Quarter Fires In Kennebunk Beach Blaze
The Kennebunk Beach fire at Raymond Colby’s summer home burned a cottage completely after a 2:30 p.m. call. Fire units from Kennebunk Central, Washington Hose of Kennebunk, Arundell of Kennebunkport, and Wildes District fought the fire. Mrs. C R Sikes and three children escaped as flames damaged the shell and interior. Losses ran into thousands of dollars with clothing and valuables destroyed.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk Beach
Raymond Colby
Wells
Central Station
Washington Hose Company
Kennebunk Lower Village
Arundell Fire Company
Kennebunkport
Wildes District
Kennebunk Fire Department
Sikes
Elaine
Reid
Jane
Kennebunk Town Meeting Seeks York Street Rezoning
Miss Carol Clark of Pleasant street visits Camp Sa-Gi in Acton for two weeks. A special Kennebunk town meeting at the town hall this evening at 7 30 p m will vote on rezoning York street from residential to commercial. Mrs John Hawkins of Brown street returns home from Webber hospital. Mrs Seth Emmons of Brown street stays as patient at Webber hospital.
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Carol Clark
Dorrance Clark
Pleasant Street
Acton
Kennebunk Town Hall
York Street
John Hawkins
Brown Street
Webber Hospital
Seth Emmons
Story Hour Set At Kennebunk Library
Mrs Nickerson head of Kennebunk Library children's room will run Small Fry story hour from 3 to 4 pm each Wednesday in the Children's room. Readers will hear titles like Alice in Wonderland The Elephant Alphabet Millions of Cats and Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel plus children’s records. The United States plans a dam on the Kootenai River to reduce Idaho flooding and to provide irrigation and power.
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United States
Kootenai River
Columbia
Idaho
Old Orchard Beach Summer News Notes
Old Orchard Beach items include B Edwin Moody, YM3, just completing US Navy duty aboard USS Terrebonne Parish LST 1156 in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. He resides with Dr and Mrs L Denis Moody in Ocean Park and works at Saco A and P while attending a Maine summer session and planning to enter U of Technology in September. Also reporting are Leslie Eastman family back from Moosehead and Bay Harbor camping, Ruth Gadsby returning for summer vacation, Henry Wood and companion visiting from Orange Massachusetts, and Herman Gerrish’s continued hospital treatment after a brief home stay.
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B. Edwin Moody
YM3
United States Naval Reserves
U.S.S. Terrebone Parish
L. Denis Moody
Ocean Park
Saco A & P
University of Maine
Portland
U of Technology
Leslie Eastman
Lesley
Paul Wight
Renu
Moosehead Lake
Baxter State Park
New Brunswick
Bar Harbor
Ruth Gadsby
Verdun
Montreal
Young Society
Old Orchard Beach
Henry Wood
Orange
Mass
Samuel Lublinsky
Atlantic Avenue
Herman S. Gerrish
Beach Street
Maine Medic Center
Portand
Peace Corps Testing Slated For This Week
Americans may join Peace Corps by taking exams July 13 and 14 at Civil Service Commission centers nationwide. July 13 covers all assignments, July 14 targets college graduates seeking secondary teaching roles in math science and English. Quimby notes growing demand for varied skills including welders and educators. no college degree required for many roles.
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Peace Corps
Civil Service Commission
United States
Peace Cor
Thomas H. E. Quimby
Quimby
Portand
Recovery of Hawaii capsule completes fourth aerial grab
The Discoverer cone recovering crew in a twin engine plane caught the gold plated capsule on its first pass with trailing hooks. The recovery occurred 29 minutes after the capsule was released from space over Kodiak Alaska. The capsule circled the globe 32 times on a polar orbit since launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base California. Contents were not disclosed and Air Force said nothing aboard was alive. Capt. Jack R. Wilson of Toledo Ohio and two other pilots completed the recoveries. Wilson described the nose cone as twinkling with lights as it descended through clouds.
