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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1962

Page

2

Red Attache Steers Clear Of US Politics

Washington AP report notes Valeri Kravchenko, a Soviet attache, declined to comment on Kennedy dog Brumus after winning a toy model at a GOP party. He returned the toy and said he did not want to involve himself in American politics during the Capitol Hill gathering hosted by Rep. William Ayres.

Washington Robert F. Kennedy Brumus Valeri Kravcchenko Soviet Union Kravchenko William H. Ayres Ohio GOP Justice Department Kennedy Capitol Hill New Frontier Washington News Corps Giles U. S Brink Escot Plymouth Cape Cod Federal Reserve Bank Boston White

Personal notes from Boston to Biddeford area

A compilation of short notices lists Mrs. Dora Belanger in Boston on business and Miss Mary Mahoney’s vacation with her sister in Benton Station. It mentions house guests at Juniper cottage Goose Rocks Beach and lists clergy from St. Francis college returning from Lennoxville. Also notes Bernard Nadeau’s Navy deployment pending in the Mediterranean and Evelyn Lemieux’s family visit to Andover and Miss Richards’ anniversary mass.

Dora Belanger Boston Theophile Lemay Alfred Street Biddeford Notre Dame Hospital Mary Mahoney Clarence Basford Benton Station Warren Libby Juniper Cottage Goose Rocks Beach Charles Roberts Sanford Bernard Bond Susan Patricia Karen Bond Newfield St. Francis College Franciscan Novitiate Lennoxville Que Clarence Laplante OFM Donald Nicknair Armand Reay Reny Bernard A. Nadeau Missileman USN Albert W. Nadeau USS Power Lincoln Street Saco Mediterranean Nadeau Nuclear Weapons Training Center Norfolk Evelyn Lemieux Jefferson Street Andover Mass Cindy Lee Lemieux Roger Derry Edmond Thibault Methuen Ida Richards

Unity Club Auxiliary Meeting Notice

Unity Club Auxiliary will meet tomorrow night at 7 30 at the summer home of Mrs Mabel Webber Simpson road Saco

Unity Club Mabel Webber Simpson Road Saco

Tighe Beaudoin Farley Post Meeting Planned Tomorrow

Post American Legion members Tighe Beaudoin and Farley will convene tomorrow night at 8 oclock at the post home on Elm Street in Biddeford for a regular meeting.

Tighe - Beaudoin - Farley Post American Legion Post Elm Street Biddeford

Christian Science Society Wichurch Notes Service Tonight

The Christian Science Society at 19 Winter Street Saco holds a service Wednesday at 7 45 pm. The reading room will be open to the public Thursday afternoons from 2 to 4.

Christian Science Society Winter Street Saco

Prayer Meeting and Choir Rehearsal at Lyman First Baptist

A prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 PM at Lyman First Baptist Church Goodwins Mills followed by choir rehearsal at 8 30 PM church officials announced the schedule.

Lyman First Baptist Church Goodwins Mills

Prayer Service Set for Advent Christian Church

A prayer service is planned for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Advent Christian church on Route 35 in Kennebunk Lower Village.

Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village

Prayer Meeting at Advent Christian Church

A prayer meeting will be held on Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Advent Christian church located on Saco avenue in Old Orchard Beach.

Advent Christian Church Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach

Community Bible Study at Ogunquit Baptist Church

A Community Bible Study session is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road.

Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Road

Midweek church services listed in Maine towns

On Wednesday at Lyman Baptist church Goodwins Mills the choir rehearses at 6 30 p m and prayer meeting follows at 8 p m A midweek service is set for 7 30 p m at Full Gospel church Route 9 A Wells with access off Route 109

Full Gospel Route 9-A Wells

Village Baptist Church Prayer Hour in Kennebunkport

A prayer and Bible study hour will be held in the vestry of the Village Baptist Church in Kennebunkport on Wednesday at 7 30 p m.

Kennebunkport

Goulet Seeks Biddeford Police Commissioner Seat

Goulet announces candidacy for police commissioner on Gilbert R. Boucher ticket. A longtime Biddeford resident, he served on the Biddeford ig en force from 1933 to 1935 and is active in church and community groups including St. Andre parish Sacred Heart league and the Oblate Retreat House recruiter. He is married to Merilda Bisson and has four children, with ties to Nashua New Hampshire and Biddeford Maine.

Biddeford Igen Gilbert R. Boucher Merilda Bisson Fernand Goulet Nashua N. H Leo Goulet Bddeford Maurice Provencher Henry Corbeil St. Andre Parish Sacred Heart League Third Order of St. Francis Oblate Augusta Lacordaire

Thief Bathes Before Fleeing Naples Home

Naples police say a burglar who stole a television and other goods washed up in the home before departing. Evidence points to the break in at the residence in Naples Florida.

