Holiday season travel and student returns noted across Saco Biddeford
Readable notices detail Emile Fortier a patient at Webber hospital and Mrs Charles Sherwood returning home from the same hospital Robt Bois and other students set to resume classes at Wentworth Colby Keene Teachers College Providence College Emmanuel College University of Maine ATO party in Boston and visits by families in Biddeford Saco and surrounding towns during holidays with multiple relatives listed and travel plans noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Fortier
Scammon Street
Saco
Webber Hospital
Charles Sherwood
Washington Avenue
Webber
Thornwood
N.Y
Lloyd Woodman
Graham Street
Biddeford
Miller
Marjorie Woodman
William Deans
Thomas Deans
University of Maine
Robert
Keene Teachers College
New Hampshire
Norman Reilly
Amherst Street
Leo Parent
Windsor Locks
Conn
Norman
Detroit
Andover
Mass
Adelina Mailhot
Sanford
Emma McFarland
Wardwell Home
Confessions and Meetings Reflected in Saco Notices
The Junior Band and songs of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Saturday at 10 am. Confessions will be heard at St Monica church in Kensebunk from 4 to 5 pm. Additional confessions at St Martha in Kensebunk rt from 4 to 8 pm and at St Mary in Wells from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. The Social Circle annual meeting of the Second Parish Unitarian church in Saco is set for Wednesday January 2 at 6 pm, followed by a 6:30 pm Family night supper for Unitarian and Universalist parishioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Saco Salvation Army
St Monica Church
Kensebunk
St. Martha Church
Kensebunkrt
St. Mary Church
Wells
Second Parish Unitarian Church
Saco
School Street
Unitarian
Universalist
Washington Described as City of Wane
Washington, D.C. is called a city on the wane by a committee of architects from the American Institute of Architects. The report, published in January, cites population shifts, transport changes, and fragmented planning as signs of decline and urges centralized planning authority. The group is led by Paul Thiry, chief architect of the Seattle World's Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Potomac
Washington, D.C
American Institute of Architects
Institute
Pierre L'Enfant
Paul Thiry
Punt Return TD Ends 14-Year Syracuse Dry Spell
Syracuse native John Mackey returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown against George Washington, the first legitimate punt return TD in Ben Schwartzwalder’s 14 seasons at Syracuse. Two earlier returns were on blocked kicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N.Y
John Mackey
George Washington
Ben Schwartzwalder
Coffee Benefit Planned by Aurora Star Club
A morning coffee sponsored by the Aurora Star club will be held tomorrow from 10 30 a m to 12 30 p m at the home of Mrs Elmont S Tyndale Clock farm Kennebunkport. Proceeds go to the ESTARL fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora Star Club
Elmont S. Tyndale
Clock Farm
Kennebunkport
Estarl Fund
Deaths Eva M Steere 71 widow of Albert Steere
Mrs Eva M Steere 71 widow of Albert Steere and resident of Jefferson Street died yesterday afternoon in a local hospital Born in Buxton October 20 1891 she was the daughter of Fred and Mary Elwell Berry She attended Second Parish Congregational White Church Crescent Street and was a member and vice grand of Evangeline Rebekah Lodge Biddeford Survivors include sister Blanche Waterman Groveville and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 am from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco with calling hours tonight 7 to 9 Burial will be in a Buxton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva M. Steere
Albert Steere
Jefferson Street
Buxton
Fred
Mary (Elwell) Berry
Biddeford
Second Parish Congregational
Crescent Street
Evangeline Rebekah Lodge
Blanche Waterman
Groveville
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
Mass to Be Sung for Napoleon Boisvert at St Andre
An anniversary mass will be celebrated Saturday at 8 a.m. in memory of Napoleon Boisvert at St. Andre Church in Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon Boisvert
