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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1960
Page
2
Fair conditions persist in Portland with colder temperatures tonight. Sunday brings mostly sunny east and increasing cloudiness west with a chance of scattered snow flurries developing in the southwest by afternoon. Temperatures likely to drop further with brisk winds.
Adrien Brown aged 18 of Lafayette Street Saco is listed as a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. The notice provides no further conditions or details about the procedure or recovery.
Henry Mangean 54 formerly of Biddeford and Limerick died yesterday in a Portland hospital after a brief illness. He was born in St. Malo Canada and lived in Biddeford early. He was active in Sacred Heart League St Joseph parish St. Jean Baptist and St Mathew church in Limerick. He is survived by his widow Pauline Cote three daughters Anita and Doris Mangean Da vid Chase and Leo Mangean seven brothers and six sisters. A requiem high mass will be celebrated Monday at 9 am at St Mathew church Limerick. Dockendorff funeral home of Limerick in charge of arrangements.
The Old Orchard Beach VFW auxiliary will sponsor a card party at the post home on Atlantic Avenue. The event takes place tonight and the public is invited to attend.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of South Biddeford meets Sunday at 6 30. Foss Street Methodist YF meets tomorrow. The Junior High Baptist YF of Saco United Baptist church meets Sunday at 6 p m. The Senior High YF of Saco United Baptist meets tomorrow at 6 p m. West Kennebunk Methodist YF meets Sunday at 7 30 p m in the church vestry. An evening service is Sunday at 7 30 p m at the L y Baptist church in Goodwins Mills. Junior and Senior YF meet Sunday at 6 p m at Lyman Baptist church. The Goodwins Mills Advent Christian church YF meets Sunday at 7. The Unitarian Universalist Youth Choir rehearse Sunday morning at 9 45 preparing for the Youth Sunday service at 11 a m in the Saco Unitarian. Senior Methodist YF at Saco School Street will take part in the 11 o'clock service for Youth Sunday. Rev Norman J Langmaid will speak on Whats Right With This Generation with special music by the Senior choir. The Crescent Prayers of Biddeford White church meet briefly tomorrow after morning worship.
Dr. Howard L. Bowen formerly with the Maine Department of Education will address the Wells-Ogunquit Parent and Teacher Association at 8 p.m. in Wells Elementary school auditorium. The program includes Wells Junior High Glee Club selections directed by Agnes S. Tibbetts. An attendance banner will honor the classroom with the highest parent and friend turnout. President Llewellyn Lloyd-Davies conducts the business session. February hospitality committee serves refreshments.
Biddeford firemen yesterday afternoon answered their first call since January 20. The 4 PM call came from 65 Green Street for an overflowed oil burner in an apartment occupied by Laurence Robida. The house is owned by the Thomas Custeau estate. No damage was reported.
The coroner's jury in Doylestown Pennsylvania ruled the death of 21 month old Marcel Smallwood an accident. Foster mother Joan Forsberg 28 of Levittown was absolved of criminal blame after police testified she placed pepper on the boy's tongue following a temper tantrum on January 9. The boy died shortly after.
Army notes continued coverage from Page One as Paris papers echo De Gaulle call for unity and order in North African territory. The Constitution grants the President power to assume special authority if republican institutions or territorial integrity are at risk.
A Maine medical expert in the early 1600s touted sassafras as a universal remedy for nearly all body ills. The claim reflects historical beliefs about herbal medicine and colonial healthcare practices.
Ray H. Boston 66 of 58 Church street Old Orchard Beach died at home Friday after a long illness. Born November 6 1893 in North Berwick he served in Biddeford Police and as a guard at South Portland Shipyard during World War II and later at Saco Lowell shops. Survived by widow Elsie Dumont son Richard Biddeford daughter Phyllis LeGallee North Andover Mass three grandchildren. Visitation Emond and Conroy Funeral Home 17 Adelaide Road Old Orchard Beach today and Sunday 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 10 pm. Funeral from St Margaret Church Monday at 9 am.
