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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1959
Page
2
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and possible thundershowers this afternoon into night. Fog along the coast tonight. Partly cloudy and less humid. Little temperature change. Winds variable this afternoon and tonight, onshore along the coast. Temperatures list many cities including Portland 62 and Boston 68 with broader regional readings.
Personal briefs list multiple Biddeford area residents and relatives visiting relatives in Saco Old Orchard Beach and Biddeford from Washington D C and California. Entries mention vacations at Caribou and Madawaska lakes, Red Sox Yankees game, and summer stays in Scar- Downs while noting military assignments at Dugway Proving Ground and USCGC Acushnet. The item also records recent returns to Long Island New York and Sebago lake visits with family and friends.
James J Wickham 69 of Portland dies at home after a long illness. Survived by widow Bridget Flame of Belfast Ireland son James Wickham Saco daughter Mrs. Mary Merrigan Portland brother John Portland sister Mrs Michael Lyons Portland five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from Hutchinson funeral home Portland Wednesday morning with service at Cathedral Church burial in Calvary cemetery South Portland.
Sukarno completes his new government as India seeking guided democracy, while Khrushchev sends Haile Selassie a 400 million ruble credit to aid Ethiopia's industrialization after Selassie’s visit. In Tokyo, China’s Communist Party flags a shortfall from Chou En-lai’s 1959 grain target due to severe floods.
Funeral services for Winifred W. Roberts of Saco were held at 1:30 p m Saturday at the Dennett 2nd Craig funeral home with Rev Dr H Lewis Cutler officiating. Burial followed in Laurel Hill cemetery Saco. Laconia lodge IOOF members served as bearers including Ralph Smith Harry Michie Herbert Trafton and Ernest Robichaud.
Richard Boudreau and Gerald Leclerc from Eastview near Ottawa confessed on police and TV to stealing 71529 from an Ottawa bank. Arrested while trying to cross into Mexico, they planned to set up in Mexico and seek “respectability again.”
Tighe-Beaudoin Farley and the American Legion auxiliary plan a Wednesday meeting at 7 30 p m in Biddeford city building. The Civil Defense unit meets at 7 30 p m tonight at the AMVETs home for a local briefing.
New York stocks opened mixed then edged lower as a steel strike nears Tuesday. Major steel stocks fell, rails declined on weak carload expectations, while Rubbers and building materials rose. The Associated Press average slid about 40 cents, with industrials and rails down and utilities off. US government bonds edged higher.
A two year old boy, Thomas Teeter of Albuquerque, rolled a car downhill into Edward T. Cooney Jr. s vehicle after putting it out of gear. Patrolman Joe Cisneros said the child laughed when asked for a license. The incident highlights a dangerous lapse in supervision.
Officer David Westley noted a 19 year old motorist muttered a crude challenge during a Saturday night traffic stop. The man allegedly said for 15 cents I’d sock you in the nose, reflecting a lapse in language he attributes to inflated slang.
Peru produces more than half the world’s vanadium, a metal used to boost tensile strength in alloy steel. This dominance highlights Peru’s key role in supplying a critical industrial element and shaping steel manufacturing trends.
Birth notices report Edward Gillispie Foden born July 10 at Maine Medical Center to Mr and Mrs Robert C Foden in Portland with grandparents Judge and Mrs Clyfton Hewes of Saco and Mr and Mrs Edward G Foden Jr of Falmouth. Also Karen Ann Boutet born July 8 at Webber Hospital to Mr and Mrs Clayton Boutet of Saco with grandparents Mr and Mrs A John Choroszy of Saco and Mr and Mrs Clayton Bouter formerly of Saco.
Saco residents received tax bills today from tax collector Marion Lamontagne. About 7,000 of the 1959 bills have been mailed, covering real estate, poll, and personal taxes. Bills were mailed earlier than usual and recipients have until October 1 to pay.
Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long, resting from political battles at home, said he would address the Texas Legislature if invited. The Texas Legislature struggles to pass a key spending and tax bill before a second special session ends. The 63-year-old governor, repeatedly hospitalized for mental health issues, spent the day in seclusion at his hotel.
