Social Notes From Saco And Biddeford Area Listings
Local personals report residents at Webber hospital in Biddeford and Kennebunk, visitors in Portland for the Lorin Hollander concert, and students and family members attending events. Navy personnel include Seaman Morissette aboard USS Macon and Patrick Snow aboard USS John Willis, with Hyman in the Mediterranean.
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Barbara Bernard
Margaret Murphy
Biddeford
Portland
Rufus Bernard
Caribou
Portland City Hall
Timothy O'Connor
St. Joseph College
North Windham
Madeliene Davenport
George Bridge
Ricky
Fortunes Rocks
Auburn
Ruth Olive Roberts
Hollander
Music
Roger P. Morissette
USN
West Cutts Street
North Atlantic
Macon
Boston
Patrick R. Snow
GM/Ic
Raymond C. Snow
Bradbury Street
Vivian M. Brown
Hamden
Conn
John Willis
Willis
Newport
Dennis CC. Perkins
MM. 3c
Harry Perkins
West Kennebunk
Hyman
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Edward Lefebvre 86 of Biddeford dies after brief illness
Edward Lefebvre age 86 of 16 Main Street Biddeford died in a local hospital after a brief illness. He was born September 10 1874 in Wesbrook son of Edward and Mary Fogg Lefebvre and widower of Melina Bail. He worked as a mason tender for S D Warren in Westbrook and was a St Andres church communicant. Survived by daughter Aurelie Roy two brothers George Biddeford John South Portland two sisters Helen Anderson Neptune NJ and Eva Kelley Staten Island NY and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Emond funeral home today and Friday 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral from St Andre church Saturday at 8 am.
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Edward Lefebvre
Main Street
Biddeford
Wesbrook
Edward
Mary (Fogg) Lefebvre
Melina Bail
S. D. Warren Company
Westbrook
St. Andre Church
Fremont club and auxiliary meeting tonight at the hall
A meeting of the Fremont club and auxiliary will be held tonight at o'clock at the hall on Alfred street in Biddeford. Representatives from the Saco School Street Methodist church will attend the fall meeting of the Portland District WSCS on Friday at 3:30 p.m. at Gorhans. The theme will be The Word In Our Midst.
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Fremont Club and Auxiliary
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Saco School Street
Friendship class meets Friday at Saco United Baptist Church
The Friendship class of Saco United Baptist Church will hold a meeting Friday at 6 30 p m at the church.
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Saco United Baptist Church
Senior High Fellowship Plans Weekend Retreat at Ocean Park
The Senior High Fellowship of the Saco United Baptist church will meet at the church Friday at 7 p.m. and travel to the Strickland cottage in Ocean Park for a retreat lasting until Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco United
Biddeford Saco Chamber Committee Set for 4 p m Meeting
The legislative committee of the Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce will meet today in the Chamber office at 4 p m with Atty Harold Carroll, chairman, presiding.
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Biddeford-Saco
Church Notes and Services in Local Congregations
Higher Grade Corp Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army meet Friday at 8 30 p m. Holy Communion at Trinity Episcopal church Friday at 9 30 a m. Lyman Baptist Bible club Goodwins Mills meets Friday at 7 30 p m at the parsonage. St John Day observance at St David church Kennebunk Friday morning.
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Saco Salvation Army
Trinity Episcopal Church
Bible Club
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
St. David Church
Kennebunk
Blaze Quelled At Buxton Road Chimney Fire
Saco firemen used a booster line to combat a chimney fire at the Leon Bean residence on Buxton road yesterday. No damage was reported.
