Local Personal Notices and Service Members Updates
Local residents report medical, surgical, and housing conditions at Notre Dame and Mercy Hospitals. Naval service updates list Paul Woodworth, Robert Lewis, William Hutchins, Thomas Daly and others aboard ships with Norfolk home ports. Four patients at Notre Dame include Donald Binette Stanley Kenney Raynald Giroux and Blanche Fortin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Paul Nadeau
Cleveland Street
Saco
Notre Dame Hospital
Bella Deschenes
Biddeford
Hartford
Conn
Raymond Goldthwaite
Pool Road
Gabrielle Lehouillier
May Street
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Flora Jalbert
Jane A. Dansereau
Leon Dansereau
University of Maine
Webber Hospital
Paul K. Woodworth
USN
Kendrick M. Woodworth
Pepperell Street
Amphibious Force
Pocono
Norfolk
Robert H. Lewis
Seaman
Harold C. Lewis
Pine Street
Oglethorpe
William J. Hutchins
George E. Hutchins
Earle
Thomas .J. Daly
Thomas J. Daly
Elm Street
Vermilion
Donald Binette
South Street
Stanley Kenney
Eden Lane
Old Orchard Beach
Raynald Giroux
Clifford Street
Saco Rebekah lodge schedules degree rehearsal and events
Saco Rebekah lodge holds a degree rehearsal Saturday at 7 30 PM in the Saco Odd Fellows hall. The Merton Staples post AMVETS auxiliary meets tonight at 8 PM in Biddeford post home. King Court Order of the Amaranth observes Officers' night Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the Saco Odd Fellows hall. Members to wear white. plans made for refreshments after Grand Court of Maine session March 30 31 at Lewiston. Refreshments after Tuesday's meeting by March hospitality committee.
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Saco Rebekah Lodge
Saco Odd Fellows Hall
King Court
Order of the Amaranth
Main Street
Saco Group
Grand Court of Maine
Lewiston
March Hospitality Committee
Church Notes Offer Friday Meetings in Saco
Higher Grade Corp cadets from the Saco Salvation Army meet at 8 30 p m. The Unitarian Universalist Youth choir rehearses at 3 15 p m. The Minister s class at Saco First Parish Congregational church gathers at 2 30 p m The Junior Youth Fellowship also meets at 3 15 p m and plans a splash party at the parish house then departs at 7 p m to the event A meeting of all Saco high school students is set for 7 30 p m at the Saco Recreation building with officer elections and dancing on the agenda
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Salvation Army
Unitarian - Universalist
Saco Unitarian
Saco First Parish Congregational Church
of the Saco First Parish Congregational Church
Saco First Parish
Saco High School
Saco Recreation Building
Market Up Slightly in Moderate New York Trading
The AP average of 60 stocks at noon rose 0.70 to 259.50 with industrials, rails and utilities advancing. Du Pont agreed to divest 63.5 million GM shares after a federal judge order, lifting GM and Du Pont indicators briefly while IBM and Texas Instruments gained. The Dow rose 3.07 to 711.12 as prices held generally higher on exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Walter J. la Bay
du Pont
General Motors
Supreme Court
IBM
Texas Instruments
General Dynamics
North American Aviation
International Nickel
Eastman Kodak
General
Death of Michel Lamothe 105 in New Bedford Mass
Michel Lamothe a former Biddeford resident died in New Bedford Massachusetts at age 105 after a brief illness. He was born in Drummondville Quebec and lived with his wife Marie Lamothe in Biddeford raising their family. Funeral services are set for Saturday at Ste Anne church New Bedford with burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michel Lamothe
Biddeford
New Bedford
Mass
Drummondville
P.Q
Marie Lamothe
Lamothe
Laconia Mills
St. Joseph Parish
Alfred Lamothe
Philip Lamothe
New York City
Arthur Cote
Antoinette Gabernault
California
Henrietta Smith
Long Island
N.Y
Adrien
Henry Lamothe
Emily Randall
Obid Beaudoin
Oscar Poisson
Almeria Campbell
Ste. Anne Church
Evalyn G Crowley Rites to Be Held in Greenville
Funeral services for Evalyn Glass Crowley 75 a former Biddeford resident who moved to South Carolina in 1959 will be held Friday in Greenville Survivors include four daughters Mrs Francis M Bell Greenville Mrs R Harold Chellis Easley Mrs Ermont Bowen Springvale and Mrs John Taylor Randolph a sister Mrs Chester Simpson Limerick and 14 grandchildren Committal will occur in Greenville in the spring
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
S. C
Evalyn ‘Glass Crowley
Biddeford
South Carolina
Francis M. Bell
Geenville
R. Harold Chellis
Funeral services set for Fred Skillings at St Joseph
