Personal notices from Biddeford region patients and residents
Mrs Esther Berwick of 28 Cross Street Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Miss Rosemarie Simonelli 211 Hill Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Felix Bouthillette 344 Main Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Rita M Ferron formerly of Biddeford Old Orchard Beach and Springvale is now residing in North Bergen New Jersey. Mrs Bertha M Dyer 10 High Street Kennebunk is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford. Mrs Lillian Labonte 23 West Street Biddeford has resumed work at Lillians Beauty Shoppe West Street after being a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Mrs Madeliene Porten port formerly of Biddeford is a member of the American University Faculty Women's Club and will attend an area dessert meeting on Thursday in Chevy Chase Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Berwick
Cross St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Rosemarie Simonelli
Hill St
Biddeford
Felix Bouthillette
Main St
Notre Dame Ospital
Rita M. Ferron
Old Orchard Beach
Springvale
North Bergen
N. J
Bertha M. Dyer
Church Notes Midweek services across York County area
A list of Wednesday services: Mass at St. Monica's Kennebunk at 5 pm. mothers' chat 10 11:30 am at United Church of Christ Biddeford. Biddeford UCC choirs at 615 and 7 pm. Advent Christian Biddeford 730 pm parsonage. midweek worship Faith Tabernacle Old Orchard Beach 730 pm. Christian Science Saco 745 pm reading room open Thursday 2 4 pm. prayer meeting Lyman First Baptist Goodwins Mills 730 pm. Advent Christian Kennebunk Lower Village 730. Ogunquit Baptist Shore Road 730 Bible study. Full Gospel Wells 730. Village Baptist Kennebunkport vestry 730.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church of Christ
Biddeford
Faith Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Lyman First Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Kennebunk Lower Village
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Village Baptist Church
Kennebunkport
Policewoman Named in Saco
Saco Police Chief Raymond Kerry announced Constance F. Vadnais of 25 High St has been accepted as a traffic policewoman. She will assume duties tomorrow after short instruction. no second opening exists as the prior officer did not resign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Raymond Kerry
Constance F. Vadnais
High St
Kerry
Biddeford Absentee Ballots Returned
City Clerk Paul Deshaies said 367 absentee ballots have been returned for the November 3 election out of 498 mailed by the Biddeford City Clerk's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Deshaies
Biddeford
Card of Thanks to Relatives and Friends
Sincere thanks to relatives and friends for the beautiful cards sent during my hospital stay. — Mrs. Janet Verrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Verrier
Deaths Mary R. McCallum of Saco dies at 83
Mrs. Mary R. McCallum widow of William McCallum, 83, died after a long illness in a Biddeford nursing home. Born in Nova Scotia July 19, 1881, she was a member of the Saco United Baptist Church. Survived by six sons John Biddeford Paul Philip Richard Amos David, one daughter Elizabeth Tate, one brother Gordon Rmes of St. Petersburg, Florida, and several grandchildren and nieces. Graveside funeral at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco at 11 a.m. Thursday with viewing at Shumway Funeral Home in Saco Wednesday 7–9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary R. McCallum
Old Orchard Road
Saco
William McCallum
Biddeford
Nova Scotia
Enoch
Phoebe (Wallace) Rines
Saco United
Mrs Theresa Brady 71 of Biddeford dies in nursing home
Mrs Theresa Brady 71 of 5 Cherry Lane Biddeford died this morning in a local nursing home She was born Aug 26 1893 in Biddeford daughter of James and Theresa Sullivan She was member of St Marys Church and Assumption Sodality She worked 30 years for New England Tel retiring 1958 life member of the Telephone Pioneers Survivors include her widower Thomas A Brady son Paul Brady Old Orchard Beach sister Miss Alice Sullivan Biddeford and several nieces and nephews Funeral from St Marys Church Biddeford Thursday at 9 am interment in St Marys Cemetery Biddeford calls to Cosgrove Funeral Home 326 Elm St Biddeford today and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Brady
Cherry Lane
Biddeford
James and
Theresa (Gibbons) Sullivan
St. Mary's Church
Assumption Sodality
New England Tel. and Tel. Co
Telephone Pioneers of America
