Personal notices of landry family visits and returns
Edgar M Landry of Avon Connecticut has returned home after spending 10 days with his sister Irene Clark of Saco and Charles Hodge of 195 Pool Street Biddeford arrived home from England after visiting relatives for three weeks Mr and Mrs Ernest Landry of Worcester Massachusetts returned home after a week with his brother and sister Achille Landry and Miss Louise Landry of Biddeford
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar M. Landry
Avon, Conn
Irene Clark
Saco
Charles Hodge
Pool St
Biddeford
England
Ernest Landry
Worcester
Mass
Achille Landry
Louise Landry
Whist Party at St Andre's Parish Hall
A whist party will be held at St Andre's Parish Hall Biddeford at 7 30 Saturday night. Saco Rebekah Lodge meets at 7 30 Saturday night in Odd Fellows Hall Saco District Deputy President Miss Herberta Harriman District Two will make her official visitation Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andre’s
Biddeford
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Saco
Herberta Harriman
Confessions and church services listed for weekend schedule
Confessions will be heard at St Martha s Church Kenne bunkport Saturday 7 8 p m St Mon ica s Church Kenne bunk Saturday 4 5 p m Confessions at St Mary s Church Wells Beach Sunday before 9 a m A Junior Band and Soongs ters of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday at 10 a m A Vesper Service at First Parish Congregational Church Saco Sunday 7 p m The Cathedral Choir led by Mrs Carl Deis Jr will join the congregation in hymn singing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Martha's Church
Kennebunkport
St. Monica’s Church
Kennebunk
St. Mary's Church
Wells Beach
Soongsters
Saco Salvation Army
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Main
Beach Streets
Saco
Cathedral Choir
Carl Deis Jr
Drought Relief Sought for York and Cumberland Areas
Governor Reed asked federal officials to designate York and Cumberland counties as drought disaster areas eligible for livestock feed program benefits. A Freeman department survey found a severe drought causing a critical hay and roughage shortage including silage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Reed
Orville Freeman
York
Cumberland
Freeman
Reed appoints Kennebunk resident to education panel
Mrs. Kenneth Burr of Kennebunk has been named by Reed to the Governor's Advisory Committee on Education. The appointment expands the panel with a county resident bringing local insight to statewide education policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Augusta
Kenneth Burr
Kennebunk
Youth Is Fined Fifty Dollars On Liquor Charge
Ronald G. Smith age 19 of 46 St. Mary's Biddeford pleaded guilty to procuring liquor for a minor at Biddeford Municipal Court before Judge Gerald C. Nason. Nason fined Smith $50. Smith was arrested by Biddeford Police Officers Alfred Guilmette and Raymond Warner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald G. Smith
St. Mary’s St
Biddeford
Gerald C. Nason
Nason
Smith
Alfred Guilmette
Raymond Warner
Saco Mayor to attend alma mater reunion in Castine
Mayor J Edward Whelan and Mrs Whelan go to Castine for Maine Maritime Academy homecoming weekend. He cites Class of 1944 membership as the 20th reunion is Saturday. The trip includes a three day vacation after the weekend. Joining them are Mr and Mrs Joseph A Grondin of 184 North Street, Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Edward Whelan
Whelan
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine
Academy
Whelans
Joseph A. Grondin
North St
Maine World Trade Council elects Coleman president
At its second annual meeting the Maine World Trade Council elected G. E. Coleman Jr. of Nichols Poultry Farm Brunswick as president. Gov Reed announced Maine plans to have office space in the new 350 million World Trade Center in New York City when it is completed in 1967.
