Local residents noted in hospital and convention reports
Miss Winnie Hebert medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. William Ahrens medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Stella Gregory surgical patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford. Mrs Esther Antonakis Miss Edith Gagnon and Mrs Gertrude Lacroix attended Hairdressers convention at Statler Hilton Boston. Mrs Yolande Lowell returned after attending Massachusetts Cosmetologist convention in Boston. Marine Private Robert B Sterling serving with Marine Battalion Landing Team in Sixth Fleet Mediterranean. Nicholas P Scontras attending National Association of Realtors meeting in Washington DC. Mrs Norma Lamb Florence Lombard and Mrs Gilberte Roy of Saco and Mrs True Boothby of Kennebunk attended cosmetics firm meeting and skin care demonstration in Chestnut Hill Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Hebert
Orchard St
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
William Ahrens
Portland Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Webber Hospital
Stella Gregory
West Grand Ave
Esther Antonakis
Edith Gagnon
Gertrude Lacroix
Statler- Hilton Hotel
Boston
Yolande Lowell
Yolande
Mt. Vernon St
Massachusetts
Robert B. Sterling
I. Gilbert Luce
Brogland
Route 1
Suce
Marine Battalion
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranea
Nicholas P. Scontras
Locke Street
Saco
Maine Association of Real Estate Boards
National Association of Realtors
Washington, D. C
Norma Lamb
Florence Lombard
Gilberte Roy
True Boothby
Kennebunk
Valle’s
Chestnut Hill
Saco church groups schedule evening meetings and social
Higher Grade Corp Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army meet Friday at 8 30 p m. The Fidelis Class of Saco United Baptist Church hosts a pie social Saturday at 7 30 p m in the church vestry open to the public. Papiwa Indian Cub Scouts entertain. Missionary Education committee of the United Church of Christ Biddeford meets Friday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Harold J Staples home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Salvation Army
Fidelis
Saco United
Missionary Education Committee of the
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Harold J. Staples
Public Supper Scheduled By Local Methodist Groups
Arrangements are complete for a public baked bean supper tomorrow night from 5 to 7 at Siloam Hall in South Biddeford. The Methodist Youth Fellowships from Foss Street and South Biddeford churches sponsor to raise funds for a June trip to New York including the World’s Fair a United Nations seminar and a Broadway show. Mothers' committee members assisting include Mrs. Paul Peck Mrs. Bessie Day Mrs. Louis Marcille Mrs. Theresa Chasse and Mrs. Carolyn Goldthwaite with Miss Joan Sczymec ki in charge of tickets Miss Patricia Henderson publicity and Miss Cheryl Marcille cleanup chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siloam Hall
South Biddeford
Foss Street
Biddeford
New York
Mothers’ Committee
MYF
Paul Peck
Bessie Day
Louis Marcille
Theresa Chasse
Carolyn Goldthwaite
Joan Sczymecki
Patricia Henderson
Cheryl Marcille
Mixed early trading on Wall Street signals cautious optimism
New York stocks showed a cautious tone with trading slackening and most key shares moving in fractional shifts. The AP average rose to 290.8 as rails held steady and cigarette stocks edged higher while chemicals and machinery behaved unevenly amid general cautious sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Deaths Mrs Marie Farley Former Sanford Resident
Mrs Marie Louise Farley 66 of 322 Elm St Biddeford died early today after a long illness. Born Aug 22 1898 in Sanford she was daughter of Napoleon and Exerilda Gouin and a member of St Marys Parish and Assumption Sodality. Survived by husband John R Farley two sons Richard of Saco Ernest of Marlborough Mass three sisters and four brothers six grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Funeral 9 am Monday from St Marys Church with burial in St Marys Cemetery. Friends may call Cosgrove Funeral Home tonight 7–9 and tomorrow and Sunday 2–5 and 7–10 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Louise Farley
Elm St
Biddeford
Sanford
Napoleon and
Exerilda (Beauchesne) Gouin
St. Mary’s Parish
The
Assumption Sodality
John R. Farley
Richard
Saco
Ernest
Mar
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Obituary for John F. Higham of Biddeford
John F. Higham aged 62 of 473 Elm St Biddeford died yesterday at home after a brief illness. Born October 4 1901 in Providence he was a maintenance man for Baker Co Inc Biddeford and a member of Saco United Baptist Church. Survived by widow Florence two sons John F Jr and Christopher J all of Biddeford three brothers Earl Everett Providence RI James Riverside RI two sisters Eileen Paquin Mabel Kanis Providence RI and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 2 pm Saturday Shumway Funeral Home Saco with calling hours 7 9 pm tonight at the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Higham
