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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1959

Page

2

Personal Briefs from the Area Hospital and Navy

Local notes report patients at Webber hospital including Mrs Edward L Pare and Mrs Adeline Letarte as medical and surgical cases. Others include Edgar R Corneau and Rickie Brooks at Maine Medical Center, plus service members and students connected to George Washington University and naval assignments in the West Pacific and Great Lakes.

Edward L. Pare Green Street Webber Hospital John Lewis Ferry Road Trusl Hospital Josephine Chapin Iowa City Saco Adeline Letarte Hooper Street Edgar R. Corneau South Street Rickie Brooks John Brooks Westmore Avenue Maine Medical Center Portland Marc E. Simard Normand Assumption Preparatory School Worcester Mass Allison B. Lovell USN Irene M. Hamlyn Wells Los Angeles U .S. Seventh Fleet Western Pacific Theresa Conroy Gertrude Boothby Temple Street Saco Steel Company Miss Conroy Ina M. Sears Suitland George Washa University Washington

Elizabeth Wetherell widow of Lloyd Wetherell dies at 88

Elizabeth Wetherell 88 widow of Lloyd B Wetherell died after a long illness in a local hospital. A Biddeford native and Elms Street resident she was daughter of James and Sarah Beaumont educated in local schools and active in Christ Episcopal church and Rebekah lodges. Survived by sister Mrs John Dean Sanford nieces Elizabeth Jeanette and Corinne Wells Biddeford nephew Paul W Dean. Funeral Friday at 10 am from Dennett Craig funeral home Saco Rev Mark McCullough officiating burial Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow 6 to 9 pm.

Elizabeth Sarah Wetherell Lloyd B. Wetherell McArthur Elms Street Biddeford James and Sarah (Wells) Beaumont Christ Episcopal Church Adah OES Evangeline Rebekah Lodge John Dean Sanford Elizabeth Jeaninette Dean Paul W. Dean Corinne Wells Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main Street Saco Mark McCullough Greenwood Cemetery

PARTLY CLOUDY PORTLAND FORECAST CONTINUES

Partly cloudy Portland area forecast continues with mostly cloudy skies and cool conditions. Occasional showers or light rain expected through Thursday with northeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon and tonight then northerly winds Thursday. Temperatures Zone 1 near 60, low to mid 40s.

Portland

Pay TV to Start in Canada by Year’s End

International Telemeter Co president Louis A. Nevins says pay TV will operate in Canada before year end. Paying viewers will choose from a sports program a movie or a local show simultaneously, with Ceria boxes attached to home sets.

PAY Los Angeles International Telemeter Co Canada Louis A. Nevins Abe Ceria

Card of Thanks From Imelda Bergeron and Proulx

Expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for cards and flowers received during hospital stays at Webber and Notre Dame hospitals. Signed by Mrs. Imelda Bergeron and Charles A. Proulx.

Webber Hospital Notre Dame Hospital

Rhode Island Officials Seek Probe of Mass Tax on Workers

A Rhode Island delegation met Massachusetts officials in Boston to protest the Bay State withholding tax on out-of-staters. The four RI senators said Massachusetts agreed to visit Rhode Island this summer to hear firsthand about hardships caused by the tax.

Providence R. I Rhode Island Massachusetts Rhode Islanders Bay State State Commission On Interstate Cooperation Boston

RI Plans Aid For Older Job Seekers

Governor Del Sesto says Rhode Island will aid workers 45 and older with special job counselling testing and planning. He noted 38 percent of last year s active job seekers were 45 plus and only half found work. State agencies will coordinate intensified efforts to place strong prospects.

Kingston, R. I Christopher del Sesto Rhode Island New England Conference On the del Sesto State Public Assistance Division Division On Aging Department of Employment Security

Land Owner Scene Ends After Armed Standoff

A tense standoff unfolds as officers, aided by Rod Rodrigue and his wife from Augusta, fail to close in until she arrives. She pleads over a loudspeaker while troopers maneuver nearby. After warm shots are fired, Rodrigue drops his rifle, lowers his hands, and steps into the open.

