Personal Briefs From Biddeford and Ocean Park
Several residents are listed as receiving medical care at Notre Dame hospital and Webber hospital. Emile Belanger of 50 West Street Biddeford and Frank Lantagne of 124 Alfred Street Biddeford are surgical or medical patients. Mrs James Lemay of 40 Atlantic Avenue Old Orchard Beach, Mrs Arthur Gelinas of 5 Summit Street Old Orchard Beach, and Ovide Bergeron of 40 Cedar Avenue Old Orchard Beach are noted as medical patients at Notre Dame or Webber hospitals. Francois Lantagne of 124 Alfred Street Biddeford is receiving medical treatment at Notre Dame. Harold Pike has returned to 20 Bacon Street Biddeford after spending the winter in Orlando Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Belanger
West Street
Iddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Frank Lantagne
Alfred Treet
Biddeford
James Lemay
Atlantic Venue
Old Orchard Beach
Webber Stal
Francois Lantagne
Alfred Street
Arthur Gelinas
Summit Street
Television Shows Signal Spring Fever in Week Ahead
AP reports network TV shows signs of spring fever with Derby on CBS and new series Markham starring Ray Milland. NBC offers Kaleidoscope with the Cristiani Brothers, and spaceflight faces a seven-man selection. Churchill doc, You Asked for It at Colorado Springs, plus Emmy awards on NBC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mercer
New York
CBS
Ray Milland
Markham
Charles van Doren
NBC
Chet Huntley
America
20Th Century
Winston Churchill
ABC
Colorado Springs
NBC News
Alcoa Theatre
Walter Slezak
Heaven
Susan Strasberg
Desilu Playhouse
Joey Bishop
Jack Paar
Peck
Patty McCormack
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Playhouse 90
Nisht
Mary Astor
Victory Jory
Mildred Dunnock
Club Calendar Meeting of Saco Rebekah Lodge Past Noble Grands
The Past Noble Grands association of the Saco Rebekah Lodge meets Monday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Marion McAujey 163 Lewis avenue Saco The Alewive Grange youth committee sponsors a food sale Monday May 4 at 10 a m in the FE C Warren store Main street Kennelburk Our Lady of Victory Circle meets Sunday at 2 p m at St John Hell corner of Main and Elm Biddeford
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Grands Association
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Marion McAu Jey
Lewis Avenue
Saco
The
Alewive Grange
FE. C. Warren
Main Street
Kennelburk
Our Lady of Victory Circle
St. John
Hell
Main
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Weekend church activities in Biddeford and area
Sunday services and meetings are listed for Biddeford United Baptist White church Pilgrim Fellowship Advent Christian and other local churches. Activities include children and youth programs baptisms gospel services and a deacons trustees meeting with notes on venues and times. The report also notes MASHIAS infant born at Elm Street Maternity Hospital ahead of peers in the nursery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Adult Fellowship
Joseph T Small
Pilgrim Fellowship of the White Church
Biddeford
Methodist Church
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
Young People’s Choir
Save School Street Methodist Church
Church
Avis Parslow
Phyllis Borden
James Rennie
Norman J. Langmaid
Mashias
Harry Johnson, Jr
Elm Street Maternity Hospital
Kennebunk Women Host Fashion Show at Gooch Home
Mrs. Byron Gooch and Mrs. William Gooch hosted a fashion show in Kennebunk Lower Village on Thursday afternoon. Attendees included Mrs. Herbert Baum Sr, Mrs. James Porter, Mrs. Kenneth Clough, Mrs. George Cooper, Mrs. Norman Nunnn, Mrs. Peter Gunn, Mrs. Nellie Brannen, Mrs. Benjamin Branwen, Mrs. Mabel Greenleaf, Mrs. Terrey Gooch, Mrs. Merton W. Taylor, Mrs. Charles Hubbard, Mrs. William McKenney, Miss Eleanor Clough, and Miss Eleanor Clough with the hosts. Refreshments followed the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Gooch
William Gooch
Kennebunk Lowers
Herbert Baum, Sr
James Porter
Kenneth Clough
George Cooper
Norman Nunnn
Peter Gunn
Nellie Brannen
Benjamin Branwen
Mabel Greenleaf
Terrey Gooch
Merton W. Taylor
Charles Hubbard
