Personal notices from Biddeford area residents
Mrs. Vivian Hickey a Saco City Clerk office bookkeeper on vacation. Mrs. Florida Belanger surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland. Mrs. Rachel Hart surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland. Mr. and Mrs. T Mey two week vacation at state park. Mr. and Mrs. Guay Spent two weeks vacation with relatives in Biddeford from New Britain Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Proulx and son back from camping vacation at Sebago Lake. The Boudreau family visiting relatives in Saco from New Britain Conn. John Staples returned to Lynn Mass after visiting cousin Harold Jelleson Biddeford. Mr. and Mrs. Brown and son returned to Bellingham Mass after 10 day vacation in Saco. Dr. Leo P. Taillon and children toured Carlsbad Caverns NM. Mrs. Ralph Smith surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland formerly of Biddeford. Sisters Consolata and Adelaide visited Mrs. Muriel Leech Biddeford convalescent home. Henry Bonneau attended Arthur Poirier homecoming in Biddeford. staying in Biddeford with wife and two daughters. Elvira M. Lord vacationing at 45 Cleveland St Saco after Connecticut American Legion convention. Miss Lord served as vice commander for Connecticut Women of the American Legion. Mrs. Georgianna Cote 89 died at Hills Beach after long illness. survived by sons Edgar Wilfred Rene Leo Frank and Henry. daughters Mrs. Belanger Mrs. Fleurant Mrs. Goulet. 12 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at St Andre church. viewing times listed at Bolduc funeral home.
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Vivian Hickey
Saco
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Florida Belanger
Smithwheel Road
Old Orchard Beach
Rachel Hart
Stockman Avenue
Brendan Twomey
Promenade Avenue
State Park
Paul Guay
New
Harold Jelleson
Graham Street
Biddeford
Lynn
Mass
William Brown
William, Jr
Bellingham
Brown
Draper, Corp
Hopedale
Leo P. Taillon
Leo Paul, Jr
Nicole
Beach Street
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
New Mexico
Ralph Smith
West Kennebunk
Georgia Goodwin
Pepperell
Mary Consolata
Mercy Hospital
Mary Adelaide
St. Joseph Convent
Muriel Leech
Christian Haven
Center Road
Adelaide
Leech
Henry Bonneau
Florence
Arthur Poirier
Germaine ‘Bonneau
Godbout
South Street
Bonneau
Daighters
Laura
Sylvia
Elvira M. Lord
Cleveland Street
Connecticut American Legion
Statler-Hilton
Hartford
Conn
Miss Lord
Women
Department of Connecticut
American Legion College
Camp Ribicoff
Niantic
Georgianna (Bolduc) Cote
Hills Beach
Leo
Pike Street
St. Helene
P. Iq
Joseph and
Marjguerite Tanguay Bolduc
St. Andre Church
Edgar
Wilfred A
Rene
Frank
Alfred
Belanger
Southbridge
Alphonse Fleurant
Eddy Goulet
Bolduc
Alfred Street
Educational Bureau of Ocean Park holds annual meeting
The Educational Bureau of Ocean Park will hold its annual business meeting at the Curtis on July 22 at 10 30 a m. In York County the Automobile Dealers July dinner is tonight at 6 30 at the Kennebunk Inn with President Maurice Crepeau presiding. A special Saco AMVETS Boucouvalas Dupuis Post meets tomorrow at 8 at the post home on Spring Street.
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The
Educational Bureau of Ocean Park
Curtis
York County Automobile Dealers
Kennebunk Inn
Maurice Crepeau
Saco Amvets
Boucouvalas - Dupuis’ Post
Post
Spring Street
Saco
Church notes for midweek services in Maine towns
On Wednesday several churches schedule activities. Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills choir rehearses at 6 30 p m and prayer meeting at 8 p m. Advent Christian Kennebunk Lower Village holds 7 30 p m prayer. First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach hosts 7 30 p m prayer and Bible study. Village Baptist Kennebunkport vestry offers 7 30 p m prayer and Bible study. Hamilton Memorial Christian Science Society Saco offers 7 45 p m service with reading room open Thursday 2 4 pm.