Demolition rivals construction in big NYC business
In 1963 demolition surged as a major industry in New York City with about 3,700 buildings torn down. The trend underscored changes in urban renewal and construction dynamics shaping the cityscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Deaths David D. Smart 75 in Saco car crash
David D. Smart, 75, of 16 Middle St, Saco, died yesterday in a car crash at Camp Ellis. Born November 1, 1888 in Eagle Lake, he worked for Bates Mfg. Co for 10 years before retiring seven years ago. He belonged to the Cathol ic Order of Foresters and Royal Neighbors of America and attended Notre Dame des Lourdes Church. Surviving: widow Phoebe. two daughters Lucille and Delourde Despres. son Sidney. brothers Levy and Ernest. sister Emilia Fournier. two grandsons and nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday at 9 a.m. from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church. Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home evenings and weekend afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David D. Smart
Middle St
Saco
Camp Ellis
Eagle Lake
Damase
Christie (Gagnon) Smart
Bates Mfg.Co
Catholic Order of Foresters
Royal Neighbors of
Phoebe (Devoe) Smart
Lucille Smart
Delourde Despres
Sidney Smart
Levy Smart
Dansville
Ernest Smart
Presque Isle
Emilia Fournier
St. Petersburg
Fla
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Death of Mrs Helen Mullen of Old Orchard Beach
Mrs Helen D Mullen R N 37 of 2 Wildwood Lane died this morning in a Portland hospital after a long illness. Born in Howland on June 7 1927 she was the daughter of Raynor and Madeline Crocker. She worked as a registered nurse at Notre Dame Hospital Biddeford and was a member of Washington Avenue Methodist Church and a former member of Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge. Surviving are her widower Harold E Mullen two sons Frank and Barry one daughter Susan all of Old Orchard Beach her maternal grandmother Linwood Davis Howland five brothers Clayton Jeffery Hart Fran Crocker and Rev Albert Crocker and several nieces and nephews. Shumway Funeral Home Saco is handling arrangements and services calling hours time to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Helen D. Mullen
R.N
Wildwood Lane
Portland
Howland
Raynor
Madeline) Crocker
Notre Dame Hospital
Biddeford
Washington Avenue
Bangor
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Funeral services for Armand Arsenault in Saco Saturday
Funeral services for Armand Arsenault of 137 Lewis Ave. Saco, who died yesterday, will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Cote Funeral Home Beach and James Streets. Friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arsenault
Armand Arsenault
Lewis Ave
Saco
Cote
Beach and
James Streets
Innocent pleas entered in Bangor murder case
In Bangor District Court three men pleaded innocent to two counts of murder in the slayings of Edward Morris and his son Harold Morris. Judge Ian MacInnes continued the case to November 2 for hearing. Defendants Coty, Corey, and Swett, all of Bangor, were named in warrants and each faces two murder charges. The victims were killed at their Center Street home last Saturday night. Police say a sawed-off shotgun was used and found in a nearby cabin along Route 9 in Aurora. Also recovered in the cabin were 200 shares of Harold Morris stock. Defense counsel was appointed for each defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Ian MacInnes
Paul J. Coty
Simon Cote
Stanley S. Corey
Milton R. Swett
Edward S. Morris
Harold
Center St
Route 9
Aurora
Harold Morris
Morris
MacInnes
Albert H. Winchell
Coty
John E. Harrington
Corey
Louis
Valiades
Swett
Valuation Booklets Arrive In Biddeford
Valuation booklets listing Biddeford’s new valuations arrived and are available to taxpayers at the Biddeford Tax Assessors Office. Chief Assessor James McKeon said the booklets were ordered after the City Council voted to publish and distribute the valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
James McKeon
Biddeford Assembly Aims to Make School System Premier
A Biddeford school assembly drew local leaders including Mayor Pom erleau City Council President Rudolph Bergeron and school committee members Lucien Doyon Dr Joseph Patane Atty Roger C Nadeau and J Frederick Warner Stebbins and Kenneally. The gathering focused on plans to elevate the Biddeford school system to the finest in Maine.
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Page One
Biddeford
Maine
Pomerleau
Rudolph Bergeron
Lucien Doyon
Joseph Patane
Roger C. Nadeau
J. Frederick Warner
Stebbins
Kenneally
Portland Weather Forecast Bright and Cold
Mostly fair but cold this afternoon and tonight with highs in the lower 50s and lows in the low to mid 20s. Northerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Mostly sunny and slightly warmer Saturday as winds shift to the west at 10 to 15 mph.
