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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1962

Page

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Easter Visitors Fill Biddeford Homes and Naval News

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Poulin and son of Connecticut visit Biddeford relatives over Easter. Baltimore visitors J Bernard Manning returns home after a holiday with Mrs. Leo Harriman. Biddeford High faculty member Joseph Wood resumes normal duties after trips to gga and Northeastern Canada. Local obituaries note Maynard Child attending Edward Fearon funeral in South Portland. Navy personnel Paul Woodworth and Jerome and Kent Eaton serve aboard ships in Puerto Rico maneuvers, with Kennedy noted aboard.

Donald Poulin Connecticut Biddeford J. Bernard Manning Baltimore Leo Harriman Elm Street Joseph Wood Biddeford High School Jane Hanson Hutchins Street Saco Webber Hospital Hanson Jane Grover Ernest A. Donahue Orchard Street James E. Donahue Waltham Mass John A. Donahue Virginia Craig Newton Leo Paradis Janice Linda Wilbraham George Paradis James Hickey Union Street Atty Ralph Paradis Massachusetts Alice Mogan Main Street Beryl Ann Howard Boston Prescott Howard Albert O. Howard Florence Hamel Henri Bechard Montreal Patricia Smith Anna O'Brien Quincy South Portland Edward C. Fearon Maynard Child Fearon Medfield Child New England Telephone and Telegraph Company Portland Paul K. Woodworth Firemart USN Kendrick M. Woodworth Pepperel Street Amphibious Force Bocono Marine Navy Puerto Rico Gana Kennedy Norfolk A. Jerome Eaton Kent Eaton Clayton. Eaton Route 2 Charles F. Adams Inuerto Rico Adams Age Kennedy

Prayer and church gatherings listed for Tuesday

Prayer meetings will be held Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Full Gospel church Route 9 A near Route 109 Wells and at 7 30 p m at First Baptist Ocean avenue Old Orchard Beach. The Saco Salvation Army Home League meets at 7 30 p m and women of Saco Street Methodist gather at 11 a m for an all day sewing bee with attendees bringing lunch.

Full Gospel Route 9-A Wells First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue Olds Orchard Beach The Saco Salvation Army Saco School Street Methodist Church

Beach Council To Mall 62 Budget

Old Orchard Beach town council meets at the town hall tonight at 7 to discuss the 1962 administrative budget. The agenda includes bids for paving the square from the railroad tracks to the Beach plus new sidewalks and rest rooms.

Old Orchard Beach

Deaths of Bowdoin professor Wilmot B. Mitchell 92

Dr. Wilmot B. Mitchell, 92, retired Bowdoin College rhetoric professor, died at his son's home in Westport Connecticut. He served Bowdoin 46 years, acted as dean, and led the Maine Congregational Conference in 1920 21. He leaves a son Hugh and two Nashua daughters. Funeral Thursday at 1 p.m. at First Parish Church with burial at Pine Grove Cemetery.

Charles M. Cutter Nashua N.H Pine Grove Bowdoin Freeport Mitchell

Katherine Merrill Rites Set Tuesday

Katherine Merrill 57 of Boston daughter of former Maine governor dies in Boston hospital Friday. A convert to Catholicism she was named a Lady of the Holy Sepulchre by Pope Pius XII in 1957. Widow of John L. Merrill she leaves a son John L. Jr. of Westwood and daughter Mary D. Merrill of Saco. She will be buried on Little Cranberry Island where she had a summer home.

John L. Jr Westwood Mass Mary D. Merrill Saco Little Cranberry Island

Pauline Goodwin 90 Dies After Brief Illness at Biddeford Hospital

Pauline Mae Goodwin 90 of Goose Rocks Beach died Saturday night after a brief illness in a Biddeford hospital. Born February 22 1872 in Worcester Mass she previously lived in Jamaica Plain before moving to Goose Rocks Beach. Private funeral Tuesday 11 am Bibber Memorial chapel Kennebunk burial Forest Hill Jamaica Plain. Friends may call tonight 7 to 9 at the chapel.

