Saco Madisses Install New Officers at Supper Meeting
Installation of officers occurred at a supper meeting of the Saco Madisses in the First Parish Congregational church parish house. New officers include Florence Northrop president Ada Stackpoe vice president Lois Currier secretary Doris Stackpole treasurer and Gordon Pendleton appointed press reporter. A swap party is planned for February 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Madisses
First Parish Congregational Church
Florence Northrop
Ada Stackpoe
Lois Currier
Doris Stackpole
Gordon Pendleton
Northrop
Stackpole
Elaine Chadbourne
Hazelee — Chadbourne
Nina Good- Saco
Free St
Annie Forrester
Thea Dennett
Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution Annual Meeting Notice
The institution's members are notified of the annual meeting to elect officers and conduct other business. It will be held at the banking rooms in Saco Maine on January 31, 1961 at 10 o'clock A M. William D Deans Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco and
Biddeford
Water Improvement Commission classification notice Maine waters
Public notice announces proposed classification of waters not previously classified in the Salmon Falls and Piscataqua river basins within Maine. Adjacent tidal waters west of Sisters Point on Gerrish Island in Kittery would be placed in Class B-1 under Chapter 79 of the 1954 statutes as amended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Improvement Commission
Salmon Falls
Piscataqua
Water Improvement Commission Pereny
Maine
Sister's Point
Gerrish Island
Kittery
New Rotary Club To Receive Charter At Scarborough
Scarborough Maine hosts charter night for a new Rotary International club with telephoned greetings from Scarborough England and Scarborough Australia. Officials from Rotary District 779 in Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts and Canada attend a 7 pm Maine dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarborough
Rotary International Club
Rotary
England
Australia
Maine
Rotary District
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Canada
Eisenhower
Will Bbe
Charles Laughton
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Note Is Changed for St Mary Parish Card Party
The Children of Mary Society of St Mary parish has rescheduled its card party from February 12 to February 5 due to conflicts in parish projects. At a special meeting, Miss Joan Duranceau announced the committee chairs including Miss Ann Gallagher tickets and awards, Miss Mary Lou Judge refreshments, and Miss Elaine White decorations and prizes. weitere committee members will be named next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children of Mary Socality
St. Marish Parish
Joan Duranceau
Socality
Ann Gallagher
Mary Lou Judge
Elaine White
Kennedy health update shows excellent condition and routine
Conservative sources report President Kennedy is in excellent health with no restrictions. A White House physician cites daily activities, including a swim and possible golf, while noting a leg length discrepancy requiring a quarter-inch lift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
White House
Bishop Feeney Will Speak At KC Breakfast KC event set for April 30
Biddeford council Knights of Columbus met last night with Grand Knight Philip Masse announcing Most Rev. Daniel J. Feeney Bishop of Portland will be guest speaker at the district communion breakfast on April 30. Paul LeBlond reported on the Catechism contest Sunday and the Professional night on the 28th. an invitation from Notre Dame hospital for the 10th anniversary Mass on February 2 at St. Andre church was read. two major degree exemplifications are planned for early March. Rev. Clarence Laplante offered closing remarks on joyful living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Knights of Columbus
Philip Masse
Daniel J. Feeney
Portland
Paul LeBlond
Notre Dame Hospital
Legion Post Plans Old Timers Night and 40 Years Membership
The Tighe Beaudoin Farley Post met at Biddeford City Hall to plan Old Timers night and honor 40 years of continuous membership. Adjutant Royal Sheltra earned thanks for arranging the pre inaugur al prayer. Edward Farley announced unpaid members and future contact. The group voted to donate Americanism medals to four local high schools and noted get well cards for James Finn and Arthur Henry. A report covered the Alfred meeting and Maine Legionaire praise for York county and Biddeford. A buffet lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe- Beaudoin-Farley
Biddeford City Hall
Royal Sheltra
Edward Farley
Getwell
James Finn
Arthur Henry
Alfred
York County
Biddeford
Maine Legionaire
City Officials Invited to School Lunch in Two Cities
Old Orchard Beach and Saco officials are invited to take part in National Hot Lunch Week observances. In Old Orchard Beach on January 31, the town manager town clerk police chief fire chief board of selectmen the school committee and the school nurse attend. In Saco on February 2 the mayor city council the school committee police chief fire chief and the school nurse attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Frank Lawler
Old Orchard Beach High School
Board of Selectmen
Bill For Signed Editorials Is Given Heave to
AUGUSTA AP A Maine House panel rejected a bill requiring newspaper editorials to be signed. The Judiciary Committee issued a unanimous ought not to pass report. Rep Louis C Jalbert argued for disclosure while press spokesmen noted readers can learn writers' names and a writer may be protected when opinions clash with public hysteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
House
Judiciary Committee
Louis C. Jalbert
D-Lewiston
St Mary Members Attend Meeting in Maine City
Six members of St. Mary church Biddeford attended the Maine state Council of Catholic Women winter meeting at Hotel Eastland in Portland. Attendees included Miss Elith Seidel state director Miss Ris Sevigny sodality council president and several parish members. The program covered registration board meeting morning assembly luncheon and afternoon sessions with reports to be given at the next parish sodality meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary
Biddeford
Maine
State Council of Catholic Women
Eastland
Portland
Elith
Seidel
Ris Sevigny
Sodality Council
St. Mary Parish
William Acton
Edward Niziolek
Bernard Walker
Thomas Reilly, Jr
Miss Sevigny
Sodality
Speeding Man Fined in Old Orchard Beach Court
Gerard McGee of 47 Adelaide Road Old Orchard Beach was fined 10 dollars plus costs by Trial Justice Wesley M Mewer on speeding charges. The $10 fine was suspended on payment of costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speeder
Gerard McGee
Adelaide Road
Old Orchard Beach
Wesley M. Mewer
Mewer
Overruled Decision Cited in Courtroom Exchange
A courtroom exchange centers on potential overruling with one party declaring I will. The dialogue highlights a pending procedural move and questions who possesses the authority to overturn a prior ruling. The atmosphere remains tense as the issue likely affects subsequent judicial steps.
