Notable local figures travel to Augusta on business
State Senator Andrew Fournier Tax Collector Daniel Cantara and City Solicitor Albert W Cookson visited Augusta on business yesterday. Funeral services for Fredson Chester Reed 90 of 30 North Street Saco will be held Saturday at 2 pm from Dennett and Craig funeral home. Burial in Laurel Hill cemetery.
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Andrew Fournier
Daniel Cantara
Albert W. Cookson
Augusta
Anaise Beaudoin
Main Street
Biddeford
Montreal
Canada
Roger Charbonneau
Torrington
Jeannine Brault
Saco Salvation Army Girls Guard Meeting Report
The Girl Guards of the Saco Salvation Army will meet tomorrow evening at 6 30. Brownies gather at the Saco United Baptist church tomorrow at 3 30. The Junior choir of the Saco United Baptist church meets tomorrow at 3 30. The Senior choir meets at the Saco United Baptist church Thursday at 7 30. The Youth choir of the School Street Methodist church meets Thursday at 3 15. The Senior choir of School meets Thursday at the church at 7 00.
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The
Saco Salvation Army
Saco United Baptist Church
Saco United
School Street Methodist Church
Beach Woman Stricken During Town Meeting
Mrs Grace Hunter of 1 Tunis avenue Old Orchard Beach suffered a heart attack at a special town meeting held at the high school. She was removed to Saco Osteopathic hospital where Dr Donald Skilling is attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hunter
Tunis Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
Donald Skilling
Fire Claims 81-Year-Old In Lakeland Wheelchair
An elderly invalid, Fred S. Scobie, 81, died when his wheelchair caught fire in Lakeland. His daughter found him slumped over as flames spread, and Mrs. Claude Ridley reported discovering the burning chair upon returning home.
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Lakeland
Fla
Fred S. Scobie
Claude Ridley
Scobie
Hutchins Elected Portland Paper Co President
Directors of St. Croix Paper Co name Curtis M. Hutchins of Bangor as president and chief executive officer. He succeeds John L. Hobson, who becomes chairman of the board. Hutchins is a former president of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad and chairs the Dead River Co. board in Bangor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchins
Portland
St. Croix Paper Co
Curtis M. Hutchins
Bangor
John L. Hobson
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
Dead River Co
Death of Raoul H Roy of Biddeford
Raoul H Roy 46 of 91 Washington Street Biddeford died at a local hospital yesterday afternoon. He was born in Biddeford son of Antonio and Mathilda Grenier Roy. Survived by his wife Blanche St Michel two daughters Doris Cousins London England and Lillian Fournier Biddeford one grandchild two sisters Marion Hector and Blanche Tanguay both of Biddeford one grand aunt Marie Anne Nolette Biddeford. Services Saturday at 9 am from St Mary Church. Friends may call Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone Street Biddeford 10 am to 10 pm prior to services.
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Raoul . Roy
Washington Street
Biddeford
Antonio and
Mathilda (Grenier) Roy
Blanche St. Michel
Doris Cousins
London
Eng
Lillian Fournier
Marion Hector
Blanche Tanguay
Marie Anne Nolette
St. Mary Church
Sansoucy ‘Funeral Home
Stone Street
Violin Virtuoso Otto K. Schill Dies in New Jersey
German-born maestro Otto K. Schill 96 died from complications after a hip fracture from a fall at his Newark home on December 11. He performed with renowned musicians and taught violin for 82 years.
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Dies Orange
N. J
Otto K. Schill
Newark
Salad Cue: Marinated Veggies Add Spark to Greens
Cooks marinate cooked carrots snap beans and broccoli then fold into crisp greens for a flavorful salad. The technique enhances texture and depth, offering a versatile side or light main option.
Miss Mabel W. Kelley dies after long illness at 78
Mabel W. Kelley of 32 Park street Kennebunk longtime school teacher dies in a local hospital after a long illness. She was born in Kennebunk daughter of Charles W. and Elizabeth Woods Kelley. She graduated Kennebunk High School 1900 and taught in Kennebunk and West Kennebunk schools. Services by Rev Fred B Holmberg at Bibber Memorial chapel burial in Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Friday.
