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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1963
Page
2
The Ancient Order of Hibernians Division Two will gather at 8 p m Tuesday at the Mason Street Hall in Biddeford. Plans will be drawn for the second annual field day and related activities.
Gospel services are held every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 45 p m in the Odd Fellows building Saco open to the public. Midweek prayer and praise is Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Biddeford United Baptist church. Holy Communion Tuesday at 6 a m in Christ Episcopal church Biddeford. Prayer meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Route A Wells. Home League of the Saco Salvation Army meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m.
Tens of thousands of Romans greeted President Kennedy as he traveled through Rome and a few shouted Viva Jackie though she was pregnant and not present. Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan discussed East West relations and the nuclear test ban, with a communique noting plans for talks in Moscow beginning July 15 and Macmillan declining to commit to a NATO Polaris armed surface fleet beyond studying it.
New York stocks slid in early afternoon trading with fractions to points losses. IBM fell about eight points while autos, steels, oils, airlines, drugs, and chemicals showed declines. Dow Jones stood at 702.94, down 3.94, amid a mixed session on the American Stock Exchange.
Biddeford firemen used booster lines to battle a brush fire on the land of Fred Small at 384 Pool Road Saturday morning.
We thank our friends and relatives for their expressions of sympathy extended to us and for ecards and flowers during our bereavement. Charles Descoteaux and daughter The Rancourt Family Also, I thank my co workers for kindness shown during my recent hospital stay. Mrs. Jeannette Roberge
John Sellers 74 of 534 Pool Road Biddeford died Saturday in a local hospital He was born March 23 1889 in Saco son of Arthur and Harriet Scott Sellers a longtime grocer who retired recently He is survived by his widow Annie Classey Sellers a daughter Mrs Walter Sezymechi a brother Alfred H of Waterboro and Florida two grandchildren and several nephews He was a member of South Biddeford Methodist Church Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 130 PM from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco Interment Woodlawn Cemetery Friends may call this afternoon and evening from 330 to 900
Henry Palardy 82 of 40 Pike Street Biddeford died Saturday evening after a six month illness at a local nursing home. Born September 7 1881 in Biddeford son of Philibert and Delima Palardy he worked at York Mills as a painter and later as a night custodian at the City Building. Survived by wife Mathilda Trudeau Palardy and one son George Palardy both of Biddeford five andchildren three great grandchildren several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Emond Funeral Home today 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral services will be from St Andre Church Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Mrs Doris M Stearns Binette of Lynn Massachusetts died at home June 27. She was wife of Arthur H Binette president of the Pine Hill Civic Association and mother of William A Douglas Andrea Martha J and Danise all of Lynn. Survived by brother Ral Stearns and sister Mrs Pauline Seile. Solemn requiem high mass set for 8 am Tuesday at St Mary's Church with interment in St Mary's Cemetery.
Mrs Isabelle Cote 75 of Pearl Avenue died this morning after a long illness. Born in Saco August 17 1887 she was daughter of Alonzo Seavey and Clara Bangs. She attended Saco Baptist Church was a Pythian Sister and Camp Ellis Firemen's Auxiliary. Survived by widow Louis R Cote two sons Harold Hanson C Walter Hanson one daughter Maude Sinnott five grandchildren six great grandchildren one nephew and several cousins. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shumway Funeral Home. Calling hours Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral services for Wilfrid J Viger of 319 Lowell Street Lawrence Massachusetts and former Biddeford resident were held at St Joseph church this morning. Msgr Elie Hevey celebrated the requiem high mass with Rev Mark Franck deacon and Rev Sylvia Levesque subdeacon. A male quartet sang with Diana Rousselle at the organ. Bearers included Armand Viger Alphonse Drouin Raoul Lehoux Maurice Viger Adrien Lehoux and John Mucha. Burial followed in St Joseph Cemetery with prayers at the graveside. Attendees from out of town included many Lawrence Hartford and Salem residents and Captain Gerard Lehoux of Paris France.
