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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1959

Page

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US Steel President Munford Wounds Self In Hospital

Walter F. Munford president of US Steel, injured himself with a knife in a fatigued state. He was admitted to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis in serious condition but by morning was described as satisfactory with a good night. Authorities investigated the incident as he prepared for further treatment in Boston. His salary is reported near 250000 dollars annually.

Hyannis Mass Walter F. Munford U. S. Steel Co Edmund Dinis Munford Ouellette O'Connor Robert B Harvey N. Jordan U. S. Steel Boston Cape Cod Barnstable County Steel Ethel Barton Hopital

Biddeford Man Freed On Drunken Driving Count

Nathaniel Pierce of Biddeford was acquitted on a drunken driving charge after Alfred Pierce testified the crash resulted from a brake failure. The jury deliberated ten minutes, with forewoman Mrs. Elsie Davis delivering the verdict.

Biddeford Nathaniel Pierce Granite Street York County Superior Court Alfred Pierce Bisson Elsie Davis Alfred Emile A. Bisson Pike Street Hill Street Hilana Main Streets Pierce Vachon

Dear Mom and Dad Chuckle Note From Student

A college student writes home after a month without contact asking for a check. The note humorously says a check for 60 will confirm they are all right, attributed to the Copt general feature corp.

Fea. Corp

Littlefield Leader Elected Chief of Saco Unit

Kenneth Littlefield was elected chief of the Saco Odd Fellows unit with Anne Davis as high priest and William Skea senior warden. Milton Randall was scribe, Frank Murray treasurer, William Kennedy junior warden, John Kennedy first trustee, John Sherman second trustee, and Ernest Guilford third trustee. Installation set for October 14 at the Odd Fellows hall in Saco. Grand Encampment meets in Portland October 16.

Kenneth Littlefield Ona Saco Odd Anne Davis William Skea Milton Randall Frank Murray William Kennedy John Kennedy John Sherman Ernest Guilford William C. Hayden Odd Fellows Hall Saco

Tiger Gull grid game postponed out of respect

Old Orchard Beach Biddeford High School grid clash moved from tomorrow 7 30 to Saturday 7 30 at Waterhouse field principal Raymond Kenneally announced honoring late Biddeford coach and grammar school athletic director Stephen White who died yesterday afternoon during a talk with this year's squad.

Khrushchev Nearing Talks With Eisenhower Visit Mills

Khrushchev tours Pittsburgh in an open car visiting Mesta Machinery Co makers of steel mill machinery while a national steel strike closes Jones & Laughlin sheet strip mill. He aims to meet President Eisenhower to discuss world tensions and disarmament with reports of possible inspection controls.

Khruschev Eisenhower Pittsburgh Nikita Khrushchev Brig.s Sunshine Nikolai A. Tikhonov Khrushchev Stevenson Adlai Stevenson Coon Rapids Iowa Des Moines Mesta Machinery Co Jones & Laughlin Mesta Mier

Dielectric Electronics Sold to Ironrite in Maine

Dielectric Products Engineering Co. Inc. and its affiliate were sold for 750000 to Ironrite Inc. of Mount Clemens Michigan. Raymond Machine Co. will join as part of the deal, with Dr Charles D Brown and four associates becoming Ironrite directors. Expansion plans aim to double employment in five years, possibly relocating part of growth within 20 to 30 miles.

Raymond (Ap Dielectric Products Engineering Co. Inc Maine Charles D. Brown Dielectric Raymond Machine Co Ironrite, Inc Mount Clemens Mich C.E. Mullhegan Ironrite Brown lTro

Khrushchev Tours Iowa Farms and Iowa State

Des Moines Iowa big day for the Soviet premier as Nikita Khrushchev visits corn country. He tours farms near Coon Rapids learns about livestock feeding and corn techniques with Roswell Garst, enjoys a large Iowa lunch, jokes with reporters, and later visits Ames and Iowa State University to view hog-raising methods and home economics classes. He praises farmers, questions school aims, and quips about finding a good husband for the girls.

