Biddeford residents listed as medical patients and mourners
Mrs. Mary Marchand 77 Jefferson Street is a patient at Webber hospital Alec Vir Franklin Street is receiving medical treatment at Webber hospital Mrs Alma Bouchard 460 Elm Street is a medical patient at Notre Dame hospital Mrs Muriel Perreault 84 Washington Street is a medical patient at Webber hospital Several Biddeford residents attended funeral services for Mrs Jeanne Cyr wife of Alcide Cyr formerly of Biddeford who died suddenly Wednesday at her Hartford Connecticut home Attending were Mrs Frisilda Roy Mrs Anna Forcier Mrs Laura Goudreau Mrs Mery Cyr and Miss Irene Roberge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Marchand
Jefferson Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Alec Vir
Franklin Street
Alma Bouchard
Elm Street
Notre Dame Hospi
Muriel Perreault
Washington Street
Webber
Noted Saco Woman Dr Laura Stickney Dies At 81
Dr Laura Stickney a Saco physician and pioneer woman doctor died at 81 at her 350 Main St residence She practiced 56 years in the Twin City area and held numerous medical civic honors including a 1954 Maine Medical Association award She was Southwestern Maine s first woman city physician in 1913 and earned Saco s Angel of Mercy citation for 50 years service Funeral set for First Parish church Saco with burial Riverside Cemetery Cornish Survivors include son Richard Stickney daughter Mrs John Cleary and a sister in New York City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura (Black) Stickney
Saco
Twin City
Main Street
Joseph S. Stickney
Maine
Maine Medical Association
Southwestern
Angel of Mercy
Trull
Biddeford
Paul S. Hill
Republican Party
Equal Suffrage Club
York County
Porter
James and
Dora ‘Fox Black
Prewster Academy
College of Physicans and Surgeons
Boston
First Parish Congregational Church of
American Medical Women's Association
American Academy of General Practitioners
Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society
Thursday Club
Rebecca Emery
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Annette
Order of the Eastern Star
Richard F. Stickney
John Cleary
Frederick C. Gervalt
New York City
Riverside Cemetery
Cornish
Dennett and Craig
E I Club of School Street Methodist to Meet
The E I club of the School Street Methodist church will meet Monday at 7 30 p m with Mrs Ethel Cobb Ferry road Saco Assisting hostesses will be Mrs Nora York and Mrs Georgianna Harriman The entertainment committee asks members to bring a few extra pennies to the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E & I Club
School Street Methodist Church
Ethel Cobb
Ferry Road
Saco
Nora York
Georgianna Harriman
Church Notes Confessions and Services Across Local Parishes
The Junior Band and singers of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday morning at 10. Confessions are heard at St Monica Church in Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p m. St Martha Church in Kennebunkport offers confessions from 4 to 8 p m. St Mary Church in Wells hosts confessions Saturday 2:30 to 3:30 p m. An evening prayer and praise service is set for 7:30 tonight in the Advent Christian church vestry at Hill and Chapel streets Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soongsters
Saco Salvation Army
St Monica Church
Kennebunk
Rom
St. Martha Church
Kenmebunkport
St. Mary Church
Wells
Advent Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Biddeford
St Louis High Sees Four Class Winners In Oratorical
St Louis High held its annual oratorical contest at St Joseph parish hall Biddeford with four finalists per class. Freshman winner Bernard Henri, Sophomore winner Paul Kerns, Junior winner Michael Donovan, and Senior winner Paul Roy were lauded by Rev Brother Albert. Masters of ceremony were Ronald Guertin and Conrad Berthiaume with judges Rev Marc Franck Rev Sister Mary and Joseph Audie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis High School
St. Joseph Parish Hall
Biddeford
Kenneth Scott
Andre Labrie
Bernard Henri
Paul Moreci
Henri
Richard LeBlanc
Charles Belisle
Richard Souza
Paul Kerns
Robert Dechene
Marc Franck
St. Joseph Parish
Sister Mary of the Visitation
St. Joseph High School
Joseph Audie
