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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1961
Page
2
Pvt. Robert D. Pombriant USMC son of Mrs Theresa Pombriant 19 Gore Street Biddeford has completed recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island South Carolina
Marcia Emmons 87 lifelong Biddeford resident died last night at a Old Orchard Beach convalescent home after a long illness. She was the daughter of John and Lucy Ward Emmons and active in local churches. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Bolduc funeral home 291 Alfred street Biddeford with friends expected to attend.
The Ranger meeting scheduled for this week has been postponed until next week. A Saco Rebekah lodge meeting will be held tomorrow evening at 7 30 at the hall Main street Saco refreshments will be served.
The Junior Band and songs will meet Saturday at 9 a.m. Confessions are set at St Monica church Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p.m. and at St Martha church Kennebunk from 4 to 9 p.m. Also at St Mary church Wells Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Mrs Hilda Worster of Biddeford was sentenced to an indefinite term at the women’s reformatory after being found guilty of giving intoxicating liquor to a minor. The case involved a 14 year old girl in November and was supported by testimony from the girl’s mother. Richard Thompson, the girl’s guardian, testified he only provided drink with Italian sandwiches. Also sentenced was Richard MacCormack of Sanford to an indefinite term at the South Windham reformatory for a morals offense involving a 9 year old girl. He is married with two children.
Three people were hurt in two motor vehicle crashes in Biddeford around noon. In one collision on Elm Street Hooper and Tarbox sustained leg knee and arm injuries. Hooper’s wife treated for shock. In the Granite Street crash Fortier and Duprey's taxi suffered extensive damage. a taxi passenger Desrosiers incurred a head injury.
Gunmen robbed the payroll envelopes worth 8300 backstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre just before curtain time. The theft occurred as the musical The Sound of Music continued to play behind the backdrop of the incident.
A fish fillet cuts into two symmetric portions joined by an uncut flesh hinge. The technique yields a butterfly shaped fillet from a single fish side.
Raymond W. Reidel, 60, formerly of Biddeford and later Greenville, S C, died suddenly in Houston, Texas. He worked at Saco Lowell shops and managed Easley division of pecetowen shops after moving to Greenville in 1956. Survived by widow Mildred, a son Raymond Reidel Jr., and three grandchildren. Funeral Monday from Mackey Funeral Home, Greenville, with burial in Memorial Gardens.
Steep Falls 91 year old station built in 1870 will be burned as a training session for the town's volunteers. The Maine Central Mountain division's passenger service ended, the building sold to a grain firm, and firefighters will strike when southeast wind and above freezing temperatures allow.
In Levelland Texas an accused wife killer heard his eight year old daughter testify she would not call him father. Debbie Miller said he killed her mommy and noted she used to call him daddy but now called him Bill. The trial recessed after the prosecution rested as William Gerald Miller, 27, faced questions about the fatal shooting at their Amarillo home 14 months ago.
London brokers report the captive liner Santa Maria is insured for 24.5 million dollars, with 9.8 million in London and the rest held by Portuguese firms in Lisbon. The policy covers marine peril, including piracy under war risk clauses.
An economic development committee in Richmond was activated after Ames Textile Corp closes its worsted mill. The group met with State Department of Economic Development officials Thursday night to plan securing a new industry to replace the mill jobs as current work orders wind down.
Partly cloudy and cold conditions persist with northwest winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. Tonight remains partly cloudy and colder with lighter winds. Saturday brings partial clouds and slightly warmer temperatures. Zone 1 mid teens to near 10 below tonight. record low readings listed for several towns including Caribou Eastport Greenville Old Town Rumford Portland Mount Washington Halifax Montreal.
Readout lists tide timings for late January with high and low seas. Times show morning and pre/post meridiem values, including adjacent phases and grid entries, reflecting a historic nautical schedule.
A charcoal stove on a trailer in Elm Street Biddeford caused a fire that damaged a box truck and its cargo. The stove was used to keep produce from freezing, igniting woodwork and burning the door siding and some contents. Owned by Dirigo Transportation of Somerville Mass the truck was en route to Portland from Boston when spotted by the driver.
