Personal notices list locals' travels and educations
Miss Elaine Cantara returns from a week off at Biddeford Savings bank. Miss Lucille Vanasse starts a week’s vacation from the same bank. Paul Dubois of Atlantic Avenue Biddeford is a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center. Mr and Mrs Arthur Wilson of Main Street Saco vacationing in New York City and Atlantic City NJ. Miss Carol Deinstadt leaves for Boston to begin a two year course at Pierce Business College. Thomas Breen Edward D Breen Harvey D Nadeau and George Lariviere Jr all of Biddeford attended the Maine State Championship outboard races at Kiwanis Beach Standish. Chevy Kinmond returns to Washington DC to study at American Institute of Business Training for IBM. During summer she lived with her parents in Saco and worked for Maine accounting at New England Tel. and Tel. Co. in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Savings Bank
Elaine Cantara
Lucille Vanasse
Paul Dubois
Atlantic Avenue
Biddeford
Maine Medical Center
Arthur Wilson
Main Street
Saco
New York City
Atlantic City
N. J
Carol Deinstadt
Pearl Street
Boston
Pierce Business College
Thomas Breen
Edward D. Breen
Harvey D. Nadeau
George Lariviere
Maine
Kiwanis Beach
Watchie Lake
Kinmond
Washington, D. C
American Institute of Business Training
Edward Kinmond
Kingstreet, Saco
New England Tel. and Tel. Co
Portland
Edith Nourse Rogers Dies at 74 Former New England Congresswoman
Edith Nourse Rogers of Lowell Massachusetts and Bay View Saco died at a Boston hospital from a heart attack brought on by pneumonia. She was the first woman elected to Congress from New England, entered at 44 succeeding her husband John Jacob Rogers who died in 1925. Funeral at St. Ann's Episcopal Lowell Wednesday at 2 50 PM. Burial in Lowell Cemetery. Rogers helped draft the GI Bill of Rights and introduced the bill creating the Women’s Army Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Nourse Rogers
Lowell
Mass
Bay View
Saco
Boston
Roger
St. Ann's Church
Lowell Cemetery
Rogers
Women’s Army Corps
Della Greenwood Dies at 83 in Saco Home
Della Greenwood a Biddeford native and longtime Saco-Lowell foundry employee died Sunday at Togus Veterans Center He lived at 16 Bonython Ave Saco Born December 25 1876 he was a Spanish War veteran and past commander of the local SWV post Survivors include wife Jennie Hodge Greenwood daughters Mrs William Spulick and Mrs Edward Roberts son George W Greenwood Calif 13 grandchildren and several great grandchildren Funeral services Wednesday at 2 pm from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 65 Main Street Saco with calling hours tomorrow 7 to 9 Burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Greenwood
Biddeford
Saco-Lowell Foundry
Togus Veterans Center
Bonython Avenue
Saco
Mose and
Dalvna
Bronx
Greenwood
SWV Post
Jennie ‘Hodge Greenwood
William Spulick
Edward Roberts
George W. Greenwood
Calif
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Local Unit Meetings Postponed and Rescheduled in York County
NORTHERN MEETING notices show MENISS auxiliary set Tuesday night at Waterboro Corner Waterboro cottage of Mrs Elizabeth White Lake Ossipee and past presidents of Tighe Farley Beaudoin post American Legion auxiliary postponed to Tuesday evening. Other groups include Biddeford Saco Civil War Centennial Commission meeting at G A R hall Biddeford City building and Biddeford Girl Scout Neighborhood Leaders postponed to September 19 at 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Fish and Game Association
Waterboro Corner
Elizabeth White
Lake
Ossipee
Tighe-Farley-Beaudoin Post
American Legionuxiliary
Elodie Renaud
Pike Street
Biddeford
Biddeford, Saco Civil
Girl Scout
Girl Scout Hall
Pool Street
Betty Stansberry
Church group meetings listed for Tuesday
The Prayer Fellowship of Lyman Baptist meets Tuesday at 9 30 a.m. at the parsonage. The Home League of the Saco Salvation Army meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Assumption Sodality of St Mary church meets Tuesday at 8 p m in the parish hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prayer Fellowshy
Lyman Baptist Church
The
Saco Salvation Army
Assumption Sodality of
Biddeford Firefighters Respond Twice to Quarry Blaze
