Portland Weather: Warm Afternoon and Mild Night
Partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon in Portland. Fair and cooler tonight with pleasant conditions Saturday. Zone 1 temperatures near 80, with varied overnight lows from 45 at Mt. Washington to 74 in Miami.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Concert
Mt. Washington
New York
Boston
Washington
Miami
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Montreal
Personal Briefs From Saco And Biddeford Residents
Local notes list Harold Deane and others as surgical or medical patients in Webber and Notre Dame hospitals. Several families including Atkinson, Volmar, Moreau, Roever, Courtois, Yoapolo, and Courtois relatives are mentioned returning from summers in Ocean Park, Willard Farm, and various New York visits.
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Harold Deane
Ferry Road
Saco
Webber Hospital
Mathilda Godard
Pool Street
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Dorothee Lambert
Guinea Road
San Lavigne
Portland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Gertrude
Violet
Beatrice Atkinson
Ocean Park
William Volmar
Betty Jane
Baltimore
Willard Arm
Alphonse Moreau
Simsbury
Conn
Joseph Moreau
East Templeton
Mass
Willard
Dudley Roever
Ken
Brooklyn
N. Y
Leonard Courtois
Barbara Lee
Len Michael
Michelle Courtois
Christine Yoapolo
Utreca
New York
Ernest Courtois
Irving Street
Marie Jean Leonard
Villa Muir
Bay View
van Buren
Lemieux Rites Held For Saco Resident
William A Lemieux 76 of Ferry road Saco died after a long illness in Fairfield. Retired from Saco Lowell shops he was born in Canada son of Etienne and Rose Lemieux. Survived by widow Alphosine Bellefeuille Lemieux daughter Mrs Francis Murphy sons Ubald Albert sister Ada seven grandchildren three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday at Notre Dame church Saco with visitation at Cote funeral home Beach and James.
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William A. Lemieux
Ferry Road
Saco
Fairfield
Saco-Lowell
Canada
Etienne and
Rose ‘Dutille) Lem ‘Ieux
St. John the Baptist Society of
Biddeford
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Alphosine Bellefeuille Lemieux
Francis Murphy
Ubald
Albert
James Street
Club Calendar Sees Thrift Shop Lead Group B Next Week
Notre Dame hospital thrift shop will run Group B next week with Mrs W T Roussin as chairman. North Saco Volunteer Fire Department Women's auxiliary holds first fall meeting September 8 at 7 30 P.M. at Mrs Olga Taylors home on Buxton road Saco. Mrs Taylor said new members will be welcome.
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Notre Dame Hospital Thrift Shop
W. T. Roussin
North Saco
Worship Services At Heath Meeting House And Baptist Anniversary
In The Churches Worship services will be held Sunday morning at 10 45 at the Heath Meeting House North Laco Mrs G Stephen John Ston pastor will conduct the service The First Baptist church Old Orchard Beach will observe the churchs first anniversary at the worship service Sunday after noon at 2 30
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the Heath Meeting House
North Laco
G. Stephen John Ston
First Baptist Church
Old Orchard Beach
Pantist Church to Welcome Pastor Back Sunday
Rev. Morley J. Durest of the Biddeford United Baptist church returns to the pulpit Sunday morning. Guest soloist A/3C Marilyn F. Henderson of Sacramento, California, visits her parents Mr and Mrs Clyde Henderson in Saco. No Sunday evening service this week. services resume on the 12th.
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Morley J. Durest
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Marilyn F. Henderson
Sacramento
Calif
Clyde Henderson
Saco
Biddeford Woman Hosts Birthday Party
A surprise birthday party honored Mrs. Roger Perreault and her sister Mrs. Laurier Caron at Mrs. William Doran's home on Southgate Avenue Biddeford. Attendees included Mrs. William Manning Mrs. Wilfrid Perreault Mrs. John Foss Mrs. Blanche Guillemette Mrs. George Dumais the guests of honor and the hostess.
