Personal notices from Biddeford area residents
Sizeable local social items list Biddeford residents at Webber hospital and in town, including Mrs Olive Croteau receiving treatment, Miss Monique Boissonneault joining Nichols summer staff, Miss Johanna Brady among Nichols workers, plus visitors and family ties involving the Donahues, Ledoux, Burbank, Camire, and Regina households. Richard C Tracy Jr, US Navy aviation mechanic, stationed at Moffett Field, entered service in June 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber’ Hospital
Olive Croteau
Cutts Street
Biddeford
Webber
Johanna Brady
High Street
Nichols and Company
John A. Donahue
Elmira
N. Y
Agnes
Anna Donahue
Orchard Street
Marc Ledoux
Beacon Avenue
Henry Burba
Joseph Curesky
Bethel
Death notice for John J. Montagne Jr in Biddeford
John J. Montagne Jr 49 of 24 Marial Avenue Biddeford died suddenly at home Monday evening. Born in Bedford Quebec October 21 1912 he was a son of John J and Marie Rocheleau Montagne. He managed Atkinson's Furniture Biddeford since 1948 and was a member of Union St John the Baptist and a communicant of St Andre church. He leaves his widow Simone Beaudoin three sons John in U S Navy Great Lakes Ill Wayne and Michael of Biddeford his parents six brothers and ten sisters. Friends may call Emond Funeral Home today and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p m Funeral from St Andre Church Thursday at 9 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Montagne, Jr
Marial Avenue
Biddeford
Bedford
Que
John J. and
Marie (Rocheleau) Montagne
St. Albans
Atkinson
Union St. John the Baptist
St. Andre Church
Lillian Thibeault
Jean Moreau
Swanton
Charlotte Nadeau
Cecile Montagne
Burlington
Madeleine Sheppard
Jacqueline Luneau
Susan Spillane
Quincey
Mass
Claudette Sargent
Gabrielle Johnson
Boston
Pauline Montagne
Portland Weather Outlook Today and Tonight
Partly cloudy and cool this afternoon with fair and cool conditions tonight and Wednesday. Increasing cloudiness arrives Wednesday afternoon. Winds northerly to northwest at 5 to 15 mph. Temperatures range from 70 to 50 in Zone 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
New York Unity Club Auxiliary Meeting Plans
The New York Unity Club auxiliary will hold a meeting tomorrow night at the summer home of Mrs. Ethel Whitten by the pond. Supper will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Club
Ethel Whitten
Pond
Prayer services and reading room hours listed for several churches
A prayer service is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Advent Christian church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village. A prayer meeting follows Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Advent Christian church Saco venue Old Orchard Beach. Christian Science Society Hamilton Memorial 42 Beach Street Saco conducts a service Wednesday at 7 45 p m. The reading room will be open Thursday from 2 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Kennebunk Lower Village
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
The
Community Bible Study at Ogunquit Baptist Church
Community Bible Study will be conducted Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Weekly church services and rehearsals listed
The Christian Science society meets Wednesday evening at 7 45. At Lyman Baptist church Well Goodwins Mills the choir rehearses at 6 30 and prayer meeting is at 8. A mid week service is at 7 30 at the Full Gospel church Route 9 A Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Full Gospel
Route 9-A
Wells
Prayer and Bible Study Hour at Village Baptist Church
A prayer and Bible study hour will be held in the vestry of the Village Baptist Church in Kennebunkport on Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
More Policewomen Needed In Saco
Chief Raymond J Kerry of the Saco police department announced four openings for police women as crossing guides. Applicants must be Saco residents aged 21 to 45. The job pays 15 weekly for three hours daily with holidays and a four week paid vacation. Uniforms are furnished and applications are at Saco Police headquarters due by August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond J. Kerry
Saco Police Department
Saco
Saco Police
Biddeford Soldier Attends Korea Religious Retreat
PFC Richard F. E. Antoine, son of Mrs. Doris L. Antoine of Biddeford and William Antoine of Norwalk, attended a five day religious retreat near Seoul Korea at the Eighth U.S. Army Religious Retreat center. He serves as a driver in the 6th Cavalry Headquarters Company and entered the Army in September 1960. Antoine, 21, completed basic at Fort Jackson and arrived overseas in March 1961 after attending Biddeford High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard FE. Antoine
Doris L. Antoine
Emery Street
Biddeford
William Antoine
Norwalk
Conn
Eighth U. S. Army
Seoul
Korea
Antoine
The
Th Cavalry
Army
Fort Jackson
S.C
Biddeford High School
Victor Moore Dies at 86 in East Islip NY
