Personal News From Old Orchard Beach Area
Mrs. John Timmins of Harmon avenue Old Orchard Beach has returned home after visiting her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Francis Roberge in Methuen Massachusetts. Miss Maxine Paul daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Paul of West Surf Old Orchard Beach is spending the weekend with a classmate in Washington DC. She is a student of College New Rochelle New Rochelle New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Timmins
Harmon Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Francis Roberge
Methuen
Mass
Maxine Paul
Alfred Paul
West Surf
Washington, D. C
New Rochelle
New Rochele
N. Y
Deaths Edward Sullivan 56 Saco longtime public servant
Edward Sullivan 56 of 18 Hall avenue Saco died Thursday in a Saco hospital. WWII veteran Major in the Air Force retired 1947 he served as base quartermaster and held roles in Civil Defense and police commission. Survived by widow Rosanna a stepson and several siblings. Services Saturday 2 p.m. at Cote Funeral Home with calling hours Friday. Portland forecast sunny windy cold with flurries mountains. temps 5 to 15 below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Sullivan
Hall Avenue
Saco
Biddeford
Edward
Annie (O'Rourke) Sullivan
Thornton Academy
Air Force
Army
Air Corps
Sullivan
Owen Davis
American Legion
Home Corporation
Reserve Officer's Association
York County Law Enforcement Association
C.C.C
Colorado
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery
Rosanna
Blanchette) Sullivan
Lawrence Hooper
John
Easley
S.C
Paul
James
Old Orchard Beach
Raymond Kerry
Cote
Beach Street
Portland
Notre Dame Thrift Shop Leads Group C Next Week
Mrs Auguste Albert of the Old Orchard Beach Assembly Order of the Rainbow for Girls will oversee Group C next week. The Saco Rebekah lodge hosts the York County Past Noble Grands association in Odd Fellows hall Saco with supper at 6 30 and a 7 30 meeting Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Thrift Shop
Auguste Albert
Capn
Old Orchard Beach
Order of the Rainbow For
Saco Rebekah Lodge
York County Past Noble Grands Association
Odd Fellows Hall
Saco
Church Notes and Confession Times in Kennebunk area
Junior Bandana group from the Saco Salvation Army meets Saturday at 10 a.m. Confessions will be heard at St Monica Church Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Confessions will also be heard at St Martha Church Kennebunkport Saturday from 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandana Soongsters
Saco Salvation Army
St Monica Church
Kennebunk
St Martha Church
Kennebunkport
Confessions Heard At St Mary Church Wells Saturday
Confessions will be heard at St Mary church Wells Saturday from 2 30 to 3 30 p m in a brief religious service announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary Church
Wells
Smorgasbord Supper at Biddeford Church
The Women’s Fellowship of the Congregational White Church in Biddeford will serve a smorgasbord supper in the vestry on Saturday from 5 to 6 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Fellowship of the
Congregational
White) Church
Biddeford
Kennedy links MIGs to Cuba. U S notes attack on shrimp boat
President Kennedy says the four MIGs involved in the incident flew under a Cuban flag and implied Cubans bear responsibility unless the Soviet Union disputes it. Washington sent a formal note to Castro after Havana rejected the allegations of an unprovoked attack. Cuban radio said two recon planes spotted a fishing boat and left after confirming it was not Cuban, while two boatmen near Key West reported machine gun bullets and rocket fire.
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Cuba
Kennedy
U.S
Castro
Havana
Key West
Pentae
Maxim's First Practicable Machine Gun in 1888
Sir Hiram S. Maxim achieved a historic milestone by creating the first practicable machine gun in 1888, marking a turning point in military technology and arms development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram S. Maxim
Simonne Prue Rites Set In Rumford After Long Illness
Simomne Prue Frechette Prue of Rumford died Thursday morning after a long illness. Born January 26, 1916 in Biddeford she was the daughter of Thomas and Angelina Frechette. She married Ludger Prue and lived in Rumford. She leaves her widower two sons Robert and Gregory three daughters Mrs Kenneth Briggette Carol and Dianne one brother Archie Frechette Los Angeles three sisters Mrs Annette Goudreau Lowell Mrs Juliette Roberge Biddeford and Mrs Constance Soulard Venice Calif and two grandchildren Funeral services will be held Saturday morning from St John church Rumford arrangements by oe funeral home Rumford.
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Simomne
Frechette
Prue
Rumford
Biddeford
Thomas and
Angelina
Pelletier) Frechette
Ludger Prue
Robert
Gregory
Kenneth Briggette
Carol
Dianne
Archie Frechette
Los Angeles
Calif
Annette Goudreau
Lowell
Mass
Juliette Roberge
Constance Soulard
Venice
St. John Church
Oe Funeral Home
Rum
State Police Warn Pedestrians About Winter Traffic
Maine State Police issued a caution to pedestrians stressing self reliance in winter walking. They warn that poor visibility dark conditions weather and slick roads increase motorist risks and urge walkers to accept responsibility obey signals cross at intersections wear lighted white clothing at night and cross carefully with ample time.
