Local Notables Dine With Governor Reed at Four Winds
Mrs Ethel Morse of Old Orchard Beach Mrs Eva French of Saco Mrs Theodore Johnson Miss Ethel White and Muriel Gooch of Ocean Park shared lunch with Governor Reed yesterday at the Four Winds Alfred. Marine Pfc William P Tate son of Mr and Mrs Paul H Tate Old Orchard Road Saco completed marksmanship training with the Second Marine Division at Camp Lejeune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Morse
Old Orchard Beach
Eva French
Saco
Theodore Johnson
Ethel White
Muriel Gooch
Ocean Park
Governor Reed
Four Winds
Alfred. Marine Pfc
William P. Tate
Paul H Tate
Old Orchard Road
Second Marine Division
Camp le Jeune
N. C
Herbert Tibbetts
Prospect
Sanford
Harold Riddle
Navy
Mathieu
Great Lakes
Ill
Sanford High School
Johnny Houston
Wells
Death of Robert Biggar Sr. noted in Saco
Robert Biggar Sr. aged 62 died in a Greenville hospital after a short illness. A former Saco resident and deacon of the Saco United Baptist Church he was born in Glasgow and long employed at the Saco Lowell shops before moving south with the firm. He was active in Scouting as a local scoutmaster. Survived by Grace Chappell Biggar his widow a daughter Ruth Claypool of Charlestown Mass two sons Robert Jr of New York City and Raymond a University of Wisconsin student and two grandchildren Funeral arrangements to be announced with burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace ‘Chappell Biggar
Ruth Claypool
Charlestown
Mass
Atty
Robert Biggar
New York City
Raymond Biggar
University of Wisconsin
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Saco
Gurney Women’s Relief Corps to Meet in Saco Hall
The Fred. S. Gurney unit of the Women’s Relief Corps in Saco will hold a meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in the Saco G A R hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred. S. Gurney
Women’s Relief Corps of
Saco
Saco Gar Hall
Methodist Youth Fellowships Gather Across Local Churches
Local church youth groups plan Sunday and tomorrow meetings at multiple sites including South Biddeford Foss Street Saco United Baptist West Kennebunk Lyco Goodwins Mills and Lyman. Special events include guest Leighton Cheney speaker at Biddeford Second Congregational and a monthly Saco School Street Methodist church school group supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Second Congregational Church
Leighton Cheney
Sweetser Children's Home
Saco
Laurence Staples
Stiles Named Chairman of Northeastern Paper Industry Group
Thomas J. Stiles executive with the Brown Co. of Berlin New Hampshire was yesterday named chairman of the Northeastern division of the Paper Industry Management Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland Spring
Thomas J. Stiles
Brown Co
Berlin
N.H
The
Paper Industry Management Association
Polio Cases Reported in Cumberland County
Two more polio cases surfaced in Cumberland County. Victims include three year old William Anthony of Portland and 33 year old Charles Hoyt of Naples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Cumberland County
William Anthony
Charles Hoyt
Naples
Missing American Tourists In Soviet Union Sought
The U S Embassy reported no new information on the disappearance last summer of two American tourists. Harvey Bennett from Bath Maine and Mark Kaminsky from Ann Arbor Michigan were traveling through the Soviet Union when they vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U. S
Soviet Union
Harvey Bennett
Bath
Maine
Mark Kaminsky
Ann Arbor
Mich
Card of Thanks for Belanger at Webber Hospital
Mrs Laure E Belanger gratefully acknowledges the many friends and relatives who sent cards flowers and gifts during her stay at Webber hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital
Laure E. Belanger
Obituary for Joseph Charest of Biddeford
Joseph Charest 74 of 177 Alfred street Biddeford died yesterday morning at a local hospital He was born in Sherbrooke P Q to Scaleste and Marie LaFrance Charest He retired from the Saco Lowell Shops in 1942 after 18 years of work He is survived by his widow Marie Anna Charest and several nieces and nephews Funeral services set for Monday at 9 15 at St Joseph Friends may call Sunday at Sensoncy Funeral Home 1 Stone Street Diddeford
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Charest
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Sherbrooke
P. Q
Scaleste
Marie ‘LaFrance Charest
Saco Lowell
Marie Anna Charest
St. Joseph Church
Sensoncy Funeral Home
Stone Street
Diddeford
Funeral services for Miss Lillian Hodgdon in Saco