Elm St
Biddeford
Providence
R. L
Frederick and
Mary (Hanhaway) Higham
Baker Co., Inc
Saco United Baptist Church
Florence (Weir) Higham
John F. Jr
Christopher J
Earl and Everett
R. I
James
Riverside
Eileen Paquin
Mabel Kanis
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Parish group to prayer for Mrs. Farley at Cosgrove Funeral Home
Members of Assumption Sodality of St. Marys Parish will meet at Cosgrove Funeral Home 326 Elm St Biddeford Sunday night at 7 30 to say prayers for Mrs John Farley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assumption Sodality
St. Mary's Parish
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
Biddeford
John Farley
William L Walker funeral held for Saco Savings official
Funeral services for William Lewis Walker retired treasurer of the Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution were conducted yesterday at Bennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco Rev Stanley A Bennett officiated Interment will follow in Mt Pleasant Cemetery South Portland in spring Bearers included Edwin H Sample Allen F Hamilton Philip Sanborn Edgar A Parsons Forest Carpenter and William Deans Directors and staff of the Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution and several state bank officials attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Walker
William Lewis Walker
Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution
Bennett and
Funeral rites held for Donat Collette of Biddeford
Funeral services for Donat Collette of 227 Elm Street Biddeford were held at St Josephs Church. Rev Leopold Huot presided with deacon Rev Sylva Levesque and sub deacon Rev Normand Carbier. Military honors by York County Barracks WWI and Tighe Beaudoin Farley Post with a firing squad and bugler. Burial in St Josephs Cemetery with out of town attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donat Collette
Elm St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Leopold Huot
Sylvia Levesque
Normand Carbier
Diana Rousselle
York County
Tighe - Beaudoin Farley American Legion Post
American Legion
Royal Sheltra
Joseph Hanusek
Alfred Prejean
Adrien Poissant
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Marc Franck
Raymond Collette
James Collette
Donna Collette
Wenham
Mass
Laurette Yatsko
Detroit
Mich
Bryce Bartlett
South Lawrence
Julio Soldani Everett
Henry Parker
Melrose
Arthur Collette
Concord
Teresa Collette
Sheridan
Claire Demogene
Dracut
Automobile production milestone since 1896
Since 1896 the United States has produced over 208 million vehicles, marking a historic milestone in the automotive industry and signaling sustained output across eras of manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Portland Weather: Clearing Mild Afternoon Then Snow Onset
Mostly sunny and mild this afternoon with highs in the low to mid 30s. Tonight will be colder with increasing clouds and low to mid 20s. Snow likely before morning, then turning to rain Saturday with continued rain and easterly winds 15 to 30 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Welcome To The Fold In New Babies Born In Area
Barbara Jean Atwater arrives with eight siblings at 65 Common Street Saco. Irene Lynn joins Mr and Mrs Frederick R McIntyre at 30 Hill Street Saco. Lise Marie Paquette born to Urbain Paquette at 11 Simard Avenue Biddeford. Guy Joseph Giguere born to Fernand Giguere at 2 Tibbetts Street Biddeford. Patricia Ann Riche born to Maurice Riche in Kennebunk. A son for Richard Weeman at 29 York Street Kennebunk. A daughter for Raymond Boudreau at 66 West Cutts Street Biddeford. Jean Baptiste Jr. Gagne born at 51 Birch Street Biddeford. Dianna Lynn Cote born at 645 Ferry Road Saco. A son for David Hall at 415 Main Street Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick R. McIntyre
Hill St
Saco
Irene Lynn
Urbain Paquette
Simard Ave
Biddeford
Lise Marie
Fernand Giguere
Tibbetts St
Guy Joseph
THE
Webber
Maurice Riche
RFC 1
Kennebunk
Patricia Ann
Richard Weeman
York St
Raymond Boudreau
West Cutts St
John Gagne
Birch St
Jean Baptiste Jr
Raymond Cote
Ferry Road
Dianna Lynn
David Hall
Main St
Testimony In Baker Case Is Being Disputed
Senate Rules Committee hearings probe disputed advertising time purchase on a 1957 Austin Texas TV station tied to Walter Jenkins and Don Reynolds. Reynolds testified he bought time at Jenkins request after insuring Johnson’s life. Jenkins denied knowledge of any such arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Austin
Tex
Johnson
Albert G. Young
White House
Walter Jenkins
Don B. Reynolds
