Local Personal Briefs Highlight Biddeford Residents Travel
Mrs. Thomas A Colpitts and family travel from Biddeford to Boston and Vermont. Andre Marcotte and Raymond Labbe depart for a Furnishers show in Boston. Others visit Boston, Glen Cove relatives, and attend nursing and academy events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Colpitts
Biddefrod
Carolyn Ann Colpitts
Boston
Mass
Eugene Labbe
Constance Labbe
Oak Street
Biddeford
St Johnsbury
Fillmore Harris
Graham Street
Barre
Andre Marcotte
Raymond E. Labbe
Neault and Marcotte Furnishers
Boston Armory
Isabelle Vanasse
Samuel Grenier
Saco
Barbara Worcester
Winfield Worcester
Fall Street
Clifton
N. J
Camp Ellis
Almeria Campbell
Thomas Donahue
Elm Street
Robert Malinky
Michael
Ferry Beach
Garnett F. Colpitts
Harvey Street
Maine Maritime Academy
St. Francis High School
Portland
University of Maine
Southern Maine
Kennebunkport
Ruby Packard
Donna’ Brady
Edna Mahoney
Alice Hurd
Eve Rooman
Muriel Cadorette
Laurence Barnes
Yola V. Danis
St. Paul Cathedral
Worcester
St. Vincent School of Nursing
Patrick Bourgoin
Lillian Lambert
Annette Danis
Thomas Ennis
Raoul
Donald Souliere
West Warwick
R.I
Armand Painchand
Roger
Local man Jean H. Cyr dies in Saco hospital
Jean H Cyr 47 of Lincoln Road Saco died this morning in a local hospital He was born in St David son of Ienore and Virginia Lavatore Cyr and moved to Saco two years ago where he worked as a carpenter Surviving are his wife Claire Packard three brothers Peter Madawaska Alfred Bridgton and George Biddeford plus several nieces and nephews Friends may call at Cote funeral home Saco tonight 7 to 9 Funeral services will be held in Bridgton at a date to be announced
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean H. Cyr
Lincoln Road
Saco
St. David
Ienore
Virginia Lavatore Cyr
Claire Packard
Peter
Madawaska
Alfred
Bridgton
George
Biddeford
Cote
Beach Street
Elks Club Meeting and Legion Auxiliary Special Session
Biddeford Saco lodge of Elks meets Thursday at 8 PM with supper at 6 30 PM. Plans for fall and winter activities to be discussed. A special American Legion Auxiliary meeting of the Ower Davis post is tonight at 730 at the Post home Beach street Saco.
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Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks
Ower- Davis Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Post
Beach Street
Saco
Marion Martin to Speak at Maine Auto Dealers Meet
Marion Martin commissioner in Maine will address the Maine Automobile Dealers association convention at 10 30 a m at Samoset hotel Rockland She will outline the minimum wage law. The three day event September 4 5 6 includes H L Galles Jr NADA president Albuquerque N M speaking Saturday noon and an annual banquet after Friday's lobster bake and barn dance.
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Marion Martin
Department of Labor and Industry
Maine
Maine Automobile Dealers Association
Samoset
Rockland
H. L. Galles, Jr
Nada
Alberqueque
N. M
Insurance Workers Threaten Prudential Strike Next Tuesday
More than 10 000 Prudential agents threaten a strike if a contract agreement is not reached in renewed talks opened today with representatives of the Insurance Workers International Union and Federal Conciliator James Holden. Kenneth Williams, local manager, said service at the 7 office will not be interrupted.
