Personal Briefs From Biddeford Area Update
Armand Cote of Summit street Biddeford enters Mercy Hospital Portland for treatment. Rev Hilary Tardif of St Francis college Biddeford returns from Montreal. William McKenney of Biddeford Savings Bank on vacation. Miss Andrea L Anderson Bergenfield N J visits Mrs William E Emery Saco. Mrs Mary Titcomb Old Orchard Beach returns from Portland Osteopathic Hospital to Castlevalescent Home Old Orchard. Mr and Mrs Wallace Rex and children depart for Norman Oklahoma after visiting Thornton Avenue Saco. Saco teachers attend testimonial for Supt Cecil J Cutts at the Wonderbar Biddeford. Mrs Arnold Hill attends from Jordan school. Mr and Mrs J Maurice Whelan return to Barrington R I after visiting Biddeford. Mr and Mrs Emery and daughter Janice return to Marlborough Massachusetts after two weeks with Herbert Emery Guinea Road Biddeford. Mr and Mrs Charles Driscoll vacationing in cottage on the Stretch Biddeford Pool. he formerly resided Pool Street Biddeford. Raymond Driscoll Easley Washington DC spending vacation at his Pool Street Biddeford home, among Saco Lowell workers transferred to southern plant. Miss Ann Marie OLeary, rest home employee Gardiner, spending week vacation with brother and wife. Mr and Mrs John Francis OLeary Biddeford Pool and Mr and Mrs Philip LaFond Manchester Conn return home after occupying Hearn cottage Bay View. LaFond is Pratt and Whitney Hartford chemist. Mrs LaFond is former Margaret Whelan of Biddeford.
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Armand Cote
Summit Street
Bidde
Old Orchard Beach
Portland Osteopathic Hospital
Castle
Union Avenue
Old Orchard
Wallace W. Rexroad
Mark
Sheera
Norman
Okla
Herbert W. Dyer
Thornton Avenue
Saco
Cecil J. Cutts
Biddeford
Arnold Hill
Jordan School
J. Maurice Whelan
Barrington
R. 1
M. Harry Whelan
Beacon Avenue
Emery
Janice
Marlborough
Mass
Herbert Emery
Guinea Road
Charles Driscoll
Biddeford Pool
Washington, D. C
Pool Street
Raymond Driscoll
Easley
D C
Saco-lowell
Hartford
Conn
LaFond
Margaret Whelan
Admiral Halsey Buried Today
Washington National Cathedral honored Fleet Adm. William F. Halsey as the United States buried a famed naval hero. The 76 year old, who died Sunday on Fishers Island, was laid to rest with an Arlington National Cemetery burial after services attended by Defense Department leaders, government officials, and veterans of the Pacific campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William F. Halsey
Halsey
Washington National Cathedral
Fishers Island
N. Y
Arlington National Cemetery
Defense Department
Portland Weather Update With Warm, Humid Swing
This afternoon will be mostly sunny with some clouds and warmer conditions. Tonight remains fair with mild winds and clouds. Friday brings variable clouds with a chance of afternoon showers or thunder showers. Temperatures vary by zone from the low 60s to the low 80s with humid south and southwest winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Church notices from Saco and area
The pulpit committee of the Saco United Battist church will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the church. Holy Communion will be celebrated Friday at 9:30 a.m. at Trinity Episcope church in Saco. The Junior Legion of the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army meets Friday at 4:15 p.m. The Torchbearers of the Old meet tomorrow night at 7. A prayer and praise service is Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Biddeford Advent church at Hill and Chapel streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco United Battist Church
Trinity Episcope Church
Saco
Legion of the
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
Biddeford
Strout Seeks Second Pardon Petition in Maine Case
AUGUSTA Harry M. Strout of Westbrook filed a second pardon or commutation petition today for a 1 to 3 year sentence for larceny. Attorney Robert C. Robinson said Strout has no prior record and cites personal hardships. He pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Superior Court last January to theft of two televisions from Nelson & Small in Portland. The first petition was denied June 4. the new hearing before Gov Clauson and the Executive Council is set for Oct 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Harry M. Strout
Westbrook
Robert C. Robinson
Portland
Strout
Cumberland County Superior Court
Nelson & Small, Inc
Day of Prayer urged during Khrushchev visit
Admiral Ben Moreell, retired and active Episcopalian layman, urged a nationwide day of prayer to coincide with Nikita Khrushchev's U S trip. He called on cities along Khrushchev's itinerary to hold special church services on the arrival day September 15. The Pittsburgh native and former Jones and Laughlin Steel board chairman suggested the observance as a unifying civic act.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Ben Moreel
Mary A McGraw Reaches Centennial Birthday Milestone
In Troy New York Mrs Mary A McGraw marked her 100th birthday this year after a family friend Rev Joseph M OConnor checked her birth certificate. Records show she was born August 17 1859 not 1830 as previously believed.
