FOURSOME WEATHER FORECAST FOR PORTLAND AND BOSTON
PORTLAND ALL ZONES mostly sunny and warm this afternoon with some cloudiness. Tonight fair and cool. Saturday increasing cloudiness and not quite so warm. Gentle variable winds. Highs in the mid 80s, lows in the mid 50s. EXTENDED FORECAST FOR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND: five days Saturday through Wednesday show 2 to 5 degrees below normal. Cooler Sunday and Monday with no major temperature changes. Precipitation totals about a quarter to half inch, mainly showers and thundershowers Saturday night, Sunday, and again Tuesday.
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Portland
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Local Pile of Summer Visits and Camp Enrollments
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hazel ton of Florida visit Biddeford for the season. Mrs. Joseph Plourde is a patient at Webber hospital. Robert Gauvin works for the Atlantic Distributors in Biddeford. The Flannan couple return from Pawtucket. Eugene Gray opens a summer home at Goose Rocks Beach. Bonnie Remar, Lamothe Avenue, enrolled at Camp La-Gis-Ca. Philip Murray, Kennebunk, joins WGIR in Manchester after WIDE in Biddeford. Ellen Remar attends Happy Day Camp for girls in Old Orchard Beach. Mary Twomey studies at Laval University in Quebec City. Nat Ehrich and Linda return to Roxbury after a visit with Mrs. Dyer in Saco. Rev. and Mrs. Howe and family visit Center Sandwich after visiting here. they have a summer home there. House guests include Mrs. Lemieux, Mrs. Powers, Mrs. Jubienville, and Mrs. Smith from Detroit. all will attend a cousin’s mass and reception for Rev. Oscar Plante in Somersworth, N. H. He was ordained in Rome.
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Thomas Hazelton
Florida
Joseph Plourde
May Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Robert Gauvin
Prospect Street
Atlantic Distributors Company
Main Street
Franklin Flannan
Summer Street
Pawtucket
R. 1
Eugene Gray
Goose Rocks Beach
Bonnie Remar
Ben Remar
Lamothe Avenue
Camp La-Gis-Ca
Philip Murray
Kennebunk
WGIR
Manchester
N. H
Wide Radio
Biddeord
Old Orchard Beach
Ellen Remar
Mary Twomey
Norbert Twomey
Westmore Avenue
Laval University
Quebec City
Que
Nat Ehriich
Linda
Roxbury
Mass
Herbert W. Dyer
Thornton Avenue
Saco
Center Sandwich
N.H
David Howe
David
Burton
Morocco
Mr. Howe
Saco United Baptist Church
Springfield
Norman Reilly
Amherst Street
Wilfred Lemieux
Sarah Powers
Leo Jubienville
Yvonne Smith
Detroit
Oscar Plante
Somersworth
Plante
Rome
Freemont Club and Auxiliary Plan Annual Picnic Ride
The Freemont Club and Auxiliary will hold their annual picnic on Sunday after a mystery ride. Members meet at Alfred Street Hall at 10 a.m. for the gathering and event.
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Freemont Club
Alfred Street
York County Salon 598 July Meeting Location
York County Salon 598 announces its July meeting will be held Saturday at 7 pm at the home of Mrs. John Herron on Gertrude Avenue in Biddington.
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York County
John Berron
Gertrude Avenue
Confession Times Announced for Several Churches
The Junior Band of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. Confessions are set for St Monica Church Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Confessions also at St Martha Church Kennebunk from 4 to 5 and at St Mary Church Wells Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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Bandana Soongsters
Saco Salvation Army
St Monica Church
Kenrgebunk
St Martha Church
Kensebunkye Oe
St. Mary Church
Wells
Plane crash near Bangkok wreckage found on mountain peak
A plane bound for Bangkok was 20 minutes from landing when it disappeared. An army helicopter located wreckage on a 4,590 foot peak in the Khao Yai range about 50 miles northeast of Bangkok. US search planes and helicopters from Korat joined the effort.
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Bangkok
Khao Yai Range
Korat
Thailand
Tallest and shortest US presidents tall heights
Historical notes identify Abraham Lincoln as the tallest US president at 6 feet 4 inches and James Madison as the shortest at 5 feet 4 inches. The pair highlight a wide range of statures among early presidents.
