Biddeford Area Personal Notes and Obituary Item
Local notices list residents of Biddeford and surrounding towns traveling for business and attending family events including the Manning Harriman wedding in Biddeford. Katherine R. Goodwin, Biddeford native and former WAC lieutenant colonel, dies in New York. funeral and burial planned in Saco. Weather forecast for Portland region shows mostly sunny, warmer today and tomorrow with mild nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine R. Goodwin
U.S. Women’s Army Corps
WAC
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig Funeral
Main Street
Saco
Goodwin
Harkness Pavilion
New York City
Fred
Jane §. Goodwin
Thornton Academy
Sage College
Weaver High School
Hartford
Charles Goodwin
Saco Funeral Home
Laurelhill Cemetery
Council Chagnon and Unity Club Auxiliary Meetings
A meeting of the Council Chagnon on Union St Jean Baptiste is set for Wednesday at 8 p m on Adams Street Biddeford with a silent auction to follow. The Unity club auxiliary meets Wednesday at 5 p m at Mrs Ruth Scammon's North Street home in Saco.
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Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Radon
Adams Street
Biddeord
Unity Club
Ruth Scammon
North Street
Saco
Owen-Davis Unit to Meet Tomorrow Night
The Owen-Davis Unit of the American Legion auxiliary will meet tomorrow night at 8 o clock at the post home on Beach Street in Saco.
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Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Post
Beach Street
Saco
Saco church groups plan midweek activities and service
The chapel choir of Saco First Parish Congregational will rehearse Wednesday at 6 15 in the parish house. Boys and girls in grades four to eight may attend. The Men’s Fellowship will meet Wednesday at 7 30 to elect officers. The Christian Science Society of Hamilton Memorial at 42 Beach Street will hold a service Wednesday evening at 7 45, with the reading room open Thursday 2 to 4.
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Saco First Parish Congregational
Saco First Parish
the Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Saco
Midweek Church Services Schedule Apr Wor View
On Wednesday various churches announce prayer and rehearsal times. Goodwins Mills Lyman Baptist choir rehearse at 6 30 p m and prayer at 8 p m. Advent Christian Kennebunk Lower Village holds 7 30 p m prayer. Full Gospel hosts 7 30 p m mid week service. Wells Route 9A near Route 109 hosts prayer hour at 7 30 p m. Kennebunkport Advent Christian church schedules 7 30 p m Wednesday prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Full Gospel
Wells
Village Baptist vestry hosts prayer and study hour
A prayer and Bible study hour will be held in the vestry of the Village Baptist church. Kenne bunkport, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The Sigma Delta group of Biddeford First Universalist church will have a supper and meeting Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the church vestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Sigma Delta
Biddeford
Woman Passes Bus. License Lifted in Beach Case
Mabel M Allen 71 of Marlboro Mass received a suspended $25 fine and a 10 day license suspension from Trial Justice Wesley M Mewer in Old Orchard Beach for passing a stopped school bus on Ocean Park Road. This was the fourth such offense at the Beach since school opened in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel M. Allen
Marlboro
Mass
Wesley M. Mewer
Old Orchard Beach
Ocean Park Road
Obituary of George Gravel of Old Orchard Beach
George Gravel 72 of Old Orchard Beach died this morning after a long illness at a local hospital. Born August 6, 1889 in Westbrook, he was the son of William and Victoria Gravel and retired from Saco Lowell shops. He was a communicant of St Margaret church. Survivors include his widow Amelia Gosselin Gravel and sister Annie Gorrie of Gorham. Funeral from St Margaret church Friday morning. call at Emond and Conroy funeral home Wednesday and Thursday 2 to 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez McAuley
Old Orchard Beach
Webber Hospital
Dora Belanger
Bernard’s Millinery
Biddeford
Boston
Anna
Agnes Donahue
Orchard Street
Peabody and Waltham
Mass
Paul Proulx
Chris Proulx
Elm Street
Ambers College
John L. Manning
Baltimore
James Bernard Manning
Mary Ann Harriman
St. Mary Church
Roger Anastasoff
Providence College
Providencee
Pierre Tremblay
John McHugh
Brooklyn
N. Y
Albert Howard
Prescott Howard
Stanton B. Howard
Luelia Avenue
Chicago
George Grave
Saco and
