Portland Weather Outlook with Showers and Clearing
Cloudy with occasional showers this afternoon and possible thundershowers, cooler with light to moderate southerly winds. Tonight, showers persist and temperatures hold steady as winds shift to moderate north. Tuesday brings gradual clearing and sun, with a bit warmer afternoon and northwest winds. Zone 1 temperatures mid 60s. overnight lows listed for multiple cities including Caribou 51 and Boston 64.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
Personal Briefs Highlight Local Movements and Events
Local educators attend a conference in Orono while Biddeford residents travel for events. Notable attendees include Paul Larrabee, Clarence Armstrong, Andrew King, and Peter Farley. Several residents visit family, attend funerals, and travel for weddings and performances, with activities spanning Biddeford, Old Orchard Beach, Saco, Kennebunkport, Rockland, and surrounding areas. Public notices include hospital recoveries and surgical patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Larrabee
Biddeford
Orono
Clarence Armstrong
Springfield
Old Orchard Beach
Andrew E. King
Portland Avenue
Fredericton
N. B
Rockland
Irene Throumoulos
Graham Street
Murray Hill
N. J
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Jasper D. Cochrane
Michael Lloyd
Sandra
Scott
Lakewood
South Street
Maurice Arsenault
Nott Street
Saco
Alcide Deschambeault
Deschambault
York County Register of Deeds
G. Earle Chick
School Street
Richard Reed
Melvin Village
N. H
Tuftonboro Center
Oriss Estelle Lariviere
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Priscilla Lariviere
Notre Dame Hospital
Oliva W. Lariviere
Adelaide Road
Arundel Opera
Kennebunkport
Thomas Manning
New York City
Anna Breault
Obituary: Dr Edward L Hannaway D D S Dies at 44
Dr Edward L Hannaway 44 of 700 Pine Street Manchester N H died at home yesterday Born in Biddeford he was a Holy Cross Creighton and Columbia alumnus taught at Tufts Dental School and served in the Army Dental Corps He is survived by his wife three sons two daughters and two sisters Funeral services set for 9 a m Wednesday at St Catherine church Manchester with viewing at Joseph M McDonough Co funeral home today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Hannaway
Pine Street
Manchester
N. H
Biddeford
John F
Mary F. Hannaway
Holy Cross College
Creighton University Dental School
Omaha
Neb
Columbia University
Tufts Dental School
Medford
Mass
Army Dental Corps
St. Catherine Parish
Madelyn Broderick Hannaway
Mary Hannaway
Edward L
Mark B
Mary Jane Hannaway
Judith Ann Hannaway
Francis Murphy
George Knight
St. Catherine Church
Joseph M. McDonough and Co
Hanover Street
Obituary of Hazel Wormwood of Kennebunkport and Biddeford
Aszel R Wormwood dies suddenly in a Biddeford hospital at age 45. Born in Biddeford she was a book keeper for an automotive firm in Ayer Massachusetts. Survived by her mother residing in Kennebunk Lower Village and by a family in Kennebunkport. Funeral service set for Wednesday at 2 pm from Bibber Memorial Chapel with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may visit Bibber Chapel Tuesday afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel R. Wormwood
Kennebunk
Biddeford
Haven R. and
Almeda ( Denker) Wormwood
Ayer. Mass
Mr. Wormwood
Kennebunk Lower Village
Order of Eastern Star
South Congregational Church
Kennebunkport
Bibber Memorial
Obituary of Silas S Edwards in Gorham area