Lottery Bill In Setback In Maine House Vote
AUGUSTA Maine state lottery legislation faced a setback as the House split along party lines. A 62 58 vote to indefinitely postpone followed a 70 64 showing in favor, and an 87 54 tabling ended any immediate action after Rep John L Baxter Jr led a parliamentary move. Republican leaders had shifted to oppose the measure and caucused after Thursday's initial result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
John L Baxter, Jr
Pittsfield
House Reublican Jeaders
Delphis Ledoux Sr. 76 of Biddeford Died Today
Delphis Ledoux Sr. 76 of 77 Waterstreet Biddeford died this morning at an Old Orchard Beach convalescent home. Born August 30 1884 in North Stukely P Q he was a fireman for many years and also worked for Biddeford city. He is survived by his widow Mrs Georgianna Ledoux a daughter Mrs Corrine Martin a son Delphis Ledoux Jr a brother Pierre Ledoux six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Friends may call at Sawwycony Funeral Home Biddeford from 2 4 and 7 9 p m starting Saturday and prior to the funeral services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphis Ledoux, Sr
Waterstreet
Biddeford
Lewis
Delphis Ledoux,Jr
Pierre Ledoux
Sawwoncy Funeral Home
Stone Street
Eleanor Taylor obituary from Old Orchard Beach
Eleanor Vance Taylor 58 wife of Lorne E. Taylor of 20 Sea Side Avenue Old Orchard Beach died Thursday at a local hospital. Born in Montreal May 17 1902 she was daughter of David and Vance West McQuaide. The Taylors came to Old Orchard Beach from Montreal about a year ago. She leaves daughter Mrs Audrey Johnson Barrie Ont and two grandchildren. Funeral 11 am Monday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco interment Laurel Hill Cemetery. Visitation Saturday 3 5 and 7 9 pm Sunday 2 4 and 7 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Vance Taylor
Lorne E. Taylor
Sea‘side Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Montreal
David and
Vance
West McQuaide
Taylor
Audrey Johnson
Barrie
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Ida A Norwood of Saco Dies After Illness
Ida A Wentworth Norwood 61 a Saco native and widow of Percy Norwood of Dover N H died Thursday night in a Dover hospital after a long illness. Born December 1 1899 she was the daughter of Walter and Johanne Wentworth. Survived by mother in Dover four sisters a brother and several nieces and nephews. Service Monday at 2 from Dennett and Craig funeral home Saco burial Laurel Hill cemetery Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida A. Norwod
Saco
Percy Kx. Norwood
Dover
N. H
Walter
Johanne
Isaksen) Wentworth
Ethel Tucker
Ruth Grimmett
Tucson
Ariz
Harold L. Wentworth
South Portland
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Weather sketch for Portland region forecast
This afternoon fair but breezy and cool with northwest winds 10 to 20 MPH. Tonight fair and cooler with scattered light frosts and light northerly winds. Saturday increasing high cloudiness, less windy and slightly warmer. Overnight lows include Caribou 31, Eastport 38, Greenville 28, Old Town 33, Rumford 34, Portland 42, Mt Washington 8, Concord 30, Halifax 37, Montreal 37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Halifax
Montreal
Two Fined For Passing School Bus At Beach
Two area residents were fined 35 dollars each by Trial Justice Wesley M. Mewer in Old Orchard Beach court for passing a stopped school bus. Zoel Bolduc, 37, of 10 Jeanette Avenue, Old Orchard Beach and Robert A. Durgin, 40, of Oak Ridge Road, Biddeford, were charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley M. Mewer
Old Orchard Beach
Zoel Bolduc
Jeanette Avenue
Robert A. Durgin
Oak Ridge Road
Biddeford
Flag At Half Staff For Dr. Stickney
Biddeford city flag was lowered to half staff at 11 30 in tribute to Dr Laura Stickney City Clerk Ralph Binette stated the action honored his extensive charitable work for the city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Laura Stickney
Ralph Binette
Arone
Binette
Man Injured In Tumble From Car On Maine Turnpike
Kelvin Taylor Crono formerly of Saco and a Bowdoin College student escaped serious injury after falling from a moving car on the Maine Turnpike when a door opened. Webber hospital authorities said he would be released today after facial laceration treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelvin Taylor, Crono
