Local residents listed as patients and service members
Saco and Biddeford residents are named as patients at Webber hospital and Maine Medical Center. Several locals are identified with military service, including USN aircrew and a US Navy destroyer crew member. A teacher from Gorham State Teachers College attended the Eastern States Association conference in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Frank Benson
Lafayette Street
Webber Hospital
Joan Seymour
Lemieux Street
Biddeford
Frederic Deschambeault
Elm Street
Maine Medical Center
Susie Morin
Green Street
Beane
Hugh Marshall
Industrial Development Council of
Maine
Bangor
George Lambert
Taschereau Armue
Wilfrid R. Trottier
Seaman
USN
Wilfrid J. Trottier
Brackett Street
Hugh Purvis
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Wilfred Lambert
Dorchester
Mass
Quincy
Harry Horsfield
Graham Street
Paul E. Gregoire
Joseph J. Gregoire
Ferrylane
Essex
Quonset Point
R. Robert C. Milliken
Clayton H. Milliken
Pool Road
Long Beach
Calif
Gerard W. Pepin
Gerard M. Pepin
Carll Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
YMA
Arizona
Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Linnod L. Brown, Jr
Moody Street
Eastern States Association of Professional Schools For
New Yorker
New York City
Gorham State Teachers College
Obituary of Howard M. Martin former Kennebunkport postmaster
Howard M. Martin 60 retired Kennebunkport postmaster died early today at a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born September 19 1900 in Kennebunkport he was son of Louis M and Lucy T Meserve Martin. He held Masonic and Eastern Star memberships and was honorary Arundel Engine Company member. Survived by brother John F. Martin sister Celia M. Day and two nieces Funeral services Wednesday at 2 pm from South Congregational Church Rev Robert Howes officiating Burial Bass Cove Cemetery Friends may call at Bibber Funeral Home Kennebunkport Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard M. Martin
Kennebunkport
Biddeford
Louis M
Lucy T. ‘Meserve’ Martin
Arundellodge
A. F
A. M
Aurore Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Arundel Engine Company
South Congregational Church
John F. Martin
Celia M. Day
Lyman
Robert Howes
Bass Cove
Bibber Funeral Home
Kenne
Bunkport
Portland Weather: Warmer Temps and Showers Likely
Partial cloudy conditions dominate this afternoon with sun breaks and warmer temperatures. Winds shift from west to northwest at 10 to 15 mph, then tonight remain fair and warmer with gentle variable winds. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and more warmth with a late day chance of showers as southerly winds rise to 15 to 25 mph. Zone 1 temps rise to the upper 50s to low 60s. overnight lows vary by city from 10 to 35 degrees, with Portland at 28 degrees and Mount Washington at 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Halifax
Montreal
Archers Night Scheduled by York County Fish and Game
Archers Night will be observed at the York County Fish and Game Association March meeting on Thursday at 7 45 p m at Stickney lodge Lyman Supper served by the auxiliary at 645 p m The program includes two films on Hunting With Arrows followed by an Arrow Making demonstration The first aid class by Biddeford chapter Red Cross cancelled. next class set for April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Fish and Game Association
Stickney Lodge
Lyman
Biddeford
American Red Cross
Hibernian auxiliary meeting and related Biddeford notices
A schedule of local meetings includes the Hibernian auxiliary gathering Tuesday at 7 p m in Hibernian hall Biddeford. The Biddeford and Saco Civil War Centennial Commission meets tomorrow night at 7 in the city building GAR. Women of the Altar Guild meet tonight at 6 30 at Christ Episcopal church. Holy Communion is planned Tuesday at 7 am in Christ Episcopal church Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibernian Auxiliary
P. m
Hibernian Hall
Main and
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Biddeford and
Saco Civil War Centennial Commission
City
The
Gar
Altar Guild of
Christ Episcopal Church
Piddeford
Weekend Breaks Hit Auburn and Augusta
Thieves escaped with about 7000 dollars in two safes looted over the weekend in Auburn and Augusta. An estimated 6000 dollars, mostly cash, vanished from the Fantastic Fair discount store in Auburn, while at least 1000 dollars was stolen from a Coca Cola bottling plant safe in Augusta. Police in both cities say the burglaries occurred Saturday night or early Sunday morning with similar methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Augusta
Fantastic Fair Discount
Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude for Sympathy
The family of Donald C. Simard and Mrs. Conrad Simard extend sincere thanks for expressions of sympathy during their recent bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Simard
Conrad Simard
Biddeford Man David J Twomey Dies at 59
