Personal Briefs From Biddeford And Surrounding Areas
Local notices list Daniel O Connors medical patient status at Webbe hospital and Felix Garneau at Webber hospital in Biddeford. Mrs Burke and Mrs Grondin are receiving and undergoing treatment. Panama Canal Zone guests Mr and Mrs Duane McNeil visit Old Orchard Beach. Gerrishs visited Boston on business. St Anselm freshman Peter Barrett returns home for weekend with Biddeford address. Peter Cyr to stay with Barretts while Barrett visits St Anselm. M M Pastore of Biddeford attends a Manchester sales conference to learn new products and updates in paint field.
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Daniel Frank O'Connor
Prosstreet
Biddeford
Webbe Hospital
Michael Burke
St. .Mary Street
Webber Hospital
Felix Garneau
Alfred Street
Joseph Grondin
North Street
Saco
Duane McNeil
Panama Canal Zone
John Barrett
Cherry Lane
Peter Cyr
Peter Barrett
St. Anstem College
Manchester
N. H
Pearl Brady Dies in Saco Wife of Mill Official
Pearl R Brady 59 wife of Bernard F Brady Sr general manager of Biddeford Lewiston Division Pepperell Manufacturing died at her home 51 High Street Saco Born Ingrimsville R I daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen Marsden Resident of Saco 23 years she belonged to Notre Dame hospital auxiliary Catholic Women's club of Most Holy Trinity church and local unions Survived by four daughters five sons two brothers 21 grandchildren Funeral 9 am Monday from Most Holy Trinity Church Viewing at Cote Funeral Home 7-10 pm tonight and 2-4 and 7-10 pm tomorrow and Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl R. Brady
Bernard F. Brady
Biddeford-Lewiston
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
High Street
Saco
Ingrimsville
R. 1
Allen Marsden
Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary
Catholic Women's Club
Most Holy Trinity Church
E and 1 Union
Santa Clara
Calif
Cote Funeral Home
Beach Street
Partly Cloudy Portland Weather Update
Partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon with increasing cloudiness tonight. Saturday mostly cloudy with a few showers possible and a slight temperature change. Gentle winds, shifting to southwest tonight. Zone 1 temps mid 50s to low 40s. overnight lows listed for multiple cities from Caribou to Los Angeles and Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greerville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
Biddeford V.F.W. Auxiliary to Meet Sunday Evening
Members of the Biddeford post auxiliary will gather at Hotel Thacher Sunday at 7 15 for a district meeting at Old Orchard. York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty plans its October meeting Saturday at 8 p m at Mrs Antonia Harquail home in Old Orchard Beach.
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Biddeford Post
Hotel Thacher
Old Orchard
York County
Antonia Harquail
Old Orchard Beach
Notre Dame Thrift Shop To Be Run By Group D
Notre Dame hospital thrift shop will operate next week under Group D with Mrs Fuchde Millette as group captain.
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Notre Dame Hospital Thrift Shop
Church Junior Band Practice at Old Orchard Beach
The Churches Junior band will hold practice at the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army hall on Saturday at 10 a.m.
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Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army Hall
Confessions at St. Martha Church Saturday
Confessions will be heard at St Martha Church in Kennebunkport on Saturday from 4 to 5 pm and 7 to 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Martha Church
Kennebunkport
Confessions at St Monica church Kennebunk scheduled
Confessions at St Monica church Kennebunk will be heard from 4 to 5 p m on Saturday. Concessions will be heard at All Saints church Ogunquit tomorrow from 4 to 5 p m.
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St. Monica Church
Kennebunk
All Saints Church
Ogunquit
Laymen's Day Service at Goodwins Mills Church
A special Laymen's Day Service will be held at 9 30 a m Sunday at Goodwins Mills Methodist church Lyman with Edward Mullen day leader in charge.
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Goodwins Mills Methodist Church
Lyman
Edward Mullen
The Higher Grade Corps Detachs of the Saco Salvation Army Meet
The Higher Grade Corps Detachs of the Saco Salvation Army will meet tonight at 8 30. The meeting aims to organize the group and plan upcoming activities for the church community.
