Eastern Star Officers Installed at Saco Masonic Hall
Officers of the Annette chapter Order of the Eastern Star were installed during last night’s meeting at the Saco Masonic hall. The ceremony featured Mrs. Gertrude Knox Adah Ruth Seaward and others with Mrs. Doris Clark serving as secretary and installing grand marshal.
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Annette Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Saco Masonic Hall
Gertrude Knox
Adah
Ruth Seaward
Ruth
Charlotte Potter
Esther
Irene Pendleton
Martha
Marjorie Parola
Electa
Catherine Neilson
Doris Clark
Bette Jean Ro
Biddeford and Saco Country Club
Arlene Adjutant
Doris Hackett
Gladys Angelosante
J. Wilfred Nadeau
Bangor Man Named Beach Baseball Coach
Arthur L. Lachance age 27 of Bangor was named as the new baseball coach and instructor of commercial subjects at Old Orchard Beach High School. A Husson College alumnus and former Husson player, Lachance will begin duties March 30.
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Arthur L. Lachance
Bangor
Old Orchard Beach
Lachance
Bryant Stratton School of Accounting
Boston
Mass
Husson Business College
Husson
Old Orchard Beach High School
Grandma Sometimes Put A Good Stiff Slug In It
Dorothy Roe humor column mocks modern cold remedies and television ads. She contrasts 1950s household tech with enduring cold misery, urging simple grandma wisdom like hot lemonade over miracle pills. The piece lampoons hype around space-age cures and mass marketing.
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Dorothy Roe
Associated Press
Outer Space
Humanity
Junior bright for his age in family quip
A humorous caption from Chuckle Mama Firefly to Papa Firefly jokes about Junior’s apparent brightness at a young age. The cartoonish exchange, attributed to Copt. Gen. Fea. Corp., plays on parental pride and insect characters.
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Mama Firefly
Papa Firefly
Junior
Fea. Corp
Biddeford Bill Tabled Two Weeks
The bid to raise Biddeford property limit from 3 000 000 to 5 000 000 was sent to the house for final passage and tabled for two weeks at the request of Rep. Alfred Lantagne. Biddeford officials back the plan. proponents say a higher limit is a first step for a new high school.
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Biddeford City
Edward Caron
Biddeford
Caron
Alfred Lantagne
Lantagne
Senate
Eisenhower and Macmillan Begin Berlin Talks
President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Macmillan met with Secretary of State Dulles and Foreign Secretary Lloyd in Washington en route to Camp David for talks on Berlin and German problems. The White House described the stop as more than courtesy with preliminary discussions on a firm Allied stance in the Berlin crisis.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Macmillan
Berlin
John Foster Dulles
Walter Reed
Wester Reed
Red Cross fund drive in Biddeford may extend
Biddeford Red Cross chapter faces potential closure if the March fund drive fails to reach its 8000 dollar goal. Chapter Chairman Leonard Drapeau reported only about half the amount was collected or pledged with the drive two thirds complete and discussions held to extend into April. Attendees at the meeting included Anne Dumais Barbara Vanderward Antoinette Hawes David Bradford William McKenney Norman Morin William Cosgrove Marie Durancceau and Drapeau.
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Drapeau
Red Cross
Anne Dumais
Barbara Vanderward
Antoinette Hawes
David Bradford
William McKenney
Norman Morin
William Cosgrove
Marie Duranceau
Dwyer seeks new trial in Maine murder case
Paul N. Dwyer, inmate at Thomaston State Prison for 22 years, petitions for a writ of error seeking a review of his life sentence for the murder of Dr. James G. Littlefield of South Paris. His attorney denounces the process as a star chamber proceeding, arguing the State bears the indictment.
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Rumford
Paul N. Dwyer
Maine
Thomaston
Dwyer
Herbert H.bennett
Star Chamber
James G. Littlefield
South
Paris
College Student Prank Ends in Court Over Horse
A prank at St Francis college left a valuable palomino show horse injured and sparked legal action. Police, the Biddeford court, and college officials questioned about a dozen students after the horse wandered cold and injured, leading to disciplinary steps and possible charges.
