Nadeau Couple to Celebrate 25th Anniversary at Home
The 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nadeau will be observed at their Cottage Avenue home in Old Orchard Beach on May 30 from 2 to 4 p m. Attending the Maine Council of Catholic Women's Convention at Poland Spring were Mrs. Albert Colpitts Mrs. Norman Martin sodality council president of St. Marys Church Biddeford and Miss Elizabeth Seidel state chairman of the vocational committee.
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Robert Nadeau
Cottage Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Council of Catholic Women’s Convention
Poland Spring
Albert Colpitts
Norman Martin
Sodality Council
St. Mary's Church
Biddeford
Elizabeth Seidel
Biddeford Area Groups Plan Evening Meetings
The Biddeford Activities Association meets at 7 30 tonight at Biddeford High School. Our Lady of Fatima Circle paddlers join a supper with the May social tomorrow at 6 30 p m in St Johns Hall Adams Street Biddeford. Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary meets at 7 30 tonight in Biddeford City Building. Civil Defense and Public Safety unit meets at 7 30 tonight in the Owen-Davis courtroom. American Legion Auxiliary meets at 8 Wednesday night on Beach Street Saco for officer elections.
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Biddeford High School Activities Association
Biddeford High School
Our Lady of Fatima
Isabella
St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Biddeford City
Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Beach Street
Saco
Hall
Weekly Church Meetings Scheduled in Local Congregations
Mid week prayer and praise service set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Biddeford United Baptist Church Prayer meeting scheduled for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel Church Route 9 A off Route 109 Wells Home League of the Saco Salvation Army to meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m An old fashioned cottage prayer meeting sponsored by the Old Orchard Beach Advent Christian Church to be held Tuesday at 7 30 p m at 25 Evergreen Ave Old Orchard Beach
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Biddeford United Baptist Church
Full Gospel
Route 9-A
Wells
Saco Salvation Army
Old Orchard Beach
Advent Christian Church
Ethel Kimball
Evergreen Ave
Local Women’s Relief Corps and Masonic events announced
The Abraham Lincoln Women s Relief Corps meets at Wells Grange hall with lunch at noon by Mrs Barbara Perkins and Mrs Marion Foisy. Elbridge and Leroy Hanson Post and Unit American Legion and Auxiliary meet at Wells Legion home. DeMolay initiatory degrees tonight in Sanford and Wells. Ocean Lodge holds Past Masters Night with Master Mason work and lobster supper May 29.
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Abraham Lincoln Women's Relief Corps
Wells Grange
Lynford Road
Barbara Perkins
Marion Foisy
Elbridge
Leroy Hanson
American Legion and Auxiliary
Wells Legion
Eddredge Road
Highpine Chapter
Order of DeMolay
Highvne Masonic Hall
Sanford and
Wells
Mothers’ Circle
Ocean Lodge
A.F
A.M
Highpine Masonic Hall
Market Upturn Lifts Chrysler as Dow Rises Near Noon
New York stocks edged higher with Chrysler leading gains after expansion news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.37 to 822.24 as broader markets showed mixed strength across sectors and mining issues cooled slightly.
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New York
Chrysler
Occidental Petroleum
Texas
Eastman Kodak
International Harvester
Havey Industries
IBM
Zenith
Polaroid
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Death of Biddeford girl after swimming at Kennebunk Pond
Donna Mae Mailman 12 daughter of Earle and Georgette Mailman of 24 Oak St Biddeford died of a circulatory collapse after swimming at Kennebunk Pond She collapsed after emerging from the water and attempts at resuscitation were made Dr Carl E Richards pronounced her dead An autopsy was ordered and funeral services set for St Marys Church Biddeford Burial in St Josephs Cemetery.
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Donna Mae Mailman
Earle Mailman
Oak St
Biddeford
Lloyd P. LaFountain
Kennebunk Pond
John Pride
Alfred
Mailman
Kennebunk Pond Road
Route
Pride
Aich
Sanford
Death notice for Mrs Charlotte Olson Ward in Easley South Carolina
Mrs Charlotte Olson Ward reports the death of Mrs Charlotte Olson in Easley South Carolina on Friday. Born in Newfoundland she lived on Ferry Road Saco Maine widow of Olaf Olson and member of School Street Methodist Church. Survivors: son Frederick W Olson Biddeford and daughter Mrs Paul Lonsdale Easley plus five grandchildren. Funeral held in Easley with committal tomorrow at 1 pm in Brownville.
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Ward
Charlotte Olson
Easley
S. C
Newfoundland
Ferry Road
Saco
Olaf Olson
School Street
Flora A Cluff dies. Kennebunkport Grange and East ern Star active
Mrs Flora A Cluff 73 longtime Kennebunkport resident and Grange official died Sunday at home. Born July 6 1890 in Leeds she was wife of Arthur H Cluff and mother of Mary Dumont of Dover NH. She leaves two sisters 12 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 2 PM at Village Baptist Church Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk with Rev Robert Stuart. burial Evergreen Cemetery. Calling hours today 2 4 and 7 9 at the chapel.