Pauline Mae Goodwin Goose Rocks Beach Biddeford Worcester Mass Theodore and Mary (Higgins) Beauvais Jamaica Plain Bibber Memorial Chapel Summer Street Kennebunk Robert Howes South Congregational Church Kennebunkport Forest Hill Cemetery

Towne 87 Dies After Brief Illness In Kennebunkport

Charles FE Towne 87 of 5 Carroll Street Portland died Saturday after a brief illness. Born September 23, 1874 in Kennebunkport he taught in Ohio and worked in Vermont lumber. He later ran a Goose Rocks grocery in Kennebunkport for a decade. Surviving are two daughters Dorothy Buzzell Cape Elizabeth and Thelma Gray Seattle, three brothers and one grandchild. Funeral Wednesday 2 PM at South Congregational Church Kennebunkport with Rev. Howes. Burial at Hope Cemetery Kennebunk. Friends may call Bibber Memorial Chapel evenings.

Charles FE. Towne Carroll Street Portland Kennebunkport Frank H Caroline W. (Wells) Towne South Congregational Church Ohio Vermont Goose ‘Rocks Dorothy P. Buzzell Cape Elizabeth Thelma Gray Seattle Wash Winfield C. Towne Alonzo D. Towne Frank FE. Towne Boston Robert M. Howes

Obituary for Donato Dentico of Kinney Shores Saco

Donato Dentico 81 of Kinney Shores Saco died at a local hospital following a long illness. Born February 18 1881 in Bari Italy he was a self employed mason contractor. Survived by widow Esther two daughters Therese Watson and Philomene Lefebvre son Joseph eight grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Most Holy Trinity Church Biddeford with calling hours Tuesday at Transoucy Funeral Home Biddeford.

Donato Dentico Seaside Avenue Kinney Shores Saco Bari Italy Joseph Maria ‘Ambriola Dentico Esther Consalvo Dentico Joseph Dentico Philomene Lefeb

Portland Weather Update With Clearing Skies

The forecast calls for cloudy conditions this afternoon then clearing and cooler by late day with northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Tonight will be clear and colder with 10 to 20 mph winds. Tuesday brings mostly sunny and cooler weather with mid 60s to mid 60s in Zone 1 and record low temps across several towns including Caribou 38 Eastport 40 Greenville 41 Old Town 44 Rumford 41 Portland 47 Mt. Washington 35 Concord 52 Montreal 42.

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

Obituary: John Skinsacos 75 of Biddeford Dies After Illness

John Skinsacos 75 of 1 Hill Street Biddeford died in a local hospital Saturday evening after a long illness. Born in Gytheon Greece in 1886 he was a son of Peter and Krisoula Skinsacs and widower of Margaret Tambacoulogas Skinsacos. He belonged to St Demetrios church and the Lacones society. Surviving are a sister Mrs Helen Duravelis Sanford NC and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Emond Funeral Home today 2 to 4 and 7 to 10. Funeral services from St Demetrios church Tuesday at 2 p m.

John Skinsacos Hill Street Biddeford Gytheon Greece Peter and Krisoula Skinsacs Margaret Tambacoulogas Skinsacos St. Demetrios Church Lacones Society Helen Duravelis Sanford N. C Emond Funeral Home

Octave J Poulin Rites Planned After Sudden Saco Death

Octave Joseph Poulin 72 a Saco resident and former Saco Lowell shops employee died suddenly Saturday at a Biddeford hospital. Born May 19 1889 in Canada he leaves a widow two daughters a son and several grandchildren. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 1 30 p m from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home with calling hours today. Burial in Steep Falls Cemetery Standish.

Octave Joseph Poulin Jenkins Road Saco Biddeford Saco-Lowell Shops Canada Oscar Mary Audette) Poulin Christine Peters) Poulin May Christensen Medford Long Island Bernice Bush Littleton Mass Kenneth Poulin

La Fayette Court to Meet at Sansoucy Home for Mininni

Officers and members of La Fayette Court Catholic Order of Foresters will gather tonight at 7 at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone Street Biddeford to pay respects to Joseph Mininni.

