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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1964

Page

2

Personal notices from regional paper list patients and honors

Mrs Elise Larochelle of 15 Francis Street Old Orchard Beach is a patient at Webber Hospital. Wilfrid Lariviere of 108 Foss Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at OTeen Medical Center. Port Margo Johnson of Saco is attaining honors with at least a B average and has been named to the Dean's list for the first semester at the University of New Hampshire.

Elise Larochelle Francis St Old Orchard Beach Webber Hospital Wilfrid Lariviere Foss St Biddeford Oteen Medical Center Port Margo Johnson Saco University of New Hampshire

Death notices Clinton E. Shaw of Biddeford

Clinton E Shaw 56 of 556 South St Biddeford died suddenly yesterday at a local hospital. Born January 23 1908 in Salem MA he was married to Pauline Ross Shaw and leaves two sons Clinton E Jr and Robert A both in state one brother Nathan of Quincy MA two sisters Mrs William Rauha and Mrs Walter Carr Pasadena CA and several grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Friday from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with Laurel Hill Cemetery interment. Portland forecast clouds fading sunny periods with temperatures near 30 and wind NW 15 to 25 mph.

Clinton E. Shaw South St Biddeford Salem Mass Arthur Adelaide (Tremblay) Shaw Peabody Worcester (Mass Whiting Milk Co Worcester Saco-Lowell Portland Machine Co Portland Copper and Tank Works Athelstan Lodge A. M Pauline (Ross) Shaw Robert A Clinton E. Jr Holden Nathan Quincy William Rauha Auburndale Walter Carr Pasadena Calif Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main St Saco Laurel Hill Cemetery

Council Chagnon meets at Union St. Jean Baptiste hall

The Council Chagnon on Union Street Biddeford will meet tonight at 8 in the club hall Adams Street. Biddeford High School Activities Association will meet tonight at 7:30 at the high school. All members urged to attend, officials announced.

Council Chagnon Union St. Jean Baptiste Adams Street Biddeford Biddeford High School Activities Association

St Marys Associates Meet For Boy Scouting Talk

The St Marys Associates will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the St Marys School hall Biddeford. Guest speaker will be Albert Ouellette Saco whose topic will be Boy Scouting.

St. Mary's Associates St. Mary’s School Biddeford Albert Ouellette Saco

York Pomona Grange Meeting at Dayton Town Hall

York Pomona Grange will meet tomorrow at Dayton Town Hall. A 6 30 p m supper will precede a session during which the fifth degree will be conferred.

York Pomona Grange Dayton Town Hall

Madisses Meet at Parish House in Saco

The Madisses of the First Parish Congregational Church Saco will meet in the parish house at 7 30 p m tomorrow for its scheduled gathering with members urged to attend.

First Parish Congregational Church Saco

Past Matrons Association Meeting in Biddeford

The Past Matrons Association of Adah Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Biddeford will meet at Biddeford Masonic Hall at 7 3 p m tomorrow. Hostesses will be Mrs Gladys Goodwin and Mrs Ruth Bailey.

Adah Order of the Eastern Star Biddeford Biddeford Masonic Hall Gladys Goodwin Ruth Bailey

Canadian Lady Writes A Daily Business Strip

Patricia Carney 28 became Canada’s only woman daily business columnist in 1960 for the Vancouver Province. An economics graduate with broad reading, she specializes in forestry economics, explains how decisions affect people, and notes a passion for woods and trees and the global timber market.

Vancouver Canada Patricia Carney West Coast Forest Industry John Carney China Shanghai Pat Jim Guelph Ont Carneys Victoria Nelson British Columbia Kootenay Gordon Dickson University of British Columbia Gordon Jane

Ghost town Pitts Point beneath Ft. Knox spurs Army land history

In Kentucky, a forgotten town once at Pitts Point near Ft. Knox and the Salt and Rolling Fork rivers housed a college, salt and lumber industries and over 300 residents a century ago. By the Army's prewar acquisition era, fewer than 100 people stayed, with the post office and college removed.

FT. Knox Louisville Pitts Point

Card of Thanks to Neighbors and Caregivers

The Gagne Family expresses heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for lending cars and acts of kindness. Gratitude also goes to the nurses and Dr. Gerardi of the Saco Hospital for their tender care of our loved one during the hospital stay.

