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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1963

Page

2

Local People in Transit and Travel Notices

Local residents are listed visiting hospitals shows shows travel to Boston Munich and Hartford and family visits. Notable names include Mrs Bella Hotte Mrs Yvonne Doyon Gilbert Anderson and the Wheaton family with John D. Wheaton in Fort Dix. Rev Sr St Raphael of Lima Peru visits Biddeford and Saco relatives during a family trip.

Bella D. Hotte Kossuth St Biddeford Notre Dame Hospital Yvonne Doyon Juliette Yvonne Alfred St New York Richard Fenderson Saco Ave Old Orchard Beach Osteopathic Hospital Portland Bradley D. Thompson Davidson College Davidson N.C Fortunes Rocks Gladys H. Ruben Ruben School of the Dance Main St Somerset Boston Dance Teachers Club of Gilbert E. Anderson Nye St Saco Portland Copper and Tank Corp Munich Germany Edmond L. Millette South St Paul Poirier Marc Hartford Frank G. Wheaton Scammon St John D. Wheaton Fort Dix N. J Wheaton Co. B. 417Th Regiment Sr. St. Raphael Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Angels Lima

I church notes on weekly non sectarian services

Gospel services are held each Tuesday and Thursday at 7 45 p m in the Odd Fellows building on Main Street Saco. A mid week prayer meeting is listed for Wednesday at 730 p m at Biddeford United Baptist church. Holy Communion is celebrated Tuesday at 6 a m in Christ Episcopal church Biddeford. A prayer meeting is planned Tuesday at 730 p m at the Full Gospel church Route 9 A Wells. The Home League of the Saco Salvation Army meets Tuesday at 730 p m.

Odd Fellows Main Street Saco Biddeford United Baptist Church Christ Episcopal Church Biddeford Full Gospel Route 9-A Wells The Saco Salvation Army

Traffic violator found guilty in Biddeford Court

Associate Judge Gerald C. Nagan found Elwynne W. Kenney of West Bathman guilty of a traffic light violation in Biddeford Municipal Court this morning. Kenney, 21, pleaded innocent and the case was continued for sentencing as the lone matter on the docket.

Gerald C. Nagan West

Khrushchev's Moscow Visit Signals Mixed Reactions

Khrushchev and Kremlin leaders attended a Yugoslav reception in Moscow as signs of thaw surfaced. Yet reconciliation faded amid post Stalinist tensions in Poland and Hungary. Belgrade Moscow relations may move Yugoslavia toward full bloc membership or widen the Communist split.

Khrushchev Kremlin Moscow Red Bloc Stalin Poland Hungary Belgrade Tito Yugoslavia

Music teacher Anton Mainente dies at 73 in Lewiston

Auburn composer and founder Anton E. Mainente died Sunday at Lewiston Hospital at age 73. He led the Mainente School of Music in Auburn and conducted for out of state orchestras and performances by the U S Army and Navy bands.

Auburn Lewiston Anton E. Mainente Mainente

Biddeford Pair Hurt In Car Mishap On South Street

Biddeford police report a 1959 sedan driven by Kenneth R. Rouillard 25 was forced off the road by a speeding vehicle on South Street injuring Priscilla Rouillard 24 who suffered a broken leg and Rouillard a broken collar bone. A passing motorist took Priscilla to a local hospital. In a separate early incident Dollard C. Simard 45 escaped injury when his 1955 car lost steering and hit a fire hydrant on South Street with high damage estimates.

Biddeford South Street Kenneth R. Rouillard Alfred St Priscilla Rouillard Rouillard

Teamsters Strike at Fox and Ginn Moving in Maine

About 35 to 50 Teamsters refused to report for work at Fox and Ginn Moving and Storage Co. in Portland Brunswick and Bangor as contract talks failed. Union president David Hastings said terms could not be agreed and rejected a two cent-an-hour wage offer. The union seeks a foolproof security clause a higher wage raise and better fringe benefits with current average pay at $1.60 per hour.

Portland Teamsters Union Fox and Ginn Moving and Storage Co Maine Brunswick Bangor David Hastings Teamsiters Hastings T& Comment

Catholic and fraternal group meetings in York County area

St. Margaret's So dality in Old Orchard Beach hosts a district MDCCW meeting at Notre Dame de Lourdes School hall in Saco at 8 tonight. Various groups including Foresters and Legion Auxiliary hold 7:30 or 8 p.m. meetings and events around Saco Biddeford and surrounding towns with activities such as lobster bake and bowling.

