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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1962
Page
2
Partial clouds and warmth persist with humidity and haze. Southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight expect low cloudiness and fog. Tuesday remains warm with humidity and scattered thundershowers. Zone 1 temperatures in the mid 70s to upper 50s.
John Patterson of 6 Vincent Avenue Biddeford is a surgical patient at Notre Dame hospital Amanda Whitten of 100 Washington Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber hospital Aurore Rousseau of 37 Quimby Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Notre Dame hospital Conrad Poisson of 8 Lessard Avenue Biddeford is a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center William and Mrs Yandell of Chelsea Massachusetts vacationing with Harry Horsfield of Graham Street Biddeford Eugene Vaillancourt and wife 49 Prospect Street Biddeford have been called to Quebec by the death of his mother Omer Vaillancourt Leo Ruel and daughter Bernadette 10 Oak Place Biddeford were weekend guests of Hollis Knowlton in Rockland for the lobster festival Recent visitors to Clifford Street Biddeford George Girard of Montreal Quebec and Albert Tardif of Lewiston are noted.
The York County Barracks auxiliary will meet tonight at 7 30 at St John hall Main and Elm streets Biddeford Owen Davis post American Legion auxiliary will hold the annual banquet Wednesday night at Vallees Scarborough Members may bring guests and those planning to attend should meet at the Legion home at 6 pm The business meeting after the banquet will take place in the Legion hall arrangements announced
The Owen-Davis Post of the American Legion in Saco will hold a memorial service Friday night at the post. Local veterans and community members are invited to attend to honor fallen comrades.
Holy Communion will be celebrated Tuesday at 6 a.m. in Christ Episcopal Church Biddeford. Prayer meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Full Gospel Church Wells Route 9 A off Route 109. Home League of the Saco Salvation Army meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m.
The article notes a committee meeting next Thursday and a likely formal briefing early next week. Dean cites Soviet nuclear test resumption as urgent for a universal ban, reporting new U.S. proposals to curb testing and halt production of new weapons. Zorin cautions that while the amendments impact conventional arms, they do not alter the U.S. stance on eliminating delivery vehicles, which the Russians seek to destroy in the first stage.
Gov. Reed urged Maine residents and summer visitors to visit any Casco Bay island on August 19 the date of formal dedication of new state wharves. Island committees will welcome guests and public buildings will be open for the day.
James C Hoctor 48 of 16 Mount Pleasant Street Biddeford died at home Sunday Born April 30 1914 he was a railway postal clerk for 25 years A WWII U S Infantry veteran he belonged to St Mary church Holy Name Society Ancient Order of Hibernians Biddeford Saco Elks Knights of Columbus and United Federation of Postal Clerks Survived by a son three sisters three brothers two aunts and a niece Funeral 9 AM tomorrow at St Mary church burial in St Mary cemetery Friends may call Cosgrove Funeral Home today 2 5 and 7 10 Elks memorial service 7 30 PM tonight at the funeral home
Joseph W. Scott 65 of 125 Tasker Street Saco died early today at Webber Hospital Born in Saco September 26 1896 son of Edward T and Josephine Bilodeau Scott Educated at St Mary parochial school Biddeford worked 16 years at the Saco Lowell shops retiring five years ago due to ill health Survivors include four sisters Rena Bligh Framingham MA Abigail Richards Jeannette Arseneault Yar mouth Rachel Lahar Saco and several nieces and nephews Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time and will be announced later by Cote Funeral Home James and Beach Streets Saco
Funeral services were held Saturday morning from St Joseph church for Alcide J Corbin with Rev Msgr Elie Hevey officiating assisted by Rev Sylvia Levesque and Rev Marc Franck as deacon and sub deacon. Burial was in the family lot in St Joseph cemetery. Attending from out of town were Eli Corbin Revere Mass Henri Corbin Van Buren Leona Cormier Amqui P Q Agnes Cote Largo Fla Mrs Josephine Morin Edmond Morin Miss Rose Morin Mrs Clarence Ouellette and Mrs Marie Morin Lewiston Mr and Mrs Emile Lacasse Auburn and Mr and Mrs Leo Morin Whitinsville Mass.
Biddeford police report three crashes on Pool road and nearby streets. Aline Daigle, 19, and two passengers escaped serious injury after a rollover that demolished the car and left the occupants with only minor scratches. Separate incidents involved Arthur Picard and Rene Guillemette in a two-vehicle collision, and Paul Ruel’s car colliding with a parked vehicle, with a passenger treated and released.
