Personal notices list multiple surgical patients and visits
Miss Agnes M. Donahue of Orchard street is a surgical patient at Webber hospital. Dr John A. Donahue has returned to Elmira New York after visiting at his Orchard street home. Mrs Muriel Leach, owner of Christian Haven Nursing home, is a patient at Webber hospital. Andrew Chadbourne of 176 Alfred street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Mercy hospital Port and, and Mrs Ann Colpitts of Saco has returned home from Webber hospital where she was a surgical patient. Mrs Peter LeBreton of Green street Biddeford has returned home after surgical treatment at Webber hospital. Miss Fleur Ange Lachance has returned to her Union avenue Old Orchard Beach home after being a surgical patient at Notre Dame hospital. Mrs Ethel Wentworth, formerly of 40 West street Biddeford, is a patient at Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami Florida. Sunday callers at Mrs George Wood's home at 6 Pear street were Mr and Mrs Charles W Wood Sr and son Robert, and also Mr and Mrs Charles W Wood Jr and children Ann Marie, Danny and Janet. Mr and Mrs Walter D Wood and family of 62 Beach street Saco entertained at their home on Mother's Day. Guests included Mrs George Wood, Mr and Mrs Ernest Paul and son Hervey, and Roland Berger for Mrs Margaret Lamirande Birch street Biddeford, who has returned home after visiting New York City, Atlantic City New Jersey, Baltimore Maryland, and Washington DC, accompanied by Miss Aline Poirier of Lawrence Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes M. Donahue
Orchard Street
Webber Hospital
John A. Donahue
Elmira
N. Y
Muriel Leach
Christian Haven
Andrew Chadbourne
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Mercy Hospital
Port
Ann Colpitts
Saco
Peter LeBreton
Green Street
Fleur-Ange Lachance
Union Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Notre Dame Hospital
Ethel Wentworth
West Street
Jackson Memorialospital
N. W
20Th Avenue
Miami
Fla
George Wood
Pear Street
Charles W. Wood
Robert
Ann Marie
Danny
Janet
Walter D. Wood
Beach Street
Noted Portland Policeman Dies
Harold K. Maguire, 69, a famed Portland detective captain, died of heart disease. In 35 years with the Portland police, he earned a nationwide reputation as a criminal investigator and assisted Maine communities in difficult cases. He is survived by his widow Mary and a daughter, Mrs. Albert V. Doherty of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Harold K. Maguire
Maine
Maguire
Mary
Albert V. Doherty
New York
Local church groups schedule meetings and events
Several Saco and Biddeford groups announce Tuesday meetings for Cadets Sunbeams Brownie and Girl Scout Troop activities at local churches. A Cottage Prayer meeting is set tonight for Evangelistic services with Rev. James Johnson at the Portland Exposition building May 15 to 19. A public buffet supper for the Foss Street Methodist choir fundraiser is planned May 14 at 6 p.m. with Beatrice Kaleel and Arthur Wheeler directing. tickets sold by choir members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Williams
Oakland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
James Johnson
Portland Exposition
School Street Methodist Church
Foss Street Methodist Church
Biddeford
Beatrice Kaleel
Arthur Wheeler
Funeral services for Jerome R. B. Murphy at St Mary Church
Funeral services for Jerome RB Murphy were held at St Mary church with a high Mass by Rev Francis J Kane. Miss Louise Welch played organ, William Cleary sang, and bearers included Edward Ready John Hoctor Cornelius Hoctor Kerwin Twomey James O’Meara and William Murphy. Burial followed in St Mary cemetery with grave prayers by Rev Cornelius J Enright. Buffalo NY history notes New Amsterdam becoming Buffalo after destruction in 1812 and rebuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome RB. Murphy
St. Mary Church
Francis J. Kane
Louise Welch
William Cleary
Edward Ready
John Hoctor
Cornelius Hoctor
Kerwin Twomey
James O'Meara
William Murphy
St. Mary Cemetery
Cornelius J. Enright
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Bereavement
We thank our friends neighbors and relatives for kindness floral tributes and expressions of sympathy received during our recent bereavement.
