Local Notices and Navy Deployments Among Maine Names
Mrs. Rose Gagne of Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Electronics Technician Seaman Frank R. Severance USN son of Cape Porpoise residents departed Norfolk aboard USS America for first Mediterranean Sixth Fleet deployment. Electronics Technician First Class Philip H. Crown USN son of Old Orchard Beach resident rose to present rate aboard USS Worden with Pacific Fleet out of San Diego. Max Ruben of Saco attended a Boston dance lecture by Walter Terry with Marjorie Tallchief now heading the Rebecca Harkness Ballet, followed by a Christmas party by the Dance Teachers Club of Boston. Mrs. Ruben attends as a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Gagne
Mt. Vernon St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Frank R. __ Severance
USN
Fred H. Severance
Cape Porpoise
Norfolk, Va
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Philip H. Crown
Marie A. Berry
Linden Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Worden
San Diego
Calif
Max Ruben
Saco
Boston
Walter Terry
New York Herald Tribune
Marjorie Tallchief
Paris
Rebecca Harkness
Biddeford Fraternal and Social Group Meetings Tonight
Various Biddeford groups hold meetings this evening and tonight including Division Two AOH election at 8 PM on Mason Street. Past Matrons Adah Chapter OES hosts a 6:30 PM supper and 7:30 PM party. Court Decary Canada American Association meets at Fremont Club. Blue Feather Pocahontas holds 6:30 PM supper and 7:30 PM meeting with gifts. York County Salon 257 Fight and Forty hosts Departemental Officers Night and Christmas party. Biddeford Democratic Women's Social Club gathers 6:30 PM for a Christmas supper at St Johns Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Mason Street
Biddeford
Adah
Order of the Eastern Star
Edward Wolfertz
Pool Road
Court Decary
Canada - Americain Association
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Blue Feather Council
Pocahontas
le Foyer Club
Foss and
Pool Streets
Sadie Hill
Gertrude Wood
Cecile Jacques
York County
Charlene Farnham
Portland Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Democratic Women’s Social Club
St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Pakistan seeks peace as Ayub offers Kashmir self-determination
President Ayub Khan told the U N General Assembly Pakistan would sign a no-war pledge with India if Kashmir's people determine their own fate. Foreign Minister Bhutto advocates closer ties with China and tougher steps against India. Officials doubt any quick U S aid resumption amid ongoing border feuding and potential renewed fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z.A. Bhutto
China
India
Ayub
U.N. General Assembly
Pakistan
Kashmir
U.S
Card of Thanks for Kind Expressions and Support
We thank friends neighbors and relatives for flowers ecards and spiritual tributes. Our appreciation goes to Dr Fortier and to those who lent cars and offered aid and sympathy during our sorrow. Mrs Adelard Letarte Roger Letarte Mrs Richard Boldue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andre Fortier
Deaths Mrs Abigail Flood Lamp dies at 98 in Biddeford
Mrs Abigail Flood Lamp here Flood 98 longtime Biddeford resident died yesterday at a Saco convalescent home. Born April 23 1867 she operated Flood's Shore Dinner House from 1912 to 1934. Surviving daughter German Gross grandson Leslie Thomas two great grandsons and nephew Leslie Rankin. Funeral Thursday 2 pm Shumway Funeral Home Saco burial Woodlawn Biddeford. viewing Wednesday 3:30 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail Vaughan Lamphere Flood
Biddeford
Saco
Lorenzo D
Mirian Lamphere Mitchell
Foss Street
Flood
Shore
St. Francis College
German Gross
Fortunes Rocks
Leslie Thomas
South Deerfield
Mass
Leslie L. Rankin
Pinellas Park
Fla
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Woodlawn
Weather Update Portland Cloudy With Light Freezing Drizzle
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies in Portland tonight and Wednesday with occasional light freezing drizzle. Lows dip to the mid to upper 20s, with winds turning light and variable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Lawrence G Grace Gardner Grace of Saco Dies After Illness
Lawrence Gardner Grace 52 of 424 Main St Saco died this morning after a long illness He was born May 19 1913 in Saco son of Charles and Rose Gardner Grace and was employed at the Saco Lowell Shops and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard He was a World War II Army veteran and member of Disabled American Veterans local chapter Surviving Margaret P Grace Rose Hodgen Raymond Theodore and several nieces and nephews A requiem high mass will be held at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco with interment in St Marys Cemetery Biddeford Friends may call Cosgrove Funeral Home Biddeford tonight and tomorrow afternoon and evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Gardner Grace
