Personal notices from Biddeford and area readers
Local reminiscences list residents at Veterans hospital Togus and Webber hospital, including Norman Poulin and James Clark. People travel to Montreal and Clemson visits noted, plus naval service update for Richard Collard aboard USS Denebola. Attendees at Apostolate Congress in Lewiston named individuals from Biddeford and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Poulin
King Street
Biddeford
Veterans Hospital Togus
Joseph T Barth
Casco Avenue
Ocean Park
Webber Hospital
May Bushey
South Street
Webber Hosital
Charles M. Gallagher
Graham Street
James Clark
Main Street
Richard Bailey
Face
Edward McEnery
James Street
Saco
Robert Whitten
Clemson
S.C
Whitten
Joan McEnery
Louis Ouellette
Dayton
Oliva Bolduc
Pike Street
Oratoire
Annie Gagnon
Archie Lavoie
Armand Fecteau
Theode Legare
Joseph Lefebvre
Fernand Martel
Marcel Garon
Adelard St. Ours
Ernest St. Ours
Cecile Thibeault
Telesphore
Josephat Tari
Bruce widow Alice Bruce dies in Saco at 93
Mrs. Alice Bell Bruce age 93 widow of W G Bruce dies after long illness at a Saco convalescent home. Born in Lawrence Massachusetts, she was daughter of A Edward and Adeline Luscomb and educated in Andover schools. Survived by daughter Mrs Arthur Waterhouse of Saco and two nieces in Saco. Private funeral Thursday at Dennett and Craig with Rev H Lewis Cutler officiating. Burial Laurel Hill cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m.
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Alice Bell Bruce
W. G. Bruce
Nye Street
Saco
Lawrence
Mass
A. Edward and
Adeline Winning Luscomb
Andover
Lawrence Street
Arthur Waterhouse
Florence Johnson
Bertha Huntress
Dennett and Craig
Main Street
H. Lewis Cutler
Second Congregational Church
Biddeford
Laurel Hill
St Jean Baptiste de Bienfaisance Society Dinner Meeting
The St Jean Baptiste de Bienfaisance society schedules a supper and meeting at hall 148 Elm Street Biddeford tomorrow. Supper begins at 6 30 with the meeting to follow at 7 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Jean Baptiste de Bienfaisance Society
Elm Street
Biddeford
Church Notes Mention Rehearsal and Prayer Times
At Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills the choir rehearses at 6 30 p m and a prayer meeting follows at 8 p m Another Advent Christian church in Kennebunk Lower Village holds a prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m A Kennebunkport Advent Christian church session is also listed for Wednesday evening at 7 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
Prayer and Bible Study Requests Held Wednesday
A prayer and Bible study will be held Wednesday at 7 30 pm at the First Baptist church on Ocean Avenue in Old Orchard Beach. A prayer and Bible study hour will be held in the vestry of the Village Baptist church in Kennebunkport Wednesday at 7 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunkport
Christian Science service and education meeting in Saco
The Christian Science society Hamilton Memorial at 4% Beach Street Saco will hold a service Wednesday evening at 7 45. A Religious Education committee meeting will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Saco Second Parish Unitarian church parish house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Saco
Saco Second Parish Unitarian Church
Senior choir rehearsal at Saco Street Methodist Church
The senior choir of Saco Street Methodist Church will rehearse Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Street Methodist Church
Quiet in Biddeford as police report no major incidents
Police and five circles reported a quiet Biddeford morning with no major complaints or accidents. Municipal court did not convene and firemen were idle except for ambulance calls since Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Bag of bags theft shocks Newport News
Vanon Kemp left a money bag in an unlocked car and a thief entered the vehicle. The thief took the bag, which contained only empty money bags, prompting a local loss report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Vanon Kemp
Prayers for Joseph Valade at San Soucy Funeral Home
Funeral prayers for Joseph Hector Valade will be said at San Soucy Funeral Home located at 1 Stone Street Biddeford tomorrow at 10 o clock in the morning not at the church as previously announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hector Valade
Sansoucy
Stone Street
Biddeford
Highway Death Toll Surges Past 1959 Mark in Maine
Maine State Police report nine month traffic figures showing 123 deaths through September with September adding 21 fatalities. The period totals include 11,692 accidents and 5,109 injuries, up from a year earlier, with liquor speed and pedestrians cited as main fatality causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Lally Waives Extradition In Maine Car Theft Case
Warranted fugitive from justice charge led to arraignment in Municipal Court. W. John Lally, 36, of Kennebunkport Maine, pleaded guilty and waived extradition after being turned over to Maine authorities. He was wanted by Kennebunk Maine officials to face a stolen car charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester, N. H. W
John Lally
Kennebunkport
Maine
Kennebunk
Biddeford Pupils Given Polio Shots
In Biddeford 187 pupils and para civic school pupils who had not received polio shots were given inoculations in a clinic that concluded yesterday. Dr. M. P. Houle, city health officer, attended with the Biddeford Public Health Nursing association staff. Plans for a second inoculation for these pupils are set for November 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Ford
M. P. Houle
Biddeford's Deschambault Seeks Another Mayor Term
Biddeford mayoral candidate Deschambault pledges continued leadership to complete and evaluate initiated programs. He notes his long service in city roles, including police captain and grocer, and outlines past election results and commitment to the Democratic party.
