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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1959

Page

2

Local Personal Briefs From Biddeford And Portland

Theresa Melancon at Webber hospital and Mrs James Smith, both in Saco and Biddeford, are medical patients at Webber hospital. Albert O Nolette of Biddeford is a surgical patient at Notre Dame hospital. Antoinette Desnoyers of Biddeford has entered Maine Medical Center Portland for observation. Eva Beaudoin and daughters Lucille Ruth and Paulette of Biddeford have returned home from a wedding in St Narcisse Quebec. Roger Boissonneault and Richard Provost joined the trip. Ale and Mrs James Gee, married June 13, are visiting Port Arthur Texas with Mrs Gee’s parents. Mrs Gee is the former Margaret Roberge of Biddeford.

Theresa Melancon Beach Street Saco Webber Hospital James Smith South Street Biddeford Webber

Rose Anna Surrette Dies at 79 in Biddeford Home

Rose Anna Surrette 79 widow of Dosithe Surrette died this morning at a Biddeford rest home. A Saco resident for 20 years she was born in St. Raphael P Q to Pierre and Catherine Deschamps and worked in Pepperell Manufacturing Laconia division. Survived by nephew Albert Paradis of Saco. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p m from Shumway funeral home Saco. Friends may call Tuesday afternoon and evening.

Rose Anna Surrette Dosithe Surrette Biddeford Dyer Street Saco Surrette St. Raphael P. Q Pierre and Catherine (Parker) Deschamps Laconia Pepperell Manufacturing Company Albert Paradis Shumway Funeral Home Spring Street

Churches Schedule Prayer and Youth Meetings

The Saco United Baptist church hosts a midweek prayer and Bible study on Tuesday at 7 30 p m An informal Youthmeet for senior young people at Kennebunkport Village Baptist church Spring street is tonight at 8 The Girl Guards of the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army meet tomorrow night at 6 50 A prayer meeting is set at the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army hall Tuesday at 7 45 p m

Saco Kennebunkport Spring Street Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army Salvation Army Hall

Chicken Killer Reported in Saco

A Saco man Everett Johnson of Flag Pond road reported to Saco police that several of his chickens were killed by an apparent animal. One chicken died, others perished trying to escape. Patrolman Norman Lombard investigated.

Saco Everett Johnson Flag Pond Road Norman Lombard Saco Police

Steels Lead Broad Stock Market Rise At Noon

New York stocks moved higher with steels pacing the advance as major issues gained. Lukens, U S Steel, Youngstown Sheet, Bethlehem, Republic Steel and American Motors posted sizable gains, while Texaco and Raytheon also rose amid firmer market activity and a higher AP average of 60 stocks at noon.

NEW York Steels Lukens U.S. Steel Youngstown Sheet Bethlehem Republic Steel American Motors Chrysler Raytheon Texaco Superior Oil California Liggett & Myers Goodyear Eastman Kodak Union Carbide New York Central Baltimore & Ohio Lorillard Johns- Manville Radio Corp Associated Press

Explosion kills driver in Montana fuel truck crash

A huge gasoline truck ran out of control on a mountain highway near St Mary Montana and blew up at a resort town edge. The driver Floyd B Cole aged 28 was killed. The 36 ton vehicle carried 6 850 gallons of diesel fuel and both trailers exploded as it struck a row of gasoline pumps.

ST Mary Mont. PO Floyd B Cole

Fire crews extinguish couch blaze at Biddeford home

Biddeford firefighters responded to a box alarm Saturday night at the home of Elmer Davis in Oak Ridge. The fire was out on arrival.

Biddeford Elmer Davis Oak Ridge

Obituary for Mrs Margaret F O Shea Perry of Winchester Mass

Mrs Margaret F O Shea Perry aged 63 wife of Joseph W Perry of 727 Washington Street Winchester Massachusetts died suddenly Saturday. She was a native of Winchester and is survived by her husband and six children. Funeral from Lane Funeral Home Tuesday at 8 AM with solemn mass at St Mary Church Winchester at 9 AM. State Senator Peter J Farley and wife and daughter Merrill Morgan will attend.

