Local residents visit relatives and attend events
Mr. and Mrs. Jules Carrier and children of Glendale California visit Biddeford Saco area relatives. Mrs Marie Shaw of Fitchburg Massachusetts visits Dorothy Hartlett in Old Orchard Beach. Frederick Deschambault and Miss Geraldine Poisson return home from weekend at Hotel Samoset Rockland and Jefferson Jackson dinner. Tighe Beaudoin Farley post members attend American Legion convention Old Orchard Beach with several attendees. National vice presidents banquet and past presidents parade attendees listed including Bertha Keigher Blanche Farley Mary Wood Elodie Renaud Nellie White Evelyn Morin Yvonne Bergeron Nellie Petit Germaine Lariviere and Marie Jean Pelletier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Carrier
Glendale
Calif
Biddeford-Saco
Marie Shaw
Canton Street
Fitchburg
Mass
Dorothy Hartlett
Linden Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Frederick Deschambault
Geraldine Poisson
Elm Street
Biddeford
Mary Wood
Elodie Renaud
Nellie White
Evelyn Morin
Yvonne Bergeron
Nellie Petit
Germaine»iviere
Marie Jean Pelletier
Ex State Fire Chief Head Dies
Bangor Maine John J Nelligan aged 59 longtime Bangor fire chief since 1949 died at his home today He joined the department in 1927 and was elected president of the Maine Fire Chiefs Assn in 1956
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
John J. Nelligan
Bangor Fire Department
Nelligan
Maine Fire Chiefs Assn
Ladies Auxiliary Meeting and Fremont Club Events
A meeting of the Ladies auxiliary at Biddeford Post VFW is set for tonight at the City building at 7 30. The Fremont club and auxiliary will hold joint meetings on the first and third Thursdays monthly beginning in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary
Biddeford Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fremont Club and Auxiliary
Church Notes Prayer Fellowshi meet at parsonage Tuesday
The Prayer Fellowship group of Lyman Baptist church meets Tuesday at 9 30 a m at the parsonage A Cottage Prayer meeting is tonight from 8 to 9 at the home of Mr and Mrs Leslie Williams 1 Oakland avenue Old Orchard Beach in preparation for Evangelistic services with Rev James Johnson at the Portland Exposition building May 15 to 19 The Home League of the Saco Salvation Army meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Baptist Church
Leslie Williams
Oakland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
James Johnson
Portland Exposition Building
The
Saco Salvation Army
Saco Police Investigate Four Accidents
Four weekend accidents are under police review in Saco. A hit and run involved 17 year old William Nason of Old Orchard Beach, with $160 damage to his parked car on Seaside avenue. In Biddeford, 29 year old Donald Lessard failed to see 16 year old Franklin Davis’s left turn after Davis signaled, with $150 damage per vehicle. A third crash in Biddeford near King and Weymouth streets caused $250 damage after a collision with a fire hydrant. A two year old, Norma Boudreau of Saco, escaped injuries after tumbling from a car on Main street. she was taken to Webber Hospital for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
William T. Nason
Zion Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Nason
Seaside Avenue
Bay View
Set
Charles Hennessy
Robert M. Foran
Portland Road
Donald L. Lessard
Granite Street
Biddeford
Norma Boudreau
Pleasant Street
Main Street
Webber Hospital
Navy Enlistee Feted At Saco Clam Bake
A clam bake at Mr and Mrs Melville Stackpole villa Saco honored Edward G Stackpole who is entering the U S Navy on June 30 after graduating from Thornton Academy. Attendees included Sidney E Stackpole Edward Stackpole and Ronald LaBranche alongside the Stackpoles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Saco
Melville Stackpole
Ferry Road
Edward G. Stackpole
Alexander Stackpole
Elmwood Drive
U.S. Navy
Thornton Academy
Sidney E. Stackpole
Edward Stackpole
Ronald LaBranche
Biddeford Man John J Matley Dies in Biddeford Hospital
