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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1964
Page
3
Much colder conditions with small craft warnings along the coast to midnight. This afternoon is partly cloudy with little temperature change and highs near 40. Gusty northwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Tonight clears and cools with lows from 5 to 10 as winds diminish. Saturday looks mostly sunny with little temperature change.
Mrs May Waterhouse aged 73 of the High St Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. William Buzzell 77 Harrison Ave Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Daniel Daily 45 Quimby St Biddeford returned home from Saco Hospital where he has been a medical patient. Peter A Sargent son of Mrs Madeline M Sargent Western Avenue Kennebunkport began basic training at the Naval Center Great Lakes.
A cribbage tournament sponsored by Division 1 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians begins Sunday at 7 30 p m in the hall at Elm and Main Biddeford. The Saco Extension Association convenes 9 30 a m Tuesday at GAR hall Saco with a talk on Footwear and Foot Care by Mrs Irene Aver and Mrs Alice Prue followed by dinner at noon.
The Past Noble Grands Association of Saco Rebekah Lodge votes to meet at 7 30 p m Monday at Mrs Eleanor Kennedy home Old Orchard Road Saco with Mrs Charlotte Potter as assistant hostess and Mrs Marion Mc Auley in charge of the social hour A whist party for Vocational fund will be held Saturday evening in St Andre s Parish Hall Biddeford
The Biddeford Music Booster Club monthly meeting at Biddeford Junior High School, originally set for February 17, was postponed to the following Monday February 24.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the T.W.U.A. AFL-CIO will meet Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Union hall at 159 Main St Biddeford. Dues will be collected and a buffet lunch will be served.
Confessions will be heard at St Martha's Church Kennebunk port Saturday 7 to 8 p m St Monica's Church Kennebunk Saturday from 4 5 p m St Mary's Church Wells Beach Sunday morning before Mass The Junior Band and songs of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday at 10 am Today tomorrow and Sunday Junior Youth group United Church of Christ Congregational Biddeford hosts Junior High Youth from First Church Malden Mass
The MYF of the Saco School Street Methodist Church will meet Sunday at 6 p.m. at the church. The Fireside Club of the School Street Methodist Church, Saco, will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the church.
An official notice from Enfield Conn states a physical fitness test for policemen was scheduled with time and place kept secret from outsiders. The aim was to avoid embarrassment if the test results were unfavorable.
The Lamothe family expresses sincere thanks for thoughtful acts during the last sickness and for floral offerings and sympathy tributes in their bereavement. Adrien A Lamothe and family.
Expressions of gratitude accompany deep appreciation for the care and kindness shown by the nurses and doctors at Webber Hospital. Sincere thanks go to relatives and friends for their expressions of sympathy during this difficult time.
Mrs Eleanor E Clark 81 widow of Charles E Clark died at a Biddeford hospital. Born in Saco January 4 1883 she was the daughter of Amos and Louise Edgecomb. Survived by son Fred E Clark of Saco daughter Mrs Lewis Webber of Auburn nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with Laurel Hill Cemetery interment. Calling hours 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at home.
Willard F. Edgecomb Jr. of 7 Woodcock Ave. Saco died suddenly in Raritan New Jersey. Born in Merrimack Massachusetts April 21 1920 he was a son of Willard F. and Marjorie Edgecomb. A truck driver employed 14 years by Hemmingway Bros he had earlier driven for Saco Fire Department and served as a Saco Police Department special officer. Survivors include widow Pauline Poitras Edgecomb and their son Dwight both of Saco two sisters Mrs Arthur Swanson Derry New Hampshire and Mrs Paul Noyes Maywood California one aunt and several nieces. Funeral conducted at 10 a.m. Monday from Shumway Funeral Home Saco with visiting hours tomorrow and Sunday.