Saco police are investigating two reports of petty larceny. John W. Austin of Boothby Park reports a silver bracelet a watch and chain and five wrist watches stolen from his home. Harold Brewer of Biddeford reports five gallons of gas siphoned from his car and a broken mirror placed inside. Both cases remain under investigation.
Plans for a February 16 Valentine party were made by the Camp Ellis Firemen's auxiliary at the home of Mrs. Elsie Buzzell in Camp Ellis Saco. President Ruth Stackpole presided and announced Mrs. Alice Eastman is ill. Christine Gagnon and Linda Colmer collected for the March of Dimes. Florence Fitch won the mystery prize. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Buzzell and Mrs. Alfreda Pendleton. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Lydia Colmer.
After a 20 degree wind chill, the released fliers arrived at Andrews Air Force Base greeted by their families and officials including Eugene Zuckert Thomas White and Richard Davis. President Kennedy flew in from the White House to greet them but did not give a public address or interviews at the field.
Frances Gaudette of St. Andre High School Biddeford receives the Journal Salute to Youth award after earning the Gregg Certificates in stenography and typing with highest honors. As school president she serves as liaison between students and faculty and plans activities for the civics club and Prom committee. Born November 25 1942 in Saco she lives with her grandparents since her parents' deaths and works part time at Day's Jewelry while saving for Gray's Business College.
Oklahoma City authorities say 25 year old accused slayer W Lowery was captured after a jailbreak at gunpoint. Highway patrol officers R E F Frusher and Sid Berry traced and arrested Lowery in southwest Oklahoma City, with accomplice Mike Marks also detained nearby after fleeing in a stolen getaway car. The pair had eluded roadblocks for hours near Will Rogers Airport before car crash forced them to flee on foot. Lowery faces murder charges in a Yukon summer hitchhiker case. Marks had been jailed for carrying a concealed weapon and was later returned to custody. police noted threats against Lowery's wife and an Oklahoma crime bureau agent.
NEW YORK AP The Lao tian government admitted it cried wolf in protests to SEATO and the UN against a Communist invasion. Education Minister Nhouy Abhay told reporters the protests aimed to reassure Laotians the regime had international friends. He warned SEATO could trigger war if involved.
The Saco and Biddeford Barracks Veterans of World War I of the USA will install Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Owen-Davis American Legion home Saco with Commander Samuel Rankin announcing the team. Frank J. MacDonnell Augusta state senior commander supervises, assisted by George W B Brown South Portland with other officers and deputy chiefs of staff taking part.
Mr and Mrs William Wright of 508 Main Street Saco were honored at a dinner in South Portland for their 25th wedding anniversary. They were married January 26 1936 in Portsmouth NH. Wright a electrical contractor owner of Wrights Electrical Shop in Saco. Mrs Wright formerly worked at Pepperell Manufacturing Co and York National Bank before retirement.
AUGUSTA Gov. Reed backs modernizing Maine employment security to ease unemployment. He supports extending the 26 week benefit period and a bill is expected. He also favors raising the sales tax from 3 to 4 percent to fund his spending plan, while ruling out an income tax.
Navy officials report a four destroyer task force and eighteen aircraft pursue the runaway 20,906 ton liner Salazar aboard seeking dialogue. President Kennedy ordered restraint, rejecting boarding while Galvao labels himself a political freedom fighter and demands talks aboard the captured vessel.
The Laotian government pressed for action as it claimed a communist invasion is underway mirroring a 1959 crisis. A United Nations factfinding mission found no evidence of North Vietnamese aggression, reporting no proof of the alleged incursions.
Washington reports the United States will press China for release of five American prisoners held in Chinese jails. Ambassadors to meet in Warsaw Feb 2 to discuss the issue after the Soviet release of two airmen. Names listed include Downey, Fecteau, McCann, Redmond Jr., and Bishop Walsh.
Jane Sands Fenderson, a Thornton academy senior, earned a runner-up honor in the National Council of Teachers of English nationwide Achievement Awards. Her nomination came from Thornton teachers, with judges citing two tests, three compositions, and two letters of support. Messages of congratulations came from Gov. John H. Reed and Rep. Peter A. Garland.
Plans for a 10th reunion of the class of 1951 at Thorton Academy will be made at the home of Mrs. Donald Fogg on Ferry Road in Saco Monday night. Local members are invited to attend the meeting starting at 7 p.m.
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