Local Personal Notes Mention R Noble and Croteau Family
R Noble, 24 Ferry Saco, has returned home as a patient at Webber hospital. Mr and Mrs Gedeon Croteau of Hampton NH are vacationing in California for the Tournament of Roses. They will visit relatives and travel to Mexico. Mrs Croteau was formerly Marian Rivard of Biddeford.
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R. Noble
Ferry Saco
Webber Hospital
Gedeon Croteau
Hampton
N. H
California
Mexico
Croteau
Marian Rivard
Biddeford
York County Salon 598 Social Meeting Announcement
York County Salon 598 Fight and Forty will meet Saturday at 8 p m at the home of Mrs Elodie Renaud 32 Pike Street Biddeford Members asked to bring articles to be used as prizes for games during the social hour.
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York County
Elodie Renaud
Pike Street
Biddeford
Church Notes on Friday Meetings in Saco Parishes
Higher Grade Corp Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Friday at 8 30 p m The Junior Youth Fellowship of the Saco Second Parish Congregational church will meet Friday at 3 15 p m in the parish house The Minister s class of the Saco First Parish Congregational church will meet Friday at 2 30 p m in the minister s study
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Saco Salvation Army
Saco
Friy
Saco First Parish Congregational Church
Andy Lang Home Hints On Stools Gutters And Locks
Handy tips cover a lightweight cleaning stool on casters with storage, furring strips for 12 by 12 ceiling tiles, asphalt asbestos gutters protection, annual gutter checks, clearing clogged downspouts, diagnosing water hammer, draining piping to fix it, and petroleum jelly in new locks to prevent rust and ease key turns.
Saco Council Discusses Industrial Session
An informal meeting of the Saco City Council with Industrial Agency Aye last night reviewed Saco's participation in the area industrial development commission. No conclusions were reached at the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Area Industrial Development Commission
Industris! Agen
Aye
Card of Thanks for George N. Gillis and family
Family of the late George N. Gillis expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for flowers donations to St Demetrios Cemetery Fund and sympathies. Thanks extend to Dr Thomas Anton Webber Hospital nurses and all who showed kindness during bereavement from Mrs Albert Madore Mr and Mrs Ronald Madore Mr and Mrs Robert Heeney
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Demetrios
George N. Gillis
Thomas Anton
Webber Hospital
Albert Madore
Ronald Madore
Robert Heeney
Deaths Alphonse Oprie at Biddeford home
Alphonse Oprie about 75 of 1304 South Street Biddeford died last night at a local convalescent home. No details were available at press time. He is at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone Street Biddeford and funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Alphonse Oprie
South Street
Biddeford
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone Street
St Anne Sodality Meeting for Marie Gendron at Sansoucy
Members of St Joseph church St Anne Sodality plan a 7 30 p m gathering at Sansoucy Biddeford to pay respects to late member Mrs Marie A Gendron.
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St. Anne Sodality
St. Joseph Church
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone Street
Biddeford
Marie A.gendron
Funeral Services for Edward Bouthillette at St. Andre
Funeral services for Edward Bouthillette were held at St. Andre church on Main Street Biddeford this morning. A high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev. Edmund Hache with the St. Andre male quartet and organist Mrs. Laura Lauzen Proulx. Bearers included Rudolph Thibo deau Anthony Ciampa George Anastasoff Conrad Nolette Joseph Lefebvre and Alfred Soulard. Burial followed in the St. Joseph cemetery with committal prayers by Rev. Hache. Out of town attendees included Mrs. Anthony Ciampa Medford Mass and Richard Thibo deau Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bouthillette
Main Street
Biddeford
St. Andre Church
Edmund Hache
Laura Lauzen Proulx
Rudolph Thibodeau
Anthony Ciampa
George Anastasoff
Conrad Nolette
Joseph Lefebvre
