Personal notes from Saco and Biddeford area
Judith Ann Timmons, 47 Pleasant St., Saco, is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Binette and their three children of Duluth, Minn., vacationing at Armand Binette’s home, Graham Street, Biddeford. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Donahue and daughter Kay of 9 Orchard St., Biddeford, returned home after a week vacation with Dr. John A. Donahue and a Niagara Falls tour.
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Judith Ann Timmons
Pleasant St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Richard J. Binette
Duluth
Minn
Armand Binette
Graham Street
Biddeford
Ernest Donahue
Kay
Orchard St
John A. Donahue
Niagara Falls
Legion auxiliary unit meetings schedule in Biddeford and Saco
The Tighe Beaudoin Farley Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Owen Davis Unit plan meetings in Biddeford and Saco. Events include Elm Street post home gathering at 8 pm Wednesday with transport contact, and a Tuesday night Past Presidents Parley meeting at 8 with host Mrs Cote. Also Lafayette Catholic Order of Foresters meet at Emery Street hall in Biddeford at 7:30, and Saco Taxpayers Protective Association meets at 7:30 at the Saco GAR hall.
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Tighe - Beaudoin - Farley
American Legion
Post Home
Elm Street
Biddeford
Leo Ruel
Oak St
Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Gar Cote
High St
Saco
Mae Waterhouse
The
Lafayette, Rt Catholic Order of Foresters
Emery Street
Saco Taxpayers Protective Association
Saco Gar
Church notes for Saco and nearby towns
Gospel services in the Odd Fellows building Saco Tuesday and Thursday at 7 45 p m open to the public. Mid week prayer and praise at Biddeford United Baptist church Wednesday 7 30 p m. Holy Communion Tuesday 6 a m at Christ Episcopal Biddeford. Prayer meeting Tuesday 7 30 p m Full Gospel Wells Route 9A off Route 109. Home League of Saco Salvation Army meets Tuesday 7 30 p m.
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Odd Fellows
Main Street
Saco
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Christ! Episcopal Church
Biddeford
Full Gospel Church
Route
Wells
The
Saco Salvation Army
Beach Woman Burned During Motel Fire
An Alouette Motel employee Mrs Elsie Cummings 49 of 52 Imperial St suffered first and second degree burns in a kitchenette flash fire blamed on frying oil. Fire Chief Louis Wharff said the blaze damaged a wall and ceiling but was quickly extinguished. She was taken to Webber Hospital and listed in comfortable condition.
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Old Orchard Beach
Alouette Motel
East Grand Ave
Louis Wharff
Elsie Cummings
Imperial St
Wallace Remarks On End Of Discrimination Plan
Kenneth Keating in a taped New York interview says some nationwide firms have agreed to end discrimination in employment and service. A boycott is planned against other offending stores. Farmer denies planned sit-ins at Capitol offices but warns drastic action if Southern filibuster delays Congress, potentially prompting new filibuster tactics if recess extends into late August.
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Kenneth Keating
R-N
Congress
Deaths Anton M Bogdahn 66 Dayton
Anton M Bogdahn 66 of Dayton died yesterday in Biddeford hospital after a short illness. Born in Vojens Denmark December 28 1896 he was a brick mason by trade. Survived by widow Evelyn Hunter Bogdahn four sons and four daughters and many relatives. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday from Shumway-Home Saco with visiting hours tonight and Tuesday.
