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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1963
Page
2
Continued cool tonight in Portland with Sunday morning fair. Afternoon brings partial cloudiness and a few brief showers likely in the north portion. Temperatures remain about today’s level.
Armand Remillard of 240 Granite Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Mr and Mrs John Daly of 102 Temple Street Saco and granddaughter Gail Kennedy of 55 Summer Street Biddeford have returned from a week’s vacation in Caribou and Quebec Canada. Steven and James Litwinowich, formerly from Saco and now in Worcester Massachusetts, are spending part of their summer vacation with their grandparents Mr and Mrs William O’Neill at Ossipee Lake and Old Orchard Beach.
The quarterly meeting of the Owen-Davis American Legion Post Home Corps will be held at 8 p m on Monday at the Beach Street hall in Saco.
Group B with Mrs August Albert, captain, will oversee the Notre Dame Thrift Shop this week, coordinating sales and volunteer duties at the campus shop.
In Old Orchard Beach firefighters battled three incidents in one day. At Richard Gilman’s 6 Somerset Ave a well done pork roast on the stove caused smoke and a flare up but was quickly extinguished outside. A flaming curtain on East Grand Avenue from a gas flame prompted another call, doused by the housewife. A leaking gas tank on Staples Street led to towing and sand covering the spill.
In Old Orchard Beach an accident occurred on E1st Street last night as a car driven by John R. Douglas 35 of Rochester New Hampshire and another driven by Arthur Harmon 17 of Peaks Island made contact. Douglas was going east while Harmon pulled away from the curb. Minor damage reported with about $50 to the Douglas car and undetermined damage to Harmon's vehicle.
Marement continues from page one as researchers discuss the nature of ball lightning. P. L. Kapitza’s energy-input theory and plasma recombination ideas are weighed while experiments at Rocket Power labs push space propulsion forward. The goal remains lab reproduction of ball lightning to unlock the mystery.
I wish to thank my friends neighbors and relatives for their kindness floral tributes and expressions of sympathy during my bereavement. Leo Pratt Old Orchard Beach.
Mrs Rita L Fournier 31 of 50 Cumberland Ave Saco died yesterday after a long illness Born in Saco she was the daughter of Eugene and Alda Hubert She worked at Kesslen Shoe Co retiring two years ago due to ill health Survived by widower Henry and her parents three brothers Roland Robert and Roger Hubert a sister Mrs Donald Chretien Funeral from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Tuesday at 9 am Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home today until 10 pm and Sunday and Monday from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 10 pm
The Assumption Sodality of St Marys Church will gather Sunday at 7 30 p m at Cote Funeral Home James Street Saco to pay respects to Mrs Mary A Boland.
The Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post will meet at 7 30 tonight at the iCote Funeral Home corner to pay respects to Mary Boland a gold star mother of the unit.
Funeral services for Clayton R Kingsbury of 52 Summer St Biddeford were held at 2 p m Friday at Shumway Funeral Home Saco with Rev C Joseph Ingraham officiating Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery Kennebunk Landing Bearers included William Prescott Robert Genthner Charles Norwood Joseph Haley Paul Picard and Linwood Davis.
A two week Red Cross Water Safety program offers a chartered bus for Biddeford children who cannot supply their own transport. The bus leaves Biddeford Junior High at noon and returns about 3 30 p.m. A nominal weekly fee covers costs. Classes screen swimmers on July 8 with beginners aged 8 to 15.
An evening service at 7 o clock will be held Sunday at the Advent Christian church located at the corner of Hills 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 ACO.
A Training Union will be held Sunday at 6 p.m. and an Evening Worship service at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Bible Baptist Church located at 144 Ferry Road in Saco.
A non sect arian gospel service will be held Sunday at 4 p m in the Odd Fellows building on Main Street in Saco with public attendance invited.
An evening praise service will be conducted Sunday at 7 30 p m at the Biddeford United Baptist church on Jefferson street.
