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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1962
Page
2
This afternoon mostly sunny and mild with southwest winds 10 to 15 mph along the coast. Tonight cloudy with a few showers possible, ending by morning as winds shift to the west at 10 to 20 mph. Tuesday brings diminishing clouds and continued mild temperatures in Zone 1 from the low to mid 60s.
Mrs. Edward Frechette returns home from Webber hospital. Mrs. Eva Bouchard and son Leo visit Biddeford after a week with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lantagne. Armand Reny of Biddeford attends New York business visit. attends Dr. Bouchard funeral in Nashua with relatives. James Reilly returns to the University of Maine. Beta Upsilon member. Elizabeth Seidel attends MCCW session in Bangor and serves as district and state officer. Charles Stone USN son of Biddeford residents sails from Alameda to the Far East aboard USS Midway. Guy Boisse of Biddeford travels in Michigan for pharmaceutical studies. graduates in June.
Holy Communion to be celebrated at Christ Episcopal Church Biddeford Tuesday at 5 45 am prayer meeting Tuesday at 7 30 pm at Full Gospel Church Route 9 A Wells next line and another service Tuesday at 7 30 pm at the First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue Orchard Beach local church notices list multiple locations and times for services
The Home League of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The gathering aims to organize activities and discuss community service plans with members urged to attend.
The Women’s Alliance of the Saco Second Parish Unitarian church will meet Tuesday at 2 30 p m at the parish house. Richard Beal presents a travel picture and Donald Beal recites The Legend of Jonathan Buck, runner up in his grade at the Sweetser Prize Speaking contest.
The Biddeford First Universalist Church board of management will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the church to discuss church affairs and confirm upcoming plans.
The Ladies Aid society of the South Biddeford Methodist church will meet tomorrow at 12 30 p m at the home of Mrs Linwood Davis on Guinea road in Biddeford.
Members of the First Parish Churchmen of the Saco First Parish Congregational church will sponsor a public home baked bean supper Saturday April 14 at 6 p.m. in the parish house Beach street. Robert Goldthwaite is chairman and announces the meal will be prepared and served by the men. Lawrence Dearborn handles tickets and Walter Nutting directs hall arrangements.
The Fremont club hosted the final whist event at Alfred Street Hall Biddeford. Prizes went to Marie Anne Berthiaume and Arthur Pepin for high scores in the series, with several ladies and men winning evening prizes and special awards. The club announced a public baked bean supper on April 28 as the next project.
Orville Brooks Pollard, 61, of 244 South Street Biddeford died suddenly Saturday in a local hospital. Born December 22, 1900 in Dracut Massachusetts he owned diners in Biddeford and Saco for over 40 years and held numerous Masonic and fraternal memberships. Surviving are his widow Lillian, a daughter and granddaughter, a brother and a sister. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 30 p.m. from Den and Craig Funeral Home in Saco with calling hours today.
Charles Bourret a retired plumber and husband of Laura Morin of Biddeford will be buried tomorrow after services at St Francis de Salle church Lowell Mass He died last Friday in Lowell He and Mrs Bourret were frequent visitors to Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach He owned a hardware store in Lowell He leaves a son Francis Bourret and a daughter Mrs Noella Garriepy both of Lowell Burial will be at St Joseph cemetery Lowell Funeral arrangements are by Ouellette Funeral home Lowell.
The Past Presidents association of the Fred S. Gurney Womens Relief Corps in Saco will meet at 7 30 PM at Mrs Arthur Emmons home 100 Middle Street Saco to discuss events and dues.
A meeting of the auxiliary to Biddeford post Veterans of Foreign Wars is set for tonight at 7 30 in Biddeford City Building.
The Past Matrons association of the Adah chapter Order of the Eastern Star has canceled the April 12 meeting. The next meeting is rescheduled for May 10.
A meeting of the Biddeford Civil Defense and Public Safety association will be held tonight at 7:30 in the city courtroom. The session will cover safety plans and local readiness, inviting residents to attend and participate.
Our Lady of Fatima circle Daughters of Isabella will hold a business meeting Tuesday evening at 8 o clock at St John hall Adams.
