Salem visitors rendezvous highlight local ties
Mr and Mrs Albert LaChap pelle and family from Salem Mass visited Mr and Mrs Raymond Couture and family at 25 Orchard Street Biddeford. Saco Fire Chief Arthur Emmons, recently operated on an eye in a Portland hospital, returned home and recuperates. expected to resume duties in a week or ten days. Mrs Beatrice Wakefield of Cape Porpoise and Mrs Gertrude Rankin of Saco attended a pouvoir meeting Sunday at the Belfast American Legions Home as members of York County Salon 257.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert LaChappelle
Salem
Mass
Raymond Couture
Orchard St
Biddeford
Saco
Arthur M. Emmons
Portland
Beatrice Wakefield
Cape Porpoise
Gertrude Rankin
Maine
Pouvoir
Belfast
American Legions
York County
Religious services note multiple area midweek gatherings
A list of midweek worship and prayer services across Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Saco Wells Kennebunkport and Ogunquit including Advent Christian Faith Tabernacle Lyman First Baptist Ogunquit Baptist and Village Church with times around 7:30 p m. Also mentions church board meeting at Saco School Street Methodist Church and United Church of Christ vestry gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Church
Biddeford
Chapel Street
Faith Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Lyman First Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Saco Avenue
Saco School Street
The
United Church of Christ
White. Congregational
Church
Crescent Street
Births at Webber Hospital and area notices
To Mr and Mrs Milford Dube a son Michael Milford eight pounds fourteen ounces born May eighteen To Mr and Mrs Donald Berube a daughter Karen Fave six pounds fourteen ounces born May eighteen To Mr and Mrs Harry R Courtois Jr a son Timothy Daniel six pounds eight ounces born May eighteen To Mr and Mrs Gilbert Beaukey a son seven pounds thirteen ounces born May nineteen To Mr and Mrs Donald D Lester a daughter Lynn Debra born May To Mr and Mrs Reynald Painchand a son six pounds seven ounces born May nineteen To Mr and Mrs Leroy Kenney a son Robert Allen seven pounds thirteen ounces born May twentieth To Mr and Mrs Peter K Hussey a daughter Lettia Katherine six pounds fourteen ounces born May twentieth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital
Milford Dube
Hill Street
Biddeford
Michael Milford
Donald Berube
Portland Road
Saco
Karen Fave
Harry R. Courtois, Jr
F High Street
Timothy Daniel
Gilbert Beau. Key
Maple Street
Donald D. Lester
Scammon Street
Lynn Debra
Reynald Painchand
Graham Street
Leroy Kenney
West Kennebunk
Robert Allen
Peter K. Hussey
North Street
Kennebanairport
Lettia Katherine
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Funeral Help
The Gagnon family and others express sincere thanks to friends neighbors relatives and groups for aid sympathy flowers tributes and fuel for funeral services. They thank church groups shipyard staff doctors nurses and aides for care during illness and fire disaster and acknowledge thoughtful cards gifts and flowers received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gagnon
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Hooper Street
Patane
Nums
Notre Dame Hospital
Raymond Phillips
Grace E. F. Murphy
Deaths Alden Mercier
Mrs Alden Mercier eight of 119 Lincoln St Saco died Monday at a Lewiston Convalescent home after a long illness Born in Canada she was daughter of Hercule and Marceline Langlois She was a communicant of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco and a member of St Ann Sodality Surviving are two daughters Eva Guertin and Edward Harvey Saco one son Arthur Dubois Wethersfield Conn one step son Emile Mercier Biddeford nine grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 8 am from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Friends may call at the Cote Funeral Home Saco Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden Mercier
Lincoln St
Saco
Lewiston
Canada
Hercule and
Marceline (Bergeron) Langlois
Notre Dame the Lourdes
St. Ann Sodality
Eva Guertin
Edward Harvey
Arthur Dubois
Wethersfield
Conn
Emile Mercier
Biddeford
Motre Dame de Lourdes Church
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Wells Mourns Former Chief William R Shaw Dies
William R. Shaw 66 longtime Wells resident and former Wells police chief died at his Post Road home. Born in Chester Vermont he served as first Wells police chief and earlier worked at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery. Survived by widow Louise Belanger a daughter in Methuen Mass two sisters and nieces burial in West Parish Cemetery Andover Mass with services at St Marys Weis Beach and Angell Funeral Home in Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
William R. Shaw
Post Road
Chester
William
Jessie
Hunter) Shaw
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery
Andover
Mass
