Personal Briefs from Saco and Surrounding Towns
Mrs. Mary A Grace of 22 Pepperell Street Saco is a surgical patient at Webber hospital. Charles Hatch, recently hospitalized in Boston, visits friends in Saco this week. Mrs Priscilla Hamel of 337 Alfred Street Biddeford has returned home after surgery at Webber hospital. Donald F Matthews machinist’s mate USN son of Clifford and Mrs Matthews Wells has returned to San Diego aboard USS Hull after a five month Western Pacific tour. Arthur L Benson seaman apprentice USN son of Mrs Eugene F Benson Hollis Center has returned to Mayport following a six month aboard USS Franklin D Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Grace
Pepperell Street
Saco
Webber Hospital
Charles Hatch
Boston
Priscilla Hamel
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Donald F. Matthews
USN
Clifford M. Matthews
Wells
San Diego
Calif
Hull
Pacific
Arthur L. Benson
Eugene FE. Benson
River Road
Hollis Center
Mayport
Fla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Saco Dentist Dr Paul Willson Dies at 63
Dr. Paul L Willson 63 a Saco native and dentist died early today at a local hospital. He lived at 307 Main Street Saco and was son of Edward and Lynette Willson. He trained at Thornton Academy Harvard Dental School 1918 and practiced in Saco. He belonged to Freemasonry Shrine Kor Temple and Maine and Massachusetts dental societies. Survived by widow Florence and two sons Paul and Carl and two grandchildren. Funeral plans by Dennett Crass Funeral Home will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Libby Willson
Saco
Main Street
Edward and
Lynette (Libby) Willson
Thornton Academy
Harvard Dental School
Elks Lodge Visit Announces Initiation and Memorial Services
District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Lawrence C. Murphy of Rumford will visit Bid Oxford Saco lodge in Saco for an Elks meeting on Portland Road. Fifteen candidates will be initiated. Memorial services for Albert C. Le Mire, a 23 year lodge member, will be held. Supper at 6:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine West
Lawrence C. Murphy
Rumford
Bid
Oxford
Church and group meetings listed for Saco area
Church services and choir rehearsals scheduled for Thursday and tomorrow across Old Orchard Beach Turbotts Creek Kennebunkport and Saco. Activities include Bible study prayer hour Junior and Senior choirs and education board meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
First Baptist Church
Fire Damages Barn As Farmstead Battled By Water
A barn fire prompted crews to soak structures with gallons of water to prevent spread. The tractor and fertilizer machines were left in the barn as a reserve. No livestock were present when the fire occurred and the cause remained undetermined.
Rose Cummings 69 dies after long illness in Old Orchard Beach
Mrs Rose Emerson Cummings 69 of 110 Portland Ave Old Orchard Beach dies after a long illness. Born in Natchez Miss she was the daughter of Roswell and Esther Emerson. Survived by five daughters two sons a sister and three grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 130 pm from Dennett and Craig funeral home Saco with burial in Laurel Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow 3 to 6 and 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Emerson Cummings
Portland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Natchez
Miss
Roswell
Esther Carter Emerson
Episcopal Church
Robert Mitchum
Roxbury
Mass
Maud Montcomery
Roswell S. Cummings
F. Rosemary Cummings
Washington, D. C
James Searcy
Portland
E. Emerson
C. Edward Cummings
Constance Emerson
Boston
Dennnett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Obituary: Hiram Ricker II of Biddeford dies after brief illness
Hiram Ricker II aged 42 of 32 Western Avenue Biddeford died yesterday afternoon after a brief illness. Born in Poland Spring, he was son of Hiram Ricker I and Ruth Ricker. He lived in Biddeford six years and worked at Wonderbar steak house until three months ago. Survivors include his wife Ida, a son Hiram Ricker UH, a daughter Penelope, a brother Ted Ricker of Auburn, his mother Ruth Ricker of Boothbay Harbor, a stepdaughter Joan Bolduc of Biddeford, and four stepsons Ronald James Robert and Philip Williams. Funeral services set for Thursday morning at Poland Spring with burial in the family plot there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Ricker II
Western Avenue
Biddeford
Poland Spring
Hiram Ricker I
Ruth Ricker
Auburn Vfw
Wonderbar
Ida_ Ricker
Hiram Ricker UH
Penelope
Ted Ricker
Auburn
Boothbay Harbor
Joan Bolduc
Ronald Williams
James Williams
Robert Williams
Philip Williams
Funeral Services Held for Mrs. Melinda P. Littlefield
Funeral services for Mrs. Melinda P. Littlefield of Saco were conducted yesterday at 1 30 PM at Dennett and Craig funeral home. Rev Norman Langmaid of the Saco School Street Methodist church officiated and burial followed in Woodlawn cemetery Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E and L Club
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Linnette Martin
Melinda P. Littlefield
George Littlefield
Dennett and Craig Funeral
Norman Langmaid
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Biddeford
PUC Sets Hearings on Carriage Discontinuance by Railroads
Hearings are scheduled for October 19 and 20 at Presque Isle on Bangor and Aroostook Railroad petition and October 22 and 23 at Portland on Maine Central Railroad petition. Both carriers seek authority to discontinue all passenger service effective October 25, with dates suspended until decrees are issued. The commission briefed Gov Clauson and the Executive Council, with study costs at about $17,000 to date and an estimated $25,000 through October hearings, approved up to $60,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presque Isle
