Local Briefs From Biddeford and Nearby Areas
Personal notices list patients and travelers: Ar and Viger, 40 Sullivan Street Biddeford, a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Dr J R Larochelle, 42 Bacon Street Biddeford, leaving Tuesday for Montreal to attend a convention of French speaking physicians of Africa. Charles Is, 29 Emery Street Biddef, general sales manager C Park Motor Sales, South Portland, returns from business trip to South Bend Indiana. Dr and Mrs Eugene E Puffer Colby Avenue Ocean Park, leaving today for Los Angeles to attend the national convention of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. Miss Elizabeth Puffer, daughter of the Puffers, Ocean Park, leaves today from New York on the S S Noordam for Neumarkt Austria to be guest of Hilde Leitl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ar ‘and Viger
Sullivan Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
J. R. Larochelle
Bacon Street
Montreal
Africa
Charles 1S
Emery Street
Bic
C. Park Motor Sales Company
South Portland
South Bend
Ind
Eugene E. Puffer
Colby Avenue
Ocean Park
Los Angeles
Calif
American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
Elizabeth Puffer
Eugene Puffer
New York
S. S. Noordam
Neumarkt
Austria
Hilde Leitl
Charles E. Laliberte 61 Dies in Biddeford Hospital
Charles Eugene Laliberte of 32 Taylor Street Biddeford, 61, died in a local hospital this morning. Born in St Fernande Canada, he was son of John B. and Marie Laliberte. He worked 43 years for Garland Manufacturing and was a member of Sacred Heart league and Union St. John Baptist. Survived by widow Marie Jeanne and daughter Mrs Daniel Dentico, plus three brothers Armand Andre Roland and four sisters. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. at St Joseph church. friends may call Sansoucy Funeral Home tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eugene Laliberte
Taylor Street
Biddeford
St. Fernande
Can
John B
Marie (Dubois) Laliberte
Sacred Heart League
Armand
Texas
Andre
Roland
Roland Rochefort
Kingsington
Conn
Mary Laliberte
Lorette Laliberte
Jeannette Lavigne
St Joseph Church
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone Street
Hobah Encampment Nomination and Election Event at Saco
The Hobah Encampment will hold nominations and the election of officers at the Saco Odd Fellows hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobah
Saco
Odd Fellows
Church meetings and services announced in Saco area
The Official Board of School Street Methodist church Saco meets Sunday at 7 p m. A Fireside club covered dish supper is planned Monday at 6 30 p m. White church Biddeford Pilgrim Fellowship meets Sunday at 6 30 p m with reports and future plans. Second Congregational board of deacons meets Monday at 7 15 p m at Fraser home. Rev. Cutler preaches at 10 30 a m. Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship meets Sunday 4 p m at Saco United Baptist church. Church School Workers conference meets Monday at 6 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Fireside Club
Pilgrim Fellowship of the White Church
Biddeford
Manitou
Second Congregational Church
Donald L. Fraser
Lewis Cutler
Man
Junior High Baptist
Saco United Baptist Church
Church School Workers Conference of
The
Saco Traffic Lights May Start Flashing
Saco traffic lights at Ach Main North and Elms streets may flash this weekend as police consider flashing them due to sticking signals all week. Central Maine Power workers have attempted to locate the trouble, and if delays persist the lights will be set to flashing for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ach
Main
North
Elms Street
Saco
Central Maine Power Company
Lewiston man to face armed robbery charge in Sabattus
Walter W. Harvey 34 of Topsham was arraigned in Lewiston Municipal Court on an armed robbery charge after allegedly holding Frank Riley at gunpoint in his Sabattus home and taking $60 Thursday night. Riley, a store owner, reported the intruder wore a paper bag over his head and fled in a car after the holdup. Harvey was booked last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Walter W. Harvey
Topsham
Lewiston Municipal Court
Frank Riley
Sabattus
Riley
Harvey
Thanks to Webber Hospital staff for kind care and support
Sincere thanks to the doctors and nurses of the Webber Hospital for their kind care, and to relatives and friends for the flowers, cards, and other gifts sent during my recent illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Osteopathic Hospital of Portland
Clarence Davis
Webber Hospital
Mrs Viola Jones dies at 61 in Old Orchard Beach
Mrs Viola M. Jones, 61, of Old Orchard Beach, died yesterday in a local hospital. She was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from Stanley Funeral Home in Kezar Falls with burial in Porterville Cemetery. Arrangements are by Sansoucy Funeral Home, Biddeford.
