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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1962
Page
2
Vatican announced the death of Giovanni Panico a Curia member from northern Italy after a heart attack while visiting his hometown. His passing reduces the College of Cardinals to 86, the first since the March consistory created 10 new princes.
Fair west portion gradually clears with slightly higher Sunday temperatures. Highs today reach the 70s in the west and 60s in the east. Tonight may dip to 40s to 50s with north to south temperature variation. Sunday remains fair with a modest rise in temperatures.
Dominique Lessard of 131 May street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Bolduc of 17 Taylor street Biddeford will join Tilo company participants for a four day Mount Washington Hotel Bretton Woods New Hampshire stay from July 5 to 9. Mr. and Mrs. Augustin Tremblay of 10 Oak Place Biddeford recently hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nicholas Roland Tremblay of Sudbury Ontario Mrs. Louis Tremblay of Sorel Quebec and Mrs. Francis Masse of Brunswick.
London AP reports fugitive Robert Soblen, wounded, is under habeas corpus protection at Brixton Jail after fleeing to Israel on a forged passport. A high court writ delays his return to the United States and potential life sentence for spying. The Home Office will not act on asylum until July 17 hearing.
Biddeford police report a rear end collision on Elm Street yesterday afternoon. Francis W. Sutherland III, 27, of Old Orchard Beach, collided with Roland A. P. Patry, 23, of Biddeford, who was stopped in front of Diamond National. No injuries or damage estimates recorded.
The Biddeford Saco softball league lists next weeks games with umpires assigned. Monday July 9 Memorial Voltigeur v Roy Perreault Langelier Martel Elksfield Elks v York Heel Lajeunesse Tanguay Tuesday July 10 Memorial Rochambeau club v Saco Tanning Lajeunesse Langelier Elks field Springvale KC v Cyanamids Martel Tanguay Wednesday July 11 Memorial Cyanamids v York Heel Martel Lajeunesse Elks field Elks v Roy Perreault Langelier Tanguay Thursday July 12 Memorial Rochambeau club v Merchants Express Martel Langelier Ellsfield Springvale KC v Volti geur Lajeunesse Faucher
Card of thanks from Marie Antoinette Demers Paul E. Demers and J R Boissonneault family extends gratitude to relatives friends pallbearers and those who sent flowers during a recent bereavement.
Mrs Psomiades 71 a Biddeford resident died this morning at Trull Nursing Home after a long illness Born in Constantinople Aug 1 1891 she lived in Biddeford Saco area over 40 years She belonged to St Fotini society and was a communicant of St Demetrios church Survived by two sons Charles T Baker Texas and Van Piomiades Saco a daughter Chrys Emery Biddeford and a niece Mrs Nick Karvonides Saco Funeral services set for Monday at 2 from St Demetrios cemetery burial in St Demetrios cemetery Friends may call Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred St Biddeford tonight 7 10 and Sunday 2 4 and 7 10 p m
Funeral services were held Thursday from Sansoucy Funeral Home for Lionel Binette. Rev. Clement Hahn officiated with pallbearers Millard Neal Donald Fraser Paul Crawford Arnold Calderwood Robert Norton and John MacDougall. Military rites were performed by Talmadge Allen and Normar Sevigny with flag bearing by Merton Ira Staples AMVETS post. Arnold Ballard sounded taps. Out of town mourners included Mr and Mrs Raoul Blouin Farmington NH Mrs Paul Fitzpatric Edgewood Md and Mrs Gabrielle Shedd Lewiston.
About 100 delegates from the Biddeford-Saco area will travel to Manchester New Hampshire for the Courageous Ministers Assembly at the State Armory August 3 5 Kenneth A Carr presiding minister of Jehovahs Witnesses of the Portland Biddeford Saco area said 46 district assemblies are held nationwide this summer Three thousand delegates are expected from Maine Vermont New Hampshire and parts of Massachusetts The convention will include Bible teaching methods discussions and a public discourse by a Watchtower Society representative from Brooklyn on Sunday August 5 The talk titled Take Courage Gods Kingdom Is At Hand dictates the event with rooming requests reported from across New England.
