Biddeford Residents Attend Reunions and Trainings
Personal notices from Biddeford report Rossignol flying to Washington for a reunion of the 796 Engineer Petroleum Distribution Co. Norman T. Carvell, an apprentice electronics mechanic at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, visited New London for submarine antenna repairs. Alphonse Martin and Desilets family members head to St George for Albert Martel’s 50th wedding anniversary. Morin and Hight youths completed nine weeks at Great Lakes boot camp. Grenier family members in Hudson for a priest’s perpetual vows as Sr Ste Marie Suzanne de Rome prepares to teach in Aldenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossignol
Granite St
Biddeford
Washington, D.u
Engineer Petroleum Distribution Co
Norman T. Carvell
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
U.S. Submarine Base Training Center
New London
Conn
Alphonse Martin
Ida Desilets
Antonio Desilets
St. George de Windsor
Albert Martel
Martel
Justina Desilets
Henry M. Morin
John B. Morin
Pool Road
Ralph L. Hight
Fred
Aldenville
Mass
Joseph Grenier
Josephat Vereneau
Trinity Women's Club hosts York Council at Notre Dame
The Most Holy Trinity Women's Club of Saco will entertain the York District Council of Catholic Women in Notre Dame de Lourdes School hall Monday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Most Holy Trinity Women's Club
Saco
York District Council of Catholic Women
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Church Notes Confessions Schedules Gather in Kennebunk Wells
The Junior Band and singers of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday at 10 a.m. Confessions will be heard at St Monica church Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p.m. and at St Martha church Kennebunk from 4 to 9 p.m. Mary church Wells offers confession Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soongsters
Saco Salvation Army
St Monica Church
Kennebunk
St. Martha Church
Kenniebunk. Ry
St Mary Church
Wells
Conservatives Hold Stratford Seat In Narrow Margin
In Stratford on Avon England Prime Minister Macmillan's Conservative party barely retained John Profumo’s seat, with Angus Maude elected by 3,470 votes over Andrew Faulds while Lib-Lab combo outpolled the Tories by 4,512. The result shifts Stratford from a safe Conservative seat to a marginal one ahead of the 1964 general election, following Profumo’s resignation after his Keeler affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford ON Avon
England
Macmillan
John Profumo
House of Commons
Britain
Angus Maude
Maude
Andrew Faulds
Faulds
Derek Mirfin
Profumo
Stratford
Christine Keeler
New Biddeford High Students To Get Tests
Reno L Roy of Biddeford High announces tests for all students entering Biddeford High School in September. On August 20 at 9 00 am a group of tests including intelligence ability and reading will be administered at the high school. The tests assess potential and ability and help place students in proper courses and groups. No equipment is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno L. Roy
Biddeford High School
Lesday Agust
Guidance Department
Turnpike Speeders Are Fined In Saco
Two turnpike speeders paid $20 fines each in Saco Municipal Court this morning. Stanley D. Saxby of Bradford New Hampshire pleaded guilty to speeding 86 miles per hour in a 65 mile per hour zone. Raymond Creighton of Town send Massachusetts pleaded guilty to speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Municipal Court
Stanley D. Saxby
Bradford
N. H
Raymond Creighton
Townsend
Mass
Funeral service for Yaneye Boisvert at Notre Dame de Lourdes
Funeral services were held this morning for Yaneye Boisvert at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church at 8 am. Officiating were Msgr Arthur Dube Rev Henry Fournelle and Rev Armand Bill with Mrs Eva Carrier as organist. Burial followed in St Joseph's Cemetery with prayers by Father Fournelle. Nephews Fernand Boisvert Lauria Boisvert Robert Boisvert Rheal Cantara Edward DeMeule and Jean Paul Cantara served as bearers. Out of town attendees included Janet Belanger Fall River MA Roger Lavoie Hartford CT Blanche Blais Westbrook Fred Turgeon Lynn MA Alta Gilbert Kennebunk Larry Milchaud Auburn Fernando Mario Mrs Roland Mario Mrs Albert Allen Cleo Dulac Romeo Charron Maurice Langlois Willie Langlois of Yarmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yaneye Boisvert