Thomas A. Brady
Paul Brady
Old Orchard Beach
Alice Sullivan
St. Mary's Cemetery
Cosgrove
Elm St
Day, Arthur E. Day 68, Saco resident, dies
Arthur E. Day 68 of SS Storer Street Saco died yesterday afternoon. Born in Dayton May 1 1896 he was son of Frank S Day and Isabelle Mooers Day. He worked for Pepperell Mfg Co retiring years ago. Survived by two stepdaughters Mrs Herbert Young Brunswick and Mrs Cecil Bell Easley S C. Funeral held 1 30 pm Wednesday from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home with Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford interment. Friends may call 7 to 9 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ellsworth
Storer St
Saco
Dayton
Frank S
Isabelle (Mooers) Day
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Herbert Young
Brunswick
Cecil Bell Easley
S. C
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Woodlawn
Biddeford
Funeral
Mary Nealey Wells dies at 84 in Wells
Mrs Mary Nealey Wells widow of John F Nealey aged 84 died in a North Berwick Nursing Home. She was born in Shropshire England on July 15 1880 daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Pugh. Survived by two sons Raymond and Richard both of Wells and one sister Gertrude Wood of Gilford NH. The Rev John Simpson Hopedale MA will officiate at 11 am funeral tomorrow at Angell Funeral Home 9 Dane St Kennebunk. Interment Pinegrove Cemetery Spencer MA with graveside prayers at 2 30 pm Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Mary Jane Nealey
John F. Nealey
North Berwick
Shropshire
England
Richard
Elizabeth (Teague) Pugh
Wells Congregational Church
Raymond D
Richard E
Gertrude Wood
Gilford
N.H
John Simpson
Hopedale
Mass
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Kennebunk
Pinegrove Cemetery
Spencer
Sacred Heart League to Honor Monsignor Dube at Notre Dame de Lourdes
Members of the Sacred Heart League of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco will meet tomorrow at 7 30 p m at the church to pay respects to Rt Rev Msgr Arthur J Dube the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart League of Notre Dame de Lourdes
Saco
Arthur J. Dube
Members of Our Lady of Victory Circle Meet in Saco Prayer Session
Members of Our Lady of Victory Circle will gather at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco at 7 15 p m on Wednesday to say prayers for Rt Rev Msgr Arthur J Dube. Members are to wear badges, officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Saco
Arthur J. Dube
Portland Weather Outlook for Today and Tomorrow
Fair to partly cloudy and warm this afternoon with highs in the low 70s. West to northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight and Wednesday will be fair to partly cloudy and slightly cooler. Lows tonight in the mid 30s. Winds shift from northwesterly to easterly by Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Funeral Services for Pierre Fidelin Viger Biddeford
Funeral services were held for Pierre Fidelin Viger of 40 Sullivan St Biddeford at St Andre Church. Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere celebrated a solemn high mass of requiem assisted by Rev Germain Bureau deacon and Rev Bernand Nicknair subdeacon. St Andre Choir sang under Charles Proulx. Delegation of the Society of St Jean the Baptist de Bienfaisance attended. Bearers included members from St Jean Baptist, Catholic Order of Foresters and Sacred Heart League. Burial in St Joseph's Cemetery followed with committal prayers by Father Bureau. Out of town relatives listed from Hartford Salem Somersworth Auburn Rehoboth Webster Pawtucket and South Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Fidelin Viger
Sullivan St
Biddeford
St. Andre's Church
Aime Giguere
Germain Bureau
Bernand Nicknair
St. Andre’s Choir
Charles Proulx
Laura Proulx
Society of St. Jean the Baptist de Bienfaisance
Joseph Charland
Omer Roy
Rudolphe Beauchemin
Albert Masse
Roland Simard
Joseph Viger
St. Jean Baptist de Reinfaisance
Joseph Loranger
Edgar Cabana
Catholic Order of Foresters
Arthur Lemire
Albert Nolette
Sacred Heart League of
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Bureau
Maurice C. Viger
Cleophas Drouin
Wilfrid Viger
Leo Viger
Alphonse Drouin
Hartford
Conn
Philias Viger
Mary Levesque
Joseph Jandrosezh
Noella Cazeault
Louis Cazeault
Webster
Mass
Donald Beauvais
Pawtucket
R. I
Lucien’ Cazeault
Rehoboth
Paul Sicard
Old Orchard Beach
Harry Flynn
South Portland
Bond Issue Approved For Beach Shipyard Renovations