Silas S Edwards 71 resident of the Columbia hotel Biddeford died Sunday at Portland hospital after a long illness He was known as a fruit and fish idler who had lived in Sebago after leaving Biddeford Born in Gorham he was the son of Silas and Melissa Scribner Edwards Survivors: two sons Elwood and Lloyd A Edwards a daughter Mildred Seaton Richville a sister Myrtle M Edwards Yonkers NY nine grandchildren two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral from Neals funeral home Gorham Wednesday at 2 pm Rev Roy Moody will officiate burial in Hillside Cemetery Gorham Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow afternoon and evening Flowers omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas S. Edwards
Columbia
Biddeford
Portland Hospital
Sebago
Gorham
Silas and
Mellissa Scribner Edwards
Elwood S
Lloyd A. Edwards
North Sebago
Mildred Seaton
Richville
Mise Myrtle M. Edwards
Yonkers
N. Y
Neal
State Street
Roy Moody
School Street Methodist Church
Hillside Cemetery
Fannie Callowhill 87 widow dies at Old Orchard Beach
Fannie R. Callowhill of 64 Union Avenue Old Orchard Beach, widow of Percy J. Callowhill, dies at a local nursing home. Born in East Boston, daughter of James and Catherine Bent, she was a charter member of Attleboro Massachusetts DAR chapter. Survived by daughter Ellsworth Dill Greenville South Carolina and granddaughter Janet R. Crocker Japan. Private funeral tomorrow at 1 30 p m from Dennett and Craig funeral home Saco Reverend Norman J Langmaid to officiate with burial at Laurel Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie R. Callowhill
Percy J. Callowhill
Old Orchard Beach
Union Avenue
Old Orchard
Boston
Mass
James and
Catherine Bradford Bent
Attleboro
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ellsworth Dill
Greenville
S. C
Walter F Holmes dies at 84 in Saco after long illness
Walter F Holmes 84 longtime state forester and conservation official died at a local hospital after a long illness. He shaped gypsy moth and white pine blister rust control and helped found the Massachusetts Tree Warden and Foresters association. Survived by three daughters seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Private funeral in Everett Massachusetts with burial in Glenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Dennett and Craig funeral home in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Holmes
Saco
Massachusetts State Department of Conservation
Diamond Hills
R. 1
Charles
Lida Crosby Holmes
Massachusetts Tree Warden and Foresters Association
Grace Russell Holmes
Buzzards Bay
Mass
Carol H. MacLean
Beverly
Barland
West Chester
Miriam H. Goodell
Port Chester
N. Y
Texas
Woodlawn Chanel
Everett
Birger Johnson
First Congregational Parish Church
Glenwood Cemetery
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
S65
Main Street
Welcome To The Fold Two New Babies Named
At Fort Huachuca Arizona a son Marc Peter seven pounds eight ounces was born on June 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Sylivia Nolette. The mother is fencer Jean Binette of Biddeford with grandparents Mrs. Joseph Binette and Mr. Oscar Nolette of Biddeford and Saco. At Dover Delaware a daughter six pounds ten ounces was born June 20 to Mr. and Mrs. Joel St Amand of Coward Trailer Park. The mother is Joanne Brackett daughter of Mrs. Gabrielle Brackett of Saco with paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E. St. Amand of Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylivia Nolette
Ft. Huachuca
Arizona
Marc Peter
Nolette
Jean Binette
Biddeford
Joseph Binette
Lessard Avenue
Oscar Nolette
Middle Street
Saco
Joel St. Amand
Coward
N. Little Creek Road
Dover
Del
St. Amand
Joanne Brackett
Gabrielle Brackett
Sweetser
E. St. Amand
Bradbury Street
Journal
Vincent J. Windle
James R. Windle
Darlington Avenue
Aberdeen
James Windle
Long Island
N. Y
Joseph L. Bernier
Graham Street
Windle
Claire A. Bernier
Edward J Reilly Local Baker Dies at 69 in Biddeford
