Arthur Lapointe Enters Webber Hospital For Surgery
Arthur Lapointe of Old Orchard Beach has entered Webber hospital for surgery.
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Arthur Lapointe
Old Orchard Beach
Webber Hospital
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1960
Page
2
Mary Hall Ledoux Ward dies former actress Mary Hall Ledoux
Mary Hall Ledoux Ward, 84, died recently. Survivors include sister-in-law Mrs Josephine Ledoux and Mrs Aurice Leonard of Old Orchard Beach. Known as Mr Zero, she rose in theater with FE H Sothern Julia Marlowe Henry Miller and Cis Loftus. Her career included The Proud Prince at Lyceum 1903 and a 1929 New York appearance with Walter Hampden. Her first New York engagement was with Helena Modjeska in 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Marlowe
Henry Miller
Cis‘Sie Loftus
Lyceum Theatre
44Th Street
New York
Walter Hampden
Shakespearean Company
Helena Modjeska
Christmas and club meetings postponed or rescheduled in Saco area
A series of community group notices from Saco and surrounding towns list postponed or rescheduled events. E W S union meeting and Christmas party at Metho dist church on Wednesday 7 30 p m with Eva Martin. Past Matrons Association annual party at Marion Johnson home. York County Salon 257 Fight and Forty December meeting and party at Martha Whitten home. Trull Hospital Aid meeting canceled due to storm. Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella business meeting tonight at St John hall Biddeford. Philathea class Christmas party for Saco United Baptist church postponed. C Fayette Staples American Legion auxiliary meeting canceled, rescheduled December 19. Old Orchard club December meeting at Genevieve Webb home. Owen-Davis Legion auxiliary December Hill covered dish supper and Christmas party with Seco Legion post guests. Anette chapter CES to meet at Saco Masonic hall with Carleton Pendleton entertainment and Agnes Towle refreshments. gift exchange tree requires inexpensive gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette
CBS
Marion Johnson
Glenn Haven Circle
Saco
York County
Martha Whitten
Kittery
Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St. John Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
C. B
C. Fayette Staples
American Legion Auxiliary
Old Orchard Club
Genevieve Webb
Goose Fare
Ocean Park
Webb
Laura Thomas
Cora Jones
Owen-Davis Legion Auxiliary
Mems
Seco Legion Post
CES
Saco Masonic Hall
Entertainment
Carleton Pendleton
Agnes Towle
Maine State Elks Association
Hyde Home For
Bath
M. Arthur Costellow
Kennebunk
Santa Claus
Santa
BOV
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Louise Russell
Ruth Wills
Harriet Freeman
Ida Cousens
Kennebunkport
Pineland School
Powna
VFW
Dorothy Labbe
Alfred Road
Ruby Bouvier
Arundel
Labbe
Bouvier
Kennebunk Junior High School
Patricia
Branwen
Averi
Goulden
Isabelle Gooch
Mousam Saddle and Harness Club
Sath Cone
Ional
Schubert Club
Arthur Lombard
W. Gilman Fiske
James Porter
Donald) Imball
Paul
Scott
Jimmy
Gulfport
Miss
Newport
Richie
Fla
Mr. Porter
Nels
Grendale
Lloyd Day
Police Department
Forrest Brown
Saco Recount Gets Started
The Secretary of State's office began a recount of the ballots in the House race between Philip Graves and Camille Bedard, both of Saco. Graves had 2,664 votes to Bedard's 2,709, with little change early. first ward Graves down four to 409, Bedard down one to 455.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Secretary of State
Philip FE. Graves
Camille L. V. Bedard
Saco
Graves
Bedard
Stock Market Dips in Slow Afternoon Trade
The Associated Press average of 60 stocks fell .50 to 218.20 as industrials and rails slipped while oils and utilities held steady. The market faced upside resistance after a prior surge, with steels and other groups contributing to the downtrend. Dow Jones average was down 1.74 at noon, in light dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Bereavement
We express sincere thanks to friends neighbors relatives and to Dr J Robert Downing MI Alice Gibson Mrs Beatrice Crowley Rogers Fibre Co Kesslen Shoe Co for kindness donations and services during our recent bereavement Annette Hubert and family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Robert Downing
Alice Gibson
Beatrice Crowley
Rogers Fibre Co
Kesslen Shoe Co
Annette Hubert
Funeral for Joseph F. Cook at St Mary Biddeford
Funeral services were held Monday at 9 a.m. for Joseph F. Cook from St. Mary church in Biddeford. Officiating was Rev. Cornelius J. Enright, with William Cleary as vocalist and Miss Elizabeth Seidel at the organ. Ancient Order of Hibernians members William A. Doran Sr., Eugene Wynne, Erin Murphy and Thomas Breen attended, with Betters including Francis Meehan, George Amnette, Willie Beaudoin, Philip Gaudette, Paul Kurkisian and James Hayes. Burial followed in St. Mary cemetery with Rev. Francis J. Kanecurete reciting graveside prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Cook
