Local Briefs Highlight Residents and Visitors
Gerard Forcier and Maria Demers are noted as medical patients at Webber hospital. Bishop Wade from Boston visited Biddeford stopping at St Joseph rectory and homes of Winnie Hebert and Anne Hebert. Maxine Paul returns to New Rochelle college after holiday recess with parents in Old Orchard Beach. Armand Ouellette remains at Maine Medical Center following eye surgery. SP/4 Daniel Ouellette returns to Fort Bragg after holiday leave. Holiday guests at 84 Prospect Street include Adams, Faxon, Peterson, and Hammond families plus Miss Nancy Faxon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard
Jerry) Forcier
Graham Street
Biddeford
Webber
N. Y
Alfred Paul
Old Orchard Beach
Armand Ouellette
Portland Road
Saco
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Daniel Ouellette
U. S. Army
Fort Bragg
N. C
Welcome
Tilton
Prospect Street
Helen Adams
Washington, D. C
Philip Adams
University of Maine
Robert Adams
Nancy Faxon
Priscilla Peterson
Westbrook
Sandra Hammond
Local social and organizational meetings listed for Biddeford Saco and area
Various lodge and auxiliary gatherings scheduled through the week across Biddeford Saco and nearby towns. Delegates election, grange programs, dues notices, swap party planning, and rehearsals announced at multiple halls and homes. Events include Evangeline lodge Rebekahs meetings in Biddeford and Saco, Wells and Presumpscot Grange programs, American Legion auxiliary Owen-Davis unit meeting, and Eastern Star Adah chapter annual meeting with officer election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Saco
Mayors Accept Bid to Attend Maine Transportation Meeting
Mayors Dinsmore Worthing of Saco and Clement Descham Nault of Biddeford accepted an invitation from the Maine Municipal Association to attend a January 17 briefing in Augusta. The transportation committee includes member communities, though Biddeford and Saco do not belong. The session will cover the status and future of Northeast Airlines in Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinsmore Worthing
Saco
Clement Descham- Nault
Biddeford
Maine Municipal Association
Augusta
Northeast Airlines
Maine
Saco Firefighters Tackle Chimney Blaze at Picard Home
Saco firemen used a booster line to extinguish a chimney fire at Henry Paul Picard's Berry road residence this morning. The fire report cites an overheated funnel as the cause with minor damage. units were dispatched at 8 55 a m and returned to Central station at 9 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Henry Paul Picard
Berry Road
Card of Thanks From Mrs. Edgar Bowdoin
Mrs Edgar Bowdoin thanks friends neighbors and relatives for the many cards and flowers sent during her illness and stay at Webber Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital
Edgar Bowdoin
Funeral services for Frank A Marr in Saco
Funeral services for Frank A Marr a resident of 24 Middle Street Saco were held yesterday afternoon at the Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco Rev Stanley A Bennett pastor of the Saco United Baptist church officiated Burial was in the family lot Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Marr
Middle Street
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring Street
Stanley A. Bennett
Saco United Baptist Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Funeral rites for Alfred Cantara held at St Joseph Church
Funeral services were held at St Joseph church this morning for Alfred Cantara with a solemn requiem high mass led by Rev. Marc Franck and assisted by Rev. Sylvia Levesque as deacon and Rev. Normand Carrier as subdeacon. The service featured Diana Rousselle on organ and a church choir under her direction. Bearers named and attendees from out of town included Mrs Laura Croteau Alfred Lachance Ludger La brie and Patrick Patry among others. Burial followed at St Joseph cemetery with grave side prayers by Rev. Fr vesque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Cantara
St. Joseph Church
Marc Franck
Sylvia Levesque
Normand Carrier
Diana Rousselle
Jovite Sicard
J. Alfred Giguere
Marcel Blais
Roland Lemieux
Fernand Leclair
J. Alfred Lachance
St. Joseph Cemetery
Vesque
Laura Croteau
Alfred Lachance
Andover
Mass
Ludger Labrie
Milton
N. H
Patrick Patry
Hudson, N
Excise Taxes in Biddeford Rise Over Last Year
Biddeford excise tax payments exceed last year with 1,250 payments to date versus 597 by January 9, 1961. Tax Collector Daniel Cantara cites early 1962 plate purchases and improved conditions as causes. He urges prompt payments to avoid rush before March 1 deadline and notes re registrations under the card system require no new card. Last year 8,250 registrations and transfers were logged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Daniel P. Cantara
Cantara