William McKenney
Maye
Eleanor Clough
Otis Clapp
Dana Mayo
Mrs Kenneth Davis Honored at Surprise Stork Shower
Mrs Kenneth Davis was guest of honor at a surprise stork shower hosted by Mrs Barbara Pittfeld on Atlantic avenue in Old Orchard Beach. Attendees included Mrs Ray Roller Mrs Harold Andrews Mrs Earl Celley Mrs Barbara Grover and others from Old Orchard Beach Saco and Falmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Davis
Barbara Pittfeld
Atlantic Avenue
Ole Orchard Beach
Ray Roller
Harold Andrews
Earl Celley
Barbara Grover
Vito Santorsola
Eugene Puffer
Havel Davis
Lynn Pitfield
Old Orchard Beach
Lillian Cleaves
Saco
Berbera Adams
Falmou
Tena
John Fitzerald
Armand Ledoux
Jeannette Gerrish
Old Orchard Beech
Walter Lamb
Artur Lombard
Urbain Roberge
Ralph Meserve
Fire damages office in Boothbay Harbor district
A Friday night fire damaged a two story business district building housing law offices including that of former Sea and Shore Fisheries Commissioner Stanley E. Tupper. Fire officials said the blaze began in an adjacent law office. No damage estimate or injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothbay Harbor
Sea and Shore Fisheries
Stanley E. Tupper
Tupper
Boxing match in Fiji ends with referee knocked out
In Sava Fiji the referee was knocked unconscious after a punch thrown during a boxing bout. The Fiji light heavyweight champion claimed the blow was accidental, while the referee alleged deliberate targeting to remove him from officiating duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sava
Fiji
Peralyang
Space Chess Debuts in West Orange New Jersey
A three dimensional chess game with 128 pieces created by J David Marks aims to amuse space enthusiasts. Added pieces include the space knight the hippogriff the fool the favorite and the archbishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Orange
N. J
J. David Marks
Fair Weather Ahead Portland
Forecast calls for a quiet period with a clear night and a return to warmer temperatures Sunday. Temperatures remain cool overnight with a gradual warmup expected into Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Births listed for area families at Notre Dame Hospital
To Mr and Mrs Roy Dubevoir Old Orchard Beach a daughter Marguerite Mary April 20. To Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hunter Old Orchard Beach a daughter Brenda Roberta April 24. To Mr and Mrs George Tourigny Biddeford a son Dean George April 26. To Mr and Mrs Euclid Lauzier Biddeford a son August 64 ounces April 28. To Mr and Mrs Richard Garneau Biddeford a daughter April 28. To Mr and Mrs Rheal Caron Biddeford a son May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Dudevoir
Union Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Marguerite Mary
Notre Dame Hospital
Dudevoir
Paulette Dorias
Kenneth Hunter
Summit Street
Brenda Roberta
Hunter
Janet C. Day
George Tourigny
Gore Street
Biddeford
Dean George
Tourigny
Rachel Laflamme
Euclid Lauzier
Miller Avenue
Lauzier
Ellen D. Lamb
Richard Garneau
Hill Street
Garneau
Darlene Compabasso
Rheal Caron
Summer Street
Caron
Aline M. Turcotte
Explosion on Ferngulf Triggers Fire in Vancouver Harbor
An unexplained blast aboard the Norwegian freighter Ferngulf ripped through the engine room and holds near Point Atkinson north of Vancouver, injuring five crewmen and a Canadian navy fireman. The ship carried 800,000 board feet of lumber and was under control after a two hour battle by seventeen navy firemen in asbestos suits. A separate report notes 1,100 American Boy Scouts and 200 Japanese guests at a Tokyo camporee were joined by Dr Ryutaro Azuma, Tokyo governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
Point Atkinson
Vancouver Harbor
New Westminster
Tokyo
Ryutaro Azuma
Dalai Lama warned Tibet would be fully Communist
Tibetan travelers report life under Reds in the Himalayan land. Peiping accelerates political indoctrination and stirs anti Indian feeling while confiscating property of merchants and landowners. In Japan, eight Japanese fishermen detained in the Soviet Union for allegedly violating Soviet waters returned home today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalimpong
