Local Personal Notices Highlight Biddeford Area Vacations
Dr and Mrs Alvin Aaron and family of Saco have left for vacation. Mr and Mrs Robert Pineau of Biddeford depart for a week in Northern Maine. Mrs Avis Stevenson of Ocean Park is a patient at Webber Hospital. Rev Armand Bill of Biddeford chairs the St Michael College reunion committee. Mr and Mrs Conrad Pelletier of Biddeford plan a seven day Miami Beach vacation. Mr and Mrs John Brooks of Biddeford return from a week in Millinocket. Miss Myrna Eaton of West Buxton works nights as a waiter at Van s Restaurant in Old Orchard Beach. Mr and Mrs John Mazeiko return from New Haven Conn after visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Fred Fowler of Kittery visit Goose Rocks Beach over the holiday. Miss Evie Crowder of Brunswick and Miss Ann Keenan with Miss Patricia Small of South Portland work as waitresses at Narragansett Hotel Kennebunkport. Michael Roussin of Biddeford, serving in the U S Army, visits his parents cottage Kinney Shores for the weekend. Tamara Ford of Old Orchard Beach returns home from Tulsa to be married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Aaron
Saco
Robert Pineau
Biddeford
Maine
Avis Stevenson
Ocean Park
Webber Hospital
St. Michael College
Armand Bill
Conrad Pelletier
Prospect Street
Miami Beach
Fla
John Brooks
Westmore Avenue
Millinocket
Van's Restaurant
Old Orchard Beach
Myrna Eaton
West Buxton
New Haven
New Haven, Conn., Are Mr. and Mrs. John Mazeiko and Children, 16 Harrison Avenue
Fred Fowler
Fred, Jr
Susie
Brian
Kittery
Goose Rocks Beach
Evie Crowder
Brunswick
Ann Keenan
Patricia Small
South Portland
Narragansett Hotel
Kennebunkport
Michael Roussin
Theodore Roussin
Bacon Street
Kinney Shores
Tamara Ford
Nathan Ford
Fern Park Avenue
Tulsa
Okla
Obituary of Walter J. Neddeau Kennebunk resident 77
Walter J. Neddeau longtime Kennebunk resident died yesterday at a local convalescing home at age 77. Born March 5, 1883 in Lakesport New Hampshire, he was a son of Napoleon and Nellie Neddeau and a member of Kennebunk Baptist Church as well as York Lodge AF and AM and Mousam Lodge IOOF. He is survived by a brother Edward of Errol New Hampshire and several nieces nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 30 p m from Angell Funeral Home 9 Dane Street Kennebunk with burial in Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at the Dane Funeral Home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Neddeau
Kennebunk
Lakeport
N. H
Napoleon
Nellie (Mennon) Neddeau
York County Barracks Field Day Planning Meeting
A committee meeting for the York County Barracks field day 1 will be held today at 2 at the home of Comdr Napoleon Fre chette Hills Beach. Arrangements will be made for the field day August 7 at the home of Joseph Neault Hills Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
Comdr
Napoleon Frechette
Hills Beach
Joseph Neault
Youth Fellowships Meet Across Local Churches Sunday
Several church youth groups plan Sunday gatherings across Biddeford and surrounding towns. Meetings include Methodist, Baptist, Advent Christian, and Lyman church units with start times from 6 p m to 7 30 p m. A joint worship service at First Parish Congregational in Saco features Dr H Lewis Cutler as guest preacher at 9 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
South Biddeford
Youth Fellowship of
The
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
H. Lewis Cutler
Second Congregational Church
Biddeford
Saco
Saco Woman Keeps Colorful Colonial Ties Alive
Saco woman aged 87 preserves family relics from colonial days including a Washington head earthenware pitcher and a drum collection from the Johnson Witham lineage. Her late husband Charles Witham was active in the Saco Drum corps. She traces ancestry to Old Orchard settlers and remains a neighborly nurse and midwife figure. She and her daughter crochet and sew, adding a Hawaii flag to their history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson-Witham
Witham
Relief Corps
Charles Witham
Saco
Old Orchard
Miss Witham
Hawaii
Jailer quarters stripped to boost alertness in Columbus
Columbus Ga AP says Musco ee County jailers must find new ways to occupy time on duty after Chief jailer A F Hearn orders removal of a television set and a bed from the jailers quarters for efficiency and alertness to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ga
