Local Soldiers Homeward in Maine and Europe Tour
Pfc Bertram P Harriman U S Army completed two years service in Munich Germany and is now at his home 5 Hutchins St Saco Mr and Mrs Rene Racine 14 Taylor St Biddeford have returned from Germany where they visited their son Maj Norman Racine and family in Munich They also visited Salzburg Austria Garmisch and Paris
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram P. Harriman
U. S. Army
Munich
Germany
Hutchins St
Saco
Rene Racine
Taylor St
Biddeford
Maj
Norman Racine
Salzberg
Austria
Garmash
Paris
TWUA AFL-CIO Auxiliary Banquet and Halloween Party Night
TWUA AFL CIO Auxiliary hosts 21st annual banquet at Wonderbar Steak House Biddeford tomorrow 6 30 PM with dancing at 8 PM in Union Hall Main Street Refreshments served hosts Mrs Ida Noyes Biddeford and Mrs Nellie White Saco Halloween party linked to York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty at 8 PM tomorrow at Wells home Members in costume. Alexander MacMillan Post Royal Canadian Legion and Auxiliary hold 7 30 PM anniversary dinner at Wonderbar Biddeford. Saco Little League Mothers rummage sale GAR Hall Saco City Hall Saturday 9 AM to noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TWUA
Afl-Cio
Wonderbar
Union Hall
Main Street
Biddeford
Ida Noyes
Nellie White
Saco
York County
Albert LaPierre
Wells
Alexander MacMillan Post
Royal Canadian Legion
Auxiliary
Little League
GAR Hall
Saco City Hall
Bay State Man Is Acquitted of Driving Charge
In Kennebunk Municipal Court Worcester motorist Donald J. Carrigan was acquitted of driving to endanger after a hearing. Judge Chester Cram dropped the charge on motion by Atty. Joseph Harvey. Several others pled guilty and paid fines for related traffic offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Worcester
Mass
Chester Cram
Atty
Joseph Harvey
Saco
Donald J. Carrigan
Philip Ferriss
South
Weymouth
Robert Jangon
Bonnie Costello
Sanford
James Bigelow
Bangor
William Kelemen
Watertown
Charles Robinson
Medford
Stock Market Edges Up On Mixed Early Trading
In New York the stock market showed an irregular advance with selective wins in heavy trading. Chrysler fell after profit taking despite a prior surge. General Motors rose to a yearly high while AT and CBS climbed about 2 percent and Du Pont neared a 3 percent gain. The AP average rose .5 to 281.2, Dow up 1.41 to 753.21, with industry groups and several sugar stocks advancing amid mixed prices on the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chrysler
General Motors
At&t
CBS
Raytheon
du Pont
Union Carbide
Jersey Standard
Associated Press
Dow Jones
American Crystal Sugar
Central Aguirre
Holly Sugar
Puerto Rico
Polaroid
Control
Xerox
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Sears appeals speeding case from Saco Municipal Court
Mrs. Barbara A. Sears 34 of Portland pleaded innocent to a speeding charge in Saco Municipal Court yesterday morning and was found guilty with a $15 suspended fine. She appealed the case later in the morning to Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara
A. Sears
Portland
Saco
Deaths Mrs Charlotte Norcross 90 of Saco
Mrs Charlotte C Norcross 90 of 502 Main St Saco wife of Rev Fred Norcross died early this morning in a local hospital She was born in Gorham NH Nov 22 1872 daughter of Thomas and Ora Etta Fisk and was a member of the Pentecostal Church of Old Orchard Beach She is survived by one son Philip E Norcross Marblehead MA Funeral services will be at 10 am Monday at the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco with interment at Evans Cemetery Gorham NH Friends may call tomorrow and Sunday 7 9 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte C. Norcross
Main St
Saco
Fred Norcross
Gorham
N. H
Thomas and
Ora_ Etta (Davis) Fisk
Pentecostal Church of
Old Orchard Beach
Philip E. Norcross
Marblehead
Mass
Dennett and Craig
Evans Cemetery
N.H
John E Carter 76 Dies After Brief Illness in Kennebunk
John E Carter formerly of Kennebunk Lower Village dies in a hospital after a brief illness. Born August 28, 1887 in Bedford Massachusetts he worked 50 years as an engineer for the Boston and Maine Railroad retiring in 1959. He was active in Tem Mont Temple Baptist Church Arundel Lodge A F and A M Masonry Maine Consistory St Amand Commandery Kora Shrine and Odd Fellows. Survived by widow Beatrice a son John Courtland Carter a sister and four grandchildren. Funeral 2:30 Sunday at Village artist Church Kennebunkport Rev George Urban officiating burial Evergreen Cemetery Kennebunk Landing. Friends may call Bibber Memorial Chapel tomorrow 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
John E. Carter
Western Avenue
Kennebunk Lower Village
Bedford
Mass
John L
Lizzie (Veazey) Carter
Boston and Maine Railroad
Tremont Temple Baptist Church
Boston
Arundel Lodge
A.F
A.M
Maine
St. Amand Commandery
Kora Shrine
Lewiston
Odd Fellows Lodge
