Local Personals Spread Across New England and Maine
John Brown of Lynn Massachusetts returns home after visiting his mother in Saco Mrs Rose Myers of Biddeford and Mrs Ethel Horne of Portland visit Nor folk Virginia with Newell Grant Myers nephew. Jacklyn Brouillard of Biddeford leaves for airline training in New York City. Brian Pennell of Fortunes Rocks and Marty Bourque of Biddeford visit Anthony Smith of Biddeford and attend the Maine New Hampshire college football game at Orono. Barbara Bernard returns to Caribou after attending the Maine Late Teachers convention in Portland and visiting relatives in Biddeford. She is related to the Murphys of Biddeford.
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John Brown
Lynn
Mass
Saco
Rose Myers
Fall Street
Biddeford
Ethel Horne
Portland
Norfolk
Newell Grant
Myers
Jacklyn L. Brouillard
Pete Brouillard
Foss Street
New York City
Brian Pennell
Fortunes Rocks
Marty Bourque
Anthony Smith
University of Maine
Orono
Barbara Bernard
Caribou
Margaret Murphy
Cutts Street
Frances Mary Murphy
Daniel Murphy
Main Street
Agnes M Eaton dies at 94 in Kennebunk widow of Perley Eaton
Agnes M Keaton 94 widow of Perley S Eaton longtime Kennebunk resident died Sunday in a Biddeford hospital. Born in Montrose Scotland she lived in Fastford Conn before moving to Kennebunk. Survived by two sons Earl L West Kennebunk and Walter F Kennebunk four grandchildren several great grandchildren nieces and nephews Funeral service Wednesday at 1 30 p m from West Kennebunk Methodist Church with Rev John Jordan officiating and burial in Pine Grove Cemetery Friends may call Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk Tuesday evening.
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Agnes M. Keaton
Perley S. Eaton
Kennebunk
Biddeford
Montrose
Scotland
Fastford
West Kennebunk Methodist
John Jordan
Pine Grove Cemetry
West Kennebunk
Angell Funeral Home
Dane Street
Local Meetings and Ceremonies Schedule In Biddeford and Saco
A series of community meetings are listed for Biddeford and Saco. Court Decary group meets tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Fremont hall. Wardwell home Board of Managers gathers Thursday at 2 p.m. at 43 Middle Street Saco. Cub Scout Pack 309 holds charter presentation at K of C hall Biddeford Wednesday at 7 p.m. Biddeford V F W auxiliary convenes at 7:30 p.m. in City Building. Girl Scout Troop 24 meets Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at Scout hall Pool Street replacing Wednesday. Community Chest parade participants must bring signed permission slips. Women’s Alliance of the Saco Unitarian church meets Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in the vestry to hear Bruce Schaffer on the Isle of Shoals summer Youth conference. refreshments by Mrs. George Harris.
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Wardwell
Middle Street
Saco
Cub Scout Pack
K of C
Washington _ street
Biddeford
Scout Hall
Pool Street
Women's Alliance of the
Sace
Church notes on midweek meetings and postponement
The Prayer Fellowship of Lyman Baptist will meet Tuesday at 9 30 a m at the parsonage. The Home League of Saco Salvation Army will gather Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Circle B of Whitechurch Women s Fellowship tonight is postponed. Assumption Sodality meets in St Mary Parish Hall Tuesday after evening services.
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Prayer Fellowship
Lyman Baptist Church
The
Saco Salvation Army
Circle “B
Whitechurch Women's Fellowship
Assumption Sodality
St. Mary Parish Hall
Bangor Resident Walter Dickson Elected To Salmon Council
Walter L Dickson of Bangor was elected eyet of the 1960 61 Maine At artic Sea Run Salmon Advisory Council in a meeting here Saturday.
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Bangor
Walter L Dickson
Maine Atartic Sea Run Salmon Advisory Council
Morse elected president of Maine Dietetic Association
Miss Mary F Morse of Augusta was chosen president of the Maine Dietetic Association at the annual meeting held this weekend.
