Weekend News From Saco Biddeford Area Personal Items
Portland area residents and travelers are listed with visits, graduations, and duties. William Pollock hosted by Robert Snow in Beverly. Mrs Charlotte Potter on vacation in Saco. Paul Sherman graduates recruit training at Great Lakes. Seaman Arthur Perkins serves on USS Providence. Yvonne Doyon attends New York gift show. Mrs David Brown and three children visit Biddeford relatives. Michael Rizas visits from Illinois. Sister M Georgina celebrating 25th year in the Sisters of St. Joseph. returning to San Francisco for Notre Dame des Victories role. Funeral services for Joseph Haydysz held at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco. Pallbearers named. burial at St Mary cemetery Biddeford.
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William Pollock
Beverly
Mass
Robert Snow
North Street
Saco
Charlotte Potter
Mechanic Street
Superintendent of Schools
Paul FE. Sherman
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Arthur H. Perkins
Bert C. Perkins
Wells
Navy
Inlaw
Anthony Hadgis
Alfred Street
Biddeford
M. Georgina
George Emile Gendron
Oak Street
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange
Calif
San Francisco
Notre Dame Des Victories High School
Joseph Haydysz
Most Holy Trinity Church
Maurice Boland
Lou Welch
George Litwinowich
Heremin Burke
John Janson
Benny Tarazewich
John Choroszy
Andrew Harding
St. Mary Cemetery
Boland
Legion Auxiliary and VFW Meetings in Maine Tonight
ENS members of the Owen-Davis St American Legion auxiliary seek transportation to a summer banquet at Marshview Restaurant Scarborough. They meet at Percys Drug Store Main Street Saco Tuesday at 6 30. The Biddeford VFW auxiliary meets tonight at 7 30 in the City Building. Council Cha St Jean Baptiste meets Wednesday at 8 pm in the club hall.
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Owen-Davis St. American Legion Auxiliary
Ast
Marshview
Scarborough
Percy's Drug Store
Main Street
Saco
Biddeford Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Council Cha
St. Jean Baptiste
Church Notes Prayer Fellowship meets at parsonage
The Prayer Fellowship group 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 7 30 p m.
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Prayer Fellowship
Lyman Baptist Church
The
Saco Salvation Army
Gas Explosion Wrecks Home Injures Man in Southwest Harbor
Percy Norwood, 52, remains in critical condition with burns covering about 40 percent of his body after a gas explosion wrecked his sister’s home. His sister Linwood Robinson, 55, and mother Agnes Norwood, 79, suffered shock and were in satisfactory condition. The blast lifted the bungalow off its foundation, broke the chimney, twisted walls, and shattered all crockery in the kitchen.
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Southwest Harbor
Percy Norwood
Linwood Robinson
Norwood
Agnes Norwood
Lincoln man charged with murder in Mallory case
Francis V. Leonard a 26 year old married electrician was charged with the murder of Mrs Eliza beth Mallory 36 a beer parlor waitress whose body was found on Lincoln street early Friday Leonard pleaded innocent in Municipal Court and was held without bail for a hearing Aug 29 An autopsy showed a fractured skull from a heavy instrument police said
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Lincoln
Francis V. Leonard
Elizabeth Mallory
Lincoln Street
Leonard
Two Saco Men Injured In Car Crash Sunday
Two Saco residents, Haymond Sands and John Wormwood Jr., were injured when their car left the Ross road near Old Orchard Beach and struck a tree. Sands, 27, was listed in good condition while Wormwood, 23, had a possible skull fracture. Trooper James Berry investigated.
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Saco
Ross
Old Orchard Beach
Haymond Sands
Lillian Street
John Wormwood, Jr
Coolidge Avenue
Webber Hospital
Sands
Wormwood
Ross Road
James Berry
Maine State Police
Accider
Traffic Ruses For Saco Ambulance
A directive from the Police and Fire Commissioners to the Saco Fire department orders ambulance drivers to stay within speed limits and stop at all signs unless an attending physician directs otherwise. Violators will be fined.
