Local Personal News and Educational Moves In Maine
Mrs. Madeleine Corriveau of Saco is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Miss Vickie Zimniski of Biddeford has entered Aroostook State Teachers College as a freshman. Deshaies of Biddeford returns from a Maine Pharmaceutical association convention where he serves as first vice president. Mairine Harrison of Buxton returns to Westbrook Junior College for her senior year in dental hygiene. Two Portsmouth naval ship yard workers attend a training course at the U S Naval Submarine School in New London Conn. Richard Plamondon of Saco and Norman Carvell of Biddeford attend as apprentice electronics mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeleine Corriveau
Lincoln St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Vickie Zimniski
Victor Zimniski
Hill St
Biddeford
Aroostook
Mairine E. Harrison
Walter L. Harrison
Buxton
Westbrook Junior College
Bonny Eagle High School
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
U.S. Naval Submarine School
New London
Conn
Richard A. Plamondon
Norman T. Carvell
September picnic meeting of Saco Democratic Social Club
The September picnic meeting of the Saco Democratic Social Club will be at the Jones cottage Hills Beach on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Democratic Social Club
Jones Cottage
Hills Beach
Death Notice of Kenneth Ellsworth Durgin 1897 1963
Kenneth Ellsworth Durgin 66 of 264 Bradley Street Saco died early today at a local hospital after a long illness. Born in Biddeford March 26 1897 he was the son of Frank and Minola Wormwood Durgin educated in Saco and retired after years at the Saco Lowell Shops. WWI Navy veteran and member of Owen-Davis Post American Legion Saco and Dexter Lodge. Survivors include widow Edna Hammond Durgin brother Lawrence Durgin and sister Mrs Clark Morrill Florida with niece and nephew. Services set for 1 30 p.m. Monday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home burial Laurel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home 2 4 and 7 9 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ellsworth Durgin
Bradley St. Saco
Biddeford
Frank
Minola (Wormwood) Durgin
Saco
Saco-Lowell
U.S .Navy
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
Dexter
Edna
Hammond) Durgin
Lawrence Durgin
Clark Morrill
Florida
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Laurel Hill
Funeral
Funeral services for Manuel B W Norwood
Manuel B W Norwood of Rochester New Hampshire had funeral services at Grondin Funeral Home with Rev Floyd G Kinsley of Westbrook officiating. A committal service and burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco followed by a picnic invitation to World War I Auxiliary Barracks members. Saco Rebekah Lodge events include a 6:30 p.m. banquet at The Country Kitchen Cape Elizabeth and a 7:30 p.m. officer nomination meeting in Odd Fellows Hall Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel B. W. Norwood
Rochester
N.H
Grondin
Floyd G. Kinsley
Westbrook
Florence Gagne
Laurel Hill
York County Barracks
Vel- Saco
Evans
Ossipee Lake Cottage
Noble Grands Association
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Country Kitchen
Cape Elizabeth
Eva Sherman
Hearn Road
Saco
Odd Fellows Hall
Church Notes Confession Schedule Across Multiple Parishes
The Junior Bandana singers of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday at 9 a.m. Confessions will be heard at St Monica Church Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p.m. St Martha Church Kerraebusk et from 4 to 8 p.m. Mary Church Wells on Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandana Soongsters
Saco Salvation Army
St Monica Church
Kennebunk
St. Martha Church
Kerraebusket
St Mary Church
Wells
Crowded Kennebunk Court Faces Muffler and Stop Sign Violations
The Thursday Municipal Court docket in Kennebunk saw multiple muffler and stop sign violations. Defendants from Needham Massachusetts to Weymouth Massachusetts paid fines, with several also receiving suspended amounts. Additional cases included driving left of center on curves, near crest of grades, and one driving without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Robert DeVeer
Needham
Mass
Michael Gianotti
Portsmouth
N.H
Stephen Fletcher
Weymouth
William Dellorusso
Everett
Paul Carota
Lexington
Alfred Storella
Revere
Robert Margro
Quincy
Margro
Sanford
Fernand Hemond
Scarborough
Maurice Chappell
Biddeford
Watertown
Stanley Sargent
David Woodbury
South Portland
Sidney Carleen
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Raymond Anderson
Lancaster
Ohio
David Spires
Beach Fire at Ross Road North of School Street
Local firemen battled a brush and log fire off Ross Road near the School Street extension last evening. About a quarter of an acre burned before crews brought the blaze under control after two hours.