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Washington
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Insurance Workers International Union
James Holden
Kenneth Williams
Prudential
Legion Auxiliary to Pay Respects at Emond's
Members of the Tighe Beaudoin Farley post American Legion auxiliary will meet at Emond's funeral home at 9 this evening to pay respects to Mrs Marie Louise Lariviere. A brief business session will precede the religious rite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe-Beaudoin- Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Emond
Marie Louise Lariviere
Funeral for Ernest B. Ross in Wells
funeral services were held at Wells Second Congregational Church for Ernest B. Ross 44 of Wells with Rev Lewis A Chase officiating Burial followed in Ocean View cemetery Wells Ross died Saturday at Sanford Goodall hospital from a heart attack at work in Kennepark He was born in Edmund Missouri son of Emery and Beatrice Hatch Ross survived by wife Laura two sons Harry and Carl of Wells father Emery Ross Portland three brothers Allen Scarborough Harold Lubec Emery Ross Jr Portland and sister Edith Gallant continuous phrasing avoided
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Ernest B. Ross
Wells
Wells Second Congregational Church
Lewis A. Chase
Ocean View Cemetery
Ross
Sanford-Goodall Hospital
Kenne‘park
Edmund
Emery and
Beatrice
Hatch) Ross
Wells Corner Hose Company
Laura
Boston) Ross
Harry G
Carl P. Ross
Emery Ross
Portland
Allen
Scarborough
Harold
Lubec
Emery Ross, Jr
Edith Gallant
Funeral Services for Mrs Maude Freeland in Windsor
Funeral services were held for Mrs Maude Freeland 58 of Wells at Ralph Knight Funeral Home Windsor Vermont with burial at Ascutney Cemetery. She died Saturday after a long illness at York Village Hospital born Hancock Vermont daughter of John and Carrie Abar resided in Wells her husband Roy Freeland survives five sons George Donald Freeland and others two sisters a brother and six grandchildren listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Freeland
Weils
Roy Freeland
Moniday
Ralph Knight
Windsor, Vt
Ascutney
Freeland
York Village Hospital
Hancock, Vt
John
Carrie Abar
Wells
C. Fayette Staples Unit
American Legion Auxiliary
Old Orchard Beach
Donald Freeland
George
Stanley Freeland
David Freeland
Webster
Wass
Frank Freeland
Southington
Mass
Estella Swinger
Proctor
Viola Dukette
Tupper’s Lake
David Abar
Northfield
Funeral services for Louis Bisios held at St Demetrios
Funeral services were conducted for Louis Bisios of St Demetrios Greek church in Biddeford at 2 p m with Rev. George J Venetos officiating. Burial followed in St Demetrios cemetery as members of Ahepa served as bearers. Attendees included numerous relatives from Chicago Springfield New York Washington DC Hyannis Dorchester Brockton Danbury and Portland among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bisios
St. Demetrios
Sam Kamberis
Chicago
Ill
Cleo Apostle
Springfield
Ohio
Fotini Tsraoussis
Gregory Jasonides
Miltiades Mazaris
Nick Gikas
New York
Thomas Sheles
Washington, D.C
Olga Shoukas
Helen _Terpou
Hyannis
Mass
Geiokas
Dorchester
Aphrodite
Stefania Kitsiou
Peter Kostas
Boston
Kaliantthe Ginaros
Brockton
Aphrodite Koukas
Danbury
Mary Hall
Simsbury
Kalianthe Zotos
Oo Brockton
Victoria Nicholas
Eurythiios Hashiotis
Fotios Hashiotis
Athanasios Gikas
Steve Gikas
Eliar Shamos
Steve Shamos
Pericles Gribizos
Steve Gioulis
Mantho Hadzis
Theophani Hadzis
Peter Maziaris
Magdalini Liponis
Elia Giasonides
Portland
Socratis Fotos
Philadelphia
Steve Pouravelis
James Zaferson
Vasous Vorea
Kiwanis Club Sees Guest Speaker At Old Orchard Beach
Thirty Kiwanis members gathered at Seaside House Old Orchard Beach for the new Tuesday night series with Lt Gov Napolitano and Mrs Napolitano as guests marking their 33rd wedding anniversary. Maj Douglas Eldridge of the Baltimore Boys Club spoke on youth work and delinquency prevention as Lloyd Anderson presided.
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Saco and
Biddeford
Boys’ Club
Baltimore
Club For Youth
Lloyd Anderson
Tide Timetable Indicates September High and Low Periods
September tides show morning and evening high and low times across days. Entries list dates with numerical hours and minutes for A M and P M tides.
