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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1963
Page
3
Mrs Ann Bukerick of Buxton Road Saco is listed as a patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland awaiting further treatment or updates on her condition.
AMVETS auxiliary meets Tuesday at 8 p m at Post Home Spring Street Saco Our Lady of Victory Circle meets tomorrow at 2 p m Fremont Club Alfred Street Biddeford officials urge members to return ticket books York County WWI veterans meet 7 30 p m Monday St Johns Hall Biddeford Biddeford Council Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Assembly 11 a m tomorrow K of C Hall Biddeford Stewardship and Finance committee School Street Methodist Church Saco meets at noon tomorrow upstairs sanctuary
News At A Glance notes a Canadian jet airliner crashes into a muddy field during a rain storm, causing 118 deaths. Venezuela sees thousands in the streets amid pro Communist threats. Kennedy assassination probes are launched by President Johnson as he plans a news conference. Navy taps Paul Nitze as civilian chief. Cape Cod mourns. English language debate highlighted by editors and teachers.
Funeral services for Mrs Florence B Humphrey of 31 High Street Biddeford were held yesterday from Shumway Funeral Home Saco with Rev Stanley A Bennett of Saco United Baptist Church officiating Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Sylvia R. Witham of 11 Old Orchard Road Saco widow of Charles H. Witham were conducted yesterday at 1 30 from the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco Rev Lawrence Porter Portland officiated and burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco
Mrs Owen Wentworth of Kennebunk Beach is named area chairman for the Heart Fund Drive. Mrs Laurence Nedeau chairs Kennebunk, with other chairmen including Mrs Richard Gunn Goose Rocks Beach Mrs George Nelson Arundel Mrs Andrew O Neal Kennebunkport Mrs Robert Dowd Kennebunk Landing and Lower Village Mrs Woodbury Moulton West Kennebunk and Miss Faye Wentworth Kennebunk Beach.
A whist party begins at 7 30 tonight in St. Andre's Parish Hall Biddeford. Officials say it starts a winter series with proceeds supporting the priesthood vocation fund.
Two Saco residents appeal for debt relief under the bankruptcy act in U S District Court. Gennaro Guerra, a tannery worker, lists $3,233 debts and $35 assets exempt. Pearl L Guerra, waitress and housewife, lists $3,745 debts and $232 assets with $30 exempt. Harold D Poitrew, a laborer, seeks wage earner plan, with $1,342 debts and $100 assets exempt.
Mrs. W. C. Cruse of Louisville, GOP nominee for state treasurer, visits southern Kentucky and finds a windshield note reading Republican go hor. The piece notes two Republican senators represent Kentucky while parts of the South remain solidly Democratic.
A teen advice column offers practical dating guidance for boys and girls. Emphasizing advance planning for dates, courteous communication, punctuality, appropriate attire, and respectful behavior, the piece advises against public embarrassment and inappropriate intimacy, while stressing polite contact with dates' families and choosing suitable corsages.
The family expresses deep appreciation to relatives and friends for acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy after a recent bereavement. Signed by Mrs. Vernon Randall and Mr. and Mrs. James Randall and family and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tarr and Mr. and Mrs. James Smith.
Snow flurries continue to northern portions with partial clearing south. Much colder tonight with low single digits to mid twenties. Sunday cloudy with scattered flurries in the north and continued cold, tides and times listed for December and November rise and set.
Local church notes list weekly Sunday youth meetings across Biddeford and surrounding towns with times for Junior and Senior youth groups at United Church of Christ Congregational, Advent Christian, Pentecostal, Assembly of God, Bible Baptist, Free Christian Union, and other churches. Also notes choir festival, ushers supper, slides by Albion Benton, and a pastor’s class in church membership.
Notre Dame Hospital reports births including Sandra Ouellette and Charles Raymond Tremblay among many children born to local families in Biddeford Saco and surrounding towns. Hospital lists extend to Webber and other facilities with several new arrivals and weights. Church notices cover Holy Communion, abstinence Commitment Day, and upcoming Christmas events for Saco and Biddeford congregations.
The Women's Association of the South Congregational Church hosts a Christmas Fair and supper on Thursday December 5 from 2 to 7 pm in the church vestry featuring home cooked foods aprons gifts and Christmas greens. Tickets for the chicken supper sold out for 6 to 7 pm.
About 100 people attended a Saco zoning hearing led by Clarence Holt Ancil Clay and Leon Knight to block Paul Trudeau's proposed private club at 561 Main St Trudeau outlined a members only club with annual $1 dues and weekly $1 assessments. a 200 person capacity and a six piece orchestra were noted Linwood Brown of the Sweetser Home objected. The board said the decision rests with the Zoning Appeals Board and any further appeal goes to York County Superior Court in Alfred.
Roy and Napoleon Roy appeared before the board to establish a used car and spare parts business on Portland Road beside Saco Transmission Co. They said the salvage yard would not be visible from Portland Road and they would not torch cut car bodies. They warned that any permit violations could cancel the permit. No complaints were filed against the appeal and it was taken under advisement.
Ward Masters labored seven days a week for a year and a half to assemble an 11 wagon display in Tulsa. He started with a 12 foot lead wagon and scaled each following wagon down to four feet making a miniature train. The project began from an old farm wagon bought 37 years ago and drew over 100 visitors when first shown, eager to climb aboard.
Panel continued from page one powers it might need to investigate. Johnson talked with each member of the commission before announcing its creation. He set no time limit on its inquiry. Warren will decide when the commission will go to work. Boggs proposed a bill to set up a joint House Senate committee to investigate the slaying. Eastland opposed duplicating efforts, favoring the President’s plan. A court of inquiry convened by Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr will also probe the case.
Dick Donovan and Jack Kralick each turned in three strong shoot outs for the Cleveland Indians last season, anchoring the pitching staff with consistent performances and key late appearances.
Norman Buck, 16, of Biddeford damaged the front end of his car on the Ross Road in Saco after losing control on a soft shoulder and hitting a tree. Damage to the Buck car was about 250 dollars. Louise T. Plummer, 33, of Saco, struck Ray Emerson, 53, also of Saco, on Route 1 Beach Street. Plummer’s right rear fender damaged. Emerson car undamaged. Plummer’s damage about 75 dollars.
In Biddeford a taxi and a 1957 convertible were damaged in a morning crash on Elm Street near Paul's Diner. Driver Willard Beaulieu 48 faced a lack of license charge in municipal court and paid a $10 fine as Leo Belanger 37 was named as involved in the mishap amid rain and poor visibility.
Workers recount crash between a road and an