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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1962
Page
2
Portland forecast calls for partly cloudy and warm conditions through Tuesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and again Tuesday afternoon. Winds SW 15 to 20 mph today and Tuesday, around 10 mph tonight. Temperatures range inland low 80s, coast upper 70s, and inland nights around the low 50s.
Miss Yvonne Doyon of Alfred street Biddeford attends a gift show in New York City. Mrs Hester Coffin of Coolidge avenue Saco returns from a trip to Seattle World's fair. Mr and Mrs George Clark of St Stephen NB visit Mr and Mrs Alfred Stimpson of 8 Hooper Street Biddeford. Misses Agnes and Anna Dona hue of Orchard Street Biddeford are weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Albert Leclerc of Peabody Massachusetts. Mrs Catherine King and daughter Cathy of Massachusetts visit her mother Mrs Daniel McCarthy on West Myrtle Street Biddeford. Mr and Mrs Arthur Couture of Wallingford Conn vacation with his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Raymond Couture and daughters on Orchard Street Biddeford.
Biddeford Civil Defense and Public Safety association will meet at 7 30 tonight in the Municipal Court room City building Biddeford Also Lafayette Court Catholic Order of Foresters meets at 7 30 tonight at the hall Emery Street Biddeford.
The Biddeford United Baptist church holds a Wednesday 7 30 p m mid week prayer and praise service. Holy Communion is celebrated Tuesday at 6 a m in Christ Episcopal church Biddeford. A prayer meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m occurs at the Full Gospel church Route 9 A Wells.
The Home League of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m The religious education committee of the Unitarian Universalist church will meet Wednesday night at 7 30 in the study room of the First Universalist Jefferson street Biddeford
The Biddeford fire department took delivery of one of two new Maxim NS trucks shortly before noon, replacing 1928 Engine Two. Built by Maxim Motor Company of Marlboro Mass the truck features electric booster hose rewinds and a rear suction intake to back up to hydrants. Chief Arthur H. King and Mayor Clement H. Deschambault attended with firefighters and local residents.
Saco Elementary School Curriculum Coordinator Carleton Robbins will be in his office at K Burns School from 9 a.m. to noon this week and next to process transfer pupils and new enrollments. New enrollments must furnish a birth certificate.
Card of Thanks. We express deep appreciation to Dr Paul Hill, the nurses and staff of Webber Hospital, and the many friends for their kindness during our recent bereavement. Mrs Hilaire Ouellette and family.
Mrs Laura Mary Wormwood 4 wife of John G Wormwood Sr of Coolidge avenue Saco died Saturday in a Portland hospital after a long illness Born in Kennebunk December 31 1917 she was the daughter of Jo and Mary Belisle Surviving are her widower two daughters Dorothy and Lorraine Wormwood of Saco two sons Edmund and John G Wormwood Jr of Saco two sisters Marie McDonald of Kennebunk Bertha Roux of Manchester NH two brothers Joseph Belisle and Delore Belisle of Kennebunk and five grandchildren Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 am from the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco Friends may call tonight Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Marion R Haines 60 Hill Street Saco died last night at a local hospital Born in Saco she was daughter of Nathaniel E and Mary Miller Haines A graduate of Thorntowa and Gorham State Teachers colleges she taught in Kennebunkport and attended Saco United Baptist church She is survived by a sister Miss Sarah G Haines of Saco Funeral services Wednesday at 3 p m from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco with burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery Friends may call Tuesday 7 to 9 p m
Edwin Weymouth 71 retired grocer of 205 Beach Street Saco died Sunday in a Biddeford hospital Born October 6 1890 he owned a Main Street grocery in Saco He was a member of Saco Lodge F and AM and an Odd Fellows member Survivors include widow Florence Weymouth a sister Mrs Edward Hyde and a nephew John Sawyer Hyde Private funeral Wednesday 2 pm from his home with burial. Friends may call at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco 2-4 and 7-9 pm tomorrow.
Lillian D. McIntosh 82, longtime Old Orchard Beach resident, died Saturday in a Portland nursing home after a long illness. Widow of Willey J. McIntosh, she was born December 27, 1879 in Salem. She taught at Old Orchard Beach and belonged to multiple clubs and churches. Survived by son Herbert L. Nickels Jr. and three grandchildren. Service Wednesday at 2 pm from Hay and Peabody Funeral Home, burial Kingfield Cemetery.
Members of the Saco lodge of Odd Fellows meet at 7 30 tomorrow evening at Dennet and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco to conduct a memorial service for Edwin Knox Weymouth a lodge member
A memorial service will be held on August 26 at 3 p.m. in Crothers chapel, First Parish in Cambridge, Harvard Square, for Rev Ward Robinson Clarke former pastor of the Second Parish Unitarian church in Saco. He died February 25, 1962, at age 89.
