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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1961

Page

2

Local notices list patients and personnel across Maine

A sequence of personal notices lists surgical and medical patients at Notre Dame hospital and Maine Osteopathic, plus service members and tours. Names include Lionel Casteau Barbara York Theophile Lemay Miss Sherry Witham Louise Eaton Leo Warner Sophie Liegakos Michael Gagne and Richard F Johnson. Also noted are Mrs Florence Swett of Kennebunk and arrangements for funeral services at Angell Funeral Home in Kennebunk.

Lionel Casteau Green Street Biddeford Notre Dame Hospital Barbara York Biddeford Pool Laurent Metayer Chadwick Place Alfred Paquette High Street Omer Cyr Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach Theophile Lemay Elimireet Miss Sherry Witham Portland Road Saco Maine Mexico Spirounias Maine Castle Michael D. Gagne USMC Hormidas Gagne Marce Avenue Parris Island S. C Ceeap

Local civic groups set meetings this week

The MEAVINSS Lafayette court of the Catholic Order of Foresters plans a 7 39 PM meeting at the Emery Street hall in Biddeford. Bideford VFW post schedules a 7 30 PM session in the City building. The Widows of World War I Chapter 9 meet Wednesday evening at the American Legion hall on Beach Street in Saco.

Lafayette Court Order of Foresters Emery Street Biddeford Bideford Vfw Post American Legion Hall Beach Street Saco

Church notes on weekly prayer and study meetings

The Prayer Fellowship group of Lyman Baptist meets Tuesday at 9 30 a m at the parsonage. Prayer meeting at 730 p m Tuesday at Full Gospel church Route 9A off Route 109 Wells. A prayer and Bible study at 730 p m Tuesday at First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach. The Saco Salvation Army Home League meets Tuesday at 730 p m. The Daughters of Ruth of Biddeford Universalist church meet Tuesday at 230 p m in the church vestry with Mrs Harry Gowen and Mrs Paul Mc Intire as hostesses.

Prayer Fellowship Lyman Baptist Church Full Gospel Wells First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach Saco Salvation Army Ruth Biddeford

Garage Fire Doused at Saco Residence

Saco firemen answered a garage fire at Rol and Petit’s home on 38 Peal Street last night. The fire burned walls and ceiling of the garage, and a booster line was used to extinguish it.

Saco Roland Petit Peal Street

Council to Meet for Bear Brook Wastewater Contract

The Saco City council will meet tonight at 8 to award the Bear Brook Wasteage treatment plant contract. The agenda also includes bid openings for a police cruiser and bids for a new fire truck.

Bear Brook Saco

Ellen Rennicks Dies At 85 In Saco Funeral Planned

Ellen Rennicks age 85 of 58 Summer Street Saco died yesterday at a local hospital. She was born in Biddeford daughter of Jeremiah Donovan and Ellen Cannan Donovan widow of Thomas Rennicks a communicant of Most Holy Trinity Church Saco. Survivors include a sister Mrs John J O Sullivan of Biddeford and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 8 am at Most Holy Trinity Church Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home Beach Street Saco today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm

Florence E. Swett George E. Swett Kennebunk Old Sanford Road Ezra F. Swett Angell Funeral Home Dane Street Ellen Rennicks Summer Street Saco Biddeford Jeremiah Ellen ‘Cannan Donovan Thomas Rennicks Most Holy Trinity Church John J. O'Sullivan Cote Funeral Home Beach Street

R C Lariviere died at 48 in Saco Maine

C R Lariviere 48 of 109 Lincoln St Saco died suddenly at home Sunday. Born May 25 1912 in Saco he worked at Edwards Plant Saco Lowell Shops. Survived by widow Leonie Duke Farrell Lariviere son Roland daughter Joan stepdaughter Shirley Gendron Portsmouth NH four brothers and three sisters. Visitation at Emond Funeral Home Biddeford today until 10 pm and Tuesday 10 am to 10 pm. Funeral from Notre Dame de Lourdes church Wednesday at 8 30 am.

Conrad Rene Lariviere Lincoln Street Saco Joseph Oliva Alexandrina Hubert) Lariviere Edwards Saco-Lowell Notre Dame de Lourdes Sacred Heart League of the Church Leonie Duke Farrell Lariviere Roland Joan Shirley Gendron Portsmouth N. H Joseph Edgar Oreliodore Faldora Ronald Corana Lariviere Lily Levesque Yrabelle Boyer Biddeford Emonduneral Hill Street

Exile forces land in Cuba as invasion unfolds

Reports from exile and U.S. sources detail multiple beachheads at Playa Larga Baracoa and Cabanas as anti Castro forces press an invasion. Rafael Garcia Na Varro predicts 5000 exile troops in battle. Miro Cardona claims liberation battle begun while Washington cautions cooperation with U.S. policy.

