Local obituaries and personals from Biddeford area
An obituary notice reports the death of an infant twin son of Mr and Mrs Harvey St Amand of Biddeford with burial at St Joseph cemetery arranged by Bolduc Funeral home. Personal notices list residents in Biddeford and Hills Beach with medical stays at Webber and Notre Dame hospitals and a student from St. Francis Xavier College spending Christmas with his family in Vermont. Portland forecast notes mostly fair conditions with snow flurries in mountains and temps from the teens to 30s across various towns.
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Charboneau
Main Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Rose Caron
Hills Beach
Catherine Donovan
Graham Street
Notre Dame
Gerald Jeff Sevigny
St. Francis Xavier College
Vermont
Paul Sevigny
Memorial Drive
Harvey St. Amand
George Street
St. Amand
Irene Thibodeau
Patricia
Ephrem Thibodeau
Dorice St. Amand
St. Joseph
Bolduc Funeral Home
Alfred Street
Legion Meetings Set For Biddeford And Saco
The Tighe Beaudoin Farley unit of the American Legion auxiliary will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Biddeford city building. The Owen Davis post of the American Legion will meet tonight at 8 at the post home on Beach street in Saco. Future programs will be discussed and a luncheon will follow.
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Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Biddeford City
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Post
Beach Street
Saco
Church Notes Rehearsals and Prayers Across Towns
On Wednesday the Lyman Baptist church Goodwins Mills hosts choir at 6 30 p m and prayer meeting at 8 p m A second prayer meeting is listed for Advent Christian Kent Bank Lower Village at 7 30 p m A mid week service is planned at 7 20 p m at the Full Gospel church Route 9A Wells and a prayer hour at 7 20 p m at the Kennebunkport Advent Christian church.
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Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christianenich
Kent Bank Lower Village
Full Gospel
Wells
Village Baptist church hosts midweek study and prayer hour
A prayer and Bible study hour will be held in the vestry of Village Baptist Church. Kenne bunkport, Wednesday at 7 30 P M.
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Kennebunkport
Saco church services and rehearsals schedule
The Christian Science society Hamilton Memorial at 4 Beach Street Saco holds a service Wednesday evening at 745. The Nearly-new Shop at First Parish Church Saco closes December 2 and 28 and reopens January 4. The Senior choir rehearsal meets Wednesday at 7 pm first at School Street Method Church Saco.
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The
Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Saco
School Street Method Church
Stock Market Stages Modest Shifts In Midday Trade
New York stocks drifted in an indecisive session with aluminum gains supporting the market. The Associated Press average of 11 stocks rose to 219.20 at noon, while the Dow Jones industrials added about 12 points to 615.68.
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New York
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Beach Surplus Food Distribution Set at Old Orchard Beach
Town Manager Percival Ward announced today that Froop Surplus food will be distributed to all eligible residents at Old Orchard Beach Town Hall from 9 to 11 a m and 2 to 4 p m.
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Old Orchard Beach
Percival Ward
Delegation Endorses Travis for Executive Council in Portland
The Cumberland County Republican delegation to the 100th Legislature unanimously endorsed Robert L. Travis of Westbrook for the next Executive Council. Travis is the present council chairman. The delegation also voted 16 to 8 to back Paul A. MacDonald for Secretary of State to succeed Harold I. Goss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis
Portland
Cumberland County
Robert L. Travis
Westbrook
Paul A. MacDonald
Harold I. Goss
Historical Oklahoma well donated for visitors not a producer
The Oklahoma Historical Society owns an oil well donated by a firm hoping it would interest visitors. The well is not a producing asset.
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Oklahoma City
The
Oklahoma Historical Society
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Terms and Thanks
Card of Thanks from Mrs Roland Jariz and Anita, Mrs Aurore Jariz and Family. The family of the late Herbert M Perkins of Ogunquit thanks neighbors and friends for flowers, cars, and sympathy during bereavement, signed by Mrs Herbert M Perkins and families.
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Roland Jariz
Anita
Aurore Jariz
Herbert M. Perkins
Ogunquit
David Littlefield
John Miller
Admen Advise Targeting Young Wives Not All Women
Advertising researcher Henry O. Whiteside reports that housewives collect and file recipes, often never rereading them. He suggests targeting young wives with novel food ideas to build long term customer loyalty, noting that mature housewives prefer familiar meal routines.
