Local residents listed for medical, summer, and travel notes
Miss Annie Goodwin of Biddeford is a patient at Webber hospital after tonsillectomy setbacks. Ivory Tarbox of Saco is also listed as a patient at Webber hospital, Biddeford. Edward Horsfield and family from Gardena California are visiting Biddeford relatives. Harold Jefferson of Biddeford has returned from Harvard University class reunion. Larry Chelder of Saco will be a summer counselor at Camp Young Judaea in Mount Vernon New Hampshire. Craig Lund of Saco works at Lund Manufacturing in Biddeford for the summer. John McNabb of Saco will serve as caddy master at Kebo Valley CC in Bar Harbor. Ernest Pollock and family of Saco are moving to Beverly Massachusetts. Dr Frank D Lawler, superintendent of schools in Saco and Old Orchard Beach, is at Maine Medical Center Portland for observation. Mrs Dominic Pratt of Old Orchard Beach is convalescing at home after treatment at Webber hospital. Among A and P summer workers in Saco are Linda Lake Norman Bowie Janice Maddox Jackie Weiss and Ken Lane. Pfc Robert Wilbur of Saco attended a Hospitality Hour hosted by the S O club in Jacksonville Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Goodwin
Pine Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Elm Street
Ndra Lepage
Ivory H. Tarbox
Harrison Avenue
Saco
Edward Horsfield
Gardena
Calif
Harold __ Jefferson
Graham Street
Larry Chelder
Laurel Avenue
Mount Vernon
N. H
Lund Manufacturing Company
Craig Lund
Rocky Hill Road
John McNabb
Beach _ street
Kebo Valley Country Club
Bar Harbor
Ernest Pollock
Locke Street
Beverly
Mass
Frank D. Lawler
Old Orchard Beach
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Dominic Pratt
Atlantic Avenue
A. and P. Company
Linda Lake
Norman Bowie
Janice Maddox
Jackie Weiss
Ken Lane
Pfc
Robert Wilbur
Isabelle Wilbur
Weymouth Street
A S. O. Club
Jacksonville
Obituaries of Henri N Martin and Florence Arnold
Henri N Martin 87 formerly of Yarmouth died in Gardiner Convalescent Home after a long illness Born December 26 1872 in Biddeford son of Andre and Marie Simard educated in local schools a 40 year Yarmouth resident and Sacred Heart church member Survived by brother Peter Martin of Biddeford Calling hours at Emond Funeral Home today 2 4 and 7 10 and Thursday 2 4 and 7 10 Funeral from St Andre church Friday at 9 a m Miss Florence C Arnold formerly of Kennebunk died Saturday in Winthrop convalescent home Private funeral at Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk Born May 12 1914 in Malden MA daughter of Herbert F Arnold and Emma Skinner Arnold Survived by sisters Katherine DeGae t Philadelphia and Priscille Arnold Hawaii and an aunt Robert McMillen Sanford Rev George Urban officiated at service at Evergreen Cemetery Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri Noel Martin
Yarmouth
Gardiner
Martin
Biddeford
Andre
Marie (Simard) Martin
Sacred Heart Church
Peter Martin
Emond
St. Andre Church
Florence C. Arnold
Kennebunk
Winthrop
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Summer Street
Herbert F
Emma (Skinner) Arnold
Malden
Mass
Katherine
Lobster Bake Reservations Open for Elks Anniversary
Leonard A. Drapeau, chairman of Biddeford Saco lodge Elks 25th anniversary committee, announced the reservation deadline for the lobster bake at Elks home in Saco has moved to Thursday evening at 9. Tickets are available from the stewards and guests may be invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard A. Drapeau
Biddeford-Saco
Biddeford Baco Council of Churches Plans Meeting
The Biddeford Baco Council of Churches will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at School Street Methodist Church in Saco to plan the year’s program. The Parish Nominating Committee of Christchurch Episcopal will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Kennebunk Beach home of Mr and Mrs Harold S Gould.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Christchurch
Episcopal
Kennebunk Beach
Harold S. Gould
Building Group Shortens Term of President
Members of Troop One Building Association Auxiliary voted to change the term of the president from two years to one year at the last night business session and June banquet at Cascade lodge Portland road Baco. President Mrs Chris Proulx welcomed attendees and presided as plans for a membership drive among parents of Troop 305 Scouts were outlined as a summer and early fall project by membership chair Mrs Alan Sneider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop One Building Association Auxiliary
Cascade Lodge
Portland Road
Baco
Chris Proulx
Alan Sneider
Ben Remar
Euclide Millette
Jean Martel
Sunshine Committee
Sneider
Rebecca Steinhardt
Cochairman
Bessie Saperia
Proulx
Theresa Chasse
Meade Rogalski
Marion Dexheimer
Grace McCarthy
Leona Dumouchel
