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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1962
Page
2
A Portland forecast notes developing showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening with warm humid conditions. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. tonight showers end and skies clear with cooler air. Saturday looks fair and cooler with small craft advisories coastal noon to sunset. Zone 1 temperatures 80 to 57.
Mrs Harriet DeGloria and family from Plattsburgh are visiting Biddeford. Several locals are patients at Webber hospital including Mrs Daniel Dinan and Oswald McDonald. Many relatives arrive for vacations, visits, or to rejoin families in Biddeford, Old Orchard Beach, and surrounding towns. Navy families visit Kinney Shores while others plan moves to Alaska and Norfolk naval bases.
The August meeting of York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty will be held Saturday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs Elodie Ren aud, 32 Pike Street, Biddeford.
The Saco Past Noble Grands association will hold a chicken barbecue Monday night at 6:30 at the home of Mrs. Parnell Burrell on Goodale Avenue in Saco.
The Junior Band and 200ngs ters of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. Confessions will be heard at St Monica church, Kensebunk from 4 to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Confessions will be heard at St Martha church, Kensebunk rt, Saturday from 4 to 5 and to 8 p.m.
Confessions will be heard at St Mary church Wells on Saturday from 2 30 to 3 30 p m in the afternoon. A brief service is planned with parishioners invited to participate.
The FAA reports a missing four seat single engine Cessna with floats was last sighted over the Winterport area. Two men aboard are James Kent Jr. the pilot and Alton Prock a marine contractor from Island. Coast Guard and civilian boats search waters the plane may have flown over.
Baby Brian G. Boucher died yesterday in a Biddeford hospital. Survived by parents Adrien and Jacqueline Boucher and brother Michael Jude. Grandparents Raoul Guay and Adrien Boucher of Biddeford. Burial at St. Joseph cemetery. Arrangements by Bolduc Funeral Home, 291 Alfred Street.
Delphis G Langevin 71 of 299 West Street Biddeford died early today in a local hospital after a long illness Born April 19 1891 in Central Falls RI he served 18 years in the merchant marines later worked in local shoe shops and owned Del s Light Trucking He was a St Andre church parishioner and St John the Baptist society member His wife Georgianna Turgeon died last December Survivors include son Emile and daughter Dolores Two brothers George Langevin and Arthur Langevin Funeral at St Andre church Biddeford Monday at 9 am with calling hours at Emond s Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford today and 2 4 and 7 9 pm Saturday and Sunday
Memorial services for John Deans of Saco are set for Saturday at 2 PM at Trinity Episcopal Church in Saco. Deans died earlier this month while on vacation in Scotland.
Funeral services for John Clough of North Grafton Mass were held yesterday at Cote Funeral Home Beach Street Saco with Rev Harry Aufiero of the First Parish Congregational Church officiating Bearers were Wilbrod Bedard Robert Gannon Jack Gannon William Arno and Mon Marling Burial was in Laurel Hill Cemetery with prayers at the grave Military services were under the direction of Cpl McLaughlin of the Marine Base in Portsmouth Attending from out of town were Mr and Mrs Jack Gannon Grafton Mass Mr and Mrs LeLand Arno Gardiner Mr and Mrs Donald Darling Miss Judy and Dawn Darling Mrs Barbara Bickford Mrs Sandra Turgeon Hollis Center
Funeral services were held this morning for Mrs Rose Anna Dubuque of Saco from Notre Dame de Lourdes church. The requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev Arthur Dube with Rev Paul Jalbert deacon and Rev Georges Plante sub-deacon. Singing by the ladies choir. Bearers included Richard Fournier Ronald Berthiaume Albert Bertrand John Wormwood Paul Chenard and Ronald Chenard. Out of town attendees included Mrs Emily Gravel Gardiner Mrs Blanche Sullivan Augusta Miss Marguerite Sullivan Augusta and Mrs Loretta Devolin Lawrence Mass.