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Maine
Hiking Disc Jockey Reaches Laco Line
Jim Sands a 28 year old Westbrook radio announcer left Port land City hall after 8 am on a 50 mile walk to Biddeford and back to Westbrook in support of the Heart Fund campaign About 40 people joined him at the start in bitter cold weather By noon the group reached the Saco Scarborough line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Sands
Westbrook
Portland City Hall
Biddeford
Heart Fund
Saco- Scarborough
Gordon Helms in Hellman Farce on Broadway
Ruth Gordon and Walter Matthau co star in Lillian Hellman comedy My Mother, My Father and Me arriving on Broadway in late March. Gordon replaces a self written project stalled by financing issues this season.
Trucker outfits old bus for hunting trips to Canada
Don Hawkey, a trucking company owner in Redding California, converted an old bus into a hunting expedition vehicle. The bus includes a refrigerator capable of holding six 150 pound dressed deer or four dressed moose for Canadian wilderness trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trucker
Redding
Calif
Don Hawkey
Housekeeper and Employer Die in Searsmont Tragedy
An elderly Searsmont resident, Clinton A. Butler, and his housekeeper Florence Rogers died after Butler collapsed outdoors Thursday night. Medical examiner John A. Caswell cited prior heart trouble in both and said autopsies would not be performed. A passerby found Butler alive in the snow and Rogers on the home’s steps. Sheriff Hoe! Sanker noted Butler may have been stricken while working and Rogers may have gone to seek him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searsmont
Clinton A. Butler
Florence Rogers
John A. Caswell
Butler
Mrs. Rogers
Sheriff Hoe
Sanker
New Democratic Club Formed In Biddeford
A new Democratic club formed in Biddeford held a supper at St John hall on Jefferson street last night. Secretary Raymond Cote announced the group to fill a gap after the former club disbanded. Aure lien Fleurant was elected president with officers including Richard Howard Cote and John Cleary. A three man board of trustees was chosen David Hall Clifford Berry and Zoel Duguay. Dues collector Leon Grover was named. By laws will be voted on next meeting and the club seeks county and state affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
St. John Hall
Jefferson Street
Raymond Cote
Cote
Aurelien ‘Victor’ Fleurant
Richard Howard
John Cleary
David Hall
Clifford Berry
Zoel Duguay
Leon Grover
Church Women Report From Indian Work At Foss Street
The Women’s Society of Christian Service at Foss Street Methodist Biddeford held a covered dish supper. Mrs Beatrice Kaleel led in the absence of the president while Mrs Ida Michie shared a devotion on India with colored slides. Sunshine chair Louise Merryman reported cards and flowers sent to ill and shut-in members. A Lent prayer circle led by Rev Joseph Ingraham and World Day of Prayer on March 1 were announced. Members voted to sponsor a church Sunday school child for the Methodist summer camp at Winthrop and donated medical supplies to the Northeastern Jurisdiction. They urged trading stamps for choir accessories, moved the March 20 meeting to 6 pm, and will oversee the last two Mission School meetings March 24 and 31. Plans for the December 7 Fall Fair were outlined with a baked bean supper, work night March 11 at 7:30 pm, and guest Mrs Leonard Gledhill welcomed. The session closed with the Women’s Society Benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Foss Street Methodist Church
Biddeford
Beatrice Kaleel
Ida Michie
India
Sunshine
Louise Merryman
Joseph Ingraham
Ingraham
Mission School
Foss Street
Leonard Gledhill
Womens Society
Lemay Hutchins Rites Announced in Alexandria
Miss Lorraine T. Lemay of Biddeford married William J. Hutchins of Biddeford in an evening church ceremony in Alexandria Virginia with one witness, Mrs. Marlene Montalbano. Hutchins, a 1961 Biddeford High School graduate, is a U S Navy seaman stationed in Key West. Mrs. Hutchins, a 1962 graduate, works as a private secretary for the Navy Department. The couple will visit Biddeford for a week in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine T. Lemay
Gerard A. Lemay
Hill Street
Biddeford
William J. Hutchins
George FE. Hutchins
Oak Ridge
Alexandria
Marlene Montalbano
Hutchins
Biddeford High School
Gallant Men Reveals OSS Spy Mission on Salerno
Conley Wright narrates Operation Secret in The Gallant Men detailing OSS spy work and the behind enemy lines death of a GI on D-Day at Salerno. The program airs Saturday February 23 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Channel 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallant Men
Conley Wright
Salerno
Channel 8
Welcome To The Fold Babies Born In Biddeford And Saco
Newparent notices list births at area homes including Cynthia Louise Boudreau daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Boudreau of Biddeford and daughters Pami Jean Paquet Lisa Jane Paquet Christopher Edwin Janson Sharon Anne Roberge and a Buxton Road Saco newborn. Grandparents named for each family with locations in Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Saco Brentwood and Methuen.
