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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1961

Page

7

Major League Leaders recap from Associated Press data

American League leaders include Mantle and Maris sharing 45 home runs, Cash batting .361, Maris 105 runs, and Robinson leading hits with 140. Other notable marks cover Kaline 29 doubles, Aparicio 41 steals, and Ford 166 strikeouts. National League leaders feature Clemente and Pinson with 156 hits, Cepeda 101 RBIs, and Mays 99 runs.

Associated Press Cash Detroit Howard New York Mantle Maris Gentile Baltimore B. Robinson Kubek Kaline Wood Landis Chicago Piersall Cleveland Keough Washington York Clemente Pittsburgh Moon Los Angeles Mays San Francisco Robinson Cincinnati Cepeda Pinson Boy

Baseball Stat Leaders and Standings Report

Highlights include Robinson of Cincinnati with 33 home runs and Wills of Los Angeles 23 stolen bases. Cepeda and Clemente top with 31 and 9 triplets, and Koufax leading strikeouts at 185. Padres 153 decisions and Miller 93 wins noted. .833 and .750 win percentages also listed.

Wills Los Angeles Robinson Cincinnati Padres Miller San Francisco Koufax Williams

Beach Host To Canadian Vets Convention Attendees Announced

The Maine State Command of the American Legion will host its 23rd annual convention from August 18 to 20 in Maine. Attendees include Jean Miquelon of Ottawa, Dominion Council president, and R. V. McCabe, New Brunswick provincial legion commander.

Maine Canian Legion Jean Miquelon Ottawa Dominion Council R. V. McCabe New Brunswick

Maine left hand golf championship to be held at Pinewood

The Pinewood Country Club in Lucerne Maine hosts the sixth annual Maine left hand golf championship on August 26 Colan Cowan of Augusta the 1960 medal play winner will be among the entrants.

Lucerne Maine Pinewood Country Club Colan Cowan Augusta

International Shouting Match Intensifies Over Berlin Crisis

James Marlow reports from Washington on the Berlin stalemate as talks fail to curb the East German refugee flood. Rusk denounces the blockade as a breach of a 1949 Paris accord while Khrushchev boasts grandiose rhetoric. The Soviet plan to hand routes to East Germany could prompt fighting if Berlin is sealed off.

Associated Press News Washington Berlin West Germany East Berlin West Berlin Dean Rusk Kennedy Rusk Khrushchev Soviet Union Charles de Gaulle France Lenin Paris Moscow East Germany

Communists Train Cuban Officers in Nanking Report

AP dispatch cites Ta Tao saying 80 Cuban officers receive antiguer rilla and artillery instruction from Chinese Communists at Nanking with alleged underground mainland contacts. Report unconfirmed. Meanwhile, a bridge collapse near Villa Cardel, Mexico kills nine and injures 12. Gabon marks independence anniversary as Gabon celebrates four days. Nkrumah arrives in Peiping for China visit. Jackie Gleason injured on set during Gigot filming. rest of crew continues.

Taipei Formosa Nanking Ta Tao New

June Allyson Recovering in Monterey Hospital

Actress June Allyson rests in Monterey Hospital after a kidney stone removal that required no surgery. The operation was conducted Saturday night. Also noted, Yankees pitcher Charley Ruffing won seven of nine World Series decisions.

Monterey Calif June Allyson Monterey Hospital Yankees Charley Ruffing

Pepperell Mill Sales Dip in 110th Annual Report

The Pepperell Manufacturing company reports fiscal year ended June 30 sales of 90.9 million and net income of 3.22 million, down from 1960’s 100.2 million in sales and 3.494 million in net income. President Brackett Parsons notes unfilled orders rise and mills in New England underperform financially amid higher cotton costs and government loan price increases.

Pepperell Manufacturing Company Brackett Parsons New England Parsons

U. O. M. School of Nursing Grows Up

In its fourth year, the University of Maine School of Nursing will graduate its first senior class this fall. Freshmen from 1958 reach senior status as Aga tha Kittrick teaches public health nursing and oversees field experiences with Maine communities in cooperation with the State Department of Health and Welfare.

State Department of Health and Welfare Mary Sullivan Miss Kittrick Division of Public Health Nursing

New Rector Named at St Francis College Rye Besch

The Rev Reginald A Redion of Westbrook is named rector and superior of St Francis College Rye Beach N H. Father Redion has been an associate professor of philosophy at St Francis for six years. The college is operated by the Franciscan Order for men studying priesthood.