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Town Council authorized up to 240000 in bonds for school construction and renovations with 280000 borrowing capacity and 40000 reserved for emergencies. Architect plans bids by November 23. Council rejected Rainbow Cabins Inc tent and trailer park permit amid pollution concerns. Budget actions included radio bids for the fire department and estimates for a new town hall boiler. Tupper, Maine congressman, toured Biddeford plants and spoke of a near Kittery Naval Shipyard contract for a stainless steel barge, aiming to avert layoffs. McIntire, Senate candidate, campaigned in Biddeford and York County with planned business district tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Jerome Daly
William Hersey
Hersey Associates
Rainbow Cabins Inc
Department of Health and Welfare
Department
David McCallum
John Trull
Donald C. Jones
William J. Mullen
Charles D. Peckham Jr
Donald Shorey
Leon F. Jones
Jones
McCallum
Stanley Tupper
Maine
Westland Shoe Co
Biddeford
Edwards
Maremont Corp
Saco
Paul Deshaies
Tupper
Deshaies
Atty. Robert M. York
Biddeford Pool
Kittery Naval Shipyard
Navy
Senate
Clifford McIntire
Atty
John F. Xaphes
Edward Wolfertz
House of Representatives
MccIntire
Harold Clark
Pool Road
McIntire
Sanford
Springvale
Berwicks
York
Funeral services for Mrs Helen D Mullen
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen D Mullen of Old Orchard Beach were held at Shumway Funeral Home in Saco with Rev. John W. Dame officiating. Burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco. Bearers included Richard Willard Willard Buck Leslie Wyman and Stillman Gilbert. Delegations of nurses from Webster Hospital and Notre Dame Hospital attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen D. Mullen
Wildwood Lane
Old Orchard Beach
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
John W. Dame
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Richard Willard
Willard Buck
Leslie Wyman
Stillman Gilbert
Webber Hospital
Notre Dame Hospital
Local church events and meetings schedule in Saco and Biddeford
The Ff News 4 lists a rummage sale at Saco School Street Methodist Church from 9 to 3 on Thursday and Friday. A council meeting with supper on Adams Street Biddeford is set for 8 p m Wednesday. Other notices include a Halloween social at St Jean's Hall Biddeford, a York County Fish and Game chicken supper, prayers for Rt Rev Monsignor Dube at Notre Dame de Lourdes, CAP meeting at Thornton Academy, Knights of Columbus at G A R Hall Saco, and a Woman's Society of Christian Service gathering at Mrs Esther Marr's home in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. and
L. Club
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Adams Street
Biddeford
Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Fof
Isabella
St. Jean’s Hall
York County Fish and Game Association
Union St. Jean
Stickney Baptiste
Notre Dame Council
Lodge
Lyman
Saco
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Arthur J. Dube
Women's Society of Christian Service
Foss Street Methodist Church
Esther Marr
Ferry Road
Assumption Sodality to Pray for Mrs. Theresa Brady
Members of Assumption Sodality of St. Marys Church Biddeford will meet at Cosgrove Funeral Home 326 Elm St Biddeford Wednesday at 7 30 to say prayers for Mrs Theresa Brady a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assumption Sodality
St. Mary’s Church
Biddeford
Cosgrove Funeral
Elm St
Theresa Brady
Kennebunk Adopts Speeding Crackdown Across Town
Kennebunk authorities praise a new traffic crackdown following numerous complaints. Focused enforcement targets speeding on bus routes and several main streets including Route 1, High Street, Fletcher Street, Summer Street, and Route 35 near the high school, with police and the municipal court backing the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Fletcher Street
Biddeford Taxation Booklets Attract Interest
Tax assessors distribute valuation booklets to Biddeford taxpayers. Tax Assessor James McKeon says the booklets are going well and that the public shows interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Tax Assessors Office
James MceKeon
McKeon
Famous cave area spans Alps from France to Yugoslavia
The article notes the world’s most famous cave region lies in the central and southern European Alps, extending across France, Switzerland, Austria, and into Yugoslavia, highlighting its continental breadth and renowned status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alps
Europe
France
Switzerland
Austria
Yugoslavia
Biddeford Plans Expanded Holiday Street Lighting
