Local Biddeford Residents Featured In Hospital and Travel Updates
Lionel Bertrand of 8 Kossuth St is a patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs. Lucien Guay of 600 Alfred Road is a patient at ai Hospital Dover. Luella Allen of 2 Pine Ave has returned home from Webber Hospital. Percy Tate of Biddeford left Trust Nursing Home to live with daughter in West Rupert Vt. Lionel Valliere and spouse returned from New England Photographers Convention Mt Washington with bridal photography workshop. Alton Feeney and family traveled from Sebago Lake to visit relatives. Feeney, an airplane mechanic for TWA, transferred to Albuquerque NM.
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Lionel Bertrand
Kossuth St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Lucien Guay
Alfred Road
Ai Hospital
Dover
Luella Allen
Pine Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Percy L. Tate
Trust
Theodore Bentley
West Rupert
Lionel Valliere
Jefferson St
Mt. Washington
Alton John Feeney
Sharon
Patricia
Raymond Curtis
Sebago Lake
Edith Feeney
Mechanic St
Saco
Feeney
T.W
Charity supper and Delta Alpha banquet listed
A charity supper for the Missionary Nuns of Africa will be held Tuesday September 28 at St John s Hall Adams Street Biddeford by the Daughters of Isabella. The annual Delta Alpha banquet will be held Monday evening at the Glen Mor Restaurant Portland Road Kennebunk beginning at 6 30.
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Africa
St. John's Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Isabella
Delta Alpha
Glen-Mor
Portland Road
Kennebunk
Confraternity and Choir Activities in Biddeford Area
Religious classes and rehearsals scheduled across Biddeford and Kennebunk. C D D sessions for grades 1 5 in Kennebunk on Saturday 9 30 a m. Grades 6 8 in Biddeford on Friday after school. Prayer service Friday 7 30 p m at Advent Christian Church parsonage. Crusader Choir and adult sanctuary choir rehearsals tonight in Biddeford and South Biddeford churches. Cadets and United Church of Christ events set for Friday Monday Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and Thursday Bible class at 2 p m at 291 Pool Road Biddeford.
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Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Monica’s Church
Kennebunk
Advent Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Biddeford
Crusader
Biddeford Foss Street
South Biddeford
United Church of Christ
Congregational
Fellowship Hall
The
Donald Fraser
Pool Road
Fall foliage show nearing its peak in New England
The New England Council reports foliage colorations are spotty in northern Maine New Hampshire and Vermont but no large areas yet. Predictions shift to a normal schedule with peak colors expected late September or early October marking the annual spectacle.
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Boston
New England
New England Council
Nature
Council
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Truslow To Lead Maine Medical School Feasibility Study
Augusta AP reports Dr. John B. Truslow of Fortunes Rocks will conduct the Maine study on establishing a medical school. The Legislative Research Committee approves a $2,500 monthly contract plus expenses for up to 10 months, covering the plan’s feasibility and funding implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Furnace Floods In Saco At Harris Home
Saco firefighters responded to Edward Harris at 61 Dyer Street for help with a flooded oil furnace. No fuel or equipment was used and the situation was resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Edward Harris
Dyer St
Deaths OLD ORCHARD BEACH Thomas Octavia Dupuis
Thomas Octavia Dupuis 54 of 95 Saco Ave Old Orchard Beach died today in a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born in Canada September 18 1910 he was a Saco-Lowell Shops inspector for 20 years and a member of the Biddeford Saco area F O E. He leaves Lauretta wife two sons Thomas Jr and Raynold two daughters and multiple siblings. Requiem high mass will be sung Saturday at St Margaret's Church with burial in St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may visit the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home tonight and tomorrow.
