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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1965
Page
2
Local Personal Notices From Area Hospitals
Mrs. Mertie Mitchell of 635 Elm Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Roland C. Tousignant of 36 Portland Avenue Old Orchard Beach is a surgical patient at Mercy Hospital in Portland.
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Mertie Mitchell
Elm St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Roland C. Tousignant
Portland Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Auction by American Legion Post in Lyman
The Goodwin-Labbe-Taylor Post American Legion of Dayton sponsors an auction on Saturday at 3 p m at Day's Lunch located at the corner of Route 35 and Alfred Road in Lyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwin - Labbe - Taylor Post
American Legion
Dayton
Route 35
Alfred Road
Lyman
Church confession times and band meeting noted
Confessions will be heard at St Martha's Church Kennebunkport Saturday 7 to 8 p m. Confessions at St Mary's Wells Beach Sunday before the 9 a m mass. The Junior Band and songs of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday at 9 a m.
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St. Martha’s Church
Kennebunkport
St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
Saco Salvation Army
Nature Extinguishes Fire Beneath Old Solo Sequoia
In Sequoia National Forest Old Solo a 3000 year old Sierra redwood was saved when nature suppressed the smoldering fire after lightning struck two weeks ago. Rangers had failed with helicopters and bow and arrow efforts and two Tule River Indians were hired to watch the base, earning 4.98 dollars per hour before nature finished the job.
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Porterville
Calif
Nature
Old Solo
U.S. Forest Service
Sequoia National Forest
High Sierra
Albert Peyton
Sonny James
Tule River Indian Reservation
Nixon Holds Courtesy Talk With Japanese Premier
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon met for about 30 minutes with Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in Tokyo. The call discussed the Asian situation and Ryukyu Islands issues. Nixon planned to fly to Taipei on Saturday and then visit South Vietnam during his Asian tour.
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Associated Press
TOKYO
Richard M. Nixon
Eisaku Sato
Nixon
Sato
U.s.-Administered
Ryukyu Islands
Taipei
Formosa
South Viet Nam
Edwards pilot hits edge of atmosphere in X-15 flight
Maj. Robert Rushworth flew the X-15 to 240000 feet at 3409 mph to study stresses future airliners will face near the edge of space.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Robert Rushworth
Prince Mikasa to Begin Four-Week U S Canada Goodwill Visit
Tokyo reports Prince Mikasa younger brother of Emperor Hirohito will depart September 5 for a four week goodwill tour to the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Takahito Mikasa
Emperor Hirohito
United States
Canada
New Zealand Backs Mandy Rice-Davies Eight Day Tour
Wellington Parliament approves an eight day entertainment tour for Mandy Rice-Davies. Ten performances planned with audiences restricted to mature age as the main condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
New Zealand
Mandy Rice-Davies
Britain
Parliament
Marriage Intentions Filed in Kennebunk
Marriage intentions filed with Mrs. Shirley Gordon town clerk list Roger L. Gilbert of Lewiston and Carol Ellen Kaiser of Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Gordon
Kennebunk
Roger L. Gilbert
Lewiston
Carol Ellen Kaiser
Tagua Nut Ivory Derived From Western Ecuador Grown Nuts
Vegetable ivory originates from tagua nuts grown in western Ecuador. The source notes the plant material’s regional origin and its use as an ivory substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
Card of Thanks for Fortier Hospital staff and friends
I express gratitude to Dr. Fortier and the staff at Notre Dame Hospital and to relatives and friends who sent flowers and good wishes during my illness. I am convalescing at my son Philias's home at 22 Irving St, LaCo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fortier
Notre Dame Hospital
Philias
Irving St Laco
Deaths Kennebunk F Etherington 86
Harry F Etherington 86 of Kennebunk died this morning after a long illness at a local convalescent home. Born in Nova Scotia Oct 5 1879 he was a retired fisherman. Survived by son Clifford Etherington Newton Conn and one grandchild. Funeral Sunday 2 PM Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk Rev Luther Jose officiating. Interment Tuesday Village Cemetery Ingormar NS. Friends may call Saturday 2-4 and 7-9.