Fred Skillings 83 of 251 Temple avenue Old Orchard Beach died after a month long illness in Biddeford Hospital. Born November 22 1878 in Biddeford he was a Pepperell Manufacturing retiree of over 30 years and a member of the Maccabees. Survived by widow Marie Ange Turgeon Skillings a daughter Marguerite Morin two sisters and several grandchildren. Services at St Joseph Church Saturday at 9 am with calling hours today and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 pm at Emond Funeral Home Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Skillings
Temple Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford
Frankland Sophie (St. Michel) Skillings
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Maccabbee Society
Marie Ange
Turgeon) Skillings
Marguerite
Biddeford Factory Owner Rebecca Gouin Duchette Dies
Rebecca Gouin Duchette 83 longtime Biddeford Center home owner and operator died Wednesday in a Biddeford hospital after a long illness She resided at Villa Muir Bay View for seven years Born July 20 1879 in Canada she was daughter of Jean Baptiste Gouin and Philomene Olivia Gouin A St Joseph church communicant and Ste Anne Sodality member Survivors include brothers Arthur Gouin Biddeford and Joseph Gouin Lisbon Falls Several nieces and nephews Friends may call today and tomorrow with Mass Saturday at 10 am from St Joseph church at Emond Funeral Home Hill Street Biddeford
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Duchette
Biddeford Center House
Biddeford
Villa Muir
Bay View
Canada
Jean Baptiste and
Philomene
Olivia) Gouin
St Joseph Church
Ste. Anne
Prayer Meeting for John A Boland at Cosgrove Funeral Home
Members of the Holy Name Society at St Mary parish Biddeford gather at 7 PM at Cosgrove Funeral Home Elm Street Biddeford to recite prayers for member John A Boland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Society of St. Mary Parish
Biddeford
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm Street
John A. Boland
Prayer gathering for Rebecca Duchette at Emond Funeral Home
Members of Conseil Ste The rese Union St Jean Baptiste d Amerique meet tonight at 8 at Emond Funeral Home Hill Street Biddeford to offer prayers for Mrs Rebecca Duchette a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conseil Ste Therese
Union St! Jean Baptiste d’Amerique
Emond Funeral Home
Hill Street
Biddeford
Rebecca Duchette
Ste Anne Sodality to honor Mrs Rebecca Duchotte
Members of Ste Anne Sodality of St Joseph Church meet at 7 30 Friday night at Emond Funeral Home Hill Street Biddeford to pay respects to Mrs Rebecca Duchotte a church member.
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Ste. Anne — Sodality of
University of Maine Farm and Home Week honors early county agents
Orono officials announce April 4 luncheon at the University of Maine to mark the extension service gold anniversary with Clarence A. Day and Arthur L. Deering as honored guests. Day once edited Extension Service materials and Deering served as a former university agriculture dean. Eddie Arcaro’s horses earned 1,303,844 dollars across three New York tracks in 1961, with Manuel Ycaza second at 1,031,382 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Clarence A. Day
Arthur L. Deering
University of Maine
Day
Extension Service
Deering
University
Eddie Arcaro
New York
Manuel Ycaza
Portland Weather Summary Cold spell to continue with clear nights
This afternoon brings a fair but colder trend with northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight will be clear and much colder with light northwest winds. Friday stays fair and very cold with gentle NW winds. Highs near 30s and lows in the 0 to 28 range across towns like Caribou, Old Town, Portland, and Mt. Washington. Heights and tides listed for March.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Montreal
Funeral for Mrs. George A. Langevin at St Mary Church
Funeral services were held Monday at St. Mary church Biddeford for Mrs. George A. Langevin with Rev. Cornelius Enright presiding. Deacon Rev Coleman O Toole and sub-deacon Rev Maurice Goan assisted. William Cleary sang, Miss Lou Welch played organ. Burial in Greenwood cemetery with plans for spring interment in the family lot at St Mary cemetery. Out of town mourners included Mr and Mrs Charles Clancy Scraborough Mr and Mrs Robert Daly Taunton Mass Mr and Mrs J P Cyr Silver Springs Md and Thomas Donahue Peabody Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary Church
Biddeford
George A. Langevin
Cornelius Enright
Coleman O'Toole
Maurice Goan
William Cleary
Lou Welch
John Donahue
Thomas Donahue
J. P. Cyr
Charles L. Skerritt
Robert Daly
Funeral rites for S/Sgt Roland E Frechette held at St. Andre
Funeral services for S/Sgt Roland E Frechette were held at St. Andre church with a high mass of requiem. Military honors followed at the cemetery by U S Marine detachments from Portsmouth and Dover. Out of town relatives included Mr and Mrs Harold Holt of Boston and a flag presentation to Mrs Lemme by Sgt Humbree.
