Local Personal Notices From Biddeford and Portland
Several Biddeford residents are listed as surgical patients at Notre Dame and Webber hospitals including Miss Lydia Champoux and Mrs Rose Lambert. Lorenzo Laverriere and Miss Jessie Russell are among medical patients at Webber and Notre Dame. Cindy Bush returns home after tonsillectomy. Ruth Olive Roberts of Saco is renominated president of the Victoria Society of Maine Women in Portland. Portland forecast calls for cloudy skies with rain starting late afternoon and NE winds 10 to 20 mph. temperatures 62 to 40.
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Lydia Champoux
Quimby Street
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
F. Carroll] Kendrick
South Street
Webber Hospital
Lorenzo Laverriere
Green Street
Jessie Russell
Washington Street
Webber Hopital
Rose Lambert
Acorn Street
Rachel Corbeil
Maurice Corbeil
Cindy Bush
Joseph Bush
Rossroad
Kennebunk
Ruth Olive Roberts
Saco
Victoria Society of Maine Women
Portland
Harry Sawyer
North Street
George R. Bridge
Fortunes Rocks
Thornton Academy
Cascade Lodge
Lowell Innes
Laurence Cartland
Korea
Neil Dow
Raymond D. Stillman
Wareham
Mass
Maine Polio Foundation
Dorothy ‘Morse
Millis
Massachusetts
Oe Pa
Frances L. Buzzell
Grace
Hazel ‘Lavigne’ McIntyre
Emily ‘Preston Stickney
Dorothy Morse’ Mills and
Innes
York County Salon to Install Officers Thursday
York County Salon 257 Eight and Forty will meet Thursday at 8 at the home of Mrs. Alfie Leech Kennebunk The program includes installation of officers and a social after the business session Saco Fire auxiliary will meet tomorrow night at 8 at the fire station.
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York County
Alfie Leech
Kennebunk
Saco
Church notes from Old Orchard Beach area churches
A weekly listing shows a Thursday prayer and Bible study at 7 30 p m in First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach. Holy Communion at 8 am in an Episcopal church in Biddeford. Saco Methodist Senior choir rehearsal at 7 pm on Thursday. Prayer meeting at 7 30 pm at First Assembly of God Saco Ahepa home. Additional notes from Baptist and other church groups mention rehearsals and services across the region.
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First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Episcopal Church
Biddeford
Assembly of God Church of
Saco
Ahepa
Laos settlement eyed with pullout of forces urged
US strategists call for the withdrawal of up to 10,000 North Vietnamese troops as a key step in Laos talks. Harriman says Khrushchev backs a coalition to curb Red Chinese expansion and denies that communist membership would lead to a Red takeover.
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Laos
Abc—News
Harriman
Khrushchev
Red
Convicts Escape Plot Detailed On Alcatraz Breakout
Convicts on Alcatraz apparently slept as guards prodded them to reveal dummy heads and pillow bodies. They had spent weeks tunneling plaster and cement four inches thick to reach a service shaft and a 50 foot drain leading to the ground. From there they faced a long swim or drift to San Francisco with currents against them, with Angel Island and Treasure Island nearby.
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San Francisco
Bakkwell
Card of Thanks to Doctors Nurses and Friends
Mrs. John Howat and Mrs. Janet Verrier express sincere thanks to Dr Roger Robert Miss Anne MacKachen and the staff at Webber Hospital and Bon Secour Hospital and to friends and neighbors for cards and kindness during their stays.
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Roger Robert
Anne MacKachen
The
Webber Hospital
Bon Secour Hospital
Janet Verrier
Funeral services for six year old David Kimball
Private funeral services were held yesterday for David Bruce Kimball six year old son of Mr and Mrs William Kimball Jr of 76 Harrison Avenue Saco from Shumway Funeral Home. Rev Stanley A Bennett of Saco United Baptist Church officiated and burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco.
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David B. Kimball
David Bruce Kimball
William Kimball Jr
Harrison Avenue
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring Street
Stanley A. Bennett
Saco United Baptist Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Shepard Receives Hero Welcome in Gloucester Mass
Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. arrived in Gloucester for a hero's welcome and the Mariner's Medal. Thousands gathered as he rode from Derry New Hampshire under threatening skies. He spoke at Gloucester High School and St. Ann's, then a lobster lunch and a parade honored him. Schools closed for the Cape Ann district celebration.
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Gloucester
Mass
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Derry
N.H
Glucester
Shepard
Gloucester High School
St. Ann's
Ipswich Bay
Fisherman's Monument
Cape Ann
Rockport
Essex
Manchester
School Official Receives Threat in Windham
Windham school board chairman Malcolm H. Barto received a threatening call Tuesday night from a hushed voice. State police detective Charles R. Bruton was assigned to investigate and examine all town school problems while seeking the caller responsible for the warning.
