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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1964
Page
2
Miss Julie Beth Hennessy daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Hennessy of 107 Temple Street Saco has returned home after a surgical stay at Maine Medical Center Portland noting her recovery and discharge from the hospital.
The 6:30 p m party at the Legion Hall was cancelled by the Tighe Beaudoin Farley Post. A whist party for the Vocational fund will be held at 7:30 p m in St Andre's Parish hall, Biddeford. Group C led by Mrs Elgbege Paradis will run Notre Dame Auxiliary Thrift Shop next week.
Mary Nieman, 66, national president of the 18000 member American Gold Star Mothers, says staying busy is her cure for aches and pains. She travels frequently, plans Gold Star Mothers Day, and keeps active with the American Legion Auxiliary Red Cross and Catholic Charities. Her hobbies include sewing and knitting, and she enjoys her 2 year old dachshund Analiese who often accompanies her on trips.
Maine Fish and Game wardens in a mountain rescue training squad prepare to search for missing hiker Mrs. Margaret Ioasie of Boston and Ranger Ralph Heath after they disappeared on Mount Katahdin during a snow storm last fall. The team has begun classroom and field work to tackle the difficult task.
Card of thanks from Mrs. Billa Ryan expresses gratitude for cards and flowers during medical stay at Maine Medical Center. Hormidas Grenier and family offer thanks for kindness after bereavement. Doris Nadeau sends thanks for cards and flowers from Webber Hospital stay.
Minnie L. Dyer of Stockman Avenue Saco died yesterday at an Old Orchard nursing home. The June 15 1907 birth record lists Albion K and Vinnie Dyer as her parents. Survivors include her daughter Mrs Lawrence Trac two sisters Mrs Nellie Wormwood and Mrs Alice Bolser a brother Amos Dyer and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services are set for 1 30 p m Monday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home with interment Laurel Hills Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday 7 to 9 p.m.
Henry E. Arsenault 55 of 60 Winter St Saco died suddenly at work in Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery He served in the Army 1926 1929 and was a communicant of Most Holy Trinity Church Surviving are his widow two sons a daughter three sisters and several nieces and nephews Funeral Mass conducted Monday at 9 am at Most Holy Trinity Church Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home Saco today and tomorrow from 2 4 and 7 9 p.m.
Mrs Arthemise M Lavigne aged 77 dies at her West Kennebunk home after moving from Sanford. Survived by widower Alfred J Lavigne, son Andre, daughter Flora Charland, Canadian siblings, eight grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Requiem high mass Monday 10 am St Monica's Kennebunk. prayers Sunday 7 30 pm Bibber Memorial Chapel. Burial St Ignatius Cemetery Sanford.
Funeral services for Miss Lil lian A Chapin, prominent member of the Saco Second Parish Unitarian Church, who died Thursday, will be held Monday at 2 p m from Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco. Calling hours Sunday evening 7 to 9 p m.
A boy testified about morning and afternoon activities noting a gun barrel being withdrawn from a window. He described the barrel protruding about one foot and the window opened two inches at the bottom. Moreau and Crowley were questioned about shotguns and .22s as court paused for a recess.
A Maine official reports about one third of private adoptions involve out of state homes. Director Edgar Merrill says most private adoptions are good but deserve thorough study amid concerns over the high rate.
The Christ Church Cathedral in St Louis will install a new Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ before the 1964 Triennial General Convention. The instrument has 77 stops and 3,580 pipes, to be placed in the cathedral's west end, following prior work for Lincoln Center and Notre Dame Cathedral.
In Aosta Italy tourists can reach the summit of Mont Blanc 15,781 feet high via a landing field 1300 feet below the top. Guides then lead visitors up snow covered slopes in a relatively easy two hour walk to reach the summit.
Two day forecast for Portland with cloudy skies and warmer night temperatures 24 to 32 degrees. Sunday mostly cloudy with snow ending and flurries in higher elevations west portion with little temperature change.
Several churches in Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Saco Kennebunk and surrounding towns publish Sunday youth meetings and evening services. Events include Junior Senior Youth fellowships Vocal congregations at Advent Christian Church Faith Tabernacle and First Assembly God with varied start times and locations.
U S Sen Edmund S Muskie told a University of Maine Law School forum that thoughtful ideas catch his interest while slapdash letters fail. He receives about 60 000 letters a year and criticizes the surface quality of many submissions.
Passersby mock Jesus on the cross while leaders question His powers. At the ninth hour He dies and the temple veil tears, the earth quakes, tombs open, and saints rise as the centurion proclaims Jesus the Son of God. Matthew 27 51-54 21
The 57th annual Farm and Home Week at the University of Maine runs March 30 to April 2 with commodity programs plus general interest talks. Governor Reed discusses the Maine economy by 1970, George Cooper and others cover environment and science, and Orville Freeman speaks on economic growth through resource use. An open house features a color film on President Kennedy’s visit, and Maine’s Outstanding Farmers and Homemakers are recognized. A Grange program, recreation talks, home owners sessions, and a youth science forum accompany the schedule.
Daytona Beach police report 150 underage drinking arrests so far as 30 000 vacationing students flood the coast with 70 000 expected. A 1 500 bond for resisting arrest and a nuisance citation for a motel owner mark early incidents, while officials promise continuous entertainment through April 4 and a single 75 cent admission ticket.