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
Reynolds
Jenkins
Young
Mid-Atlantic Stainless Steel Co
Silver Spring
Singspiration Service Attended by Local Youth Group
Kennebunk delegates led by Miss Ethel Stuart from the Senior Baptist Youth Fellowship joined chaperones Mr. Ralph Cousens and Mrs. Marion Maguire for the Singspiration Service at Central Square Note Church in Portsmouth New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Greene
Roma Hatch
Neil Gumprecht
Kenneth Gloade
Gerald Beauchemin
Robert Hayes
Carl Austin
Robert Jellison
Ethelyn Stuart
Senior
Baptist
Ralph Cousens
Marion Maguire
Central Square Note Church
Portsmouth
N. H
Well-Baby Clinic to Be Held in Old Orchard Beach
Mrs. Helen Curry public health nurse announces a Well-Baby and Immunization Clinic at Town Hall on Tuesday at 9 30 a m. Dr Herbert Hopkins will administer immunizations for diphtheria whooping cough tetanus and smallpox vaccination to attending children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Helen Curry
Herbert Hopkins
Two Early U S Radio Operators Die Within 24 Hours
AP reports the deaths of Irving Vermilya 73 of Mattapoisett Mass holder of No 1 amateur radio license and Irving Ellingham of Pittsford Vt a radio operator since 1911. Vermilya helped start WNBH New Bedford in 1921 and stayed until 1955 Ellingham worked with Marconi Radio Co later Rutland printing firm associate of David Sarnoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattapoisett
Mass
New England
Irving Vremilya
Amatteur
Irving Ellingham
Pittsford
Rutland
Ellingham
Lold Marconi Radio Co
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Pee
Vermilya
Guglielmo Marconi
Poldhu
Cornwall
England
Goat Hill
Newfoundland
Marconi
Mt. Vernon
N.Y
Marconi Co
Sarnoff
Lee DeForest
New Bedford
WNBH
United States
Nine Biddeford Officers Win Police Training Diplomas
Nine Biddeford police officers received diplomas at a concluding training session. Armand Belair George Friary Albert Elwell Raymond Langevin Lorenzo Lavallee Norman Arbour Theodore Drouin Robert Lagueux Lucien Poirier earned certificates for attending and passing the course. Deputy Civil Defense Director John W. Lovell awarded the certificates, with Captain John Silver of Portland Police Department delivering a talk on arrest and search seizure laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Armand Belair
George Friary
Albert Elwell
Raymond Langevin
Lorenzo Lavallee
Norman Arbour
Theodore Drouin
Robert Lagueux
Lucien Poirier
Civil Defense
John W. Lovell
Augusta
John Silver
Portland Police Department
Silver
Cyprus Crisis Plan Outlined by U S Officials
The United States proposes a NATO force to Cyprus lasting three months with 1 000 to 2 000 personnel. A non American mediator from a European Allied country would be chosen. Britain would command the operation as Greek Turkish tensions flare over Cyprus governance. The island hosts about 450 000 Greeks and 100 000 Turks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Cyprus
NATO
Britain
Greece
Turkey
United States
Biddeford Officials Schedule Meeting With State Education Director
Biddeford school officials led by Raymond Kenneally announce a Monday meeting with Nelson Ingalls head of trade and industry education at the Maine Department of Education. The session aims to review the on the job training program and secure state approval in Augusta. Attendees include Paul Stebbins Biddeford High School principal and Melvin Gay industrial arts chief alongside Kenneally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Kenneally
Bideford
Nelson Ingalls
Trade and Industry Education
Maine
Maine officials confirm two industrial authority appointments
Governor Reed confirms reappointments to the Maine Industrial Authority for J. Arthur Cloutier of Lewiston and Arnold T. Gellerson of Dover-Foxcroft. The moves were among several confirmations by the Executive Council on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
De Gaulle weighs China shift and Nationalist fallout
France moves to normalize ties with Peking while cautioning that this does not endorse Mao regime. De Gaulle cites China and Russia split and notes possible ambassador exchange within three months. Paris says no break with Chiang Kai-shek regime despite Peking expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Kremlin
Asia
Russia
Red China
de Gaulle
Mao Tse-tung
France
Chiang Kai-shek
DesGaulle
Paris
Government measures to aid farmers face congressional opposition
The article notes President Johnson proposing compensatory payments to augment market income for cotton wheat milk and potatoes funded from the treasury. The plan echoes Brannan era farm subsidies of 1949 which Congress largely rejected amid Republican and some Democratic opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Johnson
Treasury