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Roland E. Frechette
St. Andre Church
Aime Giguere
Edmund Hache
Bernard Nicknair
St. Andre’s Church
Laura Proulx
Rene Huot
Reynald Huot
U.S. Marine Corps
Portsmouth
N. H
Cpl
Matlos
Blanchette
Durish
Ashburn
Tebbets
Margovich
Michael Humbree
USMC
Dover
Del
Biddeford
Tthe
Burrows
Geron
Delong
Shirk
Pfe
Calbert
Bowman
Flessner
Portland
Fr. Hache
Harold Holt
Boston
Lemme
Sgt
Humbree
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice R. Parker held in Saco
Funeral services were conducted yesterday at Shumway Funeral Home in Saco for Mrs. Alice R. Parker a resident of North Street. Rev. Stanley A. Bennett of Saco United Baptist Church officiated and burial followed in Laurel Hill cemetery family lot.
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Shumway Funeral Home
Saco
Alice R. Parker
North Street
Stanley A. Bennett
Saco United
Lyman Voters Set Registration at Town Hall
Voters in Lyman will register on Saturday March 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lyman Town Hall. Registrar Mrs Dora S Murphy announced today.
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Lyman
Lyman Town Hall
Dora S. Murphy
RescuersAid Son Desmond in Idlewild Fire Efforts
Mrs Lennon recalls Desmond Lennon a United Air Lines employee who served in the Air Force rushing from home near Cross Bay Blvd to the swampland blaze about a mile away to aid in rescue. He joined others to battle the fire as rescuers continued work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desmond
United Air Lines
Idlewild
Maine Easter Seal Drive picks Capt. Edson Whitehurst chair
Capt. Edson H. Whitehurst USN ret. named chairman of the 1962 Easter Seal drive in Maine. He formerly served aboard the USS Noa and led a destroyer division in the Mediterranean. The Noa once recovered astronaut John H. Glenn Jr after his space flight.
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Bath
Edson — H. Whitehurst
USN
Noa
Maine
Whitehurst
Mediterranean Sea
John H. Glenn, Jr
Man Confesses Theft in Letter to Local Grocer
Varina North Carolina Charlie Poe, a supermarket operator, received a letter with a dollar inside. The note says the writer entered Poe’s store last Saturday, ate fruit and peanuts without paying, and claims the dollar will ease guilt though the belly still hurts. The author signs as a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varina
N.C
Charlie Poe
Poe
Journal Carriers Tomorrow's Leaders in Mt Vernon Area
The piece profiles Lucien Lessard a sophomore at St Louis High School son of Mr and Mrs Conrad Lessard of 83 Green Street. The independent merchant from the Mt Vernon street area is highlighted as a local youth leader in Biddeford.
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Journal Independent
Mt. Vernon Street
Lucien
St. Louis High School
Conrad Lessard
Green Street
Biddeford
Macmillan and Welensky Hold Secret Session Over Rhodesia
In London Prime Minister Macmillan and Sir Roy Welensky met for 55 minutes to discuss the Northern Rhodesia constitution and the federation’s future. Maudling and Sandys attended as observers. Welensky left hinting at a forthcoming statement and warned against a potential split from the federation.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Roy Welensky
Welensky
Reginald Maudling
Commonwealth
Duncan Sandys
Macmillan
Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Welen
Sky
Maudling
Northernhodesia
Federation
Southern Rhodesia
New Products Previewed On Market Features Several Innovations
AP News outlines a rust inhibiting enamel available in 15 colors that primes and topcoats rusted surfaces for outdoor metalwork. It also describes an adjustable countersink with automatic stop for precise wood enlargements and a universal drill fit to prevent chatter. A blower converts a space heater into a small central heating system for multiple rooms, while a vinyl chip floor tile uses translucent chips for a marble-like appearance with no backing.
Bangor Youth Bound Over in Burglary Case
Robert H. Colburn, 18 of Bangor, pled not guilty in Municipal Court to breaking and entering and larceny. Police say Colburn stole 1100 dollars from a local coal company and was bound over to the grand jury.
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Bangor
Robert H. Colburn
Colburn
Avalanche in Peru Kills Up To One Hundred
Rescue teams rushed to Conchucos Peru as officials reported 60 to 100 deaths and dozens injured from an avalanche that struck a 2000 resident town in the Andes. Heavy rains and fragile roads hinder relief while fear of a second slide grows. The disaster follows a January avalanche that killed thousands in Huaylas Valley.