Joseph Letarte 72 Died After Long Convalescent Stay
Joseph Letarte age 72 died Sunday after a 10 year convalescent stay at a Saco home and hospitalization. Born in Canada to Joseph and Adele LaBelle Letarte, he worked for the railroad and is survived by sister Mrs. Alice Levasseur of South Portland, niece Mrs. Irene Johnson of Biddeford, and nephew Paul Nowell of Biddeford. Funeral set for 7 am tomorrow at Notre Dame de Lourdes. Saco friends may visit today and tonight at Sansoucy funeral home, 1 Stone Street, Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Letarte
Saco
Canada
Joseph
Adele ‘LaBelle Letarte
Alice Levasseur
South Portland
Irene Johnson
Biddeford
Paul Nowell
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Sansoucy
Stone Street
Funeral services for Aime Beaudoin Hills Beach
Funeral services for Aime Beaudoin 70 of Hills Beach were held Saturday at St Andre church. Msgr Aime Giguere celebrated solemn requiem high Mass with Rev A J Martel deacon and Rev Gerard Parent sub deacon. Male quartet sang and organist Mrs Laura Lauzen Proulx performed. Military honors were given by the Maine National Guard Howitzer Battery with Sgt E G Lamarre in charge and a firing squad including Pfc Roger Paquette Pfc Richard Reay Sgt Royal Fournier Sp4 Raymond Frechette Sp4 Jean Parent Sgt Steve Leskowski and Bugler Nick Curro. Bearers were Alcide Baillargeon Arthur Lemire Edgar Cabana William Bisson Alphonse Chretien and Alphonse Bellavance. Out of town attendees included Mrs Mary Smith Lucien Beaudoin Mr and Mrs Leon Hebert Oscar Beaudoin Ludger Beaudoin Mr and Mrs Willie Brousseau Mrs Mary Beaudoin Mrs Donat Baron and Leo Brousseau Manchester NH Mrs Lydia Roy and Mrs Georgianna Landry Boston Mass Mr and Mrs John Laprise Mrs Roland Beaudoin Romeo Beaudoin and Mrs Nella Lampron Sherbrooke PQ and Robert Carrier Woonsocket RI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aime Beaudoin
Hills Beach
St. Andre Church
Aime Giguere
A. J Martel
Gerard Parent
Laura Lauzen Proulx
E. G. Lamarre
Roger Paquette
Richard Reay
Royal Fournier
Raymond Frechette
Jean Parent
Steve Leskowski
Nick Curro
Alcide Baillargeon
Arthur Lemire
Edgar Cabana
William Bisson
Alphonse Chretien
Alphonse Bellavance
Mary Smith
Lucien Beaudoin
Leon Hebert
Oscar Beaudoin
Ludger Beaudoin
Willie Brousseau
Mary Beaudoin
Donat Baron
Leo Brousseau
Manchester
N. H
Lydia Roy
Georgijanna Landry
Boston
Mass
Funeral services for Mrs Esther Esty of Saco held
Funeral services were held for Mrs Esther Esty of Saco at the Shumway funeral home on Saturday at 2 p m Rev Thomas F Knox of Trinity Episcopal Church officiated graveside rites at Woodlawn cemetery Biddeford Bearers included George Ward James Ward Clifford Cole and Donald Gauvin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Esty
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Thomas F. Knox
Trinity Episcopal Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Biddeford
George and James Ward
Clifford Cole
Donald Gauvin
Fremont Club to Hold Respectful Gathering at Emond Home
Members of the Fremont club and auxiliary will meet tonight at 7:30 at the Emond funeral home located at 72 Hill Street Biddeford to pay respects to Albert Lambert father of George Lambert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont Club
Emond Funeral Home
Hill Street
Biddeford
Albert Lambert
George Lambert
Funeral rites held for Miss Georgia Ella Dean at Old Orchard Beach
Funeral services were held Saturday at 10 a m for Miss Georgia Ella Dean an Old Orchard Beach resident from Washington Avenue Methodist Church at the Beach. Officiating was Rev. John Stahl with burial in Buckfield Village Cemetery Buckfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Ella Dean
Old Orchard Beach
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Beach
John Stahl
Buckfield Village Cemetery
Buckfield
Funeral services held for former Saco mayor Seldon Anthony
Funeral services for Charles Seldon Anthony former Saco mayor were held Saturday at 3 p m from the Second Parish Unitarian church in Saco. Mayor Charles Cote led the city delegation. Den Nett and Craig funeral home arranged the services with Rev Edmund Beal officiating. Anthony sat on the parish board of trustees and was buried at Buxton Lower Corner cemetery with bearers William Deans John Wortman George M Thomas and Sidney Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles ‘Seldon Anthony
Saco
Unitarian Church
Charles Cote
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Edmund Beal
Anthony
William Deans
John Wortman
George M. Thomas
Sidney Foster
Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery
Solemn Requiem For Aime Martineau In Hartford Burial At St Joseph Biddeford
