Local Notables and Students Return or Enter New Roles
Personal Edmund B. Hopkins of 89 Temple Street Saco receives treatment at Togus VA Hospital. Andre P. Marcotte son of Mr and Mrs Andre H Marcotte of May Street Biddeford begins his sophomore year at Tufts Medical School Medford Massachusetts. Pfc Marcel G Gagnon son of Mr and Mrs Adolphe Gagnon 212 Elm Street Biddeford returns to Iceland where he is stationed with the U S Army after a two week leave. Paul Landry returns to New Hampton School New Hampton New Hampshire for his senior year, son of Wilfrid Landry 25 May Street Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund B. Hopkins
Temple Street
Saco
Togus VA
Andre P. Marcotte
Andre H. Marcotte
May Street
Biddeford
Tufts Medical School
Medford
Mass
Pfc
Marcel G. Gagnon
Adolphe Gagnon
Elm Street
Iceland
U. S. Army
Paul Landry
New Hampton School
New Hampton
N. H
Wilfrid Landry
Wells Branch Leader Helen Goodwin Dies at 46
Mrs. Helen Emery Goodwin a Wells Branch church and civic leader died suddenly at her home on Cowles Hill road. She was wife of Ernest J. M. Goodwin Jr and mother to James, Laura, and Margie. Funeral set for Sunday 1 30 p m at Wells Branch Baptist Church with Rev Colman York. Burial in Oak Grove. viewing at Angell Funeral Home in Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Emery Goodwin
Wells Branch
Cowles Hill Road
Ernest J. M. Goodwin
Palmer, Mass
Perley Emery
Wells Branch Community League
Wells Branch Fire Department
Freewill Baptist Church
Highpine
Priscilla Chapter
James Godwin
Laura Searles
Easton
Wells Branch Baptist Church
Colman York
Oak Grove Cemetery
Angell Funeral Home
Dane Street
Kennebunk
Club Calendar Events and Hospital Thrift Shop Volunteer Lead
Members of Our Lady of Victory Circle meet Sunday at 2 p.m. at St John Hall Biddeford. Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop will be Group B next week with Mrs Henry Perrin as group captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Victory Circle
St. John Hall
Main 2 Street
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop
Henry Perrin
Church Activities and Confession Times Listed
The Churches Jumor band practice at Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army hall Saturday 10 a.m. Confessions at St Martha Kennebunkport Saturday 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 p.m. Confessions at St Monica Kennebunk Saturday 4 to 5 p.m. Concessions at All Saints Ogunquit tomorrow 4 to 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jumor
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army Hall
St Martha Church
Kennebunkport
St. Monica Church
Kennebunk
All Saints Church
Ogunquit
Camper Missing After Mine Search In New Hampshire
Charles H. McIntyre, 20, of Fayson Lakes New Jersey is feared lost in an abandoned 300 foot lead mine near Gorham. His camping gear including a knapsack machete ammunition a flashlight a climbing pick and a Boy Scout manual with his name were found nearby and a 100 foot rope was located in a shaft. Police Chief Anthony Dooan said only experienced men will be allowed to search the mine over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Dooan
AMVETS Page One Party Sets Tomorrow Night
AMVETS unit names officers for the next event and assigns committees for the October card party on the 11th and refreshments on the 15th. Mrs. Trene LeClair and Mrs. Tonie Bill will run the event with Mrs. Ruth Hamilton and Mrs. Georgia Remilard as card party committee. Mrs. Betty Regan and Mrs. Marie Jacques will provide refreshments. Milk service for underprivileged children at the beach school will continue. Mrs. Joan Tenan chaired the meeting and along with Mrs. Ellen Clark served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trene LeClair
Tonie Bill
Ruth Hamilton
Georgia Remilard
Betty Regan
Marie Jacques
Joan Tenan
Ellen Clark
Old Orchard Beach Eyes Sewer Funding Plan
Beach Eyes means Old Orchard Beach can borrow 550000 with 200000 already outstanding on past bonds and 198000 for schools and capital improvements. The only quick path is rescind the school vote and fund sewer work by taxation, with a town meeting planned and bids hoped to go out within a month if voters approve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Daly