Massachusetts Police Association
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Kennebunk
West Parish Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Ella Maude Hewes in Saco
Funeral services for Mrs Ella Maude Hewes widow of Henry A Hewes were held Monday afternoon at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco. Rev Birger T Johnson of Woodfords Congregational Church Portland former pastor of Saco First Parish Congregational Church officiated. Bearers were Richard D Hewes Searles Hewes John L Hewes and Robert C Foden Burial was in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Maude Hewes
Summer St
Saco
Henry A. Hewes
Dennett and Craig ‘Funeral Home
Main St
Birger T. ‘Johnson
Woodfords
Local Veterans and Alumni Groups Plan Meetings Across Areas
A roundup of upcoming gatherings includes Biddeford High School Alumni Association officers meeting Thursday at 7 p m in the First National Bank of Biddeford Owen-Davis unit American Legion Auxiliary meeting Wednesday at 8 p m at Beach St hall Saco Past Presidents Parley Owen-Davis Auxiliary members traveling from Scammon's Store Saco to Cape Elizabeth for Carolyn's banquet Tonight Saco Jaycee Wives sponsor a food sale at Percy's Pharmacy Friday 11 a m to 2 p m Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign Wars meets tonight at 7 30 p m Biddeford City Building Unity Club Auxiliary banquet Wednesday at Flagstone's Portsmouth NH group leaving Saco about 6 30 p m Installation of officers planned at Kennebunkport Memorial Unit American Legion Auxiliary Wednesday 8 p m in the Post Home Cape Porpoise Council Chagnon Union St Jean Baptiste meets Wednesday 8 ee at club hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Owen-Davis
Scammon’s
Elm St
Saco
Carolyn’s
Cape Elizabeth
Biddeford Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Biddeford City
Kennebunkport
American Legion Auxiliary
Route 9
Cape Porpoise
New Members Join Children of Mary at St Andre's Church
Sixty girls from St. Andre's Parochial School Biddeford were received into the Children of Mary Sodality in ceremonies at St Andre's Church. The reception followed the crowning of the Blessed Virgin statue by the students, with co-mistresses Misses Claire Dumont and Jeanne LaBranche directing the ceremony in blue capes and tiara veils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andre's Parochial School
Biddeford
Children of Mary Sodality
St Andre's Church
Claire Dumont
Jeanne LaBranche
Man Drowns In Boating Mishap
In Palermo an boating accidentleft Sheldon Sr. Tracy, 32, of Vassalboro dead when a boat carrying him and two fishing companions capsized in Bowler Pond. Donald Vigne and Philip Raymond of Waterville survived. Vigne swam to shore for help while Raymond remained with the overturned craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palermo
Sheldon SR
Tracy
Vassalboro
Bowler Pond
Donald Vigne
Philip Raymond
Waterville
Vigne
Raymond
Portland Weather Plains Sunny Mild Coastal Border
Forecast for Portland details a sunny afternoon with highs in the low 70s and cooler upper 60s along the coast. Tonight brings increasing clouds and rain with lows near the upper 40s and southerly winds rising to 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday turns cloudy with more rain and southeast winds at 15 to 20 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
David C. Shaw Named Head of Pepperell Trust
David C. Shaw was re elected president of Pepperell Trust Co at the annual stockholders meeting. Officers elected include Daniel L. Carey vice president Perley B. Davis secretary treasurer Lena Lavigne assistant treasurer and William E. Shaw chairman of the board. Directors named were Carey Gelinas George rt David C. Shaw William E. Shaw and Laurence H. Staples. Tellers appointed were Grace J. Pelletier Mary Karronides Adrienne Giguere Rita Daignault and Pauline Laliberte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David C. Shaw
Pepperell Trust Co
Daniel L. Carey
Perley B. Davis
Lena Lavigne
Illiam E. Shaw
J. Hermann Gelinas
George S. Rt
William E. Shaw
Laurence H. Staples
Grace J. Pelletier
Mary Karronides
Adrienne Giguere
Rita H. Daignault
Pauline C. Laliberte
Windstorm damages hit several New England towns
A windstorm lashed New England with gusts up to 67 mph causing damage in Lowell Massachusetts Concord New Hampshire Bow Webster Salisbury and Canterbury New Hampshire Maine saw a hay barn and two silos flattened on Frank Merrill s Gray farm Hollis also reported a downed tree through a home roof In Rhode Island a 51 mph gust injured two 11 year old girls Kathleen Congdon and Gail Sacharko in Cranston when struck by a 14 foot tree limb near Edward S Rhodes School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Lowell
Mass
Concord
N.H
Bow
Webster
Salisbury
Canterbury
Maine
Frank Merrill
Gray
Hollis
Joseph Villacci
Rhode Island
Cranston