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Hgher Grade Corps
Saco Salvation Army
Junior Band and Sonesters Meet at Salvation Army
The Junior Band and Sonesters of the Saco Salvation Army will meet tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the church hall to rehearse and plan activities for the week.
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The
Saco Salvation Army
Faith School of Theology student to speak at Biddeford gathering
Clayton Alward Patten a Faith School of Theology student from Old Orchard Beach will speak Sunday at 3 p m at the Advent Meeting House corner of Hill and Chapel streets Biddeford He will be assisted by several Bible school students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Alward Patten
Faith School of Theology
Old Orchard Beach
Full Gospel
Biddeford
Advent Meeting House
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Alward
Bible School
Fidelis class to meet at Ellis home in Saco
The Fidelis class of the Saco United Baptist church will meet Saturday at 7 30 p m with Mr and Mrs Lee Ellis in Saco.
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Fidelis
Saco United Baptist Church
Lee Ellis
Saco
Saco Firemen's Auxiliary To Entertain Group
Saco Firemen's Auxiliary plans a supper for Camp Ellis Fire auxiliary at the Saco Fire Station after a meeting. Reports on a rummage sale were given and a Halloween party is set for October 29. Prizes were won in a small and large mystery by Gloria Hevey and Jean McInnis respectively. refreshments served by Hevey and Cantara.
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Camp Ellis
Saco
Gloria Hevey
Jean McInnis
Mary Cantara
Irene Leavitt
Madeline Eastman
Ruth Scammon
Irma LeBlanc
Kathy Hanson
Winnie Hanson
Rita Jacques
Biddeford Students Receive School Vaccinations
About 157 students from Biddeford public and parochial schools were given smallpox shots at a clinic held in the school Wednesday and yesterday. Dr. M. P. Houle led the vaccination with assistance from Public Health Nursing association members. The city supplied the vaccine. A polio clinic is planned for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
M. P. Houle
Public Health Nursing Association
W C Fields on Humor and Bending Things
The humorist W C Fields quipped that breaking must never be funny while bending objects can provoke laughter. He framed comedy around restraint and clever alteration rather than destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C Fields
Death Notice for Yvonne Boucher Biddeford
Yvonne Boucher 57 died at her Biddeford home 19 School Street Wife of Donat Boucher Born in Canada daughter of Fernand and Delina Bellefeuille Survived by husband seven daughters six sons one sister two brothers and 21 grandchildren Friends may call at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone Street Biddeford from 1 to 10 pm starting tomorrow
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Yvonne Boucher
School Street
Biddeford
Donat Boucher
Canada
Fernand
Delina (Crochetiere) Bellefeuille
Raoul Fortin
Paul Paquette
Roland Nadeau
Paul Mininni
Roland Perrin
Donal Huard
Priscilla Boucher
Gaston
Yvon
Jean Guy
Claude
Jacques
Norman
Blanche Fortin
New Orleans
Alphee Bellefeuille
Albert Bellefeuille
Can
Sansoucy
Stone Street
Edwin E Blum dies after heart attack in Syracuse
Edwin E Blum 59 of 124 Redfield Place Syracuse N Y died yesterday morning after a heart attack on his way home from visiting his daughter in Waterville He was born in Highland Tennessee son of Casper and Louise Blum World War One veteran and shipping clerk Survived by wife Edna two daughters Joan O Mara and Jean Klaiber three brothers Albert Maplewood Oscar and Robert two sisters Louise Riggs and Clara Dubach Funeral arrangements by Bolduc funeral home Biddeford Maine
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Edwin F. Blum
Redfield Place
Syracuse
N. Y
Waterville
Highland
Casper and
Louise (Hubacker) Blum
Edna Blum
Joan O'Mara
Jean Klaiber
Albert
Maplewood
N. J
Oscar
Amherst
Iil
Robert
Louise Riggs
Clara Dubach
Bolduc
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Funeral services for Thomas Brown held at Dennett Craig
Funeral services for Thomas Brown were held yesterday at 1 50 p m from Dennett Craig Funeral home 365 Main street Saco with Rev Birger Johnson officiating Burial was in Laurel Hill cemetery Bearers were William Duhamel Arthur Duhamel Alec Duhamel and Raymond Brown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Brown
Dennett-Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
Birger Johnson
Laurel Hill
William Duhamel
Arthur Duhamel
Alec Duhamel
Raymond Brown
Bangor hearing on self-propelled cars and service cuts
Hearing continued on Bangor and Aroostook trains to convert to self-propelled cars with a required Portland transfer. Through trains between Bangor and Boston on Maine Central are Train 5 from Boston at 9 20 a m, Train 8 Portland to Boston at 12 35 p m, and Train 12 Portland to Boston at 5 45 p m. Both railroad companies seek authority to discontinue all passenger service.
