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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1959
Page
2
The forecast calls for cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with warmer temperatures expected. Tonight will be cloudy and not as cool, while tomorrow should bring a noticeable rise in warmth across Portland.
Personal briefs note Edgar Collette’s return from Notre Dame hospital and several Biddeford residents attending Merrimack High School graduation for Richard McKenney. Obituaries report Elizabeth Sarah Wetherell’s funeral and burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Hollywood notes Ethel Barrymore’s cremation plans and a Rosary revival preceding a Requiem Mass at Church of Good Shepherd in Beverly.
The American Legion Post in Biddeford will hold a special meeting Sunday at 1 p m at the Post home on Elm Street.
A schedule of church events across Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach and surrounding towns features Elliston Smith speaking at Full Gospel Assembly Biddeford. Other services include Home Missions Fellowship with Bishop John Wesley d at Nassan College Springvale and various Advent Christian Sail gatherings at Saco and Old Orchard Beach.
Textile union representatives voted to seek a 25 cents per hour raise and better fringe benefits in September for workers in New England dyeing finishing and printing industries. The action came at a meeting of 73 union officials representing about 7,000 workers in New Bedford Massachusetts.
Allen Bornheimer of Yarmouth, former governor of the 1959 Dirigo Boys State, is named a delegate to Boys Nation in Washington next month, joining Arthur Cohen of Auburn. The James Boyle Scholarship goes to Joseph Zilinsky of Dover-Foxcroft.
Washington reports the Senate rejected Lewis L Strauss as secretary of commerce by 49 to 46. The office may face significant layoffs as 51 of about 300 employees were warned their jobs could end on June 30 after a $440,000 cut. Johnson steered opposition, seen as trading Strauss’s scalp for Democratic spending limits.
Foss Street and South Biddeford Methodist churches announce a summer worship program with 9 am South Biddeford service and 10 15 am Foss Street service plus an 11 am after service get acquainted hour. A summer choir led by Mrs Carl Deis Jr will rehearse Thursdays while organist Leon Lancey and Mrs Deis perform sacred concerts before services. Six church commissions will provide coffee and sandwiches after services for members and visitors.
Florida Governor Leroy Collins allowed a legislative act to become law without his signature. The measure permits transferring a pupil who objects to integration and bars forcing such students under compulsory attendance laws to attend racially mixed classes if the local school board refuses.
Kansas City Missouri saw Sigma announce Chris Laurie Mills as the 1939 international sweetheart. Mills is a 5 foot 5 sophomore from Los Angeles and attends the University of Southern California.
Waterville area doctor Terris Moore former Colby economics professor lands a Piper Cub atop Alaska's Mt Sanford at 16 208 feet in a joint Army study. The mission shows helicopters can operate in high mountains and aid climbers or downed air men with rescues. A pair of helicopters assisted as Moore rolled to a snow field and departed minutes later.
Registration for the Little Big League and the Boys High School basketball league at Memorial Field May Street Biddeford has been extended to Wednesday due to last week's bad weather. Playground Director George Wells announced today. Boys may register by contacting Wells or Charles McKenena at Memorial Field.
In Moscow Khrushchev reiterated demand to end Western occupation in West Berlin and warned of a separate East German treaty. Ministers favor further talks as Berlin remains a flashpoint. A July resumption and U.S. moves include Kozlov to Washington and Nixon to Moscow for exhibitions and talks.
Birth notices from Biddeford and nearby towns list new arrivals at Webber Hospital. Valerie, daughter of Peter A Mantis, weighs six pounds one ounce. daughters for Roger Lariviere and others with birth details and weights. several sons named with full names and weights announced June 15 to June 17.
Miss Grace Emilie Tarbox of Kennebunkport was guest of honor at a bridal shower at the Olympian club house. Hostesses included Mrs. Lois Studley Evelyn Medina Frances Sherman and Margie Ridlon. Guests and relatives from Kennebunkport and surrounding areas attended, with gifts sent by additional family members unable to attend.
Gary Leech celebrated his second birthday at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Richard Leech in Rossroad Kennebunk. He received many gifts and enjoyed refreshments including two decorated birthday cakes made by his mother and grandmother. Guests included Nancy Leech Bruce Lovett Carel Ann Me Connell Evelyn Bush Robin Stimpson Gary and his sister Betty his brother Craig his grandmother Mrs A Wesley Leech his great grandmother Mrs Cecil McConnell his aunts Mrs Judith Lovett and Mrs Paul Lemay and his great aunt Mrs Everett Waterhouse.
