Local Personal News From Saco and Nearby Areas
Miss Rose Danforth and Miss Noreen McDermott are noted as surgical and visiting patients at Maine Medical Center and a family visit to New York is planned. Dennis Babb and James Halstead complete basic training at Great Lakes. Mrs Patricia Moore gains council secretary post in Wallingford and active civic roles.
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Rose Danforth
Union St
Saco
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Alcide Bolduc
Olympia Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Webber Hospital
Harlow Brown
Moody St
Ocean Point
Boothbay Harbor
Mary Twomey
Norbert Twomey
Westmore Ave
Biddeford
Europe
Joan Boisvert
Theaval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
James J. Halstead
Quentin D. Halstead
Moody
Naval Training Center
William J. Hutchins
Sonarman
USN
George FE. Hutchins
Route 2
William V. Pratt
Samuel Panasci
Lake Romkom Koma
Gertrude
Wallingford League of Women Voters
Moore
Wallingford
Saco Firemen Auxiliary Opens Season Meeting Night
The Saco Firemen's Auxiliary meets at 8 p m Thursday at 243 North St Saco home of Mrs Ruth Scammon. Adah Chapter OFS holds welcome back party Friday 7 30 p m at Mrs Robert Jonshon Pool Road Biddeford after meeting in Masonic Hall Mair Street Biddeford. Charter Member Night observed by Biddeford Saco Lodge Elks Thursday 8 p m Elks Home Portland Road Saco with Yankee pot roast supper.
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Saco
Ruth, Scammon
North St
Adah Chapter
OFS
Robert Jonshon
Pool Road
Biddeford
Masonic Hall
Mair Street
Saco Lodge of Elks
Elks
Portland Road
Saco City
J. Edward Whelan
William P. Kirk Jr
Alfred Colombe
Timothy Crowley
Alderiman Chandler Bouter
Whelan
Uptown
Church notes mid week prayer meetings announced
Mid week prayer meeting will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m at Bible Baptist church 144 Ferry road Saco A prayer and Bible study will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m at First Baptist church Ocean avenue Old Orchard Beach Prayer meeting will be Thursday at 7 30 p m at First Assembly of Cod church of Saco in the Ahepa home 22 Pleasant street
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Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Cod
Ahepa
Pleasant Street
Entitled to rest in the Missouri Ozarks
Magistrate E. A. Barbour dismissed a vagrancy case against a 38 year old traveler, ruling in Missouri that a man is free to travel and sleep by the roadside without fear of arrest. The judge stated this is a free country and questioned how one could be asleep by the highway while traveling.
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Springfield
Missouri Ozarks
E. A. Barbour
Ancient Skopje birth of Justinian and Roman restoration
The city originally named Scupi or Skupi Skopje served as the capital of Dardania in ancient Illyria. Conquered by Rome, it became the birthplace of Emperor Justinian who rebuilt the city after the 518 earthquake.
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Scupi
Skupi
Skopje
Yugoslavia
Dardania
Illyria
Rome
Justinian
James H. Bright Dies at 52 in Boston Hospital
BRAINTREE MA. James H. Bright 52 formerly of Saco Maine died in a Boston hospital after a short illness. Son of John L. and Ann Bright he was a construction worker. Survived by sister Elizabeth Gaulin of Biddeford Maine and brothers Edward F. and John M. of Saco Maine. Burial was in Quincy.
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Braintree
Mass
James ‘H. Bright
Saco
Maine
Boston
John L
Ann (Mullen) Bright
Elizabeth Gaulin
Bidderford
Edward F
John M
Quincy
Mrs Annie Hagar of Kennebunkport dies after long illness
Mrs. Annie Hagar aged 89 widow of Melvin D. Hagar died in Biddeford hospital after a long illness. Born Sept 13 1882 in Kennebunkport she lived in the Wildes District and was active in Village Baptist Church. Survived by two sons Arthur and Victor two daughters Pearl and Hazel a sister Lila McKenney and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at 1 30 pm tomorrow from her home with Rev George Urban officiating. Interment in Arundel Cemetery.