Judge Hilary Mahaney heard a busy morning docket at Saco Municipal Court. William Martin III pleaded guilty to public drinking in Depot Square. fined $10. John J. Monahan pleaded guilty to operating a motorboat without identifying numbers. fined $10. Mrs. Sadie Ruben pleaded guilty to speeding 45 mph in a 25 mph zone. fined $20. Paul Tskia’s case was not pressed. matter dismissed. Camille Michaud pleaded guilty to speeding. fined $35. Leroy Patterson found not guilty on red light charge. Roger Duhamel pleaded guilty to 65 mph in a 40 mph zone. fined $25. Michael Prejean pleaded guilty to 60 mph in a 25 mph zone. fined unspecified. Howard Street pleaded guilty to 50 mph in a 25 mph zone. fined $25.
Mrs Sherri Finkbine arrives in Stockholm to pursue an abortion for a deformed fetus blamed on thalidomide. Royal Medical Board and Caroline Hospital will review examinations and statements from American doctors before a final decision. Authorities have approved prior cases in Sweden while Arizona bans abortions except to save the mother’s life. The case follows her husband bringing thalidomide from London.
A Public Health Service grant of 124,684 dollars will support refresher courses for Maine nurses at the University of Maine School of Nursing. The funds will be distributed through the New England Board of Higher Education to seven colleges across six states in the region.
Twenty one whist tables filled last night at a benefit card party sponsored by the ways and means club of St Francis College. The event supports a newly instituted seminary scholarship and is the second fundraiser by the committee. Prize winners include Alphonse Roy Paul Roy Mrs Florida Labranche Mrs Bernice Beaulieu Mrs Delia Lepine Mrs Rose Goulet Rev Venance Lizotte OFM of Canada and many others.
Kenneth A. Carr announced the Biddeford Saco area delegation returned from the Courageous Ministers District Assembly in Manchester New Hampshire. 6 231 attended sessions with discourses field ministry experiences and dramatisations. a mass baptism of 98 was held Saturday.
Marilyn Monroe died at 36 amid questions of overdose with no note found. Coroner Theodore Curphey said psychiatric evidence would be key while investigators list next of kin Gladys Baker and James E. Dougherty, with Joe Dimaggio traveling for the funeral.
Eleanor Leonard and Mrs Malvina Miles figure in a birthday award event. The birthday award went to Mrs Margerison with special awards presented to Rosalre Chouinard Ernest Monroe Mrs Anita Chalout and Mrs Rose Daigle highlighting community recognition.
The Saco City retreat at 196 Beach Street closes due to economy. Two elderly residents are moved to private nursing homes, with city covering costs. Burgesss continue finalizing closing as officials review sale legalities and potential state aid to offset remaining care bills.
Four traffic accidents in Saco were reported to police, two this morning. Chester Fecteau, 77, released after examination at Webber Hospital, fainted after a Lincoln street collision with Nelson Martin. Massie and Landon were involved in a Main street crash with damages of 250 and 133.55 respectively, two occupants uninjured. A four-car Elm street rear-end collision injured Mrs. Melvin Moore and Louise Black, with several passengers unharmed.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Maynard C. Dolloff spoke at a Saco Democratic Social club picnic at Hills Beach. He outlined his November campaign and Democratic platform positions, noting plans for extensive Maine voter outreach. Attending were Dolloff and numerous local residents and couples, with Frank Higgins of Wells. Next meeting set for September 16 at the Corriveau cottage on Sebago Lake.
Mr and Mrs Rene Racine were honored at a surprise 40th wedding anniversary party hosted by their daughter in Old Orchard Beach. The couple received a cake flowers and gifts. Guests signing the guest book included Eva Duchaine Rose Gerard Joanne Roberge Guy Roberge Dan Roberge Michael Roberge and Roland Racine.
A tighter committee argued consent should be required before a doctor could prescribe drugs like thalidomide. Thalidomide, though never approved for sale here, was distributed to 1,231 physicians for possible experimental use. The article names patients Nett e and Robert Amnette alongside Mrs. Lionel J. Gauthier as a vehicle passenger.
The Soviet Union launched a new test series marked by a 40 megaton blast, seen as second only to last October’s 50 megaton device. Swedish scientists logged the explosion as 40 megatons, likely over Novaya Zemlya, while the West pressed for a world cessation of nuclear testing and continued to push for a test ban agreement at Geneva.
Gerona Spain AP Four young Englishmen jailed on charges of insulting the Spanish flag after they repaired it with a bikini bottom removed from a British girl during a beach incident. Police said the men swam with two British girls. one dived, took the bikini panty, and replaced the flag with the bikini face. One Englishman told police they intended no harm.
