Personal Briefs in Biddeford Saco and Nearby
Medical patients and travel notes from Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach list Roland Oakes and Ruth Hurd at Webber hospital plus several others at Notre Dame hospital. A church choir master Charles Proulx enters Notre Dame hospital for surgery. Mrs Cora Parker of Lyman dies at granddaughter’s home. funeral plans announced with calling hours and survivors noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Oakes
Hazel Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Ruth Kt. Hurd
Winter Street
Saco
Rose Baillargeon
Clark Street
Webper Hospital
Alfred Berry
Pool Road
Notre Dame Hospital
Guy Cote
Gertrude Rankin
Gilberte Lavoie
Gail Ferguson
Kittery Legion
Feruson
Dirigo Sirls
Roger Doyon
South Street
Norman Daigneault
Harding Street
Boston
Mass
Red Sox
Hibernian auxiliary and several groups plan spring events
The Hibernian auxiliary meets Tuesday at 8 PM in Elm street hall with President Mrs. Cartier preparing menus for the June 4 banquet. Catholic Order of Foresters Lafayette court meets tonight at 7 30 PM on Emery street Biddeford. Masons meet at Biddeford lodge at 7 30 PM with Entered Apprentice work and refreshments. Fred S. Gurney Womens Relief Corps holds a special Tuesday meeting at 7 30 PM at Mrs. Rose Filcox’s home. Maine Chapter 9 Widows of World War I meets Tuesday at 7 30 PM at Mrs. Elizabeth Du Bois’s home. Tighe Beaudoin Farley Unit American Legion Auxiliary meets Wednesday at 7 30 PM at Iddeford City Building. St Joseph Alumnae banquet Wednesday at Barbecue King Old Orchard Beach with 6 30 PM assembly at St Joseph School. Biddeford Hand Makers Club meets tonight at Girl Scout Hall Pool Street. Troop 1 Building Association auxiliary meets tomorrow at 7 30 PM at Mrs. William Martel’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibernian
Hibernian Hall
Elm Street
Charles E. Cartier
Lafayette Court
Catholic Order of Foresters
Emery Street
Biddeford
Fred S. Gurney Womens Relief Corps
Saco
Rose Filcox
Union Street
Maine
Widows of World War I, Inc
Elizabeth Dubois
Beach Street
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Iddeford City
Legion
St. Joseph
Old Orchard Beach
St. Joseph School For Transportation
Biddeford Hand Makers Club
Girl Scout Hall
Pool Street
Troop 1 Building Association
William Martel
Ocean Avenue
Mixed stock market slips for tobacco shares while gold holds gains
An early afternoon trading roundup shows tobacco shares down on Wall Street talk linking cigarettes to lung cancer, with Liggett & Myers and Reynolds Tobacco leading tobacco declines. Gold stocks Homestake and Dome Mines rise, while Raytheon gains on plans for space sky stations. Chrysler and GM edge higher as bonds drift. A garden wedding aside contrasts with market mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Imong
Wall Street
Liggett & Myers
Reynolds Tobacco
American Tobacco
Lorilard
Sted
Homestake
Domeines
McIntyre Porcupine
Raytheon
Sky Stations
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Repub¢ Steel
U.S
Stephen G Bean longtime Boston educator dies at 78
Stephen G Bean 78 native of Saco and noted Boston area educator died Saturday in a Lowell Mass hospital. He authored Colby college alma mater lyrics and was active in St Anne Episcopal Church Lowell. Survived by wife FE Alana Nicholson Bean a daughter Stephanie Delaney and three grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday from 578 Andover St Lowell with a 9 30 am mass at St Anne. Burial Laurel Hill Cemetery. Funeral arranged by James W McKenna Sons Lowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen G. Bean
Saco
Boston
Lowell, Mass
Lewis L
Susan A. (Warren) Bean
Colbge College
Colby
St. Anne Episcopal Church
Lowell
Alana (Nicholson) Bean
