Local Personal Notes From Biddeford and Saco Area
Mrs. William Binette, 55 Pool Street, Biddeford, is a patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Mrs. Martha Carter, formerly of Cross Street, Saco, now in Middleton, Massachusetts, visits friends in Saco this week. Mr. and Mrs. Deschambeault and Miss Geraldine Poisson of 256 Elm Street, Biddeford, plan a weekend at Poland Spring House to attend the Jefferson-Jackson dinner. Richard N. Hamel, seaman apprentice USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hamel of 12 Liberty Avenue, Biddeford, left Norfolk for duty with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean aboard USS Dewey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Binette
Pool St
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Martha Carter
Cross Street
Saco
Middleton
Mass
Frederic Deschambeault
Geraldine Poisson
Elm St
Poland Spring House
Richard N. Hamel
Seaman Aprentice
USN
Henry Hamel
Liberty Ave
Norfolk
Dewey
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Saco Democratic City Committee Meeting Schedule
The Saco Democratic City Committee meets Sunday night at 7 30 in the Saco Court Room city hall. Group B led by Mrs August Albert will run No Dame Auxiliary Thrift Shop for the week. Tighe Beaudoin Farley Unit American Legion Auxiliary holds 8 pm meeting Monday at Biddeford City Building. All officers and members to attend. First District American Legion meets 8 pm tonight at Tighe Beaudoin Farley Post Biddeford.
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Saco
Democratic City Committee
Saco — Court Room
City All
August Albert
Notre Dame Auxiliary
Tighe - Beaudoin - Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Biddeford
American Legion
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
Stolen 1951 Sedan Destroyed by Beach Fire
Old Orchard Beach police report a 1951 sedan stolen from Biddeford parking spot burned out on the beach at Staples Street. Assistant Fire Chief Linwood Kimball noted the car jumped a bulkhead and bogged in sand. Biddeford owner Leopold Delcourt confirmed ownership. Fire call logged 2 32 to all out 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Staples Street
Old Orchard Pier
Firemben
Linwood Kimball
John Clark
Leopold Delcourt
Cleaves St
Biddeford
Clark
Delcourt
McNamara Orders Carrier Yet Delays Navy Bid Process
McNamara ordered the Navy to proceed immediately with a standard carrier but did not yet advertise for bids or sign a contract. He delayed a go ahead on a carrier with conventional power after discussions with Secretary Korth who cited personal reasons for resignation and denied political ties to the TFX contract probe.
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Pace
Navy
McNamara
Fred Korth
White House
Korth
Kennedy
Senate
Births Share News From Kennebunk and Biddeford Areas
Elsewhere to Mr and Mrs Alban Hersey Grove St Kennebunk a son Scott David eight pounds seven ounces Oct 12 Henriet ta D Goodall Hospital Sanford Grandparents J Paul Morin Sanford Alvin K Hersey Kennebunk Great grandparents Ernest E Thibodeau Sanford and Charles W Hersey Waterford At The Webber to Mr and Mrs Bradford Dyer Maple Avenue West Kennebunk a daughter Alison Lee weighing six pounds 14 ounces Oct 23 To Mr and Mrs Donald Wormwood 109 Pleasant St Saco a son Raymond Allen weighing six pounds four ounces Oct 24 To Mr and Mrs Joseph Perry 15 Pike St Biddeford a daughter Caroline Ruth weighing five pounds four ounces Oct 24 To Mr and Mrs Perley Beal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alban Hersey
Grove St. Kennebunk
Scott David
Henrietta D. Goodall Hospital
Sanford
J. Paul Morin
Alvin K. Hersey
Kennebunk
Ernest E. Thibodeau
Charles W. Hersey
Waterford
Webber
Perley Beal
Deaths in Boston Man John J McDonough 54
John J. McDonough of North Weymouth Massachusetts died after a long illness in a Boston hospital. Born May 13 1909 in Portland he played sports at Cheverus High School and worked for General Motors then MIT. Survived by two sisters in Maine and siblings out of state. Funeral at Dorchester St Ann’s Church with burial in Blue Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
John J. McDonough
North Weymouth
Portland
Coleman J
Ann E. McDonough
Catholic Institute
Cheverus High School
General Motors Corp
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dorchester
Knights of Columbus
Holy Name Society
Clarence C. Kennedy
Biddeford
Jack Conway
