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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1959

Page

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Khrushchev Returns to Moscow After US Visit Welcome, Declares Coexistence Urgency

Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Moscow to a hero’s welcome after a 10 hour 28 minute flight from the United States. He told 15,000 at the Sports Palace that those fearing coexistence aid the cold war and warned that war could erupt if atom rockets rise. He praised Eisenhower for a statesmanlike view and noted progress in lowering tensions. Khrushchev and his wife greeted by Voroshilov Mikoyan and officials.

Moscow Nikita Khrushchev Moscow Sports Palace Khrushchev United States Eisenhower Klementi Y. Voroshilov Anastas I. Mikoyan

Saco Rebekah Lodge Elects Officer Staff

Saco Rebekah lodge elected officers Saturday night at the Saco Odd Fellows hall. Named were Adelpha McKeen as noble grand, Priscilla Ladd as vice noble grand, Ethel Day recording secretary, Carrie Emery financial secretary, Parnell Burrill treasurer, and Marion Kennedy trustee. Installation by Arlene Connors on October 10 at 8 p.m. in Saco. Refreshments to follow. The second reading of President Martha Robinson's letter about Eastland hotel assembly sessions in Portland, October 15–17, was presented. refreshments were later served at Wonderbar steak house.

Saco Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Saco Adelpha McKeen Priscilla Ladd Saco Odd Fellows Hall Noble Grand Ethel M. Day Carrie M. Emery Parnell E. Burrill Marion Kennedy Arlene Connors Martha Robinson Eastland Hotel Portland Wonderbar Biddeford-Saco

Old Orchard Beach Sewe rage Plan Discussed At Town Hall

Old Orchard Beach boards meet tonight at 7 30 to discuss sewerage disposal costs and financing of a proposed 680000 project. The town faces a 340000 share after 50 percent aid and may need tax or debt plan changes to fund both sewer work and a new school.

Old Orchard Beach Augusta Daly Legis

Rich pauper Katheryn McHugh dies. estate valued at $138,106

Katheryn McHugh an 86 year old St Louis seamstress died last April 8 from malnutrition A weekend inventory of her estate shows a value of 138106 dollars The report notes her life was marked by poverty and includes the estate’s calculated worth.

ST. Louis Katheryn McHugh

WANTED Mechanical Designer Sr Layout Designer Draftsmen

Wanted: experienced mechanical design staff for steady work. Preference for castings, metal fabrication, machinery, standard machine shop practices. Salary commensurate with experience. Paid fringe benefits including life and health insurance, vacation, holidays, retirement. Apply by mail with resume or call Eastern Air Devices Dover NH Sherwood 2-3330 ext 15.

Life Eastern Air Devices, Inc Central Ave Dover New Hampshire Sherwood

Chuckle Marriage Promises Virtues for Married Life

A humorous note from Gen. Fea. Corp. asserts modern marriage fosters punctuality thrift and other virtues, implying single life lacks these benefits. The quip presents matrimony as a practical social advantage in a lighthearted syndicated feature.

Fea. Corp

Nude Blonde Stops Traffic On Freeway

Five hundred motorists halted on a California freeway Sunday as police removed a nude woman who caused the disruption. She resisted being clothed by two patrolmen, striking them before being taken to the San Francisco General Hospital psychiatric ward. The arrestee is described as about 33, five feet six, 125 pounds, with shoulder length blonde hair.

San Francisco San Francisco General Hospital

Eisenhower presses for end to steel strike impasse

President Eisenhower, hoarse from a cold, denounced the 76 day steel shutdown as intolerable and said the government plans action soon to end the dispute though he would not confirm invoking the Taft Hartley law. He stressed the strike harms the economy and noted his talks with Khrushchev dominated weekend plans.

Washington Eisenhower Nikita S. Khrushchev

Oliver Urges Ike to Start Food Stamp Plan in Area

Portland congressman James C. Oliver urges President Eisenhower to begin the newly enacted food stamp program in the Biddeford Saco Sanford region. He notes Congress approved the plan and appeals to honor the intent, stressing low income residents urgently need aid.

Oliver Ike Portland James C. Oliver D-Mane Eisenhower Congress Biddeford-Saco -Sanford Biddeford-Saco- Sanford

Bus crash near Nashville kills Dallas woman and injures twelve

A school bus with 18 aboard skidded into a power pole near Nashville on Sunday. Marcella Burton Eaton, 24, of Dallas and formerly from Columbia Kentucky, was thrown from the bus and killed, while 12 others were injured.

Nashville Tenn Texas Marcella Burton Eaton Dallas Columbia

Ex Presidents Wife Honored at LA Banquet

Almost 1,500 guests including leading political, business and entertainment figures attended a Sunday banquet honoring Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt in Los Angeles. The $100 plate dinner plus cash and pledges exceeding $350,000 were raised for the new Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for Cancer Research.

Los Angeles Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt Institute For Cancer Research

Installation of Maine Snowshoe Union Officers in Lewiston

Saturday night ceremony at Rochambeau hall announced new officers and retiring leaders. Front row includes Roland Sirois Jacques Cartier Lewiston ex president Mrs Albert Boisseau Jeanne D Arc Manchester N H Albert Boisseau L Alfeie Manchester president American Snowshoe Union installing officer Mrs Joseph Poulice Acme Lewiston Joseph Poulice Acme Lewiston ex president master of ceremonies Rev Robert Martel Miss Solange Mailhot Acme Lewiston ex vice president Armand Dutil Passe Temps Lewiston ex president local union Dominique Gagne Jacques Cartier Lewiston ex president local union Second row lists Miss Yolande Roux Amies Choisies Lewiston treasurer Mrs Rita Lizotte Acme Lewiston.

Maine Snowshoe Union Rochambeau Hall Roland Sirois Jacques Cartier Club Lewiston Albert Boisseau Jeanne D Acme Robert Martel Solange Mailhot Armand Dutil Passe-Temps Dominique Gagne Jacques Cartier Yolande Roux Amies Choisies Rita Lizotte

Damage Set At $700 In Saco Crash

Two 1959 automobiles collided on York hill in Saco last night causing $700 in damage. Ronald Champagne, 31, of Half Way Old Orchard Beach, stopped to let a car back down when Robert LaPointe, 21 of Jeanette Avenue Old Orchard Beach, failed to stop and hit Champagne’s rear. Doris Champagne, 28, was a passenger but none were injured. The third driver's identity was not released. Champagne car damage $300 and LaPointe car damage $400.

York Hill Saco Ronald Champagne Old Orchard Beach Robert LaPointe Jeanette Avenue Champagne Doris Champagne LaPointe

Average Gas Tax To Be $88 A Year

Augusta reports that the federal gasol ine tax increase of one cent per gallon, effective Thursday, raises Maine fuel taxes to 11 cents per gallon. The federal tax moves from three to four cents, while the state tax remains seven cents. The Maine Petroleum Assn. calls the total a 55 percent sales tax, led by executive secretary Leroy T. (Continued on Page Two).

Augusta Maine Maine Petroleum Assn Association Leroy. T

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