Portland Weather Forecast Brightens Then Cools
Clearing and much cooler in Portland this afternoon with partly cloudy skies. Winds shift from northwest to northeast tonight, 5 to 20 mph. Zone 1 temperatures mid 80s to low 50s with overnight lows ranging from 45 to 69 across listed cities including Caribou Eastport Portland Rumford Mt Washington Boston New York Chicago Denver and Los Angeles.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Personal Briefs From the Region
Mrs. Louise Ferron of 36 Atlantic Avenue Old Orchard Beach is a medical patient at Notre Dame hospital. Mrs. Nellie White has returned to her home on Main Street Saco after spending the winter in St Petersburg Florida.
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Louise Ferron
Atlantic Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Notre Dame Hospital
Nellie White
Main Street
Saco
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mrs Alice G Barney Dies After Long Illness
Alice G Green Barney 75 died Wednesday in a local hospital after a long illness. She made Biddeford home for many years and was born in North Kennebunkport now Arundel, daughter of Charles and Green. She was a Saco Grange member in Biddeford. Survived by daughter Mrs Erminie Sullivan Narra igansett R I, two grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 11 am at Dennett and Craig funeral home 365 Main St Saco burial in Arundel family lot. Friends may call tonight at the funeral home. Flowers omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Green Barney
Biddeford
North Kenne‘bankport
Arundel
Charles, i Green
Saco Grange
Erminie Sullivan
Narraigansett
Dennnett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
Legion Post to Elect Officers Tonight at Elm Biddeford
The Tighe-Beaudoin Farley American Legion post will hold a meeting tonight at 8 at the Legion home on Elm Street Biddeford to elect officers. Saco Brownie Troop 12 meets Saturday at 9 30 a m at Saco City Hall for Memorial Day parade and will march to Laurel Hill cemetery before disbanding parents to pick up Brownie members there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe-Beaudoin
Farley Post
American Legion
Legion Home
Elm Street
Biddeford
Saco Brownie Troop 12
Saco City Hall
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Friday church activities and services listed coast to coast
The Churches The Men's Brotherhood of the Bace School Street Methodist church holds a Friday 7 30 p m business meeting and program with refreshments. A prayer and praise service is at Biddeford Advent Christian church at 7 30 p m. Holy Communion at Trinity Episcopal Saco Friday 9 30 a m. Open air meeting at Saco Salvation Army HQ at 7 p m followed by Holiness at 7 30 p m. Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army schedules Junior Legion 3 30 p m Junior Soldiers 4 15 p m and Torchbearers 7 p m. Our Lady of Victory circle members wear uniforms for Mass at Notre Dame de Lourdes Saco May 30 assembling at 7 30 a m for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men's Brotherhood of the Bace School Street Methodist Church
Biddeford
Advent Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Saco Salvation
Army
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Saco
Machine Gun Display Open House Tonight At Bank
Public interest brings an open house for the Army M-60 machine gun on display in the First National Bank lobby from 7 to 10 tonight. The M-60 replaces Browning guns and will be shown through June 9 with cooperation from the Ordinance department and Springfield armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Edwards
Ordinance Department
Springfield Armory
Eagles Plan Installation of Officer at Biddeford Aerie
Biddeford Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles scheduled installation of officers for June 3 at the Birch street home. A buffet lunch will follow ceremonies. The group honored Mr and Mrs Gerard Hevey on their wedding anniversary with flowers and gifts. Prizes were awarded to Howard Michaud G Bellefeuille and Hubert Herbert. Weekly dances resume after Labor Day. Saturday gatherings for games continue.arry Wilson presided. Adelard Tremblay won an award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Aerie
Order of Eagles
Birch Street
Gerard Hevey
Aerie
Howard Michaud
G. Bellefeuille
Hubert Herbert
Arry Wilson
Adelard Tremblay
Beach Firemen Make Two Runs at Grass Fires
Old Orchard Beach firemen responded to two grass fires near a barn at Grand Beach last night. The fires occurred about an hour apart near the property of Dr. Walter D. Mazzacane. Fire Chief Louis Wharff suggested cigarette sparks as the likely cause.
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Old Orchard Beach
Grand Beach
Walter D. Mazzacane
Louis Wharff
Waste collection in Old Orchard Beach moved up a day
Dry waste pickups in Old Orchard Beach will occur Friday instead of Saturday due to the holiday, according to Town Manager Jerome Daly. The change affects residents and local businesses planning Friday collections.
