Local personals note Biddeford and Saco residents
Robert H. Brownlee of Dyer street Saco and Antonio Boucher of Storer street Saco are patients at Webber hospital. Miss Joan Perrault of Emmanuel College Massachusetts spent the weekend with her parents in Biddeford. Mrs. Caroline Scott of Biddeford attended a Mother's Day family gathering. Mrs. Catherine King of Medford Massachusetts visited her mother in Biddeford. Joseph Paul Sheehan of Murphy's Music Store Biddeford tours Los Angeles and Las Vegas on business and pleasure. John A. Donahue of Allston Massachusetts and Mr and Mrs James Donahue of Brighton Massachusetts were weekend guests at the Biddeford home of their agents Ernest Donahue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Brownlee
Dyer Street
Saco
Webber Hospital
Antonio Boucher
Storer Street
Joan Perrault
Emmanuel College
Massachusetts
Oscar Perrault
South Street
Biddeford
Caroline Scott
Harry Scott, Jr
Dearborn Avenue
Catherine (McCarthy) King and Freily
Medford
Mass
Daniel McCarthy
West Myrtle Street
Joseph Paul Sheehan
Murphy's Music Store
Los Angeles
Calif
Las Vegas
Nev
John A. Donahue
Allston
James EF. Donahue
Brighton
Ernest Donahue
Orchard Street
George Spachtholz Dies at 59 in Arun del Maine
George Spachtholz, 59, of Arundel, died yesterday at a local hospital. Born September 2, 1901 in Munich, he ran an antique shop on Proctor Road. A World War II veteran, he belonged to Am ericas Legion post, Biddeford. Survived by widow Laura Dumas Spachtholz, a brother in Munich, a sister in Florida, and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours today at Sansoucy Funeral Home, Biddeford, 2–4 pm and 7–10 pm. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Spachtholz
Arundel
Munich
Germany
Jackob
Catherine Spottel ‘Spachholz
Proctor Road
Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting in Biddeford tonight
A Biddeford post of Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a meeting at 7 30 this evening in Biddeford City Building. Nee Nah council Degree of Pocahontas will meet at 7 30 in Old Orchard Beach Legion Hall. Lafayette Court Catholic Order of Foresters meets at 7 30 at Emery Street hall Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Biddeford City
Nee Nah Council
Degree of
Pocahontas
Old Orchard Beach
Lafayette Court
Order of Foresters
Emery Street
Biddeford
Widows chapter to meet. Telka Scyzmecki dies
Telka Scyzmecki a longtime Biddeford resident dies after a long illness. She was a member of St Mary parish and Our Lady Guild of Central Falls R I. She is survived by three daughters two sons a sister eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial in St Mary cemetery. Friends may call Cosgrove funeral home Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapter 9
Widows of World War, Inc
American Legion Hall
Beach Street
Saco
Telka T. Scyzmecki
Kittery
Oak Ridge Road
Biddeford
St. Mary Parish
Jaslo
Poland
Andre and
Agatha (Zabaway) Leniak
America
St. Mary Church of
Our Lady Guild of
Central Falls
R. 1
Stella Regina
Alice Szumita
Anna St. Pierre
Providence
Stephen Scyzimecki
John Synoesh
Hartford
Conn
Victoria Golgowski
R. I
St. Mary Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm Street
Marie Charette dies at 90 in Biddeford home
Mrs Marie Exilia Lemieux Charette 90 widow of William Charette died suddenly this morning at the home of her adopted son Gerard Charette 514 Elm Biddeford born in St Johnsbury Vermont daughter of Jean Baptiste and Celine Charette had lived in Biddeford 78 years. Funeral 8:30 am Wednesday from St Joseph church. Visitation 7-9 pm Tuesday at Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred Street Biddeford. friends may call tonight and early tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Exilia
Lemieux Charette
William Charette
Gerard Charette
Elm Street
Biddeford
St. Johnsbury
Vit
Jean Baptiste and
Celine (Dumas) Charette
Women's Benefit Association
Maccabes
Ste. Anne
Prayer and church group meetings listed for Tuesday
The Prayer Fellowship at Lyman Baptist meets Tuesday 9 30 a m at the parsonage. Prayer meeting 7 30 p m at Full Gospel church Wells Route 9A. Bible study 7 30 p m at First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach. Home League of Saco Salvation Army meets 7 30 p m. Biddeford Saco Hadassah annual meeting 8 15 p m at Etz Chaim vestry Bacon Street. Youth choir rehearses 3 15 p m at Saco School Street Methodist Church. Daughters of Ruth annual banquet 6 30 p m at Cascade Lodge Saco. Arrangements committee includes Mrs Mildred McIntire and Mrs Beulah Dickerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prayer Fellowship
