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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1962
Page
2
Cloudy and cool with light rain or drizzle this afternoon and tonight. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Saturday remains cloudy with morning rain tapering to partial clearing in the afternoon. Cool with northerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Temperatures upper 50s.
Mrs Amanda Whitten has returned to 109 Washington avenue Biddeford from Webber Hospital. Dr and Mrs Oscar Perrant of Biddeford left today for Quebec city for a tour of historic shrines in the area.
The York County Barracks of Veterans of World War I and Auxiliaries will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Napoleon Frechette's Hills Beach home in Biddeford. The Tighe-Beaudoin Farity Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will convene at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Elodie Renaud's home, 32 Pike Street, Biddeford.
The Junior Bandana songs group of the Saco Salvation Army meets Saturday at 10 a.m. Confessions are held at St Monica church Kesrmebunk from 4 to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Confessions also held at St Martha church Kensebunk port from 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
Confessions will be heard at St Mary church Wells Saturday from 2 30 to 3 30 p m in the afternoon as part of religious observances.
Washington AP The Justice Department announced the indictment of Texas financier Billie Sol Estes on new charges of misrepresenting his finances to the Commodity Credit Corporation. Deputy Attorney General Katzenbach said the grand jury in Dallas also indicted Robert Earl Clements of Amarillo on five counts of transporting fraudulently obtained securities in interstate commerce. The Estes case accuses underreporting liabilities in CCC reports tied to grain storage for the government, with figures from March 8, April 3, and October 9, 1961 all far below actual totals.
Eddie Cantor is too ill to attend his wife of 48 years funeral services. Cantor, 70, collapsed after learning his wife died of a heart attack at their home. He is also suffering heart trouble and has been put to bed.
Maine's Interdepartmental Safety Board endorsed a subcommittee recommendation to offer brief safe driving courses to volunteers among Augusta area employees. An incomplete survey suggested at least 800 employees would enroll.
Joseph Peco Raro, formerly with Westbrook schools, named superintendent of School Union 43 covering Litchfield Monmouth Richmond and Wales. He succeeds Adolph Zukowski who moves to North Stonington Conn.
Biddeford firemen answered a 2:35 PM call about a woods fire on Pool Road. The blaze was already out on arrival, one truck responded, and no equipment was used at the scene.
I extend sincere thanks to blood donors and all who sent flowers gifts and cards during my recent stay at the Medical Center Portland.
Paul A Frechette 42 died this morning at Togus Veterans hospital after a long illness. He lived at 45 Common Street Saco born Biddeford January 28 1920 son of Thomas and Angeline Frechette. He worked at Bruce Shoe Co Biddeford for three years before retirement. Survived by widow Theresa and three sons a daughter a step daughter four sisters one brother one grandchild and several nieces and nephews Funeral arrangements pending Friends may call Cote Funeral Home Saco Saturday 3 5 p m and Sunday 2 4 and 7 10 p m.
Josephine M Moisan 77 of 60 Hill St Biddeford died last night at a local hospital after a long illness. Born in Biddeford she was the daughter of Maxime and Rachel Thibodeau Moisan. Employed by Pepperell Manufacturing over 40 years before retirement 12 years ago. Member of Notre Dame Hospital auxiliary and a St Andre church communicant. Survivors include three nieces Miss Marie Ann Duclos Rumford and Mrs Maurice Hebert and Mrs Wilfrid Pauline Fortier all of Biddeford. Funeral services set for 9 am Monday from St Andre church. Visitation at Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred St this evening after 7 and Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 and prior to the service.
Funeral services for Antonio A Lamontagne will be held Monday at 10 a.m. from Shumway funeral home at 35 Spring Street in Saco. Friends may call Saturday 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Wesley L. Allison lifelong Kennebunk resident will be buried in Hope Cemetery after a Saturday service at Angell Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Culler will officiate. He was a 32nd degree Mason and WWII Army veteran who ran Allison's taxi service and belonged to several fraternal groups.
Funeral services for Hilaire Ouellette were held this morning from Notre Dame des Lourdes church with Rev. Arthur Dube celebrating the requiem high mass. Singers were the ladies choir Eva Carrier played the organ. Bearers included John Fuller Ernest Ouellette Amand Fournier Joseph Caron Jr Renate Fournier and Michael Fournier. Burial followed in the family lot at St. Joseph cemetery with committal prayers by Rev. George Plante.
Funeral services were held this morning for Raymond Allen Wormwood of 109 Pleasant street Saco at Woodlawn cemetery. Rev Harry Rufiero of the First Parish Congregational church officiated.
Word from here states cremation rites will be held in Rutherglen Scotland for John M Deans. Ashes will be returned to Saco for memorial services later at Trinity Episcopal church where he worshipped. he resided at 11 School street Saco and died earlier this week visiting relatives in Scotland.