John J Matley 75 of 53 State Street Biddeford died suddenly at a local hospital on Saturday evening. Born August 19 1885 in Newburyport Mass he lived in Saco as a child and graduated Thorn ton Academy. He worked in York county baseball and at Bates Manufacturing later serving as vice president of Western Reserve Cotton Mill in Quitman Ga and with Mason Fire and Fabric Co. He returned to Biddeford and spent 24 years in Pepperell Mills accounting. A solemn Requiem High Mass will be sung Wednesday at 8 30 am at St Joseph Church. He is survived by his widow Blanche Moreau Matley a brother Edward of Fitchburg Mass three nephews and one niece. Friends may call Cosgrove Funeral Home Biddeford evenings today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Joseph Matley
Biddeford
State Street
Newburyport
Mass
Edward
Norah O'Leary
Matley
Saco
Thornton Academy
York County
Bates Manufacturing
Western Reserve Cotton Mill
Mason Fire and Fabric Company
Quitman
Pepperell Mills
Motley
St. Joseph Parish
St. Joseph Church
Blanche ‘Moreau Matley
Fitchburg
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm Street
Requiem Mass for Mrs Arthur Lemire Held at St Andre
Services for Mrs Arthur Lemire of 55 Pool Street Biddeford were held at St Andre Church at 9. A solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated by Msgr Aime Giguere with Rev Robert T Martel deacon and Rev Gerard J Parent sub deacon. Choir from St Andre led by Laura Lauren Proulx. Honorary bearers from Ste Anne Sodality and Lady of Victory Circle named. Bearers were nephews of the deceased. Burial in St Joseph Cemetery followed with prayers by Rev Gerald J Parent. Out of town relatives came from Norwood Mass Dover N H Washington D C and various Quebec towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lemire
Pool Street
Biddeford
St. Andre Church
Aime Giguere
Robert T. Martel
Gerard J. Parent Uo
Nale Quartet
St. Andre
Laurae Lauren Proulx
Ste. Anne Sodality
Claude Blais
Fernand Turcotte
Jean-Paul Blais
Alcine Blais
Joseph Grenier
Wral
St. Joseph
Gerald J. Parent
Robert Roy
Stephen Roy
Norwood
Mass
Gerar Lasante
Roger Lasante
Dover
N. H
Irene Lemire
Washington, D. C
Gedeon Turcotte
Fernand Tu Aotte
d'Israeli
P. Q
Yvesi Gaspar
Black Lake
Alleide Blais
Carmelle Blais
Cluc. Blais
Jacques Blais
Ville
Funeral services for Miss Susie Randall Saco teacher
Funeral services were held Saturday for Miss Susie Mary Randall a retired Saco schoolteacher from the Dennett and Craig funeral home in Saco with representatives from several teaching groups attending. Rev Stanley Bennett of the Sacco United Baptist church officiated and burial was in Meeting House Hill cemetery Hollis Bearers included Forrest Fred and George Randall and Robert Edgecomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Mary Randall
Saco
Dennett and
Craig Funercal
Stanley Bennett
Sacco United Baptist Church
Meeting House Hill Cemetery
Hollis
Forrest
Fred
George Randall
Robert Edgecomb
Hills Beach House Through War and Time Passes
The old house known as Hills Beach has a storied past from the Jordan and Hill families. Hills Beach and Basket Island were sold in 1833 by Capt. Weldo Hill to Tristram Goldthwaite for $400. In 1812 the house served as a garrison for Maine soldiers after a British raid in 1814. A home made flag crafted by Biddeford women, flown over the house, is now in the Smithsonian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Hill
Hills Beach
Basket Island
Weldo Hill
Tristram Goldthwaite
Maine
Biddeford
National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
Francis Scott Keys
Baltimore
Fair Portland Weather Today and Tuesday Outlook
This afternoon will be sunny and warm with west to southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Highs reach the low 80s near coastal Zones 1 and 2 and mid to upper 80s inland. Tonight remains fair and mild with lows 55 to 60 and light variable winds. Tuesday brings some cloudiness but continues warm and more humid. Temperature readings include Caribou 51 and Portland 53 among others.
