Local Personal News From Biddeford and Nearby
A long column lists residents and visitors of Biddeford and surrounding towns. Pending hospital stays at Notre Dame and Webber, patients at Mercy in Portland, and travel notes include Mrs. Marcel Courtois, Mrs. Marie Vanasse, Mrs. Elouise Roy, Mrs. Raymond Labbe, Miss Claire Emerson, Miss Beryl Ann Howard, Miss Joleen Barker, and others. Also noted are birthdays, vacations, and family visits including Ralph F Petit aboard USS Forrestal and Ida Mae Verrill funeral details in Saco.
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Marcel Courtois
Cleaves Street
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Marie Vanasse
Elouise Roy
Elm Street
Webber Hospital
Raymond Labbe
Westbrook
Mercy
New Hampshire
Vermont
Beatrice Fletcher
Beach Street
Saco
Butler's
Beryl Ann Howard
Boston
Prescott Howard
James Finn
Foss Street
J. J. Murphy
Wollaston
Mass
Albert Leclair
Peabody
Anna
Agnes Donahue
Orchard Street
Walter Stebbins
Summer Street
Eugene Gaudette
Lincoln
R.J
Ronald Howard
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Joleen Barker
Robert H. Day
Pool Road
James Hickey
Union Street
John Hickey
Pennsylvania
Jennifer A. Parks
Biddeford Pool
Camp Laughing Loon
East Waterboro
Ralph F. Petit
USS
Forrestal
Fernand Petit, Sr
Alfred Street
Frank A. Lavigne
Lewis Avenue
Vincent Messler
John Charles
New Haven
Conn
Eagles and Adah Chapter Meet in Biddeford Tonight and Friday
A special meeting of the Biddeford-Saco aerie of Eagles is set for tonight at 8 at the Eagles home on Birch Street Biddeford. The Adah chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will meet Friday at 7 30 PM at the Masonic Hall in Biddeford with refreshments served by officers.
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Biddeford
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Beach Ambulance Drive To Begin In Old Orchard Beach
A four day fund raising drive starts tomorrow to raise 4200 for a municipal ambulance. Town Manager Percival Wardwell announced the plan, including a house to house canvass by workers to fund the purchase of the ambulance currently leased by the Beach resort. The drive runs through Friday to Monday if needed.
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Old Orchard Beach
Percival Wardwell
Wardne
Bangor railroad posts seven month income decline
The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad reports net income of 485 601 for the first seven months, equal to 2 70 a share, down from 691 161 or 3 84 a share a year ago, with the drop blamed on larger income tax accruals for 1961.
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Bangor
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
Horse dies in trailer crash after vehicle breaks loose
A two year old race horse was killed when the trailer it rode in broke loose from a vehicle and crashed into a power pole. State police said the trailer and the horse's carcass were abandoned and the horse appeared to be a young racehorse.
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GRAY
Kiwanis Discusses Pepperell Hall Auction Details
At noon yesterday the Saco Biddeford Kiwanis club talked over last Friday's auction in Pepperell hall. The meeting reviewed items sold and prices, with members weighing outcomes and future steps for club engagement.
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Pepperell Hall
Saco-Biddeford Kiwanis Club
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Notes and Flowers
Mrs. Leonard Emmons thanks all who sent flowers sympathy cards and notes during their recent bereavement. The family of the late Mrs. Florence V North also expresses gratitude for kindness and floral tributes received from friends neighbors and relatives.
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Florence V. North
Fremont club and auxiliary hold tribute for Alphee Brunelle
Members of the Fremont club and auxiliary will meet at Eemond Funeral Home on Hill Street in Biddeford tonight at 7 30 to pay respects to Alphee Brunelle an honorary member.
