Funeral services for Robrt H Morse old Orchard Beach postmaster
Funeral services for Robrt H Morse 39 Old Orchard Beach postmaster who died by suicide will be held Monday afternoon at the Emond and Conroy funeral home with burial in Laurel Hill cemetery Saco. Morse a WWII veteran survivor of the Bataan Death March spent years as a machinist apprentice, guard, and postal worker. He was married to Jacqueline Foley and leaves two sons a daughter and his mother two brothers a grandmother and three nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robrt H. Morse
Old Orchard Beach
Emond and
Conroy
Adelaide Road
Old Or‘chard Beach
Laurel ‘Hill Cemetery
Saco
Biddeford
Ralph S
Ethel M. (Googins) Morse
Thornton Academy
Portland Junior College
US Air Corps
Morse
Pamela
Ralph S Morse
Richard S. Morse
Tilton
N. H
Russell A Morse
Nellie Goovns
Past Noble Grands Association Events in Biddeford and North Berwick
The Past Noble Grands association of Evangeline Rebekah lodge will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Misses Leah and Madeline Robie on Granite street in Biddeford Supper is at 6 30 p m Those in the area needing transportation may contact Miss Herberta Harriman The York County Past Noble Grands association will meet Tuesday with Ray of Hope Rebekah lodge in North Berwick.
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Noble Grands Association
Evangeline Rebekah Lodge
Leah
Madeline Robie
Granite Street
Biddeford
York County Past Noble Grands Association
Ray of Hope Rebekah Lodge
North Berwick
Herberta Harriman
Various Youth Fellowships Meet Across Local Churches
A round of Sunday and weekday youth group meetings is planned across several churches. The Methodist, Baptist, Advent Christian, and Congregational churches in Saco Biddeford and Goodwins Mills will host junior and senior youth fellowships, with sessions at 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. Local church officials and counselors will supervise, while the York County Baptist Youth Fellowship Rally and other church boards schedule meetings through Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
South Biddeford
The
Foss Street Methodist Church
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
Saco United Baptist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Sun Gay
Saco School Street
Saco School Street Methodist Church
James Rennie
Lyman Baptist Church
Youth Fellowship of
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
York County
Second Congregational Church
Biddeford
Lewis Cutler
Obituary for Lloyd B. Deane of Saco Maine
Lloyd B. Deane 58 died this morning at his Ferry road home after a long illness. Born in Fort Fairfield he lived in Saco 20 years and worked as a spray painter at Saco-Lowell before retiring five years ago. He then farmed at home and attended Saco United Baptist church. Survived by wife Nettie Doody, son Harold of Saco, daughter Mrs Shirley Caruso of Belmont MA, three brothers John Elmer in Fort Fairfield and Carl Cumberland, several nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. from Shumway funeral home in Saco. calling hours Sunday.
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Lloyd B. Deane
Ferry Road
Saco
Fort Fairfield
Solomon and
Gertrude ‘Burtchell' Deane
Buxton
Biddeford-Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring Street
Sacred Heart League to Pray for Edgar Corneau at Biddeford
Members of the Sacred Heart League of St. Joseph church will meet at the Emond Funeral home in Biddeford Sunday at 7 30 p m to say prayers for Edgar Corneau a member of the group and church community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart League of St. Joseph Church
Emond Funeral Home
Biddeford
Edgar Corneau
Elks to Hold Memorial Service at Old Orchard Beach
Members of the Biddeford and Saco Lodge of Elks will meet at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home 17 Adelaide road Old Orchard Beach at 7:30 p.m. Sunday for memorial services honoring a lodge member, Robert Morse.
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Biddeford and Saco
Death of Mrs Anna Voccia in Providence
Word reached Dr. Aniello Voccia of Biddeford this morning that his mother Mrs Anna Voccia died in Providence Rhode Island after a period of illness. She is survived by Dr. Voccia his six daughters and several grandchildren. The family left for Providence where funeral services will be held and burial will take place in that city.