Albert Dube 19 of 125 Pike Street Biddeford died at home Friday after a long illness. Born February 20, 1940 in Biddeford to Edmund and Aurore Lamirande Dube, he attended St Andre School and worked at Kesslen Shoe Shop in Kennebunk. He was a St Andre parishioner and Sacred Heart League member. Survived by parents, six brothers Arthur Robert Roland Leonard Ernest Noel. six sisters Mrs Leo Roy Mrs Raymond Beaulain Mrs Urbain Chretien Mrs Maurice Nolette Mrs Henry Chabot and Cecile Dube. paternal grandmother Mrs Philomene Dube. 19 nieces and nephews. Visitation 1–4 p.m. and 6–10 p.m. today Sunday and Monday. Funeral from St Andre Church Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Funeral services were held for Donna Marie Guay at Vigas funeral home New Britain with a graveside service at St Mary cemetery. Rev Fr Gengras officiated. She died Wednesday at a local hospital. Survived by both parents Joanne Bonneau and Paul Guay and several grandparents and aunts and uncles.
A 1959 foreign-make station wagon was in a collision with a tractor trailer at Five Points yesterday afternoon. Paul Cabana aged 18 of 14 Irving street Saco said he did not see the trailer truck until it was too late to stop and hit the side of the larger vehicle. Joseph Thomas English of Ferndale Michigan said he saw the car stop for a stop sign then start up and swerved in a futile effort to avert the crash. Damage to the station wagon was estimated at more than 200 with no injuries reported.
Maj. Robert M. Saunders, deputy director of administrative services at Lockbourne Air Force Base, urges officials to reuse obsolete or unneeded forms as scratch paper for correspondence. He contends the measure could cut the base paper bill in half.
Barbara Rogers aged 19 resigns as Temperance Queen of Bristol after admitting she had her first drink at a Christmas party and then drank on several occasions. She cites no wrongdoing, but returns her crown and robes, saying drinking is not wrong if not excessive.
Welcome greetings from Biddeford Saco Journal for newborns and families. David Huot son of Lucien and Mrs Lucien Huot of Old Orchard Beach. grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Huot and Mrs Irene Neveux. great grandparents Theodule Gagne and Mrs Delia Neveux. Also newborn Gerard Henry Gagnon born January 15 at Notre Dame Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gagnon of Biddeford.
Rev. Hilary Sullivan of St Anthony Shrine, Boston, told Maine Diocesan Catholic Women in Waterville that the vocation of woman is to complete man. Rev. Robert Lavoie spoke on church expansion and modern techniques. Next quarterly meeting set for March 26 in Lewiston. A vocal trio entertained. Board president Mrs. Frank Flynn led the meeting with numerous attendees from parishes across the state.
Old Orchard Beach fell 69 66 to Eliot as Eliot shot well from the free throw line while Bill Emery led Eliot with 35 points and 11 of 14 from the stripe. Dick Regan scored 10 floor goals for Old Orchard Beach which also had 31 makes from the floor. A preliminary jayvee win for Old Orchard Beach followed the varsity game, 79-12.
The Theatre Guild and Dore Schary have sold rights to the Leonard Spivack comedy A Majority of One for production abroad in 1960. Rights were sold for England Australia Union of South Africa Denmark Sweden Norway Finland France Holland Germany Austria and Israel with London the first foreign production. The Broadway opening was February 16 and stars Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke.
Twenty four residents evacuated a three story tenement in Portland after a May fire caused by an oil heater explosion. No injuries were reported and the second floor apartment sustained about 3000 dollars in damages as officials estimated.
In Lyons France priests in the weekly La Semaine Religieuse urge Catholics to join Protestants in prayer during the 400th anniversary of the Reformed Church. They call for mutual respect charity humility and an awareness of ongoing divisions while linking their prayers with Lyons Protestant brethren.