Midweek Church Activities Plentiful Across Area
Several churches schedule services and meetings Wednesday evening including Biddeford United Baptist Ogunquit Baptist and Hamilton Memorial Saco. Activities span choir rehearsals prayer meetings Bible study and vestry sessions with locations and times listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Saco
Bees Overrun TV Studio On Live Educational Show
In a New York studio, a 2000 bee hive on air during an educational program at WPIX caused chaos when a black hen kicked the hive. Birds joined in before the bees were vacuumed or sprayed away as the show continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
WPIX
New York Daily News
Portland Weather Notes and Temperatures Across Regions
Small craft warnings line the coast as Portland area forecasts predict clear to partly cloudy skies, colder nights, and westerly winds 10 to 25 mph. Overnight lows dip into the upper teens to mid 30s with readings from Caribou to Halifax and Montreal listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Halifax
Montreal
Saco Court Crowded Docket Morning Session
Saco Municipal Court, Judge Hilary F. Mahaney, imposed a suspended 30 day jail sentence on Mildred Townsend of Old Orchard Beach for dis orderly and profane language directed at Arthur Sloan. Other actions included $10 fines for Donald Gagne and Jack Levey for license violations and suspensions for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Townsend
Portland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Alfred
Hilary F. Mahaney
Saco
Arthur R. Sloan
Mahaney
Sloan
Donald Gagne
Hills Beach
Biddeford
Bruce DeNormandie
Mt. Vernon Street
DeNormandie
James Berry
State of Maine In Drydock For Overhaul
The SS State of Maine, training ship of the Maine Maritime Academy, is in drydock in Baltimore for its annual overhaul before a 12 000 mile training cruise to the Caribbean and South America. The cruise begins January 14 with 360 academy midshipmen and officers, first stop Hamilton Bermuda. Senior officers include Rear Admiral George J. King USN Ret and Capt A F Coffin. In Baltimore the midshipmen will visit Washington and Annapolis Naval Academy. The ship carries a state products exhibit arranged by the state Department of Economic Development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
State of Maine
Maine Maritime Academy
Caribbean
South America
Hamilton
Bermuda
Castine
Maine
George J. King
USN
A. F. Coffin
Washington
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
State Department of Economic Development
Uninjured In One Car Crash On Ocean Park Road
A 1 car mishap on Ocean Park road in Saco caused $250 damage. Robert E. Pariseau 19 of 62 Western Ave Biddeford lost control on an icy spot and struck a utility pole. Driver and two passengers Ralph Boutin 18 and Paul Hebert 19 of Biddeford escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Park Road
Saco
Robert E. Pariseau
Western Avenue
Biddeford
Ralph Boutin
Paul Hebert
Portland Woman Injured in Juvenile Attack
Mrs. Bernice Davison a 27 year old housewife was struck by a boy aged about 13 who threw an unidentified object in Portland causing a slight skull fracture. She was listed in good condition at a city hospital and said the assailant followed her before the attack and then fled when she screamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Bernice Davison
Fallout Protection Booklet Available at Post Offices
Maine residents can obtain the U S Defense Department booklet Fallout Protection What to Know and What to Do About Nuclear Attack from the state Civil Defense Office. It is available at legal post offices for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
U.S. Defense Department
State Civil Defense Office
Legal Post
Spaulding Indicted for Murder in York County Case
Richard A. Spaulding, 19, of Kennebunkport, was indicted for murder in the September 14 shooting of Eulalie McKenney by the York County Grand Jury. He was arraigned as indigent and assigned attorneys Theophilus Fitanides and William Donahue. The case follows his arrest in Standish the next day while wearing women’s clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Spaulding
Kennebunkport
Eulalie McKenney
York County
Grand Jury
Spaulding
James P. Archibald
Theophilus Fitanides
William Donahue
Biddeford
Standish
Kennebunk
Paul Dusseault
Raymond Provencher
Raymond Mathieu
Peter F. Read
York Mobile Homes
George L
Marjorie Martin
Michigan
Warren National Bank of Salem
Steward Coach Industries, Inc
Indiana
Ansel F. Gordon
Acton
Daniel H. MacLeod
Fairfield
N. H
Brian Howard
Gordon L. Boston
Horace R. Wheeler
South Berwick
Theodore Beaven
Robert and
Richard Pierce
Robert Simpson
Robert Wentworth
Ernest Gagnon
Merrill H. Boston
Joseph O'Leary
Stanley R. Linscott
Old Orchard Beach
Paul R. Couture