Card of Thanks and local military notice
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for support during bereavement and thanks Notre Dame Hospital staff, car providers, and families including Mrs. Alphonse Cote and Mr. and Mrs. James Morrison. John T. Pettengill of Biddeford assigned to L Co of the 4th Training Regiment at Ft. Dix for eight weeks of basic training. son of Mrs. Norma Pettengill of 71 Oak Street Biddeford and Biddeford High School alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Hospital
Alphonse Cote
Robert Berry
James Morrison
L Co
4Th Training Regiment
Ft. Dix
N.J
John T. Pettengill
Biddeford
Norma Pettengill
Oak St. Biddeford
Biddeford High School
Parker Charles S funeral services held in Biddeford
Funeral services for Charles S Parker of 28 Water Street were held at 2 30 p m on Wednesday at San Soucy Funeral Home Biddeford with Rev Norman J Langmaid of Schoo l Street Methodist Church Saco officiating Interment followed at Hope Cemetery with Rev Langmaid in charge of graveside rites Bearers were members of the International Order of Odd Fellows including John Hill Jr Arthur Ricker Edmund Dowley and George Ivascoff
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Parker
Arthur Ricker
Edmund Dowley
George Ivascoff
Saco Man Given Suspended Jail Sentence for Assault
Frank A. Wade, 21, of 5 Storer St., Saco, pleaded innocent in Saco Municipal Court to assault and battery. Wade was found guilty and sentenced to 30 days with the sentence suspended. Wade testified he slapped his wife but denied choking or hitting her during a Friday argument at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Wade
Storer St
Saco
Claire
Wade
William F. Wilson, Jr
Richard H. Jolivet
Haverhill
Mass
Maine Turnpike
Wells
Thomas F. Moorehouse
Saugus
James C. Clark Jr
Quincy
Florida spelling bee misstates winner and mother’s name
A Florida newspaper sponsored a spelling bee and announced a winner with the wrong spelling of her name. In a correction, the paper also incorrectly spelled the girl’s mother’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MIAMI
Florida
Portland Weather Update Sees Windy Cool Day Then Frost Tonight
This afternoon windy and cooler with gradual clearing. Highs reach upper 40s to mid 50s. North to northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts. Tonight clear and cold with widespread frost and lows near or below freezing. Valleys dip to mid 20s. Saturday mostly fair and continued cool with diminishing northerly winds becoming light and variable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
September Tides Timetable in Eastern Time
Tide chart lists September high and low tides in EDT with times for two daily tides marked as A M and P M. The schedule shows entries for the 13th with four times, including 8:16 8:35 and 1:58 2:14, plus 9:18 9:35 and 3:00 3:16.