The Maine AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education plans an intensive drive to solidify labor support for friendly governor and legislative candidates. A 12-point program includes campaigns for voter turnout, women’s activities, registration drives, precinct committees, and public relations with aims to raise 1.20 per member from about 60 000 unionists.
Peter LaPlante aged 24 of 20 Chapel Street Biddeford faced a biddeford Municipal Court assault and battery charge filed by his sister Elizabeth Couture of 340 Main Street Biddeford. Judge Sirson Spill dismissed the case after Couture failed to appear. The incident reportedly arose from a family argument.
Final plans announced by Mrs. Laurence Barnes Biddeford for the Red Cross Motor Corps reunion and summer social honoring officers and members active 1940 1947. Assisting hostesses are Mrs. Mary Clopper Mrs. Eve Rooman and Miss Eleanor Mogan. program features scrapbook exhibit and discussion with Mrs. Dolloff and Mrs. Cyr. A memorial service for Annabell Riley will be held and absent members will be recognized at roll call. Over 30 attendees have accepted invitations and the mailing committee includes Barnes Mogan and Anton.
A Patterson of births lists newborns at Saco and Wentworth-Dover Hospital and across Maine towns. Leland Earl Barker, Donna Lee Hussey, Mary Ann Hill, Rosalyn Catherine Wheeler, Jeffrey Scott Jordan, Brian Ralph Rocray, Renee Stacey Potvin, David Thomas Hargreaves, and others are noted with weights and dates. Grandparents named include Turner, Hill, Chute, Wheeler, and more, with locations from Biddeford to South Berwick and Portsmouth.
Six U S airmen tied to Laos actions return after months as prisoners in Pathet Lao areas. Bailey recalls bailing from a plane crash and enduring confinement in a dim cell. Wolfkill Shore and McMorrow recount a forced jungle landing and 11 months of harsh captivity with Meo guards. Additional cases include Frigillana missing since 1960 and others believed killed in crashes amid rival forces in Vientiane and Xieng Khouang.
Brother Louis Parisien of Biddeford will pronounce temporary vows and Rene Bouffard of Saco will receive the habit in ceremonies at St Joseph church Biddeford August 22. Parisien, son of Louis and Mrs Parisien, will enroll at Walsh college and make first vows in the Brothers of Christian Instruction order. Bouffard, son of Edmond Bouffard, attended Notre Dame de Lourdes and Denis Hall. Others in the rites include Brother Daniel Caron of Waterville and Louis St Pierre of Brunswick. Diocesan clergy and St Joseph church priests will officiate.
The Biddeford city clerk's office lists marriage intentions for Richard Paul Provencehr of 16 Miller Avenue and Elaine Cecelia Delisle of 63 Forest Avenue, both in Biddeford, along with Gerald B. Labbe of 25 Emery Court and Jo Anne Lucille Dichard of 20 Westland Avenue, Biddeford. Also listed are Harvey George Larochelle of 24 Graham Street and Ruth Violet Binette of 1 Lemieux, Biddeford.
Windham AP Authorities searched for thieves who stole 976 dollars in cash jewelry and other items from the car of a Massachusetts family vacationing at Sebago Basin Thursday Deputy Sheriff Prentiss Libby said 153 dollars in cash two diamond rings a diamond studded wrist watch and other items were stolen while Mr and Mrs Joseph M O Connor of Beverly Massachusetts were boating with their two daughters in the Sebago Basin camping area.
Two traffic accidents were reported to Saco Police. The first at Main and North streets involved George Baxter and Peter Ippolito with Carmella Ippolito injured. Baxter’s car $500 damage, Ippolito’s $250. The second, on Main Street, involved Ambler Garnett and Milton Goodwin with $163.27 damage to Goodwin’s vehicle. Garnett’s car sustained no damage.
