Personal Notices From Hills Beach And Biddeford Area
Gerald Bolduc, son of Urban and Mrs. Bolduc of Hills Beach, is a surgical patient at Webster Hospital. Patricia Chasse, daughter of Alfred and Mrs. Chasse of Biddeford, is on a 30 day leave at her parents’ home while stationed at McGuire AFB New Jersey. Adrien Bolduc of West Palm Beach is visiting his daughter and family. Mr and Mrs C C Kennedy of Biddeford hosted D A Cassandra and family of Fairfax Virginia at their Goose Rocks Beach cottage. Mrs Tose Reaney and Mrs Elaine Preble of Alexandria Virginia also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Bolduc
Urban Bolduc
Hills Beach
Webber Hospital
Patricia Chasse
Alfred Chasse
Elm St
Biddeford
McGuire Afb
N.J
Adrien Bolduc
West Palm Beach
Fla
Jasper Cochrane
Hubert St
Bolduc
Leonie Bolduc
C. C. Kennedy
Graham St
Goose Rocks Beach
D. A. Cassandra
Fairfax, Va
Tose Reaney
Elaine
Preble
Alexandria
Tighe Beaudoin Farley American Legion Meets Tonight
The American Legion Post will meet at 8 tonight in the post home on Elm Street Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe - Beaudoin - Farley
American Legion
Post
Elm Street
Biddeford
Cadets of Saco Salvation Army Meet Friday
Higher Grade Corp Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Friday at 8 30 p m at the church to discuss upcoming programs and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Salvation Army
Attic Fire Causes Smoke and Water Damage in Old Orchard Store
An attic fire in a Old Orchard Street property owned by Adrienne Provost caused heavy smoke and water damage to the Old Orchard 5 cent to $1 Store and two apartments. Firefighters vented the attic and controlled the blaze, with authorities citing possible spontaneous combustion from stored attic goods. A separate smoldering blaze under a Temple in Ocean Park was blamed on youths smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Street
Adrienne Provost
Saco
Old Orchard
Louis Wharff
Lawrence Dolby
Tem Avenue
Ocean Park
Wharif
Baldwin Man Leaves 60000 Estate to Widow for Life
Everett F E Day Jr died August 2 leaving a 60000 estate to his widow for life. After her death the remainder goes to daughter Katherine M Day of Baldwin. Will filed in Probate Court in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Baldwin
Everett FE. Day Jr
Katherine M. Day
Rescue Efforts Continue Amid Debris After Colleagues Hear Shouts
Rescue teams work through wreckage 25 feet from Fellin and Throne as they dig an 11 foot tunnel to locate Bova. Bova has been missing since Tuesday night after a 40 hour contact gap, with rescuers hearing a faint shout twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellin
Throne
Bova
Firefighters battled grass and brush fires in Biddeford
Crewmen from Biddeford's Central Fire Station smothered a grass fire at 489 Elm St last night. Engine 5 and Tank 1 responded to the 7 05 p m summons. Recall was at 7 25. At press time today firefighters were battling a brush fire on South the post home on Sept 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Elm St
Sanford man found guilty of speeding in Saco Court
Gerard J. Gouldreau of Sanford pleaded guilty to speeding 65 mph in a 50 mph zone on Route 1 in Saco Municipal Court before Judge Hilary Mahaney. State Trooper Robert S. Plaisted prosecuted the case and the judge fined him 15 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard J. Gouldreau
Sanford
Saco
Hilary Mahaney
Robert S. Plaisted
Route 1
Goudreau
Deaths Kennebunk Beach Walter J Irving
Walter J Irving longtime resident of Shore Road Kennebunk Beach died this morning in a Biddeford hospital He was retired purchasing agent for Swift and Co Chicago World War veteran and former Belmont resident His affiliations include American Legion John Swift Post Harvard Base V Club and Somerville and Belmont churches Survivors include Grace Read Irving widow Walter J Irving Jr of Darien CT two brothers and two sisters Private funeral 2 p m Saturday Bibber Memorial Chapel Summer Street interment Puritan Lawn Cemetery Peabody MA Friends may call Friday at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk Beach
Walter J. Irving
Shore Road
Biddeford
Somerville
Mass
William M
Rebecca
Mercer) Irving
Swift and Co
Chicago
Ill
Belmont
John Swift
American Legion
Harvard
John Abbott
Mildred I. MacDonald
Lexington
Bibber
Summer St
Puritan ‘Lawn
Peabody
Joseph Etchells 96 former Biddeford resident dies