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Troy
N. Y.P
Mary A. McGraw
Joseph M. O'Connor
Shhe
Card of Thanks for Maine Medical Center stay
Delia Neveux thanks friends and relatives for cards flowers and gifts sent during her stay at Maine Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Medical Center
Delia Neveux
Funeral services for Thurston P. Rounds held in West Buxton
Funeral services for Thurston P. Rounds, lifelong West Buxton resident, were conducted Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. from his home with Rev. Delbert L. Campbell officiating. Burial followed in Buxton Lower Corner cemetery. Out of town mourners came from Providence, Casco, Portland, Gray, Gorham, Scarborough, Freeport, North Sebago, Saco, Alfred, Bath and other nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurston P. Rounds
West Buxton
Delbert L. Campbell
West Buxton Baptist Church
Garfield Hutchinson
Kenneth
Bernard Knight
Roger Plummer
Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery
Charles O'Brien
Mary Graham
William McDonnell
John Mahar
Lorraine McDonnell
Providence
R. 1
Harlan Rounds
Casco
Alton Rounds
William Hubbard
Martin Brooks
Ella Rounds
Salim Cater
Portland
Peter Carr
Fred and
Earl Carr
Edward Skilling
Gray
Elmer Redson
Chester Rounds
Frank Foster
Bath
Marion McKenney
Ork
Body Sought Of Bath Man
Bath Iron Works foreman Robert MacLeod, 59, formerly of Dover-Foxcroft, disappeared on Schoodie Lake. His boat was found drifting with an empty gas tank and a hole in the bottom. Deputies planned to drag the lake for clues as True said the man is presumed drowned. In a separate incident in Pis cataquis County, Arthur Boyington, 32, of Bingham died when his boat overturned while fishing. a companion reached shore safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeview Ptn
Bath Iron Works
Schoodie Lake
Harold FE
True
Robert MacLeod
Dover-Foxcroft
Bath
MacLeod
Kingsbury
Piscataquis County
Arthur Boyington
Bingham
Kingsbury Pond
Boyington
Acid attack on Rep. Frank Thompson reported
Police confirm sulphuric acid was squirted at Rep. Frank Thompson as he drove to his office. A man in a truck allegedly sprayed the liquid from a syringe at a traffic light, burning a hole in his shirt and causing a minor arm burn. Thompson called it a crank's mischief, not related to labor legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank Thompson
D-Nj
Thompson
Blackstone elected Maine managers group president
Orone report states Milford H. Blackstone of Washburn was chosen as president of the Maine Town and City Managers Association. New officers include Vance Dear born of Dexter as vice president and Clarence Robinson of Orrington as secretary treasurer, with Julian Orr of Portland and John Bibber of Old Town named to the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orone
Maine
Milford H. Blackstone
Washburn
Vance Dearborn
Dexter
Clarence Robinson
Orrington
Julian Orr
Portland
John Bibber
Old Town
Ratified Pact Gives 75 Cent Pay Increase to 1200 Workers
Workers at the C. F. Hathaway Co shirt plants in Waterville and Lowell ratified a new contract. The agreement includes a 75 cent an hour wage increase for about 1,200 members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers AFL-CIO at the two plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
C. F. Hathaway Co
Lowell
Mass
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Afl-Cio
Pennsylvania approves higher sales tax to four percent
Harrisburg Pa. Pennsylvania will join Washington as the second state to have a sales tax as high as four percent. The State Senate passed the measure Wednesday night sending to Gov. David L. Lawrence the bill to raise the current three percent rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsyilvania
Washington
Senate
David L. Lawrence
Pilots Safe After T-33 Jet Gear Collapse at Presque Isle
Two Air Force pilots walked away uninjured when their T-33 jet trainer skidded on its belly after landing gear collapsed just after touchdown at Presque Isle. The aircraft sustained damage but no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presque Isle
Air Force
Tide Table Entry From August 1912 Records
The fragment lists high and low tide times for August, including morning and evening marks. Values show numerical tide readings such as 1912.25, 12.41, 6.15, and 6.29 with additional figures like e718 6.59 7.15 21 129 1.50 741 8.00, implying a historic diary or nautical reference.