Lafayette Court Catholic Order of Foresters Sansoucy Stone Street Biddeford Joseph Mininni

Funeral services for Herbert W. Presso

Herbert W. Presso of Flushing Long Island New York died recently funeral services held Saturday at Shumway Funeral Home Saco Maine Rev Harry A Rufiero of the Saco First Parish Congregational church officiated and burial followed at Buxton Lower Corner cemetery

Herbert W. Presso Flushing Long Island N. Y Shumway Funeral Home Spring Street Saco Harry A. Rufiero Saco First Parish Buxton Lower Corner

Funeral services for Louis Philippe Belanger

Funeral services for Louis Philippe Belanger of 6 Pike Street Biddeford were held at St. Andre church. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Aime Giguere celebrated high mass with Rev. Reginald Roy deacon and Rev. Bernand Nicknair sub-deacon. St. Andre choir and organist Mrs. Laura Lauzen Proulx performed. Fraternal Order of Eagles members Ubald Larose Emile Decelles Fernand Petit Joseph Corriveau Emile Madore and Josph Perreault were bearers. Burial was in St. Joseph cemetery with committal prayers by Rev. Fr. Nicknair. Out-of-town attendees included Urbain Beaudoin Donald Beaudoin Dennis Beaudoin Adjutor Brochu George Aime Brochu Romeo Raymond Yvonne Laliberte Antonio Lariviera.

Louis Philippe Belanger Pike Street Biddeford St. Andre Church Aime Giguere Reginald Roy Bernand Nicknair St. Andre’s Church Laura Lauzen Proulx Order of Eagles Ubald Larose Emile Decelles Fernand Petit Joseph Corriveau Emile Madore Josph Perreault St. Joseph Nicknair Urbain Beaudoin Donald Dennis Beaudoin Greenville S. C Brochu

Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Irene B Paradis at St Joseph Church

Funeral services for Mrs Irene B Paradis were conducted at St Joseph church with a solemn requiem high mass led by Msgr. lie Hevey. Rev. Sylvia Levesque served as deacon, Rev. Marc Franck as subdeacon, and the church choir provided singing with Mrs. Diana Rouselle on organ. Bearers included Robert Warner, Leo Warner, Raymond Warner, Roger Dutil, Roger Duguay and Ernest Boisvert. Burial followed at St Joseph cemetery with grave prayers by Rev. Fr Levesque. attendees from out of town included Mr and Mrs Herman Parl is and Miss Carmeline Pare is, Sanford, and Mrs Jeannette Luurant, Woonsocket RI.

Irene B. Paradis St. Joseph Church Lie Hevey Sylvia Levesque Marc Franck Diana Rouselle Robert Warner Leo Warner Raymond Warener Roger Dutil Roger Duguay Ernest Boisvert St. Anne St. Joseph Parish Eugene Neveux Alfred Nolette Joseph Fournier Pierre Tremay St. Joseph Cemetery Lev Esque Herman Par Lis Carmeline Pareis Sanford Jeannett Luerant Woonsocket R.I

Journal Carrier John Harter Named Local Leader

The son of Mr and Mrs Donald Harter of 459 Elm Street John is a seventh grader at Biddeford Junior High He serves as a Journal carrier on Forest Street highlighting a young community achiever in a local profile.

Donald Harter Elm Street John Biddeford Forest Street

Singer's Son Drowns In Pool In Memphis Suburb

Steve Allen Lewis three-year-old son of Jerry Lee Lewis drowned in a backyard pool Sunday at the family home in the Memphis area. The boy is the child of Lewis and Myra Gail Brown Lewis, 17, his father’s third wife. Elmo K. Lewis of Ferriday La., Lewis' father, said the child wandered off while his mother watched. After a house search, Mrs Lewis helped search the pool area.

Memphis

First Ship Through Seaway Opens Montreal Entry

The freighter Leone became the first ship to pass St Lambert Lock at 8 am marking the reopening of the St Lawrence Seaway in Montreal. About 100 ships waited along the Kingston Montreal corridor as the inland waterway began after a postponement due to a crack at Eisenhower Lock Massena New York.

