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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1961

Page

2

Mokarzel couple at Vermont convention and Fort Wayne graduate

Mr and Mrs Joseph Mokarzel of Lewis Avenue Old Orchard Beach returned from Smugler Notch Stowe Vermont where Mokarzel attended a Vermont Brewers convention. Ivan Aranovitch has returned to Fort Wayne Indiana after attending his daughter Leahs graduation exercises at Old Orchard Beach.

Joseph Mokarzel Lewis Avenue Old Orchard Beach Smugler Notch Stowe Mokarzel Ivan Aranovitch Fort Wayne Ind Leah

Nunan, Lina Barrett. longtime Cape Porpoise grocer dies

Mrs Lina Barrett Nunan of Cape Porpoise died yesterday at a Kennebunk convalescent home after a long illness. Born in East Boston on December 9, 1879, she owned Nunan's Grocery for years and belonged to Cape Porpoise Methodist Church. Survived by two daughters Doris Mackenna and Florence Nunan, one grandchild, two great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2 pm with Rev Henry Meyert. burial in Arundel Cemetery. Friends may call Bibber Memorial chapel Kennebunk on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

Lina Barrett) Nunan Cape Porpoise Kennebunk Boston Alphonso and Adalaid (Onthank Stevenson Arthur W. Nunan Nunian Doris Mackenna Florence Nunan Henry Meyert Arundel Cemetery Bibber

Saco firemen auxiliary to meet at 8 with lunch

Saco Firemen's auxiliary will meet Thursday night at 8 at the Saco fire station. Members are asked to bring box lunches. Union chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and Union lodge A F and A M will observe St Johns day by attending the morning worship in a body at Goodwins Mills Methodist church at 10 45 Sunday. The minister Rev Norman J Langmaid will preach his sermon Worlds We Live In.

Saco Saco Fire Station Union Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Union Lodge A. F A. M St. Johns Goodwins Mills Methodist Church Norman J. Langmaid

Biddeford United Baptist picnic at Hills Beach

Members of Biddeford United Baptist church and Sunday school plan an annual picnic for Saturday June 24 at the summer home of Mrs Genevieve McDon eld Hills Beach. Cars depart church at 10 am and attendees bring box lunches. Preschool children must be accompanied by an adult. The School street Methodist Church Saco hosts a strawberry festival in the vestry Thursday at 7 30 pm followed by a talk on Scandinavia by Miss Margaret Clark and piano by Mrs Maude Tuttle. A Commission on Christian Social Concerns meeting will be held at School street Methodist church Saco on Sunday evening at 6.

Biddeford Women's Society of Christian Service School Street Methodist Church Saco Margaret Clark Maude Tuttle Commission On Christian Social Concerns

Crew Begins Tearing Down Theater Walls

BOSTON AP Wreckers moved to the fire weakened walls of the 115 year old Old Howard Theater a landmark with a history from Edwin Booth to Gypsy Rose C A three alarm fire yesterday destroyed the interior and the city will not renew its license since 1953. A committee seeking a 1.5 million drive to save the theatre as a museum criticized the building commission order to remove the upper third of the granite walls. Dean L Gitter of Cambridge urged a full fire investigation calling the fire unlikely accidental given timing near restoration efforts.

Boston Howard Theater Edwin Booth Howard Dean L. Gitter Cambridge

Funeral services for Joseph Dubuc in Biddeford

Funeral services for Joseph Dubuc of 158 Cleaves Street Biddeford were held at St. Andre church with Rev. Laurier Martineau presiding. Deacon Rev. Robert Martel and subdeacon Rev. Gerard Parent assisted. male quartet led singing. Mrs. Laura L. Proulx organist. Military honors by a list including Sgt. William Johnson and others. VFW delegation present. Sacred Heart league members attended graveside prayers. out of town attendees listed from Brockton Salem Lawrence Portland.

Joseph Dubuc Cleaves Street Biddeford St. Andre Church Laurier Martineau Robert Martel Gerard Parent Laura L. Proulx Sgt William Johnson Avie Richard Montgomery Charles Cook Charles Hildreth Frank S. Carraciolo Alubert J. Lannone Herman R. Quinion Robert R. Walters Marine Corps Charles A. Harmon VFW Beavers Sacred Heart League of St Josephat Tardiff Aime Desrosiers Rayers Graveside Ev. Robert Martel Martineau Brockton Mass Henry Martineau Salem Mary Chalefourd Peabody Arthur Lambert Arthur Cormier Lawrence Mary Winter Portland

Card of Thanks for deep bereavement sympathy

A card of thanks expresses gratitude to relatives friends neighbors Sacred Heart League Notre Dame Hospital staff Dr J Patane and others for floral spiritual bouquets and expressions of sympathy during the recent bereavement from Rosaire Boisclair Leopold Picard and Family Raynald Beaudoin Norman Boisclair Raymond Boisclair and spouses.

