Wells youths in court on liquor charges in Seco
In Seco Municipal Court this morning three Wells youths faced illegal possession of liquor charges. Maynard Bridges 19 and Alfred Strew 17 received six months in county jail suspended, one year probation. David St Cyr 17 paid 15 dollar fine and was released to a Wells guardian. Bridges faced a 10 day license suspension for misstatements on his driving application. a third charge of procuring liquor for minors was filed. Old Orchard Beach police and state liquor investigators were the complainants. Richard Beda of Westbrook was an unavailable defendant. Raymond Lacasse 20 paid a 10 dollar fine for a passing offense. Phyllis Shore 42 Kinney Shores had her case continued for sentence.
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Wells
Seco
Hilary Mahaney
Maynard B. Bridges
Alfred R. Strew
Alfred
David St. Cyr
William Abbott
Old Orchard Beach
Richard Bed Ae
Westbrook
Unvai’ Tre
Raymond R. Lacasse
Phyllis Ehore
Kinney Shores
Compact Cars Spark Big Shift in Auto Field
Detroit AP reports the compact car boom reshaping the industry with Falcon Corvair and Valiant leading 25 percent of January U.S. domestic car sales. Steel shortages and new models like the Comet complicate 1960 while Rambler and others trail but gain share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pen Phlegar
AP Automotive Winter
Detroit
Falcon
Corvair
Valiant
Rambler
Lark
Ben Mills
Ford
George Romney
U.S
Romney
Dart
Worst of Storm Misses Maine State
Maine escaped the storm’s worst with widespread precipitation including 0.71 inches of snow sleet and rain in Portland and 1.89 inches of rain in Eastport. Snow continued in northern areas with Greenville reporting five inches and more on the way. Temperatures fell below freezing everywhere with Green ville at 11 and Portland at 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Eastport
Greenville
Mercury
Wedding vows fade in casual jokes from the crowd
A light humor piece notes that many wedding guests joke about marriage while couples may not follow through with lasting commitment. The anecdote contrasts the celebratory "I do" moment with later actions, reflecting on social expectations and vows.
Saco-Lowell Moves Sales Office to Saco
The New England and Canadian sales offices of the Saco-Lowell Textile Machinery division relocate to Saco. J. W. Hubbard announces the move with G. Fulton Wilcox as regional sales manager and William R. Wood as Canadian sales manager. territory covers New England, Canada, the Northeast and Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Saco-Lowell Textile Machinery Division
Saco
J. W. Hubbard
Edwards Plant
G. Fulton Wilcox
William R. Wood
New England States
Canada
Northeast
Midwest
Batey H. Kennedy
Saco-Lowell
Charlotte, N. C
Kennedy
Biddeford
Bates Manufacturing Company
Saco- Lowell
Arthur E. Dubois, Jr
Hilton Hall
Shirley Parks
Senate Eyes Civil Rights Moves In Election Year
The Senate faces a three-faction split as civil rights action looms. Liberals push for swift, strong protections for minority voting rights while Southerners threaten delaying tactics. Lyndon B. Johnson leads the middle group seeking modest gains, with a decisive test on attaching civil rights to a House bill expected later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
House
Johnson
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Dixie
Training Ship State of Maine Heads To Maine
The Maine Maritime Academy training ship State of Maine departed Long Beach California to begin the return leg of its annual cruise. President Ralph A. Leavitt said the crew expects to reach the Panama Canal on February 27.
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Portland
Maine Maritime Academy
State of Maine
Long Beach
Calif
Ralph A. Leavitt
Academy
Panama Canal
Khrushchev Called Unwelcome Visitor In Burma
Burma's largest English daily brands Soviet Premier Khrushchev an unwelcome visitor and urges locking up the girls and burying the silver as he arrives for a two day stop en route from India and Indonesia.
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Khrushchev
Rangoon
Burma
Nikita S. Khrushchev
India
Indonesia
Stork Favors Valentine Girls in Twin Cities 1960
Valentine baby boom favors girls four to one in local hospital deliveries. Webber Hospital led with three births including a daughter to Richard and Patricia Bridges, and a son to Lionel and Florence Picard. Saco Osteopathic Hospital followed with two births, including Kathryn Jean Wescott.
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Twin Cities
Webber Hospital
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
Stork
Trust
Notre Dame
Webber
Richard Bridges
Chelmsford
Mass
Bridges
Patricia ‘McCabe
Kennebunk
Lionel Picard
River Road
Dayton
Picard
Florence Corbeil
James Trickey
James Street
Saco
Catherine McEnery
Kathryn Jean Wescott
Arthur Wescott
Hollis Center
Robyn Rae
Near Hanging Of Innocent Man Helped End Of Capital Punishment In Maine
In 1867 Luther J. Verrill faced a wrongful death sentence for a double murder in West Auburn. A key co defendant Clifton Harris later admitted responsibility, but the Maine Supreme Court upheld the verdict before Harris was hanged, influencing the eventual abolition of capital punishment in Maine.
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Maine
Reggie Bouchard
Lewiston Evening Journal
Associated Press
Auburn
West Auburn
Luther J. Verrill
Verrill
Androscoggin
Verril
State Supreme Court
Thomaston
Harris
Lewiston
Verri
Supreme Court
Judge declines warrants in wage case for Saco and Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford Municipal Court Judge Simon Spill defers issuing warrants against Saco and Old Orchard Beach over alleged min wage violations. He cites a pending Westbrook test case and Maine Supreme Court ruling that would affect both towns, plus concern over duplicating effort. Firemen from both towns previously claimed $1 hourly wages and faced state action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Spill
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Spill
Marcel R. Viger
Westbrook
Maine Supreme Court
Ship's Direction Out Of Harbor Explained At Van Rie Court Trial
In Boston the murder trial of Willem Vanie heard Harbor master Capt Francis J Sullivan describe backing the Utrecht from Commonwealth Pier at 6 15 pm and handing control to harbor pilot Capt Charles Sheldon Collins who guided the freighter past Graves Lighthouse. The 23 year old Lynn Kauffman was found dead on Warren Spectacle Island the following day. An Indonesian cabin boy listed as a missing witness was being rushed from the Orient to testify.
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van Rie Court
Boston
Utrecht
Pretty Lynn Kauffman
Willem Vanie
Warren Spectacle Island
Francis J. Sullivan
East Boston
Commonwealth Pier
Charles Sheldon Collins
Collins
Graves Lighthouse
Orient
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Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
New Hampshire
Biddeford Masonic Hall
Adah
James A. Helms
Romayne Helms
Kenneth E. Pullen
Milo
Juanita A. Sessions
York
Worthy
Olive M. Allien
Dover
N. H
Rufus L. Jennings
Goffstown
St. Jean Biennaisance Society
St. John Hall
John B. Beauchemin
Ond
Arthur R. Guerin, Jr
Roland O. Lefebvre
Roland C. Simard
Orphilda A. Chabot
Roland Charland
Third Row
J. Arthur Boissonneault
Theodore J. Caouette
Alexandre Goudreau
Edward S. Maxson
Albert J. Pontbriant
Fea. Corp
Bagef
Swift
Orange Bessey’'s
Stamps
WED
Valentine
Clifton Harris
Susannah Kinsley
Mrs. Kinsley
Polly Caswell
Biddeford-Saco
Wonderbar
Oliva Bolduc
Romeo Provencher
Conrad J. Nolette
Elmer E. Ayers
Talmadge Allen
Henry Gobeil
Nelson Bergeron
Ralph Comtois
Armand Mercier
Robert Libby
State Department of Labor
Department of Labor
Viger
Lew
Edward
Campbell
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