Local Personal News From Biddeford And Saco
Miss Elsa Stevens returns to work after a Lyndonville Vermont visit. Mrs. Donalda R. Guillerault is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Marine Pfc Lloyd A. Stetson reports for duty with Marine Aircraft Group 24 at Cherry Point North Carolina. En inimeman Fireman Apprentice Conrad A. Cote returns to Norfolk after a Caribbean deployment aboard USS Rankin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsa Stevens
Harding St
Biddeford
Lyndonville
Donalda R. Guillerault
Clifford St
Webber Hospital
Marine
Pfc
Lloyd A. Stetson
Herman B. Stetson
Franklin St
Saco
Marine Aircraft Group 24
Second Marine Aircraft Wing
Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point
N. C
Conrad A. Cote
USN
Robert Cote
Pool Road
Norfolk
Caribbean
Uss Rankin
Amphibious Squadron 10
Meeting notices for local veterans and auxiliary groups
Catholic Order of Foresters meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Emery Street hall Biddeford. Owen-Davis Post American Legion meets 8 p m Tuesday in Beach Street post home Saco. Biddeford Saco Chapter DAV meets 7 30 tonight in Bradbury Street post home Biddeford. Past Presidents Parley Owen-Davis Auxiliary meet 6 p m at Percys Drug Store 244 Main St Saco then proceed to Cascade Lodge Portland Road Saco for annual banquet. Tighe Beaudoin Farley American Legion Auxiliary meets Wednesday 8 p m at Elm Street Biddeford.
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Order of Foresters
Emery Street
Biddeford
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Post
Beach Street
Saco
Biddeford-Saco
Disabled American Veterans
Bradbury Street
Owen-Davis
Percy’s Drug
Main St
Cascade Lodge
Portland Road
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley, American Legion Auxiliary
Post Home
Elm Street
Midweek and Tuesday Prayer Services Planned at Local Churches
A mid week prayer and praise service is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Biddeford United Baptist church. A prayer meeting follows Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Route 9 A near Route 109 Wells. The Saco Salvation Army Home League meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m.
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Biddeford United Baptist Church
Full Gospel
Route 9-A
Wells
Reed Returns From Vacation
Augusta AP Gov Reed returns from a week off and plans a busy week with trips to Washington DC Monhegan Island and Minneapolis to attend a White House conference on education and the National Governors Conference while pursuing a Sea and Shore Fisheries cruise with the Executive Council weather permitting.
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Fisheries Department
Monhegan Island
Reed
Minneapolis
Bar Har- Or
Car Demolished In Traffic Crash at Cole Road Kennebunk
A 1959 compact car rolled three times and landed upright on Cole Road in front of Roland Dutch farm Sunday afternoon. Driver Linda A. Robinson, 20, North Auburn, and passenger Linda D. Vangeli, 19, Lewiston, were treated at the scene for cuts and bruises by Dr. J. Robert Downing. Police said Robinson lost control on a curve and drove into a ditch. Edmind L. Cashen investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Cole Road
Roland Dutch Farm
Linda A. Robinson
North Auburn
Linda D. Vangeli
Lewiston
J. Robert Downing
Miss Robinson
Edmund L. Cashen
Juvenile Theft Hearing Noted For Two Saco Boys
Two boys aged 10 and 11 were scheduled to appear before Judge George Varney in District Court today for a hearing on theft from cars in the Saco Tanning Corp. parking lot. Police Capt. Robert Foran said they admitted taking cigarettes candy and gum from vehicles in Russell's parking lot and the Canal National Bank yard.
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Saco
George Varney
District Court Today
Saco Tanning Corp
Robert Foran
Saco Police
Russell's
Canal National Bank
Short Circuit Triggers Biddeford Fire at York Restaurant
A light fixture short circuited at the York Restaurant, 19 Alfred Street, Biddeford, sending Biddeford firefighters this noon. No damage estimate available at press time.
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Biddeford
York
Alfred St
Calorie comparison for ice cream and cookies
A half pint serving of vanilla ice cream contains fewer calories than two plain cookies about three inches in diameter.
Death of Willard Beaulieu in Biddeford at 49
Willard Beaulieu 49 of 478 Main St Biddeford died suddenly Saturday night of a heart attack. He lived in Biddeford 11 years and ran Town Taxi of Saco. Born Madawaska Nov 6 1915 son of Simon and Sophie Cote Beaulieu He served in World War II. Survived by widow Germaine Michaud Beaulieu two daughters Nora and Kathleen Beaulieu both of Biddeford two brothers Paul of Madawaska Medley of Biddeford and several nieces and nephews Funeral 8 30 Tuesday from St Josephs Church visiting hours 2 4 and 7 10 tonight at Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford.
