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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1964

Page

2

Local patients listed at area hospitals

Miss Sharron Fortney of Hob son’s Lane Saco is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Miss Claire Poissant 294 Alfred St Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Alben Dutil 6 Southgate Ave Biddeford is a surgical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Mrs Alexina Loranger and daughter Miss Lillian Loranger 21 Mason St Biddeford are vacationing in Montreal Canada and Florida until end of March.

Sharron Fortney Hobson’s Lane Saco Webber Hospital Claire Poissant Alfred St Biddeford Alben Dutil Southgate Ave Notre Dame Hospital Alexina Loranger Lillian Loranger Mason St Montreal Canada Florida

Our Lady of Victory Circle Plans Feb 9 Mass Pilgrimage

Members will gather at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Cutts Avenue Saco for the 11 a.m. Mass on February 9 and later attend a church pilgrimage in costume. The report notes other local meetings and a Legion event at the Owen-Davis Post Home with speaker Robert C. MacFarland.

Our Lady of Victory Circle Notre Dame de Lourdes Cutts Avenue Saco York County Council American Legion Owen-Davis Beach Street Robert C. MacFarland Thomaston Legion Department of Maine Togus Veterans Hospital

Maine teachers shortage sparks talk on salaries at UMaine

Clyde Russell of the Maine Teachers Association said Maine lost nearly half as many experienced teachers last year as new graduates. He urged competitive salaries to stem the outflow as Maine nears the highest national pay levels and faces increased teacher migration.

Crono Maine Teachers Association Maine Clyde Russell University of Maine

Autopsy Planned After Woman Found Frozen in Field

In Fort Fairfield an autopsy is scheduled for Jane Moulton 60 found frozen in a field near her home. Medical Examiner Samuel Rideout says exposure likely caused death. State police report a nearby resident found the body and recalls last seeing her Wednesday.

Fort Fairfield Jane Moulton Samuel Rideout

Americans Close Winter Games Strong After Slalom Upset

Americans finish 11th in 15 in the 40 kilometer ski relay as Sweden wins with Assar Roennlund leading a late surge. Terry McDermott competes in speed skating while 30,000 watch dramatic slalom races in Lizum Valley with Francois Boulieu faltering after a fall.

Terry McDermott Essexville Mich Sweden Assar Roennlund United States Britain Canada Mike Gallagher Killington Mike Elliott Durango Colo Jim Shea Lake Placid

Canada Leads World in Nickel Production Since 1905

The article notes that since 1905 Canada has supplied nickel to all other nations, highlighting its dominant role in global metallurgy and mining. It emphasizes the sustained output and national impact on industry and trade.

Canada

William Stanley Day 69 Dies in Kennebunk

William Stanley Day, 69, a Kennebunk resident for three years, died suddenly of a heart attack while shoveling snow. A Syracuse University graduate and WWI veteran, he worked as an architect for Hirst Corp in New York City and helped design the El Clarin building in Buenos Aires. He is survived by his wife Helen, two sons, a brother, two sisters, and two grandchildren. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. from Christ Church, Kennebunk. arrangements by Angell Funeral Home.

Kennebunk William Stanley Day Helen (Gleichert) Day Winchester Mass Brewster N. Y Levi Stanley Martha Thomas) Day Syracuse University Hirst Corp New York City el Clarin Buenos Aires Hirst Post American Legion Kennebunk Rotary Club Brick Store Museum William S. Day Jr Cherry Hill N. J John T. Day Manchester Douglass Day Carmel Warren Churchill Lake Como Fla George Meldrum Christ Church Angell Funeral Home Dane St

Edith Charles Funeral Services Held in Saco

Funeral services for Mrs. Edith Charles of 74 Temple Street Saco were held yesterday afternoon at Shumway Funeral Home in Saco. Rev Norman J Langmaid pastor of the Sacos School Street Methodist Church officiated. Interment followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco.

Edith Charles Temple St Saco Shumway Funeral Home Spring St Norman J. Langmaid Sacos School Street Methodist Church Laurel Hill Cemetery

Funeral services for Charles V. Lahey Biddeford

Funeral services for Charles V. Lahey of 14 Cottage St Biddeford were held yesterday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with Rev David E Wigley officiating. Burial planned for spring at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford.

Charles V. Lahey Cottage St Biddeford Dennett and Craig Main St Saco David E. Wigley United Church of Chiet Greenwood Cemetery

Soviets Warn United States and Britain on Cyprus Crisis

In a direct Cyprus intervention Khrushchev objects to a NATO peace force as an encroachment and urges UN control. Soviet notes to US Britain France Greece and Turkey condemn the plan while Makarios seeks UN supervision amid new fighting near Kyrenia.

