Reluctant Groom Given Reprieve
An El kton Maryland marriage license scene ended in arrest after the groom refused to swear on the license, citing a hidden gun in the bride’s bag. Mrs. Sailer, 47, Burlington New Jersey, was held on a concealed weapon charge with a .38 revolver found in a fur piece in her car. Alexa Jalmar Olson, 55, Ocean City New Jersey, was held for investigation. The incident comes amid Maryland three day waiting period for marriages.
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Robert K. Worrell
Moorestown
N.J
Edgar Startt
Sailer
Burlington
Cofercral
Maryland
Cote Named New Superintendent of Mails at Biddeford
Leo R. Cote age 37 of 3 Pond Street is appointed Superintendent of Mails at the Biddeford post office by Postmaster Willie Laverriere. He replaces Alfred H Sellers who retired last month. Cote brings 12 years in the office and is a former state president of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks. He is a Biddeford native, St Louis High School graduate, Army veteran, married Dolores Beau in 1946, with two children.
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Leo R. Cote
Pond Street
Biddeford
Willie Laverriere
Cote
Alfred H. Sellers
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Federation
St. Louis High School
Dolores Beau
Chilren
Betty Hutton On New TV Show Coo-Coo and Kazoom-Pow
New York interview with Betty Hutton discusses her TV show concept. She explains coined terms Coo-Coo and Kazoom-Pow, describes “with a cherry on top” as the final touch, and recalls rising from Battle Creek to Broadway and Hollywood stardom. She portrays Goldie, a secretary who inherits a fortune and guardianship.
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Betty Hutton
New York
Betty
Battle Creek
Mich
Broadway
Hollywood
Goldie
Taxpayer on the government payroll joke
A wry quip from a Chuckle column noting that a taxpayer is someone who effectively has the government on his payroll, attributed to the Bureau of General Features.
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Fea. Corp
Maine Senator Smith and Fiedler on judging panel
Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine and Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler were named to a 12 member committee to select the 10 outstanding men in a U S Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored contest in Hartford Connecticut.
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Maine
Hartford
Conn
Margaret Chase Smith
Boston Pops
Arthur Fiedler
U. S
Hearing Moves to Portland Over Rail Service Changes
PRESQUE ISLE AP The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad could shift all rail passengers to its Bangor to Fort Kent bus service, BAR highway division manager Arnold J. Travis told the PUC. He said the bus line is profitable and has equipment to add second sections if needed as hearings proceed on BAR’s bid to end its Bangor to Van Buren trains.
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Presque Isle
Bangor
Portland
Maine Central Railroad
Maine
PUC
Frederick N. Allen
Aroostook County
J. Clifford O.T. Wieden
Aroostook State Teachers College
Government Moves To Halt Steel Strike 7
Assistant Attorney General George C. Doub flew to Pittsburgh to file the government's suit for an injunction to halt the steel strike. He was to appear before Federal District Judge Herbert P. Sorg at 2 p.m. with a petition for an immediate temporary restraining order.
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Washington
George C. Doub
Pittsburgh
Air Force
Doub
Justice Department
Donald B. Macguineas
Greater
Herbert P. Sorg
Schoonjans denounces Garland speech in Portland meeting
Saco mayor Peter Garland claimed Congressman James Oliver backs inflationary policy, prompting a denial from TWUA joint board chair Michael Schoonjans who argued Oliver seeks industry and labor interests, not TWUA. Garland urged the Portland Republican club to drop old ideas and consider a 2024 run against Oliver.
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Saco
Peter Garland
Portland
James Oliver
Textile Workers
Twua Joint Board
Michael Schoonjans
Oliver
TWUA
Schoonjans
Garland
Republican Club
Congress
Veterans Seek To Erect Monument In Biddeford Park
United Spanish American War Veterans seek city park memorial in downtown Biddeford next to First National Bank. Atty Richard Spitz of Fortunes Rocks leads a committee including Commander Ernest H Robbins and Junior Commander Walter Robbins to obtain permission from Biddeford Saco Water Company at no cost. The monument would commemorate local Spanish American War veterans and honor their motto Freedom Patriotism and Humanity.
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United
Water Company
Spitz
Biddeford
First National Bank
Widow Admits Poisoning Five Children in Allentown
Ruth Mae Urdanivia, a 41 year old widow of a Peruvian diplomat, confessed to police that she poisoned her five children with a mixture of 74 sleeping tablets, sugar, and orange juice under the guise of cough medicine. She also attempted suicide by cutting wrists and turning on gas jets, then blamed hardship and lack of help from agencies. Five children ages 4 to 12 died. authorities plan to file five counts of serious case charges after she leaves hospital.
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Allentown
Ruth Mae Urdanivia
Jose
San Francisco
Sacred Heart Hospital
Sacred Heart School
Urdanivia
McGinley
Auto lands at Boston Airport in Aerocar
A Logan Airport landing by an Aerocar sparked a toll charge at the Sumner Tunnel as Amedeo Testa deemed the vehicle a passenger car. The Aerocar, built by Moulton Taylor of Longview Washington, weighs 1100 pounds and carries two people. It can fly at 110 mph with a 300 mile range and, as a car, 40 to 60 mph averaging 18 mpg.
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Boston
Logan Airport
Amedeo Testa
Sumner
Harbor
Testa
Moulton Taylor
Longview
Wash
Crushed in Cave-In Claims Life of Contractor
Wilder L. Carson, 51, of Worridgewock, died yesterday from a crushed chest and related injuries after being trapped by a cave-in on a construction job last Friday in Waterville.
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Waterville
Wilder L. Carson
Iorridgewock
Thornton Academy Band Parents elect new officers
New and retiring officers of the Thornton Academy Band Parents club were elected and welcomed at the October meeting in Saco. Vernon Burgess was named president, Clifton Miles vice president, Mrs. Bertha Huntress secretary, and Mrs. Marjorie Parola treasurer. William Steinke became press reporter as Lorraine Roberts introduced the slate. Special guests included Ludger Picher band leader and Richard Parker student president. A tentative exchange concert with another school was discussed with date to be announced.
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Thornton Academy Band Parents’ Club
Academy
Saco
Vernon Burgess
Clifton Miles
Bertha Huntress
Marjorie Parola
William Steinke
Lorraine Roberts
Paul Hill
Charlotte Lake
Ludger Picher
Thornton Academy
Raymond Bolduc
Richard Parker
Bolduc
Thornton
Huntress
Services Held For Marshall
Washington observes a funeral for General George C. Marshall with drums and high profile attendance by President Eisenhower and former President Truman. Marshall, 78, long illness, served as Army chief of staff in World War II and as secretary of state and defense. He authored the Marshall Plan aiding Europe’s recovery. His body rested at Bethlehem Chapel before services at Ft. Myer Virginia across the Potomac.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Ft. Myer
Marshall
Europe
Soldier-Statesman
Bethlehem Chapel
Washington National Episcopal Cathedral
Potomac River
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Francis Spencer
Advance Gifts
Lewis Lachance
Back Row
Herbert W. Thompson
James D. Riddle
Warren C. Thompson
William §. Searle
Story
Elkton
Elkton, Md
George Ellery
Dorothy Rob
AP Women’s Sditor
Plains
Burns School
Saco Pta
Lloyd Anderson
Harry Garland
Ralph Larochelle
Nicholas Scon
Thornton Academy and
Parents Club
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Presi
Motier
Tokyo
Hilton Lamson
Stanley Brown
Albert Ouellette
Howard Shaffer
Rob
Ertiunt
Henry Briggs
Skowhegan
Auto
Potters
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