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Aniello Voccia
Biddeford
Dea
Gennero
Anna? Voccia
Providence
R. Il
Voccia
Biddeford Knights of Columbus pay respects for Edgar Corneau
Members of the Biddeford Council Knights of Columbus and the Fourth Degree Assembly will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday at Emond funeral home 72 Hill Street Biddeford to pay respects to Edgar Corneau a late member in a solemn gathering reflecting local fraternal ties and community memory.
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Biddeford
Dress mix up ends in mistaken purchase in Greensburg
Elmer Zimmer waited while his wife tried on a dress in a Greensburg shop when another customer entered, mistaken Zimmer for the proprietor and bought two dresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg, Ind
Elmer Zimmer
Zimmer
Gripe For The Book Gripe For The Book
Biddeford police deskman Belair records a peculiar complaint from a woman upset her electric lights were turned off. He quips the matter could be remedied if she paid the bill, highlighting a routine day with a humorous note.
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Deskman Belair
Biddeford
Deskman
Belair
Meeting at Saco Home This Tuesday Afternoon
Biddeford will meet Tuesday at 1 30 p m at the home of Mrs Walter Boynton 93 Pleasant street Saco Mrs Robert Moore will be the assisting hostess
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Biddeford
Walter Boynton
Pleasant Street
Saco
Robert Moore
Fair Portland Forecast Sees Mild Weekend Relief
The forecast for Portland calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with a cooler feel. Sunday should be mostly fair and mild, delivering a gentle weekend reset for residents.
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Portland
Fair End
Saco Man Is Sentenced For Non-Support
Wilfred Harris aged 29 of 11 School Street Saco was given a six months suspended sentence to the county jail at Alfred on non-support charges. Judge Hilary Mahaney ordered Harris to begin paying 20 dollars weekly to his wife Norma to support her.
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Wilfred Harris
School Street
Saco
Alfred
Norma
Hilary Mahaney
Mahaney
Harris
Awards Given At Cub Pack 309 Meeting
Cub Scout Pack 309 in Biddeford hosted its May meeting at the Knights of Columbus hall on Washington Street. Awards were given to Leo Millette and Roger Deshaies, silver arrows. Royal Goulet, bear badge. Roger Dussault and Royal Goulet, gold arrows. Roger Lessard, Lion badge and denner stripes. John Underwood, Webelos den denner stripes. Linwood Davis, assistant denner stripe. Six boys earned Bobcats: Ralph Duquette, Gerald Walls, Francis Meckell, Den 1. Michael Babacek, Richard Callahan, Den 3. Robert Lauzon, Den 4. Norman Beaupre presented awards. A Mr Mystery game crowned Mrs Theresa Babcock with the detective badge. Den 4 led the flag salute, Cubmaster Roland Millette welcomed all and announced a 8:30 pm dance and game party at the Biddeford K of C hall to benefit Cubs registration fees. The meeting featured singing, a show boat skit by Den 3, Vaudeville acts, and remarks praising Committeeman Philip Masse. A Parvuli Dei award prep session was led by Norman Beaupre, with Webelos den in charge of closing. Parents later planned an outdoor site for the June pack meeting, the final 1959-60 pack event.
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Biddeford
Knights of Columbus
Council Hall
Washington Street
Leo Millette
Roger Deshaies
Royal Goulet
Roger Dussault
Richard Marquis
Roger Lessard
John Underwood
Denner
Webelos den
Linwood Davis
Den 4
Ralph Duquette
Gerald Walls
Francis Meckell
Den
Michael Babeveck
Richard Callahan
Robert Lauzon
Norman Beaupre
Theresa Babcock
Yvonne le Brond
Roland Millette
Biddeford K. of C. Hall
Cubs
Den 3
Gloria St. Pierre
Philip Masse
Beaupre
Alfred Lacerte
Outer Space Report Teleast Saturday on World Wide 60
Channel 6 presents a May 14 World Wide 60 program exploring the Space Age and its significance. NASA leaders Dr. Glennan Dr. Silverstein and others discuss why the United States is in space, real and probable projects, Mercury, and potential political religious impacts if intelligent life is found.