St. Andre
Biddeford
Funeral services held for Elizabeth Wallace Burnie
Mrs Elizabeth Wallace Burnie widow of James Burnie of Biddeford died recently services were at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with Rev David Wigley of Second Parish Congregational Church Biddeford officiating A Rebecca Emery chapter DAR delegation led by regent Mrs John Tarbox attended She was an active member Entombment followed at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Wallace Burnie
James Burnie
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Saco
David Wigley
Second Parish Congregational
White’ Church
Rebecca Emery
Daughters of the American Revolution
John Tarbox
Burnie
Greenwood Cemetery
Guy A. Smith Funeral Services Held in Saco
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco for Guy Alfred Smith a resident of Alewive Kennebunk and former employee of the Maine State Highway maintenance division Rev Chester Staples of Kennebunk Baptist Church officiated and bearers included William Underhill Ernest Brown Maynard Haskell Lawnie Flanders Donald Campbell and Kenneth Card Entombment took place in Hope Cemetery Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Saco
Guy Alfred Smith
Alewive
Kennebunk
Maine State Highway Maintenance Division
Chester Staples
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Illiam Underhill
Ernest Brown
Maynard Haskell
Lawnie Flanders
Donald Campbell
Kenneth Card
Hope Cemetery
Funeral rites for Miss Rena Paraday in Saco
Funeral services for Miss Rena Paraday of Saco were held this morning at the Cote Funeral Home. Rev Maurice Boland officiated with bearers Francis Mogan Edward Feeney John Sullivan and Morris Armstrong. Burial followed in Laurel Hill Cemetery with prayers at the graveside by Rev Father Boland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Paraday
Saco
Cote Funeral Home
Beach
James Streets
Maurice Boland
Francis Mogan
Edward Feeney
John Sullivan
Morris Armstrong
Buria
Laurel Hill
Father Boland
Funeral services for Donald E Parks in Saco
Funeral services for Donald Emeston Parks of McKenney road Saco were held this morning at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco. Rev Dorothy Johnston pastor of North Saco Christian church officiated. Bearers were Walter Tapley Charles Frier Raymond Hall and Leslie Milliken. Burial followed in Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Emeston Parks
McKenney Road
Saco
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Dorothy Johnston
North Saco
Dennis Crosby Arrested on DUI in West Hollywood
Hollywood AP Dennis Crosby son of Bing Crosby was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in West Hollywood on Thursday night. Deputies said his sports car weaved and Crosby apologized saying he hoped no one was hurt. He was released on 276 dollar bail and cited for driving without a license claiming it was left in another car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Dennis
West Hollywood
Sheriff's
Crosby
Portland Weather Brief Predicts Warm Afternoon
This afternoon in Portland is sunny and warm with light northerly winds. Tonight becomes fair then increasing cloudiness and colder with light variable winds. Saturday brings considerable cloudiness and a chance of light snow or flurries, low temperatures in the low 30s and 0 to 5 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Welcome notices and newborn births in Biddeford Saco area
Extending a welcome to newcomers in Biddeford Saco Journal by David Albert Carrier. Births at Webber and Saco hospitals include Cathy Lynn Dupee seven pounds one ounce December 21. Scott Brian Isaac seven pounds fifteen ounces December 22. Robert Haskell seven pounds three ounces December 22. Amy Marie Williams six pounds twelve ounces December 23. Tammy Ann MacMillan six pounds two ounces December 24. Norman Roger Rouffard five pounds twelve ounces December 24. George Albert St Amant five pounds one ounce December 21. Timothy Douglas Twigg six pounds twelve ounces December 22. Kay Ann Ducharme seven pounds seven ounces December 24.
