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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1960
Page
6
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In New Orleans the Navy said it will search the Gulf of Mexico floor for wreckage from National Airlines Flight 98, which crashed on November 16 with 42 aboard. Investigators hope debris reveals if a bomb caused the disaster and whether missing Tampa man William A. Taylor, 69, is among the unaccounted. Two ships headed toward Louisiana's tip to examine a sound-detected object hundreds of feet down, which could be the DC7B or a wrecked vessel.
Biddeford VFW auxiliary hosted a card party at City Building last night. Women high scorers were Laura Dodge Almeria Proulx Josephine Valliere Gabrielle Lehouillier Alma Beaudoin Rose Frechette and Alden Racine. Bernard Gonneville won the men’s prize. Special awards went to Mary Wood and Almeria Proulx. A follow up party is planned for January 31 at City Building.
Snow removal expenses in Saco continued to rise last week after a new storm. Total 1960 costs reached $5,575.88, up from $4,609.54 at a similar date in 1959, an increase of $966.34.
Howard White, 12, used Boy Scout training to save Douglas Poplin, 7, and David Staley, 9, who fell through ice on a city park pond. He dragged himself onto the ice with a pole, keeping the children afloat until passers-by pulled them to safety with a rope. White's father, Robert Lloyd White, is a scoutmaster.
Ex servicemen may qualify for UCX unemployment benefits under Title XV of the Social Security Act as amended. Eligibility depends on active duty dates and discharge timing with wage credits from 1958 or 1959 determining benefits. Visit the Maine Employment Security Commission office to determine eligibility and maximize payments.
Arthur M. Fogg aged 67 of Portland former viewsman accountant and orchestra leader died yesterday in Clinton Mass hospital A New Gloucester native he was a former reporter for Lewiston Evening Journal and Portland Evening Express He directed his own orchestra for many years and retired last year as an accountant with a Portland firm
Foss Street Methodist church Youth Fellowship members visited Etz Chaim synagogue in Biddeford to study the great religions. A film on Judaism followed by discussion led to plans for the January 31 Youth Rally. Attendees included Lloyd Johnson Roxanne Peck Joyce Merryman Pat Chasse Nancy Hutchins and others with Rev. James D. Riddle as advisor.
The Wells Second Congregational church held its annual meeting at the parish house with officer elections and committee reports. A total operating budget of 7593 dollars was approved, Rev. Lewis A. Chase re elected pastor, and numerous officers and committee members were chosen for terms up to three years. A family covered dish supper preceded the gathering.
Plans for a January 31 Youth Rally sponsored by the Biddeford Saco Council of Churches Youth groups were reviewed at a Liberal Religious Youth group meeting at the Saco Unitarian church parish hall. A February 1 splash party was also planned with Richard Beal leading worship and reports from the secretary and treasurer. Advisors include Mrs Shaffer Mrs John and Rev and Mrs Edmund Beal.
Holy Cross posted the team total of 1476 with a separate team single of 512. Fran Kelley achieved a triple set of 332 in three strings and 146 in the single. The figures reflect performance metrics for Holy Cross and listed athlete Fran Kelley.
The league at 20th Century Lanes enters Week position as teams compete in pipeline of matches. Local organizers promote youth bowling through TWUA and AFL-CIO affiliations, aiming to boost participation and community support for girls in sports.
L Graves of Bartlett New Hampshire was found innocent of allegedly operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in York County Superior Court. Defense by John Driscoll of Portsmouth NH. Also Friday Kenneth Young 17 of Wells pleaded guilty to hunting migratory birds in Wells on October 13 1959. fined $10 by Justice Leonard Williams on appeal from Kennebunk Municipal Court.
Mrs. Sera phine Hagibes aged about 66 of Fort Kent died in a Bath hospital from injuries suffered in an automobile crash Thursday. State Police said the car driven by her husband Louis Hagibes struck an abutment at the west end of the see approach to the Carlton ridge.
Ernst Wagner, in Uberlingen, Germany, unveils a two man midget submarine for underwater exploration. Trials are planned on Lake Constance in spring. He says the craft, priced around 2500 dollars with a deluxe option, targets U.S. markets and offers two hours underwater with a 15 mph top speed and depth limit of 140 feet, plus a 45 foot safety auto-surface feature.
Alden Jacobs, Biddeford Civil Defense director, accepts chairmanship of the Salvation Army fund raising drive. He will lead business and professional solicitation in Biddeford as announced today.
Presbyterians in Cameroon took part in recent independence ceremonies. A choir of 100 students from a Presbyterian teachers' training school in Foulassi sang their 1928 class hymn now used as the national anthem. The church counts 83,350 members, 19 churches, 92 ordained African ministers and about 1,400 evangelists.
Five drivers faced fines in Saco Municipal Court under Judge Hilary F. Mahaney for traffic violations during school crossing hours. Three were fined ten dollars for passing red lights at Beach and Main while grammar school students crossed, including Alma H. Cyr, Herbert J. Lapane, and Theodore A. Drouin Jr. A second pair, Lionel J. Turcotte and Elizabeth E. Norman, paid ten dollars for stopping-sign infractions at different crossings. Saco police filed the complaints.
A physicist described a plasma motor able to develop about 41 percent efficiency from the electrical energy it consumes. Energy is generated in pulses, allowing more wire thrust as the tip wears. The motor is said to be simpler and lighter than ion rockets, which rely on positively charged ions for thrust.
A public notice from Harold I Goss Secretary of State warns motorists about driving requirements and registration details. The notice outlines steps for compliance, deadlines, and penalties for noncompliance as issued by the state government.
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