Death of William C. Whitworth Biddeford veteran is noted
William Charles Whitworth age 69 of 43 Summer Street Biddeford dies Saturday at Togus Veterans Center. Born August 3 1892 in Saco son of Charles and Jessie Whitworth he attended Saco schools and served in World War I. He belonged to American Legion Tighe-Beaudoin Farley Post Biddeford York County Veterans of World War I and Christ Episcopal Church. Survived by widow Sarah Higginbottom Whitworth two daughters Dorothy Seda New York City and Jessie Bourcier Windsor Vermont. 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at 10 from Christ Episcopal Church Biddeford burial Laurel Hill Saco. Friends may call today 3-5 and 7-9 at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Charles Whitworth
Summer Street
Biddeford
Veterans Administration Center Hospital
Togus
Saco
Charles
Jessie
Burt) Whitworth
Tighe-Beaudoin- Farley Post
American Legion
York County Barracks
Christ Episcopal Church
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Sarah (Higginbottom) Whitworth
Dorothy Seda
New York City
Jessie Bourcier
Windsor
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Personal notices reveal hospital stays and holiday visits
Mrs Eva Croteau of Spring Street Saco is a patient at Webber hospital. Mrs Marie Anne Cordeau of 103 Alfred Street Biddeford is a patient at Notre Dame hospital. Mrs Eva Penney of Lewiston has returned after visiting sister Mrs Cora Holman of Elm Street Biddeford. Mrs Joan Coyne of Portland was Christmas guest of her sister Mrs George Mokarze and family in Old Orchard Beach. Mrs David Marshall is convalescing at her 47 Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach after surgery. Mrs Cora Holman convalescing at 311 Elm Street Biddeford after Webber hospital. Mrs Joseph Mokarzel, deputy treasurer of Old Orchard Beach, returned home at 10 Lewis Avenue after Webber hospital. Rev John J Finn of Westbrook and Mr and Mrs Dennis Murphy of Newfield New Hampshire spent Christmas with niece Mrs John Merrill and Mr Merrill on Summit Street Biddeford. St Cmdr Andrew F E King USN Ret resident of Portland Avenue Old Orchard Beach is convalescing at Chelsea Mass US Navy hospital as a surgical patient. Mr and Mrs William Cossa boom of Yarmouth Nova Scotia arrived by plane to spend holidays with Fire Chief Arthur King at Grant Street Biddeford. Mr and Mrs Thomas Coffy of Commonwealth Avenue Boston returned after Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs George Mokarzel on School Street Old Orchard Beach. Mr and Mrs James F E Donahue of Waltham Mass returned home after visiting parents on Orchard Street Biddeford. Also visiting was son John A Donahue of Newtonville Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Penney
Lewiston
Cora Holman
Elm Street
Biddeford
Joan Coyne
Portland
George Mokarze
School Street
Old Orchard Beach
David Marshall
Ocean Avenue
Webber Hospital
Joseph Mokarzel
Lewis Avenue
John J. Finn
Westbrook
Dennis P. Murphy
Newfield
N. H
John H. Merrill
Merrill
Summit Street
Andrew FE. King
Usn
Portland Avenue
U. S. Veterans Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Mass
William Cossaboom
Yarmouth
N.S
Arthur Kng
Grant Street
Thomas Coffy
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
George Mokarzel
James FE. Donahue
Waltham
Ernest A. Donahue
Orchard Street
John A. Donahue
Newtonville
Saco church committees schedule midweek meetings
The executive committee of the Saco Second Parish Unitarian church will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the parish house. Ruth Circle of Saco United Baptist church will meet at the home of Mrs Richard Doe 72 Colby Avenue Ocean Park Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Second Parish
Ruth
Saco United Baptist Church
Richard Doe
Colby Avenue
Ocean Park
Saco Grange Shifts Christmas Party Time
Members of Saco Grange will meet tonight at 7 30 for the annual Christmas party. A meeting of Council Chagnon Union St Jean Baptiste will be held Wednesday at 8 p m in the club hall Adams street Biddeford. Unity club auxiliary will meet tomorrow at 8 p m at the home of Mrs Irene Townsend Hill street Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Grange
Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptist
Club
Adams Street
Biddeford
Unity Club
Irene Townsend
Hill Street
Saco
Fire destroys Maxwell House in Nashville
In Nashville Tennessee the Maxwell House hotel a five story brick building started in 1859 and finished in 1869 was destroyed by fire Christmas night evacuating 60 to 70 guests some in night clothes with pets or gifts. One elderly guest was unaccounted for. Origin of the blaze on the fourth floor remains undetermined and the building insured for 1 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Maxwell House