Saco
Bowdoin College
Maine
Taylor
Webber Hospital
Death of Louie Fournier in Saco New England blacksmith
Louie Fournier 9 died early today at an Old Orchard Beach nursing home after a long illness. Born January 27, 1871 in Basil Canada, he was a blacksmith by trade. He lived in Ashland before moving to Saco six years ago to live with his son Arthur Fournier. Surviving are seven sons Arthur Alcine, Alfred, Frank, Henry, Leo, Addison and one more, and four daughters Mrs Eddie Despres Mrs Kenneth Prue Miss Georgia Fournier Mrs Maurice Ledger. There are 32 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Notre Dame de Lourdes church in Saco at 8 am with burial in Ashland. Friends may call 1 to 10 pm at Sansoucy funeral home Biddeford starting this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Fournier
Old Orchard Beach
Basil
Canada
Thomas and
Marie
Dionne)Fournier
Ashland
Saco
Arthur Fournier
Roebuck Avenue
Arthur
Alcine
Alfred
Frank
Hartford
Conn
Henry
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone Street
Biddeford
Funeral Rites Held for Sister Mary Irenaeus Duggan
Funeral services were held this morning with a high mass of requiem in St Joseph Convent chapel on Stevens Avenue Portland for Sister Mary Irenaeus Duggan who died at Portland Wednesday after a long illness. A former Biddeford resident she graduated from St Mary school. The family moved away years ago and she leaves cousins in Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Convent Chapel
Stevens Avenue
Portland
Mary Irenaeus Duggan
Biddeford
St. Mary School
Laos cease-fire urged as Geneva talks loom
U S and Britain say they will not attend Geneva without an armistice in force. Western experts warn of flareups in coming weeks due to ragged communications and rebel refusals. Prince Souphanouvong backs Souvana Phouma’s push for coalition government and a delegation to Geneva beginning May 12. Averell Harriman arrives in New Delhi to join a three nation truce panel awaiting Laos ceasefire verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiane
U.S
Geneva
Vientiane
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Souvana Phouma
Kennedy
Averell Harriman
New Delhi
Laos
Births Reported at Local Hospitals This Month
Welcome To The Fold announces a son Raymond born May 1 at Goodall Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Bourre of Sanford. The Bourre former Josephine Recina of Biddeford is the mother. AT WEBBER HOSPITAL Mr and Mrs Richard Moreau of Biddeford greet daughter Cynthia Lucille born May 3 weighing six pounds nine ounces. AT NOTRE DAME Mr and Mrs Arthur Houde of Biddeford welcome daughter born May 2 weighing eight pounds eleven ounces. Mrs Houde’s maiden is Marguerite Martel and grandparents are Mr and Mrs Edgar Martel of Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcel Bourre
Carver Street
Sanford
Goodall Hospital
Raymond
Bourre
Josephine Recina
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Richard Moreau
Green Street
Cynthia Lucille
Notre Dame
Arthur Houde
Miller Avenue
Biddeford Bouchers Buy 39 Oak Street Home and Land
Mma Gaston R and Isabelle M Bou cher of Biddeford purchased the frame dwelling and land once owned by Adelia Paquette at 39 Oak Street Biddeford through the local real estate office of King Woodman. The Bou chers bought as an investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston R
Isabelle M. Boucher
Biddeford
King Woodman
Adelia Paquette
Oak Street
Bouchers
Biddeford Teachers Hold Out Contracts Says Union Action
School board members and the Biddeford Teachers Association clashed over salary demands as a meeting discussed proposed terms. Wilkinson said no special board meeting was called to address the new developments and stressed that while union action unified, contract holding was individual. Proposals prepared by the board were presented after a Wednesday session, with Larrabee to meet teachers to explain. If accepted, the notation would keep most teachers off the salary schedule except newcomers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkinson
