Local Notices Briefly List Vacations and Hospital Visits
Biddeford City Clerk Ralph Bin ette and clerk Mrs Gisele Hoctor are on week long vacations. Saco residents Mrs Charles Giddings and Mr and Mrs Anthony Scachetti visit relatives while various locals recover from surgeries and enjoy camp outings at Poverty Pond Shapleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Ralph Binette
Gisele Hoctor
Charles Giddings
Locke Street
Saco
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
Anthony J. Scachetti
Greenville
S. C
Grace Poli
Lawn Avenue
Fred DuDevoir
Robert DuDevoir
Raymond
Clarence Cote
Carey's Pines
Crescent Lake
Webber Hospital
Guy Babineau
Arcille Babineau
Emery Street
Anthony Scachetti
Notre Dame Ospital
Conrad Brouillard
Nye Street
Earl Gilbert
Gordon Allgrove
Eden Lane
Old Orchard Beach
Poverty Pond
Shapleigh
Annette Parenteau
Baco
Thompsonville
Conn
Grace Bouchard
Rumery Street
Connecticut
Mrs Hattie S McKenney Dies in Saco at 74
Hattie S McKenney 74 of Portland Road Saco died suddenly at home. Born in Hiram to Frank and Jean Gilpatrick she lived in Saco 36 years, previously Scarborough. Survived by husband James Earl McKenney two sons Walter E Saco Floyd Poe Scarborough two daughters Bernice Henley Scarborough Ruth Desrochers Saco one sister Ada Littlejohn Saco 14 grandchildren six great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 pm from Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco with calling hours today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Burial Black Point Cemetery Scarborough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie S. McKenney
Portland Road
Saco
Hiram
Frank
Jean Gilpatrick
Scarborough
Hirram
James Earl McKenney
Walter E
Floyd Poe
Bernice Henley
Ruth Desrochers
Sac
Legion Auxiliary to Hold Meeting and Cookout Tomorrow
The Owen-Davis post of the American Legion Auxiliary in Saco will meet tomorrow at 6 15 pm at the Legion home with a cookout and transportation to Ossipee Lake.
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Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Saco
Legion
Ossipee Lake
Church Notes Rehearsals and Prayers Across Coastal Maine
On Wednesday multiple churches schedule events in southern Maine. Goodwins Mills United Methodist choir meets 6 30 p m at Lyman Baptist. prayer services at 8 p m. Advent Christian Kennebunk Lower Village holds 7 30 p m prayer. First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach hosts prayer and Bible study at 7 30 p m. Village Baptist Kennebunkport vestry hosts 7 30 p m prayer and Bible study. Hamilton Memorial Christian Science Saco service 7 45 p m. Reading room open Thursday 2 4 p m to the public.
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Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunkport
The
Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Saco
Reading Room
Market Tangles as Defense Stocks Gain on War-Era Fears
New York trading saw defense related issues rise while electronics lagged on profit taking. Copper prices climbed amid Congo supply fears and oils firmed. The Dow fell 1.15 to 639.29 and the AP average slipped to 221.10 as industrials rails and utilities moved varies.
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New York
Wall Street
Congo
Dow Jones
Associated Press
U. S
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Anne J Pratt of Saco
Funeral services for Mrs Anne J Pratt wife of Earle L Pratt were held yesterday at 2 pm at the United Baptist church Saco with Rev Ellis J Holt of Pittsfield MA and Rev Stanley A Bennett of Saco officiating Bearers included Clifford Pratt Albro Pratt Jr Donald Pratt and Arthur Pratt Committal prayers were offered at Laurel Hill cemetery Saco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne J. Pratt
Earle L. Pratt
Bradley Street
Saco
United Baptist Church
Ellis J. Holt
Pittsfield
Mass
Stanley A. Bennett
Robert Arneault
Owen Hammond
Clifford Pratt
Albro Pratt, Jr
Donald Pratt
Arthur Pratt
Filis Holt
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Marriage Intention Records Filed in Biddeford Clerk Office
Marriage intentions on file in Biddeford City Clerk’s office list Albert Guillerault of 37 Cutts Street Biddeford and Jean nette L Beaupre of 27 George Street among the filings.
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Biddeford
Albert Guillerault
Cutts Street
Jeannette L. Beaupre
George Street
Jobless Numbers Rise as Youths Flood Labor Market
Dr. Seymour Wolfbein reported a sharp June surge in unemployment driven by a large influx of workers aged 14 to 24. He noted farm employment rose and factory jobs fell slightly, with the June tally helped by schools closing early.
