Local personals list of Biddeford Saco residents
Numerous notices of residents traveling visiting relatives and returning home. People include Elaine Bertrand a surgery patient in Saco. J R Larochelle leaving for a week in Quebec. Belanger and Bardsley vacationing. Jessie and Betty Anderson returning from Garnett Bailey's Island and Brunswick. Elizabeth Deasey joining Woolworth luncheon staff. Cecile Landry returning home after visiting Biddeford and Saco. James Reilly finishing summer work at Benoit’s. UMaine freshman class member leaving Sept 14. Paul Cote family returning from Hills Beach. Richard Friary concluding summer work at McKenny and Heard. Sgt Richard Haskell graduating Camp Lejeune NCO school. Emile Vire 30th anniversary. Jeannette Bolduc unable to attend. Michael Brunelle returning from Camp Gregory with camp award. Lucien Boudreau family and Ted Gamston on vacation. Brigitte Brunelle at Kinney Shores and Camp Pesquasawasis. Norman Clarke family returning from Greenville and other towns. Clarke director of Greenville Art Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Bertrand
Lincoln Street
Saco
Webber Hospital
J. R. Larochelle
Bacon Street
Biddeford
Quebec
Can
An Belanger
Pawtucket
R.I
Alice Bardsley
Garnett and Bailey's Island
Brunswick
Jessie
Betty Anderson
Elizabeth Deasey
F.W. Woolworth Company
Cecile G. Landry
Albany
WN. Y
James Reilly
Benoit
Bidde
Main Street
George Friary
May Street
Camp Lejeune, C
Richard P. Haskell
H. H. Haskell
Hollis
Emile Vire
Jeannettte Bolduc
Old Orchard Beach
Michael Brunelle
Hervey Brunelle
South Street
Camp Gregory
Dry Mills
Lucien Boudreau
Joan
Jean Paul
Ted Gamston
Greenville
D. C
Miami
Fla
Brigitte C. Brunelle
Southsteet
Godbout Cottage
Kinney Shores
Local Fire Department Honorary Member Dies From Accident
Lindsey Ellington 6 former Biddeford resident dies at Medical College Hospital Richmond after falling from an eight foot truck during a drill. He served many years with South Hill Virginia Volunteer Fire Department and is survived by wife Mrsuth Clenton Ellington and brothers Eulah Easley Raellington Joseph Ellington. Born in Reidsville North Carolina, he was a construction worker on the Boston and Maine Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsey J. Elington
Biddeford
Medical College Hospital
Richmond
South Hill
Ellington
Reidsville
N.C
Eddie Lindsey
Nannie Smith
Eulah Ellington
Boston and Maine Railroad
Uth Clenton Ellington
Eula Elington
Easley
S. C
Ra Ellington
Joseph Ellington
Saco Extension Association Meeting Postponed to September
The Saco Extension Association meeting is postponed to September 12 at 10 a.m. in the Saco GAR hall. A review of extension projects will be the program and dinner will be served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Extension Association
Saco Gar Hall
Salvation Army Junior Band Meets Saturday Morning Health
Confessions heard at St Monica Kennebunk from 4 to 5 pm on Saturday. Confessions heard at St Martha Kennebunkport from 4 to 7 and 8 pm. Confessions at St Mary Wells from 2 30 to 3 30 pm on Saturday. Reverend Lester Boobar of the Methodist church will speak at Old Orchard Beach Methodist on Washington Avenue Sunday at 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soongsters
Saco Salvation Army
St Monica Church
Kennebunk
St Martha Church
Kennebunkport
Weara
St. Mary Church
Wells
Lester Boobar
The
Methodist Church
Old Orchard Beach Methodist Church
Washington Avenue
Thieves Rob Coin Changing Machine at Saco Laundromat
Police say thieves broke into the Elm Street laundromat coin changer in Saco between midnight and 7 a.m. and took about $18 in change. Raymond Kerry of the Police Department provided details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
Saco
Laundromat
Raymond Kerry
Tony
Mrs Eleanor G Ross obituary in Sanford
Eleanor G Ross 44 a Sanford resident formerly of Old Orchard Beach died yesterday in a Sanford hospital after a long illness. Born July 30 1917 in Brighton Mass she was daughter of Leon and Alberta Ross. Survived by mother two sisters Marguerite Walsh Beverly Hills and Thelma Carlson Springvale two brothers Clifford Lanoue Boston and Walter Lanoue Limerick funeral at St Ignatius church Saturday 9 15 am with burial in St Ignatius cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Gertrude Ross
Sanford
Old Orchard Beach