Cape Elizabeth
Neponsett Ave
St. Ann's Church
Blue Hill Cemetery
Mrs Clara Labonte Dies After Long Illness in Lewiston
Mrs. Clara Labonte 75 of 202 Blake St widow of George Labonte died at home yesterday after a long illness. A Biddeford native, she moved to Lewiston in June. Survived by four daughters Ludger Daigneault Henri Gravel and two sons Ovide and William Labonte. Died contenders include 18 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Funeral from SS Peter and Paul Church at 10 a.m. Monday with burial in St Peter's Cemetery. Friends may call Pinette Funeral Home today and tomorrow 2-5 and 7-10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Clara Labonte
Blake St
George Labonte
Biddeford
St. Remi de Tingwick
Que
Joseph and
Severine (Garon) Marchand
SS. Peter and Paul Church
John J. Martin Dies in Springfield Mass
John J. Martin, former Biddeford resident, died in Springfield Massachusetts yesterday. Survived by widow Katherine Sheehan Martin, two brothers Dr. Thomas Martin of Portland and Ali ie Martin of Biddeford, two sisters Mrs. Frank Carey of Biddeford and Mrs. Anna Boothby of Saco. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
John J. Martin
Biddeford
Maine
Katherine (Sheehan) Martin
Thomas Martin
Portland
Aliie Martin
Frank Carey
Anna _ Boothby
Saco
Death of Miss Margaret F Murphy in Biddeford
Miss Margaret F Murphy of 31 Clifford Street Biddeford died after a short illness at a local hospital. Born in Biddeford daughter of Timothy and Margaret Murphy she belonged to St Marys Parish. Survived by two sisters Mrs Alice Brownlee Old Orchard Beach and Mrs Elizabeth Burns Biddeford one nephew Rev Eugene A Murphy Rochester NH and one niece Mrs James Harlan Port Chester NH A requiem high mass will be at St Marys Church Monday at 9 am with burial in St Marys Cemetery Friends may call Cosgrove Funeral Home 326 Elm Street Biddeford today and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret F., Murphy
Clifford St
Biddeford
Timothy and
Margaret (Keefe) Murphy
St. Mary’s Parish
Alice Brownlee
Old Orchard Beach
Elizabeth Burns
Eugene A. Murphy
Rochester
N. H
James Harlan
Port Chester
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
Legion auxiliary meeting notice at 8 p.m.
Old Orchard Beach reports a regular meeting of the C. Fayette Staples Unit American Legion Auxiliary scheduled for 8 p.m. Monday at the Legion Home on School Street. Also noted are a surgical patient at Webber Hospital and a successful church society food sale led by Elizabeth Garland at Zahare’s IGA with help from Barbara Gilbert and Gertrude Leonard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Fayette Staples
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
School Street
Carl Reed
Hillside Avenue
Webber Hospital
Women's Society of Christian Service
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Elizabeth Garland
Zahares I
G. A. Store
Heath Street
Kitchen Trick Ginger Prep Improves Slicing Ease
A kitchen tip suggests rinsing candied ginger in water before cutting to reduce sticking and make slicing easier. This simple step helps firms the texture and prevents the knife from snagging on sticky surfaces.
Three Biddeford Births Record Newborns in Late October
At 21 Gove Street Biddeford a son James Joseph weighed seven pounds born October 24 to Mr and Mrs Everett R Strout 159 Elm Street a daughter weighing five pounds 14 ounces born October 25 to Mr and Mrs Raymond J Wynn Horrigan Court a daughter Kathy Ann weighing seven pounds four ounces born October 25 to the same address list of births follows the three entries in the local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gove St
Biddeford
James Joseph
Everett R. Strout
Elm St
Raymond J. Wynn
Horrigan Court
Kathy Ann
Portland Forecast Tonight Through Sunday
Portland area expects mostly fair conditions tonight with little temperature change. Low temperatures fall into the 40s. Sunday should be fair in the southern portion, partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the north, and cooler conditions expected there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Tide times from October dates in EST
Table of sunrise and sunset style tide times for October days 26 through 29 in Eastern Standard Time, listing morning and evening tides with approximate hours and minutes across the dates. The fragmentary OCR shows inconsistent punctuation but indicates daily double tides and local time references.
