Local Briefs From Biddeford and Nearby Towns
Emile Fournier of 188 Elm Street Biddeford has returned home from Webber hospital where he was a medical patient. Mrs Minnie Dill 78 Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach is a medical patient at Webber hospital. Mr and Mrs Arthur Cadorette and daughter Mary Foss Street have returned home after visiting her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Jere Murphy Wollaston Massachusetts. Mr and Mrs Roland Belisle Saco and Mr and Mrs Donald Blanchette and Mrs Dennis Vermette Old Orchard Beach have returned from a week’s vacation in Montreal and Three Rivers. Robert L Turner SA VA 35 Navy son of Mr and Mrs Merle Turner Alewive Road bunk is spending a fourteen day leave at the home of his kin. Turner enlisted in the Navy in June. He was a 1959 graduate of Kennebunk High School. After his leave he will report aboard the U S S Shenandoah AD 26 a repair ship at Norfolk Virginia where he will undergo on the job training.
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Emile Fournier
Elm Street
Biddeford
Webber
Obituary: Mrs Lila Palmer of Kennebunkport dies after long illness
Mrs Lila Palmer 64 wife of Leland J Palmer longtime Kennebunkport resident died in Biddeford hospital after a long illness She lived in Port 16 years born Princeton daughter of Charles and Lillie Sawtelle Clark lived in Bangor before moving to Kennebunkport She belonged to Bangor Grange and Rebekah lodge Funeral Saturday at 2 pm Bibber Memorial chapel Kennebunk officiating Rev John Urban burial Arundel cemetery Friends may call tomorrow night 7 to 9 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila Clark Palmer
Leland J. Palmer
Kennebunkport
Biddeford
Port
Princeton
Charles and
Lillie Sawtelle Clark
Bangor
Rebekah Lodge
Bibber
Summer Street
Kennebunk
John Urban
Village Baptist Church
Arundel Cemetery
Frends
Thornton Academy Band Mothers Meet Monday
Members of the Thornton Academy Band Mothers club will gather Monday at 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria for a meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Academy Band Mothers Club
Maria Callas Lands In Spain in Bilbao
Maria Callas arrives in Bilbao Spain aboard a Skymaster outfitted for her by Aristotle Onassis. She travels with a maid a secretary and a pet dog while appearing tonight with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilbao
Spain
Maria Callas
Aristotle Onassis
Miss Callas
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
Stock Market Mixed In Quiet Afternoon Trading
New York shares edged higher in a thin session as fractions to about a point moved among key issues. Motors rose narrowly, steels steady to up, oils slipped, rails utilities coppers and airlines were mixed, electronics up, aircrafts down. Khrushchev visit unsettled traders as a steel strike persisted into month three and higher rates restrained activity. AP average rose 30 cents to 220.40 as industr als gained 69 cents while rails fell 10 cents and utilities rose 10 cents. Government bonds advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Nikita Khrushchev
Associated Press
Minuteman ICBM First Flight Test At Edwards AFB
The United States newest intercontinental ballistic missile the Minuteman underwent its first flight test at Edwards Air Force Base California. It was tethered by 2000 feet of nylon cable and rose only a few hundred feet. The second and third stages were dummies. Powered by solid fuel the Minuteman is expected to have a range over 5500 nautical miles and will be launched from underground silos trucks and ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
United States
Eiffel Tower Reigned as Tallest Manmade Structure
The Eiffel Tower in Paris stood 989 feet tall when completed in 1889, becoming the tallest structure built by humans at that time.
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Paris
Frances Willard Early Education
Frances E. Willard the first president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union did not attend school until age fourteen. Her initial instruction came from the Bible and Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress shaping her later reform work.
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Frances E. Willard
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Assumption Sodality to Meet for Mary Reilly Prayer Service
The Assumption sodality of St. Mary church will assemble at Cosgrove Funeral Home on Elm Street Biddeford this evening at 8 o clock to offer prayers for Mrs Mary Reilly.
