Biddeford and area update on service, conventions, and arrivals
Personal notes from Biddeford and Saco list Oscar R Caouette returning home from Web ber hospital. Police Chiefs Edgar Sevigny and Raymond Kerry attend the New England Police Chiefs convention in Poland Spring. Biddeford Saco women attend a cosmetologist convention in Portland. Arnold Ballard of Saco blew taps at a military service for Charles Smock, a member of Owen-Davis post American Legion. Biddeford residents attend the Portland premiere of The World of Carl Sandburg. Miss Margaret Daly returns to Indianapolis after a visit with the Ballards in Saco, including White Mountains trip. Biddeford youth James A Hayes, 17, enlists in the U S Army for three years, with basic at Ft Dix and radio training thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar R. Caouette
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Edgar Sevigny
Raymond Kerry
Saco
New England Police Chiefs Convention
Poland
Eastland Hotel
Portland
Mae Keezer
Lucienne Twomey
Connie Bertrand
Biddeford- Saco
Arnold Ballard
Lucille Street
Charles Smock
Ballard
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Carl Sandburg
State Theater
Bette Davis
Gary Merrill
Burton DeFrees
Clayton Cartmill
Elm Street
Margaret Daly
Arnold FE
Indianapolis
Ind
Ballards
White Mountains
James A. Hayes
Main Street
U. S. Army
Roland Bisaillon
Hayes
Andrew Hayes
Ft. Dix
N. J
Army
Biddeford Junior High School
Thomas Brown 87 of Saco dies after long machinist career
Thomas Brown 87 of 64 Temple Street Saco died this morning in a local hospital born in Glasgow Scotland son of Archibald and Jean Brown he worked as a machinist at Saco Pettee and later Saco Lowell shops survived by wife Elizabeth Johnston Brown two daughters a son twelve grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren funeral Thursday at 1 30 pm from Dennett and Craig funeral home with burial at Laurel Hill cemetery callers welcome at the funeral home tomorrow afternoon and evening Local weather shows partly cloudy cool with gusty winds and a chance of light showers in northwest mountains then mostly cloudy cooler tomorrow with temperatures ranging from mid 50s to mid 30s across reported areas
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Thomas Brown
Temple Street
Saco
Glasgow
Scotland
Archibald
Jean (Gordon) Brown
Old Saco Pettee Company
Saco-Lowell
Loyal Order of Moose
First Congregational
Elizabeth Johnston Brown
Arthur Duhamel
Old Orchard Beach
Jeremiah Smith
North Wales
John Brown
Lynn
Mass
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Birger Johnson
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
Club Calendar Features Costa Rica Arts Talk
Members of the Thursday club will meet at 2 p m Thursday at the First Universalist church in Biddeford with Mrs Russell D Waterhouse of Kennebunkport as the guest speaker. Her subject is Arts and Crafts of Costa Rica and Guatemala. The program chairman is Mrs Fred Winslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Universalist
Biddeford
Russell D. Waterhouse
Kennebunkport
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Fred Winslow
Past Matrons Easten Star meeting moved to Saco address
The Past Matrons association of Annette chapter will meet tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. with Mrs. Vonetta Dennett at 75 North Street Saco instead of the Dennett summer home. Hostess Miss Agnes Cunningham will be assisted by Mrs. Marion Johnson and Mrs. Gertrude Pease as co-hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Vonetta Dennett
North Street
Saco
Dennett
Agnes Cunningham
Marion Johnson
Gertrude Pease
Owen-Davis post to host Legion auxiliary meeting
The Owen-Davis Post American Legion auxiliary will meet Wednesday at 8 in the Post home in Saco. The program features three Thornton Academy students Linda Lake Margo Johnson and Marjorie Moore sponsored for Girls State. Refreshments will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Saco
Thornton Academy
Linda Lake
Margo Johnson
Marjorie Moore
Navy Recruiter to speak at Goodwins Mills PTA meeting
Harold Riddle, local Navy recruiter, will address tomorrow night’s Goodwins Mills PTA at 8:30 in Lyman. He will show a film titled Hurricane Hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Riddle
Goodwins Mills Pta
Lyman
Model Boy Continued Pace One Murder Details
The youth described entering the sleeping father's room and firing a pistol into the back of Frosland's head after an attempted concealment. He claimed the hammer snagged on a pillow and he hid the gun before a brief exchange with Frosland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Konstenius
Frosland
