Bride-Fleet Is F ed At Shower Miss Elaine Methot Hosts Long Guest List
A bridal shower at 108 West Street Biddeford honored Miss Elaine Methot drew a large list of attendees. Numerous friends and relatives gathered including Mrs. Raymors Boisclair, Mrs. Magella Cantara, Mrs. Raymond Methot, Mrs. Raymond Cantara, and many others. A separate group of invitees who could not attend were also recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Methot
West Street
Biddeford
Raymors Boisclair
Magella Cantara
Raymond R. Methot
Raymond Cantara
Therese Lemay
Marie Rose Soulard
Madeleine Soulard
Rita Cote
Joseph Guilbeault
Andre Labelle
Ralph Lemelin
Pauline Trottier
Antoine Tr
Lionel Lapointe
Rodolph Trottier
Irene
Cape Porpoise and Rockport Residents Noted in Local Notices
Cape Porpoise Mrs Rufus Lord spent the last week with her nephew in Rockport Massachusetts. Mr and Mrs Richard Nelson returned to the Cape after years in West Palm Beach Florida. Mrs Ernest Ridlon Sr returned home after visiting her daughter in Garden City New York. Mrs Carolyn Craig hosted twelve Past Matrons of the Aurora chapter CES with Mrs Rowena Crover as co host. Plans were made for the annual dinner at Flagstone June 14. Past matrons present included Mrs Elizabeth Meserve, Mrs Varian Dill, Mrs Frances Hutchins, Mrs Thelma Bryant, Mrs M Tarbox, Mrs Louise McKenney, Mrs Mary Leathers, Mrs Ethel Goodwin, Mrs Ardelle Maling, Mrs Katherine Brown, and the two hostesses. Miss Gayle Ridlon of Dry Mills visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Fremont Ridlon. Postmaster Florence Nunan accompanied Postmaster Alberta Morison Wells toKazr Falls for the funeral of Postmaster Katrine Pulsifer Wilmington. The Ladies Guild held its last meeting of the season in the Firemen's hall with a covereddish dinner. 29 members and three guests attended. Mrs June Perkins hosted. Mr and Mrs Murphy of Troy New York visited C A Buchanan this week. Mrs Beatrice Wakefield hosted the American Legion Auxiliary. annual reports were read and officer installations for the coming year. Refreshments were served. Postmaster Florence Nos Morison and Herbert Estey attended the York County Postmasters association dinner in Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Lord
Rockport
Mass
Richard Nelson
Cape
West Palm Beach
Fla
Ernest Ridlon
Garden City
N. Y
Carolyn Craig
Matrons Association
Aurora
CES
Rowena Crover
Gayle Ridlon
Dry Mills
Fremont Ridlon
Florence Nunan
Alberta Morison
Wells
K-zar Falls
Katrine
Pulsifer
Wilmington
Tk Ladies Guild
June Perkins
Murphy
Troy
C. A. Buchanan
Beatrice Wakefield
American Legion Auxiliary
Florence No. 4
Ar’ ~ Maling
Herbert Estey
York County Postmasters Association
Record Size Tax Payment Due State
AUGUSTA Maine officials announce a 21 million dollar tax payment the largest Maine has seen from any source is due tomorrow The New England Telephone and Telegraph Co plans to hand a check for that amount to Governor Reed for delivery to State Tax Assessor Ernest H Johnson The company pays a 7 percent excise tax on Maine gross revenue each year It serves most Maine telephone users amid many small local carriers Johnson notes major oil firms may pay over 2 million in gasoline taxes annually but never in a single payment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
Guv Reed
Ernest H. Johnson
Neta&t
Johnson
Pollution report on Maine river odors issued
An outline report by Camp, Dresser and McKee on Presumescot River pollution and odor control is due today or tomorrow. Governor Reed's office and Press Secretary Evans noted two possible methods to remove the river odors, especially in low water. No cost estimates from the Boston firm yet. River begins in Sebago Lake and traverses Westbrook, Falmouth and Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustap
Presumescott
Tomorow
Reed
Charles G. H. Evans
Camp, Dresser and McKee
Boston
Sebago *Ike
Westbrook
Falmouth
Portland
Drum and Bugle Corps Schedule Meeting in Biddeford
A meeting of the Biddeford AMVETS Vacationland Drum and Bugle Corps is set for tomorrow at 8 p m at the Alfred Street AMVETS post. President Joseph L. Bouchard announced the corps also marched in two parades yesterday in Danvers Mass and Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Amvets Vacationland Drum and Bugle Corps
Erton Ira Staples Amvets Post
Alfred Street
Drum Corps
Joseph L. Bouchard
Vacationland Corps
Danvers
Mass
Biddeford
Bus collision injures seven in Utah route crash