Two Unions To Represent Saco Postal Workers
Postmaster Joseph H. Vachon of Saco announced that the local post office signed first employee management relations agreements with the National Association of Letter Carriers AFL-CIO and the United Federation of Postal Clerks. The pacts cover working conditions and personnel practices and bar strikes, discrimination, budget negotiation, personnel assignment, work technology, and pay rate terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Vachon
Saco
National Association of Letter Carriers
Afl-Cio
United Federation of Postal Clerks
Saco Post Office
Local Birth Announcements From Webber Hospital
A string of birth notices from Webber Hospital lists new arrivals to families in Biddeford Saco and surrounding towns. Frederick Joseph and Donna Irene lead the list born Sept 9 and 9, with other newborns including John Norman Angela Douglas Scott Janice Marie Colleen Moira and John Laurence. Parents and addresses shown reflect a community record of recent births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital
Paul R. Fortier
Winter St
Biddeford
Frederick Joseph
Hilbert Mosely
Washington St
Donna Irene
Joseph T. R. Dionne
Wood Ave
Saco
John Norman
Roger L. Gagne
Fifth Ave
Haverhill
Mass
Angela
Frederick G. Hill Jr
Douglas Scott
Rockwell Excluded From Room As Students Protest
The committee room fell silent except for snickers as George Lincoln Rockwell and his American Nazi party followers were briefly present. Rockwell lost his seat after being called for a TV interview and was barred from reentry, then stood in line with spectators at the corridor end while students hissed nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lincoln Rockwell
Rockwell
Stock Market Edges Higher Amid Mixed Trading In New York
The stock market shows uneven gains in moderate turnover with blue chips aiding modestly while steels and airlines slip. Dow at noon up .43 to 740.69, AP index up .3 to 280.9, with several leaders like Eversharp CBS Wilcox Oil and Mueller Brass edging above a point. Some major names including U.S. Steel Texaco Goodyear and Pan American fall back, while IBM Polaroid Xerox and Control Data gain fractional amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Trentless
Studebaker
General Motors
Dow Jones
Associated Press
U.S
Eversharp
CBS
Wilcox Oil
Mueller Brass
Parke, Davis
National Airlines
U.S. Steel
Phelps Dodge
Texaco
Goodyear
Liggett & Myers
Pan American World Airways
IBM
Polaroid
Xerox
Control Data
American Stock Exchange
Three faculty appointments at St Francis College Biddeford
Rev Donald Nicknair announces three hires at St Francis College Biddeford two from Biddeford Atty Donald P Allen and Mrs Elizabeth Shaw will teach economics and chemistry and Frederick C Woolf of Carmichael California will teach languages in humanities Also notes Nicknair to teach French and Greek and provides biographical details for each appointee including education and prior teaching roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis College
Biddeford
Donald Nicknair
O.F.M
Twin City
Donald P. Allen
Elizabeth Shaw
Saco
Frederick C. Woolf
Carmichael
Calif
Allen
Thornton Academy
Bowdoin College
Graduate School of Public Law
Columbia University
Cornell Law School
Ithaca
N.Y
Northeastern Business College
Practicing Law Institute
American Institute of Banking
Old Town
Colby College
Maine
Office of
Portland
Shaw
Alma College
Alma
Mich
McGill University
Wayne State University
Detroit
Maryland
Michigan
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Henry Ford Hospital
Woolf
Vanderbilt University
University of Cincinnati
University of California
San Francisco State College
California
Nicknair
Franciscan College
Foreign Language Association of
Northern California
Classical Association of Pacific States
Mexico
Pomona Grange Works Degree On Candidates
Pomona Grange held a meeting in Kittery last night with five degrees worked for 17 candidates after a supper. Edward Ross presided, Lebanon Grange won the apron contest and first in community service with Saco second. Susie Ames welcomed, Harry Willis responded. officers to be elected October 10, with judging of Juvenile Projects planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Pomona Grange
Kittery
Edward Ross
Waterboro
Lebanon Grange
Saco
Susie Ames
Aew Grange
Harry Willis
John F. Hill Grange
Milk Commission Sets Public Hearing on Gallon Pricing
Augusta Maine Milk Commission approves a 91 cent base price for a gallon in a glass jug and for four quarts or two half gallons banded together, prompting objections from Cape Elizabeth resident Mrs Germaine Densmore. An Attorney General ruling is sought on legality. A public hearing is scheduled for Sept 26 to discuss prices in single service or non returnable containers. Cumberland Farms Northern spurred the gallon pricing amid dealer pressure to supply single containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Cumberland Farms Northern