Annapolis Mother Meets Quadruplets at Johns Hopkins
Lorraine Iaves, mother of eight other children, will meet her newborn quadruplets, three daughters and a son, at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The babies Kim Marie Karen May Katherine Mary and Kevin Mark were born Saturday in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Lorraine Iaves
Annapolis
Johns Hopkinson
Kim Marie
Karen May
Katherine Mary
Kevin Mark
Army Chief Says U.S. Soldiers Must Serve Overseas
General Lyman Lemnitzer told the New York Order of the Eastern Star that American troops should be stationed abroad while the communism threat endures. He said forces must train Allied armies and defend weak nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Army
Order of the Astern Star
Lyman Lemnitzer
Porcupine Spooks Horse. Rifle Injures Teen
Janet Thomas, 16, was hospitalized after a porcupine dropped from a tree startling her horse. The horse reared, threw her, she dropped her rifle, the horse stepped on it, and the rifle discharged injuring her in the leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bluff
Calif
Janet Thomas
Card of Thanks From Ethier and LeBreton Families
Card of Thanks thanks all who sent cards and gifts and neighbors friends and coworkers at the Navy yard for kindness during bereavement and thanks Dr Roger J P Robert and Webber Hospital nurses. Includes thanks from Joseph P Ethier family and Mrs Gertrude LeBreton for cards gifts flowers during stay at Webber Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Yard
Roger J. P. Robert
Webber Hospital
Joseph P. Ethier
Gertrude LeBreton
Churches schedules Holy Communion and Baptist hour
In The Churches Holy Communion will be celebrated in Trinity Episcopal church Saco Wednesday at 7 a m. The weekly hour of power meeting of the Biddeford United Baptist church will be held tomorrow night in the church vestry at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Episcopal Church
Saco
Biddeford
Prayer meeting and Bible study at Advent Church
Wednesday evening at 7:30 a prayer meeting and Bible study will be held at Advent Christian church on Saco avenue Old Orchard Beach. Faith chapel 157 Main street Saco will hold a midweek revival service tomorrow night at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Church
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Faith Chapel
Main Street
Saco
Prayer and Bible Study at Village Baptist Church
A prayer and Bible study will be held in the vestry of the Village Baptist Church on Spring Street in Kennebunkport tomorrow at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Baptist Church
Spring Street
Kennebunkport
Stunbeams of the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army Meet
The Stunbeams of the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon at 3:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
Cadets to Meet at Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army
The Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army Corps Cadets will gather Wednesday at 6 15 p m for their next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army Corps
Weeknight Salvation Army Meeting in Old Orchard Beach
A weeknight holiness meeting of the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
Portland District conference meets at Congress Street church
The Portland District conference will convene at Congress Street Methodist Church in Portland for a morning session starting at 10 a m and an afternoon session to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Congress Street Methodist Church
Brownie Troops Meet at Saco Baptist Church Today
Brownie Troops four and five will meet at the Saco United Baptist Church today at 3 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco United Baptist Church
Church School Supervisors Meeting At Saco United Baptist
The Church School Supervisors of the Saco United Baptist church will meet at the church tonight at 7. The gathering aims to discuss upcoming programs and classroom plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Cadets Meet Today at 3 30 for Saco Salvation Army
The Lower Grade Corps Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army will hold a meeting today at 3 30 with a session titled The Sun beams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Salvation Army
Sunbeams
Junior Legion meeting at Saco Salvation Army
The Junior Legion of the Saco Salvation Army will meet tomorrow at 3 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion of the Saco Salvation Army
Philathea class meeting at Saco United Baptist church