Muscoee County
A. F. Hearn
Funeral services for Miss Ma rie Louise Frechette
Funeral services for Miss Ma rie Louise Frechette will be held Monday at 10 45 a m and prayers will be said at the Sensoncy funeral home 1 Stone street Biddeford at 9 45 a m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Louise Frechette
Sensoncy Funeral Home
Stone Street
Biddeford
Demonstrations in Tokyo Draw Tepid Response
In Tokyo and 50 cities nationwide, Japanese leftists staged demonstrations in 80 degree heat demanding elections and scrapping the US military pact. The turnout was light, with orderly but sparse rallies compared with last month. A brief clash erupted at Tokyo police HQ as 200 high school students protested the arrests, but no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
America
Nobusuke Kishi
Windham Bay Fined $110 At Beach Court
Robert FE Seavey age 20 of South Windham was fined $110 by Trial Justice Wesley Wewer in Old Orchard Beach for driving under the influence. He was placed on probation for 11 weeks. Robert T Burns age 20 of Windham Hill was fined $15 for illegal possession of liquor and was placed on probation for one year, with additional intoxication in an automobile charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert FE. Seavey
South Windham
Wesley Wewer
Old Orchard Beach
Seavey
Robert T. Burns
Windham Hill
Burns
Bates Seeks TV Rights in Augusta Channel 10 Venture
Bates College has applied to the Federal Communications Commission for Channel 10 in Augusta. President Charles F. Phillips outlines plans to involve Colby and Bowdoin and to partner with the University of Maine and state Education Department to create an educational network spanning Maine, extending programs from New England. The note adds an aside about the Oregon name origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Bates College
Federal Communications Commission
Augusta
Bates
Charles F. Phillips
Colby
Bowdoin Colleges
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Dr. Phillips
The
New England Council
Weather outlook for Portland region cool and fair Sunday
Clear cool tonight with a fair Sunday and little temperature change. Increasing clouds late Sunday afternoon in the west portion. Eastport to Block Island winds around 10 knots tonight with fair visibility over 6 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Eastport
Block Island
Thunderstorms Cause Damage In Some Areas
Thunderstorms dampened holiday weekend activity from the Rockies to the East Coast. The Weather Bureau warned of severe storms with damaging winds and hail in North Dakota and Minnesota and more rain in northern Missouri where over 100000 acres of farmland flooded. Army engineers estimate flood damage in Missouri at 3400000 dollars as heavy rains and winds hit the Dakotas and western Virginia also.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rockies
Weather Bureau
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Upper
Great Lakes
South Atlantic States
New England
North Dakota
Minnesota
Missouri
Army
Chariton
North Grand Rivers
Virginia
Dakotas
Grand Forks
N. D
Saco Police Probe Solen Gas Reports
Saco police investigate gas theft reports at Allied Shoe Company parking lot. A New Hampshire resident, George Moody, says 4 to 5 gallons missing from his car and similar amounts from four other vehicles. A friend’s spare tire was stolen two weeks earlier, not reported. Investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Shoe Company
Saco
George Moody
New Hampshire
Mother Confesses Killing Of Daughter
New York police were told by Clara Panken a 12th floor fall killed her daughter Bess 9 last March. Panken, 41, admitted she pushed the girl to death and was booked on homicide charges after being taken for observation at a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clara Panken
Bess
Beavers Remain Important Resource For Maine
Beavers in Maine continue to be a valued natural resource with pelts yielding up to 250000 dollars annually in recent years. Their dams, though costly to roads, serve soil and water conservation, habitat for fish and waterfowl, and water supplies for farms in drought. Population has declined from about 10000 to roughly a third, yet beavers are still considered ingenious engineers that shape ecosystems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Biddeford Pupils Return From Northeastern Tour Of Canada