Des Moines Iowa Nikita Khrushchev Pittsburgh A. M. Markov Khrushchevy Coon Rapids U. S Khrushchev Ames Iowa State University

Police Radio Receives Spanish Broadcasts Near Saco

Saco police report their radio has picked up distant Spanish language broadcasts this week. Police Chief Raymond Kerry notes yearly spring reception of far stations, including Garden City Michigan Denver Colorado and Montreal with memory of a British West Indies conversation. French Canadian stations are also heard, occasionally interrupting local communications but not this year.

Saco Police Department Raymond Kerry Garden City Michigan Denver Colorado Montreal Kerry Canada Saco Police Saco

FHA Plans District Session in Maine Con vention

The Future Home Makers of America district conference for Maine school chapters was set for the last week of October after a planning meeting at Thornton Academy. A Windham site is to be confirmed, with workshops and programs on the agenda and a second progress report due Thursday at Old Orchard Beach High School at 3 p.m.

Saco Adult Education Committee Superintendent of Schools Frank D. Lawler Saco Thornton Academy Windham Homemakers of America Mary Catherine Verrill Future Homemakers of America of Maine FHA Old Orchard Beach High School

Unity Club auxiliary elects new officers at meeting

At a Unity club auxiliary meeting Mrs Ruth Scammon of North Street Saco was named incoming president. Elected were Mrs Mary Campbell vice president Mrs Josephine Meserve secretary Mrs Ethel Whitten treasurer Mrs Thelma Farley chaplain and Mrs Florence Moores sunshine chair. New officers to assume at October 14 with Mrs Emma Garside hosting at Limington summer home.

Unity Club Ruth Scammon North _ street Saco Mary Campbell Josephine Meserve Ethel Whitten Thelma Farley Florence Moores Sunshine Committee Emma Garside Limington

Khrushchev Visits Cornfield at Garst Farm With Flair

Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev stays as guests, while translator Oleg Troyanovsky returns to action. Roswell Garst hosts the visit with dramatic hospitality as guards, reporters, and photographers fill the Iowa landscape. The farm becomes a security scene with soldiers on hilltops and an army of media, sparking local uproar and photo op spectacle.

Garst

Typical Day on an American Farm Mentioned Khrushchev

A fragmented newspaper line notes a typical day on an American farm and includes a brief, non-graphic reference to Khrushchev as part of a wider, obscure historical snippet. The readable text suggests mundane farm life with an odd international allusion embedded in the casual description.

Khrushchev

Pretty Divorcee's Death Sparks Official Dispute

Lynn Kauffman, 23, Boston harbor shipboard death, remains officially disputed. Medical examiner Luongo doubts the drowning theory, citing multiple injuries. Capt. Fallon hints at despondency from distressing news aboard the Utrecht. Daughter of Chicago couple, she worked for Prof. Stanley Spector in Washington University studies.

Boston Pretty Lynn Kauffman Boston Harbor Joseph F. Fallon Fallon Michael A. Luongo Singapore Utrecht Lynn Theodore Kauffman, Jr Chicago Stanley Spector Washington University St. Louis

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Biddeford Council Knights of Columbus Auxiliary Cascade Lodge Martha Masse Paulette Loranger Martha Neault Pauline Garnache Rita LeBlond Muriel Duprey Jacqueline Goulet Betty Caron Claire Carrier Isabella Boucher US Steel President Cleveland Street Trinity Episcopal Church Farmer’s Delight Coffee Crax Alfred Street Littlefield Roswell Garst The Journal Bill's Pizza Elm Street Mr. K Saul Pett Iona P Oleg Troyanovsky Roswell Bob Noel Coward Perle Mesta Kremlin Main Street RCA Victor Jerry’s Meat Mart Elmdale Peas Elmdale Tomatoes Isle of Gold Oleo Hamburg
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