Personal Notices of Biddeford Residents Return and Travel
Hervey Leclair 35 Wentworth Street Biddeford has returned home from Webber hospital. Mr and Mrs Frank Blow Ocean Park Road Old Orchard Beach have gone on their annual vacation to southern points and California. Mr and Mrs Donald Landry Wallingford Conn spent the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Rosalre Landry 82 Hill Street Biddeford. He attended the funeral of his nephew Lawrence Landry in Buxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hervey Leclair
Wentworth’ Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Frank Blow
Ocean Park Road
Old Orchard Beach
Southern Points
California
Donald Landry
Wallingford
Mary Nason Hooper Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Mary Nason Hooper about 80 of Drews Mills road Biddeford died last evening at Arundel Convalescent Home after a long illness. Widow of Philip Hooper she was born at Bonny Eagle. No known survivors. Prayers and entombment will be Saturday at 4:30 at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford with spring burial in the family lot. Friends may call at Cosgrove Funeral Home 326 Elm Street Biddeford this evening 7 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nason Hooper
Drews Mills Road
Biddeford
Lan Arundel
Bonny Eagle
Philip Hooper
Greenwood Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm Street
Notre Dame Auxiliary Meeting Date Change and Thrift Shop Captain
The Saco Ex tension holds a meeting January 3 at 10 a m in the GAR hall Saco with topic Quick Meals led by Mrs Eleanor Shaffer Group C runs the Notre Dame Thrift Shop this week with Mrs Leo P Taillon as captain The Notre Dame hospital auxiliary annual meeting moved from January 3 to January 10 at 8 p m at St Joseph’s hall
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Saco
Gar Hall
Eleanor Shaffer
Notre Dame Thrift Shop
Leo P. Taillon
Notre Dame Hospital
St. Joseph
Church notes from Kennebunk and Wells schedule confessions
The Saco Salvation Army Junior Band and singers meet Saturday at 0 a.m. Confessions are set at St Monica Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p.m. and at St Martha Kennebunkport from 4 to 9 and 8 p.m. Also at St Mary Wells from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. A prayer meeting is tonight at 7:30 at the Biddeford Advent Christian parsonage. Daughters of Ruth Biddeford Universalist meet Tuesday at 2:30 in the vestry. hostesses are Mrs John Dickerson and Miss Laura Bridgman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soongsters
Saco Salvation Army
St Monica Church
Kennebunk
St Martha Church
Kennebunkport
St. Mary Church
Wells
Biddeford
Advent Christian Church
Chapel Street
Ruth
Appeals Court Keeps Sharecropper Injunction In Effect
The court delays ruling in a Fayette County case and orders landowners not to evict or intimidate Negro sharecroppers amid voter rights concerns. The injunction, extending to Haywood County, preserves contracts and the status quo until the civil rights issues are fully addressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aitlen
Haywood County
Fayette County
Boyd
Brownsville
S. T. Hunter
Hunter
Lester Cecil
Paul Weick
Clifford O'Sullivan
Tennessee
Ney
Bernard Brown 86. longtime Saco-Lowell worker dies in Castine
Bernard Brown age 86 died at his Castine home after a lengthy illness. A former Biddeford resident he worked at the Saco Lowell shops for over 50 years. He is survived by his widow Josephine and a son Carleton. Funeral services will be held in Castine Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Brown
Castine
Biddeford
Brown
Saco- Lowell
Josephine
Carleton
Funeral held for Mrs. Marie G. Lemieux Biddeford
Funeral services for Marie G. Lemieux of 36 Foss Street Biddeford were held at St. Andre church. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Aime Giguere celebrated a solemn high requiem mass, with Rev. Robert T. Martel and Rev. Gerard J. Parent assisting. Entombment is at St. Joseph cemetery with burial later in the family lot. Out of town relatives included Alfred Lemieux of Hartford and Francis Greaney of Bloomfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie G. Lemieux
Foss Street
Biddeford
St. Andre Church
Aime Giguere
Robert T. Martel
Gerard J. Parent
Laura Laurer Proulx
St. Arne Soda
Alfred Lemieux
Hartford
Conn
Francis Greaney
Bloomfield
Funeral services for Mrs Valine Girouard Frechette
Funeral services were held at St Joseph church for Mrs Valine Girouard Frechette. A solemn high mass was celebrated by Msgr Eli Hevey with Rev Marc Franck as deacon and Rev Norman Carrier as sub deacon. Burial followed in the family plot at St Joseph cemetery with prayers by Rev Marc Franck. Out of town mourners included Mr and Mrs Romeo Girouard of South Berwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitaline Frechette
Vitaline Girouard Frechette
St. Joseph Church
Msgr
Eli Hevey
iRev
Marc Franck
Norman Carrier
Diana Rousselle
Ronald Bouthot
Theophile Girouard
Paul Bourassa
Donald Bouthot
Lionel Bouthot
Donald Bourassa
St. Joseph
Romeo Girouard
South Berwick
Sacred Heart League to Meet for Edmond Pequette Prayer
Members of the Sacred Heart League of Notre Dame de Lourdes church gather at Friend Funeral Home tonight at seven to say prayers for Edmond Pequette, a league member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart League of Notre Dame de Lourdes
Friend Funeral Home
Edmond Pequette
Reverence Returns as States Set New Year Drinking Rules
Maine enforces a Sunday ban beginning 11 45 p m Saturday halting alcohol and dancing before midnight with New Year exceptions. Rhode Island hosts a nonalcoholic dance sponsored by Alcoholics Anonymous at St Mark Church Warwick expected to draw over 100 attendees and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Massachusets