Jose Miro Cardona Castro Cuba U.S Playa Larga Havana Cienfuegos United States Naval Station Washington Baracoa Oriente Guantanamo Santiago U.S. Navy Guantanamo Naval Base Cabanas Pinar del Rio Miro Cardona Cuban Revolutionary Council New York Council Dean Rusk

Portland Weather Forecast With Clearing Skies

Patchy sun and warmer conditions expected this afternoon then clearing tonight. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with cooler highs and a chance of showers. Winds west to southwest 5 to 15 mph. small craft warnings lowered north of Portland at 1 pm. Overnight lows include Caribou 28 and Mt Washington 16.

Portland Caribou Eastport Greenville Old Town Rumford Mt. Wash Concord Halifax Montreal

April Tide Times Chart Gaps in OCR Text

Readable fragments show a tide times table for April with high and low tides at A M and P M, including 17 day entry and partial times 12 06 and 12 37 and 6 22 6 36. Names and symbols are unreadable due to OCR errors.

Eichmann Pleads Innocent as Trial Begins

In a Tel Aviv courtroom Adolf Eichmann declares I am not guilty as he testifies from bulletproof glass. Attorney General Hausner delivers a charged opening, recounting Nazi rise to power and the fate of the Jews, while six million prosecutors seem unable to speak.

Eichmann Landau Hausner Israel Adolf Eichmann Germany

Rusk weighs Laos stakes amid stalled Soviet replies

Rusk said the Soviet response to Britain on Laos retains some constructive elements but fails to clarify cease fire timing and verification. He warned that Khrushchev’s stance about no neutral parties risks delaying peaceful settlement while NATO unity and De Gaulle’s NATO stance loom at Oslo talks.

Laos Rusk Britain Foreign Office Frank Roberts Moscow Washington U.S United States Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Walter Lippman Russia Geneva Atlantic NATO Oslo Norway Kennedy Charles de Gaulle de Gaulle United Nations U.N

Newman Clubs elect Portland chair and officers

Alice Cham pagne of American International College was elected chairman of the New England Province of Newman Clubs. Other officers named include Mary Jo Cahill Barbeea Diamond and John Kenny as vice chairs Ann Conroy secretary and Peter Lasher treasurer with Rhode Island College Colby Mount Holyoke URI and UConn represented.

Newman Clubs Portland Alice Champagne American International College New England Mary Jo Cahill Colby College Barbeea Diamond Mount Holyoke College John Kenny University of Rhode Island Ann Conroy Rhode Island College Peter Lasher University of Connecticut Treashirer

Weekend Rain Keeps Saco Roads Busy

Saco and Old Orchard Beach suffered a day long downpour that flooded streets and clogged sewers. Street crews and the fire department operated pumps through the night to drain cellars and clear basins. Water breached sidewalks at Temple and Bradley streets with further trouble at Oak Promenade Hutchins and Bradley corners.

Saco Old Orchard Beach West Grand Avenue Ocean Park Timothy Crowley Crowley Temple Street Bradley Street Oak Street Promenade Avenue Hutchins Street Bradley Franklin Streets

Benoit Dallaire Takes Bride In Montreal Rites

Kathleen Mary Grannery daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred J Grannary of St Laurent Qc married Benoit Dallaire son of Mr and Mrs Henry Dallaire at Our Lady of Fatima Church St Laurent on April 8 Rev Emmett Johns presided Miss Marilyn Grannary sang backup bride wore white organza gown with lace pearls veil cap carried white carnations and pale pink roses Barbara Grannary maid of honor wore light fascia organza with white and pink carnations groom’s father was best man Robert Grannary usher bouquets of orchids for attendees from Mrs Grannary in navy dress and Mrs Dallaire in navy with orchids after reception the couple departed for a tour of the Eastern and Southern United States

Kathleen Mary Grannery Alfred J. Grannary St. Laurent P. Q Benoit Dallaire Henry Dallaire Church of Our Lady of Fatima Emmett Johns P. Boyer Marilyn Grannary Barbara Grannary Robert Grannary Mrs. Grannary Dallaire United States

Saco Plea to Maine Over School Site Land Rights

Saco legislators present a letter urging Maine to divest any interests in land at Prell Park for an 18 room elementary school. The December 12 1960 referendum required construction to start by October 15 1961 and questioned title to the site as the city and School Planning committee sought state quiet title and support.