Five local boys and teacher-director Joseph Woods of Biddeford Junior High returned from an 11 day camping and historic tour of Northeastern America and Canada. They visited Quebec City and Mohoun sites, climbed mountains, fished Swift River, toured historic landmarks, and enjoyed zoo visits and a shrine. Director Woods plans another July tour with five participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Woods
Biddeford
America
Canada
Wayne Pierce
Priscilla Pierce
Summit Street
Director Woods
Melvin Simensky
Leo Simensky
May Street
James Sandler
Irving Sandler
Beacon Street
Raymond Waynne
Horigan’s Court
North Conway
N.H
Mt. Cranmore
Swift River
Ittinerary
Moosehead Lake
Lily Bay
Jackmand
U.S. Route 201
Quebec City
The
Citadel
Chateau Frontenac
Quebec
Baby Petrin Celebrates First Birthday Far From Home
Born July 4, 1959 at Notre Dame Hospital in Biddeford to Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Petrin, Baby Petrin weighs seven and a half pounds. His father, a dentist, and mother, nurse Carol Cosgrove, now live in Biddeford. After a move to Poitiers France with the U S Army, he will mark his first birthday with family in France, weighing over 20 pounds and enjoying loving support from both Maine and French relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Perrin
France
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
M. P. Houle
Petrin
Robert A. Petrin
Carol Cosgrove
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Baby Perrin
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Mass
Tufts Dental School
Boston
Henry J. Petrin
Phyllis Cosgrove
Foss Street
326 Elm Street
Cosgrove
Texas
Poitiers
U. S. Army
Perrin
Logan ‘Airport
Maine
Army
Baby Petrin
Pete. Petrin
How Castro Affects Market
Investor poll shows reluctance to buy United Fruit at 22 amid Castro expropriations and Cuba’s oil bargain with the Soviet Union. Despite Cuba’s influence on U S stocks, author argues the fears are overemphasized and urges acclimation to political risks, noting a recent rate cut and potential bond value shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fruit
Dr. Castro
Cuba
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Beach Presented 50 Star Flag to Old Orchard Beach
Town manager Percival Wardwell reports Carling Brewing Company presented a new 50 star flag to Old Orchard Beach. The flag will be raised Monday morning as part of a wider gift program to towns across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Carling Brewing Company
Percival Wardwell
United States
Earhart Execution Report Sparks Pacific Probe
New evidence cited by CBS claims Amelia Earhart was executed by Japanese authorities on Saipan after a crash landing in 1937. Native witnesses reportedly saw her taken into custody and executed, while divers recovered a plane wreckage near the former Japanese base and a pilot linked craft appears similar to Earhart’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amelia Earhart
Columbia Broadcasting System
Saipan
CBS
Don Mozeley
Pacific
Miss Earhart
Fred Noonan
San Mateo
Calif
Times
Josephine Blanco Akiyama
San
Mateo
San Francisco
Paul Mantz
Tokyo
Imperial Naval General Staff
Shigeyoshi Inouye
Naval Affairs Bureau
Grange Swap Student Arrives At Saco Home
Linda Bowen the first Grange Interstate Youth Exchange student in 1960 arrives at the Saco home of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Grant Buxton road Saco She will be hosted by Ella Mae Grant and later by Miss Rowen who arrives from Washington DC The Rowen farm operates 1220 acres raising Hereford cattle sheep oats wheat and corn near Washington Maine The 18 year old plans to enter Northern State Teachers college this fall and visit the ocean coast This exchange aims to share Grange work and introduce members to national programs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Linda Bowen
Wessington
S. D
Saco
Lawrence Grant
Buxton Road
Ella Mae Grant
Saco Juvenile Grange
Miss Rowen
Rowen
Washington, D. C
National Grange
Clifford Rowen
Washington
Northern State Teachers’ College
Maine
Grant
Bowen
Camp Ellis
South Dakota
Three Traffic Mishaps Reported At Biddeford