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Police and Fire Commissioners
Saco
Mayor Cote Declares Back to School Week in Saco
Mayor Charles R. Cote of Saco issues a proclamation designating September 4 to 10 as Back to School Stay in School week. He urged students to persevere in studies and attendance to develop their learning capacities to the utmost.
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Charles R. Cote
Saco
Cote
U N Council Debates Congo Crisis Ends Without Vote
The UN force of about 15,000 faced Lumumba's bid to control Katanga and oust Hammarskjold. Lumumba accused blackmail while Gizenga pressed for African Asian oversight. Soviet moves failed to secure seven votes, marking another setback for Moscow amid Cold War tensions.
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U.N
Lumumba
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Hammarskjold
Congo
Kuznetsov
Il Nation Council
Soviet Union
Canada
Belgium
NATO
United States
Liquor Cases On Saco Court Docket
Francis R Kendrick 19 of Hollis Center faced a continued sentence on a driving without a license charge in Saco Municipal Court Judge Hilary Mahaney presided. State Liquor Inspector Chief Timothy Murphy led several illegal possession and procuring liquor for minor cases presented this morning.
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Francis R Kendrick
Hollis Center
Hilary Mahaney
Saco
Timothy Murphy
Delegates Attend Convention Events at Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford Preacher Percy Clars of Ocean Park offered the prayer. Delegates held sessions Saturday afternoon, then a banquet at Old Orchard House and a convention hall at Town Hall. Sunday processions marched to Old Orchard Beach Methodist church with the State of Maine Kitties band for services. Joint ceremonies installed officers at Town Hall. Nut, goddess of the heavens in Egyptian mythology, was noted.
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Percy Clars
Ocean Park
Old Orchard House
Town Hall
Legion and Auxiliary
Old Orchard Beach Methodist Church
State of
Weather Outlook for Portland and Nearby Areas
The report forecasts a warm humid day with partial clouds this afternoon, scattered showers and a few thunderstorms by late afternoon and early evening. Southwest winds 6-12 mph. Tonight variable clouds with more showers, haze and fog. Southwest winds 5-10 mph. Tuesday clears to fair and warm. Highs in the low to mid 80s across zones, with nights in the 60s and locally cooler spots such as Mt. Washington 49. Local city temperatures include Caribou 60, Eastport 60, Greenville 61, Old Town 58, Rumford 62, Portland 64, Concord 63.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Light Voting in Beach Election for Board Seat
Light turnout reported at Old Orchard Beach special election to fill the board of selectmen seat vacated by Donald W. Shorey who resigned to become acting postmaster. Polls stay open until 7 p.m. Candidates include William Allen Joseph Lamontagne Russell Rixf and Sam Stroumbas.
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Old Orchard Beach
Donald W. Shorey
Board of
Selectmen
Shorey
William Allen
Joseph Lamontagne
Russell Rix F
Sam Stroumbas
Scientist Would Lift Nuclear Ban
Washington reports Dr. Edward Teller argues the United States could save billions by continued nuclear weapons development if the ban on nuclear test explosions is lifted. He says explosives could be lighter and vehicles lighter and cheaper to handle, in NBC Meet the Press remarks.
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Washington
United States
Edward Teller
Teller
NBC
Meets the Press
Catholic High Integrates in Florida First Catholic School
In Miami, Archbishop Curley High accepts three African American students, marking the first integration of a Catholic school in Florida. The move follows decisions by school officials to admit Negro teenagers for the upcoming term starting September 6.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
Archbishop Curley High
Florida
Reno blackout halts premiere and fights. power restored later
Forest fires and a citywide outage crippled services in Reno. Burglar alarms failed, phones silent, and police couldn't contact headquarters. Marilyn Monroe film postponed, Tom m y Hurricane Jackson bout canceled, water rationing began as pumps failed. Casinos thrived while major clubs ran on diesel. smaller venues closed amid thieves in darkness. Sierra Pacific Power Co. warned two days to restore lines.
