Local Personal Notices From Biddeford And Groton
Mrs. John Sheehan Sr. of 15 Summit St Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Alfred Lachance of Buzzell Road Dayton is receiving medical treatment at Webber Hospital. Mrs. Wilfred Brunelle of 330 Main St Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Peter H. Joy a fire control technician seaman USN is son of Mr and Mrs Roland H. Joy of Hilton's Lane Wells and has graduated from the eight week submarine school at the Submarine Base New London Groton Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sheehan Sr
Summit St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Alfred Lachance
Buzzell Road
Dayton
Wilfred Brunelle
Main St
Peter H. Joy
Seaman
USN
Roland H. Joy
Hilton's Lane
Wells
Saco Extension Association Meeting on Brazil Topic
The Saco Extension Association will meet Tuesday November 19 at 10 30 am in G A R Hall Saco The topic Brazil under Miss Lillian Chapin Know Your Neighbor chairman A chicken dinner will be served at noon Group A captain Mrs Fillmore Harris will supervise the Notre Dame Auxiliary Thrift Shop next week Biddeford Music Boosters meet Monday at 8 pm at Biddeford Junior High School with special entertainment and refreshments Calendars will be distributed to workers for delivery and officials say all parents and interested persons may attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Extension Association
G. A. R. Hall
Saco
Brazil
Lillian Chapin
Fillmore Harris
Notre Dame
Biddeford
Biddeford Junior High School
Westbrook Man Hurt In Maine Turnpike Crash
Alban Bilodeau 21 of Westbrook was hospitalized in cool condition after a two car wreck on the Maine Turnpike near the Buxton Road overpass. He suffered a broken collarbone seven broken ribs and head injuries. A station wagon carrying a Jamaica Plain Massachusetts family escaped injury. State Trooper G Paul Falconer investigated the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alban Bilodeau
Westbrook
Webberospital
Maine
Buxton Road
Bilodeau
Massachusetts
Jamaica Plain
Francis Conboy
Lorraine
Michael
Janice
Patricia
Stephen
Chester
Conboy
Webber Hospital
Saco
G. Paul Falconer
Man Is Fined $10 For Illegal Parking In Biddeford
Gerard Cambobasso of Salem New Hampshire paid a $10 fine in Biddeford Municipal Court after pleading guilty to illegal penna e. Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason imposed the sentence. Hearing on an assault and battery charge against Ralph Roc ray of 146 Granite Street Biddeford was continued for one week as he seeks medical examination. He had pleaded guilty and was released on $100 recognizance. Earlier Judge Nason lectured two Biddeford juveniles in chambers for truancy and shoplifting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard Cambobasso
Salem
N. H
Biddeford
Gerald C. Nason
Ralph Rocray
Granite St
Elaine
Rocray
Nason
Chambers
Mishap on Main Street Bridge in Biddeford collision
A two car crash on the Main Street bridge in Biddeford was reported to Saco Police at 11 20 PM. Gerard A Roy 36 of 3 Hubert Street Biddeford eastbound stopped for a vehicle in front when Benoit L Martin 19 of 42 Green Street Biddeford rear ended him. No injuries occurred and damage was limited to the front end of the Martin car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Saco
Gerard A. Roy
Hubert St
Biddeford
Benoit L. Martin
Green St
Martin
Bates College to confer honorary degrees at centennial convocation
Bates College will award honorary doctorates at its centennial convocation on November 20. Recipients include Frank H. Bowles, Ford Foundation education program director, and Philip Hofer, founder and curator of the Harvard Library department of graphic arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Bates College
Frank H. Bowles
Ford Foundation
Philip Hofer
Arvard
Charles Named Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
President Kennedy appoints Robert H. Charles, son-in-law of ex governor Sumner Sewall, to a $20 000 yearly post as assistant secretary in charge of material. Charles is married to Olive Sewall of Bath Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Washington
Robert H. Charles
Maine
Sumner Sewall
Kennedy
Air Force
Olive Sewall
Bath
Card of Thanks for expressions of sympathy bereavement