Portsmouth
N.H
Beatrice (Berry) Carter
John Courtland Carter
Magnolia
Walter Tabb
Lowell Mass
Village Artist
Kennebunkport
George Urban
Evergreen Cemetery
Kennebunk Landing
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Summer St
Ste Therese Council to Meet in Biddeford Honoring Miss Lauziere
Officers and members of Ste Therese Council Union St. Jean Baptiste will meet tonight at 8 at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford to pay respects to Miss Helene Lauziere a 50 year member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste. Therese
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Sansoucy
Stone St
Biddeford
Helene Lauziere
Rain Hits Southeast Coast Area
Rainy windy weather moved along the Southeast coast with Ginny offshore near Charleston prompting gale warnings. Pacific Northwest showers persisted while drought areas in the south and plains saw warm dry weather and record October highs, with 452 counties designated for emergency drought loans by Farmers Home Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pacific Northwest
Ginny
Charleston
S.C
Georgia
South Carolina
Texas
Lake Superior
Plains
New England
Agriculture Department
Farmers Home Administration
Washington
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
New York
Michigan
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Wyoming
Hadassah Names National Delegates to Convention
Mrs. Leo Ross Mrs. Irving Zaitlin and Mrs. Fred Small will attend the National Hadassah Convention October 27 to 30 in Washington D C announced by Mrs. Small president of the local Hadassah group. The next local meeting is November 5. Maine Caravan events include November 7 at Wonderbar I Steak House Biddeford and the harvest dance November 16 at Fitz Chaim Synagogue vestry Biddeford open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Ross
Irving Zaitlin
Fred Small
Washington, D. C
Small
State of Maine
Wonderbar I
Biddeford
Fitz- Chaim
Brush Fire Quelled At Old Orchard
Local firefighters were alerted to a brush fire on Smith Wheel Road at Old Orchard Beach early this morning. A booster line was used with retary arriving at 9 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard
Old Orchard Beach
Smith Wheel Road
Portland Weather Forecast: Sunny and Warm Inland
This afternoon sun and haze bring a warm day with highs near 75 to 80 degrees. Winds are light and variable, with onshore sea breezes along the coast at 6 to 12 mph. Tonight, fair and mild with fog developing, lows in the 40s and gentle variable winds. Saturday expected to be sunny and hazy, continuing warm with some high cloudiness.October tides show high and low times across the 24th to 26th with morning and afternoon shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Rockefeller’s 1964 bid seen as GOP hinge in campaign
The piece outlines Nelson Rockefeller’s 1964 presidential ambitions, his divorce and remarriage to a younger woman, and how his campaign uses a strategic, staged public image. It notes his liberal stances provoking GOP mutterings, his middle-ground critique of Kennedy and Goldwater, and the behind the scenes team led by George Hinman coordinating the New Hampshire primary effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tism
Rockefeller
Goldwater
U.S
United Nations
New Hampshire
New York City
George L. Hinman
Corporation
Hinman
Upstate Binghamton, N.Y
Henry Kissinger
Harvard Center For International Affairs
Welcome To The Fold
EXTENDING GREETINGS to newcomers in the area in be half of the Biddeford Saco Journal is Karen Ann Cyr 22 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joel R Cyr Enfield Conn Mrs Cyr is the former Reinette C Huot and maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Arsenel Huot West Street Biddeford Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Louis Cyr Kegan To Mr and Mrs Robert Keithley Newport R I a son Gregory Joseph on Sept 12 at the Newport R I Naval Hospital Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Joseph Keithley Main Street Saco and Mr and Mrs Joseph Cordeau Fortunes Rocks and Manchester N H
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Robert Keithley
Newport
R. L
Gregory Joseph
Newport, R. I. Naval Hospital
Joseph Keithley
Main Street
Saco
Joseph Cordeau
Fortunes Rocks
Manchester
N. H
Biddeford Man Found Innocent Of Traffic Count
Robert F. Townsend Jr. of 194 Elm Street Biddeford was found innocent in Saco Municipal Court this morning of driving to endanger after a morning collision with a Biddeford police cruiser on Alfred Street near Ray Street. Police Officer Leo Cote and Raymond Langevin were injured. Townsend avoided injury as both vehicles were demolished. The case moved from Biddeford Municipal Court after Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason disqualified himself. Judge William F. Wilson Jr. presided with state Atty. Philip Graves and defense counsel Siffon and Louis Spill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Townsend, Jr