Estelle M. Scheik
Norma Berry
Jeannette Brochu
Noella_ Hayford
Saperia
Steinhardt
Martel
Publicity Bureau To Hold Annual School Travel Counselors
The Maine Publicity Bureau hosts its 18th annual school for travel counselors in Augusta on Monday. A one day session, held before the summer travel season, aims to equip information bureau staff with effective travel advisory methods. A panel includes officials from parks highway sea fisheries forestry fish and game and state police. Speakers include Hartley C. Baxter from state promotion and Robert O F Elliot of the Department of Economic Development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine Publicity Bureau
Hartley C. Baxter
Robert O.F. Elliot
Department of Economic Development
Janson Calling Hours Set at Emond Funeral Home
Leopold L Janson will have calling hours at Emond Funeral Home Hill Street Biddeford until 10 tonight and from 10 am to 10 pm tomorrow. Funeral services are planned Friday at 9 30 am from St Joseph Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold L. Janson
Emond Funeral Home
Hill Street
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
Biddeford Saco Unemployment Falls Again
Unemployment in the Biddeford Saco area declined last week per Francis Coughlin of the Meine Employment Security Commission. At week’s end 621 people received unemployment compensation at the local office, down 28 from the prior week’s 649, and far below the year earlier total of 1,187, a 566 rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Francis Coughlin
Meine Employment Security Commission
Focal
Coughlin
Portland Weather Summary
Partly cloudy Portland this afternoon with sun and warm temperatures ARound 80. Winds west to southwest 10 to 20 mph. Tonight increasing clouds mild with southerly 5 to 10 mph. Thursday variable cloudiness cooler with possible showers and fog along the coast. Winds 10 to 25 mph from south to southeast. Overnight lows shown for multiple cities include Portland 45 and New York 58 among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Old Town
Rumsford
Mt. Wash
Concord
June Till Daylight Time Sunrise and Hour Data
The fragment lists daylight times for June with morning and evening shifts. Entries show dates and corresponding low and high values, including AM PM markers and clock times, though many digits are unclear or misformatted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J A.M. P
No Sign Is Reported Of Lost Anglers
CAPE ELIZABETH AP The search for three Greater Portland men feared drowned during a deep sea fishing trip continued in full force today. The Coast Guard had two vessels and a helicopter searching the Witch Rock area off here for a third consecutive day. Nolan Tanous 32 year old Portland druggist Robert B Frank 49 of Portland and Nathaniel P Leighton 45 of Westbrook the latter two S D Warren paper mill employees disappeared Monday. Their 18 foot outboard motor boat was found swamped 12 hours after they left Portland Harbor. The craft's two large motors were missing. Only the bow of the boat was above water. There were two World War II life preservers in the swamped boat but officials said the preservers were useless because they lacked the cartridges needed to inflate them. Bobh Frank a 20year Navy veteran who owned the boat and the others were experienced fishermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Elizabeth
Portland
Coast Guard
Witch Rock
Nolan Tanous
Robert B. Frank
Nathaniel P. Leighton
Westbrook
S.D. Warren Paper Mill
Portland Harbor
Bobh Frank
New Arrivals Listed in Biddeford Saco Journal
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists numerous birth notices dated June 10 to June 20 from families across Biddeford Saco Kennebunkport Old Orchard Beach and surrounding areas. Notable newborns include Brian Joseph to Mrs Margaret Cote and George W Cote and Tina Marie to Paul F Ruel, with Lauzon and others welcoming sons and daughters while service members’ families are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lauzon
Dorothy Tardiff
Post Road
North Kingstown
R. L
Davisville Naval Base
Rhode Island
Lauzon
U. S. Navy
Cuba
Armand Tardif
West Street
Biddeford
Ovita Lauzon
Alfred Street
George W. Cote
Brian Joseph
Loring Air Force Hospital
Limestone
Cote
Margaret Hooper
Dayton
John Cluff
Old Cape Road
Kennebunkport
Jody Ernest
James Mogan
Birch Street
Kennebunk
Cynthia Louise
Harry Greenlaw, Jr
Wescott Street
Limerick
The
Webber
Paul F. Ruel
Main Street
Tina Marie
North Kingston
R. I
Donald Paul
Oliva Lauzon
Armed Robber Seeks Hamp ton Cooperative Bank Suspect
In Hampton New Hampshire a lone gunman robbed the Hamp ton Cooperative Bank of 16000 after menacing three employees with a pistol just before closing. Treasurer Norman Merrill and tellers Margaret Towle Edna White and a customer J Carl McKeon were present. Police believe the suspect fled north on Route 1 in a brown cream car with New York plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