Veterans aged 65 or older may convert USGSI term policies to a lower cost form named Special Endowment at Age 65. The new policy focuses on death protection with level premiums, but VA Center director Dr. Joseph S Weltman cautions that disabled policyholders should retain their original term policies for disability income and premium waiver.
Beulah J. Jewell, 43, and Gail Jewell, 12, were hospitalized after a two car collision at Pleasant and Pearl streets in Saco. Mrs. Jewell, heading north on Pleasant, struck a tree after the impact with Elizabeth A. Teale, 24, of Maple Street. Damages: Jewell car total loss, Teale car about $20.
George Lincoln Rockwell, American Nazi Party leader, arrives in Boston after deportation from Britain, carries plan to hold a rally for the whites in the South. He says the Negroes had one for blacks, and he will have one for whites. Police escort him to a Washington bound plane. Rockwell notes his clothing tear was caused during customs search. officials deny tearing.
Sir Laurence Olivier will be the first director of Britain's new National Theater to be funded by government money on the Festival of Britain site along the south bank of the Thames with a target opening in 1964.
Hillman holds a $10,000 a year PAC post through December 8, with McMahon to succeed for a full seven-year term. Reed, governor since Clauson’s 1959 death, named Hillman Senate president in 1959 and reelected in 1961. current vacancy rules place House Speaker Good as line of succession.
The Veterans Administration will not require World War I term policy-holders to contact VA. Eligible policy-holders will be notified by VA with full information about converting current policies under the new insurance plan.
Mrs Jeannette Roy regent of Biddeford Our Lady of Fatima Circle will lead the Maine delegation at the National Circle biennial convention in Montreal August 13 17. A special Maine train from Portland departs August 11 2 35 p m and returns August 17 11 p m daylight time. Events include Rosary telecast with Cardinal Leger Masses receptions parades and a Mount Royal finale at the Chateau on the Mountain. The Maine group plans a 9 am breakfast August 13 and a August 14 civic session with Julia Maguire supreme regent. The Maine contingent will tour Montreal before returning to Maine that night.
At a Wells Board of Selectmen meeting Elaine Hotte RN wife of Richard Hotte was named Town nurse also serving as school nurse and health officer. She will start September 1 and work with her predecessor for two weeks.
Seven teenagers en route to a church picnic were killed when a Santa Fe passenger train struck their stalled auto mobile near Lubbock Texas. Engineer Norman Bickers said the train moving 79 mph fused the car to the cow catcher and pushed it a mile down the track. one youth escaped seconds before the collision. Names include Barbara Fancher Diane Smith Carolyn Carson Sharon Miller James Loveless Bill Shirey and Everett Baldwin. Jimmy Lawson survived and was hospitalized. The group from Olton traveled to a park in Lubbock for the First Baptist Church picnic.
A lobster roll supper was hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs Earle Lewis 184 May street Biddeford for members of the Beta Sigma class of the Biddeford United Baptist church. Committee members included Mrs Edna Thompson Mrs Alice Woodman and Mrs Ruth Hatch. A Bible was presented to Mrs Ruth Morse who is moving to Connecticut to live with her daughter Miss Elizabeth Morse a Portland Conn high school teacher. Attending were a list of church women and Miss Adepha McKeen and Earle Lewis.
Gov Reed nominated seven individuals to plan and supervise Maine’s educational television network. The slate includes University of Maine President Lloyd H. Elliott and Education Commissioner Warren G. Hill. Also named are Bates College president Pitas F. Phillips, Armand Cyr, Rep. T. Tarpy Schulten, Mrs. Ellen Wright, and Judson Jude. A 1961 law funds a $1.5 million bond to build three stations and link with surrounding ETV networks.
A Canadian rail accord would contribute 5 million dollars annually to a workers benefit fund to guard against automation layoffs. It includes an 8 cent per hour raise over two years retroactive to January 1, costing railways about 20 million dollars yearly. The settlement follows unanimous advice from a three member Federal Conciliation Board led by Justice Craig Munroe of the British Columbia Supreme Court.
Saco Police investigate a theft of a car owned by Roger A. Compagna parked with keys hidden in Tan nery lot. The vehicle was found at Allied Hampshire lot with an empty tank after two youths about 17 took it toward Biddeford. case under investigation.
Gov Reed appointed Richard H Woodbury assistant managing editor of the Guy Gannett papers in Portland as chair. He said Thursday the rest of the committee will be named soon to coordinate civic groups cleaning Maine highways and scenic areas.
