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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1962

Page

2

Local Personal Notices From Biddeford and Surroundings

Entries report several Biddeford residents and relatives in medical care or travel. John Berthiaume and Herv e Paul are listed as surgical patients at Webber hospital. Miss Carol Allen visits Biddeford from out of town while Leroy Chretien, on a 14 day furlough, returns from Keesler AFB Mississippi. Rose Turner plans purchases at Butlers Department Store after returning from New York. Irving Remar transfers to Maine Medical Center Portland. Paul E. Sherman earns a naval promotion with Squadron 3 Milton facility. Baker Annis wedding at Sebago Lake is attended by Mr. and Mrs. Burnham and Mr. and Mrs. Trask. Kevin James Burke earns top math honors at St Brigid\u2019s School during grandson Kevin\u2019s commencement.

John Berthiaume Hill Street Biddeford Webber Hospital Herve Paul Center Street Webber S.1 Kevin J. Burke Kevin James St. Brigid's School Kevin

Deaths Eva A Kimball 69 Biddeford nursing home

Mrs Eva A Kimball 69 of Old Limerick road Arundel died last evening after a long illness in a Biddeford Nursing home Born October 24 1892 in Lawrence Mass she was daughter of Alcide and Emma LaVallee She came from Falmouth four years ago lived with son Paul R Kimball She worked at Pineland Hospital Pownal and was a communicant of St Mary Church Biddeford Survived by widower Herbert L Kimball two sons Linwood A Kimball and Paul R Kimball a sister Mrs Walmore Daignault five grandchildren Requiem high mass Friday 9 am St Mary Church Friends may call Shumway Funeral Home Saco today and tomorrow 2-4 and 7-10 pm Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford.

Eva A. Kimball Old Limerick Road Arundel Herbert L. Kimball Linwood A. Kimball Old Orchard Beach Paul R. Kimball Walmore Daignault Ormond Beach Saco Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford

Clearing Portland Weather Outlook

This afternoon features considerable cloudiness and cool temperatures with westerly winds. Tonight winds shift to the east at 5 to 15 MPH as skies gradually clear and temperatures fall to the upper 50s to low 60s. Thursday brings fair and cool conditions with similar temperate readings in the upper 60s to low 70s and lows near 50s.

Portland

Saco Congregational Church Members Plan Parish House Bake Sale

Madisses members of the Saco Congregational church will bring baked goods to the Parish house before 19 Friday morning for the food sale.

Saco

Fremont Club and Auxiliary Meeting Planned Tomorrow Night

The Fremont club and auxiliary will hold a joint meeting tomorrow night at 8 at Alfred Street. The gathering aims to discuss upcoming activities and strengthen community ties among members.

Fremont Club Tomoree Alfred Street

Church Notes: Services and Rehearsals Thursday

Prayer and Bible study at First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach at 7 30 p m Holy Communion at 8 a m in St Episcopal Biddeford Senior choir rehearses at Saco School Street Methodist at 7 p m Prayer meeting at First Assembly of God Saco Ahepa Home Pleasant Street 7 30 p m Lyman First Baptist Goodwins Mills Thursday night activities.

First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach So Episcopal Church Biddeard Saco School Street Methodist Church First Assembly of God Church of Saco Ahepa Pleasant Street Lyman First Baptist Church Goodwins Mills

Choir rehearsal notice for Thursday evening

Choir rehearsal will be held Thursday at 8 30 p m at the local church auditorium. Residents are asked to arrive 10 minutes early for seating and announcements.

Unitarian Universalist Education Committee Meeting Tonight

The Unitarian Universalist Religious Education committee holds its monthly meeting tonight at 7:30 in the Universalist church.

Unitarian - Universalist Religious Education Committee Universalist Church

Stocks drift lower after early gains in New York

The New York market started with a brief advance but traded irregularly and ended modestly down. The AP 60 average slipped 0.10 to 212.40 at noon as industrials and select blue chips declined while aerospace posted gains. Dow stood at 568.52, down 3.09.

NEW York Associated Press IBM Polaroid Xerox U.S. Steel Big Steel du Pont Ford General Electric Eastman Kodak Aerospace Boeing United Aircraft Douglas Aircraft General Motors American Stock Exchange U.S

Biddeford Primary Ballot Totals Reported by City Clerk

Biddeford voters cast 4,279 ballots in Monday’s primary with 44 absentee ballots. Ward totals show 234 for Dem and 57 for Rep in Ward 1. Ward 2 13. Ward 3 21. Ward 4 624 for Dem and 25 for Rep. Ward 5 677 Dem and 38 Rep. Ward 6 5. Ward 7 1,900 Dem and 48 Rep. A discrepancy in Ward 4 totals prompted City Clerk Ralph Binette to review records after early Tuesday morning submissions.

