Biddeford Notables and Local Travels in Brief
Local residents and relatives are noted in hospital visits and travel. Mrs. Clifford E. Gove and Louis Robinson seek medical care at Webber Hospital and Old Orchard Beach respectively. Several Biddeford families attend graduations at Cheverus and North Berwick High School with honors and medals noted. Mrs. Hazel Moody Howe, a Biddeford native, dies in Massachusetts, with survivors listed and burial in Bradford. Cmdr. Andrew E. King travels to Ireland to visit daughters and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford E. Gove
South Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Louis Robinson
Washington Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Alice Pelletier
White's Wharf
Notre Dame Hospital
George Wells
Bay Street
St Bonaventure College
Olean
N. Y
Jeremiah Guiney
Highland Street
Cheverus High School
Portland
Guiney
Daniel J. Feenay
Haverhill
Mass
Hazel (Moody) Howe
Howard F. Howe
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bradford
Howe
Charlston
Charles A
Inez D. Moody
Bidgeford High Schoo
Lois
Saco Rebekah Lodge meeting at Odd Fellows hall
The Saco Rebekah lodge will meet at 7 30 Saturday night in the Odd Fellows hall Saco to conduct regular lodge business and plans for upcoming activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Saco
Church Notes Sketch of Saturday Confession Times
The Junior Band and singers of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. Confessions will be heard at St. Monica church Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Confessions will be heard at St Martha church Kennebunkport from 4 to 8 p.m. Mary church Wells Saturday 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Saco Salvation Army
St. Monica Church
Kennebunk
St. Martha Church
Kennebunk— Caneer
St. Mary Church
Wells
Highway Fatality Near Bridgton Claims 21 Year-Old John Scully
John Scully, 21, died Thursday night when his car went out of control and struck a tree near Bridgton Maine. A native of Tipperary Ireland he had lived with an aunt since January 1960 and this marked Maine’s list death on its highways this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgton
John Scully
Tiperary
Ireland
Maine
Pardon Denial for Maine Clergyman Convicted of Rape
Gov Reed and the Executive Council denied Arthur R. Mac Dougall of Bingham a pardon or further commutation. Convicted of relations with a 13 year old girl who named him as the father of her child. His 10-20 year sentence had been commuted to 4-8 years and he has served 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Gov. Reed
Executive Council
Arthur R. MacDougall
Bingham
Maine Daughters elect officers at Portland convention
Mrs Har old Thompson of Rockland was elected president of the Maine Daughters of Union Veterans. Other officers chosen Thursday include Mrs Lucy Moore of Portland as senior vice president, Mrs Thelma Waterhouse of Milo as junior vice president, Mrs Verna Swann of Bryant Pond as chaplain, Mrs Mary Feury of Raymond as instructor, and Mrs Evelyn Hoxie of Milo as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DAV
Portland (Ap
Harold Thompson
Rockland
Maine Daughters of Union Veterans
Lucy Moore
Portland
Thelma Waterhouse
Milo
Verna Swann
Bryant Pond
Mary Feury
Raymond
Eveyn Hoxie
Border Patrol HQ Planned for Houston Maine
The Budget Bureau approves a $410,000 Border Patrol sector headquarters for immigration and naturalization services in Houston Maine. White House informs Senator Muskie that the plan awaits congressional ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Border Patrol Washington
Budget Bureau
Border Patrol
Immigration and Naturalization Services
Houston
Maine
White House
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine Rep seeks funds for harbor and flood surveys
Representative Clifford G. McIntire of Maine asked the House Appropriations subcommittee for funds to conduct surveys for harbor improvements at Calf Island and flood protection at Fort Kent. He noted army engineer surveys for both projects have congressional authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clifford G. McIntire
Maine
Calf Island
Fort Kent
McIintire
House
Card of Thanks to Dr Wolfahrt and Webber Hospital
A note of gratitude to Dr Wolfahrt and the Webber Hospital staff for their kindness during a recent hospitalization. Thanks to neighbors, friends and relatives for gifts flowers and cards from Mrs Paul Oliver.
