Saco-Lowell Hit By Steel Pinch
The three month steel strike affects Saco-Lowell Ed wards plant Automotive division 12-man department halts operations due to steel shortage. Five laid off rest absorbed in other jobs. axles production paused until steel returns. State Employment reports rise in weekly unemployment claims tied to strike across Sanford Portland and Saco-Lowell plants.
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co-Lowell Shops
Edwards
Francis
Coughlin
Sanford
Portland
Saco-Lowell
Ethel Day Heads State Rebekah Assembly Maine
Ethel M Day was elected president of the District Deputy President association of the Rebekah Assembly of Maine at the Portland assembly sessions. Ruth Mitchell Rockland became vice president with Doris Moors Bangor as secretary and Audrey Rutherford Calais as treasurer. Marion McAuley Saco was appointed marshal and Linette Martin chaplain. Martha Robinson Bangor, junior past president, was guest of honor at the banquet with Alva Kelley Maine president and visitors from New Hampshire Vermont and Rhode Island attending.
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Ethel M. Day
Rebekah Assembly of Maine
Portland
Ruth Mitchell
Rockland
Doris Moors
Bangor
Audrey Rutherford
Calais
Marion McAuley
Saco
Linette Artin
Martha Robinson
Alva Kelley
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
First Snow Hits Maine with Record Lows
Freezing temperatures swept Maine as the season's first snow trace prompted reports of up to two inches in Greenville and Caribou, though the USS Weather Bureau cited no measurable depths. Temperatures fell to 22 in Houston and Greenville, 24 in Limestone, Millinocket, and Caribou.
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Portland
Maine
Greenville
Caribou
USS. Weather Bureau
Houston
Mercury
Limestone
Millinocket
Albert Lamberts Note Silver Wedding
Biddeford residents Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Lambert celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at home on South Street. Former mayor Lambert and Cecile Bellefeuille were honored with an afternoon luncheon, family decorations by the Lambert daughters, and a cake cutting after the buffet. Special guests included Mr. and Mrs. William A. Doran Sr., married that morning.
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Albert C. Lambert
South Street
Biddeford
Lambert
Cecile Bellefeuille
Paul Staples
Rene D. Roy
Dianne Lambert
Richard Lambert
William A. Doran
St. Joseph Church
Calixte Lambert
Harold Martin
Ralph
Saco Hearing Set On Western Village Plan At Burnham Site
A public hearing by the Zoning Ordinance Appeals board is scheduled for October 28 in the Saco Municipal Court room at 7:30 pm. Martin Blitzer and Robert Mercier of Saco seek permission to erect a replica Western village on the Burnham property near Route One, adjoining the Scarborough line, for commercial use.
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Saco
Zoning Ordinance Appeals Board
Burnham
Scarborough
Martin Blitzer
Robert Mercier
Appeal Board
Mercier Or
Blitzer
George D. Love
L. B. Trecartin
Wilbrod Bedard
Saco Municipal Court
Presidential board fearing no steel strike settlement
Washington AP President Eisenhower delayed seeking a court injunction to force 500000 steelworkers back to the mills as fact finders reported they failed to settle the nations longest steel strike. The 37 page report said there is no prospect for early cessation and that no single issue shows agreement. The three member panel met with Eisenhower and Secretary Mitchell and expressed deep concern over the critical situation.
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Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Whch
United Steelworkers
William P. Rogers
U.S
Mitchell
George W. Taylor
Philadelphia
James P. Mitchell
Hagerty
Taylor
Modatge Road
Film World Surprised By Coburn Marriage
Hollywood AP Charles Coburn 82 marries widow Winifred Jean Clements Natzka 41 in Las Vegas after seven years knowing each other. She was married to opera bass Oscar Natzka who died eight years ago. Coburn kept plans secret, married by Justice of the Peace J L Bowler, ending 27 years as a widower.
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Coburn
Las Vegas
Nev
Winifred Jean Clements Natzka
Nome
TWA
Hollywood
New York Opera
Oscar Natzka
Tne
Faggen
Chambers of Justice of the Peace
J. L. Bowler
Ivah Wills
Postman Given Suspended Sentence for Throwing Letters
In Versailles France apprentice postman Robert Melet aged 26 received a suspended three month prison term after he dumped part of his mail into sewers claiming fatigue and reluctance to work. He told the court I was tired that day I didn't feel like working.