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Fremont Club
Eemond Funeral Home
Hill Street
Biddeford
Alphee Brunelle
Funeral services for Ernest B Walker in Kennebunk
Funeral services for Ernest B Walker lifelong Arundel resident will be held tomorrow at 2 p m from Bibber Memorial Chapel 67 Summer Street Kennebunk with Rev Fred Holmberg of Christchurch officiating Friends may call at the chapel this afternoon and evening
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Ernest B. Walker
Arundel
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Summer Street
Kennebunk
Fred Holmberg
Christchurch
Funeral for Joseph Tardif at St. Andre Church Biddeford
Funeral services for Joseph Tardif of 98 Pike Street Biddeford were held at St. Andre Church at 9 this morning. Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere celebrated a solemn high mass with Rev Robert Martel as deacon and Rev Gerard Parent as subdeacon. Music by the church male quartet and organist Mrs. Laura Lauzen Proulx. Bearers from Circle Lacordaire Sacred Heart league Union St John the Baptist and Fraternal Order of Eagles. Burial in St Joseph cemetery with committal prayers by Rev Martel. Out of town relatives included Mrs Rosilda Lizotte from Rivière-du-Loup and others from Westbrook Lewiston.
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Joseph ‘Zu) Tardif
Pike Street
Biddeford
St. Andre Church
Aime Giguere
Robert T. Martel
Gerard Parent
Laura Lauzen Proulx
Lacordaire
Eugene Neault
Edmond Neault
Sacred Heart League
Joseph Lefebvre
Aime Desrosiers
Union St. John the Baptist
Ernest Valliere
Order of Eagles
Gbaicien Petit
St. Theresa
St. Joseph
Robert Martel
Rosilda Lizotte
Riviere du Loup. P
Lucien Beil
William Laviolette
Westbrook
Joseph Gagne
Rose Eva Samson
Lewiston
Funeral services held for Mrs Stella Donaswich at Most Holy Trinity
Funeral services for Mrs. Stella Donaswich were held at Most Holy Trinity church in Saco with a Requiem high Mass by Rev. Maurice Boland. Miss Louise Welch sang and played the organ. Bearers were John Janson, John Choroszy, Joseph Tarazewich, Stanley Sparkowich, George Litwinowich and Joseph Lomac. Burial followed at St. Mary Cemetery with committal prayers by Rev. Arthur St. Pierre. Out-of-town attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lomac and Mrs. Elizabeth Bobryk of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Donasawich
Stella Donaswich
Most Holy Trinity Church
Saco
Maurice Boland
Louise Welch
John Janson
John Choroszy
Joseph Tarazewich
Stanley Sparkowich
George Litwinowich
Joseph Lomac
St. Mary Cemetery
Arthur St. Pierre
Elizabeth Bobryk
Portland
Keating Attacks Milk Sanitation Code Measure
Senator Kenneth Keating of New York blasted a proposed national milk sanitation code as a brazen bid to shift Eastern agriculture. He argued it would disrupt the milk marketing system, risk over supply and subsidies, and claim Midwesterners seek higher Eastern prices. He spoke to the House Commerce Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kenneth B. Keating
N. Y
Congress
New York City
House Commerce Committee
Keating
Portland Weather Forecast With Warmth and Sunshine
In the lead, a fair and warmer Portland today with some cloudiness but plenty of sun. Winds shift 5 to 15 mph from west to northwest. Tonight, clear and cool with low-lying fog in valleys. Thursday looks fair and warmer with temperatures in Zone 1 around 75 to 80 and overnight lows ranging from the low 40s to upper 50s in listed locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Halifax
Montreal
Maine Gov declares Holiday from Death for Labor Day weekend
Governor Reed orders a massive mobilization of more than 4,000 officers and volunteers to police Maine highways for the Labor Day period from Friday evening to Monday night. He cites a prior Fourth of July toll and calls for stricter courts, a safety media campaign, and strict enforcement of drinking and reckless driving rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Reed
Maine
Permit Issued For Saco Kennel
Saco Building Inspector Peter W. Hellige issued a permit to Alan Dalton to establish a dog kennel on Buxton road in Saco. It was one of three permits issued that week, including Daniel Gauthier to tear down two garages at 138 Coolidge avenue and Armand Rouillard to erect an 8 by 14 storage shed attached to his house at an estimated cost of 100 dollars.