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
Legion Delegates and District Officers Named at Maine Conclave
Article lists legion and auxiliary officers by district, with district vice presidents and alternates, re elected department secretary and treasurer, and delegates to the Miami Beach convention. It notes guest speakers from FBI and government, plus resolutions urging cemetery expansion and education credits for veterans. The four day convention closed with a drum and bugle corps contest at Old Orchard Beach High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent
Frances Lint
Belgrade
Beatrice Wakefield
Kennebunkport
Mary Ellen Coyne
Portland
Doris Cochran
Livermore Falls
Virginia Fay
St. George
Verna Batteese
Damariscotta
Mary Olson
Waterville
Virginia McKay
Gardiner
Thelma Johns
Carmel
Margaret Pinkham
Bar Harbor
Irene Appleby
Lubec
Violet Burke
Vanceboro
Iver Lapointe
Fort Fairfield
Alma Cyr
Frenchville
Isabelle Pinkham
Beatrice Turcotte
the Auxiliary
Miami Beach
Fla
Ruby ‘Tapley
Blaine
Hazel Patridge
Pearl MacFarland
Thomaston
Helena Harris
Beatrice Rump
South Portland
Florence Lewis
Bernice Reams
Rockland
Sylvia Dow
Legion
Washington
D. C
John M. Mooradian
George Cloutier
James Ray
Sidney H. Schwartz
William J. Robers
Auburn
Edward Geary
Biddeford
Howard N. Cousins
Bangor
Louis Balkan
Old Orchard Bench
James Mahaney
Cherryfield
Maurice R. Parisien
Louis Cates
James S. Page
Domingue Bruno
Augusta
Norwood W. Mansur
Anthony J. Rumo
Legion and Auxiliary
Gay
John H. Reed
James V. Day
Department
D. DeLoche
FBI
Jack Delaney
Legion National
Martin B. Mc Kneally
National Executive Committee
Congress
Arlington National Cemetery
Maine
Four Day Legion Convention
Old Orchard Beach High School
Noted Portland Man Dies
AP reports Harry C Libby aged 64 a former Portland Municipal Court judge state senator and Portland City Council chairman died at his home His career included one term in the State Senate 1941 42 and nine years as court recorder and judge from 1931 to 1940
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Harry C Libby
Libby
State Senate
Ben-Gurion Returns to Israel After Europe Visit
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion returns to Israel after visits to France Belgium and the Netherlands. He landed amid a calm reception as he resumes duties and outlines posttrip plans with government allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Dean List Student Named at Assumption College
Bernard L. Gendron, a junior at Assumption College Worcester, made the Spring 1960 Dean’s List with first honors for a B plus average. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Romeo Gendron of Alfred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard L. Gendron
Assumption College
Worcester
Mass
Vincent R. Dolbec
Gendron
Romeo Gendron
Saco Road
Alfred
Biddeford High '40 Class Reunion and Tuesday Band Concert
The Biddeford High School class of 1940 held a reunion Saturday at the House on the Hill in Kennebunkport with seventy attendees and a brief program led by George Simard. A city band concert is planned for Memorial Field in Biddeford Tuesday at 8 p.m. weather permitting. if stormy, it will be moved to the next fair night. Concerts in July are rescheduled during vacation week with no show on July 5 and a performance on July 12. The reunion included many letters from former classmates across the country and a donation to the Alumni Scholarship fund. Numerous attendees and families joined in noting the event and sending well wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Field
Biddeford
Ludger Picher
Biddeford High School
Kennebunkport
George Simard
Charles Butler
Adams
N. Y
Victor Charland Wilson
Springfield
Mass
Elizabeth Michie Jones
Eleanor Ryan Hawkes
Arlington
Mary Masoian Adams
Esther Kennedy Graf
Bethlehem
Paul Danis
Edward M. Reilly
Walter Regina
Robert Coleman
Norma Whitehead
Robert Noble, Jr
Shirley Whitehead
Stamford
Julius Brian
Rose Baker
Portland
Harold Osher
Alfred Goldman
da Sneider
Joanne Serpico
Rockport
Barbara Libby Bisbee
Gloucester
Allan Evans
George Hamer
Rochester
N. H
Patrick Tousignent
George Souliere
Pauline Nad
Sewer Plant At Beach Is In Operation
Chlorine arrived today at Old Orchard Beach for installation at the new sewage treatment plant which began operation Saturday. Gov. John H. Reed dedicated the plant before addressing the Legion convention. Pumping stations at Old Orchard Street and Brown Street remain under construction. Town manager Percival Wardwell says a temporary pump at Brown Street should be finished today, with permanent pump work resuming in the fall. If not completed by July 1 the street will be filled in and operations will continue in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
John H. Reed