Elm St
Biddeford
Saco
Townsend
Alfred Street
Ray Street
Leo Cote
Raymond Langevin
Biddeford Municipal Court
Gerald C. Nason
William F. Wilson Jr
Atty
Philip Graves
Attys. Siffon
Louis Spill
Cote
Langevin
Armand Belair
George Friary
Confessions and church meetings across Kennebunk and Wells
The text lists religious gatherings at St Martha's in Kennebunkport and St Monica's in Kennebunk on Saturday, plus St Mary's Wells Beach on Sunday morning, with time slots. It also notes a Junior Band meeting for Saco Salvation Army and attendance by representatives from Saco School Street Methodist at the Portland District Conference in Kezar Falls, plus a playful note on a space-themed chess set and a historical remark about the Treaty of Utrecht and Cape Breton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco School Street
Cape Breton Island
France
Louis XV
St. Lawrence
Executive offices of state government and private political operation
In a Manhattan building owned by him, the executive offices of state government sit alongside his private political operation, highlighting a fusion of public authority and private influence within a single address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Top Kennedy Programs Appear To Be Doomed
Washington analysis notes the civil rights bill and a tax cut face major hurdles in 1963. Dirksen doubts any measure can eventuate, with Byrd leading opposition in the Senate and Southern Democrats threatening a filibuster. House action stalls as committee quibbles persist, while White House talks try to tame the impasse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Dirksen
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
New York
Celler
Robert F. Kennedy
White House
Erratic storm tests Savannah Beach residents amid high tides
Erratic winds reached up to 95 miles per hour as a sunny dry spell lured tourists. At Savannah Beach Georgia about 20 miles offshore, around 1000 residents chose to stay put despite fears of being cut off from the mainland by rising tides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Savannah Beach
Atlantic
Fortier and Bergeron Attend SBA Meeting in Lewiston
Biddeford City Councilman Conrad T. Fortier and Rudolph A. Bergeron, a local businessman, attended an area Small Business Administration conference in Lewiston on Thursday. Clarence Cowles and Lauren Hart led discussions on SBA aid to communities and small business. Hart outlined SBA policy on financing up to 80 percent of land and startup costs, with the community covering the remaining 20 percent and locating a suitable industry. Other Maine communities represented included Sanford, Portland, Lewiston, Auburn, Brunswick, and Lisbon Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad T. Fortier
Biddeford
Rudolph A. Bergeron
The
Small Business Administration
Lewiston
S.B.A
Clarence Cowles
Lauren Hart
Washington
Hart
Maine
Sanford
Portland
Auburn
Brunswick
Lisbon Falls
Utility Pole Hit In Traffic Mishap In Biddeford
Robert H. Lewis 21 of 11 Pine Street Biddeford escaped injury when his automobile struck a utility pole on Pool Street Thursday evening He told Biddeford police he swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle Damage to the vehicle was estimated as considerable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Lewis
Pine St
Biddeford
Pool Street
Lewis
Competition For Model Building Is Explained
A Biddeford High School assembly at 1 30 PM featured the Fisher Body Division of General Motors outlining the annual model car building competition. Biddeford High graduate Robert Bourque had won the state title six consecutive years. An event with stage demonstrations, colored slides, and films showcased future automotive designs, with John Shook representing the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford High School
Fisher Body
General Motors
Biddeford
Robert Bourque
John Shook
Beach Resident Appeals $25 Fine In Saco Court
Edward F. Mulderiy, 42, Old Orchard Beach, pleaded innocent to a speeding charge in Saco Municipal Court after being clocked at 55 mph in a 40 mph zone on Ocean Park Road. Judge Hilary Mahaney found him guilty, imposing a $25 fine. Mulderiy appealed and posted $100 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Mulderiy
Murphy Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Saco Municipal Court
Saco
Alberick Martin
Ocean Park Road
Mulderiy
Hilary Mahaney
Martin
Jean Paul Thibault
Alfred Read
Biddeford
Emil J. Lehouillier
Hill St
Elm
Temple Streets
Thibault
Lehouillier
Rex Ward Lewis
Sebago Lake
David J. Alexander
South Harpswell
T. D. Bryant
Dayton
Maine Maritime Founder Speaks To Rotary Club