Montreal Leone St. Lambert Massena N.Y United States

Officer Morin Transfers to Day Police Duty

Adelbert Morin Jr shifts from night to day duty with Biddeford police. He replaces former day officer Alfred Ledoux. Special Officer Henry Labbe takes Morin’s night shift role, according to Chief Edgar Sevigny.

Adelbert Morin, Jr Biddeford Morin Alfred Ledoux Henry Labbe Edgar Sevigny

Maine Lakes Cleared Of Ice After Warm Easter Weekend

The Fish and Game Department said Easter warmth cleared several large lakes and ponds in western and central Maine. Belgrade chain lakes Great Long East North and McGrath Ponds plus Cobbesseecontee Ana­ bessacook St George Sheepscot Palermo Androscoggin Big and Little Indian Lakes Pushaw Pond and Swan Lake in multiple towns reported open for fishing.

Augusta Fish and Game Department Belgrade Department McGrath Cobbesseecontee Winthrop Monmouth Anabessacook St. George Liberty Sheepscot Palermo Androscoggin Wayne Big and Little Indian Lakes Saint Albans Pushaw Pond Old Town Swan Lake Swanville

Funeral services for Joseph J. MacDonald

Funeral services for Joseph J. MacDonald were held at Most Holy Trinity church in Saco with Rev. Maurice Boland officiating. Organist Miss Louise Welch played as bearers including Donald Mc Cone and Edwin Herrick. Burial followed at St. Joseph cemetery with committal by Rev. Fr. Boland. Out of town mourners came from Massachusetts and Maine.

Joseph J. MacDonald Most Holy Trinity Church Saco Maurice Boland Louise Welch Donald McCone Edwin Herrick Antonio Boucher Alcide Chasse St. Joseph Cemetery Boland Murdick MacDonald Houston Francis MacDonald Natick Mass Victor Jackson Brookline Philip Beaulieu Auburn Ronald Janelle Bath

Forest fire danger in Augusta warned by official

Forestry Commissioner Austin H. Wilkins warns that poor ground conditions and scant snow in the state create one of the worst forest fire years in recent history. He notes little snow melt and a low water table leaving forest areas dry and vulnerable.

Augusta Austin H. Wilkins Maio Wilkins

Grass Fires Hit Twin City Crews Over Easter Weekend

Biddeford Saco firemen battled six grass fires and appliances failures from Saturday morning to Sunday night. Multiple addresses on Main Pool Westland Prospect Westmore Cole Road and Jefferson hosted fires. Saco crews logged eight grass fires plus a flooded burner call at Hobson Lane and Fourtenay.

Biddeford-Saco Biddeford Main Street Joseph Brulette Pool Road Alexandrine Laverriere Westland Avenue Prospect Street West Street Westlands Avenu West Street Richard Ryan Graham Small O'Conner Bros Westmore Avenue Boston and Maine Railroad Lter Cole Road Jefferson Street Ralph Larose May Street Saco Beach Street Paul Lesieur Central Station Wood Avenue Juliette Bertrand James Street Clyfton Hewes Paquette’s Market James Fourtenay Hobson Lane Common Street Boston & Maine Railroad William Smith Bay View Road Garfield Street Lou Corriveau Stephen Halasz Lina Avenue Central Fire Station

Pool Road Couple Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jordan Goldthwaite Sr of 744 Pool Road Biddeford observed their 50th anniversary with a family dinner at the home of their son Ralph J. Goldthwaite Jr at 763 Pool Road. The couple, married April 24 1912, have a son two grandchildren and belong to local groups including the Biddeford Pool Community club.

Ralph Jordan Goldthwaite Pool Road Biddeford Ralph J. Goldthwaite Goldthwaite Kathy Lee Goldthwaite Sadie Bruns Robert Gross Eileen Frank Gross R. J. Goldthwaite

Saco City Council to Discuss 1962 Budget Tonight

The Saco City Council will meet at 7 30 this evening in City Hall to discuss the 1962 budget. Earlier this month the council rejected a total net budget exceeding one million dollars by a 4 2 vote. The budget is among several items on the agenda.