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The
Assumption Sodality of
St. Mary
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm Street
Biddeford
Mary Reilly
Funeral services for Thomas Albert Pritchard held in Saco
Funeral services for Thomas Albert Pritchard were held yesterday at 2 p m from Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco Rev Birger T Johnson of the First Congregational Church Saco officiated Burial was in the family lot in Laurel Hill Cemetery
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Thomas Albert Pritchard
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring Street
Saco
Birger T. Johnson
First Congregational Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
First Aid Course To Be Offered At Saco Hall
A five week Red Cross first aid course runs October 5 at Deering Union hall in Saco. Janet Tibbetts teaches two hour sessions, open to Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach residents, no charge, limited to 25. Reservations by calling 3081.
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American Red Cross
Deering Union Hall
Sweetser Children’s Home
Saco
Janet Tibbetts
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beachere
Delegation Visits Lewiston To Inspect New Ladder Truck
A Biddeford delegation led by Fire Chief Arthur King and City Councilman Victor Fleurant left for Lewiston to inspect an 85 foot ladder truck bought by the Lewiston Fire Department. The city may replace its 30 year old hook and ladder. Accompanying King were Lt. Emile Bergeron Fireman Paul Garriepy and Mack Truck representative Joseph Johnson.
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Biddeford
Arthur King
Victor Fleurant
Lewiston
Driver Dies In Ambulance Meant To Aid Patient
A patient inside an ambulance in Filipstad Sweden waited as the driver died likely from a heart attack. After 15 minutes the patient moved the body and drove the vehicle two miles to the hospital where doctors said he is recovering. The report mentions Venice canals with 118 islands and 400 bridges.
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Filipstad
Sweden
Hestnrl
Hemlock comparison links state tree to Socrates death
An odd note contrasts the Pennsylvania state tree eastern hemlock with the old world hemlock whose juices killed Socrates. The statement suggests the native species is harmless while the ancient variety is deadly, tying botany to classical history in a brief remark.
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Pennsylvania
Socrates
Tides and times at sea noted in September entries
A compact record lists tidal highs and lows for September with four daily high tides at early to mid morning and late afternoon to evening. It also notes corresponding low tides and exact clock times, along with ambiguous sequence markers.
Births to Saucier Janson and Turgeon in 3 families
Birth notices report Patricia Mary Saucier in London England born September 16 to Gerald and Mrs Saucier formerly Margaret McEnery with grandparents Edward McEnery and Henry Saucier. Kevin Anthony Janson born September 2 in Cincinnati weighing eight pounds seven ounces with parents Roger Janson and Joanne Rochefort and grandparents Rochefort and Janson. Daniel Norman Turgeon born September 10 in Lawrence Massachusetts weighing nine pounds with parents Norman Turgeon and Barbara Brousseau and paternal grandfather Adjutor Turgeon.
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Gerald Saucier
London
England
Patricia Mary
Roger Janson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Jewish Hospital
Kevin Anthony
Purces
Janson
Joanne Rochefort
Biddeford
Robert Rochefort
Leopold Janson
Gahl Terrace
Reading
Norman Turgeon
Jordan Avenue
Lawrence
Mass
Daniel Norman
Lawrence General Hospital
Barbara Brousseau
Charles Brousseau
West Street
Adjutor Turgeon
Ferry Lane
Biddeford Arson Case Leads to Guilty Pleas and Indictments
A man described as a Biddeford native said he woke from a nap in the Dumont house basement to find his money missing and no memory of the fire. He claimed drinking and a lack of recollection, and testimony showed he was booked for arson after waiting at the police station. The jury heard the case as other local indictments surfaced. Raymond Bouchard pled guilty to breaking entering and larceny at the Bankrupt store in Biddeford and received a sentence to the Men's Reformatory. Dennis Court was secretly indicted for receiving leather sides from Prime Tanning Co. Inc. and released on bail. Norman A. Jewell pled guilty to assault in Kennebunk and paid a $25 fine after appealing from municipal court.