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Bangor
Aroostook
Portland
Maine Central
Boston
Salon News Recaps French Coin Ceremony in Saco Area
Salon units mail invitations to Mrs. Jane Frederickson of Falmouth Foreside and plan the November 19 gathering at the American Legion post home in Kittery with local members hosting. Charter Night honors Mrs. Freda Draper, Mrs. Smilie Thorner, Mrs. Vivian Sterling of Kittery, Mrs. Alfie Leech of Kennebunk, and Mrs. Ruth Wilson of Paris.
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Jane Frederickson
Falmouth
American Legion Post
Kittery
Freda Draper
Smilie Thorner
Vivian Sterling
Alfie Leech
Kennebunk
Ruth Wilson
Paris
Saco
Rankin
Secretaire-Caissiere
Doris ‘Taylor
Angie Cote
Irene Walker
Juliette Rocray
Helen Rankin
Arundel Schools To Receive Federal Aid Corrected
A corrected statement from Congressman James Oliver says Arundel will receive 984.43 in federal aid as a affected area rather than Biddeford’s 9844. The tentative payment of 935.20 will be made soon. Biddeford will get 6360.90 total with 6042.00 already paid.
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Arundel
Biddeford
James Oliver
Oliver
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Paul Larrabee
Farewell Tea for English Visitor at Sea View Avenue
Mrs Paul Edwards hosted a tea for English guest Mrs Josephine Byrne of Bristol at 57 Sea View avenue. Attendees included Sr Major and Mrs Frank Bristel and Ruth Young, Sr Major Evangeline Furman, Envoy Christelene Conley, Miss Sarah Dow, and the guest of honor. Mrs Byrne arrived June 18 and visited her sisters in New York before returning to Bristol via Trans World Airlines from Boston.
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Paul Edwards
Sea View Avenue
Josephine Byrne
Bristol
England
Major
Frank Bristel
Ruth Young
Evangeline Furman
Christelene Conley
Sarah Dow
Edwards
Byrne
Christdene Conley
New York City
Rose
Trans-World Airlines
Boston
Dem Club Sees Rift Over City Campaign in Saco
Democratic Political and Social club leader McCone denies street rumors of forming a Citizens Democrat party to oppose Robert Jones for mayor. He notes long-standing friction with the Democratic City committee and says the club will meet at GAR hall Monday night to discuss the campaign but will not endorse a mayoral candidate then. The Republicans have three mayoral candidates and will wait before endorsing. No date for the Democratic caucus has been set.
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Citizens Democrat Party
Saco
Democrat City Committee
Robert Jones
McCone
Democratic City Committee
Democratic
Gar Hall
Republican City Committee
Democratic Political and Social Club
Peter A. Garland
Democratic City Caucus
Union Offer Questioned by US Steel Official
RK. Conrad Cooper of US Steel declined to comment on the reported new union offer saying he did not know of any details.
