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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1964

Page

2

Personal notices of patients and visitors in Maine towns

Paul Kerry of 1 Lyman Ave Saco is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Carroll Tarr of 36 Fifteenth St Old Orchard Beach is a medical patient at Veterans Memorial Hospital Togus. Mrs Alice Ouellette visits her daughter Mrs Angelo Panasci and family in New York. Mrs Gertrude Boisvert of Biddeford returns from Lake Ronkonkoma Long Island N Y after attending nephew Samuel Panasci’s graduation, son of Mr and Mrs Angelo Panasci, former Biddeford residents.

Paul Kerry Lyman Ave Saco Webber Hospital Carroll Angelo Panasci Biddeford

Tighe Beaudoin Farley Post Meeting At Elm Street Hall

The Tighe Beaudoin Farley Post American Legion will meet at its Elm Street hall in Biddeford tomorrow at 8 p.m. The York County Past Noble Grands Association will meet tomorrow night at Forest Rebekah Lodge in West Buxton, with a supper at 6 30.

Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post American Legion Elm Street Biddeford York County Noble Grands Association Forest Rebekah Lodge West Buxton

Midweek Prayer Meetings at Local Churches

Prayer meetings and Bible study planned for Thursday at 7 30 p m at Bible Baptist Church 144 Ferry Road Saco First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach and First Assembly of Cod Church of Saco Ahepa Home 22 Pleasant Street with Bible study also at 7 30 p m.

Bible Baptist Church Ferry Road Saco First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach Cod Church Ahepa Fleasant Street

Judge Hears Four Cases In Biddeford Court

In Biddeford Municipal Court Judge Gerald C. Nason addressed four cases. Albert J Stivalett, 29, of Portland, pleaded guilty to speeding 45 in a 25 mph zone on Route 1 and was fined 15 dollars. Richard Olin, 22, and Paul Laverriere, 32, of Biddeford, had assaults with accord and satisfaction filed. complainant was Raoul Rocray. William E. Cameron, 20, Lyndonville, was fined 10 dollars for stopping at Alfred and Bacon Streets. Biddeford police were complainants. Roger A. Bernier, 49, of Waterboro, faced assault charges filed by Lena Bernier and Frederick J. Cartwright. he paid costs of 20.40 dollars on each charge. incident dated June 20.

Albert J Stivalett Portland Biddeford Ormand Trask Gerald C. Nason Stivalett Richard Olin Paul Laverriere Atlantic Ave Raoul Rocray Granite St Alfred and Bacon Streets Lyndonville, VI William E. Cameron Roger A. Bernier Waterboro Bernier Lena Frederick J. Cartwright

Legal Technicalities Will Be Investigated

Biddeford's School Building Committee met yesterday and the group gave the city to solicit the right to look into the technicalities of building a school in Clifford Park. Plans for the alterations at the Junior High School have been approved by the State Department of Education, State Health Department and Fire Inspectors. Bids on the work are due to be returned Thursday, July 2.

Biddeford Clifford Park Raymond Kenneal State Department of Education State Health Department Kenneally

No Injuries In Saco Car Crash At Main And Cutts

An early morning accident at the Main Street and Cutts Avenue intersection in Saco involved James Nadeau aged 41 and Willard Alton Smith aged 63. Nadeau’s eastbound vehicle sustained no damage while Smith’s left rear fender was damaged. no damage estimate was reported.

Saco Main Street Cutts Avenue James Nadeau Cleveland St Willard Alton Smith Elm St Laco Nadeau Smith

Wells High School hosts well baby clinic tomorrow

A well baby clinic will be held tomorrow at 9:30 in the Wells High School nursing office. Dr. Ruth Endicott is the attending physician. This will be the last clinic until September. A large Gabon plywood factory serves the United States as its principal customer.

Wells Wells High School Ruth Endicott Gabon United States

Card of Thanks to Webber Hospital Staff

The family of the late Stephen Travers extends sincere thanks to the nurses and doctors of Webber Hospital for their care and kindness. Gratitude also to relatives and friends for expressions of sympathy during a deeply painful time.