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Windham
Charles R. Bruton
Malcolm H. Barto
Barto
Bruton
Estes Faces Fraud Ties in Grain Storage Scheme
Estes profits from government grain storage contracts paid to a New York firm exceed 7 million dollars but left a large deficit. He owes Commercial Solvents 5.7 million and faced fraud charges after a scheme to discount non existent fertilizer tanks. A Texas antitrust suit targets Commercial Solvents for credit practices enabling Estes to crush competition. Agriculture secretary Mark K Jones seeks to clear her name after a 12 day mental ward stay following a clash over Estes files. she is linked to N Battle Hales, who accused officials of favoritism toward Estes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Estes
Bishop urges four week church classes in diocese
Episcopal Bishop G Gresham Marmion calls on every church in the Owensboro Kentucky diocese to hold four week seminar style religion classes to combat dwindling memberships. He cites unclear teaching as a reason for fewer conversions and seeks to strengthen church understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensboro, Ky
Episcopal
G. Gresham Marmion
Bible Demand Surges in Cuba and Congo
The American Bible Society reports higher demand for scriptures in Cuba and the Congo. Cuba received nearly 300,000 more Bibles than the prior year, while the Congo showed a rise of over 75,000 copies.
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Congo
Cuba
BIBLE
New York
American Bible Society
State House Museum Will Remain Open
AUGUSTA AP The State House and its museum will be open weekends after all. Gov Reed ordered an adjustment to the closing order to accommodate Maine residents and summer visitors. Public Improvements Director Niran C. Bates will keep the building open seven days a week at least until 6 p.m. Rep. Louis Jalbert urged weekend hours to help tourism, noting tourists find doors locked otherwise.
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Augusta
State House
Reed
Maine
Niran C. Bates
Bates
Louis Jalbert
D-Lewiston
Court Decary Honor Awards Program Held
A court of honor and awards ceremony occurred at the June meeting of Court Decary Canada American Society at the Fremont Club Biddeford. Armand J. Grebin named Man of the Year and Irene Morin Woman of the Year for service. Fathers Day recognition given to a group including Jean Roberge and others.
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Court Decary
Fremont Club
Biddeford
Armand J. Grebin
Irene Morin
Jean Roberge
Darie M. Lemieux
Grebin
Rosaire D. Laliberte
Napoleon Dupras
Ernest Theroux
Anselm Paquin
Joseph D. Lavoie
Oscar Nolette
Aurore Vachon
Exilda Paquin
Armande Courtois
Corinne Corriveau
Gertrude Wood
Laura Guay
Rojeanne Roberge
Aurore Nolette
Priscille Corriveau
Roberge
Lemieux
Court
Worthing Seeks State Aid for Saco River Erosion Plan
Worthing urged Gov. Reed to fund a state aided solution to erosion along the Saco river and beach front. He referenced an Army Corps review and outlined two widening beach options with city shares ranging from 150000 to 550000 dollars. The report notes potential federal aid covering up to one third of construction costs.
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Dinsmore Worthing
Saco
Saco River
John H. Reed
Worthing
Army Corps of Engineers
Seymour A. Potter, Jr
Gen. Potter
Sunrise Avenue
Gorse Fare Brook
Stabbing Victim Buried On Graduation Day
Avis Longfellow a 14 year old from Augusta was buried on graduation day after a deadly stabbing on a camp road near East Winthrop. A wounded toddler, Gerald True III, remains in Augusta General Hospital. A teenage suspect awaits court on a juvenile citation as police note a jackknife found at the scene. The service was held at St Augustine's church with a Mass for the Longfellow family at Mount Hope Cemetery.
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Augusta
Avis Longfellow
Kennebec County
Gerald True, Jr
Gardiner
Avis
Augusta General Hospital
East Winthrop
Longfellow
True
Lake Cobbesseecontee
Mount Hope Cemetery
St. Augustine's Catholic Church
Reed Speaks At 50th Annual Canner Meeting
Gov Reed told Maine officials at the 50th Maine Canners and Freezers Association meeting that infant potato processing may rise to 59 percent of the crop. He noted current processing is 7 percent with Maine facilities for 31 of 58 national processed potato products. He cited Maine’s long canning history and warned against claims that food processing is declining, citing growth in freezing and dehydrating as key to the state’s industrial development.
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Reed
Kennebunkport
Maine
Maine Canners & Freezers Association
Prowler Steals Pants From Open Window
A prowler attempted a theft at the Oak Ledge motel in Saco. George Jones of Springfield Mass reported discovering an open window and a hanger with his pants four feet from the window. The thief used a wooden horse as a ladder to reach the window, removed the screen and took the pants, leaving no damage or valuables missing. Police investigate.
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Saco
George Jones
Springfield
Mass
Oak Ledge
Jones
Hadassah Donors Dinner Date Set for June Night
The Bddeford-Saco Hadassah chapter will hold its annual Donors dinner on June 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lafayette hotel in Old Orchard Beach. The program includes officer installation and observance of Hadassah’s Golden Jubilee with Mrs. Samuel Karlin as president announcing Mrs. Simon Spill as installing officer. General chairmanship rests with Mrs. Philip Sneider with aides Mrs. Irving Saperia, Mrs. Jon Nathanson, Mrs. Irving Remar, and Mrs. Lawrence Simensky assisting.
