Beach board taps Wyman as new police chief in Old Orchard Beach
The Progressive Five sweep secures all five selectmen and assessors seats at Old Orchard Beach. Leslie E. Wyman named police chief, with new officers John Clark Philip Levecque Gordon McAllister Harold Randall John Marshall and Donald Lake joining. Jerome Daly remains town manager and Emerson Cummings becomes assistant assessor. Ballot totals show 1,866 voters. The town meeting opens tonight at 7:30 with 55 articles on the warrant.
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Old Orchard Beach
Progressive Five
Board of Selectmen
Leslie E. Wyman
Wyman
Ernest F. Murphy
John Clark
Philip Levecque
Gordon McAllister
Harold Randall
John Marshall
Donald Lake
Jerome Daly
Hugh Phillips
Clyde McDonald
Emerson Cummings
Donald W. Shorey
Esther
Crowley
Louis DeAngelis
Benjamin A. Downs
James Moutsatsos
Paul G. Fontaine
Franklin A. Milliken
Civil Service Commission
Alcide T. Bolduc
Leslie F. Wyman
Progressive 5 Party
Sit Downers Claim First Victory in North Carolina
The Associated Press reports a new phase of the sit-in movement as Negro students in two North Carolina cities gain access to lunch counters. The wave spreads to West Virginia and Houston with arrests and confrontations noted. In Petersburg, Virginia, patrons refused to leave a white seating area in a library. Winston-Salem saw 75 demonstrators rally at City Hall before police warned against a repeat.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
West Virginia
Houston
Tex
Felton Turner
Texas ‘Southern University
Petersburg
Winston-Salem
N.C
Mother's Plea Rejected In Baby Surrender Plans
In Luton England AP Leo Moore says he and his wife will give their unborn baby to an American couple for adoption despite his mother Ellen Moore urging otherwise. The Prescott couple from North Charleston South Carolina will pay travel expenses and adopt the child born mid April.
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Luton
England
Leo Moore
Ellen Moore
Yvonne
Moore
Manchester
Majority Of State Towns Up Budgets
The Associated Press reports that over 30 Maine towns approved larger appropriations and higher taxes to cover rising education and town service costs. Some towns bucked the trend by holding line or trimming expenses, including three in southwestern Maine led by Brownfield.
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Associated Press
Maine
Brownfield
Chuckle about TV heroes finding parking near is
Comic strip ponders how a television hero always finds a parking space in front of banks, supermarkets, and post offices, suggesting a running joke about effortless luck and convenient spots.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Notre Dame Hospital Backs Nursing Scholarship Plan
The Notre Dame hospital launches a student nursing training scholarship program with committee members visiting regional high schools to explain the grants and requirements. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and intent to pursue nursing in Maine, with a year of service at Notre Dame hospital after graduation.
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Notre Dame Hospital
Hospital Auxiliary
Thornton Academy
Old Orchard Beach High School
Thomas Anton
Andre Fortier
St. Andrew and
St. Joseph High
Roger Robert
Kennebunk High School
Harold Carroll
Biddeford High School
Maine
Maine School of Nursing
Sister Annunciata
Anton
Fortier
Robert
Carroll
Heavy Voting Expected As NH Primary Opens
New Hampshire voters queued in several cities as the 1950 presidential primary began despite a light snowfall. Early results showed heavier than usual turnout in Nashua Claremont and Berlin with polls opening at varied times. Millsfield and Hart's Location reported tiny but notable ballots with Nixon Kennedy and Powell receiving votes. Skies cleared, and statewide turnout could reach 190000 or more.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Nashua
Claremont
Berlin
Millsfield
Nixon
New Hampshi
Wesley Powell
Hart
Sen
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Bath Debating Call for Governor Race Invite
The Bath Junior Chamber of Commerce asks Republican Gov Reed and Democratic Congressman Frank Coffin to hold a public debate in Bath if they are nominated to oppose each other for governor.