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Page
Biddeford
Dumont
George Dumont
Sevigny
Letarte
Raymond Bouchard
Norman A. Jewell
Kennebunk
Chester D. Cram, Jr
Arthur Tardif
Red China Military Leadership Shuffle Described
The report notes Lin Piao, 52, led Chinese detachments at the start of the Korean War and Peng Dehuai replaced him as commander in October 1950. Lin is called Red China’s top military strategist. Deputy Premier Gen Lo Jui ching becomes army general staff chief, succeeding Huang Ko cheng, while Hsieh Fu chi becomes public security minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikita Khrushchev
Rodion Malinovsky
Peng
Lin
Red China
Lo Jui-ching
Huang Ko-cheng
Hsieh Fu-chih
Communist Party
Central Committee
Ike Seeks Khrushchev Visit in Washington Area
Police estimated 2.2 million residents turned out in the Washington area to see Khrushchev, a turnout figure compared to over a million who welcomed Queen Elizabeth in 1957. The report notes public interest and sets the scene for the anticipation surrounding Khrushchev's possible appearance.
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Khrushchev
Washington
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Quiet Morning in Saco Court and Police Reports
No session of Saco Municipal court was held this morning. No accidents were reported to Saco police headquarters last night or this morning. No alarms were received by the Saco Fire department this morning.
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Saco
Democrats Planning For Presidential Campaign
Washington reports the Democratic National Committee set 1960 convention delegate strength and qualifications in harmony and begins organizing for the presidential contest. Sen Humphrey and Sen Symington plus Gov Williams will speak at strategy sessions and open dinners as the party widens statechair talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Paul M.butler
Khrushchev’s Dress Habit Provokes Envy Among Senators
Washington reports Sen. J William Fulbright complained he must change into formal attire for a Soviet Embassy party honoring President Eisenhower. He noted Khrushchev refuses to wear a white tie and tailcoat, joking that the premier’s habit might be superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Rodent Diets and Dental Growth Across Species
The article notes that rodent teeth, including mice and squirrels, grow continually. It outlines how this adaptation requires constant wear from gnawing to prevent overgrowth and discusses factors affecting dental health in various rodent species.
Church School Will Reopen In Biddeford
Universalist Unitarian Religious Education committee outlines reopening plan at Universalist church vestry. Registration Sunday is September 27 at 11 am at the Saco Unitarian church. Classes start October 4 at 9 45 am with registration and new study material distribution.
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Universalist-Unitarian Religious Education Committee
Universalist Church
Biddeford
Saco Unitarian Church
Lillian Chapin
Edmund Beal
Laura Bridgman
Louise Harrison Robert Fenderson
Mary Nason
Eleanor Shaffer
John Tarbox
Leavitt Emmons
Nancy Tarbox
Nancy Cooper
Man Released From Custody At Alfred Court
Paul Fred Trimm, 37, of East Waterboro, was released from custody by Justice Leonard F. Williams in York County Superior Court today. Trimm had been found in Sanford after a capias from 1958 and parole revocation hearing requested by Probation Officer Robert Randall. Also charged is Richard Winn of Dover New Hampshire with drunken driving at Kittery Route 1 on May 29. case on appeal from Yorkshire Municipal Court with state trooper Donald Nichols for the state and attorney John Driscoll of Portsmouth, N H representing Winn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Fred Trimm
East Waterboro
Leonard F. Williams
York County Superior Court
Trimm
Sanford
Robert Randall
Randall
Justice Williams
Alfred
Richard Winn
Dover
N. H
Kittery
Yorkshire
Donald Nichols
Eliot
Winn
John Driscoll
Portsmouth
Woman alleges city worker used abuse after broom strike
Casper Wyoming report says a woman accused a city street worker of hitting her ear with a broom and using abusive language after the incident. City Manager Henry Rofles stated the employee admitted using crude language and lost his temper during the confrontation.
