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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1963

Page

2

Local Personal News From Biddeford and Beyond

Mrs Marion Irving 75 Mass Ave Ocean Park and several others are listed as medical patients at Webber Hospital. George Mitchell of Biddeford has returned home after surgery. Mr and Mrs Rene Racine and Roland, with Mrs Jeannette Roberge and Joanne, came home from Fairhaven Mass where Mrs Racine sang at a sister's wedding anniversary. Mrs T A Bentley of West Burl Vermont visits her mother Mrs Percy L Tate in Biddeford who is hospitalized. Mr and Mrs Tate to celebrate 50th anniversary tomorrow. Arnold Ballard and granddaughter Miss Carol Tarbox attend three day American Legion Convention in Bar Harbor with attendees including Erbin Stevens and Arnold Preston. Ballard and Preston join the Caldwell Post Drum and Bugle Corps parade.

Marion Irving Mass. Ave Ocean Park Webber Hospital Chester Morris Ferry Road Saco George Mitchell Alfred St. Biddeford Frank L. Ordway Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach Rene Racine Roland Jeannette Roberge Joanne Erbin Stevens Owen Davis Post American Legion Arnold Preston Portland Bar Harbor Ballard Preston Caldwell Post Woodfords

VFW Auxiliary and Several Biddeford Meetings Tonight

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary meets at 7:30 at City Building Biddeford. Rebekah Lodge meets at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Odd Fellows Hall Alfred Street Biddeford. Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella hosts a picnic at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 279 Hill Street Biddeford. Maine Mineralogical and Gowleri cal Society holds its June mineral trip on June 30 led by Mrs Francis McDonald to the Consolidated Mine Georgetown. Members gather 9 to 9:30 a.m. at Norwaye Diner Brunswick. Le Foyer meets tonight at 7:30 at hall 97 Alfred Street Biddeford.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Biddford Frangeline Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Alfred Street Biddeford Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella Clara Gauthier Hill St Maine Mineralogical and Gowlerical Society Francis McDonald Consolidated Mine Georgetown le Foyer Alfred St

Weekly gospel services and prayer meetings listed

Gospel services, non sectarian, held each Tuesday and Thursday at 745 p m in the Odd Fellows building Saco open to the public. Mid week prayer and praise on Wednesday at 730 p m at Biddeford United Baptist church. Holy Communion on Tuesday at 6 am in Christ Episcopal church Biddeford. Prayer meeting Tuesday at 730 p m at the Full Gospel church Route 9A Wells. The Home League of the Saco Salvation Army meets Tuesday at 730 p m.

Odd Fellows Main Street Saco Biddeford United Baptist Church Christ Episcopal Church Biddeford Full Gospel Wells Saco Salvation Army

Deaths Marcia M Berry of South Gorham

Mrs. Marcia M. Berry widow of David Berry died suddenly Saturday at her daughter Mrs Dorothy Deering’s home in South Gorham. Born in Saco, she moved to South Gorham eight years ago. Survived by son Lloyd Berry of Saco nine grandchildren and one great grandson. Funeral at 2 p m today at 76 State Street Gorham with burial in South Buxton cemetery.

South Gorham Marcia M. Berry David Berry Dorothy Deering Saco William and Mellissa Haines Lloyd Berry State St Gorham South Buxton

St Anne Sodality to Meet for Prayers in Biddeford

St Anns Sodality of St Josephs Church will meet at 7 30 tonight at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford to say prayers for Mrs Aurore oteaux.

St. Anne Sodality of St. Joseph's Church Sansoucy Funeral Home Stone St Biddeford Auroreoteaux

Daughters of Isabella to pay respects at Sansoucy Funeral Home

Members will meet at 7 30 tonight at 1 Stone Street Biddeford to honor Mrs Aurore Descoteaux a member. Wear badges as part of the tribute.

Our Lady of Fatima Daughters of Isabella Sansoucy Stone St Biddeford Aurore Descoteaux

Funeral services for Philippe Nadeau in Worcester

Funeral services for Philippe Nadeau formerly of 397 Alfred St Biddeford were conducted Saturday at St Josephs Church Worcester Mass A high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev Armand Bill with organist Mrs Diane Frechette Rousselle Bearers included Joseph Moulton Frank Moulton Leo Cote Dennis Pelletier Gaston Boucher and James Hayes Burial followed in Calvary section St Josephs Cemetery Rev Norman Carrier offered committal prayers Attendees from Portland Westbrook and Portland area included Mrs Louis Moulton Mrs Yvonne Shaeffer Mrs Mary Webster Mrs Lorne Thurlow Mrs Mamie Moulton Mrs Rose Viscone Mr and Mrs James Hayes Joseph Moulton and Frank Moulton.

