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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1959

Page

2

Local Notables and Residents Noted in Briefs

Personal notices from Saco Biddeford and surrounding towns list medical and surgical patients at Notre Dame hospital including Mrs Cora K Stillman Mrs Sylvia Therrien and Mrs Andelie Lemieux Also Desire Morin and Lionel St Louis receive care At Notre Dame hospital a patient is listed as Josephine Rioux following a tonsillectomy A social trio Fred and Rhames Hersey and Celia Lauzon spent a day at Little Sebago lake with Mr and Mrs Al Sanders Jeanne Bibeau attended a New York fashion show in Boston A society figure Romayne Helms improved at home in Portland after illness

Cora K. Stillman North Street Saco Webber Hospital Rhames H Rsey Gore Street Biddeford Goodwins Mills Gary Monroe Sylvia Therrien Liberty Avenue Notre Dame Hospital Andelie Lemieux Prosped Street Desire Morin Parent Avenue Lionel St. Louis Vine Street Josephine Rioux Pool Street Rene Dube Anttonio Dube Western Avenue Cecelia Lauzon Elm Street Little Sebago Lake al Sanders

Frances E Googins Dies at Biddeford after Long Illness

Frances E Estelle Googins 7 a Biddeford native and active club woman died last night at a local hospital after a long illness. Born in Biddeford she was daughter of Richard S and Mrs Go origins. She worked at Orchard Beach branch of Biddeford and Saco Water Co and later Cumberland Light and Power Co. She retired 20 years ago and ran an insurance business. She belonged to Foss Street Methodist Church Women Society of Christian Service Thursday Club and Biddeford and Saco BPW. Survivors include three nephews Richard L Googins Freeman Googins and Wilbur Cooper. Funeral Friday at 1 30 p m at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco. Friends may call Thursday 7 9 p m.

Frances Estelle Googins Biddeford Richard S. Googins Old Orchard Beach Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main Street Saco

Portland Weather Outlook with Clouds and Showers

Variable cloudiness and mild temperatures. Increasing clouds tonight with not quite so cool conditions. Mostly cloudy Thursday with some showers developing in the afternoon. Winds S 10 to 15 mph this afternoon, S 5 to 10 mph tonight, then SE 11 to 20 mph late Thursday. Zone 1 temperatures 73 to 50. Overnight lows listed for multiple cities.

Portland Caribou Eastport Greenville Old Town Rumford Mt. Wash Concord Boston Washington Miami Chicago Denver Los Angeles Halifax Montreal

Club Calendar Meeting at Biddeford American Legion

The Tighe Beaudoin Farley post in Biddeford will host a club calendar meeting Friday at 8 p m at the post home.

Tighe-Beaudoin Farley St American Legion Biddeford

Church choir to rehearse Thursday at Fess Street church

The Fess Street Methodist church choir will rehearse Thursday at 7 30 p m at the church The Christian Science Society Hamilton Memorial reading room at 42 Beach Street Saco will be open tomorrow from 2 to 4 in the afternoon

Fess Street Methodist Church The Christian Science Society Hamilton Memorial Beach Street Saco

Uni tarian Universalist youth choir outing set at Ferry Beach

The annual outing will be held Thursday at 5 30 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard Shaffer Sunset avenue Ferry Beach All food will be furnished If weather is bad the outing will be moved to the next fair day

Unitarian-Universalist Howard Shaffer Sunset Avenue Ferry Beach

Church and club meetings posted for tomorrow evening

A service of Singspiration is set for tomorrow at 7 30 p m at Wildwood Baptist chapel Turbot s creek Kennbeunkport. The pulpit committee will meet at Lace United Baptist church tomorrow at 7 30 p m. The Junior Songsters meet at Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army hall Thursday at 3 30 p m.

Wildwood Baptist Chapel Turbot's Creek Kennbeunkport The Lace United Baptist Church Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army Hall

Orchard Beach Salvation Army Meeting Set Tomorrow

The O d Orchard Beach Salvation Army Junior and Senior Timber groups will meet tomorrow at 4 30 pm.

O'd Orchard Beach Salvation Army

Torchbearers of Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army Meet

The Torchbearers of the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday to discuss community service plans and upcoming drives. Members are urged to attend for updates and volunteer assignments.

Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army

Driver Escapes After Crashing Car Into House

Falmouth police search woods near Allen Avenue home of George P. Ward after a stolen car with Vermont plates slammed into his living room wall following a chase from Back Cove Portland. Six cruisers involved as the unidentified driver fled on foot.

