Local Personal Notices From Biddeford Area Vacations and Military Assignments
Miss Theresa Lachance of Biddeford vacationing in Hartford and New York. Mr and Mrs F Howard Shaffer of Saco vacationing at Bar Harbor and Mystic Conn. Airman Lawrence Wiggin Jr at Air Base hospital Whidbey Island. He is son of Lawrence Wiggin Sr of Biddeford. Marine Pfc Michael W Bard of Biddeford serving in Kaneohe Bay Hawaii security dept. Leo W Croteau of Saco, USN, aboard USS Princeton in Long Beach Cal, preparing for nine month development to the Far East.
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Theresa Lachance
High Street
Biddeford
Hartford
Conn
New York
F. Howard Shaffer
Ferry Beach
Saco
Bar Harbor
Mystic
Lawrence Wiggin, Jr
Air Base Hospital
Newval Air Station
Whidbey Island
Oak Harbor
Wash
Lawrence Wiggin
Leon Street
Michael W. Bard
Lawrence Bard
Southgate Avenue
Bidard
Security Department
Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Air Station
Hawaii
Leo W. Croteau
USN
W. J. Croteau
Spring Street
Princeton
Long Beach
Calif
Far East
Dr Donald Small 75 Dies. Kennebunkport Dentist
Dr Donald Small 75 a prominent Kennebunkport dentist died after a brief illness in a Boston hospital. Born December 17 1885 in Biddeford he graduated Tufts Dental School 1908 and served as trustee. He was a former Maine Dental association president and Ocean National Bank president elect. Funeral Saturday at First Parish Church Kennebunk with arrangements at Bibber chapel. He is survived by widow Josephine Mortley Small daughter Patricia Fessenden and two grandchildren. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford. Weather: generally fair with gradual clearing in Portland area.
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Donald Small
Kennebunkport
Boston
Biddeford
Joseph
Meeds Small
Tufts Dental School
Don
Maine Dental Association
Ocean National Bank
Kennebunk
Small
First Parish Congregational (Unitarian) Church of
Murray
St. Armand’s Commandery
Kora Temple
Myrtle Wo
Myrtle Wo Ioof, Madonna Chapter, Ofs, the Webhannet Golf Club
York County Fish and Game Association
Kennebunk Rotary Club
Josephine Mortley Small
Patricia Fessenden
West Acton
Mass
First Parish Congregational (Unitarian) Church
Carl Bierman
Woodlawn Cemetery
Bibber
Summer Street
Notre Dame hospital marks Tenth Anniversary with planning session
The Tenth Anniversary committee of Notre Dame hospital will meet Tuesday at 8 PM in the hospital to complete program activities for 161.
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Notre Dame Hospital
Religious Meetings and Confessions Schedule Noted
The Junior Band and Soongs ters of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. Confessions will be heard at St. Monica church Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Confessions will be heard at St. Martha church Kennebunkport Saturday from 4 to 6 and 7 to 8 p.m.
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Soongsters
Saco Salvation Army
St. Monica Church
Kensebunk
St. Martha Church
Kensebusket
St. Mary Church
Wells
Youth Fellowship Cook-out at White Church Biddeford
The Youth Fellowship of the White Church in Biddeford will hold a cook-out on the church grounds Sunday September 24 at 6 p m If stormy the supper will be indoors Each member will bring a supper and Beverly Bissell will oversee the entertainment after the meal
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Biddeford
Beverly Bissell
United States shifts China at U N toward study panel
The United States favors a two thirds vote on China at the United Nations rather than a simple majority. Washington opposes ousting the Nationalists but proposes a committee to study representation and report back next year. The Steering Committee action followed dropping a decade long shelve tactic as votes faded.
