Portland Weather Forecast With Mild, Snow Likely
This afternoon mostly sunny and mild with gentle variable winds. Tonight increasing cloudiness and mild, southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Thursday cloudy with light snow likely changing to rain near the coast, southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Be comfortable through the cold months with Shapiro's keep-fill heating oil delivery and 24-hour burner service. Call 4-4523.
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Portland
Strow
Shapiro
Ady
Holidays Bring Visitors and Returns to Biddeford
Local residents and relatives arrive and depart for holidays with the Camire, Proulx, and Landry families in Biddeford and nearby towns. Students and service members, including Paul Proulx at Amherst and Airman Richard Binette at Fort Myer, return home for Christmas, while a Boston worker visits Biddeford before New Year.
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Marie Paulin
King Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
George R. Noble
Ferry Road
Saco
Wilfred and
Pauline Fortier
Bacon Street
Portsmouth
Cecile G. Landry
Albany
N. Y
Christopher Proulx
Eugenie Camire
Manchester
N. H
Joseph D. Camire
Anna Roberge
Boston
Alfred Street
Paul Proulx
Amherst College
Amherst
Mass
Elm Street
Richard Binette
Jerry Binette
Sullivan Street
Fort Myer
James Marquis
Maurice Garon
Paul St
New Britain
Conn
John St. Louis
Myrtle Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
St John society special meeting and troop auxiliary gathering
A special St John society meeting is set for tonight at 7 30 at St John hall at the corner of Main and Elm in Biddeford. The Saco Firemen's auxiliary meets Thursday at 8 p m at the Saco Fire station. Biddeford Boy Scout Troop 308 auxiliary holds its December meeting tonight at 7 50 in St Joseph parish hall.
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St. John Society
St. John Hall
Main and
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Saco
St. Joseph Parish
Prayer meeting and choir rehearsals in local churches
Prayer meeting will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m at Lyman First Baptist church Goodwins Mills Choir rehearsal Thursday at 8 30 p m for The Senior choir of the Saco School Street Methodist church will rehearse Thursday at 7 p m at the church Holy Communion will be celebrated Thursday at 8 am in Episcopal church Biddeford.
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Lyman First Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Episcopal Church
Bidde
Stock Market Rises After Irregular Morning Session
The Associated Press average of 60 stocks at noon rose 1.20 to 260.70 with industrials up 2.50, rails up .40 and utilities up .20 amid a spotty rise after eight straight declines. Dow Jones industrial average up 5.95 to 729.04 as DuPont, Kodak, American Telephone, Union Carbide and others boosted gains.
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New York
Associated Press
Wall
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
American Telephone
Union Carbide
Chrysler
Ford
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Mussolini’s Jazz Heir Plans Rome Wedding
Mussolini the younger, 33, son of the late dictator, intends to marry Maria Scicolone, 23, sister of actress Sophia Loren, at the earliest opportunity in Rome. The couple’s union links a famed political name with a screen family amid Rome’s social circles.
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Mussolini
Rome
Roman Mussolini
Maria Scicolone
Sophia Loren
Deaths: Cadorette Is Found Dead In Biddeford Home
An obituary notice for Anthoine Jack Cadorette, over 70, of 18 Foss Street, Biddeford, who was found dead at his residence near noon. Funeral arrangements are handled by Emond's Funeral Home. Biddeford police Technician George Friary, Officers Alfred Guilmette and Raymond Warner, Chief Deputy Sheriff J. Albert Merryman, and Medical Examiner Dr. Leopold Viger responded to the investigation.
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Anthoine
Jack) Cadorette
Foss Street
Biddeford
Emond
George Friary
Alfred Guilmette
Raymond Warner
J. Albert Merryman
Leopold Viger
Noted musician dies in Waldoboro after long illness
Wellington Smith 78 noted musician and music teacher dies at a nursing home. He taught at Boston University from 1941 to 1959 and helped establish the Boston Conservatory. He appeared with the New York Philharmonic and major symphonies in Cleveland Detroit and Boston. He organized musical groups in Thomaston Friendship and Cushing during summers. Survivors include his widow Edna W. Smith of Waldoboro and sister Mrs Harold Dunbar of St Petersburg Florida.
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Waldoboro
Wellington Smith
Smith
Boston University
Boston Conservatory
New York Philharmonic
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Thomaston
Friendship
Cushing
Funeral services held for Mrs Minnie E Pierce
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie Ethel Pierce aged 37 of 37 Old Orchard Road Saco widow of Albert W Pierce were conducted Tuesday afternoon from the Dennett and Craig funeral home 365 Main Street Saco Rev James Riddle of the Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford officiated Interment was in Forest City Cemetery Portland.
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Minnie Pierce
Minnie Ethel Pierce
Old Orchard Road
Saco
Albert W. Pierce
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
James Riddle
Foss Street
Biddeford
Forest City Cemetery
Portland
Zone 1 temperatures and overnight lows
Temperatures for Zone 1 report near 40 and near 30 with the lowest overnight readings listed: Caribou 14 Eastport 24 Greenville 22 Old Town 22 Rumford 27 Portland 17 Mt. Washington 5 Concord 27 Halifax 28 Montreal 24.