Expressing sincere thanks for all expressions of sympathy during our recent bereavement. Signed by Mrs. George Beaupre and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Boucher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Beaupre
Claude Boucher
Death of Ogunquit man after Route 1 crash
Marcus L. Sorensen 68 of Ogunquit died of a heart attack after a crash on U. S. Route 1 near York River Bridge. He left the car, collapsed near the home of Sherman Hysler, and died en route to a hospital. He was a wool dealer with a Boston firm and active in Ogunquit civic affairs. He was born July 28 1885 in Copenhagen. Surviving are his widow and two daughters. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. in Arlington, Mass. Cemetery: Mount Pleasant, Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
York River Bridge
Marcus L. Sorensen
I Stearns Road
Ogunquit
Laurence 0. Sanborn
Sorensen
Sherman Hysler
York County
Stephen A. Cobb
Sanford
Boston
Zoning Board of Appeals
Copenhagen
Denmark
Christian
Dorothea (Paulsen) Sorensen
Doris (Thompson) Sorensen
Vernon R. Crosby
Newtonville
Mass
David K. Lahive
Bourne
First Baptist Church
Arlington
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Funeral services for Howard P. Black held in Saco
Funeral services for Howard Preston Black aged ? were conducted yesterday at First Congregational Church Saco with Rev. Paul K. Weimer officiating. Burial followed in Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery. Bearers named Raymond Mailman Benjamin Hall James Berry and Richard Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Preston Black
North St
Saco
First Congregational Church
Paul K. Weimer
Buxton Lower Corner
Raymond Mailman
Benjamin Hall
James Berry
Richard Grant
Funeral rites for Jeremiah L Twomey Biddeford
Funeral services for Jeremiah L Twomey of 344 Main St Biddeford were held at St Mary's Church with a requiem high mass sung by Rev Coleman J O Toole. Vocalist William Cleary and organist Miss Elizabeth Seidel performed. Burial followed in St Mary's Cemetery with graveside prayers by Rev Cornelius J Enright. Pallbearers were Richard Kenny Edward Lane Robert Hingston Oscar Gonneville John Lane and William Curtis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah L. Twomey
Main St
Biddeford
St. Mary’s Church
Coleman J. O'Toole
William Cleary
Elizabeth Seidel
St. Mary's Cemetery
Cornelius J. Enright
Richard Kenney
Edward Lane
Robert Hingston
Oscar Gonneville
John Lane
William Curtis
Beach Team Shifts Road Schedule After Dangerous Front-Row Porches
Beach in York County faced safety concerns as front row spectators could reach onto the court, leading to a decision to tour this season. The schedule released by McSweeney lists Dec games at York Thornton St Ignatius Saco and St Louis with numerous road dates through February including Cape Elizabeth Gorham Bonny Eagle Kennebunk and Berwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
Cumberland County
McSweeney
York
Thornton
St. Ignatius
Saco
St. Louis
Cape Elizabeth
Gorham
Bonny Facle
Kennebunk
Berwick
Portland Weather Outlook This Weekend
Clearing and cooler tonight with low temperatures around 20 to 30. Sunday brings sun and a touch cooler conditions especially in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Church Youth Meetings and Evening Services Townwide
Church notes list Sunday gatherings for Junior and Senior United Church Youth in Biddeford and nearby towns. Services span Advent Christian Old Orchard Beach to Saco and Wells with times from 3 to 7:30 p m. Rehearsals and an education meeting with Rev Perley Odell noted for Saco School Street Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
Biddeford
Advent Christian Church
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
Union Avenue
Salvation
Perley Odell
Chestnut Methodist Church
Portland
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Commission On Education
Class of the Biddeford United Church of Christ
A local Congregational church in Biddeford announces a class schedule for members and newcomers. The program covers baptismal preparation, church history, and community outreach, with instructors drawn from church leadership and guest speakers. The course aims to deepen parish involvement and faith understanding.
