Local Personals from Biddeford and Nearby Areas
Mrs Dolores Martel 96 Lafayette Street Saco is a patient at Webber Hospital George Gravel Old Orchard Beach is a patient at Webber Hospital Miss Yvonne Doyon Alfred Street Biddeford attends the gift shop annual fall show in Boston Dr and Mrs Ronald Paradis and children Marc Ann Claire and Liz of Belmont Massachusetts guests of Georges Paradis Biddeford residents Visiting in Biddeford over the holiday were Donald Deschambeault Ted Girault and Lon DiMinio of Rochester New York They stayed with Mrs Simone Stevens and Diane 76 Birch Street their sister Annette 1 Summer Street The boys returned home via Montreal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Martel
Lafayette Street
Saco
Webber Hospital
George Gravel
Old Orchard Beach
Yvonne Doyon
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Boston
Ronald Paradis
Marc
Ann
Claire
Liz
Belmont
Mass
George Paradis
Elm Street
Donald Deschambeault
Ted Girault
Lon DiMinio
Rochester
N. Y
Simone Stevens
Diane
Birch Street
Placide Beaudoin
Annette
Summer Street
Montreal
Gerrish Dies Prominent Old Orchard Beach Resident at 76
Herman S. Gerrish 76 longtime Old Orchard Beach resident and political figure died Wednesday in a Portland hospital after a long illness. Born in Poland he came to the U.S. early and lived in Old Orchard Beach for more than 45 years. He served on town boards from 1932 to 1959 including selectman assessors and overseer of the poor and was state legislator in the 94th and 95th Maine Legislatures. He opened a jewelry business later converting buildings into offices stores and The Seagate tourist home. A Republican party member he attended the 1904 Republican National Convention and backed a 1935 constitutional amendment on six months residence for voting. He was active in many fraternal groups and clubs. Surviving is one son Philip Gerrish. Funeral was held today at Mt. Sinai Cemetery Portland with town officials in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman S. Gerrish
Old Orchard Beach
Portland
Poland
Harold and
Ruth (Steinhaus) Gerrish
Gerrish
Maine
Thomas L. Cleaves
Depot Square
Old Orchard Street
Seagate
Republican Town Committee
Atlantic Lodge
JOOF
King Solomon Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Orchard Lodge of Masons
The
Scottish Rites
Saco-Biddeford Kiwanis Club
Biddeford
Saco Rebekah officers second nomination meeting set
Second nomination of officers will occur Saturday at 7 30 during a Saco Rebekah meeting at the Saco Odd Fellows hall. York County Council American Legion Auxiliary plans to meet tomorrow at 8 p m at the Legion Home Elm Street Biddeford. The Fremont Club and Auxilia convene tonight at 8 at the hall Alfred Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Rebekiata
Saco Odd Fellows Aul
York County Council
American Legion Auxiliary
The
Legion Home
Elm Street
Biddeford
Fremont Club
Auxilia
Hall
Alfred Street
Cadets and Bible Club Meet This Friday Evening
Higher Grade Corp Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Friday at 8 30 p m. The Bible club of the Lyman Baptist church Goodwins Mills will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at the parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Salvation Army
Bible Club
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Motors Stocks Lead Market Rally Near Record High
New York trading shows brisk activity as motors and steel shares rise amid signs of UAW and manufacturers settlement talks. General Motors holds steady while Ford jumps over 2 points and IBM gains about 9. The Dow advances 3.88 to 729.89 at noon with bonds and other exchanges moving higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York —Motors
Pew
Associated Press
U. S. Steel
Philco
American Can
MGM
Commonweath Edison
Jones & Laughlin
Woolworth
Sperry Rand
Republic Steel
Union Carbide
du Pont
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
U.S
US Missile Nose Cone Test Yields Capsule Descent
The test flight aimed at propulsion control and guidance achieved near planned range. An 80 inch cylindrical capsule ejected from the nose cone during re entry and parachuted into the impact zone about 1000 miles southeast of Ascension Island carrying fruit flies skin tissue and other living organisms. Two JL-54 aircraft located the capsule and guided the ocean range vessel Sword Knot to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Ones
South Atlantc Island
Ascension
6550Th
Air Force Missile Test Center