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Zone
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Portland
Mt. Wash
Concord
Halifax
Montreal
Jobless Pay Claims Jump At Biddeford Maine Office
Unemployment pay claims at the Biddeford Maine Employment Security Office rose last week to 46 on file, up 67 from 879 the prior week. Officials cite a slack construction period and shoe industry layoffs. Of those on file 247 draw extended 13 week benefits. exhaustions expected to begin soon. In the same week in 1960, 816 claims were filed.
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Biddeford
Maine Employment Security Commission
Home Building Concepts Change In A Decade
Home builders expect major changes in the next ten years including more maintenance free materials larger kitchens more color in bathrooms more patios with roofs and a rise in prefab houses. Foamed roof insulation nonflammable vinyl panels pre assembled roof trusses and new plastic plumbing appear while shell homes and complete post purchase finishing become common. Two family and two story homes rise due to land shortages with varying views on fallout shelters and cost cutting drives faster access to sites to lower labor time and expenses.
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Andy Lang
Northeast
Midwest
Heuer Promoted at Great Northern Paper Co
J. H. Heuer will become vice president in charge of operations at Great Northern Paper Co effective January 1. Heuer has served with the company since 1951 and will head manufacturing operations engineering and research departments and the purchasing department.
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Heuer
Bangor
J. H. Heuer
T Ce
Great Northern Paper Co
Great Northern
Hi Fi Cartridge Debate Guides Enthusiasts Choice
AP Newsfeatures compares ceramic and magnetic cartridges for hi fi systems. It covers output, compliance, tracking force, frequency response, and price differences, advising balanced component choices and options to upgrade a console with a magnetic cartridge and preamplifier.
Three Accidents Reported To Police In Saco
Three traffic accidents were reported to Saco police yesterday. In the first, John R. Sevigny 16 backed from a driveway on Ocean Park road and hit Adelard Berthiaume 66 as his car traveled south. Damages: Sevigny about $92.41. Berthiaume undetermined. The second occurred on Ferry road with Howard C. Shaffer 18 and John Sturgeon backing from a driveway. Shaffer's damage about $106.46. The third, in front of the Saco Post Office on Main Street, involved Mildred Boothby 55 and Dorothy E. Izatt 42. Boothby’s car $49.50, Izatt’s $55.
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Saco
Ocean Park Road
John R. Sevigny
Wilson Street
Biddeford
Adelard Berthiaume
Jeannette Avenue
Sevigny
Berthiaume
John Lapointe
Old Orchard Beach
Richard Griswold
Howard C. Shaffer
Ferry Beach
John Sturgeon
RFD
Shaffer
Sturgeon
Mildred Boothby
Temple Street
Dorothy E. Izatt
Pine Street
Main Street
Izatt
Door to door selling drives 22 billion in yearly sales
Door to door selling accounts for 22 billion dollars in annual sales, reflecting its significant role in retail and consumer outreach. The figure highlights the enduring reach of direct sales as a channel for products and services worldwide.
Police Probe Theft of 17 Antique Guns in Saco Home
Saco police investigate the missing 17 antique firearms from Benjamin Currier of 5 Willow Avenue valued at 765 dollars. No signs of break in. items include Browning patent automatic and multiple muzzle loaders with combined estimates totaling the loss.
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Saco
Benjamin Currier
Willow Avenue
Currier
Wells Fargo
Winchester
Stevens
Menard
Harrington and
Richardson
Harrington
Cage Circuit At Thornton Academy To Start Tomorrow
Thornton academy gym hosts a new high school boys league featuring non varsity and junior varsity teams. Recreation directors Harvey Lamontagne Jr and Richard Murray announce the event and a New Year’s party for seventh and eighth graders will be held at the same venue.
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Thornton Academy Gymnasium
Harvey Lamontagne, Jr
Richard Murray
Thlay
Three Die In New York City Hotel Blaze
A fire on the ninth floor of the 17 story Hotel Mayflower near Central Park killed three people including a resident songwriter Murray Wyzel and a fireman, with two others burned and seven firefighters affected by smoke. The blaze raged almost an hour as hotel guests fled in nightclothes, two men carried canaries to the lobby. Fire officials said the start was in Wyzel's room and the cause was undetermined.
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New York
Mayflower
Central Park
Central Park West
61st_ street
Murray Wyzel
Perry Como
John King
Commack
Long Island
Wyzel
Teachers Urged to See Pupils as Individuals in Maine
Augusta Maine teachers association president urged every teacher to know each pupil as an individual to restore interest in learning. She criticized thoughtless remarks, called for federal aid beyond buildings, and noted Maine's salaries lag behind the national average, urging higher pay and stronger funding for education.