Falmouth Allen Avenue George P. Wardwell Back Cove Portland Vermont

Helicopters Move Ranger Station To New Site

Rangers at Baxter State Park used two Army helicopters to relocate a 24 by 28 foot ranger station weighing 11 tons from Chimney Pond to Togue Pond about three miles. The prefabricated building was moved in pieces using basket slings and completed in minutes yesterday.

Baxter State Park Chimney Pond Togue Pond

Walter F Holmes Funeral Services Held in Everett Mass

Funeral services for Walter F Holmes, father of Mrs Eliot B McLean of Saco, were held Tuesday at 1 30 p m in Woodlawn memorial chapel Everett Massachusetts Rev Birger Johnson of the First Parish Congregational church, Saco, officiating. Burial followed in Glenwood Cemetery, Everett.

Walter F. Holmes Walter F .Holmes Eliot B.mclean Saco Woodlawn Memorial Chapel Everett Mass Birger Johnson First Parish Congregational Church Glenwood Cemetery

Mrs Fannie Callowhill Rites Held In Saco Funeral home

Funeral services for Mrs Fannie R Callowhill widow of Percy J Callowhill of Old Orchard Beach were held Tuesday at 1 30 p m from Dennett and Craig funeral home Saco. Rev Norman Langmaid pastor of School Street Methodist church Saco officiated and burial was in Laurel Hill cemetery.

Percy Callowhill Fannie R. Callowhill Percy J. Callowhill Old Orchard Beach Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco Norman Langmaid School Street Methodist Church Laurel Hill Cemetery

Edward J Reilly Funeral Held At St Mary Church

Funeral services for Edward J Reilly founder of the Reilly Bakery of Biddeford were held at 9 am from St Mary church. The solemn high Mass was led by Rev Cornelius Enright with deacon Rev Francis Kane and sub deacon Rev Maurice Goan. Burial followed in St Mary cemetery with Prayers at the grave by Father Kane and bearers Basil C Emery Sr Franklin Flanagan Jere Small Harry Sullivan Robert Reay and Joseph Mylott.

Edward J. Reilly Reilly Bakery Company Biddeford St. Mary Church Cornelius J. Enright Francis J. Kane Maurice Goan William Cleary Elizabeth Seidel St. Mary Cemetery Father Kane Basil C. Emery Franklin Flanagan Jere Small Harry Sullivan Robert Reay Joseph Mylott

Funeral services for Ray Albert Johnson held in Portland

Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. at the Peabody funeral home in Portland for Ray Albert Johnson 60 a former Granite Street Biddeford resident. He died in Atlanta Ga where he had lived since 1953 after Maine 30 years Massachusetts and finally Georgia. He was a special agent for the Department of Agriculture a World War I veteran and a Mason and Kora Shrine member. Survivors include his widow Madeleine M Chandler Bath three daughters Miss Margaret Johnson Atlanta Mrs Claude LaPlante Needham Mass and Mrs Roy Milley Linfield Center Mass a sister Mrs Anna May Ward Alliston Mass a brother Ralph Johnson Jacksonville Fla and five grandchildren.

Peabody Funeral Home Portland Ray Albert Johnson Granite Street Biddeford Charles W. Smith Atlanta Maine Massachusetts Georgia Department of Agriculture Masonic Order Kora Temple Shrine Madeleine M. Chandler Bath Margaret Johnson Claude —_ LaPlante Needham Mass Roy Milley Lynfield Center Anna May Ward Alliston Ralph Johnson Jacksonville Fla

Heart Failure Ruled Cause Of Hiker's Death

Bethel medical examiner ruled that Jack Abels 34 of New York City died of a heart attack while hiking the Appalachian Trail. His body was found by another hiker Monday in a ravine on Baldpate Mountain near the New Hampshire line. He had been dead about two days. A 12 man team led by Wayne Lind retrieved the body yesterday. A Brunswick Naval Air Station helicopter tried twice to land but wind gusts thwarted the attempts.

Bethel Jack Abels New York City Abels Baldpate Mountain New Hampshire Wayne Lindsay Brunswick Naval Air Station

Oklahoma city liquor law sets Sept. 1 start

Oklahoma City implements a new Alcoholic Beverage Control Board after Gov. Edmondson signs the liquor control bill. It establishes machinery for legal sales, with package sales allowed and a September 1 start deadline. A separate item reports a brush fire near Charles Newcomb on Portland Road in Saco, extinguished with no building damage.

Seco Charles Newcomb Portland Road Saco Oklahoma City Oklahoma Alcoholics Beverage Control Board Howard Edmondson

Coffee No Cure Rockland Says No Quick Sobering

Dr Leon A Greenberg states coffee does not sober an intoxicated person. Laws about forcing caffeine or forcing exercise do not reverse drunkenness, and the result is a wide awake drunk instead of a sleepy one.