A new troupe of Lido de Paris entertainers arrives next Tuesday in Las Vegas. The group, described as curvy European beauties, has spent nearly a year away from the stage and will perform after offering cheeky travel tips that mock hospital costs and taxi fares.
About 140 attended Esther Night by Adah Chapter in Biddeford with Mabel DeShon as special speaker. Officers and visiting Esthers from Mizpah Westbrook and many chapters were honored, solos performed, and a life of Esther presented. a memorial for Elizabeth Wetherell and invites to Rivermouth New Hampshire noted. summer recess announced with a September meeting, a July tea planned, and anniversary wishes extended.
Seventeen or eighteen workers were summoned to the Power Transformer Department where they rejected a work assignment claiming it would reduce pay by up to 25 cents an hour. They were suspended and docked three days. The walkout started Thursday after IE s demand for a time study was refused. White collar workers backed the picket lines yesterday. Four pickets sustained minor injuries. clerical workers were jostled en route to work. A federal mediator was expected Monday to help settle the dispute.
Stock sales last week fell to 13,125,302 shares from 15,468,144 the prior week, the lightest since August 1958. Bond sales on the NYSE dropped to 20,205,000 from 30,874,200, with 26,647,000 for the same week in 1958. The consumer price index rose to 124 percent of the 1947 49 average in May, a new high, signaling about 20 percent higher living costs since World War II. Americans’ personal income in May reached a record annual rate of 376.2 billion dollars.
JL Leech was unable to attend the event, with no further details provided. The brief note cites his absence and mentions possible scheduling conflicts or personal reasons without specifying them.
Judge Hilary Mahaney presided in Saco municipal court this morning over traffic violation cases. Esther M. Springer, 46, of 546 Elm Street Biddeford, pleaded guilty to running a red light and paid a $5 fine. John P. Delaney, 35, of 90 Craigie Street Portland, pleaded guilty and paid a $20 fine for failing to stop at an intersection.
Biddeford sets July 3 deadline for bicycle licenses. Police Chief Sevigny says licenses cost 25 cents and require a police inspection or safety measures. The department has issued 982 licenses this year, with over 1,600 last year.
A 1957 car stolen from Al fred street Biddeford last night, about 8 30 p m. New York plates 1908 UT registered to Lionel J Lajoie 184 Lincoln St Saco. Vehicle two tone green four door sedan. Chief Sevigny urged keys removal and parking security. summer workload rise noted and residents urged to lock cars and remove valuables.
Erwin S. Anderson of Bangor is the new president of the Maine Bankers Assn. Other officers elected at yesterday's meeting include Frederick B Nelson and Alden H.
The Unitarian Universalist Joint Study commission will meet at the Unitarian Parish house on School street in Saco Monday at 7 15 pm The commission includes Unitarians Robert Fenderson Charles Fenderson Sara Emmons and Universalists John P Tarbox Laura Bridgman Eleanor Davis Alternates for Unitarians are Norman McAuley Charles Anthony and Leon Libby Universalist alternates are Sven Edfors King Woolman and Wilber Dewey
A kitchen shower was held at Cascade lodge for Miss Sylvia Plessis in preparation for her June 27 marriage to Richard Moreau. Corsages were given to Miss Plessis and hostess Mrs. Germaine Godbout. guests included her mother and numerous neighbors and friends.
A car hit a utility pole at Taylor and Elm streets in Biddeford this morning around 2 30. The pole was damaged with chipped sections and a fire alarm box ruined. the alarm did not sound. Capt. Philip Poirer found an abandoned car with pole debris on Alfred Street and police pursue the driver. The pole will be replaced.
Sawyer of Portland is named vice president and Gardner L. Brown from Portland is chosen president of a subgroup within the Maine National Bankers Association. The announcement ranks leadership roles within the association’s regional structure.
The piece urges choosing a permanent home location by weighing climate health and family needs. It advises avoiding major cities due to war risk and missile targets, favoring small cities or college towns within a couple hours’ drive of big cities, and stresses land value, drainage, age of housing, and proximity to amenities. It also suggests evaluating subdivisions carefully and spending time touring states before buying.
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