George E. Baxter of St. Laurent Canada was fined 20 dollars by Judge Hilary Mahoney in Saco Municipal Court after pleading guilty to passing a red light causing a personal injury collision at North and Elm streets. Other actions included Bassett charged with speeding 8 mph over limit on the Maine Turnpike, Brault fined 10 for drinking in a motor vehicle, Lapierre fined 10 for illegal possession of alcohol, all with Saco Police as complainants.
In Jacksonville Municipal Court Judge John Santora says teen juries have halved the number of teenage offenders appearing before him since the experiment began last month. After hearing cases, the teen jurors recommend punishments the judge often follows.
Classified advertisement style note reminding readers to use the Journal Classifieds to find deals and listings. Emphasizes convenience and wide range of items available through the newspaper’s classified section.
Biddeford firefighters answered four calls yesterday. Between 11:55 a.m. and 12:55 p.m. they doused a fire at 39 Water Street in a tenement owned by Mrs. Josephine Morin and used CO2 extinguishers to stop flames. A car fire on Washington Street at 12:39 p.m. involved a 1961 sedan owned by Miss Mildred Preston. firefighters removed a cushion to prevent further damage. At 12:52 p.m. they assisted Mrs. Pauline Boisclare of Lowell, Mass., transported to Webber Hospital after inhaling cooking gas. A grass fire near 17 Westmore Avenue was controlled with booster unit assistance.
The House moved swiftly to reopen GI insurance to 1.8 million veterans disabled in World War II and Korea, while excluding able bodied veterans. The bill heads to the Senate where broad support exists for letting all 16 million veterans apply, with a one year extension starting a year after enactment.
The Grant family plans its 61st annual reunion Sunday August 26 at the home of Mr and Mrs Normand Thibodeau in Harmony. Descendants of pioneer Alexander Grant and son Silas from Grant's Hill Lyman invited, with food contributed by each group. Details from Mrs Bernice Hughes or Mrs Win Sattle of Lyman.
The AP reports Maine will get its first federal fallout shelter at the Portland Post Office, to be completed before year end. A government spokesman said the shelter will also be the first in a New England post office.
In Santa Monica Judge W Blair Gibbons used harsh deterrents to curb speeding. He sentenced violators to screenings of graphic crash footage and routine chores, offering fines cut by five dollars for viewing. Citations dropped about 20 percent and accidents up to 10 percent.
The Biddeford Pool Volunteer fire department finalized plans for the annual lobster festival at East Point on Sunday from 1 to 7 p m weather permitting. If rain occurs the event will be moved to the following Sunday. Attendees at the meeting included Linwood R coffee chairman Jordan Thwaite lobster chairman Robert Gross tables chairman Arthur Moreau parking attendant Raymond Goldthwaite waste and pick up chairman Amos Davis tonic chairman Frank Handilen publicity and tickets Norman Goldthwaite ticket chairman Souza dog table William Bunting gas supply for cooking stoves. Proceeds will benefit the fire department fund for special equipment and expansion projects.
Rev David B Howe, former pastor at Saco United Baptist, will preach August 26 at the church and teach at the New England Baptist Youth conference in Ocean Park August 19 to 31. He holds multiple roles with Andover Newton Theological School and American Baptist positions and leads the Protestant Youth Center in Baldwinville.
Senate inquiry into stockpile contracts focused on Hanna Mining profits. Sen Symington pressed that government auditors estimate at least 34 million in profits against a 41.2 million production cost, while Humphrey defended 7.5 million after taxes. Testimony covered destroyed records and disputes over nickel project costs and mischarges.
A Houston man with 18 years of unlicensed driving was fined $20 for driving without a license on Aug. 4. Robert E. Scott told Judge Albert P. Putnam in Municipal Court he never had a license and just never bothered with it. The license fee is $2.
Gov Reed nominated Russell W. Brace of Camden to the Sea and Shore Fisheries Advisory Council to replace Charles Olson of Cape Elizabeth whose term expired Brace is associated with the Coast Fisherman based in Camden.
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