Conventions Draw 5000 Legions at Old Orchard Beach
Sperance fee an eS Sperance fee an eS Reaadel taking part in the American Legion and auxiliary conventions at Old Orchard Beach this weekend were over 5000 Legionnaires and auxiliary members. The event closes tomorrow with officer elections for both groups amid ceremonies and a banquet for Mrs Eugene P Sacco Sr of New Jersey. Notables include long time auxiliary members and district officers, with registration at the Chamber of Commerce in the railroad station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
Old Orchard Beach
Legion
Auxiliary
Mamie Balkan
Beatrice M. Turcette
Eva M. Sherman
Alta M. Cutter
Isabelle H. Pinkham
Hazel A. Patridge
Eugene P. Sacco, Sr
New Jersey
Vesper Hotel
Theodore Johns
Carmel
Sacce
Rudolph Turcotte
Waterville
Louis Balkan
J. Anderson Pinkham
Portland
Elodie L. Renaud
Biddeford
Chamber of Commerce
George Viger, Jr
Mary E. McCandless
Peaks Island
Eleanor B. Warford
Arthur R. Balkan
Donald C. Jones
Howard R. Slaney
Legion and Auxiliary Balloting at State Convention Opens
Balloting for American Legion and auxiliary state officers began at Old Orchard Beach during the two unit state convention. Ruth Jucius of Bar Harbor was unopposed for department president as seven department vice-presidents and other officers were elected. A three-way race for department commander existed among John Levinsky Bertrand Lagueux and Roland Shank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Auxiliary
Old Orchard Beach
American Legion Department
Ruth Jucius
Bar Harbor
Catherine Ambrose
Kennebunk
Ruth Drake
Woodfords
Zena Kingsley
Strong
Ann H. Swan
Locke Mills
Nina Gavitt
Wiscasset
Beatrice Burns
Union
Wilma Johnson
Brooks
Grace Marks
Fairfield
Patricia Knowlton
Dexter
Kathyrn Campbell
Orrington
Susie Maahney
Cherryfield
Harriet Martel
Woodland
Cora Graves
Mars Hill
Syne Caribou
Isabelle H. Pinkham
Portland
Beatrice M. Turcotte
Waterville
John Levinsky
Stonington
Bertrand Lagueux
Winthrop
Roland Shank
Freeport
Maurice Parisien
William J. Rogers
Auburn
Buckfield
Winterport
Madawaska
Windham
Noteworthy Plan Offered Voters
Biddeford contractor Gilbert R. Boucher announced his bid for mayor, stressing independence from existing groups. He proposed 11 planks including charter reform, tax equalization, depoliticizing departments, consolidating clerk and tax offices, and moving Homestead patients to nursing homes to fund a new fire station.
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Biddeford
Gilbert R. Boucher
Taylor Street
Dolloff Committee
Homestead
Fitchburg
Mass
Florida
Seabees
South Pacific
St. Andre School
South Broward High School
Hollywood
Fla
Broward Junior College
Fort Lauderdale
University of Maine, Portland
Police Commission
Citizens of Bid
Eisenhower Warns Against Yielding Freedom to Government
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower told attendees at a Republican wives breakfast that the nation cannot keep its freedom if it surrenders responsibilities to a central government. He urged them to teach liberty and responsibility in homes and communities and to support leaders who preach these principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boucher
Biddeford
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Perkins Bass
R N. H
Bass
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Rusk Meets Italy’s Segni on NATO and Market Issues
Secretary of State Dean Rusk held his first meeting with Italy’s President Antonio Segni in Rome, with Premier Fanfani and Foreign Minister Piccioni present. The talks covered NATO and the Common Market, as Rusk noted a strong Atlantic alliance and Segni’s prior foreign affairs role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Dean Rusk
Italy
NATO
Rusk
Bonn
Antonio Segni
Amintore Fanfani
Attilio Piccioni
Segni
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Berlin
Konrad Adenauer
U.S
Gerhard Schroeder
Schroeder
Airlines Prepared For Strike By Flight Engineers Union
Air Lines face possible shutdowns as Flight Engineers International Association vows a 1 pm strike at Eastern and Pan Am despite National Mediation Board efforts. The dispute centers on cockpit crew size with proposed TWA settlement linking pilots and engineers for cockpit staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Flight Engineers International Association
Afl-Cio
Eastern Air Lines
Pan American World Airways
Malcolm A. MacIntyre
Pan American
Pan Am
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Arthur J. Goldberg
Eastern
National Mediation Board
Francis O'Neil Jr
Air Line Pilots Association
Airlines
Setback Climaxes Stock Dive in Smallest Since 1929
The stock market closed the week with its lowest level in nearly four years after five straight losses. The 60 stock AP average slid to 202.50, the Dow fell to 539.19, and declines hit steel, chemical, drug, airline, aerospace, rubber and mail order stocks. Some gains in a few growth stocks provided limited relief amid recession fears and weak business data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Phelps Dodge Corp
Ford Motor Co
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Three Bears Tale Reported In Mixed Family Origin
A bedtime story segment recounts the classic three bears tale with Mama Bear, Papa Bear, and Baby Bear from a prior marriage. The item notes copyright and agency tags, presenting a family dynamic context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuckle Hollywood
Mama Bear
Papa Bear
Baby Bear
Copr
Gen
Fea, Corp
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Ike
Robert 0. Boyd
Boyd
Wall Street
Rachel
Rene
Beauty Shop
Alfred Street
National
Journal
Biddeford Pool
Hills Beach
Fortunes Rocks
Goose Rocks Beach
Biddeford Pool Road
East of Guinea Road
Central Maine Power Company
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