Philippe Nadeau Alfred St Biddeford Worcester Mass St. Joseph's Church Armand Bill Diane Frechette Rousselle Joseph Moulton Frank Moulton Leo Cote Dennis Pelletier Gaston Boucher James Hayes Calvary St. Joseph's Cemetery Norman Carrier Louis Moulton Yvonne Shaeffer Mary Webster Lorne Thurlow Mamie Moulton Rose Viscone Portland Westbrook

Funeral Rites for Mrs Lottie M Green Held in Kennebunk

Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 p.m. from Angell Funeral Home in Kennebunk for Lottie M Green 78 wife of John H Green who died Saturday at York Harbor Hospital. Born April 10 1885 in Ludlow she lived in Kennebunk ten years and was a Kennebunk Baptist Church member. Interment is planned for Evergreen Cemetery Houlton with services Tuesday at 1 p.m. from Houlton Park Street. She leaves Virgil son Roy Watson brother and sister plus six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Angell Funeral Home Dane Street Kennebunk Lottie M. Green John H. Green York Harbor Hospital Chester Staples Kennebunk Baptist Church Park Street Houlton Evergreen Cemetery Ludlow Henry Minnie (Dow) Watson

Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel H Burke conducted in Saco

Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Hannah Burke wife of James H Burke were held at 2 p m Saturday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco Rev Norman J Langmaid pastor of School Street Methodist Church officiated Interment was in Biddeford Cemetery

Mabel Hannah Burke James H. Burke Pool Road Biddeford Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main St Saco Norman J. Langmaid School Street

Funeral services for Almond Tibbets in Saco and Old Orchard Beach

Funeral services for Almond Tibbets of 56 Cedar Ave Old Orchard Beach were held at 10 am Saturday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco. Rev Gilbert Sirott officiated with interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco. Bearers were Harry Hellett Roy Bryant Edward Coreau and Frank Paro.

Old Orchard Beach Almond Tibbetts Cedar Ave Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main S Saco Gilbert Sirott Washington Avenue Methodist Church Laurel Hill Cemetery Harry Hellett Roy Bryant Edward Coreau Frank Paro

Biddeford Mayor Deschambault Faces Cheating Charge

Indictment charges Deschambault with cheating by false pretenses for selling 343 feet of eight inch transit pipe to Biddeford through Saco Brick Co while mayor, claimed unauthorised. trial opens as jurors and witnesses are seated. Deschambault pleads not guilty.

J. Arthur Verville Biddeford Samson Supply Co Lloyd LaFountain Thomas H. Simpson Harry F. Twomen LaFountain Joseph Davison Lebanon Charles W. Smith Gertrude Staples Eliot Smith James Pease Buxton Raymond J. Courtenay Saco Saco-Lowell Gladysoo Sanford Dana Huntress Sr South Berwick Elizabeth Shaw North Berwick Faith J. Eckler Kennebunkport Deschambault J. Albert Merryman Sac

Biddeford Mayor Faces Pipe Contract Inquiry

Testimony details alleged unauthorized city pipe purchases for Bowdoin Park project in 1961. City Clerk Deshaies read election records while Laverriere and Sanborn testified on transit pipe orders and mayoral involvement amid council approvals and charter limits.

Philip Sanborn Deschambault LaFountain Biddeford Paul Deshaies Deshaies Xaphes Raoul J. Binette Bernard Avenue Smith Wayne Hollingsworth Laverriere Sarasota Fla West Street Bowdoin Park Hollingsworth Sanborn

Birth of Chris Craig Cote in Conway New Hampshire

Welcome greetings reveal the birth of Chris Craig Cote to Mr and Mrs Bernard T i Cote in Conway New Hampshire on June 23 weighing six pounds nine ounces Maternal grandparents are Kenneth Bartlett Elm Street Saco Paternal grandparents Theodore Cote Pine Street Biddeford and great grandmothers Anna Cote Alfred Street Biddeford Marie Tremblay Pine Street Biddeford

Bernard T. i Cote Conway N. H Biddeford Chris Craig Kenneth Bartlett Elm Street Saco Theodore Cote Pine Street Anna Cote Alfred Street Marie Tremblay Biddeford-Saco Journal Susan Berg Vicki Jean George W. Hilton Crockett St Rochester Hilton Helen Rancourt Irving i M. Kallock North St George D. Hilton Silver Street Farmington

Rail issues highlight a mixed New York market

In New York trading, rail issues stood out as gains were limited elsewhere. The AP index showed modest movement with the Dow Jones at 720.18, down 0.60, while rails rose about one point and industrials inched higher. Whirlpool faced a delay due to a large sell order batch and Geeky finance write downs eyed Appliance Buyers Credit Corp.

