Kennebunk News Briefs on Visitors and Roadside Work
Local residents travel for visits to Boston Rockport and Camp Drum while National Guard training takes place at Camp Drum New York. Families plan six week military and educational assignments with Fort Hill Oklahoma and Fort Hood Texas en route. Kennebunk plans steel rail barrier on Main Street by the fousam river to prevent cars from entering the water. project nearly finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Johnson
Muriel Johnson
Helene Hutchins
Marion Hoyt
Boston
Rockport
Mass
Ronald Robertson
Summer Street
Ethel Clark
Haverhill
Robert Elms
Katherine
David
Fitchburg
Leland Priest
Ada
Michael
Danbury
Stephen Leskowsky
Rodney Thompson
John Hall
Dowald Crown
Camp Drum
N. Y
National Guard
Vincent Wills
Sharon
Kenyon Wills
Rossroad
Alvin Hersey
Woodside Drive
Fort Hill
Okla
Wills
Fort Hood
Tex
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Kennebunk
Light and Power District
Fousam River
County Lawmen To Have Annual Outing
The York County Law Enforcement Association plans its annual outing at Riverside Grange East Lebanon on Sunday September 17. A chicken pie dinner starts at 1 p.m. in charge of Chief Ralph Rodgers Sanford William Mason Lebeon Chief Elmer Hutchins Wells Officer Edmund Cashen Kennebunk Lt Sherman Clark Kittery Chief Nicholas Inniss Kennebunkport Officer Yvon Rondeau Sanford Chief Raymond Kerry Saco. Horseshoe and soft bell games determine the association championship in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Law Enforcement Association
Riverside Grange
East Lebanon
Grange
Ralph Rodgers
Sanford
William Mason
Lebeon
Elmer Hutchins
Wells
Edmund Cashen
Kennebunk
Sherman Clark
Kittery
Nicholas Inniss
Kennebunkport
Yvon Rondeau
Raymond Kerry
Saco
Local residents return and travel updates from Lebanon
Miss Martha Gale returns to Bennington Vermont to teach biology and earth science at the high school. Miss Rachel Carter comes home from Kansas. Mrs Ethel Mace marks 66th birthday with family visits. The Gale and Audrey visit Saco then Greene Godfrey family. The Dennisons move to Riverside Rhode Island for Sandra who trains as a kindergarten teacher. The Seavers from Schenectady New York visit town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Gale
Bennington
Rachel Carter
Kansas
Miriam Fisher
Ethel Mace
Cecil
Florence Mace
Donald
David Gale
Audrey
Saco
Godfrey
Greene
A. J. Dennison
Sandra
Ronald
Riverside
Douglas Seavers
Schenectady
N. Y
Youthful gang leaders urge action amid idle time
Youth speakers from a dark corridor describe gang life and boredom as their crowd listens in silence. A 19 year old named Frank cites lack of discipline in youth as fueling trouble while others lament idle hours and potential consequences.
Mermaid statue sparks family tale in New York home
In a New York City basement a statue of gold over bronze called the Mermaid stirs talk of city ownership. The piece, linked to a pageant winner who later pursued film, stage and a world trip, reflects a life of performance, marriage to a DuPont salesman, and caretaking family duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Flo Zingfield
Keith
Ohio State
Ohio Wesleyan
Ceylon
DuPont
Workers push for full hospital coverage cost shift
In a continuation from Page Ose the article notes automobile workers seek to cover the full cost of improved hospital medical coverage instead of paying only half. Reuther asserts that workers would gain from the change and favors the shift in cost responsibility.
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Reuther
Baseball standings and results from Thursday and upcoming games
American League teams show New York strong at 9 45 with .679 winning percentage and leaders like Baltimore Chicago Cleveland Boston and Minnesota. Thursday results include Boston 8 Detroit 4 New York 7 Cleveland 3 Baltimore 6 Washington 3. National League lists Cincinnati and Los Angeles atop with 82 56 and 78 54 records.
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W. L. Pet. G.B
New York
Oengge
Coacs
Baltimore
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Kansas City
Washington
Detroit
Ww. L. Pet. G
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
San Francisco
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Major League Leaders Across Batting and Pitching
Summary of top American and National League leaders by batting average runs batted in hits doubles and home runs with leaders from Detroit New York Baltimore San Francisco Cincinnati and Pittsburgh plus pitchers Ford Padres and Koufax Dodgers and Williams Dodgers. Mantle Maris Aaron Clemente Pinson Wills Cepeda and Mays among top names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cash
Detroit
Howard
New York
Mantle
Maris
Gentile
Baltimore
B. Robinson
Kaline
Kubek
Wood
Lumpe
Kansas City
Aparicio
Chicago
Howser
Ford
Terry
Pascual
Minnesota
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Pinson
Cincinnati
Mays
San Francisco
Robinson
Rits
Cepeda
Aaron
Milwaukee
Altman
Wills
Los Angeles
Company Takes Full Cost of Medical Premiums for Tax Adjustments
The firm will cover the entire medical care premium costs as part of income tax adjustments. This shift reduces employee out-of-pocket expenses while aligning benefits with current tax guidance.
