Local Personal Notes From Biddeford and Portland
Atty and Mrs Albert Cookson of Biddeford were business visitors in Portland yesterday. Mrs Richard Ryan of Biddeford is on a week’s vacation from York Savings and Loan in Biddeford. Rev Bro Orel Sr returned to Canada after funeral services for his brother Joseph Havey and visiting Biddeford and Saco relatives. George Vassill, Biddeford, a tonsillectomy patient at Maine Medical Center, Portland. Mrs Fillmore Harris hosted Mrs Charles Beck and two nieces vacationing at Wells Beach. Everett Harriman of Biddeford visits his mother in Biddeford with children Sandra and Scott from Franklin, Va. Burton Howe of Springfield, Mass returned to Ocean Park after visiting Alan Hill. the Howes spend two weeks as Rev Mr Howe assists New England Youth conference leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty
Albert Cookson
Graham Street
Biddeford
Portland
Richard Ryan
Elm Street
York Savings and Loan Association
Main Street
Bro. Orel
Canada
Joseph Havey
Saco
George Vassill
Peter Vassill
Maine Medical Center
Fillmore Harris
Charles Beck
Mary Beck
Allen Riddle
Barre
Wells Beach
Leo Harriman
Ocean Park
Mr. Howe
New England
Death of Biddeford's oldest graduate Roxie Blood
Roxie E Blood 93 of 61 Pool St Biddeford died in a local hospital. Born May 4 1869 in Biddeford she spent 40 years as a linotype operator at the Biddeford Journal retiring 25 years ago. She belonged to First Universalist Church Biddeford and was a charter member of the Daughters of Ruth. Funeral 1:30 pm Friday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday 2–4 and 7–9 pm. Weather: small craft warnings coastal, cloud and intermittent rain, cooler. Thursday fair and warmer with northeast winds diminishing. Temperature inland mid 70s to upper 50s coastal areas upper 60s to 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford High School
Roxie E. Blood
Pool Street
Biddeford
Charles and
Emma (Barclay) Blood
The
Daughters of Ruth
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
Woodlawn
Portland
Parade officials meet to plan CD day event at Biddeford airport
Parade officials and marshals plus other committee members for the CD day event set for September 16 at Biddeford airport will convene tonight at 7 30 in the Biddeford City building court room. Beta Sigma class of Biddeford United Baptist church to hold a benefit food sale Friday at 2 p m at Edward's market Five Points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lus
Biddeford
Biddeford City Buitling
Beta Sigma
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Edward’s Market
Five Points
Church Notes Thursday Prayer and Study At Four Churches
A prayer and Bible study are set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach. Holy Communion is to be celebrated Thursday at 8 a m in an Episcopal church Biddeford. The Sacne School Street Methodist senior choir rehearses Thursday at 7 p m at the church. A prayer meeting is scheduled Thursday at 7 30 p m at the First Assembly of God in Saco at the Ahepa home 22 Pleasant Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Episcopal Church
Biddeard
Sacne School Street Methodist Church
First
Assembly of God Church of
Saco
Ahepa
Pleasant Street
Choir rehearsal at Lyman First Baptist Church
A choir rehearsal is scheduled for Thursday at 8 30 p m at the Lyman First Baptist Church in Goodwins Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman First Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Hoover Appears Normal After Surgery at 88
Former President Herbert Hoover, age 88, is reported in satisfactory condition after a three hour operation to remove an intestinal growth. Dr Rudolph N Schullinger said Hoover is perfectly lucid and vital signs are stable. A two to three week window is needed for microscopic analysis to determine if the growth is benign or malignant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert Hoover
Rudolph N. Schullinger
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Hoover
Ann's big dream a cat loving husband