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Hawaii
Kodiak
Alaska
Sunnyvale
Calif
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Air Force
Jack R. Wilson
Toledo
Ohio
Harold Mitchell
Bloomington
Ill
Gene Jones
Dayton
Wash
Wilson
Log strike claims life of Ashland father of eight
Felix O'Clair Jr., 43, a father of eight, was fatally injured when a log struck him while unloading a truck in Ashland. He died en route to Presque Isle hospital from a head injury.
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Ashland
Presque Isle
Felix O’clair Jr
Saco Couple Honored At Testimonial Dinner
A surprise testimonial dinner honored Mr. and Mrs. Irving Chelder upon their move to Burlington Vermont. Chelder, an area supervisor for M. H. Fishman, and his wife have been active in Saco community and Jewish organizations. The program included citations, a gift, corsages, and attendance from many local families and friends.
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Wonderbar
Irving Chelder
Burlington, Vt
Chelder
M. H. Fishman Company
Biddeford
Saco
Maine
Alvin Aaron
Carl Haas
Jon Nathanson
Maurice Ross
Philip Sneider
Joseph Truman
Eastern Seabord
B'nai Brith
Solmer Lodge
Charles Cote
Saco School
Louis Berk
Edward Carp
Bernard Cohen
Charles Cohen
Henry Cohen
Charles Green
Frank Lawler
Paul Lerman
Walter Lamb
Ted Potter
van Piomiades
Irving Remar
Israel Rosen
A. E. Ross
Max Ruben
Irving Sandler
al Saperia
Irving Saperia
Myer Saperia
Bernard Shapiro
Leo Simensky
Fred Small
Allen Sneider
Arthur Levine
Louis Spill
Simon Spill
Eliot Feinberg
Elliot Fink
Fred Green
Joseph Grondin
Sam Karlin
Mary Krasko
Warren Peterson
Leo Ross
Henry Rudy
Jennie Sandler
Joseph Schultz
Arthur Simensky
Larry Simensky
Carl Sneider
Morton Wolfe
Harry Zaitlin
Jack Simensky
Irving Zaitlin
Chang calls for US forces to block Korean revolution
Premier Chang calls for Gen Carter B. Magruder to use American forces to stop 3,600 revolutionary troops in South Korea under military rule. Magruder accused of turning Magruder against Pak as unreliable. The U.S. 8th Army declined to comment. Magruder retired June 30 and left for the United States June 31.
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John M. Chang
South Korea
Gen Chang
Carter B. Magruder
U.S
U.N
Chang
Magruder
Pak
U.S. 8Th Army
United States
Saco Club Announces 1961 Gymkhana At Club July 23
The Saco Club, a non profit group, will host its annual show to defray expenses and a benefit for Sweetsh Children's Home in Saco. The 1961 gymkhana, with 27 classes and games on horseback, is set for July 23 at 12 30 PM with no admission charge. Larry Felt, North Whitefield, is named judge. show chair Miss Carol King. MC Mrs Marie Hilton. A planning session is set for July 22 at 7 30 PM at the clubhouse.
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Saco
Larry Felt
North Whitefield
MHA
Carol King
Marie Hilton
Seaward
Twelve Court Cases Heard At Kennebunk
Kennebunk Municipal Court heard twelve cases with defendants from Maine and Massachusetts. Notable actions include James R Roots guilty on a driving on the wrong side of the highway offense with a $10 fine, Paul E Theriault fined $15 for speeding and $10 for passing on a hill, and H Buswell fined $10 for passing a light. Others pleaded guilty to speeding, with fines from $10 to $15. Clarence Pangburn Jr and Norman Nadeau of Kennebunk faced $25 fines and 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to injuring Hobbs River at Wells, with appeals to the September Superior Court term and $200 bail each. James Waldron of Cambridge paid $15 for speeding. John Harvey moved to not press, and Richard Rouleau was fined $15 for towing an unregistered trailer. Merle Bartley and Paul Turbeville were fined $10 for driving on the left and speeding respectively, while Clyde Augustinus and Paul Kelly were fined $15 for speeding on the turnpike. Associate Judge Thomas Reagan presided.