Children Night Program at Saco Grange Features Contests
Saco Grange hosted a Children's Night with adult members present. Home baked bread cookies and cake winners were named as Mrs Natalie Taylor Miss Kathy Clark and Mrs Maggie Hill. Crochet prizes went to Mrs Mildred Harris and centerpieces to Mrs Alice. Judges included several members. officers will be elected Sept 15 at the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Grange Hall
Grange
Natalie Taylor
Kathy Clark
Maggie Hill
Mildred Harris
Alice
Shirley St. Ours
Jeannette Lavigne
Margaret Chamberlain
Harold Rackliff
Irene Libby
Ethel Whitten
Esther Emmons
Paul Taylor
Virginia
Russell Randall
John Campbell
Nancy Taylor
Drew Scammon
Linda Harris
Mary Joan
Beverly Simpson
Jefrey Lavigne
Lavigne
Geraldine Russell
Lillian Hubert
Lawrence Grant
Arundel Grange
Nehru rebukes Thimayya amid border tension and unrest
Nehru rejected claims that defense minister offered to resign and scolded Thimayya for resigning during heightened border anxiety with China. Reports note possible air force and navy resignations, while Bhutan and the Northeast frontier show tense quiet. Calcutta riots escalate with Communist-led mobs amid food distribution fury. seven killed and at least 30 wounded in clashes.
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Congress Party
Nehru
Thimayya
India
Tibet
Krishna Menon
the Statesman
Bhutan
Jigme Dorji
Calcutta
Dorji
New Delhi
Bengal
Kerala
Chinese American scholar Dr Hsieh to lecture in York County
Dr Hsieh, a Boston Rotary member and long time Chinese diplomat, plans lectures across York County after arriving from Brighton Massachusetts. He holds citizenship in both the United States and China, and he foresees strong ties between America and China through science and social learning. He praises Chiang Kai-shek and Formosa and predicts future lectures in York Ogunquit Cape Porpoise Kennebunk Beach and Sanford before returning home.
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Boston
Aleppo Shrine
Ohio
New York
Connecticut
Hope Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Attleboro
Mass
Hsieh
Theepublic of
China
Republic of the
United States
Sun- Yat-Sen
Yun Shih-Kai
Chiang Kai-shek
London
England
Formosa
Chiang Kaishek
New York City
America
Isle of
Frederick Brown Harris
U. S .Senate
Washington, D. C
United Nations
Mr. Harris
Maine
Edmund Muskie
Sen
Muskie
Augusta
National Capital
Abraham Lincoln
Christian Herter
York County
York
Ogunquit
Cape Porpoise
Kennebunk Beach
Sanford
Balanc
James D. Riddle
Foss Street Methodist Church
Kennebunk
Eisenhower and De Gaulle Discuss Algeria and NATO
President Eisenhower and Charles de Gaulle met privately in Paris for about an hour with only interpreters present. Hagerty said no news conference would follow discussions and hinted Algeria and NATO would be key topics. Eisenhower’s Paris entrance was described as happy and triumphant.
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Hagerty
Eisenhower
Ie Hagerty
Algeria
NATO
de Gaulle
Paris
Saco Juvenile Grange appoints new officers
Election at Saco Juvenile Grange Hall selected Curtis Scammon master and a slate of officers led by Nancy Lennoox overseer Stephen Littlefield steward Thomas Vining and Gail Gilles lecturer Michael Grant treasurer. Installation set Sept 15 at 6 pm with Beatrice Scamman as installing officer. State projects due Sept 8 at 6 pm and Juvenile Grange Jamboree planned for Sept 12 in Augusta with transportation provided.
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Saco Juvenile Grange
Grange Hall
North Street
Curtis Scammon
Nancy Lennox
Stephen _Littlefield
Thomas Vining
Dwight Edgecomb
Jackie Sylvester
Janice Sylvester
Gail Gilles
Michael Grant
Linda Harris
Louise Whitten
Flora
Laura Geouden
Pomona
Virgin
Lennox
Ceres
Grange
Beatrice Scamman
Augusta
Biddeford Man Injured As Car Leaves Highway
Two executives of a Boston outdoor advertising firm were killed on the Maine Turnpike in York when their sports car hit a disabled Navy truck and a second tow truck that had broken down. Stewart H. Presper and Nicholas Canistrato, both from Massachusetts, died. Atty. Richard H. Armstrong escaped serious injury when his car left the Dam road, struck a water pump, and went over an embankment. No other serious injuries were reported.