Victor Moore, 86, renowned round faced comedian of films and Broadway, died Monday in East Islip New York. He gained his greatest acclaim for portraying a vice president in the musical Of Thee I Sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Islip
N. Y
Victor Moore
Moore
Textile Pioneer Paul Boghossian Dies at 63
Paul O. Boghossian, prominent textile manufacturer and chairman of Concordia Manufacturing Co. in Central Falls, died in a Winchester Hospital after living in Pawtucket. He founded the company in North Adams in 1920, moving to Valley Falls in 1926 and later Central Falls. He advanced synthetic yarns used in inflatable buildings, military gear, and consumer goods like shirts and hosiery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
R. I
Winchester
Mass
Paul O. Boghossian
Boghossian
Concordia Manufacturing Co., Inc
Central Falls
Winchester Hospital
North Adams
Valley Falls
Raymond H Rollins 67 Dies in Biddeford Convalescent Home
Raymond H Rollins of Kennebunkport died early today in a Biddeford convalescent home after a long illness. Born November 11, 1894 in Round Lake New York he was a World War I veteran and member of Arundel lodge AF and AM and the Kennebunkport Memorial American Legion post. Surviving are two brothers and a sister. Funeral Thursday at 2:30 pm from Bibber Memorial chapel. Burial will be Evergreen Cemetery Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond H. Rollins
Biddeford
Kennebunkport
Round Lake
N. Y
Andrew M
Clara (Cousens) Rollins
Union College
Arundel Lodge
Emma F. Boynton obituary prominent Maine resident
Emma F Boynton 97 widow of Dr George F Boynton of Tioga avenue Ocean Park died at a Scarborough convalescent home. Born Lewiston June 5 1865 daughter of Nathan and Mary Fellows Cobb, formerly of Waltham Mass she belonged to Beth Eden Baptist Church. Survived by son Guy L Boynton of Waltham granddaughter Layton S Garron and two great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 10 am Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 565 Main Street Saco burial Oak Hill Cemetery Auburn. Friends may call Wednesday 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma F. Boynton
George F. Boynton
Tioga Avenue
Ocean Park
Scarborough
Lewiston
Nathan and
Mary
Fellows) Cobb
Waltham
Mass
Beth Eden Baptist Church
Guy L. Boynton
Luncheonnette at Green and Birch Sold to Boisverts
Plante's Luncheonnette at the corner of Green and Birch streets Biddeford has been sold to Mr and Mrs Paul Boisvert of Foss street Biddeford. The Boisverts will continue to operate the business. The sale was negotiated through Joseph S Audie realtor at 205 Graham Street Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green and
Birch Streets
Biddeford
Plante
Paul Boisvert
Foss Street
Boisverts
Joseph S. Audie
Realter
Graham Street
Laskeys Buy Ranch House in Pleasant View Drive Saco
Elroy W. and Luella R. Laskey, formerly of Massachusetts, have purchased the ranch house at Pleasant View drive in Saco. The property previously belonged to Joseph and Elsie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy W
Luella R. Laskey
Massachusetts
Pleasant View Drive
Saco
Joseph and
E,sie
Saco Council Approves Bids for Street and School Bids
The Saco city council approved bids for James Street reconstruction to P R Boston and Co at 3 471 and 390 tons at 8 90 per ton. North East Paving bid 5 169 06 and Warren Brothers 4 883 35 were under consideration for Temple Street. The Council also approved a Bus lines bid 5 600 for three buses for one year and two signs for the Christian Science church. A no parking ordinance for Dyer Library area was introduced with a second reading planned July 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
James Street
Thornton Academy
P. R. Boston and Company
North East Paving Company
Warren Brothers
Tota
Biddeford-Saco Bus Lines
Christian Science Church
Beach
Winter Streets
Main
Summer Streets
Temple Street
Temple
Dyer Library
Ross
Main Street
Clifford A. Purvis
State Highway Commission
Elm
Fire Department
Saco First Parish Church History Project Progress Report
A 200th anniversary committee meeting at Saco First Parish Congregational church updated progress on a historical booklet. Chairman Joseph J. Stirling assists Miss Elvira Lord and Mrs. Harry Nielsen in listing charter members from 1762 and current membership in 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco First Parish
Joseph J. Stirling
Elvira Lord
Harry Nielson
Cleveland Street
Weaver High School
Hartford
Wacs
Army Intelligence
Arlington Hall
Virginia
Connecticut Department
American Legion
Miss Lord
Red Cross
Saco
Curtis Search On Full Scale Basis Called Off
Organized searches for Biddeford pharmacist Hosea A. Curtis who vanished last Wednesday during a fishing trip are being discontinued. Volunteers can still help around Sherburne's Mill pond in Shapleigh where his car was found. A 6 by 6 mile area was covered by deputies, wardens, and volunteers, with game warden and military planes aiding the hunt. Curtis, 53, has worked at Liggett's Drug Store for about 12 years and a $200 reward remains for information leading to his whereabouts.