Joseph Etchells aged 96 dies at his summer home in Waynesville North Carolina He was born September 22 1866 in Biddeford Maine worked as a clerk in the Biddeford post office a lumber company bookkeeper and with Biddeford and Saco Water Company He built Etchells Motor Company later retired and spent winters in Mt Dora Florida and summers in Kennebunkport Maine and Waynesville He directed church choirs and is survived by his widow Melilla a daughter Kathryn a sister in Canada nephews and nieces Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 PM from Crawford Funeral Home Waynesville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville
N.C
Joseph Etchells
Biddeford
Maine
Joseph
Sarah Harrison Etchells
Canada
Helen Heffernan
Crawford Funeral Home
Boston Cardinal Speaks On Race Intolerance
Boston Cardinal Cushing denounces Catholics who oppose race equality in a pamphlet Inter-Racial Justice to be used as sermon topics in 407 parishes. He says Catholics must act against prejudice as 11 archdiocese priests plan to join the Washington civil rights march. Massachusetts Church leaders also plan to march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Cardinal Cushing
Washington
Massachusetts Council of Churches
Savings and loan stocks boost mixed New York market
A volatile trading day saw savings and loan holding companies rally sharply lifting the market early. Gains by First Charter Financial and Wesco Financial supported a thin upside, while Deere & Co. boosted farm implement stocks. The Dow edged up while industrials rails and utilities drifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Savings‘and-loans
Steels and Motors
First Charter Financial
Wesco Financial
Deere & Co
Eversharp
Xerox
Texas Instruments
U.S
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Portland Weather Outlook with Showers and Cooling
The forecast calls for cloudiness this afternoon with scattered showers developing and highs in the low to mid 80s. Tonight will bring showers ending, then partial clearing and cooler temperatures with lows mid to upper 40s and northwest winds. Friday stays partly cloudy and cool with light north to northwest winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Memory Fund For Thresher Grows
The Thresher Memorial Fund to aid dependents of Navy and civilian personnel lost when the submarine Thresher sank 220 miles from Boston last April 10 has raised 4338.67 dollars as of Monday. Treasurer Thomas S. Marden of Portsmouth reports funds primarily for children's education, with possible aid to Submarine Service members and their dependents if funds permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thresher Memorial Fund
Portsmouth
Atlantic
Boston
Thomas S. Marden
Navy
Submarine Service
Thresher
President Kennedy weighs options in Viet Nam crisis
President Kennedy moves cautiously on the South Viet Nam crisis with high stakes and limited maneuver room. The South Vietnamese army appears to have begun a crackdown on Buddhist opponents of President Diem. Rescue workers near completion of a 12 inch hole 331 feet underground in the first phase to reach three trapped miners. Southern governors avoid civil rights debate at their annual meeting as rail talks reach impasse while a Senate committee starts work on anti-rail strike legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press International
Kennedy
South Viet Nam
Diem
Senate
Assault and Battery Fined for Local Youth
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Connecticut youth Donald Dumond seventeen pleaded guilty to assault and battery in the amusement section last night and was fined twenty dollars or thirty days in jail by Trial Justice Wesley M. Mewer. He paid the fine and was released. In a separate case Robert L. Richards twenty of Portland pleaded guilty to driving a car at forty five miles per hour in a twenty five mile zone on East Grand Avenue. He was found guilty and fined ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
New Britain
East Grand Avenue
Certificates May Be Picked Up From Superintendent
The Office of Superintendent of Schools for Saco and Old Orchard Beach announced that students from either Saco or Old Orchard Beach who left birth certificates at the office for state work may call at the Saco city building to have them returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco and
Old Orchard Beach
Frank D. Lawler
Saco
Saco City
Bulding
Brunswick Man Elected As Managers Head
CRONO AP The Maine Town and City Managers Association elected John Bibber of Brunswick as president Wednesday Also chosen were H Davion Benway of Bridgton as vice president and Osmond Bonsey of Falmouth as secretary treasurer
Saco Church Names Guest Preacher
Rev Harry Lindley will be guest preacher at the Saco Street Methodist Church at 9 30 a m Sunday Sponsored by the F and L Club while Rev and Mrs Norman Langmaid are on vacation Lindley is pastor at Hedding Methodist Church Barre VI He and his family are staying at Ocean Park during the summer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lindley