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Num
Seymour Wolfbein
Wolfbein
Dr. Wolfbein
Trooper Quits Post to Enter Grocery Business
State Police trooper Walter S. Manchester from Rangeley has left the force at his own request to join his father in the grocery business in MechLab Falls. He joined the department in 1955 and was announced by Chief Robert Marx yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
P—State Police
Walter S. Manchester
Rangeley
MechLab Falls
Robert Marx
Manchester
Card of Thanks From Pierce Family
Expresses gratitude for expressions of sympathy during bereavement. Signed by Mrs. Ernest Pierce Donald Pierce and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Pierce
Donald Pierce
Saugus man fined for passing on grade in Arundel
Laurence KE Garland aged 25 of Saugus Massachusetts paid a $15 fine in Biddeford Municipal court after pleading guilty before Judge Simon Spill to charges of passing on a grade in Arundel. State Trooper Richard W. Kierstead brought the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence KE. Garland
Saugus
Mass
Biddeford
Arundel
Garland
Simon Spill
Richard W. Kierstead
Cornwallis Calls Charlotte a Damned Hornets Nest
During the American Revolution the British commander Lord Cornwallis found Charlotte North Carolina very troublesome and described the city as a damned hornet's nest.
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Lord Cornwallis
Charlotte, N. C
New York County Marine Corps Recruiter Assigned
S/Sgt. Er nest Raymond becomes York county recruiting officer and will interview potential Marine recruits at Biddeford Post Office each Monday and Friday from 12 noon to 2 pm. He replaces S/Sgt. Roy C. Swafford who moves to Camp Lejeune. Raymond, a Portland native, has 12 years in the Marine Corps and previously served in California with the Greater Portland recruiting staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Raymond
York County
U. S. Marine Corps
Biddeford
Raymond
Roy C. Swafford
Camp Lejeune
S. C
Portland
Marine Corps
California
Greater Portland
Portland Weather Forecast With Warm Humidity
Humid portland today with fair and warm conditions high mid to upper 80s inland coastal areas cooler near shore. Light variable winds with sea breezes 10 to 18 mph along the coast. Tonight partly cloudy mild with scattered showers and thunder showers developing. Winds gentle to gusty in storms. Wednesday gradual clearing becoming fair and less humid inland while coast stays warmer. Low tonight 58 to 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Democrats plan bid for Kennedy nomination at convention
Democratic leaders push tax revisions and oil tax cuts while reaffirming farm price supports. Lyndon Johnson refuses to quit as Kennedy leads, with last hour rally planned and delegates weighing second spots for Symington Freeman or Loveless among potential running mates.
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Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Kennedy
Johnson
Symington
James T. Blair Jr
Blair
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
DiSalle
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Albert Gore
Tennessee
George Docking
Kansas
Herschel C. Loveless
Iowa
Doodler Drawing Diners on Tablecloths Gains Show
Lov ero Oppenheim, 60, of Barrington Ill, sketches diners on tablecloths and napkins as he eats in restaurants. He says managers often display or sign his quick portraits, though he considers himself a doodler not an artist. He travels Chicago New York and Miami, exhibiting pencil and pastel works including portraits of Eisenhower Khrushchev and Adenauer. The ship canal connecting Houston to the Gulf runs 57 miles.
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New York
Lovero
Oppenheim
Strand-Woodstock Manufacturing Co
Barrington, Ill
Rembrandt
Toulouse- Lautrec
Chicago Art Institute
Barrington
Chicago
Miami
Kkm
Pire State Building
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Adenauer
Legion Past Presidents Elect Officers in Biddeford
The Past Presidents Parley of the American Legion Auxiliary in Biddeford elected officers last night at Miss Marie Jeanne Pelletier’s home on Union Street. Elected were Germaine Lariviere president Ellen Kelleher vice president Gladys Lamb secretary treasurer Nora Finn chaplain Ida Nooyes historian Yvonne Bergeron sergeant at arms. Installation set for August 1 at Mrs Ulrica Barnes home with a cookout at 6 30 p.m. Mrs Blanche Farley received the mystery prize.
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Parley
Tighe- Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Biddeford
Marie Jeanne Pelletier
Union Street
Germaine Larivierie
Ellen Kelleher
Gladys Lamb
Nora Finn
Ida Nooyes
Yvonne Bergeron
Rita Couture
Blanche Farley
Gladys
Lamb
Department
Old Orchard Beach
Germaine, Lariviere
Nellie White
Ulrica Barnes
Alfred Street
Bertha Keigher
Blanche Parley
Mary Wood
Germaine Larivierre
Anna M. Dona
Nurses Raise Hourly Fee in Maine Private Duty Care
Portland nurses on private duty vote to increase charges from $1.75 to $2 per hour starting next Monday. The Western District Maine State Nurses Assn private duty section approved the raise, making daily private patient care cost rise from $14 to $16.
