St Louis Band To Perform At Sanford Friday
St Louis High School band travels to Sanford Friday for its annual Pop Tunes concert at 7 30 p m in the St Ignatius High School gym. St Ignatius key club handles ticket sales with proceeds aiding band trips this spring. Program includes Camus Swing March Lullaby of Birth Beguine Festival The King and I Come Back to Sorrento Donald Binette solos Midnight in Moscow Stranger on the Shore Nola Bernard Henry xylophone Richard Anastasoff alto sax. A Pop Tunes concert in Biddeford is planned with date and program to be announced.
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St. Louis
Sanford
St. Ignatius High School
Key Club
Camus
Planned Closed Retreats For Young French Women
A special meeting at Biddeford outlines a closed retreat at Oblate Retreat House in Augusta for French speaking young married women from April 26 to April 28 led by Rev Maurice Fillion. English program led by Rev Olivia Renaud announces a separate April 19 retreat with reservations via listed contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Edmond Neault
Cleaves Street
Biddeford
Maurice Fillion
OMI
St. Joseph
Madeline Binette
Jeannette Jariz
Clement Auger
Theresa Roy
Bernadette Beaulieu
St. Andre
Leo Cote
Rachel Neault
Claudette Laverriere
Cecile Gadbois
Marie A. Berube
Wilfred Fortier
Publicity Committee
Area Legionnaires Attend Joint Meeting
York and Cumberland County councils held a postponed joint session at the Stewart P. Morrill Rivier a Legion home in South Port. Mil ton Vigne Kittery York County commander, Royal Sheltra Bid deford county first vice commander and Child Welfare committee member, Donald Leighton Alfred First District commander, Frank Bi tomski Kittery York County council adjutant, and M. Frank Murphy Eliot York County finance officer attended. Charlene Farnham Saco president York County council auxiliary led the auxiliary delegation. Speakers included Maurice Parisien Portland past Department commander and National executive committeeman alternate who spoke on Child Welfare and Rehabilitation in Washington DC, and Sidney Schwarz Department athletic officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
York
Cumberland
Stewart P. Morrill
Charlene Farnham
Saco
York County Council
Maurice Parisien
Portland
Washington, D. C
Sidney Schwarz
Legion Members Attend Hearing On Tax Exemption Bill
Several members of Tighe Beaudoin Farley American Legion Biddeford travel to Augusta to oppose Bill 217 the bid for repealing veterans and widows tax exemptions. Attendees include Adrien Poissant Royal Sheltra Joseph Hanusek George Boutin Conrad Fortier Alfred Prejean Oliva Bolduc Nelson Bergeron Wilfred Gagne Ernest Lapoint Arthur Lemire Ernest Nolette among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe- Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion
Biddeford
Augusta
State House
Adrien Poissant
Royal, Sheltra
York County
George Boutin
Conrad Fortier
Alfred Prejean
Oliva Bolduc
Nelson Bergeron
Wilfred Gagne
Ernest Lapoint
Arthur Lemire
Ernest Nolette
Fire damages factory. plans rebuilding in Maine town
At Grafton the blaze destroyed a factory main building with kilns and equipment, triggering rapid insurance coverage and plans to reconstruct a two story, 800 by 80 foot facility on the same foundation. Firefighters saved adjacent structures while staff moved records to safety and 35 workers will return within two weeks. Production aims to resume in four months, with hiring prioritized for married workers from the existing team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Sullivan
Rosenfield
Falmouth
Kennebunk
New York
United States Plywood Corporation
Plywood Company
Inew York
Rosenfeld
Maine
Ashland
Local firm secures diversified funding package in 1962
The firm obtained a 432000 loan from the Area Redevelopment administration and 100000 from area banks, plus 66500 from a local nonprofit and invested 66500 of its own funds when it entered the area in February 1962.
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Area Redevelopment Administration
Brother Edmond Elected Post as Stark Librarians Chief
Edmond G Drouin former local librarian at Walsh College Canton Ohio wins presidency of Stark County Librarians Association at Alliance Ohio from among 50 attendees. Term starts in September. He is son of Hermene gilde Drouin and Mrs Drouin of 3 Lamothe Avenue Biddeford.
