Saco Officials Report Hospital Updates
Saco Police Chief Raymond Kerry has returned home from Notre Dame hospital. State Rep. Camille L. V. Bedard of 111 Common Street in Saco is a surgical patient at Mercy hospital in Portland. Mrs. Esther Oldread of 74 Elm Street in Saco is a medical patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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Saco
Raymond Kerry
Notre Dame Hospital
Camille L. V. Bedard
Common Street
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Esther Oldread
Elm Street
Maine Medical Center
York County Salon to Meet for Christmas Exchange
York County Salon 589 Eight and Forty meets Saturday at 8 p m at Mrs Al bee G LaPierre Wells Departe mental Officers night joined with annual Christmas reg Attendees exchange $1 gifts York County Barracks World War I Veterans auxiliary to hold December meeting and annual Christmas party Monday 7 30 pm St John hall Elm and Main Biddeford Program features 50 cent gift exchanges among post and auxiliary members.
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York County
Al'bee G. LaPierre
Wells
St. John Hall
Elm and
Main Streets
Biddeford
Community notices from Saco area churches and schools
The Junior Bandana students of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday at 9 a.m. Confessions are scheduled Saturday at St Monica Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p.m. and at St Martha Kennebunkport from 4 to 9 and 7 to 8 p.m. Confessions also at St Mary Wells 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. A Minister’s class on Holy Communion for children will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Saco School Street Methodist Church. The Saco Second Parish Unitarian Church meets December 9 after worship to discuss merger ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandana Soongsters
Saco Salvation Army
St Monica Church
Kennebunk
St. Martha Church
Kennebunkport
St. Mary Church
Wells
Saco, School Street Methodist Church
Saco Second Parish
Unitarian Church
Biddeford Teachers Association Sets General Meeting Agenda
The BTA executive committee met at the high school to prepare the December 3 general meeting agenda at Emery school. Items include naming a historian, approving the by laws revision, approving salary recommendations, a NEA membership drive update, and a minstrel show. The group aims for informal candidate discussions with mayoralty and school board hopefuls after the program, without endorsements. Certificates of professional acceptance will be presented in January to teachers in local state and national associations, with 100 percent participation awards for schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Teachers Association
Feneral
Emery School
General Assembly
BTA
NEA
Raymond Kenneally
Richard Wyse
Joseph Plamondon
Plamondon
Biddeford
Pauline Meserve
Horace Mann Insurance
Meserve
Dorothy Strout
Irene
Mitchell
Kenneally
NEA Drive
Elizabeth Seidel
Noreen Whitehouse
Joan Duranceau
Paul Brunelle
Virginia Peters
Peter Judge
Deaths William Acker 88 Old Orchard Beach resident
William Acker 88 of 8 Portland Ave Old Orchard Beach died early today at an Old Orchard Beach nursing home. Born in Laurencetown Nova Scotia on September 16 1874 he was the son of John H and Barbara Lloy Acker and worked as a painter until retirement. Survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco burial in Waltham Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Acker
Portland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Laurencetown
Nova Scotia
John H
Barbara (Lloy) Acker
Dennett and Craig
Main Street
Saco
Burlin
Waltham
Mass
Portland doctor Granville Shibles dies at 68
Dr. Granville Shibles of Westbrook, founder of an Osteopathic Hospice of Maine, died at a Portland hospital at age 68. Practicing since 1921, he also served in city government as city council chair, police commissioner, school board member, and Republican City Committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Westbrook
Osteopathic Hosege of
Maine
Granville Shibles
Shibles
Republican City Committee
Funeral Rites for J S Fournier Held at St Joseph Church