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Arthur Dube
Henry '‘Fournelle
Armand Bill
Eva Carrier
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Fournelle
Fernand Boisvert
Lauria Boisvert
Robert Boisvert
Rheal Cantara
Edward DeMeule
Jean Paul Cantara
Janet Belanger
Fall River
Mass
Roger Lavoie
Hartford
Cleo Dulac
Romeo Charron
Maurice Langlois
Willie Langlois
Yarmouth
Funeral services for Mrs Julie Lambert at St Joseph's Church
Funeral services for Mrs Julie Lambert of 38 Bradbury St Biddeford were held at 8 30 this morning at St Josephs Church A high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev Alexandre Letendre with Rev Marc Franck and Rev Norman Carrier as deacon and subdeacon. Bearers were nephews Paul Donald Bert Bourassa Leonel Donald and Reinald Bouthot Burial was in the Calvary section of St Josephs Cemetery with prayers by Father Carrier Out of town relatives included Mr and Mrs Romeo Girouard and Mr and Mrs Theophile Girouard of South Berwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juliette Lambert
Bradbury St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Alexandre Letendre
Sherbrooke
P.Q
Marc Franck
Norman Carrier
St. Joseph's Choir
Diana Rousselle
Paul
Donald
Bert Bourassa
Leonel
Reinald Bouthot
Calvary
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Carrier
Romeo Girouard
Theophile Girouard
South Berwick
Speedy Two Man Sub Is Being Tested
SAN CLEMENTE Calif AP A two man submarine tested off this island near the Southern California coast can be flown like an airplane at great depths Navy designers say it will give operators airplane like maneuverability The underwater craft was designed at China Lake based on work by August Piccard and his bathyscaphe Trieste It uses fixed positive buoyancy no ballast tanks and an external hull that is not pressure resistant Operators ride in a special pressure vehicle Propulsion comes from an electric motor and storage battery borrowed from a torpedo design Tests are unmanned and deeper depth capability is under study
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Clemente
Calif
California
Navy
Naval Ordnance Test Station
China Lake
August Piccard
Bathyscaphe Trieste
Senators Debate Shipyard Investigation Amid Labor Tensions
Frank and union leaders discussed frank talks and a progress investigation at the shipyard. Senator Muskie warned that a full inquiry would delay action, while supporting parties urged uncovering true facts with possible committee referral. Representative Bates backed action to reveal the facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Muskie
McClellan
Maine
William H. Bates
R-Mass
Toe The Mark Origin Tied To Floor Cracks In Early America
Researchers trace the phrase toe the mark to colonial schooling when children went barefoot and literally walked along the crack in the floor. The association reflects how language grew from practical daily life in the nation’s early days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Encyclopedia Americana
Speeding Case Heard In Court By Judge Hilary Mahaney
Judge Hilary Mahaney heard bola cases involving a driver cited for speeding 70 mph in a 60 mph zone. The proceedings focused on the alleged violation and potential penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilary Mahaney
Portland Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures
This afternoon will be fair to partly cloudy with little temperature change. Highs reach mid to upper 60s to low 70s, with southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight clears and turns cool with lows mid to upper 40s. Saturday brings fall in the morning, then increasing clouds and highs mid 60s to low 70s. Southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Saturday night shows scattered showers and thunder showers moving west to east across zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maremont to Consolidate Gabriel and Saco-Lowell Units
