Saco Man Bart Roberts Serving Aboard USS Bennington
Personal note states airman Bart Roberts son of Mr and Mrs Arthur L Roberts of 515 Mainstreet Saco is aboard the anti sub ship USS Bennington which has just returned to San Diego after a Western Pacific cruise. Louie Fournier dies prompting funeral Monday at Notre Dame de Lourdes Saco with viewing today and tomorrow at Sansoucy Funeral Home Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Roberts
Usn
Arthur L. Roberts
Mainstreet
Saco
Bennington
San Diego
Calif
Western Pacific
Saco City Hall
Notre Dame Thrift Shop
Laura B. Stick
Ney
Clifford
A. Purvis
Fillmore P. Harris
Saco Grange to confer third and fourth degrees May 9
Third and fourth degrees will be conferred at the Saco Grange meeting on Tuesday May 9 at 8 pm in the Grange hall on North street. The women’s degree team will supervise and other Granges may bring candidates. A supper will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Grange
Grange
North Street
Funeral services for Delphis Ledoux Sr Held at St. Andre
Delphis Ledoux Sr died yesterday and funeral services are set for Monday at 9 am at St. Andre church. Friends may visit today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm at Sansoucy Funeral Home, 1 Stone Street, Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphis Ledoux, Sr
St. Andre Church
Sansoucy
Stone Street
Biddeford
Saco Area Churches Plan Evening Services Sunday
Saco and nearby towns schedule multiple Sunday services across churches. Bible Baptist in Saco holds 7:30 p m at City Hall. Full Gospel Wells hosts 6:30 p m Young People and 7:30 p m evening worship. First Church Ocean Ave Orchard Beach offers 7:30 p m service. additional youth fellowships and congregational meetings are noted at various Methodist, Baptist, Adventist, Unitarian, Universalist, and Congregational churches with times ranging 6:00 to 7:30 p m and several meetings tomorrow or Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bible Baptist Church of
Saco
Saco City Hall
Full Gospel
Wells
First Church
Ocean Avenue
Orchard Beach
Nyn Baptist Church
Goodwins
Boy Held in Fatal Shooting Case in Maine
A 14 year old boy, unnamed per Maine law, is held for the May 1 grand jury term on charges of fatal shooting his brother and wounding his sister. The case outlines a family tragedy with legal action proceeding in Wiscasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscassetf
Maine
Wells Churches To Present Holy City Cantata
The First and Second Congregational churches of Wells unite to present the cantata Holy City by Gaul with the Portsmouth Community Chorus on Sunday May 14 at 8 15 p m in the second church north of Wells Corner. Soloists include Lester Clough contralto Louise Benoit June Messier and Jacob M Kelley with Norman Levitt directing Harrison W Roberts organist and Marion Craig pianist. Open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Holy City
Gaul
Portsmouth
Harrison W. Roberts
Marion Craig
N. H
Maine Tourism and Park Openings Boost Summer Travel
Maine reports stronger lakefront docking and a $1 million sewage plant in Old Orchard Beach as it courts Canadian tourists against New England rivals. New parks Two Lights and Lily Bay open. Baxter State Park lures hikers. State funds roadside picnic areas, festivals, and six summer theaters while Calais St Stephen host International Frontier Week. Rail and bus services plan campers arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
New England
Hampton Beach
N.H
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
William J. Mullen
Montreal
Quebec
Two Lights
Cape Elizabeth
Lily Bay
Moosehead Lake
Baxter State Park
Millinocket
Belfast
Rockland
Downeast
Calais
St. Stephen
N.B
Lakewood
Skowhegan
Brunswick Summer Theater
Bowdoin College
Arundel Opera Theater
Kennebunkport
East
Maine Central Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Tardy Vehicle Owners Face Four Car Inspection Charges
Four cases of operating motor vehicles without valid inspection stickers were filed without plea by Judge Simon Spill in Biddeford Municipal Court. Defendants include George L. Martel, Patrick J. Kenneally, James A. Mininni, and the Ed and Frank Chevrolet Corp, all cited in Biddeford. Ernest L. Snow of Bangor had his DUI case continued to May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Spill