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Dayton
Anton M. Bogdahn
Biddeford
Vojens
Denmark
George
Dorothy
Sgedegar) Bogdahn
Europe
Goodwins Mills Baptist Church
Evelyn Hunter Bogdahn
Alfred J
Saco
George W
Springfield
Mass
William A
Otis Afb
Cape Cod
Anton E
Dorothy M. Minuitti
Madeline R. Letourneau
Phyllis F. Duranceau
Beatrice E. Lillis
Cavitch
Dover
N.H
Jens Bogdahn
Gorham
Shumway
Spring St
Frances Mullen of Old Orchard Beach Dies at 63
Frances Mary Campbell Mullen 63 wife of Joseph Mullen chief tax assessor of 15 School St died in a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born July 15 1899 in Saco she lived in the area 36 years and attended St Margaret's Church. Survived by her widower three sons James Paul of this town Robert Fairbanks Alaska one daughter Mary Miller Millville N J a sister Beatrice Crowley Saco four grandchildren and one nephew. Requiem high mass will be at 9 am Wednesday at St Margaret's Church with interment in St Mary's Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home tonight 8–10 and Tuesday 2–4 7–9 pm.
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Old Orchard Beach
Frances Mary Campbell Mullen
Joseph Mullen
Biddeford
Saco
Thomas and
Bridgette (McDermott) Campbell
St. Margaret's Church
St. Margaret's Ladies Sodality
C. Fayette Staples
Portland Ave
Ladies Sodality Meeting Prayers for Mrs Frances Mullen
Members of St. Margaret's Ladies Sodality in Old Orchard Beach will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home on Portland Avenue to say prayers for fellow member Mrs. Frances Mullen.
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St. Margaret's
Knights of Columbus to pray for Frances Mullen in Old Orchard Beach
Rev. James J. Mullen Council will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home on Portland Avenue to say prayers for Frances Mullen, wife of member Joseph Mullen, and honor her memory with a devotional gathering.
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James J. Mullen
Knights of Columbus
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home
Portland Ave
Frances Mullen
Joseph Mullen
Economic inequality and job discrimination in the 1950s
A discussion highlights that while the education gap between Negroes and whites shrank, the income gap did not from 1950 to 1960. Poverty remains high among Negro families, with over half below the $3,000 income threshold, versus under 20 percent for whites. The dialogue links employment opportunities to racial income gaps and supports substantial tax cuts to boost job creation and growth, arguing that equal opportunity would lift GDP and potentially fund education, while stressing the need for real job opportunities to advance broader progress.
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Heller
Portland Weather Outlook With Showers and Warm Temps
This afternoon brings sunshine and clouds with possible showers and a thundershower by late afternoon. Highs near 70 to 75 with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight showers or a thunder shower then clearing and little temperature change. Lows 55 to 60 with winds shifting to west and southwest 5 to 15 mph. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warmer.
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Portland
Funeral for Mrs Adelard Belair of Hills Beach
Funeral services for Mrs Adelard Belair of Hills Beach were held at St. Andre's Church at 9 this morning. Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere officiated with Rev Armand Bill as deacon and Rev Edmund Hache as subdeacon. Choir directed by Charles Proulx performed with Laura Lauzon Proulx as organist. Burial in St Joseph's Cemetery family lot with committal prayers by Father Hache. Out of town relatives attended from Lowell Massachusetts Manchester New Hampshire and Lewiston Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelard Belair
Hills Beach
St. Andre's Church
Aime Giguere
Armand Bill
Edmund Hache
St. Andre's Choir
Charles Proulx
Laura Lauzon Proulx
Jean L. Beauchemin
Joseph Milliard
Alban Dubois
Richard O'Brien
Leo Provencal
Raymond Ouellette
St. Theresa
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Hache
Arthur Goudreau
Doris Goudreau
Walter Boisvert
Lowell
Mass
Joseph McNeil
Arthur Hebert
Charles Bernier
Manchester
N.H
Corona Blais
Alphonse Bedard
Lewiston
Gerard L. Cloutier Funeral Held at St Joseph Church
