Personal notices from Biddeford and surrounding towns
Local notices list Emelia Fleurant 18 of Gove Street Biddeford as a patient at Webber Hospital and Paul O Leary of Rochester New Hampshire formerly of Biddeford at Maine Medical Center Portland. Agnes Corriveau of Alfred Street Biddeford left for Miami for the winter returning in May. Residents returning from New York and New Jersey include Maurice Hebert and Wilfred Fortier couples. A R Couture USMC son of Emile Couture Biddeford has left San Diego aboard USS Magoffin for duty with the Third Marine Division in Okinawa. Daniel B Gallagher USMC son of Ralph W Hanson Jr Saco serves with Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Six Marines from Camp Lejeune to be six months in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emelia Fleurant
Gove
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Paul O'Leary
Rochester
N. H
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Agnes Corriveau
Alfred Street
Miami
Fla
New York
New Jersey
Maurice Hebert
Wilfred Fortier
Pvt
A. R. Couture
USMC
Emile Couture
Remand Street
San Diego
Calif
Magoffin
Third Marine Division
Okinawa
Pic
Daniel B. Gallagher
Ralph W. Hanson, Jr
Cutts Avenue
Saco
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Second Marines
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Pearl G Day obituary in Saco widow of Bernard Day
Pearl G Day 59 widow of Bernard Day of Saco died suddenly at Biddeford hospital. Born in Temple NH daughter of John and Cassie Edwards she lived in Limerick and was active in Temple Congregational church Cornish Grange and Rebekah Lodge. Survived by sister Winnie Young Lawrence MA brother Royal B Edwards Temple NH and several nieces and nephews Funeral Saturday 2 pm from Dennett and Craig 365 Main St Saco with calling hours tonight 7 9 Burial Highland Cemetery Limerick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Gladys Day
Bernard Day
Louden Road
Saco
Limerick
Biddeford
Temple
N. H
John and
Cassie
Bennett) Edwards
Limerick Congregational Church
Cornish Grange
Rebekah Lodge
Winnie Young
Lawrence
Mass
Royal B. Edwards
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Highland Cemetery
Notre Dame Hospital Thrift Shop to Lead Group C Next Week
Mrs. Leo P. Tailion to captain Group C at Notre Dame Hospital Thrift Shop. Officers to be instigated Sunday at Our Lady of Victory circle meeting at Fremont club Alfred Street Biddeford. Entertainment and refreshments follow ritualistic services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Hospital Thrift Shop
Leo P. Tailion
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Saco Salvation Army Junior Band to Meet Saturday
Church notes report the Junior Band and singers of the Saco Salvation Army meeting Saturday at 0 a M. Confessions are scheduled at St Monica Kennebunk 4 to 5 p m Saturday and at St Martha Kennebunk 4 to 9 and 8 p m Saturday. Confessions also at St Mary Saturday 2 30 to 3 30 p m St Anne Sodality Notre Dame de Lourdes Saco will attend the 7 30 Mass tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soongsters
Saco Salvation Army
St Monica Church
Kennebunk
St. Martha Church
St. Mary Church
St. Anne Sodality of
Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish
Saco
Taillon to Emcee Maine Optometric Banquet in Portland
Pr Leo P Taillon of Biddeford will MC the Maine Optometric association winter meeting at Eastland hotel Portland The banquet speaker Prof Joseph Racine of Western New England College Springfield MA returns from a 25000 mile four continent trip to discuss Russia Her People and Her Future The two day meeting will include New England lecturers and more than 150 optometrists Dr Norman F Hill Portland arranges the meeting and Dr Malcolm W Cass Portland presides over business sessions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo P. Taillon
Biddeford
Maine Optometric Association
Eastland Hotel
Portland
Joseph Racine
Western New England College
Springfield
Mass
Russia
Dr. Taillon
State Optometric Association
New England
Saco firefighters answer first call in over two weeks
Saco firemen responded to a chimney fire at the Saco Manufacturing Company located at 39 Lincoln Street in Saco. The March incident marked the department’s first call since November 17, signaling a long gap in activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Todrey
Saco Manufacturing Company
Lincoln Street
Saco Democrats to meet for December 12 election planning
The Saco Democratic City Committee meets tonight at 7 30 in the municipal courtroom. Ward committee chairmen are expected to attend to discuss plans for the December 12 municipal elections, with Chairman Glenn Yarbrough presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Democratic City Committee
Glenn Yarborough
Burned Carrot Processing Plant At Bowdoinham
