Local Notices Highlight Biddeford Saco Residents and Visitors
Mrs Grace Robinson of Saco entertains guests from Canada while others in Biddeford and Saco are treated at Webber hospital Maine Medical Center and attend a nuptial shower. Rev Donald Nicknair on vacation at St Francis College returns later. Fred Baldwin family from Sherbrooke vacationing at Fortunes Rocks. Mrs Josephine Whitman dies at 92 in Saco after long illness with survivors listed. Funeral services set at Dennett Craig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Robinson
Saco
Canada
Mary DeSilva
Elm Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
John Bishop
West Cutts Street
Dora Belanger
Bernard's
Boston
Donald Nicknair
OFM
St. Francis College
Priscilla C. Pierce
Alfred Street
Maine Employment Security Commission
Robert Salois
John
James
Trenton
N. J
Rose Sansoucy
Lillian Denis
Alfred Ledoux
Eugene
Rochester
N.Y
Flora Ledoux
Paul Croxford
California
University of Maine
Pacific
Yorktown
Long Beach
Calif
Robert F. Larrabee
Me Usn
Lawrence T. Larrabee
Union’ Street
Roland Therrien
Richard
Carmen
Bernard
Buena Park
Therrien
Henri Therrien
Fmile Lessard
Church notes outline midweek services across area
The Christian Science society Hamilton Memorial in Saco will hold a 7 45 pm service Wednesday. Reading room hours Thursday 2 to 4 pm. Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills choir rehearsal 6 30 pm and prayer meeting 8 pm Wednesday. Advent Christian Kennebunk Lower Village 7 30 pm midweek service. Full Gospel Wells Route 9 A Route 109 prayer hour 7 30 pm Wednesday. Kennebunkport Advent Christian church prayer and Bible study 7 30 pm vestry. Village Baptist Kennebunkport prayer meeting 7 30 pm Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Saco
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
Full Gospel
Route 9-A
Wells
Kennebunkport
Funeral for Lena DuDevoir Held at St Margaret
Funeral services for Mrs Lena DuDevoir of Sixteenth Street Old Orchard Beach were held at St Margaret church at 9 this morning with Rev Edward Walsh officiating and Mrs Anton io Boisvert at the organ. Burial followed in St Joseph cemetery with committal prayers by Rev Armand Landry. Out of town attendees included Richard and Aline Labelle of Worcester Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena DuDevoir
Sixteenth Street
Old Orchard Beach
St. Margaret Church
Edward Walsh
Antonio Boisvert
Paul Glaude
Robert Morin
Gerard Pepin
Roger Hanson
St. Joseph
Armand Landry
Richard and
Aline Labelle
Worcester
Mass
Card of Thanks from Mrs. M. Harry Whelan and Family
We thank friends neighbors and relatives for aid and sympathy during our bereavement and for floral tributes and cars for the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Harry Whelan
Whelan Family Thanks Notre Dame Sisters and Nurses
The family of the late M. Harry Whelan expresses sincere thanks to the Notre Dame Hospital sisters and nurses for their wonderful care and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Harry Whelan
Notre Dame Hospital
English-born financier Solton Engel dies in Kennebunkport
Solton Engel 65 long-time Kennebunkport summer resident died yesterday in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born in England January 1 1898 he was son of Maurice and Lina Engel. He was president of Thames Brokerage Co New York. Survived by widow Julia B. Engel. Funeral Thursday at 11 from Frank E Campbell Funeral Home New York City. Interment Ferncliff Cemetery Hartsdale NY. Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk arranged services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solton Engel
Kennebunkport
England
Maurice
Lina Propper) Engel
Thames Brokerage Company
New York
Julia B. Engel
Frank E. Campbell
New York City
Ferncliff
Hartsdale
N. Y
Bibber
Summer Street
Kennebunk
Building contractor Alphee Brunelle dies at 74 in Biddeford
