Saco and Old Orchard Beach Personal Notices Read
Walter Patterson is a surgical patient at Webber hospital. Miss Fleur-Ange Lachance is a medical patient at Notre Dame hospital. George Gravel is a surgical patient at Webber hospital. Mrs. James Greenlaw has returned home from Trull hospital where she was a surgical patient. Mrs. Paul Cobb has returned home after visiting several states. Fire Chief Gene Ricker attends a Navy Fire Chiefs conference in San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Patterson
Bradley Street
Saco
Webber Hospital
Fleur-Ange Lachance
Union Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Notre Dame Hospital
George Gravel
Goodwin Avenue
James Greenlaw
Glenhaven Circle
Trull Hospital
Paul Cobb
Ferry Road
New Britain
Khrushchev outlines tax cuts and ruble reform during a West clash
Khrushchev accused the Western Allies of stalling on cold war issues and described a series of Soviet measures. He announced a new tax program to abolish income tax for many workers by 1965 and a tenfold revaluation of the ruble with a new currency to be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Frol Kozlov
Council of Ministers
Communist Party
Kozlov
Party
U.S
Khrushenev
Allied Enlistment and Community Tea at Local Churches
A Mother and Daughter tea is set for Saturday at 2 p m at Lyman First Baptist Church Goodwins Mills. A special committee from Biddeford Second Congregational Church will meet tomorrow at 7 p m at the parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman First Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Biddeford
Saco church groups schedule events across week
The Girl Guards of the Saco Salvation Army meet tomorrow at 6 30 p m Brownies meet at Saco United Baptist church tomorrow 3 30 p m Junior choir at Saco United Baptist church tomorrow 3 30 p m Senior choir at Saco United Baptist church Thursday 7 30 p m Youth choir at School Street Methodist church Thursday 3 15 p m Senior choir at School church Thursday 7 p m Representatives attend the 132nd Universalist Church convention in Portland tomorrow 9 a m through Saturday Installation for Rev Kenneth G Hawkes Friday 8 p m at Messiah All Souls Universalist church Portland Anyone may attend Reception to follow Friendship class of the Saco church Friday 7 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Saco Salvation Army
Saco United Baptist Church
Saco United
School Street Methodist Church
the Universalist Church of Maine
First Universalist Church
Portland
Kenneth G. Hawkes
Universalist
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Messiah-All Souls Universalist Church
Stevens Avenue
Unwanted Mrs Simon Seeks Distance From Family
A distressed mother describes severing ties with her son and husband, declaring she never wants to see him again as they part ways. She reflects on feeling like a stranger and frames the future as 24 hours of work each day.
Parking plans rise as downtown shoppers face expansion
Brunswick example shows land clearance and municipal lots with four hour meters at lower rates than private operators. Biddeford efforts stall as committee seeks solutions. Leland Smith, 30, of New Gloucester, died at a Brunswick hospital from a woods accident while loading a log for a Bowdoin truck. he left five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Bonang
Biddeford
Leland Smith
New Gloucester
Smith
Bowdoin
Card of Thanks to Friends and Relatives
Mrs Peter LeBreton expresses gratitude for the beauty of cards and flowers sent while at Weber Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital
Peter LeBreton
Insult to Robbery Baffles Rochester Police
Vernon Abbott reported a burglary in Rochester on Wednesday as a thief stole $35 and cigarettes. The intruder also dumped black beans in Abbott’s bed and clogged the sink with rubber cement, scattered green herbs, and placed five marbles in an ashtray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Vernon Abbott
Abbott
Gamble and Hubby Expecting Baby in Miami Beach
Heiress Gamble Benedict and Andrei Porumbeanu announce they are expecting a baby early next year. The couple, who eloped from New York and married at Hendersonville, made the declaration at a hotel where Porumbeanu, 35, was hired as director of guest relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Gamble Benedict
Andrei Porumbeanu
Porumbeanu
Gamble
New York
Hendersonville
There's One In Every Poll
A census taker visiting Cabot Arkansas encounters a man who reveals his surname is Guess after she guesses Ray. The lighthearted exchange highlights a playful moment in the census process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabot, Ark,p