Saco Teachers Attend Leaders Conference in Machias
Four Saco teachers depart for the Leaders conference at Machias State Teachers College. Sessions run today through Saturday. Attendees include Donald Libby president of the Saco Teachers association and Mrs Libby Miss Geraldine Fenderson and Mrs Bertha Russell. The theme is Working Together To Solve Professional Problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Machias State Teachers College
Donald Libby
Saco Teachers Association
Libby
Geraldine Fenderson
Bertha Russell
Oneg Shabbeth Slated At Beach In Old Orchard
The Oneg Shabbath of the Old Orchard Beach Jewish Youth Center is set for Friday night at 8 30 at the Hotel Empire on Brown street Old Orchard. The program titled Youth Wants To Know Ask The Rabbi features Rabbis I N Silverman Brookline Mass Abraham Jacobson Haverhill Mass and Jacob Handler Rutland Vt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Hotel Empire
Brown Street
Old Orchard
I. N. Silverman
Brookline
Mass
Abraham Jacobson
Haverhill
Jacob Handler
Rutland, Vt
Beast Kills During Sri Lanka Perahera Rampage
In a chaotic scene the elephant rampaged through streets, two mahouts clung to its tail and trunk before it was chained to a lamppost. The creature escaped again, trampling stalls and smashing shopfronts until police killed it. The Perahera celebrated the Temple of the Tooth, said to hold a Buddha relic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddha
Meat Help Drives Union Drive in Industry Bargaining
The International Union of Electrical Workers donated 100000 to steel strikers and warned of big business plans to wreck gains and curb profit sharing with labor. Meat unions report packers proposing to freeze wages around 2.50 an hour while seeking more employer control. they expect raises of about 15 cents hourly. AFL-CIO Executive Council ready to mobilize unions for the steel strike with a San Francisco rally on September 18 during the federation’s convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace One
International Union of Electrical Workers
Big Business
Packer
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Afl-Cio
San Francisco
Wave landslide tragedy near Hebgen Lake claims victims
Grace Miller, 60, whose lakeside home was swept away by a landslide triggered wave, walked 15 miles to a ranch. Coroner Charles Ek Raper believes the body of Mrs. Thomas Stowe of Sandy Utah is in the Madison River. The family car and belongings were found in the stream. The husband was killed. Officials expect more bodies as digging into landslides continues near Hebgen Lake and the Madison River.
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Cy 2
Kage Ope
Grace Miller
Charles Ek. Raper
Thomas Stowe
Sandy, Utan
Madison River
Tannery Filtration Plant Opens in New England
A tannery ceremony showcased a filtration plant costing about $150,000 built to Water Improvement commission specifications. The filtration system treats tanning fluids before river discharge and is praised as among the finest in New England. Guests included Wilfred Landry Arthur Peloquin Leo Brown Archie Maxwell Wayne Hutchins Charles Cote Roger Moore George Butler Carlton Lane Joseph Drummond Stuart Flavin Clayton Cartmill and Daniel Carey.