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Webber Hospital
Frederick Dupee, Jr
Roebuck Avenue
Saco
Cathy Lynn
Robert Isaac
Main Street
Biddeford
Scott Brian
Lawrence W. Haskell
Fern Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Robert
Kenneth H. Williams
Apple Lane
Kennebunk
Amy Marie
William W. MacMillan, Jr
Tammy Ann
Donald G. Rouffard
Bacon Street
Norman
Kay Ann
Shooting Death Of Maine Man Being Probed
EAST UNION AP Authorities probed the unusual shooting death of 54 year old Arthur Anderson whose body was found in his farm home bedroom. A medical examiner ruled a shotgun massive hemorrhage and death dated Christmas night. Officers recovered a shell casing and a 12 gauge shotgun in an adjoining room after two daughters of housekeeper Leola Axtell visited Thursday. Axtell, 56, in a disturbed condition, was hospitalized in Rockland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Union
Arthur Anderson
Anderson
Leola Axtell
Property transfer on Elmwood Drive in Saco
The land on Elmwood Drive Saco formerly owned by Mr and Mrs Robert H Warner sold to Mr and Mrs Robert Krasko also of Saco for their future home. Negotiated through Nicholas P Scontras realtor 194 Main Street Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmwood Drive
Saco
Robert H. Warner
Robert Krasko
Army May Be Denied Guard Training Plan
Washington AP reports the Army may be denied authority to fully implement a plan to boost National Guard and Reserve combat readiness. The proposal could cost about seven million dollars yearly, targeting up to 100 000 reservists for two week summer training, with officials seeking to cut to roughly 55 000. Key questions include whether guard reorganization will be ready by summer to support the full plan and lessons from Berlin mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Defense Department
Berlin
Man Arrested By Police on Federal Count
Jerome A Reed 27 of Charles Town Mass charged with interstate transportation of a stolen car after a brief chase with Saco police. The 1962 car owned by General Renting Boston missing since December 15. Reed waived hearing before U S Commissioner bail set at 5000 and jailed when unable to post. A Boston girl and a North Quincy boy released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome A. Reed
Charlestown
Mass
Guney
Saco
Portand Road
Reed
General Renting Company
Boston
Robert Foran
Charles Hennessey
Earl Jamie
Saco Police Department
North Quincy
Biddeford-Saco
Cumberland County
West Germany Denounces Khrushchev Letter on Berlin
Bonn denounces as grotesque Khrushchev’s letter to Adenauer accusing Berlin of war danger. Adenauer’s Socialist opposition and West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt denounce Kremlin misperceptions about Berlin and civil war prep. Von Hase criticizes the language as disgraceful and untrue while awaiting possible reply decisions.
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Bonn
West Germany
Khrushchev
Konrad Adenauer
Berlin
Adenauer
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Kremlin
Karl- Guenther von Hase
East Germany
von Haser
von Hase
Biddeford Debates Long Holiday for City Offices
Biddeford City Clerk Ralph Binette announced municipal offices will close at the regular time tonight and not reopen until 9 a.m. January 2. Firemen responded to a trailer home on Pool Street at 2:35 a.m. for an overheated furnace, using booster lines, with considerable damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Ralph Binette
Binette
Alice Letourneau
Pool Street
Central Fire Station
Bicycle Licenses Available in Saco for 1963
Saco Police Station offers bicycle licenses for 1963. Licenses are white on blue, cost 25 cents. Last year 960 licenses were sold at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Old Orchard Beach Immunization Clinic Held at Town Hall
The Wellbaby clinic will be at the town hall Tuesday January 8 at 9 30 a m. The session is one week later next month due to the holiday. All immunizations will be available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Enid Marshall Weds Arthur Thoms in Kennebunkport Set
Miss Enid Mary Marshall daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh McC Marshall of Kennebunk and Arthur F W Thoms of Denver Colorado married at the great grandmothers house. The bride wore a white brocade ballerina sheath and carried a white carnation and stephanotis bouquet. Sandra Sturdivant of Conway New Hampshire was maid of honor. Hugh Marshall Jr. was best man. The couple, graduates of the University of Maine and Valparaiso University, work for the Foreign Broadcast Information Service in Washington. They will continue in Saigon after a wedding trip to the White Mountains and Denver. A bridal dinner was hosted at the Kennebunkport Inn.