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Roger Perreault
Laurier Caron
William Doran
Southgate Avenue
Biddeford
William Manning
Wilfrid Perreault
John Foss
Blanche Guillemette
George Dumais
Indictments for burglary and larceny across several towns
Indictments of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny were issued against Roland Cyr and Raymond Bouchard for entering the Sampson Supply warehouse in Biddeford on August 16. Norman G. Dube of Saco was indicted for entering William Woolf’s store, August. Larceny charges against Walter B. Warren, John Griffin and John Hamlin of Portland cover four Cadillac hub caps valued at 142 dollars, the property of Alcide Bergeron of Old Orchard Beach, on July 24. Richard Summer Hollis faces larceny of a Ford truck valued at 400 dollars, belonging to Alfred Whitehouse, on July 24. Lawrence Browell, alias Varney N Harrison and Rocky Browell of Saco, 40, indicted for carnal knowledge with a 15-year-old girl on August 7 at Biddeford.
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Roland Cyr
Raymond Bouchard
Sampson Supply Company
Biddeford
Norman G. Dube
Saco
William Woolf
Walter B. Warren
John Griffin
John Hamlon
Portland
Alcide Bergeron
Old Orchard Beach
Richard Summer
Hollis
Alfred Whitehouse
Lawrence Browell
Varney N. Harrison
Rocky Browell
Browell
Body Recovered After Drowning At Lakeview Plantation
The body of Robert McLeod, missing for about 1% days, was recovered from Schoodie Lake yesterday. The Bath man, about 50, is ruled a drowning victim after his boat was found ashore.
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Lakeview Plantation
Robert McLeod
Schoodie Lake
McLeod
Bath
Card of Thanks from the Durant Family
We thank our friends neighbors and relatives for kindness floral tributes and sympathy during our recent bereavement. The Durant Family.
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Durant
Funeral services held for Mrs Nabiha S Alkazin in Saco
Funeral services were held Thursday at 10 am for Mrs Nabiha S Alkazin wife of Dr Salim Alkazin of Brooklyn New York from the Dennett and Craig funeral home Saco Rev Henry Sims officiated all services and graveside rites were at Laurel Hill cemetery
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Nabiha S. Alkazin
Salim Alkazin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Saco
Henry Sims
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Alma R Lumb
Funeral services for Mrs Alma R Lumb wife of William Lumb of 287 Elm Street Biddeford were held at the Dennett and Craig funeral home in Saco Rev Edward Allen of Augusta officiated assisted by Rev James D Riddle of Foss Street Methodist Biddeford Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery
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Alma R. Lumb
William Lumb
Elm Street
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Saco
Edward Allen
Augusta
James D. Riddle
Foss Street Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Court House Heating Contract Sparks Local Fight
The county court house in Alfred faces a heated dispute over a $22,000 oil burning heating system contract awarded to the Lawrence brothers. County Treasurer Leo F. Charest demands an emergency finding and bids, while commissioners defend the decision as in good faith. Boiler issues include one cracked unit and another at 40 percent capacity, with state fire inspectors sought for an objective report.
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Alfred
Lawrence Brothers
North Windham
Leo F. Charest
Charest
Edwin H. Smith
Old Orchard
Commissioners Court
Smith
Towns face new water classifications and penalties
Saco offered advice and technical help to affected towns as new water classifications take effect September 12 with no fixed deadline for compliance. The WIC can sue towns failing to comply, with fines from 200 to 1000 dollars per day. Old Orchard Beach reacts favorably to a sewerage project, with work advancing and plans being drafted to meet requirements though revisions may be needed.
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WIC
MacDonald
Old Orchard Beach
Twin Board
Herman Gerrish
Old Orchard
Nehru Reports New Chinese Note on Tibetan Border
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament he has received a new note from Red China accusing India of aggression on the Tibetan frontier. He said the government will publish a white paper on the border tension and the communications with China. India accuses Chinese Communists of attacking patrols and occupying Indian territory.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Red
China
Sep tides show varied high and low times
Tide table fragment lists morning and evening high and low hours with several unreadable codes. Accurate times include 12:34, 12:54, 6:20, 6:37, 1:16, 1:30, 2:01, and 9:30 to 10:00 in a sequence, but plenty of garbled characters obscure details.
