Personal Notices for Mrs St Louis and Alphonse Pepin
Mrs Clarina St Louis of 5 Ther Rien Ave Saco departed today for a several day trip to Maryland and Washington D C Alphonse Pepin of 7100 Green St Biddeford is a surgical patient at the Maine Medical Center in Portland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarina St. Louis
Therrien Ave
Saco
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Alphonse Pepin
Green St
Biddeford
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Local Fraternal Meetings Set This Week in Biddeford
Election of officers will take place at the Tighe ndoin-Farley Post American Legion meeting Thursday at 8 p m at the Post Home Elm Street Biddeford A buffet lunch will follow the business session. Biddeford Knights of Columbus meet Thursday at 8 p m at the K of C Hall Washington Street Biddeford. York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty holds its May meeting Saturday May 25 at 8 p m at the home of Mrs Alber G LaPierre Wells with Mrs Ida Noyes Biddeford as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighendoin-Farley Post
American Legion
Post
Elm Street
Biddeford
Knights of Columbus
K of C Hall
Washington Street
York County
Alber G. LaPierre
Wells
Ida Noyes
Midweek Prayer Meetings and Rehearsals Listed
Several church events scheduled Thursday include a 7 30 p m midweek prayer at Bible Baptist 144 Ferry Road Saco a 315 p m youth choir rehearsal at Saco School Street Methodist and a 730 p m senior choir rehearsal at the same church also a 730 p m prayer Bible study at First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach and a 730 p m prayer meeting at First Assembly of God Saco Ahepa Home 22 Pleasant Street plus an 8 pm Household of Power Study Group at the Biddeford United Church of Christ home of Mrs Earle Atwood Elm Street Biddeford.
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Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Saco School Street Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Orchard Beach
First
Assembly of God Church of
Ahepa
Pleasant Street
Biddeford
Registration Deadline Set for Biddeford High School
Principal Paul Stebbins reminded parochial students entering Biddeford High School in the Fall to register by Friday afternoon. He cited expected crowded conditions at the school in the Fall as the reason for the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Stebbins
Biddeford High School
Biddeford School Board Meeting Moved Up One Week
Biddeford School Superintendent Raymond Kenneally announced the monthly Board of Education meeting is moved up one week to avoid Memorial Day. The session at 8 tonight will be in his City Building office and will include a discussion with the Biddeford Teachers Association Salary Committee and the election of teachers.
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Biddeford
Raymond Kenneally
Board of Education
Biddeford Teachers Association
Kenneally
Greensboro and Durham Battle Desegregation Protests Continue
In Greensboro and Durham North Carolina protests over desegregation persist. In Durham Mayor Wense Graberek, elected Saturday, announced a truce while seeking concessions including desegregation of public eateries. In Greensboro over 800 demonstrators gathered for the 10th night with police restricting traffic and many arrests at S&W and Mayfair cafeterias and the Caroline theater. Cornell University, founded in 1865, is cited as the youngest Ivy League school.
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Page
Raleigh
N. C
Durham
Wense Graberek
Graberek
Greensboro
S&w
Mayfair
Carolina Theater
Cornell University
Card of Thanks for Fire Disaster Help
We are deeply grateful to friends relatives church groups organizations and all who helped in the recent fire disaster. Their kindness will be long remembered Mr and Mrs Joseph G Caron.