In The Churches a midweek prayer and Bible study will be held tomorrow at 7 30 in the Saco United Baptist church. The Girl Guards of the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army meet Tuesday at 6 30 p m. A prayer meeting at 7 45 tomorrow night at the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army. The Village Baptist church Kennebunkport on Spring street holds an informal Youthmeet tonight at 8. The Finance committee of the Saco United Baptist church meets tonight at 7 30.
Biddeford police say witnesses are not talking about an alleged $14,000 high stakes dice game. They are almost sure a game occurred but participants refuse to admit involvement. Initial report described four gunmen with Thompson submachine guns. FBI interest noted.
Nelson Chadbourne, 19, of Bridgton, was fined $20 for illegal possession of intoxicating liquor and intoxication in Old Orchard Beach court. Trial Justice Wesley Mewer presided. Old Orchard Beach police were the complainants.
W Averell Harriman former New York governor and ex ambassador to the Soviet Union proposed limited acceptance of East Germany by the West without full diplomatic recognition. He said nuclear weapons control is vital and Berlin is largely a diversion in the East West impasse. He shared impressions from talks with Nikita Khrushchev on a recent visit to the Soviet Union.
A Saco girl, Florence Ann Ackerman, age 6, was struck while crossing Elm Street by a car driven by Homer R. Watkins of Foxboro Massachusetts. She was taken to Saco Hospital for treatment of slight bruises on her hand.
Captain Edward Sommers, 44, of Brookside New Jersey and Pan American veteran, landed a jet after the left front wheels dropped off due to a broken metal shaft. He warned of crowd danger and said rescue gear could not reach in time. Authorities probe whether a manufacturing flaw or later failure caused the mishap.
A wind storm ripped off the roof of Worzalla Publishing Co in Stevens Point Wisconsin destroying a fresh printing of The Way of the Heather The incident prompted thoughts on possible acceptance of East German regime in a Berlin context.
The passage describes mixed Soviet reactions to Mikoyan's U.S. trip. Orlov is impressed by American roads, industry, housing, and abundance, while others stress Soviet winter limits on road and housing projects. The piece warns Kozlov against underestimating U.S. resistance to totalitarianism.
Soviet Deputy Premier Frois A Kozlov told the American people he wished peace and prosperity before boarding a Soviet jet to Moscow. He voiced belief that Americans and Russians strive for peace and echoed Khrushchev’s prediction that future grandchildren may live in a Socialist society while noting each nation should choose its own system.
The nationwide steel strike enters day one as plants begin to shut down. Restarting can take up to two weeks and requires careful steps to prevent damage. Reducers bank furnaces and coke ovens, open hearths are taken offline with equal care, and some plants entrust shutdowns to supervisory crews inside the facilities.
A vagrant was spotted in a Maple Hotel room in Providence and fled as police closed in. He was later found in another room where officers secured him with a noose and restrained him. The raccoon was placed in a clothes hamper as officials decide next steps.
Washington AP reports widespread shipments of highly explosive and flammable goods travel the nation by rail truck and water routes under strict safety rules. Four major accidents in eight months mostly involved liquefied petroleum gas killing 45 and injuring 250. Incidents at Schuylkill Haven Meldrim Brownfield and Monroe killed and injured many, prompting talk of tighter safety regulations.
Iain An thony Hemensley a Southern Rhodesian visitor known as a dapper burglar confessed to at least 50 break ins in six months earning between 50000 and 100000 dollars. He targeted the homes of the rich including Zsa Zsa Gabor and Rosemary Lane. He described crime as fascinating and explained his daylight methods and a stolen white convertible leading to his capture by a patrolman. He left a lipstick verse at a victim’s home and now faces jail.
Democratic chairman Paul M. Butler said being Catholic could hamper a presidential candidate while Republican chair Thurston Morton said he hopes it wouldn’t. Both avoided predicting their parties’ 1960 nominees during a television discussion on NBC Today.
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