Saco City City Hall

Khrushchev Signals Continuation of Soviet Leadership

Khrushchev plans to approve a new Soviet Cabinet likely similar to the current one, with Ekaterina Furtseva possibly dropped. He warned critics that the party follows the Leninist path while condemning Yugoslav, Albanian, and Chinese critics and praising the global working class liberation struggle. Leonid Tlyichev defended the economy as the sole path to socialism.

Khrushchev Ekaterina Furtseva Communist Party Presidium Supreme Soviet Lenin Leonid Tlyichev Soviet Communist Party Soviet Union

New Zealand Open Title Won for Seventh Time

The champion secured his seventh New Zealand Open victory by defeating Kel Nagle who finished as runner up, nine shots behind.

Kel Nagle Runerup

Local social and club meetings announced in Biddeford

Our Lady of Fatima circle Daughters of Isabella hosts a social Tuesday at 8 p m in St Jean hall Adams street Biddeford. Council Chagnon Union St Jean Baptiste meets Wednesday 8 p m in the same hall. Biddeford Civil Defense and Public Safety association gathers tonight 7 30 in city building with refreshments after. Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary meets tonight 7 30 in city building dues and insurance due. Evangeline Rebekah lodge meets Tuesday 7 p m at Odd Fellows hall Alfred street with 8 p m reception for Mrs Nellie Wallace and Mrs Eleanor Shaffer.

Our Lady of Fatima Daughters of Isabella St. Jean Hall Adams Street Biddeford Council Chagnon Union St. Jean Baptiste Biddeford Civil Defense and’ Public Safety Association Veterans of Foreign Wars Biddeford City Evangeline Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Alfred Street Nellie Wallace Eleanor Shaffer

Irregular gains lift stocks as steel losses trim offset

The New York Stock Market edged higher at noon as the AP average of 60 stocks rose 0.60 to 255.10, led by boosts in chemicals and tobaccos. U.S. Steel and Lukens fell while Eastman Kodak jumped about three points and Dow Jones rose 0.69 to 694.94 amid mixed sector results.

New York Associated Press U.S. Steel Youngstown Sheet Lukens Jones & Laughlin Republic Steel Bethlehem Eastman Kodak Air Liggett & Myers Kansas City Southern

Rumford Judge Fines Driver for Stop Sign Violation

Paul McDonald of Old Orchard Beach was fined $10 by Judge John L. Batherson in Rumford Municipal Court Saturday morning on a charge of passing a stop sign.

Rumford Paul McDonald Old Orchard Beach John L. Batherson

Grass Fires At Beach Struck Old Orchard Beach

Old Orchard Beach firefighters responded to two grass fires on Saturday. One blaze started on Old Orchard Road and another on Smith Wheel Road, prompting fire crews to douse the flames.

Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Road Smith Wheel Road

Simoneau Appeals DUI Conviction in Biddeford Court

Honore Simoneau 64 of 84 Summer street Biddeford appealed a DUI conviction and $150 fine in Biddeford Municipal Court. Judge Simon Spill found him guilty and suspended his license 10 days for lack of liability insurance while bail remained $500 ahead of York County Superior Court. Police noted the incident occurred early Sunday in Biddeford.

Biddeford Honore Simoneau Summer Street Simon Spill York County Superior Court Spill Simoneau Jean Paul Parenteau West Cutts Street Elm Street Parenteau D. P. Tousignant Alfred Street St. Mary Street David Paulhus Saco Leo Cote Paulhus Cote

Biddeford Saco Chamber Banquet Set for Wednesday

The Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce banquet is planned for Wednesday at the Wonderbar Steak House. Principal speaker will be Sen Edmund S Muskie with Mayors Clement H Deschambault and Dinsmore Worthing also speaking. Atty Harold D Carroll will be toastmaster. Roy MacNaughton calls a committee meeting tomorrow at 10 at the chamber office.