Biddeford I Teachers Association
Larrabee
Thornton Academy Honors Two Saco Students in 4-Honors Year
Miss Morancy of 58 Laurel Avenue Saco is an honor student at Thornton Academy with four years of school work. She is a National Honor Society member, band vice president, choir member, and active in French Latin clubs Future Teachers of America and Girls Athletic Association. She attended Dirigo Girls State and Thayer Academy science program and plans to major in mathematics and teaching. Robert G Bailey of Rocky Hill Road Saco is a National Honor Society member and active in National Forensic League French Latin clubs and TV Math. He edits the Marooner newspaper, works on the Alumni Bulletin and yearbook, excels in debating and speech, and will attend the University of Maine College of Arts and Sciences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace One
Ethel Psomiades
Laurel Avenue
Saco
Albert P. Morancy
Old Town
Thornton
Miss Morancy
Thornton Academy
National Honor Society
Future Teachers of America and
Girls’ Athletic, Association
Dirigo Girls’ State
Marooner
Miss Moraney
the Tripod
Thayer Academy
Braintree
Mass
Robert G. Bailey Bailey
Linwood C. Bailey
Bailey
Rocky Hill Road
National Forensic League
The
Alumni Bulletin
House of Representatives
New England
Boston
Academy
Portland
University of Maine
College of Arts and Sciences
First Baptist Church of
Kennedy signs wage law expanding minimum pay
President Kennedy signed a bill extending minimum wage protection to 3,624,000 workers and raising the rate for existing covered workers to 1.25 dollars an hour by 1963. Firsttime entrants receive 1 dollar for three years then 1.25 after five years, taking effect in 120 days. Strong support from AFL CIO leaders followed by Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
AFL- Icio
George Meany
Franklin D.roosevelt
Accused Slayer Survives Own Gunshot Wound
Plattsburgh N Y an accused slayer who threatened to use four boxes of shells against pursuing police was recovering from a self inflicted bullet wound state police said 20 year old Charles Ducharme charged with first degree murder of his former sweetheart Betty Ann Davison 17 of Mooers Forks told them he shot himself in the stomach near a vacant house as officers closed in He surrendered after police fired twice Ducharme now under guard in hospital surgeons removed a bullet and he is reported in good condition The suspect hunted in northern New York Canada and Vermont was found three quarters of a mile from home in a house once occupied by his late grandmother
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburgh
N. Y.P
Charles Ducharme
Zent
Ducharme
West Chazy
Betty Ann Davison
Mooers Forks
New York
Canada
Vermont
First American man in space Shepard flight record
U S space capsule 83 feet tall with 15-foot escape tower rose to a clear sky as thousands watched on live TV. At 141 seconds the capsule separated, escape tower jettisoned, and automatic controls tipped the capsule over as Shepard endured six g forces racing toward weightlessness for about five minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
America
Shepard
Boy Survives Three-Story Fall in Portland
Merrill Cross, seven, fell from a three story window at his Portland apartment onto a brick sidewalk Thursday. He escaped critical injuries and doctors reported the boy was doing fine after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Merrill Cross
Kennedy plan welcomed by Maine textile union leader
Michael Schoonjans of the Biddeford-Saco TWUA said President Kennedy's seven point program for textile aid offers a foundation for industry development. He praised the emphasis on research and markets, noted calls for a price system, and urged swift directives to implement the policy while supporting labor rights and unionization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Schoonjans
Biddeford- Saco
Textile Workers Union of America
Afl-Cio
Kennedy
Schoonjans
Margaret Chase Smith
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Lester Martin
York Mill
Biddeford-Saco Joint Board
TWUA
Maine
Derry Celebrates Shepard Space Flight Victory