Charles F. Brannan
Agriculture
Harry S. Truman
Rainwear Redefined for Style and Practicality in Spring
AP News surveys fashion focused rainwear trends from luxury laminated coats to practical rain suits. Designers like John Weitz present raincoat dresses and coordinated drenched ensembles while water repellent sprays offer protection for shoes hats and upholstery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AP News
Couturiers
John Weitz
Lou
Wester
Civil Rights Bill Clears House Floor Debate Looms
The civil rights measure launched last summer heads to a week of general debate in the House before a vote by Feb. 11. Key provisions would ban racial discrimination in public venues, create an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and empower funds cuts for discriminatory programs while extending voting and desegregation efforts. The bill is expected to reach the Senate in debated form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Civil Rights Commission
Industries group names new Maine leaders
Augusta AP report says Rudolph T. Greep mill manager of S. D. Warren Co. Westbrook becomes president of Associated Industries of Maine. Elected to AIM board are John R. Newell president Bath Iron Works Corp. and Raymond A. Geiger president Geiger Brothers Co. Lewiston as vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Rudolph T. Greep
S. D. Warren Co
Westbrook
Associated Industries of Maine
AIM Board of Directors
John R. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Raymond A. Geiger
Geiger Brothers Co
Lewiston
Global earth tide stations map IGY program reach
Eighty observation stations worldwide measure earth tides as part of the IGY 1957 58 program. Gravity meters and deep rock horizontal pendulums provide readings across the network.
Divided Korea and Germany postwar divisions
The text traces Korea’s division at the 38th Parallel and the failed attempts at unification, noting North and South Korea’s 1950 invasion, UN debates, and Western calls for free elections. It also recounts Germany’s postwar partition into four zones, Berlin’s division, the 1949 West German statehood, and East Germany’s 1955 sovereignty claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Berlin
Germany
West German
East Germany
Agricultural barter and defense sales total a large amount
The report notes that many U.S. agricultural products are exchanged via barter or traded as strategic defense materials, totaling about 1.5 billion dollars since a specified start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jury Finds Mrs Ball Liable In Auto Truck Collision
Jurors found Sara J Ball of Biddeford negligent in a May 1962 Bradley Street crash in Saco. Andrew McGee, 30, Old Orchard Beach carpenter, seeks 20000 damages. Gerald McGee of Old Orchard Beach faces a 250 damage claim. Jury instructed today on damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Sara J. Ball
Biddeford
Bradley Street
Saco
York County Superior Court
Traverse
Andrew McGee
Old Orchard Beach
Ball
Mc- Gees
McGee Brothers
Three Traffic Mishaps Listed In Biddeford
Biddeford police reported several traffic accidents yesterday. A patch of ice caused a two car collision near Five Points on Alfred Street injuring no one. A Biddeford motor grader backing up struck a Hills Beach driver Sheila Viola. A city truck backing up damaged two front store windows at a corner of Bacon and Foss Streets owned by Oscar Caouette. Damage estimates were not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Alfred Street
David A. Bettencourt
Peabody
Mass
Ernest H. Pendleton
Ferry Road
Saco
Sheila J. Viola
Hills Beach
Pool Street
High Street
Adelard Boissonneault
Pool St
Edmund FE. Lemieux
Rathier St
Bacon and Foss
Oscar Caouette
Maine urges use of bumpers and seat belts for safety
The Maine Highway Safety Committee urges all drivers to fit bumpers to protect car bodies and to use seat belts to safeguard drivers’ bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Highway Safety Committee
Unlikely Items Used for Mon
A fragmented OCR reads as a lighthearted note on unusual objects repurposed for a monetary motive. The text hints at oddities and playful schemes without revealing concrete names, dates, or locations. The item suggests curiosity and whimsy rather than a serious event.
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Wilfrid Boisvert
Notre Dame Church
Ludger Caron
Walter A. Clark
Troop 1
Boy Scout
Ing Association
Joseph Small
Mrs
Marie Farley
Notre Dame
Edmund Cashen
Cape Kennedy
Great Southwest
Cathy Murphy
Matthew P. Murphy
Dallas, Tex
Farm Bureau
White Star Laundry & Dry Cleaning
Prospect & Porter Sts
Ani
Felix T, Sheltra & Son
Paul FE
Sheltra
Felix T. Sheltra & Son
Jefferson St
Biddeford & Saco Gas CO
Main Street
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