Funeral services were held yesterday at 2 p m from the Dennett and Craig funeral home in Saco for Miss Lillian A. Hodgdon of Old Orchard Beach. Rev Thomas Knox of Trinity Episcopal church in Saco officiated and burial was in Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Saco
Lillian A. Hodgdon
Old Orchard Beach
Thomas Knox
Trinity Episcopal Church of
Pittsfield
Kennedy Addresses Mormon Faith and Civic Duty in Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City Kennedy, speaking to over 8,000 at the Mormon Tabernacle, praised the late Senator Smoot and his devotion to Constitution and national interest. He noted controversy over his Catholicism but avoided it in a formal speech while stressing vigilance against Communist threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Kennedy
Great Mormon Tabernacle
Smoot
Denver
U.S
Nixon
Nixon Promotes Farm Plan in Midwest Campaign Stops
In Kansas City and Sioux Falls Nixon spoke to large crowds despite rain, touting a six point farm program with land retirement and price supports. He criticized Kennedy for claiming America is losing prestige, arguing voters are uneasy about national drift and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Memorial Hall
Kansas City
Kansas
Nixon
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
National Guard
United States
John F. Kennedy
Denver
Fire on Gray Lane Ends with No Damage
A kettle used by Chase and son caught fire at 8 32 this morning on Gray Lane Biddeford. Tank 1 of the Central Fire Station arrived and extinguished the flames with no damage reported. The article also notes the chemical compound DDT was discovered in 1874 but not used as an insecticide until later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase and Son
Gray Lane
Biddeford
Tank 1
Central Fire Station
Bon Voyage Party For Mrs. Chasse Before Her England Trip
Mrs Alfred Chasse hosts a combined farewell and birthday party for Mrs Chasse who sails September 28 aboard the USS Constitution for a two month visit to England. Guests include Theresa Chasse and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Chasse
Philip Chasse
Albert Kaleel
Carleton Crogan
Robert Eon
Harriet Savage
Muriel LaMarre
Rosa Antoine
Rose Arcand
Annie Greenlaw
Victoria St. Lawrence
Malvina Miles
Clara Blouin
Sarah Metcalf
Betty Gendron
Joan Rumery
Patricia Chasse
Shirley Myers
Theresa Chasse
Diana White
Edna Mahoney
Ora Cookson
Beatrice Kaleel
Woolworth Biddeford Store Manager Replaced
Donald C. Dow, manager of the F. W. Woolworth store in Biddeford since February, has left that position. James Cox, assistant manager, takes charge temporarily. Dow came from St Johnsbury Vermont to replace Gerald Van Fleet who retired in winter. William Moody, Woolworth state superintendent, said a new manager would be assigned as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Dow
F. W. Woolworth
Biddeford
James Cox
Dow
St. Johnsbury
Gerald van Fleet
William Moody
Augusta
Woolworth
Three Saco Local Girls Enroll at Westbrook Junior College
Three local freshmen from Saco Biddeford area join Westbrook Junior College. Nina H Hyland and Janice B Chenard of Saco register for the secretarial course. Ruth C Poirier of Biddeford, a St Joseph High School graduate, studies liberal arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco-Biddeford
Westbrook Junior College
Nina H. Hyland
William E. Hyland
Bradley Street
Janice B. Chenard
Roland A. Chenard
Portland Road
Saco and
Thornton Academy
Jare
Ruth C. Poirier
Raoul A. Poirier
Elm Street
Biddeford
St. .Joseph High School
Girl Scout Leaders Discuss Equipment Standards
Miss Peg Burk of New York, equipment chairman, outlined responsible conduct and high standards for Girl Scout gear. She noted scouts are chartered by Congress and clothing is measured by the Bureau of Standards. An agent for Biddeford clothing is Benoit's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peg Burk
New York
Betty VanTassel
Clarence Crosby
Howard Shaffer
Pool Street
Burk
Congress
Bureau of Standards
Biddeford
Benoit
Bell Telephone Hour Opens 1960 61 With Holiday in Music
An all star cast leads the Bell Telephone Hour colorcast Friday Sept. 30 on Channel 6. Benny Goodman Van Cliburn Sally Ann Howes Howard Keel Melissa Hayden Andre Eglevsky Donald Voorhees conducts the 57 piece Bell orchestra. The program features songs from musicals and notable dance numbers including The Sleeping Beauty excerpt and Rose Adagio with Hayden and Eglevsky and a Jazz segment with Goodman highlighting summer festivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone Hour
Channel 6
Benny Goodman
van Cliburn
Sally Ann Howes
