Smiling Jy Cooler Portland Weather Forecast
Fair and continued cool this afternoon and Thursday. Widespread frost tonight with freeze in Zones 4 and 5. Winds north 10 mph becoming calm tonight. Temperatures by zone and major cities listed, with notably low readings in Caribou, Greenville, Mt. Washington, and Old Town, and high readings in Miami and Washington.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Washington
Miame
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Mont
Local Personal Briefs From Biddeford to Rockland
Webber hospital patient Ernest Fournier of Saco. Biddeford residents visit Quebec and Montreal. elementary supervisor Sabina Regina attends state conference at Kennebunk High. Doran’s Pharmacy assistant manager William J. Doran Jr. visits Rockland for Maine Pharmaceutical Association. others return from, or attend, summer and fall gift shows in Boston and Old Orchard Beach. 18 year old Kennebunk resident Raymond A. Brown enlists in the U S Army for three years. Sgt Roland Bisaillon notes Brown’s enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Shaw
Webber Hospital
Boston
Orphilia Chabot
Biddeford
Quebec City
Ernest Fournier
Maple Street
Saco
Sabina Regina
Kennebunk High School
State Department of Education
Ernest Donahue
Orchard Street
Donahue
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lucien Therrien
Treasure Wheel
Alfred Street
Edmund Chicoine
Irving Street
William Guay
Beatrice Wakefield
Kennebunk
Ft. Dix
Army Technical
Mrs Mary Reilly 69 longtime Biddeford resident dies
Mrs Mary Reilly 69 widow of Thomas Reilly and active St Mary parish member of Biddeford died Tuesday after a long illness at 14 Highland Street She was born in Biddeford daughter of William and Anne McCarthy Heffernan a lifelong Twin Cities resident and longtime employee at Saco Lowell retiring seven years ago She held leadership roles in Assumption sodality and participated in AOH events Survivors include two sisters two brothers and several nephews and nieces Funeral services are set for Friday at 9 am from St Mary Church with calling hours at Cosgrove Funeral Home today and tomorrow
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Mary Reilly
Thomas Reilly
St. Mary Parish
Biddeford
Highland Street
William and
Anne McCarthy Heffernan
Twin Cities
Saco- Lowell
The
Assumption Sodality
St. Mary Church
Division 1
Ancient
Order of the Hibernians
AOH
Esther Thompson
Saco
Ann Reilly
Andrew P. Heffernan
William B. Heffernan
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm Street
Club Calendar highlights from Biddeford and Saco
Adah chapter CBS Biddeford hosts Grand Representative night at the Masonic hall with Ruth Bailey and Wilmont Bailey as hosts. Pack 310 at First Parish Congregational Saco to start meetings tomorrow at 3 pm in the parish house. Biddeford Saco Elks meet Thursday at 8 pm. Memorial rituals for Turmelle and Binette. French night during social hour with supper at 6:30. Goodwins Mills Extension meets September 22 at 7 pm on Liquid Embroidery. Saco Firemen’s Auxiliary meets tomorrow at 8 pm. Salon 257 Eight and Forty opens at Valle's Scarborough with banquet at 6:30 pm. Knights of Columbus auxiliary meet tonight at 8. Council members Ste Marguerite Union St Jean the Baptist meet Thursday at 8 at Charles E Huot home Saco Ave Old Orchard Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adah Chapter
CBS
Biddeford
Masonic Hall
Main Street
Ruth Bailey
Wilmont Bailey
Thomas Vining
First Parish Congregational Church
Saco
Beach Street
Biddefeord-Saco Lodge of Elks
Elks Home
Wilfred J. Turmelle
William J. Binette
Goodwinse Mills
Dayton Town Hall
Valle's
Scarborough
Ste. Marguerite
Union St. Jean the Baptist of America
Charles E. Huot
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Church Choirs Meet This Week in Saco Area
The Saco United Baptist junior choir meets Thursday at 3 30 p m at the church. The pulpit committee convenes tomorrow at 7 p m. Senior choir rehearsal is set for 7 30 p m tomorrow at the Saco church. A prayer meeting and Bible study are planned tomorrow at the Old Orchard Beach Methodist church. The School Street Methodist church youth choir in Saco meets Thursday at 3 15 p m with the senior choir at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco United Baptist Church
Saco United
Old Orchard Beach Methodist Church
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Methodist students to attend region leadership conferences
Future leaders in Nashville Tennessee are set to attend regional leadership training conferences of the Methodist Student Movement this summer. About two thousand students are slated to participate, roughly five hundred more than last year.