Biddeford Saco Greek Church to Dedicate New Home Sunday
The Greek Orthodox community in York County prepares for the dedication of its newly remodeled church in Biddeford with Bishop Meletios Tripodakis of New England officiating. The event follows a 50 year history and includes a vesper service, luncheon, and a pontifical liturgy led by Rev. Sam Kalamaras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
York County
Maine
Thestate
Meletios Tripodakis
San Francisco
Calif
Annunciation
Boston
Athenagoras
Meletios
New England
Christianopoleos
St. Demet
John Gianopoulos
Nicholas Scontras
Sam Kalamaras
Kalamaras
Peter Calapas
Wonderbar
St. Demetrios
Association of Lacones
Sorority of Lacones
Epirotico
Politiani’’ Society
Ahepa
Daughters of Penelope
Sanford
Departing Airman Honored At Surprise Farewell Party
Maynard Pelkey Jr of Saco was guest of honor at a surprise farewell party hosted by Linda Provencal at Mrs. George Keene’s home in Old Orchard Beach. He departed for Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. Guests included family and friends such as Doris Pelkey, Philip Cantara, Sandra Blow, and many Provencal relatives. A Badet lunch and Air Force themed decorations complemented singing and dancing led by Leland Quimby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Pelkey, Jr
Pleasant Street
Saco
Linda Provencal
George Keene
Smithwheel Road
Old Orchard Beach
Pelky
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Keene
Leland Quimby
Air Force
Mildred Quimby
Sandra Blow
Carol Martel
Ronnie Provencal
Dennis Martel
Vivian Blow
Doris Pelkey
Philip Cantara
David Blow
George Martel
Arthur R. Provencal
Maynard Pelkey
Paul H. Provencal
Lawrence Watson ,Jr
MacArthur Celebrates 81st Birthday With Dinner Party
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur marked his 81st birthday with a dinner in New York attended by 84 guests linked to his World War II service in the Southwest Pacific. He posed for photos beside a towering five layer cake with a 16 inch candle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
YCFGA Gets Tips On Rifle and Pistol Clubs
The York County Fish and Game association held its January meeting at Stickney lodge Goodwins Mills with Maine State Police Sergeant Kenneth Wood as guest speaker. He spoke on organizing rifle and top clubs and answered questions. The program included a sim on wildlife arrangements under the program chairman. A supper by the auxiliary preceded the program and a business meeting followed with Charles Gilpatric presiding as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Fish and Game Association
Stickney Lodge
Goodwins Mills
Kenneth Wood
Maine State Police
Charles Gilpatric
Public Ham Supper Committees Named at St Margaret Parish
The public ham supper at St Margaret parish hall in Old Orchard Beach was organized with general co chairs Mrs James Prendergast and Mrs Robert Smith and ticket chairs Mrs Theodore Bolduc and Mrs Joseph Moore. A long list of committee workers followed including Mrs Oscar Rochleau Mrs Conrad Hebert Mrs Arnold Morin Mrs William Mullen Mrs Girard McGee Mrs George LeBeau Mrs Mary Jane St Germain Mrs Irene Murry Mrs Joseph Boucher Mrs George Simpson Mrs Thomas Anton Mrs Alfred Paul Mrs Joseph Mokarzel Mrs August Alberts Mrs Lewis Fowler Mrs Francis Emery Mrs George Joncas and others such as Mrs Edgar Deprey Mrs Richard Roberge Mrs William Griffin Mrs Frank Hogan Mrs Renee Tousignant Mrs Louis Joncas Mrs Prescott Verrill Mrs Benoit Blais Mrs Thomas Fregeau Mrs Robert Court Mrs Beatrice Perry Mrs Joseph Mullen Mrs Hugh Cullinan and Mrs Fred Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Margaret Parish Hall
Old Orchard Beach
James Prendergast
Robert Smith
Theodore Bolduc
Joseph Moore
Oscar Rochleau
Conrad Hebert
Arnold Morin
William Mullen
Girard McGee
George LeBeau
Mary Jane St. Germain
Irene Murry
Joseph Boucher
George Simpson
Thomas Anton
Alfred Paul
Joseph Mokarzel
August Alberts
Lewis Fowler
Francis Emery
George Joncas
Edgar Deprey
Richard Roberge
William Griffin
Frank Hogan
Renee Tousignant
Louis Joncas
Airman Fined In Saco Court For Speeding