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Saco
Leon Bean
Buxton Road
Card of Thanks for Kindness at Notre Dame Hospital
Dorothee Gregoire thanks friends and relatives for the beautiful cards flowers and gifts sent during her stay at the Notre Dame hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Hospital
Dorothee Gregoire
Funeral services for Clifton Spofford held in Saco
Funeral services for Clifton Proctor Spofford a retired Biddeford postal clerk were held on Wednesday from the Dennett and Craig funeral home in Saco Officiating was Rev James Riddle pastor of the Foss street Methodist church Biddeford Burial was in Greenwood cemetery Bearers were Paul Herbert George and Harry Emmons Carl Adams and Hartford Fields
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Proctor Spofford
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig
Saco
James Riddle
Foss Street Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Paul
Herbert
George
Harry Emmons
Carl Adams
Hartford Fields
Sub-Debs Plan Food Sale And Other Projects
Last night a Sub-Debs sorority meeting in Saco added a new member Judy Wilcox and discussed fall activities. Linda Moraney was initiated with President Susan Gibson as installing officer. They planned a Bagley’s food sale, Thanksgiving nut cups for Webber hospital auxiliary, and a hayride. Bowling and roller-skating plans were tabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Wilcox
Saco
Linda Moraney
Susan Gibson
Bagley's
Webber Hospital
Bonnie Roberts
Jane Fenderson
Miss Wilcox
President Gibson
Ann Clark
June Fenderson
Ellen Hass
Sharon Anderson
Joan Harris
Cathy Roberts
Joan MacDougall
Sheila Sanborn
Joan Johan
Linda Wood
Cynthia Sanborn
Julie Nadeau
Leslie Haas
Eunice Walker
Rosemary Aaron
Flood Control Study To Cost 420000 For Maine Coast
Congressman James C. Oliver announced the cost of Southern Maine coastal flood control studies is 420000. The estimate covers independent survey reports for York Kennebunk Kennebunkport Saco Biddeford Old Orchard Beach and a reconnaissance report for Ogunquit Wells Cape Elizabeth Portland and Phippsburg. Plans call for the studies to be completed by end of fiscal year 1964 with the reconnaissance report a year later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Oliver
Maine
Oliver
Ald Iich
Sibley
New England
York
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Saoc
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Ogunquit
Wells
Cape Elizabeth
Portland
Phippsburg
Corps of Engineers
Neutrals urged to bridge East West gap in world stage
Jawad’s address signals neutralist and Asian African thinking as nonaligned nations rush to occupy the space between blocs. Iraq aligns with India’s Nehru in pushing for a US Soviet meeting to ease Cold War tensions and foster independence era diplomacy.
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Jawad
Iraq
India
Nehru
Policemen Clarify Guitar Ownership in Lincoln Incident
In Lincoln Nebraska policemen suspected a man of guitar theft and asked him to play a few bars to prove ownership. He played and officers ruled he was the owner, though they remarked he would never be a musician.
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Proop Lincoln
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Gravity Trick Helps Fat Man Lose Half a Pound
A humorous note claims a person loses about half a pound by moving from Washington DC to Quito Ecuador thanks to gravity. The remark treats weight as a measurable change of gravity with no scientific basis.
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Washington, D. C
Quito
Ecuador
Weather Update for Portland and Vicinity
Showers this afternoon transition to clear skies with SW winds 15 to 25 mph turning west. Tonight will be fair and cooler with NW winds 10 to 20 mph. Friday looks sunny and pleasant with NW winds 5 to 15 mph. Temperatures reach the low 60s in Zone 1 and fall to the 40s in inland towns. overnight lows include Caribou 41 Eastport 48 Greenville 40 Old Town 45 Rumford 35 Portland 48 Mt. Washington 30 Halifax 46.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Halifax
Committees Named For K C Auxiliary Projects
Biddeford Knights of Columbus auxiliary named standing and project committees for the year and month. Sunshine chair Martha Masse with Isabelle Boucher and Muriel Duprey. Council Activity chair Theresa Lemay with executive board members Paulette Loranger Duprey Masse Neault LeBlond Yvonne LeBlond. October project chairs Helen Picard for the come-as-you-are party and Duprey for the social. Picard's team includes Masse Lemay Dussault Loranger Bouthillette Boucher St Pierre Lamontagne Millette. social assistants Dudley LeBlond Chretien Therrien Jacques Drapeau. Four new members welcomed: Rita Fecteau Yvette Nadeau Theresa Nolette Aurore Boudreau. Prizes at social hour. Loranger presided.
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Biddeford
Rosa Bouthillette
Boucher
Gloria St. Pierre
Doris Lamontagne
Dorothy Millette
Duprey
Dolores Dudley
Arline LeBlond
Antoinette Chretien
Lena Therrien
Jean Jacques
Anita Drapeau
Degree Work at King Court Inspects Candidates in Saco
Last night at the King Court, Oder of the Amaranth, IOOF hall Main Street Saco, two candidates received the degree. Grand royal patrons Dorothy Jillson Westbrook and James L Littlejohn Scarborough led inspection with Royal patrons Madeline Brackett and Norman Mc Auley presiding. A supper and fair are planned for October 28 at the hall. Guests included Leala West deputy supreme royal matron Ruth Ford Gertude Marshall Vera Smith Marion Taylor and Guy Leland of Portland Celia Witham Gorham Irene Wheeler and Daniel Foley Waterville Elizabeth Littlejohn Scarborough and Harris Baldwin Stamford Conn. Refreshments followed.
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King Court
Oder
The
Amaranth
IOOF
Main Street
Saco
Dorothy Jillson
Westbrook
James L Littlejohn
Scarborough
Madeline Brackett
Norman McAuley
Leala West
Supreme Royal Matron
Ruth Ford
Gertude Marshall
Vera Smith
Marion Taylor
Guy Leland
Portland
Celia Witham
Gorham
Irene Wheeler
Daniel Foley Waterville
Elizabeth Littlejohn
Harris Baldwin
Stamford
Conn
Atty Joseph Welch Dies Unexpectedly in Massachusetts
Joseph N. Welch, Army counsel in the Army McCarthy hearings, died suddenly at Cape Cod Hospital of a heart condition. He would have turned 70 on October 2. Known as a lawyer’s lawyer, Welch gained national prominence as special counsel for the Army in 1954. He later played a judge in Anatomy of a Murder and remained active in TV discussions.
