Personal notes from Biddeford and Saco locals abroad
Mrs Emma McCullough of 20 Alfred Street Biddeford is a patient at Saco hospital. Miss Alice Lajeunesse of Saco is visiting Miami Beach Florida. Mr and Mrs Arthur Desmarais of 9 Foss Street Biddeford vacation in Miami Beach. Dennis Labbe infant son of Mr and Mrs Gerard Labbe of 25 Emery Court Biddeford is a semi patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Kenneth Stackpole has returned home at 70 James Street Saco after a medical stay at Webber Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma McCullough
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Saco Hospital
Miami Beach
Fla
Alice Lajeunesse
Saco
Arthur Desmarais
Foss Street
Dennis Labbe
Gerard Labbe
Emery Court
Webber Hospital
Kenneth Stackpole
James Street
Salem woman Edna Wills 77 dies in Portland hospital
Edna Wills of Salem Maine 77 wife of the late Carter Wills died Saturday in a Portland hospital. Born in Lowell Massachusetts she was daughter of Edgar and Josie Carter and longtime Nazarene church organist. Survived by two sons Randolph of California Kenyon of Kennebunk a daughter Mrs Charles Hayes of Leicester Mass seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral at Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk with Rev Thomas C Martin officiating. Burial in Salem in spring. Weather section follows with temperatures and wind details for several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna (Carter) Wills
Salem
Maine
Portland
Lowell
Mass
Edgar
Josie (Webster) Carter
Nazarene Church
Strong
Randolph Wills
California
Kenyon E. Wills
Kennebunk
Charles Hayes
Leicester
Angell Funeral Home
Dane Street
Thomas C. Martin
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Gurney Women’s Relief Corps Meets Tonight in Saco Hall
The Fred S. Gurney Women’s Relief Corps will meet at 7 30 tonight in the Saco GAR hall. Court Decary meets Tuesday at 7 pm at St John hall Elm street Biddeford for a social honoring officers and January birthday members. Wardwell Home board of managers holds annual meeting Thursday at 2 pm 43 Middle Street. VFW Auxiliary meets tonight at 7 30 at Biddeford City Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Gurney
Women's Relief Corps
Saco Gar Hall
St. John Hall
Elm Street
Biddeford
Wardwell Home
Middle Street
Saco
VFW
Biddeford City Building
Bideford United
Biddeford Saco Toastmasters Meet at Wonderbar
The Biddeford Saco Toastmasters Club will gather Wednesday at the Wonderbar with supper at 6 30 p m and the business session at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Wonderbar
McMillan Legion Auxiliary to Meet with Ora Cookson Tonight
Members of the McMillan post Canadian Legion auxiliary will meet at 7 30 this evening with Miss Ora Cookson of 3 Clarendon street Biddeford for a local gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMillan Post
Canadian Legion Auxiliary
Ora Cookson
Clarendon Street
Biddeford
Church notes show Saco Salvation Army groups meet this week
Local church notices list Lower Grade Cadets Sunbeams and Home League meeting Tuesday at 3 30 and 7 30 p m respectively. Girl Scout Troop 15 meets at School Street Methodist Tuesday 3 30 p m. Brownie Troops 4 and 5 gather at Saco United Baptist Church tomorrow at 3 30 p m. Board meetings are scheduled for Biddeford United Baptist plus Saco School Street Methodist board and church advisory meetings in coming evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Salvation Army
School Street Methodist Church
Saco United Baptist Church
Mrs Eva Murphy dies after long illness in Saco
Mrs Eva Marie Murphy 76 of 32 Storer Street Saco widow of John P Murphy Sr died Saturday morning in a local hospital after a long illness. She was born in Quebec daughter of Napoleon and Arthemise Chenard and was a Notre Dame de Lourdes parishioner. Survived by Paul and John P Murphy Jr siblings and one grandchild. Funeral Tuesday at 9 from Notre Dame de Lourdes church Saco with calling hours at Cosgrove Funeral Home Biddeford today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Marie Murphy
Storer Street
Saco
John P. Murphy
Quebec
Napoleon and
Arthemise
Labelle Chenard
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Paul Murphy
