Navy gunner’s mate serves aboard Antarctic expedition ship
Morris A. Alley, gunner's mate second class USN, son of Russell K. Alley of 8 Yates St Biddeford Pool, is serving aboard the icebreaker USS Glacier which departed Boston to participate in the Navy's ninth consecutive Antarctic expedition.
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Morris A. Alley
USN
Russell K. Alley
Yates St
Biddeford Pool
Glacier
Boston
Mass
Navy
Local clubs schedule meetings in Biddeford and Saco
Our Lady of Victory Circle meets at 2 p m Sunday at the Fremont club Alfred Street Biddeford. The Delta Alpha Club meets Monday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Mildred Shane Ferry Road Saco.
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Our Lady of Victory Circle
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Delta Alpha Club
Mildred Shane
Ferry Road
Saco
Death of George Leavitt at Pine Point
George Leavitt about 42 of Pine Point died suddenly this morning in a local restaurant. Firemen and the resuscitator were used but he had died before arrival. York County Medical Examiner Dr Binette will determine the cause of death at Webber Hospital. Funeral arrangements not yet arranged.
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Old Orchard Beach
George Leavitt
Pine Point
York County
G. A. Binlette
Webber Hospital
Catholic women group and orders meet in Biddeford and Saco
Members of Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabel la plan a 7 p m vigil at Sansoucy Funeral Home Biddeford for Olive Petit mother of a Catholic Women’s Club member Most Holy Trinity Church Saco hosts 8 p m meeting at Notre Dame School Hall Beach Street with guest Sarah Dale Child and Family Guidance Association Inspections of Adah Chapter Order of the Eastern Star at Biddeford Masonic Hall 7 30 p m led by Betty Jean Braley refreshments by Bessie Day committee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Fatima
Daughters of Isabella
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone
Biddeford
Olive Petit
Catholic Women’s Club
Most Holy Trinity Church
Saco
Notre Dame School
Beach Street
Sarah Dale
Child and Family Guidance Association
Adah
Order of the Eastern Star
Biddeford Masonic Hall
Betty Jean Braley
Grand Chapter of
Maine
Bessie Day
St Anne's Sodality Plans Prayer Tonight for Olive Petit
St Anne's Sodality of St Joseph's Church meets at Sansoucy Funeral Home at 7 30 PM to say prayers for Olive Petit, a church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anne’s Sodality of
St. Joseph's Church
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Olive Petit
Church notes on weekend confessions and junior band meet
Confessions will be heard at St Martha's Church Kennebunkport Saturday 7 8 pm St Monica's Kennebunk Saturday 430 pm St Mary's Wells Beach Sunday morning before Mass The Junior Band and songs of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday at 9 0 am
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St. Martha's Church
Kennebunkport
St. Monica's Church
Kennebunk
St. Mary's Church
Wells Beach
The
Saco Salvation Army
Red China Claims U2 Is Downed Over Shanghai Region
Tokyo dispatch reports Peking Radio says the Chinese air force shot down a U2 high altitude reconnaissance plane intruding over East China near Shanghai. It claims the Nationalist Chinese unit operated the aircraft on a harrassing mission with no further details.
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Tokyo
China
Shanghai
Peking Radio
East China
United States
U.S
North Korea
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Former Biddeford Saco area residents in Navy service
Two former Biddeford Saco area residents are serving in the U S Navy. Robert Bruce Quinney, 19, is stationed at the U S Naval Air Station Kingsville Texas, and his brother William B Quinney, 22, is training at the U S Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois. They are sons of Mrs Justina Quinney of the city and the late William D Quinney.
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Concord
N. H
Biddeford- Saco
Maine
U. S. Navy
Robert Bruce Quinney
U. S. Naval Air Station
Kingsville
Tex
William B. Quinney
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Justina Quinney
William D. Quinney
Viet Nam revolt fears voiced by Diem allies abroad
Do Vang Ly in Washington warned that rebel reports and recent government reverses risk letting communist guerrillas regain ground in South Vietnam. Ex- ambassador Tran Van Choung in Boston said the reports were not surprising, citing long standing popular discontent. Ngo Dinh Nhu’s wife, the First Lady, was touring the U S to defend the government. no comment from her was available.
