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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1960
Page
8
The final meeting of the season featured Scout Troop 6 at Tamaris Norton home in Saco. Mothers attended as guests as the girls displayed work toward second class and hospitality badges, received badges and attendance stars, played games, and sang as a group.
Saco Electric Shop on Storer Street announces electrical contracting services with free estimates at 4449 and nearby location in Saco. J. W. Neithercut & Sons promote electrical work for homes and small businesses.
Present were Carolyn Allen, June Allen, Jane Bellevue, Janice Boutet, Linda Boutet, Kathleen Crowley, Margaret Decker, Bonnie Desrochers, Barbara Emmons, Diana Galipeau, Marjorie Harrison, Kathleen Huot, Katherine Lewis, Cynthia Melanson, Karen Lamb, Tamaris Norton, Lorraine Paradis, Nancy Scammon and Susan Stickney, also the co leaders, Mrs. Walter Lamb Jr. and Mrs. Gilbert Harrison Jr.
The Biddeford Sack Chapter of the Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a joint installation Saturday at 7 p.m. at Shawmut Inn Kennebunkport. A social hour precedes a banquet with a key man award, officer introductions, and recognition of past presidents. New Jaycee and Jaycee Wives officers will be pinned and presented. Dancing and entertainment follow.
Edward P Beaudoin son of Mr and Mrs ibert J Beaudoin of 138 Summertreet Bedford has accepted a teaching position in Newport He is a June graduate of Ver hats State Teachers College with a B S in Education honored for excellence in student teaching and was marshal of the graduating class At Gorham he participated in Student Council A Cappella chorus intramural sports and various clubs Beaudoin will teach departmentalized sciences and math at Newport Junior High School
Army Pvt. Edward F. Armstrong, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Armstrong of 25 Ocean Park Road Saco, completed eight weeks of advanced individual artillery training at the Artillery and Missile Center Fort Sill.
The Owen-Davis unit of the American Legion auxiliary in Saco elected committees for the year led by president Mrs Angie Cote and welcomed new member Mrs Germaine Grant. They voted a donation to Togus Veterans Hospital and announced York County Council installation Friday at South Berwick. Committees cover Americanism, Child welfare, Civil Defense, Community service, Education and scholarship, Membership and more with many members named.
The last of the Touhy brothers, Thomas Terrible Tommy Touhy, dies of cancer in Chicago. He failed to avenge brother Roger The Terrible, killed by assassins on December 16. The Sun-Times reported his death, noting he died May 16 at relatives' home.
Tommy, nicknamed The Terrible, spoke of dying peacefully with family yet died in bed after leaving prison. He was released in 1947 after an 11 year sentence for a $78,000 mail robbery. The tale notes two brothers killed in gang wars and another dying in prison of tuberculosis.
The United States ambassador to Yugoslavia Karl L Rankin of Bridgton will be principal speaker at Bates College commencement Sunday. Rankin is a career diplomat with service in Europe the Far East and the Middle East.
Biddeford municipal court issued complaints this morning against John B. Gagne 18 of Yates street Biddeford Pool for possession of five short lobsters and molesting lobster traps owned by Lawrence P. Emerson on June 4 and against Richard Gagne 17 of Yates street Biddeford Pool for molesting traps on June 6 owned by Joseph Tarbox. Hearing was continued to Friday morning after agreement by County Atty Marcel R. Viger and Atty Joseph E. Harvey. Coastal Wardens service of the Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries brought the complaints.
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