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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1963

Page

2

Local residents travel and military training notes

Mrs. Claire Poirier of 66 Adams St Biddeford visits her son and daughter in law in Colorado. Miss Gloria Nadeau and Miss Gloria Voisine, both of Biddeford, spend a week in Palmyra Pennsylvania visiting relatives. Henry M Morin age 17 son of Mr and Mrs John B Morin of 275 Pool Road Biddeford is undergoing basic training at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois.

Claire Poirier Adams St Biddeford Roland L. Poirier Colorado Gloria Nadeau Gloria Voisine Palmyra Henry M. Morin John B. Morin Pool Road Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill

Confession Schedules From Local Churches This Saturday

The Saco Salvation Army Junior Band and parish churches announce confession times. Confessions at St Monice Kennebunk 4 to 5 pm, St Martha Kennebunkport 4 to 6 and 7 to 8 pm, St Mary Wells 2:30 to 3:30 pm.

Oils Hold Edge as Market Edges Higher in Quiet Trading

New York stocks drifted up modestly in a light post holiday session. Oil issues led gains with several up a point or more while rails wavered on railway strike talk. Dow at noon rose to 715.85, with mixed gains across the board and utilities up slightly.

New York Wall Associated Press Texaso Getty Sinclair General American Ford General Motors Chrysler Xerox IBM Polaroid U.S. Steel Kennecott Southern Railway Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward American Stock Exchange U.S

Two shaken up old Orchard Beach crash reported

An East Grand Avenue collision yesterday morning involved William R. Centra, 17, of Auburn, and Robert R. LaPoint, 25, of Lewiston. LaPoint’s car was stopped for traffic when Centra’s car struck it. Two passengers in the LaPoint car were shaken up. Damage to both vehicles was not estimated.

Old Orchard Beach East Grand Avenue William R. Centra Auburn Robert R. LaPoint Lewiston LaPoint Centra Barbara LaPoint Robert LaPoint

Tristan da Cunha Exiles Return to Prepare Resettlement

In October 1961 Tristan da Cunha erupted, prompting evacuation. Early 1963 an advance party of 50 exiled islanders, long based in England, returned to the island to prepare for future resettlement.

Tristan de Cunha Island South Atlantic England Tristan

Deaths Mrs Mary A Boland 72 Biddeford

Mrs Mary A Boland 72 of 45 High St Biddeford died at home after a short illness She was born in Worcester MA daughter of William and Catherine McGrath widow of Thomas Sie She survived by daughter Mrs Richard Murphy Saco four sisters Mrs Earle Dwyer Worcester MA Mrs William J Silk Mrs John O'Brien and Mrs Ann Bogardus all of Springfield MA one brother Thomas McGrath Springfield MA four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews A communicant of St Mary's Church she was a member of the Assumption Sodality Funeral services will be at St Mary's Church Monday at 9 Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home Beach St Saco Saturday and Sunday 2-4 and 7-10 pm

Mary A. Boland High St Biddeford Worcester Mass William and Catherine (Brennan) McGrath Thomas Sie Richard Murphy Saco Earle Dwyer William J. Silk John O'Brien Ann Bogardus Springfield Thomas McGrath St. Mary's Church The Assumption Sodality St. Mary’s Church Cote Funeral Home Beach Street

Edgar Dresser Fiske obituary in Cambridge

Edgar Dresser Fiske of Cambridge aged 80 died in Cambridge born July 3 1883 in Kennebunk Maine son of John and Clara Fiske survived by widow daughter Clara Hinsley Auburn granddaughter Judith Nevers great grandson Craig Nevers Worcester sisters Olive Bye Mina Fiske Quincy brother George Fiske Kennebunk funeral 10 am at O'Brien Cambridge Saturday interment 2 pm Evergreen Cemetery Kennebunk Maine

Cambridge Mass Edgar Dresser Fiske Edna Waycott) Fiske Calais Kennebunk John F Clara Im. Fiske Kennebbunk O'Brien Evergreen Cemetery