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Kennebunkport
Flora A. Cluff
Grange
Arthur H Cluff
Cluff
Arundel Grange
Eastern Star
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Port
Leeds
Arthur W
Mary M. Wheeler Manter
Mary Dumont
Dover
N.H
Doris Burleigh
Marion Maguire
Robert Stuart
Village Baptist Church
Bibber
Deaths in Saco Biddeford Area
Lafayette G Clarke 73 of 87 Temple St Saco formerly of New York died Saturday in a Biddeford hospital He was born June 12 1890 in Brooklyn a World War I veteran and longtime IRS employee He attended local churches and summered at Ferry Beach He is survived by three sisters and two nieces Funeral services will be held tomorrow at McGrath Funeral Home Bronxville with burial in Evergreen Cemetery Brooklyn.
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Webber Hospital
Miss Mailman
Earle W
Georgette (Grenier) Mailman
Biddeford Junior High School
St. Mary's Church
Gordon Stephen
Wayne
Emile’Grenier
Biddeford
Clyde Mailman
Saco
Emond Funeral Home
Mill St
St. Mary’s Church
Cornelius Enright
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Lafayette Gerbode Clarke
Temple St
New York
Brooklyn
N.Y
Edward and
Theresa (Gerbode) Clarke
Internal Revenue Service
Ferry Beach
New York City
Syracuse
McGrath
Bronxville
Evergreen Cemetery
Longtime Saco Carpenter George Haley Dies at 86
George E Haley 86 of Lounden Road Saco died at home after a long illness. Born Biddeford July 27 1877 he was a self employed carpenter and a watercolor hobbyist. Survived by widow Nellie Gordon A Haley two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Private funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Shumway Funeral Home Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco.
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George FE. Haley
Lounden Road
Saco
Biddeford
John
Abbie ( Batchelder) Haley
Thornton Academy
Nellie (Swett) Haley
Gordon A. Haley
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Portland Weather Outlook: Sunshine Interspersed With Showers
This afternoon brings sun and clouds with a windy mild spell. A few showers possible in eastern areas. Highs mid 70s and west to northwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Tonight remains fair and cooler with lows mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Tuesday looks mostly sunny and cooler with north to northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
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Portland
May Tides and Daylight Saving Time Data
Tidal times for May indicate daylight saving shifts with low and high tides on dates 25 through 27. Calculated A M and P M periods show notable changes in tide timing and heights across the three days.
Reginald B. Smith of South Boston dies after brief illness
Reginald Brackett Smith 58 a former Saco Maine resident died Saturday in a Boston hospital after a brief illness. Born in Saco he was the son of Waldo and Hattie Smith and lived in Saco until 1926 when he moved to South Boston. Surviving cousins reside in Gorham Maine and Massachusetts. Memorial services tonight at Phillips Congregational Church South Boston with interment tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford Maine.
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South Boston
Mass
Reginald Brackett Smith
Saco, Maine
Boston
Saco
Maine
Waldo and
Hattie ‘Lee Smith
Thornton Academy
Gorham
Massachusetts
Phillips
South
Greenwood Cemetery
Biddeford
Funeral rites for Herbert H. Grace in Saco
Funeral services for Herbert H. Grace of Buxton Road Saco were held at 2 p m Saturday at Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco with Rev Dorothy Johnston of the North Saco Congregational Christian Church officiating Interment followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco
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Herbert H. Grace
Buxton Road
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Dorothy Johnston
North Saco
Rioting caps soccer match death toll in Lima
Hundreds die after a referee decision sparks a riot at a soccer match in Lima Peru. Authorities report a chaotic scene with crowds flocking to exits and police struggling to control the violence.
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Lima
Peru
Soviet Union
Nasser
Khrushchev
China
U.S
United Nations
Cambodia-South
Viet Nam
Virginia Desegregation Talks Highlight 1960s Grants
The article notes county tuition grants and tax exemptions to support private schools for Negro children after public schools closed in Virginia. A Justice Department backed association ran the private schools for 63-64. A 1961 court ban on such grants remains in force as Negro parents press the Supreme Court on equal access to public education.
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Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Oren R. Lewis
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Supreme Court
Welcome To The Fold Extended Greetings for Fortin Family
Gary Allen Fortin six month old son of Mr and Mrs Armand Fortin 5 Harvey St Biddeford receives welcome from the Biddeford Saco Journal. Mrs Fortin is the former Claudette Verrier with maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Albert Verrier Hills Beach Biddeford and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Ralph Nolette 26 Paul St Saco.
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Biddeford-Saco
Two Accidents Listed In Saco
Saco police logged two weekend crashes. Leila R. Cousins collided with Linwood Davis at Elm and Temple Streets causing minor damage. A second collision near Camp Ellis involved John Kennedy hitting a parked car owned by Albert Therrien with $50 damage.
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Saco
Leila R. Cousins
Gorham
Linwood
Charles Davis
Woodcock Ave
Elm
Temple Streets
Davis
Temple
Elm Street
Cousins
Camp Ellis
John Kennedy
Old Orchard Road
North Avenue
Albert Therrien
Wood Ave
Kennedy
Therrien
Saco Rebekahs Attend Penny Social Supper
Saco Rebekah Lodge held a penny social supper at Odd Fellows Hall on Main Street. A letter from Harold M. West invited the group to Memorial Services on Cadillac Mountain June 7 with guest speaker Verdie A. Dodds.