Webber Hospital

Moon Eclipse Expected Over Cadillac Mountain Tonight

Moonwatchers anticipate a vivid reddish lunar eclipse tonight with Cadillac Mountain on Mount Desert island in Maine offering one of the best vantage points. The eclipse begins at 5:48 p.m. EST with totality from 7:16 p.m. to 8:57 p.m. and ends as the moon exits the penumbra at 11:14 p.m. The year will feature a second total lunar eclipse on December 18.

Mount Desert Cadillac Mountain Maine

Miss Maine to Be Crowned on Saturday

PORTLAND AP A new Miss Maine will be crowned Saturday to represent the state in September at Atlantic City in the Miss America contest. Twelve contestants for the state title arrived here Tuesday. Among the readied notes are bats described in a curious science aside.

Portland Maine Atlantic City

Portland Weather: Hazes, Warmth, and Showers Through Tonight

The forecast calls for hazy warm conditions this afternoon and night with thundershowers this afternoon, evening, and again late tonight. Temperatures will reach the mid 80s inland and cooler in the 70s near beaches. Winds will be south to southwest 10 to 20 mph shifting to northerly by morning, with Thursday sunny and milder. Northerly winds 10 to 15 mph expected.

Portland

Kennebunk Unit to Meet Again September 14

The Webber Lefebvre Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary met at the Parsons room in the Legion home. A thank you note from Mrs. Marion Maguire noted dues from 40 members for 1964 45. The budget was read and approved. York County Council news highlighted Mrs Mildred Hamilton being installed as vice president. A summer auction was planned for August 22 in joint efforts with the post. The unit voted to recess for summer and to form a committee to study a photostatic copy of the unit charter for meetings at various homes.

Kennebunk Webber-Lefebvre American Legion Auxiliary Parsons Legion Home High Street Marion Maguire Zella Tibbetts York County Council South Berwick Mildred Hamilton York County Department Togus Catherine Abrose Ambrose Elinor Bergeron Robert Stewart Pearl Belgea Blanche Wade Julie Dutremble

Taylor to become U.S. ambassador in South Viet Nam

Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor will fly to South Viet Nam to assume the post as U.S. ambassador, replacing Henry Cabot Lodge who notes the Viet Nam war may not shape the presidential race. Lodge's removal broadens GOP candidate options while Kennedy heads to Germany after shelving a New York Senate bid. Johnson urges six day work weeks prompting GOP protests as Dulles is sent to Mississippi to probe civil rights workers' disappearance and Prince Edward County votes to reopen schools.

Associated Press South Viet Nam Maxwell D. Taylor U.S Henry Cabot Lodge Viet Nam Robert F. Kennedy Germany New York Johnson Congress Allen W. Dulles CIA Mississippi Virginia Prince Edward County Washington Saigon Taylor Lodge Pennsylvania William W. Scranton Scranton Barry Goldwater Arizona Ambassador Lodge Nelson A. Rockefeller Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard M. Nixon Robert S. McNamara McNamara Laos

Catfish Lands After Flood Deluge at Kentucky Bank

Carrollton Kentucky bank president Perry Dean and cashier Jack Way recount a floodwater tale out of the Ohio River. A line dropped from a window of the Kentucky State Bank brought in a one pound catfish, seen as an amusing result of the high water.

Carrollton, Ky Perry Dean Jack Way Kentucky State Bank Ohio

Welcome To The Fold Welcomes New Baby Perrault

Greetings to newcomers in the area for Elizabeth Anne Perrault, five months old, daughter of Roland W. Perrault Jr. and Lorraine Belanger. Parents reside at 195 Temple Ave in Old Orchard Beach. Paternal grandparents are Roland Perrault Sr. of Biddeford and the late Mrs. Belanger is Emile Belanger of Biddeford.