John R. Cox a 21 resident of Wahkefeld Mass paid a 150 fine in Old Orchard Beach Trial Justice court after being found guilty of drunken driving. Capt John Marshall of the Old Orchard Beach Police arrested Cox when his car left the road and struck a post near Rolands garage on Washington avenue. Cox pleaded guilty before Trial Justice Wesley M Mewer. Herbert C Terranian 33 of Portland appealed a 100 fine on DUI to York county Superior court. Clinton Pidgeon 44 of Sanford pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle without glasses on a restricted license and paid 10 fine. Pierre Choquette 19 of Granby
A fragmented time table lists a sequence of high and low values with AM and PM markers. The readable portions show paired times such as 2.58 and 3.28 and later 9.08 9.39 and 4.26 10.03 indicating alternating daylight indicators. The block ends with 9.36 and 3.01.
Three traffic accidents were reported to Old Orchard Beach police yesterday. Margaret A. Patterson backed into Olive M. Cole on Washington avenue causing $100 damage to Cole. Joseph Thibeault collided with Samuel Levin on Old Orchard street while turning from Seaside avenue toward First street. Roland Walker rear ended Audrey Murphy on West Grand avenue. Murphy’s car sustained $50 damage and Walker’s car was undamaged.
Funeral services for Miss Florence O Rourke were held Saturday morning from Most Holy Trinity church in Saco. A requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev Maurice Boland with Miss L Welch as organist and soloist. Bearers were John Mogan Milton Rice Fred Demers and James O Rourke. Burial followed in St Mary Cemetery as Rev Fr Boland offered committal prayers.
Funeral services for Dephis G. Langevin of Biddeford were held at St. Andre church this morning with Rt. Rev. Msgr. Aime Giguere officiating. Burial followed in the Ste. Theresa section of St. Joseph cemetery. Out-of-town relatives attended, including Langevin kin from Rhode Island and Washington D C. Survivors include three sons and one daughter from a former marriage.
The Saco City clerk shows marriage intentions for Donald R. Bernier age 40 of Biddeford and Paulette M. Tardif of Saco. Armand Fortin of Saco and Charlotte S. Verrier of Hills Beach Biddeford. and Larry G. Brethauer of East Bradenton Florida with Frances M. Dumas of Saco.
The Automobile Legal Association will not blacklist the Kittery Wells stretch of the Maine Turnpike yet. District Manager Cedric Brackett says only resurfacing and broader improvements will change the ALA travel department’s stance, directing use of the turnpike only if necessary.
Que pleaded guilty to speeding 50 mph in a 25 mph zone on Old Orchard street and paid a $25 fine.
Seventeen cases heard in Saco Municipal Court led by liquor violations. Daniel P. Fine and others pleaded guilty to illegal possession of liquor with $10 fines. Several defendants faced charges of procuring liquor for minors, illegal transportation, and public drinking. Bail defaults and license suspensions noted. Juvenile court issued lectures for assault and battery charges involving local youths.
The 85 year old Santa Barbara News-Press publisher Thomas More Storke is named the 1962 Colby Lovejoy Award recipient for integrity and fearless journalism. He has earlier won the Lauterbach Prize and the Pulitzer for editorials criticizing extremism and bias. The Colby citation notes his crusades against the John Birch Society and his role in rebuilding Santa Barbara after the 1925 quake.
Industrial representative Hugh Marshall announced that Grafton Lumber of Biddeford will expand into producing caskets from maple, oak, birch, mahogany and other woods and into oak platform truck bodies. The new production will run alongside finger jointing operations already being set up, and is expected to create more work than originally planned.
Mr and Mrs Irving Wilcox of Maine street plan to occupy their Kennebunkport apartment in the Kubiak property on Meserve lane about September 15 Mrs Woodward moves to an apartment in the Kubiak property on Elm street The Wilcox home was formerly owned by Mr and Mrs Philip Hussey Jr and previously by the R Waldo Perkins family now of Connecticut Edward Hamel and Leonard Stuart of Kennebunk bought farm property in Arun del of Mrs Evelyn Price and Percy S Ross on the Old Limerick road comprising a five room main house garage and work shed and 30 acres The new owners move from York street Kennebunk James Johnson of Cape Porpoise bought the Billy Sinnott property in the Wildes district from Mrs J Fracea Hitler formerly of
AUGUSTA AP The Maine Committee on Problems of the Mentally Retarded announced the pamphlet A Door Was Opened describing findings from visits with parents of mentally retarded children. Miss Jacqueline Cook led the study with former Pineland Hospital staff. funding ended July 1, but officials seek public funds to continue. The project visited a small portion of families. parents showed strong eagerness for help to keep children at home. Major needs identified include diagnosis evaluation and parent counseling, classroom programs, and home training support. Only 4 percent of 106 families received adequate treatment and care, as reported by Miss Cook.
