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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1960

Page

2

Daughters of Isabella Delegates Pay Respects in Berlin NH

Mrs Cerilda Garon Mrs Rose Labbe Mrs Blanche St Louis Mrs Hervey Breton and Mrs Emilia Bolduc delegates from Our Lady of Victory circle motored to Berlin New Hampshire to pay respects to the late Mrs Rose Ouellette formerly of Biddeford.

Cerilda Garon Rose Labbe Blanche St. Louis Hervey Breton Emilia Bolduc Our Lady of Victory Circle Daughters of Isabella Berlin N. H Rose Ouellette Biddeford

Lizzie Hutchins 71 Dies in Biddeford Hospital

Mrs Lizzie A Hutchins 71 widow of Keith B Hutchins Wildes District Kennebunkport died suddenly last night at a Biddeford hospital She was born in Milton Mass daughter of Henry and Elizabeth A Ash She belonged to Kennebunkport Memorial unit American Legion auxiliary Extension Service Survived by husband three sons James S Sanford Herbert H Kennebunkport Keith L Long Island N Y one daughter Mrs Ivan J Wildes Kennebunkport one brother Thomas J Ash Canton Mass and one sister Mrs Harriet Maier Hyde Park Mass eight grandchildren Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 pm from Village Baptist church Kennebunkport with Rev George Urban officiating Friends may call Sunday evening at the Bibber Memorial Chapel 67 Summer street Kennebunkport

Lizzie A. F Hutchins Biddeford Keith B. Hutchins Wildes District Kennebunkport Milton Mass Henry Elizabeth A. (Tagington) Ash American Legion Auxiliary The Extension Service James S.,sanford Herbert H

St Joseph parish group to Boston for outing

Members of the Joan of Arc chair of St Joseph parish Biddeford will travel to Boston tomorrow for an outing. They will meet in front of St Joseph parish hall at 9 am. The York County Fish and Game Association Ladies auxiliary schedules their annual banquet Monday evening at the Columbia hotel Portland with members meeting Monday at 6 pm in front of the A and P store at Main and Ocean Park road in Saco.

Joan of Arc St. Joseph Parish Biddeford Boston St. Joseph Parish Hall York County Fish and Game Association Columbia Hotel Portland A and P Main Street Ocean Park Road Saco

Church Youth Fellowships Meet Across Local Churches

Local Methodist, Baptist, Advent Christian and United Baptist churches schedule Sunday and tomorrow youth fellowship gatherings at multiple locations including South Biddeford Foss Street Saco and Kennebunkport. A Den ver General Conference filmstrip will be shown by Marames Currie. Official Boards hold meetings through Sunday with a centual banquet in Yarmouth. Children’s day observances planned at Biddeford United Baptist church.

Methodist Youth Fellowship of South Biddeford The Foss Street Methodist Church Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship Saco United Baptist Church Methodist Youth Fellowship of the West Kennebunk Methodist Church Youth Fellowship of Goodwins Mills Advent Christian Church Saco School Street Saco School Street Methodist Church Yarmouth

Gorham Sailor Held For Killing

Norfolk police hold Richard L. Blake a 22 year old Gorham Maine sailor for grand jury action on a murder charge in the death of merchant seaman Philip S. Griffin 38 of Belhaven North Carolina Griffin was found dead in a hotel room May 14 Blake an enlisted man aboard the aircraft carrier Independence faced a lie detector test and reportedly said he struck Griffin on the head with a telephone after a tavern meeting and continued drinking ether in Griffin s hotel room patrolman Jake did not testify

Norfolk Richard L. Blake Gorham Maine Philip S. Griffin Belhaven N. C Griffin Blake Independence John L. Andrews Jake

Card of Thanks from the Boissoneault family

The family of Gerard Boissoneault thanks relatives friends neighbors and organizations including the Knights of Columbus American Legion auxiliary and Saco Lowell Shops co workers for sympathy mass cards and floral tributes after a bereavement.

Knights of Columbus Marc Franck Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley American Legion Auxiliary Saco-Lowell Gerard Boissoneault

Camp Ellis Street Reopens After Storm Damage

Surf street in Camp Ellis Beach, battered by a northeast January storm, has been repaired and reopened to traffic. Yorkhill will be closed Sunday night to Wednesday for repairs. Saco’s Bay View parking lot, bought for 5000 dollars, is being filled with sand and gravel to ready the area. Beach access via a 50 foot right of way from Eagle Avenue toward Camp Ellis Beach was granted.