Legion Convention
Old Orchard Street
Brown Street
Percival Wardwell
Wardwell
Marriage at Old Orchard Beach United Couple Pair Married
Orbora Pittfield and Roland Peters of Old Orchard Beach were married Sunday morning at the Washington Avenue Methodist Church Old Orchard Beach by Rev John Stahl. The bride Barbara Davis wore blue and white with American Beauty roses. Best man Kenneth Davis and reception followed at the bride’s home. The couple plans a trip to Boston then reside at 54 Atlantic Avenue Old Orchard Beach. The bride is daughter of Mrs Hazel Davis and the late Carl W Davis a cosmetologist and salon owner. The groom attended North Anson Academy and works for the Boston and Maine railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orbora Pittfield
Atlantic l Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Roland Peters
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
John Stahl
Barbara Davis
Kenneth Davis
Old Orchard
Hazel Davis
Boston
Massachusetts
Atlantic Avenue
Peters
Carl W. Davis
Pelletier Beauty School
Barbara
North Anson Academy
Boston and Maine Railroad Company
Mental health panel weighs options for York county area
The meeting featured Laura Tedor Sanford Public Health nurse and Rev Arthur St Pierre Saco discussing mental health programs over clinic options. Panelists included Dr Leopold Viger Biddeford and school leaders Carleton Robbins Burns and Edward Hill Buxton with moderator Rev Birger Johnson. Over 75 attendees from nursing, hospital, business, service agencies, and faith groups attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Tedor
Sanford
Arthur St. Pierre
Saco
Leopold Viger
Biddeford
Carleton Robbins
Burns School
Edward Hill
Buxton
Birger Johnson
York County
American Association of University Women
Mary Worthley
West Lebanon
Biddeford Firemen Battle Brush and Woods Fire
Biddeford firemen used booster lines to extinguish a brush and woods fire on Mountain Road last night, preventing spread to nearby properties and prompting quick response from local crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Rita Sevigny Weds Richard Binette in Biddeford Ceremony
Miss Rita Sevigny daughter of Mr and Mrs Saul Sevigny of 63 Prospect Street Biddeford married Richard Binette son of Mrs Joseph Binette of 8 Lessard Avenue Biddeford at St Joseph church Biddeford. Rev Norman Carr officiated with music by Mrs Diana Rousselle Fred Patterson and Simonne Moisa. The couple will reside at 27 State Street Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Church
Biddeford
Rita Sevigny
Saul Sevigny
Prospect Street
Richard Binette
Joseph Binette
Lessard Avenue
Norman Carr R
Diana Rousselle
Fred Patterson
Simonne Moisa
Conrad Poisson
Raoul Binette
Conrad Binette
St. John Hall
Jefferson Street
State Street
St. Joseph High School
St. Louis High School
Biddeford and
Saco Water Company
Maine secretary of state Tobey dies at 84 in Massachusetts
Probate records note Pi Rob inson C. Tobey aged 84, who served as Maine secretary of state from 1933 to 1937, died yesterday in Massachusetts. Tobey previously edited the Brunswick Record in Maine for 30 years before relocating south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Robinson C. Tobey
Maine
Brunswick
Record
Massachusetts
Bowdoin Doctor Named U S Track Team Assistant Physician
Dr Daniel F Hanley of Bowdoin College executive secretary of the Maine Medical Assn was named assistant team physician for the U S Olympic track team yesterday. Hanley serves as team physician at Bowdoin College and will join the Olympic medical staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympic Kansas City
Daniel F. Hanley
Bowdoin College
Maine Medical Assn
U.S
Hanley
Bowdoin
Amateur Golf Tourney Caps Polackwich Victory at Biddeford
Dr. Steve Polackwich won the two day open amateur handicap at Biddeford Saco Country Club with a one over 73. Bill Catraella of Riverside finished second with 76 and Al Polackwich, brother of the winner, placed third with 78 amid strong winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Polackwich
Biddeford-Saco Country Club
Bill Catraella
Riverside
al Polackwich
Saco Optometris
Eisenhower Set To Address Nation On Far East Tour
President Eisenhower returns from a 23000 mile goodwill tour of the Far East and will speak from the White House at 6 30 p m EST aired nationwide by TV and radio. He aims to stress the trip's value in strengthening U S ties, after canceling the Tokyo visit due to riots. He completed the journey two weeks after departure, with remarks from Alaska the Philippines Formosa Korea and Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Far East
Tokyo
White House
U. S
Alaska
Philippines
Formosa
Korea
Hawaii
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
Andrews Air Force Base
