Biddeford Personal Notices Include Military Departures and Returns
Mrs. Dora Belanger of Bernard's Milk Shop on Alfred Street bids farewell in Boston during a buying trip. Marie A. LaBrecque has returned home after surgical treatment at Webber Hospital. Neal's Novelty Shop proprietor C Millar Neal returns from Webber Hospital after surgery. Armand Sonny Cunningham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham of Elm Street, departs for 14 weeks of Marine Corps basic training in Charleston Island, S C. Antonio J. Chaloult returns to his base in England for funeral, while Leona Sinclair's son Robert H. Cote leaves for advanced training at Keesler Air Force Base after a two-week leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Belanger
Bernard
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Boston
Marie A. LaBrecque
Freeman St
Webber Hospital
C. Millar
Neal
Elm St
Armand
Sonny) Cunningham
Armand A. Cunningham
Parris Island
S. C
U. S. Marine Corps Airman 2
Antonio J. Chaloult
Euclid Chaloult
Mountain Road
Upper Harford
England
Leona Sinclair
Robert H. Cote
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
Air Force
Henry E. Cote
Evergreen Lane
Lenten Midweek Services and Prayer Gatherings Rundown
Community churches across the area host midweek services and prayer meetings on Wednesday evenings. Venues include Trinity Episcopal Saco Biddeford United Church of Christ Faith Tabernacle Old Orchard Beach Ogunquit Baptist and Village Baptist Kennebunkport with times generally 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Kennebunkport
Las Vegas Drops National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Las Vegas votes to end membership in the National Rivers and Harbors Congress after city officials conclude there is no tangible benefit from past involvement. City Manager W. L. Fletcher notes dues rose from 100 to 250 and urges withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
W. L. Fletcher
Association
Desert Resort
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Alphonsine Pelletier
The family of the late Alphonsine Pelletier expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for their kindness during their recent bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonsine Pelletier
Death Notice Mrs Sarah C Fletcher Honolul u
Death announced for Mrs Sarah C Fletcher widow of L Irving Fletcher formerly of Kennebunk. They ran the Blue Wave Gift shop for years and traded worldwide. She moved to Hawaii 12 years ago. husband died in 1943. Interment in Hope Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Sarah C. Fletcher
Honolulu
L. Irving Fletcher
Hawaii
Metayer of Little Falls Ends Life in Garage
Arthur J. Metayer 47 of Little Falls hanged himself in his garage Monday per county medical examiner. Born August 18 1916 in Old Orchard Beach son of Ernest and Annie Metayer he attended Saco schools. Survived by widow Carolyn Hill Metayer three daughters Sharon Linda Debra a son Arthur Jr four brothers and a sister Funeral set for 2 pm at 42 North River Road South Windham with spring interment in Hillside Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra
Arthur Jr
Raymond
Roland
Portland
Albain
East
Rochester
NHL
Pomaine
Bishop
Calif
Pauline Faughman
California
North River Road
South Windham
Hillside Cemetery
Walter A Hill 87 Dies After Illness in Kennebunk Nursing Home
Walter A Hill 87 of this area died today in a Kennebunk nursing home after a long illness. He was born in Saco May 27 1876 the son of Daniel and Almeda Getchell Hill. He was a carpenter and survived by one son Clinton H Hill two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Thursday from Greenway Funeral Home Saco with interment in Goodwins Mills Cemetery. Friends may call 7 to 9 PM tomorrow at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman
Walter A. Hill
Kennebunk
Saco
Daniel and
Almeda (Getchell) Hill
Clinton H. Hill
Greenway Funeral Home
Spring St
Goodwins Mills
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie L Dyer in Saco
Mrs Minnie L Dyer of Stockman Avenue Saco had funeral services yesterday afternoon at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco officiated by Lt Juanita Prine of the Salvation Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie L. Dyer
Stockman Avenue
Saco
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Juanita Prine
The
Salvation Army
Funeral services for Henry E. Arsenault in Saco
Funeral services for Henry E. Arsenault of 60 Winter St. Saco were held at Most Holy Trinity Church with a requiem high mass by Rev. Maurice Boland and burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery. Attendees included Portsmouth Navy Yard officials and many relatives from Sanford Dracut Manchester and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry BE. Arsenault
Henry E. Arsenault
Winter St
Saco
Most Holy Trinity Church
Maurice Boland
Louise Welch
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Arthur St. Pierre
Richard Moreau
Clifford R. Monder
Jean Paul Rheaume
Gordon Berry
John F. Colpitts
Earl McA
William Hayes
Manchester
N.H
John Wunderly
Arlington
Mass
Joseph LaFavore
Portland
Robert Paradis
Dracut
Frank Devito
Jamaica Plains
N.Y
Rodney Record