Gerardi Saco Hospital Gagne

Miss Rose A Gagne 87 Biddeford Dies After Illness

Miss Rose Anna Gagne 87 of Biddeford died Monday after a long illness at a Bangor hospital. She was born in Biddeford to Joseph and Marie Samson Gagne. Survived by a cousin Lea Fournier of Lawrence. Mass funeral Friday at 8:45 from St Joseph Church. Visiting hours Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred St Biddeford tonight 7-9 and Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 prior to service.

Rose Anna Gagne Biddeford Bangor Joseph and Marie Samson Gagne Lea Fournier Lawrence St. Joseph’ Church Bolduc Alfred St

Widow of Maffit W. Bowden Dies at Kennebunkport

Mrs Rosa M Bowden 86 died at her home after a brief illness. She was born February 27 1882 in York and was the widow of Maffit W Bowden. She lived in Kennebunkport four years and was active in local churches. Survived by daughter Leoni Caron, Kennebunkport, three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk interment Ocean View Cemetery Wells. Friends may call 2-4 and 7-9 pm.

Kennebunkport Rosa M. Bowden Maffit W. Bowden York Elijah and Rosella (Moore) Balentine York Village Women’s Association of the South Congregational Church

Obituary of Blanche Beaudoin Beaudoin

Mrs Blanche Beaudoin formerly of Old Orchard Beach died in a East Lebanon convalescent home after a long illness She was born in Biddeford daughter of George and Elizabeth Normandin Cartier Her husband Edward Beaudoin died in 1955 Survived by son Edmund J Beaudoin Grandson Charles L Beaudoin Old Orchard Beach Granddaughter Elaine Lagarde Groveland MA two great grandchildren brother Norman Cartier Biddeford sister Isabel Denton Saco and several nieces and nephews Friends may call at Edmond Funeral Home this eve from 7 to 10 and Thursday 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p m Services Friday at 8 a m from St Andre's Church

Blanche Cartier Beaudoin Old Orchard Beach East Lebanon Biddeford George Elizabeth Normandin Cartier Edward Beaudoin Edmund J. Beaudoin Springvale Charles L Beaudoin Elaine Lagarde Groveland Mass

Mid-week Prayer Meetings at Local Churches

Mid-week prayer meetings are set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at Bible Baptist Church 144 Ferry Road Saco A prayer and Bible study will follow at First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach at 7 30 p m.

Bible Baptist Church Ferry Road Saco First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach

Prayer Meeting At First Assembly Of Codburgh

A prayer gathering is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at the First Assembly of Codburgh of Saco in the Ahepa home located at 22 Pleasant Street.

Codburgh Saco Ahepa Pleasant Street

Saco church executive committee meeting announced

The executive committee of the Saco Second Parish Unitarian Church will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the home of Robert Fenderson 48 Elm St Saco.

Saco Second Parish

Study group meets Thursday on Herein Is Love

A study group for the book Herein Is Love will gather Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Biddeford United Church of Christ parsonage.

Biddeford

Scout Troop Committee Meeting Near Biddeford Church

A meeting of the Boy Scout Troop committee of the United Church of Christ in Biddeford is set for Thursday at 7:30 p m in Fellowship Hall of the church.

Boy Scout Troop Committee The United Church of Christ (Congregational Biddeford Fellowship Hall

Hold Hearings at Biddeford Court for Accident Commission

The Maine Industrial Accident Commission conducted hearings in Biddeford Municipal Court Room today. Attorney John V. Keaney led the proceedings for the commission.

Maine Industrial Accident Commission Biddeford Atty. John V. Keaney

Funeral services for Walter M Harmon in Saco

Funeral services for Walter Millard Harmon of Temple Avenue Old Orchard Beach and a retired Bates Mfg Co employee were held yesterday at the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco with Rev Norman J Langmaid officiating. Interment followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Walter Millard Harmon Temple Avenue Old Orchard Beach Bates Mfg. Co Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main St Saco Norman J. Langmaid Saco School Street Methodist Church Laurel Hill Cemetery

Marie St. Jean funeral held for Hills Beach woman

Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Jeanne Auger St. Jean of Hills Beach, formerly Manchester, NH, were held at St. Andre’s with a solemn high mass. Rev. Raymond Auger, nephew, presided. burial followed at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Attendees included out of town relatives from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine.