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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
King and Queen of Thailand Arrive in London for State Visit
King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit touched down in London on a three day state visit as guests of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. They arrived by air from Geneva and will meet the British royal couple during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Thailand
Bhumibol Adulyad
Queen Sirikit
Geneva
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Framingham man dies after long illness
Jeremiah Twomey Twomey aged 74 of 5 Burdell Avenue Framingham died at Framingham hospital after a long illness. Born in Biddeford he was son of William and Margaret Twomey and lived in Framingham 33 years. He worked 15 years for Brockelman Brothers and retired from Stop and Shop due to ill health. He leaves his wife Grace Eaton Twomey a daughter Mrs Frank Cadillac of Southville and three sisters Mrs Roy V Ross of Saco Mrs Michael Dunlea of Westbrook and Mrs Michael J Mogan of Biddeford plus several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jermish Lawrence Twomey
Burdell Avenue
Framingham
Mass
Framingham Hospital
Biddeford
William and
Margaret (Caughlin) Twomey
Brockelman Brothers
Grace Eaton’ Twomey
Frank Cadillac
Southville
Roy V. Ross
Saco
Michael Dunlea
Westbrook
Michael J. Mogan
Funeral services for Miss Aurore Remillard Biddeford
Funeral services for Miss Aurore Remillard of 194 Elm Street Biddeford were held this morning at 830 from St Joseph Church A High Mass of requiem celebrated by Rev Norman Carrier Music by the male quartet of St Joseph Church with Mrs Diana Frechette Roussell at the organ Bearers nephews of the deceased were Joffre Remillard Francois Remillard Alphonse Remillard and Laurent Remillard Burial followed in the family lot in St Joseph Cemetery with prayers at the grave by Rev Marc Franck Out of town relatives and friends attending the services included Mrs Norman Racine Cape Elizabeth Mrs Richard Valentino Old Orchard Beach Miss Alfredine Nicol Miami Florida and Mr and Mrs George Larose and Mrs Bella Larose Sanford
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurore Remillard
Elm Street
Biddeford
St. Joseph ‘Church
Norman Carrier
St. Joseph Church
Diana Frechette Rousselle
Joffre Remillard
Francois Remillard
Alphonse Remillard
Laurent Remillard
Saco Council Reviews Zone Change and Park Monument
The Saco City Council, in a special session led by Mayor Charles R. Cote, read amendments to zoning rules to void unused permits, empower the Zoning Appeals board, and set a $10 filing fee. It OK’d a Spanish American War Monument at Rodman Park and approved a $20 raise for tax collector Catherine F. Hanson to $165 monthly next week. The panel also halted sales of three parcels and accepted rerouting Cantara Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Charles R. Cote
Planning Board
Philip Snow
Charles Fenderson
Zoning Appeals Board
Rodman Park
Goose Fare Hill
Catherine FE. Hanson
Louis Soucy
Mast Hill Road
Cedar Street
Wood
Cumberland Avenues
Cantara Avenue
Cormier Accepts Senate Bid as Oliver Yet to Accept
State Rep. Lucia M. Cormier the Democratic candidate for the U S Senate filed her acceptance today leaving only one major candidate not yet accepting. U S Rep James C Oliver of Cape Elizabeth attended the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles last week and may not have received notice until his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucia M. Cormier
U.S Senate
U.S
James C. Oliver
Cape Elizabeth
Los Angeles
Railroad Man Killed In Fall At Rigby Yards
Clinton ZL Curry 49 of Portland Terminal Co. died in a hospital from injuries after falling from a slanted hopper car at Rigby Yards in South Portland. Co worker James A. Allen said Curry and Allen were cleaning the car when he lost footing Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Clinton ZL .Curry
Portland Terminal Co
James A. Allen
Rigby Yards
Curry
Showers in Portland and cooler but clearing tonight
A Portland forecast calls for cloudy skies with showers and possible thundershowers this afternoon with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight showers end by midnight with slow clearing and winds shifting to 10 to 15 mph from south to southwest. Wednesday brings partly sunny skies and lower humidity with west to northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Miami
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
Saco Man Fined $25 for Speeding in 25 MPH Zone
Clement J. Dooyn age 20 of 18 Hubbard Street Saco appeared in Saco Municipal Court this morning on three charges. He pleaded guilty to speeding 50 mph in a 25 mph zone and to operating without a license. A passing on a curve charge was left for later. The judge continued sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement J. Dooyn
Hubbard Street
Saco
Doyon
Asociate
William F. Wilson
Former Local Resident Is Honored Here
A homecoming party in Biddeford honors Arthur C Poirier, a former resident now living in Chicago and longtime Lane Bryant staffer. Maine seafood banquet, social hour, and children’s games marked the reunion with relatives and friends from Biddeford Florence Mass New Britain Conn Claremont N H and Chicago. Poirier’s first trip home in years ends with plans to fly back to Chicago after vacation.