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Saco
Peter W. Hellige
Alan Dalton
Buxton Road
Dalton
Hellige
Daniel Gauthier
Coolidge Avenue
Armand Rouillard
Union Street
Masked gunman robs Lewiston jewelry shop on Lincoln Street
A masked gunman demanded silence at a Lincoln Street jewelry store in Lewiston Tuesday, stole between 400 and 500 dollars from a drawer, and vanished into downtown traffic. In other dispatches, Soviet leader Brezhnev will visit the Sudan Republic starting November 14, and a Pullman coach derailed near Volos killing two and injuring 27 Greeks.
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Lewiston
Lincoln Street
Ernest Thibeault
Trafffic
London
Leonid Brezhnev
Sudan
Moscow Radio
Volos
Greece
Mailmen Seek Reprieve From Severe Weather
Buffalo reports the State Association of Letter Carriers urged laws to suspend mail delivery in weather emergencies and shorten the workday from eight to six hours when temperatures rise above 80 or fall below 10 after years of braving blizzards hail and heavy conditions.
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Buffalo
N. Y
State Association of Letter Carriers
Hitchhiking Teens Chided by Biddeford Judge
Judge Simon Spill sternly lectured two 15 year old Kennebunk youths at a Biddeford Juvenile Court session for hitchhiking at night on Route 1 in Arun del. State Trooper Rob ert Janson had brought the pair in after spotting them at 10 p m Monday. The session stressed the danger of pedestrians on busy highways. In a separate action, Judge Spill issued a warrant for James B lank of Kennebunk on a charge of driving an unregistered motor vehicle.
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Simon Spill
Kennebunk
Gail Russell Funeral Held
Actress Gail Russell age 36 was buried after private services attended by film stars and friends. She was found dead Sunday in a West Los Angeles home room strewn with liquor bottles. Dr Kline spoke of her struggle and efforts to solve her problem.
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Hollywood
Gail Russell
Miss Russell
Los Angeles
Leo (. Kline
Reorganization Confirmed for J. R. Cianchette & Sons Corp
US Bankruptcy Referee Richard E. Poulos confirmed the reorganization of J. R. Cianchette & Sons Corp a Pittsfield based contractor that sought relief nearly a year ago The plan will begin distributing about 2.4 million to creditors from liquidated assets and the reorganized company will be capitalized at 1.1 million including 200000 in working capital.
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Portland
Richard E. Poulos
J.R. Cianchette & Sons Corp
Pittsfield
Poulos
Jalbert says GOP rejected funding for educational television
Rep Louis Jalbert of Lewiston told a Bath gathering Tuesday that Republicans refused to finance educational television from anticipated funds. He accused Republicans of politics over the budget while Democrats sought a clearer financial account, and asserted the money is there.
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Bath
Louis Jalbert
D-Lewiston
Jalbert
Le Voltigeur Club Expands Snowshoe Plans in Biddeford
A Le Voltigeur club meeting in Biddeford progressed two major ventures. Yvon Caron was named Maine Local Snowshoe Union president, with Lewiston election details reported by Joseph Pelletier. Committees for the National Snowshoe convention in Biddeford were formed, led by Adrien Petit, Antony Dallaire, Leo Lottinville, and Joffre Remillard, outlining housing, coronation ball, parade, and publicity duties.
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le Voltigeur Club
Biddeford
Yvon Caron
Maine
Lewiston
Idelegate
Joseph Pelletier
Caron
Adrien Petit
Antony Dallaire
Dallaire
Leo Lottinville
Dallaire, Petit, Lottinville and Joffre Remillard
Deschambault
Cote
Adelbert Huot
Leone Petit
CD Auxiliary Police Meet in Saco City Hall
Capt Clarence Holt director of Saco Civil Defense announces a meeting of all auxiliary police at CD headquarters in Saco City Hall tonight at 7 30. Members who have not completed their identification cards should finish them tonight.