Naples Fla

Card of Thanks to Webber Hospital Staff

Dolores McGee thanks doctors and nurses at Webber Hospital and friends and relatives for gifts and cards in a brief note of gratitude.

Webber Hospital Dolores McGee

Deaths of Madison native Benjamin Weston at 84

Benjamin T. Weston 84 a design engineer on the first Quoddy tidal power project died Monday. A Madison native he graduated from the University of Maine and worked on projects in several states. He was with Dexter Cooper Co when the Eastport tidal effort began and ended in the 1930s, later joining the Maine Highway Department before retiring in 1943. Funeral set for Thursday at Edwards Funeral Home Madison.

Madison Benjamin_ T. Weston Monay University of Maine Dexter P. Cooper Company Eastport Maine Highway Department Edwards Funeral Home

Death notice for Roland Durant of Biddeford

Roland Durant 49 resident of 395 Main Street Biddeford died this morning in a local hospital after a long illness. Born September 24 1912 in Biddeford he was a son of Andre and Julian Armstrong Durant. He worked as a grocery store clerk and was a member of St John the Baptist society. Survived by widow Clara Exposito Durant daughter Joanne Pictou six brothers George Herbert Charles Henry Wilfred and Leo Paul Durant. Funeral from St Joseph church Friday at 8 30 am with burial at St Joseph cemetery. Friends may call Sansoucy Funeral Home tonight 7 10 and Wednesday and Thursday 2 4 and 7 10 pm.

Roland Durant Main Street Biddeford Andre Julian Armstrong Durant St. John the Baptist Society Clara Exposito) Durant Joanne Pictou Jeanne Travers Cambridge Mass

Obituary: Mary L. Descoli of Kennebunkport dies at 76

Mary L. Descoli 76 of Kennebunkport died yesterday at her home after a long illness. Widow of Alfonse Descoli she was born June 4 1886 to George H. Simmons and Mary Ghan Simmons. She leaves two daughters Mrs Frederick Cook Kennebunkport and Mrs Peter Juan Denver Cole, a sister Mrs Lester C. Crenner Sanford, and six grandchildren. Funeral service tomorrow at 2 at Village Baptist Church with Rev George Urban officiating. Burial in Arundel Cemetery. Friends may call Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.

Mary L. Descoli Kennebunkport Alfonse Descoli George H. and Mary (Ghan) Simmons Frederick Cook Peter Juan Denver Cole Lester C. Crenner Sanford Village Baptist Church George Urban Arundel Cemetery Bibber

Rusk presses Berlin talks after East German youth death

Secretary of State Dean Rusk held a hastily arranged talk with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin urging renewed four power discussions to ease Berlin tensions after the fatal wounding of an East German youth at the wall. Ambulatory aid and Western decisions hinge on on‑the‑spot commandant choices with Mayor Willy Brandt.

Washington Dean Rusk Berlin Wall Anatoly F. Dobrynin Rusk East Germany Wall Berlin State Department Dobroynin United States East Berlin West Berlin Willy Brandt U.S Stonings

Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach Birth Announcements

A series of birth notices from Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach lists newborns with dates in August, naming the parents at 560 South Street Biddeford 200 Cleaves Street Biddeford and 173 East Grand Avenue Old Orchard Beach among others. It includes Maurice Roland James Donald Theresa Ann Diane Marie Donna Marie Roger Raymond Jr John Warren Jr Clifford Lee and family details.

Raoul Girard South Street Biddeford Maurice Roland Leo Paul Poissant Cleaves Street James Donald Jeannine Poirier Louis Vir Summer Theresa Ann Noella Chouinard Paul Corbeil Clifford Street Diane Marie Doris Gagne Normand Leveille Hubert Street Donna Marie Doris Gregoire Roger R. Collard Alfred Road Roger Raymond, Jr Constance Landry John W. Miller East Grand Avenue Old Orchard Beach John Warren, Jr Merilyn Kent

Radiation Belt Seen Harmless To Astronauts

Washington reports a new man made radiation belt, created by a July Pacific test, likely above current flight paths and not delaying US space plans. Data show high energy electrons dissipate quickly. NASA maintains late September or early October six orbit flight by Walter Schirra, possible plan changes if risks rise.

Washington United States Defense Department Atomic Energy Commission U.S Pacific Andrian G. Nikolayev Pavel A. Popovich Popovich U. S National Aeronautics and Space Administration Walter M. Schirra

McClay Requests Extra Copies of USDA Pamphlet

Biddeford supervisor of the Northeast Region of the U S Department of Agriculture requested six additional copies of the 16 page pamphlet in his letter. The pamphlet contains more than 40 recipes with easy instructions and varied, complete entries.