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Diem
Washington
Do Vang Ly
South Viet Nam
Tran van Choung
Boston
Viet Nam
Cheung
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Los Angeles
United States
Democratic Social Club to Host Dance at AMVETS Hall
Dwight McLeod of the Democratic Social Club announced a social and dance for club members and interested Democrats tomorrow night at the AMVETS hall on Atlantic Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Dwight McLeod
Democratic Social Club
Amvets Hall
Atlantic Avenue
King Court To Sponsor Fair Night Meeting at Odd Fellows Hall
King Court, Order of the Amaranth, will observe Past Royal Matrons and Past Royal Patrons Night on Tuesday November 5 at 7:30 pm in the Odd Fellows Hall Main Street Saco. A fair under Mrs Virginia Charles will precede and follow the meeting with sale tables urged for items. Mrs Eva Sherman and Norman K McAuley will chair the business session with Miss Gladys Marton and Miss Ella Mae Grace co chairing refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Court
Order of the Amaranth
Odd Fellows Hall
Main Street
Saco
Virginia Charles
Eva Sherman
Norman K. McAuley
Cochairmen
Gladys Marton
Ella Mae Grace
Quoddy Project Wins Maine Grange Backing
The Quoddy project gained support from the Maine State Grange at its 90th annual convention which closed Thursday. Other resolutions urged voluntary recitation of the Lord's Prayer in public schools, commended Androscoggin County Attorney Laurier Raymond for attempting to ban obscene magazines, and urged referendum ratification next Tuesday of bonds for hospitals education and the Boys Training Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewer
Maine State Grange
Androscogin County
Laurieraymond
Boys Training Center
Stock Market Mixed With Small Gains And Losses At Noon
The New York stock market showed an irregular early session with a morning gain fading as traders stayed cautious. The Dow Jones average stood at 755.23, while the AP index rose 0.1 to 281.6. some leaders edged higher, others fell, and bonds remained mixed with government debt sliding.
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New York
Dow Jones
Associated Press
General Motors
Wall Street
Radio Corp
Bethlehem
Sunray DX
International Nickel
Xerox
U.S
IBM
Polaroid
American Stock Exchange
Weather Update for Portland Coast
Small craft warnings posted along the coast at 10 a.m. This afternoon will be rainy and cool with highs in the mid to upper 40s. Southeasterly winds rise to 15 to 25 mph. Tonight rain continues with temperatures in the mid 40s and southeasterly winds 15 to 25 mph. Saturday brings rain then showers, windy and turning colder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Halloween Pranks Reported In Saco
A few vandalism cases were blamed on Halloween pranksters by Saco police. James Nadeau says someone broke the windshield of his pickup behind Jim's Market on Spring Street. A Maple Street resident reported aluminum paint on a station wagon back panel, and a Roebuck Avenue resident found obscene words marked on the house. Police are reviewing the complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
James Nadeau
Jim's Market
Spring Street
Maple Street
Roebuck Avenue
Deer tagged to open Kennebunk hunting season
A spikehorn buck and a doe were tagged at Libby Hardware Store to start the 1963 deer hunting season in the area. The buck was shot by Rev. Vygaugas Bitinas C. F. M. of the Franciscan Monestary, and a second deer was killed by William Campbell of the town.
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Kennebunk
Libby
Vygaugas Bitinas
Franciscan Monestary
William Campbell
Injured Saco Man Shows Improvement
Romeo Forest, 40, of Mable Avenue in Saco, was pinned under his car while working yesterday morning and held for five hours before neighbors heard his calls and alerted police. He was rescued by the Saco Fire Department ambulance and taken to Webber Hospital, where he rested comfortably and showed improvement.