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Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Main Street
Saco
Harold M. West
Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Maine
Saco Group
Cadillac Mountain
Verdie A. Dodds
Burlington
Camp Neofa
Elwood A. Neal
Saco Lodge
IOOF
Rebekahs
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Priscilla Ladd
Mary Fairfield
Moertie Meserve
Adelpha McKeen
Biddeford Development Commission to Meet Tomorrow
The Biddeford Industrial Development Commission will meet at 9 30 a m in Hues Marshall s office with members Albert Deshaies Richard Reay Arr Shayre Conrad Fortier and Edward Bryant listed.
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Biddeford Industrial Development Commission
Hues Marshll
Comision
Albert Deshaies
Richard Reay
Arr’ Shayre
Conrad Fortier
Edward Bryant
Riots at Lima Stadium Kill Hundreds in World Soccer Riot
In Lima 406 to 500 people died as tear gas and a stampede at an Argentina Peru match sparked a mass exodus at the stadium. Police and ambulances evacuated the injured while crowds looted outside. Authorities declared mourning and a temporary suppression of civil liberties.
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Lima
Peru
la Lima
Argentina
Elks Convention Closes With Memorial Service in Maine
A Maine Elk convention featured speeches by state and district officers and a principal address by Atty. Howard Fields of Brookline Massachusetts. The event included a semi formal ball, installation of state officers, and a memorial service honoring 95 members who died in the past year.
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Tore Mae Ward Whelan
Massachusetts
Central
Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge Forum
Ronald Dunn
John Nealey
John Fenton
Order of Elks
National Foundation
Pitt
Lodge
Joseph Grondin
C. Robert Brousseau
Donald Doyle
Paul Reay
William McNally
Edmund Rube
George Rancourt
Leon Jones
Arthur Lambert
Oscar Clement
Charles Gallagher
State Association
Atty
Daniel E. Crowley
Louis Levey
Portland
Joe A. Zinni
Donald L. Edwards
Houston Lodge
A Question of Values at Tampa Courthouse
In Tampa the teenage boy faced a felony charge. Judge Carl C. Durrance asked the mother if she could afford an attorney. She said $25. The judge ordered the public defender to represent the boy as she left, driving away in a 1964 model car.
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Tampa
Fla
Carl C. Durrance
Robert Rawlins
Durrrance
Memorial rites outline by state officials and Bath Lodge leaders
Ceremonies led by Pal mer the immediate past president with Edward N. Hartnett state chaplain Bath Lodge offering invocation and benediction. State officers participated as Memorial Chairman Harold V. Fielding organized the service aided by Roger Chadbourne a past exalted ruler of Sanford Lodge. Hammond Organ Studios of Portland supplied the organ.
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Palmer
Edward N. Hartnett
Bath Lodge
Harold V. Fielding
Roger Chadbourne
Sanford Lodge
Hammond Organ Studios
Portland
Beach Resident Struck By Car In Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach police say 66 year old Nicholas Pappas was struck at Union and West Grand Avenues and taken to Webeer Hospital for observation. Driver David A. Rave, 41, reported he braked but struck Pappas after he emerged between parked cars. A second collision occurred when Shirley Carmon, 36, Scarborough, hit the rear of J Harrington’s car as Carmon entered West Grand Avenue from Union Street.
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Saco
William F. Wilson Jr
Gerard Campobasso
King St
Biddeford
Nolo Contendre
Hilary F. Mahaney
Beach Street
Robert W. Christie
West Buxton
Burleigh Richards Jr
York County
Old Orchard Beach
Union
West Grand Avenues
Nicholas Pappas
East Grand Avenue
Webeer
Biddetora
Pappas
David A. Rave
Fountain Ave
Rave
Shirley Carmon
Scarborough
J. Harrington
Tioga Ave
Carmon
West Grand Avenue
Union Street
Harrington
Two Revolvers Reported Missing in Saco
Saco police investigate missing firearms from Clifford Bragdon on Hubbard Street. A Harrington Richardson nine shot .22 cal revolver and a .32 cal revolver are suspected stolen after two men worked on the property. James Davis of Bradley Street reports a tampered gas tank and broken glass after a nighttime disturbance.
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Saco
Clifford Bragdon
Hubbard Street
Harrington- Richardson
Harrington-Richardson
Bragdon
James Davis
Bradley St
Biddeford Students To Take Over City
Biddeford High School students will assume all city offices Wednesday. The mayor and other officials are expected to be sworn in shortly after 9 a.m. to begin the annual program.
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Biddeford
Biddeford High School
Vision tester arrives for Saco eye program
Dr. Frank J. Lawler superintendent of schools announced the new vision tester donated by the Saco P T A has arrived at his office. It will be used in an eye testing program next fall under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Polakwich.
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Frank J. Lawler
Saco
Saco P. T. A
Stephen Polakwich
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