David J Twomey 59 of 103 Graham Street Biddeford died early today at home. He was born July 20 1901 son of Michael J and Mary Kerwin Twomey and a former operator of Prescott Sheet Metal Shop after 20 years in Bates Mfg maintenance. He married Anne Prescott and was a lifelong St Mary church member and former Holy Name Society member. Survivors include his widow two daughters Joyce Twomey Biddeford and Mary Sue Hanson San Diego two brothers D Kerwin Twomey and Dr Philip A Twomey. Funeral Wednesday at 9 a.m. at St Mary church with requiem high mass. Burial in St Mary cemetery. Friends may call Cosgrove funeral home 326 Elm from 2–5 and 7–10 p.m. today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Twomey
Biddeford
Prescott
Graham Street
Michael J
Mary (Kerwin) Twomey
St. Mary Grammar School
Biddeford High School
Bates Mfg
Anne Prescott
St. Mary Church
Holy Name Society
Joyce Twomey
Mary Sue Hanson
San Diego
Calif
D. Kerwin Twomey
Philip A. Twomey
Washington D.C
St. Mary Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm Street
Funeral services for George Peterson held in Saco
Funeral services for George Peterson were held Saturday afternoon from Cote Funeral Home in Saco. Rev Stanley A Bennett of the Saco United Baptist church officiated. Masonic services were given by Westbrook AF and AM officers Norman Swell James Gowan Rayden Cote and Wallace Emery. Bearers were James Smyth Alec Adair Harold Mogen and Richard Hawkes. Burial was at Laurel Hill Cemetery with grave prayers by Rev Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Peterson
Cote Funeral Home
Beach
James Streets
Saco
Stanley A. Bennett
Saco United
Prayer fellowship and church meetings announced
The Prayer Fellowship group of Lyman Baptist will meet Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at the parsonage. A prayer meeting is set for Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Full Gospel Church on Route 9 A. A prayer and Bible study will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church on Ocean Avenue in Old Orchard Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prayer Fellowshy
Lyman Baptist Church
Full Gospel
Wells
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Saco Salvation Army Home League Meets Tuesday Evening
The Home League of the Saco Salvation Army will hold a meeting Tuesday at 7 30 pm. Members gather to plan activities and support local service efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Saco Salvation Army
Youth choir rehearsal at Saco Street Methodist Church
The youth choir of the Saco Street Methodist Church will rehearse Tuesday at 3 15 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Hopes Rise in Laos Crisis Amid Western Unity
A Pravda article signals Soviet interest in a peaceful Laos settlement while the United States and Britain push to halt Soviet airlift, seeking SEATO action if needed. Kennedy and Gromyko met after Macmillan talks at Key West as Bangkok hosts a SEATO foreign ministers conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikhail Menshikov
Khrushchev
United States
Pravda
Kennedy
Gromyko
Harold Macmillan
Key West
Fla
U. S
Laos
Britain
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Bangkok
Thailand
March Tides Schedule Notes High Low Times Listed
A series of tidal times are listed for March with high and low tides. The sequence includes morning and afternoon markers such as 7:4, 8:22, 9:07, 10:19, and 4:42, among others, indicating fluctuating water levels.
Youth Group Plans Portland Trip and Easter Service
The Unitarian Universalist Liberal Religious Youth group at the Saco Unitarian church met to plan a Portland field trip for April 17 with departure at 1 a.m. Transportation was noted as needed. Judy Cooper and Sue Emmons were elected to participate in the Women's Alliance program and to represent the LRY group at the Easter Sunrise service on April 2 at 5:15 a.m. on Temple Avenue, Ocean Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Saco Unitarian Church
Judy Cooper
Sue Emmons
Women’s Alliance
LRY
Elizabeth Perkins
Howard Shaffer
Bruce Shaffer
Temple Avenue
Ocean Park
John Cooper
Biddeford
Pamela Pendleton
Lt Guy Marcotte Completes Eight-Week Course at Fort Lee
Army 2d Lt Guy A. Marcotte, 23, son of Mr and Mrs Andre H Marcotte of Biddeford Maine, completed an eight week mess management course at The Quartermaster school Fort Lee Virginia. He trained in food prep supervision menu planning and unit mess hall management. A 1955 Kennebunk High School graduate he earned a University of Maine degree in 1960 and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Guy A. Marcotte
Andre H. Marcotte
May Street
Biddeford
Maine
Quartermaster School
Fort Lee
Marcotte
Kennebunk High School
University of Maine
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Kennedy aides rally Democrats for Kennedy program
Vice President Lyndon B Johnson urged Democrats in Louisville to back Kennedy’s agenda. In a Jefferson Jackson Day speech Johnson called for door to door campaigning to persuade households that someone is in charge in Washington, aiming to win southern and border state senators back into the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson
