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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1961

Page

2

Returnee Mrs Grenier and Biddeford guests attend funeral

Mrs Lena Grenier aged 93 of Foss street Biddeford has returned home after a surgical stay at Webbers hospital. Mr and Mrs Rene Racine of Taylor street Biddeford left for New Bedford Massachusetts to attend the funeral of Joseph Duchaine.

Lena Grenier Foss Street Biddeford the Webbers Hospital Rene Racine Taylor Street New Bedford Mass Joseph Duchaine

Death Notice for Herman Maddix of Biddeford

Herman Maddix, 61, of 175 Alfred Street Biddeford died at home Friday after a short illness. A native of Lyman he was the son of Samuel R and Jennie Maddix Linnie and farmed most of his life. Survived by mother, half-brother George Linnie of Biddeford, three half sisters May Mildred Linnie of Biddeford and Mrs Helen G Taylor of Brunswick, plus several nieces and nephews. Funeral at 2 p.m. Monday from the Baldwin Funeral Home 291 Alfred Street Biddeford. Friends may call Sunday 2-4 and 7-9.

Herman Maddix Alfred Street Biddeford Lyman Samuel R Jennie Maddix Linnie George Linnie May Mildred L. Linnie Helen G.taylor Brunswick Bolduc

Transportation to Legion ceremonies in Biddeford planned

Cuss Transportation will be available Sunday between 1 and 1 30 p m for Legionnaires attending the special ceremonies at the Tighe Beaudien Farley post home Elm street Biddeford Those needing transportation will meet at Biddeford City square Saco Rebekah lodge meets this evening at Saco Odd Fellows hall for the official visitation of Mrs Evelyn Gannon vice president of the Maine Rebekah Assembly

Tighe-Beaudien-Farley Elm Street Biddeford Biddeford City Square Saco Rebekah Lodge Saco Odd Fellows Hall Evelyn Gannon Maine Rebekah Assembly

Church Youth Services Sunday Across Local Churches

Full Gospel church on Route 9A near Route 109 Wells holds a Young People's service Sunday at 6 30 p m and an evening worship service at 7 30 p m First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach also hosts an evening worship at 7 30 p m Methodist Youth Fellowship from South Biddeford Methodist meets Sunday at 6 30 p m Foss Street Methodist holds a meeting tomorrow at 6 30 p m Saco United Baptist Junior High Youth Fellowship meets Sunday at 6 p m and Senior High Youth Fellowship meets tomorrow at 6 p m

Full Gospel Wells First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship The Saco United Baptist Church

Ship of the West Kennebunk Methodist church meeting

The West Kennebunk Methodist church ship will gather Sunday at 7 30 p m in the church vestry for a meeting with Gay leading.

Methodist Youth Fellowship of the West Kennebunk Methodist Church Sun Gay

Evening Service at Wy al Baptist Church

An evening service will be held Sunday at 7 30 pm at the Wy al Baptist Church in Goodwins.

Wyal Bapatist Goodwins

Junior and Senior B Y F Meetings Sunday at Lyman Church

Junior and Senior B Y F gatherings are set for Sunday at 6 p m at the Lyman Baptist church.

Youth Fellowship Meeting at Goodwins Mills Advent Church

The Youth Fellowship of the Goodwins Mills Advent Christian church will meet Sunday at 7. The notice calls for attendees to gather for the weekly fellowship program and discussion.

Youth Fellowship of The Goodwins Mills Advent Christian Church

Baptism Service Planned At Saco School Street Church

Infant and child baptisms are slated during the 11 a.m. worship Sunday at the Saco School Street Methodist church. Sunday evening at 6 p.m. the ship and their counselors will gather at the same church for meetings.

Saco School Street Methodist Church Methodist Youth Fellowship

Palm Sunday music festival in Biddeford church

The Biddeford Saco Council of Churches sponsors a Palm Sunday music festival to be held Sunday at 7 30 p m at the Foss Street Methodist Church in Biddeford.

