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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1965
Page
2
Showers expected for Maine with cloudy skies ending tonight. Lows mid to upper 50s. Sunday will start with clearing in the morning and become fair in the afternoon with little temperature change.
Willard Paradis of Cumberland Avenue Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Pauline Neault of Grayson Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Edger W Simard of Elm Street Saco has returned home after a medical stay at Webber Hospital. Evelyn Gomez Camp Ellis has returned home after medical care at Webber Hospital Biddeford. Cecile Scripton Old Orchard Beach has returned home after a month at Notre Dame Hospital. Mark Murphy Andover Massachusetts visits grandparents and uncle in Biddeford. Roy F Pinette S C son of Biddeford residents enrolled in summer session at St Michael's College Winooski Vt. He taught last year at Bishop Guertin High School Nashua N H.
Saco police investigate the theft of two vehicles from late night to early morning. A car abandoned after a chase on Elm Street was recovered and linked to Rob ert Desfosses of Scarborough. Another vehicle taken from Roland Belisle Jr. on Fast Labonte Avenue had keys in the sedan. An alert was issued to nearby towns. police suspect the same man may be responsible.
Alfred Atty Joseph F Harvey of Saco received 322 dollars as executor of the late Simeon J Grenier estate in Superior Court yesterday Judge Thomas E Delehanty presided The suit named Debtors James E Mabry and Rachel J Mabry of Biddeford with a promissory note dating to 1957 and interest of 141 03 claimed on the loan to the couple.
Miss Mary Lou Bedard and Mrs. Daphne Soucy of Saco are listed at Gorham State Teachers College for an average of 3.8 during the spring semester while engaged in student teaching. Dr Billingham notes 3.8 equals an A for 12 credits or an A in Seminar or Measurement and Evaluation.
President Johnson has no plans to visit Maine this year though Gov. Reed invited the first family. A White House spokesman said the president does not know of a time now for a Maine trip but is grateful for the invitation.
MINNEAPOLIS Minn Stephen M Gorham 19 died suddenly at his home He was born April 12 1946 in Isaco Maine son of Lt Col James R and Dorothy Smith Gorham A former Kennebunk Maine resident he graduated from Munich High School and attended Boston University Survived by parents a brother Robert D and sister Anne Elizabeth all of Minneapolis Funeral 3 pm Wednesday at St David Episcopal Kennebunk Interment Hope Cemetery Kennebunk Friends may call Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk 2-4 and 7-9 pm Tuesday
Mrs Louise Bowe 86 a former resident of Goodwins Mills died Friday morning in a Saco rest home. Born February 1 1879 in Lyman she was the daughter of J Howard and Fellen Waterhouse Hanson. She lived in Bangor many years and is survived by daughter L Arlene Bowe of Biddeford. Funeral Sunday 2 p m from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco interment Goodwins Mills Cemetery.
Miss Marion Helene Nield 67 of Biddeford died at an Old Orchard Beach Nursing home Friday after a long illness. Born February 7 1898 in Biddeford she was the daughter of William and Helene Tibbetts Nield. Survived by sister Mildred Boyer three brothers Freeland Daniel and George all of Biddeford five nieces and several grandnieces and nephews. Funeral from Boldue Funeral Home Biddeford Monday at 1 30 p m with calling hours Sunday 2 4 and 7 9 p m.
Mrs Bertha M Wentworth 58 widow of Harold Wentworth died yesterday in a Biddeford hospital She was born in Shapleigh February 24 1907 daughter of George M and Edith Emery Whitten and was a member of the Kennebunk Baptist Church Ducted at 2 pm Sunday from Angell Funeral Home 9 Dane St burial in Pine Grove Cemetery West Friends may call from 7 to 9 tonight
Funeral services for Lucius H Groves of 52 Winona Ave Ocean Park and retired assistant vice president of State Street Bank and Trust Co Boston were held at 2 p m yesterday from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco Rev Dorothy Johnston of Ocean Park officiated Burial was in Laurel Hill Cemetery Bearers were Russell Smith Robert Corliss Robert Fraser Adelbert Jakeman Jr John Clark and Walter Hill
Traffic fatalities during a three day observance rose to 504, a new record for holiday travel. The safety council urged extreme caution and projected 470 to 570 deaths in holiday periods, well above the 435 nonholiday fatalities in a similar 78 hour span. The Associated Press counted 363 deaths in a nonholiday period from 6 pm June 18 to midnight June 21. The council attributed lower danger to the expanding interstate network and multi lane divided roads reducing head on crashes.