Funeral services were held for J S Fournier 58 Center Street Biddeford this morning at 8 30 from St Joseph church. Msgr Elie Hevey led Solemn Requiem High Mass with deacon Rev Norman Carrier and sub deacon Rev Sylvia Levesque. A male quartet sang and Mrs Diana Rousselle played organ. Attending were Rev Louis J Fortier Lewiston and Rev Mark Franck. Burial was in St Joseph cemetery with prayers at the grave by Rev Levesque and Rev Fortier. Out of town attendees included Mrs Joseph Gagnon Wallingford Conn Mr and Mrs Lionel Fournier Mr and Mrs Ubald Fournier Portland and Rev Louis J Fortier Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J S. Fournier
Center Street
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
Msgr
Elie Hevey
Norman Carrier
Sylvia Levesque
Diana Rousselle
Louis J. Fortier
Lewiston
Mark Franck
Sacred Heart League of
Lionel Fournier
Ubald Fournier
Portland
Funeral services for Mrs Doris Mooers of Lyman
Funeral services for Mrs Doris Elsie Mooers of Lyman wife of Everett Mooers were conducted Thursday afternoon from the Dennett and Craig Funeral home 365 Main Street Saco Rev Norman J Langmaid pastor of the Saco School Street and Goodwins Mills Methodist churches officiated A delegation from the Goodwin Labbe Taylor unit American Legion auxiliary of Dayton attended Bearers were Curtis Taylor Jr Vernon Lord James Tyler and Lester Perry Burial was in the Goodwins Mills cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris ‘Elsie Mooers
Lyman
Everett Mooers
Dennett and Craig
Main Street
Saco
Norman J. Langmaid
Saco School Street
Goodwins Mills Methodist
Goodwin-Labbe-Taylor
American Legion Auxiliary
Dayton
Curtis Taylor
Vernon Lord
James Tyler
Lester Perry
Goodwins Mills
Funeral services for Mrs Laura A Young
Funeral services for Mrs Laura A Young age at 334 Main Street Saco were held Thursday afternoon at Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco with Rev Stanley A Bennett pastor of the Saco United Baptist Church officiating Burial followed in the family lot Evergreen Cemetery Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura A. Young
Main Street
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring Street
Stanley A. Bennett
Saco United Baptist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Portland
Kennedy Mikoyan talks Cuba and arms at White House
The meeting focused on Cuba as the dominant topic with U S Cuban policy under review. Discussions touched on Laos and disarmament while Berlin was not discussed. Kennedy sought potential openings on nuclear testing and broader U S Soviet relations amid Mikoyan’s Moscow trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Cuba
United States
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Mikoyan
Dean Rusk
State Department
Interior
Stewart Udall
Moscow
White House
Rusk
Llewellyn Thompson
Berlin
Portland Weekend Weather Outlook
This afternoon in Portland becomes sunny and mild with easterly winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight remains fair and cold with early morning fog and light variable winds. Saturday looks sunny and mild with temperatures ranging from the coast upper 50s to interior low 20s.
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Portland
Elks Memorial Day Observance Slated Sunday
Elks Memorial Day observance will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks Portland road Saco honoring all departed members. Judge Daniel Crowley will be guest speaker with Miss Ellen Warren Kennebunk providing music. Public attendance and a reception with refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Lodge of Elks
Portland Road
Saco
Elkdom
Elks
C. Jackson
Richard F. Murphy
Ralph A. Pitt
Joseph A. Grondin
Marcel Viger
Robert Brousseau
Esquire
Donald Doyle Pone Guard
Paul Reny
Tyer
Daniel Crowley
Ellen Warren
Kennebunk
German Ship Develops List As Copper Liquifies
A German motor ship bound for Rotterdam from New Brunswick developed a list after its cargo liquified. The Erwin Schroeder, with 29 men aboard, faced a 15 degree list 750 miles east of Cape Cod as rescue planes and Coast Guard units monitored conditions. Five crewmen from a separate Gloucester fishing vessel were rescued after it grounded near Thatcher's Island. The St Joseph, built in 1997, left Gloucester to salvage operations with reported $5,000 worth of fish onboard.