Surf Camp Ellis Beach Saco Street Timothy Crowley Crowley Yorkhill City of Eagle Avenue

State Industry Accident Rate Is Near 759 Level

Augusta Maine reports manufacturing accident rate at 19.5 per million man hours in Q1 1960, below 1959 annual rate but above Q1 1959. Maine’s rate nearly doubles the 1958 national figure of 10.9, with lumber and wood products toping at 54.2 and furniture and fixtures at 48.0 while apparel at 1.0 and primary metals at 7.7 show lower rates.

Augusta Maine Department of Labor and Industry Chema and Allied Products

Nixon and Rockefeller Face Narrow Path to GOP Nomination

Nixon and Rockefeller, backed by Eisenhower, meet in New York during a British trade show opening with Prince Philip present. Rockefeller could duplicate a seven week push to secure the nomination as Nixon warns Americans about impatience with policies and the long arc of global conflict, hoping war is avoided.

Rockefeller Chicago Willkie Nixon Eisenhower New York Prince Philip Feller

Quiet in Biddeford Police Circles

Quiet scenes prevailed in Biddeford as no accidents were reported no major complaints and no arrests prompting no session of municipal court this morning in the city.

Biddeford

Chimney Fire at Nut Shell Lunch on Franklin Street Extinguished Upon Arrival

Lie Biddeford fire department responded to a chimney fire at the Nut Shell Lunch located at 5 Franklin Street last evening at 8 10. Firefighters arrived to find the blaze already extinguished. Building owner is Armand Goddard.

Lie Biddeford Franklin Street Armand Goddard

Petition Filed For Wage Earner under Bankruptcy Act

A wage earner petition was filed in U S District Court in Portland yesterday. The debtor Leo J Strout of Biddeford an auto mechanic has debts of 772 34 and assets of 150.

U.S Portland Yester Leo J. Strout Biddeford

Ancient proverb notes money silencing the druth

A quip from old Russian saying when money speaks the druth falls quiet. It highlights wealth influencing opinion and attention, with a sharp irony about influence. The line captures a cultural observation on money and discourse.

Weather Outlook for Portland: Partly Cloudy and Warmer

The forecast for Portland calls for partly cloudy skies and a slight rise in temperatures tonight. Sunday will remain mainly cloudy with little change in temperature.

Portland

Church Leader Will Address Methodists

Dr H W Barnes a Methodist district superintendent from Meerut India will speak Sunday to members of the South Biddeford and Foss Street Methodist churches He leads 21 pastors and over 33000 Methodist Christians in the Meerut district Located in Northern India 42 miles from New Delhi He has centered in the United States since last April and will speak at 930 am Pool Road and 1100 am Foss Street churches

H. W. Barnes Meerut India South Biddeford Foss Street Barnes New Delhi United States Agra Methodist Church Denver Cal South Biddeford Methodist Church Pool Road Foss Street Methodist Church

One Injured In Accident On Maine Turnpike

A late night crash on the Maine Turnpike at Kennebunk left one man with leg abrasions and a dislocated shoulder after a station wagon struck a guard rail on the Mousam River bridge and burst into flames. Edward Symmes, L Rhena Howard, and Rudolph Geiger were ejected. Geiger was admitted to Webber Hospital with injuries. State Trooper David Knight investigated with Kennebunk Fire Department assisting.

Maine Kennebunk Edward Symmes Gainsville Fla Mousam River Symmes L. Rhena Howard Miami Beach Rudolphe Geige Winchester Mass Webber Hosital Kennebunk Fire Department Geiger Andre Fortier David Knight Alfred Turnpike Police

Castro Blames U.S. for Refusal to Refine Soviet Oil

Castro charged that foreign oil firms refuse to refine Soviet crude oil as an act of treachery led by the U S State Department. He said the move aims to destroy the Cuban revolution by leaving Cuba without oil and warned the companies to rectify their decision or face consequences.

Castro U. S. State Department Cuba

Los Angeles Democratic Convention Committee Raises Funds

The Los Angeles Committee for the Democratic National Convention reports $450000 raised to stage the convention and projects a $50000 surplus. It remains nonpartisan aside from strong local support for Los Angeles and its sole aim is funding the event.

Los Angeles

Lobster Trap Charges Spark Youths’ Innocence Verdicts

John B. Gagne, 18, and Richard Gagne, 17, brothers of Biddeford Pool, were found innocent in Biddeford municipal court of Coastal Warden charges of molesting lobster traps. John Gagne was found guilty on a second charge of possessing five short lobster traps, fined $50 or 30 days, posted $200 bail for an appeal to York County Superior Court. Attorney Joseph F. Harvey and County Atty. Marcel R. Viger led the case.

