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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1964
Page
2
This afternoon rain may mix with snow and turn windy. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 30 mph from the west. Highs in the mid to upper 30s, then turning colder with a low near 10 to 15 above. Saturday looks fair but cold with northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
A batch of personal notices lists residents in Saco Biddeford and Kennebunk in hospitals and with medical or surgical stays. Names include Mrs. Maurice Demeule Fred Hooper Kevin P DeMeule Mrs Yvette Plamondon Mrs A E Leonard Edward McMorin Esther Walsh Robert H Warner Miss Irene H Throumoulos John L Welch Bruce C Pike Roger A MacDonald and others. Some have returned home following treatment and training begins for several youths at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes.
St Marys Assumption Sodality meets at 8 p m April 7 in St Marys Hall Biddeford with Mrs Helen Colpitts in charge of refreshments A film of the Nuremberg trials is shown at 8 tonight in the Merton Ira Staples Post AMVETS Alfred Street Biddeford co chairmen Talmadge Allen and Robert Libby invite AMVETS and guests and veterans groups to attend
Members of Our Lady of Victory Circle will gather at 2 p m Sunday in the Fremont Club on Alfred Street Biddeford for their meeting.
The Delta Alpha Club will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs Mildred Mcelntire 615 Union St Biddeford with Mrs Rose Wilcox assisting hostess.
Confessions will be heard at St Martha's Church Kennebunkport on Saturday from 7 to 8 p m St Monica's Church Kennebunk on Saturday from 4 5 p m St Mary's Church Wells Beach Sunday morning before Mass The Junior Band and songs of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday at 10 am
Rev Wentworth Pier of the Sanford Church of God will address attendees at 7 30 Sunday night at Faith Tabernacle located at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Third Street in Old Orchard Beach.
A new college organization film titled Ambassadors for Christian Science will be shown Sunday April 5 at 7 30 p m to all college bound students and others interested in youth needs. The screening at 19 Winter St Saco is open to the public.
Saco firemen battled a grass fire at the city dump off Foss Road burning 21 acres. Engine 2 responded at 12 47 p m and fought the blaze for over an hour using 350 feet of booster hose to extinguish flames.
A Well Baby and Immunization Clinic will be held at the Town Hall in Old Orchard Beach on Tuesday April 7 at 9 30 am. Dr Herbert Hopkins will administer immunizations for diphtheria tetanus and pertussis and smallpox vaccination. Sabin polio type 1 vaccine will be available for infants or others who missed it last year.
The family of the late Horace N. Killam Sr expresses sincere appreciation for kindnesses during their bereavement. The Sisters of Saint Louis Home thank Beta Sigma Phi Sorority members and all contributors for making their project a success. Sister Saint Marie Madeleine, Principal.
Marie Louise Arel 69 wife of Wilfrid Arel of 17 George St Biddeford died in a local hospital after a brief illness Born in St Severin de la Beauce Quebec March 15 1895 daughter of Francois and Emelie Labbe She was a communicant of St Andre s Church Survivors include her widower five sisters two brothers one half sister two step daughters and many nieces and nephews Friends may call Emond Funeral Home Biddeford this evening 7 10 and Saturday and Sunday 2 5 and 7 10 p.m Funeral services from St Andre s Church Monday at 9 a.m.
Mrs Ruth Evelyn Wharff 71 of 15 Fort Hill Ave wife of Fire Chief Louis R Wharff died last night in a Portland hospital She was born March 8 1893 in Old Orchard Beach a member of Washington Avenue Methodist Church She leaves widower son Charles Beaudette and daughters Mrs C Dayton Benway Sekui Wash and Mrs John Timmins town nine great grandchildren and eleven grandchildren Funeral services set for 2 pm Sunday at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home with Rev Gilbert Sirotti officiating Visitation 2-4 and 7-9 pm tomorrow.
Wayne D. Abbott 63 died suddenly in Hollis. Born June 2 1900 in Beverly Massachusetts he worked at United Shoe Clark Lumber Saco Lowell Shops and in recent years at Saco Lowell. A World War II veteran he belonged to Goodwins Mills Methodist Church and the American Legion Dayton. Survived by sister Hazel Christ and brother Sherman C. Abbott. Funeral service Monday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco burial in Beverly Massachusetts.
Mrs Maria Croteau 64 of 9 Spring St Saco died suddenly at her home after a brief illness Born March 26 1900 in St Culbert Quebec she was daughter of Louis and Marie Louise Breault She was a member of Ste Anne Sodality St Josephs Biddeford and Third Order of St Francis Surviving widower Joseph Croteau two daughters Rita Cain Yvonne Cantara one son Robert four sisters and six grandchildren Services set for Monday August 8 at 8:30 am from St Josephs Biddeford Friends may call Sansoucy Funeral Home Biddeford this evening 7 10 and Saturday Sunday 2 10 pm.
Mrs Emelia Hebert aged 85 of 27 St Marys Biddeford died this morning after a short illness at a local hospital. Born Feb 17 1879 in Biddeford daughter of Thomas and Adeline Godard she leaves three sons Wilfred P Hebert Say T Hebert Alban J Hebert two daughters Geneva R Guilbert Pauline J Hebert one sister Matilda Godard and many grandchildren great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Monday at 9 45 am at Biddeford with calling hours this weekend at Sansoucy Funeral Home.