Ats
Will filed for probate of actor Mund Gwenn in Los Angeles
The actor Mund Gwenn who died in September left an estate of about 4000 dollars. His will, filed for probate in Los Angeles, provides equal shares to his former wife Minnie Terry and his sister Elsie Kellaway, both in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Amund Gwenn
Minnie Terry
Elsie Kellaway
England
Card of Thanks to Notre Dame Hospital Staff
Sincere thanks to the doctors and nurses of Notre Dame Hospital for their kind care and to relatives and friends for flowers cards and gifts during my recent illness from Mrs Pauline Henri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Hospital
Pauline Henri
Mrs Caroline Hattersley Dies At 88 In West Scarborough
Caroline Hattersley 88 widow of Charles A Hattersley of West Scarborough died at home. Born in Rumsey England to Charles and Emma Floyd she attended the Episcopal church. Survived by daughter Eliza E Wheatley Hamp ton NH two sons Charles Sharp Edwin F Hattersley and ten grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 9:30 from Dennett and Craig 365 Main St Saco with Rev Thomas Knox. Burial in Dunstan cemetery. Friends may call Sunday 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Emma_ Hattersley
Charles A. Hattersley
West Scarborough
Rumsey
Southhampton
England
Charles and
Emma_ ‘Hooper’ Floyd
Episcopal Church
Eliza E. Wheatley
Hampton
N. H
Charles Sharp
Edwin F. Hattersley
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
Thomas Knox
Saco Trinity Episcopal Church
Dunstan Cemetery
Exhaustions Near 250 Local Workers End Benefits
About 250 former Saco-Lowell workers will receive their last unemployment checks this week, with total exhaustions expected to reach 500 in the coming weeks as they finish their 26 week benefit year. The local office will see a sharp drop in claims, though 1,005 people still receive benefits. Last year at this time exhaustions passed the thousand mark after Bates Manufacturing shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco-Lowell
Francis Coughlin
State Employment Office
Saco- Lowell
Bates Manufacturing
Charleston Gas Tank Blaze Dims After Mega Fire
A two million gallon gasoline tank fire at the Esso refinery in Charleston gradually weakened after dawn. Fire crews remained hopeful the danger of a broader explosion subsided. The blast destroyed three houses and injured nine people, with one hospitalized, as investigators pursued the blast’s cause days after Hurricane Gracie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Gracie
Esso Standard Oil Co
Maine Central Railroad To Run Special Trains During Strike
The Maine Central Railroad will operate two special pullman trains Sunday to move passengers from the SS Constitution which was forced to head for Halifax Nova Scotia due to the East Coast and Gulf ports tie up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RR Portland
Maine Central Railroad
East Coast
Gulf Ports
MCRR
Halifax
N. S
Presidents of Bates Bowdoin Colby to continue NDEA loans
Presidents of Bates College Bowdoin College and Colby College say they will continue to administer the National Defense Education Act loan program. They protest the loyalty oath requirement for loan applicants but will not follow Harvard's lead amid congressional failure to eliminate the clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick If
Bates
Bowdoin
Colby
Harvard University
Congress
American Airlines DC7 makes emergency landing in Mineral Wells
A flaming engine forced an American Airlines DC7 to land at Mineral Wells. Captain Ed Bachnner of Fort Worth piloted the four engine plane carrying 29 passengers and 5 crew members from Dallas to Los Angeles with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Wells, Tex
American Airlines
Thursay
Ed Bachnner
Fort Worth
Tex
Dallas
Los Angeles
Portland Weather Outlook Mixed Skies Cool Weekend
