Local Personal News From Biddeford and Saco Area
Mrs. Leo Roy of 138 Pike Biddeford is a surgical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Mrs. Agnes Twomey of 6 Promenade Ave Saco is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs. Sylvia Witham of 11 Old Orchard Road Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs. Madeline C Corriveau of 190 Lincoln St Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Commander Royal N Sheltra of Tighe Beauddoin Farley Post Biddeford is at the 38th annual New England Area Child Welfare Conference. Mrs. Corinne Grenier of 150 Guinea Road Biddeford returned home after trips to California New Orleans and Miami where she visited her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Ovide Potvin of Old Orchard Beach who plan to stay for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Roy
Pike
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Agnes Twomey
Promenade Ave
Saco
Webber Hospital
Sylvia Witham
Old Orchard Road
Webber
Madeline C. Corriveau
Lincoln St
Royal N. Sheltra
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion
New England
Ovide Potvin
Old Orchard Beach
Legion meeting, DeMolay group gather Nov 25
Group B Mrs August Albert will run Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop next week. Tighe Beaudoin-Farley Post American Legion plans Monday Nov 25 meeting at 8 p.m. guest speaker Anthony J Rumo Portland former department commander and rehabilitation chairman. Flag at Legion home flown at half staff for late president John F Kennedy. Mothers Circle Bradford Chapter of DeMolay meets Monday at 7 p.m. in Biddeford Masonic Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Albert
Notre Dame Hospital
Tighe Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion
Anthony J. Rumo
Portland
Legion
John F. Kennedy
Mothers Circle of
Bradford
Order of DeMolay
Biddeford Masonic Hall
Postponements and Cancellations Sweep Local Schools and Events
Dr Frank D Lawler Sun public schools for Saco and Old Orchard Beach canceled Monday classes. Round Robin games in Sanford canceled. Biddeford Eagles Hall dance canceled with no music. Elks activities suspended until after Thanksgiving. Notre Dame Fair postponed to December 1 and other parties rescheduled. Town meeting canceled due to Kennedy death. schools in Kennebunk Wells Ogunquit Arundel Dayton closed Monday. Biddeford Civil Defense meeting postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Lawler
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunk
York
St. Ignatius
Sanford
Tonicht
Biddeford
Leon Jones
Kennedy
Stores to Close Monday in Biddeford Saco Area
The Merchants Committee of the Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce voted at a special meeting to close all stores in the communities for the day Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Committee
Biddeford-Saco
Mother Prays For Her Son in Hyannis Port Mass
Rose Kennedy, 73, widow of Joseph P. Kennedy, attended the 7 a.m. Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis Port in a private act of prayer for her son. Police and secret service barred television crews from the church as she entered and left the Roman Catholic chapel, long a Kennedys’ weekend worship site.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
Kennedy
Rose Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
St. Francis Xavier Church
Hyannis
Lice
Secret Service
Cape
Kennedy Schome
James W. Altgens
Associated Press
Jacqueline
William Greer
Parkland Hospital
J. D. Tippett
Oak Cliff
Texas Theater
Speaker Announced For Salvation Army Service In Saco
William Carlson will be guest speaker at the Salvation Army Chapel on Main Street in Saco during the 11 a.m. service Sunday. Nine young people will be enrolled as junior soldiers of the Salvation Army. Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Carlson
Salvation Army
Main St
Saco
Johnson Becomes President After Kennedy Assassination
Johnson and his wife Jacqueline arrived at the White House by helicopter after the Dallas shooting. He spoke with Defense Secretary McNamara and adviser Bundy, walked through the rose garden into the mansion, and phoned Rose Kennedy and Governor Connally to update them on events and their conditions.
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Kennedy
White House
Johnson
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McGeorge Bundy
National Security Affairs
Executive Mansion
Washington Monument
Dallas
First
Rose Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Mrs. Johnson
South Lawn
Rose Garden
Secretary of Defense
Freezing method for apricot swirl vanilla ice cream
Cooked dried apricots are pureed and folded into vanilla ice cream. After churning, place the mixture into the ice cube tray to freeze, then store the cubes in the freezer for later use.
