Portland Weather: Cloudy to Clearing With Weekend Sun
Portland forecast shows cloudy with fog and drizzle this afternoon and tonight, then clearing Saturday with sun in the afternoon. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to northwest 10 to 15 mph Saturday, temperatures mid to high 60s across multiple locations, overnight lows ranging from 52 to 75 degrees at Eastport to New York City.
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Portland
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
New Orlens
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Personal Briefs From Biddeford and Nearby Areas
William Rennicks and Ralph Duquette Sr. are patients at Webber Hospital, while Mrs. Jean Boisse and Normand L Heureux face medical stays or observation in Biddeford and Portland. Eddie Polo returns from a visit to the Saco Biddeford area. The Cote family and Scammon family midweek trips and vacations include Hartford and Florida, with relatives in Biddeford and Fort Lauderdale.
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William Rennicks
High Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Ralph Duquette
Adam Street
Jean Boisse
Birch Street
Normand L'Heureux
Pine Street
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Eddie Polo
Waterville
Saco- Biddeford
Polo
Maine
New England
Eudore Cote
Norman
Diane
Hartford
Conn
Anna Marcoux
Hill Street
Ronald Scammon
Ronald Jr
Linda Susan
Saco
Florida
Hopkinson R. S. 69 dies. Maine graduate, engineer
Ralph S. Hopkinson 69 former Saco resident died suddenly at home 1199 Westbrook St Jordana. Born August 3 in Saco to John and Emma Stim Hopkinson he graduated Thornton Academy and University of Maine in 1913. An electrical engineer, he worked for Cumberland County Power and later ran his own firm. Survived by widow Priscilla, three sons David, Stephen, Ralph Jr, seven grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. Meloon chapel Woodfords Congregational. burial Farside Cemetery Cumberland Forside Portland.
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Ralph Stimson Hopkinson
Saco
Westbrook Street
Jordana
John and
Emma Stimson Hopkinson
Thornton Academy
University of Maine
Cumberland County Power Company
Priscilla Hamilton Hopkinson
David R
Stephen S
Portland
Ralph
Burnt Hills
N. Y
Meloon
Woodfords Congregational Church
Farside Cemetery
Cumberland Forside
Club Calendar picks Notre Dame thrift shop shift leaders
Group B led by Mrs. John Barrett and Mrs. Frank Carey will direct the Notre Dame hospital Thrift shop operations next week, taking charge of arranging sales hours and volunteer duties.
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John Barrett
Frank Carey
Notre Dame Hospital
Church Activities And Confession Times Saturday
The Churches Junior Band holds practice Saturday at 10 AM at the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army hall. Confessions are scheduled Saturday at St. Monica in Kennebunk from 4 to 5 PM, St Martha in Kennebunkport from 4 to 5 and 7 to 4 PM, Mary in Wells from 2:30 to 3:30 PM, and All Saints in Ogunquit from 4 to 5 PM.
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Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army Hall
St. Monica Church
Kennebunk
St Martha Church
Kennebunkport
St. Mary Church
Wells
Ogunquit
DAV Tag Days Underway In Biddeford And Saco
The Disabled American Veterans chapter of Biddeford and Saco conducts tag days today and tomorrow to aid hospitalized disabled veterans. Forget me not tags are made by Disabled veterans at Tagus. Armand Mercier chairs the committee with Elmer Ayers Edward Nollette Romeo Provencher and Mrs Elmer Ayers. Biddeford sellers include Gerald Cote Richard Piette Steven Lamb Michael Lamb Raymond Cote and Lubert Cote. In Saco volunteers are Donald Mercier Richard Mercier Jerry Bilodeau Ralph Mercier and Bernadette Bilodeau.
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Biddeford
Saco
Tagus
Armand Mercier
Elmer Ayers
Edward Nolette
Romeo Provencher
Gerald Cote
Richard Piette
Steven Lamb
Michael Lamb
Raymond Cote
Lubert Cote
Donald Mercier
Richard Mercier
Jerry Bilodeau
Ralph Mercier
Bernadette Bilodeau
Stock Market Seesaws Through Mixed Early Trading
New York trading opened mixed as gains in aircraft and several sectors offset declines in steels and oils. Curtiss-Wright General Dynamics Ford and New York Central led modest advances while Allied Chemical Union Carbide and Bethlehem faced losses. At noon the AP 60 average rose 10 cents to 234.60 with utilities up and government issues edged higher.
