Local Personal Notices From Biddeford and Saco
Leon Fontaine has returned home from Mercy hospital Portland after eye surgery. Cyrille Plante is a surgical patient at Notre Dame hospital. Leo R. Roy is a surgical patient at Biddeford extension. Mr and Mrs Charles Proulx were called to Drummondville Quebec due to the death of Mr Proulx’s father. Thomas Frederick Vining, of Old Orchard Road Saco, is a surgical patient at Saco Osteopathic hospital after a school playground accident. Mrs Emma J Cheney of Old Orchard Beach funeral services were held at Dennett and Craig funeral home in Saco. Burial will be in spring at Riverside Cemetery Lewiston.
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Leon Fontaine
Mercy
Thomas Frank Vining
Old Orchard Road
Saco
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
Emma J. Cheney
Carlton Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Dennett and Craig
Main Street
Jpenaley Bennett
Saco United Baptist Church
Greenwood Lemetery
Riverside Cemetery
Lewiston
Notre Dame Thrift Shop Case Charged Next Week
ES Group C will case charge of the Notre Dame Thrift shop next week with Mrs Leo P Taillion captain.
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Notre Dame Thrift Shop
Leo P. Taillion
Community church youth and worship schedule listed
Local churches in Wells Saco Old Orchard Beach Goodwins Mills and South Portland announce Sunday and Wednesday youth fellowships, evening services, and choir rehearsals. Events include B Y F meetings, Advent Christian services, First Parish guest speaker, and a Mid-Winter rally. Also note a note on pasteurized process cheese foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Youth Fellowship of
The
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
First Parish Congregational Church
Saco
Hammond I. Peterson
Greater Portland Area
People’s Methodist Church
South Portland
James Kk. Mathews
Card of Thanks to Friends and Relatives
We thank friends, neighbors and relatives for kindness, floral tributes and sympathy during our bereavement. Signed by Mrs Raymond Twomey, Miss Marion McKenney, and Mr Forrest Grace.
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Raymond Twomey
Plliss
Marion McKenney
Forrest Grace
Frigid Blasts Persist Across Maine Towns
Maine residents faced subzero temperatures with Rumford reporting 16 below and Limestone at 16 below. Old Town 13 below and Millinocket 12 below. Portland hit 7 below for the ninth time in ten days as Eastport remained just above zero. Other lows included Greenville 10 below Caribou 10 below Brunswick 6 below Augusta 2 below and Bangor 1 below with ongoing frigid weather forecast.
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Portland
Maine
Rumford
Limestone
Old Town
Millinocket
Eastport
Mercury
Greenville
Caribou
Houston
Brunswick
Augusta
Bangor
Robin sighting on Graham Street prompts cheerful sighting
Two Graham Street residents Mrs Rose Allard and Mrs John Dineen said they spotted the first robin of the year this morning across from their home. They described the bird as fat and speculated it had been feeding somewhere nearby.
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Graham Street
Biddeford
Rose Allard
John Dineen
Arnold Stevenson Fined for Passing on a Grade in Biddeford Court
Arnold Stevenson aged 19 of South Portland was fined $15 by Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason in Biddeford Municipal Court after pleading guilty to passing on a grade. State police were complainants.
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Arnold Stevenson
South Portland
Gerald C. Nason
Biddeford
Gardiner Man Fined for Intoxication in Vehicle
Ronald E. Lancaster twenty one of Gardiner was fined ten dollars in Saco municipal court this morning by Judge Hilary Mahaney on charges of intoxication in a motor vehicle. Police report says Lancaster was picked up in a motor vehicle on Elm Street last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald E. Lancaster
Gardiner
Saco
Hilary Mahaney
Lancaster
Elm Street
Saco Fire Crews Respond to House Fire on School Street
Firefighters were called to 54 School Street in Saco for a house fire at 7 58 last night. Minor wall damage reported and the all clear given at 8 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Paul LaRose
School Street
Ex-Gov Hildreth Named Maine Crusade for Freedom Chair
Former Maine governor Horace A. Hildreth was named Maine chairman of the 1961 Crusade for Freedom by Crusade vice president Andre F. Rhoades. The Crusade supports Radio Free Europe’s broadcast reach.
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Portland
Horace A. Hildreth
Maine
Crusade For Freedom
Hildreth
Andre F. Rhoades
Radio Free Europe
Statue of Leonardo statue at Italian airport provokes critique
A forty foot Leonardo da Vinci statue at Fiumicino's new Leonardo da Vinci airport, created by Bulgarian sculptor Assen Peikov, faces criticism as critics say the hands are disproportionately large for the Renaissance master.
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Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci
Fiumicino
Italy
Assen Peikov
Weather prospects for Portland clear yet chilly
Partly cloudy to night with snow flurries in the north portion and not quite so cold. Sunday shows fair weather in the south portion, partly cloudy with snow flurries in the north portion and little temperature change.