Weekend traffic in the Biddeford Saco area spiked with three mishaps. Police report drivers Robert Paradis 20 of Saco and Joseph Corbeil 22 of Conn collided at Birch and Foss streets. occupants Richard Arundel 17 and Mrs Claire Corbet beil were taken for observation. Winslow 79 of Portland and Lemelin 41 of Biddeford collided at Routes 111 and 35 with Winslow sustaining a skull cut. Roger Dorais chemical 376 South street Biddeford was hospitalized with multiple injuries after being struck near the River road overpass by Joseph Rockley 20 of Grand Rapids Nld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Robert J. Paradis
Spring Street
Saco
Joseph Corbeil
Birch and
Foss Streets
Paradis
Corbeil
Claire Corbetbeil
Webber Hospital
Philip Poirier
Perley E. Winslow
Portland
Raymond H. Lemelin
Cleaves Street
Winslow
Roger Dorais
South Street
Joseph Rockley
Grand Rapids
Nld
River Road
Goldfine and Secretary Lose Stay Appeal
Washington Boston financier Bernard Goldfine and his secretary Mildred Paperman have lost a last appeal for a stay of contempt of court sentences. They must begin serving jail terms on Tuesday after Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter denied the stay. They were convicted for failing to produce records requested by the Internal Revenue Service in 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Goldfine
Mildred Paperman
Intermed Revenue Service
Miss Palperman
U. S. District Court
Charles Wyzanski
Flooded Oil Burner Smokes Saco Home
A flooded oil burner caused smoke damage to the kitchen floor and ceiling of Hugh McDonald’s home at 272 Bradley Street in Saco this morning. Captain George Oldread reported. Two Saco fire trucks and one Biddeford unit answered from the Saco Central station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh McDonald
Bradley Street
Saco
George Oldread
Saco Station
Biddeford
Saco Central Station
Farly Meeters Miami News Announcement Mixup
The Miami News received a peculiar notice from Farly Meeters in Miami Florida. editors questioned whether a typewriter error had produced the string of names and details. The aggrieved party appeared to describe an event or meeting, but the incomplete text left readers unsure of the exact purpose or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farly Meeters
Miami
Fla
The
Miami News
Methodist Churches Schedule Summer Services in Biddeford
The two Biddeford Methodist churches publish their summer worship hours. At South Biddeford Methodist on Pool Road a 9 o'clock Sunday service will be held with 5 pm vesper services in July and August. Foss Street Methodist at Foss and Pool streets will have Sunday services at 10 with special sanctuary choir music. Rev. James Douglass Riddle serves as pastor and preaches at each service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Foss Street
Foss and
Pool Streets
James Douglass Riddle
First Half Year Busy Associated Press News Analyst
The first half of 1960 was busy though its overall result is unclear. Foreign affairs were unsettled with France joining the atomic club and events abroad shaking the summit talks. The U2 incident and Turkey and Korea uprisings strained relations while Eisenhower’s Tokyo trip was canceled amid protests. Domestic politics saw Nixon solidify as GOP front-runner and Kennedy surge as Democratic frontrunner before the Los Angeles convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press News
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Paris
Atomic Club
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Turkey
Adnan Menderes
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Moscow
Khrushchev
Tokyo
Japan
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Los Angeles
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Walter Neddeau
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Foss Street Methodist Church
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
Late
United Baptist Church
Saco United Baptist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Ly= Baptist church
Goodwin Mills
Lyman Baptist
Windham Bay
State
Oregon
Harry C
Standard Oil of
Jersey
Jersey Oil
Baltimore and Ohio
New York Central
Pennsylvania Railroad
Federal Reserve Banks
Harry C. France
Biddeford- Saco Journal
Grand Central Sta
N. Y
General Features Corp
Beach
Pennsylvania
West Chester
Elizabeth Schlegel
Marie Moyer
Maine Turnpike
Saco Pike
Route 1
Route 112
Ocean Park Road
Turnpike
Meridian Daylight Masonic Lodge
Meridan
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