Biddeford
George L. Martel
Main Street
Patrick J. Kenneally
Rugby Street
Jame A. Mininni
Round Hill
Ed and Frank Chevrolet Corporation
Alfred Street
Ernest L. Snow
Bangor
Spill
Snow
Paschal Stops Knox in Tight Philadelphia Bout
Philadephia middleweight Orrie Paschal, 184, defeats Baltimore rival Ernie Knox, 1742, in a close decision. Paschal, fighting at home, uses reach and ring control to margin a victory. Knox presses late, but Paschal maintains rhythm and secures the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pres Philadelhia
Orrie Paschal
Philadelphia
Ernie ‘Knox
Baltimore
Waldoboro shooting leaves two injured and another dead
A man was charged after a March 9 incident at a Waldoboro home in which his brother Bryce Day, 10, was killed and his sister Constance Day, 15, was wounded by shotgun blasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryce Day
Constance
Waldoboro
Portland Forecast Clouds Increa se Tonight With Light Rain Likely
Portland forecast calls for increasing cloud cover and a light, nonfrigid night. Sunday will stay mostly cloudy with little temperature change and a chance of scattered showers developing late in the day or at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Saco Resident Is Picked Up As Fugitive
Dickie Lee Chadbourne, 23, of 5 Hutchins Street, Saco, was arrested by Saco Patrolman Alberic Martin on a fugitive warrant from Iowa for larceny of an automobile. He allegedly drove the car from Winterset, Iowa to Connecticut, then hitchhiked to Saco. the FBI planned interstate transportation charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickie Lee Chadbourne
Hutchins Street
Saco
Alberic Martin
Iowa
Chadbourne
John Costello
Carthage
Winterset
Martin
Dennett & Craig Unera
Main
Head
Connecticut
FBI
Khrushchev Urges Cuba Peace and Neutrality Stance
Khrushchev condemned U S intervention in Cuba and praised Cuba for proposing live and let live relations with the United States. He warned Western powers about Laos and called for an end to militarization there. He criticized the UN and Dag Hammarskjold’s role, saying the United Nations suffers from ailments needing treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
U.S
Khrushchev
United States
America
Laos
Southeast Asia
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Job Khrushchev
United Nations Organization
Shepard to be honored with private greet ing and news conference
Capital leaders plan a private greeting for Shepard at the White House followed by his first full dress news conference in the State Department auditorium broadcast live by networks. Senators Mundt and Derounian will seek Congress to award Shepard the Medal of Honor. In Derry New Hampshire Shepard's hometown the parade, featuring his parents, drew the largest crowds, with Governor Powell proposing a statewide celebration and holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nedy
Shepard
White House
State Department
Congress
Karl E. Mundt
R.D
Steven B. Derounian
R-N.y
Derry
N.H
Alan B. Shepard Sr
Gov
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
Net Income And Sales Rise At Maremont
Maremont Automotive Producs Inc and subsidiaries report Q1 net income 601000 dollars or 45 cents a share on 15757000 dollars in sales, up from 334000 dollars or 29 cents on 6769000 dollars last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maremont
Maremont Automotive Producs, Inc
Arnold H. Maremont
Saco-Lowell
Saco-Lowel
Costume Dance at Lake Studio for Pupils at Lake Ballroom
A Shipwreck themed dance for pupils of the Lake Ballroom studio was held last night at Saco City Hall. Patrons were Mr and Mrs Joseph Grondin. Winners included Raymond Caouette for most original Bonnie Desrocher for funniest and Priscilla Daigneault for prettiest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Ballroom
Saco City Hall
Joseph Grondin
Raymond Caouette
Bonnie Desrocher
Priscilla Daigneault
Tom Eldredge
David Ladd
Dan Druen
James Silcox
Gerry Aiken
John Parola
Trudy Kouzounas
Wayne Whitney
Tammy Norton
Steve Sanborn
David Charles
Diedre Berry
Robert Salvas
Lloyd Tripp
Reed Rumery
Harold Hill
Charlot Lake
Charles Clark
Curtis Tripp
Kathleen Crowley
Peggy Dumont
Bonnie Desrochers