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Future Leaders
Nashville, Tenn
Methodist College
Methodist
Death of Harry Haigh prominent New England boilermaker
Harry Haigh 73 of 117 Union Avenue Old Orchard Beach died early today at a Saco hospital. Born in England, son of James C. and the late, he worked at Charlestown Navy Yard Portsmouth Navy Yard and Bath Iron Works. Survived by widow Lucretia Richards Haigh a daughter Mrs Robert Towle Southwick Mass a brother William Haigh Florida and six grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2 pm from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco with burial at Bowdoin West Bowdoin Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
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Harry Haigh
Union Ave Nue
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
England
James C. Haigh
Charlestown
Mass
Navy Yard
Portsmouth, N. H. Navy Yard
Bath Iron Works
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Old Orchard
Lucretia Richards Haigh
Robert Towle
Southwick
William Haigh
Florida
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Bowdoin
West Bowdoin
Funeral services for Mrs George McAlevey held in Saco
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 2 p m from Cote funeral home in Saco with Rev Harry Curran of the Lyman Baptist church officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood cemetery with graveside prayers. Bearers included Raymond Bourgault Edward Mitchell Robert Mitchell Jack McAlevey and Richard Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McAlevey
Cote Funeral Home
Saco
Harry Curran
Lyman Baptist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Raymond Bourgault
Edward
Robert Mitchell
Jack McAlevey
Richard
Theodore Mitchell
Funeral services for Mrs Lillian Bartlett in Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Lillian Bartlett formerly Lillian ODea of Biddeford were held at 9 a m in St Mary church Biddeford. Rev Cornelius Enright celebrated the requiem high mass with William Cleary as vocalist and Miss Lou Welch as organist. Burial followed in St Mary cemetery with prayers at the grave by Rev Maurice Goan.
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Lillian Bartlett
Lillian O'Dea
Biddeford
St. Mary Church
Cornelius Enright
William Cleary
Lou Welch
St. Mary Cemetery
Maurice Goan
Funeral rites for Mrs Eme lia M Ricker held in Saco
Funeral services for Mrs. Eme lia M Ricker widow of Andrew J Ricker and resident of Saco were conducted yesterday at 2 p.m. at the Dennett and Craig funeral home in Saco. Rev Norman Langmaid of the School Street Methodist church led the service and burial followed in Buxton Lower Corner cemetery. Bearers were George Wilson Edward Fairfield Albert Currie and Francis Norwood.
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Emelia M. Ricker
Sac
Andrew J. Ricker
Dennett and Craig
Saco
Norman Langmaid
School Street Methodist Church
Buxton Lower Corner
George Wilson
Edward Fairfield
Albert Currie
Francis Norwood
Multiple Vehicular Collisions Reported in Saco
Two separate three car crashes occurred in Saco within an hour. In the first, Woodworth car carried Perkins with Helen Woodworth and Paul Woodworth uninjured. damages totaled 350 across Bridges and Hicks vehicles. In the second, Menard, Rocray, and Whitney vehicles collided at Elm and Pleasant streets, causing minor damages and no serious injuries. Police investigators were Raymond Kerry and Everett Bowden.
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Woodworth
Perkins
Bridges
Helen Woodworth
Paul Woodworth
Hicks
Saco
Raymond Kerry
Elm and
Pleasant Streets
John P. Menard
Cortland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Juliette B. Rocray
King Street
Rocray
Elm Street
Pleasant Street
Dale R. Whitney
Ferry Road
Anton
Menard
Whitney
Paul Whitney
Pauline Dumont
Everett Bowden
Actors Equity reports gains in professional theater ranks
New York observers note 1 765 performers joined the professional theater ranks in the last year as the Actors Equity Association raises its total membership to 10 712.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Actors Equity Assn
Saco Man Fined $25 After Freak Accident
Robert A. Whittier of Saco Maine was fined $25 after a freak collision at Weirs Beach. His car ran a lamp post and struck a utility pole crushing a new car roof driven by Ralph E. Chick of Portsmouth. Whittier pleaded innocent to careless driving and was found guilty. Chick escaped injury while Whittier reported back injuries.