Old Orchard Beach
John P. Murphy, Jr
Biddeford
Paul
Arthur
Alfred Chenard
Ernest Chenard
Arthemise Chenard
Blanche
Sisters of Charity
Pensacola
Fla
Margaret Sayer
Cosgrove
Elm Street
Mrs Guay veteran Biddeford resident dies after long illness
Mrs Marie Guay 82 wife of Alfred Guay of 3 Lafayette Street Biddeford died at home after a long illness. Born in St Isidore Quebec she lived in Biddeford 42 years. She was a St Andre church parishioner and Third Order of St Francis member. Surviving: husband three sons Alfred J Narisse and Arthur all of Biddeford one daughter Mrs Alfred Grondin of Montreal two brothers Honore and Henri Guay two sisters Mrs Rose Moulin and Mrs Marie Anne Beaudoin 30 grandchildren 45 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements to be announced Friends may call Bolduc funeral home 29 Alfred Street Biddeford after 7 this evening and from 10 am to 10 pm Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Cleophe Guay
Alfred Guay
Lafayette Street
Biddeford
St. Isidore
Quebec
Pierre and
Marie (Langlois) Guay
St. Andre Church
St. Anne
Alfred J. Guay
Merchant Marines
Narcisse
Arthur Guay
Alfred Grondin
Montreal
Honore Guay
Saco
Henri Guay
Rose Moulin
Danielson
Conn
Marie Anne Beaudo
Mrs Florence Hill 88 West Hartford resident dies
Mrs Florence Belle Hill 88 a West Hartford resident died Saturday morning at a Simsbury convalescent home. Born in South Portland she was the widow of Rev Albert L Hig. Survived by three daughters Ada M Gladys Winnifred Hill all of West Hartford and brother George Hamilton Westbrook. Funeral services were set for 11 today from Newkirk and Whitney West Hartford with burial tomorrow at Goodwins Mills cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Belle (Hamilton) Hill
Brace Road
West Hartford
Conn
Simsbury
South Portland
Albert L. Hig
Ada M. Hill
Gladys L. Hill
Winnifred Hill
George Hamilton
Westbrook
Newkirk and Whitney Funeral Home
Goodwins Mills
Funeral services for Arthur F. E. Mitchell
Funeral services for Arthur F. E. Mitchell of Old Orchard Beach were held Saturday at 2 PM from the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco. Rev. Stanley Bennett of the Saco United Baptist officiated. Burial followed in Evergreen Cemetery at Kennebunk Landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur FE. Mitchell
Old Orchard Beach
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
Stanley Bennett
Saco United Baptist
Evergreen Cemetery
Kennebunk Landing
Funeral services for Philip F. Woodman held in Camden
Funeral services were held at 10 this morning in Camden Tennessee for Philip F. Woodman 65 a former Biddeford man who died there Saturday He was born in Biddeford son of Melville and Annetta Barnes Woodman and retired last year after 20 years in business in Michigan City Indiana He is survived by a daughter Virginia Woodman Conyers Camden a son Albert L Woodman Pittsburgh a Pa one sister Ruth Towle Salmon Falls three brothers Perley L Woodman New Orleans La King Woodman Biddeford and Paul Woodman Saco and five grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Tenn
Philip F. Woodman
Biddeford
Melville
Annetta (Barnes) Woodman
Michigan City
Ind
Virginia Woodman Conyers
Albert L. Woodman
Pittsburg
N Y man killed in Hartland crash near Palmyra
Edward Ebersole, 41, of Yorktown Heights New York, died from injuries from a two car collision near Palmyra Saturday. His wife Virginia, 35, is in critical condition at Bangor hospital with two broken legs and other injuries. The couple’s children Diane 12 Patty 7 and Carol 6 are in fair condition at Scott Webb hospital in Hartland. Ebersey, a representative for Curtis Wright Aircraft Corp., had been working at Dow Air Force Base Bangor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Hartland
Edward Ebersole
Yorktown Heights
Palmyra
Virginia
Bangor
Diane
Patty
Carol
Scott-Webb Hospital
Ebersey
Curtis
January Tides Chart Shows High and Low Conditions
The page lists January tidal times with high and low values for AM and PM events. Observed figures include daytime highs near 9.56 and 3.45, with evening highs around 10.34 and 11.10, and lows near 3.05 and 4.24. A late window spans from 14a to 5.34.