St. Mary Church
Biddeford
Cornelius J. Enright
William Cleary
Elizabeth Seidel
Order of Hibernians
William A. Doran
Eugene Wynne
Erin Murphy
Thomas Breen
Francis Meehan
George Amnette
Willie Beaudoin
Philip Gaudette
Paul Kurkisian
James Hayes
St. Mary Cemetery
Francis J. Kanecurete
Herter Flies To Belgium For Royal Wedding
U S Secretary of State Christian A Herter arrived in Brussels to represent President Eisenhower at pre wedding ceremonies for King Baudouin who will wed Dona Fabiola of Spain. He planned to attend NATO ministers meeting in Paris next. His flight was delayed over 12 hours due to snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhowser
Baudouin
Dona Fabiola
Aragon
Spain
Negen
Orth Atlantic Treaty Core
Paris
Herter
Washington
Ito Paris
Wiley Buchanan
State Department
Eisenhower
Weather Outlook for Portland Area Winds and Snow Flurries
Mostly cloudy and windy with scattered snow flurries mainly in the mountains this afternoon. Cold and fair tonight and Wednesday with northwest winds 10 to 30 mph easing to 10 to 20 mph and temperatures from 1 to 15 degrees, with subzero readings in spots overnight in Caribou Eastport Greenville Old Town Rumford Portland Mount Washington Concord Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Tortland
Mt. Wash
Concord
Montreal
Radiation readings show Discoverer XVIII capsule fared better
Air Force scientists report Discoverer XVIII nose cone endured far less radiation than Discoverer XVII during a similar flight, aided by a near record solar flare seven hours earlier. The gold plated capsule from Discoverer XVIII, opened Monday, produced no detectable radiation on its 48 world trips. Detai led results on radiation levels and effects on tissue and specimens are expected within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
George Crawford
School of Aviation Medicine
California
Pacific
Community religious notices and local events in Kennebunkport area
A list of religious services and community gatherings across Kennebunkport and adjacent towns. Prayers, Bible study, and Holy Communion at village churches. Christmas parties, exchanges, and gift drives at Alewive Grange, Biddeford United Baptist church, and Pineland School. social events at Kennebunk Junior High and Mothers Club. a House seat contest in Augusta. Christmas vespers at Kennebunkport’s Sath Cone ional church. police substitution noted for Day in Kennebunk.
Church notes rehearse and pray across two venues
On Wednesday the Lyman Baptist Church in Goodwins Mills will host a choir rehearsal at 6 30 p m and a prayer meeting at 8 p m The Advent Christian Church in Kennebunk Lower Village also reports a prayer service at 7 30 p m on 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
Parolee Held After Tossed Assault on Trooper
Raymond Collins 25 of Livermore Falls was held in 20000 bail for grand jury on a charge of assault with intent to kill State Trooper Willard Parker. Alfred Kilbreath 24 of Canton released in 16000 on an accessory to the assault charge. Chronology ties to a Saturday night fractious incident shortly after Collins parole from Maine State Prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livermore Falls
Raymond Collins
Willard Parker
Alfred Kilbreath
Canton
Collins
Maine State
County Council Auxiliary Holds Sanford Session
The York County Council Legion auxiliary held a business meeting and Christmas party at the Thomas W. Cole Legion home in Sanford with eight units represented and 40 present. Delegations came from Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Saco, Alfred, Bar Mills, Kittery, South Berwick, and Sanford, with visiting dignitaries including Mrs. Alfie Leech, Mrs. Sylvia Dew, Mrs. Beatrice Wakefield, Mrs. Ambrose, Mrs. Kay Ambrose, and Mrs. Gilbert Lavoie. Past council presidents were recognized, and Annie Shaw of Scarborough attended as a special guest. Membership discussed. social hour featured a mystery award to Mrs. Leech, plus a Christmas time and gift exchange. refreshments served by the host unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Council Legion Wxilicry
Thomas W. Cole Legion
Sanford
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Saco
Alfred
Bar Mills
Kittery
South Berwin
Alfie Leech
Ken Nebuna
Sylvia Dew
Portland
Maine
Beatrice Wakefield
Kay Ambrose
Gilberto Lavoie
Leech
Gertrude Wood
Wakefield
Ambrose
Lavoie
Alberta Redmond
Annie Shaw
Scarborough
the ©Nion
Brother Dies But Workman Stays On
After 16 hours on a landing truck in Portland Cyrus J Fournier learned his brother George died of heart disease at the municipal garage. Superintendent Raymond J La Pierre told him the news and offered rest of the day off. Fournier chose to continue working saying there was nothing he could do now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Cyrus J. Fournier
Raymond J. LaPierre
George
LaPier
Fournier
Area Jobless Pay Claims Drop Again
