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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1964
Page
2
Mrs Alfred H Lawe of Middle Street Saco is a patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Roland Maloney of Green is listed as a patient at Saco Osteopathic Hospital.
Biddeford one ae of For eign Wars Post Auxiliary will meet at 7 30 tonight in Biddeford city building. Those wishing to do so may meet at 6 tonight at the Wonderbar Steak House for an exchange of $1 gifts, officials announced.
The mid week prayer and praise service is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Biddeford United Baptist church. A prayer meeting will be held Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Route 9A near Route 109 Wells. The Home League of the Saco Salvation Army meets Tuesday at 7 36 p m.
In Saco Municipal Court, Ronald Chenard 20 Portland Road pleaded guilty to driving to endanger and paid a $50 fine, while the related DUI charge was not pressed. Leo Bergeron 17 Biddeford pleaded innocent to inadequate brakes and was found not guilty. Jonathan Gilman 17 Old Orchard Beach pleaded guilty to speeding at 50 mph in a 21 mph zone and fined $10. Charles Mills 20 Bowdoin College student was arraigned on attempted robbery. Turner bound for January Superior Court. Roger Letourneau 17 Sanford and Robert Wright 17 Sanford received suspended sentences and probation for petty larceny and peeping tom respectively.
South Viet Nam's Khanh sent a holiday message to U.S. General Westmoreland thanking American troops for aid in the struggle for freedom. Despite the warm note, Khanh's faction kept demands that civilian government powers be restored and political prisoners freed. Meanwhile, most wounded in the Saigon hotel bombing have been discharged, with remaining patients improving.
Veronica Haydysz 68 of 11 Oak St Saco died Saturday in a Portland hospital. Born in Poland March 20 1896 she came to the United States in 1914 and was a communicant of Most Holy Trinity Church Saco. Survivors: two sons Stanley Saco and John Biddeford one daughter Mrs Joseph Nalbach South Portland one sister Mrs Helen Dubowick South Portland four grandchildren one great grandchild one nephew and several nieces. Funeral services 9 am Tuesday from Most Holy Trinity Church. Friends may call Cote Funeral Home Beach and James Streets Saco 2 to 5 7 to 10 today.
Mrs Maude E Corey 87 a Kennebunk resident and mother of Helene Smith died in a Biddeford hospital Saturday She was born in St John New Brunswick daughter of Joseph E and Margaret Burden A member of Ros lindale Mass Order of Eastern Star she lived in South Orange New Jersey for years Survived by one daughter and several nieces and nephews Funeral services Tuesday at 10 30 from Angell Funeral Home Kennebunkport Congregational Church elder Rev Robert Howes officiating Committal at Forest Hill Cemetery Boston Tuesday at 2 Friends may call this evening at the funeral home
Howard F. Eaton 81 husband of Clara Throop Eaton died Friday in a Sanford hospital. He was a former Goodall Sanford Mills employee and High Pine Firemen's Association member. Survived by widow, daughter Marjorie Bigelow of Alexandria, brother Willis Eaton of Westport, MA, two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from Dane Street Kennebunk Tuesday at 1 30, Rev. Robert Newton officiating. Interment Wells Branch Cemetery. Friends may call this evening.
Mrs Evelyn Amy Moulton Wells 88 widow of Herbert L Moulton died in a York hospital. She was born Nov 15 1876 in Tewksbury MA and lived in Manchester NH Moody section. Survived by three sons David and Jesse Wells and William Nokomis FL two daughters Edith Mills and Mary F Moulton a brother Merton Colman Derry NH three grandchildren four great grandchildren. Funeral from Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk at 1 30 p m Wednesday with interment Ocean View Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday night.
Mrs Arthur Farley Murley died December 24 in Jamaica Plain MA aged 68. Born in Biddeford ME she was daughter of Patrick J Farley and survived by three sons Arthur Gerald Henry. two daughters Dorothy Burke Mary Bradley. three brothers Peter John Thomas all of Biddeford. three sisters Delia Turner Joanna Morgan and Mrs Ernest Caldwell. Funeral services were held at 9 this morning with interment in Medford MA.
Funeral services for Frank Morin of 33 Adams Street Biddeford will be held at St Joseph's Church Biddeford at 830 a.m. Tuesday. Friends may call at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford until 10 tonight.
The Union St. Jean Baptiste council will meet at Adams Street hall in Biddeford then proceed to Emond's Funeral Home on Hill Street to pay respects to Frank Morin, a member.
Small craft warnings issued for this afternoon as coastal clouds bring wind and cold. North to northeast winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts near land. Highs in the mid 20s. Tonight remains cloudy and cold with lows in the mid to upper teens and northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Tuesday brings some sun and a slight temperature change amid lingering chill.
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Funeral services for John B. Pierce of 257 Granite St Biddeford were held Saturday from St Marys Church Biddeford a requiem high mass conducted by Rev Cornelius J Enright with William Cleary as vocalist and Elizabeth Seidel on organ Bearers Kenneth Lee Raymond Sylvestre Nicholas Hadiars J Ernest Heffernan Wilfred Soucy Ivan Dennis all Saco Lowell shop employees Burial followed at St Marys Cemetery Biddeford with prayers at the graveside by Rev Maurice Goan
Funeral services for Ellena Frances Green 45 Myrtle Street Biddeford were held yesterday at the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco. Rev C Joseph Ingraham pastor of the Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford officiated. Entombment followed at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford.
Funeral services for Joseph L. Feeney formerly of Saco were held at Most Holy Mass with Rev. Arthur St Pierre officiating. Interment was at Laurel Hill Cemetery. bearers included Paul Peck and Roland Dubois. An out-of-town delegation from Western Electric North Andover attended, along with numerous Feeney relatives from several New England towns.