Raymond Girard, two, son of Emile Bisson and spouse, born at 35 Pike Biddeford. Grandparents Mrs Marie Bisson and Mr Arthur Robida of Biddeford. In Waltham Mass, Mr and Mrs Robert F Hill welcome son David Berry eight pounds three ounces at Waltham City Hospital. Maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Geyer Scarborough. Paternal grandmother Mrs Dorothy Hill Dyer Street Saco.
Two traffic accidents were reported to Old Orchard Beach Police over the weekend. Rosa mond Alberti 41 of Milton Massachusetts slammed into a tree at Tioga and Seaside after failing to turn. Alberti received first aid at the scene from Dr. Michael Magadda and was released. A second collision occurred on First street when Donna M Estabrook 98 Temple Avenue Old Orchard Beach backed into the traffic and contacted Mrs Harold Leflner of Sorel Canada. No esti
About 40 volunteers hunted Sherburne's Mill pond in Shapleigh for missing Biddeford druggist Hosea A Curtis. The Biddeford Saco Elks Lodge led the probe with volunteers from several states and New Hampshire. No sign of Curtis or his gear was located. he had been away since July 18 fishing.
The Saco Businessmen's association released a 16 page illustrated booklet on Saco. It features photographs of local homes industries and recreational facilities and offers a brief city history from its origins through the late 1950s economic revival and subsequent progress.
Authorities say a 10 foot skiff carrying two men near shore capsized while returning to shore from a larger vessel. The victim was Theo dore R. Wakefield, 58, a lobsterman from Birth Harbor. His companion was rescued by local fishermen after Saturday’s mishap.
The Saco city council will open bids on fire hose at tonight’s meeting scheduled for 7 30 in the council room. The council will also discuss the Saco police station during the session.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower departed Paris today for a tour of the Loire Valley chateaux region about 75 miles southwest of Paris.
Local classified page invites readers to browse listings for lost belongings and found items. Citizens report scattered notes of misplaced wallets keys and small personal items with contact details for reunification. Ads emphasize prompt responses and verification steps.
Mineral collectors and dealers from Eastern states and Canada gathered at Stony Brook Park South Paris for a two day swap and collect event. They climbed Noyes Mountain Harvard Quarry Speckled Mountain Aldrick Quarry with blasted areas opened for collecting. Dealers displayed minerals jewelry and lapidary pieces at the Legion hall Church Street South Paris drawing participants from California New Brunswick Nova Scotia Quebec Ontario York Massachusetts New Hampshire and Maine. This was the Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society’s first hosted roundup with plans for another next year. Attendees included Mrs Francis MacDonald Mrs Sarah Graves Mrs Lucille Des jardins Edwin Chadbourne Maurice Poirier Miss Marion Banks of Saco Paul Wight Old Orchard Beach and Mr and Mrs Eldred R Quimby Wells Beach.
Building Inspector Peter W. Hellige in Saco issued nine permits bringing the year total to 83. Recipients include Paul Lauzon to tear down a barn and erect a 12 by 20 storage shed costing 600 dollars, Ira Eastman to foundation an existing house and enlarge it, and Frank Raychard Jr to add a 16 by 22 addition with breezeway and a 24 by 24 garage totaling 4,000 dollars. Other projects cover a front piazza extension for 50 dollars, an 8 by 16 porch for 200 dollars, Allied Hampshire Footwear Corp to tear down a station with no estimate, Leroy Waycott for a 24 by 42 ranch with attached 14 by 22 garage at 11,000 dollars, Dr. Arthur Corriveau to tear down a former Cote farm building with no estimate, and John Girard for a 42 by 24 ranch with a 14 by 22 garage costing 12,000 dollars.
A morning fire destroyed the Paramount Restaurant and heavily damaged a beauty shop a drug store an insurance agency and a vacant store in one building. Two clothing stores nearby suffered heavy smoke damage as three closely linked structures shared a roof. Firemen blamed the restaurant for starting the blaze. damage and cause not yet determined.
A large central barn owned by David Johnson exploded Sunday night and caught fire, with Deputy Chief Raymond Burke Jr. saying the blast widened the blaze and could have devastated Main Street if wind had been present. The loss was about $3,000 and heat damaged a nearby house while flames threatened several other structures.
Marriage intentions listed include Raymond G Vertefeuille of 125 Pleasant Street Saco and Patricia A Turner of 546 Ferry Road, Paul H Rondeau of 191 Main Street Saco and Rita R Ouellette of 214 Cleaves Street Biddeford, Maurice H Mercier Jr of 426 Main Street Saco and Dorothy L Patterson of 42 Storer Street, Joseph Woodhead of Lewiston and Mary Ellen Tripp of 248 Ferry Road Saco.
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