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Old Orchard Beach
Thomas Octavia Dupuis
Saco Ave
Biddeford
Canada
Noe
Mary Lizette Dupuis
Saco-Lowell
Lauretta Geoffrey Dupuis
Thomas Jr
Raynold
Pease Afb
N.H
Laurette Dinan
Janice Dupuis
Eugene
Alphonse
Ernest
Gerard
Paul
Otis Afb
West Falmouth
Mass
Eva Thibordeau
Jeannette Guignard
Lorraine Cadorette
Rose Lambert
Saco
St. Margaret's Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home
Portland Ave
William L. Landry 58 Dies After Long Illness
William L. Landry of 517 Alfred Road died early today after a long illness. Born December 19, 1906 in Biddeford, he was a dairy farmer and former machinist for Saco-Lowell Shop and Bates Mfg. Co. Survivors include his widow Irene Gilbert Landry two sons Albert and Raymond two daughters Constance Collard and Joan Moisan three sisters Reverend Marie Paula Marie Louise Gilbert and Marie Jane Letourneau eighteen grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Bolide Funeral Home today and tomorrow from noon to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral from St Joseph's Church Saturday at 10 a.m.
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William L. Landry
Alfred Road
Biddeford
William and
Leocadie (Gagnon) Landry
Sacred Heart League
St. Joesph’s
Assumption Society
Catholic Order of Foresters
St. Joseph's Church
Saco-Lowell
Bates, Mfg. Co
Saco Tanning Co
Irene
Gilbert) Landry
Albert Landry
Raymond Landry
Meriden
Conn
Constance Collard
Joan Moisan
Marie Paula
Order of the Precious Blood
Manchester
N.H
Marie Louise Gilbert
Saco
Marie Jane Letourneau
Worcester
Mass
Bolidue Funeral Home
Alfred St
Memorial services for Dr. J. Thomas Le Bourdais in Biddeford
Members of the Tighe Beaudoin American Legion will hold memorial services tonight at 7 at the Sansoucy Funeral Home in Biddeford for Dr. J. Thomas Le Bourdais.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe - Beaudoin "Farley Post
Biddeford
American Legion
J. Thomas le Bourdais
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone St
Biddeford Youth Fined $50 For Reckless Driving
John G. Turcotte 18 of 406 Main St Biddeford pleaded guilty in Saco 10th District Court to reckless driving and was fined 50 dollars. The prior warrant accusing him of death caused by violation of law was not pressed at the request of Officer Jean Paul Lacroix.
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John G. Turcotte
Main St
Biddeford
Saco 10Th District
Turcotte
Jean Paul Lacroix
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Road
Ronald G. Smith
St. Mary’s St
Suprior Court
Robert D. Smalley
Wells
James L. Reid
Kenneth
Land of
Limerick
Moulton
Lester D. Heatley
Gerry W. Neal
Stephen James Wright
Reading
Mass
Wright
Harry S. Wills
Sanford
Heatley
Neal
Girl Injured Running Into Car on Guinea Road
A 17 year old Biddeford girl Margaret Nason ran from behind a stopped truck into a southbound car driven by 19 year old Albert Barache. She suffered a broken tooth and was taken to Webber Hospital for precautionary X rays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Guinea Road
Albert L. Barache
West St
Margaret Nason
Webber Hospital
Ladies Democrat Club Sets Meeting in Biddeford
The Biddeford Ladies Democratic Social Club resumes activities on Tuesday September 21 with supper at 6 30 p m at St Jean Baptiste Hall Jefferson Street A membership drive offers a prize for the person bringing in the most new members Women may join and attend the monthly meetings on the third Tuesday.
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Biddeford Ladies’ Democrat Social Club
St. Jean Baptiste Hall
Jefferson Street
Earliest Egyptian Tomb Rings Highlighted by Britannica
Britannica notes that the oldest rings known to exist come from ancient Egyptian tombs. The article frames these rings as early examples of jewelry craftsmanship, illustrating ancient burial customs and stylistic detail.