Two Additional Indictments Filed At York County High Court
Elmer H. Ellsworth of Harrison faces two more forgery charges in York County Superior Court. Indictments cite a $76.20 check dated October 9 at Saco drawn on First National Bank of Biddeford payable to Francis A. Martin and signed by Harry Z. Miller, with endorsement by Francis A Martin. A second forgery charge covers a $76.10 check dated October 10 in Biddeford, similarly drawn, signed, and endorsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Superior Court
Alfred
Elmer H. Ellsworth
Harrison
Saco
First National Bank
Biddeford
Francis A. Martin
Harry Z. Miller
Francis A Martin
Pine Street
First National Bank of
Stocks Drop Sharply As Steel And Motors Lead Losses
New York shares slid through a fourth straight session with broad declines in steels and motors while many small issue stocks edged higher on active early trading. Industrials fell sharply as rails aircrafts and electronics mixed with chemicals airlines oils and building materials mostly lower. APaverage at noon down 60 cents to 229.60 as industrials shed 1.40 rail group unchanged utilities down 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steels and Motors
Congress
Associated Press
Saco Fire Crews Respond to Overheated Oil Furnace
Saco firemen were called yesterday afternoon to a three story building at 16 Irving Street owned by Joseph Le Doux for an overheated oil furnace. Some smoke damage was reported to the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Joseph Ledoux
Irving Street
New nation Kamerun forms amid violence over independence
New Nation Newsmap reports the new nation Kamerun with population 3,250,000 as celebrations of independence from France are marred by anti government clashes in Bamileke and Douala. The former German colony was under a trusteeship since World War I and reclaims Kamerun from the German legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kamerun
France
Bamileke
Douala
French Cameroons
Welcome To The Fold Welcome To The Fold
Newcomers welcomed in Biddeford Saco Journal notices list numerous births with names and dates across several families. Tanya Louise Watson Beaulieu Roderick Ernest Beaulieu Gary James Randall Margaret Florence Weyland Arnold Alvin IV James Paul Wildes Mary Ann Caret Laurie Jean Linda Ann Julie Ann Mary Jo Raymond Arthur Craig Allen Julie Sue Sandra Marie added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Beaulieu
Winter Street
Sanford
Roderick Ernest
Gary Randall
Oak Lane
Gorham
Gary James, Jr
Gordon Weyland
Acton
Margaret Florence
Arnold A. Nickerson, II
Cape Porpoise
Arnold Alvin IV
William Wildes
Turbot's Creek
Kennebunkport
James Paul
Webber
Laurent Caret
Summer Street
Biddeford
Mary Ann
Donald D. Lester
Central Street
Saco
Laurie Jean
Richard Godard
Bradbury Street
Linda Ann
Paul FE
Mary-Jo
Edward Parker
Bradley Street
Raymond Arthur
Fred Collins
Highland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Craig Allen
Jonathan F. Foss
Mt. Vernon Street
Riddeford
Julie Sue
Neal L. Day
Washington Street
Sandra Marie
Ex Biddeford Man Named Fellow of American College of Surgeons
Dr. Merrill Shapiro of Portland Maine was named a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons at a Beth Israel hospital Boston meeting. He is son of Mrs Nettie Shapiro and the late Samuel Shapiro of Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Shapiro
Samuel Shapiro
Birch Street
Biddeford
American College of Surgeons
Beth Israel Hospital
Boston
Dr. Shapiro
Nettie Shapiro
Bideford
Biddeford High School
Bowdoin College
Albany Medical College
Albany
N. Y
Maine Medical Center
Portland
U. S
Japan
Portland Medical Center
Cales Street
Shapiro
Irving
Lynn
Mass
Maine
ACS
Icy Streets Blamed For Auto Mishaps
Biddeford police investigated two weekend accidents blamed on icy streets. Joseph Peloquin’s car collided with Emile Vachon’s parked sedan on Stone street causing front damage. Joseph Dubuc reported skidding at Pike and Pool streets at 4:50 am Sunday and striking a utility pole causing extensive front-end damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Joseph O. Peloquin
Gove Street
Stone Street
Emile Vachon
Ferry Road
Saco
Peloquin
Vachon
Joseph Dubuc