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Biddeford
Deschambault
Albert C. Lambert
Peter J. Farley
Main Street
Louis F. Charland
Lambert
Police Department
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Democratic Party
Ashland Man Kills Self Getting Hunting Trip Ready
William Carney, 48, of Ashland, fatally shot himself yesterday as he loaded a rifle in the trunk of his car before a hunting trip. State Police said the weapon discharged accidentally during preparation.
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Ashland
William Carney
Carney
Portland Weather Forecast Card
This afternoon sunny and mild with northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight clear and cool with light northwest winds. Wednesday remains mostly fair and cool with northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Zone temperatures range from mid 60s to near 30, with specific towns showing varied overnight lows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Jobless Pay Check Exhaustions Start
Figures from Maine Employment Security show 786 Biddeford residents in unemployment compensation this week. Last week 852. 164 exhausted their 1960 checks since then. A year ago the figure was 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Francis M. Coughlin
Maine Employment Security Commission
Biddeford Pays County Tax to County Treasurer
City treasurer Richard A. Moore said Biddeford has paid its county tax for the current year. A check for 23226.50 was mailed a week ago to the county treasurer.
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Richard A. Moore
Biddeford
Moore _ id
Windshield Wipers Stolen From Car in Saco Police Report
One petty larceny and another attempted larceny were reported to Saco police last night. Roger Dion of Wood Avenue reported his windshield wipers stolen from his car. Ted Potter of Mechanic Street said he heard a dog barking, found his car door open, but nothing was taken.
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Saco
Roger Dion
Wood Avenue
Ted Potter
Mechanic _ street
Chest Campaign Heads Toward United Fund Goal
A speaker urged face to face contacts and full information for contributors as Portland’s 1961 Community Chest campaign advances in Biddeford. The payroll deduction plan gains traction and the effort, spanning 15 communities, targets 670000 dollars with the first Friday noon report to Chest headquarters at the Chamber of Commerce in the Journey building on Adams Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Portland
Twin Cities
Chamber of Commerce
Journey
Adams Street
Biddeford
Eisenhower urges United Nations support on UN Day
President Eisenhower, while praising the United Nations as a forum for resolving disputes, urged strengthening the body on United Nations Day. He highlighted cooperation and world opinion shaping peace efforts, and noted Nixon’s earlier highway assignment as part of federal-state programs. The White House says his six-state, 6,728 mile tour is nonpolitical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Congress
Fisenhower
White House
Dance Crashers Fined In Rockland Court
Two Vinalhaven men aged in their 20s were fined $20 each in Rockland Municipal Court for assaulting Charles Tanous a teacher and chaperone at a Vinalhaven teenage dance. Tanous testified he was beaten after telling them they were too old to attend.