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Channel 6
United States
T. Keith Glenn
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Abe Silverstein
NASA
Robert Jastrow
Goddard Space Flight Center
William Howells
Harvard University
Frank McGee
David Brinkley
Peter Tackes
NBC News
Washington
Roy Neal
Los Angeles
Glennan
Welcome To The Fold Welcome To The Fold
New arrivals in Biddeford Saco Journal births greet Tammy Anne Lefebvre daughter of Andre and Lefebvre at 15 Manual Ave. Grandparents Leonide Lefebvre and Carise Cote listed. Also Nancy Jean Condict born May 6 in Woodstock Vermont weighing seven pounds 13 ounces. Twins Stephen Wayne and Shaun James Smith born April 30 in Aurora Illinois. Dale Eric Johnson born April 30 in Exeter New Hampshire to William Johnson and Mary Atkinson.
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Biddeford
Saco Journal
Tammy Anne Lefebvre
Andre A. Lefebvre
Manual Avenue
Leonide Lefebvre
Pool Street
Carise Cote
Hill Street
T. Chubb Condict
Woodstock
Nancy Jean
Condict
Ocean Park
New England Baptist Conference
Kent Smith
Aurora
Lil
Stephen Wayne
Shaun James
Goodwins Mills
William D. Johnson
Exeter
N. H
Dale Eric
Exeter Hospital
Johnson
Mary Atkinson
Saco
Thornton Academy Band Banquet With Elks Support
A banquet honoring the Thornton Academy band will be held Monday at 6 30 p m at the Biddeford Saco Elks home on Portland Road in Saco. The event, sponsored by the band Parents club with the Elks Youth Activity committee, recognizes a season of record achievements by the band majorettes and staff. Dancing follows dinner and band guests may attend. Tickets available from members or at the door.
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Thornton Academy Band
Biddeford-Saco
Must Find New Nest Must Find New Nest
Unlucky Friday the 13th scenes a Kennebunk Drive-in theater outage. Birds nested inside the marquee caused a short circuit when lights were turned on, igniting a fire and extensive sign damage. Firefighters from Kennebunk Central arrived to douse the blaze as owner James Nad eau notes the sign was not boarded for winter.
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Kennebunk Drive-in
Kennebunk Central Fire Station
James Nadeau
Newport Judge Reads Peyton Place To Jury In Obscenity Trial
Assistant Attorney General Raymond Pettine plans to spend much of next week reading Peyton Place aloud to the jury. The Newport trial concerns Harry B. Settle Jr., a local news dealer, charged with selling an obscene book to a minor.
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Newport, R. J
Raymond J. Pettine
Grace Metalious
Harry B. Settle Jr
Newport News
Jury dismissed in Portland robbery case
A Portland Superior Court jury was dismissed after 10 hours of deliberation in the case of Ernest Hoglund, 21, of Yarmouth, accused of beating and robbing storekeeper John Simoneau in January. Hoglund claimed mistaken identity.
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Portland
Ernest Hoglund
Yarmouth
John Simoneau
Hoglund
Maine Health Council honors Lorento Sullivan Center award
The Maine Health Council awarded its Health Achievement Award to the Lorento Sullivan Community Center yesterday. Dr Parker Heath accepted the honor for leading efforts to secure completion of the $125 000 center.
Dollar Saver Fiber Rug Fits Tight Budgets
An inexpensive fiber rug offers a durable easy to clean floor covering option for households on a tight budget. It highlights affordability and practicality as a solution for economical home decor.
Saco Couple Wed At Notre Dame De Lourdes
Miss Priscilla Lorraine St Onge and Kenneth Raymond Rouillard wed at Notre Dame de Lourdes in Saco at 8 A M. Officiant Rev Georges Plante and organist Mrs Eva Carrier assisted. Bride, daughter of Mrs Alice St Onge, wore Chantilly lace with sequin accents. groom is son of Mr and Mrs Armand Rouillard. Reception at bride’s home followed by trip and future home on Ocean Park Road.
