Personal Briefs From Biddeford and Saco Residents
Aline Dionne of 34 Gove Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Saco Osteopathic Hospital. C Wilson Place Ferry Road Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs. John Matley of Biddeford is on vacation from H. Po lakewich store 241 Main Street Biddeford. Mrs. Marie Louise Boisse of 159 Alfred Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Trull Hospital PME. Mrs. Leslie Duprey and daughter Theresa of 35 Center Street and Miss Vivian Lambert Lamothe Avenue Biddeford have returned home from vacations in Salem New Hampshire Lawrence Massachusetts and West Warwick Rhode Island. Mr. and Mrs. Jere Guiney of 40 Highland Street Biddeford have just returned from a camping trip to the National Park at Friday Nova Scotia and are now entertaining Edward Norton and daughter Margo and Miss Kathleen Flanagin Rochelle Park New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aline Dionne
Gove Street
Biddeford
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
C. Wilson
Ferry Road
Saco
Webber Hospital
John Matley
H. Polakewich
Main Street
Marie Louise Boisse
Alfred Street
Trull Hosital
PME
Leslie Duprey
Theresa
Center Street
Vivian Lambert
Lamothe Avenue
Salem
N. H
Lawrence
Mass
West Warwick
R. I
Jere Guiney
Highland Street
National Park
N. S
Edward Norton
Margo
Kathleen Flanagin
Rochelle Park
N. J
Durbois Widow Dies After Short Illness At 89
Mrs Henry Durbois and Mrs Albertine Flora Durbois 89 widow of Henry Durbois died in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born in Matane Quebec she was daughter of Jean Baptiste Emond and Anatalie Lachance. A Hartford resident 38 years she moved to Villa Muir Bay View Saco last December. Survived by two sons Napoleon Hartford and George Henri Chicago Illinois one brother Arthur Emond of Gilmanton Iron Works NH six grandchildren four great grandchildren. Call at Emond funeral home 1 to 5 pm and 7 to 10 pm today Saturday and Sunday. Funeral from St Andre church Monday at 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albertine Flora Durbois
Henry Durbois
Matane
P. Q
Jean Baptiste and
Anatalie (Lachance) Emond
Hartford
Conn
Villa Muir
Bay View
Saco
Napoleon
Saco Rebekah Lodge Invites Members to Aug 31 Meeting
Members of Saco Rebekah lodge are invited to attend a meeting on August 31 at 8 p.m. at Forest Rebekah lodge in West Buxton. During the session traveling crowns will be returned, the Saco lodge leaders announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Forest Rebekah Lodge
West Buxton
Saco
Confessions and Band Practice Announced This Saturday
In The Churches Tomorrow from 2 30 to 3 30 p m confessions will be heard at St Mer church Wells Confessions will be heard at St Martha church Kennebunkport on Saturday from 4 to 5 and to 8 p m Confessions at St Monica church Kennebunk will be heard from 4 to 5 p m on Saturday Confessions will be heard at All Saints church Ogunquit tomorrow from 4 to 5 p m Junior band practice will be held at the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army hall on Saturday at 10 a m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mer
Wells
St Martha Church
Kennebunkport
St. Monica Church
Kennebunk
All Saints Church
Ogunquit
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army Hall
Shower Given for Yvette Gagnon in Biddeford
Miss Yvette Gagnon of Water Street Biddeford was guest of honor at a banquet and bridal shower at Wonderbar Restaurant with her mother Mrs Emma Gagnon as hostess. She is to marry Richard Nadeau on Sept 5. Nancy Boucher presented the purse. Attendees included many local residents and relatives. several were unable to attend from Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvette Gagnon
Water Street
Biddeford
Wonderbar
Emma Gagnon
Miss Gagnon
Richard Nadeau
Nancy Boucher
Trousseau
Isabelle Boucher
Laurette Nadeau
Blanche Marchand
Rose Beaupre
Evangeline Beaupre
Elise Sevigny
Lena Campagna
Yvette Houde
Beatrice Provencher
Pauline Rheault