Chicago based Maremont Corporation directors approve merger consolidation of Gabriel and Saco-Lowell subsidiaries into the parent. Shareholders will vote this fall on terms matching an earlier exchange offer: $33.33 par value of preferred stock per Saco-Lowell share and $23 per Gabriel share in mixed stock and cash. Maremont already holds 90.2 percent of Gabriel and 95.7 percent of Saco-Lowell. Gabriel makes shock absorbers rocket devices and microwave gear while Saco-Lowell leads in textile machinery and supplies weapons to the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Maremont Corporation
Land
Gabriel
Saco - Lowell
Maremont
Gabriel Common
Saco-Lowell
Saco- Lowell
U.S. Army
Camp Ellis Auxiliary Plans Fall Activities
Camp Ellis Auxiliary met informally at Mrs. Mabel Cloudman’s home to discuss fall activities and announce postponement of the bean supper. The first regular meeting of the new season will be at the fire station September 5 at 7 30 p.m. Refreshments were served to Mrs. Cynthia Lemay and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Cloudman
Tn Camp Ellis
Fire Station
Cynthia Lemay
Christine Peterson
Greta Greenier
Juliette Gagne
Betty Worthing
Maine Safety Committee In Full-Scale Drive
The Maine Highway Safety Committee launched a broad campaign to educate non-resident drivers about Maine laws. Chairman Torben K Andersen cited 21 percent of fatals tied to out-of-state drivers and 22 percent of Maine accidents involving non-residents, with reminders distributed through 50 publicity offices and 75,000 New England state employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine Highways Safety Committee
Maine
Torben K. Andersen
Cleveland
New York
Montreal
Border Counties
Northeast
New England
Andersen
Maine Petroleum Association
Atheist Madalyn Murray to sue Catholic nuns in Kansas
Mrs. Madalyn Murray of Baltimore says she will file suit within 24 hours to challenge Catholic nuns teaching in public schools near Stockton Kansas. She also plans a suit against church tax exemptions as her son Garth begins first grade in Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Kan
Madalyn Murray
Baltimore
Kansas
Murray
William
Maryland
U.S. Supreme Court
Garth
Hayes
Area Residents File Bankruptcy Petitions in Portland Court
Two area residents filed bankruptcy petitions in U S District Court in Portland. Barton D Soule of Old Orchard Beach lists liabilities of 2073 dollars with 150 dollars exempt assets. Lucien C Valliere of Biddeford lists liabilities of 8488 dollars with 200 dollars exempt assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S District Court
Portland
Barton D. Soule
Old Orchard Beach
Lucien C. Valliere
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis host two events in one day
Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis Club hosted Division 8 Council conference and caucus and presented a $25 water safety program sponsorship to the York County American Red Cross. Biddeford and Saco Lodge of Elks aided the effort. George A. Russell was chosen as lieutenant governor for Division 8 for 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Kiwanis Club
York County
American Red Cross
Biddeford and
Saco
New England
Kiwanis International
George A. Russell
Auburn - Lewiston Kiwanis Club
Westbrook Kiwanis Club
Lee Bishop
Gray
Ted Shavone
Haverhill
iMass
Lee J Powell
Stewart Bowdoin
Portland
al Haley
Boston
Ted Russell
New London
Saco - Biddeford
Kezar Falls - Cornish
Portalnd
Auburn - Lewiston
North Paris
Gorham
Westbrook
Windham
Standish
Brunswick
South Portland
Kenneth Cooper
Ocal American Red Cross Water Safety
Corliss
New York Man Fined $15 on Speeding Charge
Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason heard Peter Ciulla 41 of Yorktown Heights plead guilty to speeding 60 in a 45 mph zone in Biddeford Municipal Court. Ciulla previously paid $10 and was fined $15 after a similar Thursday session. State Trooper Robert Janson testified. another driving to endanger case for Raynald Labbe 20 of 39A Acorn St. Biddeford was continued to August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald C. Nason
Biddeford
Peter Ciulla
Yorktown Heights
N. Y
Nason
Ciulla
Robert Janson
Raynald Labbe
Acorn St
Teach Children First Aid For Minor Mishaps
Teach children basic first aid for minor injuries. Emphasize cleanliness, wash hands, remove foreign material, use germicidal soap, apply antiseptic, keep a sterilized covering, and change dressings as needed, repeating until healing. The guidance stresses prompt wound care to prevent infection and reduce health worries.