Cleaves Street
Pike and
Pool Streets
Betrothal Of Biddeford Girl Announced
Plans for a February 6 wedding are being made by Miss Rita Corbeil from Biddeford. Her fiancé Adrien E. Lehoux is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Lehoux of 97 Graham Street. Miss Corbeil attended local schools and Lehoux graduated from St Louis High School and St Francis College in 1957 then attended the University of New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritarbeil
Adrien E. Lehoux
Joseph Lehoux
Graham Street
Biddeford
Selime Corbeil
Union Street
Corbeil
St. Louis High School
St. Francis College
University of New Hampshire
Pauline FE. Fournier
Richard Bomeifi
New York City
Rene Fournier
Summer Street
Miss Fournier
Biddeford High School
United Air Lines
Eastside Terminal
Bomeifl
Philip Bomeifl
St. Simon of Stock High School
Fordham University
Saco Man Fined n Biddeford On Liquor Count
Harold S Maddocks, 54, of 5 Storer street Saco pleaded guilty in Biddeford municipal court to procuring intoxicating liquor for a minor. He was fined 50 or 60 days in Alfred jail. Louis Philip Nadeau, 30, of 44 Green street Biddeford pleaded guilty to assault and battery on his wife and was fined 10. Cuban cut Castro campaign to reduce Cuba dependence on US shows progress though exports to Cuba in Q3 1959 were 39 percent below 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold S. Maddocks
Storer Street
Saco
Biddeford
Gerald C. Nason
Alfred
Louis Philip Nadeau
Green Street
Madeline Nadeau
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Saco Mayor Sets Weekly Evening Office Hours
Mayor Charles R. Cote will open the mayor's office Thursday nights from 7 30 to 9 p m to hear citizen problems. The experiment runs six to eight weeks on a trial basis with no promised results and may be dropped if ineffective. City Clerk Clifford Purvis plans to join in the sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Cote
Coote
Saco
Cote
Clifford Purvis
Biddeford Budget Date Moved Up
Biddeford city council annouces budget meeting moved from January 25 to January 18, city clerk Ralph Binette said this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Ralph Binette
Red Knights Schedule Substitute Game at College Gym
The Pease Air Force base basketball team will oppose St. Francis Red Knights tomorrow evening at the college gym replacing New England College of Henniker. Father Ovide Tanguay, athletic director, said a last minute cancellation required the change and the Air Force squad will serve as a tune up for the next conference duel with the University of Maine Portland Friday. The game starts at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pease Air Force Base
St. Francis Red Knights
New England College of Henniker
N. H
Ovide Tanguay
Air Force
University of Maine, Portland
Portland
Licenses Of Saco Pair Suspended For Speeding
Two Saco residents, Dennis W. Labonte and Paul M. Curran, were fined $25 each and had licenses suspended for 10 days after pleading guilty to speeding in Saco Municipal Court before Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr. The same session saw Roland P. Palardis fined $100 for driving under the influence, with appeal to May term and $500 bail. State police were the complainants in all three cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
William F. Wilson ,Jr
Sacoco
Dennis W. Labonte
North Street
Paul M. Curran
Smutty Lane Road
Ing
Wilson
Roland P. Palardis
Hillside Avenue
Biddeford
Palardis
York County Superior Court
Atty
William Donahue
Maracel Viger
Hospital Open Presque Isle Opens To Public Tour
More than 5,000 residents visited the Arthur R. Gould Memorial Hospital in Presque Isle for an open house. The 96 bed facility cost about 1.5 million dollars with 600,000 raised by public subscription and will begin operation early next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presque Isle
Arthur R. Gould Memorial Hospital
Roll Cracker Crumbs Easy Pie Crust Method
Roll crackers or cookies for crumb crusts by placing them in a bag with the top left open and pounding them until finely ground. The method works with plastic or paper bags and requires no special equipment, offering a quick way to prepare crust crumbs.