An evening service at 7 will be held Sunday at the Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village. The Youth Fellowship group will meet Sunday at 6 15 p.m.
An evening worship service will be held Sunday at 7 p m at the Advent Christian church on Saco avenue in Old Orchard Beach.
The Christ Ambassadors group for the First Assembly of God church will meet Sunday at 6 30 p m at the Ahepa home 22 Pleasant street Saco.
The Youth Fellowship of the Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union society will meet Sunday at 6 p.m. at a local venue to discuss community activities and plans with members invited to attend.
An event will be conducted Sunday at 7:30 at the Kennepunk Landing Free Christian Union Society. Local church leaders invite attendees to join for worship and fellowship.
The West Kennebunk Methodist church plans a Sunday gathering of its Methodist Youth Fellowship at 3 p m. The event invites all members to attend and participate in planned activities and discussion.
The Baptist Youth Fellowship of Ogunquit Baptist Church will meet this Sunday at 6 p m at the church.
Junior Beacons for Christ from first to fifth grade will gather Sunday at 6 p m at Lyman First Baptist Church in Goodwins Mills. The Junior-Senior Baptist Youth Fellowship will meet at 6 15 p m on Sunday.
An evening worship service will be held Sunday at 7 30 in the Ly man First Baptist church Good wins Mills.
Sunday evening services at the Salvation Army headquarters 91 Union avenue Old Orchard Beach include an open air meeting at 7 p m and a Salvation meeting at 7 30 p m each week.
A Young People service will be held Sunday at 6 30 p m and an evening worship service at 7 30 p m at the Fail Gospel church located on Route 9 A just off Route 109 Wells.
A Sunday evening worship is planned at 7 30 p m at the First Baptist Church located on Ocean Avenue in Old Orchard Beach. The service invites all local residents to attend and participate in a peaceful gathering.
Police report a man described as Coleman entered a Kaminski residence, restrained eight members, and abducted Mary Kaminski after binding them with belts and laces. Michael Kaminski 22 and Theresa Kaminski 8 were among the bound occupants as the suspect fled in a stolen Michael car. Authorities found Coleman’s station wagon four blocks away. The intruder, described as a stranger, was last seen entering the Kaminski home with blood on sneakers seen by Michael’s father.
Gary FE Keene an 18 year old resident of Gray appeared in Saco Municipal Court yesterday on a charge of illegal possession of liquor as a minor. The case was continued to July 12 pending further action by the State Liquor Commission.
A church meeting for the Foss Street Methodist congregation is set for tomorrow at 30. Details are sparse in the notice.
The Junior High Baptist Youth Concede of the Saco United Baptist Church will hold a meeting Sunday at 6 p m at the church.
The Senior High Youth Fellowship of Saco United Baptist Church will meet tomorrow at 6 p.m.
Goodwins Mills Advent Christian church will meet Sunday at 7 in the evening, inviting worshippers to attend the weekly gathering and share in prayer and song at the venue.
FINED AT BEACH OLD ORCHARD BEACH An gelo Litrocapes, 20, a sailor in the U. S. Navy stationed at Port land, appeared before Trial Justice Wesley M. Mewer last evening on a charge of illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor. He was found guilty and paid a fine of $10 imposed by the court.
A near-shipwrecked trio reached Jupiter Island Florida amid a hostile greeting as their boat was raked by fire and washed ashore. A man fired into the air at the beach yelling to stay away, but the group finally landed safely with no injuries.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH The Beach Council voted four to one with one abstention to rescind its appeal to the state Supreme Court and to grant a victualer license and liquor and entertainment licenses to the Tide Inn. The move follows Justice Tapley’s ruling that the council lacked grounds to refuse and showed bias. Absent were Sicard and McLeod. Mullen abstained.