Sunday Youth Meetings Across Biddeford and Area Churches
Youth groups and evening services are listed for Biddeford and nearby towns. Activities include Junior and Senior United Church Youth in Biddeford, Advent Christian and Pentecostal services in Old Orchard Beach, Saco, Kennebunk, Wells, and Sanford area churches, plus training unions and fellowship meetings at multiple congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
Biddeford
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Kennebunk Lower Village
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Youth Fellowship of the
Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society
Salvation Army
Union Avenue
Old Orchard Bach
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
The
Saco United Baptist Church
Youth Fellowship of
Goodwins Mills
Suspicious Fire Fought At Dump In Kennebunk
Four fire units and a portable pump responded to an 11 15 PM alarm for a fire at the Kennebunk town dump off Sea Road. Firefighters held the blaze, wetting down to keep it controlled, with some crews remaining at the scene after 2 AM. Fire Chief Harrison Coleman labeled the fire suspicious and said a 24 hour watch will stand until rain reduces fire risk. Trooper Merle Merrill located the blaze and called in the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Fire Department
Sea Road
Harrison Coleman
Merle Merrill
Woodside Drive
Four More Nomination Seekers File for Beach Town Meeting
Town clerk Esther Crowley announced four additional residents have joined efforts to secure 25 signatures on nomination papers for the December 9 town meeting election. The candidates are Herbert Trafton of Somerset Avenue district four Norman Isley of Portland Avenue district five Samuel Harrisburg of Flint Street district three and Roger J. Dube of East Grand Avenue district three. The filing deadline is November 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Esther Crowley
Town Meeting
Herbert Trafton
Somerset Avenue
Norman Isley
Portland Avenue
Samuel Harrisburg
Flint Street
Roger J. Dube
East Grand Avenue
Crowley
Hurricane Eyewall Tracks Up Carolina Coast
Hurricane Ginny lingered off the southeastern North Carolina coast driving gales near beaches and a coastal shift toward Hatteras. Residents evacuated beach houses and sought shelter in armories, schools, and churches as Civil Defense crews reported about 3,000 Grand Strand residents leaving their homes.
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Page One
North Carolina
Hatteras Tony
Ginny
Carolinas
Charleston
D.C
Morehead City
N.C
Civil Defense
South Carolina
Grand Strand
Protestant faith topics at Saco services
Reformation Sunday observances planned across Saco churches with services at 10 45 a m at the Saco Second Parish Unitarian Church led by Rev Edmund W Beal on the topic What It Means To Be A Protestant. A 3 p m service is noted at the Saco School Street Methodist Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Second Parish
Edmund W. Beal
Kennebunk VFW Post tops 100 percent membership
Kennebunk Memorial Post becomes York County’s first VFW unit over 100 percent in membership per Commander Donald Hanson. The post will push ahead with a Voice of Democracy contest at Kennebunk High School and sponsor Light a Bike Week to promote bicycle safety. Veterans Day plans were outlined for Nov 11, and service officer Harry Ambrose received a service officer badge. State leaders named Edward Winston of Kennebunk a life member, to be presented later. Next meeting set for Nov 7 to finish Veterans Day preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Memorial Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
York County
Donald Hanson
Kennebunk High School
Post
Harry A. Ambrose
Hanson
VFW
Council of Administration
Edward C. Winston
Firemen Rescue Trapped Dog From Quarry Pond In Biddeford
Biddeford firefighters Paul Bineau Herbert Tibbetts and Leo Cote rescued a mongrel dog stranded on a small island in a pond behind 30 May Street. They lowered a ladder to reach the animal which could not escape due to the pond's concave rocky banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Paul Bineau
Herbert
Red) Tibbetts
Leo Cote
Fire at Saco Laundromat Sparks Duct Blaze
Firemen were called twice to the Elm and Pleasant streets laundromat yesterday evening for a dryer fire caused by a spark in the duct behind the unit. First smoldering blaze quelled, later re ignition required dismantling duct. Owner listed as James Smith of Old Orchard Beach. A separate flare up at Foster Leavitt Jr. home on Fairfield Street involved an oil burner with no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Spaco
Elm
Pleasant Streets
James Smith
Old Orchard Beach
Foster Leavitt Jr
Fairfield St
Work Meeting At Biddeford Church Planned
The Biddeford United Church of Christ will host a workshop meeting Monday sponsored by the lay life and work committee of the Congregational Christian Conference of Maine. A team of leaders will tour churches and present two programs on Christians in Action with sessions for both men and women at 2:30 and 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Biddeford
Carlton Scott
Wilton
Carroll Valentine
Bethel
Robert Lindquist
Falmouth
Robert Wadel
Auburn
Wakely
David Wigley
Mary Worth
Perkins
William Thompson
Congregational Christian Conference of
Miss Worthley
George E. Phinney
West Scarborough
Robert Howes
Kennebunkport
Kennedy Flies To Amherst For Frost Memorial
President Kennedy travels from Washington to Massachusetts to attend ceremonies at Amherst College honoring the late poet Robert Frost. Fog in the capital required an automobile ride to Andrews Base before boarding the presidential aircraft for a roughly hour long flight to Westover Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Amherst College
Robert Frost
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Amherst
Man Accused of Embezzling
NEW YORK AP George M. Stiles Jr 25 of Yarmouth Maine is charged with embezzling 300 dollars from Canal National Bank of Portland Maine. He is held in 1000 bail for a hearing on removal to Maine for trial. A federal warrant alleges he took 300 dollars and made a false 200 entry last month. He appeared before U.S. Commissioner Earl N Bishop after FBI arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George M. Stiles Jr
Yarmouth
Maine
Canal National Bank
Portland
U.S
Earl N. Bishop
FBI
Gorham Repeats Triumph In Harrier Championship
Gorham High School harriers won the Southwestern Maine cross country title with 83 points, repeating as champions. Deering High School was second with 101, Cheverus third with 114, and York fifth among area teams. Dave Galli of Deering led individual runners in 12 minutes 35.8 seconds.