Mostly fair and cooler tonight with Saturday fair and continued cool. Northerly winds 15 to 25 mph this afternoon diminishing to 5 to 10 mph tonight. Small craft warnings remain displayed along the coast. Temperatures Zone 1 low 60s to 40s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
City plans long term sewer, streets and parks program
The board recommends a 1960 61 Capital Improvements program for sewer and street work. It envisions annual at least 12000 for sewer upgrades and 30000 for five year street projects. A new circumferential highway and a parallel road to Ferry road are proposed plus a river bridge and a traffic circle. Parking expansions downtown and three new parks with a riverfront boating area are urged along with a community center with a pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Avenue
Saco
State Highway Commission
Planning Board
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Old Orchard
Ocean Park Road
Main Street
Saco- Lowell
Central Maine Power Company
North Street
Middle Street
Spring Street
Water Street
Common Street
High Street
Bay View Road
Cutts Avenue
Ross Road
York Hill
Pleasant
Storer Streets
Episcopal Church
Stockman Avenue
Elm Street
Ferry Road
Old Orchard Road
Sea Side Avenue
Goosefare Brook
Beach
Main
Beach Street
Lafayette Street
Weymouth Street
Pepperell Park
Eastman Park
Redman Park
Sac
Saco Planning Board Discusses Contemplated Improvements
Saco City hall sources indicate no price tag was set on contemplated improvements. The board chair cautioned that only a token portion could be completed without additional funding. Planning board members include Philip P. Snow Leon Liboy Norman Denton Charles Fender son and Lawrence Thurston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco City Hall
Philip P. Snow
Leon Liboy
Norman Denton
Charles Fenderson
Lawrence Thurston
Trailways Eyes Extended Route From Boston Northward
Trailways of New England may file to operate buses beyond Portland Maine toward Bangor Calais and Nova Scotia. President Martin E Walsh announced this at a hearing on Trailways permanent routes from Boston and Portsmouth NH and Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Trailways of New England
Portland
Maine
Bangor
Calais
Nova Scotia
Martin E. Walsh
Trailway
Portsmouth
N.H
Biddeford Man Fined for Carrying Loaded Shotgun
Roland V. Beaulieu of Biddeford was fined 25 dollars in Saco Municipal Court for carrying a loaded shotgun in his car. State game wardens filed the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Roland V. Beaulieu
Saco
Bakery Workers Vote Down Union Representation in Portland
Cushman's bakery workers in Portland rejected a petition to be represented by the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International. The tally was 154 against 99 for representation with 285 eligible voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Cushman's
Confectionery Workers International
Six More Biddeford Voters Register
Six more voters register for the Biddeford special referendum to be held October 12. Names include Lucien Roy 141 Cleaves Street Bertha Roy 141 Cleaves Street John Paul Jariz 14 Summer Street Theresa A Paradis 366 Elm Street Jeannot C Gaudette 110 Alfred Street Marie A Campbell 45 South Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
C of C Dinner Group Will Meet Monday
The Dinner and Entertainment committee of the Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce will meet Monday at 4 p m in the Chamber offices. They will discuss plans for the dinner on October 21 honoring the Saco Tanning Corporation. Roland Sylvestre is general chairman of the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce
Saco Tanning Corporation
Roland Sylvestre
Biddeford PTA Meeting Details and School Plan
The meeting highlighted attendees Conrad Binette H Clifford Berry and Lucien Doyon as the program participants. Supt Larrabee outlined plans for a new school building target occupancy September 19 1. A hospitality committee chaired by Mrs Pauline J Meserve and guest book duty by Mrs Ernest Donahue and Mrs Daniel Carey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daced
Conrad Binette
H. Clifford Berry
Lucien Doyon
Larrabee
Pauline J. Meserve