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Kennebunkport
Annie B. Hagar
Melvin D. Hagar
Biddeford
David A
Margaret (Huff) Dobson
Wildes District
Village Baptist Church
Arthur A
Revere
Mass
Victor E
Pearl M
Hazel C. Hagar
Lila McKenney
Funeral services for Mrs Es ther K Stone of Saco
Funeral services for Mrs Esther K Stone of Jenkins Road Saco were held Saturday afternoon at 2 from Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco with Elder Harry C Ridley officiating Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford Bearers included Edward Hamner Louis Brann E J Belrose John Hudson Fred Scamperino and Maurice Rand
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Esther K. Stone
Jenkins Road
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Harry C. Ridley
Woodlawn Cemetery
Biddeford
Edward Hamner
Louis Brann
E. J. Belrose
John ‘Hudson
Fred Scamperino
Maurice Rand
New Animal Fabrics Set School Style for Girls
Delightful fake furs appear this year in many forms from snow suits and ski wear to coats and bathrobes. Cats, ponies, lions, tigers, leopards, zebras and even Dalmatians inspire pretend fur outfits for little girls and big girls alike, with mink-like luxury in safe, imaginative fabrics.
Steel leadership lifts Wall Street toward record high
Stock market edged higher in heavy trading led by steel stocks as traders watched whether the Dow Jones industrial average could surpass the prior record close of 734.91 from December 1961. Noon readings showed gains in steels with mixed advances across rails utilities and other sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Dow Jones
Associated Press
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Chrysler
General Motors
American Motors
Control Data
IBM
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Portland Frost Warning and Weather Outlook
Frost likely tonight across most sections as temperatures fall to near 40 degrees and some valleys dip into the 30s. Sunshine returns this afternoon with cool highs in the mid to upper 60s and winds from 10 to 25 mph. Thursday brings sun and cooler air with increasing clouds late in the day.
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Portland
Search For Crewmen Is Abandoned
The Air Force has abandoned the search for crewmen aboard two KC135 jet tankers missing after a refueling mission near Bermuda. Wreckage pieces found between Bermuda and the Bahamas will be sent to Homestead for study. The crew list includes Capt. Richard A. Larson and others from Minnesota Florida Tennessee Illinois Nebraska and Louisiana.
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Miami
Fla
Air Force
Bermuda
Bahamas
Homestead
Richard A. Larson
Minneapolis
William E. Smith
Memphis
Tenn
Keith R. Goffin
Bellevue
Styles of Socks Demand Your Personality On Campus
A teen guide explains sockmanship with four dances as style markers. The Pony signals campus leadership and tidy dress, Twist marks bold color choices and artistic flair, Hully-Gully pairs fashion awareness with conservative hair and popularity, Mashed Potato warns of reform as the sock droops and fashion slips.
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Big Idea
Senate Debate Cites Risks in Steering U S Foreign Policy
Mansfield argues the international agreement parallels Eisenhower plans and warns that one president may misjudge United States interests, but doubts two consecutive leaders would be negligent on a crucial national issue.
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Mansfield
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Eisenhower
At Notre Dame Birth Announcements for Eastman and Downing
At Notre Dame a son Robert Allen Eastman born July 28 to Mr. and Mrs Ira Eastman Jenkins Road Saco eight pounds one half ounce Lisa Ann Eastman born July 29 to Mr. and Mrs Elon Eastman 55 Storer Street Saco. Elsewhere a son Steven Robert Downing born Sept 1 at St John’s Hospital Lowell Mass to Mr. and Mrs Roger Downing Lowell Mass. Downing former Claire Ledoux. maternal grandparents Edward Ledoux Biddeford paternal grandmother Eleanor Downing Sanford.