Lyman Baptist Church
Full Gospel
Wells
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
The
Saco Salvation Army
Biddeford-Saco
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Daughters of
Ruth
Biddeford
Past Presidents Parley Meeting in Saco Hosts
The Past Presidents Parley of the Owen-Davis unit American Legion auxiliary in Saco will meet Tuesday at 8 p m with Mrs Mae Waterhouse as hostess at her granddaughter Mrs Edgar Cotes home 38 State street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen-Davis
American, Legion Auxiliary
Saco
Mae Waterhouse
Edgar Cote
State Street
Biddeford
Saco Woman Marks 93rd Birthday Open House Planned
Mrs. Mattie Trafton will hold an open house for her aunt Mrs. Celia Wescott at 40 Pleasant Street Saco to celebrate the latter's 93rd birthday on Tuesday, with callers invited from 2 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Trafton
Celia Wescott
Pleasant Street
Saco
Leon Lamb Sr. Funeral Held At St Joseph Church
Leon Jack Lamb Sr., 64, was laid to rest after a Solemn Requiem high mass at St Joseph church with Rev Sylvia Levesque as celebrant and Rev Marc Franck deacon. Interment was in St Mary cemetery Biddeford, with Elks Lodge members as bearers. Out of town attendees included William and Lamb relatives from Connecticut New Portland Cambridge Manchester and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Lamb
Leon Jack Lamb
St. Joseph Church
Sylvia Levesque
Marc. Franck
Norman Carrier
Diane Rousselle
Brother Clement
St Louis
Brothers of Christian Instruction
St. Mary
Biddeford
Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks
Conrad Fecteau
Adrien Caron
Joseph Grondin
Armand Dubois
Robert Brousseau
Alfred Letellier
William Lamb
Thomas Lamb
Nancy Lamb
New Britain
Conn
Richard Moran
South Portland
Harvey Connor
Jackie Connor
Cambridge
Mass
Rose Hebert
Manchester
N.H
Math Teachers Elect Mrs Exilia Charette Ste Admitted Leader
Members of Ste Anne sodality of St Joseph church meet at Bolduc Funeral home Biddeford to say prayers for Mrs Marie Exilia Charette. Bath elects president of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Maine with officers William Worden Ellen Mullaney Robert Mott Iter Hammond. vice presidents Alice O Neill John Whitmore. secretary Mary Peabody. treasurer Sister Mary Dolorosa. executive council member Neil LaRochelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste. Anne Sodality
St. Joseph
Bolduc
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Marie Exilia Charette
Jascha French
Bath
Association of Teachers of Mathematics In
Maine
William Worden
Lincoln
Ellen Mullaney
Ban Or
Robert Mott
Hebron
Iter Hammond
Fryeburg
Alice O
Escapees in Cambridge Area Intensify Manhunt for Killers
Police surrounded woods about ten miles from Cambridge as state and local crews hunt two prison escapees Norman Porter and Edgar Cook who fled Middlesex County Jail after killing warden David S. Robinson. A gold station wagon linked to Porter was found hidden in Lincoln, suggesting the pair fled the area. Robinson, 53, headed the jail for nearly a decade and died after taking Sunday shifts to allow deputies a Mothers Day off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Middlesex County
Lincoln
Norman Porter
Woburn
Edgar W. Cook
Brookline
Porter
David S. Robinson
Robinson
Weather sketch for Portland region shows cooler, foggy night
Cloudy and cooler with fog along the coast tonight. Tuesday brings more clouds and warmth with showers and possible thundershowers in the afternoon. Winds from east to southeast at 10-20 mph today and 5-14 mph tonight. Inland highs reach upper 70s to upper 40s, coastal in 60s to upper 40s. Overnight lows list several towns: Caribou 54, Eastport 39, Greenville 46, Old Town 57, Portland 54, Rumford 53, Mt. Washington 48, Concord 58, Halifax 52, Montreal 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rum
Seven Traffic Cases Heard In Saco Court
Seven individuals appeared before Associate Judge William F Wilson Jr in Saco Municipal Court. Wilfred W Nadeau 5 of Natick Mass was fined 100 for driving while intoxicated on the Maine turnpike. Winslow E Kent 57 of Lyman paid 10 for driving without a license. Richard Boudreau 18 of Saco fined 25 for fishing without a license. Norman E Waycott 21 of Saco fined 15 for speeding 40 mph in a 25 mph zone. Ormand W Bedel 26 of Saco paid 10 for passing a stop sign at Spring Elm. A second stop sign charge at Spring Lincoln was filed. Charles L Belanger 22 of Portland paid 10 for passing a red light. Kenneth I Poulin 50 of Saco paid 15 for speeding 45 mph in a 5 mph zone on Beach. Maurice E Cook 45 of Saco paid 20 for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred W. Nadeau