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Viola M. Jones
Old Orchard Beach
Prince Edward Island
Can
Stanley Funeral Home
Kezar Falls
Porterville Cemetery
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone Street
Biddeford
Amanda Custeau obituary notice
Amanda Custeau 75 Camp Ellis died yesterday afternoon in a local hospital born in St. Julien PQ daughter of George Gay and worked in local mills till retiring member of The Artisans survivors include one brother Wilfrid Gay East Angus Canada three sisters Mrs Julie Thomp son Old Orchard Beach Mrs Cyril Roy Garthby Conn and Mrs Ovelin Dube Lennoxville PQ and several nieces and nephews funeral Monday at 8 am from Notre Dame de Lourdes church Saco calling hours Sansoucy Funeral Home 2 to 4 and 10 pm today and tomorrow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Custeau
Camp Ellis
St. Julien
P Q
George Gay
Wilfrid Gay
East Angus
Can
Julie Thompson
Old Orchard Beach
Cyril Roy
Garthby
Con
Ovelin Dube
Lennoxville
P. Q
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Saco
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Mrs Dill 93 Dies In Old Orchard Beach Hospital
Mrs. Minnie A Dill 93 widow of Edgar H Dill Ocean avenue Old Orchard Beach died this morning in a local hospital She was born in Portland daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Baxter Brown Survivors include one son Ellsworth Greenville S C and one granddaughter Mrs Joseph Cook Tokyo Japan Private funeral services will be held Monday at 130 pm from Dennett and Craig funeral home 365 Main street Saco with Rev Norman J Langmaid School Street Methodist church Saco officiating Burial will be in Laurel Hill cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 4 and 7 9 pm tomorrow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie A. Dill
Edgar H. Dill
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Portland
Henry
Elizabeth (Baxter) Brown
Norman J. Langmaid
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Laurel Hill
Portland Teacher Christian Petersen Dies After Brief Illness
Christian Petersen, 62, of 283 Baxter Boulevard, Portland, a former teacher at Thornton Academy Saco and Deering High School, died last night in a Portland hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Portland, son of Gottlieb Petersen and survived by Dagmar Petersen, one son Charles W., and three nephews. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 3 p.m. from 749 Congress Street. burial in Pine Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christen W. Petersen
Baxter Boulevard
Portland
Thornton Academy
Saco
Deering High School
Gottlieb Petersen
Portland High School
University of Maine
Trinity College
Dagmar (Potholm) Petersen
Charles W
Brooklyn
N. Y
Congress Street
Pine Grove Cemetery
Funeral services for Donias Marchessault
Funeral services for Donias Marchessault aged 57 a former Biddeford resident were held this week at Most Holy Trinity church in New York City Burial took place in Mount Calvary cemetery He was born in New Bedford Massachusetts son of Alcide and Emma Marchessault He is survived by his wife Germaine Corbeil Marchessault and two daughters Cecile and Dina both of Biddeford two brothers in Connecticut and one sister in Canada
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donias Marchessault
Biddeford
Most Holy Trinity Church
New York City
Mount Calvary Cemetery
New York
Marchessault
New Bedford
Mass
Alcide
Emma Marchessault
Germaine (Corbeil) Marchessault
Cecile
Dina
Connecticut
Canada
Funeral services for Harry Haigh held in Saco area
Funeral services for Harry Haigh, formerly of 117 Union Avenue Old Orchard Beach, were conducted yesterday at 2 p m by Rev John Stahl at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco Burial took place in the family lot Bowdoin jurisdiction remains the burial site confirms the deceased's ties to Bowdoin and Old Orchard Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Haigh
Union Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
John Stahl
Washington Avenue
Rescue of Miner After 3 Day Strike Ends Smoke-Filled Mine Near Glasgow
The Glasgow area mine ten miles away, employing 800 workers, faced a near tragedy as a three day strike ended Thursday. About noon they surfaced after danger from smoke. Thomas Green, 50, was rescued after collapsing while guiding others to safety. He was found unconscious but alive.
