Scholarships Awarded to Biddeford High Class of 1961
Last night at Commencement in the gymnasium Biddeford High School presented scholarships to members of the Class of 1961. Recipients included Annie Provencal Deborah Allen Sharon Sneider Diane Davis Anastasia Mackell Donald Provost Earl Goodwin John Perrault Paul Chenard Robert Gobeil Darlene Berry and Harry Haynes Burnham and Mary J Crowley awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford High School
Annie Provencal
Biddeford Teachers Association
Deborah Allen
Board of Education
DAR
Fremont Club
National Merit Scholarship Association
Sharon Sneider
Diane Davis
Anastasia
Mackell
Biddeford
Parent-Teacher Association
Donald Provost
PTA
Earl Goodwin
John Perrault
Paul Chenard
Robert Gobeil
Thursday Club
Darlene Berry
Joseph E. Brooks Memorial Fund
Harry Haynes Burnham
Mary J. Crowley
Teacher Contracts Approved At Saco
Five new teachers were approved by the Saco School committee in a afternoon session. Alberta Seaver will teach Grade 5 at Burns school in Saco, replacing a retiring teacher. Edwin C. Russell, now art director in South Portland, becomes Saco’s new art supervisor. John Davidson will teach Grade 5 at Burns school, filling a vacancy. Jean Emerson will teach physical education for grades 1 3 and 7th and 8th girls in a new position. Linwood F. Allen of Norway will teach industrial arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Biddeford
Alberta Seaver
Promenade Avenue
Burns School
Seaver
Charles Clark
Edwin C. Russell
Flag Pond Road
Russell
Boston School of Fine Arts
Univerisity
Maine
Bath
Boys Training Center
South Portland
John Davidson
Portland
Davidson
Gurlham State Teachers College
Patricia Roy
Jean Emerson
Beach Street
Emerson
University of Maine
Linwood
F. Allen
Norway
Allen Grad
Massive New York blackout shuts Midtown chaos in heat
A second major blackout paralyzed five square miles of midtown Manhattan on a June afternoon, trapping riders in elevators and subways while hospitals relied on emergency generators. Power returned by night after Con Edison traced the fault to a circuit-breaker fire at a West 65th Street substation and related outages across East 63rd Street and a Long Island tie.
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New York
Manhattan
Times Square
Tughout
Consolidated Edison Co
Midtown Manhattan
77Th
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
48Rd
71St
Freedom Riders Test Segregation On Interstates Ride
A three-group Freedom Riders venture began in Wilmington and Raleigh North Carolina as they board buses to Charleston Tallahassee and St Petersburg to challenge interstate segregation. The teams include white and Negro riders and clergy aiming to test access to facilities under the Supreme Court ruling.
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Associated Press
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Wilmington
N.C
Washington
Greyhound
Charleston
Florida
South
Jacksonville
Fla
St. Petersburg
Alabama
Mississippi
Raleigh
Sumter
Tallahassee
New York
Congress of Racial Equality
Supreme Court
Gordon D. Negen
Ralph Diamond
South Carolina
Biddeford Accidents Bring Three Liquor Cases to Court
Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason presided as three liquor cases were continued in Biddeford Municipal Court. Abraham Martel, 63, of 142 Elm Street, charged with driving under the influence, had his case moved to June 24 and was freed on 500 dollars bail after a collision on Main Street damaged a parked sedan and a motorcycle. A passenger sustained a knee bump. Charles Cohen, 12 Porter Street, faced a liquor without a license charge stemming from a May 25 sale at Cohen's market. case set for June 21. Frank R. MacDonald, 59, of Southboro, Massachusetts, charged with DUI, continued to June 21. both Cohen and MacDonald released on 500 dollars bail. Police Officer Edward Gilbert investigated the accident. State Liquor Inspector George C. Dutille was a complainant in Cohen’s case.