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Old Orchard Beach
Jerome Daly
Mrs Chick 81 Dies After Long Illness At Old Orchard Beach
Mrs Daisy M Chick widow of Harry Chick, 81, died yesterday at an Old Orchard Beach nursing home after a long illness. Born in Phillips, she was daughter of Joseph and Addie E Webber and lived 50 years in Westbrook. Survived by four sons Guy Westbrook Coney Brunswick Virgue Mansville R I Floyd Oxford. three daughters Evelyn Bogdahn Dayton Frances Toher Portland Virginia Wiggins Gorham. two brothers Elwyn Ray mond Webber Phillips. 30 grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Funeral from Shumway funeral home Saco Friday 2 30 p m with calling at home 2-4 and 7-9 this afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy M. Chick
Harry Chick
Old Orchard Beach
Phillips
Joseph and
Addie E. Guay Webber
Westbrook
Dayton
Anton Bogdahn
Clara Brown 68 widow of Edmund H Brown dies in Old Orchard Beach
Clara Brown 68 widow of Edmund H Brown died this morning at her home 19 Summit Street Old Orchard Beach after a long illness Born in Saco daughter of Philibert and Emma Palardis She operated Brown's cabins in Old Orchard Beach since 1923 a St Margaret Church parishioner and Ladies Sodality member past president Am erican Legion auxiliary Old Orchard Beach Survived by daughter Susanne Brousseau brother Wilfred Palardis sister Fabiela Filoliss five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services Monday at 9 am from St Margaret Church Friends may call Emond funeral home Biddeford 2-4 and 7-9 pm Friday Saturday and Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Brown
Edmund H. Brown
Summit Street
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Philibert
Emma (Hebert) Palardis
Brown
St. Margaret Church
Ladies Sodality
C. Fayette Staines
American Legion Auxiliary
Susanne Brousseau
Wilfred Palardis
Lewiston
Fabiela Filoliss
Emend Funeral Home
Hill Street
Biddeford
Burial notices and funeral services for local residents
Benjamin D. Green 78 of 75 Birca Street Biddeford will be buried Friday at 2:30 p m from Dennett and Craig funeral home 365 Main Street. Funeral home visitation today 4 to 8 p m. Joseph W Regina’s Requiem High Mass was held at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco. Delegations from Maine State Police troops attended. Burial at St Mary Cemetery Biddeford with prayers by Father Boland. Attendees included Maine Turnpike patrol and local troops with several sergeants and troopers named. visitors from out of town listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin D. Green
Birca Street
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
Joseph W. Regina
Most Holy Trinity Church
Maurice Boland
Molly Welch
Louise Welch
Troop B
Maine
Scarborough
Regina
William P. Hancock
Earl Carmichael
Haines Gibson
Harold Scribner
Richard Kelley
Stephen Wentworth
St. Mary
Father Boland
Kittery
Maine Turnpike
Guy W. Savake
Stephen Conant
James Adams
Frank Jones
Thomas Gagnon
Kenneth Shaw
James Monroe
David Knight
Calvin Simpson
Robert Pratt
Fred Ladd
Fabian Tarazewich
Bernard Tarazewich
Adele Neumser
Edna Carroll
Malden
Mass
William Tarazewich
Josephine Tarazewich
William Curran
Cahill
Portland
Union Head Sees Shoe Price Hike
AFL-CIO Boot and Shoe Workers leader John J. Mara warns shoe makers must raise prices to avoid losses. He cites cattle shortages driving beef and hide costs, claiming 450 firms closed in the last decade and a 609 million dollar increase needed to break even.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Afl-Cio
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
John J. Mara
Rotary Club Inducts Two New Members
The Biddeford-Saco Rotary club at the Hotel Thacher inducted H. David Walley of Kennebunkport and Harry Williams of Saco as new members at the noon meeting led by Past President Daniel Crowley. Robert Speirs of Saco was also named as a new member but absent yesterday. The guest speaker was George Eliot, advertising manager for a Portland newspaper, who demonstrated commercial advertising work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
George Eliot
Portland
F. Turner Brown
Eliot
Maine Maritime Academy
Rotary
Mark Black
Robert Porteous
S. Allan Howes
Fletcher Brown
Rudy Greep
Westbrook
Alex H. Erlandson
Sanford
Leonard L. Angell
Kennebunk
Eddie Albert
Jamaica
N. Y
H. Lewis Cutler
Gerald van Fleet
Raymond Lord
Meurice Roux
Two Motorists Fined In Saco Municipal Court
In Saco Municipal Court this morning two motorists were fined for speeding. Charles W. Longmore, 26, of Smith Wheel Road, Old Orchard Beach, paid 25 dollars for speeding on Ocean Park Road. Francis W. Kelley, 22, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, paid 20 dollars for speeding on the Maine Turnpike after being charged with 80 mph and a state police car traveling at 70 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Municipal Court
Hilary Mahaney
Charles W. Longmore
Smith Wheel Road
Old Orchard Beach
Ocean Park Road
Saco
Francis W. Kelley
Hyannis
Mass
Maine Turnpike
Rockets Final Meeting Set At Nancy Bogdahn Summer Cottage
During a social hour at the inn reception room the Rockettes announced the final meeting of the season will be held this weekend at the summer cottage of Nancy Bogdahn. The group listed members including Pauline Belanger Jan ette Bogdahn Judy Bouchard Carol Burgess Carol Cole Patricia Cole Mary Clark Donna Dea sey Rita DeSaulniers Charlotte Little Carol Menard Judy McNabb Marjorie Mullen Cynthia Pendleton Jean Pimpare Susan Robinson Donna Shaffer Mary Yarborough and Carol Neault.