Alfred Soulard
St. Joseph
Medford
Mass
Richard Thibodeau
Boston
Funeral services for Thomas Gagne
Funeral services were held at St. Margaret church for Thomas Gagne age 40 of Old Orchard Beach. Rev. Armand Landry celebrated a requiem high mass with the ladies choir and organ. Burial was in St. Joseph cemetery Biddeford with prayers at the grave. York County Barracks Vet WWI conducted military rites and pallbearers included Raymond King and others. The widow received the folded American flag. Out of town mourners came from Nashua Boston and Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gagne
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
St. Margaret Church
Armand Landry
Antonio Boisvert
St. Joseph Cemetery
Biddeford
Fr. Landry
York County
Gagne
Raymond King
Walter J. Reardon
Francis Simard
John Boland
Thomas McGarity
James Feeney
Firine Sound
Joseph Cyr
Carroll Tarr
Joseph Neault
W. J. Normand
Arnold Ballard
Robert Lottinville
Nashua
N. H
Louise Ward
Marie Mahana
Boston
Lorette St. Germaine
Berlin
Electricians approve shorter work week and higher base pay
The contract set to start July 1 raises the work week to 30 hours from 35 while increasing base pay to 4.96 per hour and overtime to 7.44 per hour. Overtime is limited to 15 hours weekly per worker and covers a sixth hour. Harry Van Arsdale Jr. notes the move aims to guard against unemployment from new machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry van Arsdale Jr
Local 3
van Arsdale
Snowy Cold Forecast With Strong Winds Across Portland Area
Portland reports mostly sunny and cold this afternoon with west to southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight and Friday clear to partly cloudy with cold temperatures and winds 5 to 15 mph. Zone 1 temps 15 to 20 down to minus 10. Northward readings include Caribou minus 16 and Mt. Washington minus 31. Portland at minus 4. Western Auto in Saco advertises snow tires chains and batteries.
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Portland
Western Auto
Saco
Adv
Kennedy Defends Budget Proposals Amid Spending Curbs
President Kennedy defends proposed fiscal plans noting strict urgency standards and deferrals of desirable new programs. Defense totals reach 52.7 billion with space and arms plans, while overall federal outlays rise but with targeted economies and new high priority proposals.
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Kennedy
Defense
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
DeAngelis New School Board Head At Beach
Louis DeAngelis was elected chairman of the Old Orchard Beach Superintending school committee at an organizational meeting yesterday. Committee assignments included Mrs. Mary Smith lunch and home economics, Benjamin Downs transportation and repairs, DeAngelis athletics band and industrial arts. It was announced the high school football banquet will be January 31 at the Wonderbar Steak House. the remainder of the meeting studied the 1962 budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis DeAngelis
Old Orchard Beach
Mary Smith
Benjamin Downs
DeAngelis
Wonderbar
Biddeford
WSCS Readies To Nominate 1962 Officers
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford meets in the vestry to appoint a nominating committee and set plans. New member Mrs Maude Moore joins the committee with Mrs Theresa Chasse as chair and Mrs Ida Michie.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Foss Street Methodist Church
Biddeford
Maude, Moore
Theresa Chasse
Ida Michie
Malaya
Africa
Joan Doyle
Church of Christ
Latin America
Maine Council of Churches
Anne Spencer
Marion Hutchins
June Poirier
Sylvia Searle
Emma Chappell
Joyce Young
Auburn
Drouin and Cantara Families Gift Newborn Notices and Hero Honor
Notable birth announcements from Notre Dame Hospital list Linette Marie Provencal Constance LaCourse Anne Shirley Scott Allen Lisa Ann and seven pound thirteen ounce Raymond Langevin births. Elsewhere Gilbert Cantara Susan Carol born in Haverhill while Paul Robie of South Portland received a Carnegie Hero Fund bronze medal and $500 for rescuing a boy from Portland Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Hospital
Lloyd Provencal
Society Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Linette Marie