Unemployment pay claims at the local Maine Employment Security Commission office fell last week. On file were 816 claims, down 24 from 840 the prior week. A year earlier, 1,129 claims were filed. Nine exhaustions were reported, totaling 245 for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Employment Security Commission
Biddeford Council To Meet Tonight
Biddeford municipal officers convene tonight in the City Building to review yesterday’s election ballots and conduct liquor hearings, as announced by City Clerk Ralph Binette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Ralph Binette
Freezing Lines Hamper Firemen At Keating Home Fire
Rockland fire fighters saved Mr and Mrs Robert Keating and their two children from a house fire on Mountain Road as hoses froze in five below zero winds. Water froze 750 feet from the hydrant. damage estimated at $1,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Robert Keating
Theuntain Road
Winter Storm Wrecks Havoc Across Coast to Capital
Snowbound towns report extensive disruption from the prewinter blizzard. Suburban schools close or operate on delayed schedules, rails and buses face delays, and airports struggle to clear runways. By Monday the storm causes power outages, fishing vessel losses, and a dramatic dash to treat a laboring mother born in the deserted State Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Maryland
Nantucket
Mass
Coast Guard
Washington
Trenton
N. J
State Capitol
New Babies Born to Families Across Biddeford and Portland
A string of birth notices from Yokohama to Portland reports newborns including Douglas Staples Evans born December 4 in Yokohama Hospital to Lt and Mrs Durance Evans. Peter Theodore Collard born December 6 at Notre Dame Hospital. Ronald Bryant Noble born November 29 at Maine Medical Center. Raymond Noel Demers born November 30 at Webber Hospital. Melanie Rae Hamilton born December 9 in Biddeford. Robert John Drouin born December 3 in Biddeford. Mark Thomas Strunk born November 18 at Notre Dame Hospital. Grandparents and great grandparents listed for several families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durance
Notre Dame Hospital
Peter Theodore
Frank Scott
Patricia Noble
South Portland
Saco
Ronald Bryant
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Frederick Noble
Jack Foley
George RR. Noble
Ferry Rowd
Bertha Smith
Webber Hospital
Raymond G. Demers
Parent Avenue
Biddeford
Raymond Noel
Rosario Demers
Gustave Gagne
Harold L. Hamilton, Jr
Simardscourt
Melanie Rae
Richard G. Drouin
Hill Street
Robert John
Harold Strunk
Free Street
Mark Thomas
Strunk
Cilla Janelle
Storm Claims Two In Maine
Damariscotta report states Charles E. Gale a 45 year old oil and gas distributor died of exposure after abandoning his stalled automobile near Bremen. Investigators noted Gale’s car was mired in snow drifts and his body found some distance away. It was the second Maine storm death, following Albert G. Jameson 65 who died shoveling snow at his Friendship farm home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Gale
Gale
Bremen
Alman
Colby & Gale, Inc
Maine
Albert G. Jameson
Friendship
Kingstree Boys Sell Frozen Peanuts Ahead of Season
In Kingstree South Carolina three McGill children Hilton 10 Ted 9 and Poncey 8 have defrosted and started selling frozen peanuts from the previous harvest. They run daily routes visiting businesses and plants to peddle their product and pool earnings to split among themselves. Their foresight gives them a head start in the annual peanut trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingstree
Sonsor
Frank McGill
McGill
Thhree
Hilton
Ted
Poncey
Storm Strands Drivers as Turnpike Reopens at Midnight
A Maine blizzard left roads blocked and police reporting limited voter turnout. Chimney fire at Rose Nicklis home in Saco drew Camp Ellis Beach Fire Department response. Two emergency calls helped transport expectant mothers to hospital. Biddeford and Saco saw low turnout with about 1,000 of 6,200 and under 2,400 of 11,000 voters casting ballots. Minor accidents and stalled cars strained responders. Officer Guilmette collapsed during efforts but is recovering. Doris Gonneville was hospitalized for exhaust inhalation after pushing her car. Transit buses and Biddeford & Saco Bus Lines could not run, while snowplows battled heavy drifts. The Howard Johnson in Kennebunk sheltered 150 storm weary travelers, feeding them around the clock in Operation Emergency, led by Dorothy Bowley and Keith Brown, with Brunswick Naval Air Station personnel among the stranded. The Turnpike reopened at midnight. most evacuees remained at the restaurant into morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Ellis Beach
Rose Nicklis
Bay Lavenue
Saco
Biddeford
Alfred Guilmette
Doris Gonneville
New County Road
Daytor
Webber Hospital
Elm
South Streets
Maine Transit
Biddeford & Saco
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Howard Johnson
Kennebunk
Maine
Dorothy Bowley
Keith Brown