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Page One Cers
Pauline Belanger
Janette Bogdahn
Judy Bouchard
Carol Burgess
Carol Cole
Patricia Cole
Mary Clark
Donna Deasey
Rita DeSaulniers
Charlotte Little
Carol Menard
Judy McNabb
Marjorie Mullen
Cynthia Pendleton
Jean Pimpare
Susan Robinson
Donna Shaffer
Mary Yarborough
Carol Neault
Nancy Bogdahn
Trial Amid Heat For Drunken Driving Case
In a heated York courtroom Judge Pomeroy paused a drunken driving trial as the 89 degree room urged relief. Earl K Bray of York faced the charge from February 12 with defense by Atty Smith and Atty Pelletier. William F Allen of Kittery Point had been fined $200 after a prior conviction from Trial Justice Ester M Bragdon.
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Pate
George Wathan
Augusta
Atty. Smith
Atty
Robert G. Pelletier
Sanford
Mercury
Justice Pomeroy
Earl K. Bray
York
Robert N. Cyr
Biddeford
Viger
Harry S. Littlefield
William F. Allen
Kittery Point
Court of Trial
Ester M. Bragdon
United Baptist Church Circle Meets In Saco
Ruth Circle of the Missionary Society of the Saco United Baptist Church met last night at the home of Miss Geraldine Fender son on Buxton road. Devotions led by Miss Fenderson included a playlet Saving Rope with Mrs Harley Scammon Sr and Mrs Laurence Dyer taking part. Mrs Lawrence Grant, vice chairman, led the business session. the love gift offering was explained. Regular projects and programs will begin in the fall. Present were Mrs Frederick Jeffrey, Mrs William Treadwell, Mrs Samuel Gould, Mrs Lawrence Grant, Mrs Ivory Fendison, Mrs Paul Lermond, Mrs Vernon Burgess, Mrs Harley Scammon Sr, Mrs Edmund Pullen, Mrs Laurence Dyer and the kesters Miss Geraldine Fenderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Circle
The
Missionary Society of the
Saco
Frederick Jeffrey
William Treadwell
Samuel Gould
Lawrence Grant
Ivory Fendison
Paul Lermond
Vernon Burgess
Harley Scammon
Edmund Pullen
Laurence Dyer
the Kesters
Geraldine Fenderson
Fire Sweeps Damages Wells Branch Camp Area
Firefighters from Wells Corner Wells Branch Wells Beach Highpine and Kennebunk fought a forest blaze threatening former girls camp buildings along Route 1. Water was scarce and tankers raced two miles over dirt roads to hydrants while crews soaked the site through the night. A porcupine was the sole casualty and a hydrant hose burst soaking bystanders.