Lee Desrochers
Robert Gowen
Shirley Grace
Marjorie Harrison
Jeannie Hill
Susan Hunt
Kathleen Hunt
Thomas Kimball
Bruce Kerns
Richard Kochis
William Leary
Katherine Lewis
Stephen Littlefield
Carolyn Lord
Stephen Lord
Bruce Mackenzie
Sally Mallowiski
Wayne McKenney
Faith Mullen
Larry McGrum
Daniel Nein
Tammy North
Stephen Owen
Pamela Pendleton
Audrey
Philbrick
Ralph Rumery
Stephen Sanborn
Judith Saperia
Alan Savage
Philip Sherman
Frederica Shevenell
Carl Smith
Candice Swett
Nancy Tripp
Jackie Tripp
Lee Wilcox
Biddeford Forms Planning Board to Seek Urban Renewal
Biddeford will form a planning board to guide surveys and recommend urban renewal actions. Meetings will occur with the planning company and the board, with annual member terms and one new appointment each year. The board will apply for federal urban renewal funds and coordinate surveys, traffic plans, and district studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewall
Planning Board
Biddeford
Washington
Fencing Rush Aimed at Cape Cod Private Landing Strip
Keegan The Brier Cedar Co. rushed high cedar fencing to obscure Kennedy private landing strip at Otis AFB on Cape Cod. The same fencing used to screen the summer White House at Hyannis Port. Lewiston Robert Gosse lin elected president of the Past Commanders Association of the Maine Commandery Disabled American Veterans at the encampment opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keegan
Brier Cedar Co
Kennedy
Otis Air Force Base
Cape Cod
Hyannis Port
Lewiston
Robert Gosselin
Maine
Gosselin
DAV
Foss and Sons Named GM Delco Franchised Dealer in Saco
John T. Tighe announces Richard S. Foss and Sons as a GM Delco franchised dealer for the Saco area. The firm will sell and service Delco year round heating and air conditioning equipment, gaining access to over 200 Delco branded home products and factory service training for its staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard S. Foss
Saco UB Class Votes Donation to Camp Fund
The Friendship Class of the Saco United Baptist church voted $50 to the Board of Christian Education for the Ocean Park camp fund at their May meeting. June 10 was chosen for the annual summer outing hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warren at their Ossipee cottage.
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Saco
Williamsburg
Stanley Bennett
Alton Curran
Edna Curran
Harold Smith
Bertha Berry
Merrill Thompson
Dorothy Huff
Wage Survey Scheduled for Portsmouth Area
The Office of Industrial Relations of the Navy announced a tentative full scale wage survey for the Portsmouth New Hampshire labor market area to study possible revisions to blue-collar civilian wage rates at naval installations. The survey, conditional on a later Navy order, will occur sometime after September 30 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Industrial Relations of the Navy
Washington, D. C
Portsmouth
N. H
OIA
Navy Department
County Realtors Hear Talk By Maurice Roux
Maurice Roux new president of York Savings and Loan Association will speak at the York County Board of Realtors May meeting at Kennebunk Inn Tuesday on House Financing. Guest Robert E. Marier Jr. Kennebunk approved for membership. Educational committee report led by Chester F. Horne with Vernon Littlefield Emile Morin and Evan Smith. Dinner at 7 p m after 6 p m social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Roux
York Savings and Loan Association
York County Board of Realtors
Kennebunk Inn
Robert E. Marier, Jr
Kennebunk
Board of Directors
Educationall
Chester F. Horne
Action
Vernon Littlefield
Emile Morin
Sanford
Evan Smith
Ogunquit
Kennedy Eyes July Meeting On Alliance For Progress
President Kennedy announced the United States wants the OAS to convene an Economic and Social Council session in July, likely in Montevideo, to advance the alliance for progress. He said economic growth and social progress could curb communism appeal in Latin America and ruled out training Cuban exiles in or outside the U.S. at present. He noted the embargo options and highlighted risks to tobacco workers and food aid optics. Also, Kennedy said mood and medicine shipments to Cuba continue. No fishing license was issued to William B. Bragg after pleading guilty to fishing without a license in Saco.