Goodwin Avenues
Westbrook
William
Victoria Jean Gravel
Saco-Lowell
St. Margaret Church
Amelia Gosselin Gravel
Annie Gorrie
Gorham
Delta Alpha Club Attends Annual Sall Banquet
The Delta Alpha club held its annual fall banquet at Cascade Lodge in Saco. After dinner, Mrs. Geraldine Hutchins shared colored slides from trips to Denver and Ottawa. Get well cards were sent to Mrs. Ethel Lewis and Percy Tate. Next meeting is Oct 2 at Mrs. Helen Daly’s summer home in Ocean Park with hostess aid from Mrs. Catherine Carter. Attendees included numerous club members and guest Mrs. Alice Broker of Kittery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Alpha Club
Cascade Lodge
Saco
Geraldine Hutchins
Denver
Colo
Ottawa
Canada
Ethel Lewis
Percy Tate
Webber Hospital
Helen Daly
Ocean Park
Catherine Carter
Bertha Sylvester
Ruby Packard
Gladys Lamb
Mae Hurrell
Ethel Cobb
Charlotte Whitehurst
Edna Emerson
Nina Dewey
Edith Hutchins
Dorothy Tarbox
Mildred Shane
Marion Dow
Rose Wilcox
Ethel Gowen
Mildred McIntire
Alice Broker
Kittery
Saco Slices Tax Loan By $100,000
The city of Saco paid a $100,000 tax anticipation note this morning. City Clerk Clifford A. Purvis announced that the city borrowed $400,000 in tax anticipation notes this year, of which $300,000 has now been repaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Clifford A. Purvis
Factory wages and insurance costs lift August buying power
COL reports continued higher living costs for workers with a December three cent insurance rise. August spendable earnings dipped slightly from June and July peaks, with three dependents taking home 33.40 weekly and none 775.79 after taxes. Yet buying power rose 22 percent from a year earlier, reaching an August record.
Gurney Corps Plans Attendance at Two Instruction Schools
The Fred S. Gurney Women's Relief Corps at Saco GAR hall approved attending two Schools of Instruction. Rumford hosts the first on October 7 directed by Mrs. Phyllis Wright, Saco department inspector. Wells hosts the second on October 11 led by Mrs. Syrenia Chick, Berwick department president. Members also attended a Portland reception for Mrs. Eileen Mason, and routine orders were read with a new password issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Gurney Women's Relief Corps
Saco Gar Hall
Rumford
Phyllis Wright
Saco
Wells
Syrenia Chick
Berwick
Saco Corps
Chick
Portland
Eileen Mason
Sons of Union Veterans Auxiliary
Gertrude Dennett
CCD Classes At St Mary Church Begin
Confraternity classes in Christian Doctrine opened last night at St Mary parish with Rev Coleman OToole as spiritual moderator and CCD instructors present. The year’s study theme is The Life of Christ with weekly quarterly and half year test periods. Public high school students are eligible. teaching assistants for 1961 62 include Raymond Kenneally Randall Walker Arthur Des coteaux Warren Gerard Norman Martin Paul Brady Lloyd LaFountain Jr and Martin Rielly. Classes meet Monday evenings in St Mary school excluding holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary Parish
Coleman O'Toole
CCD
Pang
Tony
Raymond Kenneally
Randolph Walker
Arthur Descoteaux
Warren Gerard
Norman Martin
Paul Brady
Lloyd LaFountain, Jr
Martin Rielly
St. Mary School
Ellen Haas Enters Bradford College
A Saco girl joins 322 students starting classes at Bradford Junior College Bradford Mass Ellen Haas daughter of Dr and Mrs Carl M Haas 415 Main Street Saco is in the freshman class and a Thornton Academy graduate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Bradford Junior College
Bradford
Mass
Ellen Haas
Carl M. Haas
Main Street
Thornton Academy
Two Cars Collide on Saco Street
A two car mishap on Jordan Street Saco left no injuries. Police say Albert L Ridley of 90 Hill Street parked facing north when Charles L Murphy of 3 Jordan Street backed down and struck Ridley’s front end. No damage estimate was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan Street
Saco
Albert L. Ridley
Hill Street
Charles L. Murphy
Ridley
Camp Ellis Club Announces Deer and Chicken Shoots Dates
The Camp Ellis Rod and Gun Club announced a running deer and chicken shoot schedule for October 8 and October 22. The event details were released today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Ellis Club
Camp Ellis Rod and Gun Club
Firm Stand on Disarmament Proposals and UN Speech
United States proposed multiple disarmament ideas including a 2700 word statement to UN delegations on general and complete disarmament. The plan details machinery for control and immediate actions such as signing a nuclear test ban treaty and preventing new states from acquiring weapons or know-how.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kennedy