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Nevada
Marilyn Monroe
Reno
Tommy
Hurricane Jackson
Long Island
N.Y
Howard King
Sierra Pacific Power Co
Congress Campaign Roundup Highlights Gimmicks and Stakes
The New York Herald Tribune reports Senator Barry Goldwater condemning the current session as a useless gesture. Senator Henry M. Jackson predicts Kennedy could win every state, while Rep. Adam Clayton Powell pushes an amendment to bar funds for segregated schools. A Minneapolis survey shows Kennedy ahead of Nixon 48 to 43. Nixon names Charles S. Rhyne to head a volunteer committee aiming for one million GOP volunteers. UCLA is noted among the University of California campuses.
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Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Henry M._ Jackson
Washington
Kennedy
Adam Clayton Powell
DNY
Eisenhower
Minnesota
Minneapolis Tribune
Nixon
Charles S. Rhyne
Nixon and Lodge
GOP
Bomb victims receive help from all sides in Chattanooga
The Thomas Reid family and neighbors from white and Negro communities aided after a pre-dawn bomb shattered their duplex. Mayor Olgiati called the act a disgrace and proposed a $2000 reward as five blasts this month with racial overtones rocked the city. Families from Reid’s church and a chemical company owner supplied furniture and moving help while parents and children received hospital treatment for cuts.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Thomas Reid
P. R. Olgiati
Reid
David Reid
Sandra Lennise
Children’s Hospital
Thomas Jr
Sharon Lynn
Reids
Loffers
Chemical Company
Nixon Like Man Walking On Eggshells
James Marlow analyzes Nixon's cautious campaign strategy as he trails Kennedy. Nixon avoids direct attacks on Eisenhower while promising initiative on civil rights, defense, foreign policy, and farm policy, positioning himself as a distinct but noncritical successor. He shifts rhetoric to projects and leadership without rebuking the administration.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Nixon
Eisenhhowert
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Realty News: Currier Buys Trailer and Land in Old Orchard Beach
E Benjamin Currier of Saco purchased through King Woodman Realty a trailer a frame garage and land formerly owned by Earle C Vin al on Temple Avenue Old Orchard Beach.
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E. Benjamin Currier
Saco Hes
King Woodman
Earle C Vinal
Temple Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Man and wife killed by lightning in Bay City
In Bay City Michigan a Sunday thunderstorm killed Marjorie Shook 22 and her husband Robert 27 as he ran to her after the first bolt struck. Neighbors described the fatal strikes as the couple left three young children.
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Bay City
Mich
Marjorie Shook
Robert
Stone
Reformatory Sentences For Trip In Area
Three area men received indefinite terms at the Men's Reformatory in South Windham after convictions in Old Orchard Beach by Trial Justice Wesley M. Mewer. Gordon Brown, 17, Old Orchard Beach. Jean Lambert, 24, Saco. Norman Descoteaux, 20, Old Orchard Beach. charges included intoxication, procuring liquor for minors, carrying a dangerous weapon, and illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. Also, Gerald Butterfield, 49, Old Orchard Beach, paid 110 dollars for driving without a license and driving under the influence, while Harold Blackington, 61, Saco, paid 15 dollars for speeding 60 in a 40 zone.
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South Windham
Wesley M. Mewer
Old Orchard Beach
Gordon Brown
16Th
Jean Lambert
Pleasant Street
Saco
Norman Descoteaux
Old Salt Road
Descoteaux
Lambert
Brown
Gerald Butterfield
East Grand Avenue
Harold Blackington
Middle Street
Color in the Home Tips From Maine Extension Bulletin
Extension Service at the University of Maine releases Bulletin 479 Color A Tool to Decorating by Mrs Pauline Lush. It argues color can make a home gay inviting and pleasant and offers practical guidance on color schemes fabric and paint matching. It stresses assembling material swatches before buying and coordinating paint with existing rugs and draperies to avoid costly changes.
