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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1964
Page
2
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fleurent Sr. and their son Clement along with Mrs. Victor Fleurent Jr. have returned from Holyoke Massachusetts after attending the funeral of Alphonse Fleurent, the senior Fleurent's brother.
The Bradford Chapter Order of DeMolay will hold a semi public installation at 2 p m at the Masonic Hall Biddeford Group C Mrs August Albert expain will run the Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop on Elm Street Biddeford next week The Saco Little League Auxiliary meets 730 tomorrow night at the Saco Recreation Center Pleasant Street and all new Little League mothers are invited Members of the Biddeford Music Boosters meet Monday at 8 p m at the Biddeford Junior High School
Notre Dame Institute at Alfred resumes normal routine after a fire confined to the main administration building. Temporary quarters, dining hall, and a kitchen are set up on the gymnasium floor with a temporary chapel planned. Damage pegged at least 200000, with rebuilding unlikely and plans for a new chapel and facilities underway.
Alfred reports a $50,000 damages suit by Herbert A. Lyle of Kittery against Dan's Supermarket settled out of court during York County Superior Court recess. Lyle claimed July 1 injuries from slipping on rotten lettuce leaves. Settlement amount not disclosed as jurors were sent home with cases postponed due to settlements.
Hervey R. Tousignant and Trene B. Tousignant of Biddeford purchased a single dwelling with private garage and land from Imelda C. Si card through the local King Woodman real estate office. The home at 172 Alfred Street becomes their private residence.
Pauline Violette of 62 Pleasant Street Saco aged 53 died yesterday in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born in Old Town she was the daughter of Onizime and Leonie Cyr Violette and a Notre Dame de Lourdes parishioner. Surviving are sisters Leona Violette of Saco and Dora M. Violette of Biddeford. Funeral services will be held at 8 a.m. Monday from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church with visitation at Cote Funeral Home today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.
Theophile Marchand 74 of 8 Wilson Street Biddeford died in Torrington Connecticut while visiting his daughter Mrs Rita Janelle. Born March 29 1890 in Saint Fortunat d Hall Quebec he was employed by the City of Biddeford and a communicant of St Joseph Church. Survived by widow Emma Lavalliere Marchand two daughters Madeleine Boucher and Jeanne Gagne two brothers Calixte and Arthur Marchand one sister Obeline Bon 23 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Emond Funeral Home Biddeford tomorrow and Monday with funeral arrangements not yet completed.
Mostly cloudy tonight with scattered showers or thunder showers continuing northward during the night. Not so cool with low temperatures in the 50s. Sunday cloudy with scattered showers or thundershowers. Cooler north portion and turning cooler south portion.
The United Church Youth group for grades 7 through 12 will meet Sunday from 4 30 to 6 30 PM at the United Church of Christ Congregational in Biddeford.
An Evangelistic service is set for Sunday at 7 30 p m at Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church corner of Atlantic Avenue and Third Street Old Orchard Beach A Youth service takes place each Sunday at 6 25 p m An evening service at 7 30 p m by First Assembly of God at the Ahepa Home 22 Pleasant Street A Training Union occurs Sunday at 6 p m and a night Worship service at 7 p m tomorrow at Bible Baptist Church 144 Ferry Road Saco An evening service at 7 p m Sunday at Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village The Youth Fellowship meets Sunday at 6 15 p m
Edward H. Frechette 58 formerly of Biddeford Maine and recently of Waterbury died at a Newington Connecticut hospital after a long illness. An evening worship will be held Sunday at 7 p m in Biddeford at the Advent Christian Church Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach. He was a World War II veteran and prisoner of war in Germany for two years. Survivors include his widow Anna Frechette a sister and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements through Emond Funeral Home Biddeford are incomplete at this time.
A broad schedule of Sunday youth fellowships and worship services across area churches is listed. Groups include Christ Ambassadors at Ahepa Home Saco, Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union, West Kennebunk Methodist, Ogunquit Baptist, Lyman First Baptist Goodwins Mills, and others. Evening services are noted at several venues along with junior and senior youth activities and a Monday church banquet at Higgins Beach.
An Old Orchard Beach teen, Donald P. Robichaud, 17, suffered head injuries when the car he rode in rolled over in a field near Bay View Road and Seaside Avenue in Saco. Treated at Webber Hospital and released, he returned for X rays. Michael D. Simensky is summoned to appear in Saco Municipal Court on charges of driving to endanger and leaving the scene as two other boys fled into the woods.
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Lufkin Texas AP Pete Runnels says he is glad to be placed on waivers by the Houston Colts for unconditional release. After a strong spring he started the season in the lineup but slumped to .230 and was benched, ending his run with the team.
A traveler recounts a long horseback journey with borrowed gear and rough meals. The saddle hurts, the horse is stubborn, and cooking is poor. Nights are cold and open, boots harbor mice, and water crossings demand upright steps. Despite hardships, the narrator values the experience but declines a second trip.
The York County Law Enforcement Association schedules its annual Ladies Night for May 21 at Barney Beg Grange Hall North Berwick with a baked ham supper at 7 p.m. Lou Moore of Pineland Hospital Pownal presents a program for the ladies. May meeting is deadline for state award nominees. Program chair William Holman Sanford and deputy sheriff Maynard Abbott North Berwick lead the event with reservations via secretary Edmund L. Cashen Kennebunk.