A three car collision on the Portland road in Saco Saturday afternoon near new highway construction caused about 200 in damage. Cars driven by Ruth M Eldredge, 34, Bloomfield Conn, Richard Dion, 20, Biddeford, and Carleton F Campbell, Cape Elizabeth, were eastbound. Dion accelerated, striking Eldredge, which hit Campbell. Eldredge sustained a sore back.
The US Coast Guard placed four markers along the Saco River after requests from local boating interests. Two red nun buoys were set near the sand bar at Camp Ellis, one near Chandler Point, and one near Twin Islands, with another marker relocated. Mayor Dinsmore Worthing had sought additional markers earlier this year.
Captain Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602 named Cape Cod after the cod fish he found there while exploring the New World coast. His naming reflected the lure of cod stocks noted during the voyage.
Maine resident now in St Louis, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson bought property as an investment. Ipswich couple Guy Bragdon Jr and wife purchased a summer cottage and lot at Land's End, Cape Porpoise, planning alterations and occupancy in summer 1963. Reading couple G Burton Long bought a large parcel at Land's End for a brick colonial retirement home. Long runs New England Brick in Cambridge. Sales negotiated by Jon Milligan Company.
An advertising note offers rate card details on request for transient style services. It outlines eight time order plans and emphasizes customized pricing. The text suggests contact to obtain specific rates and plan features.
The Saco Police and Fire commission announced the appointment of four policewomen as traffic crossing guards for the local schools. The appointees are Mrs. Margaret G. Lamontagne of Pleasant View Drive, Mrs. John Whitney of School Street, Mrs. Anne P. Sears of Ferry Road, and Mrs. Lloyd Kimball of Middle Street, filling vacancies in the crossing guard positions.
Salvation Army camp meetings start this evening at Old Orchard Beach and run through next Sunday. Dr. Norman W. Paullin, pastor and educator, will preach through Friday at 7:30, sharing a career spanning Baptist churches in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with service at Philadelphia’s Baptist Temple and affiliation with Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary since 1951. A Bible study led by Maj. Clifton Sipley at 10:30 a.m. will be included daily.
Investigators report five men and a young woman possibly in the gang that ambushed a money carrying mail truck. A gunman in a policeman's uniform waved down the vehicle, then along with an accomplice rushed in with submachine guns. Guards were bound. money pouches were tossed to cars along the route. Nine autos were used. three traced, two found along the route and one burning in Mattapan. Rope and tape matched common sash cord. detour signs were stolen from highway projects. Helicopter patrols continued on Route 3 as authorities search woods for suspects and bags. Money pouches were gray canvas with leather tops and locks, marked U S Mail and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. No bags recovered. no names confirmed.
A Presque Isle man, Theodore Wilbert Murphy, 59, died after his car ran off U S 36 and plunged over an embankment near Chillicothe Missouri. His wife, Winifred Murphy, 55, was hospitalized for observation but not believed to be seriously hurt.
In Biddeford municipal court Judge Simon Spill fined John A. Boucher 0 dollars or 30 days in jail with a 10 day license suspension after a 50 mph in a 25 mph Pool road violation connected to an August 17 accident. Passenger Claire Moreau treated for a head wound at Notre Dame hospital. Paul Emmons was found guilty of 50 mph speeding and fined 25 dollars plus 10 day license suspension, with license held pending Sept. Superior Court review. Kenneth Nason was convicted of larceny over a pair of $65 roller skates, fined 50 dollars or 60 days in jail, with until 3 p.m. to raise funds.
The city vaccinated over 300 people Sunday and the U S Public Health Service gave vaccines to more than 400 at Idlewild Airport. Centers operated around the clock as officials hunted the cab driver who carried the Orr family. About 12 400 taxis and 40 000 drivers move about New York City. Aerolineas Argentinas supplied a passenger list for Flight 322 from Brazil and efforts continued to locate every passenger. Some scattered to distant places while locating the boy’s fellow train passengers to Canada remained challenging.
A school proposal to President Kennedy urges naming a commission of lay men and professional educators to map a future program. It would address predicted population growth and enrollment totals around 85 million. Dr. Hunt, former Chicago and Kansas City schools chief, spoke at the federation session.
Brandt continues as thousands of youths fill the street on Sunday afternoon. They break windows on a Soviet bus, unfurl anti American banners, and jeer American cars and jeeps. Eyewitnesses report Americans were stoned despite an official denial.
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