Brighton
Mass
Leon
Alberta (Richards) Ross
The
Lake Aircraft Corp
Business and Professional Women's Club
Ross
St. Ignatius Church
Marguerite Walsh
Beverly Hills
Calif
Thelma Carlson
Springvale
Clifford Lanoue
Boston
Walter Lanoue
Limerick
St. Ignatius Cemetery
Buckley Genealogy and Local Funeral Notices
Daniel J Buckley 67 of 15 Shepley Street Portland died suddenly at home. Born Biddeford Oct 5 1893 he was son of John and Catherine Buckley. He worked at the Federal Court House Portland and previously at Lafayette and Congress Square hotels. Surviving sister Elizabeth and brothers John Jeremiah Ernest William. many nieces and nephews. Requiem Mass 9 am Monday at St Mary Biddeford burial St Mary cemetery. Cosgrove Funeral Home Biddeford handling arrangements. Also funeral for Alphee Brunelle held at St Joseph church Biddeford with high mass of requiem and multiple attendees from local groups. burial St Joseph cemetery. Various out of town relatives noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Joseph Buckley
Shepley Street
Portland
Biddeford
John
Catherine Murphy Buckley
Federal Courthouse
Lafayette
Congress Square
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Herold T. Andrews Post
American Legion
Elizabeth Buckley
Jeremiah
Ernest
William
Saco
St. Mary Church
St. Mary Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm Street
Alphee Brunelle
Prospect Street
St. Joseph Church
Elie Hevey
Marc Franck
Sylvia Levesque
Diana Frechette Rousselle
Raoul Morin
Ernest Valliere
Fremont Club
Valaire Ruel
George Dubois
Union St. John
Fernand
Julien Petit
Order of Eagles
St. Joseph
Gerard Brunelle
Chelsea
Mass
Robert Crocker
Kittery
Raoul Brunelle
Gerard Vallee
Arthur Brunelle
Manchester
N. H
James Richards
Conrad Levesque
Fila Myrick
Auburn
Isabelle Pratt
Therese Vigne
Joseph Gagnon
Old Orchard Beach
Deputy Clerk Vivian Hickey Honored in Saco Farewell
A surprise farewell for Vivian Hickey, veteran Saco deputy city clerk and deputy treasurer, was held this morning as she leaves after three years of service. City officials presented her with a purse and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Hickey
Ve'eran
Saco
Hickey
Return Of Constitution To Porto Alegre Stirs Brazil Crisis
The governor stated his forces are not rebels but pledged to uphold legal principles. Brizzola warned they would not fire first but would fire the second and many more. Folha de Sao Paulo reported 3rd Army forces occupying Paranaguay, a port and rail terminal, as northern advances continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Alegre
Goulart
Quadros
Brizzola
Folha de Sao Paulo
3Rd Army
Paraneguay
Sao Pawo
Ami
Weather Forecast for Portland and Nearby Areas
This afternoon sunny and warm with gentle onshore winds about 10 mph along the coast. Tonight fair and warm with ground fog and light variable winds. Saturday expected with fair to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures and a chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highest afternoon temperatures around 85 in Zone 1 with tonight’s lows near 64.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Washington
Halifax
Montreal
Goose Rocks Water Safety Awards Honor Local Cadets
Qualified members across advanced intermediate and beginner classes at Goose Rocks Beach received standard Red Cross certificates at the sea and shore program closing. Certificates were presented by Peter Barrett with assistants Da vid Young and Lois Galgay. recipients include many beginners intermediates and swimmers in a 1961 season featuring cookouts nature hunts dances and a masque rade ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Rocks Beach
Red Cross
Association
Peter Barrett
David Young
Lois Galgay
Sara Anderson
Norman Anderson
Charles Archer
Laurie Bacigallupo
Cheri Butts
Christine
Anthony Dodd
Steve
Wayne Fessenden
Martha Gray
Ricky
Linda Gunn
Jeff Hall
Joanne
Bill Junker
John Medina
Arthur Maher
Roberta Moulton
Nanette Payne
Marlene Reilly
Hope Simmons
Peter Symosek
Alyson Trieco
Gregg King
Arthur
Jean Archer
Catherine
Bonnie Hall
Sally Medina
Becky Pierce
David
Deborah Reed
Maureen
Michael Reilly
Gary Roth
Hi Simmons
Swimmers
David Flavin
Kathy Vorce
Lester
Barbara Wilson
Larry Willey
Billy Cooke
Candy Butts
Don Brown
BAR Railroad To Discontinue Passenger Trip