Edward J Reilly 69 founder of Reilly Bakery in Biddeford died in a local hospital after long illness He lived at 16 Amherst Street born Brookline Mass son of George and Annie Crawley Reilly He arrived in Biddeford early and worked at Calderwood Doyle and later formed Reilly McFarland in 1910 The firm split in 1938 with sons Norman J and Edward M Reilly He retired in 1946 Survivors include widow Melina daughters Lorain Bruce two sons five grandchildren and several cousins Funeral at St Mary Church Wednesday at 4 am with visiting hours Cosgrove Funeral Home 326 Elm Street Biddeford today and tomorrow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Reilly
Reilly Bakery Company
Biddeford
Amherst Street
Brookline
Mass
George
Annie Crawley
Reilly
Robert McFarland
Calderwood and Doyle Bakeries
Reilly-McFarland
Norman J
Edward M. Reilly
Holy Name Society
St. Mary Parish
St. Mary Church
Melina Reilly
Edward M
Lorraine Bruce
Brattleboro
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm Street
Death of Ralph W. Shepard at Bay View
Ralph W. Shepard, 75, died suddenly yesterday at his Bay View summer home. A retired funeral director from Greenfield Massachusetts, he owned Shepard Funeral Home for over 45 years before retiring. He lived at 37 Woodleigh Avenue, Greenfield, born Turners Falls. Funeral arrangements by Dennett and Craig of Saco, services in Greenfield Tuesday with burial at Green River Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Shepard
Bay View
Woodleigh Avenue
Greenfield
Mass
Turners Falls
Henry Shepard
Shepard Funeral Home
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Saco
Green River
Greeenfield
Club Calendar postpones Biddeford Pool cookout to Monday
The Biddeford Pool Extension Service cookout is postponed to Monday June 12 at 6 30 p m. The Ladies auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at 7 30 tonight at the City building Biddeford Unity lodge Knights of Pythias will meet Tuesday night at the K of P hall Saco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Pool
Veterans of Forign Wars
Biddeford
Unity Lodge
Knights of Pythios Wall
K. of P. Hall
Saco
Midweek Church Services and Salvation Army Meetings
The midweek service and Bible study are set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Saco United Baptist church. The Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army Girl Guards meet Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the Salvation Army hall. A prayer meeting is scheduled Tuesday at 7 45 p m at the Old Beach Salvation Army hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco United Baptist Church
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army Girl Guards
Salvation Army Hall
Old Beach
Salvation Army
Funeral rites for Wilfrid A Dubois at St Joseph church
Funeral services for Wilfrid A Dubois were held at St. Joseph church at 8:30 this morning with a solemn high mass of requiem. Rt Rev Msgr Eli Hevey presided assisted by Rev Marc Franck deacon and Rev Norman Carrier sub deacon. Beavers and Sacred Heart league members were honored. burial followed in St Joseph cemetery with prayers at the grave by Father Carrier. Out of town relatives attended from Detroit Joliet St Remi Manchester Chelsea and Kittery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfrid A Dubois
St. Joseph Church
Msgr
Eli Hevey
Marc Franck
Norman Carrier
Diane Frechette Rousselle
St. Beavers
Sacred Heart League of
Ernest Soulard
Francois Nadeau
Pierre Perron
St. Joseph
Father Carrier
Josephit Dubois
Detroit
Mich
Ernest Brunelle
Joliet
Quebec
Emile Turcotte
Raymond Turcotte
Armand Turcotte
Denise Turcotte
St. Remi
P. Q
Raoul Brunelle
Manchester
N. H
Robert Crocker
Kittery
Gerard Brunelle
Joan Brunelle
Chelsea
Mass