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Rockland
Vinalhaven
Wyman Philbrook
Jack Tupper
Charles Tanous
Tanous
Folded Birth Announcements From Saco and Area
A notice lists multiple births with parents and addresses in Saco Old Orchard Beach Biddeford and Lowell Mass. including names such as Stephen Earl Jr Elizabeth Jane Carolee Ann Pamela Ann Cheryl Ann and others with weights and dates from October 14 to October 17 along with maternal and paternal grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Worcester Jr
Pleasant Street
Saco
Stephen E. Corey
Main Street
Stephen Earl Jr
Elmer R. Roller
Summit Street
Old Orchard Beach
Elizabeth Jane
Philip L. Nunan
Storer Street
Donald W. Maynard
Temple Avenue
Carolee Ann
Michael Nanes
Pool Street
Biddeford
Pamela Ann
Majorique Lessard
Fortini Nanes
Gerald Stewart
Bacon Street
Cheryl Ann
Thomas Dupuis
Biddeford-Saco
Diane Levesque
Marcel Levesque
South Street
Ovila Morel
Georges Levesque
Saco Court Fines Biddeford Speeder
Roger R. Metaver of 70 Summer Street Biddeford paid a 25 fine in Saco Municipal Court for speeding 65 mph in a 55 mph zone on Route One in Saco. Metaver pleaded guilty before Judge Hilary Mahaney after a State Police presentation.
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Roger R. Metaver
Summer Street
Biddeford
Saco
Metaver
Hilary Mahaney
Death of Bridget Hayward Shocks Margaret Sullavan’s Family
Bridget Hayward, 21, daughter of actress Margaret Sullavan and producer Leland Hayward, was found dead in her midtown New York apartment. Police and medical examiners said death appeared self-inflicted and an autopsy was planned. The note found on the roof was incoherent and its contents were not disclosed.
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New York
Margaret Sullavan
Leland Hayward
Bridget Hayward
Hilton Held In Heavy Bail
Two Wells men face charges from a Wells traffic death on September 24. Lawrence Hilton, 34, is held in 5000 dollar bail in Kennebunk Municipal Court on manslaughter and drunken driving charges. Hurley Chadbourne, 21, is held on 500 dollar bail for harboring and concealing Hilton to avert arrest.
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Kennebunk
Hancock Defends Probe of Steuben Finances
Attorney General Frank Hancock defended the Steuben town finances probe on Thursday and said Washington County Attorney Gerald McDonald would handle any prosecution. McDonald called the investigation irregular and criticized Hancock and the State Police for withholding information pertinent to the probe.
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Augusta
Frank FE
Hancock
Steuben
Washington County
Gerald McDonald
McDonald
Band Club Plans Supper For Nov. 21
The Thornton Band club announced a November 21 supper at the October meeting in the Thornton cafeteria with 12 members present. Mrs. Lafond presided as president pro tem. Mrs. La fond and Mrs. Bowie will serve along with Mrs. Psomiades as hospitality chair. Arthur Roberts reported on the band calendar drive.
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Thornton Band Club
Robert Lafond
Lawrence Bowie
van Piomiades
Thornton
Arthur Roberts
Psomiades
Lafond
Airman Revas Found Unharmed After Night in Woods
MASARDIS AP A Fish and Game Department plane spotted a missing airman in Aroostook County woods. Sgt Revas of Dow Air Force Base Bangor was located along Bangor and Aroostook Railroad tracks near Griswold and was in good condition after a night outdoors. A Air Force helicopter was requested to retrieve him.
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Masardis
Fish & Game Department
Aroostook County
Air Force
Sgt
Revas
Dow Air Force Base
Bangor
Aroostook
Griswold
City Council To Act On Port Bids
Bid deford city council schedules a special meeting to approve Arthur Whitcomb Construction of Keene NH as low bidder on municipal airport work. The $74,454.83 bid follows four bids, with FAA approval and contract signing needed before work begins, aiming for fall preliminary tasks and spring paving. Federal and state funds supplement the project.
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Biddeford
Ralph Binelle
Arthur Whitcomb
Binette
NE Economic Boom Forecast
Robert F. Hennemuth and Raytheon executive James B. Stickley outlined a positive outlook for New England's economy at the New England Newspapers Advertising Bureau annual dinner. The session also featured the unveiling of a new 16-page four-color pamphlet titled New England Ranks First Where it Counts Most.
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Boston
New England
Robert F. Hennemuth
Raytheon Co
James B. Stickley
Providence Journal-Bulletin
Spy Kaminsky and Bennett Describe Soviet Detention
Kaminsky and Bennett held by Soviet authorities after being detained on the Soviet Czechoslovak border. They spoke publicly at a news conference, recounting nine days’ detention, a September 16 trial, and an October 13 release. They crossed into Czechoslovakia and planned to return to the United States tonight.
