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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1964
Page
2
Cooler afternoon with highs near 70s and southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight will be fair and cool with lows around 40 and light winds. Friday looks sunny and a bit warmer with southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Miss Helene Murphy of 8 Gove Street Sanford and W. Woolworth of Biddeford vacation in Connecticut. Ralph Courtois of 222 Alfred Street Biddeford, an employee of Kauf's Automotive Co., tours the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Gabrielle Rousseau of McKenney and Heard Hardware Co. and Phyllis Means of Biddeford Savings Bank also vacation this week.
Higher Grade Corp Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Friday at 8:30 p.m. in the church hall for a regular session and planned activities.
The brother of Acting Commissioner W. MacDonald resigns as examiner with the Department of Public Safety. MacDonald cites undue publicity and says the appointment drew public criticism. The resigning man chose to remain with 15 years in the Post Office Department, from which he took a leave of absence. A niece and nephew left temporary jobs after the brother’s elevation to an elevator position.
SPRINGFIELD VT AP Two Airmen were killed when a 133 jet trainer crashed into Mt Arrat hillside near Springfield. Capt Robert L Wessell of Watertown MA and Maj William C Smith of Lexington MA Oak Park IL were on a training flight from Hanscom Field Bedford MA to Pease AFB Newington NH about 40 miles away.wreckage scattered over a half mile. live ammunition removed by investigators. Wessell was MIT student. Smith was with Electronics System Division at Hanscom AFB.
Stephen Smith 19 of 100 Pine Hill Road Nashua formerly of Saco Maine killed in a Sunday automobile crash while stationed in Arizona with the U S Army. Born in Waterville Maine he was the son of Donald and surviving Mrs Smith. He leaves two sisters Mrs Douval Merrimac NH and Tina and two brothers Richard and Michael all of Nashua. Funeral services set for 10 a m Saturday at Farwell Funeral Home.
Lawrence Ezekiel Deering 68 of Bel Air Maryland died this morning in a Portland hospital. Born Waterboro July 26 1896 he was a 1920 University of Maine graduate and former Saco alderman. He served 16 years with Harford County Scouts and was an engineer at Aberdeen. Survived by widow Gertrude, son William J Bangor daughter Sally Gauss Bel Air sister Edith Hughey East Waterboro and four grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2 pm at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with burial Laurel Hill Cemetery. viewing Friday 7-9 pm.
Mrs Malcolm O E Peabody, advocate for civil rights and mother of Massachusetts Governor Endicott Peabody, visited the Pleasant Point Perry and Peter Dana Point reservations after hearing Indian concerns. She criticized hiring bias and barber refusals, urged equal qualifications for jobs, and was inducted as an honorary tribe member. She traveled from Northeast Harbor and earlier faced arrest in St Augustine during a restaurant civil rights protest.
Ka Lae known as South Cape marks the southern edge of Hawaii on the island of Hawaii the 50th state. It lies on a parallel with Mexico City illustrating its distant location in the Pacific region.
In Morrow Ohio Sammy Craig runs a barbershop and leads the town life squad. He often has to shuck customers mid haircut to respond to fires or alarms. Regulars keep magazines and a TV for waiting during emergencies and tease about possible quick shaves.
Mrs Elizabeth A Drown of Alfred has accepted the position of home economics teacher at the high school and will also supervise the girls cheerleaders this fall. The announcement followed a school committee meeting. The board discussed stipends for special duties, approved renovations drawings for the high school, and prepared bids for oil, Federal School, and Jameson School repairs. A temporary hot lunch suspension was approved due to cafeteria use as a classroom, with funds moved to cover unpaid bills.
Welcome notices list births from Biddeford Saco area families including Lucien Lessard and Rose Croteau with eight month old son and several newborns. Detailing names birth weights dates and parental addresses across Biddeford Saco Kennebunkport and Saco with one entry noting Debois formerly Barbara Black.
New York stocks drift lower in subdued session as Du Pont and Union Carbide lead declines. Dow Jones industrial average slips about 1.4 points to 40.35, while IBM falls several points and cigarette makers rise on shipments news.
In Louisville the Post Office lobby shows 4 p.m. while the district attorney’s office reads 8:18 and the customs office 2:29. The Secret Service reports 8:10 and US District Judge Roy Shelbourne’s courtroom 7:55. Building manager R. J. Moberly says circuits broke down at various times and are being repaired. Bring your watch.
Lew Oehmig five time Tennessee amateur golf champion leaves coffee company executive post to become president of a golf equipment manufacturing firm in Chattanooga.
CHALLENGE FROM JUNIOR Winchester Kentucky AP Carle Buddy Mahan has won amateur golf events in Central Kentucky recently. His 12 year old son Cole clinched a lower flight title at the Stoner Creek Invitational in Paris during the same tournament, signaling potential future clashes.
Washington AP Republican chairman Dean Burch says President Johnson and family are richer than accountants indicate and Republicans will push wealth questions as a campaign issue. Audit put Johnsons at 3.484 million net worth with Lady Bird owning most assets and Lynda Bird and Luci Baines as beneficiaries.
The Soviet Union said it is prepared to sign a general treaty banning the use of nuclear weapons. Soviet Delegate Semyon K. Tsarapkin urged such a treaty at the 17 nation disarmament conference, calling it a step to end nuclear aggression. Ethiopian Del egate Mikael Imra urged a world conference at the next UN General Assembly to draft the ban, while Western delegates dismissed the idea as impractical and unsafe. Canadian Gen. E L M Burns warned enforcement would falter if states feel threatened.
James Vanites of Pool Street Biddeford has been named to teach English and social studies in Grade 7 at Burns School. He is a Biddeford High School and University of Maine graduate and earned graduate credits at the University of Maine in Portland. Vanites has 13 years in business roles including advertising and personnel and is married with two children.
A federal grand jury probing suspected anti trust violations in Maine highway construction will reconvene. U S District Attorney Alton A Lessard said the panel, adjourned July 2 after sessions began January 16, had been kept secret and judges warned media against speculation.
The Biddeford Republican City Committee voted to fully back Stanley Tupper for the U S House. Also discussed were campaigns for William Knox sheriff E ment Tyndale state senate and local candidates John F Xaphes and Edward Woltfertz as fall plans were outlined. In Atlanta AP reports private clubs rise to avoid integration with several states chartering clubs and businesses attempting to exclude Negro patrons.
The Teamsters Executive Council considers paying Hoffa's legal bills as attorneys submit a report to the 15 member board. Hoffa, recently convicted in Chicago, says he halted using union funds for lawyers. In Washington, about 500 union members petition to join a suit seeking recovery of union funds spent defending Hoffa and other officials.
Dayton Benway, town manager of Bridgton, was elected president of the Maine Town and City Managers Association. The selection occurred Wednesday during the final session of the 19th New England Managers Institute at the University of Maine.
Biddeford firefighters rushed to Bacon Street yesterday at 2 57 p m but found no fire. The crew and equipment returned to the fire station without incident.
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