Funeral services for Armand Masse who died in Biddeford last Friday were held at 9 AM from St. Andre Church. Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere celebrated high mass with Rev Edmund Hache and Rev Bernand Nicknair assisting. Choir directed by Charles Proulx with Laura Lauzen Proulx at organ. Eagles and Union St John de Baptiste members served as bearers. Out of town relatives from Mathuen Mass and Washington DC attended.
Mr and Mrs Roland R Labelle marked their twenty fifth wedding anniversary Sunday at Sky Dragon Restaurant in Scarborough followed by an open house and buffet at their Portland Road home in Saco. They were married July 2 1938 at St Andre s Church Biddeford. They have two children Madeleine Garand in Hollywood Florida and Andre in Saco and one grandchild. Attending were numerous relatives and friends from local towns and out of town guests included Jean Levis Gendron Gerard Ledoux and others from Springfield and Worcester Massachusetts. several unable to attend were Lucien Garand and Conrad Bisson.
Saco officers responded to a pair of weekend accidents. In North Saco a 24 year old Portland man Charles R. Grant lost control near McKenney and Heath Roads swerved to avoid a dog and rolled a small foreign car. he was treated at Webber Hospital and released. A second collision at 9 45 p m involved Biddeford youth Roger B Perrin 19 and Henri Daoust ? 152 Montreal Quebec. Daoust’s car southbound from Portland Road and Perrin entering from Ocean Park Road collided with no injuries reported and undetermined damage. Also Ferry Beach officers took David Bellfonse Jr 14 to Saco Osteopathic Hospital to remove a fish hook from the back of his head. he was released after treatment.
Augusta The State Highway Commission announced a two year program from the Special State Aid Construction Fund of 2 million for the fiscal years beginning today and July 1. Projects include Milliken’s Mills Road in Old Orchard Beach 15000 and Flag Pond Road in Saco 8150 for 1963 64 and Biddeford 12000 Kennnebunkport 11000 Goodwins Mills Road in Lyman 10500 and Berwick Road in Wells 11000 for 1964 65.
Edward Caron of 68 South Biddeford reported the loss of a new battery from his boat tied at the Saco Yacht Club float. The theft, estimated at 32 dollars, was reported Saturday and is under investigation by Saco police.
In Saco Municipal Court Judge Hilary Mahaney fined Miles B. Thompson 22 of West Brook $10 for allowing another to use his license and Everard W. Grant Jr. 17 of Hollis Center $15 for driving with a false license on Route 5 in Saco. Beide pleaded guilty. Also, William J. Busching 57 and Laura Busching 55 of Portland pleaded guilty to fishing within 150 feet of a fish way on the Saco River and were fined $10 each.
Battle reportage describes Union and Confederate forces clashing near Gettysburg in July 1863. Meade commands about 88,000, Lee COMMANDING 75,000, with 36,000 Union and 46,000 Confederate soldiers in today’s fighting. Reynolds killed. Howard’s 11th Corps routed. Hancock takes field command. Union line forms a fishhook along Cemetery Ridge preparatory to a larger assault from Lee’s Army on Seminary Ridge.
A Biddeford mother Helen Dussault, 38, and her two children Roger 13 and Linda 9 were injured when their station wagon collided with a southbound trailer truck on the Portland Road near Cascade Road. The truck driver Wendell Shaw of South Portland was unhurt. All three Dussaults were treated at Webber Hospital and kept for observation.
Maine's sales and use tax rose from 3 to 4 percent today under a nine day old law. Gov. Reed sought $18.21 million in two years to fund his fiscal program, including a $13 million higher current services budget and $52 million in supplementary expenditures. The move faced a late session fight but passed, with exemptions for small businesses considered. The tax brackets begin at no tax on up to 10 cents, rising to four cents on dollars over $1, with exemptions for essentials like food and heating fuel.
Senate committees take up a seven point civil rights package as Kennedy signals possible compromise on private business access. The plan aims at desegregation of stores restaurants hotels and theaters with Eastland and Magnuson guiding action while administration leaders expect slow progress.
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