Natick
Mass
William F .Wilson, Jr
Saco
Maine
Winslow E. Kent
Lyman
Richard Boudreau
Birch Street
Norman E. Waycott
Main Street
Ormand W. Bedel
Buxton Road
Spring
Elm Streets
Lincoln Streets
Wilson
Charles L. Belanger
Portland
Kenneth I. Poulin
Lawn Avenue
Beach Street
Maurice FE. Cook
Boom Road
Loring Air Force Base
Limestone
Biddeford
Ford
Ernest L. Snow
Gerald C. Nason
Burchell Morrell
Turnpike
Conrad Webster
Sanford
Charles Blais
Harold Carroll
Theresa J. Letourneau
Water Street
William Warren
Richard R. Binette
Lindale Avenue
Binette
Francis Lemieux
West Cutts Street
Birth Announcements From Biddeford to Saco
To Mr and Mrs Leo Paul Tardif 118 Alfred street Biddeford a daughter Lynn Marie weighing seven pounds 11 ounces May 9 To Mr and Mrs Raymond L Ouellette Hills Beach a daughter Susan Marie weighing eight pounds 13 ounces May 10 To Mr and Mrs Ronald Plante Kennebunk a daughter Katherine Ellen weighing six pounds 13 ounces May 10 To Mr and Mrs Paul Dragoumanos 126 Middle street Saco a son Steve weighing eight pounds 6 2 ounces May it To Mr and Mrs Norman Croteau 76 Hill street Saco a daughter Debra Ann weighing seven pounds seven ounces May 11
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Paul Tardif
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Lynn Marie
Raymond L. Ouellette
Hills Beach
Susan Marie
Ronald Plante
Kennebunk
Katherine Ellen
Paul Dragoumanos
Middle Street
Saco
Steve
Norman Croteau
Hill Street
Debra Ann
Marriage Intentions Filed at Saco City Clerk
Marriage intentions on file show multiple Saco couples including Donald J P Gauvin of 56 Prospect Street and Joanne Helene Weams of 19 Washington Avenue. Roland Milton Horne of 19 Weymouth Street and Suzanne Theresa Wentworth of 247 Main Street. Richard Joseph Houle of 7 King Street and Donna Mildred Ross of 37 Scammon Street. Dale Robert Whitney of 195 Ferry Road and Janice Allison Bryant of Gorham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Donald J. P. Gauvin
Prospect Street
Joanne Helene Weams
Washington Avenue
Roland Milton Horne
Weymouth Street
Suzanne Theresa Wentworth
Main Street
Richard Joseph Houle
King Street
Donna Mildred Ross
Scammon Street
Dale Robert Whitney
Ferry Road
Janice Allison Bryant
Gorham
Biddeford Teachers seek raise scale changes
The Biddeford Teachers Association and School Board clash over a pay scale and a proposed step increase plan. The board approved a revised $100 annual increase until reaching the scale, while teachers demand $300 boosts next year and $300 yearly raises afterward. A meeting to vote on the new proposal was planned, following a delayed notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Teachers Association
James Wilkinson
Association
BTA
Larrabee
Boy Loses Eye in Nobleboro Debris Blast
Steven Mac Donald, 11, of Bath, lost his left eye after flying debris from a dynamited stump struck him at his parents camp in Nobleboro. The accident happened during blasting to clear stumps for a new cottage as he stood behind a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Steven MacDonald
Bath
Nobleboro
Steven
Stocks Rise Sharply In Early New York Trading
The AP average of 60 stocks at noon climbed 1.10 to 248.60 as industrials, rails, and utilities led gains. Oils, aircraft, and tobaccos lagged, while Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.24 to 691.15. Ford, Chrysler, and US Steel gained, Hershey Chocolate fell, and copper and electronics stocks advanced. Corporate bonds edged higher while government bonds were unchanged to easy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
U. S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Ford
Chrysler
American Machine & Foundry
Kendall
Zenith
Texas Instruments
Hershey Chocolate
Goodrich
Anaconda
U. S
Bangor teen elected president of Methodist Youth of Maine
Mark Kenney of Bangor was elected president of the Methodist Youth of Maine at the annual conference attended by 180 delegates. Other officers named are Carl Upham of Bangor as vice president Nanette Starbird of Strong as secretary and Reginald Merrill Jr of Brewer as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MFY
Kinney
Bangor
Mark Kenney
Methodist Youth of
Maine
Carl Upham
Nanette Starbird
Strong
Reginald Merrill, Jr
Brewer
Building Permits Issued for Garage and Dormers
