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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1959

Page

2

Weather outlook for Portland area turns clear and cooler

Relief predicts fog lifting this afternoon with mostly cloudy skies, warm humid air, and developing thundershowers. Thunderstorms end tonight with clearing and cooler conditions, followed by a fair cooler Saturday. Winds 15 to 25 mph, small craft warnings coastal. temps mid 80s to 60s across zones and several city readings listed.

Portland Caribou Eastport Greenville Old Town Rumford Mt. Wash Concord Boston New York Washington Miami Chicago Denver Los Angeles Halifax Montreal

Biddeford Personal Briefs and Death Notice for Adeline St Marie

Adeline St Marie 91 of 23 Western avenue Biddeford died after a long illness. Born in Lennoxville Canada she was daughter of Alfred and Marie Armstrong and widow of William St Marie. Survivors include stepchildren and siblings. Funeral services Monday at 8:30 from St Joseph Church with calling hours at Sunswick Soucy Funeral Home. Group D led by Mrs Euclide Millette to run Notre Dame Thrift Shop next week. Dr Vincent F Sica of Bridgeport Connecticut visiting with Patricia Clair Sica at Clair's Motel Elm Street Biddeford.

Cecile St. Amand Cutts Street Biddeford Webber Hospital Euclide Millette Notre Dame Vincent F. Sica Frank Marie Lynn John Daniel Michelle Bridgeport Conn Sica Patrick Clair Clair Elm Street Patricia Clair Adeline St. Marie Western Avenue Lennoxville Can Alfred and Marie (Provencher) Armstrong St. Anne Sodality St. Joseph Church William St. Marie Adrien Lamothe Wilbrod Albert St. Marie New ‘Bedford

Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop Meet

Club calendar item notes that Notre Dame hospital auxiliary members will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the thrift shop to discuss shop operations and upcoming events.

Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop

Confessions Schedule at Multiple Churches This Saturday

Confessions will be heard at St Martha Kennebunkport 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 pm and at St Monica Kennebunk 4 to 5 pm. Tomorrow 2:30 to 3:9 pm confessions at Mary Wells. Open Air meeting tonight 7 at Saco Salvation Army hall. Junior band practice at Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army hall Saturday 10 am.

St Martha Church Kennebunkport St. Monica Church Kennebunk At &. Mary Church Wells All Saints Church Ogunquit Saco The Saco Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army Hall

Pair Convicted Of 2 Slayings

Wanda Brogdon and Archie Merriam were found guilty of first degree murder in the strangling deaths of Brogdon’s two sons, David 3 and Virgil Jr. 5. The couple, who posed as spouses from Rockford Illinois, face possible death in the gas chamber or life imprisonment as jurors deliberate on punishment. Merriam testified she taught him how to kill. Brogdon denied the accusation.

San Diego Calif Wanda Brogdon Archie Merriam Merriam Brogdon David Virgil Brogdon, Jr Here

Shower Of Hay Spreads Over Lake Area

A straw-like shower hit Tie Beach on Lake Messalonskee extending about five minutes. Swimmers and sunbathers were startled but unharmed as a free swirl of wind swept hay, snapping up a farmer’s haypile in a miniature tornado.

Sidney Tie Beach Lake Messalonskee

Nixon and Khrushchev discuss TV of remarks in kitchen setting

Nixon and Khrushchev agree to uncensored broadcast on American and Soviet TV with English translation. They exchange views on ending foreign bases while touring a model American kitchen exhibit and later dine at the Kremlin after a brisk luncheon.

Khrushchev Nixon Exhibition Kremlin

Year End Dividend Declared by Boston Pepperell Co

Boston Pepperell Manufacturing Company today declared a year end dividend of one dollar per share payable August 15 to stockholders of record August 8. This is in addition to the regular 75 cent quarterly dividend.

Boston Pepperell Mfg. Co

Card of Thanks for Bereavement

We thank friends neighbors and organizations for sympathy in our bereavement. Mrs Marinus Lindquist and Family. Thanks to relatives and friends who sent flowers loaned cars and expressions of sympathy during our bereavement Andrew A Hayes Mrs Helen Hayes Wheeler James Hayes.