The Philathea class of Saco United Baptist church will meet tomorrow at 2 30 in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Brownie Troop 14 Meeting at Saco Church
Brownie Troop 14 will meet at the Saco United Baptist church on Wednesday at 3 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco United Baptist Church
Girl Scouts Meet At Saco United Baptist Church
The Girl Scouts will meet at Saco United Baptist Church tomorrow at 3 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco United Baptist Church
Mary Martha circle meets at Agnes Ladd home
The Mary-Martha circle of the Women's Union of the Saco United Baptist church will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Agnes Ladd 28 Mechanic Street Saco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary-Martha
Women's Union of
The
Saco United Baptist Church
Agnes Ladd
Mechanic Street
Saco
Biddeford church women to meet Wednesday at 2 p m
The Women's Missionary Society of the Biddeford United Baptist Church will meet on Wednesday at 2 p m. Mrs Ancil Clay of 565 Main Street Saco will host. Mrs Harold Woodman will lead the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Society of the
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Ancil Clay
Main Street
Saco
Harold Woodman
Case Continued Against Local Man
The case against Raymond Beaudoin of Biddeford charged with assaulting Eugene LePage in a private club was ordered continued until October 22 in Biddeford Municipal Court. No plea was entered as Beaudoin attends a religious retreat in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Beaudoin
Raymond Street
Biddeford
Simon Spill
Beaudoin
Augusta
Eugene LePage
Three Area Youths Enlist in the Air Force
Three area youths join the U.S. Air Force for four years, reported by S/Sgt. George F. Nelson. Ronald Gouin of Sanford, 18, son of Sylvia and Gouin, and Sanford High graduate. Henri Vaillancourt of Biddeford, 17, son of Henri and Granite Street residents, St Louis High graduate. Robert Miniutti of Saco, 20, son of Edward and Ocean Park Road residents, Thornton Academy graduate. All head to Lackland AFB, Texas for 111 weeks of basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Air Force
George F. Nelson
Air Force
Ronald J. Gouin
Sanford
Sylvia J. Gouin
Island Avenue
Sanford High School
Henri L. Vaillancourt
Biddeford
Vaillancourt
Henri J. Vaillancourt
Granite Street
St. Louis
Maine Referendum Votes Show Broad Approval Across State
In a statewide referendum voters approved five questions with light turnout overall about 10 percent. Old Orchard Beach largely rejected a Civil Service bill for police exams though most towns favored Civil Service. Bond issues were approved including 3.9 million for a Passagassawakeag river bridge 13 million for highways 10 million for University of Maine housing 3.95 million for general fund ferry service for Long Island plantation. Turnout varied by town with bids in Biddeford Saco Kennebunk and Old Orchard Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Civil Service
Police Department
Beach
Passagassawaukeag River
University of Maine
General Fund
Long Island Plantation
Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard
Kennebunk
Birthday celebration for Josephine Conforti marks 71st year
In Bloomfield New Jersey a large family gathering honored Josephine Conforti as she turned 71. During the event Mrs De Paul delivered her 14th great grandchild at Presbyterian Hospital, adding a birth to the family during the birthday festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Conforti
Rummage Sale Planned By E And L Club
Members of the E and L club of School Street Methodist church Saco met with Mrs. Nora York Ferry Beach to plan the October rummage sale October 30 and 31 in the church vestry and the November 9 session. Mrs Georgeanna Harriman was named Christmas card project chairwoman and a donation to the Community Chest was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E and L Club
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Nora York
Ferry Beach
Georgeanna Harriman
Carrie Emery
Ferry Road
Emery
Mary Rollins
Herberta Harriman
Phyllis Vining
Linette Martin
Marjorie Fogg
Ophelia Wakefield
LaDora Gannon
George
Anna Harriman
Ethel Cobb
Maud Tuttle
Mabel Fairfield
Eva McClellan
Sophie Mitchell
Dora Clark
Mildred Harris
Eleanor Phinney
Firefighters Respond to Oil Burner Fire at Beach Shop
Firemen were called for a flooded oil burner at the Town Barber shop on Washington Street in Old Orchard Beach this morning. The shop is operated by Norman Binette. No damage estimate was provided.
Poet II Continued Prom Page One
A brief note indicates Poet II performance continues after an earlier segment, with attendees watching the evening reading.