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Glasgow
Thomas Green
Weather note and forecast for Portland
A fragmentary weather blurb predicts fair and cool conditions tonight with a warmer day tomorrow for Portland. The note mentions a light breeze and clearing skies, with temperatures easing upward from the current cool level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Births Listed for Families in Maine Area
Birth notices from families in Hollis Center North Waterboro West Buxton Wells Old Orchard Beach Sanford and Portland report births in September. Alta Jean Haywood Bonita Lou Robert Belmont Carleton Wayne Eric Paul Daniel Wayne Janice Louise among newborns with weights and hospital details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Haywood
Hollis Center
Alta Jean
Saco Hospital
Leroy Brackett
North Waterboro
Bonita Lou
Robert Ingalls
West Buxton
Robert Belmont
Vernon Hubbard
Wells
William Stone
Myrtle Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Carleton Wayne
Perier Beaulieu
Portland
Eric Paul
Ike Arranges To Mix Golf Work At Gettysburg
President Eisenhower plans a weekend of golf at Gettysburg Country Club followed by work on Soviet disarmament proposals and the first session record of the 86th Congress. He will complete a statement on the Congress record for publication over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Gettysburg Country Club
Nikita Khrushchev
Worrying Midland mother seeks elm disease advice
A Midland mother alarmed by news of Dutch elm disease called Ross Kressler of Parks and Recreation to ask how to protect her children. He reassured her that the disease affects only trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland. Mich
Midland
Ross Kressler
Parks and Recreation
Kressler
Polio Case in Waterville Leaves Child Critical
Maine reports seventh polio case of the year with three year old James Downs, son of Mrs. Louise Downs of Madison, in critical condition after not receiving anti polio vaccine. child hospitalized in Waterville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
James Downs
Louise Downs
Madison
Maine
Couple Wed At Church In Saco
Mr and Mrs Rene Robert Fortier wed at Most Holy Trinity in Saco with Rev Maurice Boland officiating. Bride Dale Rita Hill daughter of Lawrence Hill of Saco and groom Alexander Fortier of Sanford exchanged vows. reception at the bride’s parents home followed by a trip to Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Robert Fortier
Most Holy Trinity Church
Saco
Lou Welch
Gary Hill
Sanford
Vermont
Bennett Street
Adah Chapter Hosts Grand Representatives Meeting
Adah chapter of the Eastern Star held a Grand Representatives gathering last night at Masonic hall in Biddeford. Past grand officers and grand representatives from multiple chapters attended, with readings, speeches, and gifts for honorees including Ruth Bailey and other past matrons. Refreshments followed as chapters Beaconslight, Madonna, Sarah Orne Jewett, and others were represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cught
Adah
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Biddeford
Elizabeth M. Calderweed
International Temple Fund
Fred H. Naylor
Westbrook
Owen M. Taylor
Hallowell
Betty Jean Braley
Grand
South Portland
Georgia Karaiakos
Ruth
Portland
Lillian Lamb
Springvale
Agnes Swett
South Barwick
Romayne Helms
James Helms
Virginia Charles
Union
Lyman
Margaret Johnson
Madonna
Louisiana
Hazel Goodwit
Fadette
Pennsylvania
Ruth Kougalls
North Carolina
Bernice Webber
Sokokis
Maryland
Beatrice Hawkins
Minnesota
Helen Thrower
Mt. Carmel
Arkansas
Marion Bradburn
Beacon Light
Oklahoma
Celia Witham
Beulah
Illinois
Celestia Wood
Connecticut
Catherine Curran
Deering
Puerto Rico
Gwendolyn Purinton
Iowa
Rhode Island
Ethel Smith
Idaho
Hazel M. Taylor
Nova Scotia
Ruth Bailey
New Mexico
Rose of Sharon
Fern
Piscataqua
Grand Family
Winnigance
Arlene Johnson
Beaconlight
North Berwick
Kennebunk
Sarah Orne Jewett
South Berwick
Iona
Yarmouth
Queen Esther
Railroad Will Close Old Orchard Depot
Boston and Maine president informs Old Orchard Beach officials the Beach depot will close from October to May. He cites estimated annual winter savings of 4373 dollars and notes the 1959 town tax bill of 734.45 dollars. tax concessions are unlikely to offset the savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick B. McGinnis
Boston and Maine Railroad
Herman S. Gerrish
Old Orchard Beach
State Trooper Demoted in Administrative Move
AUGUSTA State Police Chief Robert Marx says Sgt Bernard W Holdsworth of Springvale has been demoted to trooper at his own request. Marx noted no disciplinary action and called the case purely administrative. Holdsworth on the force since 1952, promoted to sergeant in April 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Robert Marx
Bernard W. Holdsworth
Springvale
Marx
Holdsworth
Comic Bob Hope Suffers Partial Vision Loss From Overwork
Hollywood reports Bob Hope has a partial loss of vision in his left eye due to overwork yet remains unfazed saying it does not bother him and noting he shot a 73 last week in golf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Bob ‘Hope
Jolf
Zeppo Marx Marries Barbara Blakely in Las Vegas Romance
Former comedian Zeppo Marx aged 56 wed Barbara Blakely a 29 year old Long Beach fashion model Friday night at the Riviera hotel in Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Zeppo Marx
Long Beach
Barbara Blakely
Riiviera Hotel
Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher Return to Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher arrive in Hollywood marking their first return since marriage after an extended stay in Europe. Fisher says they are very happy and couldn't be happier. A large solar furnace operated by the U.S. Army is shown at Natick, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liz Taylor
Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Europe
Fisher
The
United States Army
Natick. Mass
Congress resumes in January could push anti steel action
Mitchell warned that when Congress resumes in January a political session on the eve of national conventions may lead to legislative action if the steel strike continues. He suggested such action would likely be hostile to steel companies and could harm their interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Durkee elected chair of Northeastern PMI division
Poland Spring reports Charles M. Durkee production superintendent of Great Northern Paper Co. Millinocket chosen as chairman by the Northeastern Division of the Paper Industry Management Assn. At the 39th annual meeting more than 400 members re elected Marian L. Stewart Jr. of Lincoln NH as secretary treasurer for the 22nd straight year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Paper Industry Management Assn
Charles M. Durkee
Great Northern Paper Co
Millinocket
Marian L. Stewart, Jr
Lincoln
N. H
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Beatrix
Netherlands
Mrs
Viola Jones
Mrs. Edgar Dill
Christian Petersen
Journal “Wants
Zoel Bolduc
Jeanette Avenue
Daniel Wayne
William Clark
Janice Louise
Abenaki
Winthrop
Limerick
Richmond
Friendship
Amesbury
Priscila
Highpine
York
Mizpah
Beulah Cumberland Mills
Longfellow
Cornerstone
Rath
Helen LeGallee
Rene Fortier
Valliere
Adah Chapter
Railroad
Old Orchard
Grandma Moses
Schuylerville, N
Thames
London
Lake Michigan
Chicago
S Food For Thought
Agricultural Marketing Service
PTA
P.T.A
James C. Parker
Grand Rapids
Mich
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Congress
Mill City Chevrolet
Bargainland
Packard
Elm Street
Dial
Salvation Army
the Community Chest
H. L. Sawyer
Spruce
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