Personal Briefs From Biddeford and Surrounding Areas
Surgical patient Ralph C. Perrin of 35 Summer Street Biddeford is at New England Medical Center Boston Mass. Nellie Lord of Saco on sick leave from Butler's store. Attendants at the wed anniversary fete for Narcisse Guay included Roger House of Washington Street Biddeford. Mrs Edward Paquin formerly Porter Street Biddeford now 48 Boothby Street South Portland is a patient at Maine Medical Center Portland. Airman apprentice Roger P. Roy son of Mr and Mrs Joseph N Roy of 242 Alfred Street Biddeford serves with Airborne Early Warning Squadron 15 at Patuxent River Naval Air Station Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph C. Perrin
Summer Street
Biddeford
New England Medical Center
Boston
Mass
Nellie Lord
Saco
Butler's
Ofce
Narcisse Guay
Roger House
Washington Street
Edward Paquin
Porter Street
Boothby Street
South Portlan
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Roger P. Roy
USN
Joseph N. Roy
Alfred Street
Naval Air Station
Patuxent River
Wilfred A. Dubois dies at 74 in Biddeford
Wilfred A. Dubois 74 of 63 Prospect street Biddeford died this morning at home after a sudden illness. Born in Arthabaska Canada he was a former restaurant cook and a St. Joseph church parishioner. Survivors include his widow Sara Brunelle four brothers Donat Ludger Josephat Antonio and a sister Mrs Laura Belanger with several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 8:30 am Monday from St Joseph church with calling hours at Emond funeral home 72 Hill street Biddeford 10 am to 10 pm prior to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred A. Dubois
Prospect Street
Biddeford
St. Helene de 'Cester
Arthabaska
Can
Louis and
Philomene
Tardif) Dubois
St. Joseph Church
Sacred Heart League
Order of Eagles
L Ocal
Sara Brunelle
Donat
Ludger
Josephat
Detroit
Mich
Antonio
Connecticut
Laura Belanger
Sst. Joseph Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill Street
Market Rally Holds Broad Gains Amid Volatile Trading
New York traders pushed stocks higher for a broad advance with chemicals and select issues posting 2 to 4 point gains. Du Pont rose about three points while Vic Chemical advanced nearly four after news of a potential appetite reducing drug. U.S. Steel and major names like Bethlehem, Republic and Jones & Laughlin rose slightly as American Telephone remained near unchanged and government bonds firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
du Rt
Vic Chemical
Pases
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem, Republic
Jones & Laughlin
American Telephone
U.S
Royal Pair Cable Relay Marks TV Breakthrough
Nearly 200 newsmen and photographers attended as engineers of the British Broadcasting Corp, with a new transatlantic cable relay system, filmed the Queen's departure from London. The event also marked a television first in relaying the royal departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace One
Gatineau
British Broadcasting Corp
Queen
London
Card of Thanks for Gratitude from Notre Dame Hospital stay
I thank my friends for cards and gifts sent during my stay at Notre Dame Hospital. Special thanks to Mrs. Rosealba Bisson for her thoughtfulness and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Hospital
Funeral for Paul Ludger Dube Held at Notre Dame de Lourdes
Funeral services were held this morning at Notre Dame de Lourdes church in Saco for Paul Ludger Dube. A solemn high Mass of requiem was led by Rev. Albert Charette with Rev. Maurice Jalbert and Rev. George J. Plante. Bearers were Sacred Heart league members Ernest Valliere Raoul Morin Albert Caron Herve Paul Victor Paquette and Ernest Martel. Out of town attendees included Marcel Laimontagne Armand Vereneau Arthur Mathieu Rich ard Drake Alice Shevenell Herman Huot and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ludger Dube
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Saco
Albert Charette
Maurice Jalbert
George J. Plante
Eva Carrier
St. Joseph
Father Plante
Sacred Heart League
Ernest Valliere
Raoul Morin
Albert Caron
Herve Paul
Victor Paquette
Ernest Martel
Marcel Laimontagne
Armand Vereneau
New Britain
Conn
Arthur Mathieu
Richard Drake
Dover
N. H
Alice Shevenell
Portland
Herman Huot
Boston
Mass
Funeral services held for Mrs Agnes M Strickland
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 2 for Mrs Agnes M Strickland of 7 Gray Street Saco. Rev Norman J Langmaid pastor of the School Street Methodist Church Saco officiated at Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco. Burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes M. Strickland
