Frederick Richards dies after long illness in Biddeford
Frederick Richards seventy a Biddeford resident and former Bruce Shoe employee died Sunday at his home 12 South Street after a long illness Survivors include his wife Anna two sons Fred A Boston and Anthony Springfield Mass Burial will be from Whelan J Killion funeral home Sprague Street Revere Mass Portland weather outlook: cloudy and warmer this afternoon and early evening fair and cold tonight sunny and colder Wednesday winds southwest 15 20 mph shifting to northwest 10 20 mph tonight and diminishing Wednesday temperatures vary by location with Caribou 25 Portland 25 Boston 39 New York 2 Chicago 50 and Miami 77
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Club Calendar Briefs
Biddeford Girl Scout Troop 25 will meet Thursday after school in the Girl Scout hall on Pool Street. The Women's Society of Foss Street Methodist church will meet in the vestry at 7 30 Wednesday evening, which will also be the missionary meeting.
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Biddeford
Girl Scout
Pool Street
Women's Society of
Foss Street
Methodist Chich
Pine Tree temple and Pythian Sisters meet in Saco
Pine Tree temple and Pythian Sisters will meet at the K of P hall in Saco on Wednesday evening at 7 30.
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Pine Tree Temple
Pythian Sisters
K. of P
Owen-Davis unit meeting notice in Saco
The Owen-Davis unit American Legion auxiliary Past Presidents Parley will meet Wednesday at 8 p m at the home of Mrs Hazel Emmons 100 Middle Street Saco.
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Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Hazel Emmons
Middle Street
Saco
Lady Royal Stewart aux iliary meeting for officer installation
The Lady Royal Stewart auxiliary of the Order of the Scottish Clan will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m for installation of officers at the K of P hall Saco.
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Lady Royal Stewart Auxiliary
K. of P. Hall
Saco
Gorgeana Girl Scout Council Fall Meeting Set for Sanford
The Gorgeana Girl Scout Council will hold its fall meeting Wednesday evening at the North Parish Congregational Church on Main Street in Sanford. All registered adults of the Council may attend. the meeting is scheduled to begin at 8.
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The
Gorgeana Girl Scout Council
North Parish Congregational Church
Main Street
Sanford
Meeting of Troop 1 Auxiliary Tonight
A gathering of Troop 1 Building Association auxiliary is set for tonight at 7 30 at the Boy Scout hall on Mason street in Biddeford.
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Building Association Auxiliary
Boy Scout Hall
Mason Street
Biddeford
Saco PTA To Meet Tonight At Burns School
The Saco PTA will meet tonight at 7 30 upstairs at the Burns school to discuss upcoming events and activities.
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Saco Pta
Burns School
Red Cross York County Chapter to Meet at Saco Church
The York county chapter of the American Red Cross holds its annual meeting October 29 at the School Street Methodist Church in Saco. A supper is served at 6 30 followed by the business meeting and Red Cross films.
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York County
The
American Red Cross
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Red Cross
Biddeford Council and club hold first Fall social
Biddeford Council and the Knights of Columbus auxiliary will stage the initial Fall social Wednesday at 8 PM. Members are asked to bring a gift for a swap.
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Biddeford Council
K. of C. Auxiliary
Hope Wanes For Miners At Mohawk Silver Mine
Silverpeak Nev three miners trapped after Friday cave in at Mohawk mine as rescue teams clear two shafts to 300 foot level only to find both ends blocked. Trapped are Bill Delorme of Redding California James Robinson of Mina Nevada and Sam Sickles of Tonopah Nevada.
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Silverpeak
Nev
Mohawk
Bill Delorme
Redding
Calif
James Robinson
Mina
Sam Sickles
Tonopah
Card of Thanks from the Lon Family
We wish to thank friends and neighbors for kindnesses and expressions of sympathy during our recent bereavement. Mrs Alexander Lon and family.
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Alexander Lon
Funeral services for Mrs Pearl Brady of Saco
Funeral services were held at Most Holy Trinity church in Saco for Mrs Pearl Brady. Reverend Maurice Boland officiated a solemn requiem high mass with vocalists Miss Molly Welch and William Cleary and organist Miss Lou Welch. Attendees included delegations from Pepperell Manufacturing and Biddeford Pepperell Foremen’s Club. Burial followed at St Mary Cemetery Biddeford with prayers at the grave. Out of town attendees came from Dracut Lowell Chelmsford Billerica Tewksbury Boston Plainsville and other Boston area towns.
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Pearl Brady
Saco
Most Holy Trinity Church
Maurice Boland
Molly Welch
William Cleary
Lou Welch
Donald Nicknair
Clarence Laplante
St. Francis College
Biddeford
Joseph McMahan
Patrick Brady
Chelmsford
Mass
Joseph Mahoney
Billerica
Stephen Brady
Tewksbury
Bernard Marsden
Boston
Mary Generosa
O. P
Mary Emma
Plainsville
Funeral rites held for Mrs Yvonne Boucher
Funeral services for Mrs Yvonne Boucher were conducted at St. Andre church at 9 with Msgr. Aime Giguere presiding. Deacon Rev Robert Martel and sub-deacon Rev Gerard Parent assisted. Knights of Columbus Council 260 bore the casket. Burial followed in St Joseph cemetery, with out of town attendees listed.
