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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1962
Page
2
Personals records Leonard W. Bean a shipfitter third class in the US Navy as son of Mr and Mrs Leon I Bean of Waterboro serving aboard the attack transport Lenawee with home port in San Diego California.
A meeting is set for Monday at 8 p m at 260 Ferry road Saco to advance plans for the Thornton Academy Class of 1952 10th reunion with initiation of candidates also planned Sunday at 7 30 p m for Division One of the Ancient Order of Hibernians at Elm and Main Biddeford and other local group gatherings noted.
Daniel J. Amore Jr. 19 of Drexel Hill Pa fell asleep at the wheel on Route 1 Saco near the Scar borough line crossing into northbound lanes and striking Howard T. Stack Pole 57 and his wife Caroline 58 of South Portland causing total loss to Amore’s car and about 400 dollars damage to the Stack Pole vehicle. Stack Pole and his wife escaped injury. Amore was hospitalized after the crash.
The $52 million astrojet wreck in the bay still hides a flight recorder box the size of a basketball. Investigators expect it to reveal the flight path and altitude from roll to plunge. Fragments recovered include tail wings and cockpit parts, and a jack screw was found in the tail stabilizer up position. FAA says weather, runway conditions, and air traffic control did not contribute and no sabotage is indicated.
A bat alarmed staff at the Louisville Free Public Library for about an hour as it roamed from the stack room through reference and catalog areas into the lobby. A janitor and page pursued it outside where witnesses say the creature headed toward a nearby church belfry.
sincere thanks go to the Notre Dame Hospital Nuns nurses and aides and to doctors Fortier Charest and Clark of Portland for care given to Philemon Perreault. appreciation extended to relatives friends neighbors for flowers cards and sympathy. also thanks to Doctor House at Webber Hospital and to priests relatives and friends for support.
Mrs Minnie E Washburn aged 71 widow of Harry Washburn died last night in a Kennebunk nursing home. Born May 5 1890 in Hull Massachusetts she was the daughter of Charles F and Julia Andrews. She attended the Baptist church and was a BOV class member. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 pm at Angell Funeral Home with Rev Chester Staples officiating. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery Kennebunk.
Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia T. Lucas of 29 Pepperell Street Saco were held Friday at Shumway Funeral Home. Rev. Stanley A. Bennett officiated. She was entombed at Greenwood Cemetery with burial planned at Woodlawn in the spring.
In Biddeford a shipment of American yellow cheese will be distributed Monday at the Welfare office. Overseer Mrs. Annette Gagne said 900 pounds arrived last night with 500 more due soon, enough to meet February’s quota for about 1,400 eligible recipients. Butter arriving with the cheese will be dispensed as well, marking the first cheese distribution in three years.
Donald and his family return to the United States after Libyan service stopping in Spain the Azores Bermuda and finally at an American base. The boys enroll in Bonython and Jordan schools while their father Sgt. Holman remains with plans to move to Kineheloe Air Force Base in Upper Michigan.
The Portland area may see occasional light snow showers with mild temperatures. Skies remain unsettled through tonight and into Sunday with cold snaps not expected to be severe.
A dense list of Sunday youth fellowships and worship services spans multiple churches in Kennebunk area including Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union and West Kennebunk Methodist. Also notes gatherings at Saco Advent Christian and First Parish Congregational plus a safety bulletin on winter road conditions and railroad intersections.
Officers of Adah chapter Order of the Eastern Star were elected at the annual meeting last night at Biddeford Masonic hall. Named for the coming year are Mrs. Eve Rooman as worthy matron and George W Rooman as worthy patron with several associate officers. installation ceremonies are planned for March 16 after a dinner at 6:30 p.m. Memorials, invitations, and upcoming chapter events are noted along with a memorial service for Past Grand Patron Herbert Foster.
Richard B. Fynn of New England Telephone and Telegraph will speak at Notre Dame Hospitals Auxiliary Wednesday March 7 at 8 p.m. at the hospital. He will lecture and show a film on communications satellites. Mrs. Oscar Perrault introduces him. Mrs. Lucien Doyon presides. hospitality committee serves refreshments. an executive meeting at 7:30 precedes the program.
Dayton historians say Newcom Tavern, the citys first plastered house and landmark, must be relocated from its busy intersection after 1896 log by log move. The site is too crowded for visitors and traffic. An old trick remains in the piece with muf fins dipped in butter and cinnamon sugar.
President Kennedy announced preparations for a new US test series to be conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Defense. He argued tests would be minimal, over the open sea, with fallout kept to a strict minimum, and stressed the need for a new arms control agreement amid resumed Soviet testing.
Girl Scouts of Troop 29 plan a splash party for March 10 announced at a Girl Scout hall meeting. The session included cooking badge work, a flag ceremony with Lucille Gauvin and others, and attendees listed among leaders and guests.
The Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform a Young People’s Concert Sunday at 3 PM in City Hall Auditorium. Conductor Reuben Gregorian will lead a varied program including Light Cavalry Overture, Variations on Oh Susanna, Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1, and more.
The article notes a shift to edible named hues for spring bonnets with beige and vanilla neutrals, lemon yellows, lime and mint greens, and sherbet tones like raspberry and peach. Big floral toppings remain popular, while white whipped cream accents ease into ensembles. Independent notes include a Portland concert schedule and a new pilot program in Saco schools funded by Mrs. Elmira MacArthur's bequest.
At Saco hospital a son Randall Douglas born to Mr and Mrs Douglas Williamson Waldoboro weighing nine pounds eight ounces on February 36. John Nathan born to Mr and Mrs John Paine Westbrook weighing eight pounds 13 ounces on February 26. John Allan Umstott born to Sgt and Mrs John Amstott of the Philippine Islands weighing six pounds 14 ounces on February 24. They also have a daughter Patricia Louise Umstott. Umstott serves with the US Air Force at Clark AB Philippines. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Edmund Cashen Kennebunk and Mr and Mrs Fred Amstott Kimbolton Ohio. Great grandmother Mrs Nellie Cashen Norwood Massachusetts. Eddie Lopat signs long term deal as pitching coach for Kansas City Athletics.
The negotiations over a test-ban treaty have stalled as Moscow pushes for national inspections while the Western powers reject such inspections as unreliable.
Bruce Burns ventriloquist won first place at the talent show held last night in Saco City Hall sponsored by Rangers Troop. Cecile Gagne and Suzanne Gagne took second with a vocal duet, while Sandra Reay earned third for acrobatics on chairs. Gift certificates were from Day's Jewelry stores.
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