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Lacoma
N. H
Robert A. Whittier
Saco
Maine
Whittier
Theo S. Jewett
Weirs Beach
Cara
Ralph E. Chick
Portsmouth
Chick
War Widows Chapter Meeting Notes and Awards
Mrs. Charlotte Randall reports on War Widows activities. The birthday box went to Mrs. Rose Guillereault and Mrs. Rose Frechette. The mystery award was given to Mrs. Marie Rousselle. The widowhood award honored Mrs. Almeria Campbell. Social hour refreshments were provided by the hostess and co-hostess Mrs. Lewis. October meeting date to be announced by President Mrs. Hazel Small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Randall
Rose Guillereault
Rose Frechette
Marie Rousselle
Almeria Campbell
Lewis
Hazel Small
University funding request cited as insufficient by official
Dr Elliott noted the university sought three million dollars more in operating funds, calling the Legislature action significant but not fully meeting the carefully considered needs. He added much of the extra funding would go to salaries and wages for staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State University
Elliott
Explosion Tragedy Ties to Former Convict Orgeron
FBI and authorities found no specific reason for Orgeron, a former convict, to set off the explosion that killed a boy and endangered a Houston area. His estranged wife recalled their last meeting, and neighbors described unusual behavior before the blast. Dusty and Paul were constant companions since the divorce on July 7, 1958, with witnesses noting a plan to move toward New Mexico before enrolling the child. Police suspect dynamite purchased locally and note Orgeron and the boy checked into a rooming house on September 10. Residents recall a man with a suitcase crossing the street before the explosion rocked the southwest Houston school area.
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Lice
FBI
Orgeron
God
Argerons
Altus
Okla
James Scarborough
New Mexico
Maude Tatum
Dusty
Paul
Old High School Lunch Policies Updated for Students
Second grade pupils at the Old High School on School Street Old Orchard Beach may bring hot lunch and milk money. The Superintendent announced Monday that other grades at Old Orchard Beach schools will continue paying for hot lunches on Fridays.
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Old Orchard Beach
Superintendent of Schools
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Renamed
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin and Other States votes to simplify its name to Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod at the biennial convention. The original 1917 merger of Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin synods led to the former lengthy title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw, Mich
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Woman Claims She Is Reprisal Shooting Victim
In Boston a Back Bay woman, Virginia Sahagian, 29, says she was shot at by an unidentified sniper as reprisal against her wealthy father Herman Sahagian, a Maine wine merchant, amid Moscow Khrushchev visit fallout. She fell while walking her poodles on Commonwealth Avenue. the pellet did not penetrate. The case ties to Maine politics and a past liquor scandal involving the Sahagians and former governor Frederick G. Payne.
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Boston
Belgrade Lakes
Maine
Khrushchev
Virginia Sahagian
Commonwealth Avenue
Miss Sahagian
Herman
Frederick G
Siamese Twin Survivor Reaches Eight Years Old
Ferris Illinois reports Rodney Dee Brodie turned eight today after surviving a head joined Siamese twin separation. He remains frail and unsteady, recently freed from casts after breaking both legs. Birthday cards poured in as siblings gathered around the cake while schooling was done at home with a hoped for special at home instruction. Roger Lee Brodie died 34 days after the 1951 operation.
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Ferris
Ill
Rodney Dee
Brodie
Rodney
Roy Brodie
Roger Lee
Khrushchev Visits Beltsville Farm Exchange
Khrushchev met Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson at Beltsville praising American farmers as salt of the earth. Benson explained U S agriculture benefits from public private cooperation and invited Soviet guests to discuss farming with American practitioners. Khrushchev noted agriculture as fundamental to human existence and compared farming roots with his own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beltsville
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. S
United Nations
Broadway dancer Rod Alexander to tour Asia in Jubilee troupe
Rod Alexander leads the Jubilee company on a five month tour of Asia and the Near East beginning in October under the State Department Cultural Exchange Program. Memze de Lappe co stars in a review of American dance styles spanning 60 years starting in Athens and ending in the Philippines.
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New York
Rod Alexander
Asia
Near East
State Department
Memze de Lappe
Alexander
Athens
Philippines
York County court covers crimes and sentences at Old Orchard Beach
The York County court devoted Tuesday to criminal matters at Old Orchard Beach. Kenneth Chenette pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill and related thefts, with sentence deferred. Norman Dube received 214 to 5 years for breaking and entering. Aurelio Valdez earned a suspended sentence and probation. Claude Boucher faced pigeons theft indictments and received probation after a suspended sentence. An earlier drunken driving verdict found Ivan Bell not guilty.
