St Louis Band To Perform At Sanford Friday
St Louis High school band travels to Sanford Friday to perform its annual Pop Tunes concert at 7 30 p m in the St Ignatius High school gymnasium Tickets are sold by St Ignatius Key club with proceeds aiding band travel expenses for spring trips The program features Camino Swing March Lullaby of Birth Beguine Festival The King and I Come Back to Sorrento and other pieces including solo spots by Donald Binette Bernard Henry and Richard Anastasoff The group will also give a Pop Tunes concert in Biddeford with date and program to be announced later
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St. Louis
Sanford
St. Ignatius High School
Key Club
Closed Retreat Plans For French Speaking Women In Augusta
Plans for a young married women's closed retreat at Oblate Retreat House Augusta were outlined at a Biddeford meeting. The event runs Friday April 26 evening to Sunday April 28 afternoon with Rev Maurice Fillion directing the French program and Rev Olivia Renaud leading the English program. Local contacts by parish listed for reservations.
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Augusta
Edmond Neault
Cleaves Street
Biddeford
Maurice Fillion
OMI
St. Joseph
Madeline Binette
Jeannette Jariz
Clement Auger
Theresa Roy
Berette Beaulieu
St. Andre
Leo Cote
Rachel Neault
Claudette Laverriere
Cecile Gadbois
Jeannine Simoneau
Lucille Neault
Germaine Carver
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Saco
Emile Bosse
M. L. Dupuis
Fr. Fillion
Olivia Renaud
Marie A. Berube
Wilfred Fortier
Area Legionnaires Attend Joint Meeting
Several Legionnaires from York County attended the postponed joint meeting of the York and Cumberland County councils at the Stewart P. Morrill American Legion home in South Portland. Attendees included York County commander Milton Vigne and others such as Royal Sheltra and Donald Leighton, with Miss Charlene Farnham leading auxiliary delegates and Maurice Parisien speaking on welfare and rehabilitation issues.
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York County
York
Cumberland
Stewart P. Morrill Amery Legion Home
South Port
Milton Vigne
Kittery
Royal Sheltra
Biddeford
Department
Donald Leighton
Alfred
Frank Bitomski
M. Frank Murphy
Eliot
Charlene Farnham
Saco
York County Council
Maurice Parisien
Portland
Washington, D. C
Sidney Schwarz
Legion Members Attend Hearing On Tax Exemption Bill
Members of the Tighe Beaudoin Farley American Legion post in Biddeford traveled to Augusta to oppose Bill 217 which would repeal tax exemptions for veterans and widows. Attendees included Adrien Poissant Royal Sheltra Joseph Hanusek and several post commanders and officers.
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 devastates Grafton plant and threatens rebuild
Fire swept through the Grafton plant destroying the building and equipment. Workers moved records to a service station and saved kilns. Rosenfield said full production should resume in four months with 35 workers in the department and priority for married men. The firm, which hired about 110, plans to rebuild on the same footprint, with a two story 800 by 80 foot facility.
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Grafton
Sullivan
Rosenfield
New York
United States Plywood Corporation
Plywood
Bank loans fuel 1962 regional investment package
The firm received a $432000 loan from the Area Redevelopment Administration and $100000 from area banks. It also got $66500 from a local non profit Corporation 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 President of Stark County Librarians
Edmond G Drouin a former local man and Walsh College librarian Canton Ohio was elected to a one year term as president of the Stark County Librarians Association Alliance Ohio among 50 librarians at the session. His term begins in September. He is the son of Hermene gilde Drouin and Mrs Drouin of 3 Lamothe Avenue
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Edmond
Walsh College
Canton
Ohio
Stark County Librarians Association
Alliance
Bro
Edmond G. Drouin
Hermenegilde Drouin
Lamothe Avenue
Minstrel Show Planned by Wells High School Seniors
The Wells High School senior class aided by underclassmen plans a minstrel show on Friday March 29 at 8 p.m. in the Wells Junior High gym. Miss Muriel Ramsdell directs with endment and chorus plus specialty numbers. Proceeds fund the senior class trip to Washington, D C next month.
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Wells High School
Wells Junior High School
Muriel Ramsdell
Ogunquit
Washington, D.C
Maine Economic Development chief to speak at Usher’s Club dinner
Lloyd K. Allen, commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic Development, will be the guest speaker at Whitechurch Usher's Club dinner meeting on Monday at 6 30 p m He will discuss his department work Program Chairman Shirley Parks reports Circle D led by Mrs Alfred Wilcox will serve the dinner Usher's club President Alfred Wilcox invites all men of the White church 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
Usher's
Flood Danger Seen Ebbing
Portland forecast shows Kennebec and Androscoggin rivers need about 2 to 2 1/4 inches of rain in 12 hours plus 15 degrees above freezing to reach flood stage. Saco and Penobscot would flood only with 4 1/2 inches in 12 hours. No such conditions are foreseen.