The Maine public Utilities Commission approved the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad plan to end its Bangor to Caribou passenger service, effective September 5, leaving Maine with no regular passenger trains north of Portland. The BAR will still carry mail and express by bus, with dissent from Chairman Fred N. Allen on the express portion. The decision follows a two year request and a prior year of limited service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Portland
Public Utilities Commission
Bansor & Aroostook
Bangor
Caribou
Maine Central
Maine
Quebec
New Brunswick
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National
Montreal
PUC
Bangor & Aroos‘ook
Express
Fred N. Allen
Army Seeks 500 Nurses To Meet Urgent Need
The Army Medical Service announces a critical need for 500 additional nurses due to the recent buildup. The army plans to fill the gap with volunteer nurses, mostly young women and men not yet in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Medical Service
Army
Biddeford Firefighters Contain Grass Fire at Landry Property
Firemen were called to a grass fire on Mountain Road Biddeford property of William Landry. A tank truck arrived but crews beat the flames with brooms and contained the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
William Landry
Mountain Road
Saco Attorney Reports Theft From Boat Near Yacht Club
Philip Graves, a Saco attorney, reported 40 feet of rope and an anchor missing from his boat moored near the Saco Yacht Club. He said the boat was left noon and the missing items were found gone by 5 p m along the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Atty
Philip Graves
Saco Yacht Club
Graves
Yacht Club
Development Committee Trims Budget for Biddeford Saco Area
The Biddeford Saco Development Committee approves a reduced budget for the remainder of the fiscal year. Industrial agent Hugo Marshall is praised for his work yet layoff of secretary Marguerite Allard is approved. Marshall discussed future industry prospects and ongoing projects aiding payroll growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Hugo Marshall
Marshall
Marguerite K. Allard
Lyn Innersole Company
Planning Boards
Biddeford
Saco
Ken Curtis
Eagles Aerie Completes Plans For Field Day
Biddeford Saco Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles finalized a field day plan at its Birch street hall. The event at the Fish and Game lodge is set for tomorrow with Joseph Larose as chair and Adrian Labbe as assistant. tickets are due Friday evening. After the meeting, members were served clam chowder by Lionel Gardner, Pete Du Bois, George Nemet Sr., and Fred Whelan. Yearly duel was won by Joseph Larose, Jeffrey C. Remillard presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford- Saco Aerie
Order of Eagles
Aergy
Birch Street
Biddeford
Fish and Game Lodge
Joseph Larose
Adrian Labbe
Lionel Gardner
Pete Dubois
George Nemet, Sr
Fred Whelan
Jeffrey C. Remillard
Elks Lobster Bake Set For Tomorrow
The Biddeford Saco Lodge Elks host a lobster bake tomorrow at 6 50 pm on Portland road Saco postponed from last Saturday by rain Proceeds benefit the Elks softball team Reservations required by tonight Tickets from team members Liggett's Drug Biddeford or stewards Dancing follows with Muriel's orchestra
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Saco Offers Tax Payment Plan for Real Estate
City Hall announced a tax payment club plan allowing 1962 real estate taxes to be paid in monthly installments. A 1 percent discount applies on the final payment next year. To qualify, 1961 taxes must be paid in full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Clifford A. Purvis
Milford teen dies in Chicago TWA crash during visit
Timothy Hubley age 17 a Milford High School senior was killed in a TWA plane crash in Chicago. He had worked all summer to fund the trip to visit relatives in Sun Valley California. He was the son of Mrs Gladys Hubley Lynch of Milford and Lawrence Hubley of Wilton and leaves two younger brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
N.H
Timothy Hubley
TWA
Chicago
Milford High School
Sun Valley
Calif
Hubley
Gladys Hubley Lynch
Lawrence Hubley
Wilton
Sukarno Calls For Talks On Berlin Peace and Disarmament