Sword Knot
Contested Negro Leaders Face Court Order At Philadelphia Convention
At a Circuit Court hearing on Wednesday the Rev. Dr. D A Holmes of Kansas City was chosen to preside over the election for the 1960 convention amid a split between factions led by C Taylor of Brooklyn. The court barred disruptive conduct as police swarmed the auditorium to restrain competing delegates and maintain order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wer C. Taylor
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
D. A. Holmes
Kansas City
H. Roe Bartle
Turkish-born tailor Leonidas Tsomides dies in Saco
Leonidas Tsomides 71 of 52 Storer Street Saco died suddenly at his summer residence 100 West Grand Avenue Old Orchard Beach. Born in Ordu Turkey March 15 1890 he came to the United States about 50 years ago. He owned the American Tailor Shop Biddeford and had 40 years as a tailor. He was a member of St Demetrios church and the Society of Ahepa. Survived by widow four sons one daughter a sister and a brother. Friends may call Emond Funeral Home today. Prayers Friday at 1 15 followed by funeral services at St Demetrios Church 2 p.m. Interment in St Demetrios Cemetery. Memorials to the St Demetrios Cemetery Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonidas Tsomides
Storer Street
Saco
Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Ordu
Turkey
Efthimeos and
Despina (Moisides) Tsomides
United States
Franklin Street
Biddeford
Greece
Louis
Emond Funeral Home
St. Demetrios
Food Sale To Aid School Milk Fund
The Arundel Community club holds a home cooked food sale at the Arundel Market on Route 1 starting at 10 a.m. Committee members are Mrs. Walter Garnett, Mrs. Otis Randal Jr., and Mrs. Edna Walker. Proceeds fund milk for school children for three weeks before the hot lunch program begins October 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arundel
No accidents reported in Saco overnight and this morning
Police headquarters in Saco reported no accidents last night or this morning. The Fire department logged no calls and the ambulance log showed no entries this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Fire Department
Delegates Told to Go Home From Kansas City Hubbub
He told the delegates if you came to Kansas City to raise hell you should go home outlining a demand for order and retreat from the fray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Weather Outlook for Portland and Coastal Areas
Cloudy Portland mostly sunny with little temperature change this afternoon. Cooler along the coast with highs upper 70s south and upper 60s north, coastal low 70s. Tonight fair but not as cool with fog developing late. Lows upper 50s south and upper 40s north. Friday partly cloudy and warmer with possible scattered afternoon showers or thunder showers in the north. Winds variable this afternoon and tonight, coast east to southeast 10 to 15 mph. Overnight temps: Caribou 41 Eastport 49 Greenville 40 Old Town 43 Rumford 52 Portland 55 Mt. Washington 47 Concord 62 Halifax 55 Montreal 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Halifax
Montreal
Catholic Teachers Attend Two Day Portland Education Meet
Local Catholic school faculties joined education leaders at a two day convention in Portland. Sessions covered library books reading instruction and a panel for primary schools. Afternoon meetings featured a Eucharistic Crusade update a diocesan testing program and a superintendent report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Mary
Sister Mary Ruth
St. Joseph Academy
Lysia Abbott
Portland Public Library
Timothy O'Connor
St. Joseph College
North Windham
Gertrude Prinn
Portland Public Schools
George Johnson
Joseph Duffy
Armand Cyr
Daniel J. Feeney
Albert Duhamel
Boston College
State Department of Education
Joseph J. Devitt
Brother Malcolm
John Bapst
Bangor
Biddeford
Saco
Pine Cone Temple Plans Annual Inspection in Saco
Pine Cone Temple Pythian Sisters at K of Phedl in Saco outlined plans for their annual inspection to be held October 18. They discussed a rummage sale date to be announced and held a covered dish supper led by chairwoman Mrs Beverly Emerson with helpers Mrs Norma Berry and Mrs Ruth Kelley. The group will meet again September 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Cone Temple
Pythian Sisters
K. of Phedl
Saco
Beverly Emerson
Norma Berry
Ruth Kelley
Industrial Continued From Page One
