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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1959
Page
2
Local briefs list residents visiting Florida and Miami from Biddeford Old Orchard Beach and Saco. Barry T O Connell 87 Old Orchard Beach dies after long illness, former Lawrence Mass insurance broker and city treasurer. Funeral services set in Lawrence with arrangements in Saco.
The Biddeford Saco Elks Youth Activities committee hosts a father son and daughter banquet at the Elks home on Portland Road Saco with Phyllis Jones Dancing School performers from Old Orchard Beach. Reservations may be made at the Elks home. Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in St John Hall Biddeford. The Old Orchard Beach Republican Town Committee members attend the York County Republican Committee meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Civic Center Main. The Biddeford post Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary meets tonight at 7 30 at the City Building headquarters.
Police in Old Orchard Beach and Saco reported a quiet weekend with no accidents, thefts, or arrests. Chief Ernest Murphy confirmed no incidents at headquarters and no arrests over the period.
A electronics firm explored locating a small electronics industry in Kennebunk after a Saturday meeting with the Kennebunk board of selectmen. Plummer Adjutant, chairman, said the board would be interested in welcoming the industry.
In Castletown England rescuers pulled 21 year old John Keens from a rock shelf 420 feet underground after a rope broke as he explored a cave with other adventurers. He tumbled 15 feet onto a ledge near a chasm and suffered a broken ankle and exhaustion.
Henry P Gay age 69 died at Sanford hospital after a short illness. A Kennebunk resident for 45 years he operated an ice business. Born in South Berwick son of Theodore and Mary Russell Gay. Surviving four sons Charles F Gay Clinton Md Henry J Gay Sandy Hook Conn Clyde H Wakefield Has coville Conn Elmore H Wakefield Kennebunkport four daughters Mrs Ruby Bouvier Kennebunk Mrs Lillian Courtney Springfield Mass Mrs Dorothy Labbe West Scarborough and Mrs Edna Bernier South Sanford 21 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren. Requiem High Mass will be tomorrow at 9 am at St Monica church Kennebunk Rev William Kelly to officiate Prayers at 730 this evening at Bibber memorial chapel Kennebunk Friends may call this afternoon and evening. Burial Evergreen cemetery.
Kostas Antonakos 74 husband of Pota Daoutakos Antonakos of 167 Alfred Street Biddeford died at home Sunday morning after a brief illness. Born in Gythion Greece he came to the city in 1908 worked as a weaver at Bates Manufacturing before retiring five years ago. He was past president of the Lacones association and is survived by his widow three sons Arthur Peter Christo four daughters Mrs Helen Sourcaras Miss Stella Antonakos Miss Carolyn Antonakos and Mrs Antoinette Mendros 11 grandchildren one great grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Emond funeral home until 10 tonight and tomorrow prior to funeral services from St Demetrios Church at 2 pm. Flowers omitted contributions to St Demetrios cemetery fund.
Carl M. Reed of Old Orchard Beach is summoned to Danville Indiana by the death of his father Carl L. Reed age 85. Surviving relatives include his wife Viola May four sons Carl M Walter Frank and Golda two daughters Carence Carter and Mrs. Orville Simms and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 10 AM from St. Andre church for Patrick O Cyr. Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere led a solemn high mass of requiem with Deacon Rev Robert T Martel and Sub-deacon Rev Gerard J Parent. Interment followed in St Joseph cemetery with prayers at the graveside. Out of town relatives and friends listed from several states attended.
This afternoon will be mostly cloudy and cooler with north to northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight remains cloudy and cool with light rain and fog in Zone 1 as easterly winds shift to 10 to 15 mph. Tuesday brings considerable cloudiness with occasional light rain and continued cool. Zone 1 temperatures range from 52 to 42. Overnight lows include Cari bou 29 and Mt. Washington 22 among other readings.
The record lists April tide times with columns for AM and PM low and high tides, daylight times, and related stamps. It notes the progression of tides across days, indicating morning and evening values and intervals.
The Saco United Baptist church hosts a 7 30 p m open house tour for Sunday school attendees plus visits to teachers and teaching aids with refreshments. Other items include Brownie Troop 5 meeting, Missions Commission on Tuesday, a book review on Southeast Asia, Acts study, and a Biddeford and Saco Council of Churches planning meeting at several local church venues.
Light weekend rain eased grass and brush fire danger, but Biddeford Fire Chief King says the area remains serious with Class 4 infl ammable risk. permits required for burning, obtainable by phone with wind advice from firemen. Yesterday firefighters put out a field fire at 169 Granite Street owned by Andrew Cymbrok.
Police traced a burglary at a Wilshire Boulevard fur shop after a thief used a dart gun with fishing hooks to snag a mink stole from a manikin. A hooked dart in the dress proved the method, revealing the small heist’s unusual technique.
