Biddeford Personal Notices Show Visiting Relatives and Travel
Mr and Mrs John Bishop travel to Fall River Mass to attend funeral services for Arsene Thibodeau, brother of Mrs Bishop. Relatives visiting Biddeford include Mr and Mrs Joseph Curesky Bethel Conn and Mr and Mrs Julius Regina with children, Kenneth and Judy from Montgomery NY, at 32 Green Street. Palardy and daughter Betty of Bristol Conn visit Biddeford Mayor Clement Deschambault over the holiday. Weekend guests include Gregory West and Judy Sullivan from Manchester Conn and Westbrook Junior College. Sunday visitors include Lois Florisberg and John Murray Pine Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bishop
West Cuts Street
Biddeford
Fall River
Mass
Bishop
Arsene Thibodeau
Joseph Curesky
Bethel
Conn
Julius Regina
Kenneth
Judy
Montgomery
N.Y
Green Street
Urbain Pal
Melrose
John Murray
Pine Point
Obituary of Burton H. Cutler of Saco
Burton H. Cutler, 68, will be buried Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in a Cote funeral home rite in Saco. He died Saturday at a local hospital and lived at 24 High Street. Born in Biddeford, he worked thirty years at the Saco Lowell shops before retiring. Survivors include his widow Claudia Sevigny Cutler, two daughters Mrs Henry Lannon of Boston and Mrs Lionel Gregoire of Saco, a son William Cutler of Saco, one grandchild, and several nephews and nieces. Funeral arrangements are with Cote funeral home at Beach and James streets, with calling hours today and tomorrow from 2–4 and 7–9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton H. Cutler
Cote Funeral
Saco
High Street
Biddeford
Nellie (Cole) Cutler
Saco-Lowell
Claudia ‘Sevigny Cutler
Henry Lannon
Boston
Lionel! Gregoire
William Cutler
Cote Funeral Home
Beach
James Streets
Prayer gatherings and rehearsals at several churches
The Prayer Fellowship of Lyman Baptist meets Tuesday at 9 30 a m at the parsonage. Prayer meeting at Full Gospel Church Wells is Tuesday at 7 30 p m. A prayer and Bible study is scheduled Tuesday at 7 30 p m at First Baptist Old Orchard Beach. Home League of Saco Salvation Army meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Youth choir of Seco School Street Methodist rescheduled to Wednesday at 3 15 p m. Senior choir of Saco School Street Methodist rehearses Wednesday at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prayer Fellowship
Lyman Baptist Church
Full Gospel
Wells
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
The
Saco Salvation Army
Seco School Street Methodist Church
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Senior Prom Illuminates Biddeford High Gym
The Class of 1961 of Biddeford High hosted the traditional Senior Prom in the gym with an An Evening in Paris theme. Junior class oversaw décor and arrangements while 150 guests joined a grand march led by Prin. Raymond Kenneally and James Reilly as various faculty and seniors attended. The event featured a cabaret style floor, James Hanson orchestra, and an appreciation gift to class advisor Peter Mantis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford High School
Paris
James Hanson
Prinz Raymond Kenneally
Kenneally
Peter Mantis
Gilman Seaver
George Wells
Irene Mitchell
Richard Nadeau
James Reilly
Linda Spill
Prin. Kenneally
Reilly
Card of Thanks From the Vic Family