At Salle Charite Hall Alfred Street Biddeford special awards went to Rose Lind strom Anna Baillargeon and Joseph Grenier. High scorers included Germaine St Ours Roland Perreault Blanche Tremblay Martial Perreault with Dube Provencher as low scorers.
Pittsburgh center Ted Hampson tallied five goals and ten assists across a 10-game run in the American Hockey League this fall, showcasing scoring depth and playmaking for the team.
Members of the Sacred Heart League of St. Joseph's Church Biddeford will meet at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hills to say prayers for Frank Mo St Biddeford at 7 30 tonight.
Rita Bessette a five month bride was arrested in the shotgun slaying of 15 year old John Murphy and wounding of her husband Albert Bessette 19 in West Warren Hamp shire County Jail. Desrosiers 18 was held as a material witness after the early Sunday shooting at the Bessette home following a hunting trip. Murphy died on arrival at Wing Memorial Hospital Palmer.
Special prize winners at last night's whist party at Le Foyer Biddeford included Germaine Beaulieu Corrie Tapley and Flora Lambert with Alma Sylvestre as high scorer. Dozens of attendees shared prizes as two grand slams went to Yvonne Dumas Patrick Derosier Claudia Beaudoin and Gerard Turgeon. Officials announced another card party series over the weekend.
President Johnson filled three major government posts over the weekend as he pressed for integration of National Guard units and tackled racial discrimination near overseas bases. He attended services in Fredericksburg and mourned R S Chambers at a Mart funeral, while appointments included James Gleason Jr moving to private banking and William Driver named VA deputy administrator. John E Horne to replace McMurray as head of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and John A Carver Jr received a recess appointment as undersecretary of the interior.
Two 16 year old Lewiston youths faced Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason in Biddeford for juvenile offenses. The court returned them to parental custody after adjudicating a juvenile offense and ordered a 10 day driver's license suspension with restricted use for one year, requiring the father's consent for the boy operating a vehicle. Other cases included Paul A. Mathieu 27 of Saco pleading guilty to operating without a license and fined 15 for Dec 20 on Main Street Biddeford. Terry A. Martell 18 of Limerick fined 15 for imprudent driving on Dec 26. David Dow 17 of Biddeford sentenced to the Men's Reformatory for assault on Willis J. Grant. Joseph Edward Demeule 35 of Biddeford fined 125 for driving while intoxicated with an appeal. A second assault charge against June Demeule was filed without plea on request of the complainant.
Snowbound regions face food shortages as Slick Airways airlifts 120000 pounds with another 200000 pounds planned to Eureka. Six C119 planes from McClellan Air Base will haul 21000 pounds of repair gear and fire equipment to Arcata. Pacific Telephone loses nearly 1 million in damages. 550 repair crews battle outages. In Del Norte County 3000 people lose homes or suffer major damage, many in shelters. Oregon seeks typhoid vaccine guidance as police operations normalize. Idaho completes an airlift rescuing 31 mill families after road slides blocked a remote sawmill.
North America’s first mint started in Mexico City in 1536 and continues to strike coins. James K. Carr, who resigned last July 11, is noted as a former official connected to the topic.
A Weather Bureau scientist reported that atmospheric tides driven by the sun and moon could influence global weather. Glenn W. Brier and Max A. Woodbury cited 60 years of U.S. weather data, noting the theory would not forecast daily rain but might indicate periods of heavy rainfall.
An Associated Press guide explains glove use when removing old glass and the steps to replace a pane. Measure accurately subtracting one eighth inch from both dimensions, prepare the sash, lay a thin bed of putty, insert the pane, replace glazier points, roll and smooth putty, and finish with paint after a couple of days.
Sheriff Richard Dutremble of Biddeford announces a long list of deputy sheriff appointments across York County. Notable appointees include Bur leigh Richards Jr. as chief deputy, with assignments to Buxton Arundel Kennebunk Saco Sanford South Berwick Wells and York among other towns.
Biddeford's city council will meet tonight at 7 30 to accept or reject a new proposed zoning ordinance. The ordinance follows a two year study by the James E Sewell Co and Oro Inc as part of the urban renewal project. The planning board and city council have held several sessions on the measure.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH. Armand St. Hilaire public works foreman announces a shift in the holiday week waste pickup. All regular Friday collections will be made on Saturday, per St. Hilaire.
The Biddeford and Sanford area left the low in spirits list due to textile mill closures, fires, and rail shutdowns but was restored after civic protests and the Kittery Naval Shipyard phase out. ARA funding support, county surveys, and projects in Biddeford, Sanford, Grafton Lumber, Webber Hospital, and Kennebunkport followed, with grants for sewerage and water systems and planned studies across 10 towns.
Scientists adapt computers to interpret brain electrical impulses and detect fatigue in astronauts. When a wave pattern shows a crew member in space may become too tired to work, the system can remotely alert colleagues on Earth to take action and safeguard safety.
An Associated Press survey tallies 555 highway fatalities over 78 hours from Thursday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight, lower than the 1955 peak but within National Safety Council projections. California led with 59 deaths, followed by New York 36 and Michigan 35, with five states reporting no fatalities.
A noon accident at Elm and North Streets Saco injured Gerard Campagna 41 of Saco and involved a truck driven by Sam Robertson 32 of Houston. Campagna received forehead stitches at Webber Hospital after Robertson could not stop for lights. Damages were $300 to Campagna’s car and $10 to the truck.
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