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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1963
Page
5
Summer guide urges extra eggs for family meals and picnics with large eggs at four cents. Fresh vegetables arrive from nearby farms and New Jersey with strawberries and melons near weekend availability. Featured items include chicken, beef, milk products, and a broad range of fruits, vegetables, fish, and dairy for economical weekend shopping.
The Union Church on Stoney Ledge Road Biddeford Pool starts Sunday at 11 am and runs weekly through September 1. Rev. Stanley A. Bennett of Saco’s United Baptist Church conducts, preaching Shake The Dust Off Your Feet. Organist Mrs. Shirley E. Parks assists.
The Biddeford Saco Lions Club held a field day that coupled a golf tournament at Biddeford Saco Country Club with an Ossipee Lake outing. Charles Keeley won the golf event with a low score of 49 while Linwood Davis posted the high score of 66.
Saco firemen were called to James Street yesterday to quench a grass fire on land owned by the Boston and Maine Railroad in the area. The call came at 10 10 with return.
The Baucouvalas Dupuis AMVETS post reports SEC will meet October 8 at 2 p.m. at the Saco Post Home. A bell ringing for July 4 from 2 to 6 minutes is proposed. Contacts for attendance include Eugene Moody. Delegates Edgar Simard Joseph Ouellette elected. alternates Earl Clappison Reginald Blanchard chosen. Additional notes cover veterans council activity and flag logistics.
Vermont recluse Bill Pike, 82, lives alone in a 600 acre mountain cabin with no electricity or running water, surviving on wood chopping and expert rifle skill. He hosts visitors from around the world, keeps a cabin register, and shares stories of a long life since moving from Hoosick to Readsboro. The piece also notes New Haven Redevelopment Agency meal costs, a Spaulding High School dinner with one female student, and retirement plans of Mohegan Council leader David MacInnes after 55 years in Scouting plus a pigeon theft in Gardner and a trophy industry claim that bowlers win most prizes.
The page lists results including St Louis 9 New York 4 and Chicago 9 Houston 1, plus San Francisco 8 Los Angeles 3 and Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia (10 innings). It also shows American League standings with New York leading at 61 0. New York, Boston, Cleveland and Baltimore are noted with recent results and upcoming games.
In Bath, two Husson College students faced high school players in the Maine Junior golf tournament semifinals. Hillman Howes of Orono defeated Bath medalist Bob Buck 1 up and then beat Mike Roberge of Saco 3 2 for a 3 2 win in the quarterfinals. Tom Perry of Bath beat Don Farr 5 3, Don Johnson of Rockland beat Paul Eggert 4 3, and Fleury defeated Bob Polackwich 2 up.
Biddeford Saco Coal of the Saco Babe Ruth League failed to start on time at Deering last night. Tonight at 6 p m they travel to St Louis Field to face Lou Caron's Braves. Matt Ruben is expected to start for the visitors and Ricky Huot for the Braves. Huot recently tossed a no hit no run game in South Portland. Team morale remains high despite the delay.
Police conducted a thorough search in the Pepperell Park neighborhood but could not locate anyone matching a description of a man in his early 20s, about 50 feet 7 inches tall, wearing a black jacket or clothing.
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