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Versailles
France
Robert Melet
Rommel Memorial Services Joined by US Army in Germany
The United States Army joined the German army in memorial services for Field Marshal Erwin Rommel who died during World War II. Rommel, famed as The Desert Fox, led Germanys Afrika Korps and later commanded forces in Normandy after D day.
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Germany
U.S
Field
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
the Desert Fox
Afrika Korps
Normandy
Fire at East German children's home kills five
East Germany's ADN reports a blaze at a Zingst children's home overnight, killing five of about 70 youngsters. Firefighters battled the flames as authorities investigated the cause and safety lapses.
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Berlin
Zingst
East Germany
ADN
U S Denies Morocco Base Concession Report
Rabat reports that the U S Embassy in Morocco denied press claims that Washington would surrender its air bases in the country within two years. The denial clarified the U S position amid mounting coverage of strategic facilities in the region.
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Rabat
Morocco
U. S
United States
Tropical storm Julith moves east northeast in open Atlantic
Tropical storm Julith travels east northeast far from Florida after forming unexpectedly in the Gulf. It was briefly described as a small hurricane with little excitement as it passed. This morning Julith sits about 550 miles east of Daytona Beach moving 35 mph with winds to 60 to 70 mph.
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Miami
Fla
Julith
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Judith
Daytona Beach
Biddeford Girl Stars in Broadway Musical Take Me Along
Janice Painchaud, daughter of Mr and Mrs Armand Painchaud of Biddeford and Saco, opens Thursday in Take Me Along on Broadway in New York. She joins Jackie Gleason and Walter Pidgeon after a Boston Philadelphia tour and previously appeared in Most Happy Fella in New York. Painchaud is a dancer with stock and Radio City credits and studied ballet in New York and San Francisco.
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Biddeford
Janice Painchaud
Armand Painchaud
Saco
Jackie Gleason
Walter Pidgeon
Boston
Phil
Adelpia
Mis Painchaud
Miss Painchaud
New York
Radio City Musical
San Francisco
St. Joseph Grammar
High School
Glenhaven Circle
Painchauds
Mason Street
Twin Cities
Roger Painchaud
Brush Fires Continue To Take Toll
Los Angeles authorities report a new brush fire likely set by an arsonist adding to a blaze in Angeles National Forest that remains out of control. A man in a dark sedan was seen speeding from both fires and a third, quickly contained. Fresh firefighters bring the total to 3,000 battling the two fires, which have consumed 12,700 acres since Tuesday and threaten foothill communities north of the city.
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Los Angeles
Angeles National Forest
Last Rites Today For Errol Flynn
LOS ANGELES AP Errol Flynn 50 will be buried today after arriving from Canada. Fans once mobbed him at union station but this time only morticians and newsmen met the train. His widow Patrice Wymore ordered the casket closed amid secrecy and lingering headlines about his romantic life including letters to 17 year old Beverly.
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Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Canada
Union Station
Patrice Wymore
Coed Freed On Charges Of Neglect
In Dover New Hampshire a Superior Court judge dismissed manslaughter charges against Shirley Mae Gordon a 19 year old former University of New Hampshire coed. The state failed to prove the infant died of neglect as charged and the judge ordered the case dismissed after a closed door discussion.
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University of New Hampshire
Miss Gordon
General George Marshall Lies In State At Washington Cathedral
Washington D C The body of General George C Marshall lies in state at the National Cathedral. Final honors are planned for Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery with Canon Luther D Miller conducting services at Ft Myer chapel. Marshall requested minimal services and a private burial following Friday night’s death.
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Washington
Gen
George
Marshall
Washington National Cathedral
Arlington National Cemetery
Luther D. Miller
Episcopalian Cathedral
Ft. Myer
No World War Predicted by Gruenther
Gen Alfred M Gruenther, head of the American Red Cross, says a third world war will be averted as U S and Soviet leaders recognize the mutual destruction it would cause. He includes Khrushchev among those who realize this in a Sunday interview from Little Rock Arkansas.
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Little Rock, Ark
United States
Soviet Union
Alfred M. Gruenther
Nikita) Khrushchev
American Red Cross
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