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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1962
Page
2
The forecast calls for partial cloudiness with sunny spells this afternoon. Low clouds and fog reform tonight, then burn off by Wednesday morning to yield partly cloudy skies by Wednesday afternoon. Winds 5 to 10 mph onshore today and tonight, rising to 10 to 15 mph from the southeast on Wednesday. High near 70 and a low around the same, with some uncertainty in the forecast.
Mr and Mrs Robert Pineau Biddeford return from Bar Harbor vacation. Esther Hennessy Saco surgical patient at Webber hospital. Joseph Plamondon Hills Beach joins Saco Electric summer staff. Rita Jacques Saco surgical patient at Deaconess hospital Boston. Wilfrid Bolduc Biddeford moved from Trull Nursing home to Webber hospital. Mrs John Bishop Biddeford surgical patient at Webber hospital. Wilfred St Marie Biddeford moved from Webber hospital to Notre Dame hospital. Mr and Mrs John McHugh Brooklyn NY returned home after visit with Leo Harriman Biddeford and relatives in Saco. Janice Ross Easley SC works summer in Sweetser Children’s home clinic, Saco. Ralph Stephens Carll avenue Old Orchard Beach returned from vacation in Westford CT. Dale Crosby Chevy Chase MD visiting with daughter Waldo Tibbetts at Paul Cobb home Saco. Raymond d Couture and Maureen Biddeford weekend with Albert LaChappelle Salem MA. Peter Harriman family Hill street and Mrs Leo Harriman Biddeford return from Chelmsford NB and northern Maine. Doris Harriman begins duties as nurse's aide at Webber hospital and will be Biddeford High School junior this fall. Robert Lewin Kennebunk family left for Nantucket Island to visit sister Mrs David Bates. Isabelle Murphy RN former private duty nurse now patient at Miramichi hospital Newcastle NB. Leo Parent Saco at home after Mercy hospital Portland treatment. will return to Mercy hospital Thursday.
The Saco Taxpayers Protective Association will hold a meeting tomorrow at 7 45 PM in the GAR hall City building Saco. The discussion focuses on tax reduction and local finances.
Tonight at 8 15 Rochambeau club will hold a meeting to decide on the club building committee. The session will be conducted in English and is described as important for the club's future.
PORTLAND An official of the Carpenters Union on strike since June 17 said he is seeking another negotiating session with contractors. A union vote rejected a two year contract offer with 19 cent annual raises. the current wage is 3.05 per hour, with the union seeking 25 cents more. Union representative Kenneth A. Dunphe said he has contacted Rabbi David Kent of Lewiston to arrange a meeting. Rabbi Berent chairs the state mediator panel. Dunphe estimated about 1 contractors are on strike, with picketing at two construction sites in the area.
Frederick G Kemp 81 of Ogunquit died at home. a Spanish American War veteran and former chief of police. Survived by widow Ruth and three sons Frederick E Kemp Carroll E Kemp Richard C Kemp. sister Elsie Jenson. four grandchildren. Funeral tomorrow at 2 p.m. Ogunquit Methodist Church with burial in York Cemetery. Friends may call at Lucas Funeral Home York.
Benjamin Goodwin 67 a Dayton native and Biddeford area farmer died last night at a Biddeford hospital. Born May 8 1895 to Owen and Rose Goodwin he was WWI veteran and member of Arion lodge F and AM Goodwins Mills Advent Christian church American Legion Alfred post and Goodwin Mills church. Survived by Mollie widow. six sons Linwood Dayton Harley Ibera Mo Earl West Kennebunk Leo Dayton Glenn Litchfield Conn Clinton Dayton. a brother Kenneth Wa terville. five sisters Margie Murphy Gary Indiana Evie Walker Luella Graham Laguna Beach Calif Joseph Davis Biddeford and Frank Hatch West Hartford Conn. 22 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Wednesday from Goodwins Mills Advent church with burial in Lyman cemetery. Friends may call this evening at Dennett and Craig Funeral home in Saco.
The Sacred Heart league of St Joseph parish will meet tomorrow night at 7 30 at Sansoucy Funeral home 1 Stone street Biddeford to say prayers for Donat Croteau.
Friends may call at San soucy Funeral Home 1 Stone Street Biddeford to pay respects to Donat Croteau from 10 a m to 10 p m today and tomorrow Funeral services will be held at 8 30 Thursday morning from St Joseph Church.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Jeanie M Howard of 189 Pleasant Street Saco yesterday at 1 30 PM from Shumway Funeral Home Rev Stanley A Bennett of the Saco United Baptist Church officiated Burial was in the family lot at Laurel Hill Cemetery
Funeral services were held this morning from St Joseph church for Adelard Bernier. A high mass was celebrated by Rev Marc Franck with Mrs Diana Rous selle directing the music. Bearers were Richard St Pierre Merle Harmon Romeo Gagne and Raymond Gagne. St Joseph cemetery with Rev Fr Franck delivering committal prayers.