Mrs Catherine King Receives Degree at State College
Mrs. Catherine King of Malden earned a B S in education at the Seventh Annual Summer Commencement of State College in Salem Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Mrs Daniel McCarthy of Biddeford Maine and the late Daniel McCarthy. She taught locally before marrying Edward King in 1947 and will teach first grade in Malden this fall. Her family includes daughter Kathy and they reside on East Border Road in Malden. Attending the exercises were Mrs Harold Carroll and others from Biddeford Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Mass
Catherine
McCarthy
King of Malden
State College
Daniel McCarthy
West Myrtle St
Biddeford
Blaine
Daniel Mec‘arthy
Biddeford High School
Gorham Normal School
Edward King
Malden
Kathy
East Border Road
Atty
Harold Carroll
Christine Cosgrove
Arnold Hill
Madeliene Davenport
Maine
Wells Town Drives Age Limit On Equipment
At a Wells Town Meeting held at Wells Elementary School, an article on the age limit for driving town equipment was decided. Using a checklist, 58 voted yes and 93 no to postpone, but the article setting a 25 year minimum was approved. The Lower Landing Road entrance to harbor facilities was also approved for reconstruction with work to begin soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
William F. Abbott
James JS. Wentworth
Dividends Declared By Central Maine Power Co
Augusta reports Central Maine Power Co directors declared quarterly dividends on preferred stocks payable October 1 to stockholders of record September 10. Preferred dividends ranged from 0.87 to 1.50 per share across multiple series. common stock paid 0.40 per share, payable September 30 to record holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Central Maine Power Co
East St. Louis Lay-In Targets Banks Over Discrimination
About 170 demonstrators in East St. Louis, mostly teens, held a lay-in at five banks to protest alleged discriminatory employment by financial institutions. Police booked 33 adults for unlawful assembly. many youths were turned over to juvenile authorities as officers used buses to transport participants to headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis
Savings and
First National Bank
Illinois
St. Clair
Plane Bombs Cuban Sugar Mills in Havana and Camaguey
Cuban radio reports two separate air raids on sugar mills and a refinery. An unidentified plane strafed the Bolivia mill in Camaguey Province, dropping two 50 pound bombs with one exploding but causing no damage. A second aircraft over Havana Bay forced to divert by anti aircraft fire after strafing the Nico Lopez refinery previously nationalized in 1960. A third plane attacked a Cuban sugar mill near Moron, with limited effect amid guerrilla activity in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Havana
Nico Lopez
Havana Bay
U.S
Esso
iCuba
Armed Forces Ministry
Bolivia
Camaguey
Moron
Rubinoff to perform at Thornton Gymnasium
Violinist Rubinoff, famed for radio and film work, will play at Thornton Academy gymnasium on October 23. The Biddeford Saco Rotary Club sponsors the event to aid the Rotary general charity fund. He will bring the Stradivarius violin, insured for $100,000, noted for its praised tonal quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubinoff
Thornton Academy Gymnasium
Biddeford - Saco
Eddie Cantor
Biddeford Fire Crews Respond to Sawdust Fire
Biddeford firemen and one truck headed out at 11:32 a m for a blaze in a sawdust pile at the Biddeford Box Co A truck was dispatched at 9:20 a m to the home of Mrs Theodora Peterson 28 Elm St Biddeford for an overflowing oil burner as a concurrent call
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Captains named for Calendar Sale drive in Kennebunk
Mrs Elizabeth Smith chairs the Band Booster Calendar sale to aid school bands. Captains include residents from West Kennebunk Alewive Kennebunk Beach Kennebunkport Fletcher Street Storer Street Mechanic Bourne area and more. Proceeds support the bands. contact Mrs Smith before September 10 to have meetings listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Elizabeth Smith
West Kennebunk
Woodbury H. Moulton
Alewive
John True
Cat Mousam Road
Gertrude M. Hatch
Kennebunk Beach
Verne Bodwell
Kennebunkport
Freeman Davidson
Cape Hee
Woodrow Landrych
Fred Seeley
Fletcher Street
Carlton Hayes
Storer Street
Arnold Truscott
Mechanic
Bourne
Parsons Streets
Kenneth Ackley
Summer Street
Robert Stinson
Robert Spofford
Kennebunk Landing
Route 35
Royal Smith
Winter
Park
Grove
Leonard Ansgell
Portland Street
Ot Terrace
Ross Road
West Germany to Sign Nuclear Test Ban Pact
BONN Germany AP reports West Germany will sign the limited nuclear test ban treaty. The decision was made unanimously at a cabinet meeting that lasted nearly four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
West Germany
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Turnpike
Philippe Boisvert
Frank
Camp Ellis
Maine Safety Committee
Beach Kiwanis Club
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Northeast Airlines
Senate Aviation
Congress
Eastern
National Airlines
New York-Florida
New
Boyd
National
Thomas G. Brown
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Arthur G. Coffey
Capt
Milton Anderson
Air Pilots Association
Charles Sinclair
Local 515
Transport Workers Union
James Denning
William Sutherland
Northeast Mechanic
James R. Austin
Florida
Peabody
CAB Ican
Eastern Seaboard
Vermont
Robert Stafford
R-Vt
George D. Aiken
R - Vt
Aiken
Catherine King
Power Company
Thornton Gymnasium
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