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Portland
Charles Chibka
Kennebec
Androscoggin
Chibka
U. S. Weather Bureau
Saco
Penobscot
British TV Shows Births by Caesarean Section
Films of births by Caesarean section were shown on British television Wednesday night in full detail. Squeamish viewers were advised in advance not to watch, and the BBC said it received no complaints.
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London
BBC
Fire rages over two towns as brick walls collapse
A large fire in a two-city area caused traffic jams and injuries as Route one blocked and embers drifted across both towns. Water officials logged 32 million gallons pumped while standpipe levels dropped five feet. Red Cross and Civil Defense provided food and coffee to responders and bystanders as midnight neared.
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Biddeford-Saco
Prizes Awarded At Meeting Of KC Auxiliary
Pauline Neault and Martha Masse won special prizes at the Biddeford council Knights of Columbus auxiliary meeting. Other prize recipients included Rose Herbert Irene Wojcik Amelia Pepin Rita Leblond Florida Gonthier Antoinette Jariz and many attendees. The next business meeting is 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 Bouthilletta
Noella Martel
Simone Lapointe
Theresa Bastarache
Paulette Loranger
Bella Cote
Jeannette Rousseau
Claire Tremblay
Muriel Foran
Lorraine Bisson
Anne Bouthillette
Claire Lantagne
Paulette Cantara
Irene Tine
Jose Arena Bouffard
Beatrice Morrisette
Rita Roy
Pauline Nolette
Theresa Pelletier
Fernande Boucher
Blanche Chretien
Annette Collard
Yvonn Mondeville
Jean Bouthillette
Orilla Allie
Irene Loranger
Lucille Andrews
Evelyn Gervais
Vivian Hickey
Jeannette Roy
Doris Duseseault
Doris Letourneau
Therese Gaudetle
Juliette Ouellette
Marie Labrecaue
Vivianne Marcotte
Theresa Nolette
Dorothe Dudley
Priscille Gervais
Simone Landry
Florence Roy
Jean Turgeon
Emma Landry
Saco Jaycees Set Charter Night Banquet Date
Saco Junior Chamber of Commerce approves charter night for April 27 in the municipal court room. A turkey supper and punch bowl are planned with attention to the polio clinic by the Saco Public Health service on March 31. Secretary Reno Roy and others led readings. Andrew Scontras attended as a guest.
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Saco Junior Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Court
Reno Roy
Arnold Parker
Donald Waterhouse
Charter Night
Raymond Gannon
Malcolm MacLeod
Willard Stackpole
Gannon
Saco Public Health Service
Andrew Scontras
Alumnae Plan March 29 Sale at Biddeford NS
St Joseph alumnae meet at St Joseph High School to organize a food sale on Friday March 29 at Biddeford First National. Co chairmen are Mrs Juliette Poulin and Mrs Adophe Gagnon. Goods prepared by alumnae and Home Economics students. A covered dish supper is set for April 17 at 6 30 p m.
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Biddeford
Yvette Garon
Marguerite Paquet
Cora Camire
Muriel Gagne
Genevieve Tremblay
Anita Sevigny
Rita Cote
Jeannette Anastasoff
Antoinette Sevigny
Rolande Laverriere
Marie Annequette
Annette Doherty
Helen Chretien
Juliette 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. She received red roses a bouquet cards and gifts and a note from grandson James M Marshall stationed in Marathon Greece with the U S Navy. Attending were James Lemay Brenda Michael John Lettie Roger Scammon Nancy Malvin Marshall and guests. absent were William Lemay Richard and Paul Boissard.
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Elizabeth Lemay
Highland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Malvin Marshall
Carleton Avenue
Lemay
Ames M. Marshall
Marathon
Greece
United States Navy
James Lemay
Brenda
Michael
John
Lettie
Roger Scammon
Nancy
Saco
Malvin Mareshall
William Lemay
Richard
Biddeford
Paul Boissard
New Britain
Conn
New Firm To Build Airplanes
Parnes AP reports a new corporation Aero air, Inc. formed to build airplanes. The amphibian craft will have a single pusher engine. Herbert Lindblad of Springvale, designer of the aircraft, will head the company.
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Ly Ey Jewelers
Main Street
Nets
Jewel
Royal Portable Typewriter
Rugged Inc
Hamilton Beach
KODAK
Fiesta
Hamilton-Beach
Platemy
Area Legionnaires
Legion
Bob
Pizza
Reg
Grafton Lumber Company
Norm
Wells
Page One
Elm Street
Portsmouth
N.H
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
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Allied Hampshire Footwear Corp
Saco Jaycees
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