Biddeford merchants and city government plan to extend the holiday street lighting program for 1964. Additional equipment was purchased to extend decorations on Alfred Street to Jefferson Street. Attendees included John Gibson chairing and William Smith as financial chairman with Elliot Fink and Clayton Cartmill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Chamber of Commerce
Alfred Street
Jefferson Street
John Gibson
William Smith
Elliot Fink
Clayton Cartmill
Merchants Committee
Grass Fire Reported in Clifford Park Biddeford
Biddeford firefighters battled a grass fire in Clifford Park yesterday afternoon using two booster lines. Children playing nearby are believed to have started the blaze. This morning around 11 a.m. firefighters were called to the city dump where grass and leaves were burning in a field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Clifford Park
Jurors Sealed In Biddeford Murder Case Trial
The trial of MacDonald and alleged accomplice Wayne E. Beckus, 27, of Maontown Pa, for the murder of Trooper Black saw no jury progress as 21 jurors were interviewed. Names from Sanford, Biddeford, Wells, Acton and Lebanon appear among those eyed. Sheriff Dutremble paused traffic on Route 111 to deliver jurors to the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Biddeford
Wayne E. Beckus
Masontown
MacDonald
Trooper Black
Leonard W. Crowley
Sanford
Maynard S. Howe
Parsonsfield
William L'Heureux
Buxton
Walter S. Aldrich
Wells
Margaret Emmons
Acton
Jacqueline Rand
Lebanon
Fabian
Schlumper
Alfred
Anthony Brozansky
William Thomas
Waterboro
George Driscoll
Silsby
Richard D. Dutremble
Lovell Urges York County Vocational Institute
Sen. Ralph M. Lovell of Sanford urged creating a York County vocational institute to serve 28 towns. He proposed locating it centrally, serving high school juniors and offering two years of college training, funded by federal aid and a potential bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
Ralph M. Lovell
Sanford
Robert M. York
Biddeford Pool
Lovell
Maine
Cumberland
Aroostook
Androscoggin
Johnson stumps South as crowds rally in Columbia
President Johnson urged voters to judge Goldwater by deeds over words during his trip through the South. In Columbia South Carolina a police estimate put the crowd at 60,000 to 70,000 outside the Capitol, largely pro Johnson with few Goldwater signs. Johnson attacked Goldwater’s brinksmanship with nuclear power as he campaigned with Democratic officials backing him across three states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Goldwater
Columbia
S.C
Capitol
Sen
Richard Russell
Georgia
Tide turning toward Republicans in Maine race says Reed
Republican Gov. Reed notes dissatisfaction with foreign policy and predicts Maine voters face a major choice next Tuesday. Sen. Muskie highlights GOP opposition to tax cuts and redevelopment acts. McIntire slams Democrats on Quoddy, wool textiles, and promises. Tupper attacks Curtis on Viet Nam. MacLeod calls for balance while Hathaway targets his opponent’s stance on redevelopment programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Reed
Yarmouth
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Westbrook
Clifford G. McIntire
McIntire
South Berwick
Stanley R. Tupper
1St
Viet Nam
Kenneth M. Curtis
Tupper
Curtis
Florida
California
Nevada
Arizona
Kenneth P. MacLeod
America
William D. Hathaway
MacLeod
Federal Court Contempt Ruling Is Postponed
A federal court contempt citation against U S attorney Robert Hauberg of Jackson Mississippi was postponed indefinitely pending an appeal to decide if the Justice Department can direct a federal grand jury. The stay from the Fifth Circuit paused Cox's order to sign five grand jury indictments linked to a Jackson civil rights probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
U.S
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Atty
Robert Hauberg
Jackson
Miss
Hauberg
Dist
Harold Cox
Nicholas Katzenbach
Justice Department
Cox
Christian Living Series speaker at Biddeford Saco Council event
Rev Kevin Kidd CFM associate English professor at St Francis College Biddeford spoke to the Biddeford Saco Council of Churches Adventures in Christian Living series. He discussed The Christian in Literature with excerpts from ancient and modern writers to show literature’s relevance to church teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Kidd
C.F.M
St. Francis College
Biddeford
Biddeford-Saco
Ladies of the Church Council
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