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Kennebunk
Harry F. Etherington
Nova Scotia
Thomas
Marria Etherington
Clifford Etherington
Newington
Conn
Bibber
Luther Jose
Cape Porpoise
Funeral for Lucien J. Bouchard at St Margaret's Church
Requiem High Mass was sung for Lucien J. Bouchard of School Street Old Orchard Beach at St Margaret's Church led by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward C. O'Leary. Burial followed in St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford with graveside prayers. Bearers included Edgar Gerard John James and Claude Bouchard Andre Boissoneault. Out of town mourners joined family from New Haven Manchester Winchendon Waterville Fairfield and Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien J. Bouchard
Old Orchard Beach
School Street
Edward C. O'Leary
St. Margaret’s Church
Leandre Charest
Raoul Belair
Antonio Boisvert
St. Joseph
Biddeford
Royal J. Parent
Edgar, Gerard
John
James
Claude Bouchard
Andre Boissoneault
James Bouchard
New Haven
Houlton Council Chairman Sees No Police Problem
Houlton Town Council chairman Fred C. Greaves dismissed claims of a police crisis after two resignations effective Sept. 4. He noted four job applicants and plans to fill vacancies, denying need for state police or sheriff help. The town relies on auxiliary officers and may seek a higher police budget next year. Starting patrol pay is $66 weekly, with some officers earning $85.
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Houlton (Ap
Houlton
Fred C. Greaves
Greaves
Sheriff's Department
Frank G. Hickey
Houston
Gemini Mission Continues Record Pace In Space
Gemini astronauts push world space marks as they sit out the rest of the mission. They already tally nearly every space record and each remaining second in orbit adds to the tally.
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Page One
Bus blaze on Greyhound near Maine Turnpike
Saco firemen answered a 1 28 p m call for a Greyhound bus fire on the Maine Turnpike after noon. The emergency brake had frozen and caught fire. Firemen returned to the Central Fire Station at 1 50 p m with no further alarms.
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Saco
Maine Turnpike
Greyhound
Central
Eat Alone Like It San’aa Women Veiled Dining Practice
Yemeni city men may marry and bury with a wife who must not be seen eating by her husband. In cities wives stay veiled during meals, while rural areas allow women to eat openly and travel without veils due to labor demands.
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Sanaa
Yemen
Westport Woman Wins Second Hole-in-One in Club Championship
Mrs Raymond Fleming scored her second hole-in-one since 1957 at the Patterson Club in Bridgeport during a B flight first round match against Mrs Vincent Cavaliere. She used a No 3 wood to ace the 135 yard 14th hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Raymond Fleming
Westport
Patterson Club
Vincent Cavaliere
Fragmented OCR Weather Tides and Times Summary
Fragmented text lists tides and times with scattered numbers and initials. Mentions August tides and partial clock references, but lacks complete context or readable events.
Woman Lawyer Heads National Women Lawyers in 1966
Detroit AP reports Mary Louise McLeod 51 a Detroit attorney leads the National Association of Women Lawyers as president-elect for 1966. She specializes in domestic relations yet dislikes divorce cases noting child involvement worsens problems. She served as WWII civilian legal assistant in the Army and returned to Detroit practice in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
National Association of Women Lawyers
Mary Louise McLeod
Miami
Fla
Clarence J. McLeod
Michigan
Smooth Skin Tips for aging readers in medical advice
A health column discusses aging skin and ways to look younger. It cites social security and Medicare as background while advising regular checkups, hobby engagement, and a positive mindset. Dermabrasion and bath oils are explored as methods, with emphasis on dry itchy skin and preventive care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hennessy
Enterprise Assa
Ponce de Leon
Rochester
N.Y
Current Medical Digest
Beach Man On Recovery Ship
Beach Man On Recovery Ship. Great Lakes Illinois Navy Airman John F Chenard son of Mr and Mrs Gerard Chenard 2 Ervin Ave Old Orchard Beach Maine serves aboard antisubmarine warfare aircraft carrier Lake Champlain recovery ship for Project Gemini GT 5 eight day flight astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad The ship lies about 210 miles northeast of San Salvador ready to pluck the astronauts and Gemini 5 from the Atlantic after the 3 million plus mile journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Ill
Naval
Pickup Truck Strikes Car In Biddeford