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Portland
South
January tides listed with high and low times
A fragment lists January tidal times with morning and evening highs and lows at 8:52 and 9:28 A M and 2:34 and 3:16 P M plus subsequent high and low slots including 9:36 10:10 A M 4:21 3:59 P M 10:15 10:48 A M 4:02 4:37 P M 10:52 11:23 and 4:40 with a remaining sequence 5313.
Discounted Mortgages Spark Debate in Housing Market
The article examines discounted FHA and VA mortgages, noting fixed rates but required seller-paid discounts that raise house prices. It summarizes industry concerns, legislative attempts, and varied opinions from real estate boards, builders, and bankers about eliminating or curbing discount practices amid possible future policy action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Veteran's Administration
FHA
Jhouse
National Assn of Real Estate Boards
Congress
National Assn
American Bankers Assn
Carl A. Bimson
Home Builders Found Guilty in FHA Loan Case
Better Homes Inc. of Bangor its president and nine sales reps were found guilty by a U S District Court jury of falsifying documents to obtain Federal Housing Administration loans for customers. Jury deliberated nine hours. Sentencing date pending. Names listed include George Tsoulas Paul N Zoidis Louis E Mallory Preston J Larlee Blanche P Reed Gordon J H Walker J Paul Fitzpatrick Raymond M Bragdon and William F Langway.
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Bangor
Better Homes Inc
Federal Home Administration
U.S. District Court
Edward T. Gignoux
George Tsoulas
Paul N. Zoidis
Louis E. Mallory
Preston J. Larle
TWUA Wins Election at Continental Mills in Lewiston
In Lewiston, workers at Continental Mills chose the Textile Workers Union of America by 603 to 275 to remain their bargaining agent. The United Mine Workers Union lost their bid to represent 966 employees. TWUA has represented Continental workers for 20 years.
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TWUA
Lewiston (Ap
Continental Mills
Textile Workers Union of America
United Mine Workers Union
Continental Workers
Births Aboard Coast Area January 20 26 Reported
A stream of birth notices from Saco Wells Biddeford and Kennebunk lists newborns from January 20 to January 26. The names include Liza Marie Mona Lee Mark Roy Michael Eric Monica Marie Michael Thomas James Theodore Mary Jane Gerard J Jr Lisa Ann Francis Eugene and Joanne Theresa. We note parents Tarbox Hubbard Harrison Shields Henaire Cantara Bergeron Tripp LaPierre Davis Bailey Thurston and Macomber with hospital and weighing details across multiple families. Grandparents Lucy Cyr Real Cantara and Sgt Mrs Cantara are noted for Cantara.
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Arthur Tarbox
Coolidge Avenue
Saco
Liza Marie
Saco Hospital
Vernon Hubbard Jr
Wells
Mona Lee
Mark Roy
Walter Harrison
Salmon Falls
Michael
Eric
Frederick H. Shields, Jr
Storer Street
Kennebunk
Michael Hobson
Leopold Henaire
Spruce Street
Biddeford
Monica Marie
Navyman
Lisa Ann
Frederick J. Bailey
Elm Street
Francis Eugene
John T. Thurston
West Kennebunk
William M. Macomber
North Street
Joanne Theresa
Cartmill Attends Augusta Meeting
Cartmill, executive secretary of the Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce, attended an Augusta House meeting of the United Community Funds and Councils of Maine. He presented a slate of officers including Albert Garmache of Auburn Lewiston as president William Wilson of Bangor Brewer as vice president and Malcolm Fryer of Brunswick as secretary treasurer. A discussion on Community Chest programs and policies was held for towns and cities. A program was planned for April 13 in Boston with the Association of New England Community Chests and Councils. Representatives from Portland Bath Bancroft Brewer Lewiston Auburn Waterville Brunswick Augusta and Biddeford Saco attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton W. Cartmill
Biddeford-Saco
Boston
Association of New England Community Chests and Councils
Portland
Bath
Bancor-Brewer
Lewiston
Auburn
Waterville
Brunswick Augusta
Malaya Considers Troop Increase for UN Request
Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Hahmem said Malaya would consider adding troops to its Congo contingent if the United Nations requests it. He stressed Malaya would stand by its word and duty to the UN amid threats of withdrawals by the United Arab Republic Morocco and Indonesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Tengku Abdul Hahmem
Congo
United Nations
United Arab Republic
Morocco
Indonesia
Prime Minster
Gleason on Failing Show and Future Plans
Gleason discussed why the project flop occurred and mused on show business as a strange, intangible endeavor. He teased future episodes as a “soap opera less operas” and urged audiences to tune in next week.
