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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1962
Page
2
This afternoon fair and mild with high cloudiness and southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight partly cloudy with fog forming and lighter winds. Saturday partly cloudy and warmer with scattered afternoon showers and southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Temperature Zone 1 lows in the 50s to 70s and inland highs around 80.
Robert Lefebvre of 126 Summer Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber hospital. Leo Marcoux admitted yesterday as a medical patient. Mrs Mary Burke of 8 Park Avenue Saco is a surgical patient. Clifford Bubier of Dryden will attend the Thornton Academy class of 42 reunion in Saco this weekend. Mr and Mrs William F Lane of Bay Shore Long Island and their sons Joseph and Jeffrey are in Saco for the Thornton Academy class of 42 reunion. Mr and Mrs Herbert W Dyer Jr and their two children Linda Anne and Bruce arrived from Louisiana to spend three weeks with his parents at 6 Thornton Avenue Saco.
A meeting of East Biddeford Little League auxiliary is set for tonight at 8 at Girl Scout Hall on Pool Street. Members are urged to attend to welcome new members.
Biddeford Council members and K of C Auxiliary plan a Sunday 11 a.m. gathering at Pepperell hall to join an outing at the cottage of Mrs. Adrien LeBlond on Bonney Eagle Lake.
The Junior Band and the Salvation Army unit from Saco will gather on Saturday morning. Confessions are scheduled at St Monica Church in Kennebunk from 4 to 5 PM and at St Martha Church in Kennebunkport from 4 to 8 PM on the same day.
Confessions will be heard at St Mary church Wells Saturday 2 30 to 3 30 p m and Sunday at 10 a m The Unit arian Universalist church will hold a box lunch or cookout at Ferry Beach at the Claflin cottage After noon activities include baseball swimming and other sports Miss Lillian Chapin Miss Laura Bridgman and Rev Edmund Beal will provide penance for those who need
New York stock activity showed a late rebound erasing most of the morning decline. The AP 60 average at noon fell 0.60 to 205.30 as industrials held, rails slipped 0.90, and utilities down 0.40. Dow off 1.30 to 549.19 with IBM and Xerox moving after early losses and Big Three motors turning gains.
The State Agriculture Department says Industry Day at the Belfast Broiler Festival on July 15 will feature a poultrymen panel on home mixing equipment group purchasing feed industry and cooperatives. More than 10 000 are expected to attend the chicken barbecue the next day.
Jockey Eddie Arcaro rode in eight consecutive Preakness Stakes from 1946 to 1953. He won three times in that span and finished in the money in the remaining races. Arcaro retired with six Preakness winners to his name.
Expressions of sincere gratitude go to Father Franck the Notre Dame Hospital nuns and nurses and to relatives and friends for gifts and cards received.
Arthur Henry 74 of 133 Pike Street Biddeford died at home after a long illness Born October 19 1887 in St Julien Quebec he moved to Biddeford as an infant and worked as a carpenter for Old Orchard Pier Co over 40 years A WWI Army in Europe veteran he belonged to Tighe Beaudoin Farley post Biddeford VFW Painchauds band Musicians Protective Union Local 408 and was a communicant of St Andre Church He is survived by his widow Robertine Paquin a son Ronald a stepdaughter Lillian Dubois a stepson Leo Lauzer three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral from St Andre Church Monday at 9 am Friends may call Bolduc Funeral Home today Saturday and Sunday 2 4 and 7 10 pm and prior to the service
Mrs. Alice V Douglass 79 widow of Charles E Douglass longtime Kennebunk resident died yesterday after a long illness at a convalescent home in Ipswich Massachusetts Born August 8 1883 in Boston she was daughter of Luther J and Ela Davis She was former worthy matron of Queen Esther chapter Order of Eastern Star Chicago and attended Christchurch Kennebunk She is survived by a son Malcolm E Douglass Wenham a brother Ernest W Davis Chicago and one grandchild Funeral services tomorrow at 2 P M from Bibber Memorial chapel Kennebunk with Rev Fred Holmberg of Christchurch presiding Interment Mt Auburn Cemetery Cambridge Friends may call tonight 7 to 9 at the chapel
Members of the Tighe Beaudoin Farley Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet at Bolduc Funeral Home on Alfred Street Saturday evening at 8 o clock to pay respects to Arthur Henry.
The Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign War will hold a tonight gathering at Bolduc Funeral Home 29 Alfred Street Biddeford to pay respects to Arthur Henry a former member and local veteran.
Funeral services for Mrs Eva A Kimball were held at St Mary church this morning at 9 with Rev Cornelius J Enright celebrating the requiem high mass and Rev Coleman O Toole conducting commital prayers at Woodlawn cemetery Biddeford. Miss Elizabeth Seidel was organizer and William Cleary the soloist. Bearers were William Kimball Henry L LaValle Howard Kimball and Robert Roberge. Out of town attendees included Mr and Mrs Robert Roberge and son Larry of Yarmouth Mrs Andrew LaFournier of South Portland Mrs Edith Marston of Pownal Mr and Mrs Henry La Valle of South Portland Rev Br Roger Conrad of Plattsburg NY Howard Kimball of Augusta Mr and Mrs Carroll Smith of Dover Delaware Mr and Mrs Linwood A Kimball and Linwood H Kimball of Old Orchard Beach.