Biddeford- Saco

Confirmation Class Meeting at First Parish Saco

The Confirmation class of First Parish Congregational church in Saco will meet Sunday at 5 30 p m at the parish house for study and discussion on the topic How The Bible Was Written.

First Parish Congregational Church Saco

Senior Youth Fellowship meets Sunday before Palm Music Fest

The Senior Youth Fellowship of First Parish Congregational Saco gathers Sunday at 7 p m at the parish house then walks to the Palm Sunday Music Festival at Biddeford Foss Street Methodist church. The White church Youth Fellowship has no meeting Sunday.

First Parish Congregational Church Saco Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church

Brothers Held in Skowhegan for Grand Jury

Fred O Cl er 28 and Richard 22 were held for the grand jury in 10000 dollars Friday after pleading nolo contendre to breaking entering and larceny charges. Police raid recovered 1300 dollars in loot. Most loot stemmed from truckload appliance theft last weekend at Lawry Furniture Store Fairfield.

Skowhegan Fred O'Cler Richard Trucklord Lawry Fairfield

Card of Thanks for sympathy and floral tributes

We thank friends neighbors and relatives for kindness and floral tributes received during our bereavement Winfred Bliss and family

Winfred Bliss

Funeral services for Mary W Merrill in Saco

Funeral services for Mary W Merrill of 37 Pleasant Street Saco were conducted yesterday afternoon from Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco Rev Stanley A Bennett of United Baptist Church Saco officiated Burial followed at a nearby cemetery on the Flag Pond Stream Cemetery

Mary W. Merrill Pleasant Street Saco Shumway Funeral Home Spring Street Stanley A. Bennett United Baptist Church Flag Pond

Funeral services held for Ernest J. Desmarais retired barber

Funeral services for Ernest J. Desmarais, retired barber, were held this morning from St. Andre church in Biddeford. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Aime Giguere with deacon Rev. Robert T. Martel and subdeacon Rev. Gerard Parent. Bearers included Wilfrid Gagnon and others. Entombment at St. Joseph cemetery followed by prayers by Rev. Robert T. Marte. Burial planned later in the family lot with out-of-town relatives attending from Los Angeles, Boston, Dover, and Lewiston.

Ernest J. Desmarais Barber St. Andre Church Biddeford Aime Giguere Robert T. Martel Gerard Parent Laura Lauren Proulx Wilfrid Gagnon Rosario Goulet Paul Casavant Lucien Do Boston Joseph H. Desmarais Dover N. H Joseph Gallant Lewiston

Tropical storm Tess strengthens into a typhoon near Guam

Tropical storm Tess intensified to a typhoon with winds of 81 mph about 500 miles southwest of Guam placing forecasters on alert for potential changes in path. The system remains far from land but could affect maritime areas in the Western Pacific as it moves.

Tokyo Tess Guam

Alfred Hitchcock Presents A Woman's Help tale on Channel 6

Scott McKay and Geraldine Fitzgerald star as Arnold and Elizabeth Bourdon in a diabolic plot where a dominated husband schemes against his nagging wife. The program airs Tuesday March 28 at 8 30 p m on Channel 6.

Scott McKay Geraldine Fitzgerald Arnold Elizabeth Bourdon Channel 6

Weather Update for Portland Northwest Region

Partly cloudy with snow flurries in the north portion and a colder night. Sunday will be fair with temperatures about the same as today.

Portland

Bowling Pin Factory Burns in Athens

A fire fed by paint and lacquer destroyed Pearson's Mill, a bowling pin factory, last night and threatened central Athens. Firemen from four communities confined the blaze to the mill after a long battle to prevent spread to surrounding buildings. Several workers were injured by the intense heat. cause and damage totals were not yet determined.

Athens Pearson's Mill

Laos Cease Fire Call Linked to World Peace Conference

Warring Laos factions urged to halt hostilities and restore the joint India Poland Canada control commission. Nehru promised to press Moscow for a Laotian cease fire at Kennedy’s request. New Delhi sources say the Soviets should move on Britain’s proposal. British officials report Moscow promising serious consideration. Lord Home optimistic Moscow will back a neutral Laos plan. SEATO ministers to discuss further Monday.