Indonesian President Sukarno urged recognition of both German states and talks between them to solve the Berlin problem. He backed reorganizing the United Nations and peaceful coexistence of blocs, along with renewed disarmament efforts, without addressing Soviet nuclear tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sukarno
Tito
Nasser
East Germany
Berlin
United Nations
Soviet Union
East
Local Students Receive Nasson College Loans
Three Biddeford residents and one Saco resident were awarded Nasson College loans for the 1961 62 year by Dean Robert Witherell and the college financial aid committee. Richard Hevey Louise Caouette Cages Bourgault and Nathan Morris were named recipients based on need and potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Saco
Nasson College
Robert Witherell
College Financial Aid Committee
Richard Hevey
Louise Caouette
Cages
Nassan College
Dean Witherell
Robert Page
Robert Wolfe
C. James Colville
Vincent Hauge
Nassan
Miss Eileen Gross Birthday Party Celebrated
A lawn party at Mrs. Jane Day’s Pool Road home in Biddeford marked the first birthday of Eileen Gross. Hostesses Mrs. Louis Marcille Mrs. Jane Day and Mrs. Robert Gross served cake after a cookout as guests mingled played games and exchanged gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Day
Pool Road
Biddeford
Eileen Gross
Louis Marcille
Jane Dey
Robert Gross
Linda Day
Rusty
Barbara Brotherton
Glen
Cindy Bunting
Brian
Vallerie Wilson
Janet Penny
Ricky
Kathy Golthwaite
Theresa
Gloria Tarbox
Cheryl Selina
Colleen
David Marcille
Jeannie
Eileen
Lois McKenne
Bill Ledoux
Mary Lou Wight
Jeanne Cotsinas
Guy Beaulieu
Louise Gaffney
Joseph Souza
Clara Ledoux
Louis Mencille
Guets of Honor
Holiday traffic and violent deaths rise during long weekends
Grim midnight Monday August 21 marks a toll from a four day Independence Day weekend with 509 traffic deaths, 59 above expected. Other violent deaths include 83 drownings 28 boating fatalities and 1 unspecified mishap for a total of 616 fatalities.
Plane Crash Near Chicago Suburb Leaves Death Toll Unclear
Eyewitnesses describe a doomed plane plunging into a cornfield in a western suburb of Chicago. Bodies lay at the site as Cook County deputy coroner James Clark cautions that victims must be identified and tagged before removal. Residents recount hearing the plane fly low and seeing it explode and burn after hitting the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace One
Chicago
James Clark
Cook County
Josephine Broz
Grace Mouche
Councilman Casco Bay Lines Statement on Executive Session
Travis said the council acted with justification after a five hour executive session to discuss personalities. He noted drafting a formal order would add time and confirmed no law violations, a point the attorney general supported during the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casco Bay Lines
Travis
Three Cars Damaged In Saco Main Street Crash
A three car mishap on Main Street near Summer Street in Saco caused $240 in damage. Raymond Couture 28 Gerald Cluff 16 and Laverne Preble 26 were eastbound when Cluff and Couture stopped for traffic and Preble could not stop. All six occupants escaped injury. Couture car $15 Cluff car $150 Preble car $75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Saco
Raymond M. Couture
Green Street
Gerald P. Cluff
Kennebunk
Laverne C. Preble
Cape Porpoise
Summer Street
Cluff
Couture
Preble
Mary Couture
Juan Couture
Duane Preble
Maine Beer Consumption Rises Reflected in State Demand
Maine follows national trend as beer and ale consumption climbs from 1954 to 1960. National totals reach about 87.15 million barrels in 1959 and 87.46 million in 1960, with Maine using around 446,944 barrels in 1959 and 465,582 in 1960. Per capita use climbs from 14.6 to 14.9 gallons while national per capita slips from 15.3 to 15.1, leaving Maine 24th among states behind Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Wers Foundation
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Plane Crash Attracts Broad Police And Fire Response
FBI started a southwest search toward Argonne National Laboratory after a plane exploded and crashed near Chicago. Bodies were found in a wrecked shed and field as Red Cross and Civil Aeronautics Authority teams organized the morgue intake at Cook County. The death toll ranked among aviation’s worst. families from California to New Hampshire were identified among the victims. Authorities cited ongoing inquiries into possible federal law violations. A National Guard detachment patrolled the site to deter looting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argonne National Laboratories