Funeral services for Gerard L. Cloutier of Pepperell Manufacturing Co. 23 Lambert Street Biddeford were held Saturday at 10 AM from St. Joseph Church. Rev. Marc Franck celebrated with Rev. Norman Carrier as deacon and Rev. Sylvio Levesque as subdeacon. Beavers foremen at Pepperell were listed, with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Attendees from out of town included Dr. Leo Paul Cloutier and Garneau Cloutier of Montreal, plus Lemelin and Jalbert families from nearby cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard L. Cloutier
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Lambert St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Marc Franck
Norman Carrier
Sylvio Levesque
Diana Rousselle
Beavers
Emile Lemelin
Stanislas Lemelin
Odelie Lemelin
Portland
Alberic Jalbert
Maxime Saucier
Bristol
Conn
Congress Moves Slowly as 88th Congress Gears On
Washington reports the 88th Congress limps along with no sign of acceleration. A looming Labor Day vacation is debated while adjournment before September seems unlikely. House actions include peanuts for boiling, automatic data processing equipment, and sedition concerns. Senate workload covers lead zinc stabilization, fish hatchery research, and wildlife preservation on the Pacific Flyway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Two Fishermen Fined In Saco Court For River Violation
In Saco Municipal Court this morning two fishermen pleaded guilty to fishing within 150 feet of a fish way on the Saco River above Skelton Dam. Richard P. Collette, 24, of Biddeford was fined $10 and Claudette Guertin, 20, also of Biddeford, received a $10 red fine. Complainants were State Fish and Game Wardens Donald Gray and Thomas D. Bryant. Also, Mary E. Waite, 61, of South Lyndsboro pleaded guilty to running a red light at Portland Ocean Park Road intersection and paid $10. Edward R. Meehan, 29, of Portland admitted driving without a license in Wells. case continued for sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Skelton Dam
Saco Municipal Court
Richard P. Collette
Elm St
Biddeford
Claudette Guertin
High St
Hilary Mahaney
Donald Gray
Thomas D. Bryant
Mary E. Waite
South Lynsboro
N.E
Portland
Ocean Park Road
Waite
Edward R. Meehan
G. Paul Falconer
Wells
William F. Wilson Jr
Khrushchev hints at broader pact with test ban plan
Khrushchev signaled optimism for a three part accord: a ban on atmospheric, space, and underwater nuclear tests, plus a simultaneous non aggression pact with NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Western officials question if the package would stand without on site inspection and warn of Germany’s division if the pact advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Berlin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact Alliance
Kremlin
Harriman and Hailsham
Germany
Red China
Peking
Funeral Services for Mrs Dia na Ayotte
Funeral services were held at St Joseph church for Mrs Dia na Ayotte of 23 Leon St Biddeford. Rev Sylvia Levesque celebrated a solemn requiem high mass with Deacon Rev Marc Franck and Sub deacon Rev Norman Carrier. A male quartet and organist Mrs Diana Roussel le contributed music. Honorary bearers from Ste Anne Sodality included Mrs Armand Chasse Mrs Isidore Bergeron Mrs Pierre Tremblay and Mrs Joseph Matteau. Burial followed in St Joseph cemetery with prayers at the grave by seminarian Roger Labrecque. Bearers were Leo Montpas Ronald Gagnon Roland Choiniere Roger Labbe Napoleon Laprise and Raymond Jariz. Survivors listed include Mr and Mrs Darius Labbe Haverhill Mass Mr and Mrs Emile Labbe Portland Mr and Mrs Raymond Labbe Brunswick Richard Dubois Lawrence Mass and Mr and Mrs Raymond Ayotte Salem.
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Diana Ayotte
Leon St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Sylvia Levesque
Marc Franck
Norman Carrier
Diana Rousselle
Ste. Anne Sodality
Armand Chasse
Ruth E. Fogg Funeral Services Held in Saco
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth E. Fogg of Simpson Road Saco wife of Ray M. Fogg were held at 2 p m Saturday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco with Rev J Albert Hammond of Sanford officiating Interment was in Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery Bearers were Lester Harris Eugene Cole Samuel Gould Roy Meserve
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth E. Fogg
Simpson Road
Saco
Ray M. Fogg
Dennett and Craig
Main St
J. Albert Hammond
Sanford
Buxton Lower Corner
Lester Harris
Eugene Cole
Samuel Gould
Roy Meserve
Infant Chaloult Michael E dies in Portland hospital
Michael E Chaloult one day old and twin of Ricky Chaloult dies in a Portland hospital. He leaves parents Raymond and residence Biddeford with paternal grandparents Euclid Chaloult and others. Burial was at St Joseph Cemetery Saturday at 2 p.m. Arrangements by Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford.