Funeral services for Eric John Hanson held in Saco
Funeral services for four year old Eric John Hanson son of Mr and Mrs Harold L Hanson of Lebanon were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 from Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco. Pastor J W Clark of Advent Church Rochester NH officiated and burial was in the Ey Lot at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric John Hanson
Harold L. Hanson
Lebanon
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring Street
Saco
J. W. Clark
The
Advent Church
Rochester
N. H
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Saco City Report For 1960 Now Available
City Clerk Clifford A. Purvis reports the 64 page 1960 Saco city report has been received from Reny Brothers and is available to the public at city hall for interested citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco City Report
Seco
Clifford A. Purvis
Reny Brothers
Saco Man Reenlists in U S Army at Fort Williams
Donald R. Kinne son of Mr and Mrs Dean H Kinne 5 North Street Saco reenlisted in the United States Army at Fort Williams today according to Sir Prul D Cobb Army Recruiting Station Biddeford He previously served two years from October 9 1958 to October 4 1960 and was a member of Company B 1st Battle Group 30th Infantry Regiment at discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald R. Kinne
Dean H. Kinne
North Street
Saco
Fort Williams
Prul D. Cobb
Army
Main Street
Biddeford
Pvt
Kinne
1St Battle Group
30Th Infantry Regiment
Market mixed as trading slows at noon in New York
The AP average of 60 stocks at noon edged up 0.10 to 251.30 with industrials down 0.10, rails up 0.20, and utilities up 0.30. Most major issues moved fractions, with a few standouts like Chock Full O Nuts and American Viscose. General Motors held steady, Ford rose, and most gains were slim across steels, motors, aircrafts, electronics, drugs, and electrical equipment. Airlines and mail order retailers slipped while nonferrous metals and chemicals showed spotty gains. Corporate and U.S. government bonds were mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
S AP
Associated Press
Raytheon
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
U.S
Portland Weather: Mostly cloudy with showers and mild temps
A Portland area forecast shows mostly cloudy skies with a chance of scattered showers this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures range from the mid 70s during the day to the mid 50s overnight with fog forming after midnight and cooler readings inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Halifax
Montreal
Welcome To The Fold Welcomes New Births In Area
New babies announced in the Biddeford Saco Journal for June include Eliabeth Ann Lanoie daughter of William E. Lanoie Jr. and wife at 236 Temple Avenue Old Orchard Beach with maternal grandparents Harold Randall and paternal grandparents Napoleon Patenaude. Also Kevin John Fogg son of Donald Fogg at 17 Willard Street Biddeford with grandparents Juliette Poulin and Idola Charette. Denis Donald Charette born to Robert Charette at 19 Wentworth Street with grandparents. Everett Carl Ladd III born to Everett Carl Ladd Jr of Ithaca New York at Tompkins County Hospital with Northway and Ladd families noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford- Saco Journal
Eliabeth Ann Lanoie
William E. Lanoie
Temple Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Harold Randall
Old Orchard Avenue
Napoleon Patenaude
Seaview Avenue
Donald Fogg
Willard Street
Biddeford
Kevin John
Robert Charette
Wentworth Street
Denis Donald
Juliette Poulin
Idola Charette
Richard Dumas
Prospect Street
Everett Carl Ladd, Jr
Ithaca
N. Y
Everett Carl Ladd
Tompkins County Hospital
Ralph L. Northway
Greenville
D. C
Everett C. Ladd
Saco
Beta Sigma Spring Fete At Cascade Lodge Saco
The Beta Sigma class of Biddeford United Baptist church held its annual spring banquet last night at Cascade Lodge in Saco. President Mrs Hazel Clay welcomed members including Mrs Alice Woodman and several others. A brief business session planned a July outdoor meeting with Mrs Woodman on Main Street in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Grace
Clay
Woodman
Main Street
Saco
Maine lawmakers struggle over bonding and tax plans
The House and Senate clash over a $490,000 cut for a Maine state prison geriatrics building. A bonding amendment to fund a $10 million supplemental spending program faces party lines, with votes favoring the measure. Proposals to raise revenue include cigarette and liquor taxes and removing auto trade-in exemptions, while surplus funds and higher revenue estimates are debated to cover the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine State