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Enid Mary Marshall
Hugh McC. Marshall
Kennebunk
Arthur F. W. Thoms
Denver
Col
Sandra Sturdivant
Conway
N. H
Hugh Marshall, Jr
University of Maine
Thoms
Valparaiso University
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Washington
White Mountains
Saigon
Vietnam
Kennebunkport Inn
Lewis Keith Marshall
Arundel
Donovan Takes Responsibility For Operation
Attorney James B. Donovan says he alone, not Attorney General Kennedy, was responsible for the operation that brought 1,113 Cuban invasion prisoners to the United States. He told the Washington Star that he could have completed the job without Kennedy if not for the Cuban missile crisis. Donovan, a New York lawyer and Democratic Senate candidate, is counsel for the Cuban Families Committee which negotiated the prisoner exchange for 53 million dollars of drugs, food and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James B. Donovan
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Washington Star
Donovan
Kennedy
New York
Senate
Lake Placid
N.Y
Fidel Castro
the Star
Sampson Pair Loses Bid For Fee Release
Portland Maine Supreme Court upholds 1961 ruling requiring Sampsons to pay 30 652 in planning fees for a luxury home never built. Beck and Sawyer had been awarded fees after Sampsons claimed contract invalid. court found evidence of Sawyer’s engagement and warned costs would be high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Richard Sampson
Skowhegan
Maine Supreme Court
Sampsons
Apal
Melvin W. Beck
Beck
Sampson
State Temperatures Warm Up A Little
Overnight temps in Maine softened but remained cold. Old Town logged minus one, Caribou and Greenville at zero, improving from 16 below and 9 below a day earlier. Kennedy directed a government team assisting in the large operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
U. S. Weather Bureau
Old Town
Caribou
Greenville
Castro Builds East Havana Housing as Showpiece
In East Havana Fidel Castro unveils a multimillion dollar, ultramodern housing project where rent runs at 10 percent of a worker’s salary. The development, named East Havana, includes a shopping center, school, recreation and sports field, and units costing six thousand dollars each. Castro toured the area with four visiting Americans and said the project will drive more such housing across Cuba amid heavy demand and family-based preference for applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Paradise
Fidel Castro
Castro
Havana
Alfred Boerum
Leonard Scheele
United States
E. Barrett Prettyman Jr
Washington
Boerum
Scheele
Prettyman
Cuba
Pro Ag
New Interstate Bridge Proposed by N H Committee
An interim New Hampshire Legislature committee proposed a $15 million high level bridge over the Piscataqua River near Portsmouth to be toll free and tall enough for ships. The plan uses federal funds and modest state contributions, with tolls on existing spans to be removed, while concerns arise from nearby Route 1 businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.H
Piscataqua River
New Hampshire
John C.morton
Public Works and Highways
Portsmouth
Morton
Maine
Kittery
Quints Birth Reports Seem To Be Untrue
Buenos Aires reports of quintuplets in Simbolar near Cordoba proved unfounded as hospitals and papers could not confirm the birth. No babies or mother were brought to Mayo Clinic Cordoba, and Ultimas Noticias noted circulating reports lacked verification on April Fools Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Manuela Quintana Olmedo
Cordoba
Argentina
Here
Mayo Clinic
Ultimas Noticias
Latin America
Echo I Visible Tonight Over Northeast Sky
Echo I, the battered balloon satellite launched in 1960, will be visible over the northeast in evening twilight tonight and for several days. Smithsonian scientists note the gas has escaped but the round craft orbits every 116 minutes, from 700 to 1,150 miles high, appearing as a bright star moving west to east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory
British Duke Denies Impropriety Amid Nazi Document Claims
Paris based duke defends past ties with Nazi leaders as old documents surface questioning potential royal collaboration with Hitler. He says he will discuss the matter with Hitler and offers no new comments, noting prior denials of improper connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Baldwin