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Portland
Saco Democrats Mull Volunteer Ward Workers
State Rep. Camille Bedard of Saco announced at a Saco Democratic City Committee meeting the formation of teenage political clubs for campaign material distribution. A special Oct. 30 meeting with city officials will organize extra sworn ward workers for ballot sorting and counting on Nov. 3. Five ballots are to be voted. a moment of silence honored Frank M. Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camille Bedard
Saco
Democratic City Committee
G.A.R. Hall
Bedard
Frank M. Jones
Saco Democratic Social Club
Armand Duquette
Biddeford
J. Woodrow Vallely
Sanford
Donald Guay
Phyllis Deschambeault
Charles Mistos
Samuel Gagnon Sr
Paul Reay
Donald MecCone
J. Ralph Larochel
Pope Calls Fourth Vatican Council To Address Modern World Issues
Vatican officials report the council will continue debate on the modern world schema focusing on birth control nuclear arms and world hunger. Pope Paul VI announced a fourth session after a wide vote and ongoing drafting during recess in St Peter's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Paul VI
St. Peter’s
Pericle Felici
Winners Named At Beach Card Party
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Prize winners were announced at the card party held at C Fayette Staples American Legion Hall sponsored by the Post and Auxiliary. Women's high went to Mrs Amelia Tibbets, women's low to Mrs Avonell Pettengill, men's high to Joseph Cyr, and men's low to Aime Violette. The Queen's prize and a Special prize were won by Mrs Evelyn Presley. This was the eighth in the series. the ninth will be next Thursday at 8 pm. The Saco police have a new...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
C. Fayette Staples
American Legion Hall
Post and Auxiliary
Amelia Tibbetts
Low
Avonell Pettengill
Joseph Cyr
Aime Violette
Evelyn Presley
Welcome- To The Fold Welcome- To The Fold
Community births and family notices from Biddeford and Saco area families. Newborns Corina Ruth Ladd at Windham Community Hospital in Connecticut. Karlanne Frances Jones born in Whittier California with Maine relatives listed. Sandra Claire Ouellette welcomed in Saco with family ties to Biddeford and Arundel.
First Mailbox At Beach On Display At Post Office
The first mailbox used in town is shown at the Post Office through courtesy of postal employee Ernest Brousseau. It dates from May 18, 1874 and is galvanized iron with iron rivets. Front inscription reads For newspapers and packages, but not for letters. The exhibit marks the 100th anniversary of the United States Civil Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Ernest Brousseau
United States Civil Service
Deadline Set For St Marys Parish Auto Drive
St Mary's Parish in Biddeford sets Thanksgiving as the drive deadline to fund a car for the nuns. The St Mary's Automobile committee, meeting at the school hall, opened new donation points at St Mary's Convent Doran's Drug Store Rita's Beauty Salon and Amy Shea's both in Biddeford. Rev Cornelius J Enright approved rear church boxes for Sunday donations after Mass. The committee will meet weekly Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at St Mary's School hall. any interested person may attend.