The bus carrying passengers from Omaha Nebraska to Ogden Utah hit injuries as four injured critically and others treated. The bus driver Henry Everts and two passengers were hospitalized in Evanston while four more seriously hurt were moved to Ogden and Salt Lake City facilities. Several others were treated and released at Evanston hospital. Extent of the driver's injuries remained undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Everts
Evanston
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
Omaha
Neb
Ogden Utah
Summer residents and holiday gatherings noted
Mrs. Stanley Pargellis of Chicago is at her summer home there while Mr. and Mrs. A A Ziegler of Plymouth Meeting Pa spend the Memorial Day weekend at their Langsford road cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Pargellis
Chicago
Ill
A. A. Ziegler
Plymouth Meeting
Langsford Road
Court Actions In Saco Hear Several Cases
In Saco Municipal Court this morning Donald G. Per five, 23, of Steep Falls, paid a 35 fine for driving to endanger. Walter Cousens, 52, of 31 Hill Street, fined 10 for operating a motor vehicle with no inspection sticker. Judge Hilary Mahaney suspended 5 of the fine. State police were complainants in these and other actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald G. Per
Saco
Walter Cousens
Hill Street
Hilary Mahaney
Mahaney
John Gildard
Portland
Richard Jensor
Robert Fontaine
Dennis B. Twomey
Westmore Avenue
Biddeford
Leonard P. Ramey
Limerick Man On Trial For Molest Charge
Charles Trask Sr aged 60 of Limerick faces arraignment in York County Superior Court on a charge of indecent liberties with an 11 year old girl dated December 1, 1959. The case is part of three indictments. StateTrooper Waters testified that Trask admitted the molestation on January 5. Defense attorney Paul Stewart called witnesses as the defense rested its case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Trask, Sr
Limerick
York County Superior Court
Alfred
Trask
Paul Stewart
Portland
Marcel R. Viger
Ralph Waters
Waters
Stewart
Biddeford Firemen Fight Dump Fire After Noon Call
Biddeford firemen responded to a dump fire on the property of Carlos Gelethwaite just after 3:21 yesterday afternoon. Tank 1 from Central station and Tank 2 from Biddeford Pool used 200 feet of hose and booster pumps to quell the blaze, returning to their stations at 4:47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Carlos Gelethwaite
Biddeford Pool
Memorial Day Death Toll Climbs in 78-Hour Span
The Holiday death tally rose with grim records for all accident types during a 78 hour weekend ending midnight Monday. Traffic drownings boating and miscellaneous causes were counted as fatalities. Prior estimates and past years’ totals are cited, with AP surveys showing 330 traffic deaths in a similar period and 310 in 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pasternak’s Nobel Prize Fight Rocks Soviet Writers
In 1958 Boris Pasternak faced a Soviet purge over Doctor Zhivago. He renounced neither prize nor life, saying exile would be death. He sought aid via international protests, receiving strange, symbolic support while retreating to seclusion at his countryside home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasternak
Union of Soviet Writers
Khrushchev
Russia
Gustav Svensson
Moscow
Associated Press
Boris Pasternak
Geneva
Zhivago
Gustaf VI
Sweden
Stockholm
Swedish Academy
Nobel Committee
Doctor Zhivago
Doris Metayer Church Bride of Arthur Keen
Doris Metayer daughter of Lena Metayer of Saco married Arthur Keen son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Keen of Portsmouth at Notre Dame de Lourdes church. Rev. Georges Plante officiated. Bride wore Chantilly lace gown with pearl and sequin bodice and cascade bouquet. Maid of honor wore light blue nylon chiffon. best man was Gerard Guillereault. After a reception at the bride’s home, the couple left for a wedding trip and will reside on Storer Street in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Doris D. Metayer
Lena Metayer
School Street
Saco
Arthur Keen
Frederick Keen
Portsmouth
M. H
Georges Plante
Gerard Guillereault
Storer Street
Keen
Thornton Academy
J. G. Deering and Son Company
N. H
U. S. Marine Corps
Sanford Plastics Corporation
Reinette Cadorette
Bernard Brady, Jr
Memorial Day Programs At Wentworth Street School
Memorial Day programs at Wentworth Street school featured songs such as The Star Spangled Banner and America the Beautiful. The event included multiple classes and honorifics for veterans and soldiers with names of students and staff like Irene Perrin Joanne Leach Hel en Perry Nancy Demers and Carl Plourde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wentworth Street School