A solemn high mass was held for Aime Martineau at St. Andre church with Msgr Aime Giguere leading the service assisted by Rev Robert Martel and Rev Gerard Parents. Music directed by Mrs Laura L Proulx. Burial followed in St Joseph cemetery Biddeford with prayers at the grave. Bearers from Biddeford Saco Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles included Conrad Bineau Edward Chelate Donat Morin Harry L Wilson Joseph Camire Emile Madore. Survivors include Mr and Mrs William Lamb Thomas Lamb Nancy Lamb of New Britain Conn Mr and Mrs Ralph Johnson and Mr and Mrs Raymond Johnson Mast Windsor Conn and Rosario Cardin East Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andre Church
Aime Martineau
Hartford
Conn
Aime Giguere
Robert Martel
Gerard Parents
Laura L. Proulx
St. Joseph Cemetery
Biddeford
Parent
Biddeford- Saco Aerie
Order of Eagles
Conrad E. Bineau
Edward Chelate
Donat Morin
Harry L. Wilson
Joseph Camire
Emile Madore
William Lamb
Thomas Lamb
Nancy Lamb
New Britain
Ralph Johnson
Raymond Johnson
Mast Windsor
Rosario Cardin
East Hartford
Marshall Starts Trip To Seek Industrial Prospects
Hugh Marshall, industrial agent for Biddeford Saco Area Industrial Development committee, departs for a week to court prospects in Connecticut Rhode Island Washington PA and NJ with New York City stops. He aims to attract diversified industries to Biddeford and Saco while keeping negotiations confidential to protect ongoing deals and prevent counteroffers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Marshall
Biddeford-Saco
New York City
Marshall
Biddeford and
Saco
Journal
Area Industrial Development Committee
Saco-Lowell
Biddeford Footwear, Inc
Biddeford and area club meetings and postponements announced
The Biddeford High School Alumni Scholarship scavenger hunt has been moved to Monday May 16 per Mary Means. Civil War Centennial Commission meets tomorrow at 8 p m in GAR hall City Building. Fred S Gurney Women s Relief Corps in Saco has no meeting tonight. Wardwell auxiliary Wardwell group meets Thursday at 2 p m at 43 Middle St Saco Biddeford Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary meets tonight at 7 30 p m at Biddeford City Building Court Decury Canada American Society meets Tuesday 7 30 p m at St John Hall Elm and Main Biddeford Election of delegates to the September congress and representatives to the June convention will occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford High School
Mary Means
Civil War Centennial Commission
GAR Hall
City Building
Biddeford
Fred S. Gurney Women's Relief Corps
Saco
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Biddeford City Building
Canada-American Society
St. John Hall
Elm and
Main Streets
Wyatt Earp Plagued By Gun Trouble
Savannah AP reports actor Hugh O Bryan who portrays Wyatt Earp suffered powder burns from drawing and shot a fellow performer by accident on stage during a snow western scene. Earlier incidents include a blank cartridge explosion at Wilmington delaying the show and powder burns on his right thigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Wyatt Earp
Hugh O'Brian
O'Brian
Frico Estres
Wilmington
N. C
Forced Landing Made Safely Near Westbrook
In pea soup fog a light plane made a forced landing near Westbrook. Pilot Bruce McGorrill of Portland and passenger Lawrence Mahoney of Old Orchard Beach were en route from Lebanon New Hampshire to Scarborough when they descended into a farm field to avoid rising weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook
Bruce McGorrill
Portland
Lawrence Mahoney
Old Orchard Beach
Lebanon
N.H
Scarborough
Solon Aspirant Optimistic on Maine Senate Challenge
Maine Democrat Lucia M. Cormier, minority leader in the Maine House, predicts an excellent chance to unseat Sen. Margaret Chase Smith in November. Speaking in Washington at a Democratic women's campaign conference, she expects to win votes from women who have backed Smith and says she is ready to debate Smith if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maine
Lucia M. Cormier
Margaret Chase Smith
Miss Cormier
House
Sen. Smith
Mrs. Smith
Powers Capture Report Sparks Soviet Press Frenzy
Soviet papers detail the capture of pilot Francis Powers after his U2 jet was shot down deep in the Urals. Khrushchev hints at a trial and possible news conference as U.S. embassy officials note limited contact. Powers, a former USAF lieutenant from Pound, Virginia, became a Lockheed test pilot in 1956 and reportedly worked for the CIA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis G. Powers
United States
Sverdlovsk
Powers
Vladimir Surin
Mikhail N. Berman
Khrushchev
U.S
Llewellyn F. Thompson
US Air Force
Pound
Lockheed
Adana
Turkey
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Third False Alarm Rung At Biddeford Fire Station
The Biddeford fire station recorded no real incidents over a calm weekend aside from a third false alarm at 12:30 noon from box 413 on Foss and Birch streets. No fires or medical calls interrupted the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Box 413
Foss
Birch Streets
First Woman Versus Woman Senate Race Attracts National Attention
The upcoming senate election featuring two female candidates draws nationwide interest as voters anticipate a historic contest. The campaign highlights gender milestones and sparks extensive media coverage across major outlets.