Sacred Heart League Notre Dame Hospital J. Patane Joan of Cars Rosaire Boisclair Leopold Picard Raynald Beaudoin Norman Boisclair Raymond Boisclair

Lillian Hooper 1882 78 Dies in Biddeford Hospital

Mrs. Lillian Rand Hooper 78 of Kennebunk Lower Village died yesterday in a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born August 19, 1882 in Kennebunkport, she was daughter of Henry and Saran Rand. She lived much of her life in Kennebunk and held roles in the Aurora chapter Order of the Eastern Star and the Kennebunk Mother’s Club. She belonged to Village Baptist Church, Kennebunkport. Funeral from Village Baptist Church Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. George Urban officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford. Memorial chapel Wednesday and...

Lillian (Rand) Hooper Kennebunk Lower Village Biddeford Kennebunkport Henry and Saran ( Wildes) Rand Kennebunk Mos Hooper Aurora Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Mother's Club Village Baptist Church George Urban Greenwood Cemetery Bibber

Danvers man Harry Barnes 69 dies in Massachusetts

Harry D Barnes of Danvers Massachusetts formerly of Wells Maine died yesterday morning. He was a longtime druggist who retired in 1959 and worked over 50 years in drug stores. Survived by a son, six sisters, and a grandson and granddaughter. Funeral services Thursday at the James F E Cornell Funeral Home in Danvers with burial at Mount Pleasant cemetery in Gloucester. Friends may call today.

Harry D. Barnes Danvers Mass Wells Nelly (Ferguson) Barnes Barnes Maine Massachusetts Harry A. Barnes Mabel Goodwin Essex Mildred Davis California Edna I Morris Maud Pugh Rebecca Bath Margaret Barnes Springfield James FE. Cornell Parks Street Mount Pleasant Goucester

Death of Cecil Stackpole at 75 in Biddeford

Cecil Stackpole 75 of 15 Grant Street Biddeford died suddenly at home Tuesday. Born Portland July 10 1885 he worked nearly 50 years for Portsmouth Light and Power. Survivors include son Cecil T. Stackpole Jr mother Alman Stackpole two sisters and three grandchildren. Services Friday at Dennett and Craig funeral home Saco with calling hours tomorrow. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford.

Cecil Thomas Stackpole Grant Street Biddeford Portsmouth N. H Portland Irving C Alma Foss Stackpole Portsmouth Light and Power Company First Methodist Church of New Hampshire Woodlawn

Mrs Fabiola Guilbeault Passes After Long Illness

Fabiola Guilbeault 79 died Tuesday evening at her daughter’s home in Biddeford after a long illness. Born in Wells, she lived in Biddeford 78 years. Survived by husband Edgar, daughter, two sisters Mrs Eugene Grenier and Mrs Ronald Lavigne and several nieces and nephews. Services Friday at 9 a.m. from St Joseph church. Visitation at Bolduc Funeral Home today and Thursday 2-4 and 7-10 p.m.

Fabiola Guilbeault Edgar Guilbeault Harry Twomey Elm Street Biddeford Wells Charles and Cedelie (Lebarge St. Ouis Eugene Grenier Saco Ronald Lavigne St. Joseph Church Bolduc Alfred Street

Need Of Legal Medicine Cited

ROCKLAND AP The chief medical examiner for New York City says medical schools should be more concerned about teaching the legal aspects of medicine. Dr Milton Helpern told the Maine Medical Association the law schools realize the importance of the field but the medical schools are almost ignoring it. Legal medicine involves more than statistics of death and is used to establish guilt or innocence in fatalities and injury cases, to decide insurance cases and to determine whether conditions need correction to avoid fatalities or injuries.

Rockland New York City Milton Helpern Maine Medical Association

Portland Weather Summary

Port land area sees partly cloudy skies this afternoon with cooler temperatures and southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight rain develops with southeast winds 10 to 20 mph and little temperature change. Thursday remains cloudy with rain possibly heavy in the morning, then partly cloudy later. winds shift to northeast and east at 15 to 25 mph with little temperature change. Local lows last night included Caribou 57 Eastport 46 Greenville 57 Rumford 58 Portland 57 Mt Wash 46 Concord 58 Halifax 40 Montreal 57.