Biddeford firemen fought a brush and wood fire in the rear of a quarry on Granite street over the weekend. Children playing with matches were blamed for starting the blaze which covered more than 40 square feet. Firefighters used a booster line and later 1 Qin pumps to keep the fire under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Granite Street
Extin
Arthur King
Walter Swinyer Dies After Long Illness at Portland Hospital
Walter A Swinyer 63 of 45 Myrtle Street Biddeford died Saturday afternoon in a Portland hospital after a long illness. Born in Royalton Vermont he was the son of Walter and Dorothy Swinyer. He worked over 25 years as foreman at Harry B Center Garage and was a member of St Mary Parish. Surviving are his widow Florida M Foisy a sister Annie Perkins Bradenton Florida and two nephews. Funeral from St Mary church Wednesday at 9 am with burial in St Mary Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 10 pm today at Cosgrove Funeral Home Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Swinyer
Myrtle Street
Bidde
Annie Perkins
Bradventon
Fla
St Mary Church
St. Mary Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm Street
Biddeford
Funeral services for Philip Goupil in Saco at Notre Dame de Lourdes
Philip Goupil died suddenly Saturday morning. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at a.m. from Notre Dame de Lourdes church in Saco. Friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Cote funeral home on Beach and James streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Goupil
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Saco
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Funeral rites for Michael Riley held at Most Holy Trinity
Funeral services for Michael Riley took place at 8:30 this morning at Most Holy Trinity church in Saco. Rev. Maurice Boland officiated the requiem high mass with organist Louise Welch and vocalist Mollie Welch. Bearers included Paul Sullivan, Roy White, Alphonse Polackwich, Paul Lambert, Walter Thompson, and Amedo Miniutti. Burial followed in St. Mary cemetery with prayers at the grave. Out-of-town attendees were Miss Mary Barrett of Newton Mass Mrs Catherine Sullivan of Worcester and John Barrett of Dorchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Riley
Most Holy Trinity Chuh
Saco
Maurice Boland
Mollie Welch
Louise Welch
Paul Sullivan
Roy White
Alphonse Polackwich
Paul Lambert
Walter Thompson
Amedo Miniutti
St. Mary Cemetery
Father Bosland
Mary Barrett
Newton
Mass
Catherine Sullivan
Worcester
John Barrett
Dorchester
Gaudette Baby Born At Webber Hospital
Mrs. Gaudette formerly Mary Stebbins R N daughter of Mr. and Mrs Walter Stebbins 125 Summer street Biddeford welcomed a daughter weighing over eight pounds at Webber hospital on September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Gaudette
Summer Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Joseph Ribaudo Attends IAM Convention in St Louis
Joseph F. Ribaudo of Lodge 1574 IAM AFL CIO Biddeford joins 1,500 delegates at a 10 day IAM convention in St Louis. Speakers include Sen. John F. Kennedy on Wednesday and Vice President Richard M. Nixon on Thursday. The IAM, a major union in aviation, aerospace, airlines, auto repair, and government work, charts its program for the coming years. Oklahoma's motto labor omnia vinait appears in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Ribaudo
Lodge 1574
International Association of Machinists
AFL- Cio
Biddeford
St. Louis
Ribaudo
IAM
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
al Hayes
Weather warnings and coastal storm near Portland
Rain and hurricane warnings shown along the coast. Moderate to heavy rain this afternoon with northeast winds 30 to 40 mph and gusts beyond 60. Tides four to eight feet above normal at high tide late afternoon. Rain continues tonight with easterly winds 40 to 60 mph and gusts over 75 turning north after midnight. Clearing tomorrow with lighter winds and mild skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Break In Reported At Bruce Shoe Company Biddeford
Biddeford police investigate a late weekend break in at the Bruce Shoe Company on State Street. Nine glass panes shattered. entry gained through a cellar window. A company employee alerted authorities and Officer Alfred Ledoux led the initial inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bideford
Bruce Shoe Company
State Street
Biddeford
Alfred Ledoux
DeMolay Mothers Circle Hosts Bradford Family Party