Margaret F.o'shea Perry Joseph W. Perry Washington Street Winchester Mass St. Mary Church Peter J. Farley Merrill Morgan Mary Sue Twomey David J. Twomey Biddeford Leslie Neil Hansen, Jr Muskogee Okla United States Naval Hospital Portsmouth Joseph Klapperick Joyce M. Twomey John Oasnak Michigan Naval Hospital Base Philip A. Twomey Twomey Washington Shenandoah Valley Armstrong Street Biddeford High School Girls Athletic Association Children of Mary Sodality U. S. Navy Waves Leslie N. Hansen Oklo U. S. Navy

Requiem High Mass for J Alberic Benoit at St Joseph

A solemn requiem high mass for J Alberic Benoit was celebrated at St Joseph church with Msgr Elie Hevey as celebrant and deacon Rev Norman Carrier subdeacon Rev Mark Franck. Burial followed in the family lot at St Joseph cemetery with numerous out of town attendees listed from Cape Elizabeth Woonsocket Blackstone Worcester Putnam Webster Ipswich and Worcester Mass.

J. Alberic Benoit St. Joseph Church Elie Hevey Norman Carrier Mark Franck St. Joseph Diana Rousselle Albert Ouellette Adelard Mercier Pierre Perron Louis Leroux Ernest Soulard Francois Nadeau St. Joseph Cemetery Gerald Kelley Elaine Kelley Geraldine Kelley Cape Eliza Beth Ernest Moulton York Charles Twomey Miami Fla Joseph Delisle Joseph Cloutier Woonsocket R. T Lucien Allaire Blackstone Mass Joseph Laplante Basil Benoit Ernest Benoit Richard Benoit Springfield Aime Benoit Southwick Edgar Cournoyer Lorena Cournoyer Putman Maxine Milette Webster Chester Wise Ipswich Joseph Cournoyer Norman Gabboury Paul Gaboury Claire Gaboury Worcester

Unemployment Claims Decline Amid Seasonal Hiring Dip

Local Employment Security Office Director Francis Coughlin reports last week saw 1100 unemployment compensation applications, down 87 from the prior week. He expects continued declines with summer employment upticks in construction and related sectors.

Francis Coughlin Coughlin

Saco Portland Nines Clash in Tri County League

The Owen-Davis Junior American Legion team will face Caldwell Post of Portland in a Tri-county league game at 6 15 tonight at Saco Memorial Field. Players meet at 5 p m at the field.

Owen-Davis American Legion Caldwell Post Portland Saco Memorial Field

Weather roundup for Portland and nearby areas

This afternoon and tonight, mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunder showers. Fog and drizzle affect coastal Zone 2. A warmer trend continues this afternoon. South to southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Tuesday looks mostly fair and warmer with westerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Temperature ranges by zone and coastal spots included.

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

Tide table notes for June and July with times

The excerpt shows a tide timetable listing low and high tides for June and July with associated times in the morning and afternoon. It includes measurements like 7.53 and 8.18 for June mornings and 3.42 and 1.8 for afternoons, plus July entries such as 18.48 9.06 2.37 2.4 and 9.38 9.50 3.27 3.30, indicating hourly or daily tide values.

Getis

Girl Fined $100 In Saco Court For Shoplifting

A Saco girl, Dolores R. Raybine, 19, of 56 Pleasant Street, pleaded guilty in Saco Municipal Court to stealing six items worth $5.53 from a Storer Street market. Judge Hilary F. Mahaney imposed a $100 fine, suspended, with six months probation.

Saco Dolores R. Raybine Pleasant Street

Lewiston Man Killed In Ste. Emile Crash

Paul Dube aged 60 of Lewiston was killed near Ste. Emilie on Saturday after losing control of his car. Three passengers sustained minor injuries in the crash.

Joliette Que Paul Dube Lewiston Ste. Emilie

No Court Session at Biddeford Municipal Court

No court session was held this morning in Biddeford Municipal Court. Police reported no accidents over the weekend and no arrests were made, according to Biddeford police.

Biddeford Rve Tees

Band Concert Scheduled In Biddeford Tomorrow

Painchand's band will hold a second municipal concert tomorrow night at 8 at Biddeford Memorial field. If weather is stormy the concert will move to the following night. No concert on July 7 due to vacations. Program includes The Liberty Bell March Sousa Over ture Princess of India King Rock Around the Clock Pink Shoe Laces Columbia Polka featuring Ronald St Pierre etc.

Loewe Robin Hood Alexander Collossus Columbia Alvin Bagdasorian

Biddeford Cub Scout Pack Tours Local Bakery

Biddeford Cub Scout Pack 2309 sponsored by the Knights of Columbus visited Delorge Baking to tour the mixing, baking, and bread slicing rooms. Den leaders Den Mather Mrs. Dorothy Millette and Ralph Nadeau escorted Cubs Vincent Landry Robert Boucher Michael Trembly Raymond Madore Roger Frechette Leo Millette Donald Paquette Paul Lamontagne Willie Cote Tommy Descoteaux Richard Cote and guest Dennis Millette.

