Special French Course Open To Adults In Area
The Saco Adult Education program will run a 10 week conversational French course at Thornton Academy lab. Registration is Tuesday October 11 from 7 to 8 30 p m at Thornton. Start date is Monday October 17 with classes 7 to 9 p m each Monday. Courses also include bookkeeping sewing typing art world problems English and Americanization.
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Saco
Thornton Academy
Dice
Sidney Griffith
Thornton
Griffith
Biddeford Ladies Aid Plans Rummage Sale
The Ladies Aid of South Biddeford met at Siloam hall to outline a rummage sale date and place to be announced. They also voted to do welfare work during winter and appointed a sunshine committee from October to December.
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Ladies Aid of
South Biddeford
Siloam Hall
Pool Road
Biddeford
Sunshine
Anna Tremblay
Martha Goldthwaite
Marion Clark
Frank Staples
Fannie Gross
Wilton Town Hall Destroyed By Fire
AP reports Wilton Town Hall a central landmark burned early today in an undetermined origin blaze. The three story wooden structure housed a supermarket on the first floor town offices on the second and a Boy Scout hall on the third. Firemen from Jay helped Wilton crews control the fire discovered shortly after 3 am by a passing motorist.
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Wilton
Jay
Seals Proposes New Angles In Driver Education
Portland AP reports driver training focus shifts to attitudes and bias. Thomas A. Seals of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety urges teachers receive psychology and accident prevention training. He spoke to the Maine Driver Education Association during a Maine teachers convention. Seals argues all teachers should complete a short driving course to improve public relations and influence student driving habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Thomas A. Seals
Maine Driver Education Association
Seals
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Maine Teachers Convention
WSCS Shifts Date for Its Rummage Sale in Biddeford
Members of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Foss Street Methodist vote to move the rummage sale from October 21 to October 20. They donate to nursing scholarship at Deaconess Hospital Boston and collect clothing for United Clothing Fund Drive. Officers reported include Secretary Mrs Francis Spencer Treasurer Mrs Marian Hutchins and Sunshine Chairman Mrs J Albert Merryman.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Foss Street Methodist Church
Biddeford
Nursing Scholarship Fund
Deaconess Hospital
Boston
Mass
United Clothing Fund
Francis Spencer
Marian Hutchins
J. Albert Merryman
Sunshine
God
Gladys Schwartz
Marilyn Riddle
Gladys Goodwin
Maine
Wscs School of Missions and Christian Service
Colby College
Dorothy McGown
June Poirier
Hutchins
Beatrice Kaleel
Spencer
Esther Marr
Sylvia Searle
Joan Doyle
Ida Michie
Theresa Chasse
Frances Michie
Merryman
Riddle
Goodwin
Maud Moore
Schwartz
Emma Merrill
Poirier
Old Timers Club of CMP Holds Meeting
The Old Timers club of Central Maine Power met at the Poland Spring House for its 33rd annual gathering. Members include Eva M. Cartier and 50-year member William E. Shaw from Biddeford, plus numerous Biddeford and coastal area names. attendance marked a long service tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Maine Power Company
Poland Spring House
Biddeford
Eva M. Cartier
William E. Shaw
George P. Harmon
Earle H. Lewis
James McSweeney
Dana M. Wakefield
Mary Dermody
Marie <A. Dion
Jessie M. Anderson
Frank G Johnson, Jr
Joseph T. Small
Alfred Paul
Wiliam A. Soule
Inez B. Johnson
Leroy A. Rowell
Charles L. Benjamin
Lauriston W. Carle
Fred E. Clark
Daniell
Davis Harold W. Yeaton
Arthur Hamilton
Eugene I. Hill
Frank W. Lacy
Foster C. Leavitt
William J. O'Neil
Laco
Edward J. Lord
Harry F. Rowell
Old Orchard Beach
Alphonse C. York
Kennebunkport
Work Starts On Directory In Biddeford Saco Area
A team led by Thomas Holt of H A Manning began a city directory canvass in Biddeford Saco today. The effort aims to update listings for the first directory since 1956. Five to six weeks are expected to complete the information gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Holt
H. A. Manning Company
Biddeford-Saco
Holt
Biddeford Saco
Noted Virtuoso Surprises Saco Music Pupils
Renowned piano virtuoso appeared at Portland City hall before 71 pupils and guests from Ruth Olive Roberts Music studio of Saco. After the concert he visited Your Host restaurant with two busloads from Biddeford-Saco, joined by Portland Studios president C Harry Waterman and St Joseph college official Miss Priscille Morneault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wor
Hollander
Portland
Ruth Olive Roberts
Saco
John Mayo
Manger
Biddeford-Saco
C. Harry Waterman
Portland Studios, Inc
Priscille Morneault
St. Joseph College
North Windham
Valle’s Charter House
Roberts Studio
Ralph Lamb
Richard Stickney
Philip Sneider
Victor Marden
Lawrence Rowe
Raymond Kerry
Shirley Parks
Biddeford
Robert Stanton
Thornton Academy
Miss Roberts
Saco MYF Plans October Activities and October 31 UNICIF Drive
At a planning meeting of the Methodist Youth Fellowship in Saco on School Street leaders outlined October worship and program chairs for each week, a combined hike and cookout, and projects including altar decorations filing system UNICIF collection on October 31. November events include a food sale Thanksgiving baskets and a bowling party. December plans cover card fineing a February food sale and a March annual supper. Members Donna Chapman Christine Clarke Robert Parslow Kathleen Clarke Charles BINette Linda Harris and advisors Mildred Harris Donald Moore attended.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
School Street
Saco
Nina Strombom
Donna Chapman
Christine Clarke
Robert Parslow
Charles Binette
Kathleen Clarke
Linda Harris
Joyce Stevens
Unicif
Myrna Dutille
Mildred Harris
Donald Moore
Saco K of C Votes Change in Meeting Night
The Saco Knights of Columbus voted to move meetings from Wednesday to Monday starting November at GAR hall in Saco. Plans for a sports night on November 7 were made with guests to be invited. The next meeting was set for Wednesday October 19.