N. H
Hampton Cooperative Bank
Norman, Merrill
Margaret Towle
Edna White
J. Carl McKeon
Route 1
New York
Kiwanis Club Receives Talk On Health Insurance
Harris M. Plaisted of Portland told Biddeford-Saco Kiwanis members at Wonderbar Steak House that health insurance must fund better medical care as science advances, not simply cut costs. He warned that medicine will progress with higher expenses and urged broad, government-supported plans to align costs with ability to pay, preserving wellness and access. Plaisted, a Prudential agent and Portland Toastmasters member, spoke after being introduced by Fred Patterson. John Stone of Brattleboro attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Harris M. Plaisted
Portland
Biddeford-Saco
Plaisted
George
Washington Plaisted
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Toastmasters Club of
Fred Patterson
Biddeford
John Stone
Brattleboro
Raymond Bonang
Saco
Doctors Seek Link In Torso Slaying Case
Boston AP report notes Harvard Medical School doctors were asked to verify if two leg and foot fragments belong to Mrs Elizabeth Edgerly of Dracut Mass a torso slaying victim missing since December. Pelham NH police handed fragments to Dracut police for tests. Edgerly mother of two disappeared last December. Her torso and left hand were found along Beaver Brook and the Merrimack River. Her husband George C Edgerly 32 has been indicted for murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Harvard Medical School
Elizabeth Edgerly
Dracut
Mass
Pelham
N.H
David Lane
Beaver Brook
Biddeford Couple Heads to Contest Trip on Second Honeymoon
A companywide sales contest grand prize sends wives and employees of the Tile Roofing Company on a trip this weekend. Local winners from Biddeford include Mr and Mrs William Pontbriant of 22 Stone Street as they vacation at Ted Hilton's in Moodus, Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Hilton
Moodus
Conn
William Pontbriant
Stone Street
Biddeford
Pepperell Clock Repainted as Photo-Ready Landmark
Workmen began repainting Biddeford’s Pepperell Clock Tower, one of the city’s oldest landmarks. The drab grey facade will receive a light white finish to improve street visibility. The project aims to refresh the Pepperell Manufacturing Company tower on Tinnaln etraatic ranate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
The
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Solar Halo Sparks Area Curiosity and Auction Plans
A 22 degree solar halo dazzled area observers today, described as a rare, multi colored ring around the sun caused by thin high clouds. Journal readers reported the phenomenon and meteorologists noted it as unusually pronounced for the region amid widespread inquiries. Meanwhile the St Mary parish auction committee in Biddeford announced a caravan pick up for sale articles tomorrow night from 7:30 to 10 pm. Volunteers will start from St Mary school, sort merchandise at the school center, and officials including Rev Francis J Kane and Mrs Albert Beaudoin lead the effort to raise funds for the parish furnace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Nature
Saco
St. Mary Parish
Biddeford
St. Mary School
Frank Carey
Doris Sevigny
Ernest Donahue
Eleanor Mogan
Holy Name Socety
Altary Society
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Francis J. Kane
St. Mary Schoolyard
Sodality
The
Assumption Sodality
Children of Mary Society
Holy Name Society
Quentin Johnson
Holy Name
Clarence Kennedy
Albert J. Beaudoin
Assumption Socality Group
Ann Gallagher
Cornelius Enright
Father Kane
Maurice
May Report Shows Busy Month At Webber Hospital
May occupancy at Webber Hospital ran exceptionally high per Robert W Cole president of the Board. Outpatient services were extremely busy with expected continuation through summer as seasonal residents arrive. The Scholarship committee outlined funds for next year and sent eight local girls to Maine Schools of Nursing. Adelbert M. Jakeman read the report in absence of chair George Butler. Charleton F. Davis reported on Maine Hospital Association trip and progress seeking more state aid per patient. Current aid is about 6.50 per day. increase would cut annual deficits. Harry P. Garland, absent Abbott Pendergast, noted annual membership drive to begin by July 1. Charles Chase reported slow collections but all May bills paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W Cole
Webber Hospital Board of Directors
Maine Schools of Nursing
Adelbert M. Jakeman
George Butler
Charleton F. Davis
Maine Hospital Association
Rockland
Davis
Harry P. Garland
Abbott Pendergast