Laos Control Commission India Poland Canada Nehru Kennedy Moscow New Delhi Britain Lessing Lord Home London SEATO

Coalition bill passes in formal vote amid party split

Kennedy led a coalition vote as Southern Democrats joined Republicans to form a 216-203 result on the coalition substitute after 48 absentees returned for the roll call. Final passage stood at 340-78, with 26 Republicans voting against the coalition.

Editor Sees Daylight in Economic Outlook

Newsweek business editor Hobart Bowen told Colby College Institute for Industry that signs of daylight appear in the national economy but high unemployment remains the most critical problem. He warned the country will continue to face economic ills as the general outlook improves.

Waterville Newsweek Magazine Hobart Bowen Annue Colby College Institute For Industry

Driver of the Year honors go to Maine driver

Fred W. Grant, 55, of Cole's Express Bangor, named Driver of the Year by the Maine Truck Owners Association for a 20 year late driving record. Hemingway Brothers of New Bedford took the grand prize for overall fleet highway safety with Maine operations. Nissen Baking Co of Portland and Suburban Propane Utility Gas Co of Maine also won awards.

Augusta Fred W. Grant Cole's Express Bangor Maine Truck Owners Association Hemingway Brothers New Bedford Mass Maine Nissen Baking Co Portland Suburban Propane Utility Gas Co

Youngsters Take Part In Rabies Vaccine Study

In Phoenix area, three sets of brothers volunteered with parental approval for a 50 state search project testing the effects of antibiotics on serum after rabies shots. Over several weeks they underwent blood tests at the Maricopa county Health department while doctors tracked responses to the serum. Participants included Arthur Allen 14 and brothers Craig 12 Gary 15 Tommy 11, sons of Donald B. Allen of Litchfield Park Edward 12 and Tim Peterson 11, sons of Ruth Mann Kurt 11 and Mike Redfern 13, sons of Carol Redfern, all of Phoenix.

Phoenix Ariz Phoenix Area Maricopa County Arthur Allen Brothers Craig Gary Tommy Donald B. Allen Litchfield Park Edward Tim Peterson Ruth Mann Kurt Mike Redfern Carol Redfern

Tooth Decay May Be Transmissible Between People

Harvard researchers report at the association meeting that Forsyth Dental Infirmary findings indicate microbes on tooth surfaces store ingested sugar and later convert it to decay producing acids between meals. Dr Ronald J Gibbons of Forsyth and Harvard School of Dental Medicine notes transmission between individuals is possible.

Dental Clinic Children’s Hospital Medical Center Boston Harvard Association Forsyth Dental Infirmary Man Ronald J. Gibbons Forsyth Harvard School of Dental Medicine Gibbons

Space launch muddled by missing ship weight note

Russians plan an imminent launch as talks among the Warsaw Pact loom in Moscow. Soviet scientists warn extensive testing precedes a safe manned space flight, and Western observers note the lack of a stated ship weight in the official announcement.

Warsaw Pact Moscow

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Methodist Youth Fellowship of South Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church Lyman Baptist Church Biddeford Second Congressional White Church Youth Fellowship Ushers Club White Church Unitarian Universalist Biddeford First Universalist Tania Velia Chamip West U.S Bowling Pin Factory Burns Linda Roberts Linda New York American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty Brooklyn Diana Mulraney Journal Burns School Ira Brand William Bogas Partici Pating Roger Miles Dennis Petit Susan Rosen David Parola Mark Willet Back Row Beverly Hugot Joel Polsiner Mark Bramson Steven Glovesky Leila Milton Air Force James J. O'Reilly Hughes Aircraft Co Holloman Afb N.M Arizona Carefree Watesk Filmland Paris Mary Pickford Nancy Kwan Derick B.kipp 48Th St
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