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Boston
Cape Cod
Coast Guard
Erwin Schroeder
Tterdam
New Seen New Brunswick
Spencer
New York
Schroeder
Cape Ann
Gloucester
St. Joseph
Thatcher's Island
St. Joseph's
Peter Lovasco
Jeffrey's
Milk Island
Land's End
Rockport
Lovasco
Ambrose J. Lovasco
Sam Frontiero
Cook
Lawrence J. Pallazola
Antonio Tamarindo
Kennebunkport
Maine
Saco Police Seek Hit Run Driver Striking Student
Saco Police search for a hit and run driver who struck 16 year old Nancy Choroszy on Fairfield Street as she walked to Thornton Academy. The two tone gray Ford was driven by an elderly man with a frosted windshield. She reported left side pain. investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Thornton Academy
Fairfield St
Nancy Choroszy
Fairfield Street
Beach Woman Injured In Route 1 Auto Collision
An 80 year old woman from Old Orchard Beach was critically injured when thrown from a car in a two vehicle crash at the Route 1 shopping center entrance. Mrs Annie E Standeven of Washington Ave was hospital bound in Portland. Her husband Hubert Standeven and Sol I Sulka both suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarborough
Annie E. Standeven
Washington Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Portland
John H. Fleming
Standeven
Hubert
Sol I. Sulka
Standevens
Saco retiree honored at department dinner
Miss Rena Paraday of Cleveland Street in Saco was praised at a surprise dinner after 28 years of state service. Attended by 48 department members, the event included gifts from Port Flowers and the One Employees association as Paraday considers future plans and hobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Paraday
Cleveland Street
Saco
One Employees Association
Portland
Miss Paraday
Stock Market Slips From Irregular Start In New York
New York stock prices eased in early trading as the market opened unevenly. The AP 60 stock average fell 0.7 to 240.4 at noon with industrials down 1.2, rails off 0.4, and utilities down 0.3. Dow Jones industrial average dropped 3.43 to 649.18 as major rails and several industries declined.
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New York
Chrysler
Associated Press
Santa Fe
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Southern Pacific
Illinois Central
Eastman Kodak
IBM
Polaroid
Xerox
Dow Jones
Republic
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Jones & Laughlin
Union Carbide
Allied Chemical
Historical Unit To Hear NH Commissioner
Wells Ogunquit Historical Society hosts its second meeting of the season on Wednesday December 5 at 7 30 pm in Wells Elementary School auditorium. Guest speaker Ralph Sanborn of Hampton Falls NH chair of the State Historical Commission discusses The Purpose and Projects of the State Historical Commission of New Hampshire with a Q A period. The talk may prompt interest in similar action by the Maine legislature and the event is open to the public with refreshments afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells-Ogunquit
Sanborn
Piscataqua Pioneers
Society of Mayflower Descendants
Sons of the American Revolution
Society of Colonial Wars
New Hampshire
Division of Records and Archives
New State Historical Commission
State Historical Commission of
Maine
Thornton Academy Parents Meet With McCarthy
Parents of college bound juniors at Thornton Academy attended a meeting with Joseph E. McCarthy director of guidance. The session provided information on college admission policies and current financial aid. A taped panel discussed getting into college today with directors from Yale Michigan and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Academy
Joseph E. McCarthy
Mission
Claremont’s Men's College
Yale University
Univers
Med
Michigan
University of Toledo
Mill's College
Taft School
Scarsdale High School
Sandusky High School
Dartmouth College
University of Colorado
Changing Times Magazine
McCarthy
Thornten
India Pakistan talks ease border war pressures and troop shift
Amid an undeclared border war with China India shifts thousands of troops from Pakistan to the Northeast with U.S. and British mediation aiding talks. Duncan Sandys and W. Averell Harriman push negotiations with Ayub Khan while Nehru is briefed for a potential meeting. Kashmir remains central as UN observers monitor ceasefire with India controlling about two thirds of the state.