In Derry New Hampshire crowds cheered as Alan B Shepard Jr. became America's first astronaut. Parents Mr and Mrs Shepard watched aboard their home TV and praised technicians and the Mercury program. A town parade and bells marked the moment while neighbors shared joy and gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derry
N.H
America
Alan B. Shepard Sr
Pauline
Gordon Sherman
North Attlesoro
Mass
Alan
New Hampshire
Shepard
Spacetown
Driving Case Continued In Biddeford Court
A Biddeford municipal court case against automobile dealer Meurice Crepeau for allowing an unregistered vehicle to be parked on a public way was continued for sentence by Judge Simon Spill. Crepeau, of 402 Main Street Biddeford, was found guilty by State Trooper Robert Janson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Simon Spill
Meurice Crepeau
Main Street
Robert Janson
Twin City Music Groups to Perform at Western Maine Festival
Over 285 performers from Biddeford Saco area join the Western Maine Music Festival in Sanford. Biddeford High School sends 100 music students from band and Glee club, St Louis High School 51 band members, and Thornton Academy Saco 50 band members with 85 Glee members. Coordinating the groups are Horace Killam, Michael Drapeau, Ludger Picher, and Mrs Helen Cropper. Auditions begin at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. with parades and massed band concerts at Cobb Ball Park and Sanford High gym. The Boys Glee club joins the public concert at 7:30 p.m. Luncheon at the First United Baptist Church, chaperones listed. Buses depart after the program. Thornton Band Parents Club handles chaperoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
St. Louis High School
Ludger Picher
Helen Cropper
Thornton
Biddeford High
Sanford Armory
Elks
Sanford Town Hall
First United Baptist Church
Sanford High Gymnasium
Earl Atwood
Raymond Mathieu
Daniel Aguiar
Janice Aguiar
Albert Gardella
Daniel Carey
Seaford Town Hall
Space milestone boosts markets in midday trading
The successful space program lifted stocks to a modest gain as the Associated Press average of 60 issues rose to 247.30 at noon. Industrials led with gains, while aircraft and missile stocks like McDonnell Aircraft and Ling-Temco showed notable climbs. Dow rose 1.58 to 693.63 as corporate bonds edged higher and government bonds fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Associated Press
McDonnell Aircraft
Texas Instruments
Ling-Temco
Avnet
Litton Industries
Raytheon and Radio Corp
Zenith
North American Aviation
Douglas Aircraft
General Dynamics
Boeing
Dow Jones
U. S
Barter Drowns After Boat Slip Near Boothbay Harbor
Arthur F. Barter, 47, drowned Thursday when he slipped from his boat at Squirrel Island end of a three mile run. Police noted he fell while securing the craft. Crepeau pleaded no contest to a charge. A Bangor man, Ernest L. Snow, 54, faced a drunk driving case continued until 1:30 this afternoon by Judge Spill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothbay Harbor
Arthur F. Barter
Squirrel Island
Crepeau
Ernest L. Snow
Bangor
Revision Cuts Building Fund Over Million
Governor Reed announces revised capital budget plan funded from general fund surplus. Surplus at June 30 now estimated at about 25 thousand dollars above needs for the program and minor legal appropriations, cutting new revenue needs by roughly 1.3 million. Original plan asked for 9.3 million in construction. surplus now below 8 million and may shrink further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Reed
Finance Department
Witness recalls massacre and escape from ghetto
Aviel recounts arrival at a site where inmates were forced to kneel and undress beside a 30 yard trench, a machine gun burst, and Jews digging graves. He saw his brother among them, fled with him to the woods, then joined a partisan group after a deadly sequence that left father and another brother dead or missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aviel
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Ance Cluub Z Snews
St. Louis High
Paul
Alfred Street
Eleanor Taylor
Ida A. Norwood
Dr. Stickney
SR. Mary I, Duggan
U. S. Space
Joy
Louise
Virginia Beach
Biddeford Court
Arthur Barter
Jplako
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