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Gladioli
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Saco
Priscilla Lorraine St. Onge
Kenneth Raymond Rouillard
Georges Plante
Eva Carrier
Alice St. Onge
Ocean Park
Armand Rouilard
Union Street
Roland St. Onge
Lorraine Labbe
South Street
Biddeford
Armand Rouillard
Normand St. Onge
Roger Tousignant
Old Orchard Beach
Ocean Park Road
Local plea on distressed area aid for Biddeford Saco
Schoonjans argues against Ike veto of the Distressed Area bill, urging Congress to fund $251 million for U S distressed regions. He cites Biddeford Saco Development efforts, local tax support, and worker sacrifices, contrasting foreign aid with domestic needs and urging passage to rebuild the Saco river economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Saco
Congress
Eisenhower
Biddeford-Saco
Saco
Biddeford- Saco
Margaret Chase Smith
Senate
U. S. Senate
Concord
N. H
Lynn
Mass
James C. Oliver
Saco Development Commission
Biddeford-Saco Development Corporation
Biddeford
Poland
Yugoslavia
United States
St Andre Parish Hosts Cadet Religious Programs Week
St Andre parish hosts next week religious projects by Cadets of the Sacred Heart with exhibits in the parish hall from evening to 8 p m daily. A film and two dramatizations on vocations to priesthood and religious life are planned, plus choir and choir school performances and a pastoral address by Msgr Giguere.
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St. Andre Parish
the Sacred Heart of
Brotherhood
Sisterhood
Progra
Carolyn Yoho
Ruth Nicho
Susanne LeBlond
Pontific
Gounod
Louise Beauchesne
Jeanne Lebow
Cadets
Crusader
Junior Crusaders
Maman
Christ
Guy Paquette
Lorraine Fecteau
St. Andre
Lorraine Letourneau
Lorraine Picard
St. Andre High
Rachel Cote
Claudette Michaud
Richard Beaupre
Richard St. Onge
Donald Guignard
Norman Houde
Arthur Miller
Ronald Boucher
Roger
Khrushchev Visited Left Bank Route Under Heavy Guard
Soviet Embassy leader Khrushchev traveled the Left Bank route in Paris under tight gendarme patrols. Crowds of Parisians watched from shopping and middle class districts as trees and posts bore posters praising De Gaulle as Champion of Liberty and Peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Seine
Vive de Gaulle
Drowning Fatality After Car Roll Into Lake
Liberty Missouri reports a tragedy where Oliver Lewis Jr and his wife Rena Mae Lewis were fishing when their parked car rolled into a lake. The father disappeared and was later found trapped beneath the vehicle, while the 2 year old Oliver Lewis III was rescued by another fisherman.
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Liberty, Mo
Oliver Lewis, Jr
Kansas City
Rena Mae
Oliver Lewis Ir. Lewis
Coffin Says Campaign Funding Base Not Yet Broad Enough
Rep Frank M Coffin, unopposed Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, argued last night that expanding campaign finance remains unmet. He noted polls show voters would donate up to five dollars to a party if asked, but the ask must come from party organizers.
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Lewiston
Frank M. Coffin
Coffin
Admiral Nimitz in routine checkup at Chelsea Naval Hospital
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, aged 75, entered Chelsea Naval Hospital Friday for a routine medical checkup and remained on leave today. The article notes no illnesses and emphasizes the routine nature of the visit by the high ranking officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea, Mass
Chester W. Nimitz
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Cars Sideswipe On Elm Street In Biddeford
Two cars sustained heavy left side damage in a sideswipe on Elm street Biddeford early today. Joseph A. Perry 30 of 46-B State Street Biddeford and Charles A. Marshall 20 of Garden City New York owned and operated the vehicles. Both cars were near center of road per Marshall and the incident occurred in front of 283 Elm street. Officers Edward Blais and Francois Neault investigated.
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Elm Street
Biddeford
Joseph A. Perry
State Street
Charles A. Marshall
Garden City
N. Y
Perry
Marshall
Edward Blais
Francois Neault
Probation For Five Juveniles In Alarm Case
Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason placed five juveniles on probation for one year for sounding false fire alarms in Biddeford juvenile court. The youths ages 10 to 12 received stern lectures and were warned against repetition. Officers and Fire Chief Arthur H. King were told to bring any future alarm ringers to the city jail. Names were withheld due to age. A separate matter saw George Bragdon fined $150 or 30 days for driving under the influence, with other cases pending.