Final plans announced for a fall fashion show tonight at 8 at the Temple Ocean Park sponsored by the Ocean Park Educational group. Wardrobes from Ritz gown shop Old Orchard Beach. Show director Sally Shenkle shop owner. General chairman Mrs Jillian Jakeman and poster and ticket chairman Miss Helen McBurney. Scene and runway by A Victor Skonberg. Decor by Mrs Jakeman. Music by F Stuart Shuster temple organist. Models include Jeanne Belovitch Trudi Freeman Connie Ellingwood Barbara Barth Alice Bentley Dorcas Hamilton and Robert Smith. Vocal solos by Mrs F Stuart Shuster with organ accompaniment by her husband.
The Saco Junk Company, Inc. must appear in Saco Municipal Court at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to answer a complaint filed by Saco Street Commissioner Herbert Kerns. The complaint alleges the company deposited petroleum-based material on the ground near the Boston and Maine Spur track on North Street, allowing oil to enter a nearby stream.
Canadian military policeman stationed in New Brunswick arrested two AWOL soldiers at Old Orchard Beach. Corporal William Knechtel encountered Pvt Donald D. MacLean, 19, and Pvt Terrance Hunt, 18, failed passes led to police detainment. The pair had been absent from R.H.C. Depot Gagetown since July 19 and were turned over to US immigration officials for return to Canadian army jurisdiction.
The associate director of the Southern Regional Education Board says the daily newspaper is a living textbook and potentially one of the greatest teaching tools available to modern classrooms. Rudolph Pate of Atlanta spoke Thursday to a teachers' workshop at the University of Chattanooga.
A 1961 Chevrolet reported stolen from South Portland was found by Trooper Robert Janson during a routine check on Route 1 in Wells near Drake's Island Road. The owner, David McHugh, reclaimed the vehicle at Christensen's garage. Police also investigated a Kennebunk Beach crash where a 1962 Buick toppled a sea wall. driver Jessie Dilley and passenger Mark Dilley were uninjured, car damaged over $500 and towed.
Jon S Legere, a South Portland High School student, has been chosen for a December debut in Lehigh Universitys Meet The Artist exhibition. Prof Francis J Quirk announced the selection after Legere earned early recognition in Maine and New England, including a 300th Scarborough painting demonstration and Portland Museum of Art studies. Legere, admitted to an adult summer class at 12, became the youngest Maine watercolor society member at 15.
In Apopka Florida the county school system orders the local school to remove about 75 to 100 sparrows that have used the gym as shelter for years. Birds guard the space, scattering as students attempt play. Maintenance crews seal windows and close openings to exclude the flock.
John Deese of Newport Rhode Island paid a $100 fine in Saco Municipal Court after pleading guilty to driving under the influence on the Maine Turnpike. State Trooper Duane Millette was the complainant. Judge Hilary Mahaney also handled Reny L. Remillard of 73 Seaview Avenue Saco on costs after a speed charge on Seaside Avenue.
SAN FRANCISCO The Giants face a pivotal seven game stretch against the Dodgers with manager Al Dark insisting five wins keep pace in the pennant race. Billy O Dell battles Johnny Podres to start the series followed by Billy Pierce versus Don Drysdale and Juan Marichal meeting Stan Williams in the finale.
American League leaders listed by the Associated Press with minimum 275 at bats. Highlights include batting average: Runnels of Boston .330 and Jimenez of Kansas City .328. runs: Pearson of Los Angeles 79 and Siebern 79. RBIs: Siebern 81 and Killebrew with 79. hits: Moran and Rollins 139. doubles: Robinson 32 and Bressoud/Rodgers 28. triples: Cimoli 13 and Lumpe 9. home runs: Cash 31 and Killebrew 30. stolen bases: Wood 24 and Howser 19. pitching: Donovan 15.5 wins and McBride 14. strikeouts: Pascual 144 and Pizarro 137.
The excerpt lists NL batting leaders for players with 275 at bats including Musial Davis and T Davis at 347. It notes runs by Wills and Mays 99 90, RBIs by T Davis 115 and Mays 101, hits led by T Davis 161 with Robinson Aaron Flood next, doubles led by Robinson 40, Mays 26, triples by W Davis 10 and Virdon 9, home runs by Mays 34 and H Aaron 30, steals by Wills 60 and W Davis 28, pitching leaders based on 12 decisions with Drysdale 21-4 Purkey 16-4, strikeouts Koufax 209 and Drysdale 162.
A report to bondholders on the Boston Common underground garage project shows revenue below expectations and costs higher than projected in its first months. The document from John Nuveen & Co. urges state aid of 54,000 dollars toward a 252,000 dollar interest payment due January 1, 1964 to avoid default while six men linked to the project await trial on larceny and conspiracy charges. The six month 1962 audit reports gross revenue of 239,883 dollars, expenses 214,685 dollars, net 22,200 dollars for debt service and reserves.
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