Mothers March mobilizes volunteers for charity drive
In Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach hundreds of volunteers including many teens take part in the 1961 Mothers March to raise funds for research patient aid and education under the March of Dimes. Central collection points and numerous captains lead canvassers across communities.
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Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Pepperell Hall
Main Street
Lunetta
Howard Shaffer
Saco Women's Activities
Mothers March
Salk
Sabin
Towle
Maurice Roux
Leo Ouellette
Dorothy Marcoux
Pauline Gobeil
Judy MacNaughton
Vickey Goodwin
Jane York
Suzanne Roy
Rachel Cote
Joan DeSilva
Elaine Boissonneault
Harold Duranceau
Laurette Beaudoin
Simonne Lapierre
Vivian Patterson
Noella Gilbert
Diane Lemire
Claudette Sayer
Yvonne Lariviere
Mary Jones
Claudette Collard
James Duranceau
John Hajdusz
Connie Labonte
Isabelle Morin
Ruby Charland
Rita Reilly
Eileen Daigneault
Hannah Giles
Helen Col
Becker Junior College
Worcester
Mass
Sheila Nunan
Lynn Poulin
Guilford
Conn
Golden Key Solicitor
John Hyland, Jr
Thornton Academy
Poulin
Nina Hyland
Westbrook
Miss Nunan
Saco March of Dimes Drive
Secret Sharing and Trust Cited as Kindness
A short aphorism notes that entrusting someone with a secret is a kindness because the teller gains a sense of importance from sharing. The saying attributed to Copr. Gen. Fea. Corp. reflects on how discretion strengthens social bonds.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Released American Airmen Due In Washington Friday
Two American fliers freed from Soviet custody are due to reach Washington Friday afternoon. President Kennedy will greet them at Andrews Air Force Base after a night in Goose Bay due to a predicted snow storm. Their wives, from Topeka, will accompany plans for a brief airport appearance.
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Washington
Kennedy
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Freeman B. Olmstead
John R. McKone
Goose Bay
Labrador
Andrews
Topeka
Kan
McKone
Salinger
Air Force
Olmstead
Kennedy Salinger
Olmestead
McKone and
U.S
Family in Rumford Perishes in Apartment Fire
A Rumford family of four perished in a three family tenement fire. Mr and Mrs Jack Orino both 25 and their children Deby 4 and Christian 2 died of suffocation. Orino burned in living room while his wife, son and daughter were found in bedroom crib and kitchen. Cause of the 3 am blaze not yet determined. Building owner estimated damage at 3500 dollars.
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Rumford
Jack Orino
Deby
Christian
Orino
The
Public Finances Co
Donat Laperle
Penobscot Street
Historic School Bell Taken From Tower
The Biddeford Washington Street School bell, cast in 1649, will be moved from its aging tower as authorities plan to remove the tower and roof. The bell, once a fire alarm and school signal for decades, has sat silent since early in the century after electric alarms were installed.
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Washington Street
Biddeford
Henry N. Hooper Company
Boston
Alfred Street
Dane York
McArthur Library
Laconia Company
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Paul Larrabee
Waldoboro Man Killed in Explosion near Portland
A Waldoboro truck driver, Leo Gould, was killed when two Cities Service fuel oil trucks exploded and caught a third, destroying the loading area in South Portland. Gould stood atop one truck and officials believe he was the unaccounted survivor. He leaves a widow Louise, a son Leo Jr, and stepdaughter Barbara Sullivan.
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South Portland
Cit
Leo Gould
Waldoboro
Gould
Hos
Pital
Louise
Leo, Jr
Barbara Sullivan
Waldoboro High Schoo
Kennedy faces heavy burden in first days in office
Washington AP reports President Kennedy, six days into his term, projects a deeply serious demeanor at his first news conference. He listened intently, spoke carefully, and showed rare smiles, marking history as the era’s first live televised presidential Q and A session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Eisenhower
San Francisco
TV Man Times
Kennedy Hails Russian Release of US Airmen
President Kennedy announced the Soviet release of two U S reconnaissance fliers shot down over Arctic waters last July 1 The fliers Capt Freeman B Olmstead Elmira N Y and Capt John R McKone Topeka Kans were released at 2 am EST and flown to Amsterdam then back to the United States Their wives traveled for a reunion Kennedy said no concessions were made and the incident could ease Soviet American tensions The fliers were expected in Washington later today
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
West Africa
U.S
Kennedy
Henrique Galvao
Angola
Africa
Santa Maria
South America
Galvao
Salazar
Navy
J.g
Daniel L. Krauss
Washington
Soviet Union
U. S
Arctic
Kremlin
Freeman B. Olmstead
Elmira
N. Y
John R. McKone
Topeka
Kans
United States
Amsterdam
Netherlands
America
Friday Luncheon Specials at The Wonderbar
Luncheon menu offered Friday from 11 A M to 4 P M features assorted seafood ala gratia casserole for 75 cents, fried clams or scallops at 1 10, and vegetables bread butter beverages with cocktails available at The Wonderbar.
Dubois Fry Place Menu Items Listed
The listing shows Dubois Fry Place at 27 Granite St offering items including clams, potatoes, lunch box options, fish and scallops, a clam dozen, lobster, salad roll, onions, and rings. This concise menu fragment emphasizes seafood and fried goods available at the eatery.
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Scarborough Rotary Club
Raymond L. Karnan
Biddeford-Sace
Robert P. Nutter
Scarborough Rotary
Atty
Daniel E. Crowley
Mark B. Black
Rotary Club
Scarborough High School
Scarborough
England
Australia
Rotary Clubs
Hamburg
Swift
Frankforts
Daisy
Caouette Bros
Pool St
Tel
Skelton
Hollywood
Red Skelton
National Honor Society
St. Joseph High School
Carol Ann Newman
Donald Couture
Susanne Perreault
Donald Les
St. Joseph High Aquinas
JFK
Dubois
Fry Place
Granite St
Reilly’s Bakery
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