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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1959

Page

2

Personal Briefs From New England Towns

George Mckarrell at Webber hospital surgical patient. Roland Beauregard is receiving treatment at Notre Dame hospital. Notre Dame thrift shop to be run by Group A with co captains Mrs Frank Carey and Mrs John Barrett. Miss Mary Ann Harriman, student nurse at Mercy in Portland, is in Washington D C on hospital training. Daughter of Mrs Amy Harriman and the late Leo Harriman Biddeford. Mrs William P Kirk Jr of Saco to join 1000 alumnae returning to Wellesley College for Wellesley Week End June while on campus in Wellesley Mass. Mr and Mrs Emile Fortier and daughter Colette of Biddeford with Mr and Mrs Raymond Cordeau and son Paul of Biddeford returned after visiting Gerald Cordeau family Brockton Mass. The party also visited Plymouth and Nantasket Beach Mass.

George Mckarrell School Street Old Orchard Beach Webber Hospital Roland Beauregard Bacon Street Notre Dame Hospital Notre Dame Hospital Thrift Shop Frank Carey John Barrett Mary Ann Harriman Mercy Hospital Portland Washington, D. C Amy Harriman Leo Harriman Biddeford William P. Kirk, Jr Glen Haven Circle Saco Wellesley College Wellesley Mss Emile Fortier

Former Saco Hospital Chief of Staff Dies

Dr. Sargent F. Jealous 43 longtime Saco Osteopathic hospital chief of staff died of a heart attack at his home 87 Stevens Ave Portland Born in Thomaston he graduated Bowdoin College University of Vermont Philadelphia College of Osteopathy interned Portland hospital He served as medical director and chief of staff at Saco Osteopathic hospital and held radiology roles at Osteopathic Hospital of Maine Survived by wife Annette three sons and a brother Funeral Sunday at First Parish Church Portland with arrangements by Harlow Libby Funeral Home Donations to Osteopathic Hospital of Maine radiology dept.

Sargent F. Jealous Saco Osteopathic Hospital Stevens Avenue Portsland Thomaston Bradford Jealous Bowdoin College University of Vermont Philadelphia College of Osteopath Ao Hospital of Maine Portland Saco Osteopathic Hospital of Maine Maine Osteopath‘ic Association Maine Osteopathic Association American Osteopathic Association Maine Osteopathic Hospital American Osteopathic Board of Radiology American Osteopathic College of Radiology State Association Hill- Burton Governor's Highway Safety Council Advisory Council On Public Health Department of Health and Welfare Biddeford-Saco Deering High School Annette Smith Jealous Frederick James Willard Bradford Jealous, Jr Wellesley Hills Mass Unitarian Congress Street Harlow and Libby Funeral Home Wiliams Street Department of Radiology The

Portland Weather Summary for Today and Saturday

This afternoon in Portland expect sunny warm conditions with gentle south to easterly winds. Tonight will be fair and warm with some early ground fog and light south to southwest breezes. Saturday looks mostly fair and warm with afternoon cloudiness and gentle to moderate south to southwest winds. Temperatures in Zone 1 near 80 degrees, under fifty in cooler pockets.

Portland

Church outings and events in Saco area

In The Churches The Friendship class of the Saco United Baptist church will hold an outing Saturday starting at 3 p.m. at Mrs. Bertha Huntress cottage. The Fellowship Class plans an outing Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Mr. and Mrs. Mund Pullen’s Ferry Beach home. A music school for young people is set for Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Saco Salvation Army headquarters. Torchbearers meet at 7 p.m. Junior band practice is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army headquarters.

Saco United Baptist Church Bertha Huntress Mund Pullen Ferry Beach Saco Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army

Debbie Reynolds Denies Engagement After Diamond Gift

Debbie Reynolds dismissed fuss over a diamond brooch given by Bob Neal a wealthy Texan and family friend. She said she is not engaged or in love with anyone. Neal confirmed the brooch was a friendship token and that no marriage talk occurred. Reynolds had just returned from a 10 day New York trip promoting films and a new record.

Debbie Hollywood Debbie Reynolds New York Bob Neal Neal Marriate

Joan Crawford Returns to Film Work After Tragedy

Hollywood icon Joan Crawford speaks of her late husband Alfred Steele and her renewed film career. She praises their four years of happiness, recalls steering Pepsi promotions with him, and notes she has been elected to the firm's board while preparing a small role in The Best of Everything.

Lob Thomas Hollywood (Ap Joan Crawford Alfred Stzle Perhss Alfred Miss Crawford

Driver thanks police for saving life on holiday drive

A Hudson Massachusetts motorist with a suspended license for careless driving over Memorial Day weekend expressed gratitude to three policemen who took him into custody. He said without their action he might have been another highway fatality and could have harmed someone else.