In Newton Iowa Glen Wehr man refused Ann six to a kitten because she had a dog. The six year old girl replied she would grow up to marry a man who would let her have a cat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Newton
Iowa
Glen Wehrman
Young Swimmer Drowns at Jackson Beach
Hermon authorities report 19 year old Philip Burke of Stetson drowned off Jackson Beach Tuesday afternoon. His body was recovered from about 15 feet of water, roughly five yards from shore, with AP confirming the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermon
Philip Burke
Stetson
Jackson Beach
Two Speeders Fined In Old Orchard Beach Court
Anthony R. DiPietro of Milford Massachusetts paid a 25 dollar fine in Old Orchard Beach Trial Justice court for speeding 50 mph in a 25 mph zone on East Grand avenue at the Beach. Mark E. F. Nuttal of 19 Cookman avenue Old Orchard Beach paid a 15 dollar fine for speeding 50 mph on Grand avenue. Old Orchard Beach police were the complainants in both cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony R. DiPietro
Milford
Mass
Old Orchard Beach Trial
East Grand Avenue
Mark EF. Nuttal
Cookman Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Jeannette Sylvestre, Biddeford resident, dies after illness
Jeannette Sylvestre 64 of 70 Green Street Biddeford died last night after a long illness at a local hospital Born September 4 1897 in Biddeford she was daughter of Louie and Emma Sevigny Maurice For years she worked at Mitchell now Bruce Shoe Shop Survivors include step son Raymond Sylvestre four step daughters plus two brothers a sister 16 grandchildren and three great grandchildren Services set for Saturday 10 am at St church Biddeford with viewing at Sansoucy Funeral Home Stone Street Biddeford from 10 am to 10 pm starting today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Sylvestre
Green Street
Biddeford
Louie
Emma _ ‘Sevigny Maurice
Mitchell
Bruce Shoe Shop
Raymond Sylvestre
Reynald Compacna
Raoul Nolette
Alberic Guay
Saco
Blanche Noble
Robert
Willie Maurice
Marie Anna Maurice
St. Church
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone Street
Kennebunk grocer Arthur R. Chase dies at 78
Arthur R. Chase 78 retired Kennebunk grocer died today in a Biddeford hospital. He owned the Brown and Chase grocery in Kennebunk for over 30 years and was born October 27 1883 in Guildhall. Surviving are his widow Marion Webber an uncle in Guildhall and a niece in Kennebunk. Funeral from Ancell Funeral Home Kennebunk with burial in Hope Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Chase
Kennebunk
Biddeford
Brown and Chase
Guildhall
Ead and
Isabelle
Russell) Chase
York Lodge
Knnebunk Unitarian Church
Marion Webber
Harley S. Hall
Margaret Littlefield
Ancell Funeral Home
Dane Street
Fred Holmberg
Hope Cemetery
Local drive spurs jobs in Biddeford Saco plan
Area continued from page one describes how unemployment rose in the Saco Lowell shops and Bates mills. Citizens funded four drives to create new industries, purchasing over a million feet of space and forming an industrial park. With new industries and an airport, the twin cities aim for urban renewal, planning, and sewage control under the ARA act’s emphasis on local initiative and investment. Curtis notes Biddeford Saco’s self help aligns with ARA goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Saco-Lowell
Bates Mills
Twin Cities
Curtis
Biddeford- Saco
ARA
Defense bulletin at Edwards plant sparks confusion
A Journal received an anonymous call reporting a Defense Department bulletin at the Edwards plant of the Saco-Lowell shops urging workers to join the Communist party. The bulletin actually warned that failure to register with the US Government under the Internal Security Act of 1950 could bring a five year jail term and a $10,000 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Department
Edwards
Saco-Lowell
Communist Party
United States
Shop the Easy Way the Journal Classified Way
The Journal offers a concise classified section highlighting affordable deals and local ads. Readers can browse listings for items for sale, services offered, job notices, and community announcements presented in a clear, period-appropriate catalog style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Journal
