Christmas gatherings and meetings touch Biddeford area groups
Local fraternal and civic groups schedule holiday events and meetings across Biddeford and Saco. Our Lady of Fatima circle and Daughters of Isabella convene at St John hall and Adams street. Various orders plan Christmas parties, gift exchanges, suppers, and executive sessions, with locations on Fremont club Alfred street and Biddeford Pool. Community groups including Union St Jean Baptiste and Knights of Columbus also meet, while Civil Defense and public safety associations coordinate activities and transportation for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Fatima
Daughters of Isabella
St. John Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Canada- American Society
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Midweek Christian Services Across Southern York County
Christian Science Society at 19 Winter Street Saco hosts 7 45 pm service. Reading room opens Thursday 2 to 4 pm. Lyman First Baptist Goodwins Mills hosts 7 30 pm prayer with 8 30 pm choir. Advent Christian Kennebunk Lower Village holds 7 30 pm prayer. Advent Christian Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach hosts 7 30 pm prayer. Ogunquit Baptist Shore Road runs 7 30 pm Bible study. Full Gospel Wells Route 9 A off Route 109 holds 7 30 pm midweek service. Village Baptist Kennebunkport vestry offers 7 30 pm prayer and Bible study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Society
Winter Street
Saco
Lyman First Baptist
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Kennebunk Lower Village
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Full Gospel
Route 9-A
Wells
Kennebunkport
Stock Market Mixed. Industrials Down at Noon
Stocks slipped at midday with the Dow at 644.24, off 0.84. Industrials fell, rails and utilities edged lower while several steel firms and auto makers posted fractional gains. IBM rose more than 3 points as Xerox and Polaroid gained. Douglas Aircraft rebounded after early losses on Skybolt concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Associated Press
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
American Motors
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Texaco
Royal Dutch
Douglas Aircraft
Douglas
IBM
Xerox
Polaroid
du Pont
Houston Lighting
American Telephone
Amerada
Radio Corp
Dow Jones
U.S
Card of Thanks to St Joseph Parish and Helpers
We express sincere thanks to the clergy of St Joseph Parish St Joseph Choir Dr L P Viger League of Sacred Heart Union of St Jean Baptiste Order of Elks relatives friends and neighbors who sent Mass cards sympathy cards flowers and offered car use during our bereavement Mrs Laurier Garon and Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Parish
St. Joseph Choir
L. P. Viger
League of Sacred Heart
Union of St. Jean Baptiste
Order of Elks
Laurier Garon
Classified Ad Teaser: Lost Item Hint
A brief notice suggests readers check the classifieds for found items. It notes a missing article or object might have been turned in, encouraging inquiry through the paper’s listings.
Deaths of Martha Bozman In Florida Artist and teacher
Word of the death reaches from Florida where Martha Bozman spent winters. A Goose Rocks Beach summer resident, she ran an art studio on King's Highway. Her work appeared at Kennebunkport Playhouse and regional shows. Former art instructor and stage setting director at a Canton Ohio high school. Survived by two sisters, Mary Borman in Melvin Beach Florida and another sister living permanently in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Bozman
Florida
Goose Rocks Beach
King’s Highway
Kennebunkport Playhouse
Maine
Canton
Ohio
Mary Borman
Sunset Boulevard
Melvin Beach
Fla
Funeral services for Mrs Francois X. Auger
Funeral services for Mrs Francois X. Auger of 14 Wave Street Biddeford were held at St. Andre church at 9 this morning. Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere celebrated a solemn high mass assisted by Rev Bernand Nicknair and Rev Edmund Hache. Choir and organist provided music. pallbearers included Henri Bourque and Joseph Lefebvre. Burial was in St Joseph cemetery with committal prayers by Rev Hache. Relatives from out of town attended from South Portland Portland Sara sota Arundel and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francois X. Auger