Portland Caribou Eastport Greenville Rumford Mt. Wash Concord Halifax Montreal

Ogunquit Bound Summer Visitor Dies In Crash

Professor Benjamin L. Whittier, 62, of North Carolina State College of Textiles, was killed in a collision on U S Route 95 while en route from Raleigh to Ogunquit. He struck a parked truck driven by Malcolm Wormshead of Rochester New Hampshire. Wormshead was uninjured. Whittier had family in Ogunquit and spent summers there, with real estate ties cited by a son.

North Carolina State College of Textiles Ogunquit Raleigh N.C Benjamin L. Whittier Malcolm Wormshead Rochester N.H New Hampshire Maine Woemahoos Boston & Maine Transportation Co Whittier Edward Holmes William Abbott Sparhawk Arthur Lewis New York City Stearns Road

Tax Deferral Debate Shapes Maine Bill Provisions

The article explains how a Maine bill was redrafted to alter its impact and how Reed invoked a constitutional provision. It notes the governor has five days to sign or veto while in session, or it becomes law without a signature, and if adjournment occurs, he has three days after the next session to decide. Unsigned acts stay inoperative.

Reed Maine

U N Arbitral Tie Seen in Navalac Case

U S envoy Clayton Fritchey said arbitration can start only if a dispute with the secretary general exists, noting no such issue is current. Czechoslovak envoy Zdensk Cernik denied the claim, stating Prague had rejected charges against Navalac and that further instructions were awaited.

Clayton Fritchey U.S United States Fritchey Naevalac Zdensk Cernik Nacvalac Prague

Longshore Strike Paralysis Halts Maritime Trade Nationwide

Harbor officials report longshoremen refusing to cross picket lines as negotiations stall. Gleason notes striking crew enjoying pay while 6000 plus remain unemployed. Industry leaders met privately as the maritime dispute freezes operations, halting over 100 liners and widespread shipping and related industries.

Gleason

Auction sale set for 1.3 million in equipment in Maine

Richard E. Poulos the bankruptcy referee ordered the sale of 1.3 million dollars worth of J. R. Cianchette and Sons Corp construction equipment at public auction. After failed refinancing attempts, the auctions will be held July 7 in Pittsfield July 8 in Bangor and July 10 in Fort Fairfield.

Portland Richard E. Poulos U. S J. R. Cianchette and Sons Corp Poulos Pittsfield Bangor Fort Fairfield

Boy Nearly Strangled Climbing Rope on Porch

An eleven year old boy, Gerald Brunelle, became tangled in a rope while climbing onto a porch roof in Chelsea. He was hospitalized in Augusta after his mother freed the rope from his neck and a passerby performed mouth to mouth resuscitation until a fire rescue squad arrived.

Chelsea Gerald Brunelle Leo Brunelle Augusta Dom

Welcome To The Fold Welcome To The Fold

Birth notices from Biddeford Saco Journal list multiple newborns with parents and addresses. Daughters and sons born at Notre Dame Hospital and various facilities include Madeleine Jeannette Goulet Debra Ann Petit Vance Michael Millette and Robert Thomas along with parental, maternal, and paternal grandparents' names and locations in Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Dover Somersworth and West Palm Beach.

Roland L. Petit Paul Street Saco Debra Ann John Petit Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach Roland Morisette Gainsville Fla Florida Hospital Morissette Mary Horsfield Harry Horsfield Graham Street Biddeford Notre Dame Hospital Benoit A. Goulet Highland — Street Madeleine Jeannette Roland Petit Deborah Ann Lionel Dery Pike Street Gerard Asselin Clifford — Street Vance Michael Jacques Millette West Point N. Y Edmond Millette South Street Josephat Tardif Louis E. Gendron Prospect Street Roger Gouin Chestnut Street Dover N. H Wentworth Hospital Gouin Barbara Lamirande Richard Lassonde Somersworth Frisbie Hospital Rochester Adelard Ledoux Westmore Avenue Lillian Lassonde Indigo Hill Road Edward L. Elliott North Palm Beach Robert Thomas St. Mary Hospital Thomas A. Colpitts Harvey Street Edward Elliott West Palm Beach Raymond L. Hackett Needham Mass Laura Elizabeth Needham Memorial Hospital Hackett Mary Elizabeth Benton Edgar R. Beaulieu Union Street Edgar R. Jr Maine Osteopathic Hospital Portland Vital Beaulieu Beach Street Ron Saucier

Miss Cormier May Get Post in Maine Politics

Portland report says Democratic State Chairman Alton A. Lessard of Lewiston expects the appointment soon of Lucia M. Cormier of Rumford to either collector of customs in Portland or federal regional education commissioner. Cormier, a former Rumford high school teacher, was defeated last year in her bid to unseat Senator Margaret Chase Smith.

