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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1964
Page
2
This afternoon small craft warnings along the coast. Partly cloudy and windy with temperatures in the mid 30s. Westerly winds 25 to 35 mph with higher gusts. Tonight clear and cold with lows in the low to mid 20s and diminishing winds. Saturday partly sunny then increasing cloudiness, warmer and lighter winds.
The Saco Rebekah Lodge will entertain the York County Past Noble Grands Association on Saturday night at Odd Fellows Lodge in Saco. Supper will be served at 6 30.
Confessions will be heard at St Martha's Church Kennebunk port Saturday 7 8 p m St Monica's Kenne bunk Saturday 4 5 p m St Mary's Wells Beach Sunday morning before Mass The Junior Band and singers of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday at 2 A special parish meeting of the Second Parish Unitarian Church Saco April 2 at 7 30 p m Parish house Middle Street
The Young People's choral group of the Biddeford Saco Council of Churches will rehearse tomorrow at 2 in the Salvation Army Hall on Main Street, Saco. The chorus plans to sing an anthem at the Easter Sunrise service sponsored by the Council on Sunday at 5 30 a.m. at Biddeford Pool.
Advent Christian Church chorus performs the Easter cantata Crown After Cross at the church Sunday night starting at eight. The program includes solos, duets, and selections by the full choir.
The report notes urban renewal needs yet highlights municipal fragmentation as towns retain only siloed programs. Recommendations include excise tax on boats, uniform auto surcharges, a fair school subsidy formula, quarterly school subsidies, statewide valuation, new highway subsidies formula, and per capita state revenue returns to communities.
Franklin P. Small died in Atlanta Georgia on March 25 born June 19 1898 in Biddeford son of Rufus and Josephine Small he served in both World Wars with the U S Army.
Members of the Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks meet at 7 30 tonight at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco to conduct a memorial service for lodge member Frank E Hall
Funeral services for Stevan M. Gagne aged 22 months were held this morning at Sansoucy Funeral Home Biddeford. Rev. Arthur St Pierre officiated. A Mass of the Angels will be offered next week at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco. Burial in St Mary's Cemetery Biddeford with graveside prayers by Father St Pierre. Bearers were Robert Max and Henry Max. Out of town mourners included the Callahan Sheehan Max Evelyn Freda Gagne Max Driscoll Rutherford Hackett.
Libera service for Poisson of East Longmeadow Mass who died Tuesday in Westfield Mass will be conducted tomorrow at 2 pm in St Margaret s Church here. A requiem high mass will be celebrated next week with time to be announced later. Friends may call Bolduc Funeral Home Alfred St Biddeford today 2-4 and 7-10 pm.
Walter A Hill of Lyman had funeral services yesterday afternoon at Shumway Funeral Home in Saco. Rev C Joseph Ingraham of Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford officiated. Burial followed in the family lot at Goodwins Mills Cemetery.
Biddeford City Council will hold a 6:30 Monday meeting to consider bids on a fire truck and sewerage on South Street. Officials from the Maine Department of Economic Development join to explain development programs in Maine and other states. Arthur Austin and Robert Elliott of the DED will present, per Hugh Marshall.
The Note lists high and low tides for March with specific times for morning and evening tides. Times include 1:41, 11:04, 11:23, 11:41, 12:01, 12:48, 12:17, 1:18, 12:54 for high tides and 4:25, 4:51, 5:08, 5:29, 5:48, 6:04, 6:27, 6:40, 7:06, 7:17 for low tides in the morning and afternoon periods.
Sven Edfors was chosen chairman of the Religious Education Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Sunday School at the church vestry last night, filling the vacancy from Miss Lillian Chapin’s death. Mrs Edmund W Beal and Miss Jeannette Davis were named leaders of the senior and junior assemblies, Carl Lude as treasurer, Rev Gordon Adamson as adviser, and Children’s Sunday was set for June 7 with the next meeting on April 23.