Hudson Mass Crhen

Funeral Rites Held for Jerold LaBree in Monson

Jerold LaBree 28 died May 23 at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Boston after a long illness. Born in Monson son of Raymon M. and the late family was a 1948 Wells High School graduate and served two years in the U S Marine Corps. Funeral services and burial were in Monson with surviving brothers Clifton Manchester New Hampshire Raymond M. LaBree and Barbara Schwartz Hartford Conn plus several nieces nephews and a grand father Hedley Haney Monson and other relatives noted.

Monson Jerold Labree Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Boston Raymon M. LaBree Wells High School U.S. Marine Corps Milford N.H Clifton LaBree Manchester Raymond M. LaBree Barbara Schwartz Hartford

St Anne Sodality to Meet at Sansoucy Funeral Home

Members of St Joseph church St Anne Sodality gather tonight at seven at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone Street Biddeford to pay respects to Mrs Fridetine Belair.

St. Anne Sodality St. Joseph

Wells Youths Get Suspended Jail Sentence

Two Wells youths, Alfred and Carl Ross, aged 19 and 18, were sentenced in York County Superior Court on a breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny charge. They pleaded guilty after arriving with attorney Harry S. Littlefield and received suspended sentences and two years probation, with the Men’s Reformatory sentence suspended.

Wells York County Superior Court Alfred Joseph Welch Carl Ross Isabelle Sargent Harry S.littlefield Charles A. Pomeroy South Windham

Hotel faces charges against Statler Hilton

Two Negro ministers from Birmingham and Detroit sue the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Dallas claiming they were refused rooms after first taking reservations for the June 1957 National Baptist Convention. They seek $15,000 damages each.

Dallas, Tex Statler-Hilton J. Lowell Birmingham Ala C. H. Williams Detroit Mich National Baptist Convention

Garden trouble ad bungled by wrong phone number

Maywood New Jersey police explain an error in a weekly ad locating the county agriculture extension service. The advertisement for garden advice used an incorrect phone number and caused confusion among residents seeking help.

Maywood N.J County Agriculture Extension Service

Bradley Street Repair Starts in Saco

Repair work on Bradley street in Saco began this week with the street department tearing and preparing an 18-inch gravel base. The state highway department will lay a mix in place surface in a $15,000 project funded by the city and $5,000 in state matching funds. Work starts below Shadagee road and will proceed along Bradley street, closing parts of the road to traffic until completion before the summer tourist season.

Bradley Street Saco Saco Street State Highway Department Shadagee Road

Town Warrants Posted For Old Orchard Beach Meeting

Warrants for a special Old Orchard Beach town meeting were posted. Five articles cover school construction including an industrial arts wing at the high school costing up to 99000 and four new rooms at Jameson Elementary costing up to 68000. Voters will authorize a bond to finance the work and appoint a three member committee to carry out voter wishes.

Old Orchard Beach Jerome Daly Old Orchard Beach High School Jameson Board of Selectmen

Stock Market Holds Moderate Rally Amid Mixed Results

In New York the stock market showed a cautious, irregular rally led by rail shares and drug issues. Major stocks moved within narrow ranges as investors assessed two earlier setbacks. New York Central rose about a point while Pfizer, Eaton, Lorillard, and Texas Instruments posted modest gains and Goodyear fell over two points.

NEW York Wall Pfizer Eaton Manufacturing Lorillard Texas Instrument Goodrich Goodyear U. S

Saco Fire Crews Respond to Garbage Fire at Glenwood Home

Saco firemen made a needless run for a rubbish fire on land owned by Mrs. Leonard Hirst at 89 Glenwood avenue yesterday afternoon. Nothing was used.

Saco Leonard — Hirst Glenwood Avenue

Missile destroys Bandenberg base rocket crash mystery

At Bandenberg Air Force Base California scientists cite unknown malfunction in a missile satellite that re entered the atmosphere thousands of miles from the base. The craft burned up and four mice aboard were cremated according to Air Force officials.

Bandenberg Air Force Base Calif Air Force West Coast

Police Hope Paper Correction Clears Abem

About 150 residents at headquarters raised horticultural complaints prompting police attention. Authorities expect a newspaper correction to remove Abem from further scrutiny.

Births in Biddeford and surrounding towns list newborns

A long birth notices list from Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, and nearby towns, naming families and newborns. Entries include parents addresses, baby names, weights, and hospital dates from May 22 to June 4, with multiple families such as Anderson, Lamb, Soule, Danforth, Dube, Jarin, L Heureux, Tarbox, Selim, Boisvert, Day, Hyback, Woodhouse, Smith, Labrecque, Drapeau, Martel, Bald, Bernard, Defarge, Camire, Thibeau, Paquet, and Peck. Provided details cover weights from five pounds to over nine pounds and hospitals including Webber and Notre Dame.