The notice lists high and low tide times for June with morning and afternoon markings. It shows specific intervals such as 2:33 and 3:14 in the afternoon, along with additional readings like 3:27 4:09 and 11:12 4:26 5:07, indicating a tidal schedule to be used for maritime care and navigation.
Poland Indiana AP Mel Trusler taps 150 maples on his Clay County farm using two miles of plastic hose to transport sap to a central storage tank instead of buckets. A wood fire is used for boiling. The system reduces labor but occasional squirrels bite the hose.
Mr and Mrs Gilles Feiteteau Guinea road Biddeford welcome son George Andre six pounds six ounces on June 9. Mr and Mrs Brien Tierney 27 Fern Park avenue Old Orchard Beach greet daughter Noreen Ann seven pounds four ounces on June 13. Mr and Mrs Roland C amire 30 Harrison avenue Biddeford have son Steven eight pounds five ounces on June 13. Mr and Mrs Ralph Brown Maguire Road Kennebunk greet daughter Faith Ann seven pounds five ounces on June 15. Mr and Mrs Richard Smith Bar Mills welcome son Richard Ellsworth Jr six pounds fourteen ounces on June 16.
A Canadian survey shows women feel overweight more often than men. Twenty eight percent of French speaking men and 17 percent of English speaking men consider themselves overweight, while 40 percent of French speaking women and 44 percent of English speaking women feel their figures are too ample. Half of the women have tried to reduce weight, compared with one third of men.
Former heavyweight boxer Rex Lane works as a freight handler for a Salt Lake City Utah trucking company.
The Legion auxiliary convention opened with Balkan as convention chairman and Past Department Presidents in attendance. Committees named include Credential, Constitution and By-laws, Resolutions, Rules, Distinguished Guests, Pages, and officers to oversee reports, hour bars, and citations. Memorial service featured Virginia Ford as chaplain with vocal soloist Elaine LaPierre and pianist Yadys Smith.
Maj Anne M Doering stationed in Saigon leads intelligence in a county of conflict as the only U S military woman among 5,000 servicemen. Born in Haiphong, she returned to Vietnam after 38 years, plans 15 months here, studies Vietnamese, and notes Saigon's quiet, still-shaping postwar scene.
INNED sense of justice essential for a good judge says retired County Court Judge Walter Jacobson Lindal who served 20 years on the bench He emphasizes work ethic and knowledge of human behavior as vital alongside formal education The Ireland native notes experiences from farm work lumber and fish camps wartime service and defending diverse clients shape fair judgment
Interior designer Michaél Greer's book Inside Design offers clear explanations for decorative terms and adaptable ideas for homes from one room flats to mansions. The guide covers terraces decor, florals, furniture proportions, fabrics, and reproductions, stressing practical taste and timeless style.
Troubles O Donnell was released on 10000 bail for arraignment dated unspecified. He was dismissed as deputy sheriff the day after his arrest in the still case. He faced conspiracy charges. A Standish man aged 26 was arrested on a secret indictment charging perjury as surety for two men tied to the case. Philip Shaw held on 10000 bail after perjury allegations. Shaw also named in an open indictment with John Ricci and Joseph Napolitano for unlawful possession of distilling apparatus, alongside Richard Churchill of Portland and Robert Embery of Gorham.
Farm lobbyists pressured fellow Democrats to back the bill as three days of intense talk ended with a House vote. Freeman expressed shock at the result, while Texas Mississippi and Virginia delegations mostly supported Republicans despite leadership concessions. Several Northern and Western Democrats, including Neal Smith and John Roush, voted with the dissidents. six votes could have flipped the outcome.
The 1964 Women’s Open golf championship will be staged at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista California. The dates listed are July 9 through July 11 1964.
Gray haired Sara Barker 58 named Labor Party national agent the second highest post after the secretary general. The Halifax born grandmotherly figure is praised as efficient and will overhaul party machinery ahead of elections likely in 1964 or possibly sooner with Britain’s entry into the Common Market. Barker has long worked in Labor politics since youth and holds a 2000 pound annual salary. She lives in Stepney London with hobbies embroidery and classical literature.
Coast Guard planes continue to sweep the area for wreckage after All Aboard naval assistance call was canceled. The flight, with ten crew and 102 passengers, departed Paris Thursday night, stopped in Lisbon where several passengers left and others boarded. Air France named veteran pilot Andre Lesieur as captain.
Benson Arizona firemen responded by driving to the railroad station and waited for the blaze to reach them. A westbound freight train reported a fire in a box car and the Benson crew extinguished it promptly.
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