Stephanie Delaney
Mass
Andover Street
St. Ann Episcopal Church
Bean
James W. McKenna Sons Funeral Home
Bridge Street
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Funeral rites held for Alfred Tremblay at St Joseph
Funeral services for Alfred Tremblay were conducted Saturday at St Joseph church with a solemn high mass led by Rev Norman Carrier. Deacon Rev Sylvia Levesque and sub deacon Rev Marc Franck assisted. St Joseph choir and organist Mrs Diana Rousselle performed. Bearers included Raymond Tremblay Gerard Tremblay Henry Tremblay Albert Pelletier Rowland Demers and Alcide Demers. Burial followed in the family lot at St Joseph cemetery with prayers at the grave by Father Carrier. A Good Shepherd convent delegation led by Sister Superior attended, along with out of town guests Louis Marcelino and his wife from Springfield Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Lremblay
St. Joseph Church
Norman Carrier
Sylvia Levesque
Marc Franck
St.Joseph
Funeral Rites for John Howat Held at Local Church
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Biddeford Second Congregational Church for John Howat with Rev. H. Lewis Cutler officiating. Delegations from fraternal orders joined in honoring him. Honorary bearers included Rex Kettley and others. active bearers were Bradford Commandery Knights Temple. Burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery with interment by Rev. Dr. Cutler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howat
Biddeford Second Congregational Church
H. Lewis Cutler
Rex Kettley
James Crosley
Mark Black
William Shaw
Ray Courtney
John Kennedy
Bradford
Dr. Cutler
Funeral services for Mrs Amanda Pinard held at St Andre
Funeral services for Mrs Amanda Pinard were held Saturday at 9 A M from St Andre church. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere with clergy assisting. Bearers listed. burial in St Joseph cemetery with prayers at the grave. Out of town attendees include Miss Moncor Miss Mondor and other relatives from Montreal Greenville N H Worcester MA Manchester N H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Pinard
Danielle Galibois
Sylvia Ferron
Louizon Ferron
Montreal
P. O
Adelard Brulotte
Greenville
N. H
George Dubreuil
Ida Marcoux
Joseph Nervorne
Rose Therrien
Manchester
Marc Chenard
Conrad Chenard
Worcester
Mass
Funeral for Miss Leonie Paquin Held at St Joseph
Funeral services were held at St. Joseph church for Miss Leonie Paquin 60 who died Saturday after a long illness. A requiem high mass was celebrated by Msgr Elie Hevey with St Joseph choir and organist Mrs Diana Rousselle. Members of the Children of Mary society attended. Burial followed at St Joseph cemetery with prayers at the grave by Rev Norman Carrier. Miss Paquin was born in Waton Canada, daughter of Joseph
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonie Paquin
St. Joseph
Msgr
Elie Hevey
Children of Mary Society
Bertha Hevey
Marie Louise Gagnon
Florida Duquette
Rose Alma Champoux
St. Joseph Cemetery
Norman Carrier
Miss Paquin
Waton
Canada
Joseph
Portland Weather Brief Partly Cloudy With Seasonal Warmth
Partly cloudy and cool with sunshine and seasonable temperatures this afternoon. Clear and cold tonight with frost in exposed areas. Tuesday brings more cloudiness but little temperature change. Winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon becoming light and variable tonight. Temperatures in all zones range from the low 60s to the low 30s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maritime tides and times record snippet
A fragmentary display lists May daylight time tides with multiple am and pm stamps and numeric readings such as 5.43 6.16 11.59 12.26 and later values 8.14 1.27 1.51 8.43 9.09 2.26 2.48, indicating a tidal timetable.