Rockland Leon A. Greenberg

Undertaker guilty of murder in Augusta trial

A Superior Court jury convicted Eu gene J. Papolas, 34, of murdering Waterville undertaker John L. Emond, 31, who was dating Papolas's ex wife Irene Mayo Papolas. Sentencing deferred pending possible appeal. Papolas claimed Emond had harmed him and family stresses followed a bitter split.

Augusta Eugene J. Papolas Papolas John L. Emond Waterville Irene Mayo Papolas Boston

Venezuelan industrialist and wife ride to Mexico City

Enrique A. Eraso and his wife arrived in Mexico City by taxi from Miami, traveling 2,500 miles in a 1959 air conditioned Cadillac with driver Peter Molina. Molina recalls Eraso joked about the trip before the plan became serious. The journey began June 13 and cost $2,500.

Mexico City Enrique A. Eraso Miami Peter Molina Erasa Molina Eraso

Louis Armstrong Improves in Italian Hospital Stay

Spoletto Italy Louis Armstrong rests well after pneumonia attack doctors expect patient to leave hospital in a few days. The jazz legend who turns 59 on July 4 was thought to have a heart attack after chest pains on Tuesday.

Spoleto Italy Louis Armstrong Armstrong

Canton Faces Deluge As Floods Sweep Canton China

Tokyo reports floods converging on Canton in Kwangtung province with at least 187 deaths and 200000 homeless. North and West rivers were due to crest today threatening a city of 1.5 million. Torrential rains intensified the danger as two million workers labored with picks shovels bales and sandbags to save Canton.

Tokyo South China Canton Kwangtung Peiping North

London dealer pays record $770000 for Rubens Adoration

A London art dealer bought the Rubens Adoration of the Magi at Sotheby's for $770,000, the highest price at public auction. The painting, from the late Duke of Westminster collection, was auctioned to help settle inheritance taxes.

London Duke of Westminster Sotheby's

LeMass Succeeds De Valera as Ireland’s Leader

Sean LeMass was elected by the Dail 71 to 51 to lead Ireland's government after serving 14 years as deputy prime minister and minister for industry and commerce. He succeeds Eamon De Valera, head of Fianna Fail, which holds 78 of 147 seats. De Valera will be inaugurated Thursday as ceremonial president.

Dublin Ireland Sean LeMass Eamon de Valera LeMass Industry de Valera Fianna Fail Irish Republic

Yale Alcoholic Studies rector speaks at medical meeting

The rector of the Yale Center of Alcoholic Studies addressed members of the Wayne Medical Association at a organized meeting.

Yale Center of Alcoholic Studies The Waine Medical Assn

Births in Biddeford and nearby towns mark new arrivals

Notices record multiple births at Notre Dame hospital and in nearby areas. Richard Roland Laflamme born June 10 to Mr and Mrs Gaston Laflamme at Notre Dame hospital. Guy Fernand Genest born June 18 to Mr and Mrs Fernand Genest at Notre Dame hospital. Richard Laflamme and Germaine Lamontagne associated names appear. David Raymond Nadeau born June 21 at Notre Dame hospital to Mr and Mrs Raymond Nadeau. Paul born June 15 to Mr and Mrs Paul Allen Grace in Watham Massachusetts. grandparents listed for Grace family.

Gaston Laflamme W. Myrtle Street Biddeford Richard Roland Notre Dame Hospital Laflamme Mignonne Labbe Fernand Genest Oak Street Guy Fernand Genest Germaine Bisson Robert Lamontagne Raymond Street Bideford Richard Lamontagne Jean Cyr Raymond Nadeau Bay Street David Raymond Nadeau Frances Masse Paul Allen Grace Paul Watham Mass Paul F. Grace Saco Herman Edgerly Freeport

Biddeford Police Cars Get Sirens

Biddeford's two police cruisers now have 12 volt sirens replacing six volt units. Police Chief Edgar Sevigny said the new sirens are heard at greater distances and are more efficient.

Biddeford Edgar Sevigny

Berlin Crisis Talks Highlight Western Unity and Freedom

Secretary of State John Herter outlined Western positions on Berlin at Geneva, stressing that freedom in West Berlin links to American liberty. He blamed Soviet threats and Khrushchev rhetoric while noting progress: Western unity, potential agreements with the Communists, and a plan for peaceful German reunification centered on a free West Berlin.

Berlin West Berlin Britain France United States Herter America Andrei Gromyko Nikita Khrushchev Moscow Geneva Germany Soviet Union

Prison Riot Ends After 16 Hours At Federal Prison

Prison inmates and guards clashed for 16 hours as 106 inmates rioted at a federal facility. Guards armed with improvised clubs and gas masks battled through tear gas and a bulldozer diversion. Appleby and others endured gas exposure while helping others escape to safety.