Real estate activity reports the sale of the Currier property on Sea road Kennebunk a large two family residence barn and about four acres to Mr and Mrs Theodore Plummer of Lyman improvements planned via Jon Milligan company real estate Also sold Green Leaf Inn on Summer street Kennebunk to Lloyd Robinson and Warren Morse of Kennebunk who formed M R Inc to run the inn as a hotel after exterior painting grounds landscaping and interior work Robinson a Kennebunk builder is active in local projects Morse operates Park and Grove street apartment and two Esso stations on the Maine Turnpike Mrs Mary C McClellan of Greenvale Long Island sold land on Dead End road Fortunes Rocks to Clarence E Lapierre of Montreal via Marshall K Berry Fortunes Rocks office.
AP reports the American Legion in Unity shows strong support for its blood donor drive led by Howard Low commander of the Benjamin Berry Post. James H. Page of Portland is noted among participants with 1983 enrollment of adults in the program.
Funeral services for Arthur J. Remillard, former Biddeford mayor and postmaster, were held at St. Andre church with a high mass of requiem. The ceremony featured Rev. Msgr. Aime Giguere, deacon Rev. Frederic Belanger, subdeacon Rev. Bernand Nicknair, and St. Andre male quartet. Delegations from Sacred Heart League and York County Barracks attended, with flag presentation to Mrs. Remillard and WWI honors by York County veterans. Burial followed in St. Joseph cemetery with local officials and out‑of‑town relatives listed as attendees.
Funeral services for Joseph LaGarde were held at St. Joseph Church with a solemn Requiem High Mass, celebrated by Msgr. Eli Hevey and assisted by Rev. Sylvia Levesque and Rev. Norman Carrier, under the church choir directed by Mrs. Dianne Rousselle. World War One veterans served as bearers, and military rites were performed at St. Joseph Cemetery with firing squad members and Bugler Arnold Ballard. Out-of-town attendees included Mrs. Aurore Gauthier of Hartford, Claude Martel, Aurele Bissonnette, and Mrs. Madeline Martel of Montreal.
Funeral services for Joseph J. Cabana of Saco were held at Notre Dame de Lourdes church with high mass led by Rev. Arthur Dube and assisted by Rev. Paul Jalbert and Rev. George Plante. The ladies choir sang under Mrs. Eva Carrier's direction. Bearers included Charles Fournier and Maurice Gagnon. Saco Police honorary bearsers included Sgt. Alfred Cote and Patrolman Earl J. Jamieson Jr. Burial followed at St. Joseph cemetery with prayers at the grave. Relatives listed include Mrs. Antoinette Smith of Portland and several from Rumford and Westbrook.
Funeral services were held Saturday at St. Margaret church for John F. Hambelton 44 of School Street Old Orchard Beach. Rev. Edward Walsh celebrated the requiem high mass with the women's choir and Mrs Antonio Boisvert on organ. Burial followed at St. Mary cemetery Biddeford with prayers at the grave by Rev Armand J Landry. Bearers included Guy Bailey Fenton Crosby John Angis and Reynald Collard. Attendees listed James Hamberton New York City Mr and Mrs John Hambelton and son Peaks Island and Mr and Mrs Timothy Donahue and daughters Joan and Joyce South Portland.
National enrollment record in the region is believed to have been set by Unity, according to a regional security official who spoke on Sunday.
A St. Louis high school freshman named Renald serves as the Journal carrier for Center street. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Breton of 17 Cutts street.
Pamela Jones a five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Jones of 139 Beach Street Saco sustained scratches to her forehead and face after being struck by a car on Beach Street Saturday afternoon. Police say William C Koutalidis of 61 Union Street Saco was traveling north when a group of girls attempted to cross from behind a parked car. He slowed but could not stop before striking the girl with the front bumper.
Rebecca Emery Chapter DAR met in Old Orchard Beach at Mrs. Elizabeth Garland’s home with twenty five members and guests. Regent Mrs. Marion Clark opened the session as Mrs. Ruby Irish read the President General’s message and items from DAR affiliated newspapers. The meeting included reports, a talk on changes to the National Anthem wording, a treasurer’s report, remarks on the Portland DAR Conference, and a display of antique glass. A nominating committee was formed. plans for the May meeting at the Brick Store Museum were announced. DAR guest night on April 24 was postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.