About 50 members and families of Bradford chapter DeMolay gathered at Biddeford Masonic hall for a family supper party hosted by the DeMolay Mothers Circle. Bryce G Milne Paul M Woodman and Donald Adams attended as advisers. Invocation by Woodman preceded a buffet supper under Mrs Bryce Milne’s general chairmanship with hostesses named. An announcement invited all interested mothers to the first fall DeMolay Mothers Circle meeting on September 2 at Biddeford Masonic hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Order of DeMolay
Biddeford Masonic Hall
DeMolay
Lloyd Kimball
Paul Woodman
Irving Saperia
Irving Chelder
Miss Carol Warren Returns To U of Maine
Miss Carol Ann Warren daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur L Warren of Saco returns to the University of Maine as a junior in Chadbourne Hall. She majors in English in the College of Education and holds multiple student leadership roles including vice-president of Delta Zeta and of the Student National Education association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carole Ann Warren
Arthur L. Warren
Old Orchard Road
Saco
University of Maine
Chadbourne Hall
Miss Warren
Associated Women Students Activities Board
Alpha Upsilon
Delta Zeta Sorority
Student National Education Association
Memorial Union
College of Education
Thornton Academy
Kennedy Nixon Agree on Cutoff Date on Religion Debate
Kennedy and Nixon agree there should be a cut off after which religion is not debated in the campaign. Kennedy’s aides warn Nixon could attack his Catholic faith in final push, while Nixon says he is loyal and would uphold the Constitution. Kennedy urges ending religious controversy and cites the constitutional ban on religious tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Kennedy
NBC
Saco Rebekahs Plan Officer Installations in October
Saco Rebekahs meet at the Odd Fellows hall to set installation dates for officers. Installations include Kennebunk October 3, Old Orchard Beach October 5, West Buxton October 6, East Waterboro October 7, Springvale October 10, and Biddeford October 11, with Maine Rebekah Assembly gatherings October 13–15 in Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Saco
Odd Fellows Hall
Kennelbank
The
Odd Fellows
Old Orchard Beach
West Buxton
East Waterboro
Springvale
Biddeford
Maine Rebekah Assembly
Lewiston
York County
Three York County Women Attend Eight and Forty Marche Banquet
Three members of York County Salon 257 Eight and Forty attended the Departmental Marche and banquet at the Columbia Hotel in Portland. Mrs Florence Lewis of Saco Mrs Beatrice Wakefield of Cape Pragoise and Mrs Gertrude Rankin of Chateau Passe were present. Wakefield was elected la concierge and Lewis and Rankin named alternates to the Marche Nationale in October at Miami Beach Florida. Rankin assisted in installing 1960 61 officers led by Departmental Chapeau Passe Almina Ela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
Columbia Hotel
Portland
Florence Lewis
Saco
Wakefiele
la Concierge
Lewis
Rankin
Marche Nationale
Miami Beach
Fla
Chapeau Passe
Almina Ela
Girl Scouts Overnight Outing at Old Orchard Beach
Girl Scout troop 28 held an overnight outing at a cottage in Old Orchard Beach led by Mrs. Laurette Gauvin. Activities included a beach campfire, songs, games, swimming and a barbecue with many attendees and a special guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurette Gauvin
Old Orchard Beach
Theresa Hartley
Christine Pomerleau
Carolyn Hartley
Lucette Neault
Sandra Boisvert
Claudette Boisvert
Candice Laurence
Leslie Lawrence
Louise Letellier
Warner Explores Biddeford Mayoral Run
Warner, after three years of close work with local state and army officials on an engineering survey for Hills Beach, indicates a bid for mayor. He cites citizen groups urging a program for education economic security and business investment with no future tax increase. A full slate of candidates will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hills Beach
Warner
New Guinea
Philippines
Okinawa
Biddeford
Safety Motor Manners Etiquette Drive
Safety filler urges practice of courteous driving to save lives. It promotes responsible behavior behind the wheel and suggests courteous actions can spread like an epidemic, encouraging drivers to model good manners and protect other road users.