Alice Rheault
Rita Sevigny
Lillian Fournier
Stock Market Slips After Thursday Gains
New York stocks opened sluggishly in the afternoon as traders paused after Thursday's advance. Major industries showed mixed moves with small gains and losses across steels, autos, aircraft, and rails. The AP 60-stock average held at 231.20 as government bonds fell and turnover remained light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Westinghouse Electric
Chrysler
U. S. Steel
Southern Pacific
Allied Chemical
General Dynamics
Caterpillar
Associated Press
No Arrests Reported in Biddeford Police Log
No municipal court session in Biddeford this morning. Biddeford police report no arrests were made and no accidents occurred last night or early today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Augusta centennial events crown queen speech planned
AP reports Guy Clauser flew to Presque Isle to address a luncheon marking the city of Presque Isle's 100th anniversary and to crown the centennial queen later this evening. He planned to return to Augusta tonight weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Guy, Clauser
Presque Isle
Widow Mrs Soule Dies En Route To Hospital
Mrs John Soule and Mrs Cora E Soule widow of John T Soule died last night while being transported to a local hospital. A resident of 4 Carll Avenue Old Orchard Beach she was born in Hebron to Alexander and Melissa Record. A shoe shop stitcher and Biddeford United Baptist Church member she leaves nieces and nephews. Funeral 2 p m Saturday from Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco with calling hours this evening 7 to 9 at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora E. Soule
John T. Soule
Carll Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Hebron
Alexander
Melissa (Lothrop
Biddeford
Spring Street
Saco
John L Duncan Dies After Long Illness in Kennebunk
John L. Duncan aged 70 died yesterday at his home on Whitten road Kennebunk after a long illness. Born in Gardiner son of Daniel L and Sarah Mac Pherson Duncan he was a farmer. Survived by sister Ruth D Burgess West Kennebunk and nephew Duncan Burgess Kennebunk. Funeral service Saturday at 1 30 p m from Angell funeral home Dane street Kennebunk with Rev Thomas Martin of the Kennebunk Baptist church officiating and burial in Pinegrove Cemetery West Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lawrence Duncan
Whitten Road
Kennebunk
Gardiner
Daniel L
Sarah Mac
Pherson Duncan
Ruth D. Burgess
West Kennebunk
Duncan
Thomas Martin
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Pinegrove Cemetery
Funeral Services for William A. Hutchinson
Funeral services were held for William Albert Hutchinson of Saco yesterday at 2 p.m. at the Dennett and Craig funeral home in Saco. Rev. James D. Riddle of the Foss Street Methodist church in Biddeford officiated, with burial in Laurel Hill cemetery. Bradford Commandery officers conducted the ritual, with bearers Roy Edwards Thomas Hooper Harry Gowen Wallace Russell Edward Pellerin and George Noel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Albert Hutchinson
Saco
Dennett and Craig
James D. Riddle
Foss Street Methodist Church
Biddeford
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Bradford Commandery
Order
Roy Edwards
Thomas Hooper
Harry Gowen
Wallace Russell
Edward Pellerin
George Noel
Lise Boucher Bridal Shower Before August Wedding
A large Biddeford bridal shower honored Miss Lise Boucher mother Mrs Donat Boucher at 19 School Street. Guests listed include Mrs Lucille Perrin Mrs Isabelle Boucher and many Huar ds Bouchers and Paquettes as gifts and trousseau were displayed ahead of her August 29 marriage to Donald Huard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donat Boucher
School Street
Biddeford
Lise Boucher
Donald Huard
Lucille Perrin
Isabelle Boucher
Trousseau
Oscar Huard
Robert Hodge
Raymond Proulx
Paul Paquette
Paul Mininni
Jeanne Nadeau
Gaston Boucher
Donat Madore
Raoul Petrin
Lionel St. Ours
Jean R. LeBlond
Andre Paquette
