Holiday Guests Gather From Across North America
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vining and son Thomas at 56 Old Orchard Road Saco hosted visitors from Kentville Nova Scotia Annie Porter Royce Porter Alan Vining Corinna Madge Vining Newport Thurza Richardson Elsie Pols Newark Worcester Edward Muggah Cype Bot and Patty Bot of Waterville for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Vining
Thomas
Old Orchard Road
Saco
Royce Porter
Alan
Annie Porter
Kentville
Nova Scotia
Madge Vining
Corinna
Thurza
Richardson
Newport
Elsie Pols
Newark
N. J
Edward Muggah
Worcester
Mass
Cype Bot
Duc
Patty
Waterville
Catholic Women's Society Begins Monthly Meetings
The Catholic Women's Society of Most Holy Trinity Church Saco will start monthly meetings on Tuesday September 10 in Notre Dame School hall Beach Street Saco. Biddeford Saco Council of Churches and organizational chairmen meet September 9 at 7 30 p m at First Parish Congregational Church Parish House Beach Street Saco. The Fremont Club and Auxiliary meet tonight at 8 at the Alfred Street hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Women’s Society of Most’ Holy Trinity
Saco
Notre Dame School Hall
Beach Street
Biddeford-Saco
Council of Churches
First Parish Congregational Church
Fremont Club
Alfred Street Hall
Higher Grade Cadets Meet Friday at 8 30 P M
The Higher Grade Corp Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army will assemble Friday evening at 8 30 P M for their routine gathering and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Salvation Army
Unseasonably cold air tightens grip on Maine coast
Unseasonably cold temperatures grip Maine with Portland tying a 21 year record at 42 degrees at the airport and downtown 4 degrees. Greenville posts a low of 29 the coldest in the state’s Weather Bureau stations while Old Town Millinocket Caribou hover around freezing and other cities report 34 to 44 degree lows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
U.S. Weather Bureau
Greenville
Houston
Old Town
Millinocket
Caribou
Rumford
Bangor
Augusta
Brunswick
Eastport
Connie Gendron Birthday Party Held at Bay Street Home
Miss Connie Gendron was guest of honor at a sweet sixteen birthday party hosted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gendron of Bay Street, Bid. A buffet lunch and decorated cake served as centerpiece. Prizes were won by Roger Lebel and Roger Chretien. Guests included Carmen Caron and many Gendrons, with two unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Gendron
Leoee
Bay Street
Bid
Bernard Ruel
Nancy Bouchard
Roger Chretien
Diane Roy
Ricky St. Louis
Lucille Cloutier
Dave Pollock
Roger Lebel
Marc Gendron
Raymond Gendron
Priscilla Gendron
Diane Gendron
Pearl Gendron
Michael Gendron
Leo Paul Gendron
Susan Deschambeault
Dorothy Gendron
Deaths Rise in U S Auto Fatalities First Half 1963
The National Safety Council reports 47,200 deaths from accidents in the United States in the first six months of 1963, a 3 percent rise from the same period in 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
United States
Maine Library Association forms trustees section
The Maine Library Association formed a trustees section at its convention opening. Elliot S. Cummings of Norway was elected the first president. Clayton G. Richardson of Sanford became vice president and Mrs. Walter Boyce of Lewiston was named secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Group
Phippsburg
Maine Library Association
Elliot S. Cummings
Norway
Clayton G. Richardson
Sanford
Walter Boyce
Lewiston
Beach Fire Near Municipal Dump Prompted Fire Call
Old Orchard Beach firemen responded yesterday at 9 15 p m to a brush and roots fire near the municipal dump on Turn Road. They returned to the station at 9 55 p m. A smoke scare sent crews to the Milliken’s Mills area at 10 58 a m after a resident reported smoke in the sky, later traced to a distant source, possibly a factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Milliken’s Mills
Department
Card of Thanks for Funeral Support and Flowers
The Morin and Wire families express sincere gratitude to relatives and friends for kind words comfort floral offerings and sympathy during the loss of their fathers William Morin and George A. Boutin. Appreciation notes acknowledge car loans and support from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morin
Wire Family
Deaths in Kennebunk Annie Laprell 86