Nicosia Cyprus Soviet Union United States Britain Makarios Khrushchev Moscow North Atlantic Treaty Organization France Greece Turkey Atlantic Alliance U.N. Security Council Republic of Cyprus NATO Pavel Yermoshin U.N Middle East Congo London Foreign Office Kyrenia

Officials Should Decide Fluoridation in Maine Water

Dr Oscar E Hanscom told Sanford Rotarians that public health officials should decide fluoridation not voters. He noted sentiment for a bill in the next legislature to eliminate referendums on fluoridation.

Sanford The Maine Dental Association Oscar E. Hanscom Sanford Rotarians

Weather Outlook for Portland

Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with scattered brief snow flurries in the northern area. Overnight temperatures fall to the low teens north and the low 20s south. Sunday brings partly cloudy conditions in the south, mostly cloudy skies with continued brief flurries in the north, and cooler temperatures overall.

Portland

Church Youth Activities Schedule in Biddeford Area

Area churches list Sunday youth meetings and evening services across Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Kennebunk Wells and surrounding towns. Events include Junior and Senior Youth at United Church of Christ and various evangelical assemblies with times from 3 p m to 7 30 p m and locations across local churches and homes.

United Church Biddeford Faith ‘Tabernacle Pentecostal Church Atlantic Avenue Third Street Old Orchard Beach Advent Christian Church Saco Avenue Junior Beacons For Christ Lyman First Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Baptist Youth ‘Fellowship of the Church Salvation Army Union Avenue Old Orichard Beach Salvation Fail Gospel Wells Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship The Saco United Baptist Church Biddeford Saco United Church of Christ (Congregational Malden, Mass

Newborns Reported At Biddeford Saco Area Homes

Welcomes in dozens of area families with births listed across Biddeford Saco and surrounding towns. Names include Gerard Verville of 51 Western Ave Biddeford and family, plus several newborns and weights with birth dates from Feb 2 to Feb 7.

Bangor Murder Trial Postponed

Robert E. Burns Jr. remains charged with murder in the October 4 death of Samuel P. McCarty in Bangor. Judge James Reid granted a continuance after psychiatrists reported Burns suffers memory loss and cannot mount a proper defense.

Bangor Robert E. Burns Jr James Reid Burns Samuel P. McCarty

Tupper Cancels Weekend Talks

Washington AP Congressmen Tupper and McIntire canceled weekend engagements in Sanford Maine due to ongoing House debate on the civil rights bill. The Saco Unitarian Church had hosted the planned speech, with a Sunday fundraising offering for the Annual Appeal from National Headquarters.

Washington Stanley R. Tupper Maine House Clifford G. McIntire Sanford National Headquarters Fund Unitarian Church Francis Chapin Saco

E and L Club to Meet at Mrs Cobb Home

The E. and L. Club of the Saco School Street Methodist Church will meet Monday at 7 00 p m at the home of Mrs Ethel Cobb on Ferry Road in Saco.

Methodist Youth Fellowship The Fass Street Methodist Church Saco School Street Saco School Street Methodist Church Ethel Cobb Ferry Road Saco

Saco Girl Scout Troop International Dance Festival

Saco Girl Scout Troop 24 hosted an International Dance Festival at the First Parish Congregational Church hall showcasing dances from South America Poland Greece Israel Mexico and American folk pieces. Prizes were awarded in dance games as guests joined in.

South America Poland Greece Israel Mexico Saco Girl Scout First Parish Congregational Saco Scotland Sweden Germany America Holland China Norway France William Searle Robert Warner

Johnson orders Guantanamo to be water self sufficient

The Defense Department will convert seawater to fresh water and transport water by ship to Guantanamo. About 3,000 Cubans work on the base or in Cuba with 5 million dollars a year flowing to Castro’s economy. The plan costs Castro over 35 million annually and aims to deny dollars to the Cuban government while pressuring allies abroad.

Johnson Defense Department Guantanamo Robert S. McNamara Castro Cuba Yateras River United States U.S George Ball David Ormsby-Gore Herve Ailphand Ball Western Hemisphere Leyland Motor Co Britain Moscow

Backing Accident Reported in Biddeford Intersection

Two cars collided at the Main and Washington Streets intersection in Biddeford yesterday. An automobile backing out of Washington Street driven by Alfred Gadb ois, 52, of 30 Emery Street, Biddeford, caused the crash.

Main Washington Streets Biddeford Washington Street Alfred Gadbois Emery St

Automobile Boom Still Rolling

New York AP reports January auto sales rose vs 1960, led by GM with best January ever at 310,240, Ford 150,204, Chrysler up 13.4 percent, AMC best in three years. Production hit a January high of 744,648 with weekly output up 4 percent. consumo/steel demand climbs. Johnson seeks consumer protection laws. December installment debt hits 53.745 billion and construction spending in January edges up to 65.82 billion.