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Biddeford
Hosea A. Curtis
York County
J. Albert Merryman
Merryman
Sherburne
Mill Pond
Shapleigh
Curtis
Civil Air Patrol
New Hampshire
Maine
Liggett's
Biddeford-Saco
Jobless Pay Claims Continue To Drop
Unemployment pay claims at the Biddeford Maine Employment Security office fell again last week. Office manager Francis M. Coughlin said 510 people drew benefits, down from 529 the prior week, with Coughlin attributing the dip to workers returning from vacations. The comparable week in 1961 had 839 claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Maine Employment Security Commission
Francis M. Coughlin
Coughlin
Church Council Plans October Lecture Series Participants
The Committee of Christian Education of Biddeford and Saco Council of Churches met at the Cobb parish house to plan an October lecture series Adventures in Christian Living. It was decided to limit speakers to one per evening for four Monday nights starting October 8 with the theme Church Unity Will of the Wisp of Reality. Nine members attended including co chairmen Rev Amund Beal and Rev Jasper Beane. A second meeting is set for Aug 7.
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Committee of Christian Education of
Biddeford
Saco Council of Churches
Cobb Parish House
Amund Beal
Jasper Beane
Carl Lude
Stanley Bennett
Robert Fenderson
Arthur Wheeler
Lowell Innes
Irene Dwellery
Lafayette Oakes
Funeral services for Mrs Nina M Dewey held in Saco
Funeral services for Mrs Nina M Dewey wife of Wilbur A Dewey were conducted yesterday at 2 PM from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco Rev Edmund Beal of the Unitarian Universalist church officiated Bearers were King Woodman Harry Smith Harry Gowen and George Harmon Burial was in the Laurel Hill cemetery family lot
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina M. Dewey
Wilbur A. Dewey
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
Edmund Beal
Unitarian-Universalist Church
King Woodman
Harry Smith
Harry Gowen
George Harmon
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Darie M Lemieux in Saco
Funeral services for Mrs Darie M Lemieux 87A Spring street Saco were held at Notre Dame des Lourdes church with a solemn high mass. Rev George Plante led the service assisted by Rev Paul Jalbert deacon and Rev Norman Carrier subdeacon. The church choir sang with Mrs Eva Carrier as organist. Bearers included Andre Jacques Edouard Jacques Leo Jacques Rene Bourque Lucien Bourque and Leo Bourque. Honorary bearers from Our Lady of Victory circle listed. Burial was in Notre Dame section of St Joseph cemetery with committal prayers by Rev George Plante. Out of town relatives attend from Plainville Conn Elmwood Conn St Antoine de Pontbriand Que Sherbrooke Que Lac Megantic Que Rich Mond Que Waltham Mass Cap de la Madeleine Que Montreal and other locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darie M. Lemieux
Spring Street
Saco
Notre Dame Des Lourdes
George Plante
Paul Jalbert
Norman Carrier
Eva Carrier
Andre Jacques
Edouard Jacques
Leo Jacques
Rene Bourque
Lucien Bourque
Leo Bourque
Carmen Laliberte
Plainville
Conn
James Larsen Jr
Elmwood
Henri Jacques
Aime Pare
Philippe Fournier
St. Antoine de Pontbriand
Que
Renee Duquette
Sherbrooke
Darie Mercier
Lac Megantic
Felicien Lemieux
Lilianne Lemieux
Richmond
George Nadeau
Cap de la Madeleine
Leo Cyr
Waltham
Mass
Rene Mercier
Henri Louis Mercier
St. Sebastien
Victor Dube
Clairette Dube
Montreal
Scout Camp Offers Astronomy Classes Across Vermont
Girl Scouts continue activities at a Vermont camp with astronomy classes and 24 telescopes. Eigsti, father of six, serves as an unpaid volunteer and acts as nature consultant guiding the girls on local flora and fauna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eigsti
Vermont
Schultz Laskey Joins Lynflex Industries Stake
Schultz Laskey of Lynflex Industries Inc moves to Saco as permanent resident. Sale negotiated through Federal Realty offices at 67 Alfred Street and Max Ruben at 285 Main Street in Biddeford.