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Joseph G. Caron
Deaths Eva Croteau 65 Biddeford
Mrs Eva Croteau 65 of 461 Elm St Biddeford died at home after a long illness Born April 20 1898 in Biddeford daughter of Joseph and Marie Lemay Paul educated locally She was a communicant of St Joseph church and past president of the Tighe Beaudoin Farley Post American Legion Auxiliary Survivors include her widower Wilfrid Croteau one Leopold W Croteau US Navy stationed in the islands two sisters Mrs Ka Button Exeter NH and Mrs Cora Neal South Weymouth MA one grandchild and several nieces and nephews Friends may call Emond Funeral Home Biddeford today Thursday and Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 pm Funeral services will be held at 830 am from St Joseph Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Croteau
Elm St
Biddeford
Joseph and
Marie (Lemay) Paul
St. Joseph Church
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Wilfrid Croteau
Leopold W. Croteau
U. S. Navy
Cnabate Islands
Ka Button
Exeter
N. H
Cora Neal
South Weymouth
Mass
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Sodality Sets Prayer Meeting for Mrs Alden Mercier
St Anne Sodality of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco will meet at 8 p m Thursday at Cote Funeral Home Beach and James Streets to say prayers for Mrs Alden Mercier a member of the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anne Sodality of Notre Dame de _ Lourdes
Saco
Cote
Beach and
James Streets
Alden Mercier
Sacred Heart League to Meet for Prayers at Emond's
Members of the Sacred Heart League of St. Andre Church will gather at 7 p m Thursday at Emond's Funeral Home 72 Hill St Biddeford to say prayers for Alexandre Labrecque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart League of
Legion Auxiliary to Honor Eva Croteau at Biddeford Funeral Home
Officers and members of the Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Unit will meet at 8 p m on Thursday at Emond Funeral Home in Biddeford to pay respects to Eva Croteau a member.
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Tighe - Beaudoin - Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Biddeford
Eva Croteau
Funeral Services for Harry W Rumery
Funeral services were held today at 10 a m from Dennett and Craig Funerals Home for Harry Willard Rumery of Biddeford 215 Hill Street with Rev Norman J Langmaid of School Street Methodist Church Saco officiating Interment followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Willard Rumery
Hill St
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig Funerals Home
Main St
Saco
Norman J. Langmaid
School Street Methodist Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Lindbergh inspires space dreams at White House event
President Kennedy paid tribute to Charles Lindbergh’s historic Atlantic flight and linked it to a United States moon goal. James A. Copter, a quiet hero, accepted an award as Vice President Johnson and Sen. Clinton Anderson led a 250000 strong crowd in a Capitol parade amid light rain.
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Ars
Charles A. Lindigh
Atlantic
Paris
Lindbergh
Kennedy
United States
Amarsente
Cooper
Johnson
Clinton Anderson
D-N.m
Senate House Space Committee
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Market Advances With Blue Chip Stocks Leading
Stocks edged higher in active trading with blue chip industrials rails and utilities among leaders. The Associated Press average rose .6 to 275.1 at noon, Dow up .90 to 724.4, with gains spread across sectors as optimism for new highs persisted.
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New York
S AP
Oiis
Associated Press
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Handbook Distribution at St Andre High School
Freshmen received handbooks yesterday from Student Council members Rita Labbe and Diane Davis. Eighth grade pupils were present as juniors presented the books. The program ended with a rendition of The Pledge by Odell Perreault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andre High School
Rita Labbe
Diane Davis
Odell Perreault
Portland forecast shows scattered showers and sun
This afternoon expect mostly cloudy skies with windy scattered showers and brief sun, high around 65. Tonight remains partly cloudy and cooler with low near 40s, winds west 10 to 15 mph. Thursday turns mostly sunny in the south and partly cloudy in the north with little temperature change and northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
New Hampshire Votes To Keep Death Penalty
Concord New Hampshire lawmakers defend capital punishment as the House votes 248 to 101 to retain the death penalty amid two men due to die for a 1959 murder Frederick Martineau 37 and Russell Nelson 34 both from Rhode Island face execution November 21 for killing Maurice Gagnon a Lincoln plastics maker The last Hanged in the state was 1939 for a sex crime Opponents call for abolition citing deterrence and the risk of errors while supporters argue punishment fits crime and deters future offenses
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
New Hampshire House
Frederick Martineau
Russell Nelson
Rhode Island
Maurice Gagnon
Lincoln, R
Harry V Spanos
D-Newport
Ralph W. Totman
R-Alstead
House Judiciary Committee
House
William Johnson
Hanover
Manchester
Beach Woman Beaten At Saco Rooming House
Old Orchard Beach woman Yvette Kinney was found beaten at 63 Storer Street in a Saco rooming house. She required hospital treatment for bruises and a jaw injury, and police later detained boarder Paul E. Gagne on probation violations pending a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Storer St
Yvette Kinney
Saco Avenue
Webber Hospital
Paul E. Gagne
James Farr
Maine
Gagne
Kinney
Sace
Charles Hennessey
Everett Bowden
George Nutter
