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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1961

Page

10

Saco Principal Joins Maine Teachers Assembly

Miss E Geraldine Fenderson principal of Bonython School aco has been elected a member of the Representative Assembly of the Maine Teachers Association. She will attend the December 27 28 session in Augusta. The 52 member assembly is the policy making body of the MTA. Fenderson has served on the Local Organizations committee and led the Maine Elementary Principals association. She has presided over Iota chapter Delta Kappa Gamma and is an NEA representative.

E. Geraldine Fenderson Bonython School Aco Representative Assembly Maine Teachers Association Clyde Russell MTA Miss Fenderson Augusta ITA Maine Elementary Principals Association Iota Ceapter Delta Kappa Gamma National Education Association Maine NEA Department of

St Andre PFTA Seeks Rink Control and Community Use

The St. Andre Parents Friends and Teachers Association approved administration of the West Brook skating rink in Biddeford to broaden use by St. Andre students. A 1,200 member goal was set for the drive, and by laws will be revised by a committee led by John Miller. Plans include a holiday ball at St. Andre hall and a ban on school parking 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on school days to aid snow removal and play.

Westbrook Biddeford Parents, Friends, and Teachers Association of St. Andre John Miller Edmund Hache Albert Lemieux Armand Fecteau Paul Beaupre Jeannette St. Ouis Germain Fecteau St. Andre Hall Father Hache PFTA Joseph Plamondon Mignonne Plamondon Maurice Hebert Victor Fleurent

Aerial Photos of Biddeford Completed

Audie Joseph, chairman of Biddeford planning board, announced completion of citywide aerial photographs at 1,000 feet to the inch taken by the James W. Sewall company Photogrammetry department. Images will aid the planning board and assessors in guiding growth and daily city functions, with spring 300 foot to the inch aerials planned for densely populated urban areas.

Joseph Audie Biddeford James W. Sewall Company Planning Board

Bay State Man Fined For Drinking In Snowstorm Incident

Albert W. Whitmore, 57, of Wauquoi t Mass was fined $15 in Saco Municipal Court by Judge Hilary F. Mahaney for intoxication in a motor vehicle after state trooper Duane Millette said Whitmore mixed a drink in his car on the Maine Turnpike at Saco during a snowstorm. Bruce DeNormandie, 18, of 28 Mt Vernon Street Biddeford had his license suspended for 10 days for going the wrong way at the Halfway traffic rotary in Old Orchard Beach, with Sgt. Donald Lake of the Old Orchard Beach Police Department as the complainant.

Albert W. Whitmore Waquoit Mass Saco Hilary F. Mahaney Duane Millette Whitmore Maine Old Orchard Beach Donald Lake

Absentee Ballots Boost Biddeford Municipal Vote Tally

Biddeford's municipal election saw 196 absentee ballots cast across seven wards. City Clerk Ralph Binette reported ward totals of 14 in one, 23 in two, 29 in three, 25 in four, 28 in five, six in six, and 65 in seven, far below the 1960 presidential election levels of about 8 ballots citywide.

Biddeford Ralph Binette

Quiet Biddeford Storm Yields Minor Incident

Biddeford reported only one minor accident after last night's storm and this morning. A municipal court heard one case, while the fire department did not log any fire or ambulance runs.

Biddeford

Marriage Intentions Filed in Saco and Nearby States

Marriage intentions on file at the Saco City clerk's office list couples from Saco Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach. Names include Ralph Tarbox and Doris Roberge. David Sands and Rebecca Hussey. John Boucher and Mary Yarborough. Albert Pepin and Olive Sangillo. Lawrence Grace and Margaret Kerwin. Richard LeGrow and Donna Jordan.

Saco City Ralph EE. Tarbox Middle Street Doris R. Roberge Saco David FE. Sands Lucille Street Rebecca J. Hussey Center Street Old Orchard Beach John A. Boucher West Cutts Street Biddeford Mary L. Yarborough Dver Street Albert A. Pepin Cumberland Avenue Olive B. Sangillo Portland Lawrence G. Grace South Street Margaret P. Kerwin Spring Street Richard P. LeGrow South Portland Donna Lee Jordan Hearn Road

Shoplifting Charge Filed Without Plea

Alice Tacher eau aged 49 of Arundel was charged with shoplifting two Christmas cards worth 25 cents from Woolworth's in Biddeford. The charge was filed without plea by Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason in Biddeford Municipal Court this morning, with the case continued from December 16.

