Personal Briefs from Saco and Biddeford Hospitalings
Local notices list patients at Webber Mercy Notre Dame and Tru‘l hospitals including Peter Guay, Mrs. Stearns, Walter Sherwell, James Donovan, Addie Shaffer, Lio nel Fecteau, John Howat, and others. Attendees at York council meeting and a veteran’s testimonial banquet are named, plus Eugene M. Cousens of Saco dies suddenly at 84 with funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Guay
Lafayette Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Leroy Stearns
Portland
Hills Beach
Mercy Hospital
Walter Sherwell
West Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Notre Dame
Joe Pelletier
Mary Wood
Saco
Alfred F. Cote
Union Street
Robert L. Cram
Mechanic Street
Tru'l Hospital
Grace Roberger
John Booth, Jr
Booth
Veterans Affairs
Oliva J. Bolduc
Owen-Davis Ost
Ighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Auxiliacy
Yvonne Bergeron
Violet Begin
Ira Noyes
Evelyn Morin
Susan Cadorette
Germaine Laverriere
Marie Jeanne Pelletier
Anita Boucher
Unemployment Claims Drop In Local Area
State Employment Security Commission director Francis Coughlin reports the area’s unemployment claims fell by 81. As of last Friday 1,524 workers drew benefits, down from 1,605 the prior week. He says the job market is beginning to pick up with temporary summer positions at local resorts and a few skilled jobs available from out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Employment Security Commission
Fracis Coughlin
Coughlin
St Francis College treasurer speaks at Mother's Day breakfast
Rev Matthew Audibert treasurer of St Francis College addressed a Mothers Day communion breakfast of the Children of Mary Sodality of Holy Cross Irish in Lewiston after the 8 o'clock mass. He urged that education for Catholic youths must include theology and sciences aligned to the glory of God while praising the college's advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Audibert
St. Francis College
Children of Mary Sodality
Holy Cross Irish
Lewiston
Audibert
Muriel Landry
Sodality
Patricia Sutton
Felix Martin
Louis Fortier
Fortier
Francois Fortier
Biddeford
Death notice for Sally Ann Brackett in Biddeford area
Sally Ann Brackett widow of Samuel F E Brackett of Pool road Biddeford died last night at an Old Orchard Beach convalescent home. Born in Dayton Ohio she belonged to the Advent Christian church in Biddeford. Surviving grandchildren include Mrs Walter Alexander Biddeford and Miss Madeline Brackett Saco. two great grandchildren and several nieces. Funeral services tomorrow at 2 PM from Dennette and Craig funeral home 365 Main Street Saco. Burial Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call tonight 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene M. Cousins
Buxton Road
Saco
Biddeford
John P
Abbie L. (Mitchel) Cousens
Mildred (Patterson) Cousens
Maine Grocers Association
Ralph E. Cousens
South Acton
Carroll M. Cousens
Harrn Tyrell
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring Street
Sally Ann Brackett
Samuel FE. Brackett
Pool Road
Old Orchard Beach
Dayton
Ohio
Advent Christian Church
Walter Alexander
Madeline Brackett
Dennette and Craig
Main Street
Woodlawn
Funeral
Funeral Rites For Alberic Landry Held At St Joseph
Funeral services for Alberic Landry were held at 8 30 this morning at St Joseph church with Msgr Elie Hevey celebrating the solemn requiem high mass Rev Sylvia Levesque and Rev Norman Carrier assisted as deacons A male quartet sang and Mrs Diana Rousselle played the organ Bearers included Alberte Caron Roger Jean Agenor Rodrigue Robert Chenard Leo Paul Dion and Norbert Barrabe Burial was in the family lot at St Joseph cemetery where Rev Levesque recited committal prayers at the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberic Landry
St. Joseph Church
Msgr
Elie Hevey
Sylvia Levesque
Norman Carrier
Diana Rousselle
Alberte Caron
Roger Jean
Agenor Rodrigue
Robert Chenard
Leo Paul Dion
Norbert Barrabe
Mrs Olive Wakefield Committal Held At Woodlawn Biddeford