Marinus Lindquist Andrew A. Hayes Helen (Hayes) Wheeler James Hayes

Obituary of Charles Lascelles 87 Kennebunk resident

Charles Lascelles 87 of Kennebunk died today after a brief illness. Born in Halifax Nova Scotia he was the son of Charles and Katherine Lascelles. He worked for the Atlantic Shore Line railroad and later was a gardener at Kennebunkport estates. He is survived by a sister Miss Louise Lascelles Medford Massachusetts. Services are Monday at 2 p m from Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk Rev Fred Holmberg will officiate. Friends may call Saturday and Sunday evening. Burial will be in Arundel Cemetery.

Charles E. Lascelles Kennebunk Halifax N. S Charles Katherine Shuffleburg) Lascelles Atlantic Shore Line Railroad Kennebunkport Lascelles Louise Lascelles Medford Bibber ‘Memorial Chapel Summer Street Fred. Holmberg Christchurch Arundel Cemetery

Memorial services set for Oscar N. Austin in Rumford

Among the survivors of Oscar N. Austin of Mexico who died Tuesday in Portland are his mother Mrs. Alice Austin of Saco and his brother Lawrence Austin of Kennebunkport. Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Meader and Son funeral home in Rumford with burial in Riverside Cemetery, Dixfield.

Oscar N. Austin Mexico Portland Alice Austin Saco Lawrence Austin Kennebunk Port Meader and Son Funeral Rumford Riverside Cemetery Dixfeld

Fremont Club Meeting at Sansoucy Funeral Home

The Fremont club will meet at the Sansoucy funeral home located at 1 Stone Street Biddeford on Sunday at 7:30 p m to pay respects to Mrs Adeline St Marie.

Fremont Club Sansoucy Stone Street Biddeford Adeline St. Marie

Daughters of Isabella Meet to Pray for Mrs Adeline St Marie

Our Lady of Fatima circle will gather at Sansoucy funeral home 1 Stone Street at 7 PM to say prayers for Mrs. Adeline St Marie. The Daughters of Isabella invite members and neighbors to join in this vigil.

Our Lady of Fatima Daughters of Isabella Sansoucy Funeral Home Stone Street Adeline St. Marie

Saco Firemen Win Over Voltigeur Club

The Saco fire department defeated the Voltigeur club 8 to 6 in a softball game last night at Thorn ton Academy athletic field. Firemen invite teams to schedule games by contacting the fire station.

Saco Firemen Voltigeur Club Saco Fire Department Thornton Academy

Archbishop Muffs Line at Church Wedding in London

Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher botched a line during the Church of England marriage ceremony at Lambeth Palace. He was marrying his son Humphrey to Diana Davis, an airline stewardess, when he tripped over the phrase A Woman should be loving versus lovely. The congregation smiled as he corrected himself.

London Canterbury Church of England Lambeth Palace Geoffrey Fisher Humphrey Diana Davis Fisher

Bardot Heads to Saint Tropez With Fruit for Husband

Brigitte Bardot strolls along Saint Tropez unaware of a long lens camera capturing her as she carries fruit to her husband Jacques Charrier who is recovering from an appendectomy.

Brigitte Bardot Saint Tropez France Jacques Charrier

Welcome Baby Robert Wight Moody Jr Born in Portland

A son named Robert Wight Moody Jr was born July 12 at Maine Medical Center in Portland weighing seven pounds eight ounces. Paternal grandfather Charles Moody of Saco and maternal grandparents Clyde R Briggs and spouse of Freedom are listed.

Robert W. Moody Beachstreet Saco Robert Wight, Jr Maine Medical Center Portland Charles Moody Clyde R. Briggs Freedom

Bottleneck on Route 1 Will Be Eliminated

Boston AP reports plans to start after Labor Day on Route 1 and 128 interchange in Lynnfield and Peabody. A $6 million, 50 50 funded project will remove the Lynnfield bottleneck in a four stage, two year build with seven bridges, a tunnel, ten ramps and access roads. The widened complex will serve 118000 vehicles daily by 1980.