John Hill Sr Honored For Scout Service In Biddeford
John E Hill Sr was awarded the Silver Beaver for long service to Boy Scouts since 1925. He serves as Scoutmaster of Troop 305 guiding about 45 boys. The ceremony at Scout Hall honored his decades of community work and his family’s active involvement in Explorer Post 305.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scout Hall
Masonistreet
Biddeford
John E. Hill
Hill
Explorer Post 305
Frank DeSilva
Robert DeSilva
John E. Hill, Jr
Joseph Hill
Gordon Keefe
Bruce Nunan
Joseph McCarthy
Albert Ouellette
John Hill
Pine Tree Council
Maine
York County
Troop 1
American Red Cross
Trinity Episcopal Church
Vestry of
Church
Acolytes
Episcopal Young Peoples Group
Saco Lodge
Lodge
A. M
Mason Street
Saco Firemen Respond to Two Weekend Calls
Saco firemen were kept busy answering two calls on Saturday. The first was a rubbish fire at Roland Petit's home on 38 Paul Street. Later a garage fire occurred at a building owned by Ovilda Doyon at Maple and Bradley streets, with booster lines used for both incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Roland Petit
Paul Street
Ovilda Doyon
Bradley Streets
Mother of the Year named by Victory Circle at Biddeford
Our Lady of Victory Circle members chose Mrs. Cerilda Garon as Mother of the Year at yesterday’s meeting. President Mrs. Anna Forcier presented a corsage of red carnations. The group thanked contributors to a recent food sale and discussed a June pilgrimage with plans to be finalized at the June 5 meeting at Fremont club hall on Alfred Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerilda Garon
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Anna Forcier
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Beach golfer makes hole in one at Old Orchard Beach
Peter A Stroumbas of Washington avenue Old Orchard Beach aced the 148 yard sixth hole at the Old Orchard Beach Country Club Saturday afternoon. He used a four iron in a foursome with Jim Levecque Bruce Marshall and Jim Tierney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter A. Stroumbas
Washington Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Stroumbas
Jim Levecque
Bruce Marshall
Jim Tierney
DAR Welcomes New Member Edna Rollins in Kennebunkport
Miss Edna Rollins of Kennebunkport was welcomed as the chapter gains a new member. Rebecca Emery chapter earned honor roll status among Maine D A R chapters at the state meeting. A tea for the new state regent Mrs Harry M Grover is set for May 25 from 3 to 5 p m at 53 West Street Gardiner. Refreshments were provided by several members including Mrs Waterhouse and Miss Alma Kitteredge. The final meeting of the season will be June 4 at Mrs Mary Collins’s Kennebunkport home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Rollins
Kennebunkport
Rebecca Emery
Harry M. Grover
Arthur N. Gosline
West Street
Gardiner
Waterhouse
Alma Kitteredge
Edith Barry
Verne Sawtelle
Katherine Hutchins
Mary Collins
Welfare rolls rise then fall as jobs appear in area
Mrs. Gagne reports 246 families on welfare rising to 257 after year start. Recently a sharp drop as families gain work at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Saco Tannery, Allied Shoe and other area industries. Of 72 remaining cases most are widows or disabled or involve aid to dependent children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gagne
Mapes May Get High GOP Post
Gov Reed narrows Maine Republican State Committee chairmanship to two: Harry E Mapes of Springvale or David A Nichols of Lincolnville. The Waterville meeting will hear Reed’s recommendation and may poll other candidates before final choice. Nichols leads among younger Republicans and is seen as conservative and active. Mapes, an oil dealer and former Civil Defense director, is valued as a strong organizer. Also to be decided: a woman vice chairman between Ellen E Thomas and Bertha E Rideout, plus finance chair L Robert Porteous stepping down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Reed
Republican State ‘Committee
Harry E. Mapes
Springvale
David A. Nichols
Lincolnville
Waterville
Nichols
Coun
Cil
Mapes
Candate
Waldo County
Muskie
Maine
New England
Young
Cross
Relief Corps Leader Cited At Saco St Louis High