Dan Hicks
Danbury sisters set world doubles duckpin record
Danbury twins Donna Moissonnier aged 16 and Nancy 22 broke the three game world doubles duckpin bowling mark with an 837 score at a national tourney in Warwick Rhode Island. They claimed the national women's doubles title surpassing the prior 828 record of Audrey Atkinson and Patsy Stroessner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury, Conn
Danbury
Donna Moissonnier
Nancy
Warwick
R.I
Audrey Atkinson
Patsy Stroessner
Baltimore
Everett N Parker 78 Kennebunkport resident dies after long illness
Everett N Parker 78 of Goose Rocks Beach formerly Lewiston died early today after a long illness. He was born February 25 1883 in Lowell Mass son of George H Parker and Harriett Jones Parker and moved from Lowell to Lewiston in 1904 then to Goose Rocks Beach in 1957. He was president of Parker Spool and Bobbin Co before retiring in 1945 and was a life member of Kora Temple Shrine. Survived by widow Florence Gray Parker son Everett N Parker Jr daughter Mrs Frederick H Lewis sister Miss Lucy Parker and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk with Rev Robert Cumler officiating. Burial in Arundel Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett N. Parker
Kennebunkport
Goose Rocks Beach
Lewiston
Lowell
Mass
George H. and
Harriett Jones Parker
Lowell High School
Lowell Technical Institute
Parker Spoo! and Bobbin Company
Kora Temple
Order of the Mystic Shrine
Lewiston Federated Church
Florence (Gray) Parker
Everett N. Parker, Jr
Chelmsford
Frederick H. Lewis
Scarsdale
N. Y
Lucy Parker
Bibber
Summer Street
Kennebunk
Robert Cumler
Christchurch
Arundel Cemetery
William Nash 72 dies after long illness in Biddeford
William A Nash 72 of Washington Street Biddeford died Sunday morning after a long illness born Harrington September 22 1889 son of Ira and Katie Coffin Nash educated in Portland schools over 40 years tool designer and process engineer at Saco Lowell shops retired WWI veteran member of Owen Davis Post American Legion Saco and Dun lodge F and A M Biddeford Survivors include daughter Mrs Rodney Staples Saco son David F E Nash Sturbridge MA sister Mrs Harriet P Thompson Hartford Conn five grandchildren and one grandson funeral held Wednesday 1 30 p m from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco burial Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon and evening from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Nash
Washington Street
Biddeford
Harrington
Ira
Katie
Coffin) Nash
Portland
Saco- Lowell
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Saco
Dun_lodge
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for John Adams in Saco area
Funeral services were held Saturday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home for John Adams retired Pepperel Manufacturing overseer and Old Orchard Beach resident. Rev Norman J. Langmaid officiated with burial in Laurel Hill cemetery. Bearers included Fred Olson Fred Bell Oliver Stevens and Thomas Vining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
John Adams
Pepperel Manufacturing Company
Imperial Street
Old Orchard Beach
Norman J. Langmaid
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Fred Olson
Fred Bell
Oliver Stevens
Thomas Vining
Biddeford Infant Carl L. Bosse Died After Brief Illness
Carl Louis Bosse aged 32 months son of Carl and Carmen Gau thier Bosse of 53 Summer Street Biddeford died in a local hospital Sunday morning after a brief illness. Born September 12, 1961 in Biddeford he is survived by his parents maternal grandparents Roland Gauthier Hills Beach paternal grandparents Emile Bosse Saco maternal great grandmother Eliza Girouard Biddeford and several aunts and uncles. Funeral services were held Sunday at 6 p m at Emond Funeral Home with Rev Bernand Nicknair officiating at Office of the Angels. Interment followed in St Joseph Cemetery in the family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Louis Bosse
Carl
Carmen Gauthier Bosse
Summer _ street
Biddeford
Roland Gauthier
Hills Beach
Emile Bosse
Saco
Eliza Girouard
Emond
Bernand Nicknair
Office of the Angels
St. Joseph
Deputies Wed After Handling Juvenile Case
AKRON Ohio Nancy Carter and Charles Bennett married after first dating while bringing a prisoner to Lima State Hospital for the Criminal Insane They now serve as deputies with Nancy in the Summit County sheriff's unit handling women and juveniles and Charles in the jail division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Nancy Carter
Charles Bennett
Lima State Hospital
Nancy
Charles
Summit County
Festive season call to stock Seal Rock Ginger Ale