Gray Street
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring Street
Norman J. Langmaid
School Street
Fire destroys homes leaves 25 homeless in East St. Louis
A Wednesday night blaze in East St. Louis destroyed six homes and damaged two more in a Negro neighborhood. The fire of undetermined origin caused 25 people to become homeless with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis
TL Wm
Portland Weather Outlook With Rain and Cool Winds
Cloudy and cool with rain or showers moderate to heavy today and tonight. Mostly cloudy with showers Friday and no significant temperature changes. North to northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Small craft warnings along coastal zones may be lowered later today. Temperatures in all zones range from the mid to upper 50s to mid to upper 40s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Miss Clara Hinse 87 Old Orchard Beach
Lewiston obituary notices Miss Clara Hinse 87 of Old Orchard Beach died in an Old Orchard Beach nursing home after living there nine years. Survived by sister Mrs Sarah Dussault of Old Orchard Beach she was a member of St Margaret parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Clara Hinse
Old Orchard Beach
Miss Hinse
Sarah Dussault
St. Margaret Parish
Funeral Services for Alexandre Duguay in Biddeford
Funeral services were held at St. Joseph church in Biddeford for Alexandre Duguay of Mt. Pleasant Street. The solemn high mass was celebrated by Father Marc Franck with Father Norman Carrier as deacon and Father Sylvio Levesque as sub-deacon. Burial followed at St. Joseph cemetery with prayers at the grave. Bearers included Robert Duguay, Robert Warner, Elphege Blais, Alcide Bolduc, Emile Belanger and Gerard Lemay. Also present were Leo Warner, Robert Ducey, Mrs. Irene Thibodeau, Mrs. Rose Le tendre, Bernard Letendre, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathieu from Bridgeport, Lewiston, and Newburyport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandre Duguay
Mt. Pleasant Street
Biddeford
St. Joseph
Marc Franck
Norman Carrier
Sylvio Levesque
Diane Rousselle
Carrier
Robert Duguay
Robert Warner
Elphege Blais Aleicde Bolduc
Emile Belanger
Gerard Lemay
Leo Warner
Robert Ducey
Irene Thibodeau
Bridgeport
Policeman Rescues Dozens of Dogs From Fire
Los Angeles officer Kenneth Shipp battled a grass fire near a large wooden house. He freed about 50 dogs in kennels in the yard and then emptied a dog-filled house of more than 17 dogs in roughly 15 minutes. The blaze was brought under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Kenneth Shipp
Shipp
Adah chapter and Elks lodge schedule brisk local meetings
Esther chapter led by Past Grand Matron Mabel J. DeShon will host an O E S meeting Friday at 7 30 p m at the Adah chapter. Annette chapter meets Thursday at 7 30 p m in Masonic Hall Saco. Elks Lodge in Biddeford Saco convenes tonight at 8 with a 27 candidate class to receive the degree. Exalted Ruler Fernando M. Cote and officers will perform the work. supper at 6 30 p m. Girl Scout Troop 25 plans a weiner roast Tuesday at 11 a m at Frances Barrett’s home. York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty installs officers Saturday evening at the Old Orchard Beach American Legion home with departmental officers visiting. hostesses Mrs. Nathan F. Ford and Mrs. Emile Lemire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
Mabel J. DeShon
Adah
Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks
Elks Home
Saco
BPOF
Fernando M. X. Cote
Harold Marr
Biddeford
Frances Barrett
Cherry Lane
York County
Old Orchard Beach
American Legion
School Street
Nathan F. Ford
Emile Lemire
Value in coin collection theft continues in Biddeford
Police report a continuing theft from a Biddeford coin collection with about 160 silver dollars and 280 half dollars missing. Chief Edgar Sevigny says details are being withheld as state and local police pursue leads across Portland, Old Orchard Beach, and New Hampshire. A stolen Massachusetts car tied to the case was found near Portland, and a diamond ring and a Canadian dollar were recovered by State Police this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
Sevigny
George Friary
Philip Poirier
Friary
Portland
Rounded up all the dogs by an unnamed kennel owner
A brief note states that all the dogs were rounded up but the kennel owner's name was not learned and there was no time to obtain it. The fragment implies a local animal control or pet handling action with missing identifying details.
