Local personals note Biddeford area today
Harold Pike enters Togus Veterans Hospital for treatment. Biddeford residents travel, visit, and vacation across Canada, California, New York, and Maine while relatives tour Camp Gregory and Goose Rocks. Many readjust as others depart for Harvard, Roxbury, or Washington after summer plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Pike
Elm Street
Biddeford
Togus
Veterans Hospital
Raymond FE
Faucher
West Myrtle Street
Canada
Newton Stevens
Harding Street
Machias River
Joseph Hebert
San Francisco
Calif
Ann Hebert
Orchard Street
Mark FE. Hevey
Gerard Hevey
Temple Street
Saco
Camp Gregory
Dry Mills
Goose Rocks
Chester Bigelow
Vermont
Florence Hamel
Patricia Smith
Quincy
Mass
Donna Lee Dubuc
Leo Dubuc
Webber Hospital
Maine
Karl Stevens
Emmons Place
Nancy Ford
Medford
Sillier's
Ocean Park
Cecile G. Landry
Albany N. Y
Evelyn Leblanc
Southgate
New England Artist Hospital
Roxbury
Max Libby
California
Patricia R. Plante
Harvard Univrsity
Old Orchard Beach
Edward J. Reilly
Ambherst Street
Donald Bruce
Brattleboro
Elizabeth Hoyt
Donald Poulin
Mare
Connecticut
New York City
Margot Roussin
Theodore Roussin
Bacon Street
Philip Snow
North Street
Gilberte Roussin
Cambridge
Piuline Kennedy
Michael Stebbins
West
John Mercier
Gardiner
Michael
Murray Stebbins
Walter Stebbins
Summerstreet
Michael Manzo
Danvers
Fred Fowler
Brian
Susan
Kittery
Fred, Jr
John Daly
Pauline Kennedy
Gail
Summer Street
Caribou
Thomas Wade
Solomonslands
Henry Hebert
S.M
Marie Neveux
Winnie Hebert
Edward Hebert
Auriole Bouchard
Bernard Stebbins
Washington, D. C
Washington
Armand C. Lantagne
Jeanne
Beaufort
S. C
Donald G. Lantagne
Lantagne
Foster Higgins
Rome
N. Y
Biddeford Pool
Cheney Rites Held for Former Biddeford Resident
Glen R. Cheney 67 a former Biddeford resident died in a Caribou hospital after a long illness Born September 18 1892 in Four Falls NB the son of Rev Isaac G and Mary Cox Cheney he served as a field representative for the Social Security office of Presque Isle and had lived in Washburn five years He was an honorary member of the Washburn Rotary club He is survived by his wife Edna Crawford Cheney Washburn three daughters from a former marriage Winifred Gellerson South Portland Jean Smith Isington Mass and Mary Eurenius Conway NH and seven grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen R. Cheney
Biddeford
Caribou
Four Falls
N.B
Isaac G
Mary (Cox) Cheney
Social Security Office
Presque Isle
Washburn
Winifred Gellerson
South Portland
Jean Smith
Isington
Mass
Mary Eurenius
Conway
N.H
Solemn Requiem at St Joseph for Mrs Leonie Maurais
A solemn high mass was celebrated at St Joseph church for Mrs Leonie Maurais with Msgr Elie Hevey as celebrant and Rev Marc Franck as deacon and Rev Norman Carrier as sub deacon. Burial followed in St Joseph cemetery with prayers at the grave. Bearers included Maurice Poulin and others, with several out of town mourners noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Church
Leonie Maurais
Elie Hevey
Marc Franck
Norman Carrier
Diane Rousselle
St. Joseph Singers
St. Joseph Cemetery
Father Carrier
Maurice Poulin
Donald Poulin
Robert Charette
Richard Poulin
Donald Bourassa
Philip Shevenell
Waterbury
Leon Marquis
Yvette Beloin
Victor Maurais
Abner Ladd
Canaan
Philip Landry
Whitefield
N. H
Amedee Maurais
Rachel Maurais
Chisholm
Ma rie Frechette funeral held at St. Andre church
Funeral services for Miss Marie Louise Frechette of Biddeford were held Monday at 10:45 a.m. from St. Andre church with Msgr. Aime Giguere officiating. Burial followed in St. Joseph Cemetery family lot. Bearers were Paul Heroux Gilbert Heroux Joseph O'Leary Paul O'Leary Fernand Petit Edward Chelate. Out-of-town mourners included Mrs. Roland Foisy Salem Mass and others from Beverly Mass New Britain Conn Newport News Va.