Elizabeth Anne Perrault Roland W. Perrault Jr Temple Ave Old Orchard Beach Perrault Lorraine Belanger Roland Perrault Sr Cutts St Biddeford Emile Belanger West St

Old Orchard Beach Gatherings and Rainbow For Girls Notice

Old Orchard Beach families shared a Monday barbecue at the Fender son home with Melissa and Scott of Saco Avenue. Stilman Gilbert and Wayne visited Harold Gilbert and family at Skowhagan. they are brothers. A regular Old Orchard Beach Assembly Order of the Rainbow for Girls meeting is set for tomorrow at 7 p.m. with degrees conferred. Eastern Star and Masonic Lodge members are invited.

Richard Fenderson Melissa Scott Saco Avenue John Vigne Kennebunk Fenderson Stlman Gilbert Wayne Harold Gilbert Skowhagan Stilman Old Orchard Beach Order of the Rainbow Eastern Star and Masonic Lodge

Republican Women To Send Workers To Maine

Portland AP report says the National Federation of Women’s Republican Clubs will dispatch four field workers to Maine this fall to aid in defeating Democratic Senator Edmund S Muskie. President Dorothy A Elston of Middletown Delaware notes desire for Senate seat return. Lodge plans to aid Gov Scranton’s presidential bid and Elston will address the Maine Federation of Republican Women in Saco.

Portland National Federation of Women’s Republican Clubs Maine Edmund S. Muskie Dorothy A. Elston Middletown Del Elston Henry Cabot Lodge Lodge South Viet Nam William Scranton Pennsylvania Maine Federation of Republican Women Saco

Cable Cut Affects Biddeford Phone Service

About 400 customers in the Western Avenue and Main Street area of Biddeford will be without telephone service until late this afternoon. The outage is due to a cable accidentally cut during sewer construction work, said Robert E. Conroy, manager of New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.

Western Avenue Main Street Biddeford Robert E. Conroy New England Telephone and Telegraph Co

Local Residents Re-Elected To Maine Hospital Posts

Carleton F. Davis of Webber Hospital Biddeford was re-elected vice president of the Maine Hospital Association at its annual convention in Waterville. Mrs. Leo Taillon of Saco was re-elected treasurer of the Maine Association of Hospital Auxiliaries.

Waterville Carleton F. Davis Webber Hospital Biddeford Maine Hospital Association Yesteray Maine Association of Hospital Auxiliaries Leo Taillon Saco

Viet Nam on right track says Lodge and exit plan

Free World reports Lodge comments on Viet Nam progress saying freedom and independence are achievable with persistence. He denies running or being drafted while denying any hidden motives. Ambassador to Saigon to depart soon as Gen. Taylor is slated to take over military command, signaling a possible escalation with the Viet Cong war.

Viet Nam Lodge Scranton Pennsylvania Saigon John F. Kennedy U. S Maxwell D. Taylor Joint Chiefs of Staff

Bristlecone Pine Forest spans 27000 acres in California

The Bristlecone Pine Forest covers 27,000 acres within Inyo National Forest in California's White Mountains, a notable protected area known for ancient bristlecone pines and high elevation scenery.

Inyo National Forest California White Mountains

Library Deed Transferred for Saco District Court

The former Dyer Library near Saco City Hall transfers ownership to the City of Saco by the Dyer Library Association trustees. Judge Richard S Chapman selected Saco for the district court due to its facilities. After renovations, a fee lease to the court will be negotiated. rent to the city. The court is expected to operate in early 1965.

Dyer Saco Dyer Library Association Richard S. Chapman District Court System Maine District Court Whelan York County

Three Cases Heard By Justice Wesley Mewer

Three cases heard by Trial Justice Wesley Mewer in Old Orchard Beach court involve local youths. Caroline Perkins of Wells faced entering a residence with larceny intent and received a two year probation after a suspended sentence to Skowhegan Women’s Reformatory. David Bryan of Malden pleaded guilty to failing to stop at a stop sign and paid a $10 fine. an accident occurred June 21. Stanley Zelensky Jr of Westbrook pleaded guilty to speeding, paying a $15 fine for 40 mph in a 25 mph zone.