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Crono
University of New Bulletin
Cooperative Maine
Extension Service
Bulletin
Cooperative Extension Service
Universit of Maine
Oruno
Pauline FE
Lush
University of Maine
Aircraft missile stocks lift mixed New York market
In a moderate trading session, aircraft and missile stocks led a mixed New York market. The AP average edged up 0.10 to 221.50 at noon, with industrials up 0.30 and rails and oils largely flat, as a drab background gave way to narrow gains among a handful of leading issues.
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New York
Associated Press
United States
Dow Jones
Police Probe Two Break-ins in Biddeford
Biddeford police investigated two weekend break-ins. At Dovon’s Pharmacy two watches worth about 6 dollars each were stolen from display, with no entry found. At Mill City Chevrolet 150 Alfred Street, 97 dollars in cash disappeared, likely taken by a thief who hid inside and escaped through a back window. Officers Guillemette Morin and Friary led the probe.
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Biddeford
Dovon
Water Street
Adelbert Morin
den Doyon
Mill City Chevrolet Company
Alfred Street
Alfred Guillemette
George Friary
Labelle Leaves Biddeford Police Department Post
Biddeford police commissioner announced the resignation of Robert Labelle from the Biddeford police force. The night desk man, who served about two years, left last Saturday to accept a job at the Saco Lowell shops and said he would be available for special duties.
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Biddeford
Two Canadians Rescued From Drowning At Old Orchard Beach
Two Canadian tourists were pulled from 14 feet of water off Old Orchard Beach yesterday afternoon by beach lifeguards. Rescued were J Rodolphe Beaumne 65 of Verdun Montreal and Raoul Petras 39 of Montreal. Beaumne was pulled from the water by Donald Keene using a surfboard and Capt Charles Clark of the beach lifeguards. Petras was rescued by David Jordan and State Rep Jerome Plante who ferried out to him by boat. The pair received first aid on the beach.
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Old Orchard Beach
J. Rodolphe Beaumne
Verdun
Montreal
Raoul Petras
Beaulne
Donald Keene
Charles Clark
Potras
David Jordan
Jerome Plante
U S Says Soviets Bar Nuclear Talks
Geneva: The United States accuses the Soviet Union of hindering deadlocked three power nuclear test ban negotiations, which paused for five weeks after session 246. The Soviet reply blames militarists for blocking progress. Acting U S Delegate David H Popper cites unreasonable Soviet demands impeding talks on effective international control and inspection.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
U. S
David H. Popper
Beach Policemen Ball Tonight at Palace Ballroom
The Old Orchard Beach Police officers will hold a ball tonight in the Palace ballroom. A community social event aims to foster goodwill and celebrate local law enforcement.
Painchard's Band to Play Free Biddeford Concert Tomorrow Evening
A band concert by Painchard's Band is set for tomorrow night in City square Biddeford at 8. The event is free to residents, presented by the American Federation of Musicians with a grant from the Performance Trust Fund of the Recording Industries. If rain comes, the concert will move to the next fair evening.
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Painchard
City Square
Biddeford
American Federation of Musicians
Performance Trust Fund
The
Recording Industries
Fire at Windsor Hotel in Augusta under suspicious circumstances
Fire Prevention Chief Joseph A Flynn said investigation would take several days and could not confirm incendiary origin. The 76 room Windsor hotel, adjacent to the Colonial Inn ruins, suffered 15 000 to 20 000 in damage with floors burned and water damage. Night clerk Durward Bowie and officer Clinton Kinney alerted guests.
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Ker
Joseph A. Flynn
State Insurance Department
Augusta
Belfast
Flynn
Colonial Inn
Claudine Reed
The
Windsor
Henry Chaples
Durward Bowie
Clinton Kinney
Bond Market Fluctuates as Noon Quotes Advance
At noon, prices rose modestly with the age index up .90 to 630.17. Corporate bonds showed mixed activity with a slight uptick, while U.S. government bonds moved in a narrow range.