Millinocket
John Emerson
Rochester
Ovat
Miss Lillian A Chapin Rites Held at Saco
Funeral services for Miss Lillian A Chapin of Portland Road were held at Shumway Funeral Home with Rev L Gordon Adamson officiating. Delegations from Saco Second Parish Unitarian Church groups and officers attended, along with other local organizations. Burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian A, Chapin
Lillian A. Chapin
Portland Road
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
L Gordon Adamson
D. D
Unitarian Universalist
Women’s Alliance
Saco Second Parish
Youth To Face Murder Trial In Maine
Ernest B. Shackford Jr. aged 15 from Berwick is in York County Jail awaiting murder trial in the May term of Superior Court. He was returned from Augusta State Hospital after mental examinations. He stands accused of stabbing 15 year old Marcia E. Hanscom to death in her Berwick home on August 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Ernest B. Shackford Jr
Berwick
York County
Superior Court
Augusta State Hospital
Marcia E. Hanscom
Weather Summary for Portland
Partly cloudy with sunny spells this afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Southeasterly winds 5 to 15 mph. Clouds increase tonight and temperatures not as cold. Lows in the lower 30s. Southerly winds 10 to 25 mph. Partly cloudy and cool Wednesday. Winds shift to northwest around 15 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
The Women Discover Jesus Is Risen
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James visit the tomb at dawn to find the stone rolled away. A radiant young man declares Jesus has risen, directs them to tell the disciples, and promises to meet them in Galilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary’s Hill
Mary Magdalene
Mary
James
Jesus
Galilee
Local Auxiliary and Fraternal Groups Schedule Meetings
The Auxiliary to the North Saco Volunteer Fire Department meets tonight at 8 at Mrs. Bernice Smiths home North Saco. Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella holds an 8 p m social at St Jean Baptiste Hall Biddeford open to members and guests. The Unity Club Auxiliary meets tomorrow night at Mrs Emma Garsides home Saco with a 6 30 p m potluck prior. Owen Davies Unit American Legion Auxiliary meets Wednesday at 8 p m at the Legion Hall Beach Street Biddeford. Ancient Order of Hibernian Auxiliary Division One meets tonight at 8 15 at its Elm Street hall Biddeford. The W S C S Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford holds a brief 7 p m meeting tomorrow then attendees join Lenten services led by Rev C Joseph Ingraham. Squadron 26 Sons of the American Legion meets 7 30 p m Wednesday at Tighe Beaudoin Farley Post Elm Street Biddeford. Bishop Fenwick Council Knights of Columbus meets tonight at 8 in GAR Hall Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Saco
Our Lady of Fatima
Daughters of Isabella
St. Jean Baptiste Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Unity Club
Emma_ Garside
Buxton Road
Saco
Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
The
Legion Hall
Beach Street
Ancient
Order of Hibernian Auxiliary
Elm Street
W.S.C.S of
Sons of the American Legion
Tighe- Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion
Klan Leaders Discuss Private White Community Plan
At a mass rally in Atlanta Klan leaders outlined a pilot private white community on 45 to 50 acres with about a hundred homes. They warned of jet-age resistance if attacked and targeted civil rights leaders and Atlanta officials. Jeremiah X and SNCC members attended among a tense scene with police kept busy directing traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Ku Klux Klan
Robert Shelton
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Imperial Wizard
The
United Klans of America, Inc
Associated Press
Klan
Atlanta
Calvin Craig
Georgia Klan
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Craig
Shelton
Birmingham
Ivan Allen Jr
Herbert T. Jenkins
Robert F. Kennedy
Jeremiah X
Atlanta Black Muslim Movement
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Jeremiah
Hurt Park
Hometown Fans Knew That Yastrzemski Would Be Star
In Bridgehampton New York locals long believed Carl Yastrzemski would reach stardom with the Red Sox and noted his roots as a former Notre Dame recruit. The community celebrated his rise with a dinner and a toast to his goal of winning the league MVP while his brother Dick trains for LaSalle College and a March 21 game against Tampa University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgehampton
N. Y
Long Island
Yankee Stadium
Boston
Carl Yastrzemski
Red Sox
Yaz
Ted Williams
Ted
Kielbasa
Carl
Notre Dame
Frank
Bots) Nekola
Philadelphia
Gene Mauch
Mauch
Phillie
Williams
Minneapolis
LaSalle College
Gene McDonnell
LaSalle
Scottsdale, Ariz
Tampa University
Georgia
Southhampton
Arizona
Young Dick
Chuck Schilling
Construction Hints For An Outside Grill
Practical guidance for building an outdoor fireplace with or without a chimney, using bricks or concrete blocks, mortar options, and proper curing. It covers foundations, firebrick lining, form building, and essential safety clearances for frost areas and water drainage. Why does self made cooking food taste better.
