Local Biddeford Area Notes Medical Movements
Mrs Corrinne Martin of 118 Graham Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Miss Jessie W Lunt formerly of 199 Alfred Street Biddeford has entered The Elms convalescent home at Old Orchard Beach. Armand L Cote Summit Street Biddeford has returned home after being a surgical patient at Mercy Hospital Portland. Mr and Mrs Constantine Karvonides of New York are visitors at the home of his parents on Lower Beach Street Saco for the evacuation of his sister Joanne Electra Karvonides a member of the 1959 C K Burns School Saco graduating class.
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Corrinne Martin
Graham Street
Biddeford
Webber
Lower Beach Street
Saco
Joanne Electra Karvonides
C. K. Burns School
Obituary for Armand Letourneau of Biddeford
Armand Letourneau 34 of 47 Myrtle Street Biddeford died suddenly after hospital admission. He was a barber at Turcotte’s, served in the U S Navy in World War II, and a Sacred Heart League member. He is survived by parents, widow Doris, three children, five brothers, five sisters, and one brother in law. Funeral from St Joseph church Monday at 8:30 a m with calling hours at Sansoucy funeral home. Sacred Heart League will meet Sunday at 7 p m.
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Armand Letourneau
Myrtle Street
Biddeford
Alexander and
Marie ‘Haines Letourneau
Turcotte
Foss
Main Streets
U. S. Navy
Sacred Heart League of
Aline Lagasse
Hartford
Conn
Alice Dumas
Bangor
St. Joseph Church
Sansoucy
Stone Street
Sacred Heart League
Saco Extension Club Calendar Meeting at Ferry Beach
The Saco Extension association will hold a meeting on Tuesday June 16 at 10 30 a m at Mrs Eleanor Shaffer s Ferry Beach home The project is a cook out led by Mrs Shaffer foods reader Attendees should bring a spoon plate and cup If stormy weather occurs the meeting will be postponed to Wednesday
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Saco Extension Association
Eleanor Shaffer
Ferry Beach
Shaffer
Foods Reader
Church and youth band activities listed for Saturday
The Churches Junior band practices Saturday at 10 a.m. at Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army. A music school for young people convenes Saturday at 9 a.m. at Saco Salvation Army. Torchbearers meet Saturday at 7 p.m. A Children s Day concert rehearsal is Saturday at 2 30 p.m. at the United Baptist Church in Biddeford for a Sunday concert.
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Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
Saco Salvation Army
United Baptist, Church
Biddeford
Scamman Receives Constructive Breeder Award for Ayrshire cattle
Leland Scamman of Saco received the Constructive Breeder Award from the Ayrshire Breeders' Association Brandon VI for distinguished dairy cattle breeding. It is his fifth award. herd must excel in production and type and be largely bred by the owner. Scamman's Herd Test Year averaged 9,847 pounds of milk and 39 pounds of butterfat on a 305 day schedule, with a type score of 836 and 94 percent bred by Scamman over four years.
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Ayrshire
Leland Scamman
Saco
Scamman
Union Protests Railroad Cuts at Boston & Maine
Union leaders say Boston and Maine Railroad firemen and engineers will vote to strike over train reductions that affect seniority rights. Paul Duggan, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engin eers, claims strong support and warns a walkout could spread to other unions and affect more staff. Management declined to comment.
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Boston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Boston & Maine Railroad
Paul Duggan
Duggan
Public Utilities
B&m
Roy F Priest Washington Died of heart attack at age 75
Roy Fletch Priest 75 husband of Ivy Baker Priest Treasurer of the United States died Thursday of a heart attack. Priest was a district sales manager for an Omaha wholesale furniture company until his retirement about five years ago. He was born in Francisville Indiana.
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Roy F. Priest Washington
Roy Fletch
R Priest
Ivy Baker Priest
United States
Priest
Omaha
Francisville
Ind
No Court Session at Biddeford Muni Court This Morning
No session of Biddeford Municipal Court was held this morning. Police reported no accidents, no arrests last night or this morning, and the Biddeford Fire Department had no calls.
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Biddeford
Funeral services for Percy F. Googins in Kennebunk
Percy F. Googins of Kennebunk died recently and funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Bibber Memorial chapel with Rev. Philip Shuman of Kennebunk Lower Village Advent Church officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery at the Landing. Honorary bearers included Fred Wells, Edgce Campbell, Robert Mitchell, Philip Snuman, Charles Towne, Robert Spofford, Royal Smith, Spencer Andrews, Paul Andrews, and James Moulton.
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Percy F. Googins
Kennebunk
Bibber Memorial
Philip Shuman
Kennebunk Lower Village
Funeral rites held for Mrs Geneva M Cotsi ffas in Saco
Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 1 30 p m from the Dennett and Craig funeral home in Saco for Mrs Geneva M Cotsi ffas. Rev James D Riddle of the Foss street Methodist church in Biddeford officiated and burial followed in Laurel Hill cemetery.