Westbrook Reginald A. Redion Westibrook St. Francis College Rye Besch N. H Father Rediton St. Francis

Lost Alligator Finds Temporary Home in Bucksport Jail

A four foot alligator found locked in a Route 15 box last week has been kept at Bucksport Police Department under Chief Harold Snow. The reptile, fed ham burger and bread and sleeping on moss, was handed to Lawrence Harper of North Orlando who may sell it if the owner does not reclaim it, with police consent.

Bucksport Route 15 Harold Snow Snow Lawrence Harper North Orland Harper

Runaway Truck Damages Shopfront in Farmington

A 10 wheel freight truck driven by Alden W. Parker of Auburn veered from Broadway onto Main Street, hit a car driven by Arnold F. Cameron, Caledonia, N. S., and crashed through Morton Motor Co display windows. Parker cited air brakes failure. Cameron and Mrs. Perry Rhodenizer, Weld, were unharmed. The truck hung over Rhodenizer’s parked car before stopping.

Farmington Alden W. Parker Auburn Main St Broadway Arnold FE. Cameron Caledonia N. S Cameron Perry Rhodeni

St Stephen Man Found Dead In Kennel Near Bridge

J Barry O Donnell 66 a St Stephen businessman was found dead in a dog kennel behind his clothing store near the International bridge to Calais Maine. A pathologist ruled heart attack with burns and a facial gash present. coroner s jury to probe further as police investigate possible drag or transport of the body. Roy al Canadian Mounted Police lead the inquiry and firefighters responded to a smoke filled scene from smoldering boxes. The death was initially treated as a slaying.

ST. Stephen N. B J. Barry O'Donnell O'Donnell Royal Canadian Mounted Police International Bridge Calais Maine

Iowa Farm Girl On Exchange Visit In Saco Maine

Ruth Lacina of Grinnell Iowa spends August at the Le land Scammon farm in Saco under the Grange Interstate Youth Exchange. She will visit Bea Scammon and plans trips to the New Hampshire mountains Arcadia National Park and beaches along the Maine coast before returning August 27.

Iowa Leland Scammon Saco Grange Interstate Ruth Lacina Grinnell Iowa Bea Scammon Ruth Poweshiek County Grinnell High School Iowa State University Grange Activitie New Hampshire Mountains Arcadia National Park Bea Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico Maine Pacific Thornton Academy National Grange

African Youth Seeks Admission to Portsmouth High

An African teenager from Ki lkuYu Kenya asks Portsmouth High for admission next year prompting an emergency school board session. The proposal faces opposition from a board member who argues consultation was lacking and tuition concerns surface, while others offer to cover the $405 yearly non resident rate. The state education commissioner notes international understanding programs may override standard tuition rules.

Portsmouth N.H Portsmouth High School James N. Karogoi Kilkuyu Kenya Portsmouth High Student Council E. Harry Boothby Louise F. McGee Thomas Flynn Portsmouth High Charles F. Ritch Jr John Papandrew Unitarian Universalist Church

Missionaries to Speak at Biddeford United Baptist Church

Mr and Mrs Harley Dow of Old Orchard Beach will be guest speakers at Biddeford United Baptist Church on Wednesday at 7 30 pm. They are Overseas Christian Servicemen's Centers Inc members and have served in Alaska since July 1958, showing slides of their work.

Harley Dow Old Orchard Beach U. S Alaska Biddeford United Baptist Church Overseas Christian Servicemen’s Centers, Inc

Cyclist Killed in Route 117 Crash Near Buckfield

Frank Morena, 23, of Dorchester Boston, died when his motorcycle left a curve on Route 117 and hit a utility pole. Leo Dyer, 23, of East Andover, sustained severe chest injuries and was in fair condition at a Lewiston hospital after losing control while trying to watch Morena.

Buckfield Frank Morena Boston Dorchester Leo Dyer East Andover Morena Lewiston

Farm Home Burns Weeks Mills Fire Destroys House

Fire destroyed the farm home of Roy Wheelock this past Sunday. Damage was estimated at about $10,000. The Wheelocks and 11 of their 13 children were at supper when the blaze broke out. they saved only a few odds and ends as authorities search for the cause.

Roy Wheelock Wheelocks

Hartford Publisher J. D. Hartford of Ortsmouth Herald

J. D. Hartford, publisher of the Ortsmouth Herald, is named in the item. The note references his role and association with the newspaper. المزيد.

Blisher J. D. Hartford The Ortsmouth Herald

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