Disarmament Conference Opens With Sparks Over Inspection
The session opened with Rusk urging secrecy to end and a workable inspection system. Gromyko criticized progress, called for a business like approach, and insisted on destroying all nuclear weapons in the first stage. Menon lamented Soviet testing as Rusk and Menon spoke for the neutral group of eight nations attempting to bridge East and West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
United States
Gromyko
Soviet Union
Defense
V. K. Krishna Menon
U.S
Dean Rusk
Telstar Telecast Showcases Global Scenes and Space
Telstar premieres international TV programming with Cape Canaveral input from John H. Glenn Jr on rapid space information sharing. The broadcast slides through American vacation scenes, Stratford Macbeth, Seattle World’s Fair, and iconic images from Mount Rushmore. It then beams to Europe with Big Ben, Paris Champs Elysees, Rome Coliseum, and Brussels Eurovision control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
John H. Glenn Jr
Detroit
Quebec
Stratford
Ont
Seattle
America
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Mt. Rushmore
South Dakota
Europe
Telstar
London
Champs Elysees
Paris
Coliseum
Rome
Brussels
Portland Lawyer Suspended From Practice
Portland attorney Mayo S. Levenson was suspended from practice until January 1, 1963 by Maine Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert B. Williamson for allegedly using threatening language before a federal bankruptcy referee. He was also disbarred from federal court practice January 7, 1961. state hearing delayed pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Mayo S. Levenson
Robert B. Williamson
Maine Supreme Court
Levenson
Richard S. Poulos
Williamson
Cumberland Bar Association’. General Bar Committee
Campaign clash for 1st District nomination in Augusta
State Election Division figures show Republican congressmen Stanley Tupper and Peter Garland led the costly race. Tupper won the nomination with expenses totaling 6729.07 and contributions of 4601.83 while Garland reported 7267.95 in expenses and 3683.80 in contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Stanley Tupper
Peter Garland
Tupper
Garland
Maine ETV Network Nears September Readiness
Maine's state operated educational television network should be ready by September 1963. On Monday the Communications Commission received University of Maine applications to build stations at Orono and Presque Isle. The system will link with WCBB-TV in Augusta and other ETV outlets in New Hampshire and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ETV
Washington
Maine
The
Communications Commission
University of Maine
Orono
Presque Isle
Wcbb-Tv
Augusta
New Hampshire
Boston
Carefree Sailor Home After Long Cruise
Willard L. Aitchison returns to Oak Bluffs Mass after a 10 000 mile nine year voyage in his self built 29 foot ketch Flying Fish II He launched from Essex in 1953 sailed to Florida with daughter Nancy now an Air Force officer in Tucson Ariz His voyage home included a 2200 mile leg from Clearwater to Oak Bluffs with his eldest son Willard Jr a Navy retiree aboard He and his shipmates visited naval stations and he aids in sea rescues as Coast Guard Auxiliary member He continues to sail Florida Bahamas races and enjoy life ashore
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Bluffs
Mass
Willard L. Aitchison
Essex
Florida
Nancy
Tucson
Ariz
Aitchison
Clearwater
Fla
Willard Jr
Navy
Fitchburg
Oeone
New England
Naval
Bahamas
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Former Saco Girl Weds In New York City
Mrs. Sarah Goldman of Saco announces the marriage of her daughter Florence to Jonas Hutter of New York City. Florence attended Saco schools and Thornton Academy, worked at Saco-Lowell shops and for Dr. Carl Haas, and has lived in New York City 12 years. Hutter, born in Austria, is employed as an engineer for a New York transformer company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Goldman
South Street
Saco
Florence
Jonas Hutter
New York City
Hutter
Thornton Academy
Saco-Lowell
Carl Haas
Austria
New York
Air Reserve Unit To Train Within State
