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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1961
Page
2
This afternoon there will be cloudy periods with considerable sunshine and moderate temperatures. West to northwest winds will be 10 to 20 mph. Tonight clouds increase late with moderate winds around 10 mph.
Multiple patients and relatives across Maine towns are listed with hospital and home care status. Darrell Farnham 62 Beach street Saco is at Saco Osteopathic hospital. Henry Tremblay 25 Pine street Biddeford is at Maine Medical Center Portland. Mrs William F Curtis Orchard Biddeford at Webber hospital. Michael Schoonjans TWUA AFL-CIO convalescing at Old Orchard Beach after Webber surgery. Lily Mason Kezar Falls at Webber hospital Biddeford. She is former Lily Fowler daughter of Georgie Fowler Old Orchard Beach. Mrs Luke Desrosiers Ste Agatha recuperating with mother Amanda Boisvert Biddeford after Maine Medical Center surgery. Former Pauline Jacques Biddeford. Mrs Donald Matthews and three Duarte Calif spend holidays with Edward D Radley Sr lewis Ave Old Orchard Beach. Edward D Radley Jr 8 Army completing 13 day leave, Fort Dix NJ, to report back tomorrow.
Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks meets tomorrow night at Elks home in Saco to finalize plans for the annual Christmas party for Elks children and to arrange a New Year’s Eve dancing party. A beef stew supper at 6 30 precedes the meeting. The Childrens Trading Post, run by St Alban church women, will be open Thursday 2 to 4 pm Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm and Saturday 10 am to noon in Cape Elizabeth. York County Council American Legion and Auxiliary meet Friday at 8 pm in Sanford for the annual Christmas party and a 50 cent gift exchange.
Prayer meeting set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at Lyman First Baptist Goodwins Mills Choir practice at 8 30 p m Senior choir of Saco School Street Methodist rehearses Thursday at 7 p m in the church Holy Communion planned for Thursday at 5 am in Christ Episcopal Biddeford Second Congregational White Church to host presentation Why The Chimes Rang on December 17 with a rehearsal Thursday at 4 45 p m in the sanctuary.
Cardinal Cushing told Boston policemen at the Policemen's Ball that a TV program showing a Back Bay shop raid betrayed the city. He said gambling exists everywhere and the defense of the police should be praised while apologizing for the broadcast. Sullivan warned critics to stop maligning the department with false accusations.
A homey addition to a fruit salad. The recipe adds a teaspoon of curry powder to a standard biscuit mix and serves the biscuits piping hot with butter. The dish pairs with grated fresh cucumber for a casual Ladies' Lunch.
Benjamin H. Rhodes 84 of South Waterboro road Lyman died Tuesday at a local hospital. Born June 14, 1877 in Lyman to George W. and Harriet Giles Rhodes, he was a brick mason and later worked 12 years in maintenance at Saco Lowell shops. Survived by widow Mabel Sawyer Rhodes daughter Ruby A. Rhodes and nephew Carl Rhodes all of Lyman. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Friday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Visitation Thursday 3-5 and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral services for Sidney O Barnstead retired Saco pharmacist were conducted Tuesday afternoon from the Dennett and Craig Funeral home 65 Main street Saco Rev Thomas Knox of Trinity Episcopal church Saco officiated Burial was in Laurel Hill cemetery Saco
Funeral services for Alma Bouchard were held at St. Joseph church with Rev. Marc Franck celebrating a solemn requiem high mass. Deacon Rev Norman Carrier and sub-deacon Rev Sylvia Je vesque assisted. choir and Diana Rows selle at organ performed. Burial was in St Joseph cemetery. Out-of-town mourners from Boston Portland Cape Elizabeth West Hartford White Plains Lewiston Storrs Ellsworth New Hartford Red Bank Oakland Hartford and other locales attended.
A group of private investors announced plans Tuesday for a 2.5 million dollar fallout village in Tulsa. The project calls for a 1000 foot long shelter with 83 family units accommodating up to 4400 people.
Earl Attlee, 78, former British prime minister and Labor elder statesman, was reported very seriously ill today at Amersham Hospital near London. He was admitted Tuesday and doctors did not disclose the illness type.
In Lancaster Pennsylvania an new state law requires the Amish to equip their horse drawn buggies with electric lights for visibility. Previously many relied on red glass reflectors and candlelit lanterns to illuminate their paths.
Armand Dube 31 of Eagle Lake was killed Tuesday in a freak accident when his ditched pulpwood truck was crushed between his vehicle and a second truck. State police said he pulled over to let a loaded truck pass, exited, then was crushed as the other driver backed up to help.
AP reports Andrew Sivi has assembled a Jamestown collection of items once owned or associated with Adolf Hitler. The exhibit showcases artifacts tied to the Nazi era, reflecting historical interest and controversy surrounding provenance and preservation.