Council St Theresa Kiddies Christmas Party Planned
Council St Theresa and Union St Jean Baptiste d Amerique vote to hold a Christmas party on Wednesday December 28 at Wonderbar steak house. Social hour at 7 p m followed by dinner and an exchange of $1 gifts. Attendance must be notified to president Miss Lucienne C Metayer by Monday December 26. The kiddies party was held Sunday at Adams street hall with Mrs Gertrude Boutet chairing assisted by several committee members. Santa distributed stockings, games and prizes awarded, refreshments served.
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Council St. Theresa
Union St. Jean Baptiste d'Amerique
Wonderbar
Lucienne C. Metayer
Adams Street
Gertrude Boutet
Lucienne ‘Tritter
Theresa Drapeau
Claire Metayer
Santa Claus
Furnace Fire at Adrien Petit Home in Saco
Saco fire crews were dispatched at 6 29 PM for a furnace fire at Adrien Petit 48 Oak Street. The blaze was extinguished on arrival with no damage noted beyond the fire origin.
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Saco
Adrien Petit
Oak Street
Death Ends Court Appearance for Thrault in Maine
N J Pat Thrault a 42 year old deaf mute from Fort Kent Maine was due in court on a charge of death by auto but died after falling into a woods fire he was tending Sunday resulting in fatal injuries.
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Liberty Township
N. J
Pat Thrault
Fort Kent
Maine
Thrault
Jackie Rose 3 Seeks Fire Engine For Christmas
In San Francisco Jackie Rose, age 3, wanted a fire engine. Neighbors urged schemes and he climbed a street box, triggering two fire engines to respond. His grandfather, Superior Court Judge Edward Molkenbuhr, said no and advised contacting Santa Claus next time.
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San Francisco
Jackie Rose
Jackie
Superior Court
Edward Molkenbuhr
Santa Claus
Fire hits carrier Constellation at Brooklyn yards
A major blaze damaged the aircraft carrier Constellation at the Brooklyn Navy Yard delaying completion by about a year. Losses estimated at 75 million dollars, with total project cost near 250 million. The disaster coincided with a fatal commercial jet crash nearby, killing at least 135 people. Casualties included 84 in the air and five on the ground. 150 injured. The Navy reported no suspicious activity.
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America
Washington
Constellation
Navy
Schuyler Pyne
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn
United Air Lines
TWA
New York
Tne Navy
Death Toll Rises After Munich Plane Crash
Munich reports 50 dead after a U S military Convair crashed into a street near a church steeple injuring 16 Germans in hospital. Twenty Americans aboard the plane died, including seven crew and 12 children plus a soldier bound for London.
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Munich
Germany
U. S
U. S. Air Force
Convair
U.S
Britain
London
Truck Driver Saved From 100-Foot Plunge Above Conemaugh Bridge
Kennth H. Riker, 33, of Mount Arlington New Jersey, jackknifed wreck of a tractor-trailer left dangling about 100 feet above the Conemaugh River near Blairsville Pennsylvania. Passing motorists lowered a rope to him, he strapped it to his waist and climbed to safety after sustaining head cuts.
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Blairsville
Conemaugh
Kennth H. Riker
Mount Arlington
N. J
Estern
Pennsylvania
Riker
Working Girls Awakened To Good Grooming
Vivian Brown reports on Doreen Teeling who teaches grooming to working women in factories and offices since 1951. Teeling conducts glamor sessions for bosses paying for seven two hour lessons to balance style with practicality. She lists dress rules for business wear and cautions against overdone makeup like green eye shadow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Brown
Doreen Teeling
Miss Teeling
Middle West
Opera Pump
Youth Hero Pulls Mother From Burning Home
AP reports teenager George Smith, 16, dragged his ailing mother from a blazing family house last night. He went into a burning bedroom and pulled Mrs. Joseph Smith from the flames after her husband had been buried and driven back by the fire.
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Brewer
George Smith
Joseph Smith
Webber Hospital Committees Named (Continued from Page One)
Biddeford Maine election returns show Clement Deschambault winning the mayoral race by about a 3 to 1 margin with roughly 10 000 registered Democrats to fewer than 1 000 Republicans. The tally includes detailed council and board results across wards with names such as Xaphes Casavant Hutchins Nadeau Descoteaux and Pomerleau among others. Deschambault praised Democratic support and pledged alignment with state and national platforms while noting strong Democratic organization in Maine.