Farmer Harry E. Prout suffered a 10000 dollar loss when a one story carrot packing plant burned Thursday. The fire destroyed 500 bushels of carrots and 50 cartons prepared for shipment today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
Harry E. Prout
Widow Eugenia Roy 70 Died in St Johnsbury Vermont
Mrs Eugenia Jacques Roy 70 of Biddeford widow of Arthur Roy died after a long illness at her home in St Johnsbury Vermont. She lived in Biddeford and later moved to Vermont four years ago. Survived by three brothers and three sisters with several nieces and nephews. Funeral from St Andre Church Monday at 9 am with calling hours at Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford today and Saturday and Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenia Jacques Roy
Arthur Roy
Biddeford
St. Johnsbury
Alfred
Eugenia (LaPierre) Jacques
Vermont
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Kesslen Shoe
Kennebunk
St. Anne Sodedity
St. Andre Church
Albert
Henri Jacques
Thetford Mines
P. Q
Elie Jacques
Montreal
Eugene Bourque
Aime Pare
St. Antoine
Dorie
Lemieux
Saco
Obituary: Joseph Nadeau of Kennebunk dies at 72
Joseph P. Nadeau 72 of Kennebunk formerly of Dover New Hampshire died early today. He served as foreman at Kesslen Shoe Kennebunk for 23 years and was born in Akoura Lebanon arriving in 1905. Survivors include his widow Navera Dowaliby Nadeau two daughters Julie Miller Lorraine Dill three sons Edmond J Frederick J and James and his mother Mrs Peter Nadeau of Dover. Burial in St Mary cemetery Dover. Requiem mass Monday at 9 at St Monica Kennebunk. Friends may call Bibber Funeral Home Saturday and Sunday 2 5 and 7 10 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Nadeau
Kennebunk
Dover
N. H
Kesslen Shoe Company
Akoura
Lebanon
Peter Nadeau
Nadeau
United States
Order of Eagles
Biddeford
St. George's Maronite
Navera Dowaliby Nadeau
Julie Miller
Lorraine Dill
Edmond J
Frederick J
James
Saco
Michael J
James P
Philip
George
Rochester
St. Monica Church
William Kelley
St. Mary Cemetery
Funeral services for George Emile Gendron in Biddeford
Funeral services for George Emile Gendron of 16 Oak Street Biddeford were held at St. Auare Church with Msgr Aime Giguere presiding. Rev R S Martel assisted. Choir led by Mrs Laura Lauzon Prolux. bearers listed. Burial at St Joseph Cemetery with prayers at the grave. Attendees from Plessisville Sanford Lewisburg Drum Mondville Haverhill and California, including several Gingras and Lemay family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Emile Jendron
Oak Street
Biddeford
St. Auare
Aime Giguere
R. S. ‘Martel
Gerard “Arent
Laura Lauzon Prolux
Paul Gendron
Jean Louis Gingras
Bertrand Lemay
Gaston Lemay
Jean Legere
Marie Georgina Csj
San Francisco
Calif
Urbain HM. Gendron
USN
Long Beach
Pope greets archbishop in Vatican friendship talk
Pope John praised for meeting Archbishop, who traveled from Jerusalem and Istanbul after visiting Orthodox blocks. Arrangements were low key, with the archbishop promising talks about nothing and everything in terms of Christian friendship and courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope John
Barriads
Jerusalem
Istanbul
Vatican
Maxwell Named Toastmaster Of Welcome Fete
Arthur F. Maxwell, president of First National and Biddeford Savings banks, will be toastmaster at the welcome dinner for new industries. The Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce hosts the 6 p.m. event at the Elks home in Saco with Mayors Cote and Deschambault speaking. Firms to be recognized include J L Putnam, Lunder Shoe, Northeast Gases, John Roberts, Patsy Picariello, Components, PS Dubrey Trucking, and more. Advance ticket sales are strong. money and unsold tickets must be returned by 5 p.m. tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Maxwell
First National
Biddeford
Biddeford - Saco
J.L Putnam Company
Carl O. Maki
Lunder Shoe Products Inc
Jerome Gillis
Northeast Gases Inc
Lawrence Vail
John Roberts Inc
Patsy Picariello
Components Inc
John F. Hartigan
PS. Dubrey Trucking Company Inc
Paul S. Dubrey
Portland Weather Forecast For Zone 1
This afternoon mostly sunny and warmer with Westerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight fair and not too cold with west to southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday partly cloudy and milder. High this afternoon in the mid to upper 30s and low tonight in the 20s. Overnight lows include Caribou 11 and Portland 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Pumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Halifax
Montreal
December Tides Schedule and Daily High Low Times
A compact listing of December tide times with morning and afternoon high and low periods. Includes specific a m and p m readings and intervals for predicted flood and ebb cycles.