Baby announcements list Denise Jeanne Du Bois born November 15 at Notre Dame hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Du Bois with Marguerite Bourque as grandmother and Leo Bourque at 309 Pool road Biddeford. Also son Raymond Bradford Tarbox born November 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Tarbox with Irene Duranceau grandmother and Dorothy Tarbox paternal grandmother.
Elizabeth Cabot wife of art veteran Hugh Cabot was found dead in an upper Beacon Hill apartment. Authorities say a tranquilizer overdose appears accidental after a note said she was going out to pray. Cabot, a 1954 Navy combat artist, had married September 20.
Thursday brings mostly cloudy skies with moderate temperatures and windy conditions. High 43, low around 30, with regional overnight lows ranging from 30 to 37 in coastal and inland areas. Extended five day outlook shows near normal temperatures with brief colder spells and light precipitation distribution across northern New England and the south.
Democratic mayoral candidate Roland A. Chenard urged Wards 2 3 and 5 Democrats in a Saco Municipal courtroom meeting to work for him to strengthen the party and restore public confidence. He pressed for clearer civic priorities, a stronger city charter, coordinated information, tighter spending controls, and vigilance against tax increases.
Rival forces in a villa near Elisabethville hold out as fighting moves closer to the city center. Reports say about 40 people killed and over 20 injured, with six foreign mercenaries among the dead and one UN soldier. Red Cross ambulance fire alleged, while Swedish reinforcements arrive to bolster UN presence in Katanga.
A war era donation to Army officials includes a collection linked to Adolf Hitler valued at 50 000. Items described are a .22 caliber pistol once owned by Hitler, a towel monogrammed A H, a toy dog given by his niece, swords armbands flags and banners, and numerous letters and cards signed by Hitler.
Brigantine New Jersey. John Torp and Max Kitson lead about 40 tiny performers from their circus toward warmer climates as fleas die off quickly in cold weather. Torp, 29, from Denmark, notes nationwide flea shortages and seeks the large six legged fleas that bite people, not cats or dogs.
Hadassah Biddeford Saco chapter marked the anniversary of founder Henrietta Szold with a Youth Aliyah program at Etz Chaim synagogue vestry. A social and business session followed. co chairs for the New Year’s Eve dance were named while a January food sale planning was announced. Hostesses for the social hour included Mrs. Samuel Karlin and several others.
In Bowdoinham six grammar school girls faced a dress rule banning slacks. One returned in conventional attire after being kept home, while five stayed out with two more absent, as Principal George McEvoy enforces skirts or dresses in class. Mothers protest school authority over children's clothing.
Portland Police Chief Leon T. Webber says about six patrolmen issued around 150 tickets last Sunday mainly to parked churchgoers in a thinly veiled move to embarrass the department. He notes the action was technically within rights but criticizes the conduct, promising no formal discipline yet promising displeasure.
President Kennedy outlines a broader trade program to expand imports and exports, favoring selective tariff reductions and investment tax credits. Sen. Prescott Bush and Rep. Hale Boggs warn Congress may resist a full‑scale reform, favoring either a simple extension or direct debate on a meaningful reciprocal trade act.
A Los Angeles agency offers a one dollar policy that pays up to five thousand dollars for loss of life sight or limb during holiday shopping. A spokesman said policy vending machines will issue the coverage.
Labor leaders in a heated dispute stage a special meeting. Hayes convenes five council members while Meany schedules a 29 member AFL-CIO executive session for further debate. Major rivals Meany and Walter Reuther clash over pushing arbitration of all job rights disputes among unions with court enforcement.
A Biddeford election release lists twenty eight new voters by ward and names, including addresses and residents from Ward 1 through Ward 7 with multiple residents such as John B. Paul Jr and Laurette Pelletier among others at various streets. The list covers wards 1 to 7 with dozens of new registrations.
Royal Oaks chapter Transatlantic Brides and Parents Inc held an anniversary banquet at Marshview Restaurant Scarborough with British and American flags. Chairmen Rosa Antoine and John Rumery welcomed guests led by unit president Mrs. Margaret Chasse. Special recognition went to Rose Arcand who just returned from England on a member travel plan.
Rose Ilda Paradis, 64, of 30 Prospect Street Biddeford, was fined 200 dollars for drunken driving on Saco Avenue by Trial Justice Wesley Mewer in Old Orchard Beach court last night. Old Orchard Beach police were the complainants.
New York AP reports a mixed early market as savings and loan stocks rebound about four points and aircraft missiles rise on Pentagon budget hopes to 51 billion for next year. Dow Jones average sits at 730.98, off 0.33, with varied moves across industries and bonds down.
Rep Stanley R Tupper of Maine says he will draft a bill for the next Congress to create a four year 5 billion dollar government program for public fallout shelters. He told a Republican club the shelters would also serve peacetime uses.
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