Charles Chase
Finance Committee
Chase
Group Seeks Wheel Chairs From Public Health Nurses
The Biddeford Public Health Nursing association appealed for the loan of two collapsible wheelchairs. Persons with chairs to loan should contact Supervisor Miss Margaret L Murphy at the Association headquarters City Building as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Area Clubs Recognized By State Federation in York Harbor
District 13 of the Maine Federation of Women’s clubs received multiple honors at the Projects and awards luncheon during the annual convention at the Marshall House in York Harbor. Mrs. Warren Petersen of Saco accepted an achievement certificate from CARE chair Leon Blum for York county clubs’ two year CARE contributions totaling over 3,238 dollars in 1960, with notable 100% contribution awards to Kennebunkport Olympian, Sanford Searchlight, York Women’s Club and York Women’s League, plus Berwick and Ogunquit clubs earning top class recognitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 13
Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
Marshall House
York Harbor
Warren Petersen
Saco
Leon Blum
Care Presentations
York County
Kennebunkport
Searchlight Club
Sanford
Women's Club
Women's League of York
Berwick
Berwick Group
Ogunquit Women's Club
Women’s Band Union
Olympian Club
Women’s League of York
Ogunquit
L. Leslie Maciver
Peterson
Maine
Henry Sawyer
Berwick Women’s Club
Federation Group
Beach Liquor Store Lengthens Hours
The state liquor store at Old Orchard Beach will stay open until 8 p m starting tomorrow and run this schedule through Labor Day. Manager Hiram Parish says the Old Orchard Beach branch will be the only state liquor store open until 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach Liquor Store
Old Orchard Beach
Hiram Parish
Saco Extension Group Schedules Cake Event At Fair
The Saco Home Extension Association met at the Unitarian church vestry to discuss cake themes for everyday and special occasions. Members displayed decorated cakes and awarded prizes, with plans for a cake booth at Acton Fair on August 26-27 and a July Extension Field Day at Cole Farm, Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Acton Fair
Cole Farm
Dayton
Marion G. Banks
Maine Cited In Safety Effort By Auto Association
Portland and other Maine communities received top recognition from the American Automobile Association for pedestrian safety efforts in 1959. Maine tied for third in the annual appraisal, with 28 pedestrian deaths in the year, down from 56 in 1958. Portland Skowhegan and Millinocket also earned AA recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Ameria Automobile Assn
Association
Skowhegan
Millinocket
Saco Faces Wage Talks as Court Opinion Sought
Saco plans no action until a legal opinion is issued. The town employs 10 permanent firemen at $78 weekly for an 84 hour week. Town Manager Percival Ward of Old Orchard Beach says the Board of Selectmen is studying the issue with no decision yet. Wardwell doubts funds meet the $6,000 asked. Old Orchard Beach waits for court ruling on a $1 hourly wage for firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Percival Wardwell
Old Orchard Beach
Board of Selectmen
Wardwell
Prelate Signals Shift on Contraception Use
Msgr. DeBlanc director of the Family Life Bureau says the church may back complete or periodic continence if overpopulation worsens and other measures fail. A Washington psychiatrist urged less emphasis on sex in marriage and more frank discussion with engaged couples. Dr. John R. Cavanagh, on the NCWC advisory board, favored addressing psychology of relationships over purely mechanical sex talk. Very Rev Msgr George V. Kelly from New York notes inadequate parental guidance for youths before marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Msgr. DeBlanc
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Washington
John R. Cavanagh
Cavanagh
George V. Kelly
New York City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henri N. Martin
Florence Arnold
George Urban
Evergreen Cemetery
Most Holy Trinity Church
Norman F. Simard
Cutts Avenue
Pennsylvania
Doris Sylvia Camire
Lee
Richard KE. Fletcher
Ferry Road
Beatrice 1
Roberge
Winfred Roberts
Dyers Street
Dean Edward
Wilfred Croteau
Gore Street
Linda Marie Paule
Andrew Gagne
School Street
David Wayne
Lawrence W. Haskell
Fern Avenue
David William
Norman Roberts
St. Mary Street
Janie Marie
Roland Belisle
Labonte Avenue
David Scott
Albert Bridges
Michael Arthur
Russell Alan Fletcher
Adelaide
Kenney Frank
Spencer Page
John Street
Springvale
Richard Spencer
Gerard Sylvester
Clark Street
Richard
Pepperell
Adrien Boucher, Jr
Cleaves Street
Boucher
Jacqueline Guay
Saco Extension Group
Bolduc Tuner
Dial
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