Biddeford KC Installs New State of Officers
Biddeford council of Columbus last night at Washington street hall installed officers under District Deputy Leo Lesparance. New grand knight Adrien Jond and other officers were named, with six point program chairmen announced for various activities and co chairmanships noted for council activity. A meeting to announce six point program activities is set for July 16 at the Wonderbar steak palace and a Columbian Squires group is to be formed with Biddeford council sponsorship.
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Biddeford
Leo Lesparance
S of Columbus
Washington Street Hall
Fern Picard
Knight
Philip Masse
Adrien Jond
Albert Carrier
Francis Cantara
Lawrence Larrabee
Marcel Viger
Paul Gobeil
Roland Leclerc
Hector Neault
John Far
Albert Dudley
Paul LeBlond
Richard Jacques
Robert Cote
Marcel Fournier
Alfred Guillmette
Raymond Loranger
South Portland Council
Columbian Squires
Biddeford Council
Tire workers end 58 day strike in eight cities
Cleveland Bulletin reports Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. and the United Rubber Workers reached a signed agreement to end a 58 day strike involving 18,000 employees across eight cities. The settlement brings a close to a weekslong labor dispute impacting production and labor relations nationwide.
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Cleveland
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
United Rubber Workers Today
Old Orchard Beach to vote on school additions tonight
Old Orchard Beach voters will meet at 7:30 PM in the high school gym to decide on a vocational arts wing at up to 90000, four elementary rooms at up to 68000, and a bond to finance construction. The plan aims to move the high school toward Maine accreditation in 1960 with total town indebtedness near 400000 and a potential two mill tax rise.
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Old Orchard Beach
Jameson
Jerome Daly
Cecil J. Cutts
Maine
Joseph Devitt
Whistling Conductor Is Silenced
New Haven, Conn. Commuters on the New Haven Railroad protested when veteran ticket collector Ed McCarthy was ordered to stop whistling. McCarthy, famed for his chirp as he worked car to car, says passengers sometimes fake sleep to hear him. The order led to a flood of letters to fans, officials, and President.
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New Haven
Conn
New York
Ed McCarthy
McCarthy
Biddeford Women Escaped Harm In Boston Bomb Blast
Two Biddeford women, Mrs Armand Lantagne and Mrs Paul Deshaies, faced a terrifying experience near North Station when a bombing rocked Boston. They were trapped amid debris as crowds panicked and emergency crews evacuated the injured. Police guided them to safety after about 20 minutes.
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Boston
Biddeford
North Station
Armand Lantagne
Granite Street
Paul Deshaies
Elm Street
Orth Station
Read
Nee
Two Coaches Named At Thornton Academy
Head master Robert Bowie announced two new coaches for Thornton Academy. Brian Flynn from Rockland High School becomes head baseball coach and assistant football coach. Michael Karavetsos of Lynn becomes spring and winter track coach. Flynn will teach English and Karavetsos will teach social studies. Brown remains cross country coach after requesting relief from track duties. Flynn replaces Neil Serpico who left Biddeford High School yesterday.
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Thornton Academy
Robert Bowie
Brian Flynn
Rockland High School
Michael Karavetsos
Lynn
Mass
Flynn
Bates College
Thornton
Karavetsos
Stan Brown
Brown
Neil Serpico
Biddeford
Serpico
Biddeford High School
Banquet Honors Thornton Alumni and 25th Class Reunion
The Thornton Academy Alumni Association held its annual banquet at The Lighthouse Pine Point with 71 attendees. The Class of 1934 marked their 25th reunion. 1944 and three-generation families were represented. Headmaster Rob Bowie praised campus improvements and invited alumni to visit. scholarships were awarded to Donna Shaffer and Douglas Sanborn.
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Thornton Academy Alumni Lassociation
Pine Point
Robert Bowie
Lloyd ‘mM. Anderson
Donald Smith
Millard A. Tripp, Jr
Joseph Lake
Harold ‘Strombom
Edgar Pellerin
Doris Stackpole
Mary Ellen Donovan
Norman Clarke
Angelo Morneault
van Buren
Lloyd Anderson
Thornton
Bowie
T He
Donna Shaffer
Douglas Sanborn
Lorena Sanborn
Newton Sanborn
Harold Strombom
Joseph, Lake
Doris E. Stackpole
Joseph Lonsdale
Dorothy Lonsdale
Louise Chenevert
Angela Morneault
Elizabeth McCallum Tate
Paul H. Tate
Leo S. Jankovich
Calman Savage
Mary Savage
Richard Maybury
Grace K. Maybury
Eleanor McDonald Donovan
Dan Donovan
Mae M. Renell
Louise Brock Sanborn
Helen Wentworth Dore
Newton W. Sanborn
Ursula Sanborn
Paul Hanson
Lorene M Sanborn
H. FE. Richardson
George Nelson, Jr
Rita Perkins
Annette Record
Edwin E. Munford, Jr
Jean E. Munford
Beverly Libby
Richard R. Libby
Marion Hall
Willis E. Hall
Robert
Thornton Academy
Lake
Smith
Millard Tripp
Anderson
Board of Trustees
Academy
Little Virginia Retires From Teaching
New York AP reports Mrs. Laura Virginia O Hanlon Douglas retires after 43 years as a public school teacher and principal in Brooklyn. At a retirement dinner she recalls the 1897 Santa Claus letter to the New York Sun that affirmed belief in Santa. She plans to live in North Chatham, NY with her daughter and son-in-law and seven grandchildren. The event also features readings of the famous letter by editor Francis Pharcellus Church. Additional notes cover an installation ceremony at Biddeford for the Tighe Beaudoin Farley post.
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New York
Santa Claus
Virginia
Virginia O'Hanlon
New York Sun
Santa
Laura Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas
Brooklyn
Kris Kringle
Harold
Public School
Douglas
Francis Pharcellus Church
Claus
Robert Temple
North Chatham
N.Y
Bookkeeper Wanted For Local Firm Apply In Person
Helpful but not required experience. Full company benefits offered. Visit 258 Main Street Biddeford between 4 30 and 5 30 p m to apply in person.
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Main Street
Biddeford
For Sale New House In Biddeford At 12 Free Street
One story frame house with full concrete basement and oil fired hot water heating with baseboard radiation. Thermopane picture window and aluminum combination windows. Hardwood finish throughout. Extra large lot, well located, priced for quick sale. Inquire at 12 Free Street Biddeford. No information over the telephone.
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Free Street
Biddeford
RR Union Votes To Walk Out
Boston AP. Conductors and trainmen on the Boston and Maine Railroad voted to strike over seniority rights with no date set. John L. Scanlan, general chairman, said the vote was unanimous. The Locomotive Firemen and Engineers union also voted on the grievance but results were not announced. The railroad is retiring 5% trains Sunday as divisions of trainmen are formed without union conference.
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Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
John L. Scanlan
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Scanlan
Abbott eyes comedy team with Eddie Foy Jr for tax relief
Hollywood AP reports Bud Abbott plans a vaudeville style partnership with Eddie Foy Jr to create new acts despite $500000 in back income tax claims that have left him broke and seeks relief through entertainment.
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Hollywood
Bud Abbott
Eddie Foy Jr
Abbott
Lou Costello
Eddie
Abott
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