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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1961
Page
2
Mrs Emma Paul of 24 Hill street Biddeford is a surgical at Mercy hospital Port and. Mrs Isabelle Vanasse and Miss Delia Baillargeon of Locke street Saco were in Boston on business yesterday.
Annie Menard 64 widow of Eugene Menard of 1312 Foss Street Biddeford died in a local hospital after a short illness. Born January 31 1897 in Fall River she was a daughter of John and Gertrude Seifert. She worked at Wonderbar Steak House and is survived by sons Roland Saco and Rene Biddeford. daughters Lauretta Ruel Doris Menard of Biddeford. Georgette Skinnsacos Old Orchard Beach and Yvette Lapierre Sanford. 13 grandchildren. sister Mrs Henry Lussier Fall River. brothers John Seifert Fall River and Albert Seifert Florida. Friends may call Emond Funeral Home 7–10 PM today and 2–4 and 7–10 PM Saturday and Sunday. Funeral services Monday morning hour to be announced.
Saco Rebekah lodge will meet tomorrow night at 7:30 in Saco Odd Fellows hall. Notre Dame Thrift shop will be under the direction of Group D led by Mrs Mare E Simard next week. Biddeford Red Cross board directors will meet Thursday June 1 at the city headquarters.
The Junior Band and songs ters of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Saturday at 0 a.m. Confessions heard at St Monica church Kennebunk 4 to 5 p.m. Confessions heard at St Martha church Kennebunk Saturday 4 to 8 p.m. Confessions heard at St Mary church Wells Saturday 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society of Biddeford Advent Christian church will meet Saturday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Hazel Emmons 100 Middle Street Saco.
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department will launch its first pilot food stamp program Monday in McDowell County West Virginia, with seven more pilots to begin by July 3. Stamps will aid needy shoppers at cooperating stores, expanding food choices beyond surplus distributions. Other openings include Franklin County Illinois June 5 and Floyd County Kentucky June 1, Detroit July 3, Hibbing Nashwauk Minnesota June 5 and 7, Silver Bow Montana June 1, San Miguel New Mexico June 1, and Fayette County Pennsylvania June 1.
New York stock trading was moderate and mixed with the AP 60 average down 0.20 at noon to 248.10. Industrials were little changed, rails fell 0.40, utilities down 0.10. Du Pont GM and AT&T steadied, Texaco rose over 2, Ford declined 0.45. The market awaited the four day Memorial Day break and showed no clear leadership. IBM rose 4, the Dow up 20 at noon. Corporate bonds mixed. some U.S. government issues fell.
We thank Dr. Mahaney Dr. Wolfahrt and the staff at the Webber Hospital for their kindness during our hospitalization. Thanks also to relatives and friends who sent gifts and cards. Raoul C. Petrin and son Mare
Mrs. Anastasia Hobbins 66 wife of Austin J. Hobbins died suddenly at her home 102 South Street Biddeford Funeral home Cosgrove Elm Street Biddeford will handle arrangements and calling hours to be announced later She was a member of Assumption Sodality St Mary parish and Hibernian auxiliary Officers and members of both groups will meet at the funeral home Saturday at 7 30 p m for prayers
Rose A Garand 88 retired seamstress and milliner died at the home of a niece in Arundel after a long career running a Main Street shop in Biddeford Born December 12 1873 in Sherbrooke Quebec she moved to the United States early and later operated her own shop Survivors include two nieces a grandniece and several grandnieces and grandnephews Services Saturday at 915 am from St Joseph church with burial in St Joseph cemetery Friends may call today 1 to 10 pm and tomorrow before services at Sansoucy funeral home Biddeford
Negro leaders jailed include Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy of the Montgomery Improvement Association Rev. F L Shuttlesworth head of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in Birmingham and Rev. Wyatt T Walker of Atlanta executive secretary of the SCLC The Freedom Riders pressure grows with leaders in jail and another wounded by rifle fire in an ambush.
Showdown on education funding continues as the Senate backs a three year 850 million dollar per year grant plan to aid teacher salaries school construction and operating costs. The package divides aid on a sliding scale with Texas receiving about 57.97 million and Connecticut about 9.25 dollars per pupil.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith notes a Public Health Service report on shellfish poisoning focuses on the Canadian Maritimes rather than Maine. An official told her the only mentioned areas are soft clam flats near Lubec and West Quoddy, which have been closed since 1958.
Mostly cloudy and much colder with occasional showers this afternoon. Cloudy and cooler with intermittent rain tonight ending toward morning. Saturday partial clearing and continued cool with gusty southerly winds 20 to 30 mph shifting to 10 to 20 mph tonight. Small craft warnings posted along the coast. Coastal temps mainly low to mid 60s. inland 60s to 70s. lowest nights in the 30s and 40s in various towns.
The York County Fish and Game Association held Warden's Night at Stickney Lodge in Lyman with District 1 wardens present. Maynard Marsh outlined new hunting laws as Charles Libby warned owners to keep dogs away from deer. the group funded building maintenance and bolstered the emergency fund. skeet field opens with Thursday shoots and a season finale dance announced.
President Kennedy asks Congress for long term borrowing authority to fund overseas economic development with up to 50 year loans at low or no interest. Four yearly $1.6 billion authorizations would total $7.3 billion over five years plus $900 million for development loans and $535 million in increased foreign aid. He argues long term funding is essential to advance development and freedom though critics warn of drastic budget cuts. The plan includes $1.75 billion for technical and economic aid and a $188 billion military aid request with a presidential contingency fund growing from $250 million. Authorities say Congress faces tough approval and funding decisions ahead.