Special meeting for Biddeford VFW auxiliary
A special meeting for the Biddeford post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary will be held Wednesday evening at 7 30 at the City building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
City
Lyman Baptist church notes plan prayer meetings
The Prayer Fellowship will meet Tuesday at 9 30 a m at the parsonage A Cottage Prayer meeting occurs tonight from 8 to 9 at Mr and Mrs Leslie Williams 1 Oakland avenue Old Orchard Beach in preparation for Evangelistic services with Rev James Johnson at the Portland Exposition building May 15 to 19 The Home League Ladies Group of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prayer Fellowship
The
Lyman Baptist Church
Leslie Williams
Oakland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
James Johnson
Portland Exposition Building
Home League
Saco Salvation Army
Iowa Governor Heads War Price Support Push
Democrats on page one advocate re establishing wartime price supports and crop controls. Governor Harold Loveless of Iowa, a potential running mate, leads this push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guv. Heschel Loveless
Iowa
Portland Weather Outlook With Cool Intervals And Winds
This afternoon and tonight expect fair conditions with a few clouds and cool temperatures. Westerly winds 10 to 20 mph diminishing tonight to under 10 mph. Highs in the low to mid 70s, tonight lows near 50. Cities listed show overnight temps from 33 to 69 for various locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
Spy Pilot To Be Given Open Trial
MOSCOW Francis Gary Powers the American U2 pilot held on espionage charges will face an open trial officials said. Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan indicated the prosecutor will set the date and Powers will receive justice. Powers has been in custody since May 1 after his plane was shot down over Soviet territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
Frol Koslov
Powers
U. S
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Mikoyan
Koslov Chim
Biddeford Pair Swap Vows In Nuptial Rites
Miss Lucille A. Gregoire and Robert O. Lagueux wed in a 7:30 p.m. ceremony at St. Joseph church Biddeford with Rev. Marc Franck officiating. The couple, from Biddeford, were attended by family and friends from Waterville Portsmouth and Onset. The reception followed at Wonderbar steak house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Church
Biddeford
Lucille A. Gregoire
Robert O. Gregoire
Main Street
Robert O. Lagueux
Albany Lagueux
Granite Street
Marc Franck
Simonne Moisan
Diane Rousselle
Adelard Huot
Gertrude Bertrand
Carolyn Lee
Rita Lagueux
Roland Lagueux
Norman Lewis
Wonderbar
U. S. Marine Corps
National Guard
Notable Names in Postwar U.S. Agriculture Group
The group includes two former secretaries of agriculture Claude R. Wickard and Charles F. Brannan along with other members. The passage notes their roles and connection to agricultural policy in the postwar era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture
Claude RK. Wickard
Charles F. Brannan
Coast Guard Log Reveals Busy 4th of July Weekend
Fletcher's Neck station at Biddeford Pool aided two boats and fielded numerous coastline calls over the holiday. A 35-foot cabin cruiser King Neptune owned by Irving Zaiklin of Saco and Portsmouth towed upriver after engine trouble. A 23-foot sloop owned by Lawrence Bales of Lowell was towed to Wood Island Harbor after engine failure. Officials reminded motorboat owners that the summer safety inspection program is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Fletcher's Neck
Biddeford Pool
James Kouloheras
Hills Beach
Saco River
Irving Zaiklin
Saco
Portsmouth
N. H
Fortunes Rocks
Lawrence Bales
Lowell
Mass
Wood Island Harbor
Kenneally Reports On Teachers Conclave
Raymond Kenneally 1960 York County delegate and Biddeford High principal reports highlights from the National Education Association convention in Los Angeles. Over 15 000 educators attended sessions on classroom issues and space age curriculum. The program included a proposal to require a bachelor’s degree for NEA membership and a group teacher insurance plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Education Association
Los Angeles
York County Teachers’ Association
Raymond Kenneally