PTA Panel Discusses School Management at December Biddeford PTA
A three member panel at the Biddeford Parent Teacher Association meeting at BHS tackled school management with moderator Principal Raymond Kenneally and panelists George Wells and Roderick Cyr. Reports, meetings, and committees were noted by officers and a social hour followed with December refreshments and a January Men’s Night planning group led by Allen Sneider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Parent-Teacher Association
BHS
George Wells
PTA
Jhairman
Biddeford High ‘School
Sup
Paul Larrabee
Raymond Kenneally
Roderick Cyr
Samuel Karlin
Robert Johnson
Fernando Bourque
Maude Rogalski
John Pierce
Arthur Nicol
Roland Oakes
Carmine Hanusek
Allen Sneider
Ben Remar
Raymond Wakefield
Clifford Berry
Simon Spill
Atty
Louis Spill
Daniel Lemovitz
Blue Shield Announces Optional Coverage Improvements
The Portland based Blue Shield program details an optional plan with benefits up to 2500 for a single operation or procedure, earlier in-hospital benefits, and adjusted group and individual rates. New group rates rise by 15 to 100 cents monthly, while individual rates increase by up to 140 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Associated Hospital Service of
Maine
Blue Cross
WBA Officer Visits Twin Cities For Membership Drive
Mrs. Lila A. Coutu of Central Falls R I state field director of the Woman's Benefit Association visited the area this week as guest of honor at a banquet at the Wonderbar steak house hosted by Biddeford Review 6 led by its president Mrs. Annabelle Snow. Coutu urged membership and noted the Supreme Review convention will be in Chicago in July 1962. She arrived from Lewiston and, with local officers, sought new applications while in Biddeford Saco and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila A. Coutu
Central Falls
R. 1
Woman's Benefit Association
Wonderbar
Biddeford Review 6
Annabelle Snow
Laura Belanger
Georgianna Thibodeca
Aurore Levesque
WBA
Port Huron
Mich
Supreme Review
Chicago
Saco Republican Committee Plans Election Meeting Tonight
The Saco Republican City Committee will meet tonight at 7:30 in GAR Hall, Saco, to make plans for upcoming elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Republican City Committee
Gar Hall
No Court in Saco Reports No Accidents
No accidents were reported to Saco Police headquarters last night or this morning. For the first time in several days there was no session of Saco Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Saco Municipal
Varied Subjects Are Discussed By Toastmasters
The Biddeford Saco Toastmasters biweekly meeting met at Wonderbar steak house. Toast master Albert Deshaies Jr introduced speakers Roland Allard John Conroy and Dr J Ralph Larochelle with topics How Much Economy in An Economy Car Tips on Golf and The Wonderful Creative World of Dentistry. Attorney Robert Cyr led as topic master with table topics assigned to Joseph Haverty Dr Andre Fortier Ernest Thervien Clarke and Newman Bagley. The group voted to join Sanford Springvale Toastmasters on December 14 and listed present and out of town guests including John Weeding Glen Clarke and Norman Archambeault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Wonderbar
Albert Deshaies, Jr
Roland Allard
John Conroy
J. Ralph Larochelle
Robert Cyr
Joseph Haverty
Andre Fortier
Ernest Thervien
Clarke
Newman Bagley
Edward Whelan
Sanford-Springvale
Newman Bagley Jr
Alfred Vogler
Ernest Therrien
Leandre Charest
J. E. Whelan
George Nicoletos
Albert Deshaies Jr
John T. Weed
Rock Collecting Demonstration For Biddeford Explorers
John Colomb gave a rock collecting demonstration at the Biddeford Explorer post 305 meeting held at City building. The session was opened by Robert DeSilva who announced an officers’ meeting for Tuesday at Frank DeSilva’s home. Next week’s business meeting is set for Wednesday in the Court room with Joseph Hill leading closing ceremonies and advisors Robert Petit and Joseph McCarthy in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Colomb
Biddeford
Robert DeSilva
Frank DeSilva
Biddeford City Building
Joseph Hill
Robert Petit
Joseph McCarthy
Chretien Seeks Office Under Deschambault Banner
Chretien speaks on supporting small business amid city growth. He runs Al's Garage on West Street for 10 years, attended Biddeford schools, is an Eagles member, and lives with wife Isabella Lewis. They have Dolores, Donald, and Jacqueline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deschambanlt