Funeral services for Mrs Isa belle S Cote of Saco

Funeral services for Mrs Isa belle S Cote of Pearl Avenue Saco were held at 2 p m Wednesday at Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco with Rev Stanley A Bennett pastor of the Saco United Baptist Church officiating Interment was in the family lot in Laurel Hill Cemetery

Isabelle S. Cote Pearl Avenue Saco Shumway Funeral Home Spring St Stanley A. Bennett Saco United Baptist Church Laurel Hill Cemetery

Levasseur Rites Held for Kezar Falls Resident at St. Andre’s

Funeral services for Armand W. Levasseur of Kezar Falls were held at St. Andre's Church with high mass. Rev. Edmund Hache officiated as choir led by Charles Proulx, organist Mrs. Laura Lauzon Proulx. Military honors from Pease Air Force Base marked World War II veteran's burial in Ste. Theresa lot, St. Joseph's Cemetery, with out-of-town relatives attending.

Armand W. Levasseur Kezar Falls St. Andre's Edmund Hache Charles Proulx Laura Lauzon Proulx Normand Moulton Albert Lavigne Raymond Lavigne Fernand Lavigne Robert Lavigne Paul Lavigne Pease Air Force Base Ste. Theresa St. Joseph's Cemetery Father Hache Emilien Levasseur Jean Guy Levasseur Garthby, Que Ernest Bernier Philippe Bernier Sanford

Pets and Firecracker Fear in Fourth of July Days

H H Miller advises pets are often terrified by firecrackers and thunder during Independence Day celebrations. Keep animals indoors, offer comfort, and consider veterinary prescribed tranquilizers for extreme nervousness. Some dogs tolerate distant noise, but most pets fear blasts and smoke signals.

H. H. Miller

Portland Weather: Cloudy With Light Showers This Afternoon

Forecast shows periods of light showers this afternoon in Portland with breezy cool conditions. Highs reach 68 to 74 degrees, west-northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight partly cloudy and cooler with lows 45 to 50. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday variable clouds and continued cool with a chance of brief midday showers.

Portland

Police Dog Aids Roundup

In San Francisco eight buffalo escaped into Golden Gate Park’s buffalo paddock area prompting a police roundup. A patrol assisted by K9 Tonka and officer Gus Brumemann tracked the herd and returned them to the paddock within twenty minutes.

San Francisco Golden Gate Park Police Department Sdt Gus Brumemann Tonka

Clergymen Protests North East Stop Mourners Hearings Tonight

Clergymen including Dr Eugene Carson Blake Bishop Daniel Corrigan Rev Roderick French and Rev William S Coffin joined a Woodlawn protest with 200 plus from NYC and Philadelphia. Police booked Maryland leaders Dr Furman Templeton Rev Joseph Connolly and Rabbi Morris Lieberman at Woodlawn station as hearings loom.

Woodlawn New York City Philadelphia Baltimore County Eugene Carson Blake United Presbyterian Church Daniel Corrigan National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church Roderick French World Council of Churches William Sloan i Coffin Yale University Coffin New York Maryland Furman L. Templeton National Presbyterian Interracial Council Baltimore Urban League Joseph Connolly Baltimore Interfaith Committee For Human Rights Morris Lieberman Interfaith Committee For Human Rights

Moonshine Missing? Cop Spots Jug in Pickup

Haines City patrolman stops a pickup after noticing a man with a gallon jug beside him. The driver offers a drink and claims the jug holds moonshine, but the officer confirms it contains only ice water.

Haines City Fla. (Ap Jerry Hamric Hamric

Pan American Highway Opens First Half From Panama City

The Inter-American Highway linking North Central and South America opens the Panama City to Laredo leg in 1963. About 3,200 miles long, most of the route is paved with all weather stretches of crushed rock. The U.S. has spent 138.7 million dollars, Mexico and Central American nations 82 million, with roughly 48 million more needed to finish unpaved portions.

