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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1963
Page
2
Mrs Hedwidge House of Utica New York spends the summer at a cottage on Carll Avenue in Olde Beach. Harry Gowen of Mountains Road Biddeford, a retired Biddeford Post Office clerk, is listed as a surgical patient at Webber Hospital.
The Junior Bandana swangs and Saco Salvation Army hold confession sessions Saturday at St Monica Kennebunk from 4 to 5 pm, St Martha Kerreburk from 4 to 8 pm, and St Mary Wells from 2:30 to 3:30 pm.
The last regular Sunday worship before September will be held June 16 at 10 45 a m in the Reford Firstee Church City Square with Holy Communion and sermon by Rev Edmund W Beal on Strength Through Communion. Mrs Beatrice Kale singing Give Thanks And Sing and Hymn of the Last Supper. Local churches join Ferry Beach outdoor service June 30 at 11 am. Summer services listed and regular worship resumes November 8 at 10 45 am in Saco church.
Britain’s prime minister clings to power amid a splintered Conservative party and calls for strong leadership. A Labor revolt looms, with Enoch Powell and Edward Boyle seen as potential leaders, ahead of a House of Commons debate on the Profumo scandal and Verifications of security and trust in high office.
The State Highway Commission announced bids will be opened June 26 for installing a dove device to retard corrosion of steel pilings in salt water. The system, first of its kind in Maine, will be placed at the bridge between Yarmouth and Cousins Island, protecting pilings of two nearby transmission towers.
Hariclia Gribizes age 77 of 20 James St Saco died in a Biddeford hospital. Born April 15 1886 in Poli ichane Epiros Greece she lived in the area over 30 years. Survived by three daughters Sophie Victor Rockland Celina Ohio and two others. three sons George Saco Charles Sanford Harry Reeee Conn a brother Minas Regeos Portland two sisters Antioch Calif and Biddeford plus 12 grandchildren. Funeral at 2 pm tomorrow St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Biddeford with calling hours today at Sansoucy Funeral Home.
Albert J. Cote 65 of Old Orchard Beach died in a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born July 1 1897 in South Durham Quebec he worked at Saco Tanning Corp retired last year. Survived by wife Zelia Caouette two daughters four sons two sisters and one brother along with 20 grandchildren. Friends may call Emond Funeral Home Biddeford today through Sunday. Funeral at St Margaret Church Monday at 9 AM.
Members of C. Fayette Staples Post and Auxiliary will meet at Sansoucy Funeral Home in Biddeford tonight at 7 o clock to pay respects to Arthur H. Laplante.
Officers and members of York County Barracks Veterans of World War I will meet at 7:30 tonight at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford to pay respects to late member Arthur LaPlante.
Members of the Sacred Heart League of St. Andre's Church meet at Emond Funeral Home Sunday at 7 p.m. to say prayers for Albert J. Cote.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Oscar Guay at Webber Hospital in Biddeford on June 13 weighing eight pounds nine ounces. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Gilbert Morin of Lewiston and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Narcisse Guay of Biddeford.
In Canton Pennsylvania Priscilla Bolger wed Eugene C Porter as planned despite a broken jaw loosening teeth and a cut lip from a car crash ten days earlier She told Porter he must eat her portion of the cake since she cannot open her mouth wide after the ceremony.
Judge Donald W. Webber of Auburn Maine moderator of the United Church of Christ said the nation is in the midst of the greatest social upheaval since the Civil War. He urged the Ohio conference of Congregational Christian churches to focus on civil rights issues asserting the American Negro is to enjoy first class citizenship.
This afternoon brings variable cloudiness and cooler conditions with highs in the mid 60s to low 70s. Tonight remains partly cloudy with a low near 45 to 50 and winds shifting to mostly northerly after midnight. Saturday looks mostly sunny with little temperature change and light to moderate winds.
The Maine Supreme Court in Portland continued the Chequinn Corp appeal for liquor on entertainment and victualers licenses denied by Old Orchard Beach town council for The Tide Inn and The Barn. Neighbors complained of noise and disorder associated with the two establishments, which prompted the original license denials.