Beck, Officials Deny Crime In $200000 Loan Case
Former Teamsters president Dave Beck and two trucking executives deny any wrongdoing after a federal grand jury indicted them on Taft Hartley Act violations. The $200,000 loan to Beck, repaid, was from Fruehauf Trailer Co. and Associated Transport leaders who say the loan aided Beck in past needs. Beck’s lawyer plans to seek a postponement of his June 24 plea date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Beck
Teamstrs Union
Roy Fruehauf
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Detroit
Burge Seymour
New Preston
Rulers of MonacoMeet Pope John XXIII in Audience
Vatican City reports Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco met Pope John XXIII today in an audience with full heads of state honors. In Formosa Taipei Madame Chiang Kai-shek returned after medical treatment, greeted by President Chiang and U.S. officials at the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Prince, Rainier, III
Princess Grace
Monaco
John XXIII
Riviera
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Chiang
U. S
Destructive Florida Tornado Strikes Bay Shore Drive
Residents recount near misses as a tornado devastates a Florida neighborhood. John Brandt and others describe bracing in bathrooms while windows and doors are ripped out. Police and volunteers guard the area to deter looting as homes and cars are damaged beyond repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandt
Florida Highway Patrol
Aryl Civil Defense
George Fo
George Ferro
Bayshore Drive
Greatest Destructinn
Girl Admits Ceovanne? at swimming hole shooting incident
A girl confronted a boy near a swimming hole and fired two warning shots after the rifle jammed. She chased him across a hilltop, cleared the jam, loaded again, and fired a second shot that struck Spalding about 200 yards away, who fell to the ground. She then returned to her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceovanne
Page
Spalding
Maine Road Fatalities Rise This Month and Year
State Police reported Wednesday that 12 people have been killed on Maine roads so far this month. The tally for 1959 traffic deaths stands at 46, up from 40 at the same point in 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Jaycees Elect Officers and plan Christmas Sales Training
The Biddeford Saco Jaycees met to start a Christmas Sales Training program with local merchants to train extra holiday staff. A June 27 banquet at Shawmut Inn Kennebunkport will feature social hour and program. Donald Richards, a soap box derby contestant, announced completion of his car and the meeting was led by Jaycee President Joseph Stondin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Westpront
Jaycee
Joseph Stondin
Norman Martin
Richard Cleveland
Willard Sackpole
Fern
Audie
Bill Doran
Dave Twomey
Art Waters
Norm Mether
Maurice Geert
Ray Audie
Norm Audie
Heavy Whiting Run Reported In Casco Bay
PORTLAND The whiting are running off Portland and Casco Bay waterfront. About 440000 pounds were landed yesterday. One vessel returned with a bag of fish hanging at the boom and holds full. Fishermen feared silver hake would push them from the grounds as other ports processed bumper hauls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Casco Bay
Sub crew cuts eyed for nuclear subs at Groton
Groton Connecticut. A General Dynamics Electric Boat Division project aims to trim nuclear submarine crews from about 100 men to as few as 12. The Navy has chosen the firm to lead an industry naval team called the Su marine Integrated Control System to balance manpower with machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groton
Conn
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Navy
Coyle Brothers Return to Philadelphia in Police Case
In Wareham Massachusetts John J Coyle 24 faces murder charges in Philadelphia after waiving rendition hearings in Fourth Plymouth District Court He pleaded guilty to assault with intent to murder two Massachusetts officers armed robbery kidnapping larceny and fugitive from justice and agreed to be returned to Philadelphia where his brother William 22 was killed in a police gun battle during the Philadelphia case police had pursued the Coyle brothers since the June 5 slaying of Officer James Kane 27 in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wareham
Mass
John J. Coyle
William
Middleboro
Philadelphia
Coyle
L. Francis Callan
Fourth Plymouth District Court
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Coyle Brothers
James Kane
William Sedgiwick
Philadelpia
Big Four Ministers Delay Talks in Geneva
In Geneva the Big Four foreign ministers postponed their talks for 24 hours at the request of Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. The delay was announced shortly before the scheduled meeting at Gromyko's villa after a private luncheon with Selwyn Lloyd. Lloyd gained quick agreement from Christian Herter and Maurice Couve de Murville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Explorer Scouts Gift to Sweetser Home in Biddeford
Explorer Post 305 of Biddeford completed a cement embedded truck wheel merry go round for the Sweetser Children's Home in Savo. Linwood Brown accepted the gift as executive director. A second service project saw steel donated by Joseph Zaitlin. Post elections named John Charest president and Jack Hill vice president while Albert J. Ouellette ably advised. A canoe trip from Biddeford to Ossipee Lake and Saco River is planned with Al Ouellette. Deep sea fishing and a Ossipee Mountain picnic are on the schedule with Paul Peck as advisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Explorer Post 305
Biddeford
Sweetser Childrens Home
Savo
Linwood Brown
Explorer
Joseph Zaitlin
Building and Loan Association
John Charest
Jack Hill
Harry Townsend
John Colomb
Robert DeSilva
Lawrence Villandry
Tthe Scout Hall
Ossipee Lake
N. H
Ossipee River
Saco River
Ocean
Alibert J. Ouellette
Summit Street
Ossipee Mountain
Jack Colomb
Albert J. Ouellette
Paul Peck
Post
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Royal
Mrs. Rosealba_ Bisson
Paul L, Dube
Annette
Masonic Hall
Fred Clark
Robert Lennox
Main Street
Playtex
Xl, S, M, L. White
Fort Lamy
Chad
Francois Tombalbaye
Democratic African Rally Party
Chad Republic
Moscow
Kiev
Mars
Tass
Port Said
Egypt
Nord
Suez Canal
United Arab Republic
Antwerp
Japan
Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
John Brandt
Girl
Church Education Group
Jaycees
Universalist- Unitarian Religious Education Committee
Unitarian
Eleanor Davis
Louiise Harrison
John Cooper
Howard Shaffer
Lillian Chapin
Fallars
Ferry Beach
Laura _ Bridgnan
Louise Harrison
Eleanor Shaffer
Robert Fenderson
Edmund W. Beal
Sweetser
Gutespane
Deldi Suedes
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