Dirigo Gov Manning L. Jackson Jr. of Auburn and Gary F. Thorne of Old Town were chosen as delegates to Boys Nation in Washington DC from July 16 to 23. They were selected at graduation exercises for Dirigo Boys State at the University of Maine Friday.
Readable fragments show daily high and low tide times with A M and P M indicators, including morning and evening windows and numeric marks. The sequence appears as a set of six daily tide readings. some digits are unclear.
The High School of Religion classes for students in St. Martha's Kennebunkport St. Monica's Kennebunk and St. Mary's Wells Beach will meet every Monday at 6 30 p m at St. Martha's Church in Kennebunkport.
Episcopal Young Churchmen of Christ Church Biddeford and Trinity Church Saco will gather Sunday at 6 30 p m for an evening prayer and program.
Evening prayer will be held Sunday at 5 p.m. in St. David Episcopal Church Kennebunk with Holy Eucharist on Holy Days during the week.
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine sessions for grades 1 to 8 begin after the 9 am mass at St. Marys Church Wells Beach on Sunday.
Freshmen and Sophomores gather at 6 30 p.m. while Juniors and Seniors meet at 7 30 p.m. in the Mothers Club Hall Kennebunk and St Monica’s Kennebunk Lower Village. Martha’s Kennebunkport serves as local meeting hub for the St Monica’s and parish groups.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of the Biddeford Foss Street Method ist and the South Biddeford Methodist Churches will meet Sunday at 6 30 p m at the Foss Street Church.
A Sunday evening service is planned for tomorrow at 7 PM at the Biddeford United Baptist Church. The event invites local worshippers to attend and join in prayer and reflection.
The Youth Fellowship of the Advent Christian Church Goodwins Mills will meet Sunday at 7 p.m. at the church for a community gathering and discussion.
The Kennebunk Baptist Church will hold a Sunday evening service tomorrow at seven o clock. The gathering aims to provide worship, prayer, and fellowship for attendees.
A Salvation meeting will be held Sunday at 7 30 p m in the Salvation Army hall located at 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach.
The Wells Moody Church of the Nazarene on Route 1 will hold a Sunday evening worship service tomorrow at 7 30 local time. The event invites community members to attend a devotional gathering led by church leaders.
A church in Old Orchard Beach lists weekday masses at a.m. in St. Margaret's Church. The vigil of Holy Days runs 3 4 and 7 30 to 8 30 p.m. Confessions are heard every Saturday and on the first Thursday of each month.
The United Church Youth group for grades 7 through 12 will meet Sunday from 5 15 to 6 15 p m at the United Church of Christ Congregational in Biddeford.
An evening service will be held at 7 o clock Sunday at the Advent Christian church located at the corner of Hill and Chapel streets in Biddeford.
An evangelistic service will be held Sunday at 7 30 p m at Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal church corner of Atlantic avenue and Third street Old Orchard Beach A Youth service is conducted each Sunday at 6 25 p m.
An evening service will be held Sunday at 7 30 p m by the First Assembly of God church at the home 22 Pleasant street.
A Training Union is set for Sunday at 6 p m and a Evening Worship service at 7 p m tomorrow at Bible Baptist Church located at 144 Ferry Road Saco.
An evening service at 7 will be held Sunday at the Advent Christian church on Route 35 in Kennebunk Lower Village. The church Youth Fellowship meets Sunday at 6 15 p m.
An evening service is scheduled Sunday at 7 p m at the Advent Christian church on Saco avenue in Old Orchard Beach.
The Christ Ambassadors group of the First Assembly of God will meet Sunday at 6 30 P M at the Ahepa home 22 Pleasant Street Saco.
The Kennebunk Free Christian Union Society will meet on Sunday at 6 p.m. at the usual hall to discuss church affairs and fellowship.
A gathering will be conducted Sunday at :30 at the Kennepunk Landing Free Christian Union Society. The event invites members and local residents to attend the service and fellowship.
A West Kennebunk Methodist church ship meeting will convene Sunday at 3 p.m. local time.
An Alaska quake near Umnak Island rattled the Aleutians and set off a Pacific Ocean tidal wave warning that sent thousands from beaches. No tsunami occurred. Evacuations were ordered across Alaska and western states while seismographs logged a Richter around 7.0. No injuries reported.
A Canadian log truck driver, Gervais Leblanc, 26, died from an epileptic seizure while driving on a private road for Robertson Lumber Co. The body and overturned truck were found on the company road near St. Pamphile Quebec, in the Maine wilderness area.
The guided missile frigate Biddle slid down the Bath Iron Works slip with a champagne christening by Mrs. William H. Bates wife of a Massachusetts congressman. The 7 900 ton ship is the fourth to bear the name of Revolutionary War Captain Nicholas Biddle. It remains to be outfitted and will be commissioned next year.
