Personal Briefs from Biddeford and Nearby Towns
Local briefs list residents and visitors in Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach. Alma Caron receives treatment at Trusl hospital while Dr Albin Seidel and family vacation at Pine Point. Several residents take summer jobs or visits to Goose Rocks, Cherryfield, and Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Caron
Granite Street
Biddeford
Trusl Hospital
Pine Point
Albin Seidel
Scarsdale
N. Y
Carol Mahan
Norwich
R. N
Main Street
Notre Dame Hospital
Armand Remillard
Marguerite Lesieur
Beach Street
Saco
Central Maine Power Company
Daniel L. Carey
Frederick Smith
Falmouth Foreside
Portland
Goose Rocks
Smith
O'Hara
Ethel Fuller
Washington, D. C
Europe
Virgil Hinckley
Pool Road
Train Academy
Kittery
Biddeford High School
Funeral held for TV actor George Reeves
About 150 attendees paid last respects to television star George Reeves known for playing Superman. Reeves died June 16 from a self inflicted gunshot, while his mother Helen Bessolo questions the ruling and has hired an attorney to pursue an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
George Reeves
Reeves
Helen Bessolo
Religious services and funeral notices in Biddeford area
In The Churches A prayer and praise service will be held Friday at 7 30 p m at Biddeford Advent Christian church. Holy communion will be celebrated in Trinity Episcopal church Saco Friday at 9 30 a m. Open Air meeting of the Saco Salvation Army Friday at 7 p m. Holiness meeting of Saco Salvation Army tomorrow at 7 30 p m. Mass at St Martha Kennebunk Friday at 7 30 a m and 6 p m. Mass at St Monica Kennebunk Friday at 7 30. Mass sung at St Mary Wells Friday at 8 a m and 6 p m. Mass at All Saints Wells Beach Friday at 8 a m and 6 p m. Junior Legion Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army Friday 3 30 p m. Junior Soldiers Old Orchard Beach tomorrow 4 15 p m. Old Orchard Beach Salvo. Funeral services for Mrs Gla tion Army Torchbearers Marguerite Bridges wife of Arthur W Bridges were held Wednesday 2 30 p m from Dennett and Craig funeral home Seco Rev Norman Langmaid pastor School street Methodist Church Seco officiated and burial in Goodwins Mills cemetery. Bearers were Curtis and William Taylor James Tyler and Bernard Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Glation Army
Marguerite Bridges
Arthur W. Bridges
Solemn Requiem for Desire Paradis at St Marys Moody
A solemn nine o clock high mass for Desire Paradis husband of Annette Paradis of Moody was held at St Marys Wells with committal at York Cemetery. Rev William Kelley led services. Paradis born August 13 1898 in St Hilaire Can. survived by wife five children and four brothers and one sister. Military honors included Marine base firing squad and bugler from Kittery Naval Shipyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desire Paradis
Annette (Poisson) Paradis
Moody
St. Mary Church
Wells
William Kelley
Paradis
St. Hilaire Can
Euclide
Clarisse
Roy) Paradis
Paradis Garage
June
Karen Ann
Sylvia Beckler
Newcastle
N. H
Elphege
Arthur
Oscar
Watersbury
Conn
Jack
San
Cali
Izabeth Poisson
Newtonville
Mass
York Cemetery
Leroy Hanson
Marine
Naval Shipyard
Kittery
Fenwood Clark
Roby Littlefield
Keith Moody
David Moulton
Ansel Stevens
Harry York
Charles Smith
Albee LaPierre
Roland Chaloux
Lorriston Littlefield
William O'Connell
Harry Alpren
Biddeford Man Ledoux 75 Dies. Longtime J. G. Deering Driver
Arthur Ledoux 75 of Biddeford died this morning at his home on Maple Street. He was born there to Jean B. and Matilda Deschausse Ledoux and worked 45 years as a teamster for J. G. Deering Co. Survivors include two brothers Albert and Alfred, two sisters Mrs. Angelina Lousier of Marblehead and Elsie Ledoux, plus nieces and nephews. Funeral set for Saturday at Sansoucy Funeral Home from 2 to 4 PM with calling hours 6 to 10 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ledoux
Cordilia
Fecteau)doux
Maple Street
Biddeord
Biddeford
Jean B
Matilda (Deschausse) Ledoux
J. G. Deering Company
Albert
Alfred
Angelina Lousier
Marblehead
Mass
Elsie Ledoux
Funeral services for Edbert C. St. Clair held in Kennebunk