U.S. Department of Agriculture McClay

Harbor project approved near Acadia National Park

A proposed $197,000 harbor project to create a 24 acre anchorage basin in Bass Harbor near Acadia National Park, Maine, has been approved by the Army Engineers chief. Senator Margaret Chase Smith said Congress must authorize and appropriate funds before work begins.

Washington Bass Harbor Acadia National Park Maine O; Army Engineers Margaret Chase Smith Congress

Children’s Articles Still Good Sell Them Through Classifieds

A brief reader notice encourages selling usable children’s articles through journal classifieds rather than discarding them. It frames the idea as a practical recycling approach for toys clothes and books. The item emphasizes economy and community reuse without urging acquisition or waste.

Space Sector Drives Modest Market Rise Amid Profit Taking

In early trade on the New York Stock Exchange the Associated Press average of 60 stocks edged up .2 to 224.3 as industrials slipped 0.1 and utilities rose 0.4. Gains came from a core group of market wheelhorses, offsetting losses, with profit taking noted after five of six sessions higher. Martin Marietta led declines as it remained in demand after being named prime contractor for the Titan III project and other space-related firms showed movements.

New York S AP Associated Press Martin Marietta Martin-Marietta Al 26 Houston Lighting & Power Ford Chrysler American Motors General Motors Studebaker Republic Steel U.S. Steel Jones & Laughlin IBM du Pont Sears Roebuck Merck Goodyear Dow Jones American Stock Exchange U.S

Teacher Staff At St Joseph School Listed

The religious and lay faculty for St Joseph grammar school Biddeford for the 1962 63 school year was announced today Rev St Veronica will again serve as principal The grade staff includes Grade 1 Mrs Joseph Angers Mrs Aline Collard Rev Sr Mary Celine and Rev Sr Mary Alberta Grade 2 Rev Sr Mary Lillian Rev Sr Mary Adolphe and Rev Sr Rose Theresa Grade 3 Mrs Alma Chantland Rev Sr John of the Eucharist replacing a lay teacher Rev Sr Ofithe Lawrence and Miss Germaine Langelier Grade 4 Rev Sr Mary Joannes Grand Isle replacing Rev Sr Mary Lucille Rev Sr Theresa of Lisieux Rev Sr Mary Alfred replacing Rev Sr Rolande and Rev Sr Laura in a combined Grade grouping Grade 5 Rev Sr Rolande Rev Sr Mary Pauline replacing Rev Sr Catherine of the Cross Rev Sr Elphese Rev Sr Isabelle of France replacing Rev Sr Martin Marie Grade 6 Rev Sr Mary Lucille replacing Rev Sr Aurele transferred to Canada Rev Sr Louise de Jesu Rev Sr St Luc replacing Rev Sr Mary David transferred to Tennessee Rev Sr Jeanne Francoise Grade 7 Rev Sr Mary Philippe Rev Sr St Gerald Grade 8 Rev Sr Beatrice of Rome Rev Sr Jeanne de Lorraine age and electronic issues were mixed

St. Joseph Grammar School Biddeford St. Veronica Joseph Angers Aline Collard Mary Celine Mary Alberta Mary Lillian Mary Adolphe Rose Theresa Alma Chantland John Rolande Mary Pauline Methuen Mass Catherine of the Cross Elphese Isabelle France Lawrence Martin Marie Mary Lucille Aurele Canada Louise de Jesu St. Luc Mary David Tennessee Jeanne Francoise St. Mary Phillippe St. Gerald Beatrice of Rome Jeanne de Lorraine

Appetite testing at UC Davis could curb overeating

In Davis California Prof Harold Berg leads early appetite research at the University of California School of Agriculture linking hunger to olfactory acuity. An olfactometer tests smell sensitivity among five subjects, aiming to measure how foods and beverages affect appetite, with cautious projections and emphasis on physiological and psychological factors.

Davis Calif America University of California School of Agriculture Harold Berg Berg Department of Enology California Enologist Berg Prof. Berg

Burglars Steal Typewriters From Greek Orthodox Church

Two Greek alphabet typewriters were stolen from St. John's Greek Orthodox church in Charleston. Police suspect the burglar may regret the clever but flawed heist as the incident highlights the odd use of Greek letters in the crime.

Charleston W. Va St. John’s

Farm values rise cron o Maine extension says

Austin Bennett of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service notes Maine farm values have risen on average, reflecting improved returns for farmers and stronger land use. The remark highlights ongoing market shifts and potential investment implications for local agriculture.

Austin Bennett The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service Maine Farms

Dolloff urges state aid to education and services

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Maynard C. Dolloff told a Monday night gathering that expanding state aid to education and state services would help ensure equitable property tax assessments at the local level. He argued municipalities have nearly exhausted their financial resources.

Gardiner Maynard C. Dolloff Dolloff

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