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United States
Abraham Lincoln
James Madison
Card of Thanks for Bereavement from Many Friends
We thank neighbors, friends and all who sent flowers and offered sympathy during our bereavement. Mrs Yvonne Lessard and the families express appreciation for aid, floral tributes, and car services for the funeral. The Couture family and the Good Shepherd nuns also acknowledge sympathy and spiritual bouquets.
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Yvonne Lessard
Alexis Couture
Good Shepherd
Valliere
Bouchard
Lamirande
Deaths Mrs Nina M Dewey 69 Granite Point Biddeford
Mrs Nina M Dewey 69 of Granite Point Biddeford died this morning at Scarbo rough convalescent home She was wife of Wilbur A Dewey Born Kennebunk May 3 1893 daughter of Arthur and Carrie Littlefield Bragdon Member of Daughters of Ruth Delta Alpha Club and Universalist church Survived by two daughters Mrs Lloyd Bakely Florissant Missouri Mrs George Haeuber Bellville and son Elliot O Dewey US Navy Annapolis Funeral services Monday at 2 pm from Dennett and Craig Funeral home 365 Main St Saco Burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery Friends may call Sunday 2 4 7 9 pm
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Nina M. Dewey
Granite Point
Biddeford
Scarborough
Wilbur A. Dewey
Kennebunk
Arthur and
Carrie (Littlefield) Bragdon
Daughters of Ruth
Delta Alpha Club
The
Universalist Church
Lloyd Bakely
Florissant
George Haeuber
Bellville
Elliot O. Dewey
US. Navy
Annapolis
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
Laurel, Hill Cemetery
Children of Mary Society to Pray for Seidel at Cosgrove Home
The Children of Mary Society of St. Mary church will meet tonight at eight o clock at the Cosgrove Funeral home on Elm street in Biddeford to say prayers for Miss Mary Ellen Seidel a member.
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Children of Mary Society of St. Mary Church
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm Street
Biddeford
Mary Ellen Seidel
Ke bunk Court fines in rapid session
Judge Chester D. Cram presided over 15 Kennebunk Municipal Court cases. Defendants faced varying fines for speeding on the Maine Turnpike passing on a grade left side of road and other violations. Notables include Robert R. Rouleau of Springfield Mass fined 15 dollars and Ronald G. Fowler of Boston Mass fined 20 dollars.
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Chester D. Cram
Kennebunk Municipal Court
Maine
Robert R. Rouleau
Springfield
Mass
Raymond C. Gauvin
Prospect Street
Biddeford
Som Bom M. Flynn
Sanford
Jere W. Gauthier
New London
Conn
Blynn R. Jones
Waterville
Ronald G. Fowler
Boston
Jason A. Gordony
Cape Elizabeth
Helen C. Caulfield
Valley Stream
N. Y
Alfred Capace
Pontiac
R. L
Charles F. Hudson
Lynn
Winfield C. Garland
South Portland
Calvin C. Harden
Portland
Timothy Whyte
Irene F. Smith
West Roxbury
Daniel J. Sirois
Berlin
Jean Hoyt Guests At Highland Bridal Shower
Miss Jean Lea Hoyt was guest of honor at a bridal shower held at her home in Old Orchard Beach. Hosts Judith McNabb Priscilla Cabana and Donna Benoit oversaw a pastel table centerpiece a bridal cake and floral sweet peas. Guests included Florence Roberge Anna Roberge Kitty Hoyt Karen Reggio Judith Merrill and many Hoyt and McNabb relatives with a luncheon served.
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Jean Lea Hoyt
Highland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Judith McNabb
Priscilla Cabana
Donna Benoit
Miss McNabb
Miss Benoit
Miss Cabana
John McNabb
Charles Cartier
Ee Bass
Alfred Benet
Lewis Hoyt
Florence Roberge
Anna Roberge
Kitty Hoyt
Karen Reggio
Judith Merrill
Jeanne Shevenell
Ruth Hoyt
Nellie Stanton
Olive Noel
Delphine Beauchemin
Muriel Shevenell
Rose McNabb
Nora McNabb
Mary Marshall
Rachel Reggio
Rose Shevenell
Connie Roach
Connie Sullivan
Catherine Sullivan
Louise Boucher
Catherine Lemire
Kay Bass
Margaret Grace
Margaret Cartier
Barbara McNabb
Julia Benoit
Delia Sullivan
Edward Reilly
Harry Sullivan
Jane McNabb
Alice Shevenell
Raoul Lagarde
Shop the Easy Way The Journal Classified Way
Readable fragments discuss arranging purchases and local listings. The item highlights affordable options and simple steps to find goods through the Journal Classifieds, emphasizing convenience for readers seeking deals.