Sodiey Will Star In TV Special Show
New York reports a one hour television special to star Arthur Godfrey who is recovering from a lung operation on April 30. The program is scheduled for September 16 from 10 to 11 p m Eastern Daylight Time. The show type is not disclosed, but likely a welcome back to television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur Godfrew
Godfrey
Mrs Velva Townsend Rites Held in Sanford
Funeral services were held for Mrs Velva Lockwood Townsend 66 wife of Clarence Townsend of 8 Kilby Street Sanford. Born in Biddeford to Franklyn and Mary Jane Murphy Berry she was educated in Biddeford schools. Services at 2 p m at Hurd Funeral Home officiated by Rev Warren Palmer. Bearers were Sylvester Phelan Howard Clark Joseph Deschenes and Moore Greenwood. Survived by husband and several nieces and nephews including Eva French of Saco. Maine convention to hear Hubert Humphrey candidate for presidential nomination in Lewiston in March or April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Townsend
Velva Lockwood Townsend
Kilby Street
Sanford
Howard Clark
Joseph Deschenes
Moore Greenwood
Townsend
Eva French
Saco
Former Saco Girl Drowns In Connecticut
Doris Tardif 16, formerly of Saco, died in New Britain Connecticut from accidental drowning. She moved with her parents from Saco in January 1958 and attended Saco schools. Survived by parents Willie and Mrs. Tardif, three sisters Jeannette Benikas Jacqueline Patricia, four brothers Gerard Edward Donald Paul, grandmother Mrs. Mary Tardif of Biddeford, and several Biddeford Saco area aunts and uncles. Mary church New Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Tardif
Willie Tardif
North Street
New Britain
Paul Tardif
Mary Tardif
Biddeford
Biddeford- Saco
St. Mary Church
Couple Injured In Maine Turnpike Accident
A car driven by 28 year old Raymond A Simonton of Rokvort veered off the northbound Maine Turnpike near South Portland after the driver fell asleep. He and his 18 year old wife Mrs A Shea Simonton survived with multiple cuts and bruises as the vehicle and a large directional sign were total losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Portland
Maine Turnpike
Raymond A. Simonton
Rokvort
A. Shearer Simonton
Bay State Plant Walkout Leaves Polaris Guidance Systems Idle
Four thousand workers joined a sudden strike after 18 assemblers in GE's power transformer department were suspended three days without pay for resisting incentive rates. Pickets closed GE parking areas, causing injuries and hospitalizations, as union and management prepare to resume talks after suspensions end. John Fowning helped broker a swift peace. Downing, once Boston union leader, cited Berkshire region economics as motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John Fowning
Berkshire Hills Conference
Pittsfield
Commrce
Downing
Wholesal Retail Clerks Union
Berkshire
Arthur J. LaBlue
Stock market extends moderate advance amid steady trading
New York stocks rose modestly in fairly active trading led by steels and aluminum shares. U S Steel hit a yearly high near 100, then eased. Texaco gained while Superior Oil of California jumped on the 24 for 1 exchange offer. Eastman Kodak and Merck fell as bonds stayed firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S. Steel
Lukens
Jones & Laughlin
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Reynolds Metals
Aluminium Ltd
Alcoa
Thickel
Texas Instrument
Texaco
Superior Oil
California
Superior
Funeral Directors Meet in Kennebunkport Maine
Maine funeral directors convene in Kennebunkport to hear Merle M. Welsh president of their national association discuss the profession and its direction. The convention program also includes the election of officers.