Main St
Saco
Charles and
Rose Gardner Grace
Saco- Lowell
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery
Most Holy Trinity Church
Grace
Biddeford-Saco
Margaret P. Grace
Rose Hodgen
Cambridge
Mass
Raymond
Theodore
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Biddeford
Cosg
Albert E Emery 84 of Wells dies in nursing home
Albert Edward Emery, 84, formerly of Wells, died Sunday afternoon in a local nursing home. Born October 26, 1881 in Biddeford, he was a self employed carpenter contractor who retired about ten years ago. Surviving are one brother Lewis Emery of Biddeford, one daughter Mrs Watel Ricker of North Dakota, four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco with Rev. Alfred Lester Holmes officiating and burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Albert Edward Emery
Wells
Biddeford
Haven
Rosenah Goldthwaite Emery
Lewis Emery
Watel Ricker
North Dakota
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Lester Holmes
Alfred
Greenwood Cemetery
York County Bar Veterans to Honor Gordon Berry in Saco
Members of York County Bar Veterans of World War I meet tonight at 7 15 at Spring Street in Saco to pay respects to Gordon M Berry a fallen member and comrade honoring his service and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Gordon M. Berry
Ice Balls And Teething Rings Spark Health Alarm
The Public Health Service warned no illnesses tied to water filled ice balls from Hong Kong but cited bacteria in samples. States and localities consider bans. action already taken in DC and several states. Indiana warns about teething rings may be more dangerous. babies lack immunity to typhoid with tests underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Health Service
Hong Kong
District of Columbia
Maryland
Nevada
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Biddeford
Saco
M. P. Houle
Maurice Ross
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Indianapolis
Frank E. Fisher
Board
Food and Drug Division
Fisher
Tide Tables for December Day and Night Highs and Lows
The record shows December tides with morning and evening high and low times listed as 3:11 3:28 9:09 9:52 4:14 4:36 10:18 10:56 5:19 5:45 11:29- indicating daily lunar tide schedule.
Biddeford Pool Club Plans Whist Event and Party
New members Maurice C. E. Roux Jr and Mrs Roux and Mr and Mrs Robert Gallagher joined at a meeting last night. A progressive whist party is scheduled for January 7 at 8 p.m. with Robert Gross and William McKenney as co chairmen. The annual children's Christmas party is set for Saturday December 18 from 12 to 4 at the Pool Community Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Pool
Maurice C. E. Roux Jr
Robert Gallagher
Robert Gross
William McKenney
Roy MacNaughton
Memorial Camp and Auxiliary Dinner Meeting in Biddeford
The Sheridan-Grant Memorial Camp Sons of Union Veterans and their Auxiliary held a covered dish supper and business sessions at the home of Mr and Mrs Herbert Buzzell Sr in Biddeford. The Sons sought permission to attend the next meeting January 8 at Mr and Mrs Adney Fenders on Storer Street in Saco to vote on Memorial Day related work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan - Grant Memorial Camp
Sons of Union Veterans’ of the
Herbert Buzzell Sr
Clarendon Street
Biddeford
Adney Fenderson
Storer St
Saco
Church notes echo midweek worship plans across York County
Youth Choir rehearsals at Mills Methodist Lyman and multiple services listed across Kennebunk Biddeford Saco and Wells. Weeks include Christ Church Dane Street Holy Eucharist at Christ Episcopal Trinity Church Saco and Advent Christian parsonage prayer at Chapel Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church
Lyman
Christ Church
Dane Street
Kennebunk
Advent Christian Church
Biddeford
Chapel Street
Route 35
Kennebunk Lower Village
Wells Harbor Jetty Contract Set for 594625 Extension
PORTLAND AP A $594 625 contract to extend stone jetties at Wells Harbor will be signed late today between the U S Army Corps of Engineers and Turner Breivogel Inc of Falmouth Mass The signing was announced by Rep Stanley R Tupers office The work aims to extend the harbor boundary and protect the shoreline
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Fat Wells Harbor
Stanley R. Tuppers
U.S. Army Corps
Offieers
Turner & Breivogel, Inc
Falmouth
Mass
Veteran Councilmen Are Shunned By Beach Voters
At an open house in Biddeford Atty. John F. Xaphes spoke to Republicans about restoring city government and unity on a full ticket. Voters in Old Orchard Beach rejected veteran councilmen David V. McCallum and John Trull amid multiple races including a young winner Thomas R. Lee Jr and clerk and school positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Gagne
Cleaves St
Biddeford
John F. Xaphes
Xaphes
Gerald C. Nason
Atty. Nason