Howard Keel
Melissa Hayden
Andre Eglvevsk
Donald Voorhees
Bel
Miss Howes
Kee
Tchaikovsky
Miss Hayden
Eglevsky
Michael Lland
Francisco Moncion
Conrad Ludlow
Goodman
Stallings Welcomes Newborn at Lackland AFB Hospital
Air Force Cadet Malcolm O Stallings Jr at Kelly Field Hospital Lackland AFB San Antonio welcomes his daughter Desiree Merrill who weighs seven pounds one and a half ounces. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Arnold Calderwood Biddeford land Mrs Malcolm C Stallings Sr Evansville and Mr and Mrs Roland P Shuttle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard HI
Small
Montrose Avenue
Portland
Craig Stanley
Biddeford High School
Richard Barry
New Britain
Conn
Edward Joseph
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Hartford
Fred Cote
Garfield Street
Saco
Malcolm O. Stallings, Jr
Kelly Field Hospital
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Desiree Merrill
Choir Director Resigns To Accept Post At Saco
Mrs. Rena Deis, longtime choir director at Foss Street Methodist and organist at South Biddeford Methodist, resigns to join First Congregational Church in Saco. Her tenure since January 1959 saw the Foss Street choir double in size, new robes, a fellowship hour, two sacred concerts, and a full-time summer choir program. She will remain in a coaching role for October. A Foss Street Lay Personnel Committee expands under the pastor as chairman with listed members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Deis
Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
First Congregational Church
Saco
Foss Street
Teachers Feted At Pool Summer Home
The teachers of Washington street school in Biddeford were hosted by Mrs. Oscar Perrault at her Biddeford Pool summer home for a lobster dinner and social. Assisting were Mrs. Pauline Meserve, Mrs. Roberta Green, Miss Helen Fenderson, Mrs. Elizabeth Moyt, Mrs. June Booth, Mrs. Claudette Levesque, Mrs. Dorothy McGowan, Mrs. Dorothy Russell and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Biddeford
Oscar Perrault
Biddeford Pool
Pauline Meserve
Roberta Green
Helen Fenderson
Elizabeth Moyt
June Booth
Claudette Levesque
Dorothy McGowan
Dorothy Russell
Perrauit
Water warehouse manager boasts flawless record after 12 years
John Gluyas, manager of the state owned liquor warehouse in Charlotte, says he has handled 49,439,267 bottles of water over 12 years, has not misplaced a bottle and has not drunk any water on the job. He notes the vast inventory, thousands of glass bottles, and the hard cement floor as the backdrop for his claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
John Gluyas
Waterbury Hospital Welcomes Roland P Shutfiebure
Mr and Mrs George G Cook of Wildes Divirier Kennebunkport and Mr and Mrs John Beauchemin Arundel announce the birth of their son Roland P Shutfiebure born September 1 20 at Waterbury hospital. He weighs five pounds 15 4 ounces. Grandparents are the honored families.
Alcohol Factor In Auto Deaths Says Speaker
Portland AP reports Mrs. Herman Stanley of Evans ton Indiana says studies show alcohol factors in about half of U S fatal auto crashes. She cites surveys from Maryland Delaware Texas Minnesota with 67 48 45 and 43 percent respectively and notes tests reduce deaths where used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Herman Stanley
Evanston
Maryland
Delaware
Texas
Minnesota
Stanley
WCTU
Maine Christian Civil League
Eastland Hotel
Saco Teacher to Speak at Maine Teachers Convention
Mrs Pauline Fournier of Thornton Academy Saco will address the Maine Teachers Association convention in Portland on October 6. She will join the English department meeting and serve on a panel discussing criteria used in choosing books for classroom use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Fournier
Thornton Academy
Saco
Maine Teachers Association
Portland
English Department
Idaho Votes in 1956 Presidential Election Turnout
About 77 percent of Idaho’s eligible voters cast ballots in the 1956 presidential election, above the national average of 60 percent. A French diplomat warns fears over debate shapes at the session amid Cold War tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Idaho
Saco Woman Struck By Car On York Hill
Bertha Fournier a 50 year old resident of 345 Main Street Saco was struck by an automobile driven by Jacqueline Laverriere an 18 year old Biddeford resident at the top of York Hill. Fournier was taken to Webber hospital for bruises and observation. Sgt Charles Hennessey investigated the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Fournier
Main Street
Saco