School Street Methodist Church
Irene Dwelley
George Day
Saco United Baptist Church
Robert A. Sargent
South Berwick
Saco Church
Doris Lindblade
First Congregational Church of
South Portland
John Anagnostis
Traffic Offenders Are Fined In Saco
William W. Strong of 58 Church St Old Orchard Beach pled guilty in Saco Municipal Court to driving without an inspection sticker and was fined 10 with 5 suspended. Constance P. Perrin of 470 Elm St Biddeford paid 10 for passing a red light. Saco police were complainants in both cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Strong
Church St
Old Orchard Beach
William F. Wilson Jr
Saco Municipal Court
Wilson
Constance P. Perrin
Elm St
Biddeford
Sace
Traffic Cases Heard In Biddeford Court
Three motor vehicle cases were heard in Biddeford Municipal Court before Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason. Edward Burke, 20, of Kearney New Jersey, pleaded guilty to failure to yield the right of way and paid a $10 fine. He also pleaded guilty to passing through a stop sign and paid another $10. Ralph G. Hubert Jr., 23, of 141 Cleaves Street Biddeford, pleaded not guilty to imprudent driving, was found guilty, and fined $15. The alleged offense occurred at Foss and Bacon Streets. Officer Albert Elwell of Biddeford Police was the complainant in both cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Gerald C. Nason
Edward Burke
Kearney
N. J
Burke
Ralph G. Hubert Jr
Cleaves St. Biddeford
Foss
Bacon Streets
Albert Elwell
Escort Planned for Re. Rev. Msgr. Arthur Dube
All members of St. Ann Sodality of Saco are to meet Wednesday at 3 45 in front of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church to escort Re. Rev. Msgr. Arthur Dube from the rectory to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ann: Sodality of
Saco
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Msgr
Arthur Dube
Saco Democrats To Discuss Candidates
The Saco Democratic City Committee will hold its final campaign meeting tomorrow evening at the G A R Hall to select mayor seven aldermen and school board members as its main topic, per secretary Donald E McCone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Democratic
Saco Democratic City Committee
G.A.R. Hall
Donald E. McCone
Alliance readiness discussed by Johnson and allies
Cortinued trans tace Ques ern alliance is said to be one of readiness to consider whatever specific proposals will be advanced. Gordon Walker and Rusk started talking about this complex of problems late Monday and authorities indicated that a great deal more discussion between the two governments and with other allies will be necessary before the Labor party leadership's ideas take precise form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Walker
Rusk
Labor Party
NAACP Chapter Meets in Biddeford
The Portland Chapter of the NAACP met at St. Marys Hall in Biddeford with about 12 attendees. George Shepard said the group does not back Johnson or Goldwater, noting Goldwater not suitable for minority interests. Gerald Talbot highlighted housing and employment as major Maine issues and urged broader membership to grow NAACP influence in all communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
St. Mary’s Hall
Biddeford
NAACP
George Shepard
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Shepard
Gerald Talbot
Maine
Talbot
Biddeford Traffic Accident Reported
A two car accident on Smith Street Biddeford yesterday afternoon caused damage but no injuries. Vehicles were driven by Lawrence W. Snyder 51 of 33 Bradley St Saco and Gordon Michelson 34 of 36 Mt. Pleasant St Biddeford. Snyder said he was on a ramp from the former Saco Lowell textile plant yard. Michelson approached from the yard opposite Prescott Metal Shop. No damage estimate was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Street
Biddeford
Lawrence W. Snyder
Bradley St
Saco
Gordon Michelson
Mt. Pleasant St
Snyder
Saco-Lowell
Michelson
Prescott
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St. Monica's Catholic Church
Chapel Street
Christian Science Society
Winter Street
Full Gospel
Route 9-A
Mary R
Mary McCallum
Mrs
Arthur E. Day
Mary Nealey
Pierre F. Viger
Naval Shipyard
Beach Council
Civil Air Patrol
Thornton Academy
Fenwick
Knights of Columbus
Christian Living Series
Biddeford Court
Carey Bros
Jewelers
Saco Democrats
Methodist Church
Biddeford & Saco Gas CO
Main Street
Winthrop C. Libby
College of Agriculture
University of Maine
Republican State Committee
Roger Putnam
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