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Chaloult
Michael E. Chaloult
Raymond Chaljoult
Westmore Ave
Bidderford
Portland
Ricky
Eulclid Chaloult
Robert Kon
Alexander Eon
Biddeford
St. Joseph ’S Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Funeral for Mrs. Blanche Sarah Auger Held at St Joseph
Funeral services for Mrs Blan c he Auger of 1 Marcel Ave Biddeford were held at 8 30 this morning at St Joseph s Church. Msgr Elie Hervey celebrated the solemn requiem high mass with Rev Sylvia Levesque as deacon and S g r Mark Franck as sub deacon. A male quartet and organist Mrs Diana Rousselle provided music. Bearers included Ernest Lebel Alipho nse Bellavance Raymond Gagne Paul Emile Gagne John Gagne and Clarence Bellavance. Honorary bearers were from Ste Ann Sodality of St Joseph Parish. Several relatives attended from Woonsocket R I Manchester N H Glastonbury Conn and local areas. SHOP THE EASY WAY THE JOURNAL CLASSIFIED WAY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blancche Sarah Auger
Marcel Ave
Biddeford
St. Joseph’s Church
Elie Hervey
Sylvia Levesque
Mark Franck
Diana Rousselle
Ste. Ann Soidality
St. Joseph Parish
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Franck
Ernest Lebel
Aliphonse Bellavance
Raymond Gagne
Paul Emile Gagne
JohnGagne
Clarence Bellavance
Marcel Defond
Pauline Defond
Woonsocket
R. I
Emilien Auger
Manchester
N.H
Marguerite Poulin
Richard Poulin
Richard Kamenske
Glastonbury, Conn
Dutchman Nurse Cares For Three Top Jailed Nazis
Berlin AP Dutchman Jan Boon a former slave laborer now works as a nurse at Spandau Prison caring for Rudolf Hess Baldur von Schirach and Albert Speer. He tends to their ailments haircuts and daily needs while sworn to secrecy about prison routines. Boon recounts his wartime ordeal and staying in Berlin to help the sick despite upheaval and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Jan Boon
Spandau War Crimes
Boon
Rudolf Hess
Baldur von Khirach
Albert Speer
Hess
von Schirach
Reich
Speer
Netherlands
Anni
Savings Bonds on Payroll Purchase Plan
Figures explain how Series E Savings Bonds grow when bought via payroll deduction. Money earns 3 3 and 4 percent while held to maturity of seven years nine months. Savings Bonds are as safe as the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Boon Reflects on Prisoner Treatment by Guard Nations
Boon notes prisoners are treated differently by each nation’s guards, not poorly but with variations that mirror their own countries. He declines to discuss doctors’ roles across four nations and insists he bears no hatred for those who mistreated him in World War II.
