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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1963
Page
8
Stores stock up for indoor eating and cookouts with easy to cook meats like ham turkey and chicken. Fresh produce includes asparagus, lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers, cheries and berries with prices noted. Seafood options feature mackerel haddock and frozen fillets while dairy highlights cheddar cottage cheese eggs milk and ice cream.
Puppies of a rare breed owned by Miss Margaret O Connor and Mrs Joseph Jackson members of the Pine Tree Humane Society Saco will be seen on the Captain Kangaroo TV program at 8 a m Monday. They are soft coated Wheaton Terriers an old but seldom seen breed of Irish origin and are the first litter known to have been born in the United States.
Baseball great Ted Williams predicts Boston Red Sox will finish among the American League’s top division this season. Williams, noted as the last player to hit 400, offers optimistic view amid team changes and spring training.
A combined Memorial Assembly and Teacher Appreciation program was held in the Biddeford Junior High School gym with the whole student body. George Lariviere led prayers and the flag salute as student groups sang, the Glee Club performed pieces for a Western Maine Music Festival audition, and the band played the National Anthem. Principal Robert Hodge welcomed guests and spoke on the meaning of Memorial Day, followed by taps, poetry, and songs. The eighth grade presented a school sign and the Junior Snooper staff donated a stereo phonograph, with the program concluding in song.
Portland Eunice G Savoy of Old Orchard Beach filed a bankruptcy petition in Bankruptcy Court listing debts of 3096 dollars and assets of 200 dollars claimed exempt. The filing indicates a low asset value with most debts likely unsecured. Creditors and case details follow in court records.
Michael J. Hoctor of Biddeford and Curtis W. Tripp of Saco were among 109 graduates in Maine Central Institute fifth year preparatory program. It marked the second straight year the postgraduate class graduated as a separate group in MCI's 97-year history. Commencement speaker was Marion E. Martin, Commissioner of Labor and Industry of Maine. Hoctor is son of the late Joseph Hoctor. Tripp is son of Lloyd L. and Mrs. Tripp of Simpon Road, Saco.
Fire Chief Arthur King narrated a film presentation to Rotarians detailing two major Biddeford fires. The Grafton Lumber blaze used 8 million gallons of water, while 412 million gallons were dumped on the Hooper Street fire. About 41 units from 21 towns aided efforts. Roger Giroux contributed film footage.
The Rev Luke Chabot OFM Superior of St Josephs Franciscan Monastery Montreal will preach the baccalaureate sermon for St Francis College graduates on Sunday The event also honors Franciscan jubilarians including Very Rev Georges Albert Laplante Rev Valere Massicotte and Brother Juniper Lawlor at a 6 pm banquet at Pool Road venue Also Father Laplante is to receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree during the afternoon exercises.
St Marys Assumption Sodality forms plans for a 75th anniversary banquet at 6 30 p m Thursday at the Wonderbar Steak House Biddeford Mrs Lillian Kennedy names committee chairs Evelyn Bois tickets Muriel Greenwood decorations Nellie Carey decorations Hannah Giles entertainment Mary Chenard historian Joan Stebbins publicity Geraldine Kenneally general chairman Madeline Davis to serve as mistress of ceremonies Past presidents will be special guests and sodality consultors aid in ticket distribution.
Rebecca F. Moss, 17, of Old Orchard Beach, pleaded guilty in Sanford Municipal Court to driving without a license. She paid half of a $10 fine with the balance suspended. Judge Ward T. Hanscom presided.
Owen-Davis Post American Legion color guard members Raymond Parisien squad leader Robert Janelle Ernest Gould Donald Lucas Lawrence Hooper and William Turnage wore new uniforms yesterday The group participated in the Memorial Day parade and services at Laurel Hill Cemetery Parisien announced they will also take part in the Bar Harbor State Legion Convention on Sunday June 23.
Father Massicotte celebrates fifty years in the priesthood and twenty five years in the religious order while Rev Beaulieu long serving pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chateauguay Que is a former St Francis professor. Brother Juniper also noted for twenty five years of service. College officials announce a week long retreat for the religious community led by Rev Neree Beaudette O F M Baie St Paul Que to begin after the Sunday evening function.
The Thornton Academy class of 1948 plans a reunion on July 5 at the Elks Lodge in Saco Portland Road. Officials seek help locating several members and ask anyone with info to contact Mrs. Ernest Huot at 25 Clark Street Saco. The note lists multiple committee members and invites uncontacted alumni to attend. Also noted is the Boise Idaho marriage of Mr and Mrs Robert Ogas Boucher with details on the bride Virginia Alan Lang and groom son of Oneal J. Boucher.
A York County Bar racks veterans delegation left for Waterville to attend the state convention of World War I veterans. Sessions run over the weekend. Walter Reardon, commander, said 32 members joined Biddeford Memorial Day exercises, with auxiliary members also present. Barracks members provided cars for the parade to the cemetery and appreciation was voiced.
An unknown Confederate soldier from the Civil War was buried in Gray with a Confederate flag at his grave. The simple marble marker reads Stranger, a soldier of the late war, died 1862, and was placed years ago by local women.
A lone marker rises among the graves of Union soldiers, a quiet monument bearing witness to lives lost in the conflict. The simple stone marks remembrance and the enduring hold of memory in the cemetery.
A youth rally for all area teenagers will be held Saturday at 7 p m at the Saco Salvation Army headquarters. Cadets Patricia Patton and Patricia Daniels of the Salvation Army School for Officers Training in New York City will lead the event and also conduct Sunday Army meetings at the same location.
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