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Yvonne Boucher
St. Andre Church
Aime Giguere
Robert Martel
Gerard Parent
Knights of Columbus Council
Lucien Landry
Roland Millette
Raymond Landry
Emile le Blond, Jr
Wilfred Goulet
Rene Roy
Albert Bellefeuille
Raoul Fortin
Cape-dela, Madeleine, Can
Brumo Boucher
Elphege Boucher
Chicopee Falls
Mass
St. Joseph Cemetery
Funeral services for Miss Edith Richardson held in Biddeford Pool
Funeral services for Miss Edith Cushing Richardson of Biddeford Pool will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Dennett and Craig funeral home in Saco with Rev. Edmund Beal officiating. Committal and burial follow at 3 p.m. in Mayflower Cemetery, Duxbury, Massachusetts, on the same Wednesday.
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Edith Cushing Richardson
Biddeford Pool
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Saco
Edmund Beal
Mayflower Cemetery
Duxbury
Mass
Churches to Hold Services and Hour of Power Meeting
In The Churches Holy Communion will be celebrated in Trinity Episcopal church Saco Wednesday at 7 a m. The weekly hour of power meeting of Biddeford United Baptist church will be held tomorrow night in the church vestry at 7 30.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Saco
Biddeford
Prayer meeting and Bible study at Advent Church
Wednesday evening at 7 30 a prayer meeting and Bible study will be held at the Advent Christian church on Saco avenue in Old Orchard Beach.
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Advent Christian Church
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Faith Chapel Revival Service At Faith Chapel Saco
Faith Chapel at 157 Main Street in Saco held a midweek revival service tomorrow night at 7 30.
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Faith Chapel
Main Street
Saco
Prayer and Bible Study at Village Baptist Church
A prayer and Bible study will be held in the vestry of the Village Baptist Church on Spring Street in Kennebunkport tomorrow at 7 30 pm.
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Village Baptist Church
Spring Street
Kennebunkport
Stunbeams of Orchard Beach Salvation Army Meet Tomorrow
The Stunbeams of the Orchard Beach Salvation Army will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon at 3 30.
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Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Cadets Meet in Old Orchard Beach
The Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army Cadets will meet Wednesday at 6 15 p m A weeknight holiness meeting follows at 7 30 p m with the same group in Old Orchard Beach.
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Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army Corps
Salvation Army
Choir rehearsal at Christ Episcopal church
The choir rehearsal of Christ Episcopal church will be held in the church at 7 p m Wednesday.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Mayor Yong Yee Nam Receives Citizenship in Boston
In Boston on Monday, Federal Judge Francis J. Ford granted citizenship to Pat Murphy known as the Mayor of Jersey Street Back Bay. Born Yong Yee Nam in Hong Kong in 1914, he runs a laundry near Fenway Park and is a friend of American League President Joe Cronin.
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Boston
Francis J. W. Ford
Pat Murphy
Pat
Yong Yee Nam
Jersey Street
Back Bay
Red Sox
Penway Park
Joe Cronin
Hong Kong
Errol Flynn's Girl Friend Plans To Write Memoirs
Beverly Aadland, at 17, says she plans memoirs and to resume show business after Errol Flynn. She spoke at Melvin Belli's home, says she could write her life story herself. Flynn was buried in Los Angeles earlier, and Aadland described hopes for a family, sharing details in a Bell Telegraph Hill news conference.
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Errol Flynn
San Francisco
Beverly Aadland
Miss Aadland
Melvin Belli
Miss Radland
Flynn
Los Angeles
Behan Disrupts London Show In Dramatic Return
Irish playwright Brendan Behan, fortified by stout and Gaelic whisky, disrupted a London performance of The Hostage at Wyndham’s Theater. He shouted lines, sang an Irish ballad, and slumped in the aisle before being assisted to a taxi. His wife cites illness worsened by drinking.
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London
Dublin
Brendan Behan
Behan
Wyndhams Theater
Brendan
Womens Day Banquet At Butler's Store Biddeford
Butler's Department Store in Biddeford held its annual Women's Day banquet at the Wonderbar Steak House with over 50 staff present. A social tour preceded gifts for select employees, followed by dancing. The event precedes Friday and Saturday Women's Day sales at the store.
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Butler's Department Store
Biddeford
Wonderbar
Students Backing Van Doren on Columbia Campus
New York AP. English instructor Charles Van Doren returned to class at Columbia University after a week’s absence. Students chanted We Like Van and waved a sign, backing him as he faces a congressional subpoena related to the Twenty One quiz show quiz-fix probe. He won 129000 dollars on the show and was suspended from NBC as details emerged. Van Doren, 33, did not discuss the matter with his students.
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Charlie
Columbia University
Charles van Doren
Van
van Doren
National Broadcasting Co
Twentyone
Columbia
Washington
Monay
Biddeford Cafe Is Rifled By Burglars
Burglars broke into Ray's Cafe at 47 Main Street Biddeford last Friday. They rifled a cigarette machine, drank beer, and fled after breaking a rear door pane. Owner Camille Lizotte reports losses of cigarettes and some beer.