Newborns Registered at Webber and Saco Hospitals
At Webber Hospital a son for Leonard and Eve Hurrell Bay View Saco nine pounds seven ounces born Nov nineteen a daughter for Edward Mulderiy and wife Michelle Rita Murphy Ave Old Orchard Beach born November nineteenth a son for Douglas Reed Pike Street Biddeford Scott Douglas born November twentieth At Saco Hospital a son for Richard Wormwood Sr Western Avenue Kennebunkport five pounds six ounces born November seventeenth a son for George Hendrickson Springvale eight pounds five ounces born November seventeenth Elsewhere a daughter Donna Joyce born November fourteenth in Waltham Massachusetts weighing seven pounds eight ounces Grandparents Lawrence Littlefield of Kennebunk and great grandmother E. J. Chandler of St Petersburg Florida.
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Webber Hospital
Leonard Hurrell
Bay View
Saco
Edward F. Mulderiy
Murphy Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Michelle Rita
Douglas RB. Reed
Pike St
Biddeford
Scott Douglas
Saco Hospital
Richard Carl Wormwood Sr
Western Avenue
Kennebunkport
Richard Carl Jr
George Hendrickson
Springvale
Ray Fskil
Norman Boisvert
Louise Littlefield
Waltham
Mass
Donna
Fellowship meeting at First Parish Church Saco
The Women's Fellowship of the First Parish Congregational Church in Saco will meet at 6 30 p m on Tuesday in the parish house Beach Street Saco Supper precedes the meeting Mrs Fred Clark leads arrangements and Adelbert M Jakeman of Ocean Fark will speak on Thanksgiving Thoughts in Poetry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church For Christ
Saco
Beach Street
Fred Clark
Adelbert M. Jakeman
Ocean Fark
Tulsa Tour sign misleads drivers on downtown grid
An Tulsa sign advertising the Tulsa Tour directs travelers north on Cincinnati Avenue, which is a one-way southbound street, prompting questions about signage accuracy in downtown Tulsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa, Okla
Tulsa
Cincinnati Avenue
Cincinnati
Portland Weather Outlook Tonight and Sunday
Cloudy forecast for Portland with shivers and possible scattered thundershowers tonight. Temperature little change with lows in the 40s. Sunday skies mix of fair southern portions and partly cloudy northern areas, and cooler conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Pomerleau Plea Calls Off City Social Activities
Biddeford Mayor Willie Pomerleau urged cancellation of all social activities in the city this evening as a sign of respect for the late President Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Willie Pomerlean
Kennedy
November Tides Chart From Historic Lighthouse Log
A fragmented OCR shows tide times for November with high and low periods listed by day. Entries include dates 23 to 25 with morning and afternoon tides at specified A M and P M slots, indicating rising and falling sea levels across several hours.
Church Youth Meetings Across Biddeford and Area
Local church notes list Sunday gatherings for junior and senior youth at Biddeford United Church of Christ and several neighboring congregations. Services, training unions, and youth fellowships span Advent Christian Saco to Kennebunk, with 7 p.m. worships, 6:30 p.m. youth sessions, and special events like Ho Ho Hour and a Christmas choir rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford First Universalist
Universalist
Horace Killam
Paul Brown
Biddeford
Kennedy Assassination Reports From Dallas Scene
Oswald suspected of murder after President Kennedy is shot in Dallas. Police say shots came from the Texas School Depository fifth floor. Tippett also killed nearby as Oswald is charged. Mrs Kennedy and Governor Connally react amid chaos as crowds flee and Dallas’s political tilt noted.
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Page One
Texas School Depository
Oswald
Tippett
Kennedy
Connally
Texas
Dallas
Kennedy Death Shocks World
Global outpouring followed the Kennedy assassination as leaders, former presidents, and mourners expressed shock and grief. Lyndon Johnson spoke of an irreplaceable loss while crowds gathered at the White House and nations lowered flags in somber tribute.
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New Haven
Conn
Washington
White House
London
Moscow
Vatican City
Paul VI
Sears
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
New York
Nixon
Johnson Faces First Full Day as President
Washington AP Lyndon B. Johnson begins his term amid national tragedy after Kennedy’s assassination. He plans talks with Eisenhower and Rusk, then Cabinet meetings, seeking bipartisan support while Jacqueline Kennedy and others mourn. Johnson takes oath aboard Air Force One administered by Judge Sarah Hughes, vows to preserve the Constitution and seek unity.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
America
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Dallas
Jacqueline Kennedy
Dallastreets
John B. Connally
Texas
United States
U.S
Sarah T. Hughes
Lady Bird
Kennedy
Andrews Air Force Base
Mrs. Kennedy
Area Expresses grief after Kennedy Assassination
Area ministers and clergy issue statements of sorrow for President Kennedy’s death and pledge prayers for Lyndon B. Johnson. Inter faith services are planned in Saco and Biddeford with memorial masses and special services announced by Catholic and Jewish leaders. City offices and many events will be closed Monday as the region mourns the nation’s loss.