Marie ST. Jean Marie Jeanne Auger St. Jean Hills Beach Manchester N.H Roland Raymond Richard Cronkhite Paul Parenteau St. Joseph's Cemetery Fathers Auger Nicknair Rene Caouette Royal Parent Armand Belair Raymond Hughes Paul Auger Gabrielle Suzanne Auger N. H Re@land Cronkhite Ichard Cronkhite Lewiston Anthime Brazeau Mansfield Mass Armand Paquette Pawtucket R.J Pauline Hamel William Hamel Albany N.Y Walter Kaminski Holden Raymond Auger Amanda Dulac Kittery Blanche’ Stone Central Falls R.I Roland Cronkhite Nashua Eugenie Fernette Richard Fernette Imelda Boissonneault

Two One Act Plays Set At Biddeford

Two one act plays will be presented tonight at 8 at Biddeford High School Steve White Gym by members of the Forensic Thespian Club. The shows are Señor Freedom and La Peasant featuring David Faulkner Robert Fournier Candace Calderwood Ronald Berthiaume Maralyn Salvas Carolyn Scott Beverly Donovan Stephen Ziminski directed by Roseanne Perreault.

Steve White Biddeford High School Forensic Thespian Club Senor Freedom la Peasant David Faulkner Robert Fournier Candace Calderwood Ronald Berthiaume Maralyn Salvas Carolyn Scott Beverly Donovan Stephen Ziminski Roseanne Perreault

Peter Denies Jesus in Courtyard After Garden Cut

The servant of the high priest questions Peter who denies knowing Jesus while recalling the ear incident. Peter curses and swears, a cock crows, and Jesus gazes at him. Peter recalls the Lord’s prophecy and goes out to weep bitterly. The episode mirrors Luke 22:60-62.

Jesus Peter Gethsemani

Breaks Solved By Biddeford Police

Biddeford Police Chief Edgar Sevigny announced several solved breaks including a $7 theft from the McArthur Library. He said warrants will be sought against a Wells man, Donald R. Perkins, 37, for library and Airport Garage thefts. Perkins, on parole, is jailed in Alfred County after being bound over for York County Superior Court.

Biddeford Edgar Sevigny McArthur Sevigny Wells Donald R. Perkins Perkins Alfred County Kennebunk York County

U S Stylist Eleanor Lambert Shapes Fashion World

Eleanor Lambert, famed U S stylist and driving force behind New York couture postwar, meets Queen Mother Elizabeth in palace talks that illuminate her rise from Crawfordsville art student to kingmaker of fashion. Her influence, praised by admirers and disputed by rivals, spans World War II couture groups, press previews, and the World's Best Dressed Lists. Lambert recalls a long, driven career and a marriage to Seymour Berkson that ended with his death, leaving her to continue reshaping American fashion.

Associated Press NEW York Elizabeth England Eleanor Lambert Eleanor Crawfordsville Ind Czarina Seventh Avenue U.S. Couture Middletown U.S.A Miss Lambert Impressario New York Couture Group Kittie Campbell Couture John Herron Art Institute Indianapolis Chicago Art Institute Seymour Berkson New York Journal American Lambert 57Th Street Garment District Berkson William Fifth Avenue Fleur Cowles

Southern Senators Use Tactics To Slow Civil Rights Bill

Southern senators report successful pace in delaying debate on the civil rights bill. Over two days they delivered three speeches while teams led by Lister Hill John Stennis and Allen Ellender prepared others. Leaders expect the motion to take up the bill to pass by mid next week amid strategic speaking and projected floor time.

Washington Herman FE. Talmadge D-Ga Senate South Viet Nam Thomas J. Dodd D.conn Southeast Asia Dixie Senators Lister Hill D Ala John Stennis D-Miss John Sparkman D-Ala Allen J. Ellender D-La

Saco School Bus In Traffic Accident

Saco police reported this morning that a school bus driven by Joseph B. Moreau 57 of 48 Wakefield Ave with 45 passengers backed into a vehicle driven by John Wormwood Jr. 26 of 10 Paul St. Saco at Bradley and Tasker Streets. No injuries or bus damage. Wormwood’s car sustained about $200 in damage.

Saco Joseph B. Moreau Wakefield Ave Bradley Tasker Streets John Wormwood Jr Paul St Bradley Street Tasker Street

Biddeford Highway Workers Exhausted by Snow Storm

Biddeford's highway workers were exhausted today as blowing snow hampered efforts to keep roads open. Men worked late into the night, one truck broke down slowing plowing, and street commissioner Arthur Pratt feared Main Street might not be cleared tonight.