Portland Alton A. Lessard Lewiston Lucia M. Cormier Rumford Cormier U. S Margaret Chase Smith Lessard Maine Portland Evening Express

Olive Rebekahs Memorial Service in Kennebunk

Olive Rebekah lodge held a memorial service for deceased members with Virginia Merrill presiding. W. Gilman Fiske was honored as the charter was draped, and donations to the Schuyler Colfax Memorial fund were requested. The group planned a float for the River carnival and reported proceeds from the June Alumni supper.

Virginia Merrill Noble Grand Olive Rebekah Lodge Kennebunk Pauline Hayes Grace McBride Roberta Martin Carla McBride Rita Pitman Helen Welch Evelyn Court W. Gilman Fiske Schuyler Colfax Memorial Fund Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce Mildred Thyng Millie Coyle Pine Cone Lodge Wiscassett Arlena Hubbard Ada Foss Eva Emery Mary Cole Alberta Morison

JFKs crutches due for heave on Thursday

President Kennedy has clearance to discard his crutches after assessments by Dr Janet Travell and two orthopedic specialists. They deemed his back ailment improved and predicted he could resume his full daily schedule without crutches in about two days, suggesting Thursday as the likely date.

Washington W Kennedy White House Janet Travell Andrew T. Hatcher Hatcher

Mount Vernon man builds windmill for corn grinding

James A Bear of Mount Vernon constructs a twelve foot diameter windmill with four twenty foot blades atop a thirty foot tower on a hill. He says it may be the only operating windmill in Ohio today and uses it to grind white flint eating corn into cornmeal for friends.

Mount Vernon, Ohio James A. Bear Mount Vernon Beam Ohio Pennsylvania

State Police urge careful travel before vacation trips

The State Police remind readers to check road maps accommodations reservations gas oil tires and especially driving attitude before taking a trip. They urge care caution and common sense with a call to slow down and live.

Start Of Summer Is Greeted By Showers

Eastern half of the nation marks the first day of summer with showers and thunderstorms. Heaviest rain centered in Alabama and Tennessee, with a wet band stretching toward the Atlantic. A Gulf Coast storm caused damage from Pensacola to Tallahassee, including a destroyed house and damaged barns. Rain totals included Montgomery 1 inch and Chattanooga 0.78 inch. readings varied from 40s to 90s across regions.

Associated &Ess Alabama Tennessee Kentucky Atlantic Florida Gulf of Mexico Pensacola Tallahassee House Weather Bureau Seagrove Beach Sycamore Gulf Coast Montgomery Ala Chattanooga Tenn Maine Ohio Valley New Mexico Michigan Wisconsin California Vermont New York State Great Lakes Mississippi Valley Pacific Coast Rockies Minnesota International Falls Minn Far Southwest Needles Calif China Lake

Congregational leaders plan three day international seminar

Christian leaders from abroad missionaries and national executives of the Congregational Christian churches meet at Old Orchard for a three day seminar. About 30 laymen and women from New England and New York attend under the theme God Calls To Renewal and Mission.

Congregational Christian Churches Old Orchard American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions Overseas Agency of the New Hampshire Connecticut Vermont Massachusetts New York God Ralph R. Shrader Boston The Congregational Christian Missions

Hollywood Tidbits Spark Separation and Squabbles

AP report details Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner separating after 32 years of marriage with no immediate divorce plans. Also covered are Lana Turner settlement disputes over Johnny Stompanato’s 1958 death, Gary Crosby’s nervous exhaustion, Linda Christian’s trust fund bid rejection, and Brendan Behan touring with his new play Richards Cork Leg.

Hollywood Natalie Wood Robert Wagner Wagner Natalie Scottsdale, Ariz Lana Turner Johnny Stompanato Lana Cheryl Crane Stompanato Melvin Belli John Stompanato III Louis G. Blau Gary Crosby Bing Crosby Gary Chicago

Clyde Cemetery Honors Three War Heroes

In Clyde Ohio a cemetery holds the graves of Civil War Union general James B McPherson the first casualty in the Spanish American War George B Meek and World War II infantry hero Rodger Young reflecting the nation’s military lineage in a single historic site.