Committal services for Mrs Olive Wakefield widow of Henry Wakefield and former Biddeford resident were held Saturday at 11 a m at Woodlawn cemetery Biddeford Rev Morley Durest pastor of the Biddeford Baptist church officiated and arrangements at the cemetery were by Dennett and Craig funeral home CO Mrs Wakefield lately of Rockville CT is survived by a daughter Mrs John Hill of Connecticut and four grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wakefield
Olive Wakefield
Biddeford
Woodlawn Cemetery
Morley Durest
Biddeford Baptist Church
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Wakefield
Rockville
John Hill
Connecticut
Funeral services for Albert S Fish in Maine
Funeral services for Albert S Fish of Old Orchard Beach were held Saturday at 1 30 p m from Saco with Rev Harold McElwain of Portland officiating. Burial occurred in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford. Bearers named Percy Robert and Richard White and Gerard Champagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert S. Fish
Old Orchard Beach
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Saco
Harold McElwain
Portland
Woodlawn
Biddeford
Percy
Robert
Richard White
Gerard Champagne
Civil case opens in York County Superior Court
The Langtons of Kittery sue the State Highway Commission and the State of Maine in a Kittery Eliot project land-taking appeal. A male-only jury of 12 was selected with Wilfred J. Turmelle of Biddeford as foreman. Counsel for the Langtons are Winton and Whaley of Portsmouth, with Knudsen and Dunnack for the state. The panel traveled by bus to Kittery to view the contested land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M
Eleanor M. Langton
Kittery
State Highway Commission
State of
Stock Market Inches Higher In Moderate Early Rise
NEW YORK AP electronics aircraft and certain issue groups helped the stock market edge up early this afternoon. Trading stayed active as high quality names gained a few points. American Telephone and Du Pont led the gains, while Motorola slipped after recent big moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Telephone
du Pont
General Motors
Standard Oil
New Jersey
U.S. Steel
Chrysler
American Motors
Martin Co
Bell Aircraft
Boeing
North American Aviation
Zenith
Radio Corp
Motorola
Philadelphia & Reading
Portland Weather: Warm with Showers and Coastal Warnings
This afternoon and tonight variable cloudiness with warm temperatures and widely scattered showers or thunderstorms. Fog may develop tonight with onshore winds 10 to 20 mph along the coast. Tuesday remains warm with more scattered afternoon storms and small craft advisories along the coast. Overnight lows range from the 40s to 50s across listed locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Racked oy May Tides Daylight Time Note
Racked lines show tide times across daylight hours with values like 1.49 2.27 3.10 3.56 and later 8.08 8.47 9.29 10,14 am 8.55 9.40 10.31. The fragment preserves numeric tide data without clear context or accompanying events.
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A.M. P.M
A.M. P
Church and club meetings listed for Saco area
Community calendars show E and L club of Saco School Street Methodist meeting tonight at 7 30 at Paul Cobb home. Salvation Army in Saco and Old Orchard Beach schedule youth and prayer meetings. Biddeford and Saco churches hold midweek services and committee meetings including Ladies Home League and Church School supervisors. Final season meeting of Assumption Sodality at St Mary’s Hall Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. and
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Paul Cobb
Ferry Road
Saco
Saco Salvation Army
Sunbeams
Ladies Harse League
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
Sac
Corps
Ladies Home League
Saco United Baptist Church
Unitarian Women's Alliance
Unitariia
School Street
Assumption Sodality of
St. Mary Perish
Hibernian Hall
Main and
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Old Orchard Red Cross Campaign Planned for Friday
Old Orchard Beach Red Cross sets a one day drive coordinated by the board of directors. The goal is 600 dollars to fund home nursing, financial help for armed forces families, and a water safety program for children. Mrs. Elwood Cook chairs the event with extensive house to house solicitation led by captains and workers across Ocean Park and Old Orchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Old Orchard