Wave Street
Biddeford
St. Andre Church
Aime Giguere
Bernand Nicknair
Edmund Hache
St. Andre Choir
Laura Lauzen Proulx
Ste. Anne Sodality
Armand Fecteau
Fred Tewksbury
South Portland
Frank Auger
Portland
Paul Amnette
Sarasota
Fla
Philp Taschereau
Joseph Taschereau
Alvert Taschereau
Edgar Taschereau
Arundel
solemn requiem high mass for Ernest Desjar dins Biddeford
A solemn requiem high mass was held at St. Joseph church for Ernest Desjar dins Biddeford. Officiating were Rev. Marc Franck and deacon Rev. Normand Carrier with sub deacon Rev. Sylvia Levesque. Choir, organist Mrs. Diana Rousselle, with bearers from Sacred Heart League and Lafayette court. Burial at St Joseph cemetery with graveside prayers by Father Levesque. Out of town attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Philips M. Graham Hampton NH and Mrs. Lucy Fournier Old Orchard Beach plus Mr. and Mrs. Albert Couture. Aldenville Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Church
Ernest Desjardins
Biddeford
Marc Franck
Normand Carrier
Sylvia Levesque
Diana Rousselle
George Trottier
John Renouf
Adelard Mercier
Sacred Heart League
Paul Beaupre
Joseph Letellier
Edgar Cabana
Lafayette Court
Catholic Order of Foresters
St Joseph Cemetery
Father Levesque
Philips M. Graham
Hampton
N. H
Lucy Fournier
Old Orchard Beach
Albert Couture
Aldenville
Mass
Funeral services for Longmore family members held
Funeral services for Charles Warren Longmore and his sons Keith Arthur and Sidney Longmore were held yesterday afternoon at the Dennett and Craig Funeral home in Saco. Captain Robert Williams of the Saco Salvation Army officiated. Bearers were Gerald Carter Maurice Edwards Harry Critchly and Harrison Grover. Burial followed at Laurel Hill cemetery in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longmore
Old Orchard Beach
Charles Warren Longmore
Keith Arthur
Sidney
Dennett and Craig
Main Street
Saco
Robert Williams
Saco Salvation Army
Gerald Carter
Maurice Edwards
Harry Critchly
Harrison Grover
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Funeral for Benjamin Vermette in Biddeford St Joseph Church
Funeral services were held this morning at St Joseph church Biddeford with Msgr Elie Hevey celebrating a requiem mass. Diana Rousselle was organist and the choir sang under her direction. Bearers included Alphonse Lapointe Joseph Lapointe William Simpson Herve Pageau Donald Binette and Romeo Forest. Burial followed in the family lot at St Joseph cemetery with graveside prayers by Rev Sylvio Levesque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Vermette
St. Joseph Church
Biddeford
Msgr
Elie Hevey
Diana Rousselle
Alphonse Lapointe
Joseph Lapointe
William Simpson
Herve Pageau
Donald Binette
Romeo Forest
St. Joseph Cemetery
Sylvio Levesque
E And L Club Approves Trio Of Donations
The E and L club of the Saco School street Methodist church met at the home of Mrs. Linnette Martin for a combined Christmas party and business meeting. The group voted three donations totaling 115 dollars to church and charities, with Mrs. Fairfield conducting the session. Mrs. Harriman served as Santa, distributing gifts as members enjoyed hors d oeuvres and holiday decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Club
Ethel Whitten
Ocean Park
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Linnette Martin
North Street
Saco
Dora Clark
Eleanor Phinney
Mabel Fairfield
Togus Veterans Hospital
Augusta State Hospital
LaDora Gannon
School Street
Elsie Lane
Phyllis Vining
Martin
Portland Weather Update With Snow Zone 1 Flurries
Small craft warnings along the coast. This afternoon fair and colder with highs in the mid to upper 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight clouds increase, light snow developing over Zone 1, winds 5 to 15 mph, lows in the low 20s. Wednesday light snow in Zone 1, tapering to flurries, elsewhere snow flurries, continuing cold with highs in the 20s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Biddeford VFW Auxiliary Plans Christmas Party