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Willard Beaulieu
Main St
Biddeford
Saco
Kittery Navy Yard
Madawaska
Simon
Sophie Cote Beaullieu
St. Joseph’s Church
Germaine Michaud Beaulieu
Nora Beaulieu
Kathleen Beaulieu
Paul Beaulieu
Medley Beaulieu
Bolduc
Alfred St
Mrs. Albina Fortier dies in Machias at 89
Mrs Albina Fortier 89 formerly of Biddeford died at the Holy Name Rectory Machias while living with her son Rev Louis J Fortier for the past 18 months She was born April 18 1876 in St Boniface Quebec a 40 year Biddeford milliner Her husband Francois Fortier died two years ago Survived by her son and nieces and nephews Calling hours are at Gardner Funeral Home Machias Monday and Emond Funeral Home Biddeford Tuesday from 3 to 10 pm Mass at St Joseph's Church Wednesday at 9 am
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Emond Funeral Home
Biddeford
St. Joseph’s Church
Biddeford Man Dalip Fehzo 75 Dead After Illness
Dalip Fehzo 75 of 128 Alfred Street Biddeford died Friday in a local hospital after a long illness. Born in Albania he was a mill worker. There are no survivors. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 1 from Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone Street Biddeford.
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Dalip Fehzo
Alfred St
Biddeford
Albania
Sansoucy
Stone St
TO SAY PRAYERS FOR ST JOSEPHS CHURCH MEMBERS
Members of the Ste Anne Sodality of St Josephs Church will gather at Emond Funeral Home, 72 Hill Street, Biddeford, Tuesday evening after the church novena to say prayers.
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Ste. Anne Soldarity
St. Joseph’s Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Biddeford
Laying Tiles Not So Difficult For Homeowners
The piece explains that tile installation scales with area, not complexity, and offers practical tips. It covers adhesive types for asphalt and vinyl asbestos tiles versus other resilient tiles, tool choices, and spreading techniques. It warns against thick adhesive layers and stresses proper tile alignment and curing times for different adhesives.
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Associated Press
Portland Tonight Fair and Cooler with Light Winds
A Portland brief notes tonight will be fair and cooler with low temperatures in the mid 40s to low 50s and light north west winds. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with little change in temperatures.
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Portland
Funeral services for Rev John M Benoit OFM held in Biddeford
Funeral services for Rev John M Benoit O F M retired Latin and Greek teacher at St Francis College Biddeford were held at St Andre s Church Biddeford Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere gave the entrance blessing and Rev Luke M Chabot celebrated the requiem high mass Interment was in St Joseph s Cemetery with committal prayers by Fathers Chabot Belanger Audibert and Very Rev Clarence Laplante Bearers were six College faculty members Also attending were numerous priests from the area and Quebec relatives from Detroit and Brooklyn among others Benoit survived by two sisters in Detroit and Quebec and several Barry relatives.
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John M. Benoit
O.F.M
St. Francis College
Biddeford
St. Andre’s Church
Aime Giguere
Luke M. Chabot
St. Joseph
Montreal
Frederick Belanger
Chateauguay
Edward C. O'Leary
Father Laplante
Sylvia Levesque
Cornelius J. Enright
Bernard Nicknair
Adrien Plardy
Sanford
Giguere
Ronald Labarre
Millimocket
Stephen Ropplar
Kennebunkport
Francis
Funeral Services for Mrs Al den Danforth
Funeral services for Mrs Al den Danforth of 16 Union St Saco were held at St Josephs Church this morning a requiem high mass by Rt Rev Msgr Elie Hevey with the male choir and Mrs Diana Rousselle at the organ. Burial at Biddeford Cemetery with grave side prayers by Rev Silvio Levesque. Bearers were Joseph Perry Francis Perry Conrad Gosselin and Armand Alliette.
