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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1963

Page

2

Local Notices and Personal Health Updates

Mrs. Mary Poulin of Biddeford is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Mrs. William Smith of Saco is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Raymond D. Couture of Biddeford has returned home after a surgical stay at Webber Hospital. Maj. Jeffre Tremblay of Dayton Ohio and his sister Mrs. Carmen Ruel of Biddeford will sing at 10 am Mass at St. Margaret's Church in Old Orchard Beach. Mr. and Mrs. William Lane and sons Joseph and Jeffrey from Bay Shore Long Island have returned to travel after a camping trip to the west coast and visiting Mrs. Ethelyn Lane and Mr. Harold Hill. they teach school in Bay Shore.

Mary Poulin King St. Biddeford Notre Dame Hospital William Smith Pleasant View Drive Saco Webber Hospital Raymond D. Couture Orchard St Biddeford Jeffre Tremblay Headquarters Air Force Logistics Dayton Ohio Carmen Ruel

Evangeline Rebekah Lodge to Nominate Officers Tuesday

The Evangeline IVS Rebekah Lodge will hold its first nomination of officers at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Odd Fellows Hall Biddeford. The Saco Rebekah Lodge meeting announced for this evening is rescheduled to Sept 14 at Odd Fellows Hall Saco.

Evangeline Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Biddeford Saco Rebekah Lodge Saco Odd Fellows Building Main Street

Maine Writers' Conference Closes At Ocean Park

The 23rd Maine Writers' Conference ends its four day session at Porter Memorial Hall in Ocean Park. Founded on Loring Williams's suggestion, the event is part of the Ocean Park Assembly led by Adelbert Jakeman. It aims to nurture prose and poetry writers through instruction and exchange.

Ocean Park State of State of Maine Writers’ Conference Loring Eugene Williams Kitty Parsons Ina Ladd Brown Adelbert M. Jakeman Mildred M. Thomas William E. Harris Tomas W. McConkey Lillian L. Munroe Charles Rawlings Richard H. Recchia Sheldon Christan Sue McConkey

Farm mechanization drives land prices and output gains

The text notes farmers expanding acreage raise rural land prices as large mechanized units require scale. Mechanization boosts efficiency with rising sales, totaling $1.9 billion last year, and output per man-hour increasing 6.5 percent annually, about twice the manufacturing rate.

Card of Thanks for Mrs. Isabelle Petit

We thank neighbors, friends and all who sent flowers furnished cars and offered sympathy during our recent bereavement. The Family of the late Mrs. Isabelle Petit.

Isabelle Petit

Deaths Band Leader Glen Gray Dies Age 63

Glen Gray, leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra, died at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth at 63. A Roanoke, Illinois native, he helped form the cooperative outfit and later supervised 1956 studio recordings. Survived by widow Marion Douglass and a son Douglass. funeral plans incomplete.

Plymouth Mass Glen Gray Casa Loma Jordan Hospital Gray Casa Lomans Roanoke Ill Jean Goldkette Goldkette Bix Beiderbecke Bobby Hackett Pee Wee Hunt Mildred Bailey Marion Douglass Douglass

John R. Bass, Shoe Firm Treasurer Dies at Farmington Hospital

John R. Bass, 4 year veteran treasurer of G. H. Bass & Co. died in Farmington hospital Friday. He joined the firm in 1900 and was survived by his wife Alice, two sons and a daughter. Funeral services will be held Sunday.

Wilton John R. Bass G. H. Bass & Co Farmington Hospital Bass Alice Sunay

Lifelong Saco Matriarch Clarina Cantara Dies Following Illness

Clarina Cantara 85 of 4 Cantara Ave Saco died at home after a brief illness. Born in Biddeford May 7 1878 she was daughter of Charles and Florentine Blier and a Notre Dame de Lourdes parishioner. Survived by five daughters a son one sister eleven grandchildren twelve great grandchildren funeral at Notre Dame de Lourdes 8 am Monday with interment at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Call hours today and tomorrow 2-5 and 7-10 pm at Cote Funeral Home Saco.

Clarina Cantara Cantara Ave Saco Biddeford Charles Florentine Montpas Blier Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Ralph Legendre Arthur Pomerleau Eugene Vaillancourt Lorenzo Boisvert Hormidas Gagne Westbrook Flora Charland Springfield Mass St. Joseph's Cemetery Cote ‘Funeral Home Beach James Streets

Prayers Planned for Arthur Courtois

Members of Our Lady of Victory Circle will meet at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill St Biddeford at 2 p.m. tomorrow to say prayers for Arthur Courtois husband of a member.