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Scarborough—Gorham High School Harriers
Maine
Deering High School
Cheverus High
York High
York County
Gray-New Gloucester High
South Portland High
Morse High
Bath
Bonny Eagle High
North Windham
Biddeford High
Westbrook High
Portland High
Berwick High
Thornton Academy
Saco
Cape Elizabeth High
Falmouth High
Kennebunk High
Wells High
Scarborough High
Dave Galli
Deering
Willowdale Country Club
Claude Caswell
Gray-New Gloucester
Tom Griffith
York
Cole
Thornton
Cochrane
Biddeford
Wong
Madore Biddeford
Nadeau
Ken
Robinson
L. Kurlanska
N. Smith
Bid
L. Smith
Wells
Ziminski
Reaves
Mantle to Stay in Hospital After Knee Operation
New York Yankee center fielder Mickey Mantle will remain hospitalized over the weekend as he recovers from knee ligament surgery on his left knee. Mantle said he hoped to leave earlier but the knee remained sore after walking. The $100,000-a-year outfielder was operated on Oct. 18 after injuring ligaments in his knee and breaking his left foot when colliding with the left center field fence in Baltimore in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Yankee
Mickey Mantle
Baltimore
National Hockey League Scores From Friday and Weekend
The Associated Press reports no games Friday. Schedule highlights include Chicago at Montreal and New York at Toronto tonight, with Montreal at Detroit and Toronto at Boston on Sunday, and Chicago at New York on Sunday. No games listed for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Hockey League
THE
Associated Press
Chicago
Montreal
New York
Toronto
Detroit
Boston
Cross Country Race Planned At Scarborough
The Maine AAU cross country championship will be held in Scarborough on Saturday November 16 at 1 p.m. around the Port of Maine Airport. First three win championship medals and trophies. next seventeen earn medals. No team scoring. report to Scarborough High School at noon. transit provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarborough
Maine Association
Scarborough Junior Chamber of Commerce
Greater
Scarborough High School
Lynch
Broadway
South Portland
Dwight Howard
AAU
Edwin Shepard
Elm St
Gorham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margaret F. Murphy
Clement P. Wight
Dial
Mwey Dd
Ichurch Nojes
Advent ‘Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Faith ‘Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
First Assembly of God
Ahepa
Pleasant Street
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Christ Ambassadors Group
First Assembly of God Church
Kennebunk Landing Free
Methodist Youth Fellow
Ship of the West Kennebunk ‘Methodist Church
Baptist Youth Fellowship of the
Ogunquit
Junior Beacons For Christ
Lyman First Baptist Church
Ly Iman First Baptist Church
Good Iwins Mills
Fail Gospel
Methodist
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Foss Street Methodist Church
Saco School Street
Methodist Church
Arundel
Andrew J. Noonan
Christ Church, Kennebunk
Anita Fountain
Lee
More Beach
National Geographic Society
Amelia Earhart
Herbert Hoover
Saco School Street Methodist Church
U.S. 1
Scarbora
Henry Silva
Johnny Cool
Cosa Nostra
Biddeford Church
Sea Hawks
Acorns
Portland Sea Hawks
Springfield Acorns
Butch Songin
Hawks
Jack Moynihan
John Sever
Garon
Edgar Allan Poes
Vincent Mace
Nas
WNC
City Theatre
Tod Andrew
Tina Carver
WIVES
Sun
City Hall
Aud
Andy Williams
Bobby Selberg
New Christy Minstrels
Christy Minstrels
Starbird Music Center
Oak St
DE Luxe
Stooges
William Holden
LION
NES Young
Metrocolor Por
POA Ince Swordsman
IVA Roscina
Siena Ca Aaa Peat
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