Texas showcases summer fashion with diverse outfits from ballgowns to patio wear. Lace and embroidery highlight feminine daytime looks while nautical themes appear in casual chic. Sun dresses, perc al prints, ric rac trims, and seersucker suits reflect pastel color trends across garments.
Mrs. Charles Nickerson of 3 Woodside Drive was taken to Webber Hospital Biddeford in a fire department ambulance shortly after 4 pm yesterday due to a reported incident at home.
An outline of events for Farm and Home Week is provided and will be distributed by county Extension agents or through Herbert A Leonard, Chairman of Farm and Home Week, Rogers Hall, University of Maine, Orono. The notice directs attendees to obtain the program from the listed sources.
Birth announcements from multiple area hospitals list new babies and parents. Names include Roxanne Poisson, Scott Colby Ellis, Steven Randall Boyne, Patty Ann Searles, Kenneth Scott Gregg, Patricia Anne Verville, Perry Daniel Fortin, Cindy Ann Blaney, Scott James Winder, Patricia Bedard, and Shawn Clayton Miller with weights and birth dates.
Maj. Henry Berkhoudt and Mrs. Berkhoudt will keynote Salvation Army events in Saco tomorrow as northern New England head, with services including Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Holiness Meeting at 11 a.m. Young People's Legion at 6 p.m. Open-Air at 7 p.m. and Salvation Meeting at 7:30 p.m.
A snow storm was reported headed toward Maine with uncertain intensity. The Weather Bureau expected snow to begin late in the day and continue overnight with no reliable estimate of total snowfall.
A Foreign Ministry communique says Cambodia apologized after an air strike near Chantrea 40 miles west of Saigon. It cites a map coordinate error as the cause and notes the incident marked the most serious in the two nations to date amid accusations of Vietnamese aircraft downing.
The Maine Rebekah Assembly vice president Mrs. Constance Robbins visited Saco Rebekah Lodge in Odd Fellows Hall with guests including Thomas F. Vining and Mrs. Martha Robinson. A degree ceremony, lodge delegates from multiple chapters, a drill by Priscilla Ladd, a merit certificate, and a moment of silence for John Godfrey followed.
The Kennebunk Fire Department held its annual ham supper at Central Fire Station with 50 in attendance. A. Wesley Leech chaired the event assisted by Lt. Roland Bergeron and others from Kennebunkport and Arundel Engine Co. of Kennebunkport. Chief Harrison Coleman was ill and unable to attend. a social evening followed.
The Portland Symphony Orchestra under Arthur Bennett Lipkin will perform a Pops concert on Sunday evening April 12 at 7 in City Hall Auditorium. The program features light classical and popular music. The College Club of Portland sponsors the event for its scholarship fund and the show is open to the public.
The Women's Fellowship of First Parish Congregational Church in Saco invites men and women to an open meeting on Tuesday April 24 with Rev Hilda Ives as guest speaker. The topic is Do We Really Like to Fool Ourselves. A potluck supper follows in the Fellowship Room on Beach Street at 6 30 with attendees asked to bring a hot dish salad or a donation.
George S. Gendron of 76 Spring St Saco sales representative for Hush Puppies will attend a national sales meeting by Wolverine Shoe and Tanning Corp March 22 to 27 in Grand Rapids and Rockford Michigan. About 80 salesmen and seven regional managers will participate with executive talks and department head conferences at the Pantlind Hotel in Grand Rapids.
National Steel Corp announced plans to build a steel mill of the future in Weirton West Virginia. The facility will fuse three new processes under automation. The Federal Reserve Board noted February industrial production jumped to a record high for the fifth straight month with a 127.6 percent index. Housing starts fell from January but exceeded February 1963 levels at a 1,643,000 annual pace.
Federal authorities probe a violent hijacking of a Soviet built helicopter by two Cubans seeking political asylum in the United States. Internationally Brendan Behan dies at 41. Ireland mourns the literary figure. South Vietnam accuses Cambodian fighters of shooting down an American piloted plane but apologizes for an earlier airstrike.
The Maine Milk Commission raised the minimum price for milk sold in gallon paper containers by four cents and kept glass jug prices unchanged. Action followed months of requests by producers and retailers and will take effect in April. Southern Maine producer prices were revised with drinking milk cut 12 cents per hundredweight while dairy product milk rose 20 cents per hundredweight.
Mrs Marie Smith a captain in Old Orchard Beach Red Cross Fund Drive was aided by high school students who canvassed door to door Thursday evening. Workers Mae Pratt Joyce Leroux Betty Leroux Cecile La montagne Sharon Berry and Cathy Mewer later spent time at Mrs Smiths Atlantic Avenue home where refreshments were served.
Saco firemen answered a chimney fire at a two story home of Burton Braley at 329 North Street. A 282 foot ladder and 100 feet of booster hose fought the blaze, causing no damage, with all clear at 8 38 p m.
Saco police report a two vehicle collision on Pleasant Street yesterday afternoon. Timothy J. Crowley III, 39, of 65 Middle Street Saco, was southbound when Robert H. Lewis, 21, of 11 Pine Street Biddeford, pulled from the Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution lot and struck Crowley. Estimated damage: $35 to Crowleys left fender and $15 to Lewiss front chrome.
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