New England Vignettes Snapshots of Jazz and Local Oddities
Boston AP reports on Ed Moran donating the Nantucket ship head to Mystic Seaport while the vessel is scrapped, noting Lt Chester V. Nimitz as navigator. Jazz scenes feature Erroll Garner in Cape Cod and Liberace at Salisbury Beach, plus a new book on jazz by Balliett. A Rutland moth incident and Maine potato crop notes wrap with a spud gun toy and a Ramadan daylight fasting tease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Sinnott
Boston
New England
Edward Francis Moran
Mystic
Chester V. Nimitz
Erroll Garner
George Weins
Cape Cod
Storyville
Theed Williams
Ted
Red Sox
Sox
Detroit
Erroll
Salisbury Beach
Maine
Ogunquit Field Day Committees Announced By Miss Ramsdell
Committees for Ogunquit Field Day were announced by Miss Muriel Ramsdell, general chairman of the baked bean supper. The event, Saturday July 25 at 6 pm, follows an afternoon of firemen activities at the Ogunquit Fire Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Ramsdell
Ogunquit Fire Station
Ogunquit
Miss Ramsdell
Alice Littlefield
Celia Norton
Florence Winn
Louise Ramsdell
Beatrice Sayward
Albine Watson
Marion Stevens
Helen Roberge
Beatrice Keene
Ellen Winn
Sandra Clogston
Eleanor Adams
Doris Clogston
Bertha Keene
Ruth Kemp
Beulah McLaughlin
Viola Homer
Burlington Industries Sees Record Textile Sales in FY
New York Burlington Industries the world s largest textile company forecasts record sales of 800 million dollars for the year ending Oct 3 Love chairman and president said earnings should rise with quarterly gains noted The industry is recovering from a 1951 downturn with rising domestic demand while exports lag due to foreign competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Burlington Industries, Inc
J. Spencer Love
New York Society of Security Analysts
Love
Burlington
Kennebunk Notes and Local Visits Extend August Heat
Mrs Edmund Cashen, the Kennebunk correspondent, will be on vacation from July 27 to August 1 with Merlin Burleigh substituting. Visitors include Mrs Paul Poirier and family, Mrs Edmond Millette and Margot of Biddeford, Mrs George Michaud of Enfield, Conn., and Mr and Mrs Ronald Irons of Indian Rocks Beach, Fla. Jere True of West Kennebunk recovers at Maine Medical Center after being struck by a car. A 2c Raymond Bergeron returns from a 20 day leave at Otis AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Barra
Michael
Ruth
Charlotte
Nicole
Richard
the Landing
Saco
Paul Poirier
Poirier
Edmond Millette
Margot
Biddeford
George Michaud
Enfield
Mechanic Street
Webber Hosital
Jere True
John Allston True
West Kennebunk
Maine Medical Center
Raymond Bergeron
Otis Air Force Base
Massachusetts
Roland Bergeron
Day Street
Old Orchard Beach Updates and Bangor Strike Report
Samuel L. Browne, a surgical patient at Trull hospital, is reported slightly better but still without visitors. Robert Pitkin travels to Santa Rosa, California to join his father. A St John parish house lobster salad supper is postponed to Friday July 31. Bangor union painters vote to strike if a 10 cent rise by Aug. 1 is not granted. 130 members in five contracts seek higher pay from contractors currently at $2.15 per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel L. Browne
Ocean Avenue
Trull Hospital
Robert Pitkin
St. John Street
Santa Rosa
Calif
John Pitkin
St. John Parish House
Bangor
Brotherhood of Painters
Two Norther n Maine Men Fined for Inferior Potatoes
In Biddeford Municipal court Recorder Gerald Na son fined Wilfrid Berube of Van Buren 25 or 30 days for selling 700 bags of 50 pounds each marked 6S Grade 2 inferior potatoes. Roger Reynolds of Unity received 10 and 30 days for selling ungraded potatoes. jail term suspended on payment of fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Maine
Biddeford
Gerald Nason
Wilfrid Berube
van Buren
Alfred
Roger Reynolds
Unity
Bible Convention at Tabernacle in Old Orchard Beach
The Christian and Missionary Alliance holds its annual Old Orchard Beach Bible and Missionary convention at Union Avenue Tabernacle from July 27 to August. Speakers include Rev. W. G. Weston and Rev. Richard Taylor. Weekday schedule features missionary tidings Bible study and evangelistic services. Music by Carter Gospel Team with piano organ solos and duets. Rev. Stanley B. Harding provides further information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Old Orchard Beach
Union Avenue Tabernacle
W. G. Weston
Elizabeth
Richard Taylor
Vietnam
Carter Gospel Team
Stanley B. Harding
Washington Avenue
Portland
Missing Heiress Abducted in Newark Details Eerie Car Pursuit
Jacqueline Hart, a June Sweet Briar College graduate and fiancée of Gaines, described a two day kidnapping after being abducted at Newark airport. She reported being driven for hours, confined in a bathroom, and warned of danger while her attackers discussed money and disposing of her. No description of suspects was provided. Her fiancé and family await developments as police pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hart
Charles Pierson
Newark
Ralph
Short Hills
N. J
Gaines
Pierson
FBI
Jacqueline
Sweet Briar College
Virginia
N.J
Sweet Briar
Minimum and maximum hourly rates for structural steel work set
The document outlines wage scales for structural steel painting with a minimum hourly wage and a maximum rate of 2.55 dollars per hour. It specifies the pay range and eligibility criteria for journeymen and apprentices under the project.
Eisenhower warns West Berlin could face tougher blockade
President Eisenhower outlined the US dilemma in aiding West Berlin, noting the city lies 100 miles inside East Germany and that a new blockade would strain Allied land routes and threaten a mass airlift. He warned the Western alliance would suffer until Washington could prevent Berlin's loss without risking broader war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Oy Presi T Eisenhower
White House
Geneva
Eisenhower
Berlin
Rey Place
West Berlin
West Germany
East Germany
Red Territory
Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Truman
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Khrushchee
Soviet Union
Port Church Bazaar To Feature Lunch
The Pine Tree State Bazaar of the South Congregational church in Kennebunkport will run Tuesday August 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A buffet luncheon will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Two tables will feature candy and a wide variety of goods for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Congregational Church
Kennebunkport
Doll Parade and Hand Made Goods Display
A local event features a doll parade at 10 o’clock along with handmade crafts, fashion of baby items, jewelry, attic treasures, and flowers for sale. Visitors can view a display of gifts and fancy work and participate in the community sale.
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Salisbury
Liberace
London
Newport
R. I
Toronto
E. Dutton Co
Whitney Balliett
Smith
Joneses
Smiths
Jazz Hall of Fame
Williamses
Rutland
Ethel Stone
New Britain
Conn
Iuy
Lincoln
Mercury
Edsel
Montclair
Beach Motors, Inc
Elm Street
Tel
Hoover Day
Weeman’s
Hoover Steam & Dry
Talila
Hoover Factory
Kennebunk
Edmund Cashen
Dial YU
Clement P. Wight
Dial
Tabernacle
Fayetteville
W.va
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
W. Va
By James Marlow
Port Church
Lewis Bernstein
Auto Finance CO
Alfred Street
Maine Linoleum CO
NORGE
Shapiro's
Chevrolet
Chevy
Popular Science
Nascar
A.m.a.t
Motor Magazine
Sports Cars Illustrated
Motor Trend Magazine
National Automobile Dealers Association
National Association For Stock Car Advancement and Research
T Automobile Manufacturers Association
Mill City Chevrolet Corp
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