Fire damages three story duplex at 21 State Street Biddeford
A Sunday fire heavily damaged a three story duplex at 21 23 State Street Biddeford forcing six families to flee. Fire Chief Arthur King said cause undetermined and damages exceed 15000 dollars with smoke and water damage throughout. Occupants include Eugene Lebel and Ro salre Lettellier listed among residents.
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State Street
Biddeford
Arthur King
King
Eugene Lebel
Rosalre Lettellier
Michael McAuliffe
Edward Kelleher
Rene Dauphin
Anna Wagner
Josephat Landry
Wife has husband eating out of her palm
A light joke about a wife who scolds her husband for avoiding chores as she keeps control of the household. The quip ends with the husband dutifully complying to her expectations.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Saco Faces Damages Ruling On Eminent Domain Case
Superior court awards S Dwight and Phyllis Howard 5000 dollars for land taken by Saco City at Bay View. City paid 700 in 1957. check remains uncashed. City must choose to pay, return land, or appeal. funds unavailable in contingency. Parking lot site at Bay View and Seaside avenues.
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S. Dwight Howard
Phyllis Howard
Bay View
City of
Saco
Peter A. Garland
York County
the Howards
Garland
Seaside Avenues
Parachutist Dies After Apparent Rip Cord Failure
Sanford Maine AP report states Lloyd Pigeon of Dover New Hampshire died in a 2700 foot fall after not deploying either parachute. His companions Clifford Rand and Thomas Marcella also jumped from the same plane. Investigators say he failed to touch the rip cord. death due to crushed skull and chest injuries from the fall.
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Sanford
Maine
Lloyd Pigeon
Dover
N. H
Clifford Rand
Thomas Marcella
Litchfield
N.H
Charles Dame
Rochester
Pigeon
New Hampshire
Route 109
Beach area schools to open after repairs
Schools in Old Orchard Beach start tomorrow with second graders at the Old School on School Street getting an extra week off as the building undergoes repairs. Other elementary classes run on a split schedule from 8:40 to 11:40 then 12:45 to 2:50. Federal and Jameson schools begin 8:45 with noon break 11:45 and afternoon 12:45 to 3. High school starts at 8:00 and ends 1:30.
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Old Orchard Beach
School Street
Federal
Jameson
Beach
Eisenhower signs labor bill into law limiting strikes and picketing
President Eisenhower signed the Taft Hartley based act regulating union internal affairs and curbing secondary boycotts to curb racketeering. The measure adds a union member bill of rights and requires detailed public financial reporting by unions, with opponents from organized labor arguing it weakens their economic power.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
Organized Labor
Soviet Premier Tours US Amid Moon Rocket Hail from World
Reports from Moscow say Premier Nikita Khrushchev heads to Washington on Tuesday as world praises the Soviet lunar rocket feat. American scientists hail the probe 860 pounds in weight as a remarkable achievement. NASA officials offer cautious optimism amid ongoing space race coverage.
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Moscow
Nik Wushchev
Tony
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washinton
J. Albert Merryman
Coltator
Hugh Dryden
Joseph Lebrun
Bon
Dryon
Mayden
Missing Woman Seen At Beach Near Old Orchard
An 82 year old widow Mrs Marie Akerstrom was seen near Old Orchard Beach after noon yesterday. About 200 volunteers searched the Guinea road area around Biddeford where she lived but found no trace. Police fear exposure may have claimed her after she disappeared Thursday afternoon.
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Marie Akerstrom
Guinea Road
Biddeford
Civil Defense
Boy
Old Orchard Beach
J. Albert Merryman
Merryman
Seminars Highlight FHA Conclave in Maine at Breakers by the Sea
The Future Homemakers of America Maine council held a three day Breakers by the Sea conference at Old Orchard Beach with workshops and social events. State officers district chairmen and advisors led seminars on leadership goals and evaluation plus plans for the next year including newsletters budget and district meetings.
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Future Homemakers of America of Maine Council
Breakers-by-the-Sea
Old Orchard Beach
FHA
Fire Destroys South Portland Home Killing Five
A teacher and his wife lose a pregnant mother and three relatives in a blaze at their South Portland home. The mother in law and three others die from smoke inhalation. rescuers pull the husband and two sons to safety. Fire investigators note the fire started likely in the kitchen. a caesarean baby was stillborn.
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South Portland
Genevieve Hassan
Maine Medical Center
Mary
Jason
Paul
James J. Hasson
Robert G. Hasson
Robert
Stephen
Fred H. Perry
Harold Rogers
Jen Willard
Hasson House
Willard
Knights of Columbus Hold Annual Pilgrimage to Shrine
The Biddeford Knights of Columbus held their annual pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Peace shrine at St. Francis College on Pool Road. Attendees joined in the Rosary as the District 1 color guard escorted the Blessed Sacrament in a procession from the chapel to the shrine. Rev. Ovide Tanguay spoke on the global role of the Knights and how prayer and public faith demonstrations advance world peace.
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Biddeford
Knights of Columbus
St. Francis College
Pool Road
District 1
Ovide Tanguay
K. of C
Church of Christ
Twin boys inspire hopeful family moment at Mercy Hospital
In front of Mercy Hospital nursery, Ronald M. Carignan contemplates how his newborn twins will be welcomed by his two daughters, while Frederick D. Baker jokes about how his nine sons will meet his twin girls. Two of the infants are twins.
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Portland
Mercy Hospital
Ronald M. Carignan
Frederick D. Baker
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Hannah Wagner
EU—, Label
Michael Mculiffe
Swift
California
WED
Stamps
Saco Malls Plan
Christine Armstrong
Old l Orchard Beach High School
Mary Catherine Verrill
Armstrong
Louise Fettinger
Betty Lovely
Nathalie
St. Francis Outdoor Shrine
Albert C. Lemire
Main Street
Edward's
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