A U S reconnaissance RB66B crashed near Gardelegen in East Germany after radio calls in plain language allegedly picked up by Soviet monitors. Holland Kessler and Welch bailed out. Welch sustained serious injuries. The U S demanded their return as Moscow protested claiming a spying mission. Welch was treated in a Soviet hospital at Magdeburg.
Richard J. Carvel of Portland raises Maine Association of Plumbing Contractors to a new term as president. Also chosen were vice presidents William J. Steeves of Millinocket and Lowell P. Mallar of Machias, Secretary Richard P. Waltz of Portland, and Treasurer Arthur W. Ford of Auburn at the annual meeting.
A warm spiced cider idea. Add brown sugar to each cup and flavor with cinnamon sticks whole cloves and allspice. Tie spices in a cheesecloth bag to avoid straining before serving.
Jesus appears to his disciples after the resurrection during a fishing trip on the Sea of Tiberias. The fishermen, including Peter James and John, catch a great number of fish after a stranger instructs them to cast to the right. John recognizes the Lord and Peter swims ashore ahead of the others.
GREETING new arrivals in the area today in behalf of the Biddeford Saco Journal are Robert two years and Sandra 11 months children of Mr and Mrs Arthur Smith 159 Cleaves St Biddeford. The maternal grandmother is Mrs Yvonne Jeannette 152 Cleaves St Biddeford and the paternal grandmother is Mrs Virginia Pinette Waterville.
Arthur J. Pellerin, a Lewiston man convicted in 1941 of the rifle slayings of his wife and three relatives, seeks a pardon for a breaking entering and larceny offense to avoid deportation if paroled. Eligible for parole in June on a life sentence, he faces May 6 before Gov. Reed and the Executive Council.
Gov. Reed signals possible support shift among Executive Councilors who opposed State Sen. William F. Boardman for Washington County District Court judge. Boardman’s name was reposted after a 5 to 1 council vote against confirmation. New consideration could occur next Wednesday.
Lewiston man Rioux Bertrand RK, 41, was rushed to Maine Medical Center in Portland by Saco ambulance after his car tried to pass a truck on the Maine Turnpike in Biddeford. Police say excessive speed for road conditions caused loss of control, the vehicle skidded across the median, rolled, and rested on its roof in the passing lane. Damage to the car was estimated at $1,500.
A reflection on traffic harm in the Bahamas cites jail for drivers when injuries occur, notes 1959 US car import/export shift, and questions Anchorage car density. It ends with an insurance and housing comfort pitch urging PAUL E. SHELTRA at FELIX T. SHELTRA & SON to seek advice, listing contact numbers.
Frank Ronald Gott 19 of Arundel pleaded guilty in Biddeford Municipal Court before Judge Gerald Nason to operating an unregistered motor vehicle on West Street. He was fined $25. Rene Leclair 18 of Arundel also pleaded guilty for the same offense and received a $25 fine. Biddeford police were the complainants.
The Biddeford Saco Council of Churches plans an Easter Sunrise Service at 5 30 Sunday morning at Biddeford Pool East Point area near the ocean front. The program includes a musicale prelude from Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army a group song scripture reading prayers and hymns with participating ministers and youth choirs. After the service attendees are invited to the Community Club Hall for coffee and doughnuts.
In Saco Municipal Court Associate Judge William F Wilson Jr heard three cases. William Harrison, 46, of Old Orchard Beach, pleaded guilty to keeping a dog chasing deer and paid a $10 fine. A Water Tree Service representative pleaded guilty for the firm to overloading a vehicle on Route 202 and was fined $20, and the firm agreed the vehicle would be registered for 32,900 pounds for the rest of the year. It also pleaded guilty to exceeding width and paid a $10 fine.
Saco police report an unusually quiet week with only one traffic violation case in Municipal Court. The last accident occurred on March 22. Officials urge cautious driving due to expected heavy holiday traffic this weekend.
In Fort Worth Dorothy Lee Kingry a clerk at Walkers Grocery Store shouted a bold remark when a young gunman demanded money. She yelled Turn the machine gun on him Mr Walker and the robber fled with no cash. The clerk said it was the only thing she could think of.
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