Pope Paul VI may attend the U N General Assembly opening Sept 21. Wall Street shows stability with the Dow rising on big volume. Notable deaths include Robert Ruark 49 Red Nichols 60 John V Mara 57 Claude Thornhill 56 and William Dudley Pelley 75.
Route 9 A near Route 109 Wells hosts a Young People service at 6 30 p m followed by an evening worship service at 7 30 p m on Sunday with both events in the same venue.
An evening worship service will be held Sunday at 7 30 in the Ly man First Baptist church Good wins Mills.
The Baptist Youth Fellowship of Ogunquit Baptist Church will meet Sunday at 6 p.m. at the church.
The Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship of Saco United Baptist Church will gather Sunday at 6 p m for a church youth event.
Goodwins Mills Advent Christian church schedules a Sunday gathering at 7 p m with focus on community fellowship and spiritual activities.
The Senior High Youth Fellowship of the Saco United Baptist Church will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the church. Members are urged to attend and bring fellow youth.
Junior Beacons for Christ in grades one through five will gather Sunday at six p m at Lyman First Baptist church Goodwins Mills. The Junior-Senior Baptist Youth Fellowship from the same church will convene at six fifteen p m on Sunday.
Adult Bible classes of the United Church of Christ in Biddeford meet Sundays at 8 p m in the parsonage and Thursdays at 2 p m at the home of Mrs Donald Fraser 291 Poo At the Full Gospel church St Biddeford.
Viet Cong shelled Can Tho and edge-outposts near a Saigon area airfield for a third day. No casualties reported. Korean troops wounded by a Viet Cong mine near Di An as Seoul plans to deploy up to 15,000 more forces. A Soviet trawler sighting prompts cautious commentary from U S Navy. Viet Cong propaganda expands via a clandestine newspaper Dat Lo and Saigon Post closure for July 3–7.
A 16 year old boy asks how to see his 15 year old girlfriend more often. The answer urges moderation, school balance, and group dating to ease parental limits. It cautions against daily dating and suggests focusing on interests and responsibilities. A 15 year old asks about dyeing gray hair. advice comforts being teased, cautions about hair color, and recommends natural looks and patience with parental approval.
David Tomko a 30 year old 6 foot 203 pound night patrolman for Delavan police also leads Emmanuel Christian Assembly Church. He says his work is interwoven and helps his police outlook and pastoral duties, including long shifts and brief naps between roles.
A German study finds that prolonged noise from boiler plants, rail yards and airports suppresses growth and weakens hearts in nearby children. Researchers stress tighter sound limits and protective measures to limit exposure.
About 400 Biddeford youths participated in two weeks of Red Cross supervised swimming at Coach's Day Camp. The program, funded by Biddeford, Saco Elks Lodge, and Women's Educational and Industrial Union, awarded certificates to beginners and advanced beginners.
Secretary of State Kenneth M. Curtis says Maine’s corporation laws are outmoded and awkward. He urged the Dirigo Boys State audience to seek bar association help drafting proposals to aid out-of-state companies with Maine incorporations and attract new firms.
To Mr and Mrs Eugene C Julien of 8 Hovey St Kenne bunk a daughter Pauline Marie weighing six pounds nine ounces July 1 To Mr and Mrs William C Van Ness Westbrook a daughter Karen Ann weighing nine pounds three ounces July 1 To Mr and Mrs Robert A Boisvert of 41 Bradley St Saco a son John Ronald weighing seven pounds seven ounces July 2
Daniel Flynn 28 from Pawtucket Rhode Island says 10 Air Force units or bases have been phased out or deactivated after his assignments. He was at the Reno based Stead unit in 1963. Both the air defense sector and the training base will be phased out by mid 1966. He does not know his next posting as the Air Force crosses its fingers.
In a tight West Biddeford Little League game AFL-CIO edged White Star 2 to 1 as John Foran pitched a no hitter for White Star and Mark Pomerleau earned the win with eight strikeouts. The game featured a 1-1 tie through two innings before AFL-CIO plated a pair in the third.
Doris and CFT Te Earle White of Biddeford purchase the ultra modern ranch home with private garage from Lloyd W. and Levine E. Turner at 14 Tasker Street in Saco through King Woodman real estate. The Whites intend it as their residence.
Assessors anticipate many appeals when tax bills go out around Aug 1. Sign owners argue signs are costly to erect maintain and paint and should be taxed on replacement cost. Off premise signs taxed separately while ads on the premises are part of the property. The interstate bonus from construction costs totals about 700000 after completion to the Canadian border.
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