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United States
U.S
Kaminsky
Soviet Union
Russia
Powers
Francis Gary Powers
Mark
Uzhgorod
Kiev
Bennett
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Power Company Plans Big Stock and Bond Sale
Augusta Central Maine Power Co proposes to issue 50,000 shares of a new 514 percent preferred stock, 120,000 shares of common stock, and $6 million in mortgage bonds. Proceeds totaling about $12.2 million would retire short term notes and fund property construction and other corporate needs. A public hearing is set for Wednesday at 10 am in the State House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Central Maine Power Co
Public Utilities Commission
State House
First National Bank of Boston
William F. Wyman
Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc
First Boston Corp
Coffin & Burr, Inc
Giant Army Show opens at Portland Expo
Maine hosts the largest army exhibit to date at the Portland Exposition building. This Is The Army 60 features the U S Army combat arm centerpiece and eight displays on technical services for the individual soldier. The Maine National Guard shows equipment including a J boat two 105mm howitzers an M48 tank and an armored personnel carrier outside the building. Inside the Fort Devens 7th Ordnance displays an M 14 rifle and an M 60 machine gun with a demonstrator. NATO weapons are showcased and visitors may handle the weapons. Open 6 to 10 p m weekdays and 2 to 10 p m weekends admission free.
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United States Army
United States Army Ordnance
Maine National Guard
7Th Ordnance Company
Fort Devens
NATO
United States
Army
Bar patron flees patrol check over parking meter joke
Tucson report describes Patrolman Louis Gomez entering a downtown bar for a routine check. A patron dashes out then returns claiming he was feeding the meter. Gomez notes meters are free after 6 p m. The patron replies he has no car.
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Tucson
Aziz
Louis Gomez
Oliver Asks Price Cut For Vessels
Congressman James C. Oliver of Maine urged the Federal Maritime Board to reduce the minimum price for scrapped Liberty ships from 65 000 to 30 000 or lower. He warned the high floor endangers hundreds of workers scrapping ships at South Portland and noted current scrap costs and storage charges totaling over 8 million dollars annually.
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Portland
James C. Oliver
Maine
Federal Maritime Board
South Portland
Oliver
Ralph Wilson
Eisenhower
Gezork Speaks Third in Saco Christian Living Series
Dr Herbert Gezork of Andover Newton Theological School spoke on Christian Faith and Politics in the Saco series with Prof Dwight Walsh of Bates College opening each evening on culture and religion. A discussion followed and social hour refreshments were provided by council ladies.
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Herbert Gezork
Andover-Newton Theological School
Newton Center
Mass
Saco
Church Parish
proseforé-Gece
Connect
Dwight Walsh
Bates College
Gezork
Stanley Bennett
Saco United Baptist Church
Council
James Dawn
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Helen Skinsacos
Mary Ladakakos
Chris Spirounias
Athena Gregory
Madeline Hadiaris
St. Demetrios Church
Biddeford
Professor Walsh
Karl H. Tomlin
Providence, R. I
Market slips as Dow nears 600 in quiet New York trading
New York stock market drifted lower in quiet early trading as the Dow Jones industrial average slipped to around 501.82, with the AP average of 60 stocks down about 0.0 and most blue chips easing while steels autos and rail stocks fell. Corporate bonds mixed while government bonds rose moderately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Wall Street
Two men plead guilty to petty theft in Phoenix
Frank Moore and Theopolus Matthews admitted theft and stood before Superior Court Judge Warren L. McCarthy who sentenced both to six months in jail. Matthews quipped about the contents of their bags saying they held toothbrushes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
Frank Moore
Theopolus Matthews
Superior Court
Warren L. McCarthy
Matthews
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Alice B. Bruce
Ewun i
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Starr
Carey Bros
Jewelers
Lally
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Saco Court
Cole
Colodaro
Hilton
St. Joseph High School
Jacqueline Tremblay
Jeannine Nadeau
Doris Dauphin
Andrea Duquette
TA Band Club
Power Comany
Greater Portland
Dr. Gezork
Dennett & Craig, Inc
Saco, Maine
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