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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1960
Page
2
Robert Murray Mrs Edna Ma honey and Miss Ora Cookson of the Alexander Macmillan post Canadian Legion Saco departed for Windsor Ontario to attend the 25th annual Dominion convention scheduled all of next week.
Eva Hill a Saco native and prominent musician and clubwoman died Friday evening at a Biddeford hospital at age 78. She lived at 26 High Street and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music. She served as organist at First Parish Congregational church and led a private studio. Survivors include her mother Martha Hill and brother George H. Hill. Funeral services are Tuesday at 2 p.m. from Dennett and Craig funeral home with calling hours Monday 7 to 9 p.m. Burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Group D with Mrs Euclid Millette as captain will run the Notre Dame thrift shop next week. Widows of World War I chapter 9 will meet at Saco City Hall Monday at 8 45 a m to ride in the Memorial Day parade.
The message lists multiple youth fellowships across South Biddeford and Saco churches with meeting times this Sunday or tomorrow. Local churches include Methodist, Baptist, Advent Christian, and Universalist Unitarian. Clergy schedule notes and a memorial service are mentioned for various parish activities.
Two Saco Cub Scout Dens from Pack 310 in Saco visited the Mighty 0 television program in Portland. Den 2 members included Wayne Whitney Edmund Rice Kevin Sullivan Michael Lizotte Michel Hart James Riddle James Williams and Den Chief Donald Rumery. Den 7 Cubs were Philip Lizotte David Roy George Caras Donald Cote Jon athon Gagnon Bernard Fecteau Chester Blunt Robert Elwell Ronald Vose and Den Chief Ter France Revicot.
A two car collision on Main Street Saco last night caused an estimated 350 in damage. Don C. Rhodes 72 of 66 James Street and George R Noble 73 of Ferry Road Saco were eastbound when Noble tried to pass Rhodes and sideswiped. Exil eda Noble 75 a passenger escaped injury. Noble’s car sustained 300 damage and Rhodes’ 50 per police report.
New York AP reports James Montgomery Flagg famed World War I recruiting poster creator Uncle Sam has died at 82 at his Manhattan home after long illness and nearly complete blindness. A towering figure in American illustration he earned up to 75000 a year at his peak. He leaves a second wife and daughter Faith Ives. He was a long time Biddeford Pool summer resident and donated a painting to the McArthur library there.
The Zoning Ordinance Appeals board granted Saco Transmission at Portland Road Saco permission to extend the rear of its building by 20 feet to house transmission rebuilding. The front area will be kept for offices and sales items, per David Rossignol.
Twin Cities notices detail Memorial Day services in Biddeford with L H Kendall Camp United Spanish War Veterans leading a 1 30 pm ceremony at the Universalist church lawn. Sons of Union Veterans will host a Wood lawn cemetery program with speakers city leaders and school choirs among invited guests.
AP reports Miss Chastine D. Kelley, 66, former superintendent of the Maine Reformatory for Women at Skowhegan, died last night. Kelley led the institution from 1943 until retiring February 196?. Previously she served as a parole officer at the State School for Girls in Hallowell.
A cloudy Portland day with fair, cool conditions and little temperature change this afternoon. Tonight becomes more cloudy but not as cool. Sunday brings a chance of showers and considerable cloudiness.
Scout Troop 2 and guests attended a dance party last night at the Saco Unitarian church parish house. Music by Grady and his Counts featured Grady Sexton on guitar Mitchell Sukalas on alto sax Leonard Lasczak on guitar with proceeds supporting a Canada trip by the Biddeford Explorer Post 305.
Marriage intentions filed by Fred Warren Cahill of Roslindale Massachusetts and Carolyn Ann Colpitts of Biddeford along with Raymond Alfred Boudreau of Biddeford and Lucille Madeline Delisle of Biddeford.
No school Monday. Tuesday serves baked spiced ham with mashed potato peas bread and milk plus a fruit cup. Wednesday offers macaroni and cheese tossed salad read butter milk and fruit cobbler. Thursday features shepherd pie with rice gravy bread butter milk cookies. Friday serves Tang tuna salad rolls green beans milk and cake.
Menu lists meals for Tuesday cheese and peanut butter sandwich with pork and gravy on roll spinach green beans grapefruit sections cookies milk. Thursday features chicken chow mein with noodles rice pudding bread and butter milk. Friday offers clam chowder egg salad on a roll jello and milk.
The long Memorial day weekend began quietly in Biddeford with no accidents reported to Biddeford police and no municipal court session. The fire department only logged an ambulance call for an accident on the turnpike handled by state police, not a local Biddeford record.
Biddeford city hall gains night illumination with four flood lights on clock tower sides and two atop the tower. The clock, long out of order or intermittently faulty, has been repaired and now shines brightly for all to see.
