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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1965
Page
2
Tonight expect fair and cooler conditions with lows in the low to mid 50s and gentle northwest winds. Wednesday brings fair and warm weather with increasing cloudiness and humidity by late day as winds turn from variable to southerly 10-15 mph.
Paul House and Timothy O Connell are patients at Webber Hospital. Isabelle Vanasse and Lucien Lauzier receive surgical and medical care in Biddeford. Anna Forcier and Thomas W Keefe are near or on leave from service. Beatrice Wakefield reports to the Maine Departmental at the American Legion Convention. Coast Guard personnel Petit and Brown serve aboard Baratarian and Vigilant during sea evacuations and a 1965 Annapolis Newport Ocean Race.
Holy Eucharist scheduled at Christ Episcopal Biddeford Thursdays 5 30 p m. Trinity Episcopal Saco holds service Wednesdays 9 a m. St Monicas Kennebunk will say Mass Wednesdays 5 p m.
A chatterbox session for mothers of young children will be held Wednesday from 10 to 11 30 a m at the United Church of Christ Congregational Biddeford.
Weekly choir sessions announced for Biddeford United Church of Christ congregational. Junior choir meets Wednesday at 6 15 p m and Senior choir at 7 p m with regular rehearsals.
A prayer and praise service for Advent Christian church members in Biddeford will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Parsonage on Chapel Street.
A mid week worship service is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal church located at the corner of Atlantic avenue and Third street in Old Orchard Beach.
The Christian Science Society at 19 Winter Street in Saco will hold a service Wednesday evening at 7 45. The reading room will be open Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 for public access.
A prayer service is planned for Wednesday evening at 7 30 followed by choir rehearsal at 8 30 at the Lyman First Baptist Church in Goodwins Mills.
A prayer service is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Advent Christian church on Route 35 in Kennebunk Lower Village.
Community Bible Study will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Road.
A midweek service will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Route 9 A off Route 109 Wells.
A prayer and Bible study hour will be held in the vestry of the Village Baptist church in Kennebunkport on Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
Ocean Park Rev. Ernest B. Smith of Strong chairs the Christian Civic League push to collect 60 000 signatures for a referendum on Sunday liquor sales. He welcomes Sen Edmund Muskie support but worries over his lack of comment on takeout beer and ale sales. Muskie said in Waterville that he wants a vote by the people. The petition drive aims to yield ample valid signatures to overcome possible disqualifications.
We thank friends neighbors and relatives for kindness floral tributes and expressions of sympathy during our recent bereavement. Mrs Frank Lawrence Mr and Mrs Manuel Lawrence Mr and Mrs Lionel Simoneau.
James Lombard Sr. 62 of 330 Bradley Street Saco died this morning at a local hospital. Born in Ireland he was the son of John and Ellen Lombard. Survived by widow Stella Hayes Lombard two sons James E. Lombard Jr. and John W. Lombard a daughter Ellen Court four sisters three brothers seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was a Biddeford High School graduate a Brighton Academy attendee former Old Orchard Beach police officer a Navy Yard retiree and semi pro baseball pitcher. Funeral services will be from Cote Funeral Home 87 James Street Saco Thursday at 8 AM with calling hours tonight 7-9 and Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM.
Mrs. Hattie P. Nallet 81 of Stratton died in a local nursing home. Born February 13 1884 in Conners New Brunswick she is survived by two sons Leonard and Albert two brothers Jerry Dennis and Leonard Pelletier and two sisters Harriet Paraday and Hazel Fuller. A requiem mass will be held at St Monica's Church at 9 am Wednesday with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at Angel Funeral Home tonight from 7 to 9. Rev William J. Kelly will recite prayers at 7:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Mrs Jeanne Lasante of 19 Wentworth St Biddeford were conducted at St Joseph's Church with Msgr Elie Hevey presiding. Delegation from Le Foyer attended along with family members from Lewiston Rochester Cambridge and other towns. Burial followed in St Joseph's Cemetery with committal prayers at the grave.
Debra Theresa Soucy newborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Soucy of 128 Elm Street Saco died at a local hospital Monday. She leaves paternal grandmother Mrs George Lauzier of Old Orchard Beach and maternal grandmother Mrs Marie Letendre. Funeral arrangements by Boldue Funeral Home Biddeford for burial at St Josephs Cemetery today.
The article explains coal as compressed plant debris from swampy soils and oil as a product formed by decomposed organisms from ancient sea basins. It outlines the geological origins and basics of these fossil fuels.
Melvin W. Cook has completed basic training at the Great Lakes camp in Illinois and is spending a short leave with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hunter in Biddeford. After leave he will report to the Sea Bee base at Port Hueneme, California, for further training.
A break in at Camp Ellis Rod and Gun Club near Ferry Beach was reported to Saco police. Officers checked the property at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. finding four windows broken, a smashed door glass, and a pried door lock. Buzzell, in charge, boarded up openings while neighbors saw a cream colored car with three men leave.
Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella will host a social tonight at 8 o clock at St John’s Hall on Adams Street in Biddeford.
The Blue Feather Council De gree of Pocahontas will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 30 PM in the Le Foyer club room on Pool Street Biddeford. The finance committee and officers will be present and the books audited.
The Unity Social Club will meet at 7 30 Wednesday night at the home of Mrs Emma Garside Buxton Road Saco for a regular session.
The Bishop Fenwick Council Knights of Columbus will meet tonight at the GAR hall on Cutts Street in Saco.