St. Margaret's Sodality Old Orchard Beach York County MDCCW Notre Dame de _ Lourdes School Saco Lafayette Court Order of Foresters Emery Street Noble Grands Association Carlton Burrill Goodale Ave

Kennebunk Scouts Attend Camp Hinds

Thirty eight Boy Scouts of Troop 304 with leader Colin Campbell and assistants Ronald Goulet and Earl Campbell leave Sunday for a week at Camp William Hinds in Raymond. They will work on advancement and merit badges.

Kennebunk Boy Scouts Colin Campbell Ronald Goulet Y Earl Campbell William Hinds Raymond Carl Austin Stephen Austin John Towne Timothy Burr Raymond Cadorette Edward Dalton Bruce Foley Ronald Goulet, Jr Douglas Green Michael Hanson Allyn Ingham Robert Irish Richard Keating Mark Moore Glenn Nutting Scott Nutting Ralph Campbell James Keating Michael Peterson Eric Record David Robinson Gregory Seekins Craig Wellman Wadsworth Williams Lyle Wheeler Michael Emmons Philip Newell Steven Adams Dudley Donovan John Donovan Stephen James Kent Wheeler Gerald Congdon Charles Fiske Kevin Brown Benjamin Nest Maurice DeWitt Richard Weat

Portland Weather Update With Turbulent Sky Outlook

This afternoon forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Winds from the west to southwest at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight clouds increase and rain develops by morning with lows in the low 50s and southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Tuesday shows cloudiness with rain and little temperature change, high near the low 70s, with easterly winds 10 to 20 mph.

Portland

August Tides and Daily High Low Times

Tide table listing daily high and low water times for August in Eastern Daylight Time. Entries show dates 19 through 22 with morning and evening A M P M values for high and low tides.

Arraignment Set for Couple in Farmington Shooting

In Farmington AP report two defendants face municipal court arraignment after the Sunday fatal shooting of Eddie York 50 of Portland Fred Wood 65 is charged with manslaughter and Mrs Louise Kozicki 41 is accused of being an accessory Both from Oswego where the shooting occurred Wood says he fired through a cottage window believing York threatened to break in Kozicki says she fired the fatal shot Kozicki released on 2000 bond Wood jailed awaiting hearing

Farmington Eddie York Portland Fred Wood Louise Kozicki Oquessoc Wood York

Hunger Strike Intensifies in Saigon Hue Protests

Buddhist monks continued a four hour hunger strike in Saigon while students boycott classes in Hue as demonstrators call for religious freedom and government reforms. Authorities seek to prevent further outbreaks as monks vow 48 hour hunger actions and a young monk contemplates self immolation. Around 17 000 protesters fill Saigon’s main pagoda area amid anti government speeches and banners accusing the regime of barbarism. Police monitor but intervene minimally.

Saigon Viet Nam Hue Ngo Dinh Diem

Lobster Festival Attracts About 1000 In Biddeford Pool

Approximately 1,000 people attended the eighth annual lobster festival at East Point sponsored by the Biddeford Pool Volunteer Fire Department. Proceeds support the building fund for a new fire station. Guests included three couples from Nebraska Georgia and Texas curious about Maine lobster tradition.

Biddeford Pool East Point Nebraska Georgia Texas Maine

Pris cilla Lapointe Birthday Fete Held in Saco

A Saturday afternoon party honored Pris cilla Lapointe on her 12th birthday at 186 Lincoln St Saco hosted by Mr and Mrs Amedee Lapointe. Music dancing and singing accompanied refreshments as friends and relatives attended including Cullen Danis Karen Danis Robert Gartland Norman Gagnon Susan Gagnon Michael Laverriere Orrin McCone and many labeled as guests or relatives.

Priscilla Amedee Lapointe Lincoln St Saco Laponte Cullen Danis Karen Danis Robert Gartland Norman Gagnon Susan Gagnon Michael Laverriere Orrin McCone Joan Chase

Biddeford Seeks Housing for New Teachers

Biddeford school officials launch a drive to house several teachers new to the system. Superintendent Raymond Kenneally says the need ranges from single rooms to full houses and asks anyone with suitable quarters to contact the high school or his office.

