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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1962
Page
2
The infant son of Mr and Mrs John Lamothe of State Street Biddeford recently underwent an emergency operation. He is reported improving at Children’s Hospital Boston.
An SA 8 civ with EWS details notes the York County Past Noble Grands Association of the Rebekah Lodge will meet in Kittery on Thursday with supper at 6 30. The Owen-Davis Unit American Legion auxiliary meets tonight at 8 in the Legion hall Saco. Biddeford Saco Veterans council meets tonight at 7 30 at the Legion home in Saco.
A schedule of church events lists a Thursday prayer and Bible study at First Church Ocean Avenue Saco. Holy Communion at Biddeford Episcopal Church at 8 am. Senior choir rehearsal at Saco School Street Methodist at 7 pm. Prayer meeting at First Assembly of God Saco 7:30 pm. Lyman First Baptist Goodwins Mills 7:30 pm. Choir at Lyman Baptist 8:30 pm. Trinity Episcopal Saco bazaar July 28 10 am to 5 pm. Milton Goss and Robert Moody chair.
Colby College in Waterville receives an 18 million dollar Ford Foundation conditional grant, the largest gift in its 150 year history. Colby must raise 3.6 million in three years. funds support faculty salaries scholarships financial aid and campus upgrades including a January independent study initiative. Amherst and Mount Holyoke also receive 2.5 million each.
The New York stock market moved modestly in middling trade as the AP 60 average slipped .80 to 199.80. Industrials fell 1.70, rails flat, utilities down .10. Major issues fluctuated with small fractional losses and a few flat or unchanged names.
George H. Lambert expresses gratitude to Dr Houle the hospital staff and nurses and aides at Webber Hospital and to friends neighbors and relatives for their kindness in a heartfelt thanks note.
Funeral services for Arthur Desrosiers will be held Thursday at 8 a m from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco. Friends may call at Emond Funeral Home today until 10 p m.
Funeral services for Mrs Le lanna Poulin will be held at St. Joseph church Saturday at 10 a.m. Friends may call at Emond Funeral Home today Thursday and Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.
Augusta report says Fred C. Scribner Jr of Portland laments public apathy toward the Constitution as the Constitutional Commission reviews sections for study. Major topics to probe include state officer election, treasurer status, judiciary and potential lieutenant governor, with notes on succession concerns after Gov. Clauson’s 1959 death. John P. Carey of Bath was not present.
In Fort Augustus Scotland Benedictine monks mark 21 years as Loch Ness official firefighters. Twelve brothers operate a fire engine from the abbey grounds with calls taking priority over daily life. The band of monks protects Fort Augustus and nearby villages, having logged nearly 100 fire calls since 1941.
Biddeford police report a collision at Five Points between a car driven by Peter B. Hawkes, 24, of Kennebunk, and another driven by Ruth H. Leavitt, also of Kennebunk. Leavitt was entering from a market lot. no injuries and damage loss were estimated.
Sergeant Jerome J. Clifford of Gorham will resign from the Maine State Police on June 30 to enter private business. Chief Robert Marx announced the resignation of Clifford, who enlisted in 1950 and has served as patrol supervisor in the Orono and Thomaston troop areas and with the Maine Turnpike patrol.
A hotel guest in Louisville, Kentucky, called for a doctor after a stomach ache. The desk assistant asked if he had a specific physician, and was told there were about 500 doctors present in the hotel. A doctor from the convention hall was summoned to treat the guest.
Partly cloudy and mild this afternoon with fair and cool overnight. Forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions Thursday. Winds northeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to light tonight and Thursday morning then southerly 10 to 15 mph Thursday afternoon. Temperatures in Zone 1 reach the mid to upper 70s.