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Romeo
Maine Interstate system expansion reaches seventh segment
Reed continues from Page One detailing the seventh and longest completed segment since 1956. Interchanges line Route 100 Palmyra west of Newport Ridge Road Newport Route 7 Plymouth Route 143 Etna Route 69 Newburgh and Cold Brook Road Hermon with rest areas in Hampden under construction. The Bangor Bulge connects to a nine mile Bangor area stretch ending near Old Town and a spur to downtown Bangor. Total Maine Interstate mileage reaches 139 of 312 authorized. Sixty miles lie on the Maine Turnpike between Kittery and Falmouth and West Gardiner and Augusta. Other open sections include Tukey Bridge to Yarmouth about 10 miles Freeport to Brunswick nine miles and Augusta to Fairfield 21 miles. A 23 mile Fairfield Newport section is slated for fall 1964 with Orono to Houston freeway completion about 110 miles by 1968. Future plans add Brunswick-West Gardiner, a Portland loop and a Saco spur.
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Page One
Palmyra
Newport
Ridge Road
Plymouth
Etna
Newburgh
Cold Brook Road
Hermon
Hampden
Bulge
Bangor
Old Town
Orono
Maine
Maine Turnpike
Kittery
Falmouth
West Gardiner
Augusta
Tukey Bridge
Portland
Yarmouth
Freeport
Brunswick
Fairfield
Council Chagnon Party Winners Are Announced
Children of members and invited guests celebrated Halloween at a party by Council Chagnon in the hall on Jefferson Street Biddeford under juvenile director Ronald Houde. Philip Cartier hosted as master of ceremonies. Denis Hamann won pret tiest costume. Richard Cartier funniest. Roland Mercier most original. Raymond Labbe pie eating. Brian Gerry and Linda Hevey cupcake. Rita Elehat and Paul Laliberte balloon blowing. Solange Baron dictionary guessing. Michael Picard won a silver dollar. Passing games winners included Marsha Pomeroy Diane Pelechat, Marc Lessard, John Boucher, Leo Hamann, Marc Bellefeuille, Karen Hevey. Elaine Nadeau won final drawing. Candy and refreshments served. Apache Band provided music.
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Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Jefferson Street
Biddelford
Ronald Houde
Philip Cartier
Denis Hamann
Richard Cartier
Roland Mercier
Raymond Labbe
Brian Gerry
Linda Hevey
Rita Elehat
Paul Laliberte
Solange Baron
Michael Picard
Marsha Pomeroy
Diane Pelechat
Marc Lessard
John Boucher
Leo Hamann
Marc Bellefeuille
Karen Hevey
Carol Ann Gerry
Kelvin Mathieux
Elaine Nadeau
Silvertones
Prizes Awarded At Boy Scout Halloween Party
A Halloween party for Boy Scout Troop 308 was held Thursday evening at St. Joseph's Hall Biddeford. Prizes went to Richard Angers best dressed Ernest Desardins scariest Roger Gagnon most original and Richard Morin funniest. Additional prizes were won by Richard Angers Richard Delage Norman Croteau and Robert Bourassa. Refreshments were provided by the troop auxiliary and arrangements were led by Mrs. Ruby Charland assisted by auxiliary members and the troop committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Hall
Biddeford
Auxiliary
Richard Angers
Ernest Desardins
Roger Gagnon
Richard Morin
Richard Delage
Norman Croteau
Robert Bourassa
Ruby Charland
Some Liquor Stores To Open Evenings
The Maine Liquor Commission will open evening stores in multi outlet communities. An Lewiston experiment proved evening hours valuable. Waterville will start noon to 8 pm next week, with Scarborough planned for December, Bangor date undetermined, and possibly Portland by spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine Liquor Commission
Herman Stover
Commission
Lewiston
Waterville
Scarborough
Bangor
Youth Killed By Gravel Truck in Burnham Incident
Three year-old Brent Elkins was killed when he ran into the path of a loaded gravel truck on the Burnham Troy road. Police said the accident occurred Thursday.