Biddeford Raymond Kenneally

Saco Accident Causes Minor Injuries and $700 Damage

A two car crash at the Portland Road and Ocean Park Road in Saco Saturday afternoon injured two people and caused $700 in damage. Elizabeth L. Johnson 18 of Southampton Mass and Sandra Schmalz 19 were in the Johnson car. William J. Dearden 39 of Portland was in the other car. Johnson received a head bump. Dearden’s 10 year old was treated for a head injury and released. Damage estimates were $300 to Johnson’s car and $400 to Dearden’s car.

Portland Road Ocean Park Road Saco Elizabeth L. Johnson Southhampton Mass William J. Dearden Portland Saco Polce Sandra Schmalz Johnson

Beach Police Investigate Two Accidents

OLD ORCHARD BEACH Local police investigated two traffic accidents over the weekend. Arthur Ostigny 54 of Marieville Quebec stopped on Walnut Street as George Markow 52 of South Portland turned onto Walnut Street contact followed. No injuries and damage about 150 dollars to Ostigny car. The Sunday collision at Atlantic and West Grand involved Gabriel Landau 49 of Malden Massachusetts stopping to cross while Paul Moore 17 of Kinney Shores Saco approached. A passenger Paula Landa 48 received treatment for arm and shoulder injuries. Damages unknown.

Old Orchard Beach Arthur Ostigny Marieville Que Walnut Street East Grand Avenue George F. Markowich South Portland Ostigny Atlantic Avenue West Grand Avenue Gabriel Landau Malden Mass Paul Moore Kinney Shores Saco Paula Landa

Rescuers Reach Trapped Miners After 134 Hours

At Sheppton near Hazleton the 28 inch bore neared the trapped miners. Rescue teams confirmed the men were alive after a 134 hour vigil as the drill reached 931 feet and contact was established.

Bova Fellin Sheppton Schuylkill County Hazleton Philadelphia Charmbury Gordon Smith State Secretary of Mines John Boros

Market Advances Extend Seventh Day Rise on Wall Street

Stocks drift higher in moderate trading as rails and airlines gain after rail arbitration progress. The AP average climbs 0.6 to 277.0 with gains in Chrysler Polaroid IBM Sears Roebuck and Korvette among others while steel and chemicals show mixed moves. The Dow inches up 0.99 to 720.31 as American Stock Exchange quotes higher overall.

New York Associated Press Chrysler Motors Ford General Motors Polaroid Corning Glass Eversharp National Illinois Central Sears Roebuck IBM Korvette Mattel Dow Jones American Stock Exchange

Haitian Troops Pressing Drive On Invaders

Port au Prince reports say government troops push exile forces from the northeast near Mont Organise on the Haiti Dominican border. Reinforcements airlifted to the capital while trucks carry militia to the north highway. Rebels claim a government force was wiped out and a Mustang fighter was shot down during the Mont Organise fighting.

Port AU Prince Haiti Mont Organise Santo Domingo Leon Cantares Mont Cantaverde Francois Duvalier Duvalier

Detroit March Sees Peaceful Rally and Stark Critique

About two thousand African Americans marched peacefully through Detroit suburbs in a 10 000 person protest that drew criticism from Charles Evers. He blasted Northern and Southern discrimination and urged voting to push civil rights bills, urging unity and denouncing internal divisions.

Detroit Charles Evers Medgar Evers Uncle Toms Evers Mississippi Deep South NAACP North Jackson, Miss

Kennebunk Youth Demolishes Auto Near Bowdoin Residence

Earl Lafford aged 18 of Grove Street Kennebunk was driving on Route 35 toward Kennebunkport about 2:30 am Saturday when he failed to negotiate a curve near the Bowdoin residence. His car left the road, struck a utility pole in three places, and was a total loss. Chief Frank Stevens and Officer George Cousens investigated.

Kennebunk Earl Lafford Grove Street Summer Street Kennebunkport Bowdoin Frank Stevens George Cousens Emma D Manchester Falmouth Portland Street Lillian Dugan Detroit Mich Manchester Keating Dugan Maine Medical Center Portland Kennebunk Fire Department Edmund L. Cashen Kennebunk Police Department

Senate Eyes Treaty Ratification After Hearings

Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield predicts ratification with extra votes as hearings enter week two. With 99 senators and one vacancy from Kefauver's death, two thirds vote needed for approval. Kennan voiced strong backing on Meet The Press after resigning as ambassador to Yugoslavia.