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Pace One
Merrill Clarrage, Jr
Wells Branch
Wells Corner
Wells Beach
Highpine
Kennebunk
U.S
Robbie Brown
Wells
Route 1
City Square program details guests and duties
City Square program lists Miss Simone Moison as guest soloist with Painchand's band for the National Anthem. Miss Joyce Mervry man gives a reading. A Biddeford Veterans of Foreign Wars member places flags. Rev Mr Duvost offers the closing prayer. Taps will be sounded by bugler Arnold Ballard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simone Moison
Painchand
Joyce Mervryman
Biddeford
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Mr. Duvost
Arnold Ballard
Ife
Kendall Camp
Cabinet meeting proposes school additions at Jameson and high
Daly told the study committee that plans call for four new classrooms at Jameson Elementary and an industrial arts wing at the high school. The proposals outline expansion to accommodate growing enrollment and program offerings on the district’s education facilities agenda.
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Daly
Jameson
Presbyterian Funeral for Dulles Draws Thousands
Mourners filled Washington National Cathedral for former Presbyterian lay leader Dulles funeral service led by Rev. Dr. Russell P. Barnes. The procession traveled in a 100-car cortege to a cemetery hillside shaded by a yellow poplar tree where hundreds gathered at the graveside.
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National Cathedral
Washington High Point
Russell P. Barnes
Woold
Council of Churches
Dulles
Cemetery Vandalism Hits Old Orchard Cemetery
Judge Wesley Mewer of Old Orchard Beach called vandalism at the Googins family cemetery in Old Orchard a shame. About a dozen gravestones were found broken and defaced in the Wild Acres trailer park area, with a nearby Dearing lot monument also used for target practice.
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Wesley Mewer
Old ‘Orchard Beach
Googins
Old Orchard
Mewer
Sigma Delta Class Banquet at Homestead South Berwick
The Sigma Delta class of Biddeford First Universalist Church held its final meeting and season end banquet at the Homestead in South Berwick. Members attending received corsages crafted by Mrs Iris Tate. Attendees included Mrs Pauline Tufts Miss Rosemary Davis Mrs Nancy Cooper Mrs Claire Mitchell Mrs Dorothy Tarbox Mrs Blanche Beal Mrs Eieed MacKenzie Mrs Edna Woodman Miss Eleanor Davis Miss Jeannette Davis Mrs Bernice Davis Mrs Evelyn Emerson Miss Laura Bridgman Mrs Iris Tate and Mrs Gertrude Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Delta
Biddeford _ First Universalist ‘church
Homestead
South Berwick
Iris Tate
Pauline Tufts
Rosemary Davis
Nancy Cooper
Claire Mitchell
Dorothy Tarbox
Blanche Beal
Eieed MacKenzie
Edna ‘Woodman
Eleanor Davis
Jeannette Davis
Bernnice Davis
Evelyn Emerson
Laura Bridgman
Gertrude Warren
Episcopal Women Meet At St David Kennebunk
Members of St David Guild and Christ Episcopal women of Biddeford plan a meeting for 7 30 tonight at St David parish hall Kennebunk with guest speaker Right Rev Oliver L Loring Episcopal Bishop of Maine. Invitations extend to St George York Harbor and Trinity Saco. men may attend. reception to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. David
Biddeford Man Sentenced To County Jail
Paul J. Benson, 29, of 214 Main Street Biddeford, was sentenced to six months in Alfred County Jail after pleading guilty to indecent exposure in Biddeford Municipal Court. He exposed himself to two teenage girls on Elm Street. a companion was with him. Benson was fined $25 or 25 more days. incident reported to police. Judge Spill noted an intoxication charge and a World War I veteran status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Benson
Main Street
Biddeford
Alfred
Simon Spill
Benson
Elm Street
Dulles
Spill
Benson fined for offense in Biddeford case
A court in Biddeford fined Albert La'oxica and associate Benson the amount of ten dollars each under the law. The pair, described as residents of Bra street, faced penalties for an offense tied to Benson's companion in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erving Benson
Biddeford
Benson
Albert La'oxica
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Officer State
Marshall
Biddeford Pool
Mrs
Union
Rotary Club
Cole Dairy Farm
Jordan School
Louise McCain
George
Pelletier
James Williams
David McCrum
Stanley Wojcik
Barry Desrochers
Michael Hill
Bato LaPointe
Deborah Whitney
Katina Kalagas
Torja Goudouras
Patti Keefe
Susan Thompson
Celia Thompson
Evelyn Hit
Lynne Hamlyn
Kathleen Landsberg
James Riddle
Richard Albour
Edmund Rice
Peter Cooper
Darlene King
United Baptist Church Circle Meets
H. Polakewich
California
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Fiesta
Cole
Secret
Helanca
Knit
Frigidaire
FROST
PROOE
General Motors
Bert Thompson’s
Bert Thompson
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