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Conrad Cooper
US. Steel
Saco Cub Scouts Tackle Varied Pack Projects at First Parish
Cub Scouts from Saco's Pack meet at First Parish Congregational Church to work on multiple projects across dens. Den One crafted puppets and played games. Den Two built billboard safety signs. Den Three held bingo with prizes. Den Four carved jack o lanterns. Den Five made leather key cases. Den Six created crepe paper wreaths. Den Seven started tom toms. Den Eight made egg faces. Den Nine produced safety billboards. Den Ten discussed requirements. Den Eleven practiced promise and law. Den Twelve focused on promise and law with several visitors attendance. pack committee set for 7:30 PM at the parish house.
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Dens
Cub Scout
First Parish Congregational Church
Saco
den One
Den
Calman Savage
Carlton Butland
John Cote
Byron Poulin
Larry Poulin
Ronald Rose
Michael Ouellette
Billy Bowie
John Whitney
Reed Rumery
Robert Hunt
Richard Wood
Edmund Rice
Jackie Dumas
Michael Lizotte
Kevin Sullivan
James Williams
Wayne Whitney
Roland Letellier
Gerry Foran
Marc Corriveau
Albert Lamontagne
Ronald Ayotte
Gilbert Hawkins
Cubs
Charles Anthony
Michael Rube
Barry Hobbins
Robert Lamontagne
Ralph Lamb
Herve Bouchard
Daniel Sanborn
David Burgess
Thomas Bouchard
Allan Savage
Robert Allen
David Charles
Thomas Lamb
Arthur Rumery
William MacKenzie
David Bryant
Ralph Rumery
Michael McInnis
Raymond Caouette
Randy Decker
Stephen Boothby
Thomas Vining
Thomas Lambert
Ronald Ayotte, Jr
John Brooks
Robert Irish
Tom Sawyer
Charles Scamman
Danny Nein
Kenneth White
Kenneth Lamontagne
Tom Vining
James Harmon
den Seven
Richard Vose
Terrence Racicot
George Caras
David Roy
Johnathon Gagnon
Robert Elwell
Donald Cote
Malcolm Burgess
Philippe
Zzotte
Guest
Donald Perreault
Maurice Morang
den Eight
Oliver Stevens
Raymond Lane
David Lane
Richard Trechette
Robert Chamberlain
Roland Gagnon
Richard Har
Alan Brown
Michael Leavitt
den Eleven
Philip Scamman
Harry Smith, Jr
Peter Smith
David Winchester
Billy Cushing
Eugene Briton
Steven Foran
Robert Kennedy
den Twelve
Euclid Milliard
Richard Milliard
Hollywood funeral battle over Flynn rites
In Hollywood, Patrice Wymore, Flynn's estranged third wife, seeks to arrange final rites and burial in Hollywood after his heart attack death in Vancouver. Beverly Radland, his 17 year old protege’s guardian, contends for rights to contest the funeral and may move plans to Jamaica. Vancouver crowds saw Flynn’s body at the mortuary as police kept order. Autopsy cites coronary thrombosis with artery hardening, fatty liver degeneration, and intestinal infection.
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Hollywood
Errol Flynn
Patrice Wymore
Washington
Vancouver
B.C
Flynn
Miss Wymoore
Blondeverly Radland
Miss Wymore
Jamaica
Florence Radland
Beverly
Siamese Twin Operation Declared Successful in Portland
A 17 member surgical team at University of Oregon Medical School Hospital completed the separation of 3% month old Siamese twins Jeanett and Denett Stubblefield of Parma Idaho on Oct 6. Doctors say the operation is a success and any future illness would stem from post operative causes. The twins were born June 29 sharing a chest to navel.
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Portland
Ore
Stablefield
University of Oregon Medical School Hospital
Jeanett
Denett
James Stubblefield
Parma
Idaho
Golf Pro Chisholm Joins WPOR Sales Staff
Colin Chisholm a golf professional at Brunswick Golf Club was named today to WPOR radio station sales staff. He is the son of Alex Chisholm pro at Biddeford Saco Country Club and formerly at Portland Country Club.