Funeral services for Mrs Maude Miles held in Saco
Funeral services were held yesterday at Shumway Funeral Home in Saco for Mrs Maude J Miles a resident of Harrison Avenue Rev Stanley A Bennett pastor of Saco United Baptist Church officiated and burial was in the Dunstan family lot Bearers were Roger and Kenneth Whitten John and Nason Snow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway Funeral Home
Saco
Maude J. Miles
Harrison Avenue
Stanley A. Bennett
Saco United Baptist Church
Dunstan Cemetery
Roger and
Kenneth Whitten
John
Nason Snow
Funeral for Mrs. Louisa M. Girard at St Marys Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa Mae Girard were held at St. Mary church with a requiem high mass celebrated by Rev. Coleman O Toole. William Cleary sang and Elizabeth Seidel played the organ. A parish sodality delegation attended, and pallbearers included Alfred Girard, John Girard, Gerald Lothrop, James Tarpy, and Robert Girard. Burial followed in St Hyacinthe cemetery Westbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa M. Girard
Louisa Mae Girard
St. Mary Church
Coleman O'Toole
Willima Cleary
Elizabeth Seidel
The
Assumption Sodality
Fra Carey
Albert Colpitts
Paul Lambert
James Duranceau
John Hayes
Al‘fred Girard
John Girard
Gerald Lothrop
James Tarpy
Robert Girard
St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
West‘brook
Funeral Services for Frank X Auger at St. Andre Church
Funeral services were held for Frank X Auger of 14 Gore Street Biddeford at St. Andre Church. A high mass of requiem was led by Rev. Edmund Hache with Rev. Arthur St. Pierre and Rev. Sylvia Levesque assisting. Members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and out-of-town relatives attended, with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank X Auger
Gore Street
Biddeford
St. Andre Church
Edmund Hache
Arthur St. Pierre
Sylvia Levesque
St. Andre Choir
Laura Proulx
Beavers
Order of Eagles
Anger
Fernand Petit
Paul Angers
Emile Mondore
Wilfrid J. Perreault
St. Joseph
Hache
Arthur Croteau
Sillery
Que
Odile Morin
Montreal
Frank Auger
Portland
Angelina Tewksbury
South Portland
Joseph Taschereau
Philip Taschereau
Arthur Taschereau
Arundel
Funeral rites for Theophile Lemay in Biddeford Maine
Funeral services were held at St. Joseph church for Theophile Lemay of 1282 Alfred Street Biddeford with Rt. Rev. Msgr. Eli Hevey presiding. The St Joseph choir and organist Mrs Diana Rousselle led the service. Grandchildren Ralph Oliver Armand Lemay Leo Robida Donald Robida Robert Robida and Arthur Couture served as bearers. Burial followed in St Joseph cemetery with committal prayers by Rev Norman Carrier. Attendees included Mrs Robert Beckett Arlington VA Mr and Mrs Paul Lemay Kennebunkport St Marie des Saintes Plaies Good Shepherd Convent Quebec Arthur Brisson Landry Brisson Miss Micielle Jacques and Mrs Armand Lavalle of Sorel Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theophile Lemay
Alfred Street
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
Eli Hevey
St. Joseph
Diana Rousselle
Ralph Oliver
Armand Lemay
Leo Robida
Donald Robida
Robert Robida
Arthur Couture
Norman Carrier
Robert Beckett
Arlington
Paul Lemay
Kennebunkport
St. Marie Des Saintes Plaies
Good Shepherd Convent
Quebec
Arthur Brisson
Landry Brisson
Micielle Jacques
Armand Lavalle
Sorel, Que
Mrs Elo dia Simard Funeral Rites Held At St. Andre
Funeral services for Mrs. Elo dia Simard formerly of Biddeford were held at St. Andre church. Msgr. Aime Giguere celebrated the high mass with Rev. Sylvia Levesque and Rev. Edmund Hache assisting. Burial was in St. Joseph cemetery with bearers Conrad Houde Paul Houde Norman Houde Arthur Houde Norman Simard and Donat Parenteau. Out of town attendees from Lawrence and Medford Massachusetts joined family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elodia Simard
Biddeford
St. Andre Church
Msgr
Aime Giguere
Sylvia Levesque
Edmund Hache
Laura L. Proulx
St. Joseph Cemetery
Giguere