Publishing houses report strong sales of Kennedy related works after the assassination. Random House has released 105,565 copies of Jim Bishop’s A Day in the Life of President Kennedy. Why England Slept has sold 43,943 copies, with 8,022 in early 1964. A Doubleday paperback sold 18,000 in late 1963. Farrar Straus & Co. printed 130,000 copies of The Kennedys a Family Portrait by Mark Shaw. Lippincott illustrated Benjamin Bradlee’s That Special Grace, which sold over 100,000 since April 27. William Manchester, chosen by Jacqueline Kennedy to write about the days surrounding the assassination, is not releasing further sales data.
A voter focused on the tax rate led to continued WIC orders. The projected expenditure covered labor, equipment rental, and materials, with a quoted figure of a million dollars.
A social note places events at the residence of Mr and Mrs Norman P Lundy. The brief item records a gathering hosted at their home, noting the couple’s names and the location as the center of the occasion.
The Adult Bible Class of the United Church of Christ will meet Sunday at 8 p.m. at the parsonage. St. Margaret's Church Confraternity of Christian Doctrine high school classes will have communion tomorrow at the 11 a.m. mass. Brunch will be served in the parish hall after the service. Chairman Margaret LaBranche, assisted by John Jalbert, Lionel Beaulieu and David Morin, organizes the affair.
Readers discuss why cats and dogs chew furniture and what prompts such行为. Lack of attention and boredom drive mischief. Advice covers scratching posts, red carpets, jealousy, and providing toys, boxes, and activity to channel energy.
The Pittsburgh AP report notes the 1965 Methodist General Conference grappling with racial integration, merger talks with Evangelical United Brethren and other denominations, and ongoing efforts to preserve Methodist distinctives. Leaders stress democracy, mission vitality, and the church’s global reach amid civil rights pressures.
Biddeford police recovered two stolen cars after dawn incidents. One crashed into a parked car on lower Pike Street. the owner was John Weiss of 142 West Biddeford. Another stolen vehicle from Central Parking Lot was found at King and Hill Streets. owner David Chasse of 572 Elm Street. Police report a third auto theft attempt on Dartmouth Street.
Next week's meeting of the Biddeford Saco Rotary club will be held jointly with the Augusta club Monday evening at the Eagle Hotel Brunswick. Harry Shulman a Brunswick Rotary member and Portland newspaper correspondent will be the speaker.
The Kennebunk Health Association office on Storer Street will host the first pre school clinic Thursday May 21 from 2 to 5 p.m. Appointments are to be arranged by Mrs Sweeney R N Kennebunk Public Health Nurse.
Wells officials announced plans to appeal Supreme Court Justice Siddall’s ruling ordering removal of dredged fill from Drake's Island marshlands as part of the Wells Harbor project. The town will proceed with the appeal to the full court while outlining removal steps, with April 30 set as the start of construction. The meeting also noted about 30 junk car sites in town to be investigated, and four temporary police officers were named to boost summer traffic enforcement.
The Saco Clean-Up Drive committee laid plans for a two week push starting May 24. 2000 metal lapel tabs, 100 bumper stickers, and 40 large posters will promote the effort to remove litter and improve yards and streets. School children will receive literature. ministers will announce from pulpits through the campaign. City officials and several clergy leaders attended, emphasizing litter elimination and health risks from abandoned buildings.
Miami story notes Orlando Bosch Jr born to Cuban exile parents. His brother fears language gaps as Orlando, now 3, speaks only Spanish while four Cuban siblings aged school years are fluent in both English and Spanish, illustrating immigrant adjustment and language dynamics.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH A meeting of the Jaycee Wives elected officers for 1964 1965 at the home of president Mrs Jeanette Dickson. Glenda Ketola was named president Janet Doherty vice president Faye Harding secretary Joan Briggs treasurer Alice Jenkins local director Jeanette Dickson state director. Welfare appointees were Carolyn LaChance Tamara Lemire. A rummage sale is planned for Saturday May 23 at the VFW Hall. A joint Jaycee and Jaycee Wives meeting with buffet and officer installation is set for May 20 at the AMVETS Hall. The season ends June 2 with a discussion of the Jaycee scholarship recipient.
Wells Junior High School pupils performed the three act comedy Whoa Auntie in the new gym. Directed by Mrs Donna Lee, the cast included Pimip Savelas Judith Ahern Don Buswell Patricia Ducharme Michael Sherlock Cheryl Brooks Robert Boisjoly Bar bara Hanson Deborah Buswell Stephen Libbky Christine Brooks Jane Ahern and Scott MacDonald. Flowers from Mills Flower Yard. parents and faculty assisted with props and makeup. Judy Ahern presented a bouquet to Mrs Lee.
Biddeford firemen aided Alfred firefighters during the Notre Dame Institute blaze yesterday. Engine four and 10 men responded within minutes. A second fire at a Biddeford Pool dump around noon drew crews to extinguish it on property owned by the Goldthwaite family.
Luke E Hart Biddeford Council Knights of Columbus will exemplify the first degree on Sunday May 17 at 11 am at the hall on Washington Street Biddeford Officials say all candidates should be at the hall by 10 30 am Candidates include Norman Boissonneault Donald R Boissonneault Benoit R Boissonneault Leroy A Lessard Andre J Lessard Albert R Lessard Jr Roland A Lessard Donald L Lessard Gerard E Fleurent Jean Claude Pelletier Paul R Dellorge Norman G Perreault Maurice D La Belle Robert L Mathieu Roland R Binette and Leo Paul Loranger
In Kennebunk the Thursday night Women s Bowling League held its rolloff at Glen Mor Lanes. Awards will be presented May 28 at Shawmut Inn at 6 30 p.m. Winners include Rockets of Sanford first and Five Aces Porpoise second with Cape Porpoise clubs earning several top places. Cash awards go to Jean Vennell of Sanford and numerous players from Kennebunk and Cape Porpoise in positions 2 through 18.
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