Germany
Fuehrer
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Britain
Edward
Paris
Sax Abandoned in Detroit Prompts Toothless Musician Note
An abandoned gold saxophone found in Detroit comes with a note from a musician unable to play due to false teeth. John Blont, 42, discovered the instrument in his driveway Thursday night and handed it to police. The note claims the sax is not stolen and hints the owner could reclaim it after obtaining new teeth. Police hold the instrument pending owner recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
John Blont
P. S
Committees For Legion Party Are Selected
Plans for a New Year s Eve party at the Owen Avis post American Legion were completed last night. Committees include Guy Goodwin and Ernest Cantara for buffet luncheon, Walter Stebbins and Hartley Bridges for favors, Arthur McCarthy and Robert Lamontagne for canteen, Arthur Albrecht Samuel Rankin and Walter Stebbins for reservations, with Don Lucas Arnold Ballard Ed Gallant Henry Blanchette and Carl Murphy on decorating. Music by Jimmy Gendron s orchestra begins at 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owenavis Post
American Legion
Guy Goodwin
Ernest Cantara
Walter Stebbins
Hartley Bridges
Arthur McCarthy
Robert Lamontagne
Arthur Albrecht
Samuel Rankin
Don Lucas
Arnold Ballard
Ed Gallant
Henry Blanchette
Carl Murphy
Jimemy Gendron
Saco Opens Two Bank Accounts For City Funds
City Clerk Clifford A. Purvis announced the creation of two separate accounts at the Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution. Three thousand five hundred dollars were moved to a Recreation Building Fund, tied to the Recreation commission from the Moody sale to Boucouvalas Dupuis AMVETS post. Two thousand nine hundred forty two dollars and ninety seven cents were placed in the Ambulance Fund to support purchasing a new ambulance, previously a city credit not in a dedicated account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution
Saco
Clifford A. Purvis
Recreation Building Fund
Recreation Commission
Moody A
Boucouvalas‘Dupuis Amvets Post
Purvis
Saco Bank
Girls Treated After Sliding Into Auto
Two five year old Biddeford girls were injured slightly when they slid into the side of a car driven by Louis C. Consalvo of Saco on Center street. Carolyn Lamb and Lisa Sylvestre, both five, were treated by Dr. Leopold Viger and sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Louis C. Consalvo
Glenhaven Circle
Saco
Center Street
Consalvo
Carolyn Lamb
Green Street
Lisa
Sylvestre
Leopold Viger
College Students Are Feted At Party
An impromptu holiday party at Dr and Mrs Oscar Perrault Biddeford celebrated college friends of their son and daughter Joan and John Perrault. Joan attends Emmanuel College Boston and John Providence College Rhode Island with a skiing party at Belknap followed by refreshments and a musical hour. Guests included Sue Lehman Indiana State College Pennsylvan ia visiting Biddeford Pool James Reilly University of Maine George Harpoothan American University Washington DC and David Atwood University of Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Perrault
Biddeford
Joan Perrault
John Perrault
Joan
Emmanuel College
Boston
Mass
John
Providence College
Rhode Island
Belknap
Roseann Perrault
Biddeford High School
Sue Lehman
Indiana State College
Pennsylvania
Biddeford Pool
James Reilly
University of Maine
George Harpoothan
American University
Washington, D. C
David Atwood
Portland
North Carolina Tennis Team Rebuilds After Title Aces Return
Coach Don Skakle confirms a full return of the North Carolina men’s tennis squad after winning the ACC title last spring with a 22-1 record. Every player is back for the next season as the Tar Heels aim to defend their crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Skakle
North Carolina
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Wane
Elizabeth W. Burnie
Guy A. Smith
Donald FE. Parks
Dennis Crosby
Frank E. Armstrong
Lantham
City of Berlin
Valliere
Enid Marshall Is
Arthur Thoms
Eee
Castro Building
Telegraph
Joe McGowan, Jr
Associated Press
American Press Associations
N.h.committee
Raymond Kenneally
Harvey Grant
Walter Garnett
Ralp Danis
Echo
Legion Party
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