Maine Hostelry Closes Door in Historic Hallowell
The Worster House in Hallowell, a Maine hotel and dining establishment since 1832, shuts its doors tonight after 40 years of Worster family leadership. Prospects of selling the hotel are under negotiation while the restaurant service moves across the street to Freddie's Coffee Shop run by the Worsters’ son. The temperance hotel with a notable past hosted figures like Hawthorne Emerson Pierce and Vanderbilt, and has long avoided liquor sales.
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Hallowell
Worster
Maine
Thomas Worster
Freddie
Worsters
Worsster
Wesley Kellogg
Newport
Hallowell House
Charles Bulfinch
Massachusetts
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Franklin Pierce
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Holiday patrols planned by inspectors division chiefs
Enforcement Chief Timothy J Murphy announces holiday patrols with Fish and Game wardens and State Police on standby for weekend assignments. Division commanders will assign personnel using roadblocks saturation patrols and radar enforcement. no aircraft or highway surveillance will be used.
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Timothy J. Murphy
Fish & Game
Marx
Stock Market Edges Higher As Fed Rate Delay Lifts Mood
The New York market rallied mildly in light trade with relief that the Fed did not raise the discount rate. Leaders like American Motors and Boeing advanced on upbeat orders, while Copper and Radio Corp sagged. AP 60-stock average rose to 226.30 as rails and industrials gained.
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New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Apite
American Motors
Youngstown Sheet
Lukens
Texas Instruments
Boeing
Radio Corp
Anaconda
Associated Press
Biddeford Scout Troop Hears Captain Donahue Speak
Capt. John A. Donahue, a former Biddeford Troop 1 member now with Troop 305, spoke to Scout Troop 305 at Mason Street Hall. He recalled earning his Eagle from the governor, his Army service since 1942, combat in Korea where he earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart, and his 1950 assignment to Fort Lewis and the Hanford mission. He will move to Germany with family for three years. He ended with a candlelit reenactment of the Scout oath.
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John Donahue
Biddeford
Donahue
Maine
U. S. Army
John A. Donahue
Mason Street
United States
India
Burma
China
Ft. Lewis
Washington
Atomic Energy Plant
Hanford
Wash
Korea
Germany
Capt
Saco Reserve Platoon Leaves For Virginia Training
The Saco platoon of the 1074th Transportation company will depart for Fort Eustis Virginia for two weeks of training. They will be joined by four other platoons from the state, with local departures led by 2nd Lt. Henry F. Warner and several sergeants and corporals named among the travelers.
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Saco
1074Th Transportation Company
Army Reserve
Fort Eustus
Henry F. Warner
Walter J. Nelson
Donald C. Hurd
Roger D. Lariviere
John R. Whitaker
Raymond N. Boucher
Arnold FE. Howe
Norman V. Lombard
Albert L. Murray
James B. O’leary
Biddeford Saco Elks Plan Labor Day Field Day
The Biddeford Saco Elks complete plans for their annual field day at the Elks home in Saco on Labor Day. Events include breakfast, luncheon, sports, miniature golf, a lobster and clambake, and entertainment by TV and stage acts. Tickets urged by 7 pm Saturday.
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Biddeford-Saco
Lodge of Elks
Elks Home
Portland Road
Saco
Albert F. Deshaies
Elks
Per Leon F. Jones
Arthur J. Lesieur
Mainewest
Lawrence Murphy
Rumsford Lodge
Biddeford-Saco Lodge
Leon F. Jones
Edouard H. Cote
Jones
Grand Lodge
Fernand Cote
Harold Marr
Maine Sugarloaf Ski Resort Nears Completion
Sugarloaf Mountain Corp officials say a $70,000 redevelopment at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort is nearly finished. The project will raise capacity by about 25 percent and includes a new novice slope and a 1,500 foot tubar lift.
