Biddeford Inaugural Address Outlines 1961 City Plans
Deschambault inaugurated as mayor in Biddeford with council and boards sworn in. Address emphasizes prudent spending, street and welfare improvements, police and fire upgrades, new school and airport, and strong industrial development led by Hugh Mershall. Mentioned are new offices, lighting plans, and tax guidance for 1961. Includes remarks on hotel and civic events, and a pledge to create jobs and modernization in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Binette
Antonio Mariello
Arthur Pratt
Andre Fortier
Samuel Lacerte
Roland Cadornette
Edward Lane
Romeo Gaene
H. Clifford Berry
J. Albert Merryman
Woodlawn
Wilfred Simoneau
Alden Jacobs
Ernest Fontaine
John Cleary
Lionel Croteau
Cookson
Cornelius J. Enright
St. Mary Church
Biddelford
Ralph Binette
Deschambault
Biddeford
Fire Department
State of Maine
Duprey Bros. Trucking
United States
Ceeiada
Industrial Development Committee
Hugh Mershall
Saco-Lowell
Allied Shoe Co
Two Accidents Reported To Saco Police
Two accidents were reported to Saco police headquarters yesterday. The first occurred at Cascade Road and U S Route One involving Albert S Nadeau and Ethelyn Kimball with minor injuries and vehicle damages estimated at $95 and $9 respectively. The second occurred on Flag Pond Road involving Walter Mayo Pavson and an unidentified oncoming vehicle, with Payson and William Gilnatric uninjured and damages estimated at $200 and $25 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Cascade Road
U. S
Albert S. Nadeau
Pool Road
Biddeford
Ethelyn Kimball
Old Orchard Road
Robert FE. Kimball
Lori Kimball
Carole Kimball
Kimball
Nacemu
Flag Pond
Walter Mayo Pavson
Houston
Samuel Jones Coney
West
Scarborough
Payson
William Gilnatric
Police Report All Quiet In Biddeford
Biddeford police reported a quiet holiday weekend with only two minor accidents and no arrests. Few telephone complaints were received. Firemen were called out twice to small fires and once on a false alarm. Two ambulance runs occurred. No municipal court session was held this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Devoe Fined 2100 In Saco Court Today
Tyler T. Devoe, 17, of Saco was fined 100 dollars in Saco Municipal Court for driving under the influence after a North Street accident. Associate Judge William F Wilson Jr also imposed a 30 day jail sentence in lieu of the fine. Devoe sought to raise the money. Saco police filed the case. In a separate action Marshall Wentworth, 25, of Kennebunk paid a 10 dollar fine for speeding 65 mph in a 55 mph zone on US Route One. State Police were the complainants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler T. Devoe
Storer Street
Saco
William F. Wilson, Jr
Devoe
North Street
Wilson
Marshall Wentworth
Kennebunk
Weather Triggers Rise in Maine Unemployment Claims
Unemployment claims at the Maine Employment Security Commission rose by 139 last week, led by weather impacts. The office reported 955 claims filed, up from 816 the prior week, according to office manager Francis M. Coughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Employment Security Commission
Francis M. Coughlin
Fire claims rise tied to construction stoppage weather
A year ago there were 1,008 fire claims as the sharp rise was blamed on work stoppages by construction and building firms due to weather. Exhaustion of checks stayed at 255 for the year.
Fire in Town House Briefly Reported Smoke in Hotel Section
Saco fire crews were summoned at 12 55 pm yesterday to the Town House on Stormer Street for smoke in the hotel section. No flames were found and no damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Stormer Street
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Cartoon Carnival
Bertee
Tee
Meg
Pat. Off
Janie
Army Missile Progress Coordinator
Ato
Weill
Welfare Department
Edgar Sevigny
State Police Department of
Maine
Wentworth and
Jefferson Streets
South
Elm Streets
Main
Bacon and
Hill Streets
Rita Mercier
Raymond Laflamme
Alfred Mercier
Miss Mercier
Isadore Mercier
Maine School For the Deaf
Portland
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Philip Laflamme
St. Louis High School
Arthur King
Board of Education
Paul Larrabee
Alan Bond
Ripley
England
Alan
William Cook
Britain
Atomic Energy Authority
London
Lucette Aldous
Fanrice Fitzmaurice
Saco Police
Journal
SPO
Howe
Howe’s
Wells
York County
Beach St. Saco Dial
Shapiro's Oil
Alfred Street
Appl
Water Street
Home Improvement, Inc
Saco, Maine
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