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Clarence Holt
Saco Civil Defense
Saco City Hall
Civil Defense Organization
Holt
Crime Probe Details Threats Against Witnesses
The testimony describes race wire services and subsidies feeding track data to bookmakers. Illinois Sports Service head Thomas Kelly refuses to confirm harassment claims tied to Lyons, who is hospitalized after a sleeping-pill overdose. Gorman swears he faced death threats after subpoenas. Arlington Heights Sgt. English relays Mrs Lyons report of husband fear and possible self harm.
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Carlos Marcello
Rice
Nola
Illinois Sports Service
Chicago
Continental Press Service
Continental
Thomas Kelly, Sr
Lyons
Gorman
Morris English
Arlington Heights
Rumford Man Arrested After Saco Collision Flight
Amero is jailed after backing from a Biddeford service station into a parked Air Force car, then fleeing to Saco and checking into a motel. Police arrested him at 3 30 am. Vehicle damages were 300 dollars to Ameros car and 35 dollars to Zimnickis car. Bail set at 1000 dollars.
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Pace One
Elm Street
Biddeford
Air Force
Saco
Amero
Zimnicki
Millinocket Fisherman’s Body Found on Checansook Lake
The body of Lewis Pray, 43, of Millinocket, who apparently fell from his motorboat while fishing May 19, 1960, was recovered Monday from Cheansacook Lake. A tourist found the body on shore and brought it here.
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Lewis Pray
Millinocket
Chesancook Lake
Invitations Read At Saco Grange Meeting
Saco Grange held an August meeting in the grange hall on North street with Master Harold Rackliffe presiding. Two invitations were received for Juvenile Grange events, including a Jamboree Night on September 9 and a juvenile conference on November 16 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The fancy work booth at Acton Fair won second prize. the lecturer’s program featured singing and a balloon stunt with six members.
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Saco Grange
Grange Hall
North Street
Harold Rackliffe
Myra Goodwin
Rachel Smith
Christine Bell
Robert Littlefield
Fred Bell
Milton Randall
Lavigne
Rackliffe
Maine plans full time district court with seven year terms
A legislative study proposes replacing many part time municipal and trial justice offices with full time district judges. New judges would earn 12000 a year with seven year terms, while superior and supreme court salaries rise. District Court would handle civil cases up to 1200, divorce and domestic matters, and juvenile delinquency, aiming to modernize dignity and efficiency across districts including two judges in the Ninth District and courts stationed in multiple towns.
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Pace
Reed
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Legislative Research Committee
District Court
Portland
Ninth District
Caribou
Madawaska
Presque Isle
Houston
Bangor
Calais
Machias
Ellsworth
Bar Harbor
Belfast
Bata
Wiscasset
Rockland
Waterville
Augusta
Livermore Falls
Lewiston
Brunswick
Bridgton
Biddeford
Sanford and Kittery
Rangeley
Farmington
Rumford
South Paris
Jackman
Skownegan
Newport
Dover-Foxcroft
Millinocket
Lincoln
Wife Gets Divorce Over Coffee Demands in San Jose
Alyce Hardman, 35, was granted divorce from police sergeant Stanley Hardman after he bawled her out for not delivering coffee immediately when he rang a bell kept at the head of his bed. Judge Jacka awarded the family home, $1 monthly alimony, and $50 monthly for three children. he received a frying pan, a sauce pan, and the coffee pot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
Stanley Hardman
Alyce Hardman
Jacka
Sgt. Hardman
Wall inspection in Biddeford may spur future CMP action
City state and Central Maine Power officials inspected the wall behind 5 7 Pine Street in Biddeford after resident complaints of deterioration. Participants included CMP executives Gerald Beverage and A F Howard, Biddeford Mayor Clement Deschambault, City Clerk Ralph Binette, Peter Smith, Arnold Eames, and state and local officials. No action was decided at this time.