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P.e
United States
Montevideo
Uruguay
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Organization of American States
Economic and Social Council
Cuba
National Security Council
U. S
Saco Fire Crews Battle City Dump Blaze on Cumberland Ave
Saco firemen fought a dump fire on land owned by the City of Saco on Cumberland Avenue this morning. the blaze remained active at press time. Earlier yesterday, at 4:56 p.m., they battled a grass fire on Wakefield Avenue on land owned by the Boston and Maine Railroad, returning to station at 5:13 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Cumberland Avenue
Wakefield Avenue
Boston and Maine Railroad
Salute To Youth Winner Louise Beauchesne A Biddeford Organist
Louise R Beauchesne 17 year old senior at St Andre High School is Salute To Youth winner. She has played piano since seven and organ at St Andre church since age 13, serving as substitute organist and accompanist, invited as guest organist at St Joseph Biddeford and St Margaret Old Orchard Beach. She plans to teach in elementary schools while pursuing music, has honors and yearbook duties, and works at a family grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andre Church
Biddeford
Laura Proulx
St. Joseph
St. Margaret
Old Orchard Beach
Louise R. Beauchesne
Roland P. Beauchesne
Pool Street
St. Andre High School
Invictus Honor Society
St. Andre Pfta
Children of Mary Socality
Portland
Odette
Estelle
George
St. Andre Parish
Council Of Churches To Mark 10th Anniversary
The 10th anniversary celebration of the Council of Churches of Biddeford and Saco will be held at the annual meeting and banquet hosted by St. Demetrios Greek church. Rev. Sam Kalamaras will welcome guests. Rev. Dr. John Romanides is keynote speaker. officers 1961-62 announced. tickets available through member churches. Also noted: Waterville city engineer William Tully fined $100 for practicing without a license. appeal and bond details mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Judea
Etz Chaim Synagogue
Biddeford
White Church
Albert Deshates
First Parish Congregational Church
Saco
Hery
Sam J. Kalamaras
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Council of Churches of
St. Demetrios Greek Church
Sam Kalamaras
Council
St. Demetrios Church
St. Fatini
Norman J. Langmaid
Warren Peterson
Janet Tibbetts
Barbara Vanderward
John Romanides
Piraeus
Greece
America
New York City
Waterville
William Tully
Tully
Melvil W. Beck
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Louie Fournier
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Ledoux
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
South Biddeford
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
Foss Street Methodists
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
Saco United Baptist Church
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Lyman Baptist Church
Youth Fellowship of
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
Biddeford Second Congregational
United Church of Christ
Church School
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Avis Parslow
Bead L Club
School Street Methodist
Paul Cobb
Ferry Road
Biddeford Universalist
Saco Unitarian
Ford Universalist
Saco First Parish Congregational Church
Jesus
Lake Studio
Saco UB
William B. Bragg
Milliken Mills Road
Hilary Mahaney
Bragg
Thomas Bryant
By Madeliene Davenport
Louise Beauchesne
Council of Churches
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological School
Yale University
Divinity — School
Athens
University Divinity School
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Harvard University
General Assembly
National Council of Churches
Holy Cross Theological School
Brookline
Mass
Greek Orthodox Theological Review
Vaia Andris
Savannah
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