Personal Briefs From Biddeford and Nearby Areas
Medical and surgical patients at Notre Dame hospital include Mrs. Margaret Cantara Paul Hevey Arthur Guertin Albert Paquette Mrs. Louis Leroux Hector Parenteau and Alphonse Brunelle with others cited for medical or surgical treatment. Local residents attend funerals, join Bates College choirs, and relatives travel to Florida and Greece. Military updates feature Navy and Marine personnel serving in the Mediterranean Camp Lejeune and Turkey, with notes on training, deployments, and ship assignments including USS Providence Hawkins and Forrestal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Cantara
Graham Street
Webber Hospital
Notre Dame Hospital
Biddeford
Paul Hevey
Myrtle Street
Arthur Guertin
White Wharf
Milton Mouzas
Alfred Street
Greece
Albert Paquette
Cleaves Street
Bidde
Robert Bardsley
Alewive Road
Kennebunk
Max Fleisher
Portland
Hyman Polakewich
Florida
Charles Smock
Alma Libby
Lucy Gray
St. Petersburg
Archie Paul
Charleston
R. I
Peter Paul
Paul Street
Saco
Richard Rowlands
William D. Rowlands
Maine Avenue
Ocean Park
Bates College
Lewiston
Fla
Old Orchard
Smocks
Robert E. Allen
USN
Lester FE. Allen
1 Post Road
Wells
U. S. Logistics Group
Karamursel
Turkey
Abraham Fleisher
Worcester
New Beth Israel Temple
Ronald F. Conrad
Union Street
John Thurston
Seaman
Bert Thurston
West Kennebunk
Lloyd Thomas
10Th Marine Regiment
Second Marine Division
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Tarine
Roland EF. Collins
Farrey E. Collins
East Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Sixth Regiment
Marine Corps Institute
Arthur H. Perkins
Bert C. Perkins
Providence
Carribbean
Robert B. Roberge
Jeannette Roberge
Talor Street
Naval Station
Norfolk
Joseph A. Leprohon
Cora J. Leprohon
Mainstreet
Hawkins
U. S. Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Spain
France
Italy
Biddeford resident Omer Provencher dies at 70
Omer H. Provencher 70 of 193 Alfred street Biddeford died early this morning after a brief illness. He was a former self employed seller of household chemicals and served as a councilman under Mayors Laurier and Lambert. Survivors include his widow Alice, four sons, three daughters, five sisters, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be from St Joseph church Saturday at 9 15 a.m. Friends may call Bolduc funeral home after 7 tonight and from 1 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Portland forecast follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer H. Provencher
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Becancourt
P. Q
Agenor and
Clarisse(Genest) Provencher
Canadian International Club
Union of St. Jean Baptist of America
Sacred Heart League of St. Joseph Churen
Louis Lausier
Albert Lambert
St. Joseph Church
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Alice DesRoberts Provencher
Roland R
New Britain
Ste. Pulcherie
S. W
Chicopee
Mass
Spamanne
Bolduc
Bear Meat Served In Portland City Jail
A Portland motorist reported hitting a bear on the Columbia Gorge Highway east of Portland. Police asked if they should serve the bear meat at the city jail and were told yes likely by Blew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Columbia Gorge Highway
Funeral services for Adrial Hamilton in Biddeford
Funeral services were held yesterday at 1 30 p m from the Dennett and Craig funeral home for Adrial Hamilton of Biddeford Rev Morley Durst pastor of the Biddeford United Baptist church officiated and burial was in Woodlawn cemetery Bearers were Richard Reay Albert L Thompson and Arthur and Roy Fogg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrial Hamilton
Dennett and Craig
Biddeford
Morley Durest
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Richard Reay
Albert L. Thompson
Arthur
Roy Fogg
Club Calendar Pack 399 Highlights Scout Meeting and Rotary Talk
Cub Scouts meet at 7 30 tonight at the KC hall. Harold Riddle, a local Navy recruiter, will speak tomorrow at noon at the Kennebunk Rotary Club with Norris Stephens as program chairman.