Romeo Cotes Honored At Silver Wedding Party
The silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Romeo Cote of Saco was celebrated with a surprise testimonial at their 32 Irving Street home. About 100 guests attended the evening event featuring silver and white décor, a cake from Mrs. Yvonne Lavasseur, and a corsage pinning ceremony. The Cotes, married January 12 1935 at Notre Dame de Lourdes, are active in parish affairs. he runs Romeo Cote and Sons market, she works in Peppered Manufacturing’s blanket department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeo Cote
Saco
Irving Street
Yvonne Lavasseur
Biddeford
Cote
Madeleine Cote
Richard
Raymond Cote
Miss Cote
Antonia Poire
Robert Poire
Lavasseur
Pipe Thaw Backfires At Old Orchard Beach Home
A plan to thaw frozen water pipes with burning paper at Arthur Duhamel’s East Grand Avenue home in Old Orchard Beach backfired yesterday. The burning paper set the floor on fire and firefighters used a booster line to extinguish the blaze. No damage estimate was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Duhamel
East Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Beach
Duet Singers Highlight Advent Church Sunday Service
At the Advent Christian church in Old Orchard Beach, Mrs Bruce Merrill and Marland Kimberly performed a Sunday evening duet. Mrs Dorothy Hartlett accompanied the performers and also partnered with Mrs Emma Thurlow and her daughter Sheila for a vocal number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Church
Old Orchard Beach
Bruce Merrill
Marland Kimberly
Dorothy Hartlett
Lewiston Judge Denies Wages Enforcement Warrant
Lewiston Municipal Court Associate Judge Harris M. Isaacson refused a county request for a warrant against Lewiston for alleged noncompliance with the new minimum wage law. He ruled the law unenforceable due to lack of criminal action provisions against a corporation. Three Lewiston firemen claimed $70.50 weekly for 72 hours, $1.50 below minimum. County Attorney Gaston M. Dumais said he will notify the commissioner of the court’s action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Harris M. Isaacson
Lewistown
Law and Industry
Marion Martin
Isaacson
Gaston M. Dumais
Marriage Intentions Filed By Biddeford Pair
Miss Pauline Edna Fournier of 148 Summer street Biddeford and Richard Stephen Bomelfi of 2630 King Bridge Terrace Bronx New York filed marriage intentions at the Biddeford city clerk’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Edna Fournier
Summer Street
Biddeford
Richard Stephen Bomelfi
King Bridge Terrace
Bronx
New York
Macy promoted to director of publicity in DEO
Philip J. Macy of Manchester is elevated to director of publicity and public relations for the Department of Economic Development after three years as assistant director. He succeeds Charles G. H. Evans, now Gov. Reed's press secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Philip J. Macy
Manchester
Department of Economic Development
Macy
DEO
Charles G. H. Evans
Gov. Reed
Maine Young Republicans near endorsing Gov Reed
The Maine Council of Young Republican Clubs narrowly avoids a full endorsement as it adopts a resolution expressing utmost confidence in Governor Reed. The group also selected Portland as its convention city for next April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Maine Council of Young Republican Clubs
John H. Reed
Reed
Portland
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The
Saco Salvationrmy
Saco Schooltreet Methodist Church
Theospital
Doris Demers
Cora B. Littlefield
Alfred Wells
Allstate
Paul R. Rousseau
James P. Murphy Co
Lewiston, Maine
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Roland Collette
Dial
Vermont
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W. J. Provost
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Marie Guay
Florence Hill
Arthur Fe, Mitchell
Philip Woodman
Ray
B. B
M. B
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Brigitte
Hollywood
Sudan
Niger
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Chad
Angola
Miles
David Watson
Fox Point Road
Newington
Tanya Louise
Iiources
Saco Man
Celestial Space
James T. Mangan
Outer Space
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Red Knights
Romeo Cotes
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Electric Eye
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NEA
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
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