Alan H. Clark
Houston
Densmore
Saco Man Sentenced On Mischief Charge
John A. McCombs, 70, of Saco, pled guilty at York County Superior Court to malicious mischief to a building. He received a jail term and one year probation. The indictment for arson of his wife’s home was reduced to the lesser charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred—John A. McCombs
Saco
York County Superior Court
County Atty
Lloyd
Midwestern land grant grads in agriculture rise to 2129
Columbus Ohio AP reports twelve land grant colleges graduated 2129 agriculture majors at the bachelor level last year. About 24 percent entered private industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Parking Crackdown in Biddeford Ordered by Police Chief
Biddeford Police Chief Edgar Sevigny enforces new parking ordinances adopted by the City Council to curb all day parking on Main Street. Four summonses issued this morning with a $25 maximum fine per ticket. more notices to follow as back tickets are cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
Main Street
Sevigny
Wells Resident Is Sentenced To Jail
Wells man Philip W. Searles, 34, of Burnt Mill Road, Wells, was fined 100 dollars or 30 days in jail for leaving the scene of an accident at Routes 4 and 9 in North Berwick on September 8. He also faced 160 dollars or 60 days in jail for drunken driving. He pled guilty to both charges. State Trooper Carleton R. Rams dell detained him about an hour after the crash, and he was taken to Alfred jail for nonpayment of fines. If fines remain unpaid, sentences run consecutively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Fresno
Calif
Craig
John Cobb
England
Tire
Breedlove
South Berwick
Philip W. Searles
Burnt Mill Road
Wells
Yorkshire
Warren H. Hilton
Sanford
North Berwick
Carleton Ramsdell
Searles
Alfred
Two Traffic Mishaps Mark Biddeford Streets
Two minor crashes occurred in Biddeford involving a 1953 sedan whose throttle stuck on Grayson Street near Elm and a 1960 truck tractor that rolled on Washington Street. Ralph J. Mercier, 17, of Saco and Arthur J. Jones Jr., 38, of Biddeford were involved in the first incident with no damage estimates available, while a second crash damaged a 1959 sedan owned by Mrs. Annette G. Sepa, 21 Lambert Street, with no damage figures given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Ralph J. Mercier
Main St
Saco
Elim Street
Grayson Street
Elm Street
Arthur J. Jones Jr
RFD 1
Arthur W. Burnham
Clifford St
Washington Street
Annette G.sepa
Lambert St
Bidde
Navy Rescue Off Long Island Capsize
A navy launch capsized off Port Jefferson during rough northeast winds on Long Island Sound. Twenty one sailors were aboard, one short of capacity, as Coast Guard helicopters and a Floyd Bennett Field rescue amphibian joined Air Force choppers from Suffolk County and local police and fire launches in a wide rescue effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Port Jefferson
New York City
Long Island
Coast Guard
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
Air Force
Suffolk County Air Force Base
Pine Point teen pleads guilty to speeding charge
Charles Nye, 17, of Pine Point pleaded guilty in Trial Justice Court to speeding 50 mph in a 25 mph zone from Sept 11. Trial Justice Wesley M. Mewer fined him $15 and suspended his license for 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Charles Nye
Pine Point
Wesley M. Mewer
Grass Fire Near Maine Turnpike Quelled by Saco Firemen
Saco firemen battled a grass fire along the Maine Turnpike at 3 a.m. Fifty feet of booster line was deployed and the unit returned to the station by 3 32 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Maine Turnpike
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Kenneth E. Durgin
Saco Man
Saco Postal Workers
Gilman P. Morin
Oak St
Janice Marie
Black Point Road
Colleen Moira
John A. Thyng
Hovey St
Keanehunk
John Laurence
St. Andre’s Church
Arthur Boissonneault
Boissonneault
Priscille Viger
Armand Viger
Sullivan St
Pool Road
St. Francis
Lee Breedlove
Slim
Tan Lee
Los Angeles
Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
America
Alty
Pomona Grange
Milk Commission
Notre Dame Church
Raynold Joseph Jalbert
Jalbert
Priscilla Joanne Cote
Leo Paul Cote
Peter Nadeau
Gray’s Lane
Sid
Population Reference Bureau
Long Island Sound
Mobil Flame
Kinmond’s Elm St
A. E. Leclair & Son
Realtors
York County
Cutts Avenue
Federal Realty Co
Alfred St
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