Noted Coaches Match Wits In Pro Grid Tilt
The Associated Press reports a 40 000 crowd will watch Buddy Parker of the Steelers and George Halas of the Bears in Soldier Field Chicago for the 16th Armed Forces Benefit game. Both teams enter 2 2 NFL records after a 21 21 tie last year. The regular season starts September 17 with other exhibition games scheduled Saturday and Sunday across multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Buddy Parker
Pittsburgh Steelers
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Chicago
Soldier Field
Steelers-Bears
Armed Forces
Pittsburgh
NFL
Washington
Green Bay
Columbus
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Hershey, Pa
San Francisco
Dallas
Sacramento
Calif
Detroit
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Minnesota Vikings
St. Paul- Minneapolis
New York
Baltimore
New Haven
Scuba Diver Fined For Lobster Violations In Biddeford Pool
Portland diver Clifford A. Richardson, 33, paid 10 dollars for lobstering without a license and a 30 dollar set fine for possessing four shorts at Fletcher's Neck Biddeford Pool. Coastal Warden Walter H. Gray was complainant. Another Portland man Arthur E. Everett, 29, pleaded guilty to passing on a grade and was fined 10 dollars. Trooper Hollis Dixon was complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Biddeford
Fletcher's Neck
Biddeford Pool
Clifford A. Richardson
Simon Spill
Walter H. Gray
Arthur E. Everett
Hollis Dixon
Saco Democrats Mix Fun With Meeting At Sebago Lake
Members of the Saco Democratic Social club will meet Sunday at the summer camp of former alderman Leo Paul Corriveau at Sebago Lake for a combined meeting and outing. Glenn Yarborough will conduct a brief business session followed by water sports games and a luncheon. Public relations director Donald McCone announced regular sessions will begin soon at GAR hall Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Fire Auxiliary Apron Project Plans At Saco Meeting
Members of the Saco Firemen's auxiliary gathered at the Central Fire station for a covered dish supper. They planned to complete the apron project at the next meeting and appointed Adele Letellier and Shirley Burba to the refreshment committee. A sympathy card was sent to Mrs. Gloria Hevey. Mary Cantara won the large mystery and Irma LeBlanc the small mystery. Attendees included Irma LeBlanc, Shirley Burba, Mary Cantara, Madeline Eastman, Ruth Scammon, Rita Jacques, Hazel Emmons and Winnie Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Central Fire Station
Gloria Hevey
Adele Letellier
Shirley Burba
Mary Cantara
Irma LeBlanc
Madeline Eastman
Ruth Scammon
Rita Jacques
Hazel Emmons
Winnie Hanson
Rochambeau Club Sets Dances and Projects
The Rochambeau club and auxiliaries held a meeting in Biddeford with president Joseph Larose. They reported near completion of preliminary work on a new Sou Street home and planned future sessions. The club will continue secular Saturday dances in its 15th season and start Friday night dances from September 15 with Ray's Rockers. Joseph Salvas said 1,888 attendees have gone to weekly dances since June 24. Fifteen new members were approved for next vote. The improvement committee plans an ice cube maker and a new mix dispenser by next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochambeau
Biddeford
Joseph Larose
Sou Street
Ray
Joseph Salvas
Board of Directors
Hitchhikers fail to pay fines jailed in Alfred
Two Saco youths Raymond Multoza and William P. Cutler were jailed in Alfred after failing to pay $15 fines for hitchhiking. Each received 15 days in lieu of payment. Lace police were complainants. Kennebunk fire department responded to a freight train hot box at 10:45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
York County
Alfred
Raymond Multoza
Common Street
William P. Cutler
Union Street
Lace Police
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Fire Department
Berlin Wall Chow Exchange With East German Police
In a tense night near the Berlin wall crossing at Friedrichstrasse and Zimmerstrasse, American soldiers share chow with East German police who watched from across the street. A private recalls a past meal when the police joined them briefly for food and chat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East
West Berlin
Friedrich- Strasse
Zimmerstrasse
6Th Infantry
Witnesses From Maine Headed to Portsmouth Assembly
More than 75 Jehovah’s Witnesses from the Portland Biddeford Saco area travel to Portsmouth New Hampshire for a three day assembly at Portsmouth Junior High School. Frank Spacil will give the welcoming address Walk in the Name of Jehovah Forever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Biddeford-Saco
Portsmouth
N. H
Frank Spacil
Witnesses
United States
Spacil
Richard L. Finkbeiner
Early Christian Organization
Earl Rost
Brunswick
Jesus
Gilbert Kenney
Kenneth A. Carr
James D. Baxter
Gray
Guidance Plan Introduced In Beach School
Old Orchard Beach High School establishes a full time guidance program with Frank Daley as counselor. The plan aims to help students prepare realistic educational and vocational paths through counseling inventories placement and follow up to measure effectiveness and guide improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Frank Daley
Boston College
Machine Gun Action To Be Demonstrated
The M-60 machine gun action, built at the Edwards plant of Saco-Lowell at Saco, will be demonstrated by Al Polackwich, manufacturing superintendent, at Valle's Steak House Westbrook during a meeting of the American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers. He will discuss tooling solutions and related problems. Saco-Lowell autos and other products will be shown. a social hour at 6:30, dinner at 7:15, technical session at 8:30. local guests invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Saco-Lowell