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the Journal
Traffic cases heard in Biddeford court
Thomas A. Guest, 16, Wells, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle without a license and was fined 15 dollars or 60 days in jail, with payment due by 5 this afternoon. Gerard J. Boutin, Jr., 18, Biddeford, pleaded guilty to speeding 50 mph in a 25 mph zone and was fined 15 dollars or 30 days in jail. he paid the fine. Officer Drouin and Officer Guilmette were the filing officers.
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Thomas A. Guest
Wells
Biddeford
Theodore Drouin
Gerald C. Nason
Gerard J. Boutin, Jr
Alfred Street
Nason
Boutin
Alfred Guilmette
Saco Cape Colonial Home Sells to Ward Duo
The eight room one and a half story Cape Colonial at 509 Ferry road Saco formerly owned by Mrs John Lewis was sold to Mr and Mrs James S Ward of Saco. The purchase was an investment negotiated through Nicholas P Scontras Realtor 19 Main Street Saco.
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Eee
Ferry Road
Saco
John Lewis
James S. Ward
Ward
Nicholas P. Scontras
Main Street
Birth Announcements From Saco and Biddeford Parents
At Webber Hospital a daughter Bonnie Jeanne Lavigne to Mr and Mrs Gilbert D Lavigne of 129 Middle Street Saco weighing 5 pounds 7 ounces born July 17. Robert Michael Boisvert son to Mr and Mrs Robert A Boisvert of 22 Irving Street Saco weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces born July 18. Frederick L Hersey Jr son to Mr and Mrs Frederick L Hersey of 422 Elm Street Biddeford weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces born July 18. Todd Edward Harris son to Mr and Mrs James Harris of 130 Elm Street Saco weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces born July 18. Jodi Wilmaria Pepin daughter to Mr and Mrs Charles R Pepin of Cape Elizabeth weighing 6 pounds 0 ounces born July 19.
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Webber Hospital
Gilbert D. Lavigne
Middle Street
Saco
Bonnie Jeanne
Robert A Boisvert
Irving Street
Robert Michael
Frederick L. Hersey
Elm Street
Biddeford
Frederick L., Jr
Peru protests flare as junta tightens grip in capital
APRA led protests erupt in Lima after the military ousted President Prado and voided elections. Police clashed with hundreds of students in Plaza San Martin, rioters set fires, store windows broke, and tear gas dispersed the crowd. Officers beat back demonstrators as pressure from the United States and other nations grows for a return to constitutional government.
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Peruvian Confederation of Workers
Liberty Liberty
Plaza San Martin
Manuel Prado
Ricardo Perez Godoy
Military High Command
United States
Escapee Henry Sowser Flees From Piscataquis Jail
State police joined Piscataquis County authorities in a search for Henry Sowser, 56, of Greenville, who escaped from the county jail Wednesday while working in the jail garden.
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Dover—Foxcroft
Piscataquis County
Henry Sowser
Greenville
Plummer Jailed New England on Drunken Driving Charge
Richard F. Plummer of Hollis was ordered to serve a 60 day jail term after withdrawing appeals of second offense drunken driving convictions. Bail set at $500. he was placed in Alfred jail by State Trooper Mandell. Plummer’s case remains tied to the September York County Superior Court term amid bail irregularities involving sureties Eugene Plummer and Gloria Elwell. Darrell Gamash of Old Orchard Beach pled no contest to failing to report an accident on Route 117 in Limington and was fined $10 with half suspended. Harry Welch of Arundel pleaded innocent to driving with inadequate brakes. case continued to July 27 with $25 personal recognizance.