A two vehicle crash at St Marys and Elm Streets in Biddeford yesterday left no injuries. Theodore A. Searles 23 of Wells struck Anne G. Crowell 52 of Falmouth with damage reported on the right side of the Crowell car. Searles said wet pavement caused him to skid and fail to stop. Police investigator: Officer Alfred Guillemette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s
Elm Streets
Theodore A. Searles
R.F.D. 2
Wells
Anne G. Crowell
Falmouth
Crowell
Searles
Biddeford
Alfred Guillemette
Johnson warns on smoldering race issue in Washington
In Washington the President warns of a smoldering racial situation and asks civil rights leaders and others who handle city affairs how trouble might be viewed in the nation’s capital, the only major city with a population over half Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
U.S
Los Angeles
Sterling Tucker
National Urban League
Paul Rilling
Council On Human Relations
Washington Race Tensions Mixed In Capital Ahead Of Slums Analysis
Civil rights leaders in Washington warn of racial tensions in Negro areas while expressing hope the capital can avoid Los Angeles style unrest. President Johnson marks 57th birthday as Head Start expands and Capitol action covers education, immigration, and public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital
Johnson
White House
Bill D. Moyers
NBC
House
Gerald R. Ford
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
House Education and Labor Committee
District of Columbia
Senate Subcommittee
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Justice Department
Biddeford Receives Youth Corps Cash
The Biddeford Neighborhood Youth Corps received 65000 from the federal government this morning. Director Joseph A. Plamondon said the funds will meet payroll. Enrollees will be paid at the NYC office in Biddeford City Building this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Joseph A. Plamondon
Plamondon
New Nyc
Biddeford City
Howard L. Bowen
State Department of Education
N.Y.C
Bowen
Saco Public School Bus Schedule Announced
The Superintendent of Schools releases the Saco school bus timetable with multiple routes. Bus numbers 1 through 16 show first trips at 7:45 and various second trips around 8:00 to 8:25, serving roads like Jenkins Road Loudon Road and Bay View Road and schools including Young School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Superintendent of Schools
Jenkins Road
Hearn Road
Flag Pond
Loudon Road
Joy Valley
Simpson Road
Bowie Farm
Portland Road
Miliken Mills Road
Scarborough
Woodman Avenue
Elks Lodge
Reed’s
Lincoln Road
McKenney Road
Burnham Road
Heath Road
Sweetser School
Young School
Glenhaven Circle
Ferry Lane
Old Orchard Road
Ocean Park Road
Stockman Avenue
Pepperell Street
Stacy Street
Franklin Street
Bay View
Kinney Shores
Camp Ellis
Watson Mill Road
Boom Road
Berry Road
Lincoln Street
Forest Street
Maple Street
New England Apple Growers Face $2 Million Canadian Order Loss
New England apple growers fear losing a $2 million order for 400000 bushels to Canada due to immigration rules locking up pickers. The Sullivan and Co agency representing 130 growers appeals to the Labor Department for relief while Massachusetts evaluates domestic labor certification. Quebec buyers press for early shipments as New England's crop value is estimated at $35 million to $40 million nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Canada
Joseph P. Sullivan and Co
Ayer
Mass
Labor Department
J. William Belander
Massachusetts Division of Employment Security
New Hampshire
Sullivan Company
William G. Doe
Harvard
New England Apple Growers Council
Quebec
Sullivan
Apple Country Today
Doe
Massachusetts
Head Start Plans Winter Run With Congress Await
Head Start will continue through winter with planning forms due to headquarters. Funding hinges on congressional approval before adjournment. The program, begun by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, served 600000 preschoolers in 13000 centers and aims to aid children's social, medical, and nutritional needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
White officer shoots armed Negro youth in Philadelphia
A white policeman in a Negro neighborhood killed 19 year old Lawrence Adams after Adams fired on two white patrolmen who came to quell a gun battle between rival gangs. The shooting followed a tense scene near last summer’s riot zone where mobs rampaged after a minor traffic arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Lawrence Adams
Asbury Park Talent Contest Grants Scholarship
Allyn E. Warner a 15 year old sophomore from Cumberland Foreside Maine won the Miss High School pageant talent contest in Asbury Park New Jersey Thursday night. She sang a Broadway vocal from Carnival First prize was a full tuition scholarship to a Newark cosmetology college co sponsored by the pageant and the city of Asbury Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
N.J
Allyn E. Warner
Cumberland Foreside
Maine
Greeley Institute
Cosmetology College
Newark