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Washington
U.S
Poland
Irvin Chambers Scarbeck
Warsaw
Scarbeck
FBI
Justice Department
Sam Wertleb
United States
State Department
San Francisco
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign’ Relations Committee
Scarbeck Ws
Lincoln White
U.S. Security
Searbeck
Gerald C. Nason
Biddeford
Abraham Martel
Elm Street
Main Street
Martel
Juliette G. Girouard
Adams Street
Leo Toussaint
Alfred Road
Anna Monroe
Jefferson Street
Edward Gilbert
Charles Cohen
Porter Street
Cohen
Roger Boucher
Eugene
George C. Dutille
Frank R. MacDonald
Southboro
Mass
Nason
Hollis G. Dixon
MacDonald
Chamber Directors Selected for 1961 62 Biddeford Saco Chamber
Directors for the Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce for 1961 62 were named at a chamber meeting. New directors include Daniel Turkanis Edward Carp James Draggins. Other directors listed include Bernard Brady James P W Davidson William A Soule Harry M Wooster Archie B Maxwell Martin J Reilly Joseph S Audie Richard E Moore Roy MacNaughton Bernard Osher Joan T Sullivan Albert F Deschaise Stuart V Flavin. Stephen Kaler of the U S Department of Labor reviewed the manpower resource program. The group voted to pursue details at the June 28 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Daniel Turkanis
Edward Carp
James Draggins
Bernard F. Brady
James P. W. Davidson
William A. Soule
Harry M. Wooster
Archie B. Maxwell
Martin J. Reilly
Joseph S. Audie
Richard E. Moore
Roy MacNaughton
Bernard Osher
Joan T. Sullivan
Albert F. Deschaise
Kaler
Deshaies
Audie, Marshall
Wayne B. Hutchins
Population Rise in Biddeford and Census Total
Biddeford's population increased by 241 according to figures from the city assessor's office. A census conducted in April reports 19,381 residents, up from 19,140 last year, with no gender breakdown released as only total population was tabulated for poll tax purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
License Ordinance Favored At Old Orenard Beach
Old Orenard Beach voters approve a regulatory license ordinance at a special town meeting held in the high school gym. The key motion to reconsider failed 107 to 49, amendments set license requirements, fee schedules and penalties, and the act takes effect upon passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orenard Beach
Bernard Osher
Osher
Francis LaFountain
LaFountain
Iifis
Adelbert M. Jakeman, Sr
John Trull
Atty. LaFountain
Old Orchard Beach
Adelbert Jakeman, Jr
Break In Heat Wave Welcomed
FRYEBURG AP A freak windstorm caused eight inches north of Fryeburg with thundershowers cooling near record high heat. Trees, cars, and a truck were damaged along Route 5 and power outages hit a wide rural area. Portland hit 93, Augusta 91, and Millinocket 89 as relief followed the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fryeburg
Here
Route 5
Robert Potvin
Portland
Mercury
Oneegree
Augusta
Millinlocket
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Barbara Brandt
Stephen Johnson
Linda Stackpole
Alfred Richards
Dariene Dutille
Raymond Whitten
Debbie McGahey
Bishop Perkins
Mary Harris
Fred Balls
Suzie Mahair
Gregory Milliken
Sara Emmons
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Park- Sheraton
Waldorf-Astoria
Alantria Leaht
New Af Enanial Anwinws
42Nd Street
East River
Gen
Fea, Corp
House
Senate
Freedom Riders
Guv Reed
Richard N. Berry
Cape Elizabeth
Orville B. Haughn
R.bridgton
Berry
Reed
Civil Defense
Locke
Robert Whittier
Ferry Road
Sara Whalen
Ellen Shea
James Caras
Brian Kimball
Catherine Lockhart
Marina Bellevue
Suzanne Thivierge
Charles Scon‘tras
Laura Newell
Christopher Anges
Kathy Carr
Robert Stickles
Michael Teale
Thomas Deshaies
Marc Parisien
Dennis Hill
Brian Haley
Bruce Gaines
Catherine Salvas
Pamela Hawkins
Stephen Anges
Susan Field
Lynn Brady
Nancy White
Mary Hobbins
Laura Stone
Susan Whittier
Pearl Brady
Darlene Nein
Stephen Martin
Ruth Hussey
Thomas Haley
Robert Lockhart
Gilbert Bellevue
Kennebunk, Maine
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