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Mabel W. Kelley
Park Street
Kennebunk
Charles W. and
Elizabeth (Woods) Kelley
Kennebunk High School
Gortam Normal School
West Kennebunk
Dorothy Darling
Esther Hillis
Everett
Mass
John W. Bickford
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charles Bickford
Hollywood
Calif
Bibber
Summer Street
Fred B. Holmberg
Christchurch
Hope Cemetery
Council Chagnon Members To Attend Two-Body Funeral Route
Union St. John the Baptist members will meet at St John hall Adams street tonight at 7 then proceed in a body to Sansoucy funeral home to pay respects to former members Theophile Danis and Emile Gendron.
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Council Chagnon
Union St. John the Baptist
St. John Hall
Adams Street
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Theophile Danis
Emile Gendron
Stanislas Babineau Funeral Services Held In Biddeford
Funeral services for Stanislas Babineau of 139 South Street Biddeford were at St Joseph church this morning. Msgr Elie Hevey celebrated the requiem high mass with Rev Marc Franck as deacon and Rev Norman Carrier as sub deacon. Burial was in St Joseph cemetery with committal prayers at the grave. Bearers included Conrad Ruel Gerard Guay Armand Lantagne Roger Guay John Sullivan and Robert Thibeault. Attending from out of town were several named relatives and Mr Donald Mere USMC Beauford Beauford Beauford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanislas Babineau
South Street
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
Msgr
Elie Hevey
Marc Franck
Norman Carrier
Diana Rousselle
St. Joseph Cemetery
Father Franck
Old Orchard Beach
Donald Mere
Beauford
Funeral services for former Biddeford police chief Fred Doyle
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1 30 p m from the Dennett and Craig funeral home Saco Rev Chester Smith of Biddeford Advent Christian church officiated and burial followed in Woodlawn cemetery Biddeford
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Doyle
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig
Saco
Chester Smith
Portland Weather Outlook With Light Snow
Partly to mostly cloudy, light snow flurries expected with little temperature change this afternoon and again tonight. Winds from the north to northwest 15 mph this afternoon decreasing to 5 to 10 mph tonight. Zone 1 temperatures in the low 30s to upper teens with several city readings listed, including Portland at 19 and Mt Washington at 7.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
December and January Tides Schedule Summary
Tide chart lists high and low tides for December with morning and evening values. January entries show two days of tidal data including am and pm readings for each condition.
Births Report From Beacon Falls and Coastal Maine
The notice lists numerous birth announcements from December in Beacon Falls Conn Biddeford Pool Saco and nearby areas. Recipients include Inge Dubey Susan Jeanne weight seven pounds fourteen ounces at Beacon Falls hospital and Alley Bonny Beane grandmother Beane Saco. Stavros Nicholas Kouzounas six pounds eight ounces. Stephen Labbe six pounds seven ounces. William David Tripp eight pounds. Deborah Anne six pounds ten ounces. Matthew Anthony eight pounds four ounces. Doris eight and a half pounds. Kathrine six pounds eleven ounces. Julien Charles eight pounds six ounces. Paul Emile six pounds 114 ounces.
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George Dubey
Beacon Falls
Conn
Susan Jeanne
Beacon Falls Hospital
Dubey
Aline Guay
Biddeford
John W. Alley
Biddeford Pool
Notre Dame Hospital
Henry
Anne Pollard
Louis A. LeProhon
Birch Street
Matthew Anthony
Jean E. Martel
Flag Pond Road
Saco
Doris
Fernald R. White, Jr
Kennebunk Landing
William Armand
Herbert Michaud
Elm Street
Paul Emile
Funeral services for William F. Warner
Funeral services for William F. Warner aged with address 161 Ferry road Saco will be held Thursday at 2 p m from Dennett and Craig funeral home 365 Main street Saco Burial will be in a cemetery in Newton Massachusetts
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William F. Warner
Ferry Road
Saco
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Newton
Mass
Destry Rides Again rehearsals test Hugh Obrian range
AP writer notes Hugh O'Brian rehearses in New York for a week to play Destry Rides Again on Broadway. He aims to prove he can perform beyond Wyatt Earp while keeping the frontier hero’s brains over his gun. The piece also reviews TV and variety programs for New Year’s viewing.
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New York
Hugh O'Brian
Wyatt Earp
Hugh
Destry
O'Brian
Wyatt
Army Hero Remembrance Ties Curelli Family Across States
Mrs Charles Burwell of South Freeport is linked to Lt Curelli through a Maine based family network. Brian Curelli visits Roslindale Mass periodically with his mother while Lt Curelli’s siblings and relatives follow his career, with Gloria now an airline hostess and the family maintaining ties to Biddeford and Saco.
