Local personals note round of returning travelers
Dr C Roger Verrier of Saco returns from a week at the American Dental Association convention in Atlantic City New Jersey. David Cantara son of Mr and Mrs Marc Cantara of Biddeford comes home from Notre Dame Hospital. Mr and Mrs Thomas Prescott and Mrs Charles Hayford of Saco return home after visiting relatives in Schenectady New York Thompsonville Conn Greenfield Mass and Raynham Massachusetts with their sons and daughters in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Roger Verrier
Saco
Atlantic City
N.J
American Dental Association
David Cantara
Marc Cantara
Pool St
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Thomas Prescott
Charles Hayford
Franklyn Hayford
Schenectady
N. Y
David Hayford
Thompsonville
Conn
Bernard Prescott
Greenfield
Mass
Fremont Prescott
Raynham
Union Auxiliary to Meet Sunday in Biddeford Hall
The TWUA AFL CIO Auxiliary will convene Sunday at the union hall located at 157 Main St Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TWUA
Afl-Cio
Union Hall
Main St
Biddeford
Church Notes and Confession Times Across Several Parishes
The notice lists church activities including Junior Bandana songs group meeting at 0 p m, confessions at St Monica Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p m, St Martha Kennebunkport from 4 to 8 p m, and St Mary Wells from 2 30 to 3 30 p m on Saturday. A Work Day by Biddeford United Church of Christ Youth Fellowship is set for tomorrow at 9 30 a m with participants meeting at the church to gather tools and lunches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Monica Church
Keanebunt
St. Martha Church
Kennebunkrt
St. Mary Church
Wells
Biddeford
Antic Seeks Council Post At Old Orchard Beach
Harry Antic, a local businessman of 135 Union Ave, filed nominating papers with Town Clerk Esther Crowley for councilman at large in the December town election. He is the second candidate to announce, joining William Mullen, current town council chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Harry Antic
Union Ave
Esther Crowley
William Mullen
Window Display Winner Named
A full turn of the century tea party decor earned Ler’s Department Store first prize in the Country Market Days window contest. Judges included Rudolph Bergeron Armand Caouette and Mrs Frederick Olson. Second prize went to Murphy’s Dress Shop. $25 honors to Lord’s Flower Shop and The Children’s Shop, winner of last year’s contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler’s Department Store
Clara Margone
Rudolph Bergeron
Central Theater
Armand Caouette
Saco
Frederick Olson
Biddeford
Merchants Committee
Biddeford-Saco
Fines Levied In Sanford Court In Traffic Case
Two Biddeford Saco residents were fined in Sanford Municipal Court by Judge Ward T Hanscom last night Gloria B Petit 18 of Biddeford pleaded guilty to driving without a license and was fined 10 dollars with 5 suspended Paul Paris 24 of Saco pleaded guilty to failing to display registration certificate and was fined 10 dollars with 5 suspended
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Biddeford-Saco
Ward T. Hanscom
Gloria B. Petit
Biddeford
Paul Paris
Saco
Maine WCTU Leader Attacks Tobacco and Liquor
Mrs. Benjamin J. Sweet of Houston told the Maine WCTU convention that tobacco and liquor must be stopped. She cited 120 deaths daily from lung cancer and urged Christians and church people to rethink their habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Benjamin J. Sweet
Houston
WCTU
Wage Earner Plan Filed By Portland Taxi Driver
A Portland taxi driver Edgar M. Crowell filed a wage earner plan in U S District Court listing liabilities of 692 dollars and assets of 290 dollars with 250 dollars claimed exempt in the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Saco
U. S
Edgar M. Crowell
Card of Thanks from Gaudette and Hurd families
The Gaudette Family and Roland Martin thank friends neighbors and relatives for kindness floral tributes and sympathy during our bereavement. The Hurd family expresses gratitude to neighbors friends and all who sent flowers cards and offered support after the loss of Joseph Hurd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaudette
Roland Martin
Joseph Hurd
Man faces manslaughter verdict in Walton case
Testimony described the Aug. 16 shooting in Biddeford as the court weighed whether Richard Walton acted with intent. Prosecutors argued neglect and liquor contributed to the death, while defense claimed Walton cared for his children and had a Navy honorable discharge. Walton expressed remorse as witnesses described the aftermath and police recovered the weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton
Laura Walton
Richard Walton
Crowley
U.S. Navy
Justice Reid
Reid
Merryman
Waltons
County Atty
Lloyd LaFountain
Arthur Beaudoin
Beaudoin
LaFountain
Pauline Shrout
Home chosen to form government amid PM resignation
Lord Home is invited to form an administration after Prime Minister Macmillan announced his resignation from King Edward VII Hospital. The decision followed a late-hour effort to unify the Conservative Party as Butler sought the deputy role and Maudling and Macleod pressed their case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Home
Home
Macmillan
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Butler
Reginald Maudling
Iain Macleod
House of Commons
King Edward VII Hospital
Michael Adeane
Buckingham Palace
Portland Weather Outlook Highs Near 70 This Afternoon
This afternoon in Portland remains fair and a bit warmer with highs between 65 and 70 degrees. Light southwest winds of 5 to 12 mph. Tonight, fair with little temperature change and lows mid to upper 40s under a light southwest wind. Saturday proves fair and quite warm with highs in the upper 70s and southwest winds 8 to 15 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
October Tides Chart
A readable fragment shows tide times for October with high and low waters. Entries list days 18 and 19, with morning and afternoon high and low times.
Beach Auxiliary Names Card Party Chairman
Old Orchard Beach AMVETS Auxiliary appointed committee chairs for Sunday night card parties at the Walnut Street Post home during a meeting led by President Mrs. Leona Travers. Attendees included Mrs. Mary Belanger and Mrs. Irene McGlauflin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Abbott-Verville Post
Amvets
Walnut Street Post
Mary Belanger
Irene MceGlauflin
Leona Travers
Togus Veterans Hospital
Post
Toni Bill
Hazel Dudevoir
S.O.S
Travers
Bath
Irene Griffin
Woods Fire Near Sweetser Home in Saco
Saco firefighters fought a stubborn woods fire behind the Sweetser Children's Home on Moody Street yesterday afternoon. Three hundred feet of booster line and water supply were needed to control the blaze, with the station arriving at 6:21 after a 4:10 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Sweetser
Moody Street
Two Donations Voted By York County Salon 257
Mrs Edna Mahoney hosted York County Salon 257 meeting in Biddeford for October. Donations were approved for the Departemental chapeau travel and gift fund and the nurses scholarship fund. Letters from children at National Jewish Hospital were read thanking the group for gifts and birthday cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Mahoney
Graham Street
Biddeford
York County
Departemental
Chapeau Travel
Nurses Scholarship Fund
National Jewish Hospital
Denver
Colo
Florence Lewis
Dorothy McLaughlin
Portland
Ore
Saco Patrolwoman Threatened By Gun At Crossing
Saco patrolwoman Mrs. Lawrence Murphy faced a pistol threat yesterday from the driver of a blue car carrying two men. The incident followed a Portland $2,400 parking lot hold-up earlier that afternoon. Police linked the suspects to the Portland crime after Murphy described the car and men. A canvas bank bag in the car matched the hold-up description. No further developments were available at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Murphy
Saco
Portland
Murphy
Elm Street
Temple Street
Biddeford
Edwin M. Kochian
Joseph Labbe
Poland
National Biscuit Co
Anderson St
GOP Slate Is Complete In Biddeford Ward Five Bid
Paul Deshaies campaign manager for Mayor Willie W. Pormerleau’s bid announces Richard Laverriere of 118 Alfred St. as Ward Five councilman. Laverriere completes Pomerleau’s slate of 28 Republican candidates, marking the first time in years a full slate enters Biddeford elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Deshaies