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St. Mary’s Parish
Biddeford
St. Mary's Automobile Committee
St. Mary's Convent
Doran's Drug Store
Main Street
Rita's
Foss St
Amy Shea
Lambert St
Cornelius J. Enright
Automobile Committee
St. Mary’s School Hall
Invitation to Arundel Assembly Constitution Nov 26
Old Orchard Beach Assembly of the Rainbow reports receiving an invitation to attend the Arundel Assembly constitution on November 26. A car-ride recently held was successful. Plans are made for a food sale on November 6 with the venue to be announced. Rainbow Grandfather Hubert Standeven shared color slides from England and police chief Raymond Kerr noted a penetrator and siren on patrol cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Order of the Rainbow
Constitution of
Raymond Kerr
Church Women Plan Christmas Fair Discussion
The Women's Society of Christian Service of Washington Avenue Methodist Church met at Mrs. Hazel Kennett's home in Old Orchard Beach. President Mrs. Mattie Bliss led devotions, with absent officers noted. They discussed the Christmas Fair on Nov. 19, the Miniwanca Chapter supper on Nov. 14, and the ministers' reception on Nov. 6, and set the next meeting for Nov. 5 at 11:30 a.m. with a potluck lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Old Orchard Beach
Hazel Kennett
Clark Street
Saco
Mattie Bliss
Florence Benson
Peter
Hazel Davis
Frances Johnson
Miniwanca
Order of the Eastern Star
Retta Sait
Helen Anderson
Alice Browne
Bliss
Jean Cooper
Barbara Gilbert
Elizabeth Garland
Harriet Andrews
Cora Jones
Gertrude Leonard
Florence Gray
Gertrude Wight
Anna Anderson
Kennett
Charlotte Morrill
Account Report From Saco Details City Finances
A state of accounts for the City of Saco as of Oct 10 reports 1964 appropriations and expenditures across departments. Highlights include Thorn ton Academy, schools, roads and highways, welfare, fire, police, sewer, and parks with credits and debits totaling tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars and notable bond redemption and capital improvement entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
J. Edward Whean
Planning Board
Fire Department
Police Department
Thornton Academy
Hancock Joins Movement Against Removing Under God
Maine Attorney General Frank E. Hancock aligns with a group of state attorneys general opposing efforts to strike the words under God from the Pledge of Allegiance. They seek to prevent the Supreme Court from overturning a New York ruling upholding the phrase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Frank E. Hancock
U.S. Supreme Court
New York
Traffic Accident Reported in Saco
A car driven by Thomas R Dawson 48 of Biddeford collided with a vehicle driven by John M Johnson 78 of Saco at 10 am at Elm and Bramon Streets. Neither driver was injured. Police issued a summons to Dawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R .Dawson
Granite St
Biddeford
John M. Johnson
High St
Saco
Elm
Scammon
Dawson
Twelve Court Cases Heard In Kennebunk
Mun icipal Court heard twelve cases with fines for speeding and left of center violations. Albert Brunette faced a 150 dollar fine or 30-day jail term for drunk driving, while others like Icky Abrahamson and Roscoe Catland paid smaller sums. Some cases, including Douglas Dorn and Robert Lipkin, were continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Icky Abrahamson
Falmouth
Robert B. Hart
Natick
Mass
Curtis N. Evans
Weston
Albert Brunette
Sanford
Brunette
Leo F. Copeland
South Portland
Benjamin I. Warner Jr
Essex Junction
Roscoe Catland
Portland
Warner
Catland
iGeorge Isiah
Chatam
N. B
Kenneth Kehoe
Lynn
Douglas Dorn
Robert Lipkin
Jere Crouse
Bangor
Awards Given To Biddeford Students
Biddeford High School honors were announced by Principal Paul Stebbins for students scoring in the top ten percent nationally on the National Educational Development Test program. The juniors include Candace Calderwood Clifford Clifford Sandra Davis Beverly Donovan Louise Fillmore John Gay Burton Labelle Fred Lemovitz Ralph Madore Louise Nicol Carolyn Scott Sharon Wigley and Stephen Ziminski. Sophomores honored are Richard Beaudette Arthur Lerman Michael Sevigny Priscilla Souza Andre Turcotte Diane Wagner and Samuel Zaitlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford High School