Card of Thanks from the Vic Family expresses gratitude to relatives friends The Catholic Forester for kindness and appreciation and for cars during bereavement. Includes thanks from Frank D Jannelle to doctors nurses and local groups for support during hospital stay and convalescence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post A.L
York County
Biddeford - Saco Elks
Webber Hospitl
Frank D. Jannelle
Elizabeth Perkins of Saco Dies After Short Illness
Elizabeth M Perkins 75 of New County road Saco died at Biddeford hospital following a short illness. Born July 10 1885 in Saco she was daughter of Augustine H Bean and Laura Bean. Survived by husband Frank Perkins five children sister and grandchildren. Private funeral Thursday at 2 pm from Shumway Funeral Home Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth M. Perkins
New County Road
Saco
Biddeford
Augustine H
Laura Burbank Bean
Kittery
Lester A
Malcolm W
Rodney J
Oliver W
Bucksport
Bertha L. Bean
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring Street
Perley A. Ladd of Saco Dies En Route to Hospital
Perley A. Ladd 61 of 99 Temple Street Saco died Saturday afternoon en route to a Biddeford hospital after a long illness He was born September 28 1899 in Saco son of Albert and Lillian Ladd He worked 22 years with Ladd Dairy previously at Saco Shoe Shop and was a member of Most Holy Trinity Church He leaves wife Euphemia a daughter Mrs Maurice Ouellette of Saco four grandchildren two siblings and two aunts Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm from Shumway Funeral Home Spring Street Saco with visiting hours Tuesday 4 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perley A. Ladd
Temple Street
Saco
Biddeford
Albert
Lillian
Carl) Ladd
Ladd Dairy
Most Holy Trinity Church
Euphemia (Murphy) Ladd
Maurice Ouellette
Paul F
Wooster
Ohio
Richard Fl
Alan P
Everett Ladd
William Patten
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring Street
Funeral
Solemn High Mass for Ida C. Girard at St Monica Kennebunk
Mrs Ida C Girard wife of Joseph L Girard died Friday in Biddeford hospital at 61 Interment in Hope Cemetery Kennebunk residents 11 years formerly of Holyoke Mass Born Coventry R I daughter of Philip and Delphine Fecteau Survived by her husband and several nieces and nephews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Monica Church
Kennebunk
Ida C. Girard
Joseph L. Girard
Biddeford
Hope Cemetery
Girards
Holyoke
Mass
Coventry
R. I
Philip and
Delphine Fecteau
Saco City Council to Discuss Traffic Circle Plan
The city council will hold a special meeting tonight to review a traffic circle at the intersection of North Beach Main and Elm streets. Details of the proposed plan will be discussed by elected officials and city staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco City
North
Beach
Main
Elm Streets
Weather in Portland Mixed sun and showers and cooling
Mostly cloudy and mild this afternoon with a few showers. Clearing tonight and cooler. Tuesday looks fair and cooler with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to northerly 5 to 15 mph by evening. Small craft warnings remain along the coast. Temperatures rise to upper 60s and low 70s then drop to low to mid 40s overnight with city and nearby readings listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Halifax
Tides for May Daylight Time and High Low Times
Tide table shows May daylight period with morning and afternoon high and low times. Entries include early morning low at 11 09 and 11 21 A M and 11 35 12 06 P M plus later high at 12 41 12 54 A M and 4 58 5 0 5 42 5 35 P M with 6 28 6 5 indicating additional tides.