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Gerard A. Godbout
South Street
Biddeford
Arthur C. Poirier
Chicago
Ill
Lane Bryant
Maine
Henry Bonneau
Laura
Sylvia
Florence
Mass
Alfred Bonneau
Denise
Paul Guay
Willie Boudreau
Sherry
Jody
New Britain
Conn
Phil Shevenell
Michel
Claremont
N. H
Paul Shevenell
Suzanne
Jasper Cochrane
Lloyd
Sandra
Scott
Stephanie
B S Merchant Committee To Meet Thursday
The Biddeford Saco Merchant's committee will meet Thursday at 8 in the Chamber of Commerce offices to review the Canadian Days promotion plans for August Dollar Days sales and discuss another shopping promotion. Refreshments will be served. Afterward the Dollar Days committee, chaired by John Gibson, will meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Chamber of Commerce
Journal Building
Raymond Bonang
John Gibson
Reed Proposal Highlights State Plane Use for Trips
Democratic representative Jerome Plante of Old Orchard Beach urged Reed to convene a special legislative session to oust four councilors. He said constituents demanded action regarding transportation for fishing trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Plante
Old Orchard Beach
Reed
Sputtering Cat Delays Belfast Mail Pickup
Belfast postal workers halted a routine collection when a sputtering male cat leaped from a street box. Six first class letters were shredded by the cat’s claws, and Postmaster Everett Hatch asked postal inspectors to identify who tried to mail the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Everett Hatch
Scouts Leave For National Jamboree and Geologic Find
Two Maine Scouts Joseph Hill and Richard Charest depart for the National Scout Jamboree in Colorado City with 80 member Maine delegation. Geologists report a red cedar fragment in Maine aged 35,000 to 60,000 years, aiding study of prehistoric climate and life. work begins along the Sandy River to locate more wood and possible bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Tomorow
DL W. Caldwell
Caldwell
Wellesley College
Robert G. Doylesn
Maine
Geological Survey
New England
New Generation Seen Remaking Political Lines
Camden Democratic candidate John C Donovan argues a postwar generation is reshaping parties. He cites outdated 1930s 1940s guidance and growth of Soviet power, noting Kennedy's Los Angeles victory signals a new political generation emerging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
John C. Donovan
Congo turmoil widens as Belgian troops move toward Stanleyville
Belgian forces advance from Leopoldville to Stanleyville amid mutinies and attacks on white settlers. The Congo Senate rejected the premier's ultimatum and demanded Lumumba's return. UN arms embargo talks begin in Brussels as Moroccans face casualties and whites flee Leopoldville.