A series of birth notices lists new arrivals to area families in Biddeford Saco and Kennebunkport. Parents include Ralph Prejean Forest Varney James Thompson Romeo Nadeau Elwin Johnson Donald Gosselin Andrew Bouffard Andre Lambert and Richard Prokey. Children named David Allen David Glenn Joyce Cathleen Charles Lee Amy Marie Wendy Lee Michelle Ann Debra Lee Donna Darlene with birth weights from four to eight pounds and dates ranging June 30 to July 5.
Maine moved to amend its constitution to ban discrimination in exercising civil rights subject to referendum. New Jersey shifted civil rights enforcement from education to the attorney general. Indiana empowered its civil rights commission to issue cease and desist orders backed by court action.
Sace police investigate a break at the Kinney Shores cottage of attorney Philip Graves. Alfred Cote found the padlock smashed and the door open. interior damage none. The owner is being notified.
In Tuscarawas Ohio Reverend William Matz and Reverend Warren Wenger discuss a Germon theme that people focus on the bad in others. Trevor Deem drives them to Temple University each Wednesday and slept in the car. A passerby spotted a gun in the car but found only a plastic toy.
The National Safety Council reports the four day Fourth of July weekend death toll trailing its prior forecast, with 282 fatalities so far and a potential final total under 500 if trends hold. Officials cite heavy travel ahead as millions take to roadways, while the Weather Bureau notes widespread rain in many areas.
Newport Rhode Island revels as jazz legends Maynard Ferguson Dizzy Gillespie Gerry Mulligan perform at the 10th Newport Jazz Festival. Duke Ellington Coleman Hawkins Ramsey Lewis and Bud Freeman also on tap for today and tonight as crowds of about 9 000 fill the venue. Traffic snarls and drunken revelry mark the scene with about 100 arrests since Thursday but most watchers remain orderly.
The text notes Kennedy designating Captive Nations Week for July and urging peace and liberty worldwide. It references a 1959 congressional resolution and Kennedy’s annual proclamation, plus his post trip remarks on European ties and progress.
At Moscow Airport Mikhail Suslov welcomed a Chinese delegation with smiles and flowers. No Soviet newsmen or photographers were present to document the encounter.
Justice Donald Webber of Auburn ends his Maine Supreme Court tenure this week as moderator of the General Synod of the United Church of Christ in Denver. He will be succeeded by the Rev Dr Gerhard W Grauer 63, pastor of St Pauls United Church of Christ in Chicago, at the church biennial Convention.
Baltimore AP report says 174 integrationists freed in their own recognizance after a July 4 protest at a privately owned segregated park. 109 more, including several clergy, posted bonds on trespassing charges. An ad hoc committee to desegregate Gwynn Oak Park formed by seven Baltimore ministers vows another march Sunday. Walter Carter of CORE helped organize the July 4 event. Dr Eugene Carson Blake of the United Presbyterian Church was among those arrested.
Frances Tweed of Van Nuys California survived a week lost near Grants New Mexico after a single engine Globe Swift crashed. Her husband Wendell 47 died six hours after impact. She endured burns and thirst hearing Santa Fe trains while a CAP plane spotted her and searchers brought aid and water. A CAP search began Tuesday after the crash was reported missing.
Members attending the Eighth Annual National Convention will visit two Biddeford churches on Thursday July 11. At Foss Street Methodist Church at 5 30 p m hymn singing will be held. At United Baptist Church the last of five major recitals on the 1840 two manual Thomas Appleton organ will be presented with Donald R M Paterson as recitalist.
A plan proposes a permanent settlement process with two union and two railroad reps per unsettled issue, binding recommendations, and a mechanism for three neutral members if no unanimous agreement is reached within two years. The Human Relations Committee in steel resolved a 1959 strike and extended a contract last month with 200,000 on train staff represented by AFL-CIO unions and independent groups.
Wallace argued that the federal government must plan to synchronize programs with private enterprise to maintain full employment. In June 1948 the U.S. unemployment rise was 800,000 from May, blamed on teens seeking summer work. 1.9 million teenagers were jobless, nearly 40 percent of the unemployed.
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