Willie W. Pormerleau
Biddeford
Richard Laverriere
Alfred St
Deshaies
Laverriere
Pomerleau
Saco Dump Hours Cut to Attendant Schedule
City street commissioner Timothy Crowley announced the Foss Road dump will operate 7 AM to 4 PM weekdays and 7 AM to noon Saturdays due to extreme fire danger from a continuing dry spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Street
Timothy Crowley
Foss Road
Reed Seeks Probe Into Allegations Against Higgins
Gov. Reed calls for a swift report on claims that State Aeronautics Director Scott Higgins used state workers and facilities for private matters. Complainants William Perry and C. Roy Woodman allege Higgins had workers wash his car, retrieve a boat from Lake Maranacook, and store it in a heated hangar in Augusta. Higgins says the governor will be informed after the commission investigates and reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Reed
Scott K. Higgins
William L. Perry
C. Roy Woodman
Readfield
Republican Party
Maine
Steven D. Shaw
Higgins
Lake Maranacook
State Aeronautics Commission
Invitation Accepted for Veterans Day Parade Plans
The Pine Tree Humane Society read and accepted an invitation to be represented in the Veterans Day parade during a meeting at the Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution. Committee members Alice Davidson, Mrs. George Lummis, Kenneth Littlefield, Dr. Walter Dudley and Mrs. Walter Dundley will meet with co chairs Win Sawtelle and wife Monday at the Sawtelle home in Swan Pond Lyman to discuss parade plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Tree Humane Society
Saco and
Biddeford
Runaway Truck Damages Car On Old Orchard Street
A parked truck rolled out of a diagonal space on Old Orchard Street morning, made a U turn, struck a sedan and cut a gash in its body before stopping at a curb light pole. Driver Stephen E Bayley of Pine Point, 68, and sedan owner Madeline Octeau of 37 Old Orchard Road were identified by police. fender damage reported but no totals given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Street
Stephen E. Bayley
Pine Point
Madeline Octeau
Old Orchard Road
Biddeford Methodist Youth Group Elects Officers
The Biddeford Methodist Youth Group elected officers Cheryl Marcille president Lance Ball vice president Joan Szmicki treasurer and David Peck secretary The group planned a car wash October 19 and an October 25 Halloween Spectacular at Foss Street Church to raise funds for a World’s Fair trip in New York City during 1964 Monthly projects will follow including a Cape Porpoise host event on October 27 Twenty three youths attended the first meeting.
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Meist
Biddeford Foss Street
South Biddeford
Cheryl Marcille
Lance Ball
Joan Sczymecki
David Peck
Itf
New York City
Foss Street Methodist Church
Foss and
Pool Streets
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Cape Porpoise
on-the-Cape
Clothing Drive Set For November Across Maine
Plans for the fifth annual United Clothing Drive sponsored by the Maine Council of Churches with Maine Truck Owners Association cooperation are announced. William P. Shapleigh of Portland leads arrangements for local collection centers, including a vacant store at 165 Main St in Saco for donations from November 6 to 9. Items needed include clothing for all ages, shoes, blankets, and related goods, aiming to top last year’s 15 tons sent abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Clothing
Maine Council of Churches
Maine Truck Owners Association
William P. Shapleigh
Portland
Maine
Main St
Saco
Maine Church Council
Firm seeks space in Biddeford Saco industrial area
The Biddeford Saco Industrial Area Development group led the effort to attract the firm to Biddeford. The company has worked with the group to secure the needed quarters at a reasonable cost. Schneider could not specify expected staffing for the new division or its opening date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford- Saco
Biddeford
Schneider