Board of Education
Old Orchard Beach
David V. McCallum
John
Trull
Gordon G. Smith
McCallum
Thomas R. Lee Jr
Lee
Charles E. Huot
Michael L. Gaylord
George J. Ladakakos
Joseph D. Mokarzel
Charles D. Peckham Jr
Richard E. Valentino
Barbara Lord
Rita Belair
Marie Migner
Rosalie ‘Rix
Clarence J. Williams
Louis DeAngelis
Civil Service Commission
Maine Drivers Slither During End Of Snowstorm
Portland reports six inches in the south with other towns receiving four and two inches as a two day storm ends. Schools close along the coast from York to Knox counties due to treacherous roads while central areas face freezing drizzle and the system winds down tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
U.S. Weather Bureau
Brunswick
Augusta
Rumford
Bangor
Old Town
Greenville
Millinocket
Caribou
Houston
Limestone
York
Knox
Bureau
Gemini 7 Weather Delays, Gemini 6 Possible Saturday Launch
Gemini 7 faces worsening conditions with a Wednesday blast off risk and a possible Saturday Gemini 6 launch if delays occur. Mission chiefs consider extending Gemini 7 by one day and possibly recovering both crews at sea while conserving nine hours of six hour formation flight fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Borman
Lovell
Elliot M. Lee Jr
Beach PTA Christmas Program at Jameson School
The Beach PTA will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in Jameson School. The session opens with a Christmas program by piano students from Bossvert School of Music. Frank Daley and Jerome Le Pelletier will speak on testing procedures and high school placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Jameson School
Bossvert School of Music
Frank Daley
Jerome le Pelletier
Parish Christmas Parties Scheduled
Children's Christmas party for the parish serving Kennebunk Kennebunkport Wells and Ogunquit will be Sunday. Wells Beach Fire Station Hall hosts Wells and Ogunquit children from 5 to 7 p.m. Consolidated School hall Kennebunkport hosts Kennebunkport and Kennebunk children from 3 to 5 p.m. Donations of 25 cents per child support baskets for parish shut ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Wells and Ogunquit
Wells and
Ogunquit
Wells Beach
Consolidated School
U.S. Airlift Delivers Supplies as Vietnam War Moves
U S Airlift reports nearly 60 000 pounds of rice 20 000 pounds of tea and large stockpiles of flashlight batteries. Marine helicopters carried over 2200 men in 24 hours as operations Harvest Moon show mobility against Viet Cong pockets. A downed helicopter exploded after protesta near Tam Ky while 101st Airborne and 1st Infantry Division found camps northwest and north of Saigon. Raids on North Vietnam canceled due to heavy rain. China rejects peace talks unless U S forces withdraw. In Washington the Republican committee urged a quarantine on North Vietnam akin to Cuba 1962. Britain's Labour government welcomed Viet Cong Christmas truce offer hoping for talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Tam Ky
da Nang
Anther
Viet Nam
China
Washington
Republican Party
Coordinating Committee
Johnson
North
Kennedy
Cuba
Britain
Saigon
George Thomson
House of Commons
Santa Will Visit Grafton Town Dump
In Grafton Massachusetts a town dump becomes a social center as Elliot R Schofield 61 the dump caretaker hosts Santa on Saturday the 18th from 10 am to 1 pm He has rented a Santa suit bought 400 lollipops and says hundreds of kids visit with their fathers to tell Santa what they want for Christmas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Mass
Santa Claus
Elliot R. Schofield
Ingathering Service by Sigma Delta in Saco Biddeford
The Sigma Delta group of the Unitarian Universalist Church held its annual Christmas party and Ingathering Service at Mrs. Dorothy Tarbox’s Saco home. President Evelyn Emerson led a service honoring Clara Barton and donations supported the Eliot P. Joslin Camp for diabetic girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Delta
Unitarian Universalist Church
Saco
Biddeford
Dorothy Tarbox
Main Street
Evelyn Emerson
Clara Barton
Eliot P. Joslin
Margaret Emerson
Santa Claus
Three Vehicles Involved In Saco Accidents
Three cars were involved in a chain reaction on Port land Road in Saco yesterday. Roy M. Davis 57 of Old Orchard Beach skidded causing the crash, James A. Colburn 21 of East Pepperell Massachusetts hit Davis, and Lorette Simoneau 39 of Saco was rear ended. Damages were 250 to Simonneau 150 to Davis and 175 to Colburns car. no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Road
Saco
Roy M. Davis
11Th St
Old Orchard ‘Beach
James A. Colburn
East Pepperell
Mass
Davis
Lorette Simoneau
Main St
Bay State
Hearing Set On Zoning Amendments In Saco
Proposed amendments to the Saco Zoning Ordinance will be discussed at a Planning Board hearing in the District Court building. The changes involve dividing continuous frontage parcels and single lot ownership under width requirements. The hearing starts at 7 30 and attendees should use the rear Court House entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Planning Board