Ford Foundation funds Shakespeare study boost
The Ford Foundation provides a $100,000 grant to support scholarly research into William Shakespeare and his era in Stratford upon Avon. The funding aims to enhance understanding of the playwright's life and times and to expand related academic programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford — Upon —Avon
Stratford
Ford Foundation
Durin
Birmingham Shakespeare Institute Receives American Grant
In the quadricentennial year an American grant supports the University of Birmingham's Shakespeare Institute. The institute provides research facilities for graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in Elizabethan drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Birmingham
Shakespeare Institute
Your Journal Classified Ad Reaches Over 30 000 Readers
A local newspaper notes that classified ads reach more than thirty thousand readers daily boosting visibility for listings. The notice highlights broad circulation and steady reader engagement across zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Your Journal
Town Council to Meet With School Board on Budget
Town council votes to invite the superintending school committee to a closed session next Monday to resolve budget differences before the open April 1 session. Licenses granted and denied include Go-Carts land, pony ride, arcade, and tent park licenses with reapplication noted for 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Chequinn Corporation
Richard Gabrielle
Tide Inn
Joseph Quinn
Saco Avenue
Joseph T. Connell
Milliken Street
Charles Cote
Ocean Pier Spa
North Street
Grace Macomber
Abbott-Verville, Amvets, Post
Maine Publicity Bureau
Market Recovers in Active Trading Amid Mixed Gains
The New York stock market advanced early with fractional gains led by steels motors farm implements aerospace and selected chemicals. oils drugs and electrical equipment edged lower. The AP index rose to 301.4, the Dow at 814.44, amid cautious optimism and new buying after recent advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Brush Fire In Orchard Beach Reported On Mill Pond Road
Fire crews investigated a late afternoon brush burning report on Mill Pond Road. They found a smoldering pile left by power company workers and returned after locating the source of the smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Mill Pond
Power Company
Hawaii to ban employment discrimination under new act
Hawaii will enact a Fair Employment Practices Act effective January 1, 1964, prohibiting employment discrimination based on race sex age religion color or ancestry. Labor director Alfred Laureta acknowledges existing bias and predicts changes will remove discriminatory ads from classifieds such as executives sought and service jobs targeting specific ethnic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Fair Employment Honolulu
Alfred Laureta
AJA
Hades
Wells Girl Suffers Accidental Gunshot Wound
A 15 year old Wells girl, Renee Brooks, is in good condition at Webber Hospital Biddeford after accidentally shooting her left shin with a 357 magnum revolver. Police report says the gun belonged to her father and she was injured Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oney P. Smith
Wells
Elmer C. Hutchins
Hollis G. Dixson
Robert J. Janson
Biddeford
Miss Brooks
Webber Hospital
William F. Mahaney
Eugene P. Wolfahrt
Two Rangeley Teens Killed by Car Exhaust Defect
In Rangeley Maine officials blame a car's defective exhaust system for the deaths of Joyce Quimby 14 and Royal Allen Bean 19. The pair were found Monday inside a car parked off Mingo Loop Road by a local resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangeley
Joyce Quimby
Royal Allen Bean
Mingo Loop Road
Review Of Thrift Shop Clothes Is Conducted
A meeting of the Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop committee at Elm Street Biddeford reviewed clothing offerings. Children’s clothes are most needed and donations may be dropped at the shop or picked up by workers. Plans include a pre Easter shirt and blouse sale on Thursday and Friday and a fast moving penny sale of odds and ends. Present were Mrs. Lionel Perreault Mrs. Elphege Paradis Miss Elizabeth Maguire Miss Louise Maguire and Mrs. Lucien Doyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop
Thrift
Elm Street
Biddeford
Lionel Perreault
Elphege Paradis
Elizabeth Maguire
Louise Maguire
Lucien Doyon
Mrs. Rose Sansoucy Injured in Fall at Biddeford Address
Mrs. Rose Sansoucy 82 of 7 St. Marys Street Biddeford suffered a scalp laceration from a fall near 140 Main Street Biddeford. She was transported to Webber Hospital by Biddeford Fire Department ambulance and was receiving treatment at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Sansoucy
St. Mary's St
Biddeford
Main St
Sansoucy
Thhe Webber Hospital
Muskie Senate Committee Plans Portland Testimonial Dinner
The Muskie for Senate Committee reports a testimonial dinner for Sen Edmund S Muskie on April 29 in Portland. A Portland merchant is named as organizer for the nonpartisan event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Muskie
Senate
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Portland
Banquet to honor Muskie on 10th gubernatorial campaign anniversary
Arthur H. Benoit said the banquet will honor the 10th anniversary of Muskie's first campaign for governor and his record of service to Maine and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Benoit
Muskie
Maine
United States
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United Church of Christ
Advent Christian Church
Chapel Street
Christian Science Society
Winter Street
Lyman First Baptist Church
Route 35
Kennebunk Lower Village
Full Gospel
Route 9-A
Ethel Kimball
Evergreen Ave
Daisy B. Weeman
Marshall
Pearl
Beatrice
Elsie
Doris
Marion
Christine
Mrs
Sarah Fletcher
Arthur J. Metayer
Minnie Dyer
Yooot
Risen
Fenwick
Knights of Columbus
Gar Hall
Yastrzemski
Schilling
Biddeford-Saco
Biddeford & Saco Gas CO
Main Street
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