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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1960
Page
9
Elmer F. Hoyt, WB, a former state trooper and famed police chief, was appointed yesterday in Falmouth. He succeeds Raymond S. Marshall Sr, who was fired last week following a clash with selectmen over department dunes.
Harry A. Mapes of Kennebunk will head Reed for Governor operations in Maine. He will organize Reed clubs in all 16 counties and oversee state headquarters in Portland with additional offices in Augusta and Bangor. Mapes, a former Civil Defense and Public Safety director, has long political roots in York County and prior military service as a U S Army Colonel.
A leading textile magazine says a merger between Maremont Automotive Products Inc of Chicago and Saco-Lowell shops is plausible. Maremont, owning about 25 percent of Saco-Lowell, plans to underwrite 2 to 2.5 million in equity and may add shares on the open market as earnings rise and stock moves. The local impact remains uncertain, though the move would affect employment and regional industry dynamics.
The C. Fayette Staples unit of the American Legion auxiliary will observe Poppy Day Saturday in Old Orchard Beach. Poppies are distributed under chairwoman Mrs. Viola Girerd with helpers from unit members and two girls clubs. The poppies honor World War II and WWI dead, with proceeds aiding disabled veterans at Togus Veterans Hospital who make the flowers and receive employment payments from the Department of Because church services.
Albert N. Holmes 26, also known as Alfred Godin, faced Judge James P. Archibald in York county Superior Court for probation revocation on petition by Parole and Probation officer Robert T. Randall. Holmes previously pleaded guilty to cheating by false pretenses in 1957 and has multiple suspensions and probations across Maine New Hampshire and Canada. He was returned to Newport Maine under parole supervision after questioning about marriages and annulments and warned of possible state prison if noncompliant.
Martin J. Rielly of Biddeford marks a quarter century with Beneficial Finance tomorrow. He began in 1935, led the Biddeford office since 1946, and will join the Quarter Century club with a gold pin, a watch, and a month of extra vacation.
Mrs. Eleanor N. Clapp of Kennebunk, lecturer of Arundel Grange for 1959, received the National Grange Lecturers Gold Star award for outstanding service. Presented by the National and State Grange lecturers, it marks the highest of three honors in lecturer work. {a perfect a signal system for the deaf}
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