Alphee Brunelle 74 a Biddeford building contractor died after a long illness in a local hospital. Born in St Norbert P Q he moved to Biddeford early and worked over 40 years. He was a St Joseph church communicant and member of Eagles Union St John Fremont club. Survived by his widow four sons nine grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphee Brunelle
Prospect Street
Biddeford
St. Norbert
P. Q
John
Sarah Roberge Brunelle
Brunelle
St. .Joseph Church
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Union St. John the Baptist
Fremont Club
Anna Tardif Brunelle
George
Hervey
Urbain
Gerard
Chelsea
Mass
Blanche
Annette Brunelle
Urbain Dutremble
Paul Cassette
Saco
Robert Crocker
Kittery
Wilfrid Dubois
Emond Funeral Home
St. Joseph Church
Eagles of Biddeford Saco meet for prayer at hall
Members of the Biddeford Saco aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles gather at 7 pm at the hall then proceed to Emond Funeral home to pay respects to Joseph Tardif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco Aerie
Order of Eagles
Emond Funeral Home
Joseph Tardif
Funeral rites for John Spirounias held at St Demetrios
Funeral services for John Spirounias of 218 Hill Street Biddeford were conducted Monday afternoon at St Demetrios Church by Rev Alexander Xanthakis with Peter Dalapas as cantor. Bearers included Charles Stephan and George Spirounias John Kostopoulos James Vanites and Ernest Trakas. Burial followed in St Demetrios Cemetery with committal prayers by Rev Xanthakis. A church luncheon for relatives and friends followed. Out of town attendees included Mrs Angelos Mitchell Miss Tess Triandafelos Miss Bess Triandafelos Brooklyn New York Mrs Mary Burgess Miss Dorothy Berube Hartford Connecticut Mr and Mrs Louis Spirounias Charles Spirounias Mrs Betty Volis Miss Sandra Volis Lowell Massachusetts Mr and Mrs Nicholas Spirounias Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Spirounias
Hill Street
Biddeford
St. Demetrios Church
Alexander Xanthakis
Peter Dalapas
Charles
Stephen
George Spirounias
John Kostopoulos
James Vanites
Ernest Trakas
St. Demetrios
Xanthakis
Angelos Mitchell
Tess Triandafelos
Bess Triandafelos
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mary Burgess
Dorothy Berube
Hartford
Funeral Services for Mrs Elizabeth Lamirande at St Joseph
Funeral services were held at St Joseph church for Mrs Elizabeth Lamirande. Msgr Elie Havey celebrated a solemn high mass with Rev Sylvia Levesque deacon and Rev Marc Franck sub deacon. Burial followed in St Joseph cemetery with committal prayers. Out of town attendees included Mr and Mrs Adelard Jalbert Lawrence Mass and the Knapps and Labelle families from Willimantic and Bristol Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Lamirande
St. Joseph Church
Elie Havey
Sylvia Levesque
Marc Franck
Diane Rouselle
Arthur Labelle
Raymond Henri
Alphonse Fortin
Charles Gendron
George Guay
Roland Rheaume
St. Ann Sodality
Adelard Jalbert
Lawrence
Mass
Eugene Knapp
Willimantic
Conn
Louis Lamirande
Monique Knapp
Bristol
Weather Outlook for Portland and Nearby Areas
The forecast calls for afternoon cloudiness with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms. Winds are southerly around 10 mph, varying near storms, then light and variable tonight with some ground fog. Wednesday should be fair and mild with low humidity and northwest winds about 10 mph. Record mentions Caribou Eastport Greenville Old Town Rumford Mt Wash Halifax Montreal with overnight lows ranging from 44 to 62 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Haliafx
Montreal
August Tides Times and High Low Readings
Tide table fragment lists morning and evening high and low times for August with partial values. Data shows several pairs such as 1:50 and 2:44, with additional readings near 8:03 9:29 and 8:54 9:24.