Providence
R. I
Office of
Alcoholics Anonymous
St. Mark Church
Warwick
Belgian Leaders Address Strikes as Crisis Presses Nation
Liberal Conservative chief and Socialist president were reported in Charleroi for a mass striker meeting while Eyskens held a cabinet session. Government communique says the cabinet studied the nation’s affairs and approved measures. House of Representatives would debate austerity tax and welfare cuts to offset Congo revenue losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Collard
Collard
Charleroi
Eyskens
House of Representatives
Congo
Boy Saved Cat By Local Boy In Saco
The family of Thames Vining on Old Orchard Road thanked the Saco Street Department for rescuing their trapped cat from a cellar drain pipe. N-year-old Tommy Vining reached in and pulled the cat to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames Vining
Old Orchard Road
Saco
Saco Street Department
Tommy Vining
Weather update for Portland and Zone 1
This afternoon fair and warmer with west to northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight fair with little temperature change and west to southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday fair and warmer with southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Zone 1 highs 30 to 35 this afternoon and lows in the mid to upper teens tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Tide Timetable With December and January High Low Markings
A historical tide table lists December and January cycles showing high and low times in hours and minutes for morning and afternoon periods. The entries include multiple daily start times such as 9:16 A M and 9:58 P M alongside corresponding low tides and other marks.
Welcome to The Fold
Welcoming newcomers to Biddeford Saco Journal today James Stephen Jr 10 months and Michael James two and a half years sons of Mr and Mrs James S Travers 362 Elm Street Biddeford participate in the community welcome note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Portland Trio Hospitalized After Pike Turnpike Crash
Three Portland youths were injured in a two-vehicle crash near the Alfred Road overpass on the Maine Turnpike. Vincent K. Allen 17 and Joseph Dyre 17 sustained skull injuries. John C. Allen 22 suffered possible skull fractures. Phillip R. Fuller 17 of Peaks Island was uninjured. other vehicle occupants from Boston Baldwin NY and Cadillac MI also uninjured. State Police said the Allens were drivers. one car skidded into the other as they traveled toward Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Alfred Road
Maine Turnpike
Webber Hospital
Vincent K. Allen
John C. Allen
Allen
John Allen
Joseph Dyre
Phillip R. Fuller
Peaks Island
Lee A. Gaughan
Boston
Eric B. Jensen
Baldwin
N. Y
Daniel T. Stafford
Cadillac
Mich
Topsham Air Force Station
Robert Mitchell
Jensen
Jansen
Makeup For Men Seen In Future
Dr. Glen J. Sperandio of Purdue University told a group of the AAAS that men will use skin creams and lotions in the not too distant future. He said men may even adopt conservative makeup if advertising convinces the public it does not compromise masculinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Glen J. Sperandio F
Purdue University
American Association For ‘the Advancement of Science
Holiday Passenger Train Derailment Near Tacoma
In Payallup Washington a Northern Pacific holiday train derailed on a 400 foot stretch of track. The engine and nine cars left the rails while carrying 500 travelers including football fans bound for the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Two passengers and three crew members were hospitalized. thirteen others treated and released. The rest continued to Seattle on a special train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payallup
Wash
Northern Pacific
Pasadena
Calif
Washington
Seattle
False alarm for Biddeford firefighters at Cross and Pike
A false alarm sent Biddeford firemen to box 315 at the corner of Cross and Pike streets yesterday afternoon about 4 57 p m. No fire was found and units returned to service shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Cross and
Pike Streets
Salute To Youth Winner From Thornton Academy
Miss Alegra Bunson of Thornton Academy wins the Salute to Youth award. A 1961 graduate and FHA president, she serves as state FHA historian and was a national delegate to the FHA convention in Washington. She plans to attend Westbrook Junior College and resides in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeliene Davenport
Thornton Academy
Alegra Bunson
Homemakers of America
Academy
FHA
Washington, D. C
York County
Kennebunk
Joseph McCarthy
Glee Club
Westbrook Junior College
Edna
Leisha Curran
Saco
Bank clerk wounded at desk in unusual incident
In New York a bank clerk Ralph Rubens was hit by a projectile from a construction tool used to install window frames across the street. The device fired stud bolts with rifle cartridges, ricocheted, and pierced his arm and chest. treated, he is in fair condition. Police call it an industrial accident with no charges planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ralph Rubens
Bank
Manhattan
Rubens
Critics Split on Best Picture Honors
New York critics split their year’s top award between The Apartment and Sons and Lovers each receiving eight votes. Burt Lancaster won best actor for Elmer Gantry and Deborah Kerr was named best actress for The Sundowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York '?P
New York
Burt Lancaster
Elmer Gantry
Deborah Kerr
Journal Wants Are Helpful Reads for Readers
A column highlights how Journal Want Ads serve readers with practical guidance for finding goods services and opportunities. Readers learn how to place notices search for items and respond to offers efficiently using the newspaper’s classified format.