Funeral services for Rev. Sr. Marie St. Armand Diana Valliere were held at the Good Shepherd Provincial house Bay View Saco with a high mass of requiem. Rev Armand Bill officiated the ceremony, with Sisters Choral group singing and Sr Eugene de Rome at the organ. Bearers included Wilfred Nadeau Gerard Rheault Alfred Valliere and Raymond Valliere. Attending clergymen and sisters from Lawrence Mass St Andre home St Joseph Convent Biddeford Villa Muir and St Francis College participated with out of town relatives Therese Lamirande Emma Lamirande and Armand Valliere family members.
Funeral services for Albert Harvey were held at St. Joseph church with a solemn requiem high mass celebrated by Rev. Norman Carlier. Deacon Rev. Marc Franck and sub-deacon Rev. Sylvia Levesque assisted. Bearers included Norm Harvey and Albert Lambert. Delegations from Daughters of Isabella and Our Lady of Fatima Circle attended. Out of town guests included Mrs. Laura Gorman of Dover, N H, and Mr. and Mrs. A Beaulieu and son of New Britain Conn.
Roland J. Mercier 53 Storer Street Saco charged in Biddeford Municipal Court with driving under influence on Route 111 Arundel. Case continued to July 27 at Mercier's attorney request. Marcel Francoeur 158 Alfred Street Biddeford pleaded guilty to possession of 295 marine worms and was fined 15 dollars or 30 days in jail. Frank White coastal warden brought the charge.
A prayer service is set for 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Advent Christian church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village. A prayer meeting follows at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Advent Christian church Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach.
The Christian Science Society at Hamilton Memorial 42 Beach Street Saco will hold a service Wednesday evening at 745 and the reading room will be open to the public Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4.
A Community Bible Study session will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Ogunquit Baptist Church located on Shore road inviting attendees to join for Bible instruction and fellowship.
The Christian Science society holds a Wednesday service at 7 45 p m The Lyman Baptist church at Goodwins Mills hosts a choir rehearsal at 650 p m and a prayer meeting at 8 p m Includes details for midweek religious activities at the two locations.
A mid week service will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Route 9 A just off Route 109 Wells
A prayer and Bible study hour will be held in the vestry of Village Baptist Church Kennebunkport on Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
Members of the First Parish Congregational Church in Saco will turn in finished articles for Le Beaux and Belles bazaar at the Colonial fair to be held Thursday at 10 am.
Funeral services for Emery Perreault of 260 Hill St Biddeford were held at 9 this morning from St. Andre church. Msgr. Aime Giguere celebrant with Rev. Bernard Nicknair and Rev. Edmond Hache deacons. Music by a male quartet with Mrs. Laura L. Proulx on organ. Burial in St. Joseph cemetery. Out of town mourners included Earl Rowe Skowhegan and others from Brunswick Scarborough Gorham Springfield and more.
Funeral services for Paul Arthur Lessard aged 81 of Lincoln Street Saco were held this morning at 8 from Notre Dame de Lourdes church Rev George Plante celebrated the requiem high mass. Singing by the church choir and Mrs Eva Carrier on organ. Bearers named. Graved prayers by Rev Fr Plante. Attendants included several relatives from Maine New Hampshire and California.
York County Probate Court sessions in Alfred next month followed a light July term. The Webber will of Biddeford resident James M. B. Webber, who died May 31, directed payment for perpetual care at Laurel Hill Cemetery Lot 703 and left the remainder to Edmond and Olivette Emerson of Biddeford. Appraisals and other probate actions covered multiple Maine estates, executors, and appraisers, with notices to heirs and guardians, during a busy return day.
Police report a fresh wave of vandalism linked to a summer gathering at the Harris cottage. Ten to twenty teens questioned about the July first week breaks mention meetings there and other damage at the Ingwersen estate and Dr Peter Angelo properties. Missing tools from William Burns cottage spurred further police findings as work continues.
A compact appeal inviting readers to place want ads in the Journal by calling the listed phone number 3 3625. The notice emphasizes convenience and quick submission for personal and business notices.
Khrush interview list names editors who joined the discussion on responses to American tests that preceded the moratorium. The cited editors include Creed Black Wilmington News-Journal Robert Estabrook Washington Post John Harris Hutchinson News John Herbert Quincy Patriot Ledger Lee Hills Knight Newspapers Felix McKnight Dallas Times Herald Paul Miller Gannett Michael Ogden Providence Journal Stephen Rosenfeld Vermont Royster Wall Street Journal Lauren Soth Des Moines Register Walker Stone Scripps Howard William Woestendiek Newsday.