Chretien
Biddeford High School
St. Andre Parish
Order of Eagles
Isabella Lewis
Dolores
Portland
Donald
St. Louis
Jacqueline
St. Andre
Santa Arrives in Biddeford at Pepperell Hall
Raymond P. Bonang announced that Santa Claus will visit Biddeford at Pepperell Hall tomorrow. St Nick's hours are 10 to noon and 2 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Biddeford
Pepperell Hall
Raymond P. Bonang
Salute To Youth Winner From St Joseph High School
Miss Maxine Paul, a St Joseph high school senior from Old Orchard Beach, wins the Salute to Youth award this week for triple literary honors in 1959 poetry contest, Auxilium Latinum, and French contest. She leads a school discussion club, does CCD work, majors in language, and plans college at New Rochelle or Regis with teacher recommendations ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeliene Davenport
St. Joseph High School
Maxine Paul
Alfred J. Paul
Old Orchard Beach
National Poetry Group
Auxilium Latinum
American Association of Teachers of French
CCD
Miss Paul
St. Louis-St. Joseph
Notre Dame Hospital
Arundel Opera House
Kennebunkport
St. Joseph
New Rochelle
Regis
Camp Ellis Fire Groups Jointly Plan For Party
Camp Ellis fire groups meet at the fire station to plan the annual community children's Christmas party set for December 18 at 2 30 pm. Foreman Raymond Gagnon Ralph Allen and George Fitch spoke as plans were approved for gift tagged children, hall decorations, stockings and gifts. Rummage sale was postponed to spring. sunshine report given. Mrs Christobel Gagnon and Mrs Cynthia Lemay noted hospital and secretary duties. Raymond Gagnon won the mystery award, turned it over to sunshine fund. refreshments to be provided by Mrs Eastman and Mrs Perrin with next week’s committee named. Dr J Edward Whelan to speak on Saco school plan at next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Gagnon
Ralph Allen
George Fitch
Sunshine
Christobel Gagnon
Mary Pendleton
Pine Tree State Children’s Organization
Cynthia Lemay
Leona Allen
Lemay
Allen
Sunshine Fund
Alice Eastman
Patricia Perrin
Mabel Cloudman
Eleanor Shaffer
J. Edward Whelan
Saco
Florence Fitch
Alfreda Pendleton
Marjorie Pendleton
Ruth Stackpole
Lillian Gagnon
Elsie Buzzell
Laura Robbins
Armand Gagnon
Daniel Eastman
John Thibodeau
Radar Check Due On Beach Traffic at Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach Police Chief John Clark announced arrangements with the State Police for regular radar checks of cars on Saco avenue. The checks aim to slow speeding traffic along the roadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
John Clark
Saco Avenue
Clark
Thursday Club highlights service projects in Biddeford church
The Thursday Club held a business session at the First Universalist Church vestry Biddeford. Members planned Christmas stockings for needy children and thanked for a club donation of 200 cans to the Biddeford Public Health Nursing Thanksgiving basket project. A donation to Sweetser Children's Home was approved. The program featured slides of European countries by Mrs. Paul S. Hill Jr. and readings by officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universalist Church
Biddeford
Paul S. Hill, Jr
M. P. Houle
Leopold Viger
Albert Gardella
Agnes Corriveau
Edward Carp
Carroll Donovan
Ralph Goldthwaite
Ger. Strude Farwell
Mitchell Arnold
Raymond Kelleher
Christos
Biddeford Youths Fined At Beach
Two Biddeford youths were fined in Old Orchard Beach Trial Justice court last night. Raoul A. Boutin, 17, was fined $15 for speeding 60 mph in a 35 mph zone on West Grand Avenue. Richard C. Olin, 18, of 21 Atlantic Avenue, Biddeford, was fined $15 on charges of illegal possession of touches of beer. State liquor investigators assisted Chief John Clark and Patrolman Gordon McAllister in investigating both cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Raoul A. Boutin
Sane
Grand 1
Richard C. Olin
Atlantic Avenue
John Clark
Gordon McAllister
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Memoriam
Henry Ouellette
Eugenia J. Roy
Joseph Nadeau
George FE
Pope
Maxwell
Welcome Fete
Blue Shield
Twin Cities
Saco Gop Meeting
Santa
Mister Smee
Miss
Camp Ellis
A. E. Leclair & Son Realtors
Vistings
Fenderson
G. E
Bert
Thompson
Perkins Cove
Ogunquit, Maine
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