Social notices from Biddeford and nearby in Maine Cancer society tea
Mrs. Mary Merchant of Biddeford a surgical patient at Webber hospital. Miss Pauline Lavigne attended a Blaine House tea correcting yesterday's misstatement. Mr. and Mrs. Adrien Bolduc of West Palm Beach are visiting Biddeford. Mrs. Bolduc is Florence Fuller. Mrs. Eugene Labbe of Biddeford celebrated Mother's Day with her son Raymond Labbe’s family in Westbrook. Silver tea at Blaine mansion benefited Maine Cancer Society with attendees including Mrs. Raymond Carter Mrs. Gordon Pendleton Mrs. Rudolph Cote Mrs. Clarence Main Mrs. Albert Gardella and Miss Pauline Lavigne. hospitality hosts were Mrs. Gardella Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Pendleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Merchant
Jefferson Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Pauline Lavigne
Blaine
Raymond E. Labbe
Westbrook
Blaine Mansion
Maine Cancer Society
Raymond Carter
Gordon Pendleton
Saco
Rudolph Cote
Clarence Main
Albert Gardella
King's Sudden Death Shocks Old Orchard Beach Family
George H. King 64 died suddenly at his home on Portland Avenue Old Orchard Beach He was a retired filling station operator formerly in a hardware business Born in London England July 18 18% son of George H and Charlotte Watson King He is survived by his widow Louise Smith King two sons Ralph and George L King six daughters Ivy Waterhouse Charlotte Wilson Bernice Hallett Jessie King Helen Speede and Buda Budway Funeral services set for Monday at 1 p m at Dennett and Craig funeral home Saco with visitation Sunday 7 to 9 p m and burial in Laurel Hill cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Henry King
Portland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
London
England
George H
Charlotte (Watson) King
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Louise (Smith) King
Ralph
George L. King
Ivy Waterhouse
Westbrook
Buda Budway
Ellsworth
Charlotte Wilson
Bernice Hallett
el Paso
Tex
Jessie King
New York City
Helen Speede
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Mainstreet
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Saco Grange Hosts Visiting Home Economics Night
Saco Grange meeting at 8 p m Tuesday features a silent auction with member articles. York County Past Noble Grands hold officer elections after a 6 30 supper Monday in Springvale. FE and L club of Saco Methodist plans a 10 a m Saturday food sale at Bagley’s. Notre Dame Thrift Shop to be run by Group C next week under Captain Mrs Leo Taillon. Hibernian auxiliary asks attendees for May 25 Marshview banquet at Scarborough to notify Mrs Cartier by May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Grange
Grange Hall
North Street
Saco
York County Past Noble Grands Association
Springvale
FE and
L Club
School Street Methodist Church
Bagley’s
Carrie Emery
Matheos
Linette Mar
Notre Dame Thrift Shop
Leo P. Taillon
Hibernian Auxiliary
Marshview
Scarborough
Charles E. Cartier
Church notices schedule confessions and youth meetings
The Junior Band and singers of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday at 10 a m Confessions are heard at St Monica Kennebunk 4 to 5 pm St Martha Kennebunk 4 to 9 and 8 pm St Mary Wells 2 30 to 3 30 pm The Confirmation class of St David Episcopal Kennebunk meets Saturday morning 9 to 11 at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soongsters
Saco Salvation Army
St Monica Church
Kennebunk
St. Martha Church
St. Mary Church
Wells
St. David Episcopal Church
Stocks Recover Moderately in Early Afternoon Trading
The New York market showed a mild rebound in moderate trading as the AP 60 average rose .80 to 252.20 at noon with industrials up 1.20 rails up .20 and utilities up .30. DuPont boosted the gains by adding 6 points while airlines lagged and oils and chemicals mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Associated Press
DuPont
Union Carbide
Eastman Kodak
Allied Chemical
Eastern Air Lines
Litton Industries
Raytheon
Sperry Rand
Johns-Manville
International Telephone
Dow Jones
U.S
Three hospitalized after Edgcomb crash at Routes 1 and 27
AP report from Edgcomb states three people, Almon C. Carter 62 of Rockland his wife Amelia 54 and Walter Powers 82, were seriously injured in a two car collision at the Route 1 27 junction on Thursday as police identify the victims.