Alice Tachereau Arundel Woolworth’s Biddeford Gerald C. Nason

Doctor Found Guilty Of 12 Death Charges

Dr. Albert L. Weiner, an osteopathic psychiatrist, was found guilty of manslaughter in 12 patient deaths after a 58 day Camden County trial. The prosecution argued unsterile equipment and contaminated drugs caused serum hepatitis, with the jury reaching verdicts on counts three through11 as guilty and granting a partial acquittal on others. Brazil’s republic note remains unrelated to the case.

Camden, NJ Albert L. Weiner Camden County Weiner Norman Heine Clara Szombat

Weiner denies charges as verdicts loom

His head bowed and his wife crying marked the courtroom scene. Weiner denied all charges and his attorney said he would appeal. Sentencing is set for January 11 with a maximum ten years in jail and a $1,000 fine per conviction.

Weiner

Safety Warnings For Holiday Driving From Safety Committee

The Maine Highway Safety committee warns through New Year’s that heavy holiday travel plus possible ice or snow requires caution. Do not drink before or while driving and drive according to road conditions. Allow extra time and avoid speeding to catch up. Stay alert for other drivers and pedestrians and assume your share of road safety.

Maine Highway Safety Committee

Xi Omicron Discusses Topics and Holiday Giving

Members of Xi Omicron Exemplar chapter Beta Sigma Phi met last night at Mrs. Scamman's home in Saco to discuss Good Lives and Methods of Education. The business session noted a Christmas basket delivery to Euphemia Ladd and received praise from International HQ.

Xi Omicron Beta Sigma Phi Philip Scamman Main Street Saco Thomas Daly Euphemia Ladd Saco City International Sloan- Keddering Institute New York City Margaret Murphy Biddeford Public Health Association Pineland Hospital and Training Center Pownal Scamman Daly H. Clifford Berry Betty Stansberry Paul Reay Donald Macomber

Owen-Davis Post Approves Four Donations

The Owen-Davis post American Legion at Beach street Saco voted four donations to Salvation Army March of Dimes Maine Heart Association and Opportunity Farm. They planned Christmas canteen books for Togus Veterans Hospital patients and Christmas cards to Fred Cote at Togus.

Owen-Davis Post American Legion Post Beach Street Saco Salvation Army March of Dimes Maine Heart Association Opportunity Farm Togus Veterans Hospital Fred Cote Togus Guy Goodwin Walter Stebbins Genergue Reac Department Saco Post York County State Executive Committee Waterville Department Maurice Parisien York County Council Sanford Roger Grant Ernest Ouellette Arthur Albrecht Ernest Cantara Myron Campbell

Saco Audit Slated

The State Department of Audit will begin the annual audit of Saco's books the week of February 19 1962, notified by City Clerk Clif ord A Purvis.

SACO State Department of Audit Cliford A. Purvis

Long Weekend for Twin City Workers

Estes Municipal offices in Biddeford and Saco will close Friday at noon for the Christmas holidays. City Clerks Ralph Binette and Clifford Purvis announced today. Offices reopen Tuesday at 9 AM.

Biddeford Saco Ralph Binette Clifford Purvis

Policeman Plays Santa in Biddeford Christmas Kindness

A Biddeford police officer helped a tearful 10 or 11 year old boy who had lost a Christmas gift he bought for his mother. The officer, Lucien Poirier, searched stores with the boy but found no gift, then bought a new present to ensure the boy could give his mother a Christmas gift.

Biddeford Vivian Audie Liggett’s Lucien Poirier Poirier

Yule Services Announced For White Church

The White Church at Biddeford will hold its principal Christmas service at 10 30 a m Sunday. Carolling tradition continues with the church youth meeting on Christmas Eve at 8 p m to sing at various places in the community.

Biddefo 4

Globe Hears Goldfine Named 200 In Payoff Case

Boston Globe reports unnamed Justice Department source says imprisoned industrialist Bernard Goldfine named 200 persons including high government officials who took payoffs from 1952 to 1957. He gave the information to FBI at Danbury prison on counsel advice. IRS is checking tax returns. Goldfine at Public Health Hospital Staten Island after a mild stroke. He serves a one year tax evasion sentence. an 18 month term suspended if he reveals disposition of $600,000 in cash.

Boston Boston Globe Washington Dispatch Justice Department Bernard Goldfine Dispatch Goldfine FBI Danbury, Conn Abraham L. Pomerantz New York Internal Revenue Service Goldtine Public Health Staten Island N. Y Danbury Globe Informa Dred Mildman

Midnight Service Plans After Refreshments at Home

The event notes that shut ins will be guests of singers and will travel to a singer's home for refreshments before returning to the church for a midnight service. The service is scheduled to begin at 11 15 p.m.

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