The Chamber of Commerce announces an industry briefing with representatives from the Boston Ordinance district Army the Inspector of Naval material the Boston Air Procurement district Air Force and the General Services Administration along with the Small Business Administration and a U S Department of Commerce area specialist. Upon request several federal agencies including the Clothing and Textile agency the Aeronautics and Space agency the Atomic Energy Commission the Post Office department the Agricultural department and the Federal Aviation agency will be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cies
Chamber of Commerce
Boston Ordinance District
Army
Inspector of
Naval Material
Boston Air Procurement District
Air Force
Business Service Center
General Service Administration
Smar! Business Administration
U. S. Department of Commerce
Clothing and Textile Agency
Aeronautics and Space Agency
Atomic Energy Commission
Post Office Department
Agricultural Department
Federal Aviation Agency
Ain't Such A Crime Now Added To Webster Dictionary
Springfield report notes Webster's third New International Dictionary will include ain't as a word. Gordon J. Gallan, president of G. & C. Merriam Co., announced the update, saying the term is widely spoken orally by cultivated speakers across many parts of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Gordon J. Gallan
G. & C. Merriam Co
U.S
Handcuffed Youth Flees From Police
South Berwick deputy reports Robert P. Wheeler twenty of South Berwick escaped from custody while being loaded into a police cruiser for transfer to Alfred jail. Wheeler had been bound over to the grand jury on a charge of aggravated assault and battery on Raymond Springer in South Berwick on Aug. 18. He pleaded innocent and was ordered jailed for failure to post 7 500 dollars. State Police joined town patrols in a search, with extra troopers called after a half hour without capture. Judge W. Paul Quarrington was informed Wheeler struck Springer, who lost an eye from the blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Berwick
Alfred
Robert P. Wheeler
Grand
Raymond Springer
Yorkshire Municipal Court
Wheeler
W. Paul Quarrington
Springer
Kennebunk District Reports Record School Enrollment
Supt John S Seekins Jr announces total enrollment for Kennebunk and Kennebunkport schools. Cousins 295, Park Street 369, Junior High 214, Senior High 428 for a combined 1306, all time high. Kennebunkport Consolidated totals 305, up six from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Supt
John S. Seekins Jr
Cousins
Park Street
Saco Youth Loses Driver's License
Leo A. Gagnon 34 of 19 Market Street Saco paid a 25 dollar fine in Saco Municipal Court for indecent exposure. Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr suspended the license of David A. Garside 16 of Ferry Road Saco for 10 days for failing to yield right of way. Saco Police were the complainants in both cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo A. Gagnon
Market Street
Saco
William F. Wilson, Jr
David A. Garside
Ferry Road
Ste Anne Society Resumes Fall Meetings
The Ste Anne Society of Notre Dame de Lourdes church Saco announces its first fall meeting on Monday September 11 at 7 30 p m in the school hall Beach street The program includes a business session an address by Rev Father Fillion and Rev Father Renault from the Oblate Retreat House in Augusta Officers reporting are Mrs Ralph Morin president Mrs Roland Fecteau vice president Mrs Donald Roy secretary treasurer who will collect dues and Mrs Emile Bosse program chairman Refreshments will be served by the September hospitality committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste Anne Society of Notre Dame de Lourdes
Saco
School Hall
Beach Street
Father Fillion
Father Renault
Oblate
Augusta
Ralph Morin
Roland Fecteau
Donald Roy
Emile Bosse
Maine Guard Units Named Priority for Possible Call Up
Maine Adjutant General Edwin Heywood announced several Maine National Guard units were designated as priority groups for a potential call up. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Medium Tank Battalions based in Portland Lewiston and Waterville, part of the 20th Armored Regiment, along with the 173rd Medical Battalion and Headquarters Detachment at Fort Williams and the 946th Transportation Company in Dexter will receive intensified training and one additional drill per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Drum
N. Y
Maine
Edwin Heywood
Maine National Guard
Heywood
New York
Portland