An advertisement urges readers to prepare for the holidays by stocking Seal Rock Ginger Ale made with Pure Jamaica Ginger and Certified Pure Spring Water. It notes temperatures across zones near 30 to near 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Worshippers Die From Bomb In Buga Procession
In Buga, Colombia, a Christmas Eve bombing at an artillery barracks square during a religious procession killed about 50 worshippers and wounded over 110. Eighty suspects were arrested as authorities search for terrorists who allegedly aimed to steal arms. Local aid networks mobilized, with Red Cross disaster relief and blood donor appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Buga
Alberto Ruiz Novoa
Red Cross
Mixed early 1962 stock market with rail and steel strength
Stocks showed a mixed picture as rails steels and auto makers advanced while blue chips slipped. The Dow Jones average stood at 721.60, with rails and utilities moving differently amid signals of a possible year end rally and various corporate moves by Ford GM Chrysler and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Detroit
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
Crysler
Litton Industries
General Electric
Union Carbide
Merck
Liggett & Myers
Sears Roebuck
Gimbel
Great A&p
American Tobacco
Illinois Central
Jones & Laughlin
Noom
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Church Prayer Meetings Scheduled In Wells And Old Orchard Beach
Prayer meeting set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Route 9 A off Route 109 Wells A prayer and Bible study planned for Tuesday at 730 p m at the First Baptist church Ocean avenue Old Orchard Beach These readings summarize local religious gatherings with specified times and locations in Wells and Old Orchard Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Full Gospel
Route 9-A
Wells
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Home League Meeting Notice For Saco Salvation Army
The Home League of the Saco Salvation Army will meet on Tuesday at 7 30 PM. Members are urged to attend for organization business and upcoming community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Salvation Army
Dana McLean Greeley Installed as First President
Dr Dana McLean Greeley was formally installed as the first president of the merged Unitarian and Universalist Churches in ceremonies at Community Church.
Biddeford High School plans and hours announced
Supt. Paul Larrabee outlined opening details for the new Biddeford High School with classes from 8:10 to 2:30 p m and early start at 7:45 a m Students may leave cars on Maplewood Avenue facing Main Street and use north and south entrances Public bus service will run to central city from the high school Gymnasium and cafeteria are delayed by one to two weeks PE classes will be skipped and lunches taken in the cafeteria area Milk sales continue until full lunch service Resume for all other pupils from 8:30 to 11:30 a m and 12:15 to 2:30 p m Bus schedules adjusted for junior high all-day attendance A list of gifts to the new school from local organizations and individuals is acknowledged including flags piano a basketball scoreboard and a corner stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford High School
Paul Larrabee
Larrabee
Maplewood Avenue
Maine
Biddeford-Sacelodge of
Elks
United States
U.S
Merton
Parent-Teacher Association
Biddeford Holiday Car Accidents Include Boy Pinned
A Biddeford boy escaped injury when pinned between a snowbank and a car on South Street. Eric J. Shelt ra of 57 State Street was sliding when the vehicle driven by Donald Turgeon of 46 State Street struck him. Turgeon said slick pavement prevented stopping. Other accidents involved J Henry Vachon and a bakery truck on Upper Main Street with rear-end damage but no injuries. Additional crashes occurred at South and Jefferson, and Graham and Union, with minor damage to fenders and four other mishaps reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
South Street
Eric J. Sheltra
State Street
Donald R. Turgeon
Turgeon
J. Henry Vachon
Emery Court
Albert A. Lessard
May Street
Upper Main Street
Vachon
Main Street
Richard N. Haskell
Lewiston
Raymond L. Montpas
New Britain
Conn
South
Jefferson Streets
Haskell
Montpas
Jefferson
Graham and
Union Streets
David R. Blais
Graham Street
Lionel A. Valliere
Blais
Graham
Valliere
Union
Diplomacy's The Word With Your Second Pet
Bringing a new pet into a home with an established one requires patient clever diplomacy. Reassure the older pet with continued affection, avoid displacement at feeding times, and introduce gradually. Outdoor introductions and room barriers ease interaction for dogs, and separate tanks or stealth transfers help new fish join established groups.