Clyde Ohio James B. McPherson George B. Meek Rodger Young

Iguana Treats Among San Salvador Islanders

Residents of San Salvador indulge in iguana as a local delicacy with cultural roots and informal gatherings.

San Salvador

Veno Retains One Golf Title After Another

SCARBOROUGH AP Jim Veno of Orono won his fourth straight schoolboy golf title at Willowdale Golf Club. He edged Auburn's Dick Read by one stroke 72 to 75 total 147 after a tense final hole. Read needed a five-foot putt to tie but missed. Doug Hall Old Orchard Stan Elewitch Portland finished 3rd and 4th in qualifying with 156. Barry Potter Portland was 166. Two 18-hole rounds remain with a final on Thursday.

Scarborough Jim Veno Orono Maine Willowdale Golf Club Veno Auburn Dick Read Read Doug Hall Old Orchard Stan Elewitch Portland Barry Potter

Binette Appeals Driving Case To High Court

Richard Binette of Biddeford appeals a driving while intoxicated conviction to York County Superior Court. Judge Simon Spill upheld the $100 fine or 60 days in jail and $500 bail. Trooper Baston testified to the June 14 incident and Binette's claim of two beers after a pre nuptial party. In a separate action Maurice Lebel was fined $10 for passing on a curve.

Richard Binette Glendale Avenue Biddeford York County Superior Court Simon Spill Binette Sherwood K. Baston Baston Atty Roger Nadeau Somersworth N. H John Harvey Maurice R. Lebel Clifford Street Spill

Four Questions On Referendum For October 10

Augusta AP reports four questions from the departed 100th Legislature will go to a special referendum on October 10. A $6 million highway bond is set to guide future construction planning, with a concurrent $2.6 million student housing bond for four teachers colleges. Two constitutional amendments seek votes at next election. One would place state retirement funds in trust, the other would allow municipalities to finance industrial plant construction if approved locally. If opponents gather 42,000 signatures to an initiative petition, the parochial school bus bill may also appear on the ballot.

Augusta AP

Saco Police Probe Break Into Camp

Saco police investigate a break in at Alton Carver s camp on Lincoln Road in North Saco Portland. Chief Raymond Kerry said entry was gained by forcing the rear window and several tools were taken during the weekend raid. Carver had not visited since January. The case remains under investigation.

Saco Alton Carver Portland North Raymond Kerry Carver Lincoln Road

Brick Tavern Sold for Residence in Lis Hollo Route 117

Brick Tavern on Route 117 in Hollis has been sold to Mr and Mrs Daniel F Zimmerman. They plan to occupy it as a residence. Sale facilitated by Benton Insurance Agency Inc 172 Main Street Saco.

Route 117 Hollis Daniel F. Zimmerman Benton Insurance Agency, Inc Mein Street Saco

Maine State Society of Washington elects new officers

Washington report notes Edward G Hu of Brunswick Maine becomes president of the Maine State Society of Washington. New officers include James V Day Kennebunk Grace Lee Augusta Katherine M Bigelow Easton vice presidents Mrs Gerald Murch Portland corresponding secretary Alice Clark Biddeford recording secretary Alton M Porter South Paris treasurer and Mrs Alton Porter assistant secretary.

Washington Edward G. Hudon Brunswick Maine Maine State Society of Washington Supreme Court James V. Day Kennebunk Grace Lee Augusta Katherine M. Bigelow Easton Gerald Murch Portland Alice Clark Biddeford Alton M. Porter South Paris Alton Porter

Lewiston doctor elected Maine Medico Legal group chief

Dr. Charles Branch a pathologist at Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston was chosen president of the Maine Medico Legal Society. The vote occurred during the society meeting held alongside the Maine Medical Association annual convention.

Rockland Charles Branch Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston Maine Medico-Legal Society Maine Medical Association

Family ties linked to most murders study says

Sociologist Gerhard J. Falk of Buffalo State Teachers College reports a study across 86 American cities finding that 90 percent of murders involve people related to each other and living in the same house.

Buffalo N.Y Gerhard J. Falk Buffalo State Teachers College

Pennsylvania's name origin tied to William Penn's land pledge

The name Pennsylvania derives from William Penn and translates to Penn's forest, reflecting its colonial founder and the forested region he claimed for his colony.

Pennsylvania William Penn Penn's

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