False alarm at Allied-Hampshire Footwear in Saco
Saco firemen were summoned for a false alarm at the Allied-Hampshire Footwear plant on Factory Island. Tucson report: Felecizeo B. Cordova, 56, walked into a moving freight train while strolling home, was checked by police with no injuries, then arrested for drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Allied-Hampshire Footwear Corporation
Factory Island
Tucson
Ariz
Felecizeo B. Cordova
Cordova
Fourth Degree Assembly Sets Date For Dance
The Fourth Degree Assembly of the Biddeford Knights of Columbus planned a dance for November 20 at the hall on Washington Street. William McKenney chaired the arrangements with Patrick Bouffard Gerard Lemay and Joseph Carrier on the committee. A report on the June London state meeting was read and prayers offered for deceased member John Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Degree
Biddeford Council
Knights of Columbus
Washington Street
William McKenney
Patrick Bouffard
Gerard Lemay
Joseph Carrier
London
John Burns
Edmond Neault
Jersey Man Fined In Saco Court
Lawrence Hammell, 55, of Maynard, New Jersey, was fined 110 dollars in Saco Municipal Court by Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr for driving under the influence on Main Street, Saco, Saturday night. Saco police filed the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Hammell
Maynard
N. J
Saco Municipal Court
William F. Wilson, Jr
Saco
Wilson
Military Agencies Reopen Overseas Highway to Key West
Florida patrols sheriff deputies and state troopers coordinate with Army Navy and Air Force in a colossal mobilization to reopen the Overseas Highway. Air transports deliver bridge girders and steel totaling 810000 pounds to replace five bridges destroyed by Donna as 45000 people remain cut off. Water supplies are ferried to Homestead and Key West amid widespread power outages and shortages of food heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Air Force
Key West
Donna
Keys
Pope Air Force Base
N.C
Ft. Benning
Ft. Campbell
Marathon
Tavernier
Florida Keys
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami
Tampa
New England Prep for Storm Evacuations and Shelters
Connecticut weather officials issue a flash flood warning spanning Connecticut Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Red Cross reports two shelters in Revere and Hingham. Air bases prepare B47 Stratojets and KC97 tankers for possible inland evacuation. Newport Naval Station removes ships to buoys. Emergency centers operate on high ground as residents seek refuge with friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut’ River Valley
Vermont
New Hampshire
Red Cross
Boston
Seaside Revere
Hingham
Boston Harbor
Pease Air Force Base
Portsmouth
N.H
Helmstead Air Force Base
Florida
Donna
U.S. Naval Station
Newport
R. C
Warwick
North Kingston
Greenwich
R.L
Narragansett
South Kingstones
Nixon Says He Will Discuss Other Issues Not Religion
Nixon explains he will not raise religion in the campaign nor let supporters discuss it to influence voters. He notes the risk that any reference to religion becomes news and diverts attention from the issues that should decide the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Millionaires Who Don't Like Monsey Novel Cold War Egghead Figures
A Biddeford youth, William Ledoux, 16, was struck on Alfred Street by a car driven by Dana J. Morse and taken to Notre Dame Hospital with a broken arm and bruises. Another crash occurred when Clarence Harmon, 55, fell asleep at the wheel on River Road. Fortune magazine profiles a new class of egghead millionaires, scientists turned industrialists in their thirties, reshaping wealth through space age tech and military contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Alfred Street
Dana J. Morse
RFD
Kennebunk
William Ledoux
Pool Street
Morse
Ledoux
Notre Dam S Hospital
Adelbert Morin
Theodore Dro
Alfred Ledoux
Nert
Clarence W. Harmon
Hollis Center
River Road
Sal Harmon
New York
Fortune
Arch Scurlock