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James R. Roots
Fitchburg
Mass
Kennebunk
Paul E. Theriault
Bath
H. Buswell
Tilton
James A. Waldron
Cambridge Mass
Clarence Pangburn, Jr
Norman Nadeau
Kenne‘bank
Hobbs
Superior Court
James B. Lank
Frank White
Kennebunk Beach
Charles W. Smith
John Harvey
Saco
Richard E. Rouleau
Wells
Merle R. Bartley
Bridgewater
Thomas Turbeville
Oquit
Paul J. Kelly
Portland
Clyde P. Augustinus
Scituate
Thomas Reagan
Arab nations merger proposal eyed in Middle East
AMMAN Jordan officials reportedly weigh a union among Jordan Iraq and Kuwait to resolve border disputes with potential inclusion of Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf sheikdoms. No official confirmation yet. Each government would retain distinct sovereignty while sharing certain functions.
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Amman
Jordan
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Persian Gulf
Knife Wielder Has Officials In Quandary
An Illinois janitor, Joseph Newkirk aged 60, caused a disturbance on United Airlines Flight 853 from Chicago to Los Angeles by brandishing a pocket knife after a dispute over a whiskey bottle. The incident left Newkirk restrained on board while authorities debated jurisdiction and applicable charges.
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Los Angeles
Illinois
Chicago
O'Hare Field
Newkirk
Nevada
Donald James Schwalbach
Highs Park
Ill
Nowada
FBI
Federal Aviation Agency
Washington
FAA
U.S
Tom Sheridan
Federal plan for Iraq Kuwait union hinted in royal aid talks
Descriptions of a potential federation restricts foreign, economic and military powers to a central government while oil wealth could be shared. Jordan, an aid recipient, could gain access to prosperity if the scheme succeeds. Iraq might abandon its territorial claim to Kuwait.
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Jordan
U.S
Iraq
Kuwait
League Planned in Kennebunk For Small Fry
The Kenn boulevard playground opens for summer with a four-team small fry league to be announced today. Boys ages 4 to 13 from Kenn, Kennebunkport, Arundel and summer visitors may register. Practice covers throwing, catching, batting, bunting, base running, fielding with daily position work. Rainy days use Park Street School gym. other sports and track events introduced this week. Directors Ellsworth and Littlefield will oversee basketball, volleyball, horseshoes and badminton. Girls activities include croquet, badminton, crafts, weaving and coloring led by Miss Lindsay.
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Park Street
John John Ellsworth
David Littlefield
J Lisndon
Kenn
Kennebunkport
Arundel
Axis Sally ends life as treason heroine to convent plan
Miss Gillars known as Axis Sally faced past while jailed for treason in 1949 and now, at about age 60, contemplates a convent as prison officials note she hopes to teach music. Born 1900 in Maine, she pursued Broadway dreams before wartime broadcasts to GIs across Europe.
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Sally
Miss Gillars
Washington D.C
Maine
New York
Greenwich Village
North Africa
Italy
France
Hungary
Germany
Hitler
Dresden
Hunter College
New York City
Trash can fire at Main and Jefferson streets
Biddeford firemen responded yesterday afternoon to a fire in a city owned trash can at Main and Jefferson. Wiring sparked in a building at 376 Elm Street owned by Irving Sandler on Saturday evening. Firemen pulled the main fuse to prevent damage, with officials citing an overload on old wiring as the cause.
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Biddeford
Main
Jefferson Streets
Irving Sandler
Elm Street
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Cecil J. Ricker
Lyman
Lizotte
Kennebunk High School
Ocean National Bank
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Saco Club
Trinidad
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Venezuela
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Center Street
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Armand Roberge
Aurel Roberge
Hill Street
Biddeford High School
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E. Em Nieminen
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