A Maine Air Force reserve unit will spend two weeks of active duty this summer training in a new mission to assist returning combat crews during war emergencies. The encampment runs Aug. 5 at Portland Sanford and Millinocket airports, the first Maine reserve drill held in state. Lt. Col. Edward F. Gates said recovery facilities have been set up at the sites since last summer and inspections by Continental Air Command will accompany actual recovery exercises and a recovery competition with other encamped units across New England and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine Air Force Reserve
Sanford
Millinocket
Maine
Edward F. Gates
8314Th Air Force Reserve Recovery Group
Continental Air Command
New England
New York
Stock Market Edges Down in Slow NY Trading
New York stock market slipped modestly in slow trading with the Dow Jones average down 1.00 to 576.47 at noon. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks fell 0.40 to 214.60 as declines spread across industrials and growth shares, while metals and autos saw mixed results and bonds held steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Kennedy
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Studebaker
Homestake
Campbell Red Lake
McIntyre Porcupine
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Jones & Laughlin
IBM
Polaroid
Xerox
Kennecott
Point
Phelps Dodge
Anaconda
American Telephone
Dow Jones
U.S
Balmain Fashions Emphasize Wearable Fall Collection
Paris AP reports Balmain shows a restrained classic fall and winter collection focused on wearability. Long slim silhouettes feature high waistlines, padded shoulders, and pencil skirts with subtle fur trims and black white contrasts. models carry walking sticks and wear slouch hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pierre Balmain
Balmain
Unionist May Vote To Strike Northeast Line
Boston AP Tabula tors count ballots from Florida to Montreal to decide if Transport Workers Union Local 515 will authorize a strike against Northeast Airlines. About 1,000 employees voted. contract talks halted as negotiators refuse to discuss any cost item. Toolco linkage to Northeast ownership raises questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Florida
Montreal
Transport Workers Union
Northeast Airlines
Northeast
Charles Sinclair
Annual Service At Historic Old Congregational Church
The Old Congregational church on Pool Road Biddeford Maine will host its annual service on Sunday August 5 at 2:30 PM. Guest minister Rev Malcolm Garland of Lynn Massachusetts formerly pastor at Saco First Parish Congregational church. Organist Miss Mary Robbins with choirs from Foss Street and South Biddeford Methodist churches directed by Mrs Carl Deis Jr. Ushers from council member churches. The Old Church, built in 1732, preserves much of its original form with box pews and whale lamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Congregational Church
Pool Road
Biddeford
Biddeford-Saco
First Parish Congregational Church
Saco
Mary Robbins
Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Carl Deis, Jr
Ushers
Robert Johnson
Luther E. Piper
Ray A. Burleigh
Reed Nominates Augusta State nominees named
AP reports Governor Reed named Percy F. Crane of Orono to the state panel of mediators succeeding Edmund P. Wells of Augusta. Mary Ann Burn of Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston to replace Frances J. Banks of Cape Elizabeth on the state board of nursing. Carl Beyer of Cape Elizabeth to succeed the late Marguerite Fay of Portland as Cumberland County public administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Augusta
Percy F. Crane
Orono
Edmund P. Wells
Mary Ann Burn
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Frances J. Banks
Cape Elizabeth
State Board of Nursing
Carl Beyer
Marguerite Fay
Portland
Cumberland County
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John Montagne, Jr
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Al’s
Raymond Rollins
Curtis Search
Church Council
Darie Lemieux
Girl Scouts
Journal “Wants
Carefree
Sailor Home
Air Reserve
Brownie
Alberto
Mennen Afta
Anguetine
Lasis
Jean Sprain Wilson
Toolco
Howard Hughes
Atlas Corp
Sinclair
Hughes
Inh Il
Percy
Percy’s
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