Youth Fellowship Plans York Association Rally Trip
The Junior and Senior Youth Fellowship groups of the United Church of Christ Biddeford will meet Sunday at 2 p.m. at the church and travel to Kittery for a York Association Pilgrim Fellowship Rally. Attendees should bring 75 cents for registration and supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Junior Beacons For Christ
Lyman First Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Baptist
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
The
Saco United Baptist Church
Youth Fellowship of
Advent Christian Church
Saco United Baptist, Church
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Kittery
York Association
Pilgrim Fellowship
Deacons Meet At Benton Home In Biddeford
The Biddeford United Church of Christ board of deacons will convene Monday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs Al M Benton on Portland Road The minister's class in Church Membership meets Monday at 3 p m at the School Street Methodist Church in Saco Church Project Night by the Fireside Club at 7 30 p m Monday at the church on School Street in Saco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MYF
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Biddeford
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Saco School Street
Methodist Church
Maine Council Of Masons Meet In Saco Wednesday
The Maine Council of Royal and Select Masons will meet at 7 30 p m in Masonic Hall Saco to perform work in the Super Excellent Master degree A rehearsal for the full degree is set for tomorrow at 3 p m at Saco Masonic Hall Members listed include Edgar Pellerin Walter C Hayden Reginald F Berry Willis H Webber Mason W Brown and many others The business session will be led by Herbert A Swett Berwick illustrious master and refreshments will follow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of Maine Council
Royal and Select Masons
Masonic Hall
Saco
Saco Masonic Hall
Edgar Pellerin
Walte C. Hayden
Reginald F. Berry
Willis H. Webber
Mason W Brown
Joseph C
Third Rehearsal Of Festival Planned
The third rehearsal for the Junior Choir Festival to be presented Dec. 1 at Universalist Church City Square Biddeford will be held from 3 to 4 30 p m tomorrow and will be the final rehearsal for admission of new singers. Eighty singers from 11 churches were present last week. Laura Bridgman heads registration with committee members Mrs Walter Coito Mrs Charles Draggins James Herrick Mrs Helen Daly Mrs Lloyd Anderson Mrs Harley Scammon Jr Mrs Ruth Hutchins and Mrs Virginia Henderson Paul Brown is organist Horace Killam Biddeford schools music supervisor is director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universalist
City Square
Biddeford
Laura Bridgman
Walter Coito
Charles Draggins
James Herrick
Helen Daly
Lloyd Anderson
Harley Scammon Jr
Ruth Hutchins
Virginia Henderson
Paul Brown
Horace Killam
Congress Reform Debate Highlights Leadership Concerns
The text reports on ongoing discussions about reforming Congress, noting Albert’s caution that while improvements are possible, proposed changes may not help. It questions replacing the seniority system in committees with a more stable alternative and mentions uncertainty about a meeting to plan related Bible study arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Congress
Albert
Minstrel Show Held by Adah Chapter Eastern Star at Biddeford
Adaht Chapter Eastern Star met in Masonic Hall Biddeford with special guests from Annette Chapter CBS Saco providing entertainment after business. Worthy Matron Agnes Johnson and Worthy Patron Edward Wolfertz presided. A Thanksgiving poem was read by Johnson. Invitations extended for Marion Dexheimer Esther to confer degrees December 4 at Iona Chapter Portland. Past Matrons Association to hold a food sale December 6. A minstrel show followed featuring Ralph Meserve and others with a large cast and refreshments served by local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adaht
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Biddeford
Annette
CBS
Saco
Agnes Johnson
Edward Wolfertz
Johnson
Elizabette
Adah
Kentucky
Maine
Leland Scamman
Leon Libby
Theodore Potter
Stephen Harriman