Gloria St. Pierre
Delore Palardis
Theresa Fecteau
Louise Cote
Mignonne Turcotte
Joan Jalbert
Doris Huard
Joan Nadeau
Germaine Tardif
Raymond Can
Robert Guay
Pierre Guay
Marquise Guay
Gerald Tardif
Ivan Goulet
Paul FE. Lafortune
Alice Seauschene
Edward Boucher
Arthur Lehouillier
Idola Charest
Jeanne Charest
Roieanne Charest
Edgide Janelle
Claudette Levesque
Pat Huard
Rolande Blais
Claire Michaud
Annette Bernier
Yvette Boucher
Rita Houle
Priscille Janelle
Portland Weather: Clouds with scattered thundershowers
Partly cloudy with afternoon thundershowers and cooler coast, tonight fog and mild change in temps. Saturday remains partly cloudy with fog, variable winds 5 to 15 mph. Regional temps show Caribou 65 to 88 in Portland, plus readings for Boston New York and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Pool Road Hearing Tonight In Biddeford City Chamber
A hearing on the proposed reconstruction or relocation of 3.33 miles of Pool Road will be held tonight at 7 30 in the Biddeford City Council chamber. The project would start near the South Biddeford Methodist church and run through the woods to Fortunes Rocks, with the State Highway Commission outlining the route and gathering citizen views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pool Road
Biddeford
Biddeford Methodist Church
Fortunes’ Rocks
State Highway Commission
Births Across Several Families At Local Hospitals
The August births list multiple families from Biddeford Saco Portland and surrounding towns. Highlights include Donna Marie Boudreau at Notre Dame hospital and Michael Alan Conley at a Connecticut hospital. Also recorded are Karen Joyce Tamontagne Joan anne Patricia William N. Hirst Stephen Corey Ellen Carole Ann Shirley Mabel Celeste Marie Susan Harold and Robert Michael among others with birth weights and dates. Maternal and paternal grandparents are named for several entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrien Boudreau
Hill Street
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Donna Marie
Boudreau
Jeanne Janelle
Daniel Conley
Lawndale Avenue
Bristol
Connecticut Hospital
Michael Alan
Conley
Joan Goulet
F. James Tamontagne
Parker Terrace
Glastonbury
Conn
Karen Joyce
Hartford Hospital
Alton S. Coburn
Temple Street
Saco
F. H. Lamontagne
Elm Street
Webber Hospital
Robert L. Eon
RFD
Alfred
Robert Leo
Maurice Hi. Auger
Grayson Street
Joanne Patricia
Normand L. Hirst
Buxton Road
Granite Street
Wayne Alfred
Elliot R. Green
Fletcher Street
Kennebunk
Raoul R. Cote
Taylor Street
Marc Steven
Juliene Caron
Ralph T. Chenard
Birch — Street
Ellen
Joseph P. Kenneally
Ferry Road
Carole Ann
Roland Dube
Westmore Avenue
Shirley Mabel
Fernand M. X. Cote
Beach Street
Celeste Marie
Lester C. Conner, Jr
Prospect Street
West Boyston
Mass
Susan Harold
Conners
Boothby Harbor
Hosea G. Graffam
Green — Street
Theresa Yvonne
Lawrence R. Poulin
Washington Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Constance Jean
Robert F. Boothby
State Street
Robert Michael
Marc Connelly At 68 Finds Acting Easy
veteran playwright Marc Connelly at 68 takes a big movie role with ease. He credits editing and economy in performance and notes he never craved an acting career beyond fun. Connelly, known for Green Pastures, now plays a college professor in Tall Story for Josh Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thomas
Hollywood (Ap
Marc Connelly
Connelly
Ttheater
Our Town
New York
London
Connecticut Girl Wed Louis Cote in Hartford Church
Miss Geraldine Lorraine Sadler of Niantic became the bride of Louis Joseph Cote formerly of Biddeford at St Justin church Hartford. Rev Aime Boucher officiated. The gown was silk bombazine with Chantilly lace and a chapel train. Maid of honor Irene Armao of Providence RI. Bridesmaids wore green gowns. The couple planned a Bermuda trip and will reside at 165 Chaucer Road East Hampton after returning. From Biddeford attendees included Mrs Bella Hotte and several Provencher relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Justin Church