Ray
Little Back Room Folly at Alcohol Education Event
Guilford County official gets misplaced at the War Memorial Building during a luncheon tied to alcoholism education week. Chairman Lloyd Amos asks a janitor for the meeting location and is humorously told the alcohol session is “in the next room.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Alcoholism Education
Guilford County
War Memorial Building
Lloyd Amos
Fair Portland Weather This Afternoon and Friday Warm
This afternoon shows sunny and warmer conditions with southwesterly winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight remains fair and cool with light variable winds. Friday returns sunny and warm with highs 75 to 80 and lows around 40 to 45 in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
Biddeford KC Auxiliary Chooses Slate for Upcoming Slate
Biddeford Council Knights of Columbus auxiliary appoints nominating committee to present a new slate at the next meeting. Members include Mrs. Paul ette Cantara chair and Mrs. Dolores Dudley, Mrs. Pauline Garnache, Mrs. Claire Gosselin, and Mrs. Leo Paquette. A covered dish supper is planned for May 28 for members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Council
Knights of Columbus Auxiliary
K. of C. Hall
Paulette Cantara
Dolores Dudley
Pauline Garnache
Claire Gosselin
Leo Paquette
Martha Masse
Blanche Neault
Helen Picard
Gloria St. Pierre
Dorothy Millette
Paulette Soranger
Rita LeBlond
Martha Neault
Yvonne LeBlond
Rena Roy
Lucy Goulet
Jacques Goulet
Rita Lamarre
Doris Grenier
Betty Caron
Jacqueline Goulet
Joan Paquette
Isabelle Boucher
Irene Langevin
Blanche Christian
Lorraine Christian
Doris Dussault
May Hospitality Group
High Court Judge Conducts Pre Trial Conferences
Justice James P. Archibald of York County Superior Court opened in Alfred and spends today and Friday on pre trial conferences with attorneys in civil suits. No divorces are heard until after Memorial exercises. Motions were heard and a full afternoon schedule set by Clerk Ralph H. Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Archibald
York County Superior Court
Alfred
York
Archibald
Ralph H. Ross
Low in spirits area bill praised by union leader
Michael Schoonjans TWUA AFL-CIO area director lauds House action on the low in spirits area bill and urges President Eisenhower to sign it. He cites potential federal loans grants and funds for water sewage plants aiding Biddeford Saco Sanford and the Saco River cleanup aiding real estate values and future economic healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Michael Schoonjans
TWUA
Afl-Cio
Frank M. Coffin
James C. Oliver
Schoonjans
Eisenhower
Biddeford-Saco
Biddeford
Saco
San‘ford
Union
Maine
Saco Masonic Lodge Plans Special Meeting
Saco lodge F and A M outlined a special meeting for May 17 at 7 30 p m at the Saco Masonic hall. Master Mason degree to be conferred on a class by the Portland Legion of Honor Kora Temple Shrine. Robert Knox worshipful master led committee reports and balloting. refreshments served by Paul Pollock and Burton Braley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Lodge
A. M
Saco Masonic Hall
Portland Legion of Honor
Kora Temple Shrine
Robert Knox
Paul Pollock
Burton Braley
Saco Yacht Club Opens Meetings
The first meeting of the Saco Yacht Club Inc was held at the club house on Front Street. City officials agreed to build a black top runway near the yacht club to aid boat launches from trailers, with a club committee coordinating the project. Commodore Merrill Harper presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Yacht Club, Inc
Front Street
Saco City
Yacht Club
Saco
Commodore Merrill Harper
Beach CD Director Praises Alert Aid
Orrin F.E. Clark Old Orchard Beach Civil Defense director said all residents acted ably during Tuesday's alert and would cooperate in an actual emergency. He commended school heads for aiding Civil Defense and noted children walked home in 12 minutes and bus riders in 45 minutes, beating normal times by about 25 minutes. Clark also praised Police Chief Leslie Wyman and Fire Chief Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrin FE. Clark
Old Orchard Beach
Clark
Leslie Wyman
Louis
Civil Defense Test Praised by Beach Officials
Wharf departments and the Civil Defense police and deputy Richard Norton halted traffic for 15 minutes during the alert. The CD director thanked Beach staff and residents for a successful 1960 national alert, noting the test showed CD’s value to town and nation.