Grede
Parver
Irene Perrin
Joanne Leach
Helen Perry
Maurice Doucette
iBegin
Nancy Demers
Carl Plourde
Africa
John ~Ansberry
Thomas Brant
Bruce Nelson
May
Sandra Spill
Terry Coombs
June Binette
Donna
Henaire
Brook Thorner
Diana Lerman
James Ready
Karl Olson
Geraldine Martin
Millie Chicoine
Stella Maris School Plans Open House
Stella Maris School on Pool Road Biddeford will hold an open house Sunday from 1 to 4 pm. Crafts by students from first through eighth grades will be on display. All rooms except the Sisters Cloistered section will be open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Maris School
Pool Road
Biddeford
Biddeford Editor Elected to Maine AP Editors Assn
Paul K. McCann of the Daily Kennebec Journal was elected resident of the Maine Associated Press Editors Assn. He succeeds Kent Foster of the Lewiston Daily Sun. New officers include Eston Ingalls of the Biddeford Saco Journal as vice president and Clayton Laverdiere of the Waterville Morning Sentinel as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Augusta (Ap
Paul K. McCann
Daily
Kennebec Journal
Maine Associated Press
Assn
Kent Foster
Lewiston Daily Sun
Eston Ingalls
Biddeford - Saco Journal
Clayton Laverdiere
Waterville Morning Sentinel
Benjamin Franklin Quip Rereads Odd Chef as Confirmed Bachelor
A fragment notes Franklin’s remark about a peculiar chef in a pairing described as a confirmed bachelor. The source text presents the aphoristic misquote or paraphrase with unclear context, lacking verifiable details or full attribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Biddeford Man Pleads Guilty In Window Defacement Case
Cantara, 29, of Water Street Biddeford, threw a rock at a Prospect Street home at 2:30 Friday morning. He pleaded guilty to willful defacing property, paying a $25 fine and $2 to cover the broken window costs. Jeanne Letorneau filed the complaint. In Saco, voters are reminded to vote in their ward due to a new state law and to update addresses. changed names by marriage require re-registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Letorneau
Cantara
Saco
Saco Board of Registration
Board of Registration
Marric
Two Car Crash Damages Set At 190 In Saco
Police report says on York hill Saco Saturday night Robert W. Brady 19 of 51 High street Saco stopped for traffic when Russell N. Eldridge 26 of Milton NH could not stop and collided. Both drivers uninjured. Brady car damage 40 Eldridge car damage 150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Hill
Saco
Robert W. Brady
High Street
Russell N. Eldridge
Milton
N. H
Brady
Eldridge
Retiring Ahepa President Honored in Saco Dinner
A testimonial dinner was held at the Ahepa home in Saco honoring retiring Biddeford-Saco chapter president Peter Celos after two years in office. About 100 Ahepans and friends attended with speakers including Stratis Doukas, Lt. Gov. William Kourakos, Chris Makredis, and Van Psomiades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Celos
Ahepa
Pleasant Street
Saco
Portland
van Psomiades
Hibernians Finish Card Party Series
Hibernian auxiliary ended the social season with a card party at Hibernian hall Biddeford corner Main and Elm. Mrs Quentin Johnson chaired the event with prizes managed by Mrs Alfred Benoit and refreshments led by Mrs Charles FE Cartier. Eugene Wynne served as master of ceremonies with prize winners including Mrs Joseph Perry and Miss Mary Fearon. Special awards went to Austin Hobbins, Mrs Quentin Johnson, Miss Ann Gallagher and Eugene Wynne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibernian Auxiliary
Hibernian Hall
Main
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Quentin Johnson
Levent
Alfred Benoit
Charles FE. Cartier
Cecelia Descoteaux
Johnson
John Brooks
Eugene Wynne
Joseph Perry
Mary Fearon
Esther Walsh
Johanna Lynch
Buster” Descoteaux
Norma Murphy
Pete” Wynne
Austin Hobbins
Ann Gallagher
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St. Joseph Church
Lawrence Plante
Constance Dallaire
Roger Cote
Claudette Langevin
New York
Dorothy Cyr
Claudette Perreault
Paul Gendron
Jean Paul Drapeau
Omer Gagnon
Doris Paquette
Maria Ange Turcotte
Lorraine Moreau
Eugene Cote
Milton Rice
Irene Arel
William Fortier
Doris Morin
Therese Poisson
Therese Manzur
Eva Fournier
Shapiro’s Oil and Appliance CO
Drum, Bugle
Panan Rives
Nikita Khrushchev
Doris Metayer
Wentworth Street
Pocono Mountains
Pennsylvania
Richard J. Provost
St. Andre Church
Deborah A. Love
George D. Love
North Street
Bradford Junior
Bradford, Mass
Hibernians
Howe
Howe’s Highway
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