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Portland
Colin Chisholm
Brunswick Golf Club
WPOR
Alex Chisholm
Biddeford-Saco
Portland Country Club
Auto Truck Crash Damages Estimated At Over $200
A two-vehicle collision at the corner of Bradbury and Main streets Biddeford early today caused more than 200 dollars in damage. Leo Roberge 51 of 4 Hill Street reported he was on Main Street when a truck emerged from Bradbury Street. He said his car’s right front fender grill headlight and hood were damaged. Reginald Bean 29 of South Waterboro who drove the other vehicle said his left front fender was damaged. The Adams Trucking Company of Sanford owned the truck. No injuries were reported.
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Bradbury
Main Streets
Biddeford
Leopold Roberge
Hill Street
Main Street
Bradbury Street
Roberge
Reginald H. Bean
South Waterboro
Adams Trucking Company
Sanford
Man seeks tax refund on $25,000 tagged fish
Baltimore AP reports Bill Simmons caught a tagged 10 pound rockfish worth $25,000, then spent the money as windfall. IRS seized $6,230 before tax filing. Simmons argues the catch was recreation, not income, while officials counter that tagging could imply business intent. Tax law questions loom.
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Baltimore
Bill Simmons
Simmons
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Lucky Fish
Internal Revenue Service
Brinerman
Sheldon
Diamond Briaterman
Jim
Internal Revenue
Braterman
Diamond Jim
Law prompts juvenile cases under new provisions
Saco ry commented that this is the first juvenile case under the new law and the department seeks clarity on actions allowed. If the court finds enough evidence for warrants, the youths would face petty larceny charges as Kerry indicated, while Dover police prepare detainers against Cassell to be served at Windham in a breaking and entering and larceny case.
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Kerry
Dover
Cassell
Windham
New Hampshire
Elks Lodge Votes Donation For Scoreboard
During the Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks business session, a $100 donation to the Biddeford Saco Community Chest was approved. The group also voted donations to Thornton Academy football scoreboard fund and Biddeford High and Thornton Academy Band Mothers calendars.
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Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks
Arthur J. Lesieur
Biddeford-Saco Community Chest
Elks
Thornton Academy
Biddeford High
Ralph Pitt
Elks Blood Bank
Pitt
Albert F. Deshaies
Deshaies
Leon F. Jones
Fernand M. X. Cote
Saco
Biddeford
New Contract Bridge School
Fiks
Cote
Rumford Lodge
Lawrence
Car Crash Remnants Go Flying
A 1950 sedan skidded across a highway, cleared a 30 foot embankment, passed a brook and culvert, and flew 82 feet into the air. It bounced 52 feet, landed wheels up, and parts flew 65 more feet into a field. Driver Bailey E. Holmes of Caribou suffered three broken ribs and a concussion.
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Fort Fairfield
Bailey E. Holmes
Caribou
Kidding Kind Milwaukee at Wisconsin State Fair
Sheep raiser Will McKerrow drew attention with an Oxford ram lamb billed as an Early American Sheep. The ram had a Mohican haircut with a six inch strip of bare back and a feather over one ear. McKerrow says he enjoys joking with city slickers about his displays.
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Milwaukee
Will McKerrow
McKerrow
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Anne Dineen
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William Manning
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Mary Cote
Esther Murphy
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Patrick Bourgoin
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Cyril Villandry
William F. Curtis
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W. A. Mandeville
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John P. Brennan
William J. Lee
Thomas A. Colpitts
Mary Lou Judge
William P. Judge
Judy Meehan
Raymond A. Simard
Madeliene H. Davenport
Arithur C. Descoteaux
Howard Giles
Neil A. Serpico
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William Doran, Jr
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James Richards
David J. Richards
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Elmer Mandeville
Saugus
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Yvonne Bourassa
Mary Bourassa
Michael McAuliffe
Robert Baxendale
Henry Tousignant
Rose Bourassa
Alex Borduas
William A., Jr
Nancy
Lewiston Hospital
John
Biddeford High School
St. Mary Church
Elks Lodge
Murphy
Maine West
Mr. Fecteau
Andrew J. Fournier
Lodge of Elks
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Allstate
Paul E. Rousseau
OTR
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