Edgar Gagnon
Ernest Bouchard
Rochester
N.H
Robert O'Malley
Lebanon
Arthur Chenette
Yvonne Tilton
Albert J. Fish
Raymond Marcotte
Tthe Beach
Robert L. Donnell
York
Chase’s Pond Road
Leland Kk. Donnells
Parsonsfield
Orrin Chapman
Blake
Dennis F. Blethen
Eugene D. Donnell
Richard Taterhouse
Sanford
Raymond W. Roy
Somersworth
Dru
Berwick
John H. Harvey
Jobless Claims Rise Again in Biddeford Maine
Unemployment claims at the Biddeford office of the Maine Employment Security Commission increased last week to 1,014, up 37 from 977 the prior week. Of the total, 245 were under the extended benefit program, with construction layoffs cited for the rise. In the same week in 1961, 968 drew benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Maine Employment Security Commission
Berwick Youth Granted Release After Grand Jury No Indictment
A 20 year old South Berwick man was released after four months in jail when the York County Grand Jury did not indict him for aggravated assault. Robert P. Wheeler bound over Sept 7, fled from a police car, was recaptured two hours later, and faced no further charges. The alleged victim, Raymond Springer, 29, of South Berwick, sustained the loss of sight in one eye and facial injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Berwick
York County
Robert P. Wheeler
Wheeler
Raymond Springer
Falso
Beach Council Votes to Borrow $100,000
The Old Orchard Beach town council, seven members, met at the town hall and approved borrowing 100000 dollars in anticipation of taxes. They also set regular meetings for the second and fourth Mondays at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Motorists Fined In Biddeford Court
Two motorists were fined $10 each after pleading guilty to traffic violations before Judge Simon Spill in Biddeford Municipal Court. Richard C. Wormwood, 22, of Kennebunk, was guilty of speeding 70 mph in a 55 mph zone on Route 1. William J. Parton, 64, of Boston, was charged with passing on a curve. State Trooper Hollis Dixon and Trooper Parris L. Melver were involved in the case. One intoxication case was also heard by Judge Spill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Spill
Biddeford
Richard CC. Wormwood
Kennebunk
Hollis Dixon
William J. Parton
Boston
Parris L. Melver
Spl
County Car Dealers To Meet Wednesday
A special dinner meeting of the York County Automobile Dealers association is set for Wednesday night at 6 30 at the Howard Johnson restaurant on the Maine Turnpike Kennebunk. President Walter White announces Churchill Cressey will report on February 22 Open House plans and a mechanics training program will be reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Automobile Dealers Association
Howard Johnson
Maine Turnpike
Kennebunk
Walter White
Churchill Cressey
Jury Awards $200 to Springvale Man in Deputy Sheriff Case
A York county Superior court Traverse jury awarded Alexander Dewire of Springvale $200 in damages after deliberating over an hour in a suit against Deputy Sheriff Ernest Demers of Sanford. Dewire alleged an assault and heart condition aggravation. Demers said he grabbed Dewire by the collar to protect himself during a confrontation involving Dewire's estranged wife. Dewire sought $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Superior Court
Traverse
Alexander Dewire
Springvale
Ernest Demers
Sanford
Dewire
Demers
Wheels The Thief Strikes Once Again
Biddeford police investigate theft of two rear wheels and tires from a car owned by Miss Dorothy E Burns of Augusta. The vehicle was parked at the Boston and Maine Railroad station in Thornton street and stolen overnight. Edgar Morin discovered the theft and notified Officer Manuel De Silva. Chief Edgar Sevigny and De Silva conducted the follow up. Similar wheel thefts from two cars at St Andre School parking lot occurred last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Dorothy E. Burns
Augusta
Boston and Maine
Thornton Street
Edgar Morin
Frozen Woods
Manuel DeSilva
DeSilva
Edgar
Lack Of Heat Cancels Whist At Camp Ellis
At Camp Ellis Firemen's auxiliary meeting held at Mrs. Leona Allen's home a new member was initiated and Mrs Ruth Stackpole received welcome as immediate past president. Weekly whist games at the fire station were canceled due to heating issues. members will review club projects and bylaws, next meeting set for February 12 at Mrs. Florence Fitch's home with a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Club
Camp Ellis
Sunshine
Laura Robbins
Florence Fitch
Canal National Bank Directors Reelect Deering Garland
Joseph G. Deering and Lawrence S. Garland were reelected as Canal National Bank directors. Deering was named chairman of the York County area advisory board, joining local members Bernard C. Brown, Wesley M. Mewer, Harry B. Center, Arthur T. Dickson, Wilfrid E. Frechette, and Adelbert M. Jakeman Sr. Stockholders approved paying the bank's 13th stock dividend from current earnings, totaling 7,000 shares at seven shares per 226 outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Deering