Deputy Sheriffs to Be Sworn at Arundel Ceremony
A swearing-in event for York County deputy sheriffs is scheduled for tomorrow at 4 PM. The ceremony will be held at the Forefathers Inn in Arundel with Ralph Ross, county clerk of reports and dedimus justice, presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
Forefathers Inn
Arundel
Ralph Ross
Repurts
Dedimus Justice
Movie Writers and Actors Sue Studios Over Blacklist
A dozen writers and actors including Oscar winners Maltz Young Sondergaard sue eight studios for 7.5 million dollars alleging a Hollywood blacklist violated anti trust laws and civil rights. Plaintiffs say the list harmed work opportunities and name Metro MGM Columbia Paramount Fox Warner Universal Disney Allied Artists and industry groups as defendants.
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Hollywood
U.S
Washington, D.C
Nedrick Young
Albert Maltz
John Howard Lawson
Herbert Biberman
Lester Cole
Robert L. Richards
Frederick I. Rinaldo
Maltz
Young
Sondergaard
Lawson
Biberman
Cole
A.L. Wirin
Wirin
American Civil Liberties Union
Hollywood Studios
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer
Columbia
Paramount
20Th Century-Fox
Warner Brothers
Universal - International
Walt Disney Productions
Allied Artists
Motion Picture Association of America
The
Association of Motion Picture Producers
Manned Rocket Ride Set For Spring
The House Science and Astronautics Committee predicts the first American manned rocket ride will occur in early spring with a Mercury capsule strapped to a Redstone missile. The test aims for March or April with a chimpanzee first, then a brief manned flight and eventual orbital attempts next fall.
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Washington
Cape Canaveral
House Committee On Science and Astronautics
Overton Brooks
D-La
United States
Defense Department
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Mercury
Atlantic Ocean
Young Cyclist Hurt When Hit By Car In Saco
A 14 year old Saco bicyclist was struck by a car on Bradley Street. Donald Wallace 19 of East Waterboro drove south and struck Michael Mooney 14 of 26 Irving Street Saco who rode in the road. Wallace left the road into a ditch. car damage about 30 dollars and bicycle damage about 30 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Bradley
Donald H. Wallace
East Waterboro
Bradley Street
Michael Mooney
Irving Street
Wallace
Mooney
Marshall Injures Ankle In Tumble
Hugh Marshall, a local industrial agent, sprained his ankle after slipping on ice near his Kennebunk Landing home. X rays showed no fracture, and he is expected to resume duties at the area development office in the Journal building today or next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Marshall
Kennebunk Landing
Kennebunk
Marshall
Journal
Maine Highway Safety Committee backs 100th Legislature reforms
The Maine Highway Safety Committee recommends the 100th Legislature re-examine licensed drivers over 75, pursue state police control of annual vehicle inspections, and establish a district court system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine Highway Safety Committee
Ceiling collapse injures Auburn fireman suppressing blaze
Fireman Wilfred Lussier escaped serious injury when a ceiling fell on him during an Auburn apartment fire. He suffered a shoulder injury as two families in the six unit building escaped unharmed. Officials cited a blowtorch used to thaw frozen water pipes as the fire’s cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Wilfred Lussier
Lussier
Bituminous Coal Miners Pension Cut To 75 Dollars
Washington reports the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund trustees cut bituminous miners pensions from 100 to 75 dollars a month starting with February payments. Over 65 600 retirees are affected while anthracite miners were already reduced to 50 dollars. The fund notes reductions continue until further notice and hints at possible restoration if income rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
UMW
Josephine Roche
Miss Roche
Hats of air and whimsy define Franny Whitney millinery
New York artist Franny Whitney creates hats from trapped air and abstract forms. Her skeletal structures, displayed at the Metropolitan Museum, blend math inspired design with bold adornments in a daring space age millinery trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Sprain Wilson
AP News
New York
Franny Whitney
Ishe
Metropolitan Museum
Surprise Costs Spoil Plans Of Home Conversion
A feature by Vivian Brown notes DIY dream projects often stall when materials cost more than expected. Readers should total all expenses before starting, as used lumber and second hand items offer savings but may not cover the full price of renovations.
Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles chief named honorary colonel
Stanton S. Weed director of Maine's Bureau of Motor Vehicles was named an honorary Kentucky colonel in a ceremony at the Secretary of State's office with Harold I. Goss presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Stanton S. Weed
Kentucky
Harold I. Goss
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Tent City
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