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New York
Curtiss-Wright
General Dynamics
Ford
New York Central
Atchison, Southern Pacific
Ilinois Central
Amerada
Royal Dutch Carpenter Steel
Bethlehem
Allied Chemical
Union Carbide
DuPont
Associated Press
U.S
Bangor contractors grant 10 cent wage hike to painters
Three Bangor contractors agreed last night to a 10 cent hourly wage increase for union painters. The decision averts a general strike planned for Aug. 1 by the union after an ultimatum delivered to six area contractors. A strike against the remaining three contractors remains scheduled.
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Bangor
Railroad losses in Portland rail lines June income drop
Maine Central and Bangor and Aroostook reported June net income declines. Maine Central earned 38,474 dollars versus 60,962 a year earlier. B and A posted 1,123 dollars compared with 25,313 in June last year.
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Portland
Maine Central
Bangor & Aroostook
Traveling cheepers in Iola hatch under car seat
Iola Kansas. After a 1000 mile trip Carl Hanson heard peep peep under the front seat. He found a bantam hen nesting baby chicks beneath the seat.
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Iola
Kan
Carl Hanson
Biddeford Man Alfred Berry 68 Dies After Illness
Alfred Berry 68 of Pool Road Biddeford died this morning in a Biddeford hospital Born in St Pierre Canada he was a harness maker and ran a shop on Pool Road Survived by his widow Claire Marcoux mother Mrs Marie Berry seven daughters two stepsons two brothers and two sisters 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services set for Monday at St Andre Church with calling hours at Sansoucy funeral home Biddeford Michigan
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Alfred Berry
Pool Road
Biddeford
St. Pierre
Can
Jean
Amanda
Mercier) Berry
Claire Marcoux
Abitibi
Mars
Alfred Hubert
Joseph Vachon
Eva Berry
Arthur Gendron
Rose Haskell
Hollis Center
John Murphy
Old Orchard Beach
Samuel Fournier
Saco
Raymond Martin
Emil Martin
Joseph Berry
Florida
Eva Fontaine
Beauceville
Mary Gosselin
Uptonvale
St. Andre Church
Sansoucy
Stone Street
Funeral rites for Mrs Em ma Lesieur at St Joseph Church
Funeral services for Mrs Em ma Lesieur were held at 8 30 this morning from St Joseph church with Rev Armand Bill celebrating the solemn requiem high Mass Rev Marc Franck deacon and Rev Sylvio Levesque sub deacon. Mrs Diana Rousselle organist. Pallbearers included Wilfred Desnoyers Paul Desnoyers Maurice Lesieur Arthur Roberge Jr Paul Casavant Norman Nicol. Burial in St Joseph cemetery with prayers at graveside by Rev Norman Carrier. Out of town presentes Mr and Mrs A Norman Nicol Framingham Mass Mrs Peter Sheehan Hartford Conn and Mr and Mrs Norman Roy Wilson Conn.
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Emma Lesieur
St. Joseph Church
Armand Bill
Marc Franck
Sylvio Levesque
Diana Rousselle
Pall
Wilfred Desnoyers
Paul Desnoyers
Maurice Lesieur
Arthur Roberge, Jr
Paul Casavant
Norman Nicol
St Joseph Cemetery
Norman Carrier
A. Norman Nicol
Framingham
Mass
Peter Sheehan
Hartford
Conn
Norman Roy
Wilson, Conn
Mrs Nixon Known As Candy Lady During Soviet Visit
AP report describes Pat Nixon visiting Deg tyarsk copper mine workers in Siberia and interacting with a miner's family. She called upon locals, offered gum to a boy, and joked about being the candy lady while avoiding political discussion.
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Mrs. Nixon
Candy Lady
Sverdlovsk
Soviet Union
Pat Nixon
Degtyarsk
Siberia
America
Canoe Sails With Cruiser In Historic Pairing
In Massena New York a 16 foot canoe paddled by Dr Homer Dodge navigated the Eisenhower lock of the St Lawrence Seaway alongside the USS Macon a 657 foot Navy cruiser It was described as perhaps the first time a canoe and a Navy ship sailed together Dodge president emeritus of Norwich University called the experience remarkable The Macon was en route to the Atlantic after a Great Lakes port tour.