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Gerald C. Nason
Biddeford
Arthur H. King
Robert Randall
Nason
George Bragdon
Boom Road
Saco
York County
Adelbert A. Morin Jr
Alexandria Koutalidis
Alfred Street
Atty
Edward L. Caron
Philip Poirier
Hauck Named President of Portland First National Bank
Hubert H. Hauck will assume the role as president of the First National Bank of Portland starting June 1, elected Friday to succeed Chester Abott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Hubert H. Hauck
First National Bank of Portland
Chester Abott
Winners Listed In Thornton Speech Contest
Mary Ladd and Sharon Anderson won first and second in the 10th annual Thornton Academy Speaking contest held at the school. Ladd spoke Mary Stuart and Anderson presented The Pea Little Things, a Spoonerism humorous monologue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ladd
Sharon Anderson
Thornton Academy
Miss Ladd
Mary Stuart
Queen Elizabeth I
England
Scotland
Richard Parker
Susan Willey
John Kerry
Lynne Seaver
Eunice Walker
Pauline D. Fournier
Helen S. Cropper
Jeff Griffith
Aura Lee
Lyla Rose
Linda Zaitlin
Dorothy Allen
Phyllis Barden
Elaine White
Nancy Tarbox
Robert L. Bowie
Thornton
Castro cites Sullivans off Cuba and Guantanamo base facts
Castro says the Sullivan ships have been sighted near Cuba repeatedly and navigated with lights out. He notes the Norfolk sighting near Varadero and Cuba’s Guantanamo base, a 1903 treaty enclave housing 7,000 Americans. In Groton, three Brunswick youths, aiming for a bride, are held after a 2,000 mile trip across New England and New York.
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Cuba
Castro
Norfolk
Cayo Blanco
Varadero Beach
Havana
United States
Guantanamo Naval Base
Guantanamo
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Joseph Pepin
Hills Beach
Notre Dame Hospital
James Burnie
Herring Avenue
Trull Hospital
Agnes M. Donahue
Orchard Street
Webber Hospital
Marine Pvt
Daniel B. Galagher
Ralph W. Hanson, Jr
Winterstreet
Saco, Is Serving With the Second Marine Division
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Albert W. Frechette
USN
Rose A. Frechette
Pike Street
Naval Station
Argentia
Newfoundland
Stephen E. Corey
Leonard J. Burke
Park Avenue
Alexander P. Anastasoff
Alexander Anastasoff
Germany
Sp. Anastasoff
Fort Bragg
Tighe- Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Lafayette Hotel
Vara Gray
Brownsville
Tenn
Blanche Farley
Marie Jeanne Pelletier
Violet Begin
Yvonne Bergeron
Evelyn Morin
Germaine Lariviere
Mary Wood
Elodie Renaud
Robert H. Morse
Lyman Bapatist
Crescent Street
H. Lewis Cutler
Sidney Griffith
Main Street
Albion Benton
Portland Road
Circle
the Women’s Fellowship of the White Church
Elks Memorial Service
Gennero Voccia
May
Saco Man
Outer Space Report
Teleast
Schoonjans
Atta
Leo P. Soulard
Leo R. Soulard
Fort Leonard
Miss
Motor Transport
U. S. Army
Army
Fort Riley
Kaw
St. Louis High School
Maine State Home Economics Association
Robert Bowie
Doris Bachester
Eleanor Watson
Academy
Esther Emmons
Shirley B. Hobs
Lucy F. Sheive
Albert I. Oliver
University of Pennsylvania
Association
Betty Wright
Sheive
Ruth Lamoreau
Presque Isle
Alice Hunnewell
Bangor
Freida Millett
Orono
Ruth Reed
Wright
Maine Extension Service
White House
Mary W. Domini
Cumberland County
Sara Wilson
Washington County College Club
Priscilla Standish
Nassau College
Lucy Weiss
Cherge
Khrushchev
Dad
Son
NEW Bank
Groton
Conn
Brunswick
New England States
New York
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