Church group meetings fill weekly schedule in Saco Biddeford
The White Church deacons meet at 7 tonight at Mrs. George D. Love’s home in Saco. Women Fellowship circles convene Tuesday afternoons as planned. Various church groups from Biddeford and Saco hold meetings, banquets, and rallies through Tuesday including a guest speaker Rev Luther Tyson and youth events, with final season choir and special music events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
White Church
Biddeford
Women's Fellowship of the White Church
Furnace Blast Levels Bakery Plant After Ignition Failure
King indicated the furnace failed to ignite causing oil to flood the burner and trigger a series of explosions. Flames engulfed the building, but firefighters confined the blaze to the site and prevented spread to a nearby apartment house. Simard, operator of the bakery distributing company, continues business from a temporary garage on Mason Street. two filing cabinets with records were salvaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakery Products, Distributing Company
Re Simard
State Jaycees elect Maine president and vice presidents
The Maine Jaycees Sunday elected Bruce McGorrill of Portland as president. Elected vice presidents include Allison Briggs Bangor David Bryant Hedlowell Harold Colby Gardiner Carl Coutts Waterville William Doriety Hampden Robert Hasenfus Madawaska Walter Huston Lisbon Willie O Donnell Portland and Arthur
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Jaycees Waterville
Maine
Jaycees Sunday
Bruce McGorrill
Portland
Allison Briggs
Bangor
David Bryant
Hedlowell
Harold Colby
Gardiner
Carl Coutts
Waterville
William Doriety
Hampden
Robert Hasenfus
Madawaska
Walter Huston
Lisbon
Willie O'Donnell
Arthur
Paquin Family Branch Noted in Obituary and Home Life
The obituary notes P. and Celina Labonte Paquin as members of the Children of Mary society. Surviving is one sister, Miss Florida Paquin, of 300 South Street Biddeford, with whom she resided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. and
Celina (Labonte) Paquin
Children of Mary Society
Florida Paquin
South Street
Biddeford
St Andre Parish Groups Hold Annual Observance
Cercle Lacordaire and Ste Jeanne d Arc societies of St Andre parish held their annual observance with members from local units and visitors from Lewiston Auburn and Salford. Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere officiated Mass and ceremonies. A pilgrimage to Our Lady of Fatima shrine followed with an honor guard from Biddeford Fourth Degree Knights and Rev Germain Bureau as guest preacher. A buffet supper, awards, new members, and ten year certificates marked the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cercle Lacordaire
Ste. Jeanne d’Arc
St. Andre Parish
Notre Dame Hospital Shrine
Fourth Degree
Biddeford Council
Knights of Columbus
Ser
Ste. Jeanne d
Notre Dame Hospital
Pool Road
Biddeford
Norman Carrier
St. Joseph Parish
Josephat Tardif
Victor Fleurent
Claudette Perreault
Jeannine Tardif
Brother Josephat
Connecticut
Brothers of the Sacred Heart of St
Wilfred Fortier
Cercle Jacordaire
Biddeford Saco Jewish Appeal Campaign Opens Evening
The 1959 United Jewish Appeal campaign for Biddeford and Saco began with B Nai B Rith and Hadassah members from Etz Chaim synagogue present for the fundraising briefing. Robert Carr, noted sociologist from New York, spoke as guest. Rabbi Boris Gottlieb gave the invocation and Dr Maurice Ross participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Jewish Appeal
Biddeford
Saco
B’nai B’rith
Hadassah
Etz Chaim Synagogue
Robert Carr
New York
Israel
Boris Gottlieb
Maurice Ross
Biddeford-Saco
Notable Cutlers and Guests Attend MacDougall Event
A lengthy list of attendees includes Mr. and Mrs. John T. MacDougall and many others such as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Patrick, Mr. and Mrs. Earle Atwood, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Libby, Mrs. Edna Hanrahan and Beverly Hanrahan, Everett Holt, Rev. Birger T. Johnson, Jo-Ann Potter, and Sandra Grif, among many more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. MacDougall
Charles Patrick
Earle Atwood
Warren Libby
George Harpoothan
Claude W. Faulkner
Norman P. Lundy
Paul F. Grace
Alfred H. Stimpson
Edna Hanrahan
Beverly Hanrahan
William Hanrahan
Robert M. Moore
Ruth E. Gilpatric
Mabel A. Gilpatric
Birger T. Johnson
John Barrett
Laurence H. Staples
Lucille M. Mistos
Willard C. Mosher
Rebecca Emery Bean
Charles F. Leach
Althea H. Foresman
Leah Rob
Notre Dame Hospital Administration Representatives List Attendees
A long roster lists numerous individuals and couples including Beverly Bissell Martha Kil lam Horace Killam and many others as part of Notre Dame hospital administrative representation. The assemblage includes clergy, judges, doctors, and community members such as Rev. Cornelius J. Enright Rabbi Boris Gottlieb and Capt. James C. Geddes with families and associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert F. Deshaies