A requiem high mass for George Semo was held at Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco with Rev. Henry Sims officiating. Burial followed at St. Joseph Cemetery as prayers were offered at the grave. Out of town attendees included Brother Bertin from Pascoag, Roland Patry of Turner Air Force Base, Victor Morrissette, Doris Nadeau of Sanford, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fields of Portland.
Services for Harry Lew Bettinger of Dayton were held Saturday at p.m. from Sumway Funeral Home Saco with Rev Clyde W Park of Hollis Center Baptist Church officiating Bearers included Robert and Richard Anderson Leslie Me serve and Gordon Maddix Burial followed in the Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery The Buxton Center Baptist Church conducted a second service with burial at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford اما
The nine day hunt for 16 year old Merle Cote of Biddeford believed drowned in a Kinney Shores boating accident near Saco continued with Old Orchard Beach and Saco police. Authorities planned shore checks as a requiem mass was held for the missing youth.
A lengthy local notice lists ward captains and workers for Saco campaigns across wards 1 through 7. Names include Mrs. Edward Dawley, Mrs. H. A. Watson, Miss Lorraine Picard, The Skylarks, and many others in each ward, with organizers in charge by ward.
The Saco city council will consider bids for a new leader at an informal meeting at Saco City Hall tonight at 7 30 PM, Mayor Peter A Garland announced. The current leader, over ten years in post, is worn out and a borrowed loader is used for street work. The Old Orchard Beach board of selectmen will also meet at 7 30 PM to review vic tualers licenses and other town business, while the school committee letter on Beach school additions may go to the school building study committee.
Joseph Small was celebrated at a Scout gathering in Saco with Explorers Post 305 presenting 50 mile canoe awards down the Saco river. Admiral Knowles led Pine Tree Council figures in honoring Small, who has long served Scouting since 1914 and earned the Silver Beaver in 1951. The surprise program featured Cub Scouts, color guards, a projecting book ceremony, and guests from local families and Scouting leadership.
The weekly whist event at St Francis college raised funds for the athletic program. Winners included Mrs Violet Gobeil and Phili Hoffard among 27 tables of players. Other award recipients were Mrs William Metcalf Alfred Mercier Mrs Alice Boissonneault Mrs Yvonne Dumas and several more.
Bids on the proposed loading platform and maneuvering area at the Biddeford Post Office were opened last week. The project is reportedly to cost in excess of 25,000 dollars and may be awarded within 30 days after bid opening, according to Postmaster Willie Laverriere.
In Wilmot Flat New Hampshire a 54 year old man shot his recently divorced wife who stood at a court awarded home on a 47 acre farm. State troopers and sheriff deputies searched nearby woods for the suspect after the fatal ambush described by the son. The Murphys had separated the day before Christmas and were divorced Friday. The town lies 25 miles northwest of Concord.
Norman D. Descoteaux of Old Orchard Beach paid a $25 fine in Saco Municipal Court this morning for operating a motor vehicle without brakes. Recorder William F. Wilson Jr. presided. this was the only case heard in the Saco Court today.
Paul N. Dwyer, a Maine inmate in the 1937 Littlefield murder case, awaits Justice Delahanty’s ruling on a writ of error coram nobis. The decision could send the case back to indictment or allow further appeals, amid witness losses and legal hurdles. Carroll, the deputy sheriff implicated, was freed earlier on habeas corpus.
Mrs Ethel Day overseer of the poor in Saco says surplus food will not be issued until May. The Welfare department has 7500 pounds of flour and 1762 pounds of butter awaiting distribution this month.
A broad stock market rally to start the afternoon nudged several key issues higher. Zenith led gains with about 15 points, electronics plays like Texas Instruments and Raytheon rose, while Motorola and Litton also advanced as confidence grew in first quarter sales and industrials.
After a day and a half rest the 22 members of the Oregon wagon train resumed their journey along the old Oregon Trail. Their next camp will be 17 miles farther at Louisville as the group retraces the route from Independence, Missouri to Independence, Inc., in observance of Oregon's centennial. Dr. Evan Z. Vogt of Harvard University, a noted authority on American Indians, is noted as a former U S Navy air combat intelligence officer during World War II.
Members of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society at Biddeford Advent church voted to adopt the Penny Crusade project and to donate funds to Meals for Millions in India from their offerings. The meeting at the church featured a devotional led by Mrs Mae Williams of Old Orchard Beach and noted progress toward finishing the quilt for the New England School of Theology. The group asked members to bring Christmas cards for the Indian project and reported on the Portland State Mission rally attended by Rev Chester F L Smith and several members from Od Orchard Beach. The next meeting will be May 9 at Mrs Hazel Emmons’s home in Saco. Louise Smith presided.
The article recalls Parker's kidnapping by raiders dragged from jail as observers gathered for a Circuit Court term opening led by a Methodist minister. Bilbo’s legacy and connection to Ponlarville are noted as the search for Parker and the alleged kidnappers continues across southern Mississippi and eastern Louisiana with lawmen and reporters present.
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