Lawrence S. Garland
Canal National Bank
Deering
York County
Bernard C. Brown
Wesley M. Mewer
Harry B. Center
Arthur T. Dickson
Wilfrid E.frechette
Adelbert M. Jakeman
Canal
Gizenga’s grip fades as Congo parliament urges return to Kinshasa
In Kinshasa the Congo Parliament voted 66 to 10 with seven abstentions to demand that Gizenga reach Leopoldville within 48 hours after notification. Depressed by shrinking support and secession rumors, Gizenga’s influence in Stanleyville has waned as Adoula’s government gains momentum with U S backing to reintegrate Katanga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo
Gizenga
Cyrille Adoula
Leopoldville
Stanleyville
Patrice Lumumba
Communist Bloc
Adoula
Peter Grose
Grose
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Lumumba
United States
United Nations
Speeders and Drunks Dominate Old Orchard Beach Police 1961
A year-end report by Police Chief John Clark shows Old Orchard Beach police made 458 arrests in 1961, with 109 intoxication and 60 speeding cases. The force logged 2,170 cruiser calls, 143 traffic accidents, 419 complaint reports, and numerous hospital and service trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old ‘Orchard Beach
John Clark
Old Orchard Beach
Beach
State Hospital
Augusta
Togus
Augusta Police
South Windham
Hallowell
Skowhegan
Rockland
Sanford
Alfred
Arundel
State School For Boys
Biddeford
Saco Court
Saco Police Department
Portland Police
South Portland
Shipyard Head Defends Farming Out Of Work
Acting commander Capt. J B Grady of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard defends private-firm farming out of work saying it saved jobs and kept submarines on schedule. He rejects claims that farm out caused layoffs and cites a need to correct trade imbalance and align workforce with workload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittery
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
J. B. Grady
Grady
Mayor Worthing Tours Saco Public Schools
Mayor Worthing toured the Saco public school system this morning with Dr. Frank Lawler superintendent of schools for Saco. The tour included Locke, Bonython, Jordan, C K Burns, Young and Sweetser schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinsmore Worthing
Saco
Frank Lawler
Locke, Bonython
Jordan
C. K. Burns
Young and Sweetser
Connecticut Youth Held In Car Theft
Raymond Beauchesne, 18, of New Britain Connecticut, was booked at York county jail in Alfred by State Trooper James Monroe on larceny charges involving a car owned by Dr. C Roger Verrier of Saco. He led police to the abandoned vehicle on Route 11A in Springvale and faces arraignment before Judge Ward T Hanscom in Sanford this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond , Beauchesne
New Britain
Conn
York County
Alfred
James Monroe
Saco
C. Roger Verrier
Springvale
Ward T. Hanscom
Sanford
Marital Ties Of Joanne Walsh Appear Settled
New York AP Joanne Warner Walsh likely wins a long dispute over her inheritance. A court referee recommended $200 weekly support from a $255000 trust retroactive to Aug 2 for the 23 year old heiress now married to Vivian Charles Walsh a 33 year old economics professor at the University of Buffalo. A separate claim contests her marriage as invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joanne Warner Walsh
State Supreme Court
Joanne
Vivian Charles Walsh
University of Buffalo
Harold Meyersson
Ward Walsh
J. Arthur Warner
Alfred Davidson Jr
Burlington, Vt
Walsh
Davidson
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Ana
National Congress
Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Adams Street
Biddeord
Evangeline Rebekah Lodge
Ioof Hall
Alfred Street
Noble Grands Association of Evangeline Lodge of
Rebekahs
Madeline
Leah Robie
Granite Street
Fred S. Gurney Corps
Phyllis Wright
Franklin Street
Saco Grange
North Street
Wells Grange
Presumpscot Grange
Annette
CBS
Annie Holt
Marion Dow
Sybil Hanson
Adah
Order of the Eastern Star
Farnces Smith
Twin Cities
George N
Gillis
St. Demetrios Cemetery
Ichurch
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
Full Gospel
Route 9-A
Wells
Boy Scouts
Aristide Angers
Elm Street
Fenwick
Knights of Columbus
Saco Gar Hall
Unity Club
Thelma Farley
Buxton Road
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Sigma Delta
Hildreth
St. Francis
Horace
A. Hildreth
Pakistan
St. Francis College
Russia
Africa
Asia
Europe
U. S
Oakspeed
India
Kashmir
Berwick Youth
Journal
Shipyard Head
Mayor Worthing
Connecticut
Joanne Walsh
Rambler
Crepeau Rambler Sales Co
Main Street
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