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Boon
Maiden Voyage Of Vessel Is Eventful One
New York commuters boarded a new hydrofoil to Wall Street on a Long Island Sound run. The maiden trip rescued a cabin cruiser from fire, drawing in notable passengers Samuel Goldwyn and Robert Lehman. Ira Dowd, head of American Hydrofoil Lines, fell overboard but was saved. The Albatross, aluminum and foil supported, aims to roll out 35 vessels by next year across multiple regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Long Island
New York City
Long Island Sound
Samuel Goldwyn
Robert Lehman
East River
Coast Guard
Ira E. Dowd
American Hydrofoil Lines
Ashington
Wall Street
Financial District
Goldwyns
Lehman
Dowd
Boston
Philadelphia
Great Lakes
Florida-Caribbean
College Climbers Continue Up Mt McKinley
TALKEETNA Alaska AP Seven Harvard climbers remain in good shape and continue scaling Mt McKinleys Wickersham Wall bush pilot Don Sheldon reported this morning. He flew near the party at the 17000 foot level and they indicated all was well and would press on. The expedition led by Henry L Abrons faces two more days to the 19470 foot north summit before moving toward the 20320 foot south summit and down the west buttress route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talkeetna
Alaska
Harvard University
Mt. McKinley
Wickersham Wall
Don Sheldon
Sheldon
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
L. Tyree
McKinley
Henry L. Abrons
Scarsdale
N.Y
Harvard
Peter Carman
Nashville
Tenn
Christopher Goetze
Randolph
N.H
John Graham
Tacoma
Wash
Richard G. C. Millikan
Berkeley
Calif
David S Roberts
Boulder
Colo
Donald C. Jensen
Walnut Creek
Market Slumps as Dow Dips Toward Noon Trade
New York stock market extended losses in moderate trading with many blue chips dragging indices. The Dow fell 2.40 to 705.30 at noon as declines spread through steels, autos, oils, chemicals, and tobacco, while glamour shares tumbled slightly. The Associated Press average slid about 1.1 to 270.1, with notable drops in Du Pont and several large names including American Smelting, Jersey Standard, U S Steel, General Motors, and Eastman Kodak. Xerox and Texas Instruments also declined, while Control Data fell over a point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
du Pont
Amerian
Jersey Standard
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Liggett & Myers
Eastman Kodak
Xerox
Texas Instruments
U.S
Face Saving End To Talks Is Predicted
Moscow reports a predicted swift end to deadlocked ideological talks between Soviet and Communist Chinese negotiators with a meaningless face saving communique. A 35,000 word Soviet party statement accuses China of hypocrisy and warmongering and calls for peace with the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Communist Parties
Khrushchev
Pravda
Cone Line
Four Traffic Mishaps Take Place At Beach
Four weekend automobile accidents marred the resort town of Old Orchard Beach. No injuries reported beyond one hospitalization for Mrs. Thomas who was treated at Webber Hospital after a rear collision involving R Bebchick of Lowell and Roland Parent of Granby. Additional crashes on Cascade Road and West Grand Avenue caused front and rear damage totaling about 300 dollars. A drive-out collision damaged Lionel Messier’s parked car in Levi s Quebec and left and right doors dented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
R. Bebchick
Lowell
Mass
Roland Parent
Granby
Que
Bebchick
Thomas
Washington Avenue
Webber Hospital
Cascade Road
John E. Heffernan, Jr
Maple St
Saco
Russell Prosser
Lawn Ave
Wilfred L. Edwin Hl
Hill St
Biddeford
West Grand Avenue
Renee Robitaille
Stanstead
Simmone Maranda
Levis
Lionel Messier
Charlesbourg
Maranda
Messier
Chair Burned in Biddeford Apartment Fire
A chair fire at Hormidas Belair’s apartment at 42 Acorn Street Biddeford required Biddeford Fire Department response. Engine 4 was summoned at 12 34 a m with a recall at 12 45 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hormidas Belair
Acorn St
Biddeford
Engine 4
Market mixed as stocks edge higher on thin gains
U S steel and Union Carbide along with U S Gypsum posted small gains while prices on the American Stock Exchange were mixed. Corporate bonds held irregularly higher values and U S government bonds advanced in light trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
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Atlantic
W. J. Provost
Scarborough
Maine
Dial Tucker
L. R. Joncas
Old Orchard
Dial
Wellington
Blanche Auger
the Journal
Suzumaru
Tokyo
Katsuru
Spandau
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