Senate
House
Reed
Baxter
Appropriations Committee
Maine
Dennett
Jalbert
Guy
Unemployed Father Kills Himself with Dynamite Blast
In Amarillo Texas an unemployed carpenter in his 60s strapped dynamite to his waist and blew himself up near his trailer home. He left behind nine children and was alone at the scene while his wife and others were away. A neighbor described hearing a shot and seeing smoke and a bloody mess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarilllo
Tex
John H. Alston
al Nelson
Maine crops delayed by persistent rains and wet spring
Weather Bureau reports heavy rainfall in May with 4.71 inches across 22 days. Growers left large areas unplanted due to wet conditions. Most crops so far on high dry land. The 30 day June forecast predicts more heavy rains and below normal temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Bureau
Caribou
Biddeford Repair Lodge Holds June Installation
Biddeford lodge officers were installed with Raymond Rousseau recording secretary and Alphonse Pepin inside guard. William Dussault Romeo Forest as inside guards Paul LeBlond treasurer Albert Carrier trustee for three years and Atty Marcel Viger advocate. Installation set for June 22 in the hall. Members will discuss local council nominations for district deputy at the Saturday night social this week. Reports read by officers and chairmen, grand knight noted Poland Spring convention. Donation approved for TV Bible class led by Rev Sister Marie Charles for the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine program over WCSH. Social with refreshments served by a June committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Rousseau
Alphonse Pepin
William Dussault
Romeo Forest
Paul LeBlond
Albert Carrier
Marcel Viger
Poland Spring
Marie Charles
Kennedy and Sparkman Battle Over Housing Provision Vote
Early today Sparkman devised a substitute to restore the housing provision in the bill. The Gore amendment failed 47 to 42. It would have required a down payment up to 555 dollars on a 15000 dollar home, with 30 Republicans and 19 Democrats for, 41 Democrats and 3 Republicans against. On reversal the Sparkman compromise gained 43 Democrats and 4 Republicans in support, while 37 Republicans opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparkman
iSparkman
Orcutt Huebner Wedding Rites Held In Florida
Miss Judith Ann Huebner and Lt. (j g) Robert Blake Orcutt wed at St Paul Lutheran Church Orlando Florida in a candlelight ceremony. The couple will reside in Orlando after a trip to New York City and Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I‘srest
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Orlando
Fla
Judith Ann Huebner
Hilbert John Huebner
J. G
Robert Blake Orcutt
Lester Blake Orcutt
Biddeford Pool
Luther Kistler
Robert Lester McLeod, Jr
Elizabeth Bodin
Robert Smith
Robert L. McLeod, II
Kingsley McLeod
Bruce Clark
Garden City
N. Y
Donald Barber
New York City
J G
Paul Goldman
Denver
Donald Eaton
Corpus Christi
Tex
James Cowperthwait
Philadelphia
Orlando Air Base Officers’ Club
Huebner
Maine
E. Robinson Avenue
Orcutt
Northwestern University School of Dental Hygiene
Chicago
University of Maine
U. S. Navy
Blind Student Earns Degree at MIT in Cambridge
James R. Slagle, 27, totally blind since high school, earned his PhD at MIT after degrees from St. John's University and a master's at MIT. He spent two years in Lincoln Laboratory developing a mathematical language for computer programming and lives in Cambridge with his wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
James R. Slagle
St. John’s University
Brooklyn
N. Y
MIT
Slagle
Lincoln Laboratory
Garland disputes area redevelopment aid in Maine
Garland rejects Senator Muskie claims and explains HUD criteria for redevelopment aid. He notes Washington county and Lewiston Auburn do not yet qualify, cites Labor Department figures on unemployment, and clarifies that only the Secretary of Commerce can designate eligible areas. He stresses ARA guidance remains preliminary and subject to final determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Commerce
Washington County
Lewiston- Auburn
Muskie
Labor Department
Biddeford- Sanford
York County
Lewiston-Auburn
Area Redevelopment Administration
ARA
Garland
York Pomona Dress Winners Listed Six Members Are Accepted
Six new members were accepted at a Rochambeau club meeting in Biddeford. Winners were announced in a dress contest at the June York Pomona Grange meeting in Waterboro with multiple classifications and memorial ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Pomona
Rochambeau
Pope and Queen Visit Vatican Press Ahead of Birth News