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Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Saco
Geneva M. Cotsiffas
James D. Riddle
Foss Street Methodist Church
Biddeford
Laurel Hill Cemetery
House Rejects Tax On Rentals
Augusta Maine House rejected by a heavy vote a bill to levy a 3 percent tax on rental charges for transient accommodations. The measure was one of three alternative taxes intended to fund a general fund shortfall beyond continuing current services costs.
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Augusta
Maine
Portland Weather Clears After Cooler Day
Increasing cloudiness and cooler conditions develop this afternoon in Portland with fog and drizzle along the coast. Tonight remains cloudy and not as cool with scattered showers and thundershowers. Showers end by Saturday morning then clear and stay cool with low 50s to mid 60s. regional overnight lows include Portland 48 and Boston 54.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Boston
Concord
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
Rushlight Club Set for Farm Visit and Light Theme Program
The Rushlight Club will meet at Cole Farm Dairy in Biddeford for an all day event featuring a farm tour and noon lunch. Mrs. Robert W. Cole presents Light In Poetry and Song while Village Hand Bell Ringers perform on the theme of light. The event includes a display of the purebred Cole Farm Bush light Guernsey and a review of the club’s 1932 founding and its goal to study early lighting devices with data shared in The Rushlight bulletin.
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Cole Farm
Biddeford
Rushlight Club
Robert W. Cole
Advent Christian Church of
Goodwins Mills
New England
T' Clu
Adah Chapter Past Matrons Hold Outing at Kennebunkport
The Past Matrons of Adah chapter Order of the Eastern Star held an outing at the House on the Hill in Kennebunkport. After dinner a meeting voted to suspend further gatherings until September. President Mrs. Agnes P. Lachance led the session and a special award went to Mrs. Marion F. Dexheimer. Attendees included a long list of chapter officers and guests, including Mrs. Mary Ready from Georgia.
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Evelyn D. Thompson
Gladys E. Goodwin
Bertha C. Goodwin
Lois Burnham
Marion F. Dexheimer
Carrie R. Dolloff
Alice P. Snow
Eva A. Harper
Edna L. Stackpole
Hazel C. Beety
Gertrude M. Davis
Helen D. Parks
Bertha Butler
Jessie Anderson
Mary Ready
Georgia
Cedar Springs grad Patricia Gitt marks big mountain ceremony
Only graduate Patricia Gitt of Cedar Springs elementary school earned her diploma on Thursday in the mountain town. She wore a dress and noted the rare formality of the occasion, saying they rarely do up here in the mountains.
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Cedar Springs, Calif
Patricia Gitt
Cedar ‘Springs
Patricia
Castro reshuffles five Cuban cabinet posts in shakeup
Fidel Castro replaced five ministers in Havana in the first government shakeup of his four months in office. Raul Roa becomes foreign minister, Pedro Miret takes agriculture, Raquel Perez leads public welfare, Serafin Ruiz heads public health, and Jose Naranjo becomes interior minister. Castro commented on a U.S. note on sugar lands and downplayed the issue.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Raul Roa
Organization of American States
OAS
Roberto Agramonte
Pedro Miret
Umberto Lori Marin
Miss Raquel Perez
Ublic Welfare
Jena Mederos
Serafin Ruiz
Julio Martinez Paez
Jose Naranjo
Orlando Rodriguez
Castro
U.S
Cuba
Huey Long Dynasty Shapes Louisiana History
A three part series traces Huey P. Long rise from backwoods lawyer to 1928 governor and the shadow his legacy cast. The piece explores Huey and his brother Earl Long, the two party state, and the dynasty that survived impeachment scandals and graft.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Texas
Huey
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State Capitol
Kingfish
South
Earl Long
Mrs Roosevelt Looks Forward to Adventure at 70
Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., speaks of life after loss and her plans for new adventures. She wrote Day Before Yesterday herself and, at Oyster Bay, balances family with travel. She still hopes to visit unexplored places, even space, while managing four trips to Europe for the American Battle Monuments Commission.
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Dorothy Roe
Theodore Roosevelt Jr
T.R. Jr
Roosevelt
Quentin
Alexandra
Anna
Susan
William
Eleanor McMillan
Grace
Theodore Roosevelt IV
Ted I
T-Four
Cornelius
Mrs. Roosevelt
Eleanor
Boston Bombing Rocks North Station. Mad Bomber Sought
Boston police hunted a suspected mad bomber after a 2 p.m. blast at North Station during Thursday's rush hour. The 500-pound explosive shattered the elevated waiting room and injured 37, with three serious. debris damaged Causeway Street and dozens of windows. Authorities noted prior bomb warnings and recalled a New York City mad bomber who planted 33 bombs before capture in 1957.