Double Murder by Own Action Verdict In Montague
A verdict of double murder and death by own action was returned in the shooting deaths of a railroad worker Charles Bennett and his wife Irene and their 18 month old son Charlie W. The bodies were found in their trailer home by a family friend John Lockerby who spent the night nearby. Bennett and Lockerby worked together on the Central Vermont Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague
Mass
Henry A. Rys
Charles 0. Bennett
Irene
Charlie W
John Lockerby
Bennett
Saxtons River
Brattleboro
Lockerby
Central Vermont Railroad
Talent Show at Ocean Park Temple Delights Crowd
A large audience attended the New England Youth Baptists conference talent show at Ocean Park Temple. The program titled Sadie Hawkins Day In The Ozarks featured hillbilly costumes, solo performances, a modern dance, and choral pieces directed by Marguerite Clark with assistants Hugh Snyder and Richard Phillips. Cast included Jean Perry Joan Shea Mindy Brown Sharon Strum Saun dra Potter Donna Abel Shelly Allen Lois MacLeod and many others. The event capped the summer production at the youth training center at the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Park Temple
New England Youth Baptists Conference
Sadie Hawkins
Ozarks
Marguerite Clark
Hugh Snyder
Richard Phillips
Charles Bickerstaff
Arthur Abell
Jean Perry
Joan Shea
Herbert Bannister
Judy Rice
Mindy
Coast Guard Ends Pacific Search After Dye Marker Confusion
Coast Guard crews halted a search 800 miles northeast of Honolulu after a pilot reported debris and green smoke. Navy officials confirmed the smoke originated from dye markers dropped by the troop ship Geneva Mitchell during a practice rescue, with no missing planes or ships found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Pacific
Here
Coast Guard
Navy
Geneva Mitchell
East German travel warn by Western officials at Leipzig fair
The French Foreign Ministry reminded citizens there is no French diplomatic or consular protection in East Germany. West German customs warned former East Germans who fled illegally about visiting relatives during Leipzig fairs. The British Foreign Office had cautioned against travel, noting recent visa relaxations for trade fairs with fast entry permits already issued for the fall show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
East Germany
Leipzig
Germany
Beauty Queen Heads to Miss World London
The Huntington West Virginia contestant who won the pageant will represent the United States in the Miss World competition in London. Sharon, a fellow contestant, praised Jo Ann as a lovely girl and expressed relief at not winning herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington, W.va
London
Jo Ann
Sharon
Outing by Saco Girl Scout Troop II
Saco Girl Scout Troop II held an all day outing at the summer home of Mrs. Reed Rumery in Biddeford Granite Point road. Under leaders Mrs. Hunt Mrs. Bowie Mrs. Shaffer and Miss Shaffer the girls earned outdoor cooking badges by preparing a meal outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Girl Scout Troop II
Reed Rumery
Granite Point Road
Biddeford
Robert Hunt
Robert Bowie
Howard Shaffer
Donna Shaffer
Susan Hunt
Nancy Bowie
Carol Lord
Sally Muslawski
Betty Strout
Linda Savoie
Paml Pendleton
Audrey Philbrick
Rebec
Elaine Poulin
Diane Harvey
Ca Muslawski
Bowie
Hunt
Miss Shaffer
Shaffer
Guest
Susan Litwinowich
Linda and
Joyce Rumery
PNG Group Hosts Barbecue at Saco Home
The Saco Past Noble Grands association enjoyed a chicken barbecue and outing at Mrs. Parnell Burrill's Goodale Avenue home. Priscilla Ladd cooked. A short business meeting followed with Marion McAuley presiding. A prize went to McAuley. Next meeting slated September 18 at Mrs Eva Snerman's Hearn Road home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Past Noble Grands Association
Parnell Burrill
Goodale Avenue
Saco
Priscilla Ladd
Marion McAuley
McAuley
Eva Snerman
Hearn Road
Elizabeth Hill
Madeline Brackett
John Kennedy
Carlton Burrill
John Sherman
Lottie Kingbury
Carrie Emery
Aldie Palmer
Mertie Meserve
Linnette Martin
Nancy Rumery
Georgianna Harriman
Adenna McKeen
Herbertaarriman
Williams matriarch May Williams laid to rest in Santa Barbara
Funeral services were held for May Williams mother of baseball star Ted Williams. A Salvation Army worker for over 50 years she died at age 69 in a rest home. Williams joined the Salvation Army in 1908 and rose to captain after training in Chicago. In 1935 she won an award for selling the War Cry Christmas editions across 11 Western states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
May Williams
Boston Red Sox
Salvation Army
Missing Youth Is Found Under Porch
A seven year old boy, Richard Thurber, son of Robert Thurber, was found under a porch at Coleys Acres on Portland Road in Saco. Fireman Roland Lefebvre and Donald Vir located him shortly after a search began around 10 PM last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coley’s Acres
Portland Road
Saco