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Donald T. Allen
Ralph Hubert
Armand Belair
Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
Kenneth F. Chenette
Concord
N. H
Maurice Couture
Old Orchaard Beach
Couture
Lise Couture
Leonard F. Williams
Chenette
Willimas
York County
Justice Williams
Atty
George E. Brickates
Saco
Revere
Mass
Old Orchard Beach
Lavoie
Claude Boucher
Leo Dubois
Gerard Vigneault
Edgar Tardif
Reformatory
Ivan Edward Bell
Westbrook
Donald J. Perron
Lewiston
North Berwick
Atty Paul iCote
Poston to star in Broadway comedy The Golden Fleecing
Television comic Tom Poston has been cast as the lead in The Golden Fleecing a Broadway comedy expected this season. Hal March had been slated for a role but a one year postponement derailed that plan. The plot follows a naval officer who becomes a gambling cut up on the peacetime Riviera.
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New York
Tom Poston
Hal March
Riviera
Secretary Flemming Addresses Education and Deterrence
Secretary of health, education and welfare Arthur Flemming spoke Tuesday night on promoting America’s educational system beyond fear of Soviet Russia. He urged that the free world’s armed strength can deter international communism from aggression.
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ST. Louis
Arthur
Flemming
Health Education and Welfare
America
Russia
Free World
Saco Extension Presents Scotland Program in Know Your Neighbor Series
The Saco Extension met in GAR hall yesterday for a Scotland program. Mrs Lillian Chapin chaired eight papers on Scotland including What It Is Like, History, Scotch People, Scottish Homes, Recipes, Textile Industry, Literature, and Farming. Miss Marion Lanks showed illustrated pictures. Beulah MacDonald presided at the business meeting. dinner was by Mrs Shaffer. Next meeting is Oct 20 on Christmas suggestions with members to bring dried grasses and bouget materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Saco Extension
Gar Hall
Lillian Chapin
Nasson College Receives $157716 From Founder's Will
The will of Harmon Allen of Springvale, a Dry Goods merchant and trustee of Nasson College, leaves the Springvale institution as residual beneficiary. Probate papers were filed yesterday.
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Nasson College
Harmon Allen
Springvale
Allen
Springvale College
Auto Mishap Victim Dies
SPRINGFIELD Mass Aug 18 1958 Alice Olson 20 of West Brookfield died after a highway crash left her in a semicoma. She never regained awareness despite brain surgery and hospital treatment. doctors said only a miracle could save her, but she died yesterday.
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Kansas City, Kai
Charlene Butts
Charles Butts
Oswego
Kan
University of Kansas Medical Center
Carlene
Miss Butts
Springfield
Mass
Alice Olson
West Brookfield
Alice
Calais Men Hurt In Auto Accident
Two Calais men were injured when their car crashed into an underpass abutment on the Interstate Highway. Donald Sears, 29, suffered severe back and neck injuries with internal injuries. Theodore Cunningham, 18, had a broken jaw and cuts to neck and chin. Cunningham was driving, state trooper said. Both were listed as in fair to poor condition at Portsmouth Hospital in New Hampshire.
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Kittery
Calais
Portsmouth
N. H
Donald Sears
Pleasant Street
Theodore Cunningham
Byron Marshall
Cunningham
Unity urged by NACC president cautions doctrine
Olin W. Hay of Louisville warned delegates that church unity must align with central doctrine. He told the North American Christian Convention that unity should reflect what Christ prayed for and encompass all that the name Christian implies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
North American Christian Convention
Olin W. Hay
Louisville
NACC
Merge Move Seen Between Episcopalians and Methodists
Rhode Island bishop Rt. Rev. John S. Higgins told the New England Southern Methodist Conference that Episcopalians and Methodists are so close in many ways they could merge in our lifetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. TI
John S. Higgins
Rhode Island
New England Southern Methodist Conference
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Mrs
Emelia Ricker
Saco Auto
High Low
Saco Man
Biddeford High School Student Council
Jack Hill
Terri Daly
Lynn Carp
Peggy Murphy
Earl Goodwin
Alfred Fournier
Richard Hevey
Peter Allen
Bruce Carp
Paul Chenard
John Perrault
Douglas Mathieu
Richard Friary
Kenneth Gobeil
Carl Hevey
Constance Beaudoin
Donald Springer
Payne
Edmund S. Muskie
Sahagian
Armenia
de Gaulle
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Colombey Les Deux Eglises
Algeria
Africa
St. Joseph Church
Harry Boyajian
Rita
Miami
Pla
Anastasoft
Letarte
Poston
Red Cross
Cleveland
Ohio
Andre P. Fortier, M. D
Annouunces
Fortier
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