Saco Prell Park State of Maine Massachusetts Niran Bates

Airport and school projects barge forward in winter delays

City and state share 24000 and 48000 respectively with federal funds totaling 48000 for the new airport improvements including a 200 by 300 foot parking area and a planned hangar. Biddeford’s industrial park gains official designation. Meanwhile a winter slowdown shifts completion of the 800000 high school and gymnasium past Thanksgiving with frost delaying sewage work as crews push to finish classrooms science spaces and the Stephen F White Memorial gym.

Biddeford City Raymond A. Plante Plante Stephen F. White Highland Streets Frost Lucien Bourque Mahaney Company Saco Electric Alfred Boutin JJ. D. Boucher and Sonseid James McGrady Company

Tax official outlines rights at taxpayer sessions

Caplin emphasizes a taxpayer may be represented by a lawyer or an accountant at sessions and notes avenues of appeal within the IRS and in the federal courts if findings are not accepted.

Caplin IRS

Roa Hits Fore the United Nations

The United States offered provisional political asylum to the pilots amid UN investigations but Washington and Stevenson gave no indication they would release the names or make the pilots available for interviews.

United Nations Washington Stevenson United States U.N U.S

Democrats Challenge Republicans On Platform Action

The Maine Democratic Party executive secretary Edward C. Schlick urged Republican legislators to show if they will implement their platform or keep it as window dressing. He noted Democrats have filed bills aligning with their platform planks and have pushed the measures in the House and Senate.

Bingham IP Maine Democratic Party Edward C. Schlick House Senate

Grant funds Maine education college expansion

The University of Maine Orono will use a five hundred thousand Ford Foundation grant over five years to create a College of Education curriculum and team teaching programs. Parts of the funds will finance electronic teaching aids and instruction via closed circuit television.

U OF Moronoch University of Maine Ford Foundation

Mattie Tracy Weds Richard Hilton In Saco Church Ceremony

Mattie Mae Tracy daughter of Mr and Mrs Willie Tracy of Coolidge avenue Saco married Richard A Hilton son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Hilton of Biddeford at a candlelight ceremony Saturday at Saco United Baptist Church. The Rev Stanley A Bennett officiated with soloist Joyce Geddes and organist Mary Hill. The couple will reside at 4 Coolidge avenue Saco after a trip to Washington DC.

Mattie Mae Tracy Willie E. Tracy Coolidge Avenue Saco Richard A. Hilton Clarence Hilton Ferry Lane Biddeford Saco United Baptist Church Stanley A.bennett Joyce Geddes Mary Hill Ruth Tracy William Gilpatric William Foreman Richard Desautels Rachel Blunt Mattie Trafton Washington, D. C Thornton Academy Biddeford High School Rachel Bowden Dennnis Smith Woodrow Sweet Bellingham Mass Harold Hamilton Gloucester

Stocks Rise as Industrials Lift Dow Above High

New York trading opened heavy with the Associated Press 60 stock average up .10 at 245.60 as industrials rise while utilities slip. The Dow Jones industrial average climbs to 695.06 at noon, surpassing the prior closing high of 694.11 set last Tuesday. Volume reaches 2.29 million shares in two hours.

New York Associated Press Schering American Broadcasting Paramount Polaroid Ronson Ampex Sperry Rand Smith- Corona Marchant Radio Corp U. S

Pastor blasts bill in South Portland on right to work

The Rev. Roland Normandeau of St. John’s Church branded a Sunday right-to-work proposal before the legislature an anti-worker bill. He said in the Parish Bulletin the legislation aims to make the worker’s position in labor management relations as insecure as possible.

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Paul Alfred Street Vermont Monumental Works Elm ST W. J. Provost Scarborough Dial Tucker L. R. Joncas Old Orchard al Wellington C. R. Lariviere Mrs. Benoit Dallaire Kathleen Grannery Charles Hamp Philadelphia Sorrento Hotel Miami Beach Lexington Wentworth Military Academy Rolland Lombart Harrisonville Sterling Price James E. Tucker Prairie Village Kan James Mulligan Conway Tex Emma Snow Alice Smith Eastern Air Lines Ralph Dougherty Griffin Atlanta Janet Rickey Randy Dougherty Central of Georgia Railway Co Civil Defense Roa Hits Mattie M. Tracy Richard Hilton
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