Paul Stebbins
Candace Calderwood
Clifford Clifford
Sandra Davis
Beverly Donovan
Louise Fillmore
John Gay
Burton Labelle
Fred Lemovitz
Ralph Madore
Louise Nicol
Carolyn Scott
Sharon Wigley
Stephen Ziminski
Richard Beaudette
Arthur Lerman
Michael Sevigny
Priscilla Souza
Andre Turcotte
Diane Wagner
Samuel Zaitlin
Voter Registration Deadline Announced in Biddeford
Biddeford City Clerk Paul Deshaies announced the registration deadline is October 26 at 9 PM. Voters not registered by then will be unable to vote, he said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Paul Deshaies
Deshaies
Biddeford Men Fined in Yorkshire Municipal Court
In Yorkshire Municipal Court Associate Judge David J Strater heard cases from Biddeford men. Claude A. Boucher, 27, was fined 20 dollars for driving a truck without emergency reflectors. James E. Kennard was fined 25 dollars for not returning to the right after passing, and 10 dollars with 5 suspended for unlawfully transporting migratory game birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
South Berwick
Yorkshire
David J Strater
Claude A. Boucher
James E. Kennard
Kennard
Bergeron Supports Gaulin for Biddeford Council President Biddeford
Rudolph Bergeron denied interest in running for mayor and said he will back Edward F. Gau lin, the Biddeford Democratic Association endorsed candidate, to continue open meetings and full discussion of issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Rudolph Bergeron
Bergeron
Edward F. Gaulin
AMVETS Auxiliary Fall Banquet Held in Biddeford
Abbott Verville AMVETS Auxiliary members attended the fall banquet at the Wonderbar in Biddeford. Attendees included Mary Emery Irene Mc Glauffin Irene Griffin Leona Travers Anne Gustafson Irene Guarino Toni Bill Laurine Pettengill and Mary Belanger. Afterward a brief business session occurred at the club house. Committees for Sunday card parties were named with Leona Travers in charge October 25 and Irene Griffin for November 1 with Irene Guarino handling gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Abbott Verville Amvets
Wonderbar
Biddeford
Mary Emery
Irene Mc. Glauffin
Irene Griffin
Leona Travers
Anne Gustafson
Irene Guarino
Toni Bill
Lauraine Pettengill
Mary Belanger
Beach Jaycees Discuss Pageant For Convention
The Old Orchard Beach Jaycees met at the high school gym with the Portland Jaycees as guests to discuss merging the Miss Maine pageant with the Jaycee Convention to be held in Old Orchard Beach next May. Refreshments followed. organizers were Paul Leroux, Robert Jenkins, and Robert Nason. Participants included Ronald Corbeil, Arthur Guerin Jr., Tommy Lee, George Freeman, Raymond Doherty, Brendan Crosby, Robert Jenkins, Robert Cote, Paul Leroux Jr., John Ladakakos, and Clayton Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Portland
Chester Briggs
Robert Cote
Paul Leroux Jr
John Ladakakos
Clayton Harding
Firefighters Cover Saco During Overnight Shift
Fire crews were summoned at 1 30 this morning to cover the Saco Fire Department in Saco. No other calls were reported in the past 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Saco
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Alma Mater
Laurette Perreault
J. Andre’s Church
Helen Mullen
A.M P
Saco Democrats
Saco Police
Biddeword
Saco Journal
Sandra Claire Ouellette
Aurelle Ouellette Jr
Washington Ave
Sandra
Richard
Exilda Binette
Western Ave
Wilfrid Binette
Aurelle Ouellette Sr
Cleaves St
Everett C. Ladd Jr
Storrs
Conn
Corina Ruth
Windham Community Hospital
Willimantic
Ralph L. Northway
Easley
S. C
Everett C. Ladd
Roger Jones
Whittier
Calif
Keanebunk
Karlanne Frances
Presbyterian Inter - Community Hospital
Carlene Hutchins
Arundel
Richmond Hutchins
Arthur Jones
Edward Taute
Harley Hutchins
Beach
Beach Rainbow
Hancock
Old Orchard Beach High School
Alice Stevens
Barbara Jalbert
John Jalbert
Kathi Daly
Japan
Beauty
Philadelphia
Felix T. Sheltra
Jefferson Street
Gaul
Amvets
Beach Jaycees
Journal
Richard Danforth
Anastasoff Studio
N.A.A.C.P
Southern Maine
Represent
Atives
The
National
Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Second Parish Congregational Church
New Hall
Crescent Street
Acral
Stan
Tupper
Donald Hansen
Portland Press Herald
Republican State Committee
Roger Putnam
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