Boston Massachusetts Department of Public Works Lynnfield Peabody State Public Works Jack P. Ricciardi Edward J. McCarthy Furcolo Lynnfield Street

Rotary Benefit Draws Large Crowd at Kennebunkport Playhouse

A capacity audience attended the Biddeford Saco Rotary club theatre party last night to see Tom Poston star in Who Was That Lady I Saw You With. Party chairmen Richard Chadwick Richard Stride and Larry Staples called the evening a success with profits to aid needy children.

Biddeford-Saco

Northwest fundraising by Dr Clement Hahn at last club meeting

Dr Clement F Hahn former minister of First Parish Congregational in Saco during the 1930s sponsored the Northwest fund at the club’s last meeting. He is now living in Spokane Washington.

Thorugh Children’s Fund Clement F. Hahn First Parish Congregational Church Saco Northwest Hahn Spokane Wash

Drownings and Deaths Reported in Maine and Presque Isle

Clammy Brooks and her 10-year-old daughter Eleanor were in Maine for blueberry harvest when Clammy drowned in about nine feet of water and Eleanor was rescued by adopted brother Douglas Doucette. Gerald Boudreau, 17, of Rumford drowned in Roxsury Pond after diving for a rubber ring. a girl found his body on the pond bottom. Charles Lewis, 53, of Falmouth was found dead in a building at the Air Force missile site in Presque Isle, employed by Dole Electric Co.

Anna Mae Brooks Eleanor Douglas Doucette Brooks Maine Gerald Boudreau Rumsford Roxsury Pond Boudreau Charles W. Lewis Falmouth Air Force Presque Isle Dole Electric Co

Stocks edge up in mid day trading on steady gains

New York stock prices rose modestly in mid day trading with gains in steels rubbers chemicals and selected issues ahead of a stronger market week. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Eaton and Magnavox advanced while Studebaker-Packard slipped and Chrysler fell as Ford held steady. The AP average climbed about 10 cents to 232 with mixed rails and steady bonds.

New York Youngstown Sheet & Tube Goodyear Eaton Manufacturing Magnavox Motors American Motors General Motors Studebaker-Packard Chrysler Ford Associated Press American Stock Exchange U.S

Arbitration Clash Triggers Patrols at Plant

TWUA members began arbitration dispute over contract terms. Violence erupted February 16 as the company started hiring replacements. State highway patrols guarded the plant for weeks, later replaced by National Guardsmen in May. Guardsmen remain on duty though reduced.

iMay

Haying Machine Victim Loses Arm In Accident

Dennis Madore a 16 year old of Arundel had his right arm amputated above the elbow at Webber hospital after a hay chopping machine caught his arm last Thursday. Emergency surgery by Dr. William F. Mahaney failed to save the limb as gangrenous infection developed. a second operation was performed and he was reported resting comfortably.

Dennis Madore Arundel Webber Hospital William F. Mahaney Mahooney

Architects Will Complete Beach School Sketches

The Beach building committee authorized the Augusta firm Bunk er and Savage to finish or refine sketches for the vocational arts wing of Old Orchard Beach High School after reviewing preliminary drawings. The firm was hired with Alonzo Herriman, Inc. to create plans for a four room annex to Jameson School.

Bunker and Savage Augusta Old Orchard Beach High School Beach Building Committee Alonzo Herriman, Inc Auburn

Councilor Celebrates 92nd Birthday in Portland

William H. O'Brien, considered the nation’s oldest city councilor, observed his 92nd birthday at his Peaks Island home. A quiet family day followed as about 60 descendants gathered, marking his recovery from an operation performed last January. The report notes Montana’s mineral output beyond copper includes silver, gold, lead, zinc and uranium.