Old Orchard Beach Trial Justice Court Wesley M. Mewer Caroline M. Perkins Wells William Clark East Grand Avenue Women’s Reformatory Skowhegan Miss Perkins Mewer David Bryan Malden Mass Union and Saco Avenues Stanley Zelensky Jr Westbrook West Grand Avenue

Gas Mishap Trial Continues Today

PORTLAND A 9000 suit against South Portland landlord Herbert C. Nisbet Portland Gas Light Co and Wilbur F Blake Inc continued in Cumberland County Superior Court. David K Snell and wife Edythe A Snell of Old Orchard Beach allege they were overcome by escaping illuminating gas from an apartment owned by Nisbet and claim negligence caused the May 10 gas leak. Blake workers were summoned to inspect pipes after a complaint. The Snells seek damages for physical and mental suffering and permanent effects. Trial began yesterday morning.

Portland South Portland Herbert C. Nisbet Portland Gas Light Company Wilbur Nesbit Snells Snell

Guinness Praises New York Experimental Theater

Sir Alec Guinness told the New York Drama Desk that experimental theater in New York surpasses London in range and quality. He noted only three London theatres pursue such experimentation while many off Broadway venues in New York engage in innovative work.

Guinness N. Y

Saco Grange to Send Lecturer to New England Conference

At North Street hall Saco Grange voted to send Lecturer Mrs Jeanette Lavigne to the New England Lecturer Conference at the University of New Hampshire in Durham August 17 to 21. Plans were made for a July 7 cookout at the Lavigne home and an August 2 Grange picnic at Granny Kent Pond.

Saco Grange North Street Robert Littlefield Mmembers Jeanette Lavigne New England University of New Hampshire Durham Pamela Susan Smith Donna Bryant Roberta Ellen Peter Sutherland Drew Scammon Joanne Mary Beverly Simpson Virginia Russell Randall Jeffrey Lavigne Victor Marden Clair Littlefield Florence Scammon Christine Bell

Beach Firemen’s Busy Day With Multiple Blazes

Beach firefighters responded to a sequence of fires including a Tunis Avenue beach grass fire, a Milliken Mills Road rear residence blaze rekindling at 5 35 p m, a Forthill Road home fire caused by a five volatile stove left on, an abandoned car fire on West Grand Avenue, a George Mokarzel store blaze on Old Orchard Street, and a dump fire at the town rubbish dump early this morning.

Old Orchard Beach Tunis Avenue Townsend Milliken Mills John Travis Forthill Road West Grand Grand Avenue George Mokarzel Old Orchard Street

Stock Market Rally Lifts Averages On Rail and AT&T Skew

The New York stock market rose in early trading as rails led the rally and American Telephone split stock boosted sentiment. Du Pont added strength while cigarettes faced a health labeling rule. The AP average for 60 stocks rose 0.7 to 308.9, with industrials up 1.3, rails up 4, utilities up 0.1. Dow up 3.98 to 826.68.

New York American Telephone du Pont Washington Federal Trade Commission Associated Press Pennsylvania Railroad At&t Xerox IBM Polaroid American Stock Exchange U.S

Taylor Flies To Viet Nam In About Two Weeks

Gen Maxwell D Taylor, undefeated in war, will head U S mission in Saigon after Lodge resignation. Johnson picked him, with Westmoreland and Alexis Johnson in key posts, signaling intensified Viet Nam operations amid political reaction and Senate expectations of swift confirmation. The shift follows Lodge’s return amid Scranton campaign support.

Taylor Viet Nam Johnson Capitol Hill Senate South Viet Nam William ©. Westmoreland U.S A. Alexis Johnson Westmoreland Army Joint Chiefs of Staff Earle G. Wheeler Wayne Morse D-Ore Morse Senate Foreign Relations Committee J. W. Fulbright D-Ark

Rights (Continued from Page One) Guard In Mississippi

Two FBI laboratory experts were to study the case involving Schwerner and the two men. Cheney and Goodman were last seen about 10:30 p.m. Sunday leaving Philadelphia in a southerly direction. The station wagon was burned Sunday night or before dawn Monday. Goodman was among 175 out of state volunteers who arrived in Mississippi to aid Negro voter registration and education after training at Oxford, Ohio.

FBI Ay. Schwerner Meridian Cheney Goodman Philadelphia Mississippi Oxford Ohio

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