Our Lady of Victory Circle Emond Funeral Home Hill St Biddeford Arthur Courtois

Funeral services set for Arthur Courtois

Funeral services for Arthur Courtois will be conducted at 9 am Monday at St. Andre's Church.

Arthur Courtois St. Andre's Church

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Black held in Saco

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Sweetsh Black wife of Mark B Black 9 North St Saco were conducted at 2 p m yesterday from the First Parish Congregational Church Saco with Rev Paul Weimer officiating Melville Knight Jr was the soloist Burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery Bearers were Philip Whitehead Clifford Willy Joseph Haley William Deans Kelvin Black Robert ge Mark Black and John Sullivan

Alice Black Alice Sweetsh Black Mark B. Black North St Saco First Parish Congregational Church Paul Weimer Melville Knight Jr Laurel Hill Cemetery Philip Whitehead Clifford Willy Joseph Haley William Deans Kelvin Black Robert Ge Mark Black John Sulivan

Tot Treated For Injuries After Mishap

Two year old Humberto Arama of 225 Elm Street Biddeford was treated and released from Webber Hospital after running into the side of a moving vehicle on Elm Street driven by Edward A. Smith 59 of Cane Elizabeth. Police report the child darted into the path of the car while playing with other youngsters. A separate collision at Main and Elm involved Normandy Turgeon 29 of Somerville Mass in a 1958 sedan and Roland Simard of 48A Western Ave Biddeford in a 1963 sedan. both cars sustained heavy front damage.

Humberto Arama Elm St Biddeford Webber Hospital Elm Street Edward A. Smith Elizabeth Smith Main Normandy S. Turgeon Sommerville Mass Roland C. Simard Western Ave

Portland Weather: Cloudy Tonight Then Clearing and Cool

Cloudy with few showers this evening then clearing and cooler overnight. Low temperatures in the 40s, north areas near Ws south. Sunday outlook calls for fair skies and continued cool conditions.

Portland

August Tides Timings List

Reads a tide table for August in Eastern Daylight Time with high and low water epochs on the 24th to 26th including morning and evening values and predicted lunar associations for the coastal area.

Sunday Evening and Youth Services Across Local Churches

A listing of religious servicesSunday across Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Saco Wells Kennebunk and Goodwins Mills includes Advent Christian Faith Tabernacle First Assembly of God and many Baptist and Methodist youth fellowships plus gospel and training union meetings with times ranging from 3 to 7:30 p m and venues such as church corners avenues and homes. include details of venues and specific group meetings such as Christ Ambassadors and Junior Beacons for Christ throughout the region.

Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church Atlantic Avenue Third Street Old Orchard Beach First Assembly of God Church Pleasant Street Waco Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village Saco Avenue Christ Ambassadors Ahepa Leasant Street Saco Junior Beacons For Christ Lyman First Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Baptist Youth ‘Fellowship of the Church Salvation Army Union Avenue Salvation

Front Wheel Stolen From Porch In Winter Street Area

Winter Street Extension resident Patrick Zello reported his daughter's bicycle left on the porch last night. It was found this morning upside down with the rear wheel missing and the rim painted white, police said as they investigate a possible theft.

Patrick Zello Winter Street Extension

Area Holsteins Set Production Records

Registered Holstein cows from this area are highlighted in a production testing report from Holstein-Friesian Association of America. The cows are owned by Paul H. Fournier of Saco and F. Goff and Sons of Hollis Center.

Holstein-Friesian Association of America Brattleboro Paul H. Fournier Saco Goff and Sons Hollis Center

Dumont Couple Welcome Daughter at Lewiston Hospital

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dumont of Livermore Falls announce the birth of a daughter Kimberly Lynne at Central General Hospital Lewiston. Mrs. Dumont is the former Janet Lord daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward I. Lord of Old Orchard Beach.

Kenneth Dumont Livermore Falls Kimberly Lynne Central General Hospital Lewiston Dumont Janet Lord Edward I. Lord Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach

Bay State Man Found Guilty On Two Counts

In Biddeford Municipal Court associate Judge Gerald C. Nason heard three charges. Lionel Beaudoin, 23, of Andover, Mass., paid 10 for driving the wrong way on a one way street and later pled guilty to assaulting Biddeford Police Captain Philip Poirier. Poirier and Officer Raymond Langevin testified Beaudoin became offensive in the station, prompting a guilty plea and a 15 fine. Bettina L Carter, 40, of Waltham, Mass., paid 10 for driving left of center when visibility was obstructed. Robert Smart, 26, of 48 Graham St., Biddeford, had 50 bail defaulted after failing to appear on an intoxication charge.