Joseph la ‘Course
Elm Street
Biddeford
Constance
Gaston Boucher
Oak Street
Anne Shirley
Boucher
Isabelle Nadeau
Piddeford
Gilbert F. Cantara
Haverhill
Mass
Susan Carol
Hale Hospital
Gedeon Croteau
Hampton
N. H
Nelson Rivard
Frederick Cantara
Clark Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pa
Paul R. Robie
South Portland
Maine
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
D. Michael Demers
Demers
Portland Harbor
Robie
Maine AppIe Queen Dawna Tilton Crowned in Lewiston
Seventeen year old Dawna W Tilton from Skowhegan is Maine 1962 Apple Queen. The Skowhegan High School senior was crowned by State Agriculture Commissioner E L Newdick at the Agricultural Trades Show after a field of 15 contestants. The event was sponsored by the Maine Pomological Society and the State Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Lewiston
Dawna W. Tilton
Skowhegan
E.L. Newdick
Dawna
Maine Pomological Society
State Grange
Theatre Guild predicts peak road show profits this season
The 22 year old Theatre Guild American Theatre Society books cross country attractions with a record 127000 subscribers in 20 cities. They estimate box office gross around 4700000 dollars for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theatre Guild - American Theatre Society
Hurricane Boosts Shrimp Catch In Tampa Bay
Shrimp fishermen in Tampa Bay report a sharp rise in catches after a recent hurricane. They say the storm’s heavy rainfall dilutes ocean water, stimulating shrimp growth and increasing yields for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
TBF Auxiliary Committee To Revise Bylaws
The Tighe Beaudoin Farley unit of the American Legion auxiliary met at Biddeford City Building to appoint a bylaws revision committee with Miss Anna Donahue as chair and members Mrs Evelyn Morin and Mrs Elodie Renaud. The group voted a donation to the National President's project and reported four members joined the annual Christmas visit to Notre Dame hospital. The membership committee tallied seven renewals for a 1962 total of 103.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe
Carmen Ruel
Ida Noyes
Nellie Petit
Clara Cormier
City Building
Wonderbar Steak House
Band Boosters Club Formed At St. Louis High
A St. Louis High School band parents and friends group formed last night at St. Joseph hall. The boosters aim to raise 7000 dollars to send the band to the Cherry Blossom parade in Washington DC in April. Local merchants and industries are being contacted for contributions and memberships are on sale. St. Louis was chosen as one of five high schools nationwide to participate in the annual festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boosters Club
St. Louis
Parents and Friends
St. Joseph Hall
Washington
D. C
Lakeside Place replaces poor farm for aged in Newport
Newport Kentucky AP reports Lakeside Place a $3 million ultramodern facility for 336 residents rises on the Campbell County poor farm site. County builds, rents range 100 to 125 dollars monthly with special wards and chronic care rooms, aiding those 62 and over who can pay or receive state and federal support. Judge A J Jolly says the project offers independence and assists seniors regardless of wealth, aiming for completion in early 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Lakeside Place
Campbell County
A. J. Jolly
Hollis Driver Fined in Saco Court for Imprudence
Leon C. Fogg 51 of Hollis was fined $50 in Saco Municipal Court by Judge Hilary Mahaney for imprudent driving and had his license suspended 10 days. Michael Madore 17 of Saco was put on six month probation for driving without a license with a $10 fine suspended. Saco police filed the actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon C. Fogg
Hollis
Saco
Hilary Mahaney
Mahaney
Fogg
York County
Burleigh Richard, Jr
Michael Madore
Locke Street
Saco Police
World War I Widows Install New Officers in Saco
New officers of Widows of World War I Inc. were installed at the American Legion hall in Saco with Hazel Small presiding. The 192 slate lists Bertha Welch as president and Marie A. Dorais as senior vice president, among others. Chapter 10 visitors from Kittery attended and a state convention is planned for March 11 in Waterville.