Twin City Trio Win Honors In Baton Twirling
Debra Petit Biddeford Sharon Cyr and Linda Zello Saco won state baton twirling honors at Brewer auditorium in Maine. Petit 7 won first in beginners solo and intermediate solo and second in advance solo. Cyr 13 won first in beginners and intermediate solos and second in advance. Zello 16 won first in beginners and intermediate solos and second in advance. She teaches at Ruben School of the Dance in Biddeford among 400 entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Maine
International Drum Majorettes of America
Brewer Auditorium
Debra Petit
Biddeford
Sharon Cyr
Linda Zello
Saco
Ruben
Boats Burned In Blaze At Fortunes Rocks
A brushfire at Fortunes Rocks yesterday afternoon destroyed two 16 foot boats under a canopy and damaged a nearby garage. The owners were Dr James Weyand and R W Banfield of Pennsylvania, summer residents there. Firefighters from Biddeford fought the blaze for over an hour with tank trucks from two departments. No damage estimate available. Separately, three grassfires along the Boston and Maine tracks were sparked by a passing train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortunes Rocks
James Weyand
R. W. Banfield
Pennsylvania
Biddeford
Saco Fire Department Called to Report at 9 30 A M
Fire Chief Arthur Emmons orders all Saco Fire Department members to report to the fire station tomorrow morning at 9 30 A M for briefing and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Fire Department
Arthur Emmons
Food surplus to be distributed at town hall
Old Orchard Beach will distribute the remainder of its surplus food at the town hall on Wednesday. Distribution will run from 9 to 11 a m and 1 to 3 p m. Town Manager Percival Wardwell announced the plan today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Percival Wardwell
Welcome to the Fold Birth for Corvea Family
Mr and Mrs Peter Corvea of 1211 Fulton Street Fort Wayne Indiana welcomed a son John Francis born May 16 in Indiana Estelle Guerin formerly Biddeford Maine is the mother of the newborn in this local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Corvea
Fulton Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
John Francis
Indiana
Corvea
Estelle Guerin
Biddeford
Three Youths Fined In Saco For Liquor Possession
In Saco Municipal court Associate Judge William F Wil son fined three youths for illegal possession of liquor. Robert E Cloutier 17 of Auburn Richard L Mulkern Jr 17 of Portland and Michael H Macoraine 19 of South Portland paid 15 dollar fines after being apprehended near Old Orchard Beach by state liquor inspectors. Richard W Wallace 20 of Boston defaulted 25 dollars bail on the same offense. Frank A Graves of Auburn Mass paid 10 dollars for passing a red light. Saco police were complainants in this case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Municipal Court
William F. Wilson, Jr
Old Orchard Beach
Robert
E. Cloutier
Auburn
Richard L. Mulkern, Jr
Portland
Michael H Macoraine
South Portland
Richard W. Wallace
Boston
Frank A.graves
Mass
Saco
Cities Continued from Page One in Biddeford Saco
No window or regular mail service. Collections will occur morning and afternoon at Biddeford boxes and at 5 in the afternoon in Saco. Mail to be dispatched must be in by 5 45 p m in Biddeford and 5 50 p m in Saco. No Biddeford Saco Journal editions published and business office closed all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Biddeford
Kennedy weighs shifts in Latin America after invasion fallout
The administration believes the timing is right to repair relations with Latin American nations damaged by the invasion failure. Castro reportedly proposed a tractor for prisoner swap to boost his prestige while denting the United States in Latin America. Reactions across the hemisphere have largely favored the United States, and Kennedy intends to capitalize on it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
United States
Latin America
Kennedy
United Nations
North America
U.S
Canada
Mexico
The
Caribbean
Population Reference Bureau, Inc
Police investigate indecent exposure near Spring and Mechanic streets
Saco police are investigating a complaint that an unidentified man exposed himself at the corner of Spring and Mechanic streets. He then walked to Temple street, entered a parked car and drove toward Biddeford. The case remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Spring
Mechanic Streets
Temple Street
Biddeford
Biddeford Girl Becomes Bride Of Sanford Man
Miss Theresa Angelina Poisson and Joseph Leo Armand Belanger were united in marriage at St Andre church in Biddeford with Msgr. Aime Giguere presiding. The ceremony featured flowers, organ music, and a reception at Rochambeau club hall. The couple, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Poisson and son of Mr and Mrs Stanislas Belanger, will honeymoon at Niagara Falls and Canada, returning June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Angelina Poisson
