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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1962

Page

2

Personal notices from Biddeford and Saco reflect medical, travel, and family updates

Philip R Jacques of St Mary Street Biddeford is a patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Lea St Pierre of 16 Bay Street Biddeford is ill. Mr and Mrs Edmond Millette of 185 South Street Biddeford have returned from a week in Montreal and Quebec. Mrs Rene Fredette and her daughter have moved to Hyphen Fens Street Silver Springs. Alice Michaud and family vacationed with Edmond Millette at 185 South Street Biddeford. Laura Boudreau has returned to duties at St Joseph rectory after funeral services for her daughter Beverly Korman in New York. Guests of Mrs Ethelyn Lane and Mr and Mrs Harold Hill at 301 Main Street Saco included William Lane and sons Joseph and Jeffrey of Bay Shore Long Island NY, J Clifford Bubier of Dryden, and Mr and Mrs Paul Stevens.

Philip R. Jacques St. Mary Street Piddeford Webber Hospital Lea St. Pierre Bay Street Biddeford Edmond Millette South Street Montreal Quebec Rene Fredette Suzanne Millette Hy Fens Street Silver Springs Joseph and Jeffrey Bay Shore L. I N. Y J. Clifford Bubier Dryden Paul Stevens

Council Chagnon and St. Jean Baptiste Meet Tonight

The Chagnon council and St. Jean Baptiste group will convene at 8 PM in the club hall on Jefferson Street in Biddeford. Local organization details outline a community gathering with attendance planned at Biddeford’s club hall.

Council Chagnon St. Jean Baptiste Club Jefferson Street Biddeford

Church Notes Thursday Prayer and Choir Rehearsals

A series of church activities includes a 7 30 p m prayer and Bible study at First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach a Holy Communion at 8 am in the Episcopal church and choir rehearsals and prayer meetings at Saco Methodist First Assembly of God and Lyman First Baptist churches with locations in Saco Goodwins Mills and Pleasant Street.

First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach Episcopal Church Bidde Saco School Street Methodist Church Assembly of God Saco In Ahepa Pleasant Street Lyman’ First Baptist Church Goodwins Mills

Funeral services for Mrs Laura May Wormwood

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning from Dennett and Craig Funeral home in Saco for Mrs Laura May Wormwood wife of John G Wormwood Sr Rev Edmund Beal of Saco Unitarian church officiated and burial was in Laure Hill cemetery Bearers were Joseph Blunt Donald Tracy Glendon Swett and Richard Fournier

Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco Laura May Wormwood John G. Wormwood Edmund Beal

Infant Dennis Blaisdell Dies in Kennebunk Funeral

Funeral services were held in Hallowell for Dennis Dean Blaisdell infant son of Mr and Mrs Franklin Blaisdell of Kennebunk. Officiated by Rev Alton E Maxell. burial at Springer Cemetery Sidney. Born April 14 1962 in Augusta. survived by siblings and extended family including grandparents and aunts and uncles.

Knovilton Susan Blaisdell F. David Blaisdell Joseph Blaisdell Dana Blaisdell Kennebunk Sidney Louise Winn South China

Goose Rocks Association In Annual Session

Goose Rocks Beach association holds a lobster supper and annual meeting at the Community House. Supper at 6 pm, supper chair Phyllis Cluff. officers to be elected at 7:30 pm led by president Charles Wilson. Reports, officer elections, and community projects on agenda.

Goose Rocks Beach Association Phyllis Cluff Dorothy Doe Kathryn Mulheron Kathryn Dodd Catherine Reagan Helen Knovak Barbara Wilson Maureen Reilly Charles Wilson Edward M. Reilly Vern Gray Joseph Battaglio Eleanor Moulton

Tension in Berlin as West rally roils border area

Across West Berlin protests flare after East German border guards fatally shoot a refugee. Allied forces deploy an ambulance to aid wounded on the East side, while Soviet armored cars parade between checkpoints. U S officials press for a four power Berlin meeting with Soviet envoy Dobrynin as demonstrations continue.

West Berlin Checkpoint Charlie Soviet War Memorial U.S East Berlin Washington Berlin Shington Dean Rusk Anatoly F. Dobrynin Dobrynin

Minor Traffic Cases Heard In Biddeford

Judith A. Curley of South Portland appeared in Biddeford Municipal Court with attorney John M. Curley on a passing on a grade charge filed by Trooper Hollis Dixon. The case was sent with costs paid. Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason presided. Louis E. Beall of Saco faced a tractor-trailer load width violation license held by Lucien Bourque of Biddeford. Judge Simon Spill fined Beall $10 on the count in Biddeford court yesterday.

Judith A. Curley Pillsbury Street South Portland Atty John M. Curley Biddeford Hollis Dixon Gerald C. Nason Louis E. Beall Lincoln Street Saco Lucien Bourque Lindale Avenue Simon Spill Beal Pul S. Nicholson King Street Nicholson Hilary Mahaney Gerard E. Lavoie Mt. Pleasant Street Old Orchard Road Arnold T. Fuld Brookline Mass Charles Libby

Birth Announcements at Saco Hospital

To Mr and Mrs William Lanloie Old Orchard Beach a son William Elza III seven pounds four ounces August 15. To Mr and Mrs Richard Boudreau Bitte ford a daughter Karen Ann five pounds 15 ounces August 17. To Mr and Mrs Harold Gammon Limington a daughter Annette Marie six pounds August 19. To Mr and Mrs Delwyn Collomy Bar Mills a son Daved William seven pounds seven ounces August 19.