Biddeford High School
Ithe
Shrine Civic Auditorium
Memorial Sports Arena
Convention City
NEA
School Bell Awards
U. S
Commissioners of Education
Lawrence G. Derthick
Rollin Brown
White House
Biddeford Police Probe $1500 Break At Beverage Site
Biddeford police investigate a break at General Beverage on Pearl and Lincoln streets. Thieves netted about $1,900 in cash after forcing a double door and tripping the safe. Ray Simpson, sales manager for the beer distributor, found the break Sunday afternoon. The case remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
General Beverage Company
Pearl
Lincoln Streets
Ray Simpson
Man Sentenced For Larceny At Biddeford Court
Robert McGowen a 64 year old from New Hampshire was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail in Alfred by Judge Simon Spill on larceny of a suitcase belonging to Robert E. Marden of Boston. A second charge of cheating with intent to commit fraud was held with bail set at 1000 dollars. Also named, Leo Breton found not guilty of willful and malicious mischief, Ellsworth Pritchard paid a 15 dollar fine for passing on a grade near the Log Cabin ballrooms, and Herman Barr paid 15 dollars on a grade charge, per State Trooper reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McGowen
Grassmere
N.H
Alfred
Simon Spill
Biddeford
Robert E. Marden
Boston
Mass
Spill
McGowen
Edgar Sevigny
Phillip Poiter
Ray
First National Bank of
Biddeford Bank
Leo Breton
Birch Street
Science Center Opens Session At Area College
The National Youth Science Center opened its summer session at Nassau College with 50 high school students from across the nation. The program will provide intensive science training and education improvement, and will become an annual camping and study course. Next summer the course will be held on an island in Casco Bay called Science Island. Among the first year's students are eight boys from Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springvale
National Youth Science Center
Nassau College
Casco Bay
Science Island
Maine
Dies From Injuries Lewiston Death Report
Russell J Mitchell, 65, of New Gloucester, died Monday at a Lewiston hospital following injuries sustained in an incident. Authorities releasing few details as the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Russell J Mitchell
New Gloucester
Lewiston Hos
Beach Lifeguards Save Nine From Freak Undertow at Old Orchard Beach
Lifeguards rescued nine swimmers from a freak undertow along a 3 1/5 mile stretch of Old Orchard Beach yesterday afternoon between Atlantic and Sea Cliff avenues. Lifeguard captain Robert Miles noted July undertows are unusual. 55,000 bathers were on the beach as the saves occurred between 1 and 3 pm. Veterans Victor St Marie, Arnold Harrison, and Charles Clark led the effort with no one needing medical care. A 3 pm “No swimming” sign was posted and staff warned bathers away from distant swimming areas amid 65 degree water and southeast winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Robert Miles
Atlantic
Sea Cliff Avenes
Miles
Victor St. Marie
Arnold Harrison
Charles Clark
Seacliff
Newport Cleans Up After Riotous Newport Jazz Weekend
Newport, Rhode Island returns to near normal after the worst rioting in its history. Police arrested over 200 Saturday night as 10,000 protesters clashed after denied entry to the jazz festival. Governor Del Sesto declared a state of emergency, banned further performances, and later lifted liquor sales restrictions as order returned. Lorillard plans a four million dollar suit against the city for festival cancellations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Moscow University
Olympic Drinking Club
New England
New York
Paul J. Sullivan
Rhode Island
Christopher del Sesto
James L. Maher
del Sesto
Maher
Portsmouth
Arthur J. Sullivan
Biddeford Firemen Answer Two Holiday Calls
Biddeford firemen answered two holiday calls yesterday. The first was a dump fire at Biddeford Pool on land owned by Amedee Gagn and handled by the Biddeford Pool Volunteer Fire Department. The second was a grass fire at 299 West Street on land owned by Charles Turgeon, extinguished with booster lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Biddeford Pool
Amedee Gagn
West Street
Charles Turgeon
Boy Hit By Car At Beach On Randall Avenue
