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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1964
Page
2
The Associated Press offers ten practical tips for painting exteriors or interiors. Prepare surfaces thoroughly to avoid future cracks, ensure undercoats dry, and use the right paint for the project. Start with ceilings, choose a shade lighter for walls, apply two thin coats, and clean brushes immediately after use.
Mrs. Arthur Hanna of 84 South Street Biddeford is a patient at Webber Hospital. Miss Claire Poirier of 416 Main Street Saco has departed for a one week vacation in Montreal.
The American Legion post will hold a meeting tomorrow night at 8 at the Post Home on Elm Street in Biddeford. The event invites members to attend and discuss post affairs and future activities.
Mid week prayer meets happen Thursday at 7 30 p m at Bible Baptist Church 144 Ferry Road Saco A prayer and Bible study is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at the First Ba church Ocean Avenue 4 Orchard Beach A prayer meeting is also planned Thursday at 7 30 p m at the First Assembly of God church of Saco in the home 22
President Johnson heads toward nomination by acclamation while guarding the running mate identity. Humphrey emerges as likely No. 2 option as party factions manage credentials disputes and avoid floor fights. A large Atlantic City reception signals the nominating session as Key figures prep.
The dairy commission announced a price rise for heavy cream and various cream types, with minimums set at 36 cents per half pint, 68 cents per pint, and 1.32 dollars per quart for heavy cream, plus 30 56 and 1.08 dollars for medium or all-purpose cream, and 23 42 and 0.80 dollars for light. This is the first cream price increase since 1960, with Maine prices linked directly to those in the Greater Boston marketing area.
A needless run was made yesterday by Saco firemen at 5 49 P M triggering no alert or call for assistance.
SCARBOROUGH AP A bedside reading lamp indirectly caused the death of Gladys W. Taylor 10 of Prouts Neck when she suffocated after a smoldering fire started by the lamp lit her bed clothes. The medical examiner said the lamp’s bare bulb ignited the fabric and, though the fire was minor, it consumed oxygen in the closed room.
Miami Florida will install a Flip Flop offense under new head coach Charlie Tate next season. Tate says the scheme will force rivals to flip and their defenses to flop, creating a strategic edge.
Fire units moved from p m to Stone Street to investigate a woods fire after a report. The scene details are limited in the readable text. No injuries are mentioned and the cause remains under review by the responding department.
New York AP reports on the fashion rivalries and trends from Paris. Designers Courreges Dior Chanel YSL Crahay present daring silhouettes and fabrics as buyers vote with their wallets. The industry questions long pants for day wear and the evolving street and couture looks shaping the season.
This afternoon mostly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and a chance of a thundershower. High temperatures range from the mid 70s to near 80. Winds shift to northwest at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight clearing, becoming fair and cooler with lows in the mid to upper 40s and gentle westerly winds. Thursday mainly sunny and cool.
Thornton Academy Headmaster Robert L. Bowie named three new faculty members today. Miss Rena Thorndike of Scarborough will be assistant guidance counselor and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Maine after eleven years at Scarborough High School. Bruce Allman of Quincy Massachusetts will teach boys physical education and run intramurals after a year at Unity High School and a bachelor of science. Romeo La Pointe of Augusta will teach French with an ALMA background and a B.A. degree after teaching in Tennant’s Hart school. the roster now includes all but a remedial reading teacher.
Five year old Alan Hebert son of Mr and Mrs Edmond Hebert of Biddeford was taken to Webber Hospital and released after an examination following a rear end collision with a car driven by Joseph Ranieri of Fulton New York yesterday afternoon. He suffered no injuries authorities said.
New York stocks opened lower as traders priced in ex dividend losses and a tentative strike risk for Jean. The AP 60 average held at 313.6, Dow slipped to 830.33, and the S P 50 edged down to 81.32 while utilities rose and rails led declines.
Spoleto Italy AP reports 18 year old Tan dy Cronyn daughter of Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn makes her theatrical debut this summer at the Two Worlds Festival under a student-actor scholarship. She joins experimental programs directed by the staff including her mother who will star in two plays Painting on Wood by Ingmar Bergman and A Resounding Time by N F Legie.