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U.N
United States
U. N
Peiping
China
Washington
Stock Market Dips as Blue Chips Drag Down Index
New York stocks slid in moderate trading led by losses in blue chips and a selloff in Studebaker-Packard. The AP average fell 0.80 to 251.10 at noon with industrials down 1.50, rails 0.40, utilities 0.20, while Du Pont and Union Carbide lost over 2 points. Dow stood at 702.62, down 3.69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Studebaker-Packard
Associated Press
du Pont
General Motors
Union Carbide
Eastman Kodak
Allied Chemical
Texas Instruments
Corning Glass
Gillette
International Business Machines
American Motors
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Shur Nominated to Augusta Portlnd Land Board Post
Gov Reed nominates Barnett I Shur as attorney member of the new Land Damage Board created by the 1961 Legislature. He also names Lee Morency Rumford town manager as municipal member of the Water Improvement Commission.
Kennebunk Woman Rebecca Welz Dies in Biddeford Hospital
Rebecca Welz 63 wife of Carl G. Welz Sr resident of Kennebunk for 12 years died suddenly Thursday at a Biddeford hospital. Born in New Haven Conn she lived there before moving to Kennebunk and was a Christchurch member. Survivors include her widower three sons Albert W Welz Sr Richard R Welz Carl Jr of Fast Haven Conn a daughter Mrs Albert Lindsay Hamden Conn and Mrs Raymond Jankowski London Eng a sister Mrs Harry S Batchelder Kennebunk 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from Angell funeral home Kennebunk Sunday at 1 30 p m with calling tomorrow. Rev Fred Holmberg will officiate and committal services Monday at Beaverdale Memorial Park Hamden Conn.
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Rebecca ‘Nourse Welz
Carl G. Welz
Kennebunk
Biddeford
Albert E
Mary ‘Courtney
Nourse
New Haven
Conn
Christchurch
Carl¢ G. Welz
Fast Haven
Albert W. Welz
Woodbridge
Richard R. Welz
Albert Lindsay
Hamden
Raymond Jankowski
London
Eng
Harry S. Batchelder
Angell
Veronica Saucier obituary from Biddeford and South Grafton
Veronica Saucier 65, formerly of Biddeford, died yesterday in Milbury Massachusetts. Born West Boyliston she was daughter of Adelard and Alemise Guilmette. Survived by three sisters and a brother. Funeral Monday at St James Church South Grafton with burial at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call at Carroll R Gochie mortuary South Grafton tomorrow and Sunday.
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Veronica Guilmette Saucier
Biddeford
Milbury
Mass
West Boyliston
Adelard
Alemise
Gladys Leclair
Melvina Morin
Bernadette Guilmette
South Grafton
J. Victor Guilmette
Carroll R. Gochie
St. James Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Fremont Club Meeting to Honor Mrs Hilaire Morin
Members of the Fremont club and auxiliary will meet tonight at 7 30 at the Cote Funeral home corner of Beach and James streets Saco to pay respects to Mrs Hilaire Morin mother of a member.
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Fremont Club and Auxiliary
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Saco
Hilaire Morin
Funeral rites held for Mrs Otis Fortney in Saco
Funeral services were held Thursday from Cote Funeral Home in Saco for Mrs Otis Fortney. Rev Norman Langmaid of Saco School Street Methodist Church officiated and led prayers at the grave. Bearers were Walter Grace Brendan Twomey Raymond Parisien and Joseph Cormier. Burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cote Funeral Home
Saco
Otis Fortney
Norman Langmaid
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Walter Grace
Brendan Twomey
Raymond Parisien
Joseph Cormier
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Deferment Board Appointed For National Guardsmen
Augusta Maine Adjutant General Edwin W Heywood has named a board of senior officers to decide deferment requests from National Guardsmen Deferments may be granted for extreme personal hardship for high school students who wish to finish school and for Guardsmen in essential work such as teachers whose departure would cause community hardship
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Edwin W. Heywod
Heywood
Mother Held In Dowagiac Kidnapping for Ransom
Dowagiac Michigan 35 year old farmwife Marie Craft mother of two was held on kidnapping charges after abducting 7 year old Tom Hoff from a local school to collect 15000 dollars. He was released unharmed two hours later and Craft was arrested near the scene. She admitted the act saying it was to raise funds for her cancer ridden husband Karl and to get him off the farm near Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowagiac
Mich
Margie Craft
Tom Hoff
Communists Build Puppet Government Across South Vietnam
The report notes Communist efforts to form a rival administration to President Ngo Dinh Diem, using guerrilla bands and terror to control regions. The Kennedy era increases U S aid focus on building up the South Vietnamese army, with North Vietnamese forces estimated above 350,000 and infiltrations via Laos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Viet Nam
Kennedy
U.S
United States
Southeast Asia
Laos
Births in Biddeford and Saco Area September Dates
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists newborns across Biddeford Saco Kennebunkport and nearby towns from September 14 to September 19. Names include Marc Rene Vachon Catherine Ann Rose Michael Joseph Turcoom Beverly Lynn Carl Edward Dana James Neil Brian Steven Richard with weights from four to eight pounds and ounces.