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Saco Knights of Columbus
Gar Hall
Saco
North Saco Homemakers Host Supper at Fire Station
The North Saco Homemakers will prepare a supper on October 14 at 6 p m at the North Saco fire station using a mobile Civil Defense unit to prepare the meal.
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Mobile Peeding
North Saco
Civil Defense
Freshman Priscilla Rondeau Enrolls at St Anselm College
Priscilla Rondeau enrolled as a freshman in the Education in Nursing class at St Anselm College in Manchester New Hampshire. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Rondeau of Clarendon Street Biddeford and a graduate of St Joseph High School.
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St. Anselm College
Manchester
N. H
Priscilla Rondeau
Henry Rondeau
Clarendon Street
Biddeford
Rondeau
St. Joseph High School
Labor Leader Addresses Saco Democrats Meeting
Michael Schoonjans area labor leader spoke at the Saco Democrats meeting in the Saco Municipal courtroom Tuesday night. He discussed labor struggles and noted unions cannot use dues for campaigns, funding must be voluntary. He praised Democratic regimes and criticized the low spirits areas bill. Also speaking were Mayor Cote Donald McCone Glen Yarborough and Maine House candidate Camille Bedard. The next meeting is set for Monday October 10. Charles Mistos presided.
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Michael Schoonjans
Saco Democrats
Saco
Biddeford- Saco
Charles R. Cote
Donald McCone
Glen Yarborough
Maine
House of Representatives
Camille Bedard
Charles Mistos
Democratic City Committee
Car Stolen In Gorham Found In Portland
A Biddeford owned 1953 sedan stolen in Gorham was located by Portland police near the old hospital. The car towed to a garage, missing transmission and universal joint, and will require repairs before running again. Ronald Dunton and Barbara, a Gorham State Teachers college student, are named in the incident.
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Gorham
Portland
Ronald Dunton
May Street
Navy
Barbara
Gorham State Teachers College
Old Hospital
Duntons
Bernard G. Dunton
Pop Dunton
Dunton
Biddeford
Westbrook trio shaken up in odd accident
Three Westbrook women Mrs Blanche Dalpe 62 her daughter Mrs Daniel Kirby and granddaughter Sandra Kirby 18 narrowly escaped serious injury on Alfred Street Biddeford when a car backed toward a parked truck. They suffered minor injuries and were taken to Webber hospital for treatment.
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Westbrook
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Blanche Dalpe
Daniel Kirby
Sandra Kirby
Paul
Norman R. Fortier
Summer Street
Maine Linoleum Company
Webber Hospital
Carl M. Haas
Dalpe
Saco Police To Hold Annual Ball Tonight
The Saco Policemen's ball is scheduled for the American Legion home on Beach Street. A banquet at the Wonderbar in Biddeford for police personnel and invited guests starts at 7 15 p m. Afterward the ball begins at the Legion home with music by Muriel's orchestra.
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Saco
American Legion Home
Beach Street
Wonderbar
Biddeford
Legion Home
Muriel
Tree Worker Electrocuted Near High Tension Wire
A tree worker identified as about 20 year old Lawrence Lane of Livermore Falls was electrocuted today while trimming trees near a high tension power line on Barley Neck Rd. for Reynolds Tree Expert Co. of Auburn. Sheriff Loring Small leads the investigation.
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Woolwich
Lawrence Lane
Livermore Falls
Lane
Barley Neck
Reynolds Tree Expert Co
Auburn
Loring Small
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Biddeford Ladies
TriRs
Western Auto
WSCS
Old Timers’ Club of
CMP
Ladies! Home Journal
Fremont
Monaco
Enna Jettick
Green’s Shoe Store
Main Street
Saco Music
Saco Myf
Saco K. of
Labor
Saco Police
Stetson
Bedford Cord
Save
Denier
Knit Ski
ORLON
Penney
Penney’s
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