Hospital Alldredge Appleby Robert B. Rosendahl William L. Fitch Charles R. Allen Melvin C. Jung Ft. Leonard Wood Leavenworth Federal

Mathematician Fined For Speeding Appeals Self Represented

William S. Wunch a 34 year old associate professor of math and physics at Arizona State University was fined 50 dollars after appealing to Superior Court Act I. He argued using a time distance formula that he could not have been driving 80 in a 60 mile zone. The jury disagreed and the judge, Renz L. Jennings, settled the matter with quick calculations.

Phoenix Ariz William S. Wunch Wunch Arizona State University Superior Court Acti Renz L. Jennings

ND Hospital Thrift Shop Reports Three Month Profit

The Notre Dame hospital auxiliary Thrift Shop on Elm Street, Biddeford, reported a net profit of 1500 for the initial opening quarter.Mrs Leo P Taillon and Miss Lucienne Metayer presented the report to the Thrift Shop committee, with details on volunteer groups A to D and substitute lists, donation procedures, and hours from 10 am to 4 30 pm daily and until 7 30 pm Fridays. A follow up report is set for July 28 at 7 30 pm with a quarterly review planned.

Neotre Dame Hospital Auxiliary Tnrift Shop L Elm Street Biddeford Leo P. Taillon Project Chrysmat Lucienne Metayer Thrift Shop Harold Carroll Auguste Albert Paul E. Petit Gerard Lemieux Norman Reilly Manent Register John Barrett Frank Carey Teresa County Arthur Fontaine Eva Boisvert Ida Desilets Charles Fournier Charles Gallagher Joseph Murphy Harold Hialliser Edward Niziolik William Acton Carroll Donovan Merie Gagnon Albert Colpitts Gerald Vermette Ernest Donahue Lect Haidysz Frank Carew William Cosgrove Yvonne Bourassa Cordelia Gray Rose A. Maheux Clarence Kennedy Odias Perrault Oscar St. Ours Lillian Hopkins Roy Ross Lillian Lambert Germaine Godbout Omer Thiboudeau Adolphe Gagnon Albert Cookson Oscar Poisson L. Randall Phillips Sayer Lillian Knight Arthur Vallee Gerard Cote Hannah Grondin Alice Branconlee Edwin Smith Alfred Laro Alphonse Lagarde Paul Shevenell

Fire destroys barn and house at Ellsworth

An unexplained blaze on Mariaville road last night destroyed a large house and a barn with replacement costs estimated at 20 000 dollars. Fire inspectors were asked to investigate potential arson. The owner was identified as Mr Bridges, who bought the farmstand two weeks earlier. Assistant Fire Chief Fred Fortier said the fire started in the barn and spread quickly.

Ellsworth Mariaville Bridges Fred Fortier

Thief Steals 40 Storm Sewer Iron Covers in Tulsa

In Tulsa Oklahoma a thief targets scrap iron in an industrial area leaving streets with gaping holes as 40 storm sewer covers are stolen. Deputy Sheriff Gene Maxey notes the mostly deserted area and warns residents of ongoing risk.

Tulsa Okla Gene Maxey

York County GOP Group Holds Meeting

Louis R. Porteous of Falmouth and Frank Bedard of Cape Porpoise spoke at the York County Republican committee meeting. The event at Mothers Club hall, Kennebunk Lower Village, included a baked bean supper. A tentative July 28 meeting in Kennebunk was set.

Louis R. Porteous Falmouth State Finance Frank Bedard Cape Porpoise York County Republican Committee Mothers Club Kennebunk

Strong Rebel Unit Attacks Algerian City Bone

ALGIERS AP A strong rebel unit smashed into the outskirts of Bone the east Algerian port city in a pitched battle with thousands of French soldiers. It was the first rebel assault on a major Algerian city. The attack began at 4 a.m. Rebels held positions between Bone airport and the Mediterranean as grenades and machinegun fire roused the 80 000 residents. By 10 a.m. French headquarters said the battle continued with communications to Bone under tight military control.

Algiers Bone Mediterranean

Marilyn Monroe in Excellent Condition After Operation

New York film star Marilyn Monroe is reported in excellent condition following an operation. She is expected to leave the hospital Friday. The surgeon, Dr Mortimer Rodg, said there was no evidence of pregnancy and that the procedure was corrective. Arthur Miller, her husband, noted they both wish to have children, following two miscarriages.

New York Marilyn Monroe Mortimer Rodgers Arthur Miller Miller Marilyn

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