Saco Attorney Jasper Bean Dies After Short Illness
Jasper A. Bean 57 a Saco native and member of Maine and York County bars died Saturday afternoon at Trull hospital after a brief illness. He lived at 19 Winter St and was born November 22, 1902. He practiced law over 22 years with survivors including his widow Rebecca Emery Bean two sons Marshall Eb and Curtis H two sisters Frank L. Perkins and Erthan Bean and a granddaughter Deborah Bean. Funeral held tomorrow at 1 30 p m at Dennett and Craig funeral home with calling hours tonight from 4 to 9 Burial in Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery.
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Atty
Jasper A. Bean
Saco
Maine
York County
Trull Hospital
Winter Street
Augustine and
Laura Burbank Bean
Thornton ’ Academy
Tufts College Dental School
Boston University
Peabody Law School
Rebecca
Emery) Bean
Marshall Ek
Durham
N.H
Curtis H. Wilmington
Mass
Frank L. Perkins
Rthan Bean
Deborah Bean
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Buxton Lower Corner
Fair Portland Weather Update For Today
Sunny and little change in temperature this afternoon. Fair and cool tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy with little temperature change. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph this afternoon becoming gentle and variable tonight.
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Portland
Youth Caught Again Driving Without License
Robert J. Bedard of 76 Water Street Saco was fined $10 by Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr in Saco Municipal Court for an improper left turn on Portland Road State police were complainants In a Saturday morning action Richard R Lemieux of Ocean Park Road Saco was fined $10 for a second driving without a license charge after a prior $10 fine Earlier in the month he was given until September 30 to pay the first fine a second warrant was issued when he remained driving a car
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Robert J. Bedard
Water Street
Saco
William F. Wilson, Jr
Portland
Richard R. Lemieux
Ocean Park Road
Lemieux
Man Dies After Daughter Crowned at Arkansas State Fair
W L Clark 47, prominent Hot Springs civic worker, died of a heart attack minutes after his daughter Vikliam Clark 18 was named queen of the Arkansas State Fair. He suffered the fatal attack in a Little Rock hospital shortly after the crown event.
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Little Rock
Ark
W. L. Clark
Clark
Hot Springs
Vikliam Clark
Grocers Urged To Point Up Major Issues
Food retailers are urged to inform their senators and congressmen where they stand on major issues and to back candidates of their choice at election time. Newman Vv. Bagley of Bagley’s Red and White says NARGUS members urge home visits to discuss changes in retail food distribution and correct misperceptions.
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Newman Vv
Bagley
National Association of Retail Grocers
United States
Saco
Chicago
Nargus
Palmer House
Nargus Executive Board
Congress
Association
Nargus Board
Stand-By Club Organized In Biddeford To Aid Civil Defense
A new Stand-By Club formed at the Lightning Club hall Biddeford to assist Civil Defense in emergencies. Members must hold FCC Citizens Band licenses or be vouched for by base stations. Adrian LeBlond elected president with Paul Gendron vice president and Louis Caron secretary treasurer. Dues set at 1 dollar monthly or 12 annually effective immediately. Two annual social outings planned. wives become automatic auxiliary members. Meetings set for the second Sunday each month with the next at Raymond Landry’s home.
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Lightning Club
Main
Elm Streets
Biddeford
F.C.C
Adrian LeBlond
Paul Gendron
Louis Caron
Raymond Landry
Dennis Provencher
Chester Simpson
Jerry Brady
Biddeford- Saco
York County
Federal Communication Commission
Police Probe Death Of Girl In Old Town Car Tragedy
Police investigate a fatal car incident in Old Town where 19 year old Sharon Rose O'Clair died and 22 year old Paul Cote remains on danger list after being overcome by carbon monoxide. They were found in a car on a lover's lane and investigators believe engine exhaust fumes caused the deaths during early Saturday morning.