Ecumenical Council Acts On Sacrament Revisions
Vatican City AP reports the Ecumenical Council approved changes to Catholic sacraments including baptism penance and matrimony to allow modern languages in rites and rename anointing of the sick. A majority backed the chapter but failed to reach a two thirds threshold. further tweaks by liturgy commission await final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Council Fathers
Liturgy Commission
Laymen Will Conduct Service At Saco Church
Laymen of the Saco United Baptist Church lead the morning worship at 10:30 with Fernand E Audie delivering The Challenge of These Times. Rituals include invocation gospel reading prayers choir and a family night supper in the vestry at 6. A moving picture Island of the Sea will follow an old fashioned hymn singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco United Baptist Church
Fernand E. Audie
Clement L. Taylor
Raymond E. Lord
Harold W. Smith
Stanley A. Bennett
Clayton
Eaton
Mary Hill
Rodney E. Watson
Island of the Sea
Supper Planned By Church Guild at Siloam Hall
The Church Guild met at Siloam Hall and scheduled a bean supper for Oct. 26 with service from 5 to 7 p m. Mrs. Martha Cotsinas led and appointed Ruth Hutchins and Pauline Burnham as kitchen and dining room chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Biddeford
Albert
India
Marie Goldthwaite
Janice Staples
Cotsinas
Staples
Leo Goodwin
Pauline Burnham
Bunting
Irma Marcille
Priscilla Tarbox
Goldthwaite
Lacey Johnson
Inez Johnson
Bernice Alexander
Fritz Handlen
Mary Ingraham
Shirley Noble
Ethel Cowgill
Hazel Noble
Grass Fire Set By Biddeford Firemen On Dale Avenue
A grass fire on Dale Avenue, listed by the fire department as arson involving a child, was extinguished yesterday afternoon on property owned by attorney Simon Spill. The incident is logged in fire records as a grass fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Avenue
Atty
Simon Spill
Biddeford
Two Men Fined for Night Use of Lights on Deer
In Saco Municipal Court Judge Hilary Mahaney fined two men for illegal use of lights on deer at night. Donald Thyng, 29, of Cat Mousam Road Kennebunk pleaded guilty to a Dayton incident on Oct 16. William H. Littlefield, 71, of Dayton also pleaded guilty. Both events occurred nearby within a short span. State Fish and Game Warden Thomas Bryant filed the complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Municipal Court
Hilary Mahaney
Donald Thyng
Cat Mousam — Road
Kennebunk
Dayton
William H. Littlefield
Thomas Bryant
Lester J. White
Saco
Muriel P
White
Edward R. Gray
Ocean Park Road
Alberick Martin
Drought Grips Massachusetts Towns Faces Water Cutoffs
Five day forecast shows little rain with only 0.1 inch expected in New England. Worcester and Fitchburg report near dry reservoirs and consider emergency purchase of 200000 from Wachusett Reservoir. Quinapoxet in Holden is dry. North Worcester County reservoir at 51 percent amid ongoing water restrictions discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Worcester
Fitchburg
Francis J. McGrath
Metropolitan Commission
Wachusett
John N. Kinsey
Your Journal Classified Ad Reaches Readers Daily
A notice touts the newspaper classified section reaching over thirty thousand readers daily, highlighting strong circulation and broad local exposure for sales, services, and notices. The promotional item emphasizes readership scale and the value of placing ads with the publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Your Journal
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Sovnes
Saco Salvation Army
Antic
Old Orchard
Daniel Crowley
Laura
Hollingsworth
Flood
Lord Home
Hollingsworth Flood
Beach
Salon
Lewiston
Juliette Rocray
Muriel Forest
Chapeau
Alberta Redmond
Rankin
Charlene Farnham
Maine American Legion Auxiliary
Emma O'Leary
VAVS
Togus
Mahoney
Angie Cote
Alfie Leech
Catherine Ambrose
Redmond
Beatrice Wakefield
Lavoie
Pelletier
Lewis
Cote
Rocray
Forest
Florence Gagne
Doris Taylor
GOP
Ecumenical Council
Saco Church
Bolduc Paint CO
Biddeford Savings
Main Street
Biddeford, Maine
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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