Sidelights Of Worst Local Fire Sidelights Of Worst Local Fire
The inferno that destroyed most of Building 30 of the former Saco Lowell Textile shops was the worst in Biddeford and Saco history. Losses topped a million dollars, with a pattern of past blazes noted from 1858 to 1958, including the Central block fire, Harmons corner blaze, and the York county Biscuit plant fire, drawing thousands of spectators while police kept crowds clear. Continued on Page Five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco-Lowell
Sistory
Biddeford
Harmon's Corner
Main and
Elm Street
Saco
Pepperel Manufacturing Company
Pear Street
Somesville
Central Theater
York County Biscuit Company
South and
Green Street
South Portland
Biddeford Tire Company
Bali Volcano Eruption Kills Hundreds on Bali Island
Bali's Agung volcano violently erupted spreading death and destruction across the tourist hub. Officials say at least 400 killed with rising injuries and fear of more eruptions as Sukarno declares a disaster zone.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Bali
Agung
Civil Defense Organization
Sukarno
Red Cross
Auxiliary Officers Elected at Le Voltigeur Snowshoe Club
Le Voltigeur Snowshoe club auxiliary elected officers at the Biddeford South Street clubrooms. Julia Vigne became president, Eva Beall vice president, Theresa Martel secretary, Reina Picard treasurer. Committee members include Yvonne Rousselle, Florence Lottinville, Phil Houston, Alma Gregoire, Grace Brulotte. Irma Turgeon and Mrs. Vigne named delegates to the Maine Local union. Turgeon and Beall to the banquet committee. Installations to be announced.
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le Voltigeur Snowshoe Club
South Street
Biddeford
Julia Vigne
Eva Beall
Theresa Martel
Reina Picard
Yvonne Rousselle
Florence Lottinville
Phil Houston
Alma Gregoire
Grace Brulotte
Maine
Irma Turgeon
Vigne
Miss Turgeon
Grafton Lumber plant fire aims for four month return
A spectacular Biddeford blaze at the former Saco-Lowell shops damaged Grafton Lumber. President Joseph Rosenfield pledged production by four months as fire chiefs labeled the cause unknown. Fire crews from seven towns fought the flames, four firefighters injured, snow helped save nearby structures, and extensive water and ladder efforts rushed to contain the inferno.
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Joseph Rosenfield
Grafton Lumber Company
Saco-Lowell
Biddeford
Arthur King
Webber Hospital
Herbert Tib
Edgar Sevigny
Paul Houle
Old Orchard Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Scarborough
South Portland
Portland
Falmouth
Kennebunk
Aii
Grafton Company
A Job Well Done By Firefighters At Grafton Plant
An editorial lauds the Biddeford Saco firefighters for halting a devastating Grafton Lumber Co. blaze last night. It credits Chief Arthur King and his team for their heroic work, preventing spread to nearby Saco-Lowell, Pepperell, Allied Hampshire, and Saco Tanning facilities and urges public appreciation of public servants.
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Grafton Lumber Co
Biddeford
Saco
Saco-Lowell
Pepperell
Allied Hampshire
Arthur King
Devastating Winter Yields to Spring Across Nation
The 1962-63 winter, one of the harshest in a century, ends as warm spring arrives. Record cold spared Alaska while the South faced floods and tornadoes. New Orleans endured its coldest winter since 1905 and citrus losses topped 161.7 million boxes. Tourism boomed in Florida amid the chill.
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U.S
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Cleveland
Atlanta
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
Alaska
South
Associated Press
Kingston Springs
Harpeth
Nashville
Florida
Decorah
Iowa
Great Lakes
Wake Superior
Overhaul Likely For Foreign Aid Program
Washington AP report notes total U S foreign aid since World War II will exceed 100 billion this year. A presidential advisory commission led by Gen Lucius Clay prepared a final version for Kennedy, with public release expected soon. Aid figures show 97.7 billion in disbursements to 111 countries from July 195 through mid-1962, and Congress approved 3.9 billion more last fall. France tops receivers with 9.4 billion and Britain with 8.7 billion, as Marshall Plan era aid transitioned to broader postwar recovery.
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Washington
U.S
Lucius Clay
Kennedy
Agency For International Development
Congress
France
Britain
Kennedy to report to nation tonight on Costa Rica talks
President Kennedy will address the nation from Washington on his talks with Panama and Central American leaders in San Jose. He touted a seven nation accord to speed hemisphere development and curb Cuba based subversion, praising Costa Rica’s progress and noting Cuba’s decline in food production over five years.
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Washington
Kennedy
Costa Rica
San Jose
Panama
United States
Fl Salvador
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Honduras
NBC
CBS
ABC Radio
ABC
Pacific Coast
Palm Beach
Fla
Capital
Kenenedy
Cuba
Caribbean
University of Costa Rica
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Grafton
F'lm Street
Main Street
Maine Carpet CO
Alfred Street
Gen
Fea, Corp
Betts
Edward Petit
Arthur Desmarais Jr
Walter Neilson
Tibbetts
THE
Associed Press
Nation
City of Saco
Rene A. Allie
Biddeford Tire Shop
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