A seven year old boy received minor injuries after darting from between parked cars into a vehicle on Randall Avenue in Old Orchard Beach. Robert Louriero of Hudson Massachusetts was struck by a car driven by Pamela C Lockhart of Agawam Massachusetts. He was taken to Saco Osteopathic hospital for examination by Dr David H Sheehan and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Philip Levecque
Robert Louriero
Hudson
Mass
Pamela C. Lockhart
Agawam
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
David H. Sheehan
Mitchells Death Adds To Maine Highway Toll This Year
A fatal highway crash in Danville last week claims Mitchell lives, marking Maine’s 62nd highway death of the year. Police continued investigating as officials released preliminary details and urged caution on the roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pital
Danville
Mitchell
Maine
Capitol Hill Conventions Halt Congress In August Pause
Washington AP reports a month long adjournment as Congress deserts Capitol Hill ahead of nominating conventions. Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson plans to press his claim that the Democratic National Convention is rigged. The Senate resumes Aug 8 and the House Aug 15 with leaders hoping for faster work post conventions in Los Angeles and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
House
Wiseek
Los Angeles
Chicago
Beach Firemen Called Five Times Over Weekend
Old Orchard Beach fire department reported five calls over the weekend. A flooded oil burner at 108 East Grand Avenue on Sunday morning at 5:30 began the string, followed by a dump area fire on Turn Road and a car fire on Imperial Street. The tear operator was Robert McAuley of Manchester, New Hampshire, per Fire Chief Louis Wharff. Monday brought a short circuit in an electric sign at Waves Motel on West Grand Avenue and a car fire on B Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
East Grand Avenue
T For Turn Road
Imperial Street
Robert McAuley
Manchester
N. H
Louis Wharff
Waves Motel
West Grand Avenue
B Street
Several Cases Appear Before Court At Saco
A busy Saco Municipal court heard five cases this morning. Cecil A. Hinds of Portland was fined 100 dollars for driving to endanger and appealed to York County Superior Court in September. Lucien J. Quellette of Fort Kent was fined 125 dollars for driving under the influence, also appealed to York County Superior Court in September. Wallace W. Smith of West Kennebunk was fined 15 dollars for speeding 45 mph in a 35 mph zone on Portland Road. Homer Brousseau of Lafayette Street, Saco, pled guilty to driving under the influence. The case against Charles R. Perkins of Portland was filed after Perkins pled innocent to passing at an intersection on Main Street and Cutts Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Cecil A. Hinds
Portland
Hilary Mahaney
York County Superior Court
Lucien J. Quellette
Fort Kent
Wallace W. Smith
West Kennebunk
Three Car Saco Crash Causes $925 in Damages
A three car collision on Elm street Saco Sunday afternoon caused $925 in damage. Harold E. Gleisberg 23 of Kittery Edward Griffith 50 of Wallingford Conn and John G Ford 26 of Gorham were involved. Ford's car struck Griffiths car forcing it into Gleisbergs. A passenger Sheila Marino 22 of Boston suffered knee and head injuries. Damages: Gleisberg 25 Griffith 400 Ford 500.
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Elm Street
Saco
Harold E. Gleisberg
Kittery
Edward Griffith
Wallingford
Ford
Sheila Marino
Boston
John Robert
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
Gleisberg
Criffith
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James P. Murphy Co., Inc
Lewiston, Maine
Rep
Roland Collette
Charles Murphy
Dial Biddeford
Sanford
Vasilike Ladakakos
Vasiliki
Bessie Ladakakos
Highland Avenue
Getheon
Greece
Arthur
Helen Michelakos
Old Orchard
John Peter Ladakakos
St. Demetrios Church
Louis
Harry
George
Helen Menenakos
Peter Michelakos
Emond Funeral Home
Christ Episcopal Church
Sam J
Stickney Lodge
Goodwins Mills
Winfred Sawtelle
Ida Mallory
Louis A. Mallory
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn
Kenneally
Area College
Vermont Monumental Works
Elm ST
W. J. Provost
West Scarboro
Dial Tudor
L. R. Jones
Dial
Wellington
Dennett & Craig, Inc
Saco, Maine
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