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Gleason
Chimp Continues Mission Recovery Near Grand Bahama Island
A space capsule with the chimp is located in the Atlantic northeast of Grand Bahama Island. Recovery ships, prases, and helicopters will retrieve the capsule and passenger. Medical exams start at once, then return to Cape Canaveral for checks. Five related friends stay behind, awaiting the update. Boat schedule notes Philadelphia delay to next Friday.
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Atlantic Ocean
Grand Bahama Island
Space Chamber
Cape Canaveral
Animals Guided By First Impressions
H. H. Miller discusses how environment and early impressions shape pet behavior. Examples include litter pups raised with and without human contact, a timber wolf named Lonesome influenced by the Brazaitis family, and imprinting seen in a Canadian goose and a duck. He notes pets are trainable with security and affection, advises on care, and invites readers to send questions to Miller for future columns.
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Jackson Memorial Laboratory
Bar Harbor
Maine
Bronx Zoo
New York
Lonesome
Peter Brazaitis
John
Jean George
Mr. George
Gosling
George
H. L
Miller
Nason to Relocate Office to Main Street Biddeford
Biddeford associated judge Gerald C. Nason will move his office from 5 Washington Street to 273 Main Street aiming for more space. He has practiced at the Washington Street site for 15 years while attorney Daniel F. Crowley remains at the current location.
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Atty
Gerald C. Nason
Biddeford Municipal
Fliers Return Home With White House Welcome
Airmen led the reception for returning fliers at Andrews Air Force Base amid snow. The group later met with President and Mrs. Kennedy at the White House, then traveled to Forbes area homes under guard. Kansas officials welcomed them in Topeka as restrictions on interviews were explained by Salinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Kendy
McKones
Olmsteads
Deerees Air Force Base
Topeka
Kan
Jor Anderson
Kansas
Ed Camp
McKone
Olmstead
Forbes Air Force Base
Pierre Salinger
State Department
Soviet Union
Salinger
Prescott Campaign Battle Promises Big Showdown on Channel 6
Bat Masterson stars in a tense clash over control of a frontier Arizona town in The Prescott Campaign. The episode airs Thursday February 2 at 6:30 p.m. on Channel 6.
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Bat Masterson
Gene Barry
Arizona
Prescott
Do parakeets develop kidney trouble
Mrs A W R explains parakeets may suffer kidney trouble showing very watery droppings. She notes this symptom can also arise from other causes such as over eating of green food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Pet Forum
Fire Chief Dies During House Fire Battle
Deputy Fire Chief Orie Richards aged 63 died of a heart attack Friday night while battling a blaze believed started by children playing with matches. The fire damaged the home of Mr and Mrs Neil Luce Sr and their five children.
Saco Riding Club Elects Seaward As President
The Saco Valley Riding and Driving club held its annual officer election Friday night at the clubhouse on Smutty Lane. Wesley Seaward was named president with Evelyn Stackpole as vice president, Carol King as secretary, and Lillian Hubert as treasurer. The meeting announced February projects including a rummage sale and cooked food sale, with two new members Nancy Lennox and Mary Merrill joining. A March of Dimes donation was approved and a June horse show with 29 classes and four championships was planned, plus a new 4-H class acknowledging York County 4-H leadership. Refreshments were provided by President Seaward and his daughter June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Valley
Nancy Lennox
Mary Merrill
March of Dimes
Gene Bloodgood
York County
Sea‘ward
June
The Drop Out on The General Electric Theater Sunday
Edward G. Robinson and Billy Gray star in The Drop Out an original drama by Roger C Hirson on The General Electric Theater Sunday Jan 29 9 00 p m on Channel 13 The story follows Alquist Robinson and his son Jerry Gray as they clash over quitting school and family business The youth faces generation gap and makes a life changing choice Also featuring Carmen Matthews Russ Conway Walter Baldwin Ray Montgomery Linda Lee Stutty Singer and Howard Wendell.
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Edward G. Robinson
Billy Gray
Roger C. Hirson
General Electric Theater
Channel 13
Alquist
Robinson
Jerry Gray
Carmen Mathews
Russ Conway
Walter Baldwin
Ray Montgomery
Linda Lee
Stutty Singer
Howard Wendell
Have You Stopped Beating Your Wife Have You Stopped Beating Your Wife
Dobie Gillis plots to reform his parents after reading a marriage guide. Dobie, believing his parents are incompatible, tries to turn his father into a model husband during the Tuesday January 31 TV episode on Channel 13 at 9:00 p.m.
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Dobie
Dwayne Hickman
Faylen
Florida Firebus
Dobie Gillis
Channel 13
Broadway Star Baxley to Headline The Single Woman TV Play
Barbara Baxley stars in a Purex Special for Women episode on Channel 6 presenting The Single Woman. Michael Tolin Patrick O Neal and Brett Somers co star in a drama about Elizabeth Greenway an unmarried woman in her late twenties who battles social pressures and failed relationships.