Parrot diet and small animal care tips from a 1961 column
The notice covers feeding a baby parrot with corn meal mush warm milk and salt, plus warm food and items like canned hominy and green onions. It also advises pen size for guinea pigs and timing for separating males and females, plus a brief horse racing note about Airmans Guide winning The Beldame at Belmont Park, her sixth win this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.F.D
Suineas
General Features Corp
Belmont Park
Nannie as a British home figure fades from scene
London AP reports the old time Nannie, the housekeeper and family arbiter, is vanishing as educators and psychologists replace her. She ruled the nursery and ironing room with dictatorial authority, advised on careers and marriage, and remained the family memory and fashion arbiter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nannie
Tommy
Marriage Bureau
Hodges Backs Saco Development Plan in Letter
US Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges praised Saco for its long range economic improvement plan approved by the Area Redevelopment Administration. In a letter to Nicholas P. Scontras, Hodges offered warm congratulations and urged continued local initiative toward revitalization and job growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Secretary of Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Saco
Nicholas P. Scontras
Saco Industrial Development Commission
Hodges
Area Redevelopment Administration
Batt
Batt’s
Youngsters Feted At La Salle Charite
Ninety children attended a Saturday afternoon Christmas party at La Salle Charite with Santa Claus Leo Marcoux presenting gifts. Lucien Ruel chaired the event with helpers Jean Paul Paquette Adelard St Ours Mrs Alfred Grenier and Germaine St Ours. About 75 adults joined the Reveillon after midnight Mass for community singing solo performances and lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Salle Charite
Santa Claus
Leo Marcoux
Lucien Ruel
Jean Paul Paquette
Adelard St. Ours
Alfred Grenier
Germaine St. Ours
Erie woman convicted in dog bite quarrel case
An Erie, Pennsylvania woman was convicted of aggravated assault and battery for biting a man on the shoulder during a quarrel over two dogs. The incident spurred jokes about men biting dogs as a twist in the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie, Pa
Erie
Nannies who shaped generations linger in memory
She described Nannies as lasting fixtures who judge and shape every generation. They stay across decades, speaking of Miss Elizabeth and Master John, with a gentle, lingering tyranny of days long past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
John
Nannies
Nannie
South Shivers After Storm
A cold front from a storm brings freezing temperatures deep into the South, with Florida recording its coldest Christmas Day. Reading fall to 42 in Miami and into the 20s in northern counties while Alabama and nearby states report subfreezing weather. Rescue teams free 12 people marooned at a Missouri pumping station as snow edges toward the Great Lakes region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Arnold Sugg
Caribbean
Miami
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Tampa
Birmingham
Ala
Midwest
Maryville
Central Plains
Upper
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Farmington
N.M
Glasgow
Mont
Minot
N.D
Professor Defends Primitive Farming in Africa and Asia
Dr. Jack R. Harland of Oklahoma State University argues primitive farming, used for over 10,000 years, feeds and clothes more than half the world. He warns against hasty modernization, noting oxen and hand plows can conserve moisture and resist erosion, while mixed crops reduce epidemic risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Africa
Asia
Jack R. Harland
Oklahoma State University
Harlan
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Atlantic
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Scarborough
Dial Tucker
L. R. Jones
Old Orchard
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Wellington
William Nash
High Low
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Speaking
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Saudi
Arabia
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Rover
Belle
PET Forum
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