John B Richard Gagne Yates Street Biddeford Pool Biddeford John Gagne Simon Spill York County Superior Court Joseph FE. Harvey Marcel R. Viger

Lightning beat Green Lantern 11 to 5 in Biddeford league

Lightning won its fourth of six Biddeford Softball League starts at Memorial Field, scoring 11 against Green Lantern. Al Chretient opened his first at bat with a league record eight straight hits, Norm Huot homered in the second, and Al Hubert pitched despite 11 walks and three hit batters as Lanternmen stranded 13.

Lightning Club Biddeford Memorial Field Green Lantern Club al Chretient Norm Huot al Hu Bert

Eight Grade Graduation Held at Kennebunkport School

Graduation exercises for Kennebunkport Consolidated School eighth graders featured a program of music and remarks led by Principal Gagne. Rev. Urban gave the invocation, Rev. Megert delivered the main address, and Supt. Seekins presented certificates. The class colors were blue and white, and a dance followed at the Olympian club hall.

Kennebunkport Boudreau Pomp Huot Dominique Brochu Gagne A. Chretien Bordage R. Cote Ray Tardif Rousselle Audet D. Gregoire Hubert George Urban Kennebunkport Village Baptist Church Henry 0. Megert Methodist Church On-The Cape Cape Porpoise Supt. of Schools John S. Seekins, Jr

Mrs Dale Conway Honored At Coffee in Kennebunk

Mrs L Dale Conway was guest of honor at a morning coffee hosted by Mrs Thomas Kezar and Mrs Francis Condon on Fletcher Street Kennebunk. Guests included numerous local ladies. Conway and her sons Steven and Gary planned travel to Norfolk Virginia to visit Lt(jg) Alton Bowdoin and later Salt Lake City to join Mr Conway.

L. Dale Conway Thomas Kezar Fletcher Street Kennebunk Kezar Francis Condon Kennebunk Beach Conway Steven Gary Edgar Bowdoin Norfolk Alton Bowdoin Bowdoin Conway and Sons Washington Salt Lake City Utah Dorrance Clark Bailey Wentworth Henry Pierce Thomas Reagan Ronald McBride Robert Marx Richard Michaels J. Russell Yates Samuel Simpson Harrison Taylor James Kosvanec William Cha3 Warren Bowdoin Condon

Prompt Tax Payment in Saco for 1% Discount

City Clerk Clifford A. Purvis announced that Saco real estate tax bills paid before July 15 will receive a 1 percent discount. Tax Collector Catherine Hangon will apply the discount to full, single-property bills, with 6 percent interest starting October 1 for bills unpaid after September 1. Tax bills should be mailed by Tuesday afternoon barring delays.

Saco Clifford A. Purvis Purvis Catherine Hangon

Jurges Fired as Boston Red Sox Manager

Boston manager Billy Jurges, 58, says the firing is best for all after the slump-ridden Red Sox ousted him. Veteran coach De Baker remains interim manager, with no successor named. Jurges pledged to return to baseball, while owner Tom Yawkey expressed regret over the situation.

Boston Billy Jurges Boston Red Sox Jurges Arlington de Baker Red Sox Tom Yawkey Ofton Press Yawkey Mike Higgins

New Ambulance Arrives For Use In Saco

Saco received a 1957 Cadillac air conditioned ambulance for the Fire Department replacing a 1953 model. It cost 7150 with 2700 trade in, 4450 from a special Saco ambulance fund and 724 from the city contingent fund to be paid back from operating profits.

Saco City of Saco

Puppy Found Left At Damp At Kennebunkport Dump

Kennebunkport police report a second cruelty incident in a year at the town dump where a four to five week old puppy was found. Clayton Shuffleb urg found the animal while disposing rubbish and took it home to care for it. Police chief Nicholas Inniss warns cruelty to animals is a serious offense and will be prosecuted.

Kennebunkport Clayton Shuffleburg Shuffleburg Nicholas Inniss

Red Sox Season Twists From Bright Start to Bottom

The club inherited an eighth place position and lifted to fifth. This season the Red Sox opened strong but then collapsed to the cellar, slipping from early momentum to a poor finish.

New York GOP Leader Backs Rockefeller At Rally

George S. Hinman said Gov. Nelson Rockefeller will support the 1960 GOP ticket and aid in winning New York. He doubted Rockefeller's presidential nomination and noted no plan to place Rockefeller's name at the convention. Hinman called Rockefeller's remarks a factor in shaping party leadership, not a split.

