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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1964
Page
5
Directory lists church names and pastors across Saco Old Orchard Beach Kennebunkport Wells Ogunquit and Pine Point with Sunday mass times confession hours and service details including St Mary St Jude's St Margaret's and St Monica's as well as United Baptist First Parish Congregational and Unitarian Universalist offerings.
The notice lists service times and clergy for Christ Church Cres cent Biddeford Trinity Saco St David Kennebunk and St John Old Orchard Beach. It notes Holy Communion Morning Prayer Holy Eucharist and Church School on Sundays with varying schedules and nursery care at some churches.
A directory of local churches across Biddeford and Saco detailing congregations, locations, pastors, and Sunday worship schedules. Includes Biddeford First Universalist Society, Unitarian Universalist Church School, United Church of Christ regional, St Demetrios Greek Orthodox, South Biddeford Methodist, United Baptist, Advent Christian, and Foss Street Methodist Church with service times and seasonal adjustments.
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church Lyman Rev R Richard Case pastor worship at 9 30 am sermon and church school for all ages at 10 30 am Advent Christian church Rev Mathew Farnum pastor morning worship 10 am Sunday school 11 am evening service 8 Youth Fellowship arranged
Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village led by Rev Milford G Butterfield offers Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship at 11 a m with nursery service during both hours. Universalist corner Main Harold G Scott D D pastor. Christ Church Dane Street led by Rev Fred B Holmberg offers Sunday worship at 10 a m. Kennebunk Baptist Church Main Street with Rev Chester M Staples holds worship at 11 a m and 7 p m. Christian Science Society 25 Summer Street conducts Sunday school at 11 a m and morning service at 11 a m. West Kennebunk Methodist Church with Rev Alfred H Ives has worship at 9 a m and Sunday school at 10 a m. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society Mrs Gracie Ames pastor. Sunday school at 10 a m and Sunday morning worship at an unspecified time.
Old Orchard Beach and neighboring areas list church locations pastors and service times. Advent Christian Church in Saco Avenue and First Baptist Church on Ocean Avenue are noted with pastor names and class hours. Faith Tabernacle at Atlantic Avenue and Third Street offers Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship. The Salvation Army at 91 Union Avenue presents a holiness meeting at 11 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. Sunday School with salvation meeting to follow.
Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring, Rev. Robert E. Stuart interim pastor with church school for all ages and Sunday worship at 11 plus 9 45 a.m. nursery and children's church. South Congregational Church led by Howes with 9 and 11 a.m. worship. First Congregational on North Street and Arundel Road with Rev. Robert M Howes pastor.
The Mormon church holds Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Sacrament service at 6 p.m. at Ranger Hall on School Street. Elder Roger V. Marden, branch president, resides at 347 North Street, Saco.
Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road led by Rev John W Dow offers morning worship at 11 am. Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore Road led by Rev Thomas R Merrill conducts Sunday worship at 9 30 am.
At Goodwins Mills Rev Sidney F Whitehouse leads meets at 7 pm with Sunday school classes at 9 45 am and morning worship at 11 am in the Lyman Baptist church inviting parishioners to attend.
Classified notice emphasizes reach and impact of daily ads across broad audience. Highlights readers served, potential engagement for advertisers, and value of placement in the journal’s classifieds section.
A glance at politics and world events notes Kennedy and Bayh injured in a private plane crash with the pilot and a passenger killed. Johnson pursues California votes while Scranton faces Goldwater over civil rights strategy. Wallace decries civil rights bill as liberty loss. MLK praises it as JFK tribute. Western Europe blamed for underestimating Red China. Cuba reports shooting down a pirate plane. exile leader questions the claim.
President Johnson tours California to mobilize support in key counties that helped Goldwater win the June primary. He emphasizes backing for military strength, peace, and opportunity while addressing San Francisco diners and large noon crowds in the Los Angeles and Orange County regions.
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape invites worshippers to morning service led by Rev. Russell J. Peppe at 10 45 a m. Attendance details and additional church activities were not provided in the readable text.
Wells Congregational Church features guest ministers and altered summer worship times at First Church near Mile Road Wells Beach at 10 30 a m. July and August offer two morning services 9 and 11 at First Church Route 9 A Wells with Rev Lula Nicholson. Other churches cited include Highpine Baptist Sanford Road Rev Wayne A Porter Wells Branch Freewill Baptist Route 9 A Rev Raymond B Starbird Wells Moody Church Nazarene Route 1 with Nelson Kimball. Sunday school 10 am worship 10 am. evening 7 30. Army pitcher John Rogers from Anchorage Alaska mentioned.
AP Special Report outlines campaign button fad in the United States praising candidates with a Smithsonian exhibit tracing the history of campaign memorabilia. It also surveys Spain under Franco, noting limited roles for women in government, voting rules, property and passport restrictions, and profiles Pilar de Primo Rivero and Queen Fabiola. A separate notice cites a July 13, 1964 hearing in Biddeford for an Auto Junk yard Permit for Raymond Gagne.
The Municipal Licensing Board will hold a public hearing at Town Hall Old Orchard Beach on June 24 1964 at 7 PM to consider hotel spirituous vinous and hotel malt liquor licenses for Anne Vorias Seven Seas 10 East Grand Avenue and Charles J Anderson The Tide Inn 5 East Grand Avenue Both applicants may appear to show cause why licenses should not be granted.
Dear Abby shares letters from readers about fathers who failed to show love or engage with their sons, causing lasting emotional distance. A son writes of missing childhood moments while a mother hopes a son will see his own father’s neglect. The column urges reflection on fatherly presence and connection.
Orono John J. O'Leary of Portland and Cary I. Sneider of Biddeford were picked as delegates to Boys Nation to be held July 24 at the University of Maryland. The event, sponsored by the American Legion, caps the 17th annual Dirigo Boys State closed yesterday at the University of Maine. Peter H. Burr of Kennebunk was named one of two alternates for the James L. Boyle Scholarship.
Four Kennebunk fire trucks battled a forest fire on the Robinson property on Old Falls Road. About half an acre of brush burned with no property damage reported.
In OLD ORCHARD BEACH Trial Justice Wesley M Mewer heard traffic violations. Coleman Burns, 19, Portland, pleaded guilty to imprudent driving and paid 25. Richard Ouellette, 17, Biddeford, pleaded innocent, found guilty, paid 25. Peter Powell, 19, West Brook, pleaded guilty to speeding and paid 25. His driver’s license
City Clerk notices on June 30 1964 at 10 A M the application of Raymond Gagne of 253 West Street Biddeford Maine to engage in the sale of gasoline and petroleum products in Biddeford and to locate underground storage tanks at 253 West Street. ATTEST.
A portable Westinghouse Executive 135 radio with strap and black leather cover was lost at The Wonderland Arcade, Old Orchard Beach, on Saturday June 13. Call 284 8418 for reward. A wallet was also lost at Old Orchard Beach Amusement Center last Sunday. call collect 985.
Paul E. Gagnon, 18, of Lewiston, pleaded guilty to speeding and paid a 15 dollar fine. Chris A. Houlare, 19, of Auburn, pleaded guilty to speeding and paid a 15 dollar fine.
Gorham State announces 62 students earned a 3.5 average or better for the spring term. Eight are from Biddeford and nearby towns. Names include John Dow Kennebunk Daphne Victor Saco Judith Ackley Kennebunk Denise Dube Old Orchard Beach Donna Cockerille Old Orchard Beach James Marines Saco Marjorie Moore Saco.
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