Dames Rochambeau to meet at Cote Funeral Home
Officers and members of the Dames Rochambeau club will meet tonight at 7:30 at the Cote funeral home corner of James and Beach streets Saco to pay respects to Mrs. Mary Louise Caron sister of member Mrs Bertha Fournier
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dames Rochambeau Club
Cote Funeral Home
James and
Beach Streets
Saco
Mary Louise Caron
Bertha Fournier
Notre Dame council to meet for Mary Louise Caron prayers
Members of Notre Dame council St Jean Baptiste meet at seven tonight at Cote Funeral Home corner Beach and James streets Saco to say prayers for Mary Louise Caron a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Council
St. Jean Baptiste
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Street
Saco
Heey Mary Louise Caron
Memr
Ste Anne parish meeting for Mrs Mewie Caron prayer
The Ste. Anne socality of Notre Dame de Lourdes parish in Saco will meet tonight at 7 30 at Cote funeral home on Beach Street to pray for Mrs Mewie Louise Caron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste. Anne Socality
Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish
Saco
Cote Funeral Home
Beach Street
Mewie Louise Caron
Burial for infant Joseph Ernest Halasz in Laurel Hill
Burial services for Joseph Ernest Halasz infant son of Mr and Mrs Stephen Halasz of Saco were held at Laurel Hill cemetery. The infant died Monday at a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ernest Halasz
Stephen Halasz
Saco
Laurel Hill
South Korea braces as coup reshapes rule and censorship
President Chang cites close armed forces ties to U S authorities as Bowles hints at possible recognition. U S aid programs resume while censorship broadens with VOA broadcasts halted in Korean. Newspapers face deletions and space blanking. Journalists arrested and generals Lee Han lim and Kang Yung hoon reported detained amid public support march for the revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chang
U. S
Washington
Chester Bowles
United States
South Korea
Voice of America
Seoul
Lee Han-lim
Kang Yung-hoon
Lee
1St Field Army
Kang
Korean Military Academy
See
Coun
Steamroller Sold for Junk in Saco Yard Sale
Saco's old steamroller, idle on Common Street for months, was sold to a junk yard today. The city received 110.65 dollars for the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Junk Yard
Common Street
Pedestrian Convicted After Fatal Motorcycle Collision
In CAEN France a pedestrian Eugene Bourcier aged 42 was convicted of manslaughter after a motorcycle hit him. The rider M Leloup was thrown to the pavement and killed. Bourcier received a 20000 franc fine and a three month suspended jail term for walking in the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caen
France
M. Leloup
Eugene Bourcier
Weather Outlook for Portland and Nearby Areas
This afternoon is cloudy and cool with a chance of sprinkles late. East to northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight remains cloudy and cool with light rain or drizzle. Saturday should warm, becoming fair in the afternoon with higher temperatures. Zone 1 high 50 to 55, overnight 40 to 45. notable lows include Mt. Washington 24 and Montreal 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Greenville
Eastport
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Halifax
Montreal
Proposed Tax Study Turned Down In House
AUGUSTA Maine House rejected 53 to 50 a proposal for a study on professional tax assessment for cities and towns. The Appropriations Committee cut funding from 50000 to 25000, with supporters arguing the thorny issue merits examination and noting state law allows shared assessors. Critics called it a study to study, while proponents urged use of the Sly report recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
House
Appropriations Committee
Bradford S. Wellman
Rangor
John Sly
Maine
Sly
David Westerfield
Liberty
David J. Kennedy
Milbridge
Arnold G. Storm
R-Sherman
Storm
Teachers Reach Agreement on Pay Scale and Increases
The school board and BTA reached a deal with teachers accepting a pay scale and $200 raises for next year, plus $200 annual jumps as the scale progresses. The board had earlier offered set minimums and maximums by experience, while teachers had resisted certain increments. Larrabee noted 38 contracts on hand and planned seven new positions for a new high school due near Thanksgiving, with some resignations already in place and contracts being reviewed for vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page O
BTA
Larrabee
Fire wagon doused by booster line at city yard
