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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1964
Page
2
Mrs Fedora Cote of 33 George Street Biddeford is admitted as a medical patient at Webber Hospital.
The United Church Youth group for grades 7 to 12 meets Sunday 4 30 to 6 30 pm at United Church of Christ Congregational Biddeford An 7 pm Advent Christian church service on Hill and Chapel St Biddeford An Evangelistic 7 30 pm Faith Tabernacle Old Orchard Beach A 6 25 pm youth service and 7 30 pm evening worship at First Assembly of God 22 Pleasant St Saco A 6 pm Training Union and 7 pm Bible Baptist 144 Ferry Rd Saco An Advent Christian 7 pm service Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village 7 pm Advent Christian Saco Ave Old Orchard Beach Christ Ambassadors 6 30 pm First Assembly of God Ahepa Home 22 Pleasant St Saco Youth Fellowship Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union 6 pm Sunday
Graveside services were held Friday at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco for Daniel Fernando Atwater who died Thursday after a short illness. He was born July 9 1962 in Saco and was the son of David and Eva Atwater. Survived by seven brothers and four sisters. Funeral arrangements by Dennett and Craig Funeral Home.
Leonard Lord 67 of 25 Morgan St. Middletown Conn died Aug 27 born Feb 22 1897 in Saco Maine. He taught high school in West Haven for 17 years and 13 years here retiring in 1960 as head of mathematics. He served in World Wars I and II and was a major. Survivors include widow Marjorie son Richard I. Lord two brothers three sisters and three grandsons. Funeral at South Congregational Church Monday 9:30 am Rev. R Russell Peery officiating Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco. Community church youth meetings and area services noted.
Mrs Euta Mae Trimper Wright of 42 Highland Ave died unexpectedly Thursday night in Biddeford Hospital after residing in Ipswich Massachusetts for years She is survived by her husband Kenneth C Trimper a son Donald C and several siblings Funeral services are set for 2 PM Monday at the Whittier Funeral Home Ipswich with burial in Locust Grove Cemetery Local arrangements handled by Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home Ipswich relatives in Massachusetts and New Hampshire are named
Thirteen lambs sold at the first annual Acton Fair four heat lamb auction. Top money went to Peter Han son of Saco for a Dorset wether at 53 cents per pound. Reserve champion owned by Robert Labonte of Saco brought 44 cents. Howard Hanson of Saco also had a blue ribbon lamb auctioned for 47 cents. Judge John Smiley and Maine Extension livestock specialist Kenne bunk joined in judging.
Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? heads a 36 week bus tour beginning in October. Vicki Cummings and Kendall Clark lead the cast as the play marks 664 Broadway performances after closing.
Saco firemen responded yesterday to a flooded oil burner at 125 Tasker Street. No equipment was used and the scene was contained without incident.
The W. C. Hand Co. of New Limerick remains the year's leading potato shipper. The Bangor & Aroostook Railroad reported that Hand sent a car load of Maine potatoes to Massachusetts on Wednesday.
Cloudy with fog and drizzle developing along the coast tonight. Lows reach the upper 50s to around 60. Sunday remains cloudy with coastal drizzle and little temperature change. August tides listed for mornings and evenings at specific times.
The Maine Arts and Crafts Association will hold its September meeting at the Unitarian Church Kennebunk Thursday at 7 45 PM with Dr Joseph L Brown of Alfred as speaker and art demonstrator. An Ogunquit Baptist Church exhibition and sale followed by a noon luncheon was held with Resort Association.
The York County Board of Realtors plans a Sept. 15 gathering at the Old Orchard House Old Orchard Beach with 6 to 7 p.m social hour and roast beef dinner. Wilfred E. Frechette of Biddeford is up for Associate Member induction pending two objections. Nicholas Scontras of Saco will speak on Realtorism and the event will announce the Realtor of the Year.
Mrs. Alice Harris of 106 Temple St Saco was honored at a surprise party yesterday at the home of her son in law W Francis Gay on Rocky Hill Road. The event marked her 74th birthday with gifts and greetings from friends and relatives including Miss Helen Gay and Mrs John Smith grandson and wife Mr and Mrs Robert Gay and W Francis Gay. Great grandchildren David Debra Spulick John Brian Smith and Roger Janice Gay attended with friend Mrs Maynard Pelkey of Saco.