Page One Senate Mike Mansfield Montana Estes Kefauver D-Tenn George F. Kennan U.S Moscow Kennan Yugoslavia NBC

Deep roots persist in U S church state tensions

Rev. Robert F. Drinan of Boston College law school argues in Religion the Courts and Public Policy that deep religious roots in the United States resist changes from congressional or Supreme Court endorsements of a neutral or secular state. He notes such changes are unlikely to alter core church state attitudes.

New York United States Supreme Court America Robert F. Drinan Boston iCollege Law School McGraw Hih

Senate weighs advice on keeping air service through New England

A Senate Commerce subcommittee opened hearings after a CAB ruling limited Northeast Airlines to local New England service, leaving Eastern and National as trunk carriers on the New York to Florida corridor. The panel heard protests over regional air prosperity and jobs for about 2,200 Northeast staff, with airline leaders and local officials ready to testify.

Washington Senate New England Civil Aeronautics Board Northeast Airlines New York Florida Eastern National Airlines Northeast Senate Commerce Aviation Subcommittee Sen A. S Mike Monroney D-Okla House New York-Florida CAB Alan §. Boyd New England Air Service Boyd National Monroney East MacIntyre L. B. Maytag Austin Maytag Congress Roger J. Crowley New Hampshire Aeronautics Commission New Hampshire John C. Mongan Manchester Edward L. Schuette Berlin Robert L. Mallat Jr Keene Richard P. Broullard Laconia Nathan Simat System Analysis and Research Corp

New England fishing town hosts sea saga voyage

Provincetown reports the old Yankee, a 185-foot converted LST, sailing from Boston with 140 excursionists toward Cape Cod. The ship suffers a generator failure near Provincetown but is towed to safety amid cheers, while passengers wait for return buses. In Cape Canaveral Apollo funding climbs to billions as NASA signs major contracts for the lunar module and command service modules.

Provincetown Mass New England Vila Byrd MacMillan Billy O Donnell Warwick Coast Guard Cape Canaveral Fla. AP National Aeronautics and Space Administration North American Aviation Inc NASA Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp Space Agency Grumman Mississippi Alabama Louisiana

Miners Trapped in Coal Shaft Contact Rescuers Alive

Three miners trapped 400 feet down a coal mine shaft have contacted rescuers and report they are in good condition. Rescue work intensifies as teams press to reach them.

James H. Meredith University of Mississippi Oxford Washington Senate

Woman with shotgun kills husband in Biddeford dispute

Walton arrived at the apartment and was confronted by his wife who fired a shotgun during a struggle. He was booked for murder that evening as investigators from Biddeford Police York County Atty LaFountain and others questioned him. The victim died and an autopsy was performed. Funeral arrangements for the victim were set for Tuesday. The couple left two children in the care of relatives.

Biddeford Edgar Sevigny George Friary York County Lloyd P. LaFountain Hanes Gibson Sheriff's Department Walton Webber Hospital Michael Luongo Boston Medical Examiner Luongo Boston University Harvard School of Medicine LaFountain Black Point Scarborough Portland Hilton T Evelyn (Houpt) Murphy

Maine timber chief opposes federal power plan

John T. Maines president of AMAMT and woodlands manager for Great Northern Paper Co. denounced a federal proposal on August 2 calling it a power package. He argued the Allagash and Interior Department tidal hydro and St. John River projects should not be tied to wilderness lands and warned of economic harm from single-use timberland. He questioned using tax funds for free recreation.

John T. Maines AMAMT Great Northern Paper Co Interior Department Quoddy St. John Dickey Maine

Funeral service at 9 p.m. tonight at Cos. 7 Grove

A brief funeral notice states a service will be held at 9 p.m. this evening at Cos. 7 Grove Funeral Home. The notice provides essential timing and location details.

Cos Grove Funeral Home

Saco Registration For New Students This Week

The Saco school department says registration for kindergartners starting in September is open this week each morning from 9 to 12 at Fairfield School, excluding Saturday. Transfers from other districts should bring their records to the school.

Saco el Tering Fairfield School Schoo

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