Jacqueline C. Laverriere
Granite Street
Biddeford
York Hill
Laverriere
Tommery
Fournier
Continental Classroom Brings Contemporary Mathematics on NBC
NBC announces a two semester course Contemporary Mathematics produced with Learning Resources Institute and the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. Mon to Fri 6 30 to 7 a m coast to coast colorcast Sept 26 to May 26 first semester Modern Algebra with Dr John L Kelley UC Berkeley and second Probability and Statistics with Dr Frederick Mosteller Harvard University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channel 6
Edward Stanley
NBC
John A. Ivey, Jr
Learning Resources Institute
LRI
Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences
I T
John L. Kelley
University of California At Berkeley
Frederick Mosteller
Harvard University
Social charm florishes at Lockport laundromat
LOCKPORT New York Mrs and Mrs John Stickland owners of a self service laundry say sociality is a by product of the laundromat. One customer visits to avoid washing at home alone and enjoys the company while using the machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockport
N.Y
John Stickland
South Pass City Ghost Town Christmas Tradition
Six years ago John and Minnie Woodring planned a Christmas party for about 100 guests from Lander at the historic South Pass City. Six feet of snow trapped the town, keeping guests away. The Woodrings vow not to be caught unprepared again and maintain their tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pass City
John
Minnie Woodring
Lander
Woodrings
Beach Man Granted Custody Of Two Children In Maine Decree
Justice Charles A. Pomeroy signed a decree filed at York County courthouse giving Edward W. Greenlaw of Old Orchard Beach temporary custody of sons Peter 14 and Patrick 10. Mrs Grace Dowd Greenlaw, also of Old Orchard Beach, holds custody under a Reno Nevada divorce. she was denied a Maine divorce but granted one in Nevada in April. The couple married October 12 1943 in Manchester New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Pomeroy
York County
Edward W. Greenlaw
Old Orchard Beach
Peter
Patrick
Grace Dowd Greenlaw
Old Orchards Beach
Reno
Nev
Daniel FE
Biddeford Court Fines Driver and Holds Another in Larceny Case
In Biddeford municipal court Danny Ray Stewart 22 of 347 West Street pled guilty to driving to endanger and received 30 days in York county jail with a $30 fine and 10 day license suspension for nonpayment. Officer Morin testified to erratic driving on Alfred and Main Streets. Separately Conrad J. Dubois 24 of 5 Foss Street pled guilty to taking $359 from a local case on July 24 and was held for the January term with $50 bail after police recovered the handbag and later found he had disposed of it on the turnpike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
York County
Simon Spill
Danny Ray Stewart
West Street
Adelbert Morin, Jr
Stewart
Alfred
Main Streets
Morin
Main Street
Trafic
Conrad J. Dubois
Foss Street
Snill
York County Superior Court
Yvonne Dumont
Dubois
Connecticut
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Biggar, Sr
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
South Biddeford
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
Saco United Baptist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Lyco Baptist Church
Goodwin Mills
RB. Y. F
Lyman Baptist Church
Youth Fellowship of
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
School Street Methodist Church
Commission On Education
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Horace Killam
Church School
Seco United Baptist Wurch
Mondey
Raymond Lord
Locke Street
Stiles
Lillian A, Hodgdon
Chassie
Girl Scout
Bideford-Saco
Notre Dame
Robert Janelle
Hill Street
Marc Rene
Notre Dame Hospital
Reynald Gonneville
New County Road
Dayton
Reynald Joseph, Jr
Edmond Gonneville
Wilfred Fournier
Ronaldo Roy
Daugher
Lise Mary Murielle
Normand R. Dube
Donna Marie
Edmond H. Hebert
Veronica Dolores
Kenneth A. Harriman
Fletcher Street
Kennebunk
Laurent Breton
John Walter
Ralph G. Gregoire
Summer Street
Gerard Ralph
Carl F. Dyer
Wescott Street
Limerick
Jamie Frederick
George C. Nelson
Vernon Street
June Dara
Thomas G. Mendros
Constance Maria
Saco Hospital
Maree
Scott Austin
Ember
Albert MacDonald
Narraganset Street
Gorham
Scott Edward
Paul Charland
Hills Beach Road
Joan Evelyn
Joyce Walker
Joyce Davidson
Sandra Dickinson
Schubert Club
Joyce
Freeman Davidson
Western Avenue
Kennebunkport
Sandra
Clinton Dickinson
Narnard Street
Tee Staller
MTA
Government House
Ottawa
Elizabeth
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