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Lem
Biddeford
Saco
State
Central Maine Power Company
Pine Street
Gerald G. Beverage
CMP
Real Estate and Claims Department
A. F. Howard
Clement Deschamba
Promotion Day at Happy Day Camp Old Orchard Beach
Promotion day held yesterday at Happy Day Boys Camp in Old Orchard Beach. William Earle, camp director, assisted by Janice Spear and David Webb, presented awards including perfect attendance to David Zaitlin and many best camper honors to Larry Green Ricky Cooper Jay Nathanson. All-star certificates awarded. juniors promoted to intermediates and seniors. leaders promoted to junior counselors. Red Cross Water Safety reports showed 1961 season results. farmers logged about 400 man hours per acre of tobacco.
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Happy Day Boys Camp
Old Orchard Beach
William Earle
Janice Spear
David Webb
David Zaitlin
Larry Green
Ricky Cooper
Jay Nathanson
Andy Fitanides
Saul Green
John Throumoulos
Michael
Peter Scontras
Ricky Gillis
Michael Cleary
James Williams
Stanley Karlin
John Tarbox
Bernard Poirier
James Houle
Frank Goodwin
Gorham
Kiwanis Little Leagues
Gorham A.A
Ricky Spill
John Taroumoulos
James Souza
Roy and
Judy
Scarborough
Charles ‘Tufts
Jame Souza
Ne Spill
Channing Migner
Red Cross
Happy Day Camp
Theft by 14-year-old lands youth in training center
A 14-year-old boy who took about $60 from Helen McGlinchy in Biddeford was sent to the Boys' Training center in South Portland for breaking parole. Biddeford Police Chief Edgar Sevigny said the youth was apprehended after police questioned him for about four hours as State Probation Parole officer Paul Chantal escorted him to the school. Police recovered twenty two hollows.
Goose Rocks Beach closes social season with events
Closing social events at Goose Rocks Beach included a teen night and weenie roast at the Community House arranged by Mrs. Arthur Maxwell and Peter Barrett. Adult program events last Saturday featured a supper chaired by Mrs. Phyllis Cluff, the annual meeting, and a zoning session with Goose Rocks and Kennebunkport representatives.
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Goose Rocks Beach
Arthur Maxwell
Peter Barrett
Phyllis Cluff
Goose Rocks
Kennebunkport
Cluff
Dorothy Doe
Kathryn Mulheron
Louise Wilson
Lloyd Clark
Goose Rocks Beach Association
Jack O'Donnell
Kennebunkport Planning Board
Elmont Tyndale
GRB Association
Rescue from Pace One Continues After Silent Crash
Taylor described watching cars on the Italian side being hurled into the valley as a jet plane sped toward the cable. He said there was no sound when the plane hit or near the peak, only a fading whistle and the wind, making the moment terrifying and eerily quiet.
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Pace
Taylor
Saco Road Crash Damages Cars and Trailer Truck
Saco police logged three wrecks last night. A Route 1 crash between a trailer truck and a car caused about 310 in damage, with 10 on the trailer and 300 on the Lambert vehicle. A second collision at Park and Central streets involved George Hazelton and David Leathers with no damage estimate yet. Bernard Amero of Rumford, 65, was involved in another reported accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Bernard J. Amero
Rumford
Hubert A. Libby
Gorham
Raymond P. Lambert, Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Saco Tax Bills Due September 1
Tax Collector Edward J. Ryan announced that Saco tax bills become due September 1. If unpaid by October 1, interest of 6 percent will be charged on the bills from September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Edward J. Ryan
Ryan
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Ida M. Verrill
Ida Mae Verrill
Portland Road
Miller Verrill
Dennett and Craig
David B. Howe
Saco Unite
Ciated
Greenwood Cemetery
Beach
Leonard Emmons
Joseph Tardif
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High A.M. P.M
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Happy Day
Alfred St
Dial
Maine Carpet CO
Maine Linoleum Co
Alfred
Main Streets
S. Cohen
Main Street
Lamarre
Esso
City Square Auto Parts
Bill Lamarre
Reach Motors
Lincoln-Mercury
Oscar Peloquin
Federal
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