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Old Town
Paul Cote
Bangor
Sharon Rose O'Clair
Officers Chosen As Season Ends At Ocean Park
Mrs G Stephen Johnston was reelected president of the Ocean Park Religious society at the annual meeting closing the 1960 summer season at Porter Memorial hall. Other officers include Per ley L Sillars secretary Ruth M Severance treasurer George R Skillin and committees on arrangements fellowship and music. The event featured prayers by Rev Hartley T Grandin and gifts to local groups plus scholarships for Ocean Park youth. About 275 residents and visitors attended the harvest supper at the Royal Ambassador Boys camp Memorial dining hall with remarks by Rev Grandin and performances by local musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Stephen Johnston
Ocean Park
Elva M. Frizzle
Jerome F. Daly
Adelbert M. Jakeman
George R. Skillin
Harold W. Smith
Mildred A. Soule
Robert M. Corliss
Soule
Gooch
Elizabeth M. Wilson
Hartley T. Grandin
A. W. Brown
Porter Hall
Assembly Temple
Youth Fellowship
The
Saco
Grandin
F. Stewart Shuster
Russell K. Smith
John H. Clark
Mobutu’s Forces Step Up as Lumumba Hints at Return
Crowds cheered as Mobutu claimed Lumumba’s power return. Tension rose in the city with the army chief of staff deploying troops in key zones. Groups of 20 to 30 soldiers guarded quarters while about 25 remained near Lumumba’s residence and armored cars lined the parliament building. reports say MPs may push a session despite Mobutu’s order to recess.
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Lumumba
Congo Army
Joseph Mobutu
Mobutu
Personal visits and support urged for congressmen
The board urged retailers to visit members of Congress to convey views. It advised expressing appreciation to effective congressmen and contributing to their campaigns if they are running. It notes lawmakers complain that few businessmen back them in elections.
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Congress
Bates Cup Awarded to Pittsfield High School
Bates College President's Cup for 1959 60 goes to Pittsfield High School Massachusetts. The award honors the school whose top three graduates achieved the highest combined general average during the year.
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BATES
Creditors File Against Asphalt Co in Portland
Involuntary bankruptcy petition filed in U S District Court. Creditors claim York Asphalt Co of Biddeford owed money for insurance premiums crushed stone concrete and goods sold. Petition alleges voluntary assignment to George Brigates and Leonard Novick for benefit of creditors on Aug 8. York Asphalt has until Oct 17 to answer.
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Portland
York Asphalt Co
Biddeford
U. S
Paul E. Sheltra
Felix Sheltra and Sons Agency
Cook and Co
D. and
SS. Corp
Yarmouth
York Asphalt
George Bricgates
Saco
Leonard Novick
Lowell
Mass
Rebekah Lodge At Saco Holds Installation
Installation of Saco Rebekah Lodge officers took place at the OOF hall, with Noble Grand Miss Adelpha McKeen presiding over a business meeting. New officers include Noble Grand Mrs. Priscilla Ladd and Vice Grand Mrs. Phyllis Vining, with district deputy Mrs. Dorothy Hubbard officiating. The lodge announced a Halloween party at the nest meeting and noted lodges from multiple towns attended.
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Saco Rebekah Lodge
Saco
Adelpha McKeen
McKeen
Priscilla Ladd
Dorothy Hubbard
District 2
Kennebins
Noble Grand
Phyllis Vining
Ethel Day
Carrie Emery
Mary Rollins
Margaret Scontras
Jessie Clark
Maude Tuttle
Faye Louis
Nancy ‘Rumey
Josephine ‘Meserve
Herberta Harriman
Aldie Palmer
Lydia Wentzell
Irene Townsend
Ladd
Hubbard
Vining
Lucille McBride
Lodge
Nest
Charlotte Crown
Eleanor Kennedy
Caroline Butler
Lydia Ricker
Bessie Dawley
Unemployment rate slips to 5.7 percent in cautious reading
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 5.9 to 5.7 percent as analysts note an earlier model changeover in autos exaggerated August rise and September decline. The current idle rate matches last year during the steel strike and remains higher than most months this year except August.
Colby College Inauguration for New President Strider
Delegates from 140 colleges and universities will attend the inauguration of Colby College’s 17th president, Robert Strider II. About 40 college leaders will lead the procession, with Sr. Smith of Swarthmore sharing the platform. Reginald Sturtevant will preside. Strider, formerly dean of faculty, succeeds J Seelye Bixler who completed 18 years last June.
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Waterville
Robert &. L Strider
Colby College
Maine
Reginald H. Sturtevant
Livermore Falls
Dr. Strider
Colby
J. Seelye Bixler
West Berlin’s fate and arms control stance discussed
Delegates recount tensions over occupation and Berlin life under capitalism, with calls to end the occupation regime. The speaker opposes inspections as a prerequisite to disarmament, arguing destruction of arms suffices. He notes US pressure drives votes from many nations at the United Nations.