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Ancient
Egypt
theEncyclopaedia Britannica
Portland Tonight Cool With Frost Likely
Clear and cooler conditions expected in Portland with scattered frost in valleys. Lows in the mid 30s to low 40s as west and northwest winds diminish and shift toward calm periods. Friday looks fair and cooler with similar light winds and dry skies.
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Portland
Beach School Board Backs Local Youth Corps Effort
Beach residents learn the Superintending School Committee authorized a letter to R Sargent Shriver thanking the Neighborhood Youth Corps for summer work. The board will keep local oversight as four Maine towns run similar programs under state leadership next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard C. Forbush
R. Sargent Shriver
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Jerome Plante
Forbush
State Department
Augusta
Portland
Biddeford
Saco-Old Orchard Beach
Stanley W. Podchalski
Atlantic Ave
Think Small New York AP reports on B Nine plant growth control
Chemists develop a product named B Nine that retards growth in flowering plants. The article notes the shift from thinking big to thinking small in chemical research and its potential agricultural use.
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Think Small
New York
Tapley voids Mexico divorce in Maine case
Supreme Court Justice Walter M. Tapley Jr. ruled a Mexican divorce obtained by George W. Shorey of Biddeford invalid. The decision says Shorey went to Mexico to subvert Maine law. Evelyn S. Shorey of Old Orchard Beach challenged the decree and sought to prevent Mrs. Glenda T. Cole of Biddeford from claiming Shorey’s property. Shorey runs an Old Orchard Beach radio and television business.
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Portland
Supreme Court
Walter M. Tapley Jr
George i W. Shorey
Biddeford
Shorey
Mexico
Maine
Tapley
Evelyn S. Shorey
Old B Orchard Beach
Juarez
Glenda T. Cole
Nancy Garland Involved In Brunswick Topsham Crash
Former Congressman Peter A. Garland and his wife rushed to the Portland hospital after their 20 year old daughter Nancy Garland was injured in a crash on Route 201 at the Brunswick Topsham bridge. She suffered head injuries from lodged eyeglass pieces and was listed in fair condition.
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Topsham
Peter A. Garland
Boston
Brunswick-Topsham Bridge
Garland
Nancy
Portland
Brunswick Naval Air Station
John P. Richter
Bath Times
Saco
Pythian Sisters Plan Food Sale For Sept 25 In Saco
Pine Cone Temple Pythian Sisters at Knights of Pythias Hall Saco held a meeting presided by Mrs Bertha Twomey with three past chiefs and six officers. A food sale planned for Sept 25 at Shaw's Supermarket Saco from 11 am to 4 pm and an inspection set for Nov 17 at 7 pm. Ruth Kelley received the mystery award and Marie Lunetta a special award. Ruth Kelley and Vera Benoit to host next meeting Oct 6.
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Bertha Twomey
Pine Cone Temple
Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias Hall
Saco
Serena Chick
Woodford’s
Woodford Street
Portland
Shaw's
Ruth Kelley
Marie Lunetta
Clara Blouin
Eva Roberge
Vera Benoit
Wells Resident Is Named In Indictment
A secret York County Grand Jury indictment charges Keith Smith, 19, of Wells with car theft for the Aug 1 theft of a Wells car owned by Lauri Sjoholm of Hartford, Conn. The vehicle was recovered five days later by State Trooper James Monroe after an accident on Route 202 in Lebanon. Smith is held at the county jail pending arraignment.