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Poldville
Stanleyville
Leopoldville
Congo Senate
Lumumba
House
Congo
Brussels
Pierre Wigny
U.N. Security Council
Wigny
Belgium
U. N
Walter Loridan
Macmillan Sends Secret Plea to Khrushchev Over Tension
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan sent a secret personal message to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev calling for a concerted East West push to ease world tension. He also accompanied a British government note rejecting Soviet charges that Britain conspired with the United States in violating Soviet air space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harold Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
Macmillan
Britain
United States
Tokyo Indicts Four Leaders in Hagerty Airport Riot
Japanese prosecutors indicted four leaders of demonstrators who mobbed White House press secretary James C. Hagerty at Tokyo International Airport. Five others were indicted in the Hagerty riot and eight remain under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
White House
James C. Hagerty
Tokyo International
Hagerty
KC Auxiliary Outing At LeBlond Camp Bonny Eagle Lake
Members of the Biddeford Council Knights of Columbus auxiliary enjoyed a picnic and outing at Adrien LeBlond camp on Bonny Eagle Lake. Thirty five members attended with prizes awarded to Mrs. Albertine Chretien Mrs. Antoinette Jariz Mrs. Helen Dussault and Mrs. Aurore Pepin among activities including water and shore games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Knights of Columbus Auxiliary
Adrien LeBlond
Bonny Eagle Lake
Albertine Chretien
Antoinette Jariz
Helen Dussault
Aurore Pepin
Lene Therrien
Lucy Goulet
Yvonne LeBlonde
Theresa le
Jariz
Florence Doyon
Claire Tremblay
Antoinette Masse
Rita Leblond
Helen Picard
Martha Pauline Neault
Betty Caron
Jacqueline Goulet
Pauline Garnache
Joan Paquette
Alfred LeBlond
Clarina Gosselin
Issabella Boucher
Madeleine Neault
Runaway Horse Returned To Owner Near Saco Drive-In
A truck driver told Saco police that a horse was loose near the Saco Drive-In Theatre on Portland Road. Officer Thomas Knox captured the animal and returned it to its owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Saco Drive-in Theatre
Portland Road
Thomas Knox
Market gains mix as Dow and AP averages rise
The stock market edged higher after six straight declines with moderate trading. Gains in steels, utilities, electrical equipment, chemicals, and aircraft supported the indices as growth shares partially recovered. By noon, the Dow stood at 627.19, up 1.19, and the AP average rose to 218.30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dow Jones
Associated Press
False alarm answered by Biddeford firemen at Bay 441
Biddeford firemen responded to a false alarm at Bay 441 Granite Street last night. The call came in at 11 10 p m and was cleared after inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Bay 441
Granite Street
U S Air Force Sponsors Nurse Officer Visit in Portland
The U S Air Force seeks graduate nurses for officer vacancies from second lieutenant to major and sponsors Capt Eleanor Mercuri USAF Nurse Selection Officer for northeast New England at the Portland recruiting office 76 Pearl Street on Monday 1 to 4 pm. Sgt Roland M Desmarais local recruiter notes no appointment is needed for info on Nurse Corps career benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Air Force
Eleanor Mercuri
USAF
New England
Air Force
Pearl Street
Portland
Roland M. Desmarais
Murals At Webber To Be Redone
James Bonnar of Newtonville Mass will redo murals in Webber hospital lobby and wards. Roger Moore reports at the director's meeting. The membership drive nears start as Abbott Pendergast chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital
James Bonnar
Newtonville
Mass
Roger Moore
Abbott Pendergast
Carlton Davis
Robert Cole
Police Seek Stolen Bridge In Aroostook
LIMESTONE Police on both sides of the U S Canadian border seek a stolen bridge spanning Limestone stream near the Maine New Brunswick border. The bridge used by local farmers consisted of twelve railroad rails and planks. only one rail and a few planks remain. Tracks indicate a heavy load may have been driven away from the Canadian side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Cameron
Maine-New Brunswick
Cameron
Canada
Copter Downed At State Prison