North Central South America Panama City Laredo Tex U.S Mexico Central American Republics

Saco Woman Pleads Guilty To DUI And License Charge

Mrs Theresa M Frechette of 145 Main St Biddeford appeared before Associate Judge William F Wilson Jr in Saco Municipal Court answering three charges from Saco police. She pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and driving with no license. intoxication charge filed. Fined 100 for DUI and 10 for no license. Accident on School Street Wednesday at 7 40 p m left her lone in the car hitting a tree. Capt Oscar Tardiff and Patrolman Armand Gadbois investigated. She paid fines and was released. Four sailors from Brunswick Naval Air Station were also before the court on Liquor Commission Inspector charges.

Theresa M. Frechette Main St Biddeford William F. Wilson Jr Saco Wilson School Street

Tide Inn Licenses Approved By State Liquor Board

Easton man Alan Gehn 22 pleaded guilty to purchasing liquor for minors in Old Orchard Beach. Three underage companions were fined $10 each for possessing intoxicating liquor. Portland teen Lance Crocker 18 also admitted beer possession and was fined $10. A separate charge against Charles Anthony for driving with a suspended license was continued to July 12 after a June Elm Street crash in Saco. Tide Inn in Old Orchard Beach received signed applications for victualers liquor and entertainment licenses after council votes and court rulings, with a special meeting planned to appeal earlier Supreme Court decisions. The Tide Inn has opened for business.

Alan T. Gehn Easton Old Orchard Beach Clayton N.pagel Effingham Philip B. Craig New Kensington Tonis Vueskics Hellertown Lance Crocker Portland Wilson Charles B. Anthony Hollis Depot N. H Saco Elm Street Leon F. Jones Tide Inn State Liquor Commission Supreme Court Jones Ilicenses

Birth of Daughter to Mr and Mrs Gadbois at Notre Dame

A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Patrick Gadbois at Notre Dame in Biddeford on July 5. The baby weighed seven pounds, fifteen ounces. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Alfred Boucher of Biddeford and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Armand Gadbois of Saco.

Notre Dame Patrick Gadbois Pool Road Biddeford Alfred Boucher Armand Gadbois Saco

Reserve Saco Police Officer Suspended for 15 Days

George Nutter of the Saco Police Reserve has been suspended for 15 days following a hearing by the Saco Police and Fire Commission for conduct unbecoming an officer. Details were not announced. The suspension runs from July 1 to July 14. Commission members are Charles F. Gilpatric Jr., Harry Nielson, and John Bryant Sr.

Saco George Nutter Saco Police and Fire Commission Charles F. Gilpatric Jr Harry Nielson John Bryant Sr

Kennedy forms emergency board over wage dispute at Pullman Co

President orders an emergency board to probe a wage hour dispute between the AFL CIO Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and the Pullman Co. The move delays a planned strike of porters for at least 60 days. More than two dozen railroads are affected and push for higher pay and shorter hours.

Kennedy Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Pullman Co

Modest-Size Home with Expansion Options Plan HA289M

A compact 990 square foot first floor features a closed breezeway front wall and outdoor living area, with easy supervision from the kitchen. The second floor offers storage and two large bedrooms with a bath and cedar closet that can be finished later. Rudolph A. Matern of Jamaica NY is the architect for Plan HA289M.

Rudolph A. Matern Jamaica N.Y

Man Injured In Motorcycle Mishap In Saco

Alfred Nadeau 22 of Adams S Biddeford was listed in fair condition at Saco Osteopathic Hospital after a motorcycle crash on Boom Road at 10:30 this morning. Police said he was found 23 feet ahead of the wrecked bike. two guard posts were broken and a third bent. Officials believe a brake jam may have thrown him forward as the machine stopped. He sustained severe scalp and facial cuts, broken ribs, and a broken right leg. Dr. David Sheehan treated him.

Alfred Nadeau Adams S. Biddeford Saco Osteopathic Hospital Saco Earl Jamieson Bent Nadeau Saco City David Sheehan

Case against Martin Alsip continued in Saco court

The case against 40 year old Martin Alsip of Providence charged with assault on Conrad Binette was continued until Monday in Saco Municipal Court. Alsip was released on $50 bail. The alleged assault occurred at Binette’s service station on Elm Street in Saco.

Martin Alsip Providence Conrad Binette Saco Alsip Binette Elm Street

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