Annie Laprell 86 widow of Frank R. Laprell of Portland Road Kennebunk died yesterday in a Portland hospital. Born in Nova Scotia August 11 1877 she was a communicant of St. Monica's Church. Survived by sons Albert J Arundel Raymond J William J Edward J and two daughters Mrs Laura Emery Rochester NY Mrs Agnes Cowart Ocala Fla fifteen grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Requiem mass will be celebrated Saturday at 9 am at St Monica's Church. Interment in Hope Cemetery. Friends may call Angell Funeral Home Thursday and Friday evenings. Prayers Friday at 7:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Annie Laprell
Frank R.laprell
Portland Road
Portland
Nova Scotia
St. Monica’s Church
Albert J
Arundel
Raymond J
Brooklyn
N.Y
William J
Edward J
Laura Emery
Rochester
Agnes Cowart
Ocala
Fla
William J. Kelly
Hope Cemetery
Angell Funeral
Dane St
Father Kelly
Benjamin Russell Dies at 69 in Biddeford Hospital
Benjamin Russell 69 of 27 Old Orchard Street died last night at a Biddeford hospital. Born December 19, 1893 in Saco, son of Charles W. and Anna Poor Russell. No known survivors. Funeral services tomorrow at 9 from Dennett andEE Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco. Burial in Riverside Cemetery Lewiston. Calling hours tonight 7 to 8 at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Benjamin Russell
Old Orchard St
Biddeford
Saco
Charles W
Anna Poor Russell
Dennett and Ee Funeral Home
Main St
Riverside Cemetery
Lewiston
Funeral services for Mrs Pearl Paradis
Funeral services for Mrs Pearl Eudora Paradis of 8 Portland Ave Old Orchard Beach owner of Staples Inn were held yesterday at 2 PM at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco Rev Joseph Ingraham officiated Interment was in Laurel Hill Cemetery Bearers included Arthur MacDonald George MacDonald Clyde MacDonald Jr and Earle Bell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Eudora Paradis
Portland Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Staples Inn
Dominic Paradis
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Joseph Ingraham
Laurel Hill
Arthur MacDonald
George MacDonald
Clyde MacDonald Jr
Earle Bell
Newborn Daughter Tammy Jo Born at Newport Navy Hospital
Mrs Rae Rae and Mrs Rosalie Wentworth announce the birth of Tammy Jo to Mr and Mrs William E Culler at the U S Naval Hospital Newport R I on Saturday Aug 31 The infant weighs seven pounds four ounces Grandparents are Mrs William Taylor Brown Street Kennebunk Arlen Wentworth Sea Road Kennebunk and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Culler of Marcersbury Pa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HM/2
William E. Culler
Rosalie Wentworth
Newport
Tammy Jo
U.S. Naval Hospital
R. 1
William Taylor
Brown Street
Arlen Wenworth
Sea Road
Kennebunk
Lloyd Culler
Marcersjbury
Portland Weather Forecast Notes Fair Cool Day
Portland this afternoon sees high cloudiness but fair and cool conditions with a high around 60 to 65. East to northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight clouded and not as cool with a low near 45 to 50 and east winds 5 to 15 mph, rising to 10 to 20 mph along the coast. Friday will be cloudy with rain developing in the morning and little temperature change. east to southeast winds 15 to 30 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Biddeford Receives State Education Subsidy Payment
Biddeford School Superintendent Raymond Kenneally announced that the office has received a check for 36204 dollars, two thirds of the state subsidy to education. The remaining third will arrive in November, bringing the total state payment to just over 54000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Raymond Kenneally
Kenneally
Speeder Is Fined In Biddeford Court
Elwood G. Brown, 21, of RFD 3 Biddeford pleaded guilty through Atty Roger Elliott in Biddeford Municipal Court to speeding 50 mph in a 25 mph zone. Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason ordered a $15 fine and gave him until Saturday to pay. It was the only case heard this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood G. Brown
RFD 3
Biddeford
Atty. Roger Elliott
Gerald C. Nason
Saco Public School Enrollment Rises in Opening Day
Opening day enrollment in Saco public schools totals 1,724, up 81 from last September. By building, Young A 177, Young B 229, Burns 533, Sweetser 164, Fairfield 621. Superintendent Dr. Frank D. Lawler said a school committee meeting would be held at 2 PM to discuss the large increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Public Schools
Frank D. Lawler
Young A
Young B
Burns
Sweetser
Fairfield
Lawler
Saco School Committee
Typhoon Faye Heads Toward China After Philippine Hit
Typhoon Faye with 110 mph winds moved from the northern Philippine Islands into the South China Seas. The Manila Weather Bureau said the storm is traveling west at about 15 mph toward Hainan Island and the Chinese mainland after a glancing blow to sparsely populated northern areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Faye