al Polackwich
Saco
American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers
Valle’s
Maine Turnpike
Westbrook
Polackwich
Beta Sigma Class Meets at Saco Home
Beta Sigma class of Biddeford United Baptist Church held its first meeting of the year at 54 Storer Street Saco hosted by Mrs Patrick Lunetta Marh Souza presided by Mrs Hazel Clay. Members planned a sale for October 5 with Miss Marion Nason as hostess. Cards were sent to the sick and shut ins and Marion Nason showed movies during the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Patrick Lunetta
Storer Street
Saco
Martha Souza
Marion Nason
Hazel Clay
Special Town Meeting On Kennebunk School Construction
The Kennebunk superintending school committee plans a special town meeting to seek a warrant from the board of selectmen for a school addition. Estimated cost is 104208 for four classrooms and a wing with paving and parking and furnishings. Articles include land purchase behind Park Street school and a four room addition with grounds work. The committee invites selectman Norman Jevens and planning board chair Robert Stinson to review studies on high school facilities and tuition before the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Board of Selectmen
John S. Seekins
Park Street
Norman Jevens
Planning Board
Robert Stinson
October Draft Set At 20,000
The Defense Department announced the October draft call at 20,000 men, the second largest since the Korean War. The Air Force Navy and Marine Corps will not be drafted, while August and September calls already rose sharply as Kennedy hinted at a buildup.
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Washington
Army
Defense Department
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Kennedy
Seal Death At Woodland Park Zoo Caused By Copper Poisoning
Woodland Park Zoo director Frank Vincenzi told the Seattle Park Board a post mortem found a seal died from copper poisoning after swallowing 2 pounds 914 ounces of coins including 321 pennies 12 nickels 8&8 dimes and a West German pfennig plus a button washer and 16 pebbles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Waship
Frank Vincenzi
Woodland Park Zoo
Seattle Park Board
Bowdoin Creates $120000 Hill Scholarship Fund
Bowdoin College announces a $120000 scholarship fund from a bequest by Mrs Annette S Hill of Boston in memory of her son Ernest Lawrence Hill. The fund aims to aid deserving students of modest means.
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Bowdoin Scholarship
Brunswick
Bowdoin College
Annette S. Hill
Boston
Runners At Prison Lose Job On Misunderstanding
At Menard Prison in Chester Illinois the runner job on the farm was eliminated after inmates confused the term with distance runners. Warden Ross Randolph noted the issue as two runners fled the facility leaving for Arthur and Decatur Illinois. Both men are now sought by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester, Ill
Menard Prison
Ross Randolph
James F. Webb
Arthur
Ill
Lawrence McKnight
Decatur
Eva Marie Saint Fights Runaway Production for Hollywood Returns
Hollywood star Eva Marie Saint declares a Hollywood focus for her next project All Fall Down at MGM her first film in over a year The actress discusses past expatriate shoots including Exodus in Israel and her preference for working in Hollywood while noting she enjoyed Israel but prefers local locations for future productions
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Hollywood
Eva Marie Saint
MGM
Jeff
Ojai Valley
Eva
Israel
Spain
Sophia Loren
England
Darrell
Space Study At UM Proposed
Sen Margaret Chase Smith urges a space study program at the University of Maine. In a letter to UM President Lloyd H. Elliott, NASA and American Telephone and Telegraph, she notes Rumford as a satellite antenna site and Maine as a potential key point for Antarctic research work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Maine
University of Maine
Resignation of South Portland Fire Chief Stuns Council
South Portland fires chief Horace Jose, 63, resigns effective Sept. 30 after 34 years with the department. He became acting chief in 1941 and chief in 1947. no reason was given for his departure at a city council meeting Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Portland
Horace Jose
Jose
Fire Department
Bangor Woman Dies After Second Story Fall
Mrs. Lucille Briggs aged 46 of Bangor died from head and chest injuries six hours after a fall from a second story window while hanging clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Lucille Briggs
Briggs
Auburn Cyclists Die In Street Collision
A 14 year old Auburn boy died and another was injured when the bicycle they rode slid from a driveway into a street and struck a tractor trailer truck. Louis Y. Maher Jr. died at Lewiston hospital. James Sullivan had cuts bruises and possible leg fracture. Harvey Desgrosseiller, working nearby, told police he heard the crash and saw the boys in the air.
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Auburn
Louis Y. Maher, Jr
Lewiston
James Sullivan
Harvey Desgrosseiller
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Edmund Cashen Dial
Lebanon
Pageant
Carter Gospel
Wallingford
America
Left
Treatre Thumith
Ruth Carter
Edward
Eddie) Carter
Carter
Christian College
Lennox
New
Canada
Saco Democrats
Communist
Seal Takes It
Him
Eva Marie
James Bacon
Burnham
Samson Supply Cqo
Lincoln Street
Maine
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