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Augusta
Maine Teachers Association
Caroline Morris
Ashland
MTA
Morris
Maine
Cunninghams Honored On Anniversary Dinner party celebration
Mrs. A Frechette Lemme hosted a dinner at 21 Atlantic Avenue Biddeford to honor Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Cunningham II on their first wedding anniversary. The couple, former Jacqueline Lemme, and both students at the University of Maine, enjoyed a Christmas motif dinner and a three tier cake. Guests included O'Neill Frechette Edward Frechette and many others. Also noted is a Kennebunk driver fined in Saco.
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A. Frechette Lemme
Atlantic Avenue
Biddeford
Seymour Cunningham
O'Neill Frechette
Edward Frechette
Richard Olin
Aurore Olin
Alfred Boutin
Theodore Lambert
Fernand Champagne
Arthur Lavalliere
Paul Lavalliere
Noella Boutin
Rachel Boutin
Edmund L Cashen Fined for Failing to Report Accident
Edmund L Cashen aged 21 of 50 Summer Street Kennebunk was fined 10 dollars by Associate Judge William F Wilson Jr in Saco Municipal Court this morning on charges of failing to report an accident. Old Orchard Beach police were complainants.
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Edmund L. Cashen
Summer Street
Kennebunk
William F. Wilson, Jr
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Payson Dies by Own Action in Georgetown
Coroner Magruder MacDonald ruled death by own action in the case of John B. Payson 62 former vice president of the International Bank of Washington found dead in the bathtub of his Georgetown home early Tuesday his wife discovered the scene he bled from the left wrist with a razor blade nearby a family attorney said he had been in ill health since back surgery last August in Portland Maine a Marine family member.
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Payson
Washington
Magruder MacDonald
John B. Payson
International Bank of Washington
Georgetown
Portland
Maine
Reed at Funeral Augusta Maine Gov Plans to Attend
Gov Reed will attend funeral services in Dexter Thursday for former U S Senator Owen Brewster who died in Boston Monday at age 73. He will return to Augusta tonight and address the Maine Teachers Association Representative Assembly Thursday morning before leaving for Dexter.
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Reed
Augusta
Dexter
U. S
Owen Brewster
Boston
Maine Teachers' Association Representative Assembly
Ex Mayor Convicted in Taipei Kickback Racket
Former Taipei mayor Huang Chi-jui his wife and nine administration officials were convicted today of taking part in a kickback racket. The verdict marks a major official corruption case in Formosa with officials charged in connection to illicit payments.
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Taipei
Formosa
Huang Chi-jui
Hi Administration
Aroostook Beets Viable Switch From Potatoes Study
University of Maine scientists report Aroostook County fields can grow sugar beets as an alternative to potatoes. Commercial adoption hinges on federal sugar quotas and market decisions. Prof Hugh Murphy notes some private trials failed, while Presque Isle Farm yielded excellent results with sugar content near the national average.
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CRONO
University of Maine
Aroostook
Maine
Hugh Murphy
University
Department of Agronomy
Presque Isle
New Year's Eve Dance Planned By Adah OBS
Plans near completion for a New Year’s Eve dance at Masonic hall Biddeford on December 31 starting at 10 p.m. under cochairmen Mrs Gordon Smith and Mrs Shirley Parks. Sponsored by the Atlantic chapter Order of the Eastern Star. Chuck Miller and his Portland band will play. Prizes and favors featured. Assisting are Gordon Smith Shirley Parks Mr and Mrs George Harpoothian Mr and Mrs George Rooman and Mr and Mrs John Court.
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Masonic Hall
Biddeford
Gordon Smith
Shirley FE. Parks
Way
Atlal Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic and
Eastern Star
Chuck Miller
Portland
Gordon Smith Shirlye Parks
George Harpoothian
George Rooman
John Court
Alfred Sailor On 14 Day Navy Leave
Ronald M. Chick Sr. of Alfred is on a 14 day leave with friends and family. Don Yankey says Chick is nine weeks into recruit training at Great Lakes Illinois undergoing indoctrination in Navy tradition. After leave he returns to finish training and will be assigned a duty station for on the job training as a Torpedoman. Chick enlisted at the Nav Recruiting station Sanford after attending Sanford High School.
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Ronald M. Chick
U.S. Navy
Bonni Lane Ricker
Marland Chick
Alfred
Don Yankey
Navy
Chick
Great Lakes Ill
Great Lakes
Nav
Sanford
Sanfor High School
Beach Inauguration Set For January 1
Elected town officials will be sworn into office in brief inauguration ceremonies at Old Orchard Beach New Year’s Day at 11 a.m. in the town hall. The oath will be taken by the new seven man town council four town meeting members town clerk civil service commissioner park commissioner and two constables.
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Old Orchard Beach
Civil Service
Last Council Session Opens Bids for Plant in Saco Park
The final Saco City Council meeting tonight at 8 in the court room will open bids for the sewage treatment plant construction in the Saco Industrial Park.
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Saco
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