Ernest Donahue
Daniel Carey
Clifford L. Clifford
Raymond Kelleher
Alice Droggitis
Edward Ready
Charles Droggitis
Norman Reilly
Harry Davis
Bruce Wilson
Melvin Wilbur
Norbert Twomey
Chris Throumoulos
Jennie Sandler
Sam Karlin
Muriel Clark
Fred Olson
Edward Twomey
Nike Lang
Saco Firemen's Auxiliary Installs Officers
The Saco fire department auxiliary installed a slate of officers at a supper meeting in the fire station. New committees include Irene Leavitt sunshine Mary Cantara publicity Mar Campbell refreshments Ruth Scammon Hazel Emmons auditing and Winnie Hanson Gloria Hevey finance.Plans set for a rummage sale tomorrow at 9 am in the G A R hall Halloween party at the fire station November 29. Donation approved to Biddeford Saco Community Chest. A scrap book of mementoes was given to President Rita Jacques by Ruth Scammon and a past president pin to Mary Campbell. Small mystery prize went to Kathy Hanson and large mystery prize to Ruth Scammon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Fire Department
Irene Leavitt
Sunshine
Mary Cantara
Mar Campbell
Ruth Scammon
Hazel Emmons
Winnie Hanson
Gloria Hevey
G. A. R. Hall
Biddeford-Saco
Maine Central RR Deficit Is Reported Down
Public Utilities Commissioner Richard J. McMahon says Maine Central Railroad lost 700000 on passenger traffic last year. He notes the railroad president cites two million dollars, using a broader cost method. Both railroads seek permission to halt passenger service due to ongoing losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Public Utilities
Richard J. McMahon
Maine Central Railroad
E. Spencer Miller
McMahon
PUC
Miller
MCRR
Bangor and
Kennebunk Resident Earns ICS Diploma in Drafting
Francis A. Oswell of Kennebunk has received a diploma from the International Correspondence School in Scranton Pennsylvania after completing a course in mechanical drafting. The announcement was made by Arthur R. Cannon, ICS area representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Oswell
Kennebunk
International Correspondence School
Scranton
Arthur R. Cannon
I.C.S
Partial solar eclipse visible briefly in Maine after clouds part
Heavy rain drenched Portland as cloud cover threatened to obscure a partial solar eclipse. Moments before sunrise at 6 39 EDT the skies cleared, revealing a sliver of the sun for about one minute over the horizon. Early risers watched from rooftops and the waterfront amid a dim, eerie light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Me
Portland
Weather Bureau
Maine
Assachusetts
Portland Municipal
Bangor man named Maine highway safety head
William R. McKenzie of Bangor becomes the state’s first full time executive secretary of the Maine Highway Safety Committee. A 28 year old University of Maine graduate and former Marine Corps vehicle accident prevention officer, he was appointed yesterday by Gov Clauson under a 1959 law creating the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta 7
William R. Mckenzie
Bangor
Maine Highway Safety Committee
University of Maine
Marine Corps
Clauson
Earl Jamieson Named Regular Saco Patrolman
Earl Jamieson 21 of 25 Scammon Street Saco is appointed a regular patrolman for the Saco Police Department. A Thornton Academy graduate class of 1957, he is set to begin duties next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl James Jamieson
Scammon Street
Saco
Jamieson
Thornton Academy
Jones Eyes Mayoral Run in Saco Amid Ballot Contests
In Saco, James Jones presses for 100 absentee and 100 sick ballots as he campaigns for mayor, insisting on his rights despite election logistics. Cabana notes supply limits while lawmakers discuss residency rules for former residents voting in municipal elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sace
South Carolina
Saco
Democratic City Committee
Jones State
Augusta
Cabana
Jones
Peter A. Garland
Journal
Garland
Byron F. Dolby
Republican City Committee
Dolby
Saco Republican City Committee
Democratic City Caucus
Democratic and Political Social Club
James C. Oliver
Oliver
Ella McKenney
Charles Gilpatrick
Alice Warner
Charles Glaude
Gar ‘Hall
Conductress Night Observed by Annette Chapter in Saco