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Richard F. Plummer
Hollis
Sanford
Ward T. Hanshom
Plummer
Alfred
Edward J. Mandell
Hanscom
York
Iron Workers Settle Strike in New England
Iron Workers District Council of New England and New England Steel Erectors Association reach a three year contract ending a strike that began July 1. Immediate 15 cent raise with 5 cent and 20 cent increases in subsequent years. About 2,300 workers to ratify, with varied returns across Worcester Providence Lawrence Manchester NH Portland and Springfield unions.
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Boston
Iron Workers District Council of
New England
New England Steel Erectors Association
Owen J. McGarrahan
The
Erectors Association
Worcester
Providence
Lawrence
Manchester
N.H
Portland
Maine
Springfield
MacGarrahan
Hooper Clears Kennedy of Stock Slump
Portland AP report quotes Lucien O. Hooper director of research for W. E. Hutton Co. He argues Kennedy administration policies did not cause the bear market and cites overvaluation and internal market faults. Hooper predicts the low point may come between now and February during a Portland Rotary Club address.
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Portland
Lucien O. Hooper
Biddeford
Portland Evening Express
Nature
Hooper
W. E. Hutton Co
Financial Analysis Federation
Market Nods Higher As Trading Slows To Week's Light Pace
New York AP stock market edged up at noon led by gains in steels autos and growth shares while belated optimism from GM results fueled sentiment. Dow Jones average rose 3.10 to 576.26 as major issues such as American Telephone Douglas Aircraft and Reynolds noted modest gains amid light volume and a delayed, cautious trading week.
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New York
Associated Press
General Motors
Ford
Steels
Jones & Laughlin
Youngstown
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
American Telephone
Douglas
Republic Aviation
McDonnell Aircraft
Kennedy
White House
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
Syntex
National Rubber Machinery
Kirby Petroleum
U.S
Bass Prize Won By Sea Scouts After Surprise Catch
Independence Kan AP Richard Cain reeled in a 1.5 pound black bass at the lake but two Sea Scouts teens earned the top prize with a 2.5 pound bass that leaped into their canoe and was netted by hand.
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Independence
Kan
Richard Cain
Leonard Pierce
Terry Kahler
Army Nurse Counselor Assigned for New England
The Army Nurse Corps names First Lieutenant Edith Williams ANC counselor for New England to assist Major Marian Setter in advancing nursing education and recruiting. Lt. Williams, from Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania, will meet nursing students across the region and discuss Army nursing opportunities after active student nurse training at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. Interested young women may arrange interviews with Sgt. Paul Cobb at 148 Main Street Biddeford Army recruiter.
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Army Nurse Corps
Edith Williams
ANC
New England
Williams
Marian Setter
Wilkes-Barre
St. Williams
Army
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital
Kingston
Penn
U.S. Army Hospital
Ft. Campbell
Biddeford
Paul Cobb
Main Street
Maine labor council plans strategy against right to work
Augusta Maine President Benjamin F Dorsky of the Maine Federated Labor Council said the executive committee will plan strategy to fight a major right to work campaign at a Rockland meeting July 25 26 He cited out of state professionals financing the push and said the plan includes public hearings and potential endorsement of political candidates with local unions voting on the committee's recommendations
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Augusta
Benjamin F. Dorsky
Maine Federated Labor Council
Rockland
Dorsky
Maine
Missing Biddeford man sought in woods near South Waterboro
Mrs Alta Curtis reports her husband Curtis left 97 Hill street Biddeford Wednesday to fish in the Eppingham Parsonsfield area and was last seen by a storekeeper about 12:30 p m. Law officials and volunteers including Elks from Biddeford Saco, a group from South Portland, and Cumberland County bloodhounds searched boggy woods road after his car was found. Search resumed at 7 am as deputies, state police, and volunteers formed a posse.
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Page
South Waterboro
Alta Curtis
Curtis
Parsonsfield
Hill Street
Biddeford
Effingham
N. H
Knox man nominated Waldo County Commissioner
Phillip Hawkins of Knox was nominated by Gov. Reed to fill the unexpired term of the late Harold Clement of Winterport as Waldo County Commissioner, pending Executive Council confirmation.