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Boston
Maine
York
Stewart H. Presper
Wakefield
Mass
Nicholas Canistrato
Waltham, Mass
Prosper
Donnelly Electric and Manufacturing. Co
Donnelly & Sons Advertising Company
Canistrato
Navy
Jaguar
Portsmouth
N. H
Richard H. Armstrong
Pool Road
Biddeford
Dam Road
Armstrong
Portland
Cascade Road
Saco
David Sheehan
Charles Hennessey
Robert Foran
Rockefeller Convenes Panel to Fight Teen Crime
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller calls top officials and church leaders to join a war on teen crime. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover is among the invited participants as part of the broad effort to curb youth delinquency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson A. Rockefeller
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Sanford Man Pays Fine In Biddeford
Fidele Payeur a 49 year old Sanford man pleaded guilty to drinking while driving on Route 111 and paid a $10 fine at Biddeford Municipal Court this morning A 90 day sentence was suspended by Court Recorder Gerald Naser upon payment of the fine State Police Officer Donald Weiler was the complainant.
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Sanford
Fidele Payeur
North Street
Yesteryo
Biddeford Municipal Court
Gerald Naser
Donald Weiler
Proclamation of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes
On December 4 1918 the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes was formally proclaimed later evolving into Yugoslavia. The new state unified South Slavic lands after World War I, marking a pivotal shift in regional governance and national identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Yugoslavia
National Guard unit schedules field exercise
Officers of the Howitzer Battery 1st Squadron 103rd Armored Regiment of the Maine National Guard at the Saco Armory expect to begin training with newly assigned armor on September 20. The all day maneuvers will be at Edwards plant field. Previously trained at Camp Drum New York. Public invited to attend.
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103Rd Armored Regiment
Maine National Guard
Saco Armory
Edward's Plant
Camp Drum
N. Y
Sears Roebuck Store Break In Biddeford Details
Police report states the rear window of the Sears Roebuck store on Alfred Street Biddeford was found open by Officer Leo Cote. Drawers were pried and the safe unlocked but little cash missing. Chief Edgar Sevigny and technician George Friary led the investigation.
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Sears, Roebuck Company
Alfredistreet
Biddeford
Leo Cote
Edgar Sevigny
George Friary
Saco Resident Fined for Speeding in Quiet Court Session
Victor M. Marden 70 of Buxton Road Saco paid a $10 fine after pleading guilty to speeding 50 mph in a 25 mph zone on Portland Road. Saco police were the complainants in the case.
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Saco Muig
Victor M. Marden
Buxton Road
Saco
Portland
Marden
Saco Police
Industry leaders join diverse council in city expansion
Chest Drive P Garland collaborates with Pelo quin on small industry while Maurice C. E. Roux and Roger Sherman head large industry. Francis Congdon leads shoe industry with Albert F. Deshaies and Joseph S. Audie in business and public relations alongside Dave Dexter Elston P. Jaggalls and J. Alan Jasper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Garland
Peloquin
Maurice C. E. Roux
Roger Sherman
Francis Congdon
Albert F. Deshaies
Joseph S. Audie
Dave Dexter
Elston P. Ja‘galls
J. Alan Jasper
Exemplar Beta Sigma Phi establishes Xi Omicron chapter
The Exemplar chapter of Beta Sigma Phi in Biddeford and Saco met at Mrs. Nathan Johnson’s home for its first session. Members voted to name Xi Omicron, read a congratulatory letter from national leaders, set committees, and planned the September 15 meeting at Mrs. Scamman’s Saco home with charter members presiding.
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Beta ‘Sigma Phi
Biddeford
Saco
Nathan Johnson
Old Orchard Beach
Xi Omicron
George Ange
Robert Allard
Thomas Daly
Betty Stansberry
H. Clifford Berry
James Throumoulos
James Nadeau
Philip Scamman
Word Study
Betty ‘Strawsberry
Ange
Richard Sawtelle
Ways and Means Co
New Test University Conception Study Details Insemination Method
Researchers studied 259 conceptions among 201 women receiving artificial insemination. The day of insemination was chosen by doctors based on the project to determine each woman's ovulation day when eggs are released and susceptible to impregnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Agreement to terms reached by Cleveland rubber workers
The 82,000 production workers of the four major Cleveland rubber producers move toward a terms agreement. Negotiations focus on wages and benefits as the industry faces rising costs and potential strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Rubber workers reach new pay agreements
The United Rubber Workers secured wage gains with the companies, winning a 10 cent an hour increase under the new labor agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Rubber Workers
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