Hartford
Conn
Geraldine Lorraine Sadler
Louis Joseph Cote
Biddeford
Thomas Lyle Sadler
Niantic
Leo .A. Cole
Aime Boucher
Troy
N. Y
Irene Armao
Providence
R. L
Richard West
Cranston
R. I
Jean St. Amand
Cote
East Hartford
Steven Zaverton
West Hartford
William Sadler
Elmwood
Bermuda
Chaucer Road
East Hampton
Bella Hotte
R. Althea Provencher
Jacqueline Provencher
Francoise M. Provencher
Edward S. Provencher
Lawyer Chosen New American Legion Leader
A bachelor lawyer from Newburgh New York was elected commander of the American Legion at the 41st national convention. Martin B McKneally 44 was chosen without opposition by acclamation. Rabbi Robert Kahn Houston Texas elected chaplain. Vice commanders named were William G Brennan Indianapolis A Layman Harmon Lexington SC Charles C McGonegal Sunol Calif Nate Keller Virginia Minn and Willard W Brandt Linton ND Mrs Alexander Gray Brownsville Tenn named president of the Legion auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Sunol
Calif
Nate Keller
Virginia
Minn
Willard W. Brandt
Linton
N. D
Alexander Gray
Brownsville
Tenn
The
Legion Auxiliary
Lester
Thornton Class of 1902 Reunion Banquet Highlights
The Thornton Class of 1902 held a 57th anniversary reunion banquet at Wanderbarg restaurant in Biddeford. Miss Mary Alma Bradbury served as toastmistress and Elliott B. Peterson organized arrangements. Recognition went to Emily Burns Crossley and Clara Weymouth Williams for traveling far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonderbar
Biddeford
Thornton Academy
Laura Libby
Scarborough
Atty
Mary Alma Bradbury
Saco
Alice Peterson
Yarmouth
Leah Prosser
Lucia P
Thorton Academy
Elliott B. Peterson
Emily Burns Crossley
Toronto
Can
Clara Weymouth Williams
Westfield
N. J
Atty. Bradbury
Walter H. Burke
Kennebunk
Lena Libby Prosser
Laura FE. Libby
R. N
John Matley
Lucia Parcher Dow
Cambridge
Mass
Elliott B. Peterso
Lucy Sawyer Cleaves
Edith Webber King
Arundel
Paul S. Hill, Jr
Saco Schools Subsidy Soars With 1958 Valuation Boost
Saco will receive an $81,097 December general school subsidy up from $66,251 after the Maine legislature ordered subsidies based on the 1958 state valuations. Superintendent C J Cutts notes the increase of $41,846 allows postponed repairs and equipment purchases. The city valuation fell from 24.8 million to 24.1 million between 1956 and 1958, affecting funding calculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
C. J. Cutts
Maine
Former Maine Man Charged With Kidnaping
Leonard Osace, 42, ex-convict formerly of Sherman, Maine, was bound over to Superior Court after pleading innocent to kidnapping, rape, enticing a child away, administering substances to commit a crime, and injury to a minor. Police found a 9-year-old girl in his Hartford apartment after she had been missing overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
Leonard Osace
Sherman
Maine
Osnoe
Mexico quake toll hits 16. Veracruz bears worst loss
The confirmed death toll reached 16 in southern Mexico's worst quake of the year, with many quake areas still unheard from. All deaths reported in Veracruz state along the Isthmus of Tehuantepec near the Gulf. Officials said at least 60 were injured in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Veracruz
Tehuantepec
Gulf of Mexico
Waiter Wins Damages From Mickey Cohen Incident
Arthur M. Black, 30, awarded 4000 in Superior Court after claiming Mickey Cohen struck him without warning at a Hollywood restaurant on January 28. Judge Joseph L. Call noted abundant testimony that Black could not find work due to owners fearing reprisal from Cohen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Hollywood
Arthur M. Black
Superior Court
Joseph L. Call
Black
Cohen
Prominent Names Listed Across Four States
Nimon of Canton Ohio lists Mrs Marion O Connor of Middleton Connecticut Mrs H Milteff Davidson of Clovis New Mexico and Mrs LeRoy Daniel Sweeney of Larimore North Dakota among others in a regional social notice highlighting connections and affiliations.