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Augusta
Phillip Hawkins
Knox
Waldo County
Reed
Executive Council
Harold Clement
Winterport
Volunteers Transcribing Books Into Braille Type
A nationwide effort by about 4000 volunteers transcribes books into braille, aiding roughly 375000 blind Americans. The Library of Congress directs the program, while volunteers from varied backgrounds, including a reformatory group and notable figures, handle production. Training spans six to eight months, with costs for equipment borne by volunteers, and ongoing expansion as more blind students access home and classroom reading.
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Washington
America
Robert S. Bray
Division
Library of Congress
Library the Library
Junior League
Memphis
Shakopee
Minn
George Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
United Nations
Louis Braille
Bray
Zoe Wright
Ralph Stone
Brooklyn
Lost radium needle found among tons of dumps
An AP report from Shawnee Oklahoma notes a radium needle used in cancer treatment was misplaced and ended up in a city dump pile, requiring cleanup after it was discovered amid the trash.
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Shawnee, Okla
Bride Anna Rosenberg Hoffman Weds Paul G Hoffman
Anna M Rosenberg 60 a Democrat and U S assistant secretary of defense in Truman administration married Paul G Hoffman 71 a Republican and former Studebaker president in a 20 minute ceremony at All Souls Unitarian Church New York. She is divorced with one son. he is a widower with six children.
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New York
Anna
Anna M. Rosenberg
U.S
United Nations Special Fund
Studebaker Corp
All Souls Unitarian Church
Hoffman
Nuclear Sub Production Halted by Strike at Electric Boat
Nearly 8,000 production workers at General Dynamics Electric Boat Division in Groton CT continue a strike over fringe benefits and pay raises. The walkout halted work on 11 nuclear submarines, drawing Senate criticism from Sen. John Stennis and support from Sens. Prescott Bush and Leverett Saltonstall. Negotiators remain at impasse after workers rejected a 14 cent hourly raise over two years.
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Groton
Stennis
Congress
Metal Trades Council of
New London County
Oil Burner Floods Home in Biddeford Officials Report
Biddeford firemen responded to a 1 20 p m alarm at 353 West Street yesterday finding an overflowed oil burner at the home of Aldersen Belisle. No equipment was used and some damage was reported as two trucks and one car responded to the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Box Nine
West Street
Aldersen Belisle
Father dies after truck crash near Etna Bangor
Robert L. Hawes 31, a father of four from Carmel, died in Bangor hospital after his pickup left Route 2 near Etna Tuesday. The truck, partly loaded with pulp, sideswiped three trees before stopping.
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Bangor
Etna
Robert L. Hawes
Carmel
Route
Colby College Chooses Boston Lawyer to Lead Drive
Colby College plans a $3.6 million fundraising drive to match a Ford Foundation grant. Boston attorney Neil Leonard, a 30 year Colby trustee and former chairman from 1946 to 1960, will direct the campaign.
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Waterville
Colby College
Ford Foundation
Boston
Neil Leonard
Professor and Geiger counter recover missing needle
A physics professor and a Geiger counter aided by a bulldozer located a misplaced needle and returned it to ACH Hospital after it was accidentally discarded in the trash.
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Ach Hospital
Radioactivity Levels In State Milk Decline Across Nation
Washington report from the Public Health Service notes general drops in milk radioactivity nationwide. Iodine 131 rose in parts of the Midwest and Northwest last month but has since fallen, while strontium 90 levels remain low. Portland, among 61 sampling stations, recorded 10 micromicrocuries per liter iodine and 10 micromicrocuries per liter strontium in May as peacetime limits guide testing.
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Journal
Washington Bureau
Washington
Public Health Service
Midwest
Northwest
Maine
PHS
Portland
U S And Soviets Debate Test Ban And Berlin Woes
Dean signals possible changes in U S position on seismic detection stations while Zorin questions the move. Rusk aims to keep Berlin tensions in check as Laos heads to Geneva for a 14 nation accord ending Laos as neutral.
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Dean
Valerian Zorin
United States
West
Russia
Zorin
U.S
Berlin
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Moscow
Rusk
Washington
Gromyko
Geneva
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
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Biddeford Court
Peru
Overeager Fish
Cain
Ruth V. Conley
Memorial Library
Ocean Park
Mary Chalmers Turner
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