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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1964
Page
2
Today in Portland the weather is fair and a bit warmer with highs mostly in the 30s to 40s. Northwest to west winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight will be clear and cold, with temperatures down to zero to 10 above and light variable winds. Saturday starts with a fall in the morning then clouds increase, followed by warmer conditions and gusty southerly winds in the afternoon.
Arthur Fortier of 20 Cutts Street Biddeford is listed as a medical patient at Webber Hospital.
Saco Rebekah Lodge will meet Saturday at 7 30 p m in Odd Fellows Hall Main Street Saco A degree rehearsal will follow the business session for ritualistic and drill teams Refreshments will be served The Girls Athletic Association of Thornton Academy will sponsor a dance tomorrow from 7 30 to 11 p m in Linnell Gym Saco featuring Sheridan Winds from Deering High School Portland
The Ladies Auxiliary of T. W. U. A. will meet Sunday at 2 p.m. in Union hall, 159 Main St., Biddeford. A lunch will be served and all members are urged to attend by officials.
The Rev Melancon Assumption Society will hold a 7 p.m. meeting Saturday at the Fremont Club Hall on Alfred Street in Biddeford. Officials announce games will follow the business session.
Confessions will be heard at St Martha's Church Kennebunkport Saturday 7 8 p m St Monica's Church Kennebunk Saturday 4 5 p m St Mary's Church Wells Beach Sunday morning before Mass The Junior Band and songsters of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Saturday at am
A church class for United Church of Christ Congregational members in Biddeford is set for tonight at 7 30 at the home of Mr and Mrs Raynald Painchand 50 Graham Street.
The Missionary Education committee of the Biddeford Congregational will meet tonight at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Harold J. Staples in Saco.
New York markets rose to record levels as copper shares led gains amid a price boost news. IBM neared a yearly high with about a four point advance while other sectors including aerospace chemicals and office equipment posted fractional increases. The AP average climbed to 301.8, with the Dow at 815.68, as trading remained active and broad measures advanced.
Claude Carder, a Brownsville town board member, borrowed a wheelbarrow and dumped mixed concrete into chuckholes at a local construction site, sparking questions about repair and wasting materials.
Anna Fay Autry recalls a half-pound metallic object crashing through her home window. The Autry family sent the specimen to Washington authorities, who identified it as a meteorite.
Paul Deshaies, a Republican candidate in York County, said he filed nomination papers with the Secretary of State in Augusta as part of the June primaries. He confirmed the submission and awaits ballot placement.
Mrs Blanche Cartier Beaudoin died in East Lebanon Tuesday evening. Funeral mass at St Andre's Church honored by Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere with Deacon Edmud Hache and Subdeacon Bernand Nicknair. Choir directed by Charles Proulx. organist Mrs Laura Proulx. Burial in St Joseph's Cemetery after committal prayers by Father Hache. Out of town relatives listed.
Robert Marx, a 30-year-old American explorer, plans a 72-foot replica Viking longship voyage from Lisbon to Yucatan starting April 15 to prove pre-Columbian transatlantic contact. He will sail with a United Nations crew of 9 to 15, avoid modern navigational aids, and carry limited provisions and life gear.
AP reports a fashion trend where beachgoers use portable cabanas as swimsuits. The wear able cabana is an opaque cotton garment with a kimono belt and bias-cut sash that doubles as a turban. It blends practicality with bold seaside style for American swimmers seeking affordable beachwear.
The jury in Jack Ruby's murder trial for President Kennedy waits as deliberations start. Civil rights groups push voter enrollment in the South while the Ohio River floods create heavy damage and nine deaths. McNamara returns to report on Vietnam, and the House rejects a $10,000 yearly pay raise as U Thant calls for more troops for Cyprus with Canada pledging additional forces.
On the Pearl Harbor based USS Newell 149 crew members, about 40 percent, take college and high school courses through the U S Armed Forces Institute Overseas Branch during each 25 day north Pacific patrol. Semesters extend over multiple patrols and credits toward bachelor’s degrees may already be earned.
An unofficial Lexington census worker questions Matilda Brown about her age. She replies that she is the same age as her Hill sisters neighbors, prompting a light exchange on age disclosure. The brief vignette captures an odd moment in a city census effort.