Richard ‘Thurber
Robert Thurber
Roland Lefebvre
Donald Vir
Death of Arundel farmer Ernest B. Walker at 73
Ernest B. Walker 73 of Arundel died at home after a brief illness. He was born in Arundel June 29 1889 a World War I veteran and is survived by his widow Martha A. Walker two daughters Mary A. Walker and Helen J. Manning and two grandchildren. Funeral service set for 2 p m at Bibber Memorial chapel Kennebunk with Rev Fred Horneberg officiating. Interment in Evergreen cemetery Kennebunk. Friends may call at the chapel tonight and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Walker
Arundel
George
Minnie (‘DeShon) Walker
Martha
A. Walker
Mary A. Walker
Helen J. Manning
Bristol
Conn
Bibber
Summer Street
Kennebunk
Fred Hornberg
Christchurch
Evergreen Cemetery
Mrs George Walker Dies After Illness in Biddeford Hospital
Mrs George H Walker longtime Kennebunkport summer resident and New York City winter resident died yesterday in a Biddeford hospital after a short illness. She was widow of George H Walker born in St Louis. Survived by four sons James W and others, two daughters, a brother, 21 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 3 pm at St Ann Episcopal with Rev Dean Emerson. Interment in Hope Cemetery Kennebunk. Friends may call Bibber Funeral Home Kennebunkport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine F. Whitman
Fred FE. Whitman
North _ street
Saco
Biddeford
Kennebunkport
Joseph W. and
Sarah (Hutchins) Fairfield
Biddeford High School
Whitman
School Street Methodist Church
George H. Walker
New York City
St. Louis
George H
Mannie (Holliday’ Wear
George H. Jr
Greenwich
Conn
James W
Old Westbury
Long Island
N. Y
John M. Greenwich
Louis
Farmington
Nancy Walker
Prescott S
Bush
James J. Wear
St. Ann Episcopal Church
Dean Emerson
Hope Cemetery
Kennebunk
Bibber
Auto Mishaps Leave Several Injured in Kennebunk
A series of crashes on Sea Road and nearby streets in Kennebunk left Robert Bryant 34 of Kennebunk Beach with head lacerations after his 1961 car hit a tree. Roy Fairweather was shaken up when his truck flipped after being forced off the road. A Canada driver Gordon Coupe and Mrs Alice Barrett received minor injuries in a separate collision near the picnic area. A trailer truck from Alfie Lobster Co rammed a station wagon on Brown and York streets. Chief Frank Stevens led the investigations into all incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Robert Bryant
Kennebunk Beach
Webber Hospital
Sea Road
Bryant
Bryan
Roy Fairweather
Lower Brown Street
Fairweather
Gordon J. Coupe
Manatobo
Canada
Chester H. Crossman
Saskatchewan
Alice H. Barrett
Topsham
Doupe
Bartlett
Coupe
Harry Lapiro
Alfie Lobster Co
Mass
Raymond Fauchon
East Hartford
Fire Burns Empty House At Beach
Firefighters fought a blaze in an unoccupied house on the Hinchcliffe property Walnut Street yesterday. Fire Chief Louis Wharff believes a burning cigarette started the fire. Several groceries were found in the house and the blaze remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Hinchcliffe
Walnut — Street
Louis Wharff
Two Injured In Beach Auto Crash On Ninth Street
Two Massachusetts men, Douglas Keene age 17 and his brother David Keene, were injured in a two car collision on Ninth Street at Old Orchard Beach. Douglas suffered scalp lacerations while David received back abrasions. They were taken to Webber hospital for observation after Keene’s car was hit on the right side by Gerald R. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Ninth Street
Old Orchard Beach
Douglas Keene
Reading
Mass
David Keene
Webber Hospital
Douglas
Keene
Gerald R. Smith
Hill Street
Biddeford
Fund Raising Drive For Beach Planned
Old Orchard Beach considers a fund raising drive to buy an ambulance leased for the summer. Chairman William J. Mullen says the town needs 4200 dollars, with 557 dollars collected this summer, the service has paid its way. The drive will likely rely on public donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
William J. Mullen
Board of Selectmen
Mullen
Wall Collapse Threatens Biddeford Home and Street
Residents report a sand and rock wall sliding toward a home as a four foot section near the corner slides into the water. Police and city officials met without a determination of responsibility or timing for repairs while two youths and a passerby witnessed the event during an unusually high tide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binette
Elisee A. Doyon
Main Street
Biddeford
Saco
Billy Martel
Water Street
Timothy Currier
Crescent Street
Saco Quiet Municipal Court Session Reports No Incidents
No session of the Saco Municipal Court was held this morning. Police headquarters reported no accidents last night or this morning and the Saco ambulance log had no entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Biddeford Schools Open September 6