Portland William H. O'Brien Billy Peaks Island

Beauties Reach Crucial Stage in Miss Universe Pageant

Long Beach Calif contestants reduced to 15 finalists from a field of 34 judges seek three qualities charm body and face as the evening gown and swimsuit competitions proceed. Finalists include Helene Sevigny Vera Ribeiro Olga Pumarejo Pamela Anne Searle Fran coise Saint Laurent Carmela Kunzel Zoe Koyroykly Sigridur Thorvaldsdottir Rina Issacov Akiki Kojima Hyun Choo Oh Jorunn Kristiansen Zanna Dembrowska Marie-Louise Elkstrom and Terry Lynn Huntingdon from UCLA.

Long Beach Calif Belgium Helene Sevigny Brazil Vera Ribeiro Colombia Olga Pumarejo England Pamela Anne Searle France Francoise Saint Laurent Germany Carmela Kunzel Greece Zoe Koyroykly Iceland Sigridur Thorvaldsdottir Israel Rina Issacov Tel Aviv Japan Akiki Kojima Tokyo Korea Hyun Choo Oh Norway Jorunn Kristiansen Poland Zanna Dembrowska Sweden Marie-Louise Elkstrom Terry Lynn Huntingdon

Institute On Religious Education Is Planned

A religious education institute opens Saturday at Ferry Beach Saco for church school teachers officials religious education committees ministers parents and others. Over 70 adults and 70 children from New England Universalist bodies are registered. Dr Angus H MacLean dean of the theological school St Lawrence University Canton N Y will speak on Where is this religion and how do children learn it. Workshops include nursery kindergarten led by Mrs Ruth Stone and primary grades led by Miss Martha Blackmer with other sessions for junior division and junior high School work. Rev William DeWolfe will deliver The Religion in Liberalism at the Sunday service. The institute committee is chaired by Mrs William DeWolfe.

Ferry Beach Saco New England Universalist Conventions Universalist Church School Union Angus H. MacLean Eological School St.Lawrence University Canton N.N Ruth Stone Eliot Pearson Tufts University Medford Mass Martha Blackmer Athol Nori Orange Gayle Wetzel Attleboro Alice Harrison Council of Liberal Churches Boston Mary Mauzey Universalist West Hartford Conn William DeWolfe Universalist Church Stoughton Eleanor B. Forbes

Beach Variety Show To Benefit Maurice Couture

Local acts and Canadian performers will appear Sunday at 3 p m at the Old Orchard Beach pier for a Maurice Couture fund benefit. Proceeds go to the fund as executive director Jerome Plante notes. A donor sent 18 75 with 10 from parents and 8 75 from a lemonade stand. Canadian entries include Blue Sky Revue with 25 cast members and Doc Idberg. Local acts feature Advals Knights of Rhythm Gill Milliken trio and more.

Canada Old Orchard Beach Maurice Couture Fund Jerome Plante Old Orchard Beach Pier Advents Whitehall Chick Long York Inn Igia Mae Brunswick Hotel Sax Beatty Knights of Rhythm Bonfire Jim Edwards Rock ’N’ Rollers Saxony Hotel Gill Milliken Gilpatrick Insurance Agency Gail Hodge Jerome Letellier Robert Cote Biddeford Doc” Idberg Montreal Opera Mariette Herbert

Firemen Extinguish Chair Fire at Vacant Biddeford Building

Firemen used a booster line to extinguish a chair fire in a vacant building at 71 Oak Street Biddeford last night. The building is owned by Thomas Breen.

Oak Street Biddeford Thomas Breen

Earthquake Felt Across Eureka Humboldt Bay Area

An earthquake rattled communities around Eureka California with its epicenter offshore and strong shaking reported across Humboldt County. No damage was noted and the tremor followed a December event, felt across a wide area about 60 miles apart.

Eureka Calif Conan Humboldt

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Charles Lascelles Archbishop Muffs Journal Sharon Annone John James Lewis Arthur Lewis Laurette Lewis West Street William Leisk Liverpool Rotary Twua Montana Atomic Energy of Canada W. F. Baldwin T. N. Salthouse Baldwin Chalk River Ontario Prince Philip Great Britain Victoria British Columbia British Columbia Falconry Assn Institute On Religious Education Maurice Couture Henrietta N.Y Central Maine Power Co Clifford J. Murphy Co Congress St Portland, Maine Telephone Main St A Savings & Loan Institution
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