Inventors Symposium At Maine Products Show In Bangor
William Kirk of Saco spoke at the Inventor s Symposium during the Maine Products Show in Bangor. Abbott Spear of Boston discussed Obtaining Patents and Fred Brennick of S D Warren Co Westbrook spoke on The Technique of Developing Inventions. Kirk spoke on Marketing Inventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kirk
Saco
Maine
Bangor
Abbott Spear
Boston
Fred Brennick
S.D. Warren Co
Westbrook
Kirk
Racial Tension in Washington Affects Police Relations
City officials and NAACP leaders discuss housing and unemployment among Black residents. Tucker notes 6.2 percent jobless in Negroes, up to 50 percent of youths 16 to 21 jobless in some areas, and praises communication lines with decision makers. Billing cites 22.8 percent Negro police force. Moultrie urges program reassessment in housing, employment, and training to prevent unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
Washington
Los Angeles
Billing
Carl Moultrie
Naacp Washington
Moultrie
Thomas Rasmusen
Rev Torgersen Guest Preacher At The Temple
Rev Gordon M. Torgersen of Worcester Mass will be guest preacher at The Temple on Sunday at 10 30 am for an interdenominational service. Also participating are Rev Jordan A Holt and Rev Victor F Scalise Jr with choir anthems and prayers. The program includes Sunday School for youths and a beach vesper service at 5 pm and a Youth Conference evening temple service at 7 30 pm inviting the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Park
Gordon M. Torgersen
First Baptist Church
Worcester
Mass
Assembly Committee
The
Ocean Park Association
Jesus
Jordan A. Holt
Berlin
N.Y
Victor F. Scalise, Jr
Brookline
New England Baptist Youth Conference
F. Stewart Shuster
Berniece F. Libby
Adelbert M. Jakeman
Association
Ethel G. Nelson
Orlando IL. Tibbetts, Jr
Boston City Mission Society
Benjamin T. Lockhart
Agawam
Agnes L. Park
Norman E. Bowie
Civil Rights Clash With Klan In Plymouth North Carolina
Civil rights demonstrators clashed with Ku Klux Klan in Plymouth as a biracial Good Neighbor Council formed nearby. SCLC reported 27 demonstrators with cuts and bruises after clashes as Klansmen moved into town. William Gaither said whites attacked marchers near Main Street. Plymouth, a focal point for voter registration efforts, is described as a coastal North Carolina town of about five thousand residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
N.C
Ku Klux Klan
Good Neighbor Council
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
William Gaither
Camden
S.C
Main Street
Gaither
North Carolina
Planning Zoning Appeals Board Meeting Scheduled
The Zoning Appeals Board will meet Monday with the Planning Board town council Town Manager Leon F Jones building inspector and Atty Barnett I Shur at 7 30 according to Town Manager Jones The group will discuss the services of the appeals board and Atty Shur will answer questions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Planning Board
Town Council
Leon F. Jones
Barnett I. Shur
Jones
Appeals Board
Atty. Shur
Suspected Atlantic Area Spotted On Hurricane Cleo Anniversary
Weather observers trace an easterly wave 500 to 800 miles east of the Antilles on the hurricane Cleo anniversary. A Navy hurricane hunter plane from Puerto Rico investigates the disturbance after satellite imagery suggested possible formation, though winds remain weak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Cleo
Florida
Navy
Puerto Rico
Tiros
Antilles
Absentee Ballots Available In Biddeford City Clerk Office
City Clerk Paul E. Brunelle announced that absentee ballots are available at the Biddeford City Clerk's Office. Eligible voters unable to reach the polls on the September 7 charter referendum may pick up ballots at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Paul E. Brunelle
Fire on Ross Road Fires Again at Woods Site
Firefighters returned to the Ross Road woods site where an acre and a half burned Wednesday before being brought under control. Firemen wet down ashes for over an hour as severe dry conditions kept the fire smoldering underground, officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Road
Old Orchard Beach
Patterson Takes Oath on Water Pollution Board
Robert W. Patterson of Bar Harbor was sworn in as a member of the President's Water Pollution Advisory Board. He is founder and first president of the Natural Resources Council of Maine and received the oath from assistant Welfare Secretary James M. Quigley in Sen. Edmund S. Muskie's office, after Muskie recommended the appointment to President Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Washington
Robert W. Patterson
Bar Harbor
Natural Resources Council of Maine
James M. Quigley
Edmund.s. Muskie
Maine
Senate
Johnson
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Thornton Academy
Maine School of Practical Nursing
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