Testimonial Fete Honors Saco Tanning Corporation
Hundreds of civic, business and professional leaders attended a testimonial dinner honoring the Saco Tanning Co. at Pepperell Hall. Turkanis announced plans to employ about 600 workers within three years as local labor is emphasized and the tannery gears toward year-round operation.
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Saco Tanning Corporation
Pepperell Hall
Eace
Ace Chamber of Commerce
Saco
Pepperel
Tannery
Rkaris
Biddeford
Clement Deschambault
Peter Garland
Baco Tanning Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Stuart Flavin
Turkanis
Bates Manufacturing Company
Bearded Non Beatnik In A Jam In Marblehead
A hearing over a three hour 7 to 10 p m closing limit for King's Rock Coffee House centers on a sign reading May my neighbors rest in peace. Howard Ferguson 33, bearded, defends his beard and rejects the beatnik label while supporters include Marblehead Ideal Chamber of Commerce and several teenagers parents. Neighbors contend noise from the 33 seat cafe prompts restrictions and a decision next week.
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Marblehead
Mass
King’s Rock
Howard Ferguson
Ferguson
Selectmen
Ideal Chamber of Commerce
James Frost
State Street
One Tax Sparked the American Revolution
A compact historical note links the American Revolution to a single tax trigger, highlighting how a minor fiscal grievance ignited a national upheaval. The piece frames the tax as the catalyst for a broader colonial push for liberty and independence.
Eisenhower Eyes East West Summit If Allies Agree
President Eisenhower said he is willing to attend an East West summit conference once the Western Allies coordinate their positions. He noted a pre summit session is needed to avoid a donnybrook and confusion and mentioned ongoing vote correspondence with Western leaders toward a summit with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev as early as December.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Nikita
Ushchev
Grand Jury To Get Case In Norwalk Murder
Bridgeport W A Superior Court judge denied a motion to free 34 year old hardware salesman Donald Robert Hector awaiting grand jury action in Fairfield County. Hector is charged with killing his wife Pauline 32 in their Norwalk two room apartment on July 7. The motion urged a speedy trial violation. judge noted no constitutional breach. The wife was found shot in the head with a .38 caliber pistol. the couple had relocated from Biddeford Maine.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Donald Robert Hector
Fairfield
Sidney V
Hoctor
Pauline
Norwalk
Louis Shapiro
Hector
Connecticut
Biddeford
Maine
Missing Maine teen, ex convict found by Lake Carmi
Franklin Vermont reports say a teacher saw a man and a girl matching the missing Maine duo description in a blue 1959 station wagon near Lake Carmi. Investigators sought identification photos of Rodney Austin and Sharon Simmons, while Maine and Vermont troopers pursue possible connections and check for duress.
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Franklin
Lake Carmi
Maine
Eene Sharon Simmons
Nobleboro
Rodney Austin
Newcastle
Myron Powers
Austin
Vermont
Powers
Albert W. Austin
Lyndonville
U.S
Extension Group At Saco Elects Officers
Extension group at Saco elects officers at a meeting in the G A R hall led by Mildred Harris as chairman and Beulah MacDonald as assistant. New members Florence Eldridge Nellie Bryant Dora Prue Mildred Gledhill joined. A Christmas workshop featured fibre glass lamp shades and glass etching demonstrations.
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Saco Extension Group
G. A. R. Hall
Saco
Mildred Harris
Beulah MacDonald
Eliza Stafford
Irene Ayer
Eleanor Shaffer
Annie Caton
Marion Banks
Alice Prue
Miss Banks
Florence Eldridge
Nellie Bryant
Dora Prue
Mildred Gledhill
MacDonald
Shaffer
Prue
Harris
Auto skid kills student in Augusta on icy Belgrade road
A car carrying six Cong High School students skidded on ice on Belgrade road in Augusta and overturned. Laurier Levesque, about 16, was killed. five others were not seriously hurt. The group included Vincent Cormier, Valerie Levesque, Sandra Allcott, Roland Tardoff, and Robert Dudley Jr. Police suspect the left rear passenger was at the point of maximum impact. The driver, Donald Wilson, 16, reported speeds of 40 to 45 mph. Ice formed from spilled gravel wash.
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Augusta
Belgrade
Laurier Levesque
Augusta General Hospital
Vincent Cormier
Valerie
Sandra Allcott
Roland Tardoff
Robert Dudley, Jr
Levesque
William Runyon
Laurier
Emile Levesque
Donald Wilson
Ior
Castro Mobilizes Mass Strike To Back Regime In Cuba
Fidel Castro ordered a nationwide one hour strike by the Cuban Labor Federation amid growing unrest as anti Castro forces challenge his governance. Two planes dropped anti regime leaflets over Havana while gunfire and bombings harmed Cuban civilians. planes pursued by air force yielded no arrests. Major Hubert Matos and 30 officers resigned in Camaguey signaling a key defection from the revolution.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Revolutionary Army
Cuban Labor Federation
Castro
Manuel Urrutia
Camaguey
Hubert Matos
Brand
Matos
Fulgencio Batista
Washington
United States
Delta Alpha Club Names Officers After Meeting
Delta Alpha Club elected officers at a Wednesday gathering hosted by Mrs. Edith Hutchins and Mrs. Geraldine Hutchins on Main Street in Biddeford. New officers are Mrs. Dorothy Tarbox president, Mrs. Edith Hutchins first vice president, Mrs. Charlotte Whitehurst second vice president, Mrs. Edna Emerson secretary, Mrs. Alice Hurd treasurer, Mrs. Ethel Tate sunshine treasurer, and Mrs. Gladys Lamb press reporter. slate presented by nominating committee Mrs. Marion Dow and Miss Ethel Rob.
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Delta Alpha Club
Edith Hutchins
Geraldine Hutchins
Main Street
Biddeford
Dorothy Tarbox
Charlotte Whitehurst
Edna Emerson
Alice Hurd
Ethel Tate
Sunshine
Gladys Lamb
Marion Dow
Ethel Rob
Campaign For Chest Extended To Oct 30
The Biddeford Saco Community Chest drive is extended to October 30 to finish reports. An incomplete tally shows $19,586.55 raised or pledged, 68 percent of the $28,700 goal. Campaign Chairman Paul Casavant notes a next report on October 27 with divisions listed: special gifts 1,974. small industry 450. large industry 4,560. public 893. shoes 499.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Injunction Stay Granted as Steel Strike Prolongs
Three federal judges issued an indefinite stay on the Taft-Hartley injunction halting the steel workers strike, allowing the nationwide walkout to continue past 100 days while the Circuit Court weighs the injunctions constitutional validity. Union lawyers argued the move harms labor rights and the booming economy.
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Philadelphia
Circuit Court of Appeals
Pittsburgh
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Saeco
Newman V. Bagley
Industrial Development Committee
Daniel Turkanis
Arthur Peloquin
Joseph Bilo‘deau
George Mapes
Kenneth Stackpole
Charles B. Cote
Deschamibault
Newman W
Bagley
Flavin
David iKirstein
Kirstein Leather Company
Peabody
Arthur Maxwell
First National Bank of
Atty
James Farley
Fea. Corp
Bologna
Alfred Street
Sunbeam Steam
Westinghouse
Schick
ISSUC
Grand Jury
Saco United
Dleton
American Baptist World Mission
Harley Scammon
Advance Gifts
Laurence H. Dyer
Frances Porter
Maine Steamers
Potters
Jerry’s Meat Mart
Elmdale
Vimaa
Isle of Gold
Rqa
Hamburg
Anil Sonninho
Simard
Jerry’s
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