Building permits issued in Sacoto for a 30 by 22 foot garage costing 400 dollars and for two dormers 40 inches wide at an estimated 200 dollars at Buxton road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacoto
Renaud Mercier
Shadagee Road
Harin Tyrell
Buxton Road
Minor Sunday Blazes keep Biddeford Firemen Busy
Biddeford firemen battled four small fires yesterday including a taxi on Franklin street owned by Robert Sevigny, a brush fire at 299 Pool Road on land owned by Valada Nadeau and Robert Guay, a blaze at Paul and Mickeys Restaurant 289 Main Street, and a short circuit in a Seaboard Finance sign at 153 Main Street. Fire crews used a booster line and chemicals as needed and found no further danger after addressing the incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Franklin Street
Robert Sevigny
299 Pool Road
Valada Nadeau
Robert Guay
Paul and Mickey
Main Street
Seaboard Finance Company
Three Injuries Reported In Saco Accidents
Three traffic accidents were reported to Saco Police over the weekend with injuries. James Kennard, 21, and Anita Kennard, 26, suffered bruised arms after a collision with Joseph Picard, 26, in the Portland Road intersection. Damages were $100 and $500 respectively. Dorothy Hanson, 18, bruised her left foot when a Tracy car rolled forward at 7 Market Street. Isabelle Vannasse, 56, faces a charge of failure to make herself known after an accident at Factory Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Portland
Ocean Park
James FE. Kennard
South Street
Biddeford
Joseph O. B. Picard
Bacon Street
Biddford
Kennard
Anita Kennard
John Lambert
Picard
Market Street
Everett Tracy
Dorothy Hanson
Factory Island
Isabelle B. Vanasse
Locke Street
Mother's Day Tribute at Saco Church Observance
At School Street Methodist Church Saco 50 members attended an annual Family Night tribute to mothers. Rev Norman Langmaid awarded oldest and youngest mothers and those with the largest families, plus special recognition for Mildred Harris for fostering 100 children. Event featured lunch, music, readings, film Family on Trial, and a family worship closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Norman Langmaid
Linette Martin
Arthur Emerson
Emerson
Oliver Stevens
William Wooster
Mildred Harris
Eleanor Bradeen
Maude Tuttle
Martha Ra Wooster
Jay Stevens
Thomas Vining
Car Tarbox
J .E
Ella Luman
Frances Lewi
Martin
Donald Moore
Methodist Youth Fellowship Group
Linda Harris
Joye Stevens
Christine Clarke
Goldfine Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion
Bernard Goldfine, Boston industrialist, pleaded guilty to evading nearly $800,000 in personal and corporate taxes. Judge George C. Sweeney ordered psychiatrist review to assess competence before disposition. Paperman also pleaded guilty to personal and corporate tax evasion, receiving fines and probation. Goldfine faces trial without her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bernard Goldfine
US District Court
George C. Sweeney
Goldfine
Sweenley
E. Bennett Williams
Williams
Sweeney
Strathmore Woolen Corp
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Adams
New Hampshire
White House
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Congressional Committee
Washington
Congress
Internal Revenue
Mildred Paper
Woolen Company
Strathmore
Miss Paperman
News Wires Test Alert System Takeover
The nationwide AP and UPI wire services were briefly taken over by the North American Defense Command for testing a new alert system. The test ties into Conelrad, enabling radio stations to switch to two emergency frequencies to broadcast Civil Defense information, while newspaper news distribution remains unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
United Press International
North American Defense Command
Defense Command
UPI
Kennedy-Khrushchev Talks Bias Toward Space Disease Ties
The article notes Kennedy aiming to focus on Soviet agreement areas such as joint space research and disease efforts. It predicts a renewed proposition in a Khrushchev meeting, with tensions from Sino-Soviet splits and Cuba and Laos gains influencing Soviet confidence after orbiting a man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Outer Space
Khrushchev
United States
Cuba
Laos
Eisenhower
Maine Junior Chamber Elects State Officers at Augusta
Arthur H. Thompson, 27, of Limestone, is the new state president of the Maine Junior Chamber of Commerce. Other officers elected at the three day convention include Clarence Heterington of Hallowell as international director, C. C. Bowlin of Portland and Nathaniel Cyr of Van Buren as national directors.