Bangor & Aroostook
Portland
Maine Central Railroad
PUC
Augusta
Commission
Porland
Allen
Gov. Clauson
Clauson
Executive Council
Alarm at Allied Saco plant triggers firefighting response
Electricians at the Allied Saco footwear plant on York Hill in Saco tested an automatic alarm yesterday afternoon and set off a false alarm, according to Saco firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
York Hill
Grand Canyon Becomes National Park in 1919
The Grand Canyon in Arizona was designated a national park in 1919. The first ship navigated the Panama Canal in 1914 marking a historic transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Panama Canal
Portland Weather Outlook With Showers and Warm Humidity
Mostly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon showers or thunder. Tonight cloudy with more showers and little temperature change. Thursday unsettled with rain and cooler air. Zone 1 highs in the upper 70s to low 60s. overnight lows range from 48 to 69 across listed cities including Portland, Caribou, Eastport, Greenville, Old Town, Rumford, Mount Washington, Concord, Boston, New York, Washington, Miami, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
Montreal
Retirement Noted for Alice Janson After Long Career
Alice Janson prepares final bookkeeping records as she retires from the Biddeford firm. A quiet party at Weiderbar honored her with a traveling case and pony cam era, presented by Treasurer Staples. Guests included Blanche Morin, Rose LaBlanche, Ethel Bedard and others. she plans to stay in the area for holidays and then move to 14 Clark Street in Biddeford with family ties strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Shaw
David C. Shaw
Laurence H. Staples
Dorothy Staples
Weiderbar
Staples
Blanche Morin
Rose LaBlanche
Ethel Bedard
Gerard Gagne
Emile Letourneau
Larry Gobeil
John Brooks
Edward Lefebvre
Edward Jacques
Oliver Morin
Janson
All Home
Clark Street
Biddeford
St. Joseph Parish
Emma Janson
Anselme
Corinne Deschesne
Fred O'Neil
Eva Brousseau
R. N
Plane crash near Waco spurs immediate probe
Residents describe a bright explosion in the sky five miles north of the crash site as a plane fell and burst into flames. Buffalo merchant H Pickens reports scattered mail, clothing and wreckage across a square mile. The Aeronautics Board announced an immediate investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Billy Webb
H Pickens
Buffalo
Il Aeronautics Board
Eisenhower Eyes Oct. 8 Talks For Possible Agreement
President Eisenhower's aides say no Taft Hartley action is planned to end the strike by Oct. 8. James Hagerty notes the target date is for initiating an agreement, not a court injunction, while Blough and McDonald express cautious optimism about progress in renewed negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Palm Springs
Calif
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Blough
McDonald
Hadassah Life Members Honored At Fall Meeting
Hadassah held its first fall meeting at Etz Chaim synagogue Biddeford where life members received corsages. New members Arthur Simensky and Jack Simensky were welcomed and awarded Hadassah keys. A memorial plaque honored Frank Fineberg and the program Designs in Living was presented. Boston institute notes and a Maine conference were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life
Hadassah
Etz-Chaim
Biddeford
Leo Simensky
Harry Aranovitch
Evan Aranovitch
Alvin Aaron
Edward Carp
Charles Green
Carl Haas
Samuel Osher
Maurice Ross
Irving Sandler
Sarah
Eliot Fineberg
Frank
Larry Simensky
Irving Remar
Morton Wolfe
Samuel Karlin
Fred Green
Arnold Shapiro
Joeseph Truman
New England Regional Institute
Boston
Jon Nathanson
Philip Sneider
State of Maine
Jewish Community Center
Portland
Israel Rosen
Irving Thorner
Paul Lerman
Youth committee approves full requested funds for local agencies
The youth committee grants the full amounts requested by local Chest agencies including Boy Scouts 8483.48, Girl Scouts 3875, Biddeford Public Health Nursing 8600, Saco Public Health Nursing 4591.30. Administration and campaign expenses total 3150.22. Campaign chairman Casavant urges residents to maintain or increase contributions to ensure continued operation at past levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mittee
Boy Scouts
Biddeford Public Health
Saco Public Health
Paul i Casavant
Dutch ship radio operator accused of murder in Boston case
A municipal court warrant accuses Willem Marie Louis van Rie, radio operator aboard the Utrecht, of murdering Miss Lynn Kauffman whose battered body washed ashore on a Boston harbor island ten days earlier. Lt. John Donovan filed the warrant on Deputy Supt. Francis M. Tiernan's order. Capt. Joseph B. Fallon is in New York questioning van Rie and other crew members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Utrecht
Lynn Kauffman
Chicago
Willem Marie Louis van Rie
Revy Street
Hoofdstroet
Holland
Elijah Adlow
John Donovan
Donovan
Francis M. Tiernan
Joseph B. Fallon
New York
van Riel
Recreation program aims for year round professional director
A community group urges a continuing recreation program led by a year round professional recreation director. They believe such leadership will strengthen current efforts and expand offerings. The plan also helps many youths not yet covered by an organized program. They expect to reapply to the Community Chest Campaign in October 1960.