The Biddeford VFW Auxiliary completed plans for a December 16 Christmas party at the Wonderbar steak house. Attendees will meet at 6 30 p.m. and exchange $1 gifts. Reports covered whist party plans for January 6 with co chairmen Mrs. Marie Boisvert and Mrs. Mary Gagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonderbar
Biddeford Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Biddeford
Jeannette Curro
Belle Poirier
Marie Boisvert
Mary Gagne
Almeria Proulx
Sunshine
Dolores Mason
Kittery
District 11
Therese Randall
Department of Maine
Flora Poirier
Wirtz Says Settlement Likely With Publishers Strike
Labor secretary Wirtz met publishers negotiating team led by Bertram Powers amid a widening printers strike tied to ITU demands. Wirtz doubted Kennedy involvement but suggested active mediation. The walkout halted six major papers, idling nearly 20,000 workers as talks predicted a long stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram A. Powers
International Typographical Union
Wirtz
Powers
Kennedy
Mewsmen
Joseph Kingsbury-Smith
New York Journal-American
Kingsbury-Smith
Washington
ITU
Afl-Cio
New York Times
Daily News
Journal-American
the World, Telegram & Sun
Herald Tribune
Daily Mirror
Post
Long Island Press
Long Island Star-Journal
American Newspaper Guild
iGuild
Buxton Man Held On Morals Charge In Saco Court
George W. Coughlin, 32, of Buxton, charged with committing a crime against nature with a beast, held without plea until December 18 before Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr. in Saco Municipal Court. Bail set at 2500 dollars for Coughlin while Miramande and Boyd faced separate traffic related actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Coughlin
Buxton
William F. Wilson, Jr
Saco
Coughlin
Ane Gibson
Hanes Gibson Carman
Paul Lamirande
Hutchins Street
Absentee voting debate delays ward counting in Biddeford primary
Deschambault cites 1954 statute changes that stripped the city of Biddeford of power to use absentee ballots in the primary. Cartier notes the new Chapter 3-A shifts voting authority to the appropriate agency. Ballot tabulation started late with Ward 6 reporting first at midnight, Ward 1 by 2 a.m. The uncontested Republican slate led by William W. Pomerleau advances to face Democrats next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartier
Connolly
Biddeford
River turns green as Sequatchie dye mystery ends
Pikeville Tennessee residents witness the Sequatchie River drip with a greenish yellow dye, a spectacle that ends days of old timers claiming they knew the cause. Officials reported the dye appeared six days after the initial warning, prompting inquiries and local concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pikeville, Tenn
Sequatchie River
Sequatchie
Man Uses Leg To Escape From Prison
In Los Angeles a 31 year old inmate, Howard W. Addison, used a new artificial leg to flee from the Chino Institution for Men. He was being escorted to an artificial limb shop last Friday when he asked to test the leg. The guard waited at the door and Addison disappeared, already serving a sentence of six months to ten years for bad check passing in an County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Howard W. Addison
Chino Institution
Addison
Inan County
New Babies Born to Local Families in December Listings
A string of births recorded from Biddeford and Saco households lists Mary Ann and Robyn Jane Co burn and Ti to children, plus William George Tito and William Peter Inniss, Samuel Thomas Nichols, Melissa Mary Clapp son, Kevin Armand Hall, Francis Benson, and Steve Andre Dame. Also notes maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brouillard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond E. Litwinowich
RFD
Biddeford
Robyn Jane
Christo G. Tito
Elmwood Drive
Saco
William George
Stanley A. Inniss
Pike Street
William Peter
James G. Nichols
Deering Avenue
Samuel Thomas
Earl Clappison
Glen Haven Circle
Melissa Mary
Richard C. Pratt
West Scarborough
David B. Hall
Main Street
Kevin Armand
Francis W. Benson
Emery Street
Spring Across the Mountain Traces River Source
Geological engineers conducted experiments to locate a river’s source, with results confirming longstanding claims by local old timers about the source area. The study ties natural terrain to water origins and supports traditional knowledge from the region.