U.S
U.N
Atomic Club
Clarence Williams fined for operating without a license
Clarence Williams 41 of 47 Lake Avenue Old Orchard Beach was fined 10 in Biddeford Municipal Court after pleading guilty to operating without a license. Associate judge Gerald C. Nason presided this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Williams
Lake Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford
Gerald C. Nason
Frank Fay Dies at 62, Noted Stage and Radio Star
Santa Monica AP Frank Fay, 62, former Broadway vaudeville comedian and radio star, died Monday night at St John’s Hospital after an abdominal aorta rupture. Born in San Francisco in 1898, Fay rose from Chicago stage debut at 6 to vaudeville with Dyer, to Broadway with Harvey in 1944, and later film work. He earned top pay in the mid-1920s at New York’s Palace, hosted a radio network show, and was married twice to Barbara Stanwyck and Gladys Buchanan Fay, with an adopted son Dion Fay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Frank Fay
St. John's Hospital
Fay
San Francisco
Chicago
Johnny Dyer
Dyer
Harvey
Raymond Hitchcock
Delmar
WAAC
New York
Palace Theater
Barbara Stanwyck
Dion Anthony Fay
Los Angeles
Gladys Buchanan Fay
Girl Escapes Injuries In Elm and South Collision
A two year old girl escaped serious injuries when her car was in a crash at the Elm and South streets intersection in Biddeford. Clarence Williams, 41, of Old Orchard Beach, and Robert Fifield, 21, of Biddeford, were the drivers. A Willicens family passenger, the child, fell to the floor and hit her head. No other injuries reported. Damage to Williams’ car was noted. A second collision on Main street involved Phyllis Perry, 46, of Kennebunkport backing from a lot into a parked Martha Williams, 38, of Westfield, N J. No injuries. damage to Perry’s car front.
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Elm
South Streets
Biddeford
Clarence Williams
Lake Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Elm Street
Robert Fifield
Pool Road
South Street
Willicens
Williams
Main Street
Phyllis H. Perry
Ocean Avenue
Kenenebunkport
Spaulding murder case continued for a week
Richard Spaulding, 19, of Arundel, formerly Saco, charged with murder in the death of widowed Arundel storekeeper Mrs Eulalie McKenney, had his arraignment continued for 10 days without plea by Judge David W. Emmons in Kenne bunk Municipal Court. Defense attorney T A. Fitanides requested the delay, and Spaulding was returned to York county jail in Alfred. He was captured September 15 after an 18 hour cross county search in Sebago Lake area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Spaulding
Arundel
Saco
Eulalie McKenney
David W. Emmons
Kennebunk
Atty
T A. Fitanides
Spaulding
John Harvey
York County
Alfred
Sebago Lake Station
Liquor Procuring Cases On Docket
The case against Robert Gendr on, 26 Cross Street, Biddeford, charged with procuring liquor for a minor, was being heard in Saco Municipal Court by Judge Hilary Meehaney. Defense counsel is Roger Nadeau. State Liquor Inspectors are the complainants. A second charge of procuring liquor for a minor against Theresa Breton, 29 76 Common Street, Saco, was the only other case scheduled for hearing today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gendron
Cross Street
Biddeford
Saco
Hilary Méehaney
Atty
Roger Nadeau
Theresa Breton
Common Street
Conservation Night At York County Fish and Game Meeting
Conservation is the keynote of York County Fish and Game Association events at Stickney lodge Ly man Thursday night. Linwood Rollins Winfield Sawtelle and Edward Ross lead a program with maps of club property and conservation areas aided by the Forestry department. A luncheon follows. Sunday hosts the annual field day at the lodge with a noon auxiliary dinner. Skeet field will be open and prizes awarded. The first dance of the season with a masquerade hall is set for October 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Fish and Game Association
Stickney Lodge
Lyman
Linwood Rollins
Winfield Sawtelle
Edward Ross
Forestry Department
Engine Charley Wilson a life in industry and politics
Former The world at large figure known in Washington as Engine Charley moved into politics during the Korean War. He survived a mild heart attack in 1959 and later returned to private life to breed prize dairy cattle in Michigan and the South. Born July 18, 1890 in Minerva Ohio, he grew up in Mineral City and graduated high school at 15.