Biddeford- Saco Roy MacNaughton Committee For Tomorrow Chamber of Ice

St Francis College Names New French Instructor

Michael L Gaulin will join Saint Francis College for the 1962 63 academic year to teach French in the Division of Humanities. He studied at the University of Ottawa earning a BA in 1961 and is pursuing a master's in French literature at the University of Montreal on a Woodrow Wilson fellowship.

Michael L. Gaulin Riverdale Street Ottawa Que Saint Francis College Gaulin Ecole Secondaire University of Ottawa University of Montreal Woodrow Wilson Donald Nicknair OFM

Sheehan Assigned To Plattsburgh Air Force Base

Airman 18 year old Martin D. Sheehan son of Dr and Mrs David H Sheehan of Saco is assigned to Plattsburgh AFB New York after graduating from the U S Air Force technical training course for gunnery training equipment specialists at Lowry AFB Colorado He is a Thornton Academy graduate and received instruction in installation maintenance repair and operation of specialized gunnery equipment.

Martin D. Sheehan David H. Sheehan Saco Plattsburgh Afb N. Y United States Air Force Technical Lowry Afb Cole Sheehan Thornton Academy

Turmoil in Argentina as generals resign over election decree

Gen Enrique Rauch threatened to storm the capital and sought ousters of Army Secretary Marino Bartolome Carrera and Army Chief Gen Raul Poggi after President Guido demanded nullification of Peronist election victories. Carrera Poggi resigned. Gen Juan Bautista Loza became army secretary and then commander in chief, with Rauch resigning in support of constitutional election results. Congress largely opposes canceling the results which gave Peronists nine provincial governorships and 43 lower-house seats.

Enrique Rauch Army Marino Bartolome Carrera Raul Poggi Guido Carrera Poggi Juan Bautista Loza Loza Rauch Congress Peronists

Biddeford Boy Struck By Car Escapes Injury

An 8 year old Biddeford boy Reginald Gilbert was struck by a car on Water Street but escaped injury after being examined at Webber Hospital. Driver Marcel G. Courtois said the boy ran into the path of the vehicle and could not be stopped in time. Police Officers Ralph Hubert and Raymond Warner investigated.

Biddeford Water Street Reginald Gilbert Pierson Lane Webber Hospital Marcel G. Courtois Cleaves Street Ralph Hubert Raymond Warner

Variance Granted In Saco Zone Case

The Saco Zoning Board of Appeals granted Le Roy Sawyer a temporary mobile home placement on Stockman Avenue at the corner with Lucille Street. The trailer must be enclosed so it is not visible by December 1, 1962 and removed by April 30, 1964 or when the house is completed, whichever comes first.

Saco Zoning Board of Appeals LeRoy Sawyer Stockman Avenue Sawyer Lucille Street

Bike license plates issued for Biddeford cyclists

Bicycles license plates for 1962 have arrived at the Biddeford police station, Chief Edgar Sevieny said. Plates are available to bicycle owners with a deadline of June 1. Every bicycle owner in the city must have a license plate.

Biddeford Edgar Sevieny

Saco Youth Heard On Driving Count

Kenneth Nadler, 18, of 8 Sunrise Avenue Saco faces a driving to endanger charge by Saco police on Ferry Road. Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr adjourned the hearing to allow a view of the scene and later resumed the proceedings.

Kenneth Nadler Sunrise Avenue Saco William F. Wilson, Jr Atty. Louis Spill

Safety Program Starts In Saco Schools

Police Chief Raymond Kerry launches a safety program in Saco to reach 2000 pupils with lectures films and demonstrations led by Laurence Hill projectionist and Patrolman Lawrence Clair. The rollout begins today in Jordan Bonython Locke Sweetser and Young schools with a bicycle roadrace set for May 19 in Burns school yard sponsored by the Saco Police and Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks.

Saco Raymond Kerry Kerry Laurence — Hill Lawrence Clair Jordan Bonython Locke Sweetser Young Burns School

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