NEW YORK AP The umpires for Tuesday's major league All Star game in Washington were announced by Commissioner Ford Frick Ed Hurley AL behind the plate Augie Donatelli NL first base Bob Stewart AL second base Tony Venton NL third base and Harry Schwarts AL and Al Forman NL on the foul lines Ray Kelly of the Philadelphia Bulletin Bob Addie of the Washington Post and Morrie Siegel of the Washington Daily News were named as official scorers.
The Detroit 152 pound middleweight Teddy Wright meets Denny Moyer at Madison Square Garden in a 10 round telecast bout on ABC TV at 9 p.m. EST. Wright has outpointed both Moyers brothers recently and is a 2-1 underdog facing Denny. The brothers from Portland have kept Wright in television paydays in May and June.
An evening service at 7 will be held Sunday at 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 of the First Assembly of God church will meet Sunday at 6 30 p m. at the Ahepa home 22 Pleasant Street Saco The gathering emphasizes fellowship and faith in a local community venue.
An evening service will be held Sunday at 7 30 p m by the First Assembly of God church 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. The gathering aims to discuss plans and fellowship activities for the coming month.
An event will be conducted Sunday at 7:30 PM at the Kennepunk Landing Free Christian Union Society. Organizers invite members and neighbors to attend the service and gathering.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of the West Kennebunk Methodist Church will meet Sunday at 3 p.m.
The Baptist Youth group of Ogunquit Baptist Church will meet Sunday at 6 p.m. at the church for a planned gathering.
Junior Beacons for Christ in grades one through five will meet Sunday at 6 p m at Lyman First Baptist Church in Goodwins Mills. The church’s Junior-Senior Baptist Youth Fellowship will gather 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 wins Mills.
On Sunday at the Bible Baptist Church of Saco in Saco City hall a training union will be held at 6 p m and evening worship at 7 p m
Sunday evening services at 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's service will be held Sunday at 6:30 p m and an evening worship service at 7:30 p m at Fail Gospel church located on Route 9A just off Route 109 Wells.
There will be an evening worship service Sunday at 7 30 p m at the First Baptist church Ocean avenue ld Orchard Beach the notice invites parishioners to attend the service in the local church on the shore.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of South Biddeford Methodist Church will meet tomorrow at 7:30. Members are urged to attend and bring amenity items.
The Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship of the Saco United Baptist church will meet Sunday at 6 p.m. The Senior High Youth Fellowship of the same church will meet tomorrow at 6 p.m.
One hundred fifty Saco children enrolled at the Saco Recreation Commission for the two week water safety program at Ocean Park. Classes run 1 to 3 p.m. with transportation by local bus lines. Adults join July 16 for life saving and related instruction through the York County Red Cross.
An Indian air force airliner attempting dawn takeoff led to a broader search effort with naval and international coordination. Alitalia said fuel reserves could let planes bypass Bombay for Karachi or Tehran, as authorities in Pakistan and Iran prepared for possible action. The Western Ghats' high peaks posed a navigational hurdle while Rome scheduled a 7 25 a m arrival. The year already had five major jet disasters including Air France crashes near Guadeloupe and near Paris, a Flying Tiger charter disappearance, and an American Airlines 707 fatality.
Goodwins Mills Advent Christian church will meet Sunday at 7 pm in a local assembly with church leaders inviting members and neighbors to attend the evening service and discussions.
Tomorrow is Old Home Sunday at the Lyman First Free Will Baptist church with Rev. Lester Holmes in charge and Rev. Chester Staples from Kennebunk delivering the sermon. Several area ministers will participate in the service followed by a social hour.
Maurice Podoloff said a Board of Governors meeting is tentatively set for next Monday in New York to discuss admitting an American Basketball League team into the NBA. He declined to identify the team as reports suggested a merger with the ABL may occur before the 1962 season.
Denny took the win in a split decision as he surged late. He was summoned on four days notice when the Cleveland Williams Eddie Machen TV bout was canceled, while Wright faced the same brief deadline but arrived in better shape after a prior meeting with Phil Moyer two weeks earlier.
Police report a fire in Goshogawara, a 6000 resident community about 400 miles north of Tokyo, destroyed 70 houses and left 388 people homeless with no injuries reported. The blaze caused extensive damage but authorities confirmed no casualties.