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Bddeford-Saco Hadassah
Lafayette Hotel
Old Orchard Beach
Hadassah Organization
Samuel Karlin
Simon Spill
Philip Sneider
Irving Saperia
Algerian Referendum and European Terrorist Escalation
In Algiers on July 1 the self-determination referendum intensified conflict as the European Secret Army Organization fights to preserve French rule. It has escalated scorched earth attacks on mosques and schools. Ben Khedda warned of potential large scale Muslim killings by European terrorists if France fails to restore order and travels to Cairo to seek military aid from the Casablanca alliance.
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European Secret Army
Algeria
Secret
Ben Khedda
France
Truck Fells Barn North Searsport
A run away dump truck cracked off its brakes on Route 3 and rammed a two story hay barn, causing it to collapse onto a home. Driver Allen E. Appleby, 22, of Hermon, was treated for facial injuries and released. The Jacksons were in their kitchen during the crash.
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North Searsmont
Allen E. Appleby
Hermon
Belfast
Harold Jackson
Mabel Fairfield New President of E&L Club
Mabel Fairfield named president of the E and L club at the School street Methodist church in Saco during the spring banquet and officer installation at the Conora Higgins Beach. New officers include LaDora Gannon as vice president Linette Martin junior past president Georganna Harriman secretary Rollins treasurer and Phyllis Vining press reporter.
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Conora
Higgins Beach
E and L Club
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Mabel Fairfield
LaDora Gannon
Linette Martin
Georganna Harriman
Ooh Rollins
Phyllis Vining
Ella Luman
Nora York
Martin
Luman
York
Ferry Beach
Ethel Cobb
Ferry Road
Cobb
Harris
Jessie Whitten
Lillian Berry
Eva McLellan
Herberta Harriman
Joan Tibbetts
Greece
Ardeth Gerard
Chamber Rolls Out New Brochure for Twin Cities Area
A new green, black and white brochure showcases Biddeford Saco area business, industrial, educational, recreational and hospital facilities. Printed with support from Biddeford Savings Bank and Biddeford First National Bank, it will be distributed to travel bureaus and inquiries and remain available at the chamber office.
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Biddeford-Saco
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Biddeford Savings Bank
Biddeford
Northeast faces urgent service changes to avert asset drain
Reed cites immediate financial danger for Northeast and urges rapid action. Board notes public interest requires swift changes in service, with the plan remaining in effect until sixty days after a final order in the England airport investigation.
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Northeast
England
Beach School Gym Floor To Be Refinished
The Old Orchard Beach school committee voted to sand and refinish the high school gym floor during summer vacation. Health programs were discussed with health nurse Agnes Murphy. The board approved TB testing for junior primary eighth grade and high school seniors next year and a sight survey by Dr Stephen Polackwich with referrals as needed. Attendees included Dr Frank Lawler superintendent Louis DeAngelis Mrs Edward Smith and Benjamin Downs.
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Old Orchard Beach
Agnes Murphy
Stephen Polackwich
Saco
Frank Lawler
Louis DeAngelis
Edward Smith
Benjamin Downs
Driving Without Glasses Costs Maine Woman Fine
Priscilla B Audie a 21 of Portland Road was fined 10 for operating a vehicle without wearing glasses when license limited to glasses State Trooper Robert Janson halted her on Route 1 Biddeford early June 10 Judge Gerald C Nason also suspended her license for 10 days A 12 year old Biddeford boy was ordered committed to the State School for Boys after a serious assault on his younger sister.
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Saco
Gerald C. Nason
Biddeford
Priscilla B. Audie
Portland Road
Robert Janson
Miss Audie
State School For Boys
Four Car Crash on Main Street Saco Injures Three
A chain reaction crash on Main Street in Saco injured three people. Norman McAuley 42, Aurelia Tito 26, and Rubert Norton 59 were involved after Turgeon 24 failed to stop. McAuley knee injury, Tito neck pain, and a juvenile passenger shaken. Vehicle damages: 50, 75, 300, and 400 dollars respectively.
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Main Street
Saco
Norman McAuley
Westmore Avenue
Biddeford
Aurelia Tito
Lincoln Street
Rubert Allen Norton
Old Limerick Road
Robert L.turgeon
McAuley
Tito
Norton
Turgeon
Donnie McAuley
Timetable For Wedding Plans Is Important
A guide to managing a wedding day with a realistic schedule. It outlines milestones from three months before the big day to the wedding day, including consulting clergy, choosing attendants, sending invitations, arranging caterers and photographers, and coordinating the new home. It emphasizes reducing backstage chaos and ensuring the bride stays calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutis
Trousseau
Firemen Douse Cellar Blaze in Biddeford Building
Firemen checked a cellar fire in an unoccupied Hill street building in Biddeford yesterday afternoon. The flames started between two oil barrels and caused little damage, per Fire Chief Arthur H. King. The building owner is Armand Masse.
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Hill Street
Biddeford
Arthur H. King
Armand Masse
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