Beatnik Carl Sandburg Plays Beatnik
Carl Sandburg calls himself a Beatnik at heart and says he writes better Beatnik work than most. He favored a warm drugstore luncheonette interview in Portland, dismissing hotel dining rooms as lonely and too clean. He also shares opinions on modern and contemporary English poets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatnik Sandburg Portland
Carl Sandburg
Bette Davis
Gary Merrill
the Prairie T
Portland Evening Express
Two Local Auto Crashes Outside Biddeford Police Station
Damage was unofficially estimated at over 300 in two automobile accidents in Biddeford yesterday afternoon. Albert Ridley rear ended Aubrey Moffatt near the police station as Moffatt was entering a parking space. Ridley blamed sun glare. A second head on collision on Old Fortunes Rocks road injured both cars, with Albert Blow and Robert Powell as drivers. Powell said braking failed to prevent the crash. Both crashes were investigated by Biddeford police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Albert
Ridley
Hill Street
Saco
Aubrey Moffatt
Fairfield
Moffatt
Ridbey
Albert G. Blow
South Hill Road
Old Orchard Beach
Robert G. Powell
Prospect Street
Powell
Saloon Says Preparation For Aged Is Inadequate
U S Senator Pat McNamara deplored long standing neglect of elderly Americans as hearings opened on aging. He warned that 3,000 reach 65 daily and a million more will face retirement in three years. Governor Furcolo credited Massachusetts housing plans as mostly self funded, proposing more units beyond 3,400 already built or planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
America
U. S
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Senate
Massachusetts
Foster Furcolo
GOP Committee Favors Income Tax Reduction
A Republican study committee proposed a plan to spur growth to a 900 billion dollar GDP by 1967. It calls for a manufacturers sales tax and reductions of individual and corporate income taxes, phased in after debt reduction and modest at first. The 10,000-word report, part of a long range GOP goals program, emphasizes debt management, tax reform, monetary policy, and curb on federal spending to sustain currency stability and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Toda
Charles H. Percy
Chicago
Gabriel Hauge
Eisenhower
New York
Tne
Spectors Interviewed In Slaying Of Lynn Kauffman
Boston officials returned from St Louis where they interviewed Dr and Mrs Spector their daughter and a Chinese boy they are adopting in the Lynn Kauffman case. William Van Rie a Dutch crewman on the Utrecht faces murder charges. his attorneys head to Mobile to board the ship and return to New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John F. McAulliff
Joseph B. Fallon
St. Louis
Lynn Kauffman
Joseph Spector
Stephanie
Spectors
Holland
Amsterdam
Ballots Cost Saco Nearly $1.32 Each
Saco spent over $1,000 on the referendum election with 756 ballots cast. City Clerk Albert Cabana said the cost per ballot was about $1.32, covering ward clerks workers the board of registration and other expenses. Ballots were supplied by the state and printing costs would apply in a regular local election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Albert Cabana
Board of Registration
Cabana
Professor Chalmers Speaks At biddeford Saco Council Series
Dr Allan Knight Chalmers of Boston University addressed the second session of the Adventures In Christian Living series at Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford on Namely Christianity in a Split World. He spoke of A Not Impossible If citing experiences in Little Rock San Juan Moscow and the Lebanon crisis. Professor James V Miller of Bates College continued The Person of Jesus lectures at the opening of the second meeting. James Riddle and Mrs Riddle led a hymn sing. Rev Irger Johnson moderated the meeting with refreshments afterward by local church committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Knight Chalmers
Boston University
Biddeford-Saco
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Moscow
Russia
U. S
Lebanon
Jesus
James V. Miller
Bates College
James Riddle
Riddle
Irger Johnson
Unitarian and Universalist
Howard Shaffer
Louise Harrison
Lau
Talk on race and ministry to address segregation issues
Bridgman and several named women attend a local gathering as Rev. Mr. Johnson previews a third lecture by Professor Miller next Monday night. Rev. Daniel Whitsett of Harvard Epworth Church Cambridge will discuss his experiences as a minister in Southern churches facing racial integration challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Johnson
Miller
Daniel Whitsett
Harvard Epworth Methodist Church
Cambridge
Mass
South
Courtesy Code on State Roads Urges Safer Driving
State Police urge drivers to adopt courtesy as a code of the road to prevent death or serious injury from momentary thoughtlessness. Good manners in driving are presented as essential for public safety.
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Steinberg
Romeo Gregoire
A.M. P
Maine
Bloomfield
Peach
Fortunes Rocks Road
the Pool Road
Salon
GOP
J. A. Sehortinguis
Radio Holland
van Rie
United States
Rotterdam Lloyd Line
Oe Utrecht
Church Council
Ra Bridgman
John Tarbox
Iona Tate
Edmund Beal
Carey Bros. Jewelers
Dennett & Craig, Inc
Saco, Maine
Heifty
Cadillac
Harry B. Center
Biddeford, Maine
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