The first nuclear reactor on a college campus was installed at North Carolina State College in Raleigh in 1953, marking a milestone in academic research and energy studies.
United States Senator Edmund S. Muskie will speak at the Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce dinner on Wednesday April 25 at Wonderbar Steakhouse. Mayor Clement Deschambault and Mayor Dinsmore Worthing are invited. toastmaster is Harold D. Carroll. Social hour at 6 pm precedes the 7 pm dinner. Tickets available at multiple local businesses.
Augusta Roy A Sinclair chairman of the Employment Security commission said all 14 State public employment offices are engaged in an extensive effort to find jobs for Maine youth under 21. The drive is part of a nationwide campaign with the slogan Put Youth on a Job Today s Investment Tomorrow s Profit Employers should visit local offices for assistance.
Democrats backed former Maj. Gen Edwin A Walker as he testified before a Senate Armed Services subcommittee on alleged muzzling of military men. Senators sparred over his charges and influence, with Javits warning of a radical right threat to both parties while Sparkman dismissed the danger as limited. Walker seeks Texas governor renomination with slim chances.
A circus lion named Carmen roared on the hood of a police cruiser as crowds watched from the Omaha business district. Officers and trainers corralled the big cats after a tense hour plus pursuit with nets, dogs, and crowd control.
Washington reports Japan protests U S plan for a danger zone in the central Pacific near Christmas Island and Johnston Island. Officials say a Soviet move to a test ban with inspections could change policy. U S AEC had warned vessels to stay clear of a 600 by 800 mile area. President Kennedy had pledged atmospheric tests resume unless a nuclear ban treaty with inspections is signed.
Physics teacher C Paul Wight accompanied pupil Tom Peterson and his father to the State Science Fair at the University of Maine in Orono Saturday. Peterson won first prize in physics for his plasma jet talk and demonstration. Names omitted from the refreshments committee for the Miniwanca Order of the Eastern Star installation were Mrs Isabella Hinchliffe and Mr and Mrs Walter Wuth. Ocean Park Extension plans its regular meeting Tuesday at 10:30 am at Porter Hall Temple Avenue.
A policy measure passed at a meeting held just after midnight on April 16 and set to run for two years. The same provisions were approved at a similar Lewiston meeting held yesterday.
Fred C. Scribner of Portland, undersecretary of the treasury in the Eisenhower administration, will chair the Republican State Convention in Bangor on April 26 and 27. More than 2,500 delegates and alternates are expected.
Stan Musial becomes the only man in 35 years to win three straight National League batting titles, covering the 1950 1951 and 1952 seasons.
Judge Simon Spill presided as multiple motorists faced fines in Biddeford Municipal Court. Arthur Boutin, 47, paid 15 for speeding 35 mph in a 25 zone on Graham Street. Gertrude Boisvert, 38, Hills Beach, paid 10 for operating without a license. Roland Rose, 20, Bangor, pleaded guilty to passing on a grade and paid 10. James Lancaster Jr., 18, South Portland, had 10 fine suspended due to school expenses. state police were complainants.
Chester William Howard of North Berwick was fined 300 and jailed six months in Alfred by Judge Hilary Mahaney for driving under the influence. A second charge of driving after suspension was continued for sentence. Lionel Galland of Sanford was fined five for sidewalk parking. Robert Smith of Waterboro had his license suspended for 10 days for passing near an intersection.
The Old Orchard Beach town council meets at 7 tonight in Town Hall to hear a petition by residents alleging Leon Jones, the sealer of weights and measures, has failed to perform his duties. The hearing is among several agenda items.
Norman G. Nickerson, 54, of Freeport, defaulted bail of $25 after being charged with operating a car with a defective muffler. Saco Police were the complainants in all cases.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton returned to the film set in Rome for a long workday as Cleopatra and Antony after a weekend apart. Burton visited his wife in Paris and Sybil Burton flew back to London. Burton said she would rejoin him in Rome soon.
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