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West Berlin
United States
U.N
Eight Race Horses Lost In Narragansett Blaze
At Narragansett Park two stables burned last night destroying about 160 horses. Eight to ten horses perished, with at least three more missing from Handy Stable. Total losses approach $200,000, with 300 horses released and scattered during the blaze. Candy House survived, earning about $18,000. Firefighters saved stables A and D while B and C burned.
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Narragansett
Pawtucket
Narragansett Park Race Track
Jerry Derenzo
Needham
Mass
George Handy
Seekonk
Ees Handy
Third Strike
Zimbar
Mr. Lives
Ace Oliver
Say Peter
Handy
Richard Gettsman
Rumford
R.I
Anxious Miss
Dunbry
Gettsman
George Brown
New York
James E. Dooley
Narragansett Racing Association
East Providence
Candy House
Saco Democrats Plan Meetings This Week
Saco Democrats hold twomeetings this week announced by press Chairman Donald McCone. The Democratic city committee under Chairman Charles Mistos will meet tonight at 7 30 to organize for the November 3 election. The Democratic Social club meets Tuesday at 8 in the GAR hall to elect officers and plan a supper and political rally for Congressman James C Oliver at the Owen-Davis American Legion post home on October 20.
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Saco Democrats
Donald McCone
McCone
Democratic City Committee
Charles Mistos
Democratic Social Club
Gar Hall
James C. Oliver
Owen-Davis American Legion
Night School Registration At TA Tuesday Night
Registration for Thornton Academy evening classes in Saco opens tomorrow from 7 to 8 30 pm. A $5 fee covers a 10 week course run starting October 17 with weekly Monday sessions from 7 to 9 pm. Nine courses include conversational French bookkeeping sewing typing art world problems English and Americanization.
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Saco
Thornton Academy
Quiet Weekend In Biddeford Circles Quiet Weekend In Biddeford Circles
Biddeford saw a quiet weekend with two fire calls. Tank truck one responded to an oil burner overflow at 36 Graham Street owned by Germaine DesRoberts and occupied by Lucienne Belair. the blaze was extinguished on arrival. A second call at 20 Westmore Avenue reported a small brush fire, put out by shoveling dirt. No Biddeford Municipal Court session. police logged only a minor accident.
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Biddeford
Graham Street
Germaine DesRoberts
Lucienne Belair
Westmore Avenue
Nurses Attend Cardiology Study Series in Springvale
Two Biddeford Public Health Nursing representatives Miss Margaret Murphy and Mrs. Anne Cote will attend a Nassan college Nassan Springvale Institute of Cardiology series. The session covers care of patients with coronary heart disease with a panel including Dr Jacob Dana Agnes Flaherty Florence Poirier and Dorothy Woodcock. Dr Dana will narrate a film on cardiac resuscitation.
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Biddeford
Jacob Dana
Togus Veterans Service
Agnes Flaherty
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Florence B. Poirier
Tkenne Bankport
Dorothy Woodcock
State Division of Maternal and Child Health
Dr. Dana
Saco To Use Mud Money On Roads In City Project
Saco will re build Ash Swamp Mest Hill and Smutty Lane with about $4 600 in state aid mud money today Street Commissioner Timothy Crowley announced the money will fund road raises and the project includes tar on Mast Hill road
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Saco
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Agnes M. Eaton
Canada-American Association
Fremont Hall
Alfred Street
Biddeford V. F. W. Auxiliary
Thomas Brown
Margaret
Jeminma
John
Mfe
Vermont Monumental Works
Elm ST
Atlantic
W. J. Provost
West Scarbtto
Dial Tuctor
L. KR. Joncas
Old Orcard Dial
Wellington
Biddeford-Saco
Richard Albert Bedard
Walter Bedard
High Street
Joseph Bedard
Lincoln Street
Rudolph Bernier
Emery Street
Asphalt Co
Rebekah Lodge
CBS Television
Channel 13
Judie Gaudette
Art Linkletter
Jack Linkletter
Gaudette
Jack
James P. Murphy Co. Inc
Lewiston, Maine
Rep
Roland Collette
Charles Murphy
Sanford
McKenney
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