Kennebunk Writer Elected to Maine Scenic Committee
William M. Clark a columnist from Kennebunk was chosen to join the Governor's Committee to Keep Maine Scenic when the panel met here on Tuesday. He will serve on the standing public relations and information committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
William M. Clark
Kennebunk
Governor's Committee
Maine
New Hampshire Considers Sweepstakes Lottery
A year after Gov King signed a sweepstakes bill, New Hampshire moves to run two annual races at Rockingham Park with $4 million yearly from $3 tickets, funding public schools. Critics warn of future involuntary taxes while supporters say residents want the funds. Tourists, especially from Massachusetts, may bear most costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Granite State
Reno
James K. Mathews
Daniel Webster
Bisho Mathews
John W. King
Rockingham Park
Massachusetts
Beach Resident Fined $50 on Driving Charge
John McKinnon, 26, of Old Orchard Beach, was fined 50 dollars and given 30 days in Saco Jail for driving at excessive speed endangering children on Cumberland Avenue. Complainant Martha Cloutier testified to weaving driving and nearby children. Neighbors June Poirier Jeannette Frenette and Carol Sellers corroborated the danger. McKinnon appeals the fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McKinnon
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Martha Cloutier
Cumberland Ave
Hilary Mahaney
McKinnon
Cloutier
Beach Planning Board Set to Meet in Old Orchard Beach
Leo Larochelle chairman of the town planning board announced a meeting tomorrow night at 7 30 at the town hall. Orsan Wetterquist consultant for James Sewall Co. will speak as the town surveys progress. Newly appointed zoning committee and Urban Renewal Authority members are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Leo Larochelle
Town Planning Board
Orsan Wetterquist
James Sewall Co
Old Town
Urban Renewal Authority Committee
Meetings Planned By Democratic Club In Saco
The Saco Democratic Social club met at the G A R hall to plan summer gatherings. The schedule includes June 16 at Ossipee Lake home of Alcide Deschambault and July 14 at the Warren cottage, with other locations to be announced. Timothy Crowley presided. refreshments were served by Mrs. Charles Gilpatrick and Paul Corriveau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Democratic Social Club
G. A. R. Hall
Saco City
Alcide Deschambault
Ossipee Lake
Harry Warren
Timothy Crowley
Charles Gilpatrick
Paul Corriveau
Unemployment fund issues prompt bill changes on benefits
Debate cites negative balances by industries led by sardine packers and calls for separating relief from unemployment compensation. The Thaanum Bill would revise payments, raise employer contributions at higher fund levels, set a 3.7 percent maximum, and relax some 1961 disqualification provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coss
Brown
Scenic Group Elects Officers in Maine Committee
The Governor's Committee to Keep Maine Scenic elected Clyde T. Russell of the Maine Teachers Association as vice-chairman and Mrs. Daniel R. Mann of Kittery as secretary at a meeting Tuesday. Chairman is H. Woodbury of Port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine Scenic
Clyde T. Russell
Maine Teacher's Association
Daniel R. Mann
Kittery
Ie H. Woodbury
Portand
Direct Dial System Starts In Rockland This Fall
Rockland will become the second Maine city to implement direct distance dialing beginning November 3. Portland first adopted the system in April 1962 as part of the dialing expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Maine City
Portland
Pope John XXIII Curtails Activities on Doctor’s Orders
Vatican City AP Pope John XXIII 81 curtailed weekly audience on doctors orders after a new setback in illness. He appeared at his window to bless 15000 in St. Peters Square and began a nine day spiritual retreat for rest and Pentecost prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
John XXIII
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter’s Square
Pope
Loff
Vatican
Saco Extension Keeps Highway Safety Campaign Going
The Saco Extension Association voted to continue sponsorship of the Highway Safety campaign at GAR Hall in Saco City Building. Miss Marion G. Banks, campaign chairman, displayed her scrapbook with clippings and reports by her and Miss Lillian Chapin. The group will forward details to the county chairman and judging will be by the National Home Demonstration Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Saco Extension Association
GAR
Saco City
Marion G. Banks
Lillian Chapin
National Home Demonstration Council
Beulah MacDonald
Alice Prue
J. E. Rhodes
Maine
Banks
Ange couple buys home and lot in Saco area
George Ange and Glenys Ange of Saco purchase the single frame home with private garage and land at 42 Fairfield from Joseph Lee Dupuis through King Woodman Realty. Building contractor Ben Coyne buys a Mousam Road lot in Kennebunk from Daniel Austin and has begun a Cape Cod style house to be sold upon completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Reading stock quotes and phone lists may need eye exams
The Better Vision Institute advises testing for reading difficulties with stock market quotes and telephone directories. It notes that stock tables and phone books are often large enough to read for those with normal near vision, though not designed for sustained reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Better Vision Institute
St Francis College to Bestow Two Honorary Degrees
St Francis College will award two honorary doctorates at graduation on Sunday June 2. Recipients are Rev Georges Albert Laplante O F M, Montreal teacher of canon law, and Robert H McCain, superintendent of schools of Fitchburg Massachusetts.