Funeral services for Edbert Cyrus St. Clair 67 husband of Rose Bartlett St. Clair will be at 2 p m Friday from Angell funeral home Kennebunk with Rev Thomas Martin officiating Masonic committal services will follow at Hope cemetery family lot St Clair born Appleton son of Charles and a retired construction engineer member of York lodge AF and AM he is survived by wife one brother Carl L of Kennebunk one daughter Mrs Ruth Quimby Fayetteville NY and several grandchildren Friends may call at Angell funeral home this evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edbert Cyrus St. Clair
Rose
Bartlett) St. Clair
Angell
Dane Street
Kennebunk
Thomas Martin
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Hope Cemetery
St. Clair
Appleton
Charles St. Clair
York Lodge
Carl L
Ruth Quimby
Fayetville
In. Y
Angell Funeral Home
Rev Sister St Benoit Dies in Quebec Convent
Rev Sister St Benoit born Annie Amanda Roy a former Biddeford resident died June 27 at Urselines Convent in Trois Rivieres Quebec. Survived by one brother Rev Edgar Roy Redemptorist St Anne de Beaupre Quebec and six sisters Rev Sister St Apolline Arselines Convent Mrs Eva Letourneau Levis Que Mrs Onesime Roy Miss Evelyn Roy St Bernard Que Mrs Mary Ann Lachance Berlin NH and Mrs Alfred Simard of Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Benoit
Annie Amanda Roy
Biddeford
Urselines Convent
Trois Rivieres
Quebec
Edgar Roy
Redemptorist
St. Anne de Beaupre
St. Apolline
Arselines Convent
Eva Letourneau
Levis
Que
Onesime Roy
Evelyn
Mrs. Robert Faulkner Mother of Local Selectman Dies
Word reached Old Orchard Beach from St Louis Missouri of the death of Mrs. Robert Faulkner mother of Selectman Claude Faulkner. The notice confirms her passing and identifies her son the local official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Faulkner
St. Louis
Claude Faulkner
Old Orchard Beach
Liberace Divorce Complaint Cited Mental Cruelty Case Filed
Mrs. Jayne Shields Liberace of Riverside California files for divorce from George Liberace the violinist and brother of the pianist alleging mental cruelty and long absences that affected her health. She told reporters he comes in late and frightens affiant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberace
Riverside
Calif
George Liberace
George
Pianis
Berce
Jayne Shields Liberace
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Armand Letourneau
Mrs. Armand Letourneau thanks friends neighbors and the League of Sacred Heart for flowers bouquets and expressions of sympathy during her sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Sacred Heart
Armand Letourneau
Stock Market Rises To New High In Light Trading
New York AP reports a stock market surge into record highs in early afternoon trading. Major gains occurred in steels chemicals rubbers motors tobacco drugs and building materials while oils and copper mixed. Despite the Independence Day closure weekend caution analysts were surprised as U S Steel Union Carbide and others rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S. Steel
Union Carbide
Goodyear
General Motors
U.S. Rubber
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Jones & Laughlin
American ‘Tobacco
Youngstown i
Portland Weather Outlook For Friday And Weekend
Showers end by mid afternoon then clearing skies with fair cool night and sunny mild Friday. Saturday looks sunny and warm with winds shifting from south to northwest then diminishing. Temperatures forecast Zone 1 range from 68 to 50 with cool to cold conditions tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Union States Quality Of Shoes Down
The union says high quality American shoes are slipping as manufacturers move from skilled labor hubs to low wage regions. It cites 1500 factories now in small towns with untaught labor sold at bargain prices, noting shifts from Massachusetts and New York to Mississippi Georgia Arkansas Tennessee Maine and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boot and
America
Brockton
Haverhill
Lynn
Massachusetts
Rochester
Auburn
New York
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Ohio
New York City
Philadelphia
Mississippi
Georgia
Arkansas
Tennessee
Maine
Virginia
Arundel Man Gets Suspended Jail Sentence
Robert Blow, 37, of Arundel, was sentenced to three months in Alfred jail for contributing to the destitution of a minor. Judge Simon Spill suspended the term and placed Blow on one year probation. Blow admitted guilt through attorney Francis La Fountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Blow