The Class of 1960 at St Louis High School Biddeford announced top honors in ceremonies led by Rev Brother Albert. Valedictorian Robert Anastasoff and salutatorian Richard Verrier head a list of top scholars with scholarships and future plans at Providence College and University of New Hampshire. Also noted were awards for first and second honor essayists, and numerous student activities. A separate reception at Saco G A R hall honored Mrs Doris Duross, Maine department president of the National Women’s Relief Corps, with remarks, gifts, and future convention plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis High School
Biddeford
Brother Albert
Robert Anastasoff
Richard Ver‘rier
Raymond Lafortune
Richard Charbonneau
George Anastasoff
South Street
Providence ‘College
Liberal Arts
Altar Society
Leonard Verrier
Simard Avenue
University of New Hampshire
Doris Duross
Saco
Maine
National Women's Relief Corps
Saco G. A. R. Hall
Fred S .Gurney Relief Corps
Phyllis Wright
Marion Boucher
Dorothy Hubbard
Wells
Duress
Syrenia Chick
John A. Logan Corps
Berwick
Elsie Simpson
Thatcher Corps
Portland
Mary McCoy
Abraham Lincoln Relief Corps
Alice Smalley
Rockland
State Women’s Relief Corps
Mary Carey
Ladies of the
Hazel Emmons
Fred S. Gurney Corps
Maude Hill
David Grindle
Sheridan Grant Camp
Sons of Union Veterans
Women’s Relief Corps
State Relief Corps
Daughters of the Union Veterans and
Sons of the Union Veterans
Department
Duross
Masonic Hall
June Allen
Elizabeth Vinal
Amelia Willey
Nellie Sawtelle
Hilda Hamlyn
Lulah Merrill
North Berwick
Milton Randall
Richard Duross
Has Baby On Mother's Day
MILWAUKEE Mrs. Carol Mather became a mother on Mother's Day when she gave birth to her third child a girl
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Carol Mather
Saco man pleads guilty to missing spring inspection sticker
Eugene Dupuis Sr., 69, of Louden Road Saco, pleaded guilty in Biddeford municipal court to operating a motor vehicle without displaying the spring inspection sticker. Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason fined him $10, paid. Trooper Hollis G. Dixon of Biddeford was the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Dupuis, Sr
Louden Road
Saco
Biddeford
Gerald C. Nason
Hollis G. Dixon
Fatal House Fire Kills Mother and Child in East Hartford
In East Hartford a fire in the Waring family garden apartment killed 30 year old Oraciela S. Waring and her two year old daughter Linda. Husband Francis Waring 32 was burned but survived. Neighbors J Roger Dionne and Gerald Waring aided in rescue attempts as flames trapped Mrs Waring on a second floor. Firemen extinguished the blaze. cause undetermined. Both Waring and Dionne worked for Pratt & Whitney, United Aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
East Hartford
Oraciela S. Waring
Linda
Dionne
Waring
Gerald
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division
United Aircraft Corporation
Youth Hospitalized Following Mishap in Goodwins Mills
A South Portland youth, Lawrence Thompson, 17, was hospitalized after a Sunday accident near Goodwins Mills. Thompson, a passenger in a car driven by James F. Bradbury, 17, claimed he was forced off the highway by an oncoming vehicle and struck a bridge abutment. Thompson has a severe scalp laceration and undergoes x rays. Dr. Leopold A. Viger attends him. Three other teenage passengers from greater Portland escaped unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Portland
I Webber Hospital
Goodwins Mills
Lawrence Thompson
John Pride
Alfred Said
James F. Bradbury
Pride
Thompson
Leopold A. Viger
Greater
Portland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Saco Salvation Army
Prayer Fellowship
Lyman Baptist Church
Sunbeams of the
The
Saco United Baptist Church
Women’s Missionary Society of the
Biddeford United Church
Chester Davis
Summer Street
Jerome B. Murphy
Buffalo
N.Y
New Amsterdam
Mrs. Adelard Belair and
Fami
Vermont Monumental Works
Elm ST
Atlantic
W. J. Provost
West Scarboro
Dial
Tucker
L. R. Joncas
Old Orchard
Wellington
Miss Georgia Dean
Charles
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
Pacital Ews
Wardwell
Middle Jth Saco
Red
Pse
Sdeep
Urals
America
John Hill, Sr
Boy Scouts
Seph McCarthy
Victory Circle
Dar
Relief Corps
Edward Charbonneau
Beacon Avenue
Nassau College
Burns
James P. Murphy Co., Inc
Lewiston, Maine
Rep
Roland Collette
Charles Murphy
Dial Biddeford
Sanford
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