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Alfred
York County Grand Jury
Keith Smith
Wells
J. Albert Merryman
Smith
Lauri Sjoholm
Hartford
Conn
James Monroe
Route 202
Lebanon
Hinman Wins Bath Expressway Contract Bid
The Augusta AP reports W H Hinman Inc of Westbrook awarded a $210 244 contract to link the relocated U S Route 1 and the current road near the Carlton Bridge approach in Bath. Hinman was the lowest of three bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
W.H. Hinman, Inc
Westbrook
New Brunswick-Bath
Highway Commission
Hinman
U.S. One
Carlton Bridge
Bath
Sheriff Fitch Opposes State Police Takeover in Maine
Hancock County Sheriff Merritt A. Fitch told a Legislative Research subcommittee that turning all law enforcement over to the state police would not do justice to Maine residents. The former Maine Sheriffs Association president voiced his view during the study of county government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Hancock County
Merritt A. Fitch
Maine Sheriffs Association
Growers Use Clay-Potted Plants To Elevate Flower Size
A method helps professional plant and flower growers produce larger blossoms on clay-potted plants by directing energy toward blooms rather than excessive stem and leaf growth.
Biddeford WSCS Holds Annual Fete
The Womens Society of Christian Service of Foss Street Methodist Church held its annual banquet at the Carriage House in Biddeford with attendees including Cathleen Tate Augusta Neilson Marion Hutchins Ida Michie Gladys Schwartz Aida Howard Harriet Smith Sylvia Searle Beatrice Kaleel Mary Lou Kaleel Emma Chappell Alex Smith and Esther Marr. The next meeting is set for Sept 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarborough
Women's Society of Christian Service
Foss Street
Biddeford
Cathleen Tate
Augusta Neilson
Marion Hutchins
Ida Michie
Gladys Schwartz
Aida Howard
Harriet Smith
Sylvia Searle
Beatrice Kaleel
Mary Lou Kaleel
Emma _ Chappell
Alex Smith
Esther Marr
News Guild Strikes New York Times Again
The American Newspaper Guild struck the morning New York Times but talks were to resume at mid morning. Mediator Theodore W. Kheel urged settlement while the Newspaper Publishers Association warned papers could halt if the Times shut down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Newspaper Guild
New York Times
Guild
The
Times
Theodore W. Kheel
Newspaper Publishers Association of
Afternoon Post
Association
John J. Gaherin
International and Domestic Briefs Across News At A Glance
The report covers U S Soviet cooperation on the India Pakistan war and Johnson administration support for UN mediation. It notes Pakistan and India's positions, Viet Cong activity near Saigon, and political debates over the Dominican crisis and a steel contract. It also mentions Hurricane Betsy aftermath and threats to Warren Fortson.
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Associated Press
United States
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.N. General Assembly
India
Johnson
Pakistan
U.N
Australia
New Zealand
Saigon
Washington Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
George A. Smathers
J. W. Fulbright
White House
Warren Fortson
Americus
Atlanta
Inez F Eagleshield
Dakota Plains
Eva Wolgers
Sweden
New England
Goldberg talks mediation amid UN Security Council pace
Goldberg, president of the Security Council in September, urged progress at the 20th assembly despite the stalled Thant peace mission. He described UN mediation as conciliation and quiet diplomacy and declined to forecast council steps after the Rawalpindi and New Delhi failure.
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Goldberg
Security Council
U Thant
Rawalpindi
New Delhi
Jin
Thant
United States
Council
Viet Nam
United Nations
U.N
Biddeford Youth Corps plans for winter work program
Administration outlines winter duties for the Biddeford Neighborhood Youth Corps led by Director Joseph Plamondon. Final approval of 110 in school and 30 out of school youths starts, with projects including stadium bleacher moves, painting at St Andre's Home, waterhouse Field, schools, parks, sidewalks, and lunch programs. Over 300 families aided in summer. proposals to be approved by Nov 30. In Washington, White House says steel contract stays within 3.2 percent wage guidelines, despite higher cost estimates, with 39 month total to $4.89 per hour.