Washington George S. Hinman New York Nelson A. Rockefeller New York State Hinman GOP National Committee Rockefeller Richard M. Nixon National Committee Nixon

Change needed in US system says land at MIT

Dr Edward H Land, head of Polar oid Co and inventor of one minute photography, urged a major US system rebuild in a commencement address at MIT. He warned excellence has cost devastations, noting society neglects the talented and confines many to dull mediocrity while a few prosper. He urged using all true ability to raise the many to higher achievement. Chili con carne leftover is suggested to be spooned into tomatoes and baked.

Cambridge Mass Edwin H. Land Polaroid Co Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Land

Nation's Top Housewife Is Crowned

Mrs. George Murphy, 31, of Kentland Indiana, crowned Mrs. America after beating 49 state contestants and D C. She spoke from a sickbed while her husband served breakfast in bed in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Her children are Steven Michael Patrick Jeffrey and Cynthia. Runner up was Mrs. Jack O Connor of Granite Falls Minnesota and third was Mrs. Robert Clemens of Savannah Georgia.

Fort Lauderdale Fla America George Murphy Kentland Ind District of Columbia Chicago George Murphy Jack O'Connor Garnite Falls Minn Robert Clemens Savannah

Job Loss Feared By Textile Unit

Providence Rhode Island based textile association warns 3000 to 5000 Rhode Island textile jobs may be lost in coming years if tariff concessions persist for Geneva GATT negotiations. A hearing on July 11 will review a preliminary list of products for tariff talks. Association secretary treasurer Stanley B. Thomas says all textile items must be removed before negotiations begin.

Providence R.I Rhode Island Geneva Stanley B. Thomas Association

Nuptials Highlight Oklahoma Wedding of Cabe and Adams

Miss Janet Sue Cabe of Westville Oklahoma married Dr Donald Kendrick Adams of Nashville Tennessee at the Rose Chapel Boston Avenue Methodist Tulsa Oklahoma The bride wore a rosepoint lace gown with peau de soie and a bouquet of orchids and stephanotis Best man Yan Zin Park Seoul Korea and ushers Frank Denton Lubbock Texas Jay Davisson Tulsa Attendants wore blue and pastel gowns A reception followed at the Harvard Club The couple plan to reside in Nashville after a wedding trip to Colorado Adams holds advanced degrees and has served as an educational advisor in Korea and for the U S Government.

Wells Ogunquit Rose Ck Pel Boston Avenue Methodist Church Tulsa Okla Janet Sue Cabe Ernest H. Cabe Westville Donald Kendrick Adams Nashville John B. Wolfe All Souls Unitarian Church Barbara Benefiel Donna Mack Sunland Calif Sharon Davisson Yan Zin Park Seoul Korea Frank Denton Lubbock Texas Jay Davisson Cabe Harvard Club Bill Hamblin Dean Stabler David Shorten Robert Boutz Colorado Crestview Drive Tenn Adams Central High Schools University of Oklahoma Vanderbilt University Delta Gamma Sorority Wells High School University of New Hampshire University of Connecticut U. S. Air Force United Nations U. S George Peabody College For Teachers Nashville, Tenn

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Lizzie Hutchins Counies Village Baptist Church Lym Baptist Church Goodwin Mills Lyman Baptist Church Biddeford United Baptist Church Church Heliodore Laverdiere Albert Gadbois Camp Ellis Street Paper and Allied Industries Convention Funds Robert L. Fowler Lewis M. Fowler Balsam Jane Old Orchard Beach University of Maine Fowler Diane Farr Gwen Marie Johnson City N. Y General Electric Co Springvale A Roy Perreault AMIE East End le Voltigeur Rochambeau Green Lantern Spooiode Ons East Ed Springvale Lightning Voltigeur Rochnbeau K-Port Green Lantern Ab R Hooa E Rog. Gagne D. Binette Laverierre B. Dutremble B. Dallaire B. Chretien Agreste S. Ray Gagne Brown R. Tardif Caissie Rog. Gagne Foran Hubert ‘Agreste Ray Gagne Huber P. Binette Martel Janelle Laliberte Charland Corio Chretien Kennebunk Junior High School Brenda Regan Elizabeth Silliker Francine Battles Fay Adjutant Natalie Wildes Madeline Bartlett Leanne Travers Caroline Russell Gail Varney Judy Willey Ronald Murray David Clark Dana Pangborn Carl Christensen Ernest Morris Billy Garry John Pierce Bobby Pelletier Bobby Velevis Billy Welch Dale Conway Journal Oklahoma
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