Den Biddeford Knights of Columbus Delorge Baking Co den Mather Dorothy Millette Ralph Nadeau Raymond Valliere Vincent Landry Robert Boucher Michael Trembly Raymond Madore Roger Frechette Leo Millette

Mineralogical Society Field Trip to Black Mountain

Members of the Maine Mineralogical Society of Portland conducted their first field trip of the season to Black Mountain Rumford led by Merle Brown. The hike sought minerals including eosphorite triphylite bivianite tourmalines purpurite albite cleavelandite and many others. Attendees included Miss Marion Banks Saco Paul Wight Walter Wath Harry Banks Hugh Banks Old Orchard Beach and John Snow Gunston. A second field trip is planned for July 26 under Leon Carpenter Portland.

Maine Mineralogical Society of Portland Black Mountain Rumford Merle Brown Portland

Pope Saddened By Persecution

Pope John XXIII voiced great sorrow over continuing persecutions of the Roman Catholic Church during a Mass for St. Peter and St. Paul. He said some countries oppress the Church and deny freedom to their people, without naming nations, a stance he has shared previously regarding Communist states.

Vatican City John XXIII John

Portland Sees New June Rain Record 

The U S Weather Bureau notes 23rd rainy day of the month setting a new June record with 18 days previously. Only two fully sunny days logged this month on the 4th and 24th. through the weekend 145 hours of sunshine recorded.

Portland U. S. Weather Bureau

Couple to wed then shelter honeymoon in Miami bunker

Kelley Geiger and Nancy Bellmyre plan a wedding in North Miami followed by a sheltered honeymoon ten feet underground in an 8 by 14 foot steel and concrete bomb shelter. The trip is funded by shelter manufacturers seeking promotion, with a later traditional wedding trip at their expense.

Miami Fla Kelley Geiger University of Miami Nancy Bellmyre

Child Is Saved By Mercy Flight

An 18 month old boy, son of Airman First Class James Fitzpatrick and his wife of Bucks Harbor, fell from a second floor, was rushed by mercy flight through fog and storm to Maine Medical Center after temporary treatment in Machias. He remained unconscious with a partial paralysis after the landing.

Portland Harold Fitzpatrick Maine Medical Center James Fitzpatrick Bucks Harbor Machias

Work Stoppage May Be Settled

PORTLAND AP A work stoppage by 10 carpenters on a new Pine Tree Shopping Center project is to be negotiated tomorrow between union representatives and Lilly Construction Co The Brotherhood of Carpenters says the firm violated an agreement by hiring a non union sub contractor for the 5 and 10 cent store at Pine Tree Shopping Center The company denies delays due to the missing Local 517 members

Portland Carpenters The Lilly Construction Co Brotherhood of Carpenters Pine Tree

Lucky grab saves hiker on Champlain Mountain

Karl Adams, 18, of Weston, Massachusetts, made a lucky grab that saved a hiker from a fall on Champlain Mountain near Bar Harbor yesterday. The resort hotel worker likely averted a disaster after starting to plunge down a 90 foot precipice.

Bar Harbor Karl Adams Weston Mass Champlain Mountain

Hiker Rescued After Fall on Mountain Trail

A youth clung to a tree stump after slipping near a boulder. The boulder followed, tangling his foot, but fellow hikers steadied him and pulled him to safety. He was carried down the mountain on a stretcher for medical evaluation.

Also Mentioned on This Page

James P. Murphy Co Lewiston, Maine Rep Roland Collette Dial Vermont Bidgeford Maine R. Joncas Mrs Joseph Perry Juliana of the Netherlands Wilhelmina Prexy Kiwanis International Albert J. Tully Mobile Ala Chelo Alonzo Rome Chelo Abba Eban United Nations Eban Israel Camepaign Mary Twomey Leslie Hansen Biddeford Cub Scout Pack Tours Bakery Mineralogical Society Oslo Norway Detroit Mich Indian River U.S. Army Engineer Corps Queen Elizabeth Prince Philip Royal Yacht Britannia Royal Canadian Navy U.S. Navy DE Gaulle Charles de Gaulle Mme. de Gaulle Navy Mme Philippe de Gaulle Elysee Palace Paris Desert Southern Pacific el Paso Tex Richard B. Laning Russia U.S Mercy Flight Main St. Laco, Me Shumway Funeral Service Spring St
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