Elwood Cook
Gerald van Fleet
Howard Shaffer
John Wortman
C. Jackson Curti
Andrew P. King
Gilman Milliken
Margaret Harriman
William D. Rowlands
Harry Brook
Ocean Park
Philip Webb
Hiram Pariih
Francis’ J. la Fountain
Robert Morse
Portland Avenue
Brook
Charles Roy
Millikens Mills
Reginald Lewis
Miles and
Lewis Avenues
Roberta Harding
Wesley Boulevard
Carll Aenue
William Smith
Burdette
Hoffman Streets
Jerome Pelletier
Staples
Sunset Drive
Heath Streets
Rocer Belair
Cascade Road
Highland Section
Dominic Pratt
Atlantic Avenue
Adelaide Road
Summit
School Streets
Gerald Beauregard
Theodore Bolduc
Fern Avenue
Robert Smith
Rusell Morse
Union Avenue
Noella Sicard
Evelyn Monier
Claudette Monier
Hiram Parish
Saco and Biddeford
Beach Camp Safe Break-In Suspect Break-Ins Reported
Police linked a series of break-ins at Beach Camp and Tanglewood the New England Baptist conference at Ocean Park. Tools left atop the safe indicated chiseling. Windows broken rear shutters torn. Only canned spaghetti missing. An earlier attempted safe break at Albert YDrouin half way store. Safe found pried open behind the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanglewood
New England Baptist Conference
Ocean Park
Albert Ydrouin
Two Assault Charges Heard In Saco Court
In Saco Municipal Court, Recorder William F. Wilson Jr. heard two assault and battery charges against Pauline T. Winchester, 29, of Mast Hill road. One charge was continued for sentencing, the other filed, with Sgt. Robert Foran prosecuting for the state. Testimony described a road incident after Winchester reportedly stopped for a dog on Flag Pond road and argued with two girls. Separate action saw Harold R. Hinds of Kittery fined $5 for driving with no spring inspection sticker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline T. Winchester
Mast Hill
Saco
William F. Wilson, Jr
Wilson
Robert Foran
Foran
Winchester
Flag Pond
Harold R. Hinds
Kittery
Saco Police
Big Four Work Out German Seat Plan At Paris Talks
Western and Soviet diplomats agreed on a seating formula for the Paris talks with East and West German delegates at separate tables while the Big Four foreign ministers sit at a single round table. The German groups act as advisers, not full participants, to avoid wider representation by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gromyko
Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Asst
U.S
Andrew H. Berding
Berdin
Reverend Hubbard Corrects Misprint At Special Services
The Rev Louis V Hubbard a Methodist minister announced special services and explained a printed line read If you can sin or play we want you to come and bring a special number He said he meant sing or play in a mimeographed message posted for the event unsure of the intended message but clarified the intended invitation to perform a number during the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnel. Mo
Louis V. Hubbard
Thieves Fail to Find Money in Old Orchard Beach Safe
Police investigate a break in at a local safe where money and papers were left untouched. Chief Ernest Murphy said the amount stolen is not yet known and both cases remain under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Murphy
Old Orchard Beach
Hoover Urges Tougher Action on Juvenile Delinquents
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover urged Congress to crack down on juvenile crime saying it is time for sterner measures. He noted 3.3 percent of youths under 18 were arrested in 1957 and warned of rising savagery and brutality warranting community and court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Congress
G-men
House Appropriations Committee
House
Mystery guest disrupts Television Quiz Show on Mothers Day
In a live What's My Line broadcast in New York a man from the audience rose, approached Milton Berle on stage, and announced he had finally made it on Mothers Day. Cornelius Conwell, 44, a New York life worker, walked off stage and was later sent for psychiatric evaluation at Bellevue Hospital. Berle quipped about the incident as moderator John Daly shrugged it off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Milton Berle