Arundel
Alfred
Simon Spill
Biddeford
Spill
Blow
York County Sheriff's Department
Norman Critchley
Critchley
York County
Francis la Fountain
Charles S. Hill, Jr
Pepperell Street
Saco
Hill
William Pomeroy
Princess Paola Weds Albert in Brussels Royal Ceremony
Princess Paola cried at communion as the royal wedding in Brussels linked Belgium’s royal family to King Baudouin’s brother Albert in a civil ceremony at the palace and a grand church service. Crowds cheered as a long procession moved through ancient Brussels under skies that threatened rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sts. Michael and
Gudule
King Baudoin
Royal
Paola
Albert
Cardinal van Lpey
Italy
Belgium
Brussels
Market Averages Edge Higher as Industrials Rise
The day sees Kaiser Aluminum up about a point while Baltimore & Ohio gains around two. Kennecott Phelps Dodge Standar Oil New Jersey and Lorillard fall modestly. The AP 60-stock average sits at noon up 1.90 to 231.70, surpassing the prior closing high of 230.30 from May 24. Industrials rise 3.20, rails 0.90, utilities 0.60 with government bonds firm to slightly lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Aluminum
Baltimore & Ohio
Kennecott
Phelps Dodge
Standie Oil
New Jersey
Lorilar
U.S
Births light on Biddeford and nearby hospital births
A long list of births from Notre Dame hospital and other area facilities. Names include John, Roger Leo, David Mare, Ruth Linda, Scott Richard, Scott Alan, Kelly Marie, Tammie Alice, John Kevin, Kathleen Ann, Donna Marie, Karen Ann, Joan Dolores, Diane Gertrude, Kevin, Sharon Lee, John Robert, Cathy Jean, Douglas James, George Ashworth, William Allen, Christopher Nicholas, and others. Addresses span Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Kennebunkport and South Portland with hospital sites Notre Dame Baptist Webber and Cape Porpoise noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Bradbury Street
Biddeford
Nadeau
Doris Plourde
Adrien Delarge
Gore Street
David Mare
Notre Dame Hospital
Normand Perreault
Pike Street
J. Woodrow Marcille
Baptist Hospital
Pensacola
Fla
Ruth Linda
Albert Marcille
Hill Street
Webber Hospital
Robert D. LeClair
Buxton Road
Saco
Scott Richard
Richard L. Morse
Maplewood Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Scott Alan
Daniel J. Morse
Brown Street
Kelly Marie
Samuel C. Leech
Elm Street
Joseph F. Ribaudo
Vines Avenue
Donna Marie
Percy J. Dube
Harrison Avenue
Karen Ann
Paul A. Champagne
West Street
Joan Dolores
Norman P. Beaupre
Elmstreet
Diane Gertrude
David A. Thompson
Cape Porpoise
David Mark
Kenneth D. Cormier
Main Street
Kevin
Aime H. Lamontagne
Sharon Lee
Robert L. Cyr
Taylor Street
John Robert
Philip L. P. Roy
Raymond Street
Cathy Jean
Felix Skihicki
Kennebunk
Douglas James
Joseph W. Cummings, Jr
Glenhaven Circle
George Ashworth
Donald A. Hamlyn
Temple Street
William Allen
Edward Russel Clark
Wainwright Circle West
South Portland
Christopher Nicholas
Clifford E. Jenkins
Hubbard Street
Housewives Watching TV In Daytime
New York AP report notes daytime TV draws two of three housewives online between chores. Afternoon viewing exceeds morning and includes many youngsters. Top shows include The Price Is Right and American Bandstand. Soap critics lament kitchen depictions. one female critic cites no change in scenes after a gunpoint incident. Trends highlight fashion shifts to Rolls Royce TV ads and Dick Clark ratings beating rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Television Age
Darling
Dick Clark
Jones
Marya Mannes
Youth Injured In Saco When Car Hits Bike
Donald Mercier ten of 80 Elm street Saco slight injuries after his bicycle was struck by a car driven by Pauline Henri 37 of 80 Mountain road Biddeford on South street Biddeford Mercier treated for skin abrasions at Webber hospital Henri told police she was heading toward town and sounded her horn when the boy moved to the street edge the rear wheel struck and he was thrown over the handlebars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Mercier
Elm Street
Saco
Pauline Henri
Local Scouts Outing At Hills Beach Biddeford
Local Scouts Den 3 and 4 Pack 305 held an outing yesterday at Hills Beach. Activities included games swimming a cookout and a trip to Basket Island. Leaders were Mr and Mrs Reynald Goulet and Mrs Arthur Girard with Den Chief Joseph Hill and Michael Roberge assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Den