Atomic Energy Commission
Broz House
Red Cross
Civil Aeronautics Authority
FBI
Cook County
Chicago
Charles C. George Jr
George
George Holub
U. S
FE. Chamberlain
Palo Alto
Calif
L. Neil Gillian
Eureka
Gillian
New Bedford
Mass
Concord, N. H
Los Angeles
National Guard
Argonne National Laboratory
Tenants Of Threatened Building May Move Out
The Biddeford apartment building facing a collapsed seawall risks collapse as the Saco river erodes its shoreline. Tenant Mrs. Oscar Dubois says neighbors may evacuate and seeks city help while Civil Defense workers and an Army Corps of Engineers investigator plan temporary sandbag and inspection actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Oscar Dubois
White's Wharf
Dubois
Saco
Jeek
Youth Held In Slaying Of Former Maine Teacher
Roger B. Simpson 20, of Gallatin Tennessee, held for grand jury in the death of Frederick G. Robbins Jr., a former Maine teacher who was picked up for a robbery, then killed. Three others, including James R. Cook, face related charges as investigators link the homicide to the hitchhiking case. Robbins’ body was found near Newman, and his clothing recovered near a river at Palestine, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscola
Lil
Maine
Roger B. Simpson
Gallatin
Tenn
Simpson
Frederick G. Robbins Jr
Lone Pine
Calif
Millinocket
Liam Smith
Eugene Miller
Ageem
James R. Cook
Robbins
Austin
New
Cook
Newman
Palestine
Ind
Miller
Carthage
Enn
Endanger Case Is Continued In Saco Court
In Saco Municipal Court, Harry B. Crockett II of Chelmsford Mass was granted a continuance on a driving to endanger charge after arraignment before Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr. Bail set at 100 dollars. In separate actions Richard D Rouleau 16 of Biddeford was fined 10 dollars for speeding 35 mph in a 25 mph zone. A second charge of driving without a license for Rouleau was continued for sentence. Maurice A Sayer 27 of King Street faced charges of passing a stop sign at Temple and Spring Streets with Saco police as complainants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Crockett, II
Chelmsford
Mass
Seaside Avenue
William F. Wilson, Jr
Saco Municipal Court
Crockett
Wilson
Richard D. Rouleau
Main Street
Biddeford
Maurice A. Sayer
King Street
Temple and
Spring Streets
Saco Police
Immunization Clinic Set for Orchard Beach Town Hall
Four well baby and immunization clinic sessions will be held at the Old Orchard Beach Town Hall on Tuesday at 9 30 a m Children entering school who need vaccinations are urged to attend This clinic will offer immunizations for diphtheria tetanus and whooping cough as well as polio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach Town Hall
City Offices To Be Closed For Labor Day Weekend
Biddeford municipal offices will close tonight and reopen Tuesday at 9. Saco offices will open 9 am to noon tomorrow and be closed all day Monday for Labor Day observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Saco
Man Fined On No License For Rooming House
Ralph James Atwood aged 23 of 20 Old Orchard Street Old Orchard Beach was fined 10 dollars by Trial Justice Wesley M Mewer for operating a rooming house without a license He also paid 10 dollars for driving without a license Another case David Tondreau 24 of Westbrook was fined 15 dollars for speeding 40 mph on East Grand Avenue Benjamin Leighton 24 of Portland was fined 19 dollars for drinking in an automobile
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph James Atwood
Old Orchard Street
Old Orchard Beach
Wesley M. Mewer
Atwood
David Tondreau
Westbrook
East Grand Avenue
Benjamin Leighton
Portland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lindsey Ellington
NS An WA
Paul
Alfred Street
Eleanor G. Ross
Daniel J. Buckley
Goose Rocks
Eagles Aerie
Nasson
Germany
New York City
United Air Lines
Grand Canyon
Post Office Department
R. C. Maloney
Covina Park
New York
Saco Court
Alfred St., Biddeford
Remar’s
Ladies’—Boys’ Store
Battleford
Goodyear
Howe
Howe’s Highway
Fenderson
L.S
Randy
H. Sox
Elm ST
Relles
Anita Remillard
Center Street
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