Cape Porpoise Woman Named Beach Teacher at OOB High
Marguerite Whitehouse Pennel of Cape Porpoise has been named girls physical education instructor at Old Orchard Beach High School by Superintendent Cecil J. Cutts. She returns to the district where she taught in 1954-55 after a stint in Mapleton Oregon and is a University of New Hampshire alumna. The appointment completes a two year search by the school committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Whitehouse
Pennel
Cape Porpoise
Old Orchard Beach High School
Cecil J. Cutts
Old Orchard
Mapleton
Ore
University of New Hampshire
Baby Sitter Burns While Frying Potatoes at Biddeford Home
A 16 year old babysitter Patricia Gordon sustained minor burns to hands and face while trying to extinguish a kitchen fire at 33 Taylor Street Biddeford. She was frying potatoes when they caught fire and hot grease splattered as she poured water on them. She had been babysitting for her sister Mrs Ralph Cote when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Street
Biddeford
Patricia Gordon
Ralph Cote
Vocational guidance program expands at Biddeford High
Principal Kenneally reports robust demand for career counseling with 350 students visiting the office since the program began. Lectures by specialists in teaching electronics nursing and services will continue as parents join sessions to learn about post high school options. Carl Hevey and Linda Jacques newly sought guidance ahead of the new school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acollege
Business College
Kenneally
Oldster Still Full Of Fight
Detroit AP reports 73 year old Anastasia Yesue was struck with a cane by Frank Archibald 93 and sustained a black eye. Yesue said he chose not to retaliate saying he did not want to hit an old man. They were ordered to appear before a municipal court judge on Sept 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Anastasia Yesue
Frank Archibald
Yesue
Archibald
Pardlee Fails To Raise Bail At Old Orchard
Saco man Norman Dube aged 27 was found guilty of breaking and entering and larceny in the nighttime at Woolf's bazaar near Ocean Pier Old Orchard Beach. He pleaded innocent but was convicted by Trial Justice Wesley Mewer and ordered bound over to September term of Superior Court to the county jail in default of $4000 bail. Dube was arrested at 2:15 am on the Woolf concession roof after tar paper roof was cut and boards removed. He is a parolee from the Men's Reformatory where he was serving time for an attempted break at Humpty Dumpty potato chip factory Scarborough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Norman Dube
Septerger
Superior Court
Woolf's Bazaar
Ocean Pier
Old Orchard Beach
Dube
Wesley Mewer
Sesson
Beach
Woolf
Men's Reformatory
Scarborough
Band Concert At Home In Saco Annual Event
Painchand's Band will present a concert at the Sweetser Children's home in Saco on Sunday September 13 at 2 p.m. The public is invited. The affair is held at the Deering Union recreation hall. Music is funded by a grant from the recording industries via Local 408 AFM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painchand
Sweetser Childrens Home
Deering Union
Recording Industries
American Federation of Musicians
New President Chosen By Maine Bar Association
Marold M. Hayes of Dover Foxcroft was elected president of the Maine Bar Association at the Rockland convention. A 41 year veteran of the law, Hayes served as Piscataquis county attorney and municipal court judge, and was state director of Selective Service in WWII. He is a Bowdoin and Maine Law School graduate. The association also elected three new vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover-Foxcroft
Maine Bar Assn
Marold M. Hayes
Dover- Foxcroft
Rockland
Piscataquis County
Hayes
Bowdoin College
Old University
Maine Law School
Bar Association
New Arundel School Opening Delayed Until November
The Arundel consolidated school will not be ready for occupancy at the September 9 start. Union head Paul Larrabee announced classes will use the old schools until the new building is completed, likely in November. The one story wooden structure, begun in April, will have six classrooms for about 180 pupils and cost around $70,000, replacing four one-room and one two-room schools.
Four Motorists Fined In Saco Court Session
In a Saco municipal court morning session Old Orchard Beach resident Philip J. Laporte 25 was fined 40 for speeding 85 mph in a 25 mph zone and 10 for driving without a license. Andrew H Bouffard 38 of Saco was fined 25 for speeding 7 mph in a 45 mph zone with two counts for driving without glasses on his license. Robert Cyr counsel for Bouffard entered a not guilty plea while Bouffard was found guilty. County Attorney Marcel Viger represented the state. Robert M. Hanson 21 West Buxton pleaded guilty to inadequate brakes and was fined 10. Thomas A. Tarbox 34 West Buxton was fined 10 for driving without a license. State Police were complainants in the last two cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Philip J. Laporte
Foot Street
Old Orchard Road
Laporte
Bien
Hilary F. Mahaney
Andrew H. Bouffard
Lawn Avenue
North Street
Robert Cyr
Bouffard
Mahaney
Marcel Viger
Lace Police
Robert M. Hanson
West Buxton
Thomas A. Tarbox
Executive committee named from Bath Portland and other towns
John P. Carey of Bath William B. Mahoney of Portland and Frank F. Harding of Rockland named along with a new executive committee. The vice presidents and Edward F. Merrill Skowhegan George W. Blanchard of Presque Isle and Clarence Crosby of Dexter constitute the slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Carey
Bath
William B. Mahoney
Portland
Frank F. Harding
Rockland
Edward F. Merrill
Skowhegan
George W. Blanchard
Presque Isle
Clarence Crosby
Dexter
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Soule
John L. Duncan
William Hutchinson
Tides A. MP
Connecticut
Louis
American Legion
Thornton
Oldster
Pardlee
State Bar Association
New Arundel
Oldsmobile
Buick
Statin Wagon
Olds
Reed Motor CO
Pontiac
Vauxhall
GMC
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