Hills Beach
Basket Island
John Spirounias
James Guillory
Thomas
Steven Girard
Ronald Guilbeault
Peter Langevin
Stephen
Bradley Goulet
Eric Nelson
George Garnache
Michael Reilly
Michael
Mark Girard
Reynald Goulet
Arthur Girard
Goulet
Reynald
Joseph Hill
Michael Roberge
Six Saco Beach Teachers Attend Summer School
Six teachers from the Saco Old Orchard Beach area will attend summer school this year announced Superintendent Cecil J. Cutts. Participants include Mabel Fanning Loyola Celley Hilda Libby Lula Ridlon Patricia Roy and Adrien Belanger at Washington State Teachers College Machias Farmington State Teachers College and the University of Maine session. The July 6 school committee meeting was postponed to July 7 with bids considered to install two fluores cent light rooms at Burns school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco-Old Orchard Beach
Cecil J. Cutts
Washington State Teachers College
Machias
Mabel Fanning
Young School
Saco
Loyola Celley
Jameson School
Old Orchard Beach
Hilda Libby
Lula Ridlon
Federal School
Farmington State Teachers College
University of Maine
Patricia Roy
Burns School
Adrien Belanger
Cutts
New Members Proposed For Local Aerie
Three new members were proposed at last night's Biddeford Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles meeting at the Birch Street home. Names listed include Armand Hamel John Petrin and Donald Petrin. President Glenn A Yarborough announced plans for the annual field day as financial reports were presented by Philip Perreault Laurier Simoneau and Maine State Aerie reporter Gerard Hevey. Dues were won by Onil Larose and attendance prize by Bill Gagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Aerie
Three Drivers Pay Fines In Saco Court
Three motorists appeared in Saco municipal court this morning after pleading guilty to traffic violations. Carol Giannarakos of Lowell Massachusetts paid $10 for passing a red light at Coe and Elm streets. Arlene G Bessey of North Vassalboro was fined $25 for speeding at an intersection on Thornton Avenue. Walter L Hughes of Manchester New Hampshire paid $10 for passing a red light on Thornton Avenue. Saco police were the complainants in each case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Carol Giannarakos
Lowell
Mass
Coe and
Elm Streets
Arlene G. Bessey
N. Vassalboro
Rnton Avenue
Walter L. Hughes
Manchester
N. H
Thornton Avenue
Firemen Answer Two Calls In Saco
Saco firefighters attended two calls yesterday. A Portland road trailer home on an oil burner flood prompted the response with occupant Andrew Dallaire present. No damage was reported. Another call at Saco Junk on Water Street involved sparks from a cutting torch near flammable material. no damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Portland Road
Andrew Dallaire
Saco Junk Company
Water Street
Luna Park License Hearing Scheduled
Town Manager Jerome Daly notifies Luna Park Inc that Monday at 8 p m has been set for a hearing on its license to operate an amusement area on East Grand Avenue Old Orchard Beach. The firm previously received a second hearing after initial license denial by Municipal officers while the area was already open for business without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Daly
Luna Park, Inc
East Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Kozlov Misses Beltsville Visit Amid Nixon Word Duel
The Soviet premier continue to press the United States on Berlin issues while Kozlov did not appear in Beltsville as American sources said he canceled the trip. He exchanged sharp words with Vice President Richard M Nixon on a range of topics and no new plan for a Beltsville stop emerged before dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beltsville
Kozlov
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Berlin
Rogers Says Law Slow In Asheville Address
U S Attorney General William P Rogers told an Asheville audience the legal profession is chronically slow and that the public cannot understand why cases take so long to be tried. He criticized lawyers for misrepresenting how justice is administered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
U. S. Atty