South China Seas
Philippine Islands
Manila Weather Bureau
Hainan Island
China Mainland
Pollution in Falmouth Eyed by Public Health Service
Washington AP reports the Presumpsecot River pollution smell in Falmouth Maine to receive federal attention. Rep Stanley R Tupper R Maine says the water supply and pollution control division will offer technical assistance to abate the pollution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Falmouth
Maine
U.S. Public Health Service
Stanley R. Tupper
Division of Water Supply and Pollution Control
Ball Reports on Alliance Quits and Pakistan Fear
Ball Reports continued from page one discuss quitting the Central Treaty Organization and the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization both anti Communist defense groupings. Washington says Pakistan fears Indian aggression lack basis in fact according to U.S. sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Treaty Organization
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Washington
Pakistan
U.S
Board members weigh values in tense decision
Tenting conserving property values was a strong contributing factor in arriving at a decision. Other board members were Myron Savage and Willard Stackpole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Savage
Willard Stackpole
Stray Mascot Snaff Rumor Lingers At Coast Guard Station
Chief M. Don Powell reports Snaff the 2 1/2 year old Pekinese mascot remains missing since Labor Day from the Coast Guard life boat station in Cleveland. The dog is known for his poodle-like hair and erect posture at taps of the Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Snaff
Coast Guard
Labor Day
M. Don Powell
Freeport girl injured in Brunswick highway crash
A 16 year old Freeport girl Linda Ireland was critically injured in a Brunswick highway accident last week. She underwent emergency skull fracture surgery and is reported in fair condition at Maine Medical Center after being transferred from a local Brunswick hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Freeport
Brunswick
Maine Medical Center
Linda Ireland
la Brunswick Hospital
Saco Officials Visit Dover Treatment Plant
Saco Mayor J Edward Whelan and Street Commissioner Timothy Crowley visited Dover New Hampshire to study its four year old sewage treatment plant. The group spoke at Sewer Advisory Committee about Saco's $300000 bond issue for its share of a regional plant and interceptor sewers, pending referendum approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
J. Edward Whelan
Timothy Crowley
Dover
N. H
Crowley
New Hampshire
Firemen Answer Two Calls In Saco
Saco firefighters responded to a grass and woods fire on Foss Road near George Angers property using a booster line and Indian tanks. They attributed the blaze to a dump fire. a second call at 6 p.m. reported a rear seat fire in a car owned by J. J. Dillon staying in an overnight cabin on the Portland Road, found out extinguished by the proprietor with a garden hose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Foss Road
George Angers
J. J. Dillon
Rhode Island
Portland Road
Saco Lad Escapes Injury In Mishap
A Saco boy named James Watson, seven, escaped injury after a car struck a bottle he held while crossing Elm Street near Storer Street. The driver Norman F. Boudreau, 62, of 10 Birch Street, took the boy to Webber Hospital for checks before returning him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
Norman F. Boudreau
Birch St
Saco
Storer Street
James Watson
Storer St
Webber Hospital
Birmingham closes schools as riots flash over integration
The Board of Education ordered West End Ramsay and Graymont schools closed until further notice amid riots over integration. Two Negro brothers registered at Graymont, with others to enroll at West End and Ramsay. National Guard and state troopers were on standby, while federal action and lawsuits loomed. A blast damaged Arthur Shores home as protests intensified and clashes erupted between police and rioters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One Board of Education of
Birmingham
West End
Ramsay and
Graymont
Ramsay
Theo Wright
Wallace
Walter P. Gewin
Tuscaloosa
Huntsville
Ala
Alabama
Justice Department
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Baton Rouge
National Guard
Arthur D. Shores
Shores
Saco Health Officer Backs Sewer Bond Vote