New York General Motors Corp Ford Motor Co Chrysler American Motors Johnson Congress Census Bureau James Tamburini Detroit Symphony Orchestra Ford Motor Company Walt Disney Associates

Bowdoin College Bowl Player Flunks Courses

Bowdoin College announces Charles A. Mills has been dismissed for flunking two subjects but Dean A. L. Greason expects his return next September. Mills, a Bowdoin sophomore from Cold Spring New York, was a regular on the College Bowl team which appeared five times and won Bowdoin $14000 in scholarships.

Brunswick Charles A. Mills Bowdoin College Dean A. L. Greason Mills Cold Spring N.Y Bowdoin

Mrs Barry Gallant Hosts Baby Shower in Biddeford

A baby shower for Mrs. Barry Gallant of 189 Graham St Siddeford was hosted by her sister Mrs Raymond Dubois at 63 Franklin St Saco. Pink and blue decor featured a bath tub centerpiece and a pink blue cake. Attendees included numerous Biddeford and Saco residents. A second item notes a minor collision involving Conrad F E Bert Jaume and another vehicle with no injuries.

Barry Gallant Graham St Siddeford Raymond Dubois Roland Simpson Franklin St Saco Louis Bergeron Arundel Norman Frappier Dayton Clayton Gallant Sr Victoria St. ‘Lawrence Frank Bell Joseph Feeney Lawrence Jordan Donald DeWitt Philip ‘Hateh William Simpson Guillaume Guillory Shari Gallant Dubois Biddeford Raymond Nadeau Arthur Roberts George Bailey Susan Bailey Catherine Bailey Ethelyn Hill Clayton Gallant Jr West Springfield Mass Eford Conrad FE Bert Jaume Oak St

Twin City Night Observed At Adah Chapter Meeting

Twin City Night marked the Adah Chapter meeting in Biddeford at Masonic Hall with Annette Chapter guests from Saco performing degree work. Officers and guests listed, with future event invitations, installations, and Stepp Night planned for Feb 21.

Adah Order of the Eastern Star Biddeford Masonic Hall Annette Chapter Saco Agnes Johnson Edward Wolfertz Rachel Fogg Gorham Grand Chapter Maine Ruth Seaward Carlton Burrill Irene Pendleton Norman McAuley Florence Northrop Parnell Burrill Claire Scamman Jean Kimball Charlotte Potter Lorraine Lane Marion Bachelder Gertrude Knox Ethel Whitten Ruth Rebecca Cushman Esther Marion McAuley Martha Dorothy Allen Electa Maryalice Braley Stephen Harriman Sentinel Sandra Court Hazel Noble Ways and Means Marion Gardiner Laura McKenney Marion Dexheimer Fadette York Priscilla Betty Jean Braley Grand Sentinel Charles W. Stillman Annette Sava Wayne Beaver Belmont Mass Pleasant River Buxton Pine Tree Valentine Bernice Alexander

Sandler Leads Western Maine Shooting Championship

Jim Sandler of Biddeford led late this morning with 48 hits in 50 attempts at the Western Maine four shooting championships held in Portland. Mike Petit of Thornton posted 45, Sherm Seaward of Kennebunk 46, Steve Dowd of Old Orchard Beach 41, and Dick Agreste of St. Louis 41.

Portland Jim Sandler Biddeford

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ancustis Little League Auxiliary Irene Leavitt Fairfield St Fillmore Harris Zora W, Fowler Kennebunk Request Heart Fund William S. Day A.meae Hill and Chapel Streets First Assembly of God Church Ahepa Pleasant Street Bible Baptist Chhurch Kennebunk Lower Village Christ Ambassadors Ee of God Church Youth Fellowship of the Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society Kennebunk Landing Methodist Youth Fellowship of the West Kennebunk Methodist Church Baptist Youth Fellowship of the Ogunquit Ly‘man First Baptist Church Methodist Youth Fellowship of South Biddeford Advent Christian Ace Saco United Baptist Commission On Christian Social Concerns Anthony G. Frenette Jr Marcel Avenue Michael Anthony William J. Googoo Grove St Wayne Allen Paul H. McCallum Jr Old Orchard Road Laurie Elaine Karen Ann Joseph R. Lemay Alfred Sr Ralph S. Pettengill Linda Marie Paul W. Stuart Webber Hill Stephen Paul Saco Osteopathic George Abbott Waterboro Jeffery Alan Leonard Young William Leonard Tupper Saco Second Parish School Street Fellowship Hall Marion Goff State Christian Education Associates State Children's Work Committee Saco Girl Scout Troop Bowdoin College Bowl Mrs Sandler Harge New Mexico Ira Harge Montana al Walker Albuquerque
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