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Maine
Biddeford
GOP
Clement Deschambault
John F. Xaphes
Board OF Police
John P. Casavant
George Ek. Hutchins
Board OF Education
Roger C. Nadeau
Cecilia M. Descoteaux
Roland Henaire
Alfred Cloutier
Oscar Peloquin
Leo Lemire
Lawrence H. Matthews
Willie Pomerleau
Albert Proulx
Webber Hospital Board Announces Committees and New Directors
President Robert W. Cole revealed committee appointments at Webber Hospital board meeting. Finance includes M Abbott Pendergast, Charles Chase, Archie Maxwell, Stuart Flavin, Lloyd Anderson, Simon Spill. New directors Ward Johnson and Stuart Flavin welcomed. Herbert Bean could not attend. Administrator Carlton Davis reported average November census and all bills paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Cole
Webber Hospital Board of Directors
M. Abbott Pendergast
Charles C. Chase
Archie B. Maxwell
Stuart V Flavin
Lloyd M. Anderson
Simon Spill
Roger P. Moore
Ward Johnson
Roy D. MacNaughton
Laurence H. Staples
Leo Bourque
Roger L. Sherman
Herbert Bean
Daniel E. Crowley
Harry P. Garlana
Edwin Walker
Roger Sherman
Adelbert Jakeman
Adelpert M. Jakeman
John Rogers
Harry Garland
Roger Moore
Stuart Flavin
Carlton F. Davis
Cole
Kennebunkport
Stuart V. Flavin
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Israel Keeping US In Dark On Atomic Reactor
The State Department says Israel is keeping the United States in the dark about a reported large atomic reactor. Unconfirmed reports claim Israel developed a reactor potentially for bomb production, while Israel says its atomic energy activities are peaceful. Secretary Herter reportedly spoke with Israel’s ambassador Dec. 9 to seek information. no reply has been received.
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Washington
State Department
Israel
United States
Lincoln White
Christian
A. Herter
Avraham Harman
White
Ward 4 Names in Local Election Ballot
The voting roster for Ward 4 lists Ernest N. Fontaine Armand Bergeron and Lucienne Valliere as participants in the forthcoming race. Community residents are reminded to verify eligibility and polling location ahead of election day.
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Ernest N. Fontaine
Armand Bergeron
Lucienne Valliere
Ward 5 Alcide J Gagne Antonio Mariello Julien R Petit
A concise ward section notes Alcide J Gagne Antonio Mariello and Julien R Petit as figures in Ward 5 politics. The item lists names likely candidates or residents connected with the ward boundary or election coverage.
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Alcide J. Gagne
Antonio Mariello
Julien R. Petit
Ward 7 Names Listed for Election Contests
John Cleary Leo F Cantara and Rita T Dunton appear among Ward 7 figures in the local election notices with numeric codes 925 and 922 indicating catalog or file designations.
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John Cleary
Leo F. Cantara
Rita T. Dunton
Evvau Ee
COF Plans For New Year's Party At Forester's Hall
The La fayette Court Catholic Order of Foresters discussed a New Year’s Eve party to be held at Forester’s hall on Emery street Biddeford. Reports covered the Little Girls’ Christmas party held Sunday and the little boys’ Christmas party to be held tonight.
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Forester’s Hall
Emery Street
Biddeford
Lafayette Court
Order of Foresters
Nehru compares Congo crisis to Spanish Civil War
Indian Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament the Congo situation mirrors the Spanish Civil War with big powers arming local contestants. He called it a tragedy that the United Nations watches helplessly while external powers aid factions and urged support for UN efforts to prevent a global failure.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Congo
United Nations
U. N
Kennedy Names Bell Aide Staats as Deputy
President Kennedy on Monday night announced Elmer B. Staats will be Bell's deputy. Staats is a long time budget official who held the No. 2 post in the bureau under Truman and currently serves in the Eisenhower administration.
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Bell
Elmer B. Staats
Kennedy
Staats
Eisenhower
Truman
Second False Fire Alarm In Two Days
Biddeford firemen answered a false alarm to box 48 on the Pool road for the second straight day last night. Sunday they were called to the box at 5 p m and again last night at 8 45.
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Biddeford
Pool Road
Five Young Men Sentenced in Rape Case Near Leominster
Five defendants aged 17 to 29 received 15 to 25 year terms, with others getting 8 to 10 and 15 to 20 year sentences as accessories to rape. The trial began before a male jury after a gang attacked a small sports car on a wooded Leominster road on June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel. J. LeBlanc
Clarence R. MacMillan, Jr
Buddy L. Lawrence
Robert R. Mascis
Ach
William J. Letters
Albert
L'Italien
Despres
Guiette
Lawrence
Leominster
Rene
John H. Meagher
Airportendorsement for central Maine port urged in Augusta
President James Austin of Northeast Air Lines endorses a centrally located airport for the Augusta Waterville area. He notes Northeast currently operates four engine planes to Portland Bangor and Presque Isle and suggests expanding to a larger Central Maine Airport.
