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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1964
Page
2
Emile Fortier a 27 year old surgical patient at Webber Hospital is listed at 27 Fall Street Biddeford. Mrs Lucy Free a 26 year old medical patient at Saco Osteopathic Hospital is listed at 26 Glenwood Avenue Saco.
Blue Feather Council of Daughters of Pocahontas meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at 43 Graham St Biddeford to elect officers and hold a Christmas party with $1 gift exchange Refreshments served York County Salon 257 of Eight and Forty meets 8 p m Thursday at 64 James St Saco for a Christmas party with departmental officers as guests Division 2 Ancient Order of Hibernians meets 8 30 tonight at Mason Street hall Biddeford for officer nominations Chapter 9 Widows of World War 1 Inc holds a Christmas party Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the American Legion hall Beach St Saco with $1 gift exchange Women Society of Christian Service Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford hosts a Christmas party with 6 30 p m covered dish supper in the vestry Wednesday night hot dishes to be brought and stockings due
A list of midweek church events across area churches notes services at St. Monica's Kennebunk United Church of Christ Biddeford Advent Christian wells Kennebunkport Wells Ogunquit and other locales. Activities include prayer meetings choir rehearsals Bible studies and midweek worship sessions this Wednesday evening.
A manger scene loaned to the Chamber of Commerce was erected in Washington Park by the Kennebunk Light and Power District. Firemen from Central Station added to the display on Sunday. Local stores, previously featuring summer window plants, have shifted to Christmas decorations.
Biddeford City Council is slated to canvass yesterday's primary vote. City Clerk Paul A. Deshaies said the meeting is called for 7:30.
A well baby clinic is set for Wednesday December 16 at 1 p.m. in the nursing office inside Biddeford City Building. Doses of diphtheria whooping cough tetanus and polio will be administered under physician supervision.
We extend sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness during our bereavement. Special gratitude to Dr Andre Fortier Father McKeon and to Mrs Lorenzo Laverriere and family for their support and sympathy.
Mrs Ralph Foss 76 of Easley and formerly of Biddeford Maine died yesterday Survivors include daughter Mrs Eulah Ellington grandson Donal Ellington and granddaughter Eulalie Ellington plus several nieces and nephews
Bertha Cranshaw Word reports the death of Bertha Cranshaw in Lawrence Massachusetts after a night of illness. A summer resident of Biddeford Pool for about 40 years she is survived by brother Lawrence Cranshaw of Saco and sister Mrs. Sadie Towler of Lawrence Massachusetts. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p m from Frederick Allen Funeral Home in Lawrence with burial there.
Sixteen York County communities have expressed continued backing for the York County Planning Program during a planning committee meeting at the County Commissioners office. Alfred Berwick South Berwick North Berwick Biddeford Buxton Eliot LeBanon Newfield Old Orchard Beach Parsonsfield Saco Sanford Shapleigh Waterboro and York voiced support.
Three defendants faced charges in Saco Municipal Court with all pleas of guilty. Andrea T. Chretien, 37, of Biddeford, received a $10 suspended fine after pleading guilty to passing a red light and speeding 45 mph in a 25 mph zone. Alexander A. Pike, 61, of Old Orchard Beach, pleaded guilty and fined $10. Robert H. Pitts, 57, of South Portland, charged with operating without a license, pleaded guilty and received a $10 suspended fine. Saco police were the complainants.
Ronald Cyr aged 22 of 14 Center Street Biddeford pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and received a 25 dollar fine suspended by Associate Judge Gerald C. Nash in Biddeford Municipal Court this morning for an offense on Main Street Saturday.
The York County Law Enforcement Association will hold its annual meeting and officer election Thursday evening at Wells Grange Hall. Supper is planned for 7 p m. The committee includes Wells Chief Elmer Hutchins Trooper Breen Savage and Kennebunk Officer Edmund Cashen.
Biddeford Republicans meet Thursday evening at Alfred Street headquarters for a Meet the Candidates Night. The 7 30 p m event will be held at the GOP Social Club Hall, according to Paul A. Deshaies.
Coastal small craft warnings remain in effect. This afternoon brings variable clouds, windy and colder conditions with highs in the mid to low 30s. Winds shift to west to northwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts. Tonight clears and becomes much colder with single digit lows. Winds diminish from the northwest. Wednesday looks fair and still cold.
The Sandy Brook Extension held a supper at the home of Mrs. Jeannette Lavigne on Buxton Road in Saco. A brief business session chaired by Mrs. Dawn Mary Ducharme preceded a Christmas party with corsages from Mrs. Lois Bulldog and exchanged gifts. The next meeting is slated for Jan 11 at Mrs. Hirst’s Buxton Road home with Mrs. Berry leading a program on unique parchments.