Legion Auxiliary Poppy Days Planned in Biddeford
The Tighe Beaudoin Farley unit of the American Legion auxiliary announced Poppy Days in Biddeford for Friday and Saturday. Miss Marie Jeanne Pelletier chairs volunteers distributing memorial flowers made by veterans at Togus. A Gold Star Mothers banquet is set for May 18 at 6 30 p.m. at the Legion home on Elm Street with co chairs Elodie Renaud Yvonne Bergeron and Germaine Lariviere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Tighe-Beaudoin- Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Marie Jeanne Pelletier
Togus Veterans Hospital
Legion Home
Elm Street
Cos
Elodie Renaud
Yvonne Bergeron
Germaine Lariviere
Renaud
Ida Noyes
Susan Cadorette
Lizzie Tremblay
Rose Allard
Blanche Farley
Post Home
Beach Voters to Rule 18 Articles Tonight
Voters in Old Orchard Beach to decide on an 18 article warrant at a 7 30 pm special town meeting held at Old Orchard Beach High School. The package asks approval for 120000 dollars for sewer construction and the purchase of a new fire truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach High School
Youths Caught Setting Fires At Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach fire chief Louis Wharff stopped two youths in the Cottage avenue area who were starting small fires in the woods. one was six years old and the other eleven. authorities found 27 packs of matches and a pack of cigarettes in their possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Louis Wharff
Cottage Avenue
Wharff
False Alarm Fire At St. Louis School In Biddeford
Biddeford firemen answered an alarm from Box 134 at St. Louis School on Graham Street at 8 05 last night. It proved false as two local youths admitted they pulled the lever but were surprised by the outcome. Engines 2 3 4 and the ladder truck responded. Earlier Tank 1 fought a small blaze at a junk yard behind 524 Elm Street owned by I Zaitlin and Sons. damage was slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
St. Louis
Graham Street
Philip Poirier
I. Zaitlin and Sons
Elm Street
New Slate Sets Church Activity Leaders
Mrs Bertha Perkins chairs membership and Mrs Mary Fairfield heads sunshine as new slate for church activities. An invitation to a silver tea May 21 from 3 to 5 pm at Mrs Paul Cobb home Ferry road Saco, sponsored by the E and L club. Reports by Mrs Alice Langmaid Mrs Annie Cranshaw and Mrs Marjorie Fogg on the district meeting at South Portland. Program and worship leaders named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Perkins
Mary Fairfield
Sunshine
Paul Cobb
Ferry Road
Saco
E. and L. Club
Alice Langmaid
Annie Cranshaw
Marjorie Fogg
South Portland
Vocational Arts Swing Addition Funded At Beach High
The plan allocates $9,000 for a vocational arts swing addition at Old Orchard Beach High School, enabling expanded shop or crafts facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchards Beach High School
Local church holds candlelight dedication service
Mrs. Wilma Griffith and Mrs. Stephanie Butler led a candlelight dedication with pledges to support church missionary work. Mrs. LaDora Ganona conducted the meeting, with hostesses Mrs. Annie Cranshaw Mrs. Phyllis Borden and Mrs. Virginia Strombom assisting. New officers to be installed May 15 during morning worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilman Griffith
Stephanie Butler
LaDora Ganona
Annie Cranshaw
Phyllis Borden
Virginia Strombom
State Conclave Delegates Set By Saco Knights
Dr Stephen Polackwich and John Hickey were elected delegates to the K of C state convention at a Saco meeting of Bishop Fenwick council. Alternates are John Mazejko and Francis Cote. A golf team including Polackwich Hickey Al Polackwich and Richard Sawtelle will attend. Election of new officers is set for June 1 with installation June 15. A second and third degree will be held May 12 and 15 at Biddeford council. The next meeting May 18 will nominate committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Polackwich
John Hickey
Poland
Bishop
Child Injured In Accident On Cleaves Street
A three year old Biddeford girl was treated at Notre Dame hospital after a one night old accident on Cleaves street. Denise Courtois suffered a concussion scalp laceration and contusions. Robert R Lambert 66 Washington avenue Old Orchard Beach told police he backed from the curb after visiting his mother and heard a child cry. Police Captain Philip Poirier investigated and the ambulance took the patient to hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Cleaves Street
Denise Courtois
Marcel Courtois
M. P. Houle
Robert R. Lambert
Washington Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Eaves Street
Philip Poirier
Saco Surplus Food Distribution Planned at City Hall
Mrs. Ethel Day, Saco welfare chairman, announced surplus food will be distributed at Saco City Hall tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and again from 1 to 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Day
Saco Welfare
Saco City Hall
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Plante
Green Street
Hubby
Biddeford KC Auxiliary
Augusta
Reed
Rabbi David Berent
Lewiston
Parker Mann
Auburn
Board of
Dental Examiners
Raymond Malane
Gov't
Robin Hood
M&m
Vanity Fair
Florida
Mello Ripe
Saco Masonic Lodge
Saco Yacht Club
Beach CD
Alert Aid
Beach
Old Orchard
Saco K Ofc
Cleaves
Bolduc
Pool Street
Cor. Foss
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