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Alden Danforth
Union St. Saco
St. Joseph's Church
Biddeford
Elie Hevey
Diana ‘Rousselle
St. Joseph's Cemetery
II Svlvio Levesque
Joseph Perry
Francis Perry
Conrad Gosselin
Armand Alliette
Funeral services for infant Anne Bellavance
Funeral services for 16 day old Anne Eva Bellavance daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Bellavance of Saco were held Saturday at 2 p m at St Josephs Cemetery Rev John S Munroe of St Marthas Church Kennebunkport led graveside prayers She is survived by her parents maternal grandparents Philip Cheney Lewiston and paternal grandparents Wilfrid Bellavance Biddeford
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Anne Eva Bellavance
Paul Bellavance
Saco
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
John S. Munroe
St. Martha's Church
Kennebunkport
Philip Cheney
Lewiston
Wilfrid Bellavance
Biddeford
Beach Traffic Mishap Listed
Major damage was estimated to a car driven by Roger Pepin a Lewiston youth after a rear end collision with a vehicle operated by Richard R Landry of Biddeford. Damages of 200 were estimated to the Lewiston man's car following the accident which took place on Saco Avenue early yesterday morning. Paul Millette of Biddeford backed a truck from Kinney Avenue into East Grand Avenue Saturday and hit a car. Police identified the car owner as Rene Rheaume of Quebec. Damages were estimated at 50 to both vehicles.
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Old Derchard Beach
Roger Pepin
Lewiston
Richard R. Landry
Oak Street
Biddeford
Saco Avenue
Paul R. Millette
Middle St
Millette
Kinney Avenue
East Grand Avenue
Rene Rheaume
Quebec
Saco Resident Burned In Beach Trailer Park Fire
Jeffrey Gilpatric of 32 Weymouth St Saco was treated at the scene for burns on his right leg after a propane stove exploded on a table at Wagon Wheel Trailer Park along Old Orchard Road. Fire officials reported no equipment was used yesterday morning for a flooded oil burner at a Quebec home on Wesley Boulevard. A defective TV set was removed from 226 Temple Ave. Firefighters washed down gasoline leaks at the corner of Seaside and Seacliff Avenues and a booster line quelled a trash barrel fire at the High School Saturday afternoon. Smoke damaged Nick Ingargiola’s Kinney Ave home after a pot burned on the stove.
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Old Orchard Beach
Jeffrey Gilpatric
Weymouth St
Saco
Wagon Wheel Trailer Park
Old Orchard Road
Gilpatric
Ronald Godbout
Quebec
Wesley Boulevard
Thomas Smith Jr
Temple Ave
Seaside Avenue
Seacliff Avenue
Nick Ingargiola
Kinney Avenue
Oklahoma lawmaker gives senators items from Frederick plant
Oklahoma City AP reports State Sen. Anthony Massad proposed distributing items from Frederick, including a billfold from leather goods, a cemetery monument plant, a helicopter factory, and bras for each senator's wife. The plan required secretary surveys to obtain bra sizes, yielding blushes among staff. Spokane teens adopt distance running as the rising track interest for youths.
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Oklahoma
Spokane
West Virginia
Atlantic City
Mercury
Texas
U.S
Oklahoma City
Anthony Massad
Frederick
Okla
Leather Goods Manufacturing Company
Massad
Ginseng Trade Tied West Virginia to Asia and Buckhannon
The article notes Panax quinquefolius or ginseng root's value and its historical ties to West Virginia, especially Buckhannon where A P Russell drew Chinese merchants, highlighting conservation issues and high prices. It also mentions boardwalk chair chimes in Atlantic City and mercury thefts from natural gas well switches in Texas Panhandle.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
West
Atlantic City
N. J
Borger
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Honesty Pays For Massachusetts Youths
Two youths from Waltham found a wallet with 350 in mixed currency on a beach and turned it in at the police station. They were rewarded 100 by the wallet owner Leonard Giguere of Quebec who had reported the loss at a bath house.
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Old Orchard Beach
Massachusetts
Richard Bower
Edgar LeBlanc
Waltham
Leonard Giguere
Quebec
York County Salon Plans Attendance at Marche Event
Final plans for attending the annual Departemental Marche on July 24 at Portland were prepared during the July meeting of York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty held at Mrs. Yvonne Bergeron’s Biddeford home. Members reported sending birthday cards and scarves to children at Naver, Colo, and letters of appreciation were read. Dues were paid and a mystery package awarded to Miss Germaine Lariviere. The next meeting is August 19 at the Bergeron residence with Mrs. Noyes hosting.
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Portland
York County
Yvonne Bergeron
Gertrude Avenue
Biddeford
Virginia Ford
Old Orchard Beach
Min Biehler
Ogunquit
Naver
Colo
Germaine Lariviere
Petite Chapeau
Nellie White
Saco
Elaine LaPierre
Wells
Ida Noyes
Evelyn Morin
Moonlight Madness Sale Spreads Through Biddeford Streets
A Moonlight Madness Sale on Thursday night from 6 to 11 on Main Street Biddeford features a chicken barbecue square dancing a car smash and street blockages from Washington to Adams Streets The iMerchants Committee of the Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event with the Happy Wonders Ski Club organizing the car smash and the Biddeford Saco Lions Club running a tonic and hot dog sale.