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Washington
Bondly
Charley
Michigan
South
Wilson
Minerva
Ohio
Mineral City
Minerva School
Carnegie Tech
Westinghouse
Army
Navy
Body Recovered in Penobscot River Tragedy
The body of Herbert MacDonald, 45, of Bangor, was recovered from the West Branch of the Penobscot River Monday. He drowned last week when a boat with five other lumberjacks was swept over a waterfall. the others were rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert MacDonald
Bangor
Penobscot
MacDonald
Three Activities Begin at Biddeford High School
Biddeford High School reports three student activities in progress this week. The Freshman class runs for class officers with four candidates in a model government setup and secret ballots supervised by Student Council President George Harpoothian. The Olympian Yearbook staff started planning for 1961 62 with faculty advisors and progress reports planned. A highway safety program featuring Sgt. Robert Pike of Detroit will address the student body October 9, part of his State of Maine tour, including magician acts alongside the lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford High School
George Harpoothian
Texing
Olympian Yerbook
Robert Pike
Detroit
State of Maine
New England
Volunteers Needed To Run Notre Dame Hospital Thrift Shop
Volunteers are sought to staff the Notre Dame hospital thrift shop with monthly assignments. The shop needs about 104 volunteers monthly and has lost nearly 40 this season due to illness or relocation. The fall session set recruitment plans and duty details, with a full committee listed and the next meeting planned for October. information is available from the committee or shop officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Hospital Thrift Shop
Elphege Paradis
Phoning Te Shop
Paradis
Eugene Neveux
Lucien Doyon
Antoinette Emond
Gerard Lemieux
Auguste Albert
Harold D. Carroll
Fillmore Harris
Leo Paul Taillon
Marc Simard
Beach Adds Local Options To Referenda
The Old Orchard Beach Board of Selectmen voted to add two local option bills to the October 10 referendum election. Along with four state questions, residents will decide on a proposed town charter for the summer resort and a civil service police bill. The board also set a policy on sewer entrance to the new sewer on Seaside Avenue and authorized automatic water control on the town hall boiler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Board of Selectmen
Civil Service
Selectmen
Seaside Avenue
Biddeford Pays Half County Tax 1960 Payment Report
City Clerk Ralph Binette said Biddeford paid half of its county tax today. The total tax is 49,920 with a due date of October 1 for half and the remainder due in December. The city’s county tax is 3,407 more than last year, with 46,513 paid in 1960.
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Biddeford
Ralph Binette
Binette
Books Arrive for Hunting and Trapping Laws
Biddeford City Clerk Ralph Binette said today he has received 100 hunting and trapping law books from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Game. The 1961 1962 law books may be obtained at his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Ralph Binette
Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Binette
Harvest Ball Bazaar Planned by St Andre Parish PFTA
Plans for forthcoming activities were discussed at the first fall meeting of the PFTA of St. Andre parish. An October 28 harvest ball and an early November bazaar were scheduled. President Plamondon presided, with Joseph Lamondon and Paul Beaupre as officers. Entertainment was arranged, refreshments served, and bylaws reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PFTA
St. Andre
Paris Hall
Joseph Lamondon
Paul Beaupre
Victor Fleurent
Muriel Desrosier
J. A. Lambert
President Plamondon
Edmund Hache
Poultry Farmer Injured When Elevator Falls
Poultry farm supervisor Normand Derosier 27 of 374 South street Biddeford was injured when a grain elevator he was repairing at Dr Georges Levesque farm 412 South street collapsed from a broken chain. He was taken to Notre Dame hospital by municipal ambulance with non serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georges Levesque
South Street
Biddeford
Normand Derosier
Levesque
Roger J. P. Robert
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