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Massena
N.Y
Homer Dodge
Eisenhower Lock
St. Lawrence Seaway
Dodge
Norwich University
Norwich
Atlantic
Great Lakes
TIDES DATA FOR JULY AND AUGUST WITH TIMINGS
Tidal readings show highs and lows for July and August with morning and afternoon values. Exact figures include amplitudes and times in A M and P M across listed dates and percentages for August readings.
Probe Planned Of Skindiving Lobstermen
The Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries will investigate skindivers who fish for lobsters in York County. Commissioner Roland Green announced a public hearing will be held after September 15, with wardens in the area now and action not effective until after January 1 of the following year.
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Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries
York County
Roland Green
Coast Guard
Fletcher's Neck
Biddeford Pool
Green
Commission
Guardsmen Honored At Camp Drum In Maine Army Camp
Maine National Guard soldiers from Saco were named outstanding soldiers of the Howitzer battery, 103rd Armored Cavalry regiment, during encampment at Camp Drum from July 11 to 29. SP 4 Royal M Fournier earned the first week prize and SP/4 Antonio Marchand the second. Ceremonies presented the trophies as the unit debuted armored status with exclusive use of armor and trucks in training.
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National Guard
103Rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Maine National Guard
Saco
Camp Drum
Royal M. Fournier
Antonio Marchand
Pack 309 Cub Scout Picnic Sunday Festival of Fun
Pack 309 Cub Scouts and families hold a Sunday picnic from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the grounds of St. Francis College. Menu includes hot dogs corn chips and watermelon. Games planned. Road signs will guide to the picnic area. Transportation help available from the cabmaster and assistants.
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St. Francis College
Nixon pushes peaceful atom plan after Siberia tour
Nixon toured a Soviet atomic power plant site in a biren forest with about 3,000 workers. He urged dedicating full effort to peaceful atomic work and welcomed Soviet engineers to visit American installations. Soviet officials and construction chief Alexei Semenkin echoed optimism, saying cooperation and peaceful progress are possible.
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Nixon
Siberian
Biren
Hyman G. Rickover
U.S
Alexei Semenkin
Welcome to the Fold New Birth Notices in Biddeford and Saco
To Mr and Mrs Clement C Melanson a daughter Bonita Gail seven pounds four ounces July 23 Webber hospital To Mr and Mrs Reval R Chretien a daughter Linda Jean six pounds July 23 Webber hospital To Mr and Mrs Simon Fontaine a son Steven Guy six pounds four ounces July 24 Webber hospital To Mr and Mrs Charles Small a son Thomas Charles six pounds six and a half ounces July 25 Webber hospital To Mr and Mrs Clifford A Monder a daughter Sandra Lee four pounds July 25 To Mr and Mrs Philip F DeWitt a daughter Linda Leute seven pounds five ounces July 27 To Mr and Mrs Alexander K Hadiaks a son Harry A nine pounds one ounce July 27 Webber hospital To Mr and Mrs Roger L Doyon a daughter Sandra Lee nine pounds four ounces July 27 Webber hospital
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Clement C. Melanson
RFD
Biddeford
Bonita Gail
Webber Hospital
Reval R. Chretien
Pool Road
Linda Jean
Simon Fontaine
Emerson Avenue
Saco
Steven Guy
Charles Small
Biddeford Pool
Thomas Charles
Clifford A. Monder
Wakefield Avenue
Sandra Lee
Philip F. DeWitt
Storer Street
Linda Leute
Alexander K. Hadiaks
Bradley Street
Harry A
Roger L. Doyon
South Street
Court Halts Selling Of Diet Pill
A federal court in New York halted interstate sales of IX-120 after the Atty Gen William P Rogers said the FDA sought the order to stop false and misleading claims. The TRO targets Wilson Williams Co Inc of Tuckahoe New York and its president Jack Elliott for claims that the tablets fight hunger contractions and telegraph a stop signal to the brain when tempted to overeat.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
New York City
Food and Drug Administration
Wilson-Williams Co., Inc
Tuckahoe, N. Y
Jack Elliott
Justice Department
Man Jailed For Attempting To Engage Killer
Pasadena electronics engineer Arthur Reeser Smith, 50, was sentenced to one year in jail for trying to hire a killer to harm rival Joseph D. Reed over a romantic triangle. Auto salesman Charles H. Johnston testified he was offered 2000 dollars to arrange an accident. Reed, who married Elaine Worthington, 40, last May, was involved in the dispute.