Thirteen American editors who interviewed Soviet Premier Khrushchev said the official transcript was heavily edited. They reported the word yes sometimes appearing as no and that questions were rewritten to fit the party line. They noted Russians' general ignorance of Western affairs and Telstar. They added many Russians misperceived U S wartime bombings and misread the U S as testing them with two peaceful cities.
Dubord carried Androscoggin county 5 901 to 4 878 and led in Aroostook Franklin Kennebec Penobscot Piscataquis Somerset and Dorchester counties according to county tallies spanning Dolloff Berland Hancock Knox Lincoln Oxford Sagadahoc Waldo and Washington.
Mrs. Annette Gagne announces 40 reservations at Pine Point camp for Biddeford children of welfare recipients or ADC program. Two sessions run July 24 to August 4 and August ? to August 18 for ages 7 to 12. A welfare medical exam is required. contact Biddeford Welfare Office by July 26.
Ben Bella flees Tunis and aligns with Boumedienne as Ben Khedda's government loses ground. Four of six wilayas join the exile return faction, leaving only coastal Algiers and nearby eastern territories loyal to Ben Khedda. French refusal to stall Evian terms boosts pressure toward a negotiated settlement.
In the Atlas foothills south of Algiers an emergency council of wilayas and regular army officers met to chart a path for reconciliation amid defections and street impatience. Ben Bella allies hold a growing majority on the CNRA, raising pressure on Premier Ben Khedda.
Peruvian military charges claim Haya de la Torre secured a big vote through fraud. Prado’s stance reflects APRA support in 1956, leading to party legalization and Haya de la Torre’s exile return. Belaunde Terry and Odria finish closely behind with talk of military nullifying elections and ruling by decree.
Heavy at Guthrie Burlington Corneil found Sunday night wandering in the jungle about five miles from the wreckage and suffered only bruises. The Vietnamese survivor had been wounded by Communist bullets. Corneil’s second injury came from Red gunfire. he was shot in the heel May 23 while flying a helicopter over the Mekong Delta.
Dr. Robert Soblen told a London court he stabbed himself aboard a New York bound jet to reach British soil and evade removal to the United States over espionage charges. He fled to Israel last month claiming innocence while leukemia shortens his life.
Wright and Pierce of Topsham conduct a phase two survey for the Office of Chief of Engineers examining heavy masonry buildings in Biddeford for potential fallout shelter use. Frank Blanchard and Eugene Rittall say tests look at shielding, ventilation, and auxiliary power to convert hospitals, schools, private industry, and apartments into protective shelters 50 miles or more from an explosion.
The Marie Joseph academy Friends association meets tomorrow at 7 30 PM at the Biddeford Pool academy to elect an executive committee and form standing committees for the year. President Joseph Plamondon will present officers and guests include John Conroy, Mrs Roy MacNaughton, Mrs Paul Dora, Mrs M A Whitehurst, and Mrs Joseph Plamondon.
Unemployment claims in Biddeford fell to 529 last week, down from 557 the prior week cited by Francis M. Coughlin of the Biddeford Maine Employment Security office. A year earlier the count stood at 921 as mill shutdowns spurred vacation filings.
Miss Nina Dolores Bedard and Leroy Kalex wed at St. Margaret church Old Orchard Beach with white gladioli and carnations adorning the altar. Rev Edward Walch officiated the nuptial mass as Doris Sansoucy served as maid of honor and Tom Walton as best man. After a reception the couple left for a wedding trip and will reside at 21 Wentworth Street Biddeford after July 20. Mrs Kalex a Biddeford junior high graduate and her husband a Biddeford high graduate employed at Allied Shoe company.
A five vehicle mishap on East Grand Avenue in Old Orchard Beach caused at least 900 dollars in damage. Gerald L. Smilie 36 of Alfred drove east and allegedly blacked out causing multiple collisions. Roland A. Masse, 32 of Fitchburg Massachusetts sustained a neck injury. Other damaged vehicles belonged to Raymond G. Mercier South Portland Harry E. Sait Old Orchard Beach and Mrs Ethel Publaski New Hartford Connecticut.
The city of Saco paid off $20,000 in tax anticipation notes today, City Clerk Clifford A. Purvis announced this morning. The city still has $225,000 in tax anticipation notes to be paid this year as communities borrow at year start until taxes come in.
Roy I. Abbott, 24, of Eliot, Maine, pleaded innocent at Municipal Court arraignment and was held on $10,000 bail. He faces charges of assault and assault with intent to kill a deputy sheriff after threatening the officer with a rifle and fleeing during a divorce arrest attempt. he was arrested in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and awaits September Superior Court action.
Biddeford fire department responded to a grease fire on Alfred street near Bob's Lunch. Engines two three four and ladder truck one arrived to find the fire out. hot grease had already burned but was extinguished before arrival.
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