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Burnham (Ap
Brent Elkins
Burnham-Troy Road
Tragedy at Corner Drug Store Killing Seven Children and Others
A corner drug store collapse or explosion left seven children aged 5 to 10 dead and many injured. Victims include Danny and Bobby, Mrs. Ralph Fowler, Mrs. Betty Joe Carlisle, S. A. White, Mrs. Ofelia Scott, and Mrs. Marie Barfield. Twenty five hospitalizations. Eight in serious condition. The building was demolished with broken windows in nearby shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny
Bobby
Ralph Fowler
Bob Fowler
The
Marietta Journal
Betty Joe Carlisle
S. A. White
Ofelia Scott
Marie Barfield
Kennebunk Court Hears Two Speeding Cases
Judge Chester Cram presided at Kennebunk Municipal Court yesterday. John Atamian of Belmont Massachusetts paid a ten dollar fine after pleading guilty to speeding. Willis Mulkern of Portland faced a speeding charge filed without a plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk Court
Kennebunk
Chester Cram
Kennebunk Municipal Court
John Atamian
Belmont
Mass
Willis Mulkern
Portland
Maine doctors among 1050 inducted as fellows
Dozens of Maine physicians were named fellows of the American College of Surgeons during a Thursday night induction in San Francisco. Lewiston physicians Louis Fishman and Cyprien L. Martel Jr. joined Portland’s Douglass C. Pennoyer and George F. Sager, along with William W. Ward of Rockland, Lucien F. Veilleux of Waterville, and James S. Johnston of York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Maine
American College of Surgeons
Louis Fishman
Cyprien L. Martel Jr
Lewiston
Douglass C. Pennoyer
George F. Sager
Portland
William W. Ward
Rockland
Lucien F. Veilleux
Waterville
James S. Johnston
York
Kennebunkport man fined for failing to keep right in court
Jon B Eagleson, 20, of Kennebunkport pleaded guilty in Yorkshire Municipal Court to failing to keep right of the road to allow another car to pass safely. Judge W Paul Quarrington found him guilty and imposed a $50 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Berwick
Jon B Eagleson
Kennebunkport
Yorkshire
W. Paul Quarrington
Bomb Threat Report At Biddeford High School
Biddeford police rushed to Biddeford High after assistant principal Peter Mantis received an anonymous call warning of a bomb. The building was searched with classes continuing, the call deemed a hoax, and Chief Edgar Sevigny said the offender could face a 500 dollar fine and 11 months in jail as authorities investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Peter Mantis
Edgar Sevigny
Explosion at Coliseum Ends Show in Tragic Fireball
An explosion under seating at the Coliseum during a Dixieland jazz show left hundreds injured and many killed as flames and debris filled the arena. Firefighters and ambulances from Indianapolis and nearby cities rushed to aid victims, with the venue closed for structural investigation.