Dr. Maurice Ross Saco health officer and public school doctor urged support for a 300000 dollar sewer bond referendum to fund an uptown treatment plant and interceptors. He criticized current river dumping and noted state and federal aid cover about 80 percent of the cost with city input capped at 300000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Ross
Saco
Ross
Camp Ellis
Crossing Guards Needed In Saco
Saco Police Chief Raymond Kerry said this morning that the police department is in need of two women school crossing guards at once. He said two of his school patrols had found it impossible to start work this fall and that replacements are needed to start duty on Monday if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Raymond Kerry
Class Initiation Set By Eagles at Biddeford Meet
The Eagles held a well attended field day at the Birch Street home in Biddeford with President Daniel Pendleton presiding. Class initiation is scheduled for next Wednesday. A buffet lunch will be served September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Birch Street
Biddeford
Daniel Pendleton
Auxiliary Of Hospital Will Meet Wednesday
The Webber Hospital Auxiliary presidency, Mrs. Robert S. LaFond, announced a special business meeting for Wednesday September 11 at 1 30 p m at the Nurses home to discuss executive board recommendations for participation in the building fund campaign All members are urged to support the effort The first regular meeting will be October 2 at 1 15 p m with a preceding business session and coffee at 2 30 The 1963 1964 season theme Know Your Hospital is led by co chairs Mrs William B O Sullivan and Mrs Arthur Corriveau
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital
Robert S. LaFond
Webber Building Fund
Know Your Hospital
William B. O'Sullivan
Arthur Corriveau
Bank Moves Into Renovated Section Of Saco Bank
William Deans treasurer of the Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution said banking operations will be moved on Tuesday into the new section of the bank. The existing quarters will be renovated to match the adjoining area formerly occupied by a drug store. The new front and rear entrances will be used and lead to the bank parking lot. Renovations aim to be completed before year end for a formal showing of the enlarged quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Deans
Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution
Bank
Deans
Theft at Biddeford firm noted by police
Biddeford police reported the theft of about 70 cast iron discs from behind the Lund Manufacturing Co. on Elm Street. Investigating officers Alfred Guilmette and Raymond Warner are on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Lund Manufacturing Co
Elm Street
Alfred Guilmette
Raymond Warner
Golfers Hit Trailer Home In Ohio Complaint
An angry Dayton area woman contacted the Montgomery County sheriff's department to report golf balls from a nearby driving range striking her trailer home. She showed deputies dents in the trailer and presented 940 golf balls picked up around the trailer since the range opened last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
Don Knotts Recovers From Nervous Problems On TV
Actor Don Knotts, known for nervous roles on early television and as a deputy on The Andy Griffith Show, has moved to a calmer persona. He has won three Emmys for his supporting role and credits his longevity to creating new characters rather than sticking to one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry
Hollywood
Don Knotts
Steve Allen
Don
Andy Griffith
Search For Tomorrow
Knotts
West Virginia
Andy
Griffith
Mayberry
Fall Projects Discussed by Saco WSCS at Church Meeting
The Women's Society of Christian Service at School Street Methodist Church convened in the church vestry to map fall projects. Officers and hostesses were named, plans for worship and program direction set, reports on sick calls and charitable activities noted, and fund raisers discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Society of Christian Service
School Street Methodist Church
Wilma Griffiths
Margaret Moore
Bette Stevens
Ruth Wooster
Frances Lewis
Ruth Lefebvre
Albertina Emerson
Spiritual Life
Annie _Cranshaw
Griffith
Cranshaw
Roberta Jordan
WSCS
Also Mentioned on This Page
George A. Boutin
Pearl FE
Paradis
S Rae
B Co
4Th Training Regiment
Ft. Dix
James H. Seavey
Cape Porpoise
Frederick B. Seavey
Kennebunk High School
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Newell C. McLain
Elizabeth Ames
Kennebunkport
Pvt. McLain
Marine Corps
Speeder
China
Ball
Saco Lad
Saco Health
Neu
Shumway Funeral Service, Inc
Seee
Fishman's
Main Street
Saco Wscs
Neault & Marcotte
Main & Elm Streets
Saco River
WIC
Willard Stackpole Pres
Saco Jaycees
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