In Houston, Texas, late arrivals at Alley Theater performances must view the show via closed circuit television. Seating is banned once the curtain rises due to intimate arena staging and aisle use for actor exits. Tardy spectators are seated only at intermission.
Gov Reed leads a party to Camp Drum New York for the annual summer training of the Maine Army National Guard. The event includes a parade and presentation of Air Medal and Army Commendation Medal to Mrs. Gauvin widow of Lt Gauvin. Participants include Augusta officials and business leaders from Calais Lewiston and Brewer.
Donozzer Guilmette, 58, of Boston Avenue Lewiston, collapsed and died Tuesday night at Camp Ellis while surf fishing on the breakwater. Medical examiner Michael M. P. Magaudda of Old Orchard Beach ruled the death a heart attack. Guilmette was a barber from South Portland who was fishing at the time.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Oct 5 the constitutionality of public accommodations in the Civil Rights Act. The case centers on Heart of Atlanta Motel Corp with Pickrick Restaurant involved in preliminaries but not the Oct 5 argument. The Court resumes fall term amid summer adjournment.
Atlantic City details the remaining Democratic National Convention schedule with sessions at 7 00 p m EST and 8 15 p m EST on Thursday. Readings include invocations by church leaders, pledges of allegiance, national anthem performances, roll calls, balloting, film biographies of Johnson and Kennedy introductions, tributes to Roosevelt Farley and Eleanor Roosevelt, and adjournment sine die.
About 2,800 shoeworkers in Auburn and Lewiston will receive a three cent hourly raise starting Oct. 5 under a new bargaining pact between the Auburn Shoe Manufacturers Association and the Lewiston Auburn Shoeworkers Protective Association. The deal also steps up the minimum for inexperienced workers to $1.33 in two stages, while the average current wage runs at $1.70 per hour.
Turkish Cypriot leader Fazil Kuchuk protested to the United Nations claiming Greece has landed more troops and military supplies in Cyprus. A spokesman cited a latest shipment of 200 soldiers arriving at Limassol on August 24 and Turkish Cypriots say there are 7,000 regular Greek troops on the island.
A Biddeford girl Betty Ann Guillory five daughter of Mr and Mrs Guillaume Guillory 193 Graham St suffered a lip laceration and was brought to Webber Hospital after an accident at Five Points about 11 20 this morning. She was treated and released. Further details were not immediately available.
Rome AP reports Luigi Longo, veteran Communist leader, formally succeeded the late Palmiro Togliatti as secretary general of the Italian Communist party. Longo, 64, had been Togliatti’s deputy since World War II, aiding in organizing the West’s largest Communist party after Togliatti’s funeral.
Atty Francis J LaFountain is in improved condition after surgery for severe internal injuries at Notre Dame Hospital Biddeford. The Old Orchard Beach man was injured in a two car crash on Route 1 in Seaay. Ireland driver Italia Martel of Rhode Island was treated at Maine Medical Center for a broken nose. both cars were total wrecks.
Biddeford city council approved the Disabled American Veterans petition to purchase the quit claim deed to the Bradbury Street School at a special meeting Monday evening.
The piece humorously defines convention jargon such as delegation caucus and platform. It notes delegates total 132 votes from top contributors and smoke-filled room figures, while joking about informal caucus and prime time and mockingly describes favorite son candidates and distinguished office holders.
A dinner party marked the 44th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Walsh of Granite Street Biddeford. The couple hosted relatives and friends who sent gifts flowers and telegrams while The Telstars provided music. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs Fred Dion and family from Old Orchard Beach and Rev. Cornelius J. Enright Rev. Coleman O Toole and Rev. Maurice Goan.
ATLANTIC CITY AP In a telegram to President Johnson Senator Eugene McCarthy effectively withdrew from the Democratic vice presidential contest in favor of fellow Minnesota Senator Hubert H. Humphrey. McCarthy did not say he was out of the race but indicated Humphrey fits Johnson's qualifications for a desirable running mate.
Sanford reports show Arthur B. Dussault, 23, was fined 20 dollars for illegal possession of liquor in his car and 25 dollars for tossing a beer can from the vehicle. Lu cien R. Frechette, 16, paid 20 dollars after being found guilty of driving without a license or permit.
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