Saco Hospital William Lanoie, Jr Temple Avenue Old Orchard Beach William Elza Richard Boudreau St. Mary Street Bitteford Karen Ann Harold Gammon Limington Annette Marie Delwyn Collomy Bar Mills Daved William

Portland Area Weather Clears With Warmer Thursday

Clear and cool tonight with gradual clearing this afternoon. Sunny and warmer Thursday with north winds 5 to 10 mph this afternoon and northerly tonight and Thursday except onshore at 10 to 15 mph along the coast Thursday afternoon. Zone 1 temperatures in the low 70s inland upper 60s along the coast and around 50s along the coast tonight.

Portland Thuray

Biddeford Woman Seeks Hearing Over Disability Rights

Mrs. Marceline Prejean of Biddeford petitions the US Attorney General for a full probe of Maine disability insurance laws after two years battling for payments for her mother, Marie A. Leighton, injured at Trust Hospital. She argues the Workmen's Compensation act restricts access to a jury trial despite constitutional protections and questions state legislative authority over civil rights.

Marceline Prejean Elm Street Biddeford Maine Industrial Accident Commission US Attorney General's Office Maine Marie A. Leighton Trust Prejean S. A. Andretta Attorney General's Office Attorneyee Maine Bar Association

Suzanne Nadeau Honored At Biddeford Bridal Shower

Miss Suzanne Nadeau was guest of honor at a bridal shower in Salle Charite Alfred street Biddeford for her forthcoming marriage on September 22 to Gerard Poisson. A buffet luncheon was served and a money purse awarded. Attending guests include Diane Nadeau, Mrs. Robert Nad eau, Mrs. Alfred Grenier, Mrs. Leon Paul, and many others from Old Orchard Beach and surrounding towns. Invited but unable to attend were numerous friends and relatives from Maine and New York locations.

Suzanne Nadeau Salle Charite Hall Alfred Street Biddeford Gerard Poisson Robert Nadeau Cottage Avenue Old Orchard Beach Nadeau Diane Nadeau Alfred Greni Albert Paquet Doris Cretaro Therese Gagnon Jeannette Robitaille Ernest ‘Poisson Simonne Perron Lucille Laverriere Odilon Laverriere Robert Laverriere Roland Laverriere Leo Laverriere Normand Allaire Adela Sylvaine Perreault Roger Jean Anna Paquet Laurette Cloutier Noella Martel Marie Ange Kearns Mary Kenney Mary Cummings Robert Paquet Charles Cloutier Annette Breton Roland Chenard Rita Corriveau Simonne Lessard Lucien Marie St. Michel Urbain Goulet Andre Fortier Edward Martin Raymond Parent Sheldon Cote Claudette Parent Blanche Poisson Roland Larochelle Gloria Nadeau Telesfore Lepine Jacqueline Lemelin Magella Luneau Alice Sevieny Jeannine Goulet Richard Boudreau Alfred Lachance Yvette Laverriere Robert Cote Helene Frechette Pauline Harvey Emerilda Goulet Laudia Thibeault Antoinette Nadeau Pauline Fortier Valeda Nadeau Arthur Plante Ralph Boissonneault Rosario Goulet Urbain Nadeau Edgar Sevigny Gertrude Jacques Amanda Boisvert Annabelle Lauzier Annabelle Jacques June Tardif Fernande Cote Laurette Nadeau Muriel Duprey Rachel Labbe Lauriee Legros Anna Nadeau Marie Anne Boutot Arline Cote Rachel Cote Francois Nadeau Samuel Perreault Rita Tremblay Aime Blais Clara Guay Josephine Corriveau Dolores Morin Isabelle Morin Medora Beaudoin Imelda Rene Dorothy Belisle Philip Poirier Fleur Ange Lachance

Nyet Expected From New American Test Ban Bid

James Marlow explains the U S effort to propose an atmospheric nuclear test ban amid mutual distrust with the Soviet Union. He traces past attempts from 1958 to 1962, including Khrushchev’s refusals, and notes Kennedy Macmillan proposals and the ongoing push for disarmament with inspection disputes.

James Marlow Associated Press Washington (Ap United States Russia Britain Eisenhower Ivery Khrushchev Kennedy Harold Macmillan Inter Kennedy Macmillan Pacific

Saco ranch home sold to new owners on Cumberland Ave

A six room ranch with bath and attached garage on Cumberland Avenue in Saco, previously owned by Mr and Mrs Robert Morin of Lawrence Massachusetts, has been purchased by Mr and Mrs Ralph Id Caron of Irving Street Saco. Armand J Mercier of 24 Dyer Street Saco brokered the sale.