India
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Otaru
Japan
Soviet Union
Hokkaido
Riverside Grange hosts Arundel juvenile meeting highlights
Curtis Scamman served as chaplain with officers including James Smith treasurer Cathy Clark secretary and Stephen Littlefield gatekeeper. Riverside Grange led the program with singing and a relay race drama baton twirling tap dance and clarinet solo. Special guests Maynard Dolloff and Phyllis Dolloff addressed the gathering as youth deputies Higgins and Adams also spoke. Elaine Scamman discussed her Denver trip after winning the state ritualistic contest. Refreshments followed closing ceremonies led by John F Hill and Henry Trefethen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Scamman
James Smith
Cathy Clark
Stephen Littlefield
Virginia Lennox
Ceres
Nancy Taylor
Pomona
Beatrice Scamman
Flora
Janice Sylvester
Riverside Juvenile Grange
Linda Bernier
Riverside Grange
Barbara Dutch
Alewive
Carol Russell
Susan Pitman
Terry Moulton
Saco
Riverside
Margaret Ann Grant Saco
Maynard Dolloff
Phyllis Dolloff
Patrica Higgins
Arundel
Evelyn Adams
York County
Elaine Scamman
Denver
Colo
Leslie Adams
John F. Hill Grange
Heliot
Henry Trefethen
New England Spring Flower Show Planned for Revere 1960
Oliver Wolcott of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society announces the 89th Annual New England Spring Flower Show from March 13 to 20, 1960 at Wonderland Park in Revere Massachusetts. The Revere Racing Association offers free venue use with free parking for over 8,000 cars and easy access via Route 1A, MTA, and new highways. Harold D. Stevenson chairs Exhibitions. Arno H. Nehrling directs all exhibitions and will run the show with spacious rooms for varied gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wolcott
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
New England
Wonderland Park
Revere
Massachusetts
Revere Racing Association, Inc
Sumner Tunnel
Mystic River Bridge
MTA
Park Street
Wonderland Station
North Shore
Boston
South Shore
Noe
Harold D. Stevenson
Arno H. Nehrling
Drive At Beach For Retarded Children Ends
Mrs. C. Jackson Curtt, Old Orchard Beach general chairman of the Retar Children's fund drive in that town, announced that $206.23 was realized from the drive which ended yesterday. Captains and workers listed include Mrs. Philip Auger, Mrs. Leslie Wyman, Miss Saundra Araby, Miss Madeleine Wyman, and many others across Ocean Park, Cascade, Milliken's Mills, Halfway sections. Curtt served as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Jackson Curtt
Old Orchard Beach
Retar Children's Fund
Philip Auger
David Mooers
George Granger
Joseph Mokarze
Leslie Wyman
Saundra Araby
Madeleine Wyman
Donna Cockerille
Claudette Jacques
Archie Draggins
Robert Corliss
Ocean Park
Thomas Fregeau
Cascade
Candy Curit
Janice Ellingwood
Jean Hoyt
Milliken’s Mills
Charles Sherman
Winslow Tenan, Jr
Rita Sherman
Catherine Mewer
Margaret McGlauflin
Barbara Regan
Lillian Bellerose
Alec Garon
Conrad Hebert
Reny Remillard
William Southwick
June Parker
Gerald Beauregard
Howard H. Smith
Thomas Bill
Robert McKee
Daniel Guarino
Hyman Plaznick
Judy Joncas
Martha Emery
Harvey Shaw
Arthur Begin
Steven Muliderig
Russell Morse
Robert Smith
Wyman Tucker
Gerard Cote
Joseph Gagne
Frank Harris
William Slinskos
Maureen LaFountain
John Marshall
William Allen
Patricia Allen
Carl Maksut
Donald Boudreau
Benoit Blais
Marion Whittemore
Janice Whittemore
Margo Benoit
Michele Benoit
Joan Roberge
Linda Provencal
C. Jackson Curit
Wife Sues Glenn Ford For Divorce In California
Eleanor Powell sues film star Glenn Ford for divorce after 16 years of marriage citing extreme mental cruelty. She seeks custody of their 14 year old son Peter Newton Ford and names Ford’s mother Hannah L. Ford as co defendant over alleged community property funds and assets. The couple wed in 1943. Powell aged 46 and Ford 43 declined comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Glenn
Eleanor Powell
Glenn Ford
Hollywood
Ford
Peter Newton Ford