Robert J. Fenderson was elected president of the Saco Unitarian Church at a parish meeting. He fills the vacancy created by the death of Miss Lillian Chapin. Norman McAuley was elected vice president.
Nathaniel H. Pierce 73 of 257 Granite St Biddeford died in a local hospital after a long career at the Saco Lowell Shops. He was born October 22 1890 in St Stephens New Brunswick and is survived by wife Mary Marquis Pierce five sons a stepson a stepdaughter three brothers a sister and many grandchildren great grandchildren and nieces. Funeral rites were at St Marys Church with interment in St Marys Cemetery. Friends may call at Gosgrove Funeral Home.
Mrs. Gertrude M. Davis of 229 South Street Biddeford widow of Rice E. Davis died recently. Funeral at United Church of Christ Biddeford officiated by Rev. David Wigley. Entombment followed at Greenwood Cemetery. Bearers named. hospital staff and several local organizations attended.
Edward Wolfertz of Biddeford presented colored slides and a travelogue on The German Countryside and Switzerland at the Thursday Club meeting in Biddeford First Universalist Church vestry. Slides depicted East and West Berlin. Chairwoman Mrs. Forrest Kimball led the session with help from Mrs. Leo Ross and Mrs. James Harrison. Mrs. Esther Green and Mrs. Frederick Thompson assisted.
Emergency reports indicate the general remains conscious during waking hours despite sedation. Doctors on Thursday began peritoneal dialysis to temporarily support kidney function and remove toxins as infection risk looms after about two days of use. Antibiotics accompany the procedure to curb potential abdominal sepsis. In the Senate, Norris Cotton interrupted civil rights debate seeking six star rank for the general per Symington’s December-introduced resolution.
Reservations were released for the York County Medical Auxiliary annual dinner dance to benefit the Medical and Research Foundation scholarships and loans for Maine students pursuing medical careers. The event tomorrow evening will be in Leedy's Coffee House Alfred with Mrs. James Johnston as chairwoman and a large list of local doctors and spouses attending.
President Johnson welcomed Brazil’s new leadership under Mazzilli and pledged continued support. He noted Brazil faces severe inflation and large reforms, while Washington signals readiness to help with economic restructuring. U.S. has previously provided hundreds of millions in loans and grants, with future aid tied to Brazil’s post coup stability.
Soviet Communist leaders demand a united front with China and call for a world Red party showdown meeting. Deposed President Goulart reportedly fled to Argentina after Brazil's anti-Communist victory. MacArthur's condition stays critical as doctors strive to buy time for recovery. Johnson to outline NATO stance in White House ceremony. Alaska seeks 50 million emergency bonds after quake. Hoffa aide Charles O'Brien indicted over juror bribe bid. Catholic Church seeks English use in Mass with Rome’s likely approval.
Fire destroyed a broiler house and 14 000 chicks on Eugene Worth’s farm in Norridgewock. Worth estimated the loss between 25 000 and 30 000 dollars. Cause of blaze not immediately determined.
Support from 27 other senators exists but the measure appears blocked in the Armed Services Committee, delaying passage.
Augusta AP reports more than a ton of smut burned in a finale of pornographic films and material seized by State Police over 14 months. The confiscated items from 58 raids included color movies with sound slides books playing cards drawings and photographs.
Rev. Gilbert Lachance OFM, a St Francis College graduate and Lewiston native, will be ordained a priest in Montreal by Cardinal Leger. The next day he will celebrate his First Solemn High Mass at SS Peter and Paul Lewiston with family and local clergy officiating and a reception at Knights of Columbus Hall. He later studies pastoral work with Franciscan Fathers in Montreal. His sister Rita, a nursing student, is among his immediate family.
In Saco Juvenile Court Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr. imposed a suspended sentence to the Boys Training School at South Portland and placed the youth on probation for one year for auto use without owner permission.
A bulletin notes Goulart’s overthrow amid constitutional democracy battles. The world Communist press blasts the move as a U.S. plot while over a million flood Rio de Janeiro streets in celebration. Army chiefs claim nationwide calm after revolt north of Rio.
Federal judge declined to block use of trained police dogs in handling integration protests in St Augustine. An appeal to the Fifth Circuit was announced by William Kunstler, a New York civil rights attorney. The scene involved Mrs. peepee and two New England churchwomen.
Planning board recommendations for downtown parking solutions were discussed at a Chamber of Commerce session in Kennebunk. The plan includes more off street parking, enforcement of a one hour limit and traffic pattern changes to ease Route One repairs and Mousam River bridge work.
Khrushchev told Budapest factory workers that Peking seeks world revolution on an empty stomach and asked if it is better to have good goulash. Hungarys Communist party backed him, accusing China of weakening Communist unity and aiding imperialism.
Ernest H. McCormick of Waterboro asks Governor Reed and the Executive Council for another reduction of his life sentence for the 1957 murder of his wife Blanche. Hearing scheduled June 3. he argues lack of premeditation and full punishment. If released on reduced term he would be 62 at parole in 1969 due to health and family needs. Previously in 1962 the sentence was cut to 15 years to life.
A 22 year old Saco resident was treated at Saco Osteopathic Hospital for a contusion after running into the left side of a school bus near his home. The incident followed the driver horn on James Street as the boy crossed near 54 James St. in Saco. In a second crash the vehicles of Natalie Bouchard 64 Lewis Ave Saco Charles Lane 24 Middle St Saco and Andy Wire Old Orchard Beach collided on Main Street School Street causing about 1050 in damage.
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