A rubbish truck pulled into the Saco Fire Department yard and caught fire. Firefighters used a booster line to extinguish the blaze and then checked the city dump to prevent a rekindle. Earlier, a Massachusetts motorist drove a burning car into a fire station yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Secord
Massachusetts
Thursday Club Sets Tentative Program Dates
Mrs. Arnold D. Calderwood hosts a planning session at Elm Street Biddeford naming tentative program dates and appointing committees and chairmen for the year. Key figures include Mrs. Clayton W. Cartmill as program chairman and Mrs. Carroll Donovan as Americanism chairwoman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Calderwood
Elm Street
Biddeford
Arnold D. Calderwood
Thursday Club
Clayton W. Cartmill
John B. DeLorge
Richard S. Foss
Edward Niziolek
Calderwood
Carroll Donovan
Theodore Schaffer
Chris Johnson
R. E. Davis
Robert Gross
Oscar Perrault
Lewis Lachance
Banks To Keep Studebaker Agency In Biddeford
Carleton H. Banks stated he will retain the Studebaker agency in Biddeford and will not drop the line despite yesterday's report. Biddeford Motor Sales has signed a long-term lease at Banks' Elm Street building and will operate a Ford agency at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton H. Banks
Studebaker
Biddeford
Biddeford Motor Sales
Banks
Elm Street
Missile veers off course and is destroyed at Cape Canaveral
A Minuteman missile on its second test flight veered off course shortly after liftoff. The range safety officer pushed the abort button during second stage flight when detectors showed the missile was off course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Canada Pressures Soviet Union To Accept Aid Plan
At Geneva the 14 nation conference pressed Moscow to supply equipment for Laos peace policing. Canada’s Foreign Secretary Howard Green urged planes helicopters trucks and comms gear for patrolling the Laotian jungles. Gromyko agreed prompting praise from Rusk and other delegates as the first concrete Laos achievement after four days of talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Canada
Soviet Union
Control Commission
Laos
Howard C. Green
Andrey A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Green
U. S
Dean Rusk
J. G. Deering Co Open House Saturday and Local History
The J. G. Deering and Sons Lumber Co. in Biddeford will host an open house at its home building supply center on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. An afternoon session is planned for builders and contractors. The office building, now a supply center, is over 163 years old with historical significance tied to Capt. Seth Spring who settled Spring's Island after serving at Bunker Hill and in the Continental Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Deering and Sons Lumber Company
Elm Street
Biddeford
Seth Spring
Bunker Hill
Moses Bradbury
Spring’s Island
Spring
Saco
King Highway
J. G. Deering and Sons
Clement Deschambault
Industrial Development Study Planned
Tentative plans to appoint a joint committee from the Biddeford Saco Rotary club Executive committee and the Area Industrial Development committee were made to investigate industrial development. The group will focus on manpower resources and adult training while reviewing progress on new prospects and offering Rotary services to promote the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club
Area Industrial Development Committee
AIDC
Rotary Club Committee
Saco Industrial Park Committee
Rotary Club Group
Keel Laid For Polaris Sub At Portsmouth Yard
Keel laying ceremonies were held today for the latest Polaris missile submarine at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The unnamed SSB N 620 will be the third Mth fleet ballistic missile submarine, nuclear powered, built there as the second of its class. Norman R. Cain, chief quarterman shipfitter, struck the symbolic first arc in recognition of leadership in submarine construction at Portsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Elks Plan Youth Bicycle Safety at C. K. Burns grounds
Biddeford-Saco Elks discuss a joint bicycle safety program with the Saco Police Department and the Maine Highway Safety Committee set for Saturday May 27 at C. K. Burns school grounds. Prizes will be awarded, with other lodge news including memorial services, bowling honors, and a European trip slides presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. Burns
Biddeford
Saco Elks
Elks
Portland Road
Saco
Paul Reay
Youth Activities Committee
Old Town
Conrad Fecteau
Leon (Jack) Lamb
James J. McGovern
Lodge
David Deschambeault