Hannah L. Ford
Beverly Hills
Miss Powell
Saco Baptist Class To Serve Spring Banquet
The Philathea class of Saco United Baptist plans a spring banquet to be served May 13 after a Friendship class meeting at the church vestry. Harold Smith presided as plans for the June outing were postponed to the June committee. Dorothy Furber presented a Central America travel talk with color slides. Refreshments were provided by Bertha Huntress with helpers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Arthur Godfrey Recovering After Lung Cancer Operation
New York Arthur Godfrey is reported in excellent condition at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center where he is recovering from a lung cancer operation. A hospital bulletin said his condition continues to be excellent and that he spent a comfortable night. He was out of bed twice on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur Godfrey
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Godfrey
Speeding Driver Fined in Biddeford Court
Hartford man Ray mond J. Faucher, 32, was fined $10 in Biddeford Municipal Court after pleading no contest to speeding on Main Street. Faucher admitted to Judge Simon Spill he was traveling 45 mph in a 25 mph zone Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Raymond J. Faucher
Biddeford
Main Street
Faucher
Simon Spill
Cone
Recreation Plan Discussed By Chest Directors
At a Biddeford Saco Community Chest board meeting Dr L R Charest outlined a youth project plan for a long range year round recreation program led by a full time trained director using existing facilities. Waldo Hainsworth of the National Recreation Association discussed community program questions. Committee appointments were made for the 1959 campaign drive and for reporting on Salvation Army participation in federated funds. The 1959 Budget committee was re elected with Melbourne Means chairman and others named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford- Saco
Gibson
Aerems
H. David Walley
Joseph S. Audie
Maurice G. E. Roux
Martin J. Rielly
Wayne B. Hutchins
Melbourne F
Salvation Army
Federated Funds
Doctor Acknowledges X Ray Rates in Army Photo Charge
Continued from Page One the doctor said charges were five dollars per picture and that X rays cost one dollar fifteen cents each. The Army offered no comment on the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Army
Watchmakers contest radium luminescent dials dispute
A General Time Corp executive cites old stock dials used only for repairs and outlines disposal per AEC guidance. Elgin defends safety, says 4000 imported watches with strontium 90 were tested and 1200 sold, while Bulova denies any possession of such material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Time Corp
AEC
Elgin
Bulova Company
New York
Paper executive stunned by Maine high school to college figures
Thomas B. Mc Cabe, president of the Scott Paper Co., expressed surprise on Friday about Maine ranking 47th among states in high school graduates who go to college. He told the University of Maine's Pulp and Paper Foundation that it is appalling that so many students lack encouragement or opportunity for further education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CRONO
Thomas B. McCabe
Scott Paper Co
Maine
McCabe
University of Maine
Pulp and Paper Foundation
Also Mentioned on This Page
White Church
Henry Griffin
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Saco Avenue
Milo Group
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church
Lyman
Faith Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Third Street
Methodist Youth Fellowship Group
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Saco Salvation Army
Salvation Meeting
Marianas
Sanford
Kennebunk
A.M. P.M
Cartoon Carnival
NEA
Cusney
Iadme Ne
Rove
Revolutionary
Army Signal Corps
RCA
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Elinor Clapp
Committee of
Grange
Saco Baptist
Bar Harbor, Me. and
Yarmouth, N.S
Bar Harbor
Yarmouth
N.S
Bar Harbor Ferry Terminal
Thurs
Canadian National Railways
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