Rev. Frederick Belanger C. F. M. the college’s first president and sixth rector will receive the Seal Lavaliere of Distinction and President’s Chain during Sunday commencement at the Pool Road campus Biddeford. Belanger helped found the college opened 1939 and led through 1954 before serving in Canada.
Biddeford Cub Scout Pack 305 met at Mason street hall to plan Memorial Day parade participation. Cubmaster John St Onge spoke on the building association drive to raise funds and involve more locals in Scouting. Dens 2,6,9 performed skits. five awards listed including Wolf, Bear, Webelos and patches. The last meeting of the season is the fourth week in June, with a Jubilee outing July 22-24.
Secretary Herter defended the April 9 U2 flight as successful and said the May 1 mission faced Democrats’ criticism. He noted the summit was on his mind when approving the program, defended not suspending U2 flights as the summit neared, and argued conditions would have hindered important intelligence. He added there is never a good time for an intelligence failure and urged vigilance despite negotiations.
Charles Hogan announces the Old Orchard Beach Little Town League season opening Monday at 3 p.m. on the high school field with AMVETS versus V. F. W. An All-Star game between Old Orchard Beach and Biddeford All Stars is planned for July 25, featuring five games. The league currently has eight teams totaling 104 boys.
Kennebunk police began the Memorial Day weekend with two accidents. At 11:30 p.m. Chief Frank Stevens stopped Walter M. Rines Sr. for driving under the influence. while parked, a car driven by John Saluski rear collided the cruiser. Saluski was charged and found guilty, fined 110 or 90 days in jail. Rines posted bail for June 1. Earlier, a panel truck driven by Francis W. Sutherland III struck Doned A. Gosselin’s car at Main and Water streets. damage was extensive. Police Sgt. Edmund L. Cashen investigated.
Khrushchev hailed President Eisenhower's peace intentions but faulted U S foreign policy as opposing a peaceful path. He accused allies of blocking progress through provocative speeches by Herter Nixon and Dillon. Separately, Maine crowned Kathryn Jordan of Fryeburg as Maine Princess 1960 after Dairy Day parade drawing 7 000 spectators in Lewiston and Auburn.
Frederick, Md. farmer Harry Main traced hiccoughing heifers to eight barrels of whisky mash hidden on his farm and found a nearby still. Deputies seized the still and two men were arrested on moonshine charges. Thomas Dawkins, 49, and Robert Winsor, 30, both of Washington, were held on $1,000 bond.
Defending champions Springvale K of C scored in every inning to rout Lightning 33-8, with a record 100 batters faced. Key hits came from Ross, Dubois, and Belanger as Springvale posted 29 team hits and 11 runners in the fourth inning.
Parade street heads at Cutts avenue with Saco Police and Fire departments, parade marshal and staff, Aide James Wood, American Legion and Pain Chand’s Band. Division Two forms on Cutts avenue with Aide Hartley Bridges, Boucouvalas-Dupuis post, AM VETS, Thornton Academy band, Boy and Girl scouts. Division Three forms on School street with Aide Harold Strout, Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley post, Burns School band, Gold Star Mothers, World War I widows, and Saco Valley Riding and Driving Club.
Workmen began dismantling two wooden blocks on Washington street to create space for a proposed parking area. The 42-46 Washington street three story block will be torn down while the adjacent 40 Washington street building, once tied to Fortunat Nava, will be moved in sections by Eugene E. Tayloor of Saco after lower floors are removed. The site, once home to La Justice and later storage, was sold by Mrs. Nava to Wonderbar Inc. The new owners aim to develop the lot as customer parking.
Saco fire department answered multiple calls last night and today. A boys cabin at land owned by Henry P Picard on Berry road burned after being struck by fire. Fire crews used a booster line to control the blaze. Later, a smaller fire at Jeanine St. Pierre’s home at 55 Beach Street, Saco, and an overheated store at Mange Motor Court on Portland Road, Saco, were reported and contained.
Leonard Bean and Ronald Thompson of Waterboro along with David Dubois and James Steere of North Berwick will join the U S Navy under the buddy plan on June 21. They will attend nine weeks of boat training at the U S Naval Recruit Training Center Great Lakes.
Maine state police sought Joseph Cabrera of Burlington Vermont who is believed headed for Old Orchard Beach. Cabrera driving a Vermont car was unaware of a serious fire at his Burlington home and police asked to watch for him.
Three escapees from the Men's Reformatory at South Windham were recaptured by State Trooper Harry Hansen. They fled in a suspected stolen car from Westbrook, chased into woods, and taken to Cumberland County jail in Portland. Named are Leroy Nightingale 16 of Presque Isle Frederick Tise 18 of Livermore Falls and Harold Liedtke 18 of Camden.
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