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Pasadena
Calif
H. Burton Noble
Arthur Reeser Smith
Los Angeles
Charles H. Johnston
Joseph D. Reed
Santa Fe
N. M. Reed
Elaine Worthington
Triangle
Johnston
Smith
Maine Firms Eligible to Bid on Subcontracts
Maine firms continued from pace one remain eligible to bid on fars worth of initial subcontracts. They are eligible to order about 35 000 of the new type share in nearly one million dollar rifles.
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Pace One 14
Judge Delays Dallas School Integration Order
Federal Judge T Whitfield Davidson refused to force immediate integration for Dallas public schools this fall, saying the district must “put your house in order” and that integration will come. The hearing on a NAACP petition showed willingness to wait until 1960, with concerns about conflicts between state and federal law and potential loss of state aid totaling over 214 million dollars yearly for the 147 school district serving about 122,000 pupils, including roughly 22,000 Black students.
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Dallas
Tex
T. Whitfield Davidson
National Assn
U. S Supreme Court
Edwin Rippy
Controversial Books Return to Open Shelves in Shreveport
Shreveport Memorial Library chief Inez Boone plans to return two disputed children's titles to the open shelves despite local opposition. The Shreveport Journal labeled Black and White and The First Book of Fishing as insidious racial propaganda. Boone said she would have preferred restricted shelves but chose openness over censorship.
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Shreveport
Shreveport Memorial Library
Inez Boone
Associated Press
Shreveport Journal
Miss Boone
Library Board
Gorge Shannon
the Journal
Blind Man In Saco Fined Fornication in Raid
John Miller, 33, of Boston, held at Saco jail after failing to pay a $100 fine for fornication imposed by Judge Hilary Mahaney. If unpaid by noon, he faces six months in York county jail. Others arrested in the Camp Ellis raid paid fines. three Biddeford girls paid $50 each and were released. Police found no narcotics but charged the group with fornication.
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John Miller
Boston
Mass
Saco
Hilary Mahaney
York County
Alfred
Camp Ellis
Carol M. Wormley
Lawrence Lloyd Hinkson
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford
Annette Letarte
Foss Street
Constance P. Perrin
Main Street
Susanne Alley
Biddeford Pool
Eastern Avenue
Ampc Ellis
Colorful King Of Oil Hunters Is Dead At 30
Pittsburgh, Michael Late Benedum, famed oil wildcatter who earned about 100 million dollars, died at his home at age 90. He traced his career to the early days of U S oil, built a sprawling empire, and led Benedum Trees Oil Co and related ventures. He celebrated his 90th birthday last July, saying he was not afraid of death.
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Pittsburgh
Michael Late
Benedum
United States
Titusville
Mike Benedum
Benedum-Trees Oil Co
Plymouth Oil Co
Mel-Ben Oil Co
Hiawatha Oil and Gas Co
Penn- Ohio
Bentex
Bison Ram Bues Volkswagen In SD Park Incident
Alfred E Schild of Lombard Illinois vacationing at Wind Cave National Park observed a herd of buffalo. Two bulls charged across the field and struck his Volkswagen causing rear fender damage and a crushed trunk lid. No injuries were reported.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Alfred E. Schild
Lombard
Wind Cave National Park
Schild
Firemen extinguish blaze at Diamond-Gardner plant blower pipe
Firemen used a booster line to put out a fire in a blower pipe at the Diamond-Gardner plant on River Street Biddeford last night. No damage reported. A needless alarm after a call to Atlantic Avenue Biddeford this morning reported a fire with no flames.
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Diamond-Gardner _ plant
River Street
Biddeford
Atlantic Avenue
Fined in Saco court for procuring liquor case details
Two Biddeford men faced fines in Saco municipal court for procuring liquor for a minor. Lionel W. Cote, 24, was fined $100 or 90 days jail. Richard R. Walton, 21, was fined $50 with 60 days’ jail on default. The trio were arrested at Long pond near Old Orchard Beach after being found intoxicated. The minor, Robert Simpson, 19, was remanded. no warrant issued.
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Biddeford
Saco
Simpson
Lionel W. Cote
George —Street
Hilary F. Mahaney
Alfred County
Richard R. Walton
Robert Simpson
Common Street
Mahaney
Long Pond
Ferry Beach
Ocean Park
Old Orchard Beach
Oscar
No Court Session Held In Biddeford
For the third day in a row Biddeford Municipal court did not convene this morning. Police reported no accidents at Biddeford Police headquarters last night or today. Journal Wants Are Helpful.
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Biddeford
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