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Kennebunkport
Maine
Merle M. Welsh
Baton Rouge
Floods Hit Ceylon City After Monsoon Rains
Ceylon endures widespread floods after torrential rains for three days leaving thousands homeless. Landslides cut off areas from food and medical supplies as government relief agencies fear a high death toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
Colombo
Biddeford Class Reunion Attracts 1000 In Biddeford
A 2 year class reunion for the Biddeford High School class of 1939 drew about 1000 attendees at the Wonderbar Steak House with 55 original classmates present. Guests included Robert H. McCain and Mrs Charlemagne Fournier, plus numerous teachers and alumni from Pennsylvania New Jersey Niagara Falls and Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Wonderbar
Robert H. McCain
Fitchburg Mass
Charlemagne Fournier
Thornton Academy
Pennsylvania
Alien Pawlaski
New Jersey
Francis Belard
Niagara
Jack Lamb
Thomas Anton
Eleanor Mogan
Irene McAdoo
Richard Murthy
John Merrill
Paul Roy
Helen Burke
Richard Dutcher
Edward Whelan
Joseph Grondin
Raymond Cantara
Edward Pullyard
Howard Barnes
Joan Hennick
Gerard Sevigny
Bernard Braley
Violet Metcalf
James Tarpy
Rodgers
Raymond Logan
Albert Boutet
Charles Nanos
Walter Bissell
Raymond Petit
Raymond Hobbins
Raymond Emmons
Clair Paquet
Ralph Beaveslage
Raymond Gogins
Robert McCain
Alan Raulovski
Lucy Poli
Dixie Wilson
Illness Of Long Throws State Into Turmoil
Louisiana faces questions about Gov Earl K Long amid a move to determine if he is legally insane or fit to be released from a mental hospital. Doctors report he is cooperative and in satisfactory condition as legal actions loom and Lt. Gov Lether Frazer acts in emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Southeast Louisiana
Mandeville
New Orleans
Chester Williams
East Baton Rouge Parish
Long
Capital
Joseph Arthur Sims
Fof Hammond
Sims
Covington
Galveston
Lether Frazar
Frazer
Veteran BIW pilot Captain Stacey dies at 70
Cap t. George C Stacey aged 70 and a long time BIW pilot in Bath and one of Maine’s last sailing fleet veterans died yesterday in a Bath hospital. The Phippsburg native steered BIW built destroyers through World War II coastal patrols and navigation duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
George, C. Stacey
Bath Iron Works
Maine
Bath
Phippsburg
BIW
Summer Band Concerts Start Tomorrow Night
Painchand's Band opens the season with a 8 p m concert at Memorial Field Biddeford under Ludger Picher. If bad weather the event shifts to Wednesday or Thursday, then the following Tuesday if still stormy. Program includes marches and selections such as New York Hippodrome, The Golden Sceptre, Seventy Six Trombones, Three Kings, Loveland, My Happiness, Philharmonic, White Silver Sands and Good Night Ladies featuring Gendron Trull and Dournier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painchand
Memorial Field
Biddeford
Ludger Picher
New York Hippodrome
John Philip Sousa
R. Schlepegrell
Meredith Wilson
Economic Union and the race to wealth in the Cold War
Clague warns US needs to respond to the Soviet high investment rate and forecasted growth. He argues Washington risks losing top talent as government agencies struggle to attract graduates while the USSR could overtake the United States if current trends persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Khrushchev
United States
Soviet Union
Clague
Western ministers discuss summit with Gromyko? no decision
Herter reported after the fruitless first round of talks that Western ministers did not raise a possible summit with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrey Gromyko. The secretary said no such matter was discussed. Herter had arrived from the first round, noting Soviet aims to absorb West Berlin and keep Germany divided to extend Communist influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Andrey Gromyko
Herter
West Berlin
Germany
Flooded oil burner in Saco home reported
Saco firefighters answered a morning call to 39 Washington Avenue the home of Lowell Field for a flooded oil burner. Slight smoke damage was reported with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Lowell Field
Washington Avenue
Lightning Hits Man in Portland During Severe Storm
A violent thunderstorm drenched Greater Portland with nearly 0.5 inch of rain in 15 minutes. Lightning struck Galen N. Arey of South Portland as he was sprinkling his lawn, knocking him to the ground, while other bolts caused minor damage to two South Portland homes.
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E. L. Hannaway
Vermont
Bidgeford Maine
W.J Provost
L R. Joncas
James P. Murphy Co
Lewiston, Maine
Rep
Roland Collette
Dial
Silas
Edwards
Fannie Callowhill
High Low
Wilfrid A. Dubois
Sodiey
Lewiston
Alton A. Lessard
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Rome
Italy
Borghese Gardens
Connecticut
Bay State
Goodyear
Cannes
France
Riviera Resort
Dawn Addams
Main St. Laco, Me
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring St
Vial
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