Cumberland Avenue Saco Robert Morin Lawrence Mass Ralph Id. Caron Irving Street Armand J. Mercier Dyer Street

Automaker optimism drives early New York stock rally

General Motors forecast lifts market as stock averages rise with heavy trading. The Associated Press 60-stock index gains 0.7 to 224.4 at noon, led by autos and chemicals while steels slip and IBM nears 400. Bonds mixed as traders monitor takeover chatter.

New York General Motors Associated Press Wall Street Chrysler Ford Studebaker du Pont Ex Dividend Eastman Kodak Union Carbide Allied Chemical Kerr-McGee Oil Amerada General American Oil IBM Martin Marietta American Stock Exchange U.S

Speeding Fined in Old Orchard Beach Court

Scott D. Burchill, 23, of Portland, fined $10 for speeding 55 mph in a 45 mph zone on Portland Avenue at the Beach in Old Orchard Beach. Trial Justice Wesley M. Mewer also heard several intoxication cases last night.

Speeder Scott D. Burchill Portland Old Orchard Beach Portland Avenue Wesley M. Mewer

Area Girls Vie For Apple Princess at Acton Fair

Ten candidates will compete at 8 p m Friday at Acton Fair for the Miss York County Apple Princess title. Winners go to Maine Apple Queen finals. Candidates, from Granges across the county, include Patricia Towne Kennebunkport Emery Ann Gould Springvale Ella Mae Grant Saco Pauline Lizotte Kennebunk Peggy Gammon Limington Dianne Chabot Berwick Carol Tarbox Burton Elaine Bennett Waterboro Lynda Anderson South Berwick Deborah Gowen Sanford. The event is hosted by York Pomona Grange with Margaret Thompson general chairman.

Acton Fair York County Maine York Pomona Grange Margaret Thompson Springvale Patricia A. Towne Kennebunkport Kennebunk High Arundel Grange Emery Ann Gould Grove Street Philip Gould Fisher Junior College Barney Beg Grange North Berwick Ella Mae Grant Buxton Road Saco Lawrence Grant New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing Saco Grange Pauline Marie Lizotte Kennebunk Alewive Grange Peggy Lou Gammon Limington Merland Gammon Bonny Eagle High Limington Grange Dianne Chabot Pine Hill Terrace Berwick Berwick High Beaver Dam Grange Carol Ann Tarbox West Buxton Road Burton Saco River Grange Elaine R. Bennett Upper Main Street Waterboro Jaggers Mills Waterboro Grange Lynda Lee Anderson Parent Street South Berwick Salmon Falls Shoe Company Quamphegan Grange Deborah L. Gowen Main Street Sanford Fred Gowen Gordon College Beverly Farms Mass Mousam Lake Grange Shapleigh Fred E. Nutter WSME Acton

Special Meeting Scheduled At Beach For Old Orchard Beach

A special town meeting in Old Orchard Beach will consider revising license fees and a five article warrant. The meeting will be at the High School tonight at 7 30 with items including wording changes to the ordinance and a $500 transfer to fund a mid year audit of the town books.

Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Beach High School

Essex Trust Co. Robbery Suspects Compared In Face Panels

Composite pictures of two mail robbery suspects resemble two of three men who fled the Essex Trust Co branch in West Lynn last March 30 with 28 500. The two masked robbers and a third accomplice commandeered a laundry truck and passed a roadblock while resisting a police chase in which Patrolman Henry Steadman was wounded. The FBI and postal authorities questioned a former contract driver familiar with the Plymouth route, amid broader scrutiny of postal security and escort practices. Congressman Jack Brooks' subcommittee will probe security of large cash shipments.

Essex Trust Co West Lynn Henry Steadman Buster Tony Boston Herald Boston FBI Plymouth Herald Post Office J. Edward Day James S. Kelleher Kelleher Denver Colo Washington U.S Jack Brooks Texas

Fire hits cafe again at Kozy Corner in Howland

A second fire in as many months damaged the interior of Faancis Bernard's Kozy Corner cafe in Howland. Fire Chief Raymond Thompson estimated the loss at 7000 dollars and blamed defective wiring in an appliance.

Raymond Thompson

Former Danforth Postmaster Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Lausier, ex Danforth postmaster, pleaded guilty in U S District Court to embezzling 1231 dollars in postal funds. Judge Edward T Gignoux suspended six months jail after noting the money was restored.

Bangor Conrad J. Lausier Danforth U. S. District Court Edward T. Gignoux Lausier

Fire crews respond to flooded oil burner at Bay Avenue cottage

Members of the Camp Ellis Volunteer Fire department and the Saco Fire department were called to the summer cottage of Fred Pinard on Bay avenue last night for a flooded oil burner.

Camp Ellis

Subsidy Check Arrives for Saco City Education Aid

The city of Saco received a 78260 check from the Maine State treasury this morning as an advance payment toward 140000 in state education subsidies for the year.

Saco Maine

Final Bear Brook plant audit starts in Saco by federal govt

The final audit of the Bear Brook sewage treatment plant project began in Saco this morning by the Federal government. The treatment plant was built with matching city state and federal funds.

Bear Brook Saco

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