Two vehicle crashes were recorded in Old Orchard Beach. Cynthia A. Lamb, 24, of Portland, collided with Reny L. Remillard, 44, of Seaview Avenue on Central and Ocean avenues, with stop sign visibility blamed on two parked cars. Damages not estimated. A separate collision on Old Orchard Street involved Doris L. Paradis, 31, of Colonial Court and Dean F. Daley, 19, of Ivy Avenue. Paradis’s car sustained $76 in damage.
Mr and Mrs Walter A Na son Jr purchased a single dwelling at 157 Guinea Road Biddeford from Attorney George E Brickates. The residence includes three bedrooms a living room and kitchen.
The Sigma Deltas of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Biddeford and Saco held their annual Christmas party at Mrs. Dorothy Tarbox’s home in Saco. An Ingathering Service honored Clara Barton born 1821, founder of the Red Cross, with support to the Diabetes Camp for Girls in Massachusetts. Business plans included decorating the Biddeford church sanctuary and giving gifts to shut-in members, with exchanges and refreshments to conclude the event.
Nancy E Banfield of West Hartford Conn sues the State of Maine for damages over a 44 acre taking from a 91 acre tract for highway construction. The road split the property and raised the roadway six to eight feet, causing severance and drainage damage. Justice Charles R Pomeroy presided with a traverse jury as hearings continued.
Our Lady Of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella finished plans for their annual Christmas party at St John’s Hall Biddeford on Thursday. A 6 30 p m supper will be served with reservations to Mrs Solange Demers or Mrs Isabelle Boucher. Members will reveal mystery sisters and exchange $1 gifts and bring canned goods for needy families.
William R. Logan age 25 of Scarborough was sent back to state prison as a parole violator. U S Commissioner Herbert H Sawyer continued without date his hearing on the federal charge of passing a counterfeit twenty dollar bill at a Maine Turnpike restaurant in Kennebunk last month.
Allied discussions with United States and Britain drift over a multilateral nuclear force as France presses its independent arsenal. U.S. Rusk says France can join an allied command anytime, while ministers defer final decisions to study new proposals, with talks planned for early next year on Polaris ships and broader NATO nuclear control.
A loader owned by J P Cote excavating contractor on Proctor Road Biddeford was destroyed by fire yesterday. Cote estimates replacement value near 12000 dollars. Biddeford firefighters used a booster line to extinguish the blaze caused by a short circuit.
Philip A. Tetu of Lewiston told State Police an animal jumped into the path of his car on the Maine Turnpike. Swerving to avoid it, the vehicle skidded and struck a bridge railing, leaving Tetu with knee injuries.
Nineteen chamber of commerce executives met with Gov. Reed and Economic Development Commissioner Standish K. Bachman Monday in another of the governor's breakfasts aimed at improving communication between state government and the business industrial world.
In Saco voters delivered mixed aldermanic results with Republicans winning in several wards. Whitten’s slim 19 vote lead gave his party control of the council 4 to 3. Ward 1 saw Cassette defeating Precourt 327 to 275, while ward clerk races produced a tie and a Republican winner amid strong turnout of 3,689.
Old Orchard Beach Maine C Fayette Staples Unit American Legion Auxiliary meeting led by President Mrs. Rose Fournier. 65 members paid. 600 coupons sent to Department chair. Christmas baskets planned for Post and Aux members. Reports covered Boys Training Center visit Togus Gift Shop and children’s party. Pearl Wuth memorial Charter draped. County Council meeting at Sanford. mystery prize to Mrs. Shirley Doe. Theresa Buffum welcomed. January pie social planned. Legislative Bulletin subscription approved. award to Mrs. Viola Girard.
Maine Employment Security figures show 664 claims filed last week in the Biddeford area up from 567 a year ago, with the prior week at 681 against 510. Ninety six claims have been exhausted per manager Francis Coughlin as district officials list ward and committee results alongside city figures.
Biddeford Mayor Willie W. Pomerleau told Republican candidates and workers in the Municipal Court Room last night that the campaign would stay focused on city government issues and records. He said cooperation is needed for economic governance, praised a united slate, and acknowledged past mistakes while urging progress through controlled growth.
Mrs Muriel E Sands on Lucille Street reported a mailbox stolen to Saco police. She said she left home at 7 30 p m and returned at 11 p m to find the mailbox missing. The case is under investigation.
Four children died in a two family Springfield house fire in the North End. Three other Sanchez children and two parents were hospitalized with burns and smoke inhalation after a blaze that authorities say started in the living room near a gas space heater. Firefighters extended a hole through a partition to reach Esther and rescued two more children as the fire spread through the home.
Arundel The Arundel School Committee endorsed hiring a union elementary supervisor for Union 4 at its meeting at the Consolidated School Building. A bus transportation contract was awarded to W C Cressey Co Kennebunk for new 60 passenger buses over five years with varied annual payments.
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