Biddeford Arthur Pratt Pratt Main Street

Maine Fishing Laws Available In Saco

Saco city clerk Mrs Vivian Hickey has received copies of the 1964 Maine fishing laws and will provide them upon request from her office.

Maine Saco Vivian Hickey

Camel Breeding and Politics Dominate Italian and American Headlines

Italians report camel breeding gains as redrafted primary campaigns heat up in California, with Goldwater and Rockefeller contesting the New Hampshire verdict. In Italy, at San Rossore near Pisa, dromedaries from Libya multiply on royal lands, where camels are pampered in sand-filled stalls as a partially revived desert-farm experiment by elites continues.

Pisa Italy Europe Spain North Africa San Rossore Leaning Libya Galante Bellaria Nadir Belinda Mustafa

Police Find Man With Slashed Neck in Biddeford

Biddeford police were called to 24 Center Street where Adrien Saucier, 48, was found with a slash on his neck. He was taken to Webster Hospital and is expected to be discharged this afternoon. Police say the injuries were from an apparent attempted self harm by razor. Investigating officers were Albert Elwell and Francois Neault.

Biddeford Center St Adrien Saucier Saucier Webber Hospital Albert Elwell Francois Neault

Kentucky Colonel Eases Border Standstill

Austrian native Edmond R. Schlesinger faced a border delay near Canada when a guard demanded citizenship papers. With no documents on hand he produced a Kentucky Colonel identification from his wallet, which satisfied the guard and allowed him to proceed.

Louisville Kentucky Edmond R. Schlesinger Canada Schlesinger Austria

Senator Keating Quotes Typical American

Senator Kenneth B. Keating describes the typical American as someone who returns from an Italian film in a German car and uses a Brazilian coffee, English mug, Danish chair, and a Japanese pen to urge Congress to pass Buy American legislation. The quote highlights a consumer mix and protectionist sentiment.

NEW York Kenneth B. Keating R-N.y

Concord Chairman Amazed By Unexpected Victory

After tallying votes, state chairman Richard Jackman of Concord confessed he was amazed and still didn’t believe the outcome, saying he didn’t think they'd win.

Richard Jackman Concord

Workers Given Pay Increase at Sanford Plant

Seventy five production workers at American Cyanamid Co. in Sanford's industrial park received a five cents an hour raise. Personnel director William May states the new minimum rate is $1.52 per hour.

Sanford (Ap New American Cyanamid Co Sanford William May

US protests Soviet downing of RB66B over Germany

Assistant Secretary William Tyler delivered a strong oral protest to Soviet diplomat Georgi Kornienko after the RB66B was shot down over border area between West and East Germany. The incident follows a January 28 T39 trainer destruction, with crews briefed to avoid disorientation near the border.

Vane Ine Rosieres Air Force France Kessier Toulaire Welch William Tyler Georgi M. Kornienko State Department Tyler U.S Federal Republic West Germany East Germany Soviet Union Germany Air Force Toul- Rosieres Associated Press Berlin

Gosselin case filed in Biddeford Court without plea

Leo Gosselin faced a disturbing the peace charge in Biddeford Municipal Court this morning. Associate Judge Gerald Nason handled the proceeding, with the accusation brought by Reina Gosselin of Arundel.

Leo Gosselin Biddeford Gerald Nason Gosselin Reina Gosselin Arundel

Architect Edward Durrell Stone to lecture at Colby College

AP report states architect Edward Durrell Stone, involved with the planned John F. Kennedy cultural center in Washington, will present an illustrated lecture at Colby College on March 15.

Waterville Edward Durrell Stone John F. Kennedy Cultural Center Washington Colby College

Portland attorney named chairman at Young Republicans convention

Edward G. Hough of Portland will serve as resolutions committee chairman at the Young Republican state convention in Lewiston on April 3 and 4.

Portland (Ap Portland Edward G. Hough Resolutions Committee Lewiston

Peterson's Ointment advertised for piles relief

Ad copy promises fast relief from piles with Peterson's Ointment. Claims repeated use has given relief for 40 years and notes a cooling soothing formula. Available from druggists in 60 cent box or 8 cent applicator tube.

Peterson

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