Page One Rodrigue Augusta Roderigue

Planes collide or engage near Richfield Ohio readied crew reports

Radarman Floyd W MecClintick of Richfield Ohio said they were not close enough to see the pilots as their aircraft broke off from their runs about 200 feet behind. May or reported the incident lasted from 10 to 15 minutes. In Washington the State Department denounced the Communist attack as unwarranted and vicious. A protest was planned to determine which planes attacked as Asst. Secretary Robertson said the timing aimed to heighten tension during the Geneva talks.

Floyd W. MecClintick Richfield Ohio Washington State Department Asst Walter S. Robertson Geneva

Presumed Drowned in Big Black Rapids

Robert KecKay, 22, of Presque Isle, fell from a canoe in the Big Black rapids on the St. John river and was presumed drowned. Richard Akeley, 22, of Presque Isle, aid McKay lost his footing during portaging and disappeared after slipping into the river.

Presque Isle Robert KecKay St. John River Maine Richard Akeley McKay

Smith-Humphrey ticket urged by Los Angeles seniors

The Roosevelt Park Senior Citizens Organization backs a 1960 bipartisan ticket with Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey as president and Sen. Margaret Chase Smith as vice president. The group cites both senators’ grasp of aged and needy concerns. Mrs. Smith declined comment and Humphrey was unavailable for comment.

Sen. Smith Washington Roosevelt Park

Speeding Case Continued for Miss Redlon in Saco Court

The speeding case against 17 year old Wilma J. Redlon of Portland was continued for sentence by Judge Hilary Mahaney in Saco Municipal Court. Saco police were the complainants in the case.

Wilma J. Redlon Portland Hilary Mahaney Saco Municipal Court Saco

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Fragmentary text presents times and numbers with no identifiable people organizations places or events. Unable to determine a coherent news item or summary from the fragment.

Club Calendar Meeting Tonight by Legion Auxiliary

The Tighe Beaudoin Farley unit of the American Legion auxiliary will meet at the City building tonight at 7 30.

Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Unit American Legion Auxiliary York County Council American Legion and Auxiliary Sullivan-Newell South Berwick Gertrude Rankin Owen-Davis Saco Florence Lewis Alberta Redmond Kennebunkport Memorial Beryl Hill Wallingford-Harris Kittery Kay Ambrose Ken

Foss Street Methodist Choir Rehearsal Thursday Evening

The Foss Street Methodist church choir will rehearse on Thursday at 7 30 p m at the church, inviting members and interested singers to attend for an evening session of practice and voice work.

Foss Street Methodist Church

Village church groups hold meetings in Kennebunkport

The Homemaker's Study and Social Hour for young women of Village Baptist church meets at the manse on School Street Thursday at 7 30 p m. The Junior Songsters of Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army meet Thursday at 3 30 p m. The Junior and Senior Timbre groups meet Thursday at 4 30 p m. The Home League meets Thursday at 7 30 p m.

Kennebunkport School Street Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army The

Girl Guards of the Saco Plan Evening Event

The Girl Guards of the Saco organize a day at 6 p m with activities for members and supporters. Details on location and program follow in upcoming notices.

Women Society to Attend Officers Training Day

Representatives of the Womens Society of Christian Service of the Saco School Street Methodist Church will attend the WSCS Officers Training Day on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Clark Memorial Church in Portland.

Womens Society of Christian Service Saco School Street Methodist Chuch WSCS Clark Memorial Church Portland

Smorgasbord Supper By Saco Church Club

The E. and L. club of the Saco School Street Methodist church will host a smorgasbord supper Thursday from 5 to 7 PM at the church vestry. Mrs. Linnette Martin serves as chairman.

E. and L. Club Saco School Street Methodist Church Linnette Martin

Literature committee meets at Saco United Baptist Church

The Literature committee will meet at Saco United Baptist church on Thursday at 7 p.m. The gathering will discuss upcoming readings and local literary events.