Kathleen M. Congdon
Gail Sacharko
Edward S. Rhodes
Coast Guard recruit Fecteau and Airman Raybine named
Jean Paul Roland Fecteau son of Mr and Mrs Roland Fecteau of Saco has completed recruit training at Cape May New Jersey and prior to service attended Thornton Academy in 1%. He worked at S and H Green Stamps in Biddeford. Airman Richard A Raybine son of Mr and Mrs Charles M Raybine of Biddeford has been assigned to Pease AFB New Hampshire for carpenter training and duty after completing Air Force basic training. He attended Kennebunk High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Paul Roland Fecteau
Roland Fecteau
Overstreet, Saco
Coast Guard
Cape May
N. J
Fecteau
Thornton Academy
S. & H Green Stamps
Biddeford
Pease Afb
N. H
Richard A. Raybine
Charles M. Raybine
Raybine
Air Force
New Hampshire
Kennebunk High School
Beach Council Refuses To Grant Kennel License
OLD ORCHARD BEACH The town council denied renewal of Robert Mullett’s dog kennel license in the Half Way section after an informal reconsideration. Attorney Richard defended the appeal, urging disqualification of an interested councilman. The vote left the status unchanged from last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Robert Mullett
Saco Avenue
Atty. Richard
Mullett
David McCallum
Spitz
Imade
State Department of Agriculture
Ernestine Napolitano
Breakers - By - the - Sea
Ocean Avenue
Whitehall Lounge
Surf Cafe
Lcense
Smithwheel Road
President's Jet Completes Flight From Moscow
President Kennedy's Boeing 707 completed a nonstop Moscow to Washington flight, setting speed records of 9 hours 53 minutes 52 seconds for 5,004 miles and 8 hours 38 minutes 42 seconds in the reverse leg. The jet carried Col. James B. Swindal and two NAA officials, with speed averages around 506 mph Moscow to Washington and 580 mph return, amid negotiations with Soviet authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Moscow
At Aay
al . A.m
Amens Air Force Base
Oscow
Saturda
United States
Russia
James B. Swindal
National Aeronauttics Association
Robert B.dillaway
Woodland Hills
Calif
Clyde Barnett
Los Angeles
California
NAA
Ernest Precourt Fined for License Charge in Saco Court
Ernest Precourt, 17, of Ber ley Road Saco pleaded guilty to driving without a license in Saco Municipal Court before Associate Judge William F Wilson Jr. He was fined $10 by the judge. In other actions, Alcide F Chasse, 47, 23 Free Street Saco, had his case continued to May 29 after being charged with driving without a license and released on $50 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Precourt
Berley Road
Saco
William F. Wilson, Jr
Alcide F. ‘Chasse
Free Street
Hel
Wilson
Tariff talks inch toward compromise with special rules plan
Common Market ministers debated across the board tariff cuts with the United States rejecting a flat approach. After discussions with Kennedy Herter returned to the table with a proposal for special rules to correct distortions in high tariff areas. Sources said the plan was vague leading to late night talks, with ministers conference slated to end today and Herter set to fly to Washington on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
United States
Kennedy Herter
Herter
Washington
Alligators Will Be Fair Game in Five Georgia Counties
Georgia counties McIntosh Chatham Liberty Camden and Bryan will allow alligator hunting from June 1 to January 31 due to rising gator numbers. Hunters need a $50 license and may use no weapon larger than a .22 caliber rifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
State Game and Fish Commission
Bonatal
MclIntosh
Chatham
Liberty
Camden
Bryan
Public Health Grant Funds Maine Engineering Research 1963
A US Public Health Service grant of 23485 dollars financed an engineering research project in 1963 at the University of Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Service
University of Maine
Barbara Ann Klauber Weds Barry Sceats in Wellington
Barbara Ann Klauber and Barry Sceats married at St Mary of the Angels Cathedral Wellington New Zealand. Barbara Ann’s parents could not attend but sent gown veil and shoes from Denver and will view a wedding tape. The couple met in Vienna in 1960 after her studies at Wellesley Johns Hopkins and Barry’s Victoria University Law School degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
N. Z
Barbara Ann Klauber
Barry
Morris Klauber
Barbara Ann
Vienna
Barbara
Sorbonne
Paris
Wellesley College
Johns Hopkins
Victoria University Law School
Hogg, Gillespie, Carter and Oakley
Klauber
Denver
New Zealand
Prize Winner Has Problem
Mrs Grace Dishon of Cincinnati cannot drive her new 1963 car won at the Dynamic Valley Exposition because her driver's license has expired. Her husband Elmer will drive her home. State Police remind time to get the April inspection sticker before midnight April 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Grace Dishon