Beatrice Forbes 16 of Milton Massachusetts with companions Mette Asmussen 18 of Copenhagen Denmark and Ruth Johnston 17 of Swampscott Massachusetts travel Vermont by a disassembled Concord buggy hitched to Morgan horse Merrigan. They aim to finish a state tour by September 2 sleeping in pastures or lawns and cooking with improvised stoves while avoiding towns and highways.
Rep. William E. Miller charged that President Johnson chose politics over military service while Barry Goldwater served four years. He cited a filmed convention biography and Johnsons WWII Navy service from Pearl Harbor to 1942, and noted Roosevelt banned lawmakers from service. Miller spoke at Chautauqua Institution after a 14 hour tour with stops in Olean Jamestown and Bradford.
The piece notes Robert Kennedy planning residence in New York and pursuing the Democratic nomination for senator as Republicans and some Democrats call him a carpetbagger. It contrasts Kennedy's planned candidacy with international turmoil including Cuba Hurricanes and postwar conflicts in Cyprus Congo and Vietnam. The pope is described as troubled by divisions among peoples. The quote cites party leaders' support for Humphrey.
Three businessmen survived a 13 hour ordeal after their 26 foot cabin cruiser sank off Toledo Ohio. Keith Griffin Bill Adler and Norm Hilgeman drifted in Lake Erie as shells burst nearby and Coast Guard practice began. Adler was rescued by a Toledo couple and Griffin and Hilgeman were found on a buoy. No one was hospitalized.
Senator Muskie says President Johnson may campaign in Northern New England including Maine. Muskie noted the President's schedule makers have northern New England in mind for him as he spends the weekend at his South China summer cottage.
In the South integration advances with new white schools opened to Black students under court orders and Civil Rights Act leverage. Biloxi and Jackson report Black first graders registered. Montgomery Alabama assigns Black students to white schools under a court order. Nationwide, auto and rail strikes loom with UAW targeting Chrysler and six railroad unions threatening action. negotiations continue amid wage and pension demands.
Mr and Mrs Graham D Small buy a new ranch at 3 Evanthia Drive Bel Air Estate Biddeford from attorney George E Brickates The 52 room ranch at 8 Winter St Beneee Saco formerly owned by Michael Pouliot transfers to Donald W Linscott Jr and Beulah B Linscott for residence Linscott works at Lyn Flex Industries Sale handled by Max Ruben real estate agents 289 Main St Biddeford
The Leon County Chapter Florida State Employees Association notes in its newsletter a quoted line asserting the union is here to stay and is destined to go places. The mix of wording hints at ongoing growth and strong membership morale.
Bates College reports a balanced budget for the 19th straight year after spending over 2.25 million dollars in the last fiscal year. President Charles F. Philips notes the college's assets exceed 12 million dollars and pledges to stay at the helm if anything happens to him.
Approximately 100 registrants attended the 24th State of Maine Writers Conference at Ocean Park ending Friday. About 35 prizes were awarded in adult fiction poetry and juvenile categories with winners including Jessie S. Cole Ramona Graham Cook and Ina Ladd Brown. Co chairs Adelbert Jakeman Ocean Park and Loring Williams Cleveland set the stage for the 25th session in 1965.
Johnson and Sen. Hubert Humphrey arrived at the LBJ Ranch after Atlantic City and Bergstrom Air Force Base to plan campaign strategy. A Stonewall barbecue for Johnsons 56th birthday was expected to draw about 3,000 attendees, with some Republicans invited.
Biddeford firemen responded yesterday afternoon to a small fire at the privately owned dump belonging to Mrs Stephen White at Hills Beach. They used a booster to extinguish the blaze and prevent spread.
Associated Press recap shows teams in pennant race with standings for New York San Francisco St Louis and others. Friday results include New York beating Chicago and St Louis defeating Los Angeles. Upcoming games list Philadelphia Pittsburgh San Francisco Milwaukee New York Chicago and Houston Cincinnati with rain noted.
American League standings show Baltimore at 78 51 605 percent, Chicago 79 53 .598, New York 72 54 .571. Detroit 70 63 .526, Minnesota 64 65 .496, Los Angeles 66 68 .493, Cleveland 63 66 .488, Boston 71 .454, Washington 52 79 .397, Kansas City 48 81 .372. Tonight Chicago visits Baltimore. Boston visits New York. Washington hosts Minnesota. Detroit visits Los Angeles. Cleveland hosts Kansas City.
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