Delta Kappa Gamma Elects New Maine Officers
Miss Edith B Fairweather mathematics teacher at Cunningham Junior High Presque Isle named president of Delta Kappa Gamma at the state convention. Other officers include Mrs Marietta W Packard Crosby High first vice president and Miss Helen L Hayes Bath Junior High second vice president. Amber Sutton Presque Isle schools music director awarded state scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Edith B. Fairweather
Cunningham
Presque Isle
Delita Kappa Gamma
Marietta W. Packard
Crosby High School
Helen L. Hayes
Bath Junior High School
Amber Sutton
Saco Fire Suppressant at Maslowski Home Shed Blaze
Fire department responded to a shed fire at 68 70 Storer Street in Saco yesterday afternoon. Booster lines and ladders were deployed and the all clear was sounded at 4 47 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Stephen Maslowski
Storer Street
Bright Orange Trash Cans Placed on Saco Streets
Saco street department installed eight bright orange waste containers on Main Street including locations at Factory Island bridge Canal National Bank Storer and Main St corner First National store Percy's Post Office Mutual Insurance building and City Hall Commissioner Timothy Crowley announced today sidewalk work began on Temple and Elm streets near the new Scammon's store with a Factory Island parking lot reconstruction planned later weather permitting a seawall project on Surf Street Camp Ellis was slated to start the day after tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Timothy Crowley
Factory Island
Canal National Bank
Storer
Maine Streets
First National Store
Percy's
Post Office
Mutual Insurance
City Hall
Crowley
Temple
Elm
Scammon
Surf Street
Camp Ellis
Area Holstein Cows Complete Record Efforts
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America announced outstanding production records by registered cows in the area. Fourniers Lottie Julie Tutts owned by Gerard G. Cassette of Saco produced 14,120 lbs milk and 597 lbs butterfat in 287 days. Fourniers Lil Lilly Leseyla owned by Paul H. Fournier of Saco produced 17,751 lbs milk and 723 lbs butterfat in 356 days. Gorson Ronaldo Tidy owned by Gorson Goff & Sons of Hollis Center produced 16,427 lbs milk and 612 lbs butterfat in 343 days. Gofson Wasp Tidy Togus owned by Goff & Sons produced 18,093 lbs milk and 703 lbs butterfat in 365 days. Kendrick Farms Tidy Gypsy owned by F. Carroll Kendrick of Biddeford produced 15,200 lbs milk and 565 lbs butterfat in 305 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Gorson Ronaldo Tidy
F.S. Goff & Sons
Hollis Center
Kendrick Farms
F. Carrol Kendrick
Biddeford
National Highway Week Proclaimed in Maine
Governor John H. Reed signed a proclamation declaring May 21 27 as National Highway Week in Maine the first observance nationally. Attending were Edward F. Cox Perry S Furbush State Sen William R Cole and Clifford B Swearingen with planning help from state highway and civil defense officials. The proclamation links highway development to Maine and national economies noting benefits to users property values and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
John H. Reed
Maine
John F. Kennedy
Reed
State House
Edward F. Cox
Perry S. Furbush
Palmyra
State Highway Commission
William R. Cole
R-Liberty
Legislative Highway Committee
Clifford B. Swearingen
Yarmouth
Maine Good Roads Association
Cox
Guy E. Nichols
State Highway Department
Jack C. Levy
Maine Civil Defense
Gov
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Telka Scyzmecki
Marie Charette
Mfr
Beran Works
Elm ST
Atlantic
W. J. Provost
Scarborough
Dial Tucker
L. R. Joncas
Old Orchard
Dial
Wellington
Saco Court
Biddeford- Saco Journal
Christopher Jay Robinson
Norman Robinson
Betty Ann Cheney
Fred Cheney, Jr
Mildred Robinson
Charles Robinson
Joseph Desarbeaverhill
Fred Cheney, Sr
Rowley, Mass
Pauline Shackford
Ruth Robinson
Kennebunk Port
Walter Brennan
Real McCoys
Saco Church
Harris
Ethel Bedard
Annie Cranshaw
Herberta Harriman
Kathy Clarke
Lewis Clarke
Lillian Hubert
Langmaid
Dorfald Moore
Hubert
Alice Bradeen
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