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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1959
Page
2
Local notices list residents and visitors at a string of places including Trull hospital Webber hospital and Edgewater hotel Old Orchard Beach Biddeford Pool and Biddeford. Entries name patients vacationers and moving plans plus a funeral notice for Pierre G Guay and a niece Doris Guay.
A dark and threatening Portland forecast reports mostly cloudy skies this afternoon and night with little temperature change. Occasional light rain possible in Zone 1 tonight. Thursday brings more clouds and showers. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable tonight. Zone 1 temperatures 76 to 60.
The VFW auxiliary of Kennebunk will meet tonight at the home on Fletcher Street.
The pulpit committee of the Saco United Baptist church will meet Thursday evening at 7 30. The Foss Street Methodist church choir will rehearse Thursday at 7 30 p m at the church.
The public reading room at Christian Science Society Hamilton Memorial 42 Beach Street Laco opens Thursday 2 to 4 PM. Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army Junior Songsters meet Thursday 3 30 PM. Junior and Senior Timbrels meet tomorrow 4 40 PM. Salvation Army Home League meets Thursday 7 30 PM at the hall.
Pvt Gordon J Thompson Jr 18 of Stockton Maine faces a general court martial on a murder charge at Ft Monmouth N J. Police say he admitted striking John J Norris Jr with a heavy object in a Ft Monmouth barracks Feb 22 then dumped the body in a field at Sandy Point Maine. He was jailed at Chickasha Okla Feb 28 for reckless driving and faces potential death if convicted.
The Integrated Committee for the show cited a 30 minute reduction of the fashion segment and protests as reasons. Fashion editors who signed the protest petition included 12 individuals.
Funeral services for William O'Brien summer resident of Cedar avenue Old Orchard Beach were conducted at St Cecilia Church Boston with a solemn high requiem mass. Burial followed in Cambridge Mass. He died Friday evening at his Belvedere street residence Boston. a carpenter by trade. Survivors include his widow Mary Mahoney a daughter Mrs Frank Gould Arlington Mass and two sons William and David O'Brien Cambridge Mass. Relatives from Biddeford attended the funeral del Memorial Drive Mr and Mrs Raymond Kelleher and daughters Marjorie Patricia.
Our Lady of Fatime circle Daughters of Isabela met at St John hall Biddeford on Adams street last night. The group announced monthly meetings on the second Tuesday and noted the August session on Aug 11 at 8 pm. Regent Mrs Rene Roy led the routine gathering and no actions were taken, to be revisited in August.
Biddeford city clerk Ralph Binette announced a new recording system for births and deaths. Hospital copies will be filed separately and information transferred to cards, replacing monthly ledger transfers. The system aims to be more efficient and accurate, and is similar to state practice.
Drake Drake, 15, son of Forest Warden Stanley Drake, drowned yesterday while attempting a swim across the Fish River in Fort Kent. Friends watched as he swam but he went under on the return, and assistance arrived too late.
The Cumberland County Jail investigation will be turned over to a grand jury in September. County Attorney Arthur Chapman Jr. said evidence may be criminal. Attorney General Frank Hancock noted the report andsurvey strengthen view that district jails should serve Maine. The 100 year old jail is in disrepair with poor sanitation and lax administration.
THOMASTON P A A 10 cent an hour wage increase is included in a new contract between Dragon Cement Co and United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers Union Local 35. The contract runs from May of this year to May 1 1961 with a retroactive clause. New pay scales range from 1.16 dollars per hour for laborers to 2.61 dollars per hour for top skill jobs.
A Beatrice Unthank check received by the Durham tax collector could not be accepted and is being returned to her. she resides in Durham New York.
The breakdown lists 10 participants from the Northeast, 6 from the Midwest, 3 from the Southwest, 6 from the Far West, and 6 from the South, outlining regional representation across the event.
RICHMOND AP The Democrats' split over Gov. Lindsay Almond Jr. school plan shaped primary results. Almond supporters won four races with the segregation issue as a factor while House margins may tighten to five votes. Hunt Whitehead was defeated as a dean South supporter of the plan.