Carl Deis, Jr
R. E. Davis
Lewis Polakowich
Theodore Beane
Richard Belanger
Claude H. Faulkner
H. Clifford Berry
Darlene
Deidre Berry
Robert H. Warner
Alfred Wilcox
Judith
Teddy Wilcox
George Love
Arnold D. Calderwood
Roy MacNaughton
R. C. Upham
Marc Franck
Mark M. McCullough
Maurice Ross
Monkey on Roof Attracts California Mrs Krieg
Mrs Krieg in Santa Cruz sees a tame two foot tall monkey in yellow pants peering from the roof edge during chores. The couple captures the creature and places it in the garage awaiting its owner who has yet to come forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Cruz
Calif
Kester Krieg
Pope Laments Red Persecution in China and Hungary
Pope John XXIII spoke at St. Peter's on Sunday night expressing deep sorrow over Catholic persecution in Red China and Hungary. He warned that pressures in China aim to force Catholics to renounce allegiance to the Pope and the Church and noted Hungary's bishops face growing government restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
John XXIII
St. Peter's
China
Hungary
John
Bacon Street Couple Honored On 25th Wedding Anniversary
About 400 relatives and friends attended a reception at St. John hall in Biddeford to honor Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Roberge of 80 Bacon Street on their 25th wedding anniversary. They received a money purse and a decorated anniversary cake from their children, with extended guests from New Britain Connecticut Dover Somersworth New Hampshire Brunswick Westbrook and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John Hall
Wilfred Roberge
Bacon Street
Biddeford
Jefferson Street
New Britain
Conn
Dover
Sommersworth
N. H
Brunswick
Westbrook
Janice Provencher
Vincent Neault
Roberge
St. Andre Church
Arthur Decary
Beatrice Roberge
Butler's Department Store
Richard Roberge
Biddeford High School
Saco-Lowell
Irene Masse
Western positions on Berlin crisis and summit plans
Western leaders debate Berlin proposals after Soviet rejection. Gromyko resists new proposals while Brentano Lloyd and de Murville seek private talks and a possible San Francisco summit. France urges neutral Geneva location and delays summit until Moscow initiates talks.
Lloyd-Gromyko Talks Run Nearly An Hour
The meeting between Lloyd and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko extended for about an hour and was described as informal. Gromyko urged reporters not to press for secrets while Lloyd indicated they only discussed conference work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd
Gromyko
Maine Sardine Pizza Biscuit Mix Recipe
A short article presents a Maine Sardine Pizza recipe using biscuit mix mozzarella cheese and sardines as toppings. Directions show rolling dough into a 10 inch circle, adding tomato sauce mushrooms and sardines, then baking 15 to 20 minutes at 425 degrees. It also notes the trousseau as an early form of a bride's dowry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saltadead
Maine
Parents of Bride and Groom Exit Church After Ceremony
Report notes the bride’s parents exit the church first followed by the groom after the wedding ceremony. A second item describes new sweaters and separates using an orlon filament gemn to impart a lustrous garment finish.
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Mrs
Cora Parker
Cora May Parker
Lillian Poole
Lyman
East Waterboro
Lorenzo D
Mary Ann Jefferson
Somerville
East Waterboro Baptist Church
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring Street
Biddeford Masonic Hall
Alfred Tremblay
Marianas
Sanford
Vermont
Bidgeford
W. J Provost-L R&r. Joncas
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Biddeford and Saco
Saco United Baptist Church
York Association Baptist Youth Fellowship
Saco United
Saco Brownie
Biddeford United Baptist Church
the Daughters of Ruth
Sunda
Advent Christian Church
Saco Avenue
Emma _ Thurlow
Hattie Bean
Shelia Thurlow
Saco Salvation Army
Sunbeams
Women’s Home League
Salvation Army
King
Mon
Germain Bureau
Robert Martel
St. Andre
Frank Feinberg
Ed_ward Carp
Joseph Schildkraut
Carr
Ross
Larry Simensky
Philip Sneider
Edward Carp
Leo Simensky
Charles Green
Joseph Truman
Carl Haas
Larry Samensi
Martin Lerner
Max Ruben
Irving Chelder
Cochairman
Berlin
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
Heinrich von Brentano
Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
San Francisco
Geneva
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Couve de Murville
James P. Murphy Co
Lewiston, Maine
Rep
Roland Collette
Dial
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring St
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