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Kingfield
Sugarloaf Mountain
Maine
Sugarloaf Mountain Corp
Commercial production starts for multidose Hypospray jet injector
Detroit AP reports R P Scherer Corp began commercial production of the Multidose Hypospray Jet Injector a painless alternative to needles for mass inoculations. The motor powered gun delivers high velocity serum through a tiny orifice enabling rapid, deep injections with controlled depth and a 16 000 psi hydraulic jet. Weighing about 25 pounds the device has two main parts a gun and an electrically driven pump and can inoculate up to a thousand people per hour by one operator.
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Detroit, Mich
R.P. Scherer Corp
Scherer
Thailand
U. S. State Department
Service Pin Is Presented To Joseph Small
Joseph T. Small of Biddeford received a 40 year service pin with two diamonds in a ceremony at the Central Maine Power Biddeford office attended by plant personnel and visiting company officials. Robert Brackett of Portland presented the pin on behalf of the utility, detailing Small’s career starting in 1919 with York County Power and progressing through meter reading, offices, and purchasing then inventory in Portland. Small is active in Boy Scouting and has long served Biddeford Troop One, including roles as Sunday school superintendent at the United Baptist church.
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Joseph T. Small
Biddeford
Central Maine Power Company
Robert Brackett
Portland
Southern Division
York County Power Company
York Village
Lhe
Brackett
D. M. Libby
Pool Road
United Baptist Church
Saco Patrolman Takes Reserve Forces Training
Patrolman Norman Lombard of the Saco police will be absent for two weeks to train with the 1074th Transportation company Army Reserve at Fort Eustis Virginia. Patrolman Lawrence Leclair will replace him during the training period.
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Saco
Norman Lombard
1074Th Transportation Company
Army Reserve
Fort Eustas
Lombard
Lawrence Leclair
Four Persons Escape Harm In Saco Accident
Four people escaped injury when a sedan driven by Felix L. Vadnais collided with a trailer truck on a Saco road. Vadnais 74, and passenger Juliene Turcotte 50, were in the car with Irene Paradise 52 a second passenger. Albert B. Carlson 31 drove the truck. Vehicle damage favored the truck with Vadnais’ car listed as a total loss. no injuries were reported.
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Te Weruand
Saco
Felix L. Vadnais
White Wharf Street
Biddeford
Albert B. Carlson
Newmarket
N. H
Vadnais
Juliene Turcotte
Jefferson Street
Irene Paradise
Hill Street
Carlson
Oscar Tardif
Saco Police
Bus Routes and Schedules for Local Schools
The bulletin lists Bus Nos 3 through 11 with their routes and departure times from 7 30 to 8 10 AM on various streets including Kennebunk road Oak Ridge West street Guinea road and Westbrook. Transportation is provided for elementary students living one mile or more from school and junior high riders will be transported to reach campus by 12 15 PM with return trips home after.
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City Line
Kennebunk Road
Grayson Street
Wakefield's
Oak Ridge
Proctor Road
Guinea Road
West Street
Granite Extension
Corner West
Granite Streets
Store
Southgate
Hillside
Main Street
Highland Street
Westmore Avenue
South Street
Westland
West Streets
Prospect Street
Prospect
Westbrook
Fortunes Rocks
Newtown Road
Corner Hills Beach Road
Moore's Rock
Biddeford Pool
Hill's Beach Road
Hills Beach
Firefighters Respond Twice To South Street House
Biddeford firemen were summoned twice last night to the tenement at 193 South Street, owned by Myron Savage. The first call found a short circuit in wiring. the second targeted a fire between walls caused by defective wiring. Occupants Edward Berry and Caswell Kelley were present as the incident began at 4:40. Sub-Primary bus children will be transported home starting at 11:30.
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Biddeford
Mwost
Sout Street
Myron Savage
Edward Berry
Caswell Kelley
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World Briefs
Bengal
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Euclide A. Millette
Joseph Small
Chris Proulx
Virginia
Saco Elks
York
Banff
H. Polakewich
Baty Daela
South Street House
Beach Motors, Inc
Elm St
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