New York Whirlpool Corp Appliance Buyers Credit Associated Press Southern Railway T Illinois Central U.S. Steel Bethlehem Jones É Aan Motors General Motors United Aircraft Douglas Lockheed Texaco Jersey Standard Royal Dutch American Stock Exchanges

MacGregor Bill Passed By Maine Legislature

AUGUSTA The MacGregor Bill and three money measures were among the last signed by Gov. Reed before leaving office Sunday night after a marathon session. He signed none today. The MacGregor Bill will revise Blue Laws for the fall, eliminating local option and letting stores open Sundays by size rather than commodities. Reed expects to sign most of the remaining 97 unsigned bills when he reviews them. some require more scrutiny. A special session is likely. Voters on Nov. 5 face a constitutional amendment to change House reapportionment, with ratification prompting pre-1964 elections reapportionment. if rejected, a special session may propose alternatives. The governor also signed an $8,422,000 capital construction bond issue, including funds for a new industrial arts building at Gorham State Teachers College, and a $900,000 appropriation bill to cover other bills carrying no separate appropriations.

Augusta Reed J Reed Maine Gorham Allagash River Authority McGregor Arly House Senate

Driver Fined In Saco Court Session

Gerard LaPierre 18 of Biddeford pleaded guilty in Saco Municipal Court to failing to make himself known after an accident on Lincoln Street. The car backing up hit a parked vehicle owned by William Patten. Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr. fined LaPierre $15. no injuries.

Gerard LaPierre Emery St Biddeford Saco Lincoln Street LaPierre William Patten Sawyer St William F. Wilson, Jr la Pierre

Sailor Held After Fatal Car Crash On Saco Curve

Robert Fumelle, 20, of New York, a sailor at Brunswick Naval Air Station, died from leg lacerations and internal injuries after a car crash on Ferry Road Saco. Gene R. Michaud, 20, also a sailor, was held on a charge of operating a car under the influence and was turned over to naval authorities for July 2 court in Saco. James Abbott, 19, of Salisbury Maryland, was uninjured.

Robert Fumelle New York Brunswick Naval Air Station Saco Gene R. Michaud RNAS Saco Municipal Court James Abbott Salisbury, Md Michaud Charles Hennessey J Alfred Cote Glenhaven Circle Ferry Road Eugene P. Wolfahrt Fumelle Webber Hospital William F. Wilson Jr Lloyd P. LaFountain Alfred Brunswick

Lepine and Desjardins Given Court Hears In Biddeford

Narcisse A Lepine, 69, of Main Street, pleaded innocent to larceny of three guns and was jailed 30 days after failing to pay a 50 dollar fine. Police recovered the guns. Gerard F Desjardins, 23, of Main Street, Saco, pleaded guilty to operating an unregistered vehicle, paid 50 dollars, and had his license suspended 10 days.

Narcisse A. Lepine Main Street Biddeford Edward Allen Alfred Street Gerald C. Nason Gerard F. Desjardins Saco

National Aquatics School Graduate Darlene Berry

Miss Darlene Berry daughter of Mr and Mrs H Clifford Berry 180 May St Biddeford graduated from the National Aquatics School of the American Red Cross in Hanson Massachusetts She completed the instructors course in water safety life saving and first aid to it he injured

Darlene Berry H. Clifford Berry May St Biddeford National Aquatics School of the American Red Cross Hanson Mass Miss Berry

Philip Hussey Sr. Honored for 50 Years at Hussey Plant

A surprise party at Seaside House in Kennebunk honored Philip W. Hussey Sr., president of Hussey Manufacturing, for fifty years of service. The event welcomed more than 350 attendees including employees, friends, and spouses. Hussey, a great grandson of founder William Hussey, has held numerous civic roles and recently moved to Kennebunk Beach with his wife Marion Allen.