Miami Beach report notes Hirano Kazuko's pageant measurements listed as 84 56 90 centimeters. The article explains centimeters equal about two fifths of an inch, highlighting the metric sizing discussion around the Miss Universe entrant.
Newport RI AP reports the ninth annual Newport Jazz Festival opened with good weather and strong attendance featuring the Dave Brubeck Quartet Joe Williams Carmen MacRae and Coleman Hawkins. Twenty seven youths face charges such as reveling and drinking on streets on today’s docket. Police kept 80 reserve officers on patrol amid past festival riots and organizers hoped for a smooth weekend as fair weather was forecast through Sunday.
York County Sheriff Harold R. Nason who lost the Democratic primary to Richard Dutremble may run on an independent ticket. He has requested 100 nomination papers and a county ballot inspection option, with August 15 filing and 512 signatures required if he pursues the third party label.
Portland resident George F. Andrews, 54, was arrested by Kennebunk Police Officer Edmund Cash on a 1955 Chevrolet stolen from Timothy Mahart of Grove Street. He allegedly broke into Guy Wilson’s car and took several small items. Andrews is due in Kennebunk Municipal Court Monday night.
Nobel Dinkler Plaza declined a July reservation with others for July 5 6 due to full bookings. Hotel manager George Fowler said the property never housed Negroes as overnight guests. Delegates protested segregation at 10 hotels and 6 restaurants during the convention week as Bunche urged that until all Negroes are free of discrimination progress remains slow.
National railroads and 200000 operating unions clash over manpower economies after a presidential commission urged cutting 40000 freight train firemen. Negotiations stalled, arbitration offered remains rejected as premature. Carriers await 30 day response window before possible enforcement or federal intervention.
In Newport Rhode Island Nefer Titi and Weatherly both hold 4-1 records as they prepare for another meeting off Brenton Reef to decide the first week of America's Cup trials. Weatherly recently supplanted atop the standings after Columbia edged ahead yesterday, while Nefertiti outsailed Easterner in another race. The New York Yacht Club declares a rest day tomorrow as hulls are polished at Newport Shipyard.
Juan Antonio Rodriguez known as Chi Chi draws fans at Warwick Hills Country Club as he shoots a three under par 69 in the third round, staying one behind the leader while Tony Lema and Bill Collins chase first PGA win. The field includes 97 pros and 10 amateurs of 158 starters.
The Zahares Jets of Old Orchard Beach meet the Westbrook Lions in a Babe Ruth League game set for tomorrow at 5 p.m. at the Old Orchard Beach field.
Interior Secretary Stewart L Udall travels northern Maine today with Sen Edmund Muskie to inspect power and conservation proposals. They will discuss Passamaquoddy Bay tidal scheme St John River hydroelectric work and Allagash forest use with county leaders. The Quoddy project is deemed infeasible economically but offers engineering value and potential up to a million kilowatts.
Women described the intense heat radiating from the burning frame structure, hampering efforts as firemen could not approach the blaze. Heavy flames and heat drove responders back, delaying containment and raising concern for nearby properties.
Ben Khedda's cabinet member Sahara accuses Ben Khedda of seeking power in Algiers. Khider and Ben Bella supporters seized the Algerian legation in Rabat as Morocco moves into desert posts near Tindouf and Colomb Bechar. Moroccan officials deny invasion while asserting frontier claims. King Hassan reportedly involved.
In Portland AP report the Maine Supreme Court ruled that an indictment for a misdemeanor may be amended but substance changes are not allowed in felony indictments. Edwin L. Child’s appeal of a 15 day jail term for imprudent driving in Rumford was denied. The court said inserted speech was surplusage though Child later received a 10 month sentence for a separate driving incident causing Mrs. Barbara Stearns’s death in Rumford last April.
At a Friday news conference Robert McNamara says U S aims to deter by destroying enemy military forces not civilians. He notes the large force can absorb a first strike and still target military capabilities, stressing the word permit us rather than committing to use it that way.
In occupied areas, tribal leaders met and swore allegiance to the Moroccan crown, signaling formal acceptance of rule. The ceremony underscored continued governance integration as authorities enforce loyalty amid regional tensions and protests.
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