Lafayette Court of the Catholic Order of Foresters will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Emery Street Biddeford hall.
York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty will combine installation of officers with its annual banquet on Thursday June 24. Members assemble at 6 30 p m at the Howard Johnson Restaurant Wells for dinner then attend installation ceremonies at the home of Mrs Alber G LaPierre Wells.
Burlington Vermont report notes David Redmond of Cape Elizabeth Maine joins three other Maine high school history teachers in a seven week U S History Summer Institute at the University of Vermont. The program runs June 28 to August 13 under the National Defense Education Act with 39 teachers attending.
A plan to release a probe then capture first pictures from about 8 000 miles above the surface. The camera will point downward and may reveal surface markings two miles wide. Observers seek signs that the equatorial canals and oases are artificial. Closest images come later at 6 000 miles high at an angle.
In Saigon and Moscow limits are seen as testing the effect of U S air action in Asia. British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart says U S military moves in Southeast Asia are unavoidable. McGeorge Bundy defends Viet Nam policy as best possible amid a dangerous situation.
The article notes Rudyard Kipling wrote his notable poem The Recession al for Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee, reflecting celebratory literary work tied to the royal anniversary.
Pro rebel union leaders forecast more workers staying home as a three day general strike starts in Santo Domingo. Nine of 40 factories paused, sugar mills and U S Aluminum Co unit also shut, while the junta calls the move a complete failure.
Saco Brownie Junior and Cadette troops with leaders picnicked at Camp Laughing Soon on Ossipee Lake Waterboro. Highlights include Juliet Lowe fund donations and a swimming program led by Red Cross instructor Mary Jane Langagne assisted by Gloria Allen and Cadettes and a guest.
The Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce held its 18th annual outing at the Biddeford Saco Country Club with golf, horseshoes, putting a hole in one contest and music. Golf winners were Miniiutti Polackwich Poire, hole in one by Cartier. Sixty five golfers and 150 barbecue guests attended.
Claims filed last week at the Biddeford office of the Maine Employment Security Commission numbered 433 compared to 529 a year ago. Figures for the week prior show 454 claims versus 540 a year ago, according to Manager Francis Coughlin.
Kathi Daly director and Cindy Morin counsellor at Happy Day Camp for girls attended a Southern Maine summer recreation leaders workshop in Portland yesterday. Leaders from southern Maine took part and new ideas for a summer camp program were outlined.
David F. Lombard of Kennebunkport has received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Nichols College of Business Administration in Dudley Massachusetts. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Arthur F Lombard of North Street Kennebunkport and will work as a yearbook consultant for T OToole and Sons Inc of South Norwalk Connecticut while continuing as assistant manager at the Olde Grist Mill in Kennebunkport.
Jane Sawyer of Augusta the Nationalist nominee was elected governor of Dirigo Girls State at Colby College with more than 300 delegates present. She accepted the gav el from 1964 governor Donna Tussing and praised the win as the greatest thrill of her life.
Town Council denied multiple permit applications including a 40 unit Rainbow Cabins motel and a tent and trailer park on East Grand Avenue. A discotheque license was granted to Whitehall Hotel, while enforcement action was authorized against unlicensed businesses. Atty. Donahue was hired as counsel for a Saco District Court case. A special meeting is set for June 29 to vote on tent and trailer park ordinances. more applications come June 28.
To Mr and Mrs Philip E Gauvin Biddeford a son Paul Philip weighing seven pounds one half ounce June 17. To Mr and Mrs Maurice F Bergeron Biddeford a daughter Cynthia Lee weighing seven pounds 9 42 ounces June 17. To Mr and Mrs Gerard A Paquette Biddeford a daughter Giselle Anita weighing six pounds eight onces. To Mr and Mrs Robert C skidgel Old Orchard Beach a son David Carlton weighing six pounds 14 42 ounces June 17. To Mr and Mrs Paul R Dargis Kennebunk a son Steven Paul weighing nine pounds 12 2 ounces June 1s. To Mr and Mrs Norman L Hutchins Biddeford a son Norman Ivan Jr weighing seven pass ounces June 18. To Mr and Mrs David O Shackford Biddeford a daughter Kathryn Mary weighing six pounds nine ounces June 21. To Mr and Mrs Terry Dokendorff Limerick a girl Dana Lynn weighing eight pounds June 15.
Dr. Margaret Dickie of Bar Harbor Maine was renominated Monday for a second term as regional vice president of the American Association of University Women. The nomination came at the AAUW convention in Portland Oregon.
Firefighters responded to Cascade Road for a car fire owned by Robert Phillips. A booster line was used to extinguish the blaze, which completely destroyed the interior of the vehicle.
Senator Ed Muskie of Maine was honored in Toronto with the Richard Beatty Mellon award for 1965 by the Air Pollution Control Commission for his advocacy of the 1963 U.S. Clean Air Act.
Biddeford residents pack Biddeford Junior High gym and form a citizen committee to study zoning amendments. They will nominate another panel within three days to present proposals to the council and planning board, challenging the speed of the zoning measure and urging representation by residents.
Justice Delahanty declared a mistrial in a 2000 dollar civil case in York County Superior Court. The suit by Dick Shawn and Co. of New York alleges contract violations by Kennebunk Playhouse Inc for performances in the musical Lotsa Nothing from August 26 to 31, 1963.
Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee were brothers who signed the Declaration of Independence.
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