Biddeford Public Schools announce a September 6 opening with varied daily hours by school. Sub primary entrants must be five by October 15 and register this week or on September 5. A new teacher list and campus assignments are detailed for Senior High, Junior High, Emery, Wentworth, Bradbury, and Washington Street schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shesarity
Biddeford
Senic High
Emery
Washington Street
Wentworth Street
Bradbury Street
School Department
Wentworth
Bradbury
Larrabee
Raymond A. Kenneally
Peter A. Mantis
Eugene A. Bennett
Theodore J. Blaisdell
Paul E. Brunelle
Nadine Clark
Bernard T. Cote
Raymond G. Cote
Arthur G. Descoteaux
Thomas P. Fahey
Melvin H. Gay
Robert C. Gray
Eleanor G. Jacobs
John-Paul Jariz
Ethel M. Kean
Norman A. Martin
Irene M. Mitchell
Virginia M. Peters
Joseph A. Plamondon
Reno L. Roy
Paul R. Walker
Loreen
Ethel Garland
Richard H. Gray
Russell W. Hall
Lang
Ida M. Kelley
Janice Lord
Arith
Dorothy McDonald
Beatrice L. Morton
Howard E. Proctor
Reading
Dorothy H. Russell
Gladys T. Sawyer
Soc
Richard H. Smith
Evelyn K. Swanson
Richard J. Wyse
Gertrude M. Dol Jif
Louise C. Filanagen
June Boothby
Joseph J R. Jezar
Sheila F. Je Zar
Nina §. John
Dorothy S. Kearney
Elizabeth Knight
Pealine J. Meserve
Ruth B. Paine
Dorothy Strout
Francis W. Worcester
Peter W. Judge
Claudette M. Levesque
Helen E. Fendersson
Roberta D. Green
Medical Association Urges Caution For Labor Day Weekend
The American Medical Association warns of heat illness and accidents during the last big outdoors weekend. Advice includes lighter meals, tepid sponge baths, avoiding overhydration, wearing light cotton clothing, and patience in travel and activities to prevent heat stroke and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Nine Killed In France As Jet Slices Cable
In Chamonix France a low flying jet cut a mountain cable car line killing nine passengers and injuring others. A police helicopter aided rescue workers while a cabin fell into White Valley and other cars collided with the mountainside. The jet crew name was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
White Valley
4Th Escadrille
Luxeil
CAP Searchers Have No Leads In Plane Hunt
Civil Air Patrol searchers have found no leads in the missing small plane from Morristown New Jersey to Portland Maine. Two CAP planes from Maine wings search south and west of Portland toward the Sebago area with two Coast Guard planes assisting offshore. The plane last contacted Saturday amid bad weather near Kennebunk and was to land near Biddeford. Pilot James E Healy 57 Chester New Jersey and Joseph Hopkins Short Hills New Jersey were aboard. The search area spans New Hampshire and central Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
Morristown
N. J
Portland
CAP
Maine
Sebago
Coast Guard
Aso
Kennebunk
Biddeford
James E. Healy
Chester
Joseph Hopkins
Short Hills
N. K
Jobless Pay Claims Show Slight Rise
Francis M. Coughlin, manager of the Biddeford office of the Maine Employment Security Commission, reports that unemployment checks were handed out to 783 persons for the week ending August 26, an increase of 16 over the previous week. For the same week a year ago, 615 persons received aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Coughlin
Biddeford
Maine Employment Security Commission
Hearing Scheduled For Saco Project
The State Highway plans a public hearing in Saco on a $150 000 reconstruction of the Portland road from Goose Fare Hill to Ocean Park road. City Clerk Clifford A Purvis said the Maine Highway Commission notice sets September 18 at 4 30 p m in Saco City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Portland Road
Goose Fare Hill
Ocean Park Road
Clifford A. Purvis
Purvis
Carl A. Brooks
Maine Highway Commission
Sacoi City
Youth Sentenced Clears Cabin Breaks at Resort
A 16 year old from Old Orchard Beach was sent to South Windham Reformatory in Saco Juvenile Court after admitting cabin breaks at Waves motel and five Colonial Motor Court cabins. All items except money were recovered, including a transistor radio watches rings and purses. Sgt Donald Lake led the investigation with help from Biddeford Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orchard Beach
South Windham Reformatory
Saco
John Clark
Clark
Waves
Colonial Motor Court
Donald Lake
Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
Goulart Eyeing Prime Ministership in Brazil
Reports from Brasilia indicate President Goulart and military chiefs may seek a limited presidency system. The Brazilian frame grants the president broad powers, akin to a U.S. president, prompting discussions on reform and balance of authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Brasilia
Goullart
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Josephine Whitman
Iron and Steel Industry
American Iron and Steel Institute
Ocean Park
Berlin
Saco Girl Scout
PNG Group
Ted Williams
Ernest Walker
George Walker
William Mullen
Percival Wardwell
Summit Street
Wardwell
Journal
Milliken Street
Medical Association
Sampson's Market
Theodore J. Seymour
Sevigny
Chamonix
New Hampshire
Carey Bros
Jewelers
Dennett & Craig, Inc
Saco, Maine