The Biddeford Saco Journal congratulates Robert Anthony Gowen 20 months son of Mr and Mrs Paul E Gowen of Saco and introduces Cheryl Ann Camire born May 23 in Hartford Conn to Mr and Mrs Raymond Camire formerly of Biddeford. The note lists grandparents and great grandmother.
Cub Scouts of Pack 310 in Saco plan to march in the Memorial Day parade. Dens at First Parish Congregational church met with opening ceremony, many Cubs listed per den, uniforms urged, meeting point at School and Middle streets at 9:30 a.m. Webelos Den had no reports.
The Saco fire department reported no call outs last night or this morning. Saco police headquarters logged no accidents and the ambulance log showed no entries during the same period.
Senator J William Fulbright chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the foreign aid program will face rough going in Congress this year and hearings may begin next Wednesday with Secretary of State Dean Rusk as the administration s first spokesman Fulbright notes anticipated difficulties despite the tentative start date.
In Jerusalem a Hungarian Jew testified that Adolf Eichmann participated in the killing of a Jewish boy accused of stealing cherries from Eichmann’s garden in Budapest in 1944. Avraham Gordon, now 35, recounted the beating of the 16 or 17 year old Shalomon by Eichmann and his bodyguard Slavek, and stated he later saw many murders. The testimony sharpens the prosecution’s case on Eichmann’s direct role in Nazi atrocities in Hungary.
A Department of Agriculture report notes farm land values dipped in the central U.S. amid an uptick in the economy and farm income prospects since year start, while other regions held or rose at slower rates. Maine shows a 1 percent decrease for the four months to March 1, with New Hampshire down 1 percent and Massachusetts also declining. Vermont and Connecticut remained unchanged.
A Standish contractor Herbert N Hobson 27 was fined 15 by Judge Simon Spill in Biddeford Municipal court for allowing an overloaded truck on the highway. He pleaded guilty. Paul R Blow 31 of 66 Melvin Avenue Old Orchard Beach was fined 10 for passing on a grade after pleading guilty. State police were complainants in both cases.
John Doran of Biddeford High, Class of 1961, plans a pharmacist career at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. Son of William Sr. and Bernadette Doran, he is a family legacy in the Doran drug firm. He holds multiple school posts, excels academically, and participates in sports and extra activities. He will attend commencement events this weekend as the Salute to Youth column ends for 1960-61.
U S referee Richard E Poulos postponed his ruling on confirming a reorganization plan for J R Cianchette and Sons Corp as creditors holding almost 3 million dollars in claims press for stability. If the plan collapses the court could order immediate bankruptcy with asset auctions possible in June or July and a September fallback. Cash deposits totaling 3 to 4 million dollars are required, some from asset sales, with 2.2 million to be lent by the David Nassif Co of Massachusetts.
Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges urged states to limit billboards along new interstates during a dedication of a segment of Interstate Route 40 in Hickory North Carolina. He warned billboards spoil highway beauty and safety and noted Maryland and North Dakota have adopted federal standards with a bonus toward express road costs.
A construction firm through which Clanchette has been operating since filing for financial reorganization last September continues to be central to the case.
An Army Corps of Engineers representative from Boston will present the Hills Beach erosion survey findings in Biddeford City Hall on Wednesday morning. City officials said the $9,000, three year project aims to halt erosion, with costs shared by the city and federal government. residents and officials will attend the briefing.
Biddeford Council Knights of Columbus met to form a state nominating slate for June 8 elections. John Farley chaired, with Fernand Picard Albert Carrier and Robert Cyr named. Installation set for June 22. Philip Masse and Picard head to Poland Spring state convention to nominate Paul LeBlond for state oty. A K of C field day was outlined for summer with a social and committee refreshments.
Ten building permits totaling 17 500 awarded in Saco by Building Inspector Peter Hellige detail moves and new construction. Jack Fox of Dorchester Mass moves Unit B cottage from Church property in Camp Ellis Beach to Seaside Avenue for 500 dollars. John Walther of 2 Seaside Avenue moves a 22 by 32 cottage to 10 Seaside Avenue for 500. Jacqueline Lewis of Kinney Shores moves an 18 by 11 garage onto her property for 400. Ariadne Barka of 133 Middle Street builds a 6 by 18 porch on Ferry Road for 50. Alan M. Goodwin of 92 Bradley Street builds a 25 by 30 attached garage for 2 500. William Chocka of 27 Pepperell Street builds an 18 by 22 garage for 1 800. Arman Gadbois of 352 North Street tears down a barn to replace with a 20 by 20 garage for 50. John E. Lombard of Portland Road builds a four room ranch with attached garage on Portland Road after Vacationland camp for 10 000. Leo Paul Danis of Lewis Lane builds a 15 by 33 addition for 1 200.
The House backed a plan to block a constitutional amendment for municipal land purchases for industrial parks. It approved a 100000 fund bill for information and publicity grants or matches. The river St George in Thomaston would move from A to C classification, boating and fishing allowed but not potable, while the waste transport purpose would be dropped. The House rejected a Senate measure for a professional study of property tax administration and passed a bill shifting motor vehicle inspection oversight to the State Police with the inspection fee doubling to one dollar.
Workers at the Oxford Paper Co voted 970 to 924 to retain the United Mine Workers as their bargaining agent. The election aimed to decide whether to replace the UMW with the United Paper Workers, AFL CIO.
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