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Main Street
Biddeford
iMerchants Committee
Biddeford-Saco
Break Reported At Saco Steel
The Saco Steel Co on Water Street reported a break discovered last night by Officer Charles Desper during a routine check. Entry was gained through a broken window. a cigarette machine money box was found on the ground. a tonic vending machine box may also have been disturbed. an attempt to break a safe was noted. investigation is ongoing.
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Saco Steel Co
Water Street
Saco
Charles Desper
Harry Zaitlin
Biddeford Council to Hold 7:30 Special Meeting
Biddeford city council will meet at 7:30 tonight in the council chambers per City Clerk Paul Brunelle. Agenda items include land acquisitions at Five Points for a new traffic circle, pole and wire permits, and the fire department signal system.
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Biddeford
Chhambers
Paul Brunelle
Brunelle
Bancroft to Star Opposite Robards in The Devils on Broadway
Anne Bancroft returns to Broadway next season opposite Jason Robards in The Devils based on The Devils of Loudu n by Aldous Huxley. Bancroft will play the prim oress of an Ursuline Convent. She previously won a Tony and an Oscar for The Miracle Worker and recently appeared in Mother Courage.
Herakles World Premiere Planned at University of Michigan
Archibald MacLeish unveils Herakles as new drama to debut during the upcoming fall season at the University of Michigan with Alan Schneider directing. MacLeish, winner of the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for J.B., is connected to the Association of Producing Artists.
Two Men Charged Over Mercury Possession Without Bill of Sale
Police charged two men with possession of mercury without a bill of sale, a felony. They reportedly had 83 pounds of mercury valued at 5.90 to 7.80 dollars per pound commercially, and 3 to 4 dollars on the black market.
Second Wave Of Music Lovers Is Expected
Newport Rhode Island officials brace for a larger younger crowd at the Newport Folk Festival set to begin Thursday three weeks after the Newport Jazz Festival. Police will enforce beach bans and bolster staffing while National Guardsmen await no alert. Act headliners include Jaan Baez Bob Dylan Peter Paul and Mary and Peter Seeger as ticket sales run ahead of the jazz event.
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Newport
R. I
Newport County
Myles W. Mosher
Portsmouth
National Guardsmen
Howard Wilcox
National Guards Headquarters
Connell Highway
Middletown
Jaan Baez
Bob Dylan
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter Seeger
Two Accidents Listed In Saco
Two accidents in Saco yesterday caused major vehicle damage. Raymond A. Tanguay suffered $300 damage in a collision with Russell T. Murphy at Pearl and Green Streets. Murphy’s car sustained $20 damage. A second crash at Ocean Park Portland Roads intersection injured James R. Bourque who had $200 damages. Joseph D. Macomber’s car had minor damage after stopping at a traffic light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Raymond A. Tanguay
Cleaves St
Biddeford
Russell T. Murphy
Green St
Pearl and
Green Streets
Ocean Park
Portland Roads
James R. Bourque
Portland
Joseph D. Macomber
Pleasant St
Macomber
Flags Return To Normal After Stevenson Death
The General Services Administration announced that U S flags now at half staff due to Adlai Stevenson s death will be raised to full staff on Tuesday morning.
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Washington
General Services Administration
U. S
Adlai Stevenson
Diner Sees Auto Crash In North Texas Town
Leonard County Commissioner John Kent was dining when a tractor-trailer involved in a street collision shoved his unoccupied car into the cafe. Seven people were injured though none hospitalized.
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Leonard
Tex
Fannin County
John Kent
Texas
Kent
Saco Youth Hurt In Fall From Truck
Joseph G. Doyon a 12 year old from 11 Hubbard Street Saco was injured when he fell from the back of a plat form type truck on Route 5 near River Road. He suffered head injuries and was taken to Webber Hospital then Maine Medical Center in Portland. His father Aime Doyon 39 drove the truck carrying five children.
