Merton Staples AMVETS Post Installation in Biddeford Hall
AMVETS and its auxiliary held joint installation ceremonies at the Alfred Street hall in Biddeford marking the 16th anniversary of AVETS Maine. State Commander Ralph White led post rites while Mrs Rita Potvin installed auxiliary officers. Several leaders were named in the photos including Joseph Pouchard and Roland Huot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton Ira Staples
Amvets
Alfred Street
Biddeford
A*ivets
Maine
Harold Russell
Ralph White
Rita Potvin
Joseph Pouchard
Roland L. Huot
Joseph A. Goulet
Khrushchev Seen Victor In Communistic Purge
Berlin report notes Khrushchev using propaganda to pressure rivals as the Soviet Communist Party congress looms. Observers believe a house cleaning is under way, likely extending to expulsions of antiparty elements identified in 1957. The congress could provide the machinery for his purge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Associated Press News
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Moscow
Eight reasons a woman buys it humorously traced
A dated quotation lists eight motives for purchase from Capr. Gen. Fea. Corp. It cites reasons such as pleasing a husband, slimming effect, Paris origin, neighbor envy, uniqueness, ubiquity, and a final catchall why not. The line echoes midcentury consumer humor and social attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Capr. Gen
Fea. Corp
Blind Man Cleared Of Tipsy Driving
Five witnesses including a policeman identified Charls Spearing, 22, as the driver of an auto involved in a collision nearly a year ago. The Philadelphia report notes questions about his alleged intoxication and driver’s license status as the case continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Char
Spearing
Ida Baker retires after 25 years at Shoppe Marie Antoinette
Ida H. Baker of T. J. Murphy company Biddeford ends duties today as a women fashion consultant and buyer. Former owner of Shoppe Marie Antoinette for 25 years, she retires from buyer and assistant store manager roles while remaining as consultant for Murphy salon now run by Roland Gagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida H. Baker
T. J. Murphy Company
Biddeford
Leonard Draneau
Murphy Apparet
Baker
Murphy ‘Ur Salon
Roland Gagne
Researchers Agree On Cigarette Smoking Fact
Researchers from Albany and Framingham report that men who smoke a pack a day or more have three times higher death rates from coronary heart disease and total mortality than non smokers and former smokers. The study, based on 4120 men over six to eight years, notes an association with smoking and earlier death but cautions against drawing therapy conclusions until fuller results are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Albany
N.Y
Framingham
Mass
American Heart Association
Joseph T. Doyle
Albany Medical College
Thomas R. Dawber
National Heart Institute
Doyle
Tobacco Industry Research Committee
New York
Wells Boy Scout Troop 353 Honors Advancement and Charter
Wells Troop 353 held a combined Court of Honor and charter presentation at the Wells American Legion hall. Front row: Thomas Chase Star Scout, Michael Perry, Peter Hampe, Gregory Palmer Second class. Bertie Card Tenderfoot. Special guests included Roland H. Joy district representative, Admiral Herbert Knowles district chairman, Pine Tree Council, and Frank J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Wells American Legion Hall
Thomas Chase
Star Scout
Michael Perry
Peter Hampe
Gregory Palmer
Bertie Card
Tenderfoot
Roland H. Joy
Herbert Knowles
Eliot
Pine Tree Council
Frank J
Bomb threat at high school leads to arrest in Old Orchard Beach
A 17 year old Old Orchard Beach student admitted making a telephone bomb threat to the high school this week. William P Marshall 17 of 58 Atlantic avenue Old Orchard Beach confessed to the threat at police headquarters. He said it was a joke and was released on 5000 bail for court in Saco Monday. Classes were dismissed as police and fire crews searched the campus. Meanwhile Washington announced a U S mission to Ghana to review the Volta River project led by Clarence B Randall president of Inland Steel Corp. The review covers a hydro dam and aluminum plant financing with potential loans and involvement of several lenders and international bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
John Clark
William P. Marshall
Atlantic Avenue
Clark
Saco Municipal Court
Beach Police and Fire Department
Washington
United States
Ghana
U.S
Kennedy
Clarence B. Randall
The
Inland Steel Corp
Randall
Wh Hh
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Accra
Volta River
Akosombo
Tema
Pierre Salinger
Volta Aluminum Co. Ltd
United Kingdom
World Bank
Development Loan Fund
Export-Import Bank of the
United State
Salinger
Belgrade
Business Outlook Positive Through Early 1962
In Hot Springs Virginia, government and industry economists announced optimism that the 1962 business expansion would persist through mid year. Official forecasts projected national output near 565 to 570 billion dollars, supported by strong industry projections from nearly 100 corporate leaders at the Business Council conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
The
Business Council
Artificial Heart Valve Developed by Georgetown Surgeons
In Chicago two Georgetown University surgeons Dr. Charles A. Hufnagel and Dr. Peter W. Conrad reported a prosthetic valve of Dacron and silicone rubber that replaces defective aortic valves. Described in JAMA, the technique has replaced valves in over 100 patients with relief from chest pains and shortness of breath enabling returns to normal activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Georgetown University
Charles A. Hufnagel
Peter W. Conrad
Washington, D.C
Journal of the American Medical Association
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Gerard Potvin
Raymond Lauzon
Ronald Berthiaume
George Dionne, Jr
Major Lessard
Ruth Nickerson
Cecile Pyer
Margaret Parsons
Simone Grenier
Frances Allen
Rita Sevigny
Clara Ledoux
Dominican Republic
Ciudad Trujillo
Rafael Trujillo
Roe
Mousam
Kennebunk
Richard N. Hilton
Sanford Road
Kesslien Shoe Company
Hilton
Kennebunk Light and Power District
By William L. Ryan
Whist Party
St. Francis College
Alice Welch Barney
Biddeford Beauty Shop
Main Street
Fremont Club
Jeanne Hooper
Anna Gallard
Monique Sevigny
Norbert J. Plante II
Jeanne
Ida Baker
Boyle Bros
Boston
Thacher
Anna Demers
Blanche Auger
Auger
Marie Antoinette
Lton Blakeslee
Associated Press
Boy
Portland Sea Hawks
Murphy
New Bedford, Mass
St. Louis
St. Louis and
Biddeford High
Biddeford, Thornton and St. Louis
Library
Dutremble
Liggett’s
Doran
Archie
Variety
Saco
Percy
Scammon
Biddeford-Saco Lions Club
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