A Coast Guard helicopter forced to land in pea soup fog found safe ground at Thomas State Prison in Maine. Pilot Lt Edward Nelson and AD-2 Bruce Roy were en route from Salem to Bar Harbor when fog forced an emergency landing behind the State Police barracks and then into the prison yard. It was flown out the next morning before exercise time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomaston
Coast Guard
Maine
Edward Nelson
Bruce F. Roy
Salem
Mass
Bar Harbor
Nelson
Allan Robbins
Castro attacks U S over Cuba crisis and Monroe Doctrine gains
Castro denounces U S dominance in the hemisphere calling the OAS a tool of power and ridicules the Monroe Doctrine as old and corrupt. He signals willingness to accept Soviet aid while accusing Washington of bribery of Cuban diplomats amid a mob attack on American residents Bertha Price and her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
United States
OAS
Castro
U.S State Department
Bertha Price
Irving
Jeffrey
Richard
U.S
Price
Fairfield iConn
Convicted Drunk Driver Cites Police Courtesy
Richard Downes, 57, of Bardonia New York, paid a 125 fine in Biddeford Municipal Court after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. He praised State Trooper Hollis G. Dixon and Biddeford Police for their courtesy in handling the case. Hermat J. Barr, 38, of Belfast, paid 15 for passing one grade. Harold J. Schnieder, 22, of Watertown Massachusetts, case continued to tomorrow. Trooper Dixon was the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Downes
Bardonia
N. Y
Biddeford
Downes
Gerald Nason
Nason
Hollis G. Dixon
Hermat J. Barr
Belfast
Richard Kierstad
Harold J.schnieder
Watertown
Mass
Dixon
Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith May Be Nominated for VP
Herman S. Gerrish urged Maine’s Republican delegation to place Senator Smith on the vice presidential ballot. Smith, the Senate’s lone woman, said she plans to run for reelection to her Senate seat and would not want anything to disrupt her campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Herman S. Gerrish
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Gerrish
Smith
Explosion Destroys Penney Store in Merrill Wisconsin
An explosion at the J C Penney department store in Merrill Wisconsin left eight dead and eleven injured. Officials from the State Industrial Commission opened an investigation while Mayor Ralph Voigt called the blast a terrible tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill, Wis
J.C. Penney Co
Ralph Voigt
Einar Seger
Wisconsin
Louis Hamilton
Geraldine Wisson
Lawrence Borchardt
George Erickson
Amanda Evans
Carl Yorde
S. Stats
John McHale
State Industrial Commission
A&p
Merrill City Gas Utility
Penney
Highway Death Toll First Six Months Drop
Augusta reports a drop in highway fatalities for the first half of 1960 with 60 deaths through June while accidents rose to 7 330 and injuries to 2 906. Nine fatalities in June were car occupants, seven in single car crashes where drivers lost control and struck fixed objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Old Orchard Beach Selectmen Approve Street Numbering Plan
Old Orchard Beach selectmen approved a street numbering plan for Barton street at a meeting last night. The plan was proposed by Town Manager Percival Wardwell. The board also approved a police event near the end of August, a new Canal National Bank sign in Veterans Square, building permits, licenses, and set a by law committee meeting for next week at Town Hall. The board reconvenes on August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Selectmen
Barton Street
Percival Wardwell
Police Department
Canal National Bank
Veterans Square
Committee On
Town Hall
Board of Selectmen
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Georgianna Cote
Allstate
Paul R. Rousseau
Jeremiah Twomey
Saco Council
Saco Man
B-S Merchant Committee
Joseph Hill
Explorer Post
Richard Charest
Colorado City
Camp Hines
Raymond
Colorado
John
James
Robert Charest
Michael Anton
Kinney Shores
Allana Vallatyne
Star Scout
St. Louis
Washington, D.C
Life
Stella Maris School
Pool Road
Thornton Academy
Reds
U.N
Thysville
Matadi
Inkisi
Brazzaville
Congo River
KC Auxiliary
LeBlond Camp
U. S. Air Force
Webber
Aroostook
Sen. Smith
OOB Selectmen
Varios
Main Street
Atlantic
J. C. Penney
Unsu
Dennett & Craig, Inc
Saco, Maine
Monarch
Lucien H. Therrien
Springfield Monarch Ins
Havey Avenue
Biddeford, Maine
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