Ruth Meserve
Agnes Towle
Ethel Whitten
Agnes Tripp
Lillian Lamb
Florence Northrop
Marion Johnson
Bette Roberge
Virginia Moody
Rebecca Cushman
Jean Kimball
Claire Scam
Edna Stackpole
Welcome To The Fold New Babies Born In Biddeford Area
A birth notices column lists several newborns across Biddeford Saco area hospitals. Pamela Jean berry Michael Lee Richard Mark Catherine Patricia Ellen David Roland Norman Lee Cary Paul and more are credited to their parents and listed families with birth dates and weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Hospital
Robert Berry
Broadturn Road
West Scarborough
Pamela Jean
Gilles Feeteau
Guinea Road
Biddeford
Annette Yvonne
Webber Hospital
Raymond L. Monroe
Pine St
Michael Lee
Richard C. Olin
Atlantic Ave
Richard Mark
Lloyd Jewett
Ross Road
Kennebunk
Catherine Patricia
Herbert Jewett
Conrad Roison
Prospect St
Roland K. Usher Jr
Sea Road
David Roland
Joseph L. Gregoire
Festfield St
Norman Lee
Owen Wentworth
Kennebunk Beach
Ellen
Noel Cyr
Manchester
Conn
Cary Paul
Hartford
Hartford, Conn
Ernest Laflamme
Fall St
Louis Cyr
Keegan
Richard Forest
Gilbert Road
Belmont
Winter Patrols Begin Across Maine Statewide
The State Highway Commission extends winter night patrols statewide starting tonight. Patrols have operated in storm areas and will provide early warning of snow or freezing rain, mobilize sanding and plowing crews, and assist stranded motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
State Highway Commission
Flower Decorations Displayed at Thursday Club Meeting
Raymond Lord of Lords Flower Shop will be guest speaker at the Thursday Club gathering on November 21 at 2 pm in Biddeford Universalist Church vestry. He will present fall arrangements Christmas greens and seasonal decorations. Mrs Edward Wolfertz leads with assistants Mrs Robert Noble and Mrs Herbert Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Lord
Lord's
Biddeford Universalist Church
City Square
Biddeford
Lord
Edward Wolfertz
Robert Noble
Herbert Smith
Gemini Plans And Saturn I Drive Apollo Readiness
JFK outlines Gemini specialty teams with unmanned orbital flight planned for February and a two-man mission late next year. Saturn I nears first two-stage test flight next month to launch a 33 000 pound satellite. NASA invests near one billion dollars on Apollo facilities at Merritt Island Cape Canaveral. The 140-man Gold crew conducted Polaris A2 firing tests, including underwater shots with A3 range variants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gemini
America
Merritt Island
Cape Canaveral
NASA
Andrew Jackson
Blue
Wells man sentenced for assault in Yorkshire Court
David L. Hilton age 24 of Wells was found guilty of assault on Patricia M. Littlefield in North Berwick on November 1. He pleaded innocent before Judge W Paul Quarrington in Yorkshire Municipal Court and was sentenced to six months in jail at Alfred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Berwick
David L. Hilton
Wells
W. Paul Quarrington
Yorkshire Municipal Court
Hilton
Patricia M. Littlefield
North Berwick
Alfred
Barghoorn arrest fuels Cold War tensions in Washington and Moscow
President Kennedy denounced the arrest of American scholar Frederick C. Barghoorn in Moscow and denied espionage links. In Moscow, U S embassy staff boycotted a Soviet anniversary meeting as speculation swirled over retaliatory arrests of three Russians in New Jersey. Tass reported Barghoorn’s espionage activities but the Soviet Union chose expulsion over trial due to concern for his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Washington
Barghoorn
Moscow
U.S
Soviet Union
United States
New Jersey
U.N
Zorin
Tass
Frederick C. Barghoorn
U.S.S.R
Senate approves aid package amid grain sales row
Foreign aid totals shift from 300 to 175 million, Alliance for Progress from 650 to 600 million, and development grants from 257 to 225 million. Final passage follows a Senate skirmish over grain sales to the Soviet bloc as Mundt withdraws an amendment on Export Bank losses, with leaders promising separate action. A side note suggests adding cheddar to creamstyle cottage cheese for flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tage One