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Hyannis. Mass
Joseph N. Welch
Army
Cape Cod Hospital
Welch
U.S
Joseph McCarthy
Jocal
Home Grown Bananas In Virginia Ripen For Grady
Richmond report notes Robert J. Grady has nurtured a banana tree for three years in a basement to protect it through winter. Now about 60 bananas are ripening, proving Virginia can grow fruit indoors.
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Richmond
Robert J. Grady
Virginia
TBF Unit To Aid Owen-Davis Post Entertain
A Biddeford meeting of the Tighe-Beau doin Farfley unit of the American Legion auxiliary voted to assist the Owen-Davis unit of Saco in entertaining department officers on November 9. Mrs. Elodie Renaud reported 56 favors donated to Notre Dame hospital and 48 paid-up members. The next York County auxiliary council meeting is October 14 at 8:30 p.m. at Ramsdell-Rogers post home in York.
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Tighe-Beaudoin-Farfley
American Legion Auxiliary
Elodie Renaud
Pike Street
Biddeford
Owen-Davis
Saco
Department
Renaud
Notre Dame Hospital
Marie Jeanne Pelletier
Lizzie Tremblay
Sunshine
York County Council
Ramsdell-Rogers Post
York
Nellie Petit
Mothers Club Of Kennebunk Names Officers
The Mothers Club of Kennebunk Lower Village opened the fall season with an afternoon tea served by Mrs. Grace Gunn and Mrs. Patricia Brannen. President Mrs. Gunn was re elected with Leone Maling as vice president and Elsie Cooper as secretary. Committees were set for sewing dining kitchens dinners and publicity. A scholarship plan was discussed and Geneva Neal nominated for membership. Gunn to chair tomorrow's luncheon opening Olympian meeting.
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Mothers Club
Kennebunk Lower Village
Grace Gunn
Patricia Brannen
Gunn
Leone Maling
Elsie Cooper
Mary McKenny
Marie Porter
Vera Clough
Ruth Gooch
Kay Baum
Isabelle Gooch
Welfare
Geneva Neal
Hung Jury in Cushman Tax Trial
In Bangor Fred B Cushman's income tax evasion trial ended in a hung jury after over 13 hours of deliberation. The 52 year old Franklin osteopath faced accusations of evading 614513 in taxes from 1953 to 1957. A new trial is expected as jurors could not reach a verdict.
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Bangor
Fred B Cushman
U.S. District Court
Edward T. Gignoux
Franklin
Dr. Cushman
Gignoux
Pine Cone Temple Saco meeting discusses rummage sale
Reports of the rummage sale and sunshine committee were read at Pine Cone Temple Pythian Sisters in the Saco K of Phall. Vera Benoit, co-chair, submitted the project report and received thanks for September fundraising. Bertha Berry ill at home. Ruth Kelley called for secretary and treasurer reports. At social hour, Adrien Brown won the mystery award. refreshments by Benoit and Kelley.
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Sunshine Committee
Pine Cone
Pythian Sisters
Saco K
Phall
Vera Benoit
Bertha Berry
Sunshine Unit
Ruth Kelley
Adrien Brown
Benoit
Kelley
Denver Teen Arrives in Rolls Royce for License Test
Patricia Jean Creighton age sixteen arrives at the driver's license examination center in a 1926 Rolls-Royce owned by her uncle. The event marks a notable display of wealth and family support as she attempts the licensing process.
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Denver
Patricia Jean Creighton
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Langley Research Center
Virginia
General Electric
Kennebunkport Club to Host October Supper for Golfers
The Kennebunkport club will serve a supper on October 10 at the club house for golfers. The supper committee includes Mrs. Elsie Cooper, Mrs. Kay Baum, Mrs. Vera Clough, Mrs. Marie Porter and Mrs. Grace Dunn. The next meeting on October 19 will be an all day event with dinner committee members Mrs. Ruth Gooch, Mrs. Leone Maling and Mrs. Mary Tate.
Opposites In Major Spots For Debates
James Marlow outlines contrasts between Eisenhower and Khrushchev and between Nixon and Kennedy. He portrays Khrushchev as unpredictable and theatrical while Eisenhower remains reserved and rule bound. Nixon is shown as an actor with crowd-pleasing tactics. Kennedy as reserved yet flawed in hand use, with Truman and Dewey also contrasted for their public personas.
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Associated Press News
Washington
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Tubby Khrushchev
United Nations
Bob Hope
Nixon
Kennedy
Jack Benny
Henry Cabot Lodge
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