Biddeford Pool Community Club Sets Christmas Schedule
The Biddeford Pool Community Club held its December session with Walter Alexander presiding. Four new members were welcomed, and reports on the Christmas food sale were presented. The Sunshine chairman was authorized to send remembrances to shut-in members. The annual Christmas dance and party were scheduled for December 14 and 22 at the club quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Pool
Walter Alexander
Leroy Linscott
James Beaudry
David DeTurk
Sunshine
Ralph Goldthwaite
Frederick O'Neil, Jr
Malcolm Parsons
Portland urged to study free trade zone idea at harbor
Portland officials consider reexamining a harbor free trade zone after New Hampshire plans to open one on a port development program. H Halsey Davis notes prior 1949 study found it uneconomical while Robert Dunfey urges Maine to follow suit. A separate Ohio item reports a woman trapped between a refrigerator and counter was rescued after calling police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
H. Halsey Davis
Portsmouth
N. H
New Hampshire
Robert Dunfey
Eastland Motor Hotel
Maine
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Kerry Named Director of Saco Hoop Program
David Kerry of Thornton academy was named director of the winter basketball program run by the Saco Recreation Department. Adults begin practices December 12 at 8 p.m. in the Thornton Academy gym. Eight teams entered the league including Bagley’s and Saco-Lowell shops. A youth league for fourth to sixth graders is planned. A dance for seventh and eighth graders is set for Friday at Saco City Hall from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kerry
Thornton Academy
Saco Recreation Department
Kerry
Bagley’s
Saco-Lowell Shops
Western Auto
Saco Teachers
Allied Shoe
Saco Tannery
Men's Shop
Callahan's Gulf
Saco City Hall
Saco Public Health Session Reports And Activities
Mrs. Gene Palmer chaired the December Saco Public Health Nursing session at her Ferry road home with dessert service by Mrs. Palmer and assistants. Reports noted 97 injections at two Well-Baby clinics since the last session, plus 224 cases in two months and 493 home visits and 45 office visits. Public school and private students received polio vaccine, with 82 more to be vaccinated. Dr. Leopold Viger spoke on heart diseases at a Webber Hospital lecture. staff attended sessions in Portland, Sanford, and Webber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Palmer
Saco
The
Elks
Carter
Palmer
Biddeford-Saco
Roberta Rowe
Portland, Sanford and Webber Hospital
Leopold Viger
Scout Units Hold Combined Session in Saco
A combined meeting of Saco Cub Scout Pack 310 and Saco Boy Scout Troop 310 was held at Boucouvalas-Dupuis AMVETS post home in Saco. Final plans were set for the Cub Pack Christmas quarry and December Pack meeting on Monday December 17 at 7 pm, with a January 14 committee meeting and January 22 Pack meeting. Eugene Moody led the Troop committee in the absence of the chairman and outlined the meeting procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Boucouvalas-Dupuis Amvets
Spring Street
Eugene Moody
Classified Ad Benefits Highlighted by Advertisers
Commercial Advertisers promotes the advantages of classified advertising with a prompt to call AT 8 3625 to inquire about a low rate contract for advertising space.
Workers At Shipyard To Get Pay Hike
Wage board raises six cents an hour for 182 workers at Pease Air Force Base New Hampshire effective after Dec 21. Blue collar workers at Portsmouth defense installations also to receive wage increases later this month. Navy approves 6 cent average rise for 7600 ungraded Navy employees including Portsmouth Naval Shipyard staff such as janitors plumbers and electricians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pease Air Force Base
New Hampshire
Thomas McIntyre
D-N. H
Air Force
Navy
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Girl Scouts Finish Door Decorations and Gifts Drive
Biddeford Girl Scout Troop 27 held a meeting to finish door decorations and table centerpiece projects. Members submitted canned goods for Christmas baskets to the Biddeford Public Health association and were reminded of a December 15 Christmas party at Mrs. Norman Reilly’s home. Leaders Mrs. Reilly and Mrs. Richard Dutcher directed opening ceremonies. attendees included Diane Baiguy and 12 others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Marie Dumont
Suzanne Gosselin
Audrey Jariz
Diane Masse
Jeannette Morrison
Pearl Cote
Diane Giguere
Beverly Grebin
Diana Lerman
Cheryl Michaud
Joan Richards
Karen Sparkowich
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Erun
Annette Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Florence Northrop
Ferry Road
Adah
Shirley Parks
Francis Smith
Fenwick
Knights of Columbus
Saco Gar Hall
Longmore Service
E and
Biddeford Vfw
Maude Tuttle
Nora York
Edith Waterhouse
la Dora Gannon
Carrie Emery
Mary Rollins
Alice Langmaid
Mildred Harris
Ethel Cobb
Sophie Mitchell
Ella Luman
Iva Harper
Georgianna Harriman
Herberta Harriman
Library Club
Biddeford Junior High School
Joan Gobeil
Claudette Souliere
Student Council
Marcel Bertrand
Elizabeth Ross
Pauline Loranger
Man
Leg
Webber
Fred G. Coburn
Foss Street
Mary Ann
Biddeford Pool Community Club
Arts and Crafts Club
Marlene Dets
Catherine Hill
Sondra Coch
Rane
Sue Wakefield
Julie Durepos
Saco Hoop
Saco Public Health
Girl Scouts
Carey Bros. Jewelers
Carey Bros
Jewelers
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