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Augusta
James Austin
Northeast Airlines
Augusta-Waterville
Centre Maine
Austin
Northeast
Portland
Bangor
Presque Isle
Maine
Juvenile Put On Probation For Two Years
A 15 year old Biddeford youth was given a suspended sentence to the State School for boys and placed on probation for two years in a Biddeford municipal court hearing. Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason found him guilty as an accomplice to a break in at a local filling station in October. He is to be home by 10 p.m. nightly except Saturdays for a dance, and may not associate with the other youths during probation. In a separate action, John K. Caddigan, 20, Sea Road, Kennebunk, was fined 15 dollars and had his license suspended 10 days for passing on a green. His license suspension followed a recent speeding conviction. Credigan paid the fine. State police were complainants.
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Biddeford
Gerald C. Nason
Nason
Wes
John KE. Caddigan
Sea Road
Kennebunk
Caddigan
Credigan
Jobless Pay Claims In Another Decline
Unemployment claims at the Maine Employment Security Commission office fell last week, from 816 to 796 with two check exhaustions. Office manager Francis M. Coughlin reported the week’s totals and compared them to 1,062 claims filed in the same week a year earlier, noting 247 exhaustions for the year so far.
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Maine Employment Security Commission
Francis M. Coughlin
Coughlin
Snow and Cold Snap Sweep Across States
The Weather Bureau warned Maryland residents of up to four more inches of snow by nightfall and issued heavy snow alerts for northern Ohio. Temperatures plunged to 13 below zero overnight while Imperial California reached a high of 81. Mullan Idaho reported 17 inches on the ground.
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Weather Bureau
Maryland
Ohio
Imperial
Calif
Mullan
Idaho
Malta’s status as a British crown colony since 1814
Malta has been governed as a British Crown Colony since 1814, marking the start of formal colonial administration under the British Empire. This status shaped governance, legal systems, and strategic importance in the Mediterranean region.
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Malta
Beach Manager Authorized To Sign Agreement
Town Manager Percival Ward authorized to sign an agreement with the Federal government for an advance planning loan of 20300 from the FHA to Old Orchard Beach for a sewer survey in Halfway section by the Old Orchard Beach board of selectmen last night. The total project would cost 285000 if undertaken. The money funds survey purposes. The selectmen also voted to borrow 16300 as the town share of the purchase price of a new pumper fire truck. The balance for the truck comes from the Fire Department Major Equipment fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percival Wardwell
FHA
Old Orchard Beach
Saco City Offices In Long Weekend
Saco municipal offices will close Friday at noon for the Christmas holiday. City Clerk Clifford A. Purvis announced they will reopen Tuesday morning at 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco City
Saco
Clifford A. Purvis
Davie leads effort for desegregation era school project
Davie claims he fathered the school that began with William Frantz and McDonogh No 19 integration on Nov 14 under a federal court order. He says local volunteers, not paid contractors, built the facilities and supplied food from state sources. He envisions a cooperative, tuition free school for about 2,000 children by next September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Davie
William Frantz
McDonogh
Jack‘ng
Doil
Davies
Cood
Frantz Or McDonagh
Eight National Forests in Arizona Named
An overview lists eight national forests in Arizona: Apache, Coconino, Coronado, Gila, Kaibab, Prescott, Sitgreaves, and Tonto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Apache, Coconino
Coronado
Gila
Kaihab
Prescott
Sitgreaves
Tonto
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Mt. Wash
Concord
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Bert Thompson
Henry O. Whiteside
Whiteside
Patricia Robbins
Jacqueline
Chicago
Pat
United Cerebral Palsy Associations
Levittown, L.I
Fred’ Warner
Xaphes
City Hall
Deschambault
Roland L'Heureux
Kenneth R. Williams
Haze Kk. Noble A . Frank R. Peck
Harrison E. Grover
Romeo Sevigney
Alphee Lambert
Romeo Lemay
Albert A. Chretien
Zoel Duguay
Therese G. Lemay
Roor
Lionel R. Croteau
J. Ernest Theroux
Marguerite ‘Cote
Hein
Heather
Brantley
Carey Bros
Jewelers
Dennett G& Craig, Inc
Saco, Maine
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