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U.S
BHS Auction Nets $1,000 To Aid Scholarship Fund
Biddeford High School Alumni Association raised 1000 dollars at the second annual auction at Wallerhouse field. Auctioneer George A. Martin of Arundel led more than 500 items sold. Proceeds fund a scholarship for Robert Clarke, a 1960 BHS graduate, boosting the fund to 5500 dollars. scholarships have been given for seven years.
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Biddeford High School Alumnis Association
Wallerhouse Field
Melbourne Means
George A. Martin
Arundel
Robert Clarke
BHS
Washington I Club
John Perreault
Paul Chenard
James Reilly
Darlene Berry
Annie Provencal
Stacia Mackell
Dianne Davis
Grace Noel
1Ne Carey
Rosemary Sampson
Ellen Carey
William Beety
Alfred Wilcox
Frank Carey
Mildred Booth
Raymond Wakefield
Paul Garnache
Ernest Donahue
Alden Jacobs
Barbara Vanderward
Clifford Clifford
Phyllis Means
Wade Burnham
Robert Johnson
Ferdinand Cadorjette
Albert Merrymar
Dorothy Dudley
Emile Attwood Oniel Noel
Glaceson Small
Gregory Garnache
Michael Garnache
Michael Dineen
Peter Bentzen
Ronald Gobeil
Ted Wilcox
Two Juveniles to Face Assault and Theft Charges
Biddeford police will charge two juveniles who confessed to assaulting Irene Bissaillon on August 13 in the Edward's market parking lot and stealing her $10 pocketbook. They reportedly escaped from the Training School for Boys. The area had prior break-ins two days earlier in South Portland, including theft of a 1953 convertible and a three hour concealment in Woodlawn cemetery. The youths were apprehended near Bar Harbor and questioned by Technician George Friary. Arraignments are planned in South Portland and Biddeford municipal courts next week.
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Biddeford
Irene Bissaillon
Roundhill
Edward's Market
South Portland
Bisaillon
Robert Lamontagne
May Street
Woodlawn
Friary
Stolen 1954 Chevrolet Sought By Old Orchard Beach Police
Old Orchard Beach police hunt for a 1954 green and white four door Chevrolet reported stolen from Cecil La montagne at 72 First Street. Registration number cited as 355-421.
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Old Orchard Beach
Cecil Lamontagne
First Street
Old Orichard Beach
Taillon Takes Special Course In Optometrics
Dr. Leo P. Taillon of Biddeford joined 16 other New England optometrists at a two day instructors course on advanced contact lens techniques and fitting in Boston. Guest lecturers included Dr. Leonard Bronstein of Chicago Dr. William Policoff of Wilkes Barre and Dr. Allan Isen of Buffalo. Taillon, president elect of the six state New England Council of Optometrists, plans to lead postgraduate council classes next year.
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Leo P. Taillon
Biddeford
New England
Massachusetts College of Optometry
Boston
Leonard Bronstein
Chicago
William W. Policoff
Wilkes Barre
Allan Isen
Buffalo
N. Y
Boys Blamed In Bridge Blowup
Chief Deputy Sheriff Alexander Cummings blamed the blast on a group of boys after a powerful explosive destroyed a wooden food bridge over the Jordan River. He said the youths went up the stream by boat and planted an explosive strong enough to shatter several beams. Investigation continues.
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Raymond
Jordan River
Alexander Cummings
Judges At Odds On Juvenile Offenses in Augusta
Augusta Municipal Court wrestles with publicity for juvenile offenses as Judge Southard refuses to release case details while Associate Judge Bourget advocates press access. The juvenile law grants broad discretion on publicity, leading to divergent views on transparency.
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Augusta
Tennessee Williams Known Dramatist Profile
Thomas L. Williams, better known by his nickname Tennessee, was a prominent American dramatist whose works defined mid-century theater. His key plays and literary influence elevated Southern Gothic and modern stage realism.
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Thomas L. Williams
Tennessee
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