Berle
Cornelius McConel
New York Life
Evue
Biddeford Auxiliary and Civil Defense Meet Tonight
A calendar of meetings across Biddeford and Saco lists auxiliary to the Biddeford post Veterans of Foreign Wars at 7 30 tonight, Civil Defense at 7 30 at Wilfred J Perreault home, possible rain venue at AMVETS post on Alfred street, along with Board of Managers at 2 pm Thursday and other group gatherings this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wardwell
Middle Street
Saco
MacMillan Post
The
Canadian Legion
William Metcalf
Oak Street
Tornado Leaves Frisco Residents Picking Up The Pieces
In Stonewall Oklahoma Lillian Thompson surveys tornado wreckage near her home after a storm that leveled structures in the Frisco community. Five neighbors died and nine were injured as residents describe the sudden blast of wind and loss, with nearby families and farms scattered by the twister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Okla
Lillian Thompson
Frisco
Visiting Officers Night at Saco Rebekahs
Saco Rebekah lodge held Visiting Officers Night at Odd Fellows hall with a degree conferment for a class of candidates. Guests included Irene Libby, Barbara Gilbert, Nellie Wallace, and Eva Sherman among others, with tableaus and a traveling crown presentation noted. Firefighters battled grass and wood fires in Saco and Old Orchard Beach, including a 50 acre blaze on Grant Road and multiple railroad embankment fires along the Boston and Maine tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Saco
Irene Libby
Aea Oeaniel Libby
Eccanomem
Maine
Arlene Connors
Nellie Wallace
Biddeford
Avanell Pettengill
Old Orchard Beach
Priscilla Ladd
Irene Townsend
Helen Bowie
Partnell Burrill
Nancy Rumery
West Buxton
Mildred ‘Thyng
Kennebunk
Lydia Wentzell
Inside Guardian
Carrie Emery
Barbara Howard
Windham
Noble
Margaret Bailey
Gorham
Olive Lodge
Barbara Gilbert
Margaret Chamberlain
Noble Grand
Old Orchard Beach Lodge
Eva Sherman
Eleanor Bradeen
Old Rugged Cross
York County Past Noble Grands Association
North Berwick
Grant Road
North Saco
Bar Mills
Boston and Maine
Old Orchard
Stanley Kenney
Eden Lane
Wharff
Emanuel Koutoulakos
Beach Street
Hall Avenue
Improvement In Employment Is Noted Nationally
Nationwide job gains in April push total employed to 65,012,000 with a rise of 1,184,000 from March and a 2,105,000 year over year gain. Unemployment falls to 3,627,000, down 735,000 from March, marking a 1,493,000 improvement from the previous April recession level. Officials say the gains indicate a rapidly accelerating job recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Lewis Strauss
Labour
James P. Mitchell
Baby Clinic Slated in Saco Health Rooms
A well baby clinic is planned at the Saco Public Health nursing rooms on Cutts Avenue in Saco on Wednesday at 1 30 p m A pre school clinic will follow the session aims to provide routine infant care and guidance for parents in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Public Health
Cutts Avenue
Saco
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Eugene M. Cousens
Sreaks
Marianas
Sanford
Vermont
Bidgeford
W.J Provost
I. R. Joncas
James P. Murphy Co
Lewiston, Maine
Rep
Roland Collette
Dial
York Association
Saco United Church
Saco United
Saco Brownie
Seco Second Unitarian Church
Denmark
Christian
Copenhagen
Ramsgate
England
Ahepa
Pleasant Street
Dennis Vanites
Holly Sakalas
Allen Sukalas
Vanites
Alfred Street
Llub
Teddie Vanites
Mary Katsaras
Haverhill
Mass
James Vanites
Cleo Mantis
Rosella Boucouvalas
Ethel Psomides
Old Orchard Red Cross
Saco Court
Trull Hospital
Trusl Hospital Aid
Annette
Order of the Eastern Star
Fred Clark
Charles Towle
Frank Reed
Pepperell Foremen’s Club
Robert Hudson
Saco-Lowell Research and Development Center
Clemson
S. C
York County Fish and Game Auxiliary
Thelma Wilbur
South Street
Our Lady of Fatima
Daughters of Isabella
St. John Hall
Adams Street
National Association of Retired Civil Employees
City Building
Neteby Ada
A . W. Scarbrough
Thompson's
L. Tom Daniel
Scarr
Saco, Beach
Saco Rebekahs
Main St. Laco, Me
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring St
Dia
Elm Street
Biddefora
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