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Page @ne
Water Improvement Commission
New England
Wilfred Landry
Arthur Peloquin
Leo Brown
Archie Maxwell
Wayne
B. Hutchins
Charles Cote
Roger P. Moore
George Butler
Carleton Lane
Joseph Drummond
Stuart V. Flavin
Clayton Cartmill
Daniel Carey
Air Force officers aboard damaged craft identified
Lt. Col. RE Newby and Co A T Phillips were aboard the aircraft, both assigned to Air Force headquarters in Washington. The report notes minor damage and identifies the two officers passengers in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
RE. Newby
A. T. Phillips
Air Force Headquarters
Washington
Beach Club Serves Second Bean Supper at Old Orchard Beach
Miniwanca Star club OBS held its second bean supper of the season last night in the Robinson Memorial Masonic hall Old Orchard Beach. Miss Kay Mewer chaired the event with kitchen chair Frances Murphy and dining room chair Violet Mewer. Helpers included Marjorie Douglass and daughter Holly Jean Mooers and son Keith Anne Lublinsky Cathryn Mewer Helen Smith Natalie Drouggins Etta Morris Ruth Farr and son Jon Pauline Peacock Alice Huntress Jackie Pitkin Patricia Strickland Nason Milliken and son Charles John White and Gertrude Leonard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniwanca Star Club
OBS
Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall
Old Orchard Beach
Kay Mewer
Frances Murphy
Violet Mewer
Marjorie Douglass
Holly
Jean Mooers
Keith
Anne Lublinsky
Cathryn Mewer
Helen Smith
Natalie Drouggins
Etta Morris
Ruth Farr
Jon
Pauline Peacock
Alice Huntress
Jackie Pitkin
Patricia Strickland
Nason Milliken
Charles
John White
Gertrude Leonard
Sheriff Chosen Racing Head In New York
Gov Rockefeller selects Robert A. Glasser to lead the new Harness Racing Commission in Albany. James A. Farley and Spencer B. Eddy named to complete the three member panel as Monaghan faces abolition of his post amid ethics accusations. Farley previously served as postmaster general and former Democratic national chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Robert A. Glasser
Buffalo
James A. Farley
Manhattan
Spencer B. Eddy
Saratoga Springs
George P. Monaghan
Dentist Plans Plastic Teeth Implants In Humans
Providence Rhode Island AP reports Dr Milton Hodosh a 33 year old assistant dental surgeon announced development of plastic tooth implants in sockets of extracted or surgically created sockets. Rhode Island Hospital sponsored the research noting 22 successful implants since November 11 1958 including two in new sockets. Navy researchers reported a bone like glue aiding initial stability before natural bone grows around the tooth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence, RI
Providence
Rhode Island Hospital
Milton Hodosh
Navy
Saco Man Guilty In Court For Driving Without License
A Saco resident, Donald Raybine, 21, of 5 Stor er street, pleaded guilty in Saco municipal court to driving without a license and was fined 25 dollars. He said he had been driving without a license for about two weeks when questioned by Saco police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Donald Raybine
Storer Street
William F. Wilson
Raybine
Mystery Continues Over Turmoil At Swans Game
The Swans said they did not know the cause of the turmoil but speculated a meteorite might have triggered the incident. No injuries were reported and the event remains under investigation by local authorities.
Herter Back From Caribbean Conference
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter, just back from a hemisphere conference on the Caribbean situation, said today that the talks were aimed at easing tensions and seeking cooperative steps among nations in the region.