Elroy E Ernest Moore 86 of 8 School St Biddeford died in a Saco hospital after a long illness Born Dec 22 1877 he was a machinist for 55 years at Saco Lowell Shops retiring 14 years ago He attended Foss Street Methodist Church and belonged to Dunlap Lodge F and A M He leaves three daughters Mrs Lawrence Durgin Saco Mrs Albert Barbour Yarmouth Mrs Wendell Andrews Arundel two sons Harold Portland and Gordon Kennebunk one sister Mrs Ralph Foss North Carolina nine grandchildren Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow and Sunday 7 to 9 p m
The Biddeford police department will be at full strength tonight with 21 officers on duty. Newly appointed Rene Lemelin and Joseph Beale begin on the second and third shifts, bringing the force to a full complement.
Jon Bradford Hall of Biddeford and Pauline Anne Fournier of Saco have filed marriage intentions with the Saco city clerk.
Val Kidd of Benton Kentucky wired an electric motor to a rural mailbox so mail is delivered to his front porch. After the box is emptied he switches it again and the container returns to the highway for the mail carrier.
Kennebunk Rotary heard Emerson Hessler describe conditions on Madeira and the Canary Islands. He noted Madeira’s volcanic origin, cliffs, bananas, and wines, and said Canary Islands belong to Spain with desertlike climate where only jackasses and camels work. He explained dew-capture ash irrigation techniques, lavawall protected vines, windmill salt production, and volcanic vents showing the islands remain alive. Beach ashes form black sand and crater trips feel lunar.
Richard A. Lagueux, 73, of Brad ley St. Saco, was honored at a surprise party at Ranger Club Hall on School Street. Hosted by Mrs and Mrs Albany Lagueux Jr, guests presented cards with money and a buffet lunch followed by dancing. Attendees included numerous Lagueux and Henaire families, Bergerons, Gagne, Patry, Bowden, Perreault, Marcotte, Pinette, Labbe, Harvey, and others with several members unable to attend.
Plans by the Men’s Fellowship of Advent Christian Church Kennebunk Lower Village set a Father Son banquet in Fellowship Hall on Saturday evening Feb 29 from 6 to 8. Cliff McCrath of Beverly MA will be guest speaker with sons performing instrumental numbers and solos. Master of ceremonies is Bernard Kenney. committee members are Rev Milford G Butterfield Ralph McLean and Charles Towne. Women’s Home and Foreign Mission Society will prepare and serve the dinner.
A newspaper classified section highlights that its ads reach over fifty thousand readers each day, underscoring strong local circulation and advertiser value. The notice emphasizes broad exposure and consistent audience engagement for businesses and individuals.
Jesus healed the blind beggar Bartimaeus near Jericho as he called for mercy. The crowd tried to silence him but Jesus asked what he should do. Bartimaeus replied that he might see, and Jesus declared his faith had made him whole, and he followed Jesus.
Floyd A Edens 53 lay undiscovered for three days after his car plunged 1000 feet down a near vertical cliff in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Rescuers followed a single groan to his body 200 feet from the wreck, near Mosquito Ridge Road. He was unconscious in a hospital, had been en route from a driver’s test in Auburn to Hell Hole Canyon, and was cited last week for lacking a license.
A first degree initiation will take place Sunday at 10 a.m. in K of C Hall Biddeford by Biddeford Council Knights of Columbus. Participants include Ernest D. Spenard Peter LeBreton G W Pelletier and Jean C Roy. The meeting in Biddeford hall called to order by Grand Knight Edmond Neault. Eliodore Bellerose sworn in as chancellor by District Deputy Philip Masse. Reports covered New Year party results Catholic Family Night and last month’s social with profits turned over to Treasurer Paul Leblond. A State of Maine Charity Ball will be held April 25 at South Portland Armory open to all Maine K of C members. A District I communion breakfast will be May 1 at St Ignatius Church Springvale with Bishop Feeney officiating. Members voted a donation to the American Red Cross.
AFL-CIO officials in New England endorsed studying a bridge from New York’s Long Island to Stonington Connecticut or Watch Hill Rhode Island, with potential $100000 cost for feasibility work. The passamaquoddy tidal power project also drew support as a regional energy plan amid transport and job-loss concerns.