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KC Hall
Biddeford
Harold Riddle
Navy
Kennebunk Rotary Club
Norris Stephens
Saco Firemen's Auxiliary Plans Meeting Tomorrow
The Saco Firemen's auxiliary will meet at the Saco Fire station tomorrow at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Eastern Star meeting to exemplify degrees in Saco
Annette chapter Order of the Eastern Star will hold a degree exemplification Thursday at 7 30 PM in the Masonic hall Saco Refreshments will be served by Mrs Eleanor Kennedy and committee and entertainment arranged by Mrs Irene Libby
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Saco
Eleanor Kennedy
Irene Libby
Eleanor Shaffer
Roberta Green
Beatrice Kaleel
Singspiration at Wildwood Baptist in Turbot's Creek
A churches service of singspiration is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at Wildwood Baptist chapel Turbot's Creek Kennebunkport Public reading room of the Kritian Science society Hamilton Memorial 42 Beach street Saco will be open tomorrow from 2 to 4 p m Junior Songsters of the Md Ochard Beach Salvation Army meet Thursday at 3 30 p m Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army Junior and Senior Timbres meet Thursday at 4 30 p m
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Wildwood Baptist Chapel
Turbot’s Creek
Kennebunkport
The
Kritian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Saco
MD Ochard Beach
Salvation Army
Old Orchard Beach
Home League Meeting at Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army
The Home League of the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m Assembly hall activities planned and notes for volunteering. The Foss Street Methodist church choir will rehearse Thursday at 7 30 p m at the church building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crchard Beach
Salvation + Army
Foss Street Methodist Church
Earch
Prayer and Bible Study Hour at First Baptist Old Orchard Beach
A prayer and Bible study hour is scheduled at First Baptist Church in Old Orchard Beach for Thursday at 7 30 p m. Choir rehearsal also takes place Thursday at 7 30 p m. at the same church providing a related musical component to the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Old Orchard Beach
Beach Resident Is Fined in Saco Court
George FE Miles, 39, of Old Orchard Beach, was fined 30 dollars by Judge Hilary Mahaney for two driving violations unregistered vehicle and illegal attachment of plates. Gerald S. Butterfield, 48, of East Grand, fined 10 for driving without a license. Carlos W. Bowman, 52, of San Carlos California, paid 10 for running a red light. Saco police were complainants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George FE. Miles
Curtis Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Hilary Mahaney
Saco
Miles
Gerald S. Butterfield
East Grand Avenue
Butterfield
Maine
Carlos W. Bowman
San Carlos
Calif
October Tides High Low Readings
Weather data fragment shows tidal readings with dates and times listed in sequence. Includes multiple AM and PM measurements and numeric codes. No clear location or event context identified.
Beta Sigma Phi Welcoming Tea Planned in Saco
Beta Sigma Phi Pi chapter met in Saco to announce a welcoming tea for new members on October 31 at Mrs. Jean Servais home. Xi Omicron Exemplar invited to attend a Getting To Know You Party October 24 at Ahepa hall Saco as part of sorority activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Servais
Saco
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Alfred Loignon
Biddeford
Xi Omicron
Ahepa Hall
Peter Mantis
Raymond Audie
Roland Rioux
Audie
St. Mary Street
Loignon
Rioux
Joseph Melanson
Ernest Farley
Roland Provencher
Barbara Grandy
James Moutsatsos
Richard Dutcher
Hazel Hirst
Charles Cotsis
Assumption Sodality Plans Christmas Sale
Assumption Sodality of St Mary parish opens fall season with new president Mrs O Royal Shor ey. Christmas sale set for Dec 6 with Children of Mary aiding in greens and crafts across the day after Masses. Christmas supper planned for Dec 13. committees to be announced.
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Assumption Sodality of
St. Mary Parish
O. Royal Shor}ey
Children of Mary of the Parish
Assumption
Assumption Sodality
Catholic Council
Poland Spring
Donahue
Elaine White
St. Mary's Sodality Council
Miss White
Cornelius J. Enright
Father Enright
Sharkey
The
Sodality
St. Mary’s Church
James Smith
Annabelle Riley
Mary Reilly
Bernard Walker
John Barrett
Francis Murphy
Grace Donahue
M. Harry Whelan
Filmore Harris
Jesse Davis
Leda Hajdusz
Priscilla Spang
Amy Harriman
Eva Wilson
Bertha Allard
Austin Hobbins
Armand Lavallee
Dennis Addorio
Charles Gallagher
Armand Metayer
George Simms
Eleanor Cadorette
Roland Bois
Donald Ready
Cecelia Descoteaux
Harold Hallisey
Stuart Flavin
Michael Mogan
Frank Carey
James Duranseau
Susan Cadorette
Lela Scully
Mary Ryan
Alfred Benoit
Ernest Donahue
Fred Greenwood
Charles E. Cartier
Norman Reilly
Beauty Pageant Head Local Speaker at Biddeford
Webber Hospital auxiliary met in the Nurses home to adopt a yearly budget including 500 for a nursing scholarship 500 for hospital equipment and 1000 for the Free-Bed fund. Guest speaker Barnard Resnick Miss Maine pageant production director explained rising national contest standards and Jaycees efforts to boost Maine representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Barnard Resnick
Atlantic City
Portland
New Officers Installed By Evangeline Lodge
Evangeline Rebekah Lodge installs elective and appointive officers with Nellie Wallace as noble grand. District President Arlene Conners presides, with Patricia Militant aide Lady Irene Libby present. New officers include Leah Robie as vice grand and Mary Jones as financial secretary among many others. gathering notes next meeting October 27 with District Deputy President visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Wallace
Noble Grand
Evangeline Rebekah Lodge