Annette chapter Order of the Eastern Star held Conductress Night at the Saco Masonic hall with penny social supper and a formal program. Grace Littlefield and Fred Clark welcomed guests. numerous grand officers and conductresses attended. entertainment featured a solo by Bernice Milliken and Kitchenaires numbers. A donation to Community Chest was approved and upcoming nights announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Saco Masonic Hall
Barbara Utman
Grace Littlefield
Fred Clark
Elizabeth M. Calderwood
P.G.M
International Temple Committee
General Grand Chapter
Mildred McIntosh
Houston
Lillian Lamb
Grand Marshall
Sanford
Iva Hodgkins
Portland
Georgia Karalekas
Grand Ruth
South Portland
Dorothy Fessenden
Grand Warder
Kittery
Eva Gordon
Beulah
Cumberland Mills
Avis Mayberry
Mizpah
Westbrook
Edith P. Zang
Iona
Mabel M. Foss
Longfellow
Theo D. Moxey
Winnegance
Yarmouth
Evelyn Bunnell
Cornerstone
Louise Harpoothan
Adah
Biddeford
Evelyn Wright
Ruth
Springvale
Marjory Fernald
Priscilla
Highpine
Hilda Peschel
Piscataqua
Marie McCann
Clover
Johann Ann Martel
Madonna
Kennebunk
Grace E. Barnes
Fadette
York
Ruth Wood
Sarah Orne Jewett
Berwick
Carolyn Mullen
Union
Lyman
Marjorie Douglass
Miniwaneca
Old Orchard Beach
Sally Lennox
Annette
Saco
Agnes Swett
South Berwick
Ruth Sampson
Bernice Milliken
Kitchenaires
Florence Northrup
Ruby Hannaford
Lillian Allen
Marjorie Parola
Marion McAuley
Marion Johnson
Agnes Tripp
Betty Jean Roberge
Eunice Braley
Gertrude Knox
Florence Davis
Charlotte
Esther
Charlotte Potter
Chaplain
Martha
Irene Pendleton
Fern
Alfred
Ruth Seaward
Bertha Perkins
Electa
Charlotte Crowns
Stolen Car Recovered With Surprising Upgrades
Vancouver Washington AP reports T. E. McClaskey was pleased when police found his stolen car in Denver. He learned the vehicle had gained new white sidewall tires a repaired generator a new fan belt a retuned engine a new clothes rack and a spotless interior since it was taken on August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Wash
T. E. McClaskey
Denver
Polakewich Buys Building on Main Street
The Lewis Polakewich clothing store at 121 Main Street Biddeford has purchased the building at 126 Main Street from Nichols Realty for an undisclosed price. Built in 1924 by the Polakewich family, the ground floor houses J. J. Newberry company. No plans have been announced for the new property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Polakewich
Main Street
Biddeford
Nichols Realty Company
Polakewich
J. J. Newberry Company
Polakewich Company
Officials Say Khrushchev Was Impressed By American Visit
U S officials who traveled with Khrushchev say his tour of the United States appeared to soften his anti capitalist stance. They caution the effect may be temporary and await longer term signs before deeming a lasting thaw in cold war tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
USS
Nikita Khrushchev
America
United States
Camp David
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Hunting Licenses Sell Fast at Saco Clerk Office
Saco city officials report rapid sales of hunting licenses at the city clerk’s office. Albert Cabana said 25 licenses sold yesterday and he expects similar sales today. Residents must show a 1958 poll tax receipt. license fee is $2.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Albert Cabana
Local Car Owners May Obtain Plates in Biddeford
As of yesterday car owners may register vehicles pay the excise tax and obtain 1960 plates in Biddeford. Tax Collector Daniel Cantara reports plates may be obtained in advance but cannot be placed on cars until Christmas of this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Daniel Cantara
Cantara
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Helen Goodwin
Amvets
Caroline Hattersley
Unitarian
Sheila Poulin
Sally Muslawski
Nancy
Bakery At
C of C
Biddeford Pta
Saco Firemen’s Auxiliary
Maine Central
Earl Jamieson
Sta. Wen
P. G
Ford
Pontiac
Wen
Mill City
Chevrolet Corp
Alfred Street
Dial
Sonitor
Shell
Biddeford & Saco
Coal and Oil Co
Cleaves Street
Roane
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