Guy W. Anderson Elm Street Biddeford Steven Craig Webber Hospital Albert J. Lamb Cleaves Street John Michael Irving D. Soule, Jr Buxton Road Saco Sherilyn Marie James A. Danforth Ocean Park Road Kenneth Lloyd Ernest Dube High Street Linda Yvonne Joseph Jarin Adams Street Carol Ann Ralph L'Heureux Pool Road Jon Scott Paul Tarbox Portland Avenue Old Orchard Beach Eric Paul Sadik Selim Main Street John Webber James V. Day Washington, D. C Kennebunk Mary Washington Edward C. Hyback Oakdale N. Y David Edward Hyback Joan Robbins Horace Robbins George McKenney Kennebunkport Edward A. Hyback Batavia Oliver Woodhouse Lisbon Falls Stephen Edward Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston Woodhouse Evelyn Noel George K. Noel Woodland Avenue Floyd Smith May Brett Arnold Trull Hospital Raymond Labrecque Freeman Street Notre Dame Hospital Paul Robert Labrecque Marie Brunelie Marcel Drapeau Adams _ street Patricia Ellen Drapeau Anita Emond Marcel Martel Temople _ street Bernard Noella Binette Roger Defarge Granite _ street Bidecford Ronald Camire Hutchins — Street Charles Thibeau Alfred Street Karen Anne Saco Osteopathic Hospital Thibeau Monique Paquet Jean M. Paquet Wood Avenue Paquet Rita Gonneville Paul H. Peck Debra Paula

Westbrook Bid For Main Street Surfacing State Aid Project

The City awarded a bid by the Westbrook company to supply 1 157 tons of laid bituminous concrete at 15 dollars per ton for resurfacing a stretch on lower Main Street from Bradbury Street to the second railroad track. Municipal officers must approve the bid as part of the state aid project.

Cuccinee Trorage Ompany of Westbrook Lower Main Street Bradbury Street Westbrook Company

Plastic Sheeting Suffocates Two Babies in NY

New York report states two babies, Nancy Lynn Walton aged 2 months in the Bronx and Migdalia Perez aged 4 months in Staten Island, suffocated Thursday due to plastic sheeting. The plastic industry warns to keep plastic bags away from children as the National Safety Council logs 20 child deaths in the first three months of the year from plastic bags.

New York Bronx Staten Isle Nancy Lynn Walton Migdalia Perez National Safety Council

Defendants Turned Over To U S Marshal in Maine Court

In Alfred Maine Justice Charles A Pomeroy discharged defendants Robert R Lessard and Errol T Waterhouse Jr from state jurisdiction and ordered their custody by U S Marshal Harry Pinkham Portland Both men faced federal charges over a $101 social security check theft and forging Waterhouse to be tried after Lessard was to be sentenced The court discharged the case docket will remain active with several hearings scheduled into next week

Robert R. Lessard Errol T. Waterhouse, Jr Seaford York _—s Alfred Maine Charles A. Pomeroy United States Harry Pinkham Portland Lessach U. S.treasury Charles E. Nason Sanford Waterhouse Lessard Atty James H. Dineen Kittery United States of America Pomeroy Robert N. Cyr Biddeford Marshal Pinkham James McKeon Dock Lessure Justice Pomeroy

Annette Chapter Observes Past Leaders Night

Annette chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held Past Matrons and Past Patrons Night at the Saco Masonic hall. Attendees included numerous named past matrons and patrons, with invitations extended to Esther Night in Biddeford and Visiting Officer Night in Yarmouth. A warder installation for Eunice Braley occurred, and an outing a clambake at Fred Clark’s home is planned for June 20 with reservations by June 14. The next meeting is set for June 18.

Annette Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Saco Masonic Hall Virginia Strombom Ruby B. Hannaford Frances I. Tarr Agnes A. Towle Isabelle A. Wilbur Marion Dow Catherine Googins Lillian M. Allen Gertrude G. Pease Ella M. Luman Doris Fred Clark Ferry Road Saco Joyce Geddes Cindy Warren Richard Parker Cladys Johnson Florence Dolby Grace Littlefield

Inn Inc Biddeford Pool Eyes Seasonal Liquor License

The Inn Inc of Biddeford Pool seeks a seasonal liquor license. The application requests approval to serve alcoholic beverages for a defined period amid local licensing procedures and regulatory review.

the Inn, Inc Biddeford Pool

Grudge Triggers Violent Uprising in Ecuador

In Guayaquil, martial law follows a deadly clash sparked by a personal grudge between a recruit Pablo Antonio Garcia and Capt. Galo Quevado. Within a week at least 25 people died, 150 injured, and mobs torched the officers club after the captain was dragged through the streets and slain.