Odds Fellows Hall
Biddeford
District Department
Arlene Conners
Irene Libby
Patriarch Militant Auxiliary
Leah Robie
Ethel Ballard
Mary Jones
Gertrude Colliff
Ruby Packard
Vera Mu
Madeline Robie
Packard
Ruth Hatch
Rose Wilcox
M. Robie
M. Gledhill
Pence
Munford
Kiwanis Club Plans Barbecue for MS Fund Benefit
The Biddeford-Saco Kiwanis Club held a Wonderbar steak house meeting to finalize plans for a Sunday barbecue at Kennebunk airport to benefit the Multiple Sclerosis fund. President Lloyd Alderson outlined the event with Henry E. Swanton of the Maine Hereford association pledging support. The dinner runs noon to 4 pm rain or shine in a large tent, with half a pound of barbecued Hereford beef per attendee. Mike Pastore and William Lawrence co chair the affair. Maine Hereford and Multiple Sclerosis groups assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Mike Pastore
William Lawrence
Maine Multiple Sclerosis Society
Hereford Association
Found Drunk Actor Edward G Robinson Jr Arrested
Local police report a 26 year old identified as actor Edward G Robinson Jr was arrested on a drunken charge in Los Angeles. The incident details indicate a police contact for public intoxication and potential processing. Further court action pending official charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
iEdward G. Robinson Jr
Teenager Dares Governor to Dance at Mt Mitchell Luncheon
A Birmingham teen named Janice wowed Alabama Governor Hodges and other officials at a Mt Mitchell luncheon by daring them to “live it up a little” and dance on a bandstand. Hodges accepted the Charleston challenge, saying he hadn’t realized he could dance. Janice impressed with sharp poise and a lively attitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Janice
North Carolina
Mt. Mitchell
Gov. Hodges
Hodges
Charleston
Steel firms push inflated claims and threaten unions
McDonald accused steel companies of inflationary tactics while promising to prevail on local working conditions "over our dead bodies." Cooper defended management, denying aims to undermine the union or strip rights, and criticized no-arbitration stance, signaling little chance of a negotiated settlement and taft Hartley 80 injunction. The fact finding board scolded both sides as George W. Taylor urged timely industry response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Cooper
Eisenhower
George W. Taylor
Man Found Dead In Alley After Tuesday Night Incident
Police reported the man was found in an alley after an incident Tuesday night. Authorities are investigating the circumstances and attempting to identify the deceased and potential witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enness
Leaders Sought For Biddeford Girl Scouts
Gorgeana Council consultants Mrs Wayne Hutchins and Mrs William Deans outlined activities for intermediate Scouts. Present were 12 leaders including Mrs Betty Stansberry and Miss Ann Seater. Over 58 letters were signed to recruit parents and prospective leaders for intermediate troops in Biddeford.
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Gorgeana Council
Wayne Hutchins
William Deans
Betty Stansberry
Germaine Hebert
Alder Guay
Calixte Gauvin
Raymond Letellier
D. P. Tousignant
John Houle
Ay Thompson
Dora Nic
Ben Remar
Ann Seater
Hutchins
Deans
Biddeford
Girl Scout Leaders Association
Pool Street
Frances Sylvester
Adult Education Classes To Be Offered At Beach
Old Orchard Beach will host an adult education program starting October 28, with classes on typing shorthand bookkeeping practical English driver education sewing and French taught by Ella Perry Arthur Lachance Adelbert Jakeman Emerson Cummings Adrien Belanger Alice Dale and Evelyn Belanger. Registration for residents is October 21 at the high school, 7 to 9 p m, with out of town registration later if spots remain. Courses cost 5 each and run 14 Wednesday evenings at the high school. Committee chair Claude Faulkner with Genevieve West Ruth Auger and John Tibbetts oversee the program.
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Old Orchard Beach
Herbert Bean
Old Orchard
Ella Perry
Arthur Lachance
Adelbert Jakeman, Sr
Emerson Cummings
Adrien Belanger
Alice Dale
Evelyn Belanger
Claude Faulkner
Genevieve West
Ruth Auger
John Tibbetts
Polio Cases Rise in Maine With 14 More Reported
Maine Bureau of Health reports 14 paralytic polio cases, bringing the year total to 46. Eleven victims are from September and one from August, a sharp rise from a year ago when only one case was recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Bureau of Health
National Railways to Build Train at 150 MPH
National Railways announces a new high speed train capable of 150 miles per hour, intended for service between Tokyo and Osaka. Plans highlight advanced propulsion and reduced travel times between major Japanese cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of National Railways
Tokyo
Osaka
Biddeford Woman Fined for Driving Without License
Mrs Irma Lacroix a 48 of 110 Washington street was fined 25 in Biddeford Municipal court after pleading guilty to driving without a license. Her car hit the front of Fournier's sports store on Alfred street yesterday breaking two plate glass windows. She said she had trouble leaving a parking space opposite the Fournier shop. Lionel Breton of 110 Washington trees was also involved. Judge Simon Spill presided. The complaint was by Biddeford police.
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Biddeford
Irma Lacroix
Washington Street
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Omer Provencher
Beach
Jon Nathanson
Joseph Truman
Philip Snow
Charles Fenderson
Harry Garland
Laurence Staples
David Dolloff
Ralph Larochelle
Larochelle
Evangeline Lodge
Kiwanis Club
Mercury
Girl Scouts
Allstate
Paul E. Rousseau
Monterey
America
Mercury Division
Arabeter Company
Quality Headquarters
Beach Motors, Inc
Elm Street
Biddeford, Maine
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