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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1962

Page

12

Canal Pank Votes To Pay Stock Dividend

Canal Bank president Widgery Thomas announced the board voted to pay a 6,000 share stock dividend worth 60,000 dollars plus cash dividends. Record holders as of July 31, 1962, after stockholders and OCC approval. Meeting July 31 to ratify. Dividend issued one share per 50 held. earnings and consolidation with American Trust boost capital above 5 million dollars.

Widgery Thomas Canal Bank Thomas Earnines American Trust Company Lewiston

Kennebunk Man Involved In Crash

Henry Welch a 26 year old Kennebunk man fled the scene after his lumber truck rear ended a car driven by Robert E Goff 49 of South Lebanon in Lebanon yesterday Welch told state police he could not stop in time to avoid the collision and escaped.

Kennebunk Lebanon Henry Welch Robert E. Goff South Lebanon

Goff vehicle left turn collision with minimal damage

Police reported the Goff vehicle attempted a left turn. Estimated car damage was $20 while the truck sustained no damage. No injuries were reported.

Band Concert by WWI Veterans on Channel 6

A Portland area band of World War I veterans will perform Friday afternoon from 1 to 2 on Channel 6. The ensemble, the only one of its kind in the country, features professional musicians all living in the Portland area.

Channel 6 Portland

Bathing Suits At Deep Sale Prices

A brisk sale headline notes bathing suits listed with several retail prices such as 13.95 1.98 2.98 and 1.69 while final sale prices move to .97 and 1.27, indicating clearance and discount offers.

Cars Collide When Insect Distracts Driver

Priscilla J. Rondeau, 20, of 9 Clarendon Street Biddeford, lost control when a bug entered an open window and distracted her. Her car struck a pole and a parked car near the Dairy Joy on Elm Street. Gordon L. Evans, 55, of Portland, owner of the parked car, witnessed the crash. Evans’s car was damaged at the rear and Rondeau’s at the right front. No injuries reported.

Priscilla J. Rondeau Clarendon Street Biddeford Dairy Joy Elm Street Gordon L. Evans Portland Evans Rondeau Auto

Labelle Fined For Passing Violation In Saco Court

Hervey Labelle, 48, of Loudon Road Saco, fined $15 by Judge Hilary Mahaney in Saco Municipal Court for passing and failing to return to the right within 100 feet of an oncoming vehicle. Saco police were complainants. Charles Barnes Jr., 19, of 90 East Grand Avenue Old Orchard Beach, received a 30 day suspended jail term in Alfred on a charge of taking part in an affray with a 16 year old juvenile. The juvenile was lectured and released in Saco juvenile court.

Hervey Labelle Loudon Road Saco Hilary Mahaney Charles Barnes, Jr East Grand Avenue Old Orchard Beach York County Alfred Beach Saco Juvenile Court

Sir Winston Churchill May Go Home Next Week

London reports that 87 year old Sir Winston Churchill seems well enough to return home by the end of next week. Middlesex Hospital officials noted one final full exam by his medical staff, likely Friday morning, before a bulletin to be issued in the afternoon. He fractured his thigh but walked unaided from bed to a chair on Tuesday.

London Winston Churchill Middlesex Hospital of Winston

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