Joseph Leo Armand Belanger
St. Andre
Msgr
Aime Giguere
Laura L. Proulx
Adelard Eliot
William Poisson
Hill Street
Biddeford
Stanislas Belanger
Putnam Street
Sanford
Robert Brochu
Rachel Poisson
Irene Melanson
Richard Hebert
Denise Thibodeau
William Poisson, Jr
Gerard Belanger
Rochambeau Club
Engagement Of Brenda Fegraus Is Announced
Mr and Mrs Ralph A Fegraus of Koeppel avenue Catskill New York announce the engagement of their daughter Brenda Carolyn to Donald B Forsha son of Mr and Mrs Roger Forsha Steubenville Ohio. Miss Fegraus a graduate of Cazenovia Junior College and the Latin American Institute New York City is the niece of Mrs Ruth M Lefebvre Saco Maine. Her fiancé has served in the U S Navy and works for National Steel Corporation in the New York sales office. An October wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph A. Fegraus
Koeppel Avenue
Catskill .Y
Brenda Carolyn
Donald B Forsha
Roderick R. Forsha
Steubeville Ohio
Miss Fegraus
Cazenovia Junior College
Latin American Institute
New York City
Ruth M. Lefebvre
Saco
U.S. Navy
National Steelorporation
New York
Wilfred Colson Wins Card Prize at Camp Ellis Whist
Wilfred Colson received a special prize at the whist party last night at Camp Ellis fire station hosted by the Firemen's auxiliary. In the women’s division Marjorie Pendleton won first, Florence Smith second, Lillian Gagnon third. In the men’s division Paul Gagne took first, Joshua Smith second, and Wilfred Colson third. Next week’s event will be sponsored by the firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Colson
Camp Ellis
Marjorie Pendleton
Florence Smith
Lillian Gagnon
Paul Gagne
Joshua Smith
Maine Weather Praise From a Maine Native's View
Earle Doucette extols Maine weather as the nation’s best, citing U.S. Weather Bureau praise and a nationwide readership. He contrasts Maine’s climate with Florida and Kentucky while humorously defending Maine’s winters and public affinity for the state.
Saco Scene Of Two Accidents Over Week End
Two traffic incidents reported to Saco police over the weekend. In the Eastman Park area James B. S. Furbush, 55, followed Grant Burwell, 23, and Burwell’s car rolled back into him, with Linda Burwell, a passenger, reporting neck pain. Elizabeth Burwell, six months, and both drivers escaped injury. A second crash at Jenkins and Flag Pond roads saw Richard Merrick, 25, of Portland, tip over after brakes allegedly failed. he received on-scene back injuries from Dr. David Sheelan’s care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. S. Furbush
Pepperell Street
Saco
Grant ‘Burwell
Andover
Mass
Furbush
Burwell
Eastmban Park
Linda Burwell
Elizabeth Burwell
Jenkins
Flag Pond
Richard Merrick
Portland
Jenkins Road
Merrick
Saco Ea
David Sheelan
Gasoline siphoned from boat on Ferry Road
Chester Sanborn of Ferry Road reports to Saco police that five gallons of gas were in his boat tank last week but only a gallon and a half remained when checked. The case is under investigation by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Sanborn
Ferry Road
Saco
Sanborn
Former Local Resident Fetcd Honored at Biddeford Coffee
Mrs. Eulah Ellington, former Biddeford resident now in South Carolina, was honored at a neighborhood coffee brunch hosted by Mrs. Carleton Brock at 38 Highland Street. Attendants included a list of local residents and the guest of honor reviewed friendships and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eulah Ellington
Biddeford
South Carolina
Carleton Brock
Highland Street
Ellington
Richard Dutcher
Robert Paquette
Richard Sawtelle
Thomas Reilly
Jeremiah Guiney
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L. R. Joncas
Old Orchard
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Elizabeth Perkins
Ida, Girard
Saco Council
San Bernardino
Galil
Twin City
Musical Instrument— Orchestra
John Pritchard
Barbara Bell
Battersea
England
Lass
London
Festival Hall
Biddeford- Saco
John Kenneth Atwater
David Atwater
Common Street
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Erwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Laymen’s National Committee
Brenda Fegraus
By Earle Doucette
Pine Tree
Florida
California
U.S. Weather Bureau
Kentucky
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Philadelphia
Scott
Heaven
Wescott Road
Clifford H. Grant
Saco United Baptist Church
David Nelson
June Blair
Hollywood
Ozzie and
Harriet Nelson
Trans World Airlines
Bedford
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New York International Airport
Americas
Dennett & Craig, Inc
Saco, Maine
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