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St. Francis College
Georges- Albert Laplante
Franciscan House of Studies
Montreal
Robert H. McCain
Fitchburg
Mass
Father Laplante
University of Montreal
Quebbec
Que
Francispew House of Studies
Sherbrook
Rosemont
Quebec
St. Joseph
Robert McCain
Biddeford
Portland University
Holy Cross College
Boston College School of Education
Biddeford High School
Sanford
Southbridge
McCain
American Association of School Administrators
New England Association of School Superintendents
Massachusetts School Superintendents Association
Worcester County Superintendents Association
Serra International
Fitchburg Art Museum
Street sweeper used in Saco. Beach lends equipment
Old Orchard Beach loaned Saco its mechanical street sweeper for use on Main Elm Beach and part of North Streets today. In return Saco lent its sewer cleaner on Heath Street at the Beach earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Main
Elm
Beach
Saco
Heath Street
Met Life Manager Richard Monmaney Addresses Congress
Richard A. Monmaney, newly named manager of the local Met Life office, returned from Washington D C where he delivered the keynote at the 4th Annual Mid Atlantic Sales Congress hosted by the Dis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Monmaney
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Washington, D.C
Dis
House Break Reported To Saco Police
Saco Police investigate a break at Mrs. Natalie Miles home 45 North St Saco found back door unlatched at 530 pm with pennies and two silver dollars missing food and revolver and ammo taken a tenant saw a man leave with a box at 915 am and enter a car another case of petty larceny reported by nurse Frances Salvas Alfred Street Biddeford gas tank drained tools missing at Saco Osteopathic hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Natalie Miles
North St
Miles
Frances Salvas
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
North Street
Student's Body Found In River Near Gilman Falls Dam
The body of John E. Field Jr., 20, of Chappaqua New York, was recovered Tuesday about a mile below the Gilman Falls Dam on the Stillwater River. The missing companion, Thomas G. Feltman, 20, of Ossining New York, remains at large as authorities continue the search.
Referendum Ends Wheat Controls With Price Support Cut
The vote would abolish wheat acreage and marketing controls and cut price supports from $2 to about $1.25. Support would require a 10 percent planting reduction, with Congress possibly enacting a new program. The defeat carries personal and political implications, signaling farmers favor less general interference, while Freeman argued for stronger controls to curb production and stabilize prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Freeman
Armers
Lumber use rises slightly in 1962, DC area meeting
Lumber consumption for 1962 reached 37.4 billion board feet, a small rise over 1961. The briefing was held at the Convention Hall of the Sheraton Park Hotel under the auspices of the District of Columbia Life Underwriters Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strict
Columbia Life Underwriters Association
Sheraton Park Hotel
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Harry W. Rumery
Charles Fisher
Pike St
Alfred
Gerald C. Nason
Fisher
Nason
Eugene C. Julian
Kennebunkport
Julian
Clark
By Gordon A. Glover
Margaret Delude
Unity
David L. Mann
New Hampshire Municipal Association
Franklin Hollis
State Board of Education
Beach Planning Board
Democratic Club
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Lebanon
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Cairo
ASYUT
Egypt
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Gulf
Arabia
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United Arab Republic
UAR
Mideast
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Saco Extension
Georges-Albert Laplante
Robert H. McCarn
Saco Police
Basra
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