Guayaquil Ecuador Camilo Ponce Republic Porto Viejo Pablo Antonio Garcia Galo Quevado Capton

Biddeford Youth Fined For Speeding After Suspension

Raynald Boivin a 17 year old of 96 West street Biddeford was fined 125 in Biddeford Municipal Court on speeding and driving after suspension. He admitted to doing 45 mph on Hill and Hubert streets last night. His license was suspended after a prior conviction for failing to report an accident in Saco last March. He was arrested by Biddeford police.

Biddeford Raynald Boivin West Street Boivin Simon Spill Hill and Hubert Streets Saco

Noted Monkey To Undergo Taxidermy

Able the space firing Rhesus monkey will be mounted by Ward's Natural Science Establishment for armed forces exhibits. The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington asked to stuff the 12 pound monkey. Able flew in a Jupiter nose cone with Baker and died Monday at Fort Knox during instrument removal.

Rochester N.Y Able Ward’s Natural Science Establishment, Inc Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Washington Baker

Maine Information Center Opens in Montreal Visit Planned

Chamber officials from Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach will join Maine executives Clayton Cartmill and Jerome Plante for the formal opening of the Maine Information center in Montreal on June 10. Governor Clinton Clauson will cut the ribbon at the Queen Elizabeth hotel to inaugurate the tourist bureau aiding Canadian visitors planning trips to Maine.

Biddeford-Saco Chamber of iCommerce Clayton Cartmill Old Orchard ‘Beach Jerome Plante Tthe Maine Information Center Montreal Clinton Clauson Queen Elizabeth Hotel Maine

Arson ruled out in Waterville warehouse fire

Fire Chief Ralph Gilman announced arson is no longer suspected in a $100,000 warehouse blaze in Waterville last Sunday. A week earlier investigators pointed to arson, but new findings indicate the fire began on an enclosed platform at one end of the four story building.

Waterville Ralph Gilman

Fire Destroys Apartments in Buckport. Five Families Homeless

A four story apartment building in Buckport was leveled by a fire that left five families and 15 children homeless. Fire Chief Gayland Redman estimated property damage at 25000 dollars and said the blaze cause is not yet known.

Bucksport Gayland Redman

Escapees Sought as Maine Police Track Two From Prison Farm

Police across Maine seek two escapees from the State Prison farm William Ferguson 22 and Kenneth MacLean 19 both of Portland. They fled a work detail yesterday while serving terms for breaking and entering and larceny Ferguson had a parole already and only three months left on his sentence.

Thomaston Maine William Ferguson Kenneth MacLean Portland Ferguson

Soviet Ballerina Tripped Back After Pajama Figure

In San Francisco Marine Kondra tieva a 22 year old Bolshoi ballerina entered her hotel room saw a pajama clad man and hurried to the lobby. The clerk moved her to another room after the brief encounter.

San Francisco Marine Kondratieva

Seven Dens Of Cub Pack 310 Meet In Saco

Cub Scout Pack 310 sponsored by Saco First Parish Congregational church held its final season meeting in Saco. Dens observed flag ceremonies and the Cub Scout Promise. An upcoming family picnic is set for Sunday at 1 p m at Unity club Buxton road Saco with lunch provided.

Saco Cub Scout Pack Saco First Parish Unity Club Buxton Road Calman Savage Donald Feeney Den 4 Ralph Lamb Hervey Bouchard Biddeford First National Bank Saco-Lowell Den 2 John Whitney Cubs Wayne Whitney Glen Parisien Roland Letellier Richard Wood Edmund Rice Jackie Dumas Den Robert Hunt Den 3 Walter McKenney Lloyd Leary Billy Leary Ralph Rumery Stephen Boothby Wayne McKenney Lee Desroscher Tommy Vining Robert Lamontagne Daniel Nein Stephen, Sanborn Robert Irish Kenneth White John Brooks Thomas Sawyer Ronald Ayotte Thomas Lambert Dublin Den 7 Richard Vose George Caras David, Oy Jonathan Gagnon Michael Willett Robert

Sub-Primary Admission Age Is Reduced in Biddeford

Biddeford officials lower the sub-primary admission age to five by October 15, aligning with state practice. Superintendent Paul Larrabee cites better facilities next year and adjusted bus schedules as reasons. He expects 25 to 30 more pupils to enter sub-primary grades due to the change.

Biddeford Paul Larrabee Larrabee

Correction on Bald wedding attendance in Somersworth

Mr and Mrs Andrew Bald of Somersworth New Hampshire were wrongly listed as attending the wedding of Miss Laurette Bald at St Joseph church. They were not among the guests.

Andrew Bald Somersworth, N. H Laurette Bald St. Joseph Church

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