Conrad Houde
Paul Houde
Norman Houde
Arthur Houde
Norman Simard
Donat Parenteau
George E. Simard
Dolores Simard
Georgette Simard
Jean L. LeBlond
Jerry Leblond
Rachel LeBlond
Roger LeBlond
Nancy LeBlond
Allies reject third day of test ban proposals
Conference sources said Kuznetsov rejected two proposals for strict controls over underground testing and bans in other environments again. He maintained strong opposition for a third day in a row, using forceful terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuznetsov
Next Step For URA At Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach Urban Renewal Authority and state and federal representatives met to outline the next steps for urban renewal. Emphasis was on adopting zoning, building, plumbing, electrical, housing, and fire prevention codes, plus citizen participation and town cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Old Cree
Brunswick Hote
Orjan F. Wetterquist
James Sewell Company
Barlow
Cahill Wetterquist
Donald Briggs
The
Beach
Driver Mixup At Intersection Causes Crash
A three vehicle collision at North and Elm streets in Saco caused over 600 in damages this morning. Lucien J. Lacourse 46 Old Orchard Beach drove south on North. William Rollins 58 Portland drove east on Elm. all reported green lights. Lacourse car 300, Rollins truck 300. Tito 49 Saco had no damage estimate. Another crash on Main street involved Frank Brister 68 Old Orchard Beach and Willard Beaulieu 47 Biddeford with no damage estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Elm Streets
Saco
Lucien J. Lacourse
Maplewood Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
North Street
William D. Rollins
Portland
Elm Street
Lacourse
Christo G. Tito
Elmwood Drive
Robbins
Tito
Main Street
Frank J. Brister
Park Street
Willard Beaulieu
Biddeford
Beaulieu
Brister
Vandals Strike Goose Rocks Beach With Blue Paint
Police and Goose Rocks Beach association members surveyed dawn damage after blue paint smeared mailboxes a Nimmo fence DiCesare anchorage gate a no parking sign and utility boxes. Inspectors Peter Barret Edwin Pingree Mrs Rathyrn Mulkern and Louise Wilson aided investigation led by Kennebunkport Police Chief Nicholas Inniss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Rocks Beach
Nimmo
King’s Highway
DiCesare Anchorage
Peter Barret
Biddeford
Goose Rocks Beach Association
Edwin Pingree
Rathyrn
Mulkern
Louise Wilson
Kennebunkport
Nicholas Inniss
Beach School Teachers Get Assignments
Old Orchard Beach announces a 49 member teaching staff across three schools. At Old Orchard Beach High School, principals and teachers cover French, home economics, industrial arts, physical education, science, math, english, band, and guidance. Federal and Jameson schools list principals, grade teachers, and special classes, with assignments spanning grades 1 through 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Frank Lawler
Old Orchard Beach High School
Herbert Bean
Raymond Cote
Lillian Parks
Richard Plaisted
John Mee
Sweeney
Adele Holmes
Frank Daley
Agnes Murphy
Gordon Haskell
Pauline Howlett
Ann Clouties
Ann Mullen
Arlene Gitzgerald
Lucille Miller
Newman Bagley
Benjamin Grant
Roderick Coomer
Lula Ridlon
Jameson School
Helen Marshall
Helen Grant
Katherine Anderson
Bernadette Egan
Catherine
Saco Schools Announce 59 Teaching Staff Placements
Dr Frank Lawler announces a 59 member teaching staff for Saco elementary schools. The roster includes curriculum coordinators, principals, music, home economics, nurse and French teachers across Burns Young Sweetser Bonython Locke and Jordan schools with multiple grade assignments and two assistant principals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Frank Lawler
Carleton Robbins
Burns and Young Schools
Howard Cushman
Jane Beaudoin
Esther Emmons
William Finch
Hilda Libby
Opportunity Room
Mary McLaughlin
Sylvia Nickels
Robert Reed
Judith Stevenson
Burns School
Virginia Gay
John Davidson
Helen Guignard
Alberta Seaver
Martha Herrin
Bertha Russell
Nancy Tarbox
Stella Turner
Ernest Harmon
Donald Libby
Mary Thurston
Elaine White
Carol King