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Biddeford
Joseph A. Plamondon
Plamondon
National
Neighborhood Youth Corps
St. Louis
Thornton Fields
Waterhouse Field
Biddeford High School
Clifford Park
Kennedy School
Birch Street
Webber Hospital
Marie Joseph Academy
St. Joseph's Parish
St. Andre's Parish
St. Mary's Parish
St. Francis College
Washington
White House
Johnson
Frenette Found Guilty in Scooter Fatality Case
Philip W. Frenette 23 of Biddeford was convicted by a Cumberland Superior Court jury of recklessly causing death by motor vehicle violation in the May 23 death of Naval Lt. Stephen M. Morrison 24 of South Portland. Morrison rode as a scooter passenger when a car struck the vehicle. Frenette faces an identical indictment for the death of Rosalie Chessey 23 of Portland. The jury deliberated about 25 minutes.
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Morrison
Biddeford
Rosalie Chessey
Portland
Frenette
Sheridan Grant Camp Auxiliary In Joint Session
The Sheridan Grant Memorial Camp and Auxiliary Sons for Union Veterans held their first fall meeting at the Hover home Fortunes Rocks led by President Alice Hayford and Commander Adney Fenderson. A Bosworth Hall reception for officials is planned Sept 25 at 8 p.m. A $53 appropriation was approved to cover Memorial Day flag expenses after city council cut the usual $100 due to Women’s Relief Corps disbanding. The next meeting is Oct 9 at Ocean Park home of Mrs. Ethel Whitten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan Grant
Demurrers Filed In Behalf Of Beach Man
Beached businessman Wilfred L. Duffy of Old Orchard Beach faced 21 secret indictments for alleged violations of child labor and minimum wage laws in amusements at the Beach last season. Demurrers arguing the indictments are legally insufficient were filed in Superior Court yesterday. a hearing is set for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Old Orchard Beach
Wilfred L. Duffy
Duffy
Beach
Dad Convicted Of Disturbance In Portland Case
Toby D. Nappi, 33, of Portland was convicted of willfully disturbing an elementary school classroom. He appealed to the Superior Court January term. Nappi claimed a right to place his daughter in the last first grade division despite her assignment to a lower division. Judge Barrett ruled his presence caused the disturbance and that he willfully entered the room. Nappi said he would keep Rosemarie, 6, out of school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Toby D. Nappi
Nappi
Mark Barrett
Rosemarie
Re examinations give heart clues to long follow through
Dr Paul Dudley White told a Maine Heart Association gathering by phone from Belmont Massachusetts that heart disease secrets emerge only with long term patient observation. He noted few well diagnosed cases can teach more than many short studies. Heavy fog blocked his plane from landing to accept an award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Paul Dudley White
Belmont
Mass
Maine Heart Association
Eavy Fog
Maine
The
Association
Kennebunk Man Named To Post
The Independent Insurance Agents Association elected G. Cecil Goddard of Waterville as president. Charles E. Cole of Kennebunk, Richard J. Baron of Augusta, and Willard W. Lehr Jr. of Pittsfield were named vice presidents. Governor Reed urged reliance on agents as insurance contracts rise and the association to ensure qualified guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Independent Insurance Agents Association
G. Cecil Goddard
Waterville
Charles E. Cole
Kennebunk
Richard J. Baron
Augusta
Willard W. Lehr Jr
Pittsfield
Gov. Reed
Russia Starts Six Nation Goodwill Tour Record Eight Day Visit
American and Soviet scientists at the congress proposed an international lunar laboratory staffed by researchers from multiple nations as part of the goodwill tour. The two leaders who embarked on the eight day Gem ini 4 trip are guests of the congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
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United Church of Christ (Congregational
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Granite Point
United Church of Christ Congregational
Brad Leach
Truslow
Thomas
Dupuis
Mae
Democrat
Thanks Youth Corps
Gorham State Teachers’ College
G.S.T.C
King Junior High School
Shave
Robert York
Tthe Group
Nancy Garland
WSCS
News Guild
N.Y
Beach Man
Russia
Delisle’s Yard
Main Street
Eugene C. Kelley, JR
Franklin Management Corporation
Investment Counsel
Post Office Square
Massachusetts
Broadway
Portland Telephone
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