Iwo Gerald C. Nason Biddeford Lionel Beaudoin Andover Mass Beaudoin Philip Poirier Poirier Raymond Langevin Nason Bettina L Carter Waltham Robert Smart Graham St

Little Thief Entrance Gains Small Return

Biddeford police report two minor breaks in the city overnight. A small thief crawled through a 10 inch opening to enter the George Roy store at 119 Prospect Street and stole five to six dollars in pennies and a few cigarettes. Entry was also made at the Land Manufacturing Co on Elm Street where a soft drink machine was broken into but had been emptied earlier. no money or other items were taken.

Biddeford Gainntrance George Roy Prospect St Land Manufacturing Co Elm Street

Several Driving Cases Heard in Sanford Court

Judge Ward Transcom of the Sanford Municipal Court heard several traffic violations Thursday evening. William Lavoie, 61, Biddeford, pleaded guilty to driving an uninspected truck and paid a 15 dollar fine. Donald R. Giroux, 22, Biddeford, pleaded guilty to speeding and paid 10 dollars. Theresa Stock, 17, Saco, faced a driving without license charge. Olan Doughty Jr., 30, Saco, charged with fishing without a license on Ossipee Pond, Waterboro, pleaded guilty, found guilty and paid 10 dollars.

Sanford Ward Transcom William, Lavoie Biddeford Donald R. Giroux Alfred Theresa A. Stock Saco Olan Doughty Jr Ossipee Pond Waterboro Fish and Game Donald Gray

Night Conspirators Returns Hitler To Stage In London

A London stage melodrama presents Adolf Hitler returning from exile in Iceland in Night Conspirators by Robert Muller. Critics offer mixed, limited reproach compared with the television version, which drew protests from the German embassy.

London Adolf Hitler Robert Muller Iceland

Baseball Standings and Results From The Major Leagues

The American League led with New York atop the standings at 81 045 43- Chicago 70 56 556 11. Baltimore 72 58 55 411 and Minnesota 69 57 .548 12. Boston 61 65 484 20. Cleveland 62 67 .481 20%. Detroit 58 66 .468 22. Los Angeles 59 71 .454 24. Kansas City 57 69 .452 24. Washington 46 81 .362 25%. Friday results include Boston 3 Cleveland 1 in 13, Detroit 17 Kansas City 2, Baltimore 14 Minnesota 4, Los Angeles 17 Washington 0, New York 7 Chicago 2. Today Chicago at New York, Kansas City at Detroit, Boston at Cleveland, Los Angeles at Washington, Minnesota at Baltimore. Upcoming games list Kansas City at Detroit, Boston at Cleveland, Minnesota at Baltimore, Chicago at New York. Monday Minnesota at Washington in a night game schedule.

Associated Press American League L. Pet New York Chicago Baltimore Minnesota Boston Cleveland Detroit Los Angeles Kansas City Washington Minnestoa L. Pet. G.B St. Louis San Francisco Philadelphia Milwaukee Cincinnati Pittsburgh Houston Pitsburgh San Francesco

Five-Year-Old Killed After Dash Onto Route 2

NEW SHARON AP A five year old girl Janice DeWitt was killed when she darted into the path of a car on U S Route 2 in front of her trailer home. Her mother Florence DeWitt witnessed the tragedy from the opposite side of the highway.

NEW Sharon Val Janice DeWitt Florence DeWitt

Senate Attack Sparks Partisan Rift in Aid Vote

The Senate debate returned as party leaders clashed over foreign aid. The roll showed 66 Democrats and 156 Republicans support the cut with 172 Democrats and 16 Republicans opposing. Kennedy had proposed 4.9 billion. after adviser's review the figure fell to 4.5 billion and then to 4.1 billion in committee.

Page One Howor House Charles A. Halleck Indiana Kennedy Lucius D. Clay House Foreign Affairs Committee

Couple Plans Sailing Cruise On 362 Foot Schooner Coaster

Dodge and Lael Morgan, a Boston College graduate couple, plan an 18 month voyage aboard the 362 foot schooner Coaster. They intend to sail from Boothbay Harbor to Boston then across the Atlantic to Brazil, the Mediterranean, Suez, the Indian Ocean and home. Lael Warren Morgan, from Augusta, is the former Miss Lael Warren. Hazel Warren, her mother, recently resigned as superintendent of Stevens Training Center for girls.