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Charles Burwell
South Freeport
Curelli
Brian
Roslindale
Mass
Rudi Curelli
Maine
Rudi
Lawrence Lumb
Saco
Lumb
Catherine Dineen
Frances
Brajo Curelli
Lt. Curelli
Gloria
Biddeford
Sgt. Whitten
Italy
Federal Aid Approved for Old Orchard Beach Sewer Project
York County commissioners chair Edwin H. Smith reports federal approval of Old Orchard Beach sewer project. Health Education and Welfare grants $110000 for water pollution aid. state 20 percent aid anticipated. Project totals $600000 with a primary treatment plant pumping station force main and interceptor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin H. Smith
Portland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
York County Commissioners
James C. Oliver
Smith
Citizens’ Committee
Edmund S. Muskie
Oliver
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Old Orchard’s Beach
Selectmen
Wheels of Industry Faces Upturn Then Strike Slowdown
America’s industrial output recovered from the 1957-58 recession, rising through early 1959 before the steel strike slowdown dented the momentum.
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America
Old Orchard Beach Project Aims for Cleanest Beach Status
The town will fund the project with a 30 percent federal grant a 20 percent state grant and the remainder from local community funds. Herman S Gerrish chairman of the Board of Selectmen said bids for construction would be sought soon and all legal work completed so the town can proceed with the plan to make Old Orchard act the cleanest Beach in the United States.
Man Fined For Affixing Auto Tags
Biddeford man Aime C. Trottier 41 of 5 Taylor street pleaded guilty in Saco municipal court to operating an improperly registered motor vehicle and was fined 15 dollars by Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr. Trottier had placed new 1960 registration tags on the day before Christmas, a time when such tags are not legal until Christmas Day.
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Biddeford
Saco
Aime C. Trottier
Taylor Street
William F. Wilson, Jr
Trottier
Liquor Issue Resolved at Central Maine Sanatorium
Fairfield AP report says the sanatorium superintendent lifted the padlock order on fire escape doors after deeming the liquor problem among 52 male patients under control. A Fairfield policeman will stay on duty temporarily to prevent smuggling via fire escapes.
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Fairfield
Central Maine
William B. Grow
Local Area Youths Win 4 H Awards at State Event
Three local youths earned 4 H contest honors during the 46th State 4 H Club Achievement Days at the University of Maine Orono. Miss Jacqueline Stevens of West Kennebunk was among five girls selected for a United States Savings Bond for outstanding 4 H work. The award was presented by Claude F. Clement Belfast chairman of the Maine Bankers Association agricultural committee. Blue ribbon winners were announced by Winthrop C. Libby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maine, Orono
Jacqueline Stevens
West Kennebunk
United States Savings
Claude F. Clement
Belfast
Maine Bankers Association
Winthrop C. Libby
Awards Awarded to Biddeford Residents in Journal
The A. M. dean of agriculture names Miss Velma K. Jones and William Harris of Biddeford for awards and honors Miss Stevens of West Kennebunk as another recipient, as reported in the Journal Want Ads.
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M. Dean of Agriculture
Velma K. Jones
William Harris
Biddeford
Stevens
West Kennebunk
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Fredson Chester Reed
North Street
School Street
Boothbay
James
Abby (Pinkham) Reed
Massachusetts Institute of Technol
New Hampton Institute
New Hampshire
Guy H. Buswell
Reed and Buswell
Grantham
N. H
Diamond Match Company
Saco- Lowell
Annette Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Mt. Vernon Lodge
A. M
Newport
Blue Mountain Grange
Columbia and Sullivan Commandery
Claremont
Vance W. Batchelor
Cheverly
Bernice R. Wentworth
Riverdale
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Raoul H. Roy
Cirenacia
Allstate
Paul R. Rousseau
Inge
Cowboy
Cynthia Lowry
Edward R. Murrow
Malcolm Muggeridge
Han Suyin
Lesley Blanch
Robert Taylor
ABC
Cyd Charisse
NBC
Eve Arden
Tony Martin
Gary Moore
CBS
Dorothy Collins
Mr. Ballantine
Princess Ferial
Egypt
Lausanne
Switzerland
Farouk
iThomas Hart Benton
Trusman Library
Independence
Imo
Saga
Gaile Dugas
NEA
INC
Jim Mackey
Pepper
Niles
Ohio
Jim
William Fee A
Carmen Ohio
Jon Dee
Evzone
Athens
Bolduc Funeral Home
Alfred Street
Biddeford Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
BANK
RMU
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