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Biddeford
Robert W. Perkins
Ocean Park Road
Saco
Pami Jean
John M. Paquet
Summer Street
Lisa Jane
Edmond Gonneville
Dayton
Albert Paquet
Cleaves Street
Roger Janson
Brentwood
N. Y
Leo Paul Janson
Western Avenue
Robert Rochefort
Herring Avenue
Francis Roberge
Roberge
Ruth Ann Timmins
Old Orchard Beach
John Timmins
Harmon Avenue
Ernest Roberge
Buxton Road
Northward to the Mediterranean a contested plateau town
The town sits on a 950 foot plateau and serves as a resort, agricultural center, and transport hub. About 37,000 live in the surrounding area. It changed hands multiple times in World War III battles between Axis powers and the British 8th Army, similar to Benghazi and Al Mari.
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Mediterranean
Benghazi
al Mari Changd
8Th Army
Maine group reinstates Tweedie as executive director
Walter F. Tweedie is reinstated as executive director of the Maine Citizens for Right To Work Inc effective February 16 after a directors meeting Francis Lee stated. Tweedie, a former Mars Hill Republican representative, was fired by Fred J. Merrill of South Portland who then left on a Caribbean cruise. The group missed a deadline for filing an initiative right to work bill and Tweedie claimed he was hired by the executive committee with directors’ approval and only they could dismiss him. Merrill indicated possible missteps by Tweedie over signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Walter F. Tweedie
Maine Citizens For Right To Work Inc
Francis Lee
Tweedie
Mars Hill
Fred J. Merrill
South Portland
Merrill
Hughes TWA Court Action Is Deferred
New York AP says judicial action on Trans World Airlines default judgment against Hughes Tool Co is deferred for at least a week by Judge Charles M. Metzner. The case, tied to Hughes and TWA management, dates to June 1961 after Hughes yielded voting rights in a $165 million deal. CAB defers Pan American World Airways TWA merger proceedings pending stockholder vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Trans World Airlines
Hughes Tool Co
Howard Hughes
Charles M. Metzner
Hughes
TWA
Toolco
Insurance
American girls start earning money early study says
A teen age magazine survey finds 57.5 percent of girls under 11 have earned at least some of their spending money. The study highlights early money management by American girls and their hands on experience with earnings before reaching their 11th birthday.
RS70 Bomber Prepared for First Flight After Fuel Leak Fix
Los Angeles reports the RS70 advances toward a late March or April roll out after engineers solved a fuel tank sealant problem. The giant 250-ton, 185-foot long craft with six 30 000 pound thrust engines faces debate over production as missiles eclipse bomber needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
North American Aviation, Inc
U.S
Defense
United States
Soviet Union
Palmdale
Calif
Bagley's Store Wins Maine Award for Civic Advertising
Bagley's Shop N Save in Saco was among six Maine recipients honored by the Freedom Foundation in Valley Forge for 1962. The award cites its advertising program and a Veterans Day ad. other Maine honorees include Victor A. Runtz for a cartoon and Ethel M. Johnson for an essay, plus church and publication efforts by local figures and entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagley
Shop N Save Market
Saco
Maine
Freedom Foundation
Valley Forge
Bagley’s
Victor A. Runtz
Bangor
Ethel M. Johnson
Browneld
Politbureau
U. S
Sheldon Christian
Brunswick
S. D. Warren Co
Cumberland Mills
Warren's Standard
Alfred D. Wilson
The
Standard
Engineers surge in jobs nationwide during the 1950s
A study shows demand across engineering fields rising 64 percent from 519000 to 853700 workers in the 1950s, reflecting strong growth in the sector and expanding opportunities for engineers nationwide.
UMP Students To Run Flame To Portland
In Augusta Mrs John H Reed lit a torch at Blaine House and about 530 students started the relay to Portland for the University of Maine winter carnival. Miss Irene Rodway of Portland was the only girl to participate as a coed. The run covers about one mile per participant with others in heated cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
John H. Reed
Blaine House
Portland
Irene Rodway
University of Maine
Rodway
UMP
Lup
Women door-to-door sellers reach 700000 mark
The National Association of Direct Selling Companies reports that about 700000 women now work door to door, approaching half of the 1.5 million total direct sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Direct Selling Companies
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University of Michigan
Simomne Prue
Laco Line
New Democratic Club
Brinks
Cyanamid Magazine
Gloria Jean Miller
Goshen, Ind
Free World
Goshen
Robert Smith
Portland Avenue
Christopher Edwin
Mitchell
RTW Post
James P. Mitchell
Crown Zellerbach Corp
American Paper & Pulp Association
APPA
H. F. Dunning
Scott Paper Co
Philadelphia
James Clark
Oregon State College
Tappi
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
Clark
Anna Moffa
Wayne, Pa
Metropolitan Opera
Europe
Hughes-Twa
Bagley’s Store
Maine Highway Safety Committee
Flame
Pas Bes
White Star, Inc
Prospect Street
Axminster
Maine Carpet CO
Men's & Boys
Johnson
Mayo
Boys
Chinos Elm Street
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