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Edmond
Walsh College
Canton
Ohio
Stark County Librarians Association
Alliance
Bro
Edmond G. Drouin
Hermenegilde Drouin
Lamothe Avenue
Biddeford
Minstrel Show Planned by Wells High Students
The Wells High senior class with help from underclassmen will stage a minstrel show on Friday March 29 at 8 p.m. in the Wells Junior High gym. The program features endmen chorus and specialty numbers directed by Miss Muriel Ramsdell Ogunquit. Proceeds benefit the senior class trip to Washington next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells High School
Wells Junior High School
Muriel Ramsdell
Ogunquit
Washington, D.C
Maine Economic Development Chief to Address Usher's Club Dinner
Commissioner Lloyd K Allen of the Maine Department of Economic Development will speak at Whitechurch Usher's Club dinner Monday at 6:30 p.m. He will discuss his department's work. Program chair Shirley Parks said Circle D, led by Mrs Alfred Wilcox, will serve the dinner. Club president Alfred Wilcox invited all White church men to attend.
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Lloyd K. Allen
Maine Department of Economic Development
Whitechurch
Usher's Club
Shirley Parks
Team 2
Circle D
Alfred Wilcox
Flood Danger Seen Ebbing in Portland Area
Charles Chibka, chief meteorologist at the U S Weather Bureau, says current conditions point to no flood risk. He states that Kennebec and Androscoggin would need 12 hour rain totals of 2 to 2.5 inches and daytime temps 15 degrees above freezing to reach flood stage, while Sacco and Penobscot would need 4.5 inches in 12 hours. No such conditions are foreseen.
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Portland
Charles Chibka
Kennebec
Androscoggin
Chibka
U. S. Weather Bureau
Sacco
Penobscot
British TV Films Births on Caesarean Section
British television aired films depicting Caesarean births Wednesday night. Viewers warned it may distress some. BBC reported no complaints and stood by the broadcast.
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London
BBC
Fire devastates central building causing widespread damage
Fire roared through a central brick structure sending flames hundreds of feet into the air and prompting mass evacuations. Sparks drifted over Biddeford and Saco as streets jammed and hydrants pumped 32 million gallons. Civil defense and Red Cross provided coffee and doughnuts to workers and residents as emergency crews contained the blaze.
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Biddeford-Saco
Portsmouth
N.H
Kittery
Red Cross
Biddeford Civil Defense
Diamond National Corporation
Biddeford Tire Shop
Plaza Restaurant
Wonderbar Steak House
Delorge Baking Company
York County Civil Defense Canteen
Salvation Army
Prizes Awarded At Meeting Of KC Auxiliary
Pauline Neault and Martha Masse won special prizes at the Biddeford Knights of Columbus auxiliary meeting. Other prize recipients included Rose Herbert Irene Wojcik Amelia Pepin Rita Leblond Florida Gonthier Antoinette Jariz Rita Tremblay Rita Lamarre Lucille Frechette Muriel Duprey. The committee under Rose Bouthillette included Muriel Duprey Noella Martel Simone Lapointe Therese Bastarache Paulette Loranger Bella Cote Jeannette Rousseau Claire Tremblay Muriel Foran Lorraine Bisson Anne Bouthillette Claire Lantagne Paulette Cantara Pauline Neault Irene Langevin. Attendees listed many names including Irena Bouffard Beatrice Morrisette Rita Lamarre Rita Roy Paulina Nolette Theresa Pelletier Fernande Boucher Blanche Chretien Annette Collard Yvonne Mondenville Jean Bouthillette Orilla Allie Irene Loranger Lucille Andrews Evelyn Gervais Vivian Hickey Jeannette Roy Doris Dusseault Doris Letourneau Therese Gaudetle Juliette Ouellette Maria Labrecaue Vivianne Marcotte Theresa Nolette Dorothe Dudley Antoinette Jariz Priscille Gervaix Simone Landry Florence Roy Jean Turgeon Emma Landry Claire Gosselin Marie Rosa Hubert Rita Leblond Martha Masse Florida Gonthier Marguerite Gonthier Jean Leclaire Irene Wojcik Jean Gadbois Rita Trembley Blanche Neault Isabell Boucher Aline Metaver Emelia Pepin Antoinette Vir Lucille Frechette Aurise Carrier Margo Frechette. Next business meeting set for April 9.