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Apter 9
World War I, Inc
American Legion Hall
Beach Street
Saco
Hazel Small
Ella Luman
Bertha Welch
Marie A. Dorais
Amelia Bolduc
Frances Lewis
Fxilia Romeo
Elizabeth Dubois
Eva Desautels
Almeria Campbell
Kittery
Martha Whitten
Department of Maine
Bertha Ki
Almena Campbell
Emilia Romeo
Campbell
Marie Anna Dorais
Rose Frechette
Nancy Clark Honored Guest at Saco Farewell Party
Nancy Clark was the guest of honor at a farewell event combined with a Sub-debs club business session in Saco last night. Hostess Miss Sharon Staples led the double program. Miss Cathy Roberts presented the gift as club president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Clark
Saco
Sharon Staples
Beach Street
Cathy Roberts
Clark
President Roberts
Sheila Sanborn
Joan
Southern Baptist Foreign Mission names ten new missionaries
The South ern Baptist Foreign Mission appointed ten new missionaries, increasing total workers to 1,545 in 47 foreign lands. The board adopted a 1962 budget of 13.2 million dollars, aiming to sustain overseas relief and evangelism efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southern Baptist Foreign Mission
Science at Work: Earthquakes LASER Skytyping Explored
The piece surveys a quiet year for earthquakes after a torrid previous period, explains LASER as amplified light for future tech and medical uses, and describes skytyping by aircraft with central control triggering smoke valves for rapid skywritten ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethyl News
Biddeford High School Winter Carnival Set for 1962
The Biddeford High School Winter Carnival runs January 26 and 27 with skiing and skating parties at Shaw's Hill and St Louis rink, a St Louis vs Biddeford High basketball game, a carnival ball, snow sculpture judging, and parent alumni tea. Proceeds fund two $500 Student Council scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford High School
George Harpoothian
Shaw'shill
South Street
St. Louis High School
West Street
St. Louis
Wibur Woodward
Kenneth Gobeil
St. Louis Skating Rink
Shaw’s Hill
Fred Greenwood
Florence Mantis
Mary Ellen
Minkevitch
Prin
Raymond Kenneally
Don Doane
South Portland
Harpootlian
Science Club Formed at Biddeford Junior High
Biddeford Junior High School forms a science club with Ernest Garland as advisor. Officers are Clifford Clifford president Fred Lemovitz vice president Beverly Donovan secretary and Pearl Jacques treasurer. The group meets Mondays during study period under Principal Robert Hodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Junior High School
Ernest Garland
Clifford Clifford
Fred Lemovitz
Beverly Donovan
Pearl Jacques
Robert Hodge
Welsh town name stumps reader and delights her
Mary Samuel in St. Petersburg praises the St. Petersburg Independent for spelling a Welsh town’s long name though one I letter was missing. She recalls learning to pronounce it as a child to earn a shilling from her uncle and notes the town has a church railway station service station a few houses and several tea rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Fla.r
Mary Samuel
Jaycees Plan Bid For Road E O In Saco
Biddeford Saco Jaycees last night discussed bidding to sponsor the annual State Teenage Safe Driving Road E O. William Robbins outlined a state meeting presentation set for January 27 28 in Waterville. The group declined to rename the chapter to Saco Jaycees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Roger Verrier
Springstreet
Saco
Oak Ledge
Claude C. Bowlin
Portland Jaycees
Donald Waterhouse
Mixed early trading in a dull New York stock market
A quiet afternoon saw a mixed price pattern with many blue chips down while some gains offset losses. The AP 60 average fell 20 to 254.10 at noon and the Dow dropped 3.16 to 694.25 as industrials and rails slid and several issues moved sharply.
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New York
Associated Press
American Tobacco
Goodyear
Polaroid
Puerto Rico
International Business Machines
Ee Yw Vey Eastman Koak
Union Carbide American Smelting
General
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
U.S
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Andy Lang
AP News
Paul S. Buhrer
St. Louis Church
Fortin
Daniel J. Feeney
Felix Martin
Armand Chabot
Josephat Savigny
Gilbert Patenlaude
Oquessoc
Roger Ouelle
Winslow
Louis Berube
Waterville
Gremiale
Hubert Paquette
Antonio Girardin
Pittsfield
Aime Giguere
James F. Savage
Lewis‘ton
Wilfred Cuneen
Wilfrid Albert
Berwick
James Knox
Alos
Raymond Mulcahy
Forestville
Conn
Michael Laplante
Frederick Belanger
Edouard Nadeau
Paul M. Pare
Rosario FE
Ouellette
Sanford
Arthur St. Pierre
Joel F. Bouchard
Springvale
St. Francis Cemetery
Clarence Laplante
Lionel Bolduc
Joseph Carrier
Jacques Dupont
Arthur Legendre
John Poulin
Marius Cloutier
Julian Blanchard
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Halifax
Montreal
David E. Bell
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bell
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Dillon
Congress
DeAngelis New School Board
Beach
WSCS
TBF Auxiliary Committee
Band Boosters Club
Science At Work
Earth
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Pacific Ocean
BHS
Science Club
BJHS
Jaycees
Tri-State Audio, Inc
Union Ave
Laconia
Noh
Lakeside
Vermont
New Hampshire
MT Washington
Medc Service
Jack
Alfred Road
Biddeford Savings Bank
Biddeford, Maine
Carleton L. Bradbury Bank Commissioner
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