Santa Monica Calif Rock n roll singer Fabian and the Lennon Sisters win Superior Court approval of their new contracts. The court orders Fabian age 17 to invest half his gross in government bonds and be paid 75000 for 10 weeks of work. The Lennon Sisters aged 13 to 20 are ordered to invest 20 percent of what Welk pays them in bonds under a two year deal.
Great Northern Paper Co filed a 29120 damage suit in U S District against the International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers and its Millinocket Local No 12. The company charges members failed to report to works on two occasions in violation of their contract.
Washington Congressman James C. Oliver charges the Army has not spent $137 million allocated in 1959 to modernize weapons and equipment. He asks Secretary Wilber M. Brucker if funds will be used to boost tank, machine gun, and rifle production, noting potential purchases through Saco-Lowell Shops. In Dallas, Lucinda Purcell runs a general store started in 1905 on the Golden Rule, serving staples and a mix of goods as she nears 80.
City Clerk Clifford Purvis announced that official cards listing Saco city officials have arrived at the city clerk's office. Printed by Saco Printing and Lithographic and limited to two hundred copies, they will be distributed on a first come, first served basis, matching the 1959 print run.
Beach Judge Wesley Mewer and Mrs. Mewer of Old Orchard Beach leave for Florida to spend the winter at the home of Mrs. Mewer’s brother Rear Admiral George T. Owen in St. Petersburg. I. Herman Fenderson of Saco drives them to Florida in the Mewer car and plans to return by plane, resuming in early April to bring them back to Maine.
A short, heavyset man fled a Detroit store after being caught with a single meat purchase from a long shopping list. The note underlined "free" led the manager James Jenna to intervene as the man dropped the list and other groceries.
Journal Washington Bureau James C. Oliver says he has notified York county officials that the Army Corps of Engineers can initiate shore protection studies at the request of local communities. Such studies would recommend construction to insure against a recurrence of the December storm damage. Oliver plans legislation to authorize the Corps to enter critical storm areas immediately and provide direct assistance, as present authority depends on a presidential disaster declaration. The report cites damage in Saco Ferry Beach Camp Ellis, Biddeford Pool and Hills Beach, with erosion, flooding, and a damaged bulkhead. Erosion-control study at Hills Beach is underway and studies are typically shared costs.
Atty Berman questions doctor about cutting flesh as a simple matter and psychological impact on a 35 year old unmarried woman. Dr Olmsted notes it depends on location. Testimony from Mr and Mrs Mullett and Laroche covers accident details and Mrs Harper’s six week hospitalization. Clifford firm represents Mulletts. Atty Charles W Smith and Atty Albert E Guy appear for La Roche.
Journal report from Washington notes Republicans jealously guard Nixon against juvenile delinquent charges and slicker labels from Democrats at a campaign dinner. Leaders vow swift rebuttal and brand Democratic tactics as childish while Sen Johnston warns the fighting will intensify as the race broadens. The piece also contrasts African cattle wealth with wildlife reliance for meat in a separate observation.
Four York county young men reported for Army duty this week through the Biddeford recruiting office. John W. McAlevey reenlisted for a three year hitch choosing Air Defense Missile operations. after Fort Dix he may attend an Army Technical school or do on the job training. Edward N. DeWitt enlisted for three years selecting automotive maintenance. after basic training at Fort Dix he may go to school or on the job training. Alan R. Hartford left for Fort Dix after being sworn in, choosing field artillery weapons career. James J. Binette also left for Fort Dix, to begin basic training and then assignment to a suitable field. All attended Kennebunk or Sanford high schools or St Ignatius in Sanford.
New Delhi marked Martyrs Day with a tribute to Mohandas K. Gandhi, the independence leader assassinated by a Hindu fanatic 12 years ago. The observance honors all who died in India's freedom struggle against Britain.
Women students at Ohio State University paid a penny per minute to stay out past curfew, totaling nearly 512 hours. The one night scheme raised $307.14 for the dormitories.
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