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Bath
Seventeen year old Dennis Whitney admits seventh slaying in spree
Dennis Whitney, 17, confessed to seven murders tied to a coast to coast spree. He said he killed two men in Phoenix on Feb 21, including Ira Lee Hardison, 55, and Spencer Frazier, 40, after robbing a car. Detectives warn more killings are possible as the investigation continues. Whitney had earlier killed two Dade County gas station attendants and wounded a third in Miami area hold ups.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Dennis Whitney
Phoenix
Ariz
Warren D. Holmes
John Kirk
Whitney
Ira Lee Hardison
Spencer Frazier
Hialeah
Dade
Miami
Victorsville
Calif
Frazier
Tucson
Los Angeles
Ralph Whitney
Dennis
Curtiss-Wright
North Hollywood
Saco Delays Verdict on Cumberland Foods Plant Status
Saco City Council tabled action on Cumberland Foods Inc seeking a location for a frozen seafood plant on Ferry Road. The move follows debate over zoning and licensing, with City Attorney and County Attorney opinions sought in writing to guide potential steps.
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Saco
Cumberland Foods, Inc
Ferry Road
John Harvey
Hilary Mahaney
Marcel Viger
Edwin ‘Walker
Charles R. Cote
Mahaney
Zoning Appeals Board
Cote
Planning Board and
Frank W. Horne
Horne
Joseph Kenneally
Ward 4
Superior Court
Paar Talks Himself Into Censorship On TV Again
New York AP reports Jack Paar returned to NBC on Monday night and soon pressed for censorship. After a February 11 walkout over five minutes cut from a taped show, Paar and NBC officials reconciled. The broadcast included a ten word dig at Walter Winchell during a tirade against the press and Hearst papers. Fans greeted him outside NBC in a crowd with Welcome Back Jack signs.
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New York
Jack Paar
NBC
Paar
Walter Winchell
Hearst
Break-in at Carey Brothers Jewelry Store in Biddeford
Watches and jewelry valued around 500 dollars were stolen from a Biddeford Main Street shop during the night. Eight watches plus two or three inexpensive rings and other small items were taken, with a footprint indicating the door was kicked. Police questioned suspects as the investigation continues.
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Carey Brothers Jewelry
Main Street
Biddeford
Daniel L. Carey
Carey
Edgar Sevigny
Philip Poirier
George Friary
Eight Die As Train Hits Station Wagon
A passenger train collided with a station wagon at an unprotected grade crossing on Norton Lane near Berlin Connecticut killing seven foster children and one adult. The victims included Mrs. Emily Whitaker and six others aged 6 to 14. The train’s passengers were unharmed and weather conditions included a thin snow cover.
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Berlin
Conn
Silver Lake
Norton Lane
Emily Whitaker
New Haven Railroad
Springfield
Mass
New York
Wilbur Cross Parkway
Whitaker
Joan
Catholic Transcript
Miniwanca Chapter OES Elects Officers At Beach
Miniwanca chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star elected officers for 1st district positions at Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall in Old Orchard Beach. Marjorie Douglass and Asa Douglass were named worthy patrons, with Kay Mewer associate matron and Stanley Leonard associate patron. Installations are set for April 4 with Past Grand Matron Elizabeth Calderwood as stalling officer.
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Marjorie Douglass
Asa M. Douglass
Miniwanca
Order of the Eastern Star
Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall
West Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Kay H. Mewer
Stanley G. Leonard
L. Gertrude Wight
Esther M. Balck
M. Patricia Strickland
Jennie N. Rallis
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Alice Marie
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State Board of Child Welfare
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Whittaker
Joseph Cormier
Patricia Hearne
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Kenneth Salmoiraghl
Doris Gomez
Mary Ann Decruz
Shelley McCaslin
OES
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Hartley Stewart
Winneganee
Yarmouth
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Juanita Sessions
Agnes Swett
Star Point
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Adah
Elizabeth M. Calderwood
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