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Portland
Maine State Nurses Assn
Saco Fire Crews Responded to Two False Alarms
Saco firemen answered two false alarms yesterday. The first came at noon at Elm Street and Storer Streets, Box 64. The second occurred last night at Allied Shoe Company when water pressure triggered the alarm at Box 16.
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Saco
Elm
Storer Streets
Allied Shoe Company
Birth of a New Era Opens in 1960 Conventions
In Los Angeles AP notes 1960 conventions signal a global leadership shift as a younger generation rises while the US Soviet Cold War pace intensifies Cuba and Africa loom as flashpoints. Kennedy and Nixon loom as likely nominees amid a changing world order. Local PTA delegates attend Maine State PTA leadership course at University of Maine with Biddeford and Saco associations sending officers and speakers.
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Associated Press News
LOS Angeles
United States
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Eiher
Eisenhower
France
Charles de Gaulle
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Red China
Mao Tse- Tung
India
Nehru
Nikita Khrusnchev
Kennedy
Nixon
Truman
Soviet Union
Cuba
Latin America
Africa
Red
Maine State Pta
PTA
University of Maine
Biddeford Pta Association
Alice Bourque
Bernice Twomey
Saco Pta
Robert Warner
Agnes Johnson
Biddeford
Memorial Union
Frederick M. Hall
Harry Ben Broeck
Machias
Sidney
Arrol Charbonneau
Katahdin Council
Joseph Smith
Halla
Saco
Cornish Wood Mills Burned In Flash Fire
Two grinding houses at the Chalseco Wood Products plant were destroyed in a flash fire. Owner Milton Chamberlain estimated losses between 7000 and 10000 dollars. Two sawdust trailers and several thousand feet of lumber were destroyed. A shop making boxes and a third grinding house were saved by local fire crews. Wood flour is used mainly in linoleum production.
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Cornish P
Chalseco Wood Products, Inc
Milton Chamberlain
Cornish and
Kezar Falls
Democrats Get Show In Full Swing At Convention
Los Angeles report notes the Democratic convention opening on television with familiar faces like Clarence Cannon and Sam Rayburn on display. Sen. Frank Church stars the night, delivering a keynote then serving as temporary chairman, praised for a Bryan Stewart blend in style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Craggy
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Sam Rayburn
Leroy Collins
Florida
Rayburn
Paul Butler
Sen
Frank Church
Idaho
William Jennings Bryan
James Stewart
Bryan
Jimmy Stewart
Church
U. S
George
Hurricane Abby Keeps Slow Westward Move
The season's first tropical storm Hurricane Abby continued a slow westward movement across the Caribbean. With peak winds of 95 miles per hour, Abby swept wide of Puerto Rico and the Weather Bureau discontinued its hurricane watch for Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Abby
Caribbean
United States
Weather Bureau
Haiti
Dominican Republic
U S Faces Fallout After Spy Plane Row
U S officials say the air reconnaissance seizure sparked a global furor. Moscow claims RB47 violation and vows to prosecute crew, while Eisenhower noted responses as the May summit neared. Hagerty relayed word to the President on the Newport links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Khrushenev
Soviet Union
Arctic
Moscow
United States
Norway
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Newport Country Club
New Potatoes Plant to Rise in Boston
The Maine Department of Economic Development announced a $500000 potato processing plant will be built in Boston. F H Wahlsing Inc said it will break ground tomorrow with processing to start soon after completion around October 1. At full capacity the plant will employ 250 to 300 workers and plans call for tripling plant facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Boston
Maine Department of Economic Development
F. H. Wahlsing, Inc
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hattie McKenney
Ensite WS
Biddeford Civil Defense and Public Safety Association
Amvets
Our Lady of Fatima
Daughters of Isabella
St. John Hall
Adams Street
Mrs. Anne Pratt
MAN
White House
Stuart Symington
PY Reds
John R. MecCone
Tonganoxie
Kan
Freeman B. Olmstead
Elmira
N. Y
Kola Peninsula
Houston
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Legion Group
Linda Bement
Salt Lake City
Utah
Miami Beach
Fla
Charles A. Bement
State of
Massachusetts
Robert Pestridge
Walt Whitman Bridge
Delaware Township
Nwwj
Pestridge
Cornish
By Bob Thomas
Blake
Carey Bros
Jewelers
Main Street
Dennett G& Craig, Inc
Saco, Maine
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