Louisville
Johnson
Kennedy
Washington
Senate
Nation's Oldest Triplets Are 93
Framingham Mass. Faith Hope and Charity McDonnell Daniels and Murphy are the nation’s oldest triplets at 93. They have lived as patients at Cushing Hospital for two years with a private birthday party planned for staff and relatives. They previously received telegrams from President Eisenhower and medallions from Pope Pius XIII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Framingham
Mass. i
Faith
Hope and
Charity
Cushing Hospital
Annie Faith McDonnell
Ellen Hope Daniels
Nora Charity Murphy
Eisenhower
Pius XIII
Laos Crisis Talks and Khrushchev Messages Considered
The report notes two questions about Laos: supply to rebel forces and whether Khrushchev is signaling rebels to pause fighting while diplomacy unfolds. Kennedy and Macmillan discussed military steps under consideration and stated that Laos’ deteriorating situation must not continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laos
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Macmillan
Miss Mignonne Valliere Birthday Celebration Held
Miss Mignonne Valliere was guest of honor at a party Saturday celebrating her 13th birthday at Valliere's studio Adams street Biddeford hosted by her mother Mrs Lionel Valliere and Mrs Roger Beaudoin. Gifts were exchanged, cake cut, a buffet lunch, favors, games and dancing. Attendees included Grade 7 St Joseph grammar school classmates Constance Moreau Helene Moreau Lucille Boisvert Diane Martel Cecile Pombriant Jean Roy Kathleen Poirier Shirley Anger Patricia Ledoux Lucille Boutet Lucille Cloutier Rachel Theroux Carmene Provencher Diane Beaudoin. Grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Valliere and Lewiston visitor Mrs Mary Dion were unable to attend. godmother Miss Henrietta Faucher and Miss Pauline Fournier also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mignonne Valliere
Valliere
Adams Street
Biddeford
Lionel Valliere
Roger Beaudoin
Miss Valliere
St. Joseph Grammar School
Constance Moreau
Helene Moreau
Lucille Boisvert
Diane Martel
Cecile Pombriant
Jean Roy
Kathleen Poirier
Shirley Anger
Patricia Ledoux
Lucille Boutet
Lucille Cloutier
Rachel Theroux
Carmene Provencher
Diane Beaudoin
Elizabeth Valliere
Mary Dion
Lewiston
Passing Stopped School Bus Case in Saco Court
Charles F. Lane, 46, of 25 Union Street, Saco, paid a $25 fine in Saco municipal court this morning for passing a stopped school bus. Judge Hilary Mehaney found Lane guilty of the charges brought by Saco police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Lane
Union Street
Saco
Hilary Mehaney
Lane
Quiet Weekend in Biddeford Police Report
Biddeford police reported a quiet weekend with only one major accident. No municipal court sessions were held and city firefighters had no calls, while four ambulance runs occurred over the two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Maine Appropriations Panel Moves Education and Health Bills
The Water Improvement Commission cites a nuisance river condition from Waterville to Augusta and warns water quality dips below Class D toward Richmond. The Appropriations Committee schedules hearings on an educational television network for Maine funded at 1 million dollars to connect Bates Bowdoin Colby in Augusta with Orono Calais and Presque Isle and 200 thousand dollars for state aid to mental health clinics and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Improvement Commission
Waterville
Augusta
Richmond
WIC
Appropriations Committee
Maine
ETV
University of Maine
Bates-Bowdoin-Colby College
Orono
Calais
Presque Isle
Western Maine
Hebron
Fairfield
DAV urges Maine disability funds and national cemetery
Maine Disabled Americans Veterans commander Robert W. Norton writes to Senators Margaret Chase Smith and Ed Muskie urging a general increase in disability compensation for service connected veterans and backing a National Cemetery in Maine under Army jurisdiction to ease travel for families. He notes the 1957 base increase, 1960 P.L. 86-663 for house bound vets, and cites H.R. 879 and H.R. 880 as ongoing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
U.S
Margaret Chase Smith
Edmund S. Muskie
Robert W. Norton
Biddeford
Disabled Americans Veterans Organization
Norton
DAV
William C. Cooper
iHouse Veterans Affairs Committee
Smith and Muskie
Veterans Administration
Army
Marriage Intentions Listed in Biddeford Clerk Office
Marriage intentions on file at the Biddeford city clerk’s office include Leo Beaulieu of 7 Harvey Street Biddeford and Joyce J. Smart of 91 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Leo Beaulieu
Harvey Street
Joyce J. Smart
Washington Street
Tax proposals seek proceeds and tax tweaks in Maine
The text outlines measures including using proceeds from a transient rental tax for recreational advertising, capping the sales tax on farm machinery and equipment to the difference between sale price and trade-in allowance, and levying a 2 percent tax on the gross receipts of trading stamp companies in Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Laos Defending Laos Likened To Life Term