Lewiston
Waterville
20Th Armored Regiment
173Rd
Fort Williams
946Th Transporation
Dexter
Saco Night School Seeks Enrollments For Evening Classes
In Saco a minimum 15 students are needed per class except 25 for Red Cross first aid. If interest grows more courses may be offered though this is the only night school session this year. Ed Mayo teaches art and other courses run on set weekdays with a mix of subjects including French and math. This marks the fourth year of adult evening classes in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Griffith
Ed Mayo
Saco
Marriage Intentions Filed in Biddeford Clerks Office
The Biddeford City clerk records marriage intentions for Gordon B. Keefe of 503 Elm Street and Shirley E. Randall of 273 Alfred Street both of Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Gordon B. Keefe
Elm Street
Shirley E. Randall
Alfred Street
County Council Auxiliary to Meet Tomorrow in Biddeford
The American Legion auxiliary plans a 8 p.m. meeting at the Biddeford post home on Kennebunk road led by Mrs Ida Noyes. Miss Marie Jeanne Pelletier announced a mandatory donation to Togus Veterans Hospital and the group approved dues payments and contributions to Child Welfare and Christmas Cheer programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion Auxiliary
York County Council Auxiliary
Biddeford Post
Kennebunk Road
Ida Noyes
Marie Jeanne Pelletier
Biddeford
Pine Tree
Bertha Keigher
Lizzie’ Terrblay
Griffin Gerrish Nuptials Held At North Lebanon
Miss Donna Joy Gerrish and Charles Sumner Griffith were married September 2 in a North Lebanon church ceremony officiated by Rev. Lee Carter. The couple's reception followed at the Central School Lebanon with family and friends from New Hampshire and Maine in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Joy Gerrish
Theodore Gerrish
North Lebanon
Charles Sumner Griffith
Elmer Griffin
Somersworth
N.H
Lee Carter
North Lebanon Church
Grace Gerrish
Gerrish
Gertrude Gale
Central School
Lebanon
Rachel Griffin
Beulah Bernier
Biddeford
Emma Waterhouse
South Lebanon
Gertrude Macllan
Waterboro
Marjorie Beer
Joyce Gerrish
Fedora Gerrish
Billerica
Mass
Durham
Barnstead
Rochester
Concord
N. Ct
Sanord
Lebanon Schools
Sanford High School
Hubbard Shoe Company
Spaulding High
U. S. Navy
Profile Rubber Company
Dover
Verimont
the Great Lakes
Bride Chooses Yellow Linen Dress for Wedding
The bride wore a yellow linen dress with white accessories. After the honeymoon, the couple will live with the bride’s parents for a time.
House Approves Two Year Extension of School Aid Programs
The House passed a two year extension of the National Defense Education Act and the federally congested areas program by 378 to 32. The vote signals the end of broad school aid bills this year and likely next, with a possible one year extension feared to spark another fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Kennedy
Senate
U.S
Adam C. Powell
D-N.y
West Biddeford II Auxiliary Plans Banquet
The West Biddeford Little League Auxiliary met at the Green Lantern club to outline a September 24 banquet and announce a committee led by Mrs. Dolores Beaudette. New members Simone Green and Emma Thibeault joined, with Lucy Clark named as next social committee chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Biddeford
Little League
Green Lantern Club
Green Street
Dolores Beaduette
Cora Camire
Muriel Gagne
Lucille Eon
Jacqueline Goulet
Gertrude Parenteau
Lorraine Olson
Evelyn Eon
Catherine Miniutti
Simone Green
Emma Thibeault
Lucy Clark
Joeemee
Dolores Beaudette
Cecile Dutremble
Madelyn Clark
Theresa Clark
Flor Lence Cote
Floriette Cote
Jeannette Caya
Dolores Roy
Constance Gagne
Anita Eon
Doris Grenier
Lucille Laverriere
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beach
U. S. Missile
Jesse S. Brown
Sansoucy
Jesse Stover Brown
Morley Durest
Limerick
Out of Town
Donald J. Brown
Cape May
N. J
Francis M. Brown
Minnie Adams
Harry Adams
Sanford
Charles Brown
Jane Brown
East Lebanon
Jack Brown
Springvale
Larry Brown
Dover N. H
Frank L. Brown
South Windham
Rita E. Bolduc
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Joseph St. Onge
Henry Provencal
Lawrence
Bolduc
Tides High A.M. P
Ste. Anne Society
County Council Auxiliary
Griffin-Gerrish
North
Education and Labor Committee
Powell
West Biddeford II
Westinghouse Clock
Lew Mena
PGE Ee Portable Radio Outfit
Pacer Teeno
Lectric ‘Ayer
E-Zroll
Hopalong Cassidy
Wilson
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