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Boston
Joseph B. Fallon
Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority
Causeway Streets
Blon
North Station
Boston Garden
McGinnis
Patrick B. McGinnis
Boston & Maine Railroad
New York City
Notable Names in Local Directory Listing
A reader list shows Thornton James Moutsatsos Russell Pray Douglas Sanborn Max Brandt Ralph Harris Bart Rob ers Ernie J Morrill David Hanson Bruce Ruben Red Record Judy McNabb Judy Sullivan Carol Boutet Daniel F Donovan Jr Donna Ross Claudia M Wall Blaine G Murphy Philip H Gross Jr. These names appear in a civic or organizational roster published in the local paper.
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James Moutsatsos
Russell Pray
Douglas Sanborn
Max Brandt
Ralph Harris
Bart Robers
Ernie J. Morrill
David Hanson
Bruce Ruben
Red Record
Judy McNabb
Judy Sullivan
Carol Boutet
Daniel F. Donovan, Jr
Donna Ross
Claudia M. Wall
Blaine G. Murphy
Philip H. Gross, Jr
Old Orchard plans library science lab and improved shops
The Old Orchard Beach School committee recommends building plans to house a library and a second science laboratory while modernizing home economics and industrial arts. The committee is praised for a sound approach to updating the town's youth education program.
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Old Orchard — Beach
Stella Maris Grade School Holds 1959 Graduation
The Stella Maris grammar school 1959 graduation honored an all girls class with diplomas awarded by Rev. Yves Marie OFM. The ceremony at the school combined with the final assembly featured prize distribution for grades 4 through 8, a farewell song by the choir, and a choral reading. Graduates include Lea Couture Glenna Wilson Claire Provencher Alberta Couture Jean Boissonnault Therese Desfosises Marilyn Donovan Marguerite Welch Irene Vermette and Paulette Pelletier.
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Stella Maris Grammar School
Biddeford
Paulette Pelletier
Auburn
Irene Vermette
Sanford
Yves Marie
OFM
Lea Couture
St. Johnsbury
Glenna Wilson
Portland
Claire Provencher
Limerick
Alberta Couture
St .Johnsbury
Jean Boissonineault
Therese Desfosises
Scarborough
Marilyn Donovan
Marguerite Welch
St. Louis Zepherin
St. Theresa of Carmel
Marie of
the Purification
St. Avelie
St. Jean Rene
Victoria Marie
Father Marie
Lorraine Mitchell Honored At Shower
Lorraine Mitchell was guest of honor at a baby shower hosted at her mother Mrs. Arthur King’s Grant Street home in Biddeford. Attendees included Mrs. Laura Grenier Mrs. Maude Mercier Mrs. Wilica Barnes Mrs. Florence King and other locals with out of town guests from Somerville Malden and Manchester.
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Lorraine Mitchell
Arthur King
Grant Street
Biddeford
Laura Grenier
Maude Mercier
Wilica Barnes
Florence King
Irene Boucher
Dolores Macomber
Doris Grenier
Sheryl King
Jacqueline Beardslee
Ernestine Booucher
Blanche Bergeron
Barbara Bergeron
Som‘erville
Mass
Carol Bergeron
Suzanne Marie
Malden
William Mitchell
Vergennes
Ruth West
Manchester
Conn
Tannery aims to attract new industries to Saco
Continued from Pace One Development corporation and local groups show available industrial space to prospective industries in Saco. If space at the Saco-Lowell shops in Biddeford is unsuitable, Ten ning corporation will display lease space. Turkanis says the tanning firm cooperates to obtain new industry for Saco and area.
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Pace One Development Corporation
Biddeford-Saco
Turkanis
Stock market slips in slow New York trading amid mixed gains
Stock market trading was the slowest since February 12 with prices drifting irregularly lower. Turnover was light as gains and losses stayed fractional. Firestone rose over a point after the company and United Rubber Workers reached a 58 day strike ending agreement. Goodyear also noted activity.
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New York
Firestone
United Rubber Workers
Goodyear
Market Edges Mixed Amid Small Gains and Losses
The report notes Kaiser Aluminum and Aluminum Ltd gaining fractions while Raytheon slipped more than a point. Radio Corp. fell slightly as U.S. Steel and Jones & Laughlin rose about a point. Lukens gained about 2, Ford and Westinghouse inch higher, Chrysler and American Motors eased, and U.S. government bonds held flat to a touch lower.
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Goodrich
Kaiser Aluminum and Aluminum Ltd
Raytheon
Radio Corp
U.S. Steel and
Jones
Laughlin
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Westinghouse Electric
U.S
Biddeford & Saco Bus Lines Charter Policy Note
Biddeford and Saco Bus Lines lists routes from Biddeford to Old Orchard and from Old Orchard to Biddeford with exceptions. The notice states charter buses may travel to any place in Maine and that parking requirements are not necessary for these charters.
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Maine
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Louisiana State University
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Jean Boissonneault
Chelsea
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Thornton
Old Orchard
Stella Maris Grade School
Kenneth D. Cormier
Main Street
Biddeford & Saco Bus Lines, Inc
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Ocean Park
Alfred St
Days Mills
High School
City Sq
Main St
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