In Saco municipal court James K. Gillman 21 of Newfield was fined 15 for speeding 55 in a 40 zone after a guilty verdict. Nathan R. Chesley 19 of 402 Main Street Saco paid 15 for 75 in a 40 zone after pleading not guilty to defacing property. Robert Mondore 37 of 11 Glenwood Ave Saco was fined 15 for guilty finding. David Perkins of Peabody Mass pleaded guilty to fraudulently altered license and fined 10. Phillip Perkins of Peabody Mass guilty on two counts including illegal operation Maine Turnpike and muffler violation, each 10. Joseph Tartorie of Naragansett R I pleaded guilty to night-time Maine Turnpike lighting, case continued. Roland S Estes of Westbrook 25 pleaded guilty to driving without a license, sentence continued. Trooper Duane H Millett filed the complaint.
The Union said NASA conducted almost a month of study on the Malcolm Scott Carpenter flight before selecting the primary and secondary astronauts and deciding to extend the mission.
Firefighters arrived at Five Street to find two cabins and a house ablaze, then a second alarm for the Beauregard hotel on Cleaves Street. Mutual aid from Biddeford, Saco, and Scarborough joined as Reeves’ cabin fire spread to a third. The Beauregard interior gutted a 2 story 45 room hotel. walls likely to be torn down. Owner Robert B. Gross had renovated and planned to open Thursday. Workers were inside awaiting season, and nearby cabins were vacant. Mrs Mina Reeves reported losses not yet set this morning.
Mr and Mrs Roland Poisson announce the engagement of their daughter Aline M Poisson to J Robert Tovino son of Mrs Mary J Tovino and the late Charles A Tovino of Washington DC The couple both educated at Defense Department careers in Washington DC A September 15 wedding is planned.
Subcommittee chairman Estes cited 1958 law letting farmers move cotton allotments when displaced by public projects. In 1961, 8,717.8 acres were transferred, 60 percent to Reeves and Pecos counties in Texas, largely benefiting Billie Sol Estes. Mundt pledged to uncover wrongs and possible political influence as investigations expand beyond Estes’s Texas trial into fertilizer and mortgage schemes.
The Ontario Swimming Pool Association warns buyers about fly-by-night pool builders in Ontario. Director John Finch says low up-front costs hide later cracks and失 promised work, with some contractors moving on after taking payment. OSPA notes a good pool costs from $2,000 this year.
A Suffolk County grand jury indicted nine Greater Boston men on gambling law violations linked to last fall's Biography of a Rookie Joint broadcast. None of the indicted are police. The probe continues, with police reform concerns and ongoing inquiries into affiliated figures.
New York reports May as a record month with 4.01 billion in construction contracts. Dodge figures show 14 percent rise year over year across commercial manufacturing industrial and residential categories. El Morro Castle note follows about Spanish fort construction beginning in 1539 at San Juan Puerto Rico.
Mr and Mrs Marcel Perreault of 84 Washington Biddeford announce the engagement of their daughter Joanne Irene to Paul Desmarais Jr son of Mr and Mrs Leo Desmarais of 24 Herring Biddeford Desmarais a Biddeford High School graduate works at the Ebb Tide cafe Old Orchard Beach A February wedding is planned
In Biddeford hearings the 1960 council and education board results were read. Testimony covered the election and seating of Board of Education, appointment of Lucien Bourque as contractor, and the land preparation contract. Deputy clerk Dunton and Paul Larrabee testified on committee minutes and authority.
Civil Defense director says owners permitting buildings as fallout shelters are covered by their liability policies. Leslie H. Stanley said the National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters and the Mutual Insurance Rating Bureau ruled that using buildings as shelters is part of their normal function.
The Chief of Army Engineers says proposed navigation improvements at Stave Island Harbor in South Goldsboro and Cape Neddick Harbor in York are not advisable now. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie was informed Tuesday that harbor benefits would not justify the cost of the projects.
Cosme Martinez an 18 year old Bisbee High School senior is ready to enlist in the Air Force after receiving a recruiter’s letter praising the Women’s Air Force and promising a distinctive group and new social life. He hopes the offer remains valid.
Joan Shepley of Joliet, allergic to hay, becomes the first woman at Southern Illinois University to major in agricultural journalism. The story highlights her choice amid farm story coverage and reflects gender progress in the college program.
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