Open house honors at St Demetrios church Biddeford
Saturday ceremonies at St Demetrios Greek Orthodox church featured members of church societies and civic groups. Refreshments were provided by St Fotini and several church groups. A photo shows hostesses including Mrs Mendros and Miss Spirounias, with others named. Another photo depicts a flag presentation to the church by Merton Ira Staples AMVETS post, with participants John Giannopoulos Roland Rioux Rev Sam Kalamaras and others.
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St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Biddeford
St. Fotini Society
St. Demetrios Choir
Daughters of Penelope
Sorority of
Lacones
Thomas Mendros
Chris Spirounias
Peter Kakas
Church Board of Trustees
Roland Rioux
Amvets
Ami Rev
Sam Kalamaras
Biddeford Amvets
Story
Two Embezzlers Held in Sheldon Bank Case
Sheldon Iowa AP two city leaders a bank cashier and the president of its major industry are jailed on embezzlement charges in a $2 million bank heist case. Harold E. Kistner Jr 35 was arrested Saturday and jailed in Woodbury County with Burnice Geiger 58 who admitted involvement. Geiger a banker official and Biochemical Corp stock holder faces accusations of draining funds. Kistner accused of aiding and abetting. Biochemical plant operations were halted then resumed with full shifts. Roosevelt son of the late president spoke at a meeting for Biochemical employees as authorities said two Sioux City attorneys were hired to represent Geiger.
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Sheldon, Iowa
Harold Eugene Kistner Jr
Woodbury County
Sioux City
Burnice Geiger
Geiger
Sheldon National Bank
Kistner
Northern Biochemical Corp
Roosevelt
Texan quip on branding cattle sparks town engraving jest
A humorous line from Chuckle notes a Texan saying he does not brand cattle but takes them to town to be engraved, attributed to the Gen. Fea. Corp. in a clipped cartoon caption. The joke hinges on wordplay about branding and engraving.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Are It Is Controversy Over Grammar Debate
Chicago and university leaders revisit a 1926 grammar dispute on are versus is in the Burlington Railroad ad. Spens and Eustis clash over the sentence headlined in papers, with universities and publications weighing in. The recalibration ends with mixed votes and a suggestion to rewrite the line.
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Chicago
C. E. Spens
Burlington Railroad
Spens
P. S. Eustis
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
Harvard
Literary Digest
Eustis
The
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Emple
Boston University
Worcester
Mass
Maine Weather Stays Brutally Cold Across State
Maine endures sub freezing conditions as arctic air lingers for a third day. Greenville records 28 below, Old Town 27 below, Eastport a breezy 2 above, with other towns showing deep negatives including Caribou and Millinocket. The cold continues with no immediate break expected.
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Portland
Maine
U.S. Weather Bureau
Greenville
Old Town
Eastport
Caribou
Millinocket
Houston
Red China Feels Pinch From Food Shortages Amid New Drives
Peiping reports unrest and sabotage tied to a drastic food shortage blamed on natural calamities. A four day cold wave in Kwangtung damaged winter crops and raw materials for light industry, prompting calls for new material sources and higher production to meet daily needs.
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Tokyo
Peiping
Pei-ping
New China News Agency
Kwangtung
South China
Kennedy Eyes Peace Plan With Reds After Meeting With Rusk
President Kennedy launches a sweeping review of a master plan for peace with the Communist bloc. He holds morning and afternoon talks with Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, signaling priority on easing East-West tensions while shoring up defenses. A Moscow cable reports Khrushchev remains tough in private talks, tempering Western hopes. The day also includes a White House stroll with Jacqueline Kennedy and a rapid work pace after church.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Unon
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Moscow
Khrushchev
Thompson
Rusk
Chester Bowles
Jacqueline
Eisenhower
Nationwide fires claim dozens including children
Weekend fires across the United States killed at least 39 people, 20 of them children. In Pasadena Maryland seven children and an adult caregiver died in a frame house fire. In Brooklyn New York a mother and six of her nine children perished in a tenement blaze. An oil stove explosion killed Judy Boykin Whitted and Anna Boykin in Marlboro. Adda Wright, a hotel clerk, died in a fire at the Chautauqua headquarters.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Donald L., Green
Maryland
Winifred
Yvette
Joeling
Aaron
Regina Wright
Bernard Green
Green
Annapolis
Baltimore
New York
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Anna Fancher
Charles
Howard
Josephine
Nancy
Florence
Helen
Marlboro
N.Y
Judy Boykin Whitted
Anna P. Boykin
Adda Wright
Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua
Maine Legislators set busy week with 100 hearings
Augusta AP Maine legislative committees plan hearings on more than 100 measures this week amid a heavy schedule without revenue bills. Welfare would hear proposals to remove relatives’ financial status from aid calculations, and to require Health Welfare consult local officials before granting aid. The State Government panel considers four year Senate terms.
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Augusta
Maine
Welfare Department
Cniaren
Reed
Arnold Storm
R-Sherman
ADC
Legislative Research Committee
Harold Bragdon
R Perham
Agriculture, Veterans Affairs
New York Harbor Strike Ends
A two week harbor strike ending today by tentative agreement halts a railroad tie up across the East. Mediators led by Arthur J. Goldberg secured settlement after a marathon 14 hour session at 6 18 a m. The pact defers job security disputes until next December.
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New York
East
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
New York Harbor
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