Alliance For Progress
Senate
Soviet Bloc
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Hungary
Mundt
Monument Building Amid Economic Crisis In Indonesia
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports Jakarta pursues grand monuments and a national character as tens of millions face hunger. Sukarno uses Malaysia tension to rally patriotism while the economy staggers, threatening deeper trouble without a political settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ryan
Jakarta
Indonesia
Malaysia
Southeast Asia
Subandrio
Sukarno
Dutch New Guinea
Three Biddeford Men Fined In Sanford Court
Four Biddeford residents appeared in Municipal Court in Sanford. John L. Kibbin, 19, pleaded guilty to illegal transportation of beer with license suspended 10 days and illegal ssession of beer, fined $10. Gerald R. Smith, 19, passenger, pleaded guilty to illegal possession of beer, fined $10. Richard W. Marion, 17, innocent on illegal possession, found innocent. Robert G. Boucher, 20, Biddeford, pleaded guilty to passing at Routes 111 and 35 at Lyman, fined $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Marion
Robert G. Boucher
Biddeford
Lyman
Gambling Charged At Naval Shipyard
Two Massachusetts men are held on $1000 bail each for interstate transportation of gambling equipment. Antonio Labollita, 32, of South Boston and Walter Peterson, 25, of Quincy, pipefitter contractors, were arrested by FBI agents at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for selling football pool cards brought from out of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Massachusetts
Antonio S. Labollita
South Boston
Walter Peterson
Quincy
Mass
FBI
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Government Granted Directed Verdict in Lewiston Post Office Slip Case
Federal Judge Edward Gignoux directed a verdict for the government in a $50,000 suit. Arthur Gatsios of Lewiston alleged the ice on Lewiston Post Office steps caused a fractured skull March 1, 1961, claiming government negligence for permitting the ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Edward Gignoux
Arthur Gatsios
Lewiston
Andersen Named To Highway Post
AUGUSTA AP Torben K Andersen of South Portland is reappointed by Gov Reed to a two year term as chairman of the Maine Highway Safety Committee. Andersen is vice president and general manager of the Maine Truck Owners Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Torben K. Andersen
South Portland
Reed
Maine Highway Safety Committee
Andersen
Maine Truck Owners Association
Portlander back sparks a hunt for rare coins
Storck notes about eight million collectors boost coin values and calls Coin World essential reading like the Wall Street Journal. He says investors can grow money faster with coins than real estate or blue chip stocks, and billions may remain hidden in out of circulation caches awaiting discovery by rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storck
Coin World
Wall St. Journal
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Ogunquit Man
Howard P. Black
Jeremiah Twomey
Washington Monument
Atoka
Isjers
Bernard Neveux
Elm Street
Arthur Lesseur
Gorham State Teachers College
Nicole Verret
iNeveux
Antonio Jacques
Hill
Chapel Streets
Faith Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
First Assembly of God
Ahepa
Pleasant Street
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Kennebunk Lower Village
Christ Ambassadors
First
Youth Fellowship of the
Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society
Kennebunk Landing
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Fall Gospel
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
South Biddeford
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Foss Street Methodist Church
Maine Council of Masons
Annette Chapter
Radio Station
WIDE
Martha Goldthwaite
Pool Road
Goldthwaite
Olin A. Goldthwaite
Wonderbar Steak House
Michael Matoin
Joseph Martello
Craig Worthing
JFK
John Peter
Forrest
Virginia Munroe
Fred Munroe
C. E. Forrest
Shirley, Mass
Naval Shipyard
Highway Post
Portlander
Don & Bob
Tv, Inc
Hill St
City
Dial
Admiral
Pacu Cny
Kennebunk Inn
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