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Pauline Neault
Martha Masse
Biddeford Council
Knights of Columbus
Rose Herbert
Irene Wojcik
Amelia Pepin
Rita Leblond
Florida Gonthier
Antoinette Jariz
Rita Tremblay
Rita Lamarre
Lucille Frechette
Muriel Duprey
Rose Bouthillette
Noella Martel
Simone Lapointe
Therese Bastarache
Paulette Loranger
Bella Cote
Jeannette Rousseau
Claire Tremblay
Muriel Foran
Lorraine Bisson
Anne Bouthillette
Claire Lantagne
Paulette Cantara
Irene Langevin
Irena Bouffard
Beatrice Morrisette
Rita Roy
Paulina Nolette
Theresa Pelletier
Fernande Boucher
Blanche Chretien
Annette Collard
Yvon
Claire Gosselin
Marie Rosa Hubert
Mariguerite Gonthier
Jean Leclair
Jean Gadbois
Rita Trembley
Blanche Neault
Isabelle Boucher
Aline Metaver
Emelia Pepin
Antoinette Vir
Aurise Carrier
Margo Frechette
Saco Jaycees Plan Charter Night Banquet Date
Saco Jaycees approved April 27 as the charter night banquet date at the municipal court room. The club plans a turkey supper and punch bowl with reports by Reno Roy Arnold Parker Donald Waterhouse and Raymond Gannon. Gannon reported on assisting the Saco Public Health polio clinic March 31 and will discuss transportation. Andrew Scortras attended as a guest.
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Saco Junior Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Court Room
Levent
Reno Roy
Arnold Parker
Donald Waterhouse
Charter Night
Raymond Gannon
Malcolm MacLeod
Willard Stackpole
Gannon
Junior Chamber
Saco Public Health Service
Andrew Scortras
Alumnae Sale Planned by St Joseph Ladies
Alumnae of St Joseph High School plan a food sale for Friday March 29 at Biddeford First National. Co chairs are Mrs Juliette Poulin and Mrs Adophe Gagnon. Goods prepared by alumnae and Home Economics students. Mrs George Shevenell wins special prize. Covered dish supper set for April 17 at 6 30 p m. Committee listed.
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Biddeford
First National
St. Joseph
Yvette Garon
Marguerite Paquet
Cora Camire
Muriel Gagne
Genevieve Tremblay
Anita Sevigny
Rita Cote
Jeannette Anastasoff
Antoinette Sevigny
Rolande i Laverriere
Marie Anne Duquette
Annette Doherty
Helen Chretien
Julietta Beaudoin
Simonne Gadbois
Madeleine Langley
Charlotte Tebbenhoff
Beach Woman Feted On 80th Birthday
Mrs. Elizabeth Lemay of 59 Highland avenue Old Orchard Beach was honored at a surprise party for her 80th birthday at her daughter's home on Carleton avenue Old Orchard Beach. She received red rose corsage a bouquet cards and gifts. Her grandson James M. Marshall stationed in Marathon Greece with the US Navy sent greetings. Attending were James Lemay and children Brenda Michael John Lettie of Old Orchard Beach Mrs. Roger Scammon and daughter Nancy of Saco Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Marshall and the guest of honor. Attendees unable to attend were William Lemay and son Richard of Biddeford and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boisard of New Britain Conn.
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Elizabeth Lemay
Highland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Malvin Marshall
Carleton Avenue
Lemay
James M. Marshall
Marathon
Greece
United States Navy
James Lemay
Brenda
Michael
John
Lettie
Roger Scammon
Nancy
Saco
Marvin Marshall
Wiliam Lemay
Richard
Biddeford
Paul Boissard
New Britain
Conn
New Firm To Build Airplanes In Sanford
The Aero -Fab, Inc. has formed to manufacture airplanes. The amphibian plane will have a single pusher engine. Herbert Lindblad of Sprinevale will head the new corporation and design the aircraft.
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ROYAL
Rugged Inc
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Fiesta
Hamilton-Beach
Area Legionnaires
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Pizza
Reg
Grafton Lumber Company
Wells
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Saco Jaycees
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