Court House
Dog licenses available in Saco under new state law
Saco city clerk announces dogs must be licensed by January 1 under a new state law. Fees differ by sex and spay status: male and spayed female dogs cost 1.50 dollars, female dogs cost 5.50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Robert J. Fenderson
Fenderson
County Law Group To Elect Officers
York County Law Enforcement Association will hold its annual meeting and election of officers with a ladies night on Wednesday at the Glen-More Restaurant on Portland Road Supper at 7 p.m. Atty Edwin Walker of Saco will speak. Arrangements by A Wesley Leech and Edmund Cashen of Kennebunk and Nicholas Inniss of Kennebunkport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
York County Law Enforcement Association
Glen-More
Portland Road
Atty
Edwin Walker
Saco
A. Wesley Leech l
Edmund Cashen
Kennelbunk
Nicholas Inniss
Kennebunkport
Well Baby Clinic In Biddeford City Building
A well baby clinic will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the nursing office of Biddeford City Building. Inoculations for diphtheria whooping cough tetanus and polio will be administered with a physician present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford City
Old Orchard Beach Man Fined in Saco Court
Elmer V. Amsden of Old Orchard Beach, 52, was fined 100 in Saco 10th District Court after pleading guilty to operating to endanger. Several residents faced speeding and related charges with fines ranging from 10 to 35 dollars in the same session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Elmer V. Amsden
15Th St
iSaco
Amsden
Dorothy Bryce
Atlantic Ave
Janet L. Bolduc
Arundel
Sace
Mirabadar
Priscilla G. Morin
Kennebunkport
Kennebunk
Joseph D. Gaudette
High St
Gordon E. ‘Morin
Ocean Ave
Orchard Beach
Ed and Frank ‘Inc
Biddeford
William Kinney
West Kennebunk
Frank Gales
Ernest Forrester
Mary Forrester
Max Milstein
Portland
Kathy R.mayo
Melvin M. Adelson
Swampscott
Mass
James Cordice
Claude A.warren
Deering Ave
George Varney
Warren
Robert J. Towne
John A. Fish
Waterbury
Conn
Anthony P. Miele
Medford
Victor R. Baillargeon
Manchester
Annie D. Dalton
Westbrook
Barry W. Morrison
East Hartford
Roland D. Kenney
Bridgeport
Ballroom Dance Party Highlights Fairfield Saco Students
Ballroom students hosted a dance party at Fairfield School in Saco completing the Gladys H Ruben first ballroom series. Prizes in the elimination dance went to Kathy Cushman Harvey Lamontagne Theresa Marquis and David Zaitlin. Refreshments were served. Attendees included Debbie Gillespie Marc Boutet Robert Murphy John Staples Jay Chadbourne Matthew Cioto Irene Parker Michael Coito Kaye MacDougall James Wilcox Roger Wentworth Cathy Dionne Debbie Plaiste Carol Smith Juliette Parker Arthur Tarbox Linda Tarbox Susan Neault Patsy Compagna Sarah Wooster David Leslie Thomas Burke Kim Wolfahrt Donald Leslie Susan Gagne Penny Jasper Carmen Provencher Betty Copspagni Linda Laflamme Carolee Cushman Linda Lamontagne Ann Jasper Cheryl Hughes Linda Herrick James Stoddard Linda Lacroix Linda Dussaullt Robert Wentworth David Millard Jane Paquette Susan McGuffin Bruce Millard
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys H. Ruben
Fairfield School
Saco
Kathy Cushman
Harvey Lamontagne
Theresa Marquis
David Zaitlin
Michael Coito
Debbie Gillespie
Marc Boutet
Robert Murphy
John Staples
Jay Chadbourne
Matthew Coito
Irene Parker
Kaye MacDougall
James Wilcox
Roger Wentworth
Cathy Dionne
Debbie Plaiste
Carol Smith
Juliette Parker
Arthur Tarbox
Linda Larochelle
Ellerine Ellis
Cathy Cushman
Andre Compagna
Larry Davis
John Winston
Pauline Parker
Kurt Wolfahrt
Linda Tarbox
Susan Neault
Patsy Compagna
Sarah Wooster
David Leslie
Thomas Burke
Kim Wolfahrt
Donald Leslie
Susan
Arrival Time Of Santa Is Changed
A delay in Santa’s arrival at the Biddeford fire station was announced. The event was moved from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. due to late arrivals, according to firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Biddeford
Haseen
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Barbara A
Shirley R. A
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Lawrence G. Grace
Albert E. Emery
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Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Christian Science Society
Winter Street
Lyman First Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
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Route A
Wells Harbor
Jesse Ballard
Robert Corliss
Leopold V. Sicard
Daniel Fenton
Donald C. Jones
Ernest F. Murphy
Maurice W. Coomer
Edith E. Gallant
Park Commission
Frederick T. Hayes
Robert E. Maguire
Gemini
PTA
U. S. Airlift
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