Saco School
Street Methodist Church
F and L Club
Norman Langmaid
Mr. Lindley
Hedding
Biddeford Board Fills All Teacher Positions
Biddeford's Board of Education elected four teachers at its August meeting to fill all vacancies. The hires include Ruth Thompson in high school business, Evanda Drake for slower learners, Nina Kelley subprimary at Emery, and Elsie Studley for girls' physical education. The board approved partial high school repairs, a small raise for Brendon Crosby, and enrollment now at 1,883 students. They authorized payroll deductions for group insurance and tentatively approved the high school study program subject to policy changes. A tuberculosis skin test program will be funded by the state for subprimary and seventh grade students, and a September 11 special meeting will focus on the policies manual and high school program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Board of Education
Raymond Kenneally
Ruth Thompson
Evanda Drake
Nina Kelley
Emery School
Elsie Studley
Falr
Paul M. Boisvert
Foss St
Brendon Crosby
U.S
Kenneally
E dl
Chang W
Kennedy Opposes Conditional Tax Cut Expansion
President Kennedy writes Rep. Mills opposing adding budget condition on the second phase of the tax cut. Republicans Byrnes and Baker plan to renew the effort despite Kennedy’s pledge to hold spending. The Ways and Means Committee supported roughly $11 billion in net tax relief with doubts about passage this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
Baker
Mills
Ways and
Congress
Senate
Local Notes From Kennebunk Beach And Surrounds
Ambulance rushed Walter Irving a summer visitor to Webber Hospital after an incident at Kennebunk Beach. Rev and Mrs Robert Cumler and family return from a month in Cleveland to Dane Street home. Maynard Rollins back from 10 days as surgical patient at New England Deaconess Hospital. Bruce Crawford and children visiting three weeks from Needham with his parents on Dane Street. Howard Taute on two weeks vacation from Cousens School. family weekend in New London Conn. TM/2 and Mrs Jere Gauthier with son David etc. Walter Jarvis hospitalized at Togus Veterans Hospital. Richard A Baker and family of Merrick N Y weekend guests at Sleepy Hollow Motel with daughter Wilma. Nancy Noury moves from Biddeford to Miami as service rep for Southern Bell. Fay Ann Adjutant of West Kennebunk marks 17th birthday at Forest Hill House Kennebunkport with cake and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Mass
Mary Urban
Maynard Rollins
Sea Road
New England Deakoness Hospital
Boston
Bruce B. Crawford
Dana
Keith
Scott
Carolynn
Needham
Sidney Crawford
Dane
Street
Howard Taute
Cousens School
Carol
Diane
Thomas Farnsworth
John Gaulthier
New London
Conn
Superintendent of
Kennnebank
Judith Bryant
Glen-Mor
Sleepy Hollow
Kennebunkport
Wilma
Nancy Noury
Biddeford
New England Tel. and Tel. Company
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Miami
Fla
Fay Ann Adjutant
West ‘Kennebunk
Forest Hill House
Ken
Montreal Bridge Blasted By FLQ
A bomb hit a railway lift bridge over the St Lawrence near Montreal injuring the mechanism and freezing the moving sections The FLQ claimed responsibility in a warning call and signs saying FLQ appeared on the bridge Police canceled trains over the bridge and warned of further bombings by the Quebec separatist group The group has carried out multiple bombings in Quebec this year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
St. Lawrence Spe
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
Montreal Island
Canadian Pacific Railway
FLA
Quebec
Canada
U S aid and Saigon turmoil over Diem regime
The report outlines U S aid to South Vietnam since 1954 and growing concern over Ngo Dinh Diem's rule. It notes Buddhist unrest, martial law measures against monks, and U S officials questioning Diem while Kennedy faces choices on aid and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diem
U.S
Kennedy
Washington
Saigon
Saco gas counsel debates tax methods before courts
Saco gas counsel argued for reviewing tax assessment methods in court. Members said ordinary property owners struggle to pay taxes while industry receives aid, yet owners face tax lien sales if unpaid, highlighting perceived double standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Campaign against the Communists remains first priority
The text states the campaign against the Communists is the top priority with no non Communist replacement for the Diem regime in sight. It notes a U.S. policy reassessment is underway, alongside a close study of the Diem martial law action.