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Dayton
Joseph G. Doyon
Hubbard St
Saco
Route 5
River Road
Aime Doyon
Edward J. Mandell Jr
Buxton
Webber Hospital
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Young Dovon
Joseph
Richard
Money on Tree In Reserve Community Raises Feels
Police report a missing 43 dollars from an apartment along with a bobtailed cat named Money. Residents with information are urged to contact the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
French Air Patrols Respond to U S Plane Over Sea Area
French officials maintained silence as reports said French fighters chased the U S plane from the area. The Defense Ministry backed the reports but gave few details. American officials said the jet was on a training mission and deviated due to a thunderstorm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Defense Ministry
Teens dilemmas and college dreams in Elinor Williams column
A reader asks about breaking up over sexual conduct and keeping love with an 18 year old boyfriend. Williams advises acceptance of differences, one more serious talk, and prioritizing college, suggesting time may resolve the issue. For help, write to Elinor Williams, Box 1993, Dept. WCP, Boston.
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Elinor Williams
Elinor
Dept
WCP
Boston
Mass
Eunice Shriver Brought To Boston Hospital For Birth
Eunice Kennedy Shriver wife of Peace Corps head R Sargent Shriver was taken from the Kennedy compound to St Elizabeth's Hospital Boston for the birth of their fifth child. A hospital spokesman said the delivery was sudden and she is 44. The Shrivers are linked to the Kennedys including Senator Edward Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy and the late President John F Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Peace Corps
R. Sargent Shriver
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Dmass
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
John F. Kennedy
Roy T. Heffernan
Louella Hennessey
Kennedy
President
Biddeford Firemen Respond To Four Weekend Blazes
Biddeford firefighters fought four calls over the weekend. An oil burner fire at 15 Granite St. damaged a wooden tenement owned by Rudolph Cote. A field and woods blaze near Oak Ridge Road followed by a burning branch on Sheltra Avenue, and an automobile fire on Washington Street were extinguished. The car owner is Melvin Pendleton of 142 Ferry Road Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Granite St
Rudolph Cote
Oak Ridge Road
Sheltra Avenue
Washington Street
Melvin Pendleton
Ferry Road
Saco
Le Foyer Whist Nights Draw Wide Biddeford Crowd
Le Foyer hosted weekend whist parties with a committee led by Bernice Beaulieu Rose Lemay Lucienne Chouinard Antoinette Chretien Medley Beaulieu Alma Beaudoin Claud ia Beaudoin and Rosalie Chouinard in charge. Winners included Edward Caron Claire Chouinard Gerard Beaudoin with high score to Carl Tapley and many other prize recipients across two nights at Foss and Pool Streets Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Foyer
Bernice Beaulieu
Rose Lemay
Lucienne Chouinard
Antoinette Chretien
Medley Beaulieu
Alma Beaudoin
Claudia Beaudoin
Rosalie Chouinard
Edward Caron
Claire Chouinard
Gerard Beaudoin
Carl Tapley
Foss and
Pool Streets
Biddeford
Jeannette Curro
George Dumas Juliette Quinn
Agnes Caron
Donald Paquin
Marion Clark
Patrick Desrosiers
Conrad Nolette
Mabel Ayotte
Henri Houle Theodora Lapierre
Alphonsine Bolduc
Arthemise Jacques
Rosaire Chouinard
Yvonne Dumas Albert Coulombe
Arthur Bolduc
Joseph Plourde
Marie Anne Berthiaume
Katherine Malone
John Berthiaume
Richard St. Onge
Alma Beausdoin
George Dumas
Leroy Stearns
Laura Neault
Alma Beaudain
Armand Turgeon
Alma Chenard
Alfred Bald
Yvonne Dumas
Delia Normand
Emilia Pepin
Alma Sylvestre
Lorraine Elie
Arthur Pepin
Camile Caron
Elizabeth Dube
Paul Chabot
Rainbow Bazaar Scheduled In Saco
A rainbow bazaar sponsored by the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union Board will be held Friday August 6 at Hamilton Memorial Hall Beach Street Saco from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale will feature food flowers white elephants nearly new clothing books gifts jewelry aprons and many other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Educational and Industrial Union Board
Hamlton Memorial Hall
Beach Street
Saco
House Committee Proposes Annual Military Pay Review
The House committee bill calls for the administration to submit an annual military pay review to Congress and requires a complete rewrite of the pay structure every four years starting January 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Desegregation Fallout and Congressional Pay Bill Debate
Rep Hale Boggs of Louisiana cites overwhelming favorable reaction to his 1964 voting discrimination speech. Democrats face party disorganization in portions of the South amid desegregation tensions as Congress weighs antipoverty measures and a military pay raise this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
House
South
Johnson
Congress
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Aldea Danforth
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Wash
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Gerry Lindgren
Rogers High School
Los Angeles
County Salon
Moonlight Madness
Saco Steel
Mrs. Shriver
Boston Hospital
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