Portland resident Anthony J. DeLuca Jr. 23 was found not guilty of a driving to endanger charge by Judge Hilary Mahaney in Saco Municipal Court after an accident on Seaside Ave Bay View at Bay View Road. DeLuca and two passengers were hospitalized overnight and released.
Stocks opened higher with tobacco shares recovering while auto makers edged lower and steel indices held steady. Traders watched lower and medium priced issues surge on recommendations amid a cautious mood ahead of potential rail strikes next week. The AP index stood at noon near 272.4 with industrials up slightly and rails up modestly as Treasuries steadied and Cleopatra related news nudged Twentieth Century Fox. Colgate-Palmolive rose on stock split talk as Chrysler Ford GM and Studebaker posted small moves.
U S Forest Service men Clarence C and Bo er Skelman catalog 360 logs washing ashore across Oahu and neighboring islands. Logs from Muchalat Gold River Canada Philippines Japan and other regions traced currents across the Pacific proving widespread drift. Salvage not profitable but logs must be moved and burned to reduce hazards to shipping and swimmers.
Du Pont edged ahead by a point while Pan Am traded lower. The Dow Jones average rose .77 to 722.20 as trading remained quiet. On the American Stock Exchange prices were mixed with corporate bonds mixed and rails higher. Most government bonds were unchanged.
A reader asks how to end friendly attention from a boy without hurting him and how a 12 year old should handle sending a birthday card. Elinor Williams advises treating him as a friend, being brief on the phone, and avoiding romantic or comic cards while suggesting a polite, friendly greeting to help revive friendship.
Paris born Pauline Trigere showcased a reversible collection mixing antebellum silhouettes with modern femme fatale looks. Models wore wide-necked jackets, satin capes, mink linings, and oversized rhinestones while also presenting figure-skimming day dresses and hip-flared coats.
Beach town manager Leon F. Jones announced a Monday night council session at 7 30 at the town hall. The resident engineer from Whitman and Howard will discuss the sewer project at the midway town section with plans drawn. State and federal aid have been granted and construction is expected to start late this summer. Additional business license applications are on the agenda.
Michigan State meets Auburn in the 1938 Orlange Bowl, debuting its first postseason game. The Spartans trail 6 to 0 as the Tigers defense stifles scoring opportunities in the game.
York County Pomona Grange met at Quamphegan Grange in South Berwick for Home Economics Night. Winners in Pomona and state dress revues were announced, with garments forwarded for national judging, and juveniles named for camp at Bryant Pond. An honorary membership and August events were noted, with the next meeting set for July 11 at Maple Grange West Newfield.
Well informed officials say there has been no hint of concessions from Russia on the test ban. They question whether Khrushchev's December offer of two or three on site inspections a year in Russia still stands and note Western visitors report him urging that international inspection is unnecessary.
Summer vacation brings relief and plans for swimming picnics and camp. About 40 percent of high school underclassmen seek summer work while others take classes to improve or pursue different courses, with most students glad for the break.
Earl Clayton Mallett of Kittery changed his plea to guilty in York County Superior Court yesterday after appealing a drunken driving conviction from Yorkshire Municipal Court. Judge Thomas E K Delahanty set bail at 150 dollars.
State senators and the Education Committee debated Brooks bills on teacher bonuses amid compromise efforts. Brooks warned abolishing bonuses would breach faith with towns forming districts for incentives while Hichborn cautioned that passing the bill would imply the state’s word has no value. Ferguson supported the measure citing a 25 mill rate. Cram offered comments on unspecified provisions.
A Dover youth, 18, was fined $10 in Kennebunk Municipal Court for possession of two obscene drawings. Other defendants faced penalties including speeding and beer possession, with amounts ranging from $10 to $25. Several pleas included guilty, some with suspended amounts, and one not guilty finding with a $25 fine and $15 suspended.
Guard at Huntsville reports campus life returning toward normal at the university in Tuscaloosa with barricades removed from most areas and cars allowed on campus for the first time since Saturday.
Features in the bill include a provision that would base a town's share of a district's costs on the average daily membership of its students attending district schools.
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