Fernand Boisvert
Alcide Deschambeault
Edward Provencher
William J. Mullen
James H. Murphy
James V. Neithercut
Edouard H. Cote
The
Elks Frolics
Paul Libby
Kennedy and Khrushchev Talk Private Amid Cold War Tensions
JFK and Khrushchev plan a private informal meeting with no negotiated outcomes. The White House said the exchange will cover major world issues and aim to broaden mutual understanding. The London report adds the Kennedys will dine with Queen Elizabeth II on June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikhail Menshikov
Kennedy
Khrushchev
White House
Kremlin
Geneva
Southeast Asia
United Nations
West Berlin
London
Kennedys
Queen Elizabeth II
Renovation and uses of Spring building from 1825 to 1949
The Spring site hosted General Lafayette in 1825, was later renovated into apartments, became the J. G. Deering and Sons office in the 1890s, and the Deering firm operated on Spring's Island since 1866 as a Maine lumber producer. Logs on the Saco river were sawed there until 1949, after which lumber was brought by truck from other mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Lafayette
J. G. Deering and Sons
Deering
Spring’s Island
Maine
Saco River
Maine Labor Bill Debated Amid Hoffa References
Maine lawmakers clash over a right to work style bill as Hoffa and communism loom in debate. Sen. Mayo shifts to support delaying action citing unresolved Teamsters trucker contract. Sen. Christie warns against labor racketeering while Sen. Brooks criticizes overemphasis on Hoffa. Telegrams from carrier group secretary add pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamster
Jimmy Hoffa
Howard Mayo
R-Bath
Labor Committee
Comittee
Teamsters
Hoffa
Portland
Augusta K. Christie
Rpresque Isle
Maine
Norman Chase
North Whitefield
Edmunds
Ralph Brooks
R-Yarmouth
Jimmy Hoffas
Harry Millaken
Cub Scouts Pack 310 Meets In Saco Tonight
Cub Scouts Pack 310 gathers in Saco for a 7 30 pm parish hall meeting to discuss summer plans and Memorial Day, with detailed reports from Dens 1 through 12 on activities such as making Indian beads crafts and nature walks. The newly formed Papswaw Indian Tribe with Norman Means as chief will display handiwork at the pack meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pt Sai Ee
Den
Norman Means
Anthony Colcomb
Owen Colombe Dy Paquette
Bruce Thompso
Calvin Vanier
Larry White
Eee Dell Trecartin
Joh Iney
Wayne "Whitney
Cubs
Dennis Gaines
James Williams
Donald Pierce
Royal Chasse
Patrick Pierce
David
Dennis Roy
Michael Pierce
Richard LaFortune
Christopher Allen
Donald Paquette
Steven Courtois
Harry Smith
Gerald Carter
Tom Sawyer
Jerry Carter
Billy Cushing
Randy Forrester
James Wilcox
Stan
Kevin Savage
Bruce Ow
Peter Smith
Dorothy Hawkins
Gilbert Hawkins
Harry Nielson
Dean Wolfahrt
Thomas Rousselle
William Chenard
James DeVona
Thomas Vining
Tom Vining
John Carnevale
Richard Dube
Albert Roberts
Kenneth Lamontagne
Danny Cullinan
Marc Hebert
David Tito
Clifford Welch
Robert Boutet
Alan Savage
Jon Boutet
Peter Mazieko
David Leslie
Donald Grenier
Raymond Whitten
William Wagner
Malcolm Stackpole
Oliver Stevens
Harry Viahakos
Jay Stevens
Richard Frechette
Paul Nannery
Donald Cote
Michael Spaulding
Philip Scamman
Bernard Gaines, Jr
Steven Hill
Michael Hughes
Russell Leighton
John Scamman
Charles Scamman
Euclid Milliard
Alan Polackwich
Brian Reay
Kenneth Tito
David Milliard
Ronald Scammon
John Porter
Norman Means, Jr
Ralph Meserve
Webelos
John Whitney
Charles Anthony
Mark Butland
Paul Wentworth
Strike Talks Between Railroads and Yardmasters Stall
Negotiations between railroads and the Yardmasters union faltered last year and resumed under the National Mediation Board. The board favored arbitration March 16, but the yardmasters declined. The Brotherhood seeks wage hikes and work rule changes while carriers push rule changes and pay cuts. The Railway Labor Act allows a presidentially appointed fact finding board with a 30 day report and a 39 day cooling off period before a strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Mediation Board
Short
Bargaining Units Clash Over Truckers Contract
The Employers Assoc and Secretary-Treasurer Albert Page of Truck Drivers Union Local 340 dispute a contract in effect since April 30. Wires quote that signing is secondary to fulfilling the contract’s intent, countering statements by legislators.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George H. King
Ichurch
Paul
Alfred Street
Joseph Halasz
Studebaker Agency
J. G. Deering Co
Thomas Armstrong
Forest Higelton
George Rooman, Jr
Polaris
JFK
Cub Scouts Pack
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