Vatican City AP reports Pope John XXIII told Belgian journalists that Queen Fabiola is expecting a baby. The pontiff hosted a state audience for the royal couple, who are on a state visit with King Baudouin. In Toronto Cuba launches eat less meat drive amid cattle shortages, urging a well balanced diet of beans rice and plantains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
John XXIII
Fabiola
Baudouin
Vatican
Toronto
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Jack Best
Havana
Trujillo Son Alleged Mass Shooting Report
Dominican officials questioned a published report alleging Rhadames Trujillo, son of the slain dictator, used a machine gun to fire on a crowd demanding political prisoners. The AP story prompted denials and calls for verification from authorities in Ciudad Trujillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Rhadames Trujillo
Khrushchev and Sukarno Return to Moscow After Leningrad Visit
Premier Nikita Khrushchev and Indonesian President Sukarno returned to Moscow today following a two day stop in Leningrad. They had wrapped up talks during the trip and were expected to resume high level discussions in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Khrushchev
Sukarno
Indonesia
Leningrad
Industrial Development Edition Sponsorship Promised
Marshall notes many local industries and business leaders sponsor space in Portland Press Herald July edition on area development. He confirms his office will participate and reports on recent local and statewide development meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Portland Press Herald
Portland Firm To Begin Wells Harbor Survey
The Edward C. Jordan Inc a Portland engineering firm was hired to conduct all preliminary survey work on the Wells Harbor project following an interview with Edward Jordan the firm president at a Wells board of selectmen meeting. The firm will begin the study immediately. The board also discussed road layouts for a proposed housing development and to contact School Superintendent Melville H Johnson for an initial School Building committee meeting this month. Additional items included tires bids from Hutchins garage Ogunquit summer lifeguard positions five new street lights and signs at Wells Beach. Special police duties hours and names were outlined for Wells Beach Mt Drake Island Moody Beach and St Mary Catholic church with a potential new officer to be named. A special board meeting is set for Tuesday June 13 at 7 30 p m at Atty Walter E Hatch’s office to discuss legal matters and the next regular meeting is July 13 at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Jordan
Melville H. Johnson
Euipment
Hutchins
Ogunquit
Wells Beach
Elmer C. Hutchins
Mt ‘Drake
John Crissell
Charles Jones
Lester Bridges
Wilbur Perkins
Roland Joy
Gilbert Ward
Atty
Walter E. Hatch
Cooper's Will Made Public After Star's Death
Los Angeles reports screen star Cary Cooper left the bulk of his estate valued over 1 million dollars to his widow Veronica and provided for lifetime care for his mother. He died of cancer May 13. The will filed for probate also bequeaths 10000 to the Motion Picture Relief Fund 5000 to brother Arthur of Indio 5000 to nephew Howard Cooper and 5000 to niece Georgia Burton of Marion Ohio 1000 to Our Lady of Gethsemane Abbey Louisville Ky and leaves a daughter Maria 23 among other provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cary Cooper
Veronica
Motion Picture Relief Fund
Arthur
Indio
Calif
Howard Cooper
Georgia Burton
Marion
Ohio
Our Lady of Gethsemane Abbey
Louisville
Cooper
Maria
Last South Pole discoverer Olav Mjauland dies at 108
Oslo AP reports Olav Mjauland, last surviving discoverer of the South Pole, died Thursday night at his Morgedal home in eastern Norway. He was 108.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
South Pole
Olav Mjauland
Morgedal
Norway
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Bergen
Onere High A
Beta Sigmas
Kennedy
Robert Orcutt
Rochambeau Club
Gerard Morin
Peter Arcand
Coureur Des Bois
Lowell
Joseph Salvas, Jr
Salvas
Roland Regis
American Snowshoe Union
Willie St. Laurent
George Bergeron
Gerard Lamontagne
Raymond Belanger
Joseph Larose
York Po‘mona Grange
Waterboro Grange
Richard Burke
Sylvia Young
Mousam Lake Grange
Elaine Scamman
Saco Grange
Frances Welch
Alewive
Grange
Arlene Ridley
Thompson
Rhode Island
Pomona
Barney Beg
Sally Foster
Pomona Home Economics Committee
Edward Ross
Milton Randall
Ruth Hobbs
Mousam Lake
Betty Deering
North Laco
June Burke
Margaret
Gettysburg
Mildred Goodwin
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
Stuart Grant
Dorothy Berry
North Saco
Hollis Grange
World Briefs
Wells Harbor
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