Kennebunk Philip W. Hussey Sr Hussey Hussey Manufacturing Co., Inc William Hussey Hussey Plow Company North Berwick Philip Hussey Maine Maine Maritime Academy Maine Development Commission Department of Economic Development North Berwick School Board Wells Harbor Development Committee York County Council Boy Scouts of America Small Business Administration New England Council Thheir Manufacturing Committee Maine Publicity Bureau Structural Steel Fabricators of New England Maine State Chamber of Commerce Maine Industrial Building Authority Kennebunk Beach Marion Allen

Pope Paul Urges Unity As Vatican Keeps Council On Track

The new pope, elected just days earlier, met diplomats and held a special audience for Rome priests, blessing thousands in hot Clementine Hall. He affirmed continuity of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, praising its work and promising Ecumenical Council continuity into next year. Bahia Felix, Chile, averages 325 rain days annually.

Rome Paul Milan Pope Paul Christian Unity Organization John XXIII Secretariat For Promoting Christian Unity Augustin Cardinal Bea Vatican Bea Sistine Chapel Secretariat Ecumenical Council John Bahia Felix Chile

Student to Instruct Aquatics at Camp Natoba

Aroostook State Teachers College student majoring in physical education departed yesterday for Camp Natoba in Oakland to serve as aquatics instructor for the summer.

Aroostook State Teachers College Camp Natoba Oakland

Benefit Supper And Whist Party For Missionary Relief

A baked bean supper was held Saturday night at Salle Charite Alfred Street Biddeford for Rev. Jean Louis Breault a missionary in the Philippine Islands. A check for Fr Breault was presented for his brother Yvon Breault and Mrs Lionel Cote. A progressive whist party followed with numerous prize winners including Yvon Breault and many others. Whist awards honored women high scores and men high scores with several low scores noted.

Salle Charite Alfred Street Biddeford Jean Louis Breault Philippine Islands Fr. Breault Yvon Breault Lionel Cote Anna Morin Cyril

House Burns in Saco Leaves Man Homeless

Edmond Bouthillette, about 50, was driven from his two room riverfront house near York Hill on Main Street in Saco Saturday night. The structure was gutted by fire of undetermined origin before firemen contained it. He lost all clothing except his nightwear and was given clothing and hotel accommodations in Biddeford after being taken to the police station. Property loss not yet estimated.

Edmond Bouthillette York Hill Main Street Saco Bouthillette Biddeford

Battle Lines continues on page one

Mr Bailey as DNC chairman declines partisan talk while Miller assesses Rockefeller remarriage impact on the race. The discussion shifts to the Republican nomination prospects with remarks on the South and Kennedy’s potential performance in 1964. Bailey insists the South won’t be written off, noting wins in 1960 and optimism for 1964.

Bailey Democratic National Committee Miller Rockefeller Truman South North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Arkansas Texas Kennedy

Maine Mineralogical Society Plans Bigger Roundup at Stony Brook

A special meeting of Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society officers at Beach Museum in Portland outlined the Roundup at Stony Brook Park on Rt. 117 South Paris August 2 3 and 4. The event will feature expanded dealer displays more exhibitors and improved facilities for dealers swappers and campers. Members will display Maine Minerals and prizes will be awarded daily with a grand prize Sunday. An auction of mineral specimens is planned for Saturday night.

Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society Beach Museum Portland Stony Brook Park Rt. 117 Paris The Maine Mineralogical and Geological Maine

Profumo Scandal Expands With New Charges and Royal Rumor

British officials outlined six charges expanding the original case, plus two involving alleged advice to procure by instrumental miscarriage. Ex defense expert Wigg accused three unnamed Americans in London of backing a blackmail syndicate linked to Profumo affairs. Reports said two U.S. Air Force men were recalled for questioning and Christine Keeler claimed no royal or ministerial involvement, while the Daily Mirror denied royalty links and said portraits by Ward had no royal contact.

Miss X Ward Burge George Wigg Labor Party London Call Fair York Wigg John Profumo Christine Keeler House of Commons Profumo Christine Tellvision U.S. Air Force Britain Washington Charles Lee Wright Mount Vernon Ill George Hopkins Bellaire Ohio 3Rd Air Force Ruislip Sovce Prince Philip Marina Alexandra News of the World

Kennedy and Adenauer discuss Western defense unity

Kennedy and Adenauer meet to seek allied buy in a Western defense plan amid De Gaulles call for Europe to have its own nuclear forces. They stress US presence and shared security, with Rusk and Schroeder present and a broad public welcome in Germany boosting the visit. The talks include a friendly meeting with President Luebke and scenes broadcast across Western Europe.

Charles de Gaulle de Gaulle Western Europe France U.S Soviet Union Kennedy Adenauer Wahn

Periodic re-examination urged for drivers

One driver out of five today has defects which can be corrected or for which he can compensate if he is aware of them. The New England Council of Optometrists urges periodic re-examination with special reference to drivers.

New England Council of Optometrists

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