Children die in east Texas school bus and truck crash
A collision near an east Texas town killed Mt. Vernon Junior High students and a teacher, with several others injured as a second bus and police aid arrived. The crash occurred at a Y shaped intersection as the bus swerved to avoid the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
J. M. Warrrington
Grand Saline
Tex
Warrington
Paris
Pryor
Jack Henry
Mt. Vernon
Billy Max
Melba Meeks
I Kenneth Hightower
Rex Weatherford
Zach Taylor
Audrey Sue Turner
Waukita Rainey
Sulphur Springs
Mt. ‘Vernon
iGrand Saline
Collision on Highway Forces Vehicle Turn and Stop
A driver turning left in front of another vehicle caused a collision near the highway center. Both cars sustained damage and occupants were evaluated for injuries.
Saco Soldier Stung By Court After Car Theft Report
A Saco soldier, identified as a male nurse from Webber hospital, had a car stolen after work and was sentenced by Associate Judge Gerald Nason who warned the offense will not be tolerated. Army authorities were alerted at Fort Williams. Separate case sees Donat Gaulin, 55, jailed six months after pleading guilty to assaulting a patrolman during a drunken arrest and receiving a concurrent 30 day sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
William J. Chase
Webber Hospital
Chase
Thompson
Gerald Nason
Saco Gs
Georgia
Fort Williams
Donat Gaulin
Gaulin
Biddeford
Alphonse Faucher
Saco youths admitted taking money then returned funds
A Saco youth was arrested after admitting he took money for the radio but refunded the amount once the case was explained to him by police. State witnesses included Zaitlin, Patrolman George Nutter, and Robert Foran. Attorneys Roger Nadeau and Phil Graves appeared for the state and defense respectively. In separate actions, John P. Goucher of Auburn paid a $20 fine for speeding 75 mph on the Maine Turnpike, and Charles F. Baker of Saco was fined $10 for running a stop sign at Temple and Spring Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Saco
Zaitlin
George Nutter
Robert Foran
Roger Nadeau
Phil Graves
John P. Goucher
Auburn
Maine
Charles F. Baker
Ex FBI Spy Nominated For New Hampshire Judgeship
Herbert A. Philbrick former FBI counter spy and author of I Led Three Lives has been nominated by Gov Wesley Powell for the Rye Municipal Court in Rye New Hampshire Philbrick now runs a local Rye grocery and awaits council confirmation with a mandatory three day layover for all judicial appointments in the state
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.H
Herbert A. Philbrick
FBI
Communist Party
New Hampshire
Wesley Powell
Philbrick
Rye
Curfew Laws in New England Met With Weak Enforcement
New Hampshire Vermont and nearby states show curfews on the books but rarely enforced. Newport and Brattleboro require early curfews for youths, while Claremont dropped its law citing interference with positive activities. Connecticut reports strict enforcement in New Haven East Hartford and Glastonbury. Rhode Island Coventry enforces anti loitering and Newport records offenders as a deterrent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Vermont
Brattleboro
Newport
Portsmouth
Dover
Rochester
N. H
William Nobbs
Claremont
Massachusetts
North Adams
John Flaherty
Flaherty
Bay State
Marblehead
Essex
Wennam
Fall ‘River
New Bedford
Northampton
Holyoke
Connecticut
New Haven
East Hartford
Glastonbury
Rhode Island
Coventry
R. I
New England
Composer Gershwin dies at 39 in 1937
George Gershwin dies at age 39 in 1937 leaving a lasting musical legacy. The text notes his status as a prominent American composer and marks his death year and age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gershwin
Iceland
Orafa Jokull
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Paul Willson
Kennebunk Pythian Sisters
Persis Moulton
Virginia Ey
Evenig
Rebekah Emery
Daughters of American Revolution
Stanley
Hurd
Hollis
Florence Crowley
Wildwood Baptist Chapel
Turbot’s Creek
Kennebunkport
The
Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Ochard Beach
Foss Street Methodist Church
Saco Salvation Army
Saco United
Saco United Baptist Church Board of Christan Education
Saco United Baptist Church
Journal “Wants
Rose Cummings
Melinda Littlefield
Bolduc Funeral Home
Dial
Alice Janson
Journal
Hadassah Group
Crewman
Community Chest
Casavant
the Chest
Biddeford-Saco
Saco Youths
HAAG
Davenos
Fiberglas
Dacron and
Trulon
Dacron
Ena
Plastic—Organdy
Morgan Jones
Bates
Cannon Towels
Bath
Pepperell Sheet Shop
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