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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1959

Page

7

Family home on Main Street in Saco listing features

Spacious single family dwelling on Main Street Saco described with five rooms each, baths, new oil heating system, fireplace, picture windows, and a garage. Beautiful grounds and favorable terms. Address provided: 260 Main Street. Realtor Woodman promotes sale.

Lincoln Rd Saco Bath King Woodman Main St City Park St Bradley St School St Old Orchard Home Weymouth ST New Dial North ST Oe Woodman Main &T Old Orchard Beach Frank D. Chappell Biddeford Maine

McArthur Library to Close Two Weeks in July

The McArthur Library will shut starting Saturday July 4 and reopen Monday July 20 at 9 30 AM. All books due will be extended automatically to July 20 without charge. Dane Yorke.

McArthur

Local Names in The News Ten Years Ago

Lt. Col Jesse F Wheeler Jr graduates from the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. Artist Irma Diaz visits Miss Elvira Lord in Saco as Ogunquit names Leavitt Weaver day police and others night officers for the summer. Biddeford Saco club installs George Butler as ident and elects officers. Biddeford council allows sale of two obsolete fire department pieces, a 1917 truck and 1909 steamer, per Fire Chief Arthur King.

Jesse F. Wheeler, Jr Jesse F. Wheeler Summer Street Saco Army Command and General Staff College Ft. Leavenworth Irma Diaz Mexico Elvira Lord Cleveland Street Gordon Richards Ogunquit Leavitt Weaver Kenneth Sayn Walter Allen George Butler Biddeford-Saco Club Sargent Jealous Carl C. Parcher James Wood Roger P. Moore Stanley A. Gould Bernard E. Brady Carel E. Crowley Wilbur H. Dewey A Ton Biddeford City Louis

York Savings Bank elects Dr Fred B Wheaton president

Twenty years ago Dr. Fred B Wheaton is elected president of York County Savings Bank at a board meeting. News notes include Robert Norton gaining Navy Academy appointment at Annapolis and local visits by Mrs Goldie Berry and others.

Fred B. Wheaton York County Savings Bank Robert Norton Thompson Norton Kennebunkport US Naval Academy Annapolis Adelard Morin Gerard Cloutier Armando Morin Biddeford Elizabeth Park Hartford Conn Wilfred Landry Thomas F. Flannagan

Mrs Eva Morgan Named Nation Chairman In DAR

Mrs Eva FE Morgan of Main street Saco is named national chairman of the committee on legislation in the U S Congress by President Mrs Lowell F Hobart of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Charles Willie Wood, former Thornton Academy athlete, is appointed assistant to athletic director Harry Mapes at Thornton Academy and will attend Harvard this summer.

Eva FE. Morgan Main Street Saco Lowell F. Hobart National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution Louis Jordan Dover N. H Anne L. Hynes Green Street Biddeford Ray Heavey Colebrook N. I Pauline Emery Lucille Emery Somerville Mass Laura G. Bridgmen Chadwick Place Rewmond Ewart Manchester Edward Deering Pool Road Biddeard Charles Willie Wood Thornton Academy Harry Mapes Wood Harvard

Strauss Der Fledermaus at Arundel Opera House Kennebunkport

The Arundel Opera Theatre presents Der Fledermaus July 8 to 11 featuring Wesley Bourton as Eisenstein and Barbara Cole with a star cast. The production promises romance masquerades and dazzling Strauss waltzes plus corps de ballet numbers. Curtain times are 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Thursday.

Johann Strauss Arundel Opera Theatre Kennebunkport Strauss New England Wesley Bourton Eistein Barbara Cole Sandra Darling Adele Aleck Dale Blunt Darlene Hurst Elizabeth Brooks Rosinda Tom Picard Frosh Ronald Gerbands Falke Barry Lindale Franke Arundel

Traffic Enforcement Cites Fewer Deaths Despite More Cars

A city council spokesman defended emergency police traffic enforcement during the Fourth of July weekend. He noted highway deaths remained down even with nine million more vehicles on the roads and travel up 25 percent from the 1953 holiday, reflecting increased miles driven.

Council

New Crisis In Far East Seen By Critics

Analysts question why Peiping would seek a new crisis if nationalist alarms prove correct. They suggest it tests Western defenses and resolve in the Far East, reminds the United States of Peiping's influence amid Europe concerns, and could serve domestic purposes at home.