Firemen Get By The 20th In Biddeford Blues
Biddeford firemen breathed easier today as no alarms were recorded on the 20th, a respite after two prior months that saw fires costing 1 million and 2 million dollars respectively, and no complaints were logged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Kremlin TV Tour On NBC Tonight
AP TV-Radio writer reports NBC will air The Kremlin a tour of the Soviet capital including access inside the city within a city. Lucy Jarvis led the project negotiating with Khrushchev and Moscow officials to film with NBC staff and Soviet colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
NBC
Kremlin
Lucy Jarvis
Alexei Adzhubei
Izvestia
Khrushchev
Pierre Salinger
Ant
Jarvis
Lightning Knocks Out Fire Alarm Across Town
A thunderstorm struck Kennebunk Maine causing a bolt to disable the Boston and Maine Railroad telephone system and another to bypass fuses and arresters, knocking out the town fire alarm. Crews worked through the night and into the morning awaiting parts to resume repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Boston and Maine Railroad
Ceramics Exhibit in Biddeford Showcases Local Art
A ceramics exhibit was held over Sunday and Monday at Hap py Hours Hobby Shop on Pool Street Biddeford drawing about 75 guests. Works featured diverse decorating techniques and hand modeled pieces by a long list of local exhibitors led by instructors and winners. Special awards went to Mrs. Albert Lemire Mrs. Robert Gregoire and Michael Morin with a prior banquet at Marshview Restaurant presenting a gift to instructor Mrs. Gerard Lemieux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Hours
Pool Street
Biddeford
Wilfrid Frechette
Leandre Morin
Cecile Thibault
Edouard Neault
Carmel Laucier
Pauline Beauchesne
Leo Beaulieu
Marie Lachance
Phillips Carlisle
Francis Spencer
Cleo Ross
Herve Leblanc
Armand Turcotte
George Baillargeon
Maurice Labbe
Marcel Lachance
Raymonde l Lachance
Albert Lemire
Robert Lachance
Charles Dionne
Robert Gregoire
Michael Morin
Marshview
Gerard Lemieux
Robert Morin Fined $100 In Biddeford
Associate Judge Gerald C. Na son heard a Biddeford Municipal Court case this morning. Robert Morin, 22, of 14 West Myrtle St., Biddeford, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle after his license was suspended. Judge Nason ordered a $100 fine or 60 days in York County Jail. Trooper Hollis Dixon was the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald C. Nason
Biddeford
Robert Morin
West Myrtle St
Nason
York
Morin
Hollis Dixon
Teens Seek Dating Advice From Elinor Williams
Inquiries from young readers cover dating with older boys, going steady, and age gaps. Advice highlights avoiding serious romance for teens, inviting dates to dances, and parental guidance on limits for 13 to 15 year olds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elinor Williams
Elinor
Althoug
Ans
Couples divided by love and duty for Peace Corps life
The article follows a new couple facing marriage and Peace Corps service. Experts urge young couples to examine motives before parental aid, promote independence, and consider temporary help focused on education and illness. Blair and Michael balance romance with service, planning a two year Colombia assignment and fit their lives around field work and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Graham
The
Family Service Association of
Indianapolis
Ind
Graham
Blair Hine
Michael Doyle
Peace Corps
Michael
Colombia
Blair
New York
New York City
Department of Public Welfare
Phoenix
Ariz
University of Madrid
Europe
University of California, At Berkeley
Mayor Refuses Another Term In Hanna Wyoming
Don Shipman, four year mayor, declines re election but is elected by write in vote. He won by write in and would not accept. The town council appointed a successor after his refusal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna, Wyo
Don Shipman
Shipman
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Christian Science Society
Winter Street
Adventristian Church
Route 35
Kennebunk Lower Village
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Road
Full Gospel
Route 9-A
Norman J. Langmaid
Rock
Rex Thomasson
Ella Hewes
Legian Auxiliary
Beach St. Hall
Saco Jaycee
Percy's Pharmacy
Unity Club
Flagstone’s
Portsmouth
Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Club
Pepperell Trust
New England
Richard A
Beach Council
John C. Littlefield, Jr
John C. Littlefield, Sr
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Littlefield
Frederick G. Payne
Leon P. Jones
Scarborough
Pine Point
Cascade Road
Union Avenue
St. John Street
St. Margaret Church
Jones
William J. Mullen
Dwight W. McLeod
AP TV
Mrs. Jarvis
Hermitage Museum
White House
ABC
Manhattan
New England Council of Opometrists
American Optometric Association
Carey Bros. Jewelers
Main Street
Riddeford
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