Max Palevsky
David Bakalar
Transitron Electronics Corp
M.st
Stanford
University of California At Berkeley
George Henry Burns
Concord
Calif
Arnold John Ryden
Minneapolis
Jonathan Edwards
San Diego
Walter East
Edwards
Electro Instruments, Inc
David Shepard
Vessarios Chigas
Burlington
Mass
Microwave Associates
Lloyd Andrew Addleman
Palo Alto
Maine braces as Donna dampens fire danger across state
Coastal Maine ends fire risk as rain from Donna arrives. Firefighters patrol three major northern and eastern areas but will rest. embers may smolder underground. Guarded precautions include planes lashed and coast guard stations on high alert. Rain ends fire threat. Scarborough Downs’ final night washed out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin H. Wilkins
Maine
John Nichols
Augusta State
Portland
Norman W. Zelck
Coast Guard
Two Lights
Cape Elizabeth
South Portland
Scarborough Downs
Donna
the Downs
Mechanic Held On Secret Indictment In Biddeford
A Biddeford mechanic Marcel Bilodeau about 45 of 286 South street was arrested Saturday on a secret indictment by the York county grand jury. He was released in 2500 bail on a morals charge involving a 17 year old girl. Sureties were provided by Mr and Mrs Hector Bourque of Biddeford per Ralph H Ross clerk of York County Superior court. Arrest by J Albert Merryman Biddeford chief deputy sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
York County
Grand Jury
Marcel Bilodeau
South Street
Hector Bourque
Ralph H. Ross
Sanford
White Fined Sentenced At Beach Court
Robert C. White, 25, of 42 Washington Avenue Old Orchard Beach, received a 90 day suspended jail term to York county jail at Alfred and two years probation. He faced charges of offensive language assault and battery and resisting arrest. White resisted arrest of Patrolmen Harold Randall and Donald Lake on warrants signed by Cara Vance. The judge imposed a fine of 20 dollars on each of the assault and battery and resisting arrest charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. White
Washington Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
York County
Alfred
Wesley M. Mewer
White
Harold Randall
Donald Lake
Cara Vance
Mewer
Assessors At Saco Change Office Hours
The Board of Assessors in Saco announces new hours to match the tax collector. Effective immediately the assessors office will be open 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. to better answer taxpayers questions at the collector's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Assessors Office
Saco
Tax Assessors
Hurricane Donna Threatens Maine Coast With Strong Gusts
Coast Guard at Biddeford Pool reports winds 4 to 6 knots with 70 mph gusts expected later as hurricane warnings blanket the Maine coast. Civil Defense mobilizes in Saco and Biddeford with mass feeding, evacuations possible, and schools ready to shelter coastal residents. Generators readied in Old Orchard Beach and Biddeford Fire Department for power outages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Fletcher's Neck
Biddeford Pool
Maine
Saco
Civil Defense
Clarence Holt
Owen-Davis American Legion Post
Beach Street
Old Orchard Beach
Percival Wardwell
Timothy Crowley
Surf Street
Camp Ellis
Crowley
Shoe
Donna
Ocean Park
Camp Fllls Beach
Biddeford
Edward Toomey
New England Telephone and Telegraph Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred S. Gurney Women's Relief Corps
Saco City Building
Saco Lodge
Biddeford-Saco
Damel Rochambeau
Club
Memoriam
Nettie McAlevey
Alice Noel
Theresa Chasse
Harry McAlevey
James P. Murphy Co., Inc
Lewiston, Maine
Rep
Roland Collette
Charles Murphy
Dial Biddeford
Walter Swinyer
Goupil Services
Plohe
Mie
Joseph Ribaudo
Oklahoma
Mothers’ Circle
Carol Warren
U. of M
Saco Rebekahs
Girl Scouts
Jersey
Page One
New England
Monsey
Judas
Rip Torn
Torn
Freud
Christ
Boy
Vermont Monumental Works
Elm ST
Atlantic
W. J. Provost
West Scarboro
Dial Tudor
L. RK. Joncas
Old Orchard
Dial
Weilington
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