AP correspondent Roy Essoyan argues that if American troops enter Laos they will face a long, costly conflict in rugged terrain. Terrain, guerrilla warfare, and the need to garrison could trap U S forces for years, risking a wider Southeast Asia war with China and North Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laos
Roy Essoyan
Vientaiane
Roy Elsoyan
Hong Kong
U. S
Luang Prabang
Sam Neua
Red China
Viet Nam
Car and taxi collide on Bacon Street Biddeford
A 1955 sedan driven by Sheron A. Smith of Crescent Surf Kennebunk pulled from a curb on Bacon Street and struck a taxicab operated by Benoit A. Duprey of Biddeford. Left front and bumper damage occurred to the sedan and right side damage to the taxi. No injuries were reported. Officer Ralph Hubert investigated for Biddeford Police. This was the only incident reported that weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon Street
Biddeford
Sheron A. Smith
Crescent Surf
Kennebunk
Henry L. Smith
Benoit A. Duprey
Alfred Street
Smith
Ralph Hubert
Soviet View on Laos Peace Plan and Conference
Russia supports an immediate ceasefire in Laos and a conference to create a neutral government of national unity. The Pravda and Observer pieces stress avoiding intervention, warn against South Vietnamese moves, and outline Soviet demands including Thai base removal and withdrawal of US advisers. A 14 nation Laos conference proposal, rooted in Geneva allies, gains backing from Britain and the USSR amid shifts in US stance.
Hikers Keep On Despite Aising Feet
Four Windham college students hike from Putney Vermont toward Times Square New York to publicize President Kennedy's physical fitness program. They aim to cover at least 40 miles today despite blisters and fallen arches with Anthony Broom Frank Catapano Bruce Blasias and Richard Murphy all pushing through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Conn
Windham College
Putney
New York
Times Square
Kennedy
Anthony Broom
New York City
Frank Catapano
Huntington
N. Y
Bruce Blasias
Ramsey
N. J
Richard Murphy
U S says it will fight if Laos ceasefire fails
In a briefing to SEATO ahead of the meeting the United States warned it would not flinch from positive action if the Soviet Union refuses a ceasefire in Laos. An American informant said the U S would fight if necessary. The seven SEATO foreign ministers voiced concern over the crisis as Communist Pathet Lao rebels scored against royal government troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Laos
United States
International Control Commission
Pravda
Britain
Kennedy
Observer
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Bangkok
Souvanna Phouma
Boun Oum
Thailand
Norodom Sihanouk
China
Pace One
U.S
SEATO
Recording star Jimmie Webster to visit Murphy's Music
Jimmie Webster will visit Murphy's Music on Thursday April 13 to demonstrate several new guitars and apparatus. He will also showcase his patented touch system for attendees. Webster is a country artist with RCA Victor recordings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Webster
Murphy's
Webster
RCA Victor
Pope Appears at St Peter's as Palm Sunday crowds cheer
Holy Week highlights Vatican celebration as the pope, age 79, arrives on a portable throne at St Peter's Basilica for the Palm Sunday ritual. He blesses 180 palm branches and distributes them to 18 cardinals and bishops amid vast crowds. In Poland, Cardinal Wyszynski condemns Communist efforts to erase faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Oneter’s
St. Peter's
St. Paul
Poland
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Infant Death Probe In Auburn Malnutrition Suspected
Androscoggin county prosecutor investigates the death of two month old William G. Parker after an autopsy reports malnutrition. The infant was found dead in his crib by his parents William and Mrs Parker of Auburn. His twin Wendell was hospitalized in Lewiston in poor condition and also malnourished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Androscoggin County
William G. Parker
William Parker
Wendell
Lewiston
Conference lineup for Laos armistice control commission
The proposed control commission for Laos includes Britain, the Soviet Union and China as Western allies face off with the United States France Cambodia North Vietnam Laos Thailand Burma India Poland and Canada as members. The Soviet and Western allies are expected to clash over which Laotian government attends the conference.
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Howard Martin
Iss
Mfr
Monumental Works
Elm ST
Tel
Atlantic
W. J. Provost
Scarborough
Dial
Tucker
L. R. Joncas
Old Orchard
Wellington
Guy Marcotte
Insurance Department
Scout Hall
Mason Street
Den 9
Paul Deschambeault
Leonard Bertrand
Ronald Berube
Charlene Ber
Ube
Leon Horne
Allen Berube
Michael Horne
Richard Cantara
Billy Johnston
Den
Solons
Ter
Russia
Prince Norodom
Indochina
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