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Lima
Peru
Conchucos
Oscar Barrios
Huaras
Vilece
Ramahirca
Huaylas Valley
New Slide Rule Reimagined In Weekend Computer Course
Bloomfield New Jersey AP features writer Mary Campbell reports high school juniors and seniors learn computer basics under Dr Bradley Whitman and Gordon Thomas at Schering Corp funded 13 week program. The class focuses on fundamental commands and decimal handling to prepare students for college without becoming full programmers.
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Mary Campbell
AP News
Bloomfield
N.J
Bradley Whitman
Montclair
N. J
Whitman
Gordon Thomas
Schering Corp
Thomas
Bethesda
Biddeford Quiet on Sunny Morning Amid Snow Melt
Biddeford woke to fair weather with no accidents or court sessions reported. Firemen had no calls, ambulances stayed idle, and slushy streets formed as sun melted snow. Minor flooding appeared at low-lying points due to clogged drains and roof ice falls.
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Biddeford
Sabres Bugle Corps Cut From Maine Fund
Augusta Maine Gov Reed and the Executive Council voted to cut 1500 dollars from the promotion fund ending prospects for the Sabres Bugle and Drum Corps of Portland to travel to France this summer.
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Augusta
Sabres
Portland
France
Reed
Exective Council
Maine
Caribou Man Aims to Break Jail Stay Record
Gaylon Wardwell of Caribou nears two years in Aroostook County jail on a murder charge not yet sentenced. His appeal delay may set a regional record, with counsel calling the case unusually technical and the Supreme Court hearing planned for May term in Augusta. Wardwell previously gained notoriety for rescuing two children from a fire that killed his wife Anita and their infant son.
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Houston
Gaylon Wardwell
Caribou
Wardwell
Aroostook
Maine Supreme Court
Law Court
Augusta
Woodland
Anita
Bangor Daily News
Anna Maria Alberghetti Prefers Hats to Lipstick
Actress Anna Maria Alberghetti discusses beauty, noting she avoids lipstick as a nuisance and prefers hats to emphasize her eyes. She highlights her 60 plus hats, award winning style, and career from Carnegie Hall to Broadway show Carnival while planning future acting study.
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Vivian Brown
UP News
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Anna Maria
America
Carnegie Hall
Anna
Saco Officials to Attend Mass Feeding Dinner
Saco city officials will be guests Monday night at a mass feeding unit event by the Saco Extension Service and Civil Defense. The annual dinner begins at 6, preceding the city council meeting at 7 30 that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Saco Extension Service
Civil Defense
Eva Adams Leads U S Mint and Embraces Barefoot Office Life
Eva Adams, director of the U S Mint, recalls fascination with coin making and shares views on leadership and balance. The Nevada native and former dean and English instructor grew into a top government role, emphasizing authenticity and practical humor.
Glenn Mission Sparks NYC Victory Parade
Johnson hailed the flight as a great day for New York and America, praising the Glenn family as typically American. An official party in 26 cars and 50 motorcycles traveled to Manhattan, with Sir Harry Howard of Perth aboard one car. The East River Drive procession drew about 20 000 cheering spectators along an eight block route.
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Johnson
New York
America
Glenn
Manhattan
Harry Howard
Perth
Australia
East River
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Merton
Staples
Amvets
Post
Alfred Street
Evalyn G. Crowley
George Langevin
Roland E, Frechette
Journal Carriers
Lucien Lessard
Macmillan and Welensky
Avalance
Mark
Biddeford- Saco
THE
Webber
Elton Welch, Jr
Ross Road
Kennebunk
Jack Ketchum
Alewire Road
Caroline
George Hogan
Pine Avenue
Stuart Warren
Richard Jones
RFD
Michael Richard
Paul M. Curran
Deborah May
Spring Street
Donald Tousignant
Bradbury Street
Michael Rene
David Shackford
Lafayette Street
Ebruary
Ellie Marie
Joseph Lamontagne
Mark Joseph
Paul Ouellette
Lincoln Street
Judith Ann
Marcel Tremblay
Bradley Street
Judith Anne
Derrick Griffiths
George Walker
David FE. Edfors
Afton
N. Y
Scott Ericson
Sidney, N .Y
Franklin W. Robbins
Round Lake
N .Y
Puerto Rico
All American Bowling Congress
Eva B. Adams
U.S. Mint
Wonder
New
New Mexico
Eva Adams
Bartenders Union
Egypt
Mexico
Hawaii
Honolulu
Miss Adams
University of Nevada
Pat McCarran
Washington
Nevada
Columbia University
Sen. McCarran
George Washington University
McCarran
Ernest Brown
Alan Bible
Mint
Fort Knox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nellie Taylor Ross
Journal
Alfred Road
Albert Gadbois
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