A large Paradis family reunion was hosted by Mr and Mrs George Paradis at 365 Elm Street Biddeford. Attendees included Rev Mother Raoul a food Shepherd member, Atty Ralph Paradis and family Boston Oscar Paradis Bristol Myers Co New York George Paradis engineer North Haven Copn Dr Reynard Paradis Belmont Leo Paradis Monsanto Springfield Rev Sr St Oscar Biddeford with a buffet lunch served by Mrs Paradis and helpers.
Festival postponed from last Sunday by the Ladies of the First Congregational church of Kennebunkport will be held this Sunday.
A 30 by 22 foot banner welcoming visitors to Biddeford was hung on Main Street near City Square. Merchants helped obtain the sign and Biddeford firemen mounted it yesterday before the Canadian days start tomorrow.
The United Steelworkers of America with 500000 members and families faces a strike, as union chief McDonald, said to have stayed up late, planned a news conference later today. Joseph Finnegan of the Mediation and Conciliation Service prepared to meet industry negotiators midafternoon before a broader federal mediation effort.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms sweep broad areas with record July totals in Atlantic City and Savannah while dry spots appear along the Pacific Coast and Great Lakes. The Adah chapter CES third annual tea was hosted at Biddeford Pool with many past matrons and guests signing the guest book.
Two Saco police officers will attend a three week training at Camp Keyes Augusta from September 16 to October 6. Chief Raymond Kerry announced the invitation from Col. Robert Marx of the State Police. The cost is 20 dollars a week per officer, covered by the city's police appropriation.
Washington reports Rep. William H Meyer of VI denounces a federal judge for a six month sentence given to his son Karl Meyer 22 for trespassing at a missile base site in Omaha Nebraska. The judge had suspended a prior fine, then rearrested Meyer after he returned to the site asserting judicial dictatorship.
PHILADELPHIA Manager Bill Rigney praised the San Francisco Giants as front runners for the National League pennant saying they have a young club and six pitching arms. He noted a tight race with Milwaukee Los Angeles and Pittsburgh and warned the other clubs remain capable. Rain washed out a Tuesday twi night doubleheader. a single game and a Thursday twi night doubleheader were set. The six pitchers cited were Mike McCormick Johnny Antonelli Sam Jones Eddie Fisher Jack Sanford and Stu Miller.
Sen Earle Hillman of Bangor was elected chairman of the Legislative Research committee with Rep Robert Wade of Auburn as vice chairman. The interim study arm has 19 topics, including a major review of Maine's tax structure, to tackle before the next legislative session.
President Eisenhower urges prompt action to resume negotiations and settle the strike quickly. He directs officials to intervene and keep talks alive to reach an early settlement.
Gov Earl K Long of Louisiana plans to resume his Western vacation today after a tumultuous stay in Fort Worth. A 63 year old described himself as very sick yet kept a full schedule of conferences with key political advisors from Louisiana after a late night dinner and party. He has recently been in and out of three mental hospitals over the last two months.
Ex convict Chenette, identified with mug shots, aided by Massachusetts police, remains under investigation for a fatal shooting and robbery of a Canadian couple at Old Orchard Beach. Robert G. Brown, 41, of Laconia NH, is the man suspected to have fired the shot. Brown and Chenette fled the scene in a green panel truck, later abandoned near a Biddeford garage. Police plan further questioning as they pursue the partner.
In Harlem Manhattan, race tension rises following a near riot after two police officers were shot and a woman was allegedly beaten. Police say an Italian Puerto Rican woman, Carmela Caviglione, resisted arrest and fled in a car striking a fence, triggering a messy crowd and rumors of police brutality. About 500 angry residents gathered outside the precinct as officers restrained the crowd and the woman faced a summons.
New York stocks rose moderately with gains in steels nonferrous metals chemicals and electronics. The Associated Press average gained nearly a half point as major issues including U S Steel Youngstown Sheet and Lukens rose while rails eased and airlines and other sectors mixed.
Judge Spill outlined requirements for the teen girls charged with shoplifting. They must alert others to stop stealing, refrain from each other, avoid stores without an adult guardian until October 1, attend parish priest visits weekly, and be home by 8 30 or streetlights, whichever is later. Police commended for work.
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