Boothbay Harbor Dodge Lael Morgan East Boothbay Morgans Morgan Cape Cod Boston Caen Alaska Harwichport Mass Mediterranean Suez Canal Indian Ocean Pacific Lael Warren Augusta Eugene Warren Hazel Warren Stevens Training Center For Hallowell

N H man killed at local racing track

Walter Sleeper 40 of Portsmouth N H died after attempting to move a downed power line in the Scarborough Downs parking lot. Authorities said a lightning bolt knocked the line during a storm. Sleeper formerly lived in Portland and South Portland.

Scarborough Walter Sleeper Portsmouth N.H Scarborough Downs Sleeper Portland South Portland

Servicemen Record To Be Discussed In Maine

Augusta AP report says state officials will meet with base commanders and safety officers to discuss the growing off base traffic accident rate among military personnel. Maine Highway Safety Committee chairman Torben K. Andersen notes the eight month fatal accident rate is the highest on record.

Augusta Maine Torben K. Andersen Maine Highway Safety Committee

Robber Loses Shotgun In Tangle At Antique Deal Gone Wrong

Antiques dealer Forrest Luce of Solon says a would be robber tried to pistol whip him during a roadside meeting on Friday. Luce wrested the shotgun away, and the suspect fled the scene in New Vineyard.

New Vineyard Forrest Luce Solon Luce

Major NL batting and pitching leaders highlighted

Groat and Pinson pace hitting with .333 and 171 hits respectively while Aaron leads in runs 94 and RBIs 106. Pinson ties doubles with 34 and Pinson also tops triples with 13. Koufax hits 233 strikeouts as Perra noski wins 13 of 15 for LA.

Groat St. Louis T. Davis Los Angeles Aaron Milwaukee Flood White Pinson Cincinnati Gonzalez Philadelphia

FBI Arrests Three For Attempted Extortion

Three women are in custody after FBI arrest for attempted extortion of 5000 dollars from a Brattleboro Vermont man. Vivian Thompson and Jean Kerr were arrested in New York City and Hazel Patton was arrested in Ohio. A letter threatening the man and his son prompted the case, with weapons found in Stafford area tied to the Stamford burglary suspect Kerr and Thompson.

New York FBI Attem Brattleboro, Vt Vivian Thompson Jean Kerr New York City U.S Hazel Patton North College Hill Ohio Hamilton County Stuttgart Gerry John F. Malzone Miss Kerr Miss Thompson Stamford Thompson Malone Canada Kingston, Ey

Tips For Teens Beauty and hair care home remedies

A teen advice piece recommends baking soda for teeth whitening and oily hair treatment, lemon juice for blondes, vinegar for shine, and homemade masks with oatmeal or lemon for lightening freckles. It urges safe, regular use and suggests sending a stamped envelope for more tips.

Elinor Williams

Final lifeline hole opens as Bova endures without food

As a 12 inch escape shaft finally penetrates the cubicle at 3 29 p m E D T rescuers and family celebrate the breakthrough after hours of drilling and uncertainty. Gov Scranton and wife visited the site while Fellin Throne maintain morale with humor and song.

Page One Bova General Precision Corp Pleasantville N.Y New York City Gordon Smith Smith E.D.T Fellin Charmbury Anna William W. Scranton Pennsylvania

Labor Bill Sets Timetable for Arbitration of Disputes

The bill mandates immediate resumption of bargaining on lesser disputed issues. If no agreement is reached within 30 days after a board decision on firemen and crew-size questions, those issues go to arbitration. Board rulings on subsidiary issues must be made within 60 days and remain in effect for up to two years unless extended by mutual consent. The main issues’ decision awaits full resolution, no later than March 1, 1964, while rejecting Kennedy’s interstate commerce plan to hand rulings to the ICC.

Commerce Committee Kennedy Interstate Commerce Commission

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Maine Writers’ Conference P Norwell Norman Rockwell Roland Collette Shoe Company Tot Nojes Hill and Chapel Streets Bible Baptists Church Ferry Road Youth Fellowship of the Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society Kennebunk Landing Methodist Youth Fellowship of the West Kennebunk Methodist Church The Baptist Youth Fellowship of the Ogunquit Fail Gospel Wells Methodist Youth Fellowship of South Biddeford He Methodist Foss Street Methodist Church Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship Saco United Baptist Church Youth Fellowship of Bay State Furor Osmoe Senate N. H. Man Robber Yastrzemski Kaline Tresh Stuart Causey Hinton Versalles Killebrew Aparicio Baltiimore Radatz Bunning Barber Wills Robinson Perranoski McBean Koufax Drysdale York Fellows David Hank Throne Massa Labor Scarboro
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