Kennebunk Rotary Club welcomed Ralph Leavitt founder and chair of the Maine Maritime Academy board. He described Castine’s academy growth from 1941 to a four-year BS program with 475 students currently enrolled. He noted 1964 graduates can expect salaries starting around 6500, with on board ship living reducing costs and appealing to sea loving graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Ralph Leavitt
Maine Maritime Academy
Kennebunk Rotary Club
Maritime Academy
Castine
Thornton Saint Louis grid films shown social notes
Biddeford council and Knights of Columbus held the season’s first social at K of C Hall on Washington Street. Films of the St Louis High vs Thornton Academy football game were shown with a commentary by Richard Jacques. Edmond Neault won a special award. 60 plus attendees and refreshments by Raymond Rousseau. A Nov 21 social is planned and a masquerade ball was set for tomorrow night for members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Knights of Columbus
K. of C. Hall
Washington Street
St. Louis
Thornton Academy
Richard Jacques
St Louis High
Edmond Neault
Raymond Rousseau
Barrel Fire Doused by Saco Firefighters on Pine Street
Saco firemen extinguished a blaze in a barrel on Pine Street yesterday and kept watch for any further unauthorized fires. A Portland Road resident reported smoke late evening, but no fire was found in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Pine Street
Portland Road
Arundel Activates 24 Hour Fire Patrols
Fire officials and civil defense workers began a continuous twenty four hour patrol in Arundel after a late meeting. Fire Chief Carle Danis said the patrol will run through the dangerous conditions and warned that charges would be pressed against anyone starting outdoor fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arundel
Carle Danis
Dog Pack Roaming Streets In Saco
Saco police report a pack of eight to ten dogs roaming streets for three days. Officers cannot disperse them for long and urge owners to keep animals at home. They have frightened schoolchildren with barking and frantic running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
United Nations Day Observed by AMVETS Auxiliary in Biddeford
A UNA day program was held at the AMVETS Auxiliary Post home in Biddeford with Ruth Nickerson presenting the United Nations flag and discussing the Rights of a Child and UNICEF. U N decals were shared, school materials ordered for Biddeford Junior High, and plans formed for Halloween favors for Sweetser Children’s Home. A Holiday Safety project with the American Safety Council was discussed, a state executive meeting set for Nov 3 in Bath, and acts of charity noted including a Meals For Millions penny drive and a donation to the Freedom Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Merton Ira
Freedom Foundation
Gladyce Dodge
India Is Discussed By Church Circle
Lydia Circle of Saco United Baptist Church Women met at the home of Ruth and Georgia Severance to discuss a civic topic India. A question and answer period followed with Mrs. Ruby Brown, vice president of missions, speaking briefly. Devotions led by Mrs. Virginia Scammon and the Love Gift offering was dedicated by Mrs. Verna Taylor. Conducting the meeting was Mrs. Ethel Whitten. Guests included Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Agnes Ladd, with other attendees named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Park
Lydia
Saco
Rhoda Kimball
Dorothy Phillips
Nellie Rhodes
Blanche Furber
Mildred Soule
Elizabeth Wilson
Isabelle Perkins
Agnes Nichols
Morin Named to Merrimack College Programs Committee
Miss Nancy M. Morin of Biddeford Maine is serving on the programs committee of the Secretary Education Club at Merrimack College. She will help present the annual fashion show on November 10 at 7:45 p.m. in the Collegiate Auditorium with Homecoming Week as the theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Andover
Mass
Nancy M. Morin
Biddeford
Maine
Education Clu
Merrimack Col. Education Club
Merrimack College
Merrimack College Collegiate
Wells Man Fined For Unregistered Car Tow Near Berwick
A Wells man, 34, paid five dollars in Yorkshire Municipal Court after pleading guilty to towing an unregistered car at North Berwick without a state police permit. Herbert Coggeshall was fined ten dollars with half suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
South Berwick
Yorkshire
North Berwick
Herbert Coggeshall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bay State
Memoriam
Joseph Bergeron
St. Andre’s Church
Charlotte Norcross
Hadassah
Presdent Kennedy
St. Martha’s Church
St. Monica’s Church
St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
Saco Salvation Army
Henri
Fortier
Bergeron
Beach
Saco Court
Maine Maritime
Rotary Club
Thornton-St. Louis
Dog
Discount Kodak
Eford
Sylvania No
Sylvania
KODAK
India
Church Circle
Portland Auto Renting Co
Youland
Rust Craft
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