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Raymond G. Vachon
Summer Street
Biddeford
Marc Rene
Roland F. Rose
Kennebunkport
Catherine Ann
Alfred G
Coloumbe
Ferry Lane
Saco
Michael Joseph
William G. West
Woodside Drive
Kennebunk
Beverly Lynn
Weeghing
Carl E. Smith
Main Street
Carl Edward, Jr
Alan M. Day
Mark Alan
Thomas J. Ober
Locke Street
Kathleen
Karen
James L. Farrington
Guinea Road
Dana James
Arthur J. McInnis
Green Street
Neil Brian
Henry C. Tibbetts
Dearborn Street
Leo A. Marchand
Bay Street
Richard R. Guay
Birch Street
Steven Richard
Only One Bid For School Bus Job At Beach
The York Bus lines of Old Orchard Beach won a three year contract to transport school children at 10,500 dollars per year after submitting the sole bid. The committee also voted to add a patrol boy for noon crossings, reviewed lunch program finances, and approved several town facility updates and bids. Attendees included Dr. Lawler and others.
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York Bus Lines
Old Orchard Beach
York
Frank Lawler
Central Maine Power Company
Briggs Oil Company
Dr. Lawler
Louis DeAngelis
Mary Smith
Benjamin Downs
Deering Fund Study Group Calls Meeting
The Lucia Kimball Deering hospital fund study committee announces an initial meeting for October 1 at 7 30 p m at the Sweetser Children's home in Saco. Members listed include Linwood Brown chairman Sven Edfors Andrew Fournier Bernard Brady Alderman Dr Joseph Kenneally Earl Emens Robert Fenderson and Mayor Charles R Cote.
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Lucia Kimball Deering Hospital Fund
Sweetser Children's
Saco
Linwood Brown
Sven Edfors
Andrew Fournier
Bernard Brady
Joseph Kenneally
Earl Emens
Robert Fenderson
Charles R. Cote
Currier to Keynote at Spanish War monument dedication in Eastman Park
The article notes Currier will be the keynote speaker at the dedication of the Spanish War monument in Eastman Park Saco on November 11. It also mentions a Veterans Council meeting on October 13 and Cmdr Clappison planning to present a trophy for a local Little League team. Delegates named for State Executive committee meetings include Gene Moddy and Earl Clappison with Richard Cote and Paul Colpitts as alternates.
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Currier
Eastman Park
Saco
Veterans Council
Comdr. Clappison
Gene Moddy
Earl Clappison
Richard Cote
Paul Colpitts
Robert Mitchell
Guy Goodwin
Benjamin Currier
Reggie Blanchard
Gene Moody
David Emerson
Chaplain Moody
Joseph Ouellette
Missing lumberjack feared drowned after river boat accident
The search for Herbert McDonald, 59, of Bangor, who was among six men in a boat that overturned above Pockwockamus Falls on the West Branch of the Penobscot River, was resumed after the craft capsized. The other five men were rescued with injuries.
