gov. Reed presented awards as 49 girls from eight camps and 70 boys from 14 camps completed rigorous camping, woodsmanship, canoeing, cookery and other outdoor life tests under licensed Maine guides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Reed
Registration Days For Old Orchard Beach Election Announced
Old Orchard Beach town clerk Esther Crowley announced the special election registration days for August 18 19 and 20 with hours 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 on the 18th and 19th and 9 to noon on the 20th. The election to fill the Board of Selectmen vacancy is set for August 22 with four candidates William Allen Joseph Lamontagne Russell Rix and Sam Stroumbas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Esther Crowley
Dead Seal Found at Camp Ellis Poses Problem
Dog Officer Frank Benson of Saco disposed of a 100-pound seal found on Camp Ellis Beach near Palmer Avenue. The seal was shot through the head and stomach by an unidentified person and had to be dragged a distance before burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Benson
Saco
Camp Ellis Beach
Benson
Palmer Avenue
Telecommunication prank led to new WE-4-2436 line
Police received a 3 am call and the party hung up until 8 am. To prevent such incidents the organization added the new WE-4-2436 number for future 연락.
Saco-Lowell Controlled by Maremont Firm
In Portland a federal judge heard that Mare Mont Automotive has acquired over half of Saco-Lowell stock on the open market despite Maine firm opposition. The government alleges Maremont seeks to lengthen a petition from Nu-Era in Michigan that distributes Saco-Lowell mufflers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maremont Automotive Products Inc
John J. Galgay
Justice Department
Maremont
Saco-Lowell
Maine
Mnagh
Nu-Era
Ofenester, Mich
Saco- Lowell
Saco
Galgay
Federal District
Illinois
Earl E. Pollock
Chicago
Edward T. Gignoux
Rubbish Fire Ignites Grass Near Biddeford Home
Firefighters tackle a grass fire surrounding a rubbish pile at 462 Alfred Road, Biddeford, Saturday night. A booster line was used to suppress flames that likely spread from the rubbish fire. The land owner is Raymond Delage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Alfred Road
Raymond Delage
Mondor Announces Biddeford Mayoral Run
Mondor seeks the Biddeford mayoral seat in a Democratic primary race to be held in December. He has lived in Biddeford four years and is active in local sports and church groups. He works at Pepperell Manufacturing and is married to Grace Pomerleau with one daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Biddeford
Louis Gendron
Gendron
Mondor
Biddeford East
Sacred Heart League
St. Andre Church
St. Andre Parents, Friends and Teachers Association
Bliss Business College
Lewiston
Pepperell Manufacturing Compay
Grace Pomerleau
Barbara Anne
Academy and Seminary Sites Readied Across Maine
ICI Academy in Waterville Oblate Seminary in Bucksport Saint Joseph Academy in Portland are listed as institutions involved in regional education and religious formation, reflecting a coordinated Maine network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ici Academy
Waterville
Oblate Seminary
Bucksport
Saint Joseph Academy
Portland
Also Mentioned on This Page
James P. Murphy Co., Inc
Lewiston, Maine
Rep
Roland Collette
Charles Murphy
Dial Biddeford
Sanford
Bishop
Brother
Richard C. Grant
Coma
Massachusetts Memorial Hospital
Marilyn Tagen
Jamaica Plain
Francis Tagen
Wok
Kennedy
Democratic Social Club
Stickney Lodge
iThe
Louis Ro
Camp Ellis
Maremont Firm
Mfr
Vermont Monumental Works
Elm ST
Atlantic
W. J. Provost
West Scarboro
L. R. Joncas
Wellington
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