Scarborough The Sky Dragon Restaurant observed Chinese New Year with a social hour a festive dinner music and dancing and distribution of good luck envelopes to staff. Organizers and attendees included Marion Gagnon Gertrude Pooler Thelma Harmon Alice Audie Rita Beaudoin and J A Wong with many family members present.
BATH AP Mayo will seek the State Senate presidency if elected. Former Sen Howard W Mayo R Bath, previously in the 1961 62 Senate, would join Senate Majority Leader E Perrin Edmunds R Fort Fairfield as candidates for the post. Mayo also ran unsuccessfully for the Executive Council last year.
The budget committee approved multiple town warrant items in Old Orchard Beach. Town Manager Leon F Jones reported 760 646 85 already appropriated while unpaid school bills totaled 315 196 79. Parking meter and street light items were trimmed to 2000, police car rental and purchase approved, and a seven man force itemized. Bid solicitation for a new police car planned, sidewalk repairs and new street lighting authorized, housing authority established, advertising budget set at 13690 60 with 500 for a letter carriers event. Tax lien refund to First Baptist Church defeated. reimbursement for storm damage and other traffic, light, and tree work postponed.
Augusta Maine The Maine Department of Economic Development has named Dana A Little 37 of Brunswick as its director of research and planning Little a Bowdoin graduate has been acting director since Lulo J Tani resigned about ten months ago He joined the department in 1957 as a planning consultant.
A young man in Biddeford drew attention this morning at F. W. Woolworth on Main Street wearing a new Beatle wig. He ordered coffee at the counter and then left, leaving onlookers curious about the trendy hairstyle.
Illinois standout Jim Plankenhorn connected on 14 extra points and five field goals in conference play last season. He supplied precise kicking for the Illini, boosting scoring in crucial Big Ten matchups.
Governor Reed commended the state's volunteer firefighters for risking their lives to serve duty over self. He spoke to the Central Maine Firemen's Association about the daily toll of fire and the immense value of local departments.
In Louisville two golfers invited Reverend Lawrence Cater to their threesome. After missing a drive, the minister quietly set off to find the ball. One golfer asked if he was a preacher, noting the garb and implying the hidden identity influenced his silence.
Losses by blue chips kept the market unevenly lower this afternoon as trading remained slack. American Telephone dropped nearly 2 points on profit taking while Standard Oil New Jersey fell a full point. Eastman Kodak rose over 2 to a new high, and Bayuk proposed a 2 for 1 stock split boosting cigar stocks.
Douglas Home and discussions reveal that East West tension relief hinges on Geneva disarmament talks and Western nuclear freeze proposals. Britain cautions on multilateral nuclear force while maintaining trade with Communist states, including Cuba, and supports non discrimination in long term credits pending policy outcomes.
The fifth annual St Andre parents teachers association style show selects models for a 2 PM Feb 23 event in Biddeford parish hall. Chairwoman Mrs June Dubois heads a list of adult and junior models with committee members handling decorations tickets prizes posters and publicity while Don Bancroft of Hammond Organ studios in Portland provides intermission organ selections.
In Old Orchard Beach the Faith Workers of Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church elected officers last night at Mrs. Sylvia Churchill home. Elected were Mrs. Churchill president Miss Rose Blanchette vice president Mrs. Doris Taylor secretary and Mrs. Lena Glidden treasurer. Edna Foster was chosen editor and named to the project committee with Nelda Pettingale and Doris Pier. The refreshments committee includes Daisy Leavette and Alice Robinson. A hand made quilt was donated to Faith School of Theology at Old Orchard Beach.
The first annual Heart Fund Ball will be held Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Kennebunk High School gymnasium. Chairman Mrs. Laurence E. Nedeau oversees arrangements with Lee Russell’s Orchestra of Old Orchard Beach providing music. Co-chair Robert Guptill assists, while Mrs. Hugh Marshall handles decorations and publicity by Mrs. Robert Guptill. Reservations are led by Mrs. Lendall A. Smith with co-chair Mrs. Guptill. The event is sponsored by the Maine Heart Association.
Biddeford firemen had a quiet day with no calls while the Biddeford police department reported no accidents today. No incidents or emergencies were logged by either agency.
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