Biddeford Ward Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 5 Ward 7 DEM Cceeuseins Iui Maynard Dolloff Richard J. Dubord Ralph Binette

Voltigeur Club Supper Supports Local Softball Team

Le Voltigeur Snowshoe club planned a turkey supper for July 21 to benefit the local league softball team. Yvon Caron chairs. Adrien Petit presides. Recognition night August 4 honors senior members, with Caron and Irma Turgeon as co-chairs. A Gay Ninety night follows August 18 with Caron and Eva Beall as co-chairs. The club will participate in the Maine Snowshoe Union tourney in Lewiston August 26 at 10 am, with Dallaire as publicity chair and score keeper. Dallaire noted a game versus Maine State Prison, Thomaston, date TBA. The 1962-63 season opens December 2. Mrs. Leona Petit received a special prize. Paul Angers is secretary.

le Voltigeur Adrien Petit Yvon Caron Caron Irma Turgeon Eva Beall Voltigeur Maine Snowshoe Union Lewiston Maine Petit Raymond Roy le Montagnard Club Antonio Dallaire Dallaire Thomaston Leona Petit Paul Angers

Kiwanis Club Told Of New Industry In Biddeford

Edward Bryant of Metal-Tech Inc spoke to the Saco Biddeford Kiwanis about a new Biddeford industry and its operations. Raymond Bonang discussed a July to September fishing derby with $50 monthly prizes for the largest fish. Francis Cote played piano and Dr Leo Taillon led the singing. Clifford Purvis presided.

Edward Bryant Metal-Tech, Inc Saco-Biddeford Kiwanis Club Biddeford Bryant Raymond Bonang Francis Cote Leo Taillon Clifford Purvis

Rusk in Paris Pursues Talks with De Gaulle

Rusk met with De Gaulle for an hour and a quarter at the Elysee to discuss French plans for an independent nuclear force. He urged against a separate French arsenal and indicated no new agreements emerged. The talks aimed at Western unity and a possible Kennedy-De Gaulle conference later this year.

Rusk Paris Maurice Couve de Murville Georges Pompidou Couve de Murville de Gaulle U.S Elysee Palace Britain United States France Kennedy Harold Macmillan

Biddeford Youth Fined For Speeding In Beach Court

Stanley H. Zimnicki, 18, of 141 May Street Biddeford, was fined $15 by Trial Justice Wesley M. Mewer in Old Orchard Beach for speeding 40 mph in a 25 mph zone on Saco Avenue. Old Orchard Beach police made the complaint.

Biddeford Stanley H. Zimnicki May Street Wesley M. Mewer Old Orchard Beach Saco Avenue

Shulman and Worthing clash over Saco tax deals

In a bitter dispute, Shulman accuses Mayor Worthing of canceling tax agreements and harming Saco's business climate. The letter details moving equipment from Rhode Island to Saco, accounting for training costs over 500000 dollars, and claims of broken commitments by city officials.

Rhode Island Saco Worthing Biddeford Shulman Development Corporation

Births at Webber Hospital and elsewhere in Biddeford area

A sequence of birth notices from Webber Hospital and other area hospitals lists newborns to families in Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Kennebunkport Scarborough and nearby towns. Names include Joseph Richard Michael Kevin Steven William Timothy Edward David Donald Christopher Philip Augustus Guy Marcel Stephen Michael Roland Wilfred Beverly Jean Deborah Ann Suzanne Diane Karen Ann Robert Scott Alan Brenda Marie Robert L 2nd and more with weights and birth dates in June.

William Zagorianakos West Grand Avenue Old Orchard Beach Steven William Paul Lavigne Wakefield Avenue Saco Timothy Edward Donald Guillerault Laurier Street Biddeford David Donald Norman H. Nunan Kennebunkport Christopher John E. Brady Black Point Road Scarborough Philip Augustus Raymond G.gagnon Lessard Avenue Guy Marcel Beverly Jean Robert Therrien School Street Deborah Ann Andre A. Auclair Cole Road Suzanne Diane Jacques J. Boucher Washington Avenue Karen Ann Robert M. Monroe RFC Joseph Beal Gove Street Fred W. Ca ‘Hill West Roxbury Mass Brenda Marie Faulkner Memorial Hospital Jamaica Plains Thomas Colptts Harvey Street Fred Cahill Boston Donald de Witt Joanne Bergeron Arundel Scott Alan Henrietta D. Goodall Hospital Sanford Louis Bergeron Robert DeWitt Alfred Robert L. Sampson Great Lakes Ill Robert L. 2Nd Great Lakes Naval Hospital Ruby Bouvier Armand Camire West Kennebunk

Prison Escapees Secret Workshop Behind Vent Shaft

Authorities recount how the trio Frank Lee Morris aged 35 John Anglin 32 and Clarence Anglin 31 used a hidden workshop in a ventilator shaft above their cell block to craft tools including a converted electric fan and crowbar. They allegedly accessed the space for about a year using spoon chisels to hollow ventilator covers and created dummy covers to move in and out.

