Inventor Carlson built a copier empire and wealth
Chester Carlson, 62, says his wealth is under 50 million dollars and reflects on his photoelectric process, the dry image method leading to Xerox office copiers. From a modest Astoria lab to a 1 billion annual sale, his invention reshaped offices worldwide, with over 550 people gathering for an electrophoto conference in Rochester. He lives modestly in Pittsford with wife Doris Hudgins, supports charities, and has no further invention plans.
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New York
Chester Carlson
Carlson
Xerox
Astoria
N.Y
Battelle Memorial Institute
Columbus
Ohio
America
Jone
Rochester
Doris Hudgins
Portsmouth
Pittsford
DAR Chapter Members Meet At Saco Cottage
Rebecca Emery Chapter DAR gathered at Ella Luman’s cottage in Ferry Beach for a business session led by Regent Elvira Lord. Highlights included appointments for state chairs, Constitution Day plans, a blind auction, and an October meeting featuring American Indians, with luncheon by contact Mrs. John L. Gordon.
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Rebecca Emery
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ella Luman
Ferry Beach
Elvira Lord
Lord
Maine State Society
Damariscotta
Maine
Muriel Hubbard
Gertrude Q. Farwell
Biddeford Pool
American Heritage
Stanley Hurd
Kennebunk
Alice Libby
Aera
Farwell
National Defense
Church of St. Mary the Virgin Parish
Falmouth
Route
John L. Gordon
Concord St
Portland
Ethel Cobb
Ways and Means
Miss Lord
Philip Gross Sr
Saco
Harriet Nickerson
Hazel Beety
Hazel Emmons
Ethel Ballard
Lillian T. Frost
Bertha L. Parcher
Priscilla O. Austin
Doris M. Thomas
Catherine M. Hutchins
Dorothy Grant
Gertrude G. Pease
Dorothy Dennett
Mildred B. Coleman
Dorothy Oddy
Dorothy Tarbox
Helen E. Tarbox
Marjorie Q. Rautenberg
Buffalo, N.Y
Saco Woman Given Court Summons After Car Collision
Saco police report a collision at Elm and Water streets involving Wesley Bridges 58 of Kennebunk and Eulalie Orr 39 of Saco. Mrs. Orr was summoned for passing a flashing red light and for operating without a license.
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Saco
Wesley S. Bridges
Kennebunk
Eulalie
Susan W. Orr
Middle St
Elm Street
Water Street
Orr
Biddeford Council Meets Tonight
Biddeford City Council session at 8 p.m. will cover junk yard permits continued hearings on several potentially condemned buildings and a Northern Utilities request to supply natural gas to Biddeford residents.
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Northern Utilities
Biddeford
Saco Couple Feted At Family Picnic
A Saco family marked the Poirier 61st wedding anniversary with a large backyard picnic at the Fleurant home in Biddeford. A farewell party for Martha Poirier bound for Basutoland as a missionary was held alongside celebration of Barry Reardon’s 15th birthday.
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George Poirier
Spring St
Saco
A. Victor Fleurant Jr
Granite St
Biddeford
Conrad Bertrand
Gary
Linda Bertrand
Romeo Sylvestre
Anita Gosselin
Norman
Claire
Lucy
Janet Gosselin
Florence Poirier
Gertrude Poirier
Joseph V. Poirier
Janice
Paulette
Bernard
Doris Poirier
Paul Poirier
Suzanne
Peter
Denise
Gisele Poirier
Maurice Poirier
Ricky
Elaine Poirier
Somersworth
N.H
Daniel Reardon
Barry
Karen Reardon
Arthur Dallas
Dianne
Martha
Jimmy Dallas
Westbrook
Richard Poirier
Michael
David
Rachel Poirier
Andre Provencher
Allen
Eric
Andrea
Anna Provencher
Rochester
William Plourde
Raymond Perrin
Andre Gauvin
Robert Mininni
Saco Firemen Win Parade Trophy In Ban gor
The Saco Fire Department won first place as the outstanding unit in the Maine State Federation of Firefighters Convention parade in Bangor. Their trolley car float featured the department Dixieland Band riding and playing.
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Saco Fire Department
Maine State Federation of Firefighters
Bangor
Car damaged in hit and run at East Grand Avenue
Police report a car driven by Patricia D. Kent of Portland was damaged when an unidentified vehicle struck it and fled Saturday night. Kent’s vehicle was parked on East Grand Avenue at the time of the collision in Old Orchard Beach.
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Old Orchard Beach
Patricia D. Kent
Portland
East Grand Avenue
North Korea Pueblo crew issue remains unresolved
In Seoul a U S military spokesman said no official word had come from the Pueblo and officials are taking a wait and see stance. U S leaders expect North Korea to notify Panmunjom officials before releasing crew for staged publicity, but no Panmunjom meeting request has been received.
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U.S
Seoul
Panmunjom
QUICK QUIZ ORIGINS AND THEATER REPLICA FACTOID
A reader asks about not worth his salt from roman pay with salt money. The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington houses a replica of an Elizabethan theater. The matter exists in four states: solid liquid gas and plasma, the last a dense ion cloud.
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United States
Folger Shakespeare Library
Washington
Prague Parade Shows Soviet Grip as Romanians Welcome Stewart
Pravda warned the Soviet pullout would be slow while Red Army units in Prague paraded with carnations. In Bucharest British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart met Romanian leaders to discuss Soviet pressure, with Romania signaling independence amid Cold War tensions.
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Pravda
Czechoslovakia
Red Army
Prague
Romania
Michael Stewart
Bucharest
Europe
Stewart
Nicolae Ceausescu
Moscow
Soviet Union
Ceausescu
Portland Drive-In Theatre To Have First Twin Facility
SCARBOROUGH The Portland Drive-In Theatre will become a twin drive-in this October with a second theatre built beside the existing one. The Portland Twin Drive-In Theatre will open with East Screen and West Screen, each showing a different film. East will feature electric 750 watt heaters to stay open in winter, with underground wiring and color coded areas for traffic flow. The new complex includes a modern snack bar, and is part of Lockwood and Gordon theatres, which also operate outlets in Saco Skowhegan Waterville and Lewiston.
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Scarborough
Portland
Maine
Lockwood and Gordon
Skowhegan
Waterville
Farmington
Lewiston
Auburn
License plates first required by New York in 1901
The nation’s earliest license plate law appeared in New York in 1901. Each of the about 900 registered plates bore the owner’s initials, marking the start of standardized vehicle identification.
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New York State
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California
Japan
U.S. Department OF Agriculture
West Point
Pepperell
Main St
Mr. Larose
Biddeford, Maine
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Saco Cottage
Saco Firemen
Parade
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Czech
Trip
Portland Drive-In
Maine Highway Safety Committee
Strahov
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Biddeford Savings Bank
A. H. Benoit & Co
Maine Hardware
George’s & Lemire’s Furniture & Appliance Co
Langevin
S & Boys
Lord’s Flowers
Potter’s Furniture
Max Ruben
York Savings & Loan Assn
Youland’s Dept. & Jewelry Store
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