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Ernest S. Woodworth
First Parish Congregational Church
Saco
Biddeford-Saco
Kennedy
Johnson
Boris Gottlieb
Ment
Gottlieb
Etz Chaim
Bacon Street
Biddeford
Vincent Tatarczuk
State of
Maine
Msgr
Bishop Feeney
Robert Ryan
D & H Sundries
Main Street
Bob
Red
Roland Henaire
Archie Maxwell
First National Bank of
Arthur King
George Friary
Raoul LaBranche
Rita Dunton
Bidde
Saco area church groups set gatherings and services
Multiple church and society events in Saco Biddeford and nearby: Mission Study session led by Mrs. Wilma Griffith at 23 Mechanic St Saco Monday 7 30 pm. Saco School Street Methodist Church ship meeting Sunday 6 pm. Unitarian Universalist Thanksgiving service Sunday 10 45 am with Rev Edmund W Beal at School Street Church, Beal directing music with Mrs Beal and soloist Mrs Beatrice Kaleel. Thanksgiving service at Biddeford United Church of Christ Sunday 10 30 am led by Rev David E Wigley with soloist Raynald Painchand. Women’s Fellowship Thanksgiving offering during 11 am service at School Street Methodist Church Saco. Thanksgiving cards and sacrificial gifts collected. Ushers Club of Congregational Biddeford to hold 6 pm supper meeting Mon in church vestry. Albion Benton to give illustrated talk on recent trip abroad.
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Marjorie Fogg
Mechanic St
Saco
Wilma Griffith
Unitarian - Universalist
Saco Unitarian Church
School Street
Edmund W. Beal
Beal
Beatrice Kaleel
Biddeford
Norman J. Langmaid
Ushers Club
United Church of Christ
Congregational
Moniday
Albion Benton
Fire destroys Skating Rink on Pool Road in St Andre’s
A fire believed to have started from wires to a skate sharpener in a small shed used for sharpening and renting skates swept through the mid section roof of the nearly 80 foot long St Andre's skating rink on Pool Road Friday night. The single story building was owned by Auguste Laverriere and was up for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andre's Skating Rink
Pool Road
Auguste Laverriere
North Lebanon Hosts Guests From Melrose and Lawrence
North Lebanon residents entertained visitors from Melrose Massachusetts and Lawrence Massachusetts. Guests included Mrs Willie Townsend Mrs Charles Laus son and Mr and Mrs Arthur Seilbert Fred Forrese. Ernest Rand Sr departed for Eustis Florida to stay with his daughter Mrs Edna Bowman. Mrs Davis Gale is working at Exeter Nursery School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril Potter
Melrose
Mass
Willie Townsend
Charles Lausson
Arthur Seilbert
Fred Forrese
Lawrence Mass
Cyril Potters
Ernest Rand Sr
Eustis Fla
Edna Bowman
Davis Gale
Exeter Nursery School
Johnson to lead after Kennedy death shapes 1964 race
The piece analyzes Lyndon B. Johnson's ascent to the presidency after Kennedy's death and his potential to mold the administration. It notes Nixon's vulnerability versus Kennedy, Johnson's cautious yet decisive style, cabinet resignations, and Robert F. Kennedy's possible threat to a 1964 nomination while anticipating 1968 dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
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Elks
Portland Road
Thornton Academy
Notre Dame
Assumption Society
Fremont Club
Wells and
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John S. Seekins
Robert W. Johnson
Wells
Supt
Raymond Kenneally
Arundel
Dayton
Biddeford Civil Defense and Public Safety Organization
Salvation Army Services
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Sti
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Advent Christian Church
Faith! Tabernacle
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
First Assembly of God Church
Eee
Pleasant Street
Aco
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Ian
Kennebunk Lower Village
Saco Avenue
Old Orichard Beach
Christ Ambassadors Group
Ahepa
Youth Fellowship of the
Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society
Kennebunk Landing
Free’ Christian Union Society
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
The
Baptist Youth Fellowship of the
Junior Beacons For Christ
Lyman First Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Ly‘man First Baptist Church
Union Avenue
Salvation
Fail Gospel
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
South Biddeford
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Foss Street Methodist Church
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
Saco United Baptist Church
Youth Fellowship of
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Winston Churchill
Douglas MacArthur
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