Portland Mason legends denied by Pamela Mason
AP writer Bob Thomas reports on Portland Mason, daughter of James and Pamela Mason, addressing rumors about her life. Pamela says Portland enjoys premieres, dances at Arthur Murray parties, and owns a mink coat altered from a previous piece, while noting Portland is a normal 10 year old who goes to bed at 10:30. Portland has acted since age four and will star with her parents in Murder in the Red Barn in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Portland Mason
James
Pamela Mason
Portland
Portie
Pamela
Zsa Zsa
Army Enlisted Scientists Feud Triggers Another Clash
Edgewood Maryland AP. About 400 enlisted science and professional personnel at the Army chemical center were ordered to fall out in civilian clothes to help civilian witnesses identify roughly 60 men who attended a beer party last Thursday night. Complaints said obscene songs and Army disparagements came from the festivities. Eleven months earlier a similar party led to the court martial of 11 men, mostly engineering math and science graduates. The feud centers on recognition, lab duties, and access to military routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
Army
Army Chemical Center
Honorary Doctorate Given Off Campus in Maine History
Frank P. Preti was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Maine at his Cape Elizabeth home yesterday. The ceremony marked only the second off campus honorary degree in the university’s history. Preti, an attorney and 1917 graduate, has been ill since December after a stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Elizabeth
Frank P. Preti
University of Maine
Preti
Roosevelt Memorial Plan Advances in Senate Committee
A resolution to reserve a 27 acre site for a Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial near the Tidal Basin southeast of the Lincoln Memorial was approved by the Senate Rules Committee. The House has already passed it. Funds for construction would come from private subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate Rules Committee
House
House approves bill for national Medal of Science
The House on Wednesday passed a bill authorizing a national Medal of Science to honor outstanding scientists. The award would be conferred by the president on the recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences and then sent to the Senate for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
National Academy of Sciences
Democracy and Latin American invasions provoke debate
He argued that democracy cannot be imposed by force and cited small invasions in Latin American countries this year used to claim spreading democracy. He noted the foreign ministers conference at Santiago, Chile, as reportedly encouragingly successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herter
Santiago
Chile
Tag Days Announced By Legion Auxiliary
Members of the Tighe-Beau rdoin Farey post American Legion auxiliary sponsor Tag Days tomorrow and Saturday. Miss Marie Jeanne Pelletier, Mrs. Ida Noyes and Mrs. Susan Cadorette head the project. Returns will be at 138 Main street Biddeford next to Sevigny’s store during the two day drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe-Beaurdoin-Farey Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Marie Jeanne Pelletier
Ida Noyes
Susan Cadorette
Main Street
Biidefore
Sevigny
Tape Records Explosion On Navy Carrier
An unusual tape recording captures the explosion and fire aboard the aircraft carrier Wasp that killed Lt. (j.g.) Jim Frank Hagen and Aviation Apprentice Donald H. Trask and injured 28 others. The recording, made when officers cribbage played near the hangar, documents the blast aboard off Virginia as investigators study causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quonset Point
Wasp
Navy
Virginia
J.g
Jim Frank Hagen
Marianna
Fla
Donald H. Trask
Keene
N.H
Naval Base
Robert Stroh
Carrier Division 14
Patrick Harney
Robinsdale
Minn
Cropland Sought For Maine Soil Bank Expansion
CRONO AP Maine aims to add 200000 acres to the Soil Bank this year. Lawrence A. Chatto of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation service says farmers must file estimates of compensation between August 24 and September 10. Maine now holds about 100000 acres in reserve. the basic rate is 12 dollars per acre, varying by county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crono (Ap
Maine
Soil Bank
Lawrence A. Chatto
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Chatto
Sogne council votes wedding gift for Anne Marie Rasmussen and Steven Rockefeller
In Sogne Norway a council vote approved a town wedding gift for Anne Marie Rasmussen and Steven Rockefeller after a heated debate over public costs. The town will provide silver gifts while the Rockefeller family funds the photographers platform and its removal, with disputes over public funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sogne
Norway
Anne Marie Rasmussen
Steven Rockefeller
America
Anne Marie
Steven
Rockefeller
Kristian Rasmussen
Assistant Appointed At Saco Children's Home Post
Barbara Baker Alfred named recreational assistant at S eetser Children's Home to organize activities this summer. She will oversee horseback riding roller skating softball and use Deering union recreation building facilities. Baker, a Westbrook Junior College graduate, was appointed early last week and plans to pursue further study this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Baker
Alfred
Deering Union
Mise Baker
Westbrook Junior College
Plans for Owen-Davis Legion field day discussed
Final plans for the coming field day were discussed at the last meeting of Owen-Davis post American Legion at the post home Beach street Saco Commander William Wilson Jr presided Tickets were distributed to post officers Arrangements were made to display citations and post commanders pictures along the walls of the post home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Beach Street
Saco
William Wilson, Jr
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New York
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