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Casper
Wyo
Henry Rofles
Rofles
Saco National Guard Receives Two M7 Self-Propelled Howitzers
The FA Howitzer Battery 105SP of the 103rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Saco will drill with two newly arrived M 7 105mm self propelled howitzers this Sunday. If state approval comes through the drill will take place behind Edwards Plant in Saco. otherwise it will occur in the armory storage area on Franklin Street. Lt. Joseph Deschenes commands the unit and will supervise.
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105SP
103Rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Saco National Guard
Edwards Pliant
Saco
Franklin Street
Joseph Deschenes
Missing $190 Reported After Station Explosion
Clyde A. Gerry, 24, said $190 vanished from a desk in the wrecked filling station office at 48 Elm Street yesterday afternoon. Police and State Fire Prevention bureau investigators probe an arson linked blast that damaged the building and endangered Gerry and his father Clyde W. Gerry, 67, who narrowly escaped injury. The fire involved gasoline cans, tires, rags, and tubing in the basement. fumes caused an explosion when the furnace was turned on. Unofficial damage tops $1,000.
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Elm Street
Clyde A. Gerry
Gerry
Clyde W. Gerry
Industrial Group To Meet Tonight
The Biddeford Saco Industrial Development committee will meet at 7 30 this evening in the Chamber of Commerce offices with Committee Chairman Newman Bagley presiding at the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Woman Behind Wheel Drove Past Sign Rammed Man After
A man described a confrontation where a woman drove around a do not enter sign, struck him from behind, and knocked him to the pavement. He said his broom flew into the air and landed on the car. The matter has been dropped.
Chamber of Commerce Names Committees for Year
Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce boards approves 1959 60 budget and committees. A dinner honors new area industries. oppose closing Railway Express office. Parking study set with executive and parking committees to meet. Multiple named chairs and members across ten committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Twin Cities
Albert Deshaies
Stuart V. Flavin
Archie B. Maxwell
Albert F. Deshaies
Wayne B. Hutchins
William Soule
Roger Sherman
Bernard Brady
W. A. Lawrence, Jr
Francis Condon
Arthur K. Baker
Peter Garland
Wendell B. Lund
F Turner Brown
Bruce Lunder
Daniel Turkanis
Credit Bureau
Martin J. Rielly
Paul Cabana
Bertha Polakowich
Bernard Shapiro
Melbourne
Astrologers Prediction For Princess Go Wrong
London report notes astrologer Dr. William Tucker claims Queen Elizabeth II’s pregnancy upset Princess Margaret’s wedding and predicts a Scorpio match with Prince Henry of Hesse. He also forecasts Queen Elizabeth’s baby arriving January 17, 1960, without noting gender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Margaret
Elizabeth II
William Tucker
The
Federation of British Astrologers
Aret
Prince Henry of Hesse
Prince Henry
Heinrich Wilhelm Konstantin Viector
Franz Hesse
Rome
Europe
Dr. Tucker
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
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Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
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Miami
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
Thomas Pritchard
Saco Hall
Venice
Italy
Gaile Dugas
NEA
Red
China
Ike
Solon
Church School
Alfred Court
Chamber of Commerce
Frederic Deschambey
Roland Sylvester
Richard J. Stride
Roy MacNaughton
Maurice C. EF. Roux
Charles Cote
Albert V. Cote
William Cose
Laurence Staples
Chester All
Harold D. Carroll
Alphonse KE. LeClair
Edwin G. Walker
Newman V. Bagley
John E. Barrett
Marcel Viger
Simon Spill
William Wilson
Merchants Committee
Gerald H. VanFleet
Raymond S. Bonang
Ilda Baker
Edward G. Farrell, Jr
John R. Gibson
Charles Green
Lawrence J. Lamb
MacNaughton
James Murphy
Horace
Nichols
Lewis P. Polakewich
Medora Salvas
Irene L. She
Robert D. Littlefield
Maurice C. E. Roux
Lloyd Anderson
Maurice Sandler
Clayton W. Cartmill
Dacron
Aia Aus
Brentwood
Penney’s
Brentwoods
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