William Bogas
Phyllis Bo
Ruby Hannaford
Priscilla Warren
Maryalice Braley
Franklin Thompson
Sweetser School
Leona Berry
Althea Carson
Ila Russell
Bonython School
Irene Agagnostis
Ethelyn Hill
Phyllis Sanborn
Nancy Boothby
Gertrude Clark
Geraldine Fenderson
Biddeford School Board Names New Teachers and Staff
At a Biddeford school committee meeting, Marjorie Allen was elected to teach sixth grade English at Biddeford Junior High, and Doris Paine was elected to teach sub-primary classes at Emery school. Roland Palardis becomes head of maintenance for all Biddeford schools, with duties over custodians and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
School Department
Raymond P. Kenneally
Marjorie Allen
Donald Allen
Fortunes Rocks
Allen
University of Maine
Doris Paine
Wells
Emery School
Biddeford High School
Clement Deschambeault
Clifford Berry
Roger Nadeau
Lucien Doyon
Campaign Set To Fight Polio in Maine
AUGUSTA Maine anti polio immunization drive using Sabin oral vaccine set for all Maine starting in October. State Health & Welfare Department says program backed by area and community groups aims to immunize everyone except newborns and the severely ill. Those who had Salk by injection should still receive oral vaccine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
State Health & Welfare Department
Central California fires burn thousands of acres
Coast time, possibly deliberate, fire officials say. Fourteen homes destroyed. A second fire near Lake Shasta eighty five percent contained after burning 6912 acres. In central California a 6000 acre brush and grass fire near Mariposa was contained but a new brush fire broke out in the same region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shasta
San Francisco
California
Mariposa
Antiques Destroyed in Pittsfield Barn Fire
A Pittsfield barn fire destroyed antiques valued in the thousands. Owner William Kenniston was away when the blaze broke out Tuesday, leveling the barn and its contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
William Kenniston
Alma Intensifies Near North Carolina Coasts
At 5 am the Weather Bureau estimated Alma’s highest winds at 50 mph, down from 75 mph earlier, with forward speed 18 mph to the northeast. Her land impact peaked near Nags Head, North Carolina at 53 mph, while the center’s area grew to hurricane-force winds by 6 pm. Cape Hatteras saw six inches of rain in six hours, Norfolk, Virginia recorded less than an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Alma
Hurricane League
North Carolina
Virginia
Nags Head
N.C
Washington, D.C
Cape Hatteras
Norfolk ,Va
Reed found at North Pond summer camp
Gov Reed was located at his summer camp on North Pond about 15 miles northwest of Waterville, where he is spending the week. The Waterville Sentinel reported the governor’s vacation spot after his office declined to say his location earlier Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield
Gov. Reed
Reed
Waterville Sentinel
North Pond
Waterville
Democrats Gaining On Republicans In Maine
Maine election figures show Democratic enrollment rising by 14,960 from 1960 to 1962 while Republican enrollment falls by 3,866. The 1962 biennial totals list 134,008 Democrats and 241,448 Republicans, with county changes noted and a note that total registered voters will be counted after the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Cumberland
Knox
Penobscott
Waldo
Classified note hints at found item location
A terse classified notice suggests a lost or found item inquiry. It references a likely reader action to check nearby ads for missing belongings and follow up with the credited contact. The fragment implies a community notice encouraging inquiry and retrieval.
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Miss Roxie Blood
Al’s
Mrs. Maude Miles
Frank X. Auger
Ura
Old Orchard
Goose Rocks
Journal
Saco Schools
Piscataquis
Somerset
Androscoggin
Aroostook
Franklin
Hancock
Kennebec
Lincoln
Oxford
Penobscot
Sagadahoc
Washington
York
Democratic Androscoggin
Hudson Bay
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