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Ray
Main Street
Biddeford
Camille Lizotte
Rail service hearing weighs bus versus train options
Testimony highlights Bangor to Van Buren bus route cutting travel time by about two hours versus the train. Travis notes BAR buses serve 46 communities while trains cover 26, with most rail lines near bus stops. opponents from Fort Fairfield BPW Club stress winter rail need.
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Wieden
Fort Fairfield Business & Professional Women's Club
Travis
Teachers College
Bangor
van Buren
Weather To Remain Cold In Maine
PORTLAND AP The mercury dropped to 23 degrees in Rumford and 25 in Portland and Caribou as the cold lingered across Maine. Daytime highs may reach the 50s before another front pushes readings back into the 30s in the north and 40s in the south tomorrow.
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Portland
Maine
Rumford
Caribou
Clinton driver educator teaches tire change lesson
In Clinton Mo Carl Sexton a driver education instructor took two boys and two girls to a residential area for a tire changing lesson when a nearby woman complained that the boys should help the girl. The incident highlights distinctions in classroom practice and public expectations of chivalry.
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Clinton, Mo
Carl Sexton
Clinton
Textile union clash over Oliver’s wage and policy stance
Schoonjans, in Textile Labor, accuses Oliver of acting as a TWUA lobbyist against workers' interests by backing inflationary legislation. Oliver had credited TWUA support for his election and pledged to aid industry and workers. Schoonjans cited a government contract win for Saco Lowell and 2,000 Biddeford Saco residents backing a $1.25 minimum wage, with Biddeford council favoring the measure and a letter sent to the Saco Board of Aldermen for a resolution but no reply.
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Textile Labor
TWUA
Textile Labor Last
Schoonjans
Saco- Lowell
Biddeford-Saco
Biddeford
Saco Board of Aldermen
Deer Season Opens in Five Maine Counties Tomorrow
AUGUSTA AP The firearms deer hunting season begins at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow in five northern and western Maine counties, with remaining counties starting November 1. The Fish and Game Department projects about 40,000 hunters, similar to recent years, and officials hope accidents drop. Assistant chief warden Charles S. Head urged hunters to wear solid red or fluorescent clothing as 117 regular wardens are joined by 60 temporary wardens, all in red jackets.
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Augusta
Saco Band Calendar Drive Progress Report Update
A progress report was submitted on the Saco Band calendar drive now underway with final reports to be made next month. The October refreshments committee included Mrs. Parola and Mrs. Roberts, and the November committee will include Mrs. Frances Burgess and Mrs. Van Psomias. The continuation notes a concert for the Saco academy musicians discussed on page one.
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Saco Academy
Parola
Roberts
Frances Burgess
van Psomiades
Saco
Caribou Pilot Is Crash Victim
TEMPLETON mass Westover Air Force Base announced the identities of two airmen who died in a supersonic jet crash at Templeton during a training flight. Capt James T Akeley 38 of Coudersport Pa and South Hadley Mass and 2nd Lt Peter A MacBurnie 27 of Caribou Maine and Fair view Mass were pronounced dead. Akeley leaves a widow Gloria and three children. MacBurnie leaves a widow Gwendolyn and three children. The plane from the 337th fighter interceptor squadron crashed in a shiree near an old cemetery.
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Templeton
Mass
Westover Air Force Base
James T. Akeley
Coudersport
South Hadley
Peter A. MacBurnie
Caribou
Maine
Fairview
Akeley
Gloria
MacBurnie
Gwendolyn
337Th
Westover
Shireee
Cemeery
Children Left To Die In Freezer
Merrick New York police report a 34 year old housewife left her two young daughters in an unused basement freezer to die and then hanged herself in the home. Barbara 5 and Joan 9 months were pajama clad when placed inside the freezer after the husband left for work. The mother had a history of mental disturbance and recent despondency following back surgeries. Two older brothers Alfred 11 and George 10 are staying with the aunt in Hialeah Florida for the school year.
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Merrick
N.Y
Joan Anton
Barbara
Joan
Alfred
George
Anton
Hialeah
Fla
Government Seeks End to Steel Strike with Return Order
Pittsburgh AP report notes the government aims to end the 98 day steel strike by issuing a temporary restraining order directing workers to return to their jobs as Page One coverage shows. Officials hoped to curb disruption and restart production amid federal mediation efforts.
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Contine
Pittsburgh
Eisenhower seeks steel strike injunction to end walkout
Acting under the Taft Hartley Act, President Eisenhower directs Atty. Gen. Rogers to obtain a federal court order to force 500,000 striking steelworkers back to work for 86 days. George C. Doub to present the petition in U.S. District Court as USW President McDonald vows to fight but will comply if ordered. The action follows a fact finding panel's report that mediation failed and no early settlement is likely.
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William P. Rogers
George C. Doub
Justice Department
Civil Division
U.S. District Court
United Steelworkers
USW
David J. McDonald
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