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Barbara Baxley
Purex
Channel 6
Miss Baxley
Stare Iing
Tennessee Williams
Michael Tolin
Patrick O'Neal
Brett Somers
Elizabeth Greenway
Paul Kingman
Elizabeth
Susie
The Daltons Must Die on Outlaws on Channel 6
A two part dramatization retells the Dalton brothers tale. Larry Pennell leads as Bob Dalton with Robert Lansing as Frank Dalton and Joan Evans as Molly Moore. The plot follows a deputy marshal family pursuing the killer Red Buck after a courthouse showdown.
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Daltons
Channel 6
Dalton Brothers
U.S
Frank Telford
Larry Pennell
Bob Dalton
Frank Dalton
Robert Lansing
Joan Evans
Molly Moore
Chris Robinson
Sonny “Red” Buck
Charles Carlson
Rat Dalton
Bill Tennant
Emmett Dalton
Dexter Dupont
Floyd Dalton
Betty Garde
Ma Dalton
Jack Dackow
the Daltons
Harold Schuster
Jack Curtis
Dalton
Five Brothers
Red Buck
Robinson
Lucky
Richard Evans
Willie
Anthony Call
Buck
Pennell
Tomorrow Reports On Big City 1980 TV Special
Channel 13 will rebroadcast Tomorrow Reports On Big City 1980 Sunday Jan 29 from 4 to 5 pm Garry Moore narrates the program detailing two civic feats Brasilia in a Brazilian jungle plateau and Philadelphia urban renewal The panel includes John F E Burchard Edmund Bacon and Pietro Belluschi discussing city planning and growth
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Channel 13
Garry Moore
Brasilia
Philadelphia
John FE. Burchard
School of Humanities
Social Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Edmund Bacon
Philadelphia Planning Commission
Pietro Belluschi
School of Architecture
M.lt
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Mrs
Emma Cheney
Full Gospel
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
South Biddeford
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Foss Street
Methodist
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Lyman Baptist Church
Chapel Street
Council of Churches
Foss Street Methodist Church
Youth Fellowship
School Street Methodist Church
WSCS
First Universalist Church
Laura Proulx
St. Andre Church
Louise Beauchesne
Zoe] Duguay
Temps
Robin
UP Newsfeatures
Cartmill
Jimmmy
Steve Haywood
Speaking
Mittens
J. F. Gallup
Elmira
N. Y
Ride
H. H. Miller
Atty. Nason
Saco Riding Club
Seaward
Cub Scouts of
Den 310
Den
Den 1
Donald Doyle
Richard Murphy
Marc Hebert
Danny Cullinan
Stephen Murphy
Stephen Doyle
John Whitney
Richard Winchester
Wayne Whitney
Cubs
James Williams
James Riddie
Michael Hart
Mark Butland
Dennis
Douglas Gaines
Richard Normand
Den 3
Donald Pierce
Royal Chasse
Patrick Pierce
Chasse
Flac
Michael Pierce
Donald Paquette
Christopher Allen
Richard Laforstune
Steven Courtois
David
Dennis Roy
Harry Smith, Jr
Gerald Carter
Tom Sawyer
Randy Forrester
Steven Foster
Stanley Charles
Billy Cushing
Kevin Savage
James Wilcox
Jerry Carter
Bruce Blow
Peter Smith
Dorothy Hawkins
Gilbert Hawkins
Robert Phillips
William Chenard
Charles Anthony
Harry Neilson
Dean Wolfahrt
Thomas Rousselle
David Walton
Lion
Tommy Lambert
Chester Blunt
Albert Roberts
Kenneth Lamontagne
Roland Huot
Richard Dube
David Tito
John Carnevale
Robert Boutet
Lawrence Staples
Jon Boutet
David Staples
David Leslie
William Wagner
Randy Foran
Malcom Stacknole
Peter Mazieko
Dén
Harry Viahakos
Jay Owens
Richard Roy
Robert Chamberlain
Roland Gagnon
Richard Frechette
Paul Nannery
Donald Cote
Laurence Murphy
Kenneth White
Peter Mourmouras
William Donald
Richard Lambert
Roger Melancon
David Loranger
Mark Audie
Mark Winslow
Den 10
Raoul Paradis
John Higham
Wayne Macomber
Michael Leavit
Michael Spaulding
Maurice DeWitt
Alan Brown
Larry White
John White
Robert Paradis
City
Den 11
Philip Scamman
Wilfred Hughes
Bernard, Gaines, Jr
Steven Hill
Michael Hughes
Steven Foran
Robert Kennedy
Russel Leighton
Paul Wentworth
Billy Bowie
John Scamman
Charles Scamman
Den 12
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