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Page One
Indianapolis
Army Hospital
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Local candidates reveal deep Saco ties and varied civic roles
Lamontagne, Reny, and Dr. Larochelle emerge as Saco election hopefuls with roots in Rumford and Biddeford. Lamontagne, a longtime educator and coach, seeks school committee after moving to Saco this year. Reny, a Biddeford native and printer company treasurer, has held Kiwanis and lodge positions. Larochelle, a 15 year Biddeford dentist, ran for alderman in 1961 and chairs St Francis College lay advisory board. All are married with five children, and mix civic club membership with public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumford
Saco
Biddeford
Cheverus High School
Portland
Boston College
Biddeford High School
Sally Stearns
Biddeford Kiwanis Club
Reny
Larochelle
Assumption Preparatory School
Worcester
Mass
University of Montreal Dental School
Biddeford - Saco Lions Club
Ranking Period Ends In Biddeford
Today marks the end of the first quarter ranking period in Biddeford public schools, per Supt Raymond Kenneally. Report cards go out next Friday and two open houses follow the next week for grades 1-8 on Tuesday November 12 and high school on Wednesday November 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. each day for parent teacher discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Raymond Kenneally
Witches Jazz Up Costumes in Missoula Halloween
In Missoula Montana a fifth grade class notes space age influence on Halloween costumes. Teacher Russell Bay overhears a student describing a broomstick as rocket powered with an afterburner and curved to fit an orbit, reflecting playful space theme ideas among young witches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Russell Bay
Biddeford Firemen Answer Two Calls
Biddeford firefighters made two runs yesterday not involving a fire. Engine 5 removed a leaking refrigerator from Alphonse Deners home at 169 South Street after gas spread through the house. recall followed at 12:24 p.m. Later, at 9:45 p.m., the same crew responded to a sprinkler bell at the F W Woolworth store at 142 Main Street with no equipment used. recall occurred at 10:05 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Engine 5
Alphonse Deners
South St
F. W. Woolworth
Main St
Harmless trivia amid world events in local column
In these crisis days the column promises light, human bits of trivia amid world events. It also plugs FELIX T. SHELTRA & SON for insurance and real estate needs. Contact PAUL E. SHELTRA at 48 Jefferson St with phone numbers 283-5649 or 283-3640.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix T. Sheltra & Son
Paul E. Sheltra
Jefferson St
Hunters Fined $200 For Use Of Lights On Deer
In Saco Municipal Court Judge Hilary Mahaney fined Ernest L. Gibbons 45 and son Anthony Lee Gibbons 20 two hundred dollars each after guilty findings for illegal night hunting near Hollis at 11 45. State game warden Thomas D. Bryant testified a car carried one gun out of its case and another gun on the back seat. Both men appealed to Superior Court and were released on $500 bail. Other cases saw John Kibbin 19 of Biddeford found guilty of illegal use of car lights for deer with a $20 fine suspended, and Richard W. Marion of Biddeford also guilty with a $20 fine. Russell W. Nutting of Limerick was fined $25 for failing to stop after striking a dog on the New County Road at Many Street at 7 30 a m yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Portland
Saco Municipal Court
Hilary Mahaney
Ernest L. Gibbons
Anthony Lee Gibbons
Hollis
Thomas D. Bryant
Lake Ossipee
Superior Court
Bryant
John Kibbin
Center St
Biddeford
Ribbin
Kibbin
Richard W. Marion
Main St
Saco
Resistance To Use Of Potatoes Is Predicted
The Agriculture Department warned that consumer resistance to potatoes may grow as incomes rise and diets shift to high protein foods especially meat. Per capita potato use fell from 1910 to 1950 by about 50 percent, with processed potato products reviving demand. Future consumption likely rises with population but not per person, favoring processed potato foods over raw spuds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Shoe Firm Plans Move To Augusta
A shoe factory that has operated in Freeport since 1945 will relocate to Augusta, announced by President Miles H. Baker of the firm. The move signals a regional expansion and may affect local employment and supply chains in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Freeport
Miles H. Baker
Fourteen New Saco Voters Are Registered
Fourteen new names were added to Saco's voter list joining 26 recently announced by Atty. Philip Graves, board chair, with Wednesday as the last registration day before the November 5 state referendum. Names span wards and streets. the list includes Cantara, Emerson, Ricker, Hirst, Ward, Wil son, Blanchette, and more. The E. E. Taylor Corp says the move will create about 125 capital city jobs, with some Freeport workers relocating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Atty
Philip Graves
Saco Board Ofation
Ednesday
Louis Cantara
Yvonne Cantara
Joseph E. Croteau
A S. Croteau
Spring
Alice H. Emerson
Laurence N. Emerson
Flag Pond Road
E. E. Taylor Corp
Freeport
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Spain
Federal Realty Co
Alfred St
Wilbur Gauthier
Albert Lesche
John Ladue
WPA
Paul
Randy) Walker
Lamontagne
Beaupre
Gas & Electric
Mobil Flame
Kinmond
A. E. Leclair & Son
Realtors
Cutts Avenue
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Iebunk
Quinae Bank
Kennebunk, Maine
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