Gerald A. Mellott an airman at Pease Air Force Base was fined 15 dollars in Saco Municipal Court by Judge Hilary Mahaney for driving so as to endanger after speeding on the Maine Turnpike in excess of 90 mph to reach base before an alert. Ernest L. Anderson 40 of Hollis was fined 10 dollars by the same judge for operating a motor vehicle without a license. Wentworth of Saco faced a case for allegedly passing a fraudulent 15 dollar check drawn on Louise Theobald with the name of Daniel J. Curlew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald A. Mellott
State College
Penn
Saco
Hilary Mahaney
Mellott
Pease Air Force Base
Maine
Ernest L. Anderson
Hollis
Mahaney
Roy K. Wentworth
William F. Wilson, Jr
Wentworth
Daniel J. Curlew
Louise Theobald
$100000 Stolen From Qantas Safe at San Francisco Airport
FBI reports a package containing $100000 stolen from an Australian Qantas Empire Airlines safe at San Francisco International Airport. Agent Bruce Banks said the amount, in large bills, was taken by someone who knew the safe combination. The money was en route from Hong Kong to Crocker Anglo National Bank, arriving by British Overseas Airways jet after banking hours Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
FBI
Qantas Empire Airways
San Francisco International
Bruce Banks
Hong Kong
Crocker Anglo National Bank
British Overseas Airways
AMVETS Post Grants Donations At Biddeford Meeting
The Merton Ira Staples AMVETS post and auxiliary voted donations to the National AMVETS Auxiliary Memorial Fellowship and the VA Center Togus special service fund. They also approved sending United Nations materials to a junior high, ordered Civil War maps, and planned Brotherhood Week events from February 19 to 26. Ruth Nickerson was accepted as a life member transfer from Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton Ira Staples Post Amvets
Post
Alfred Street
Biddeford
National Amvets Auxiliary Memorial Fellowship
VA Center
Togus
United Nations
United States
C.C.B. Post
Ruth Nickerson
Department of Florida
Society of the Plastic Industry
Margaret Parson
Blue Feather Council Installs Officer State
Blue Feather council, Degree of Pocahontas, held an officer installation at Elm Street hall. Mrs. Pauline Simms installed officers with assistance from Mrs. Sylvia Smart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Feather Council
Pocahontas
Elm Street Hall
Pauline Simms
Great Pocahontas
Sylvia Smart
Cecile Jacques
Wenona
Ivy Semo
Alice Genthner
Clara Demers
FBI says item was stored with the Quantas office
The FBI stated that the item in question was stored at the Quantas office. No further details were provided about the nature of the item or its significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quantas
FBI
Also Mentioned on This Page
Biddeford - Saco Journal
Central Theater
Porter St
Mt. Vernon St
St. John’s Hall
Jefferson St
Main St
Apt
Plymouth
Grayson St
Chevrolet
Ford
Airport
Elm St
Dodge
Mercury
Ick
Bel Air
High
Jack Steinhardt
Hill St
Blow Brothers
R C. Blow
R. C Blow
Blow
Dial WE
Grover's Radio & TV
Dewey Ave
Professional Services
Merton Wolfe
Dial
Common St
Don Dubois
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Main St Biddeford
Dia
Casablanca
Foss St
Buiia Kitchen
D. Emerson
Clayton A Eaton
Barrrel
Lafayette St
Gendron’s
Prospect St
Morin
Electrolux
Granite St
STOVE
Combination
Gas & Oil
MaGee
Bald Ave
Henry Therrien
Therrien
Rounds
Saco Junk Co
Water St
Central
Sam's Place
Alfred St. Biddeford
Bath
Inquire Reliable Furniture Co
ISACO
F Road
Inquire
High St
Island of
St. Joan
The
Virgin Islands
S. Cohen
Alfred St. Dial
Graham St
South St
W. J. Fortier
Bacon St
Bath & Shed
Alfred St
Jack
Union St
Pleasant
King Woodman
Myrtle St
Newton Stevens
Harding St
J. "Toucher
Dept
Kennebunk
Dial YU
Saco, CO
Cross St
Fairfield St
Spring St
Wigan
Guinea Road
King, Woodman
Joseph S
Audie
Graham St. Biddeford
Orchard St
Green St
Mary St
Adelaide Ave
Charles St
Joseph S. Audie
York
Scituate Pond
D_ Chappell
Legals
Bishop Feeney
Legion Post
Bill
Tention
Airlines
Amvets
Mattress
Daly Bros
Abs Venetian Blind CO
Tripoli Avenue
Howe’s
Wells
Sanford Mills
Palm Beach
River Street
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