County Red Cross Elects Officers At Saco Session
Richard A. Nott was elected chairman of the York County chapter American Red Cross at the annual meeting and dinner. Other officers named include Mrs Helen Merrifield Ralph Blanchard Arthur Hendrick as vice chairmen Mrs George Urban secretary Miss Theresa Colpitts treasurer and three directors Harry Brook Mrs William Bruce and Mrs Lillian McCrillis. Members met with representatives from Bar Mills Eliot Waterboro Kittery Old Orchard Kennebunkport and Saco.
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York County
Red Cross
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Front
William H. Bruce
Bar Mills
Charles Tucker
Richard A. Nott
American Red Cross
Helen Merrifield
Ralph Blanchard
Arthur Hendrick
George Urban
Theresa Colpitts
Harry Brook
William Bruce
Lillian McCrillis
Myron Savage
Eliot
Waterboro
Kittery
Old Orchard
Kennebunkport
Joseph Hasenfus
Haides M. Scott
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Madeline Hussey
Togus Veterans
Augusta State Hospitals
Hussey
The
State Hospital
Nott
Gerald Reif
Kittery Naval Base
James Doherty
Lillian Hathaway
Kennebunk
ARC
Daughter's Wedding Cost Crunch Sparks Tears
A humorous note says parents may cry at their daughter's wedding due to the high costs, highlighting wedding expenses as a common strain on families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen
Fea. Corp
Tallest Tower Begins Telecasting From 1619-Foot Structure
PORTLAND AP The Guy Gannett Broadcasting Services says its new 1619 foot tower on Brown's Hill in Raymond is the world s tallest man made structure rising 2049 feet above sea level and replacing the 314 foot Blackstrap tower as a standby facility The change over occurred at 8 am with no ceremony and a formal dedication is planned for November 19 with Roswell New Mexico s 1610 foot tower as the nearest rival in height.
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Portland
Wgan—Tv
Guy Gannett Broadcasting Services
Brown's Hill
Raymond
Blackstrap
WGAN
Roswell N.M
Long Beach Pumps Fight Subside in Deserted Harbor
Long Beach officials, backed by federal and state partners, inaugurate two new water pumping plants to inject sea water into the Wilmington oil field in a bid to refloat land sinking from subsidence. The project expands pumping to 874 000 barrels daily via 93 wells with plans for 268 wells to reach a million barrels per day, aiming to counter a 26 foot center and a 20 square mile subsidence area that threatens the harbor and naval yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Uncle Sam
Wilmington
M. A. Nishkian
Steelworkers Still Signing Pact With Major Firms
The United Steelworkers, buoyed by a small firm deal, press for peace with Big 11 steel makers in a 108 day strike. Granite City Steel Co signed a new labor pact, matching earlier accords with Kaiser and Detroit Steel. Granite City employs 3,250 workers and can produce 1,440,000 tons annually. operation continues under a contract extension.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
United Steelworkers
Granite City Steel Co
Kaiser Steel Corp
Detroit Steel Corp
Granite City
Ill
Fund Drive Total Falls Short of Goal in Biddeford Saco
The Biddeford Saco Community Chest ended with 24360.09 collected or pledged, 85 percent of the 28700 target. Campaign chairman Paul Casavant urged completion of division reports and donations via the Chamber of Commerce at the Journal building. Totals by division are public 7085.19, special gifts 5202.25, large industry 10226, shoes 1022, small industry 2000, professional 3824.65.
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Biddeford-Saco
Paul Casavant
Chamber of Commerce
Journal Building
Saco Shoe Plant Expands to 100 Workers on Two Shifts
Allied-Saco Shoe in Factory Island is ramping up with 100 local workers and two shifts, producing 65-75 cases daily. Charles Shulman says training on German machines for vulcanizing will boost output, with plans to hire more and move the Lynn office to Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied-Saco Shoe Company
Charles Shulman
Saco-Lowell
Factory Island
Shulman
Saco
Germany
Allied
Chemical Coatine
Lynn
Mass
Castro to Lead Search for Missing Major Camilo Cienfuegos
Prime Minister Fidel Castro personally directed the air hunt for Maj. Camilo Cienfuegos who vanished Wednesday on a flight from Camaguey to Havana. Cienfuegos, 28, military commander in Camaguey, disappeared with two companions after taking off at 6 p.m. local time. A broad search was launched, with Castro flying to the Camaguey area aboard his personal plane accompanied by Maj. Hubert Matos’ subordinate forces and Cienfuegos’ brother Osmany. The cabinet session stretched late into Thursday night as authorities pursued clues.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Camilo Cienfuegos
Camaguey
Cienfuegos
Hubert Matos
Castro
Osmany Cienfuegos
Army
Department of Culture
Pasternak To Speak In Chicago
Chicago area event organizer Joe Polowsky says Soviet author Boris Pasternak will speak at a December 27 dinner in Chicago honoring Dostoevsky. An USSR official reportedly approved the plan by phone, though Polowsky withheld some details.
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Chicago
Joe Polowsky
Boris Pasternak
Polowsky
U.S.S.R
Pasternak
Stockholm
Dr. Zhivago
Feodor Dostoevski
Dostoevski
Handicapped Aid Launched by Maine Clinic Teams
Dr. Ella Langer announced at York County Public Health Session that three clinic pilot centers in Maine will pool medical, psychiatric and consultant resources to aid handicapped children. The adolescent clinic began in Portland with Dr. Maurice Ross leading exams for teenage boys. the program serves physically handicapped youths, focusing on cardiac and orthopedic cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Maine
York County
Ella Langer
Langer
Thayer Hospital
Waterville
Maine Medical Center
Maine Medical Hospital
Portland
Maurice Ross
Saco
Teaching Is Becoming Complicated at Western Maine Teachers Convention
Western Maine teachers concluded a two day annual convention with 4000 registered for the meetings. Dr Douglas D Blacksma of Grand Rapids warned that medical advances complicate education for students whose lives were saved. Dr Robert E K Rourke of Kent Connecticut urged closer high school college math cooperation to modernize the curriculum. A split format held part of the convention in Bangor earlier, expanding the audience beyond the former single gathering.
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Lewiston
Maine
Douglas D. Blacksma
Grand Rapids
Mich
Blocksma
Robert E. K. Rourke
Kent School
Kent
Russia
Rourke
MTA
Bangor
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Guy Small
Ocean Park
Richard Nott
County Red Cross
Scorpions
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Colima
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New Jersey
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U.S
Colima State
Rodolfo Chavez Carrillo
Minatitlan
Tecoman
Cihuatlan
Jalisco
Navy
Sinaloa
Hill Street
Dial
Maine Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
California
Doyon
Augusta
Vincent Doyon
Alice
Robert A. Marden
Ralph W. Farris
Farris
Devon
Aliney
Janice Benson
Kennebunk Public Health Unit
Norman Holder
Wells Public Health Unit
Helen Curry
Old Orchard Beach
Saco Shoe Shop
Boy Scout
Scout Hall
Mason Street
Robert Desrochers
Aime Angers
Michael Savage
Frederick Lemovitz
Richard Martel
Leo Dumouchel
Richard Thibeault
Theo
Dore Caouette, Jr
Cary Sneider
Joseph Small
Joseph Hill
Richard Dumouchel
Robert Huot
Reilly’s Bakery
Main Street
Tim Crowley
Corner Elm and
Lincoln Streets
Paras
Zzla
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