St Francis to Add Three Dorms at Biddeford Campus
Wiley Construction of Scarborough wins the contract to build three men's dormitories at St Francis College in Biddeford. The $925,000 project, funded by a federal loan, will provide housing for 210 more students and include living spaces, laundry, and vending facilities. Construction is expected to finish in ten months with up to 70 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis College
Biddeford
Wiley Construction Company
Scarborough
Community Facilities Administration
Franciscan Fathers
Pool Road
Brother Cajetan
J.B. Bauman
O.F.M
Office of
Franciscan Art
New York City
Henry H. Werner
Long Island
New York
Edward J. Flaherty
Franciscan Fathers of Maine
Clarence Laplante
O. F.M
Frederic Belanger
Harold Carroll
John Benoit
Armand Reny
Oscar Giroux
Donald Nicknair
Raymond Wiley
Buried Treasure Found at Altman Mills in Ohio
Workmen at Altman Mills near Troy uncover about 350000 dollars in cash stuffed in two milk cans buried beneath concrete pilings. The money, linked to the late owner Altman who reportedly hid funds, will be stored at the Federal Reserve Bank in Cincinnati as the estate settles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Ohio
Altman Mills
S. Altman
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Altman
William Sutton
Pittsburgh
Aouilding
Miami County
Sutton
George J. Altman
Irwin, Pa
Mary Jane Ward
Federal Reserve Bank
Cincinnati
No Witch Hunts Favored By MT
The Metal Trades Council of Charlestown Massachusetts opposes any witch hunt style investigations of Portsmouth New Hampshire or other naval yards. Secretary Henry A Wozniak says the union is a self policing body and investigations would solve nothing. The stance contrasts with Portsmouth unions urging a Senate probe while New England lawmakers press for Navy allegations review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Metal Trades Council
Charlestown
Mass
Portsmouth
N.H
Council
Henry A. Wozniak
Massachusetts
New England
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Boston Naval
Senate
Wozniak
Police Seek Old Live Ammunition Disposal
Biddeford police urge residents with live ammunition to bring it to police headquarters after two rounds of .45 caliber ammo were found at the city dump. Fire hazards at the dump make disposal by residents risky, so police offer to dispose of the cartridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Rail unions pledge to strike over new work rules
Senate leader Charles Luna of the AFL CIO Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen says unions will man passenger and other trains if a strike is needed. Railroads blame payroll cuts for job losses while unions warn safety could suffer and oppose compulsory arbitration through ICC work rules set for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Luna
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Biddeford Youth Pleads Guilty To Speeding Charge
Leo R. Chretien an 18 year old of 228 Guinea Road Biddeford paid a $20 fine after pleading guilty to speeding 65 mph in a 25 mph zone Associate Judge Gerald C Nason ordered the fine in Biddeford Municipal Court. The case was the only one on the morning docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo R. Chretien
Guinea Rad
Biddeford
Gerald C. Nason
Post Auxiliary Plans Joint Council Meeting
The York and Cumberland Councils will meet at the post home in Biddeford at 8 p m Sept 14. The Tighe Beaudoin Farley Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary announced the plan during its meeting led by President Mrs Carmen Ruel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York and Cumberland
Biddeford
Tighe- Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Carmen Ruel
Helga Sheltra
Roland St. Michel
Mary Jeanne Pelletier
Nellie Petit
Ellen Kelleher
Mary Wood
Germaine Lariviere
Miss Pelletier
Fern Lambert
Sunshine
Lizzie Tremblay
Josephine Boissonneault
Kittery
Ruel
Beatrice Rump
Rumo
Catherine Connors
Portland
Royal Sheltra
Parked Saco Car Grazed In Mishap
A parked car on Elm Street in Saco sustained slight damage when a Gould vehicle grazed it. Iva F. Gould, 75, of Elm Street Saco was driving west near Temple Street. Donald E. Martel, 21, of Union Street Saco had just entered the parked car and was closing the door. Damage estimated at 37 dollars. no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
Saco
Iva F. Gould
Elm St
Temple Street
Donald E. Martel
Union St
Gould
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Memoriam
Elizabeth Rix
AER
Memory Fund For Thresher
Brunswick
Saco Church
JFK
Page One
China
United States
St. Francis
ST Trancis
Speeder
Bolduc Paint CO
Alfred St
Biddeford Shopping Center
Sneder
West Street
Tetley Tea
Br&m
Alpo
Campbell
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