Peiping Reds Far East United States Europe Berlin

Drowning Incidents Mark Weekend in Maine

Holiday Cennmuet won Fase One in to the girls' pleas for a cruise before it got too dark. Another occupant of the boat George G. Grindel, 20, of Orono, was rescued by two fishermen. In Lisbon Falls yesterday 9year-old Thomas Grace drowned and Mrs. Mary F. Andrews, 48, met a similar fate when she tried to rescue him from a swimming hole in the Little River. Recovered Mrs. Andrews had taken the boy and some other children to the river about half a mile from their home in Lisbon Falls. Thomas's mother. Mrs. Clayton ee ee Mrs. Andrews' life less from the water. A skin diver recovered the boy's body. At Kingfield, Jack Ingersoll, 31, of Auburn tried to swim across a deep hole in the Carrabassett River at dusk yesterday. Witnesses said he suddenly screamed for help then disappeared in the black water. State Trooper Wilfred Tufts recovered his body from a depth of 25 feet. The two other drowning victims dor the weekend were Richard Stoddard 18, of Portland, whose boat capsized in Crystal Lake at Gray, and Jean Paul Beaudoin 29. Lewiston, whose body was found in Sabattus Lake after his boat had also turned over. The lone traffic fatality was Mrs. Beverly M. Grant Jr. 29, of Columbia Falls, who died when her husband's car collided with another automobile near Etna Saturday.

George G. Grindel Orono Lisbon Falls Thomas Grace Mary F. Andrews Clayton Ee Andrews Kingfield Jack Ingersoll Auburn Carrabassett Wilfred Tufts Richard Stoddard Portland Crystal Lake Gray Jean Paul Beaudoin Lewiston Sabattus Lake Beverly M. Grant Jr Columbia Falls Etna

Kozlov Tour Closes With Berkeley Visit and Detroit Arrival

The final leg of Kozlovs tour included a campus visit to UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory. He will fly from Oakland to Detroit arriving at 1 40 p m EST. Detroit Mayor Miriani declined official recognition of the visit despite a State Department appeal. Kozlov promoted peace trade while posing with a western motif and the crowd.

Pace Kozlov Berkeley University of California Lawrence Radiation Laboratory Oakland Detroit Louis J. Miriani Christian A Heter Bohemian Club Bohemian Grove Here

Traffic cops hail accident free holiday weekend

Biddeford police commended holiday motorists for an accident free weekend as officers noted observers followed stop signs and traffic rules. Chief Sevigny praised Biddeford Civil Defense workers who aided traffic flow Friday. He said heaviest traffic in Biddeford Friday afternoon and night. Orchard Beach police reported heavy flow Friday with peak Saturday afternoon and night due to fine weather. Saco police cited 4 to 6 pm as the busiest, with North Street crowded as drivers headed to the Turnpike. Sevigny believed a record traffic volume may have occurred without any accidents. New cross walks and stop signs recently painted in Biddeford were thought to help control traffic.

Sevigny Biddeford Saco North Street Turnpike

Queen's Chicago visit marks grand harbor review by lake

Thousands in Chicago escorted the Queen as 28 U.S. warships formed a shoreline review. Stratton greeted the royal pair noting the bonds between Britain and the United States. The Queen and Duke praised the city and announced keen interest in sightseeing as they headed to the International Trade Fair.

Pace Chicago Guard of Honor U.S Lake Michigan Stratton Britain United States Illinois

Six Million TV Sets Produced in United States in 1958

The report states that six million television sets were manufactured in the United States during 1958, highlighting a booming consumer electronics market. It notes production volume across manufacturers and the growing reach of television in households nationwide.

United States

Reds Admit Food Shortages Strain Communes

The Reds acknowledge food shortages and that communes are failing to meet the goals of the industrialization drive, disrupting agriculture and raising concerns about the living standards at home.

Supreme Court May Be Asked To Spell It Out

The Supreme Court may face a ruling clarifying its immunity doctrine after a 5-4 decision shielding policy making officials from libel suits for official acts. Chief Justice Warren warned the ruling could shield defamation of critics, prompting calls for clearer guidance on liability.

Supreme Court Associated Press News Washington Earl Warren Warren John M. Harlan Harlan William J. Brennan Brennan Congress Capitol

Cecil the camel dies after famous 1956 wedding

Cecil the lonesome camel that drew public attention with a high profile wedding to Cecilia in 1956 has died. The Miami Herald once led a drive to buy Cecil a mate, resulting in a widely publicized full dress ceremony. The couple sired Cequel and Manana, with Cequel later sent to Havana Zoo for a zebra and antelope.

Miami Fla Cecil Miami Herald Cecilia Cequel Havana Manana

Sonic Booms to Persist, Air Force Says

Washington report notes Maine will continue to hear sonic booms as new supersonic jets fly missions. Air Force explains booms travel groundward, can extend up to 50 miles from flight path under certain conditions, and will not decrease with more aircraft.

Journal Washington Bureau Washington Maine Air Force James C. Oliver

Indonesia’s Sukarno Assumes Full Executive Power

President Sukarno takes full executive power amid economic crisis inflation and deficit. Premier Djuanda resigns clearing a path to a new cabinet as Indonesia faces unrest ten years after sovereignty.

Jakarta Indonesia Sukarno Djuanda Netherlands

Child Morang Faces 13th Accident Prone to Falls

Seven year old Colleen Morang of Owl's Head has been hospitalized for the 13th time after a weekend fall from a tricycle caused fractures in her right arm and leg.

Owl's Head Colleen Morang

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