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Administration of Justice
Safety Official Named Gardiner
Police Lt. William F. MacDonald named acting commissioner of public safety, replacing Clyde V. McMaster who left for deputy U. S. marshal. MacDonald’s permanent appointment goes before the City Council on Monday. he has served in the department since 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Police
William F. MacDonald
Public Safety
Clyde V. McMaster
U. S. Marshall
MacDonald
Department
Good Fishing At Camp Ellis
A run of mackerel draws crowds to Camp Ellis with 100 to 150 fishers daily along the rocks. Anglers bring home several catches each day, with mackerel reaching about two feet in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Ellis
Kennebunk PTA Plans Door to Door Census
Kennebunk PTA executive committee met with the school committee and Superintendent John I. See kin to review preliminary plans for a door to door census of preschool children. The voluntary survey aims to inform a study of school building needs. The committee also reviewed the annual repair project and voted to adjust custodial schedules so a junior high or high school janitor will operate the additional school use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk Parent- Teachers Association
John I. Seekins
PTA
Valuable Cesium Ore Found in Maine at West Paris
Washington reports a pollucite ore sample from a Maine deposit near West Paris contains 31 percent cesium. The Bureau of Mines sought 8 to 100 more pounds for testing to confirm ore content. Representative James C. Oliver says cesium is a critical strategic element and has contacted several firms about the discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paris
Maine
James C. Oliver
Oliver
Bureau of Mines
TV teaching aids boost math scores in New York public schools
A five month experiment in New York City public schools found seventh grade classes using television lectures scored 9.6 percentage points higher on a math test than those taught by usual methods. Joseph Loretan, associate superintendent for junior high schools, announced the results. Experimental groups across ten schools watched math lectures for a half hour twice weekly on WPIX.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Joseph
Loretan
Renarge
WPIX
New York Daily News
Kidnapped Child Found Alive After Nine Hour Search
In Springdale Arkansas a six year old girl Barbara Ann Wentz was abducted from a grocery store and found alive unharmed with bruises on her neck. Vernon Estep a 66 year old truck driver from nearby Newagers was detained on kidnapping charges after a large manhunt involving nearly 1000 police and volunteers ended fifteen miles east of Springdale. The girl is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Wentz and was returned to her home after examination at a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springdale
Ark
Barbara Ann We
Hollis Spen
Vernon Estep
Arkarbara
Spen
Estep
Spencer
Meith Wentz
Milford Dube Enlists in Army for Three Years
Milford Dube son of Mr and Mrs Gerard Dube of 33 Hill Street has enlisted in the U S Army for three years. Recruiter Roland o Bisaillon reports the enlistment at Fort Dix New Jersey. After basic training he will attend an 11 week course in topographic surveys under the engineers program. Richard W Cole son of Mr and Mrs Ray Cole of Sanford also will take a technical course in automotive maintenance after basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford G Dube
Gerard Dube
Hill Story
Roland O. Bisaillon
Ft. Dix
N. J
U. S. Army
Richard W. Cole
Ray Cole
Sanford
J High School
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Advent Christian
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Trinity Episcopal Church
Saco Salvation Army
The
St. Martha Church
St. Monica Church
St. Mary Church At
All Saints Church
Wells Beach
Junior Legion of the
Salvation Army
Arthur Bridges
Edbert C, ST. Clair
Journal
Union States
Princess
Eva Bartok
London
Housewives
Cynthia Lowry
ABC
Richard Diamond
CBS
NBC
Loretta Young
Saco Court
Luna Park
Pascale Petit
Rome
Koslov
Milford Dube
Army
Esther Williams
Grey Gull
Surf St
Pier
G. P. Stanwood
Don
City of
Antonio Mariello
Pontiac
Reed Motor CO
Vauxhall
GMC Trucks
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