Richard M. Nixon
Christian A. Herter
Nixon
Herter
Travis Air Base
California
Soviet move may widen Cold War as talks stall
Soviet build up and demand for disarmament talks collapse threaten any Geneva negotiations for a year. Zorin accuses US and allies of stalling while Khrushchev style tactics suggest no agreement while Eisenhower remains president. Negotiations unlikely until a new U.S. administration and a fresh secretary of state take office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Zorin
United States
Khrushchev
Geneva
Eisenhower
U.S
Canadian Girl Expected To Leave Hospital Today
A four year old Canadian girl found safe in Saco woods after a 24 hour search is expected to leave Saco Osteopathic hospital today. Suzanne Nadeau of Thetford Mines wandered from a Cascade road picnic Saturday with 100 searchers and bloodhounds aiding. She was found about one mile from the picnic area near an old railroad bed by Clifford Monder of Wakefield Avenue. The search was led by Lt. Guy Savage with local police and fire chiefs assisting. She was examined and treated for mosquito bites and scratches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Lodge
Saco
Suzanne Nadeau
George Nadeau
Thetford
Saco Woods
Thetford Mines
P. Q
Cascade Road
Augusta State
Suzanne
Clifford Monder
Wake
Field Avenue
Guy Savage
Scarborough State
Raymond Kerry
Arthur Emmons
Leslie Wyman
Old Orchard Beach
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
DavidSheehan
New Brunswick election watched as Conservative leaders seek third win
Fredericton AP report notes New Brunswickers vote to choose 52 Conservatives, 52 Liberals plus independents in a race seen after Quebec Liberal upset. Hugh John Flemming leads Tories against Louis Robichaud, with both sides pledging road and service improvements and hospital premium debates. The province with 286000 voters divides roughly equally by language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericton
N.B
Canada
Progressive Conservatives
Liberals
Conservatives
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Co- Operative Commonwealth Federation
Socialist Party
Saskatchewan
Hugh John Flemming
Louis J. Robichaud
Robichaud
Flemming
Magicians Elect Maine Leaders In Society Vote
Wilder Nash of Portland was elected president of the Maine Magicians Society yesterday. Mansfield M. Packard of Waterville named vice president and Edwin C. Burleigh of Gardiner was re elected secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magicians Elect
Kennebunkport
Wilder Nash
Portland
Maine Magicians Society
Mansfield M. Packard
Waterville
Edwin C. Burleigh
Gardiner
Maine Maritime Academy Tuition Hike Takes Effect
The $500 tuition increases by 75 for Maine students and 150 for out of state registrants, effective August 1, to cover higher operating costs at the Maine Maritime Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MMA
Castine
Maine Maritime Academy
Maine
Nuclear test ban talks loom amid rising pressures
United States Britain and the Soviet Union face a potential return to serious crisis as efforts for a treaty banning nuclear weapons tests stall. Since talks began 18 months ago the three nations have observed a testing moratorium, but there is mounting pressure to resume underground tests following the May 1 W2 spy plane incident and souring U S Soviet relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Biddeford Man Held On 2000 Bail At Court
Harold Pike 63 of 201 Elm Street Biddeford is charged with indecent liberties with an 8 year old boy and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Associate Judge Gerald Nason set bail at 2000 total with 1000 on the indecent liberties count and 500 on each of the other charges and continued the case to July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Nason
Biddeford
Harold Pike
Elm Street
Pike
Nason
Bus Fire Destroys Greyhound En Route to Saint John
A Greyhound bus traveling from Boston to Saint John New Brunswick was destroyed by fire yesterday after an exploding bellows caused the blaze. Driver Bert Shepard 60 of Bangor and 15 passengers escaped injury as officials reported all occupants were evacuated before flames spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiting (Ap
Bert Shepard
Bangor
Greyhound
Boston
Saint John
N.B
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Wagrens
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Vermont Monumental Works
Elm ST
Atlantic
W. J. Provost
West Scarboro
Dial
L. R. Joncas
Wellington
John J. Matley
Susie M. Randall
Biddeford High
K’port
Beach
Polackwich
Soviet
New Brunswick
ABC Venetian Blind CO
Tripoli Avenue
James P. Murphy Co. Inc
Lewiston, Maine
Rep
Roland Collette
Charles Murphy
Howe's Highway
Wells
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