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Haven
Plante Elected Assistant Minority Leader in Maine House
AP report says Jerome Plante of Old Orchard Beach was chosen assistant minority leader and Irving Fogg of Madison named minority leader of the Maine House. A three member committee was named to prepare legislation for the 100th Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Charles FE
Waterman
Fernand Pontbriand
Auburn
Pontbriand
Plante
Post Waterville
Irving Fogg
Madison
Maine
House
Jerome Plante
Old Orchard Beach
Four Room Kingstree House Purchased for Rental Investment
From the earnings, they are buying a four room house in Kingstree as rental property for an investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingstree
Five Children Survive Cold In North Carolina
Five missing children spent a bitter night in woods near Clayton North Carolina were found cold but unharmed. About 1 500 searchers using helicopter lights scoured 80 square miles until 8 30 am. The group included Shirley Pearson 13 James Pearson 11 Tula Fay Tester 12 Nina Walker 6 and Dennis Walker 11. They were taken for medical examination at a local facility. Their mother Manila Walker died in February during a heavy snowstorm in Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
N. C
State Highway Patrol
Kenneth Johnson
Jack Raines
Sherif E. W. Creech
Johnston County
Raleigh
Knights of Pythias
Shirley Pearson
James R. Pearson
Davidson County Welfare Department
Tula Fay Tester
Nina C. Walker
Dennis Walker
Caldwell County Welfare Department
Walker
Tester
Manila Walker
Boone
Kennedy Holds Talks With AFL CIO Leader Meany
President-elect John F. Kennedy began a day of cabinet talks by meeting AFL-CIO president George Meany at his Georgetown home. Meany appeared unannounced as Kennedy weighed choices for secretary of labor amid reports he might soon name the defense or treasury chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John F. Kennedy
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Kennedy
Georgetown
Meany
Secretary of Labor
Heusinger Named NATO Permanent Military Committee Chair
Paris AP Gen Adolf Heusinger of West Germany was appointed chairman of NATO's Permanent Military Committee, replacing Gen B R P Hasselmann of the Netherlands. The committee gathers delegates named by each chief of staff to provide ongoing military guidance to the alliance. Minnie Minoso of the Chicago White Sox led the American League with 184 runs in his last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Adolf Heusinger
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
B. R. P. F. Hasselmann
Netherlands
NTO
Poers
Western Alliance
Minnie Minoso
Chicago White Sox
UN Congo Command Hurt By Withdrawals
United Nations Congo mission loses troops as Guinea and Morocco join other nations in pulling out, cutting manpower by about a third. Total force near 20,000, with 17,000 actual contingents after withdrawals. Morocco 3,100 and Guinea 749 exit, with earlier pulls by United Arab Republic and Indonesia. The move weakens the U N command amid Soviet and Asian African criticism, while Ceylon seeks support for a compromise plan before a Security Council windup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
U. N. Congo
Guinea
Morocco
Congo
United Arab Republic
Indonesia
U. N
Security Council
Dag Hammarskjold
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Ceylon
Claude Corea
Valerian Zorin
Hoffa Bridges Join Hands In Labor Battle
In Oakland California two major labor leaders James Hoffa of the Teamsters and Harry Bridges of the West Coast Longshoremen united against government moves to curb organized labor. They denounced the Landrum Griffin law and the Senate Labor Management Committee at a Civic Auditorium meeting. Hoffa spoke by telephone from Washington saying they would strike if demands for higher living standards were not met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
James Hoffa
The
Teamsters
Harry Bridges
West Coast
Landrum-Griffin Labor Law
U. S. Senate Labor Management Committee
Civic Auditorium
Hoffa
Bridges
McClellans
Syracuse cross country coach lauds Joe Francello
Syracuse University coach Bob Grieve hails junior Joe Francello of Arlington New Jersey as one of the finest distance runners he has ever coached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse University
Bob Grieve
Joe Francello
Arlington, N. J
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Mks
Edmund Casabn
Dial YU
Christchurch
Alewive Grange
West Kennebunk Grange Hall
Women's Missionary Society of the
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Tomorro
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County Council Auxiliary
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Sraee
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Storm
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NATO
Dennett G& Craig, Inc
Saco, Maine
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