Saco United Baptist Church

Christ Episcopal Church Postpones Pot Luck Meeting

The pot luck supper and meeting of the men and women of Christ Episcopal Church, originally set for Thursday night, has been postponed to Thursday, June 25.

Christ Episcopal Church

Communist propaganda and power shifts in Iraq under Kassem

The piece describes widespread Communist influence in Iraqi society, from press and posters to mass organizations, with leaders like Kassem maintaining army backing. Moscow faces a strategic choice as Nasser’s anti Communist stance rises, risking new anti Communist sentiment in the Middle East and challenging Soviet gains. Salam Ad signals no single party can seize control now.

Pace One Iraq Soviet Union Lenin Stalin Khrushchev Abdel Karim Kassem Kassem Nasser Gamal ‘Abdel Nasser United Arab ‘Republic Moscow Middle East Salam Ad Arab East Syria

Missionary Doctor Returns After 45 Years

William L Nute a Yale graduate turned missionary physician returns on furlough from Turkey where he cared for thousands from Talas and surrounding villages. He and his Turkish born wife raised three children in Turkey Okinawa and San Diego. Her first husband was killed in Adana. He began medicine in Turkey in 1924 after first arriving as a non physician.

Boston William L. Nate Kansas City Yale University Turkey Nute Congregational Christian Mission Talas Adana Tarsus William Nute Okinawa San Diego

Ethics of Using Electronic Devices to Be Heard in Court

Court will consider the ethics of using listening devices as defense counsel accepted the case yesterday. The proceeding raises questions about privacy and admissibility in the ongoing matter.

Graham finds Soviet morals high despite regime stance

Evangelist Billy Graham, after a five day Moscow visit, praised Soviet morals especially in sex behavior. In Paris he noted cleanliness and few public displays, said many Russians show spiritual hunger and insecurity. He visited Stalin and Lenin tombs and hopes to return to preach, expressing love for the Russian people despite disliking communism.

Paris Billy Graham Moscow London Graham Stalin Lenin

Boston Baby Girl Found Abandoned

A two day old baby girl was found abandoned on the first floor hallway of a six family Dorchester residence. A resident heard crying and police found the infant wrapped in a red and white towel and wearing a white shirt. She weighs eight pounds and is in good health at City Hospital.

Boston Dorchester City Hospital

Bundling bed revival proposed to end bed split debate

An Oshkosh bed maker at a Chicago furniture show touts a puritan era bundling bed with a center board as a compromise between single and double beds. He argues the design could foster harmony for courting couples by keeping mates on opposite sides and fully dressed, illustrating the concept with a pilot model.

Chicago Oshkosh Wis

Court weighs releasing NH slaying files to Rhode Island defendants

The New Hampshire Supreme Court debated making investigation records public to counsel for three Rhode Island defendants in the Maurice Gagnon slaying case. Gagnon, 41, was found dead in a Nashua auto on February 9, linked to a lootings probe in Lincoln. Defendants Fred Martineau and Rusell Nelson deny charges. Robert Almonte awaits an accessory charge trial.

Concord N. H New Hampshire Rhode Islander Rhode Island State Supreme Court Maurice Gagnon Cranston Nashua Fred Martineau Pawtucket Rusell J. Nelson Providence Robert W. Almonte Louis C. Wyman Supreme Court Gagnon Martineau Nelson Lincoln

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Alfred Loignon Gertrude Avenue Kittery Naval Shipyard Great Lakes Naval School U. S Gilbert F. Johnson Leslie W. Johnson Norfolk U.S. Navy U. S. Air Force Air Force Alaska New Jersey South Carolina New York Elizabeth Wetherell Mrs Imelda Bergeron Charles A. Proulx Memoriam Mary Boucher Pinard St. Joseph Church Saco Salvation Army Louise Jenkins Mary Wood Gertrude Wood Albeo LaPierre William Butler Robert Bickford Alton Coro Donald Leighton Merton Spurr Thomas Anderton George Shalloupe M. Frank Murphy Woodbury Stevens Evangelist Graham Paul E. Charland Alfred Street Cabana Orton Banson Langevin NORGE Shapiro's
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