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Ira Eastman
Jenkins Road
Saco
Robert Allen
Elon Eastman
Storer St
Lisa Ann
Roger Downing
Lowell
Mass
Steven Robert
St. John’s Hospital
Downing
Claire Ledoux
Edward Ledoux
Biddeford
Eleanor Downing
Sanford
Wells teachers hold two day workshop session highlights
Wells area educators convened a two day workshop with state and local speakers. William Turpie discussed training adults to face a nuclear attack while Miss Noreen Whitten and Mrs. Beatrice Spiller reported on trips and programs. Other presenters covered new reading methods guidance and staff introductions. A young girl’s jewelry wishlist notes cultured pearls and birthstone pieces.
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Wells
William Turpie
Civil Defense
Noreen Whitten
America
Helena Rode
Ogunquit Village
Beatrice Spiller
Albine Watson
Deer Isle
Everett L. Keyes
Economy Co
Ruth L. Pennell
John C. Cass
Bureau of Guidance and Special Education
Albine B. Watson
Wells- Ogunquit
Harry A. de- Shon
Russell K. Noyes
John Daker
North Berwick
Robert W. Johnson
Union 2
Jewelry Council Suggests Gifts For Students
Jewelry Council outlines teen gift ideas for boys and girls. For young men, cufflinks and a tie tack set in various metals, or a ring with birthstone, initial, or signet. Council notes teens favor masculine symbols of achievement and style.
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Jewlry Council
Council
Desegregation Drive Proceeds Amid Tense Alabama Day
In Birmingham and Mobile Alabama, Negro pupils began entering Graymont and Murphy High and West End, while Ramsay and surrounding schools faced protests. Wallace refused comment as state troopers and police guarded three schools amid motorcades by the National States Rights party.
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States
Ramsay
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Board of Education
Montgomery
Wallace
Alabama
University of Alabama
Graymont
National States Rights Party
West End High School
Legion Field
Municipal Stadium
Steel City
Justice Department
Washington
Birmingham
Tuskegee
Murphy High
West End High
Ramsay High
Edward Fields
Arbitration award to take effect 180 days after August bill
The arbitration panel's ruling will be binding within 180 days of August 28 and remain in force for two years. Even if the issues under negotiation are unresolved, the award would be in effect, though a strike could still occur on other matters.
Stoney Point Ferry Sails into Retirement in Florida
The Stoney Point ferry, long shuttling between Weehawken New Jersey and Manhattan, ended its Hudson crossings in March 1959 and now rests in Florida as a floating shrimp packing house.
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Fort Myers Beach
Stoney Point
Weehawken
N.J
Manhattan
Senti
Florida
Hudson River
Bay State Youths Fined On Assault Charges
In Saco and Old Orchard Beach cases, two Massachusetts youths and several residents faced fines. Barry Sullivan and Robert Migliacci, both 18, of Winchester, paid $100 each after being found guilty of assault and battery. The incident involved Prescott Verrill Jr. at a hotel lobby.
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Old Orchard Beach
Barry Sullivan
Robert M. Migliacci
Winchester
Mass
Wesley M. Mewer
Prescott Verrill Jr
Verrill
Outremont
Que
East Grand Avenue
Michelle Elic
Rita Renaud
Jerry Annip
Portland
Arthur L. McKee
Union Ave
West Grand Avenue
Aging U S Machine Tools Dominate Metal Work
Roughly 64 percent of United States machine tools used in metalworking are at least ten years old, signaling potential efficiency and modernization needs across the industry and prompting concern among manufacturers and policy makers about tradeoffs between capital investment and productivity.
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Roger A, Delage
James H. Bright
Annie Hagar
Biddeford-Saco
Notre Dame
Jewelry Council
SPACE
Republic Aviation
West End
Kennedy
Bay State
S.m.l.xl
White
S.m.uxl
Butler's
Gladys Wilcox
Miss Rachel Dubois
Ruth Cheney
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