The passage recalls Pontius Pilate offering a crowd a choice between Jesus and Barabbas during festival days. The crowd selects Barabbas, demanding Jesus’ crucifixion. Pilate washes his hands, declaring innocence, a gesture seen as futile.
Kennebunk residents heard details of a $100000 Route 1 project to straighten a curve, add a six foot sidewalk, widen to four lanes, and move or remove trees, with bridge work planned after Labor Day. State officials urged quick town approval, noting safety benefits and land damages.
Readers ask Dr Nason about year round schools and the impact on family vacations. An 18 year old seeks career guidance while a Newark mother asks how to curb her daughter's school anxiety. The Dr advises pursuing a clear goal and consistent, loving expectations at home.
The Saco City Council will hold a special meeting Monday at 8 pm for the first reading of the 1964 budget. A second reading is expected a week later with a target 7.5 percent cut from original requests and a 12 mill tax increase possible.
At Saco Hospital to Mr and Mrs David Smith Sanford a daughter Susan Jean weighing six pounds eleven ounces March 7 To Mr and Mrs Jerry Mc Pherson East Waterboro a son Dwight Roy weighing seven pounds eight ounces March 8 To Mr and Mrs Rosaire Des rosiers 7 Sullivan St Biddeford a son Gary Paul weighing seven pounds one ounce March 10
The Miracle of Therapy will be the topic of Mrs Bea trice Wellworths lecture at the March 19 meeting of the Thursday Club at 2 p.m. in the Biddeford Universalist Church vestry. Wellworth a Cape Porpoise summer resident, has worked with children ages four to twelve to overcome effects of shock from broken homes and neglected parental care and will show slides on music in treatment. Chairman Mrs Donald McKenney. assistants Mrs J Albert Merryman and Mrs Fillmore Harris. Hostesses listed.
Federal Communications Commissioner Robert E. Lee presented the Channel 13 educational television license at the University of Maine open house. The license was humorously tied up in red tape. Lee, the dinner speaker, said there is room for a fourth television network.
Dr. Frederic A. Gibbs, a Chicago epilepsy expert, testified in Jack Ruby's murder trial that Ruby has a very rare form of epilepsy that does not cause seizures but manifests in other ways. Other psychiatrists and medical witnesses for the prosecution disputed Gibbs's readings of Ruby's EEGs, and the defense fought to have his findings admitted. The trial, now in its fourth week, ends soon as Gibbs testified and the defense rested.
FBI sent 30 agents after the bombings with Vetter and Davis arrested near the scene. Both were arraigned before U.S. Commissioner James Alder man in Fort Pierce with bond set at 75000 each. Vetter, a five year FEC switchman and father of five, from Duluth Minnesota, and Davis, seven year FEC employee, husband and father of four from St. Lucie County Florida, face charges for placing an explosive on a railway bridge in an effort to damage a train. The strike has led to over 200 sabotage incidents since January 23, 1963 as nonoperating unions walked out over wage negotiations.
Firefighters were called at 6 45 am to George Getchell 12 Tunis Ave where a car was found smoking with the radiator hose off. No equipment was needed and units returned to the station at 7 03 am.
Biddeford firefighters were kept busy with three false alarms and a smoke call linked to heavy smog. Alarms occurred at 1:34 p.m. and 2:57 p.m. from box 412 on Alfred Street, and later at 9:28 p.m. on Cults Street due to smoke from the city dump. A five year old boy was questioned by police and his mother lectured by Police Chief Edgar Sevigny.
Biddeford police report several minor accidents due to slippery road conditions. A trailer truck jackknifed on Elm Street when driver Albert B. French 21 of Winslow braked for a car ahead causing the skid. No damage or injuries resulted.
Boston AP report indicts Orlando Napolitano of Portland Maine and John F DiRaffaele of Melrose on federal charges for transporting number pool slips from Portland to Boston. The grand jury alleges Napolitano supplied the slips and DiRaffaele drove the shipment to Boston.
Thom as Smith of the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department will attend the State Board of Firefighters meeting tomorrow at 1 am at the Lincoln Street Fire Station in Lewiston. Smith is vice president of the York County group.
The piece discusses sleep duration averaging about seven hours for adults, noting heart rate and blood pressure changes during sleep while digestion continues. It mentions sleep stages, the misconception about pre midnight sleep, and two psychological aspects of sleep, ending with an advertisement for Paul Fe Sheltra and Felix Sheltra & Son offering insurance and real estate guidance.
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