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St. Francis College
Orman Haley
Pool Road
Haley
J. Albert Merryman
Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
Merryman
Niwline
Simon Spill
Normand Thibodeau
Spill
Father Thibodeau
Hostages Return Safe After Kidnapper Captured
Elma Baldwin and her three children are unharmed but exhausted after a kidnapping in South Charleston. Richard Arlen Payne, 23, was captured near Logan and jailed in Kanawha County after firing at a pursuing car while seeking the release of a fellow inmate.
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Charleston
W.va
Elma Baldwin
Sallow
Richard Arlen Payne
Kanawha
Payne
Logan
South Charleston
Ike Budget Battles Stir Capitol Hill Over Spending
The Senate and House clash over a balanced budget for the 1960 fiscal year. The House approved a 297 million dollar four year airport aid package, surpassing recommendations by 97 million. The Senate also moved to charge 1.375 billion dollars in IMF subscriptions against the next year’s budget, intensifying the fight over deficits and funding. Republican efforts to constrain the House measure failed 214 to 194 as negotiations proceed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Senate
House
Sense
United States
International Monetary Fund
Congress
Senate House Conference Committee
Safety session educates York County groups at Saco Grange
Leaders from 12 York County Extension Associations and 4-H clubs gathered at Saco Grange hall for a full day on highway and pedestrian safety. Maine State Trooper Herman Boudreau led the training and outlined a statewide driver education focus, urging clubs to dedicate meeting time to safety topics and to promote a 16 week program if a pending law passes.
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York County Extension Associations
Saco Grange Hall
Herman __ Boudreau
Brunswick
York County Extension Association
Maine State Police
Boudreau
PTA
York County
4-H
Maine
Herman Boudreau
Red Cross Halfway To Saco Goal
The Saco Red Cross fund campaign reports 40 percent of its goal reached, totaling 1539 dollars. A second progress meeting for captains and division leaders is planned for next Wednesday in the Red Cross nursing rooms, with final report and coffee for captains to follow on the 31 in Ce headquarters. Early reporters include Harry Garland, Thomas Armstrong, Nicholas Scontras, Margaret Currie, Dr Eugene Wolfahrt, Carleton Robbins, and Mrs Leavitt Emmons.
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Saco Red Cross Fund
Cecil Curtis
Red Cross
Saco
Cutts
Harry Garland
Advance Gifts
Thomas Armstrong
Business Division
Nicholas Scontras
Atty. Margaret Currie
Eugene Wolfahrt
Carleton Robbins
Leavitt Emmons
Stock Sale Drive Report Is Due This Afternoon
Albert Deshaies co chairman says first progress reports from over 130 volunteers and banks and stores selling stock will indicate if the area wide plan to buy the empty Saco Lowell building succeeds Public subscription aims to raise 75 000 toward a 250 000 goal for three years total cost 525 000 If successful a purchase agreement with Saco Lowell would be signed March 31 creating about a million square feet of industrial space with each 10 share yielding 40 square feet of space and urging personal outreach to reach all potential donors.
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Saco-Lowell
Community Development Corporation
Albert Deshaies
Deshaies
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Chadwick
Elm St
Paul Dwyer
State of
Bennett
Superior Court
Thomas E. Delananty
Leroy Mitchell
Richard Sawtelle
Greens
Harry Wooster
Ben Buzzell
Earl Clappison
Chester Ball
Robert Petrie
Richard Hanson
Burton Junior Post
Post Payne
Baldwins
Post
Ike
The
Extension Association
Barbara Lord
Lyman Extension Group
Frema Grant
York County Home Demonstration
Betty Chellis
Madeline Bryant
North Saco Extension Group
Trooper Boudreau
Reilly’s Bakery
Main St
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