Wilkinson Frank Lee Morris John Anglin Clarence Anglin

Speeders fined in Saco Municipal Court

Judge Hilary Mahaney fined Gary K. Orr and Craig W. Ruhm ten dollars each for speeding 55 mph in a 45 mph zone on Route 98. State Trooper James Berry testified in both cases. Both defendants reside in Falmouth and Beniston respectively.

Saco Municipal Court Hilary Mahaney Gary K. Orr Falmouth Craig W. Ruhm Beniston James Berry

Betty Hutton Gives Birth To Daughter Carol

Actress Betty Hutton, age 41, and husband Pete Candoli welcomed a baby daughter named Carol in Los Angeles. The child was born on Tuesday and weighed six pounds, ten ounces.

Los Angeles Betty Hutton Carol Miss Hutton Pete Candoli

Hangovers Linked to Faster Heart Rate in Firemen

The Associated Press reports Finnish researchers found 28 healthy firemen showed a faster than normal heart rate after a night of drinking, with mixed results on posthanging physical tests. Separate sleep studies reveal brain activity shifts between wakefulness and early sleep, reacting to a light flash, while Northwestern University researchers identify a blood-borne substance that may cause congenital heart defects and explore counteracting chemicals.

University of Michigan Kenneth A. Kooi Basu K. Bagchi Richard L. Licata Maurice Lev Eric R. Brown Northwestern University Hektoen Institute Cook County Hospital Chicago

DAR Boards To Meet At Augusta Motel

Miss Leslie H Wight calls executive and management boards of Maine DAR to meet Saturday at Senator Motel Augusta. Executive group at 1am, luncheon at noon, board of management to meet after. List includes state officers and numerous district chairmen with duties in Americanism Good Citizens and genealogy programs. A Newark actress with two other children by a former marriage is noted.

Leslie H. Wight Maine Daughters of the American Revolution Senator Motel Augusta Miss Wight Robert L. Crane Machias Royce Ek. Lord Bangor Arthur J. Ela North Anson Stanley R. Hurd Kennebunk Hector F. Richard Auburn Norman E. Hubbard Cumberland Samuel J. Pease Rockland Harriet R. Williams Thomaston Earl J. Heimbreck York Beach Raymond F. Flagg, Sr Gardiner Bert A. MacKenziem Orono A. Evariste Desjardins Rodney Wyman Fairfield Harry M. Grover Children of the American Revolution Samuel S. Woodbury Conservation Arthur H. Charles Portland DAR Good Citizens Harold E. Small DAR Magazine Earl J. Helmbreck DAR Museum and Maine Room Mildred V. G. Lipman Rockport DAR William Seth Kenyon Damariscotta

State House museum hours expanded for public access

Augusta AP reports the State House museum will open on weekends holidays and weekdays. Public improvements director Niran C Bates ordered the shift at Gov Reed's direction to curb vandalism by unaccompanied children. now children must be accompanied by an adult.

Augusta State House Museum Niran C. Bates

Bad muffler cost hits Biddeford man

Robert D. Bonneau, 24, of 333 Main Street, Biddeford, was charged with a muffler violation in Biddeford Municipal Court. Officer Harry W. Labbe testified. Bonneau pleaded guilty and was found guilty by Judge Simon Spill, fined $15 or 30 days. payment due by 3 p.m. today.

Robert D. Bonneau Main Street Biddeford Harry W. Labbe Bonneau Simon Spill

Unions and Turmoil in Algeria Amid Refugee Exodus

The Susini Mustefai accord gains limited secret army support while other forces in Algeria spurn it. European terrorists fire 10 mortar shells on Oran wounding 18 French soldiers as Europeans regroup in five west Algerian towns to resist a Muslim takeover after the July 1 referendum. Despite new terrorism, Susini says the secret army will honor its pledge to halt fighting while urging Muslims to enroll Europeans in local police. Two days of quiet in Algiers fail to stop thousands of European exodus. 67 planeloads leave for France amid appeals ignored.

Algiers Algeria Oran Wstern Susini Mostefai Secret Army France

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Memoriam Pic Everett S. Whitten Mitchell, S.D Tides High A Voltigeur Club Kiwanis Club Richard J. Marquis Granite Street Joseph Richard Roland J. Lageux Birch Street Michael Kevin Journal Classifed Ernest Desmarais Hooper Street Maxine Quirion Richard D. Kozlowski Joseph W. Koslowski Taylor Street Quirion Biddeford High School Kozlowski Portland High School John Roberts, Inc THE Leon Green Street Leon Grover William C. Smith Agent Ferry Road N. P. Scontras Real Estate Agency Maine Linoleum CO Dial Duco Spaco Alfred St PEN Fred Cassetty Nashville, Tenn Fred
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