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India
Pakistan
China
Duncan Sandys
New Delhi
Rawalpindi
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Nehru
Sandys
Harriman
Ayub Khan
Indian Subcontinent
CENTO
SEATO
United States
Britain
Kashmir
Marahajah
Himalayan
U.N
Ladakh
Theft Report From Biddeford Man Wheels Missing
Maurice Provencher of 168 Hill Street Biddeford reports the theft of two rear wheels and tires from his parked car. Police were notified and investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Provencher
Hill Street
Biddeford
Henry L LaValle Thornton career and service highlights
Henry L LaValle Thornton held athletic director and basketball baseball coach roles in Thornton and South Portland from 1934 to 1945, winning the Telegram league title in 1937 and later teaching social science. He served in the military, became a major, and held multiple civic and professional posts including Bates College club president and Maine health education association leadership. He will teach academy classes next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Portland Lions Club
State of Maine Health and Physical Education Association
Directors Quarterback Club
South Portland
Military Order of World Wars
State of Maine
Cumberland County
The
Osteopathic Hospital of Maine
LaValle
Academy
Blue Feather Council Official Visitation Held
The Blue Feather Council in Bath hosted the Great Pocahontas Margery Steele for an official inspection visit attended by members from Mechanic Falls North Gorham Portland South Portland Yarmouth Kittery Bath and Brunswick. Mrs Pauline Simms Pocahontas of the local Council welcomed guests and presented gifts to Mrs Steele and to Mrs Gladys Chadbourne with awards to Mrs Laura Bonnie Mrs Dora Pitcher and Basil Chadbourne. An invite to a Bath reception for Mrs Steele on December 1 and news of the December 27 Christmas party were announced. A social and refreshments followed hosted by Josephine Burba Mrs Simms and Mrs Ivy Bliss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Feather Council
Pocahontas
Margery Steele
Bath
Mechanic Falls
North Gorham
Portland
South Portland
Yarmouth
Kittery
Brunswick
Pauline Simms
Maine
Laura Bonnie
Dora Pitcher
Basil Chadbourne
Steele
Josephine Burba
Simms
Ivy Bliss
Bell Shops workers honored for long service in Boston
Two veteran Biddeford Bell Shops employees were praised at a Boston service awards banquet. Mrs. Yvonne Paquin and Miss Medora Salvas share 54 years with the firm and received diamond service pins and inscribed watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Shops
Biddeford
Boston
Yvonne Paquin
Medora Salvas
Hoffa Trial Details Test Fleet Profit Split Link to Hoffa
Test Fleet later Hebrew Corp was set up in Nashville 1949 with stock in Hoffa and Brennan's wives. Bankers and brokers testified as prosecutors seek to prove profit distribution tied to Hoffa while Hoffa defense claims he never benefited. Judge William F. Miller presides as six men six women jury hears the two count indictment with possible penalties up to one year and $10,000 per charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bor Peace
Test Fleet
Hoffa
The
Hebrew Corp
Nashville
Owen
Bert) Brennan
York Hill Lot Case Under Police Investigation
A case at a lot at the foot of York hill in Sacoto is under police investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Hill
Sacoto
Beach Town Councilmen Oppose Loan
Old Orchard Beach town council calls a special meeting for Monday at 7 to consider borrowing funds to cover tax anticipations. Councilmen Mc Callum and Shard Op oppose due to Article 62 limits and a $75 000 note due by December 31. Police already overdrafted. administration may follow. They favor a bond issue approved by town vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Beach
David McCallum
Leopold Shard
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C.ue
Memoriam
Georgiana Palmer
Joseph S, Fournier
Doris Mooers
JFK
Khrushchev
Eget
Brick Company
Biddeford Court
Saco Brick Company, Inc
North Street
Gerald C. Nason
Arundel
Nason
Chester Emmons
Sanford
Ted Lewis
Carmen Maldon
New York City
Albert Podel
Podell
Walker Afb
Roswell
N.M
N.H
Gary Merrill
Santa Monica
Calif
Rita Hayworth
Edward R. Brand
Merrill
Bette Davis
Miss Hayworth
Beverly Hills
Miss Davis
Rita
Bette
Gary
Jean Leon
Brand
Merrilla
Beach Town
Ty Specia
Thinman
Neault
Marcotte
Main
Elm Streets
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