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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1959
Page
3
A special town meeting is held this evening at Kennebunk Town Hall at 7 p.m. to vote on extending the water main from the Heath Road corner to the Andrew Murphy property on Lea Road and to extend Woodside Drive by 318 feet just off Sea Road.
Local residents share travel and work updates from Kennebunk and nearby areas. Paul Bedard takes a two week vacation as A and P store manager. Carroll Philbrick begins FAA air training in Oklahoma City. Others report surgeries, home moves, and visits from family and friends.
Miss Barbara Prosser of Lawn avenue visits her sister Mrs. Martin Deweese in Dallas Texas. Mr and Mrs Maurice Waugh of Millinocket were recent guests of Mrs Arthur McLeod at Grand Beach. Mrs Waugh was Miss Dorothy McLeod sister of the late Arthur McLeod.
Janet E Chase daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Lewis A Chase of Wells wed Neil Cunningham Tracy son of Mrs. Alice Tracy in a late summer ceremony at Wells Second Congregational Church. Clergyman Rev M Chase presided. Attendants included maid of honor Miss Maxine Weld and bridesmaids Misses Cleveland Blaisdell and Tufts. A reception followed on the church lawn. The couple will reside in Wells after a trip to Stow, Mass.
Two Saturday crashes near Kennebunk left three people hurt. Mrs June MacDonald escaped injury despite a rear collision with a 1956 car. her car sustained about 75 dollars in damage while the other vehicle, driven by Carmen Rae Kellem, bore roughly 300 dollars in damage. Officer Clarence Wildes investigated.
Wells Beach firefighters responded to two heart attacks, one drowning incident rescue, a baby transport due to a broken fan belt, and a fatality. Arren Simon, 88, of Reading, Massachusetts, died on Atlantic Avenue. Samuel Christian, 15, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, was revived after a surf incident. Mrs. Jane McCullough, 86, of Allston, Massachusetts, died at Moody Point after an inhalator attempt. Parish arrangements handled by Bibber Funeral Home.
Van Cliburn, winner of last year's Moscow competition, calls Khrushchev's U S visit a wonderful thing. He recalls meeting the Premier at a garden party and describes their light exchange about a birthday and Chopin. Cliburn says Russians resemble Southerners in friendliness and notes the world feels like a narrow street.
Summary of top American and National League leaders in batting runs RBIs hits doubles triples home runs stolen bases and pitching decisions. Notables include Kuenn Kaline and Woodling atop AL batting, Killebrew and Colavito leading AL homers, Aaron Pinson Banks and Mays high in NL stats, and Shaw Bunning Face among top pitchers.
Lt Col Marjorie O Hunt adjutant of Tenth Air Force, daughter of Robert E Ostrander of Old Orchard Beach, will assume duties at Headquarters Continental Air Command Mitchel AFB Long Island Sept 1. She has 17 years service with honors including Bronze Star and Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service as adjutant.
Los Angeles pitcher Don Drysdale racks up strikeouts against San Francisco as S Jones rips through the order in a tense National League matchup. Drysdale shines on the mound with 9 K’s while Jones drives in key runs to pace the visiting squad.
Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky calls on President Eisenhower to apply his military experience and remaining time in office to streamline the sprawling defense establishment. He argues for consolidation and efficiency across agencies to reduce waste and duplication.
The Associated Press reports a new fall fashion trend featuring Verel fake fur hats. Made from a modacrylic fiber, these pile fabrics resist matting, don't pill, stay colorfast when wet, and resist moths and mildew. Affordable elegance arrives as mink and fox hats remain pricey.
Nearly 600 spectators attended the Mousam Saddle and Harness club event at Bunnell's acres Kennebunk with over 50 entries. The final club show of the year featured multiple class wins led by horses such as Radiant Dawn, Silver Don, Navajo Chief and Spring Morning across pony, lead line, parade, egg race, polo and horsemanship divisions.
Football exhibition results include Green Bay 24 over San Francisco 17 on Sunday and Detroit 9 over Cleveland 3, plus Chicago Bears 24 over Philadelphia and Chicago Cardinals 21 over Pittsburg. A 15 year old confessed to killing a Negro girl and wounding two others in Manhattan, part of gang violence across the Lower East Side with two more youths stabbed and two shot as rival gangs clashed.
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