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Penobscot River
Herbert McDonald
Bangor
Pockwockamus Falls
McDonald
Hurricane Esther Weakened Reduces Coastal Flood Fears
Hurricane Esther’s turn toward a tropical storm diminished overnight, moving away from New England and easing coastal flood fears. Local Stand-By and York County Teen-Age Communications clubs aided hurricane watch with multiple mobiles and bases, while residents prepared for the state’s apple crop but saw only minimal impact.
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Pace
Jacobs
York County
Chester Simpson
Limerick
Raymond Landry
Jerry Brady
Raymond Mathieu
Paul Laflamme
Leo Borque
Paul Lorafger
Pete Menard
Raymond Dubois
George DesRobert
Raymond Labrecque
J. P. Lamontagne
Ted LeBlond
Adrian LeBlond
Louis Caron
Raymond LaCourse
Jerry Pierce
Michael Sukasso
Charles
George Georgaraksos
Frank
Bob DeSilva
Grady Sexton
John Sevigny
Joseph Caron
Ormand Bedell
Charles Vigne
Kenneth Dorkendof
Paul
Norman Goulet
Robert Thachereau
Richard Beauselet
Esther
New England
Cape Cod
North Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Boston
Ground hog description as North American marmot
A heavy bodied grizzled ground hog with a white nose is described as a North American marmot inhabiting open woodlands and meadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Visitor Arrives New York Former Japanese Premier Kishi
Nobusuke Kishi, former premier of Japan, arrives in New York for unspecified meetings. He is greeted by officials and is seen at the airport with accompanying aides amid security checks and welcoming gestures.
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New York
Nobusuke Kishi
One Of Ness Ancient Cars? Getaway Car Fails After Robbery
Englewood police chased two gunmen after a Wednesday night robbery at a drug store. The duo fled into an alley where their 1937 car shed its differential during ignition. James Kennedy and Robert Webster, both 21 and 20, were found hiding minutes later and held without charge. Officers recovered $104 from the heist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englewood, Cole
James M. Kennedy
Robert A. Webster
Armed Dexter man on run after missing court appearance
Authorities pursue 57 year old Arthur Williams, armed with a rifle, who fled into the woods after missing a municipal court appearance. Deputies searched until midnight and again this morning, with wife Clara 51 reporting he took the rifle and shells and warned that they must come to get him.
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Dexter
Arthur Williams
Williams
Clara
Target date set for Casco Bay island wharf repairs
August date announced for Casco Bay islands repairs to restore ferry service. Work begins Monday on Long and Great Diamond wharves with other sites to follow, after the Public Utilities Commission condemned the wharves as unsafe on August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Casco Bay
Reed
Long
Great Diamond Islands
Public Utilities Commission
Population center moved westward from 1910 to 1940
During 1910 to 1940 the U S population center shifted gradually westward. All six centers ended up in Indiana with four of them clustered together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Indiana
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Greenville
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boster
Halifax
Montreal
Red
Rebecca Welz
Veronica Saucier
Mrs. Otis Fortney
Journal
Ers
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Carl R. Trottier
Raymond Trottier
Bradbury Street
Raymond Methot
West Street
Rodolph Trottier
Bacon Street
Webber Hospital
Fernand Turcoon
Wentworth Street
Ann Marie
Marie France
Saint Raphael
France
Deering Fund
Clappison
Susie
Mary Tryner
Braidwood
Ney
Idaho
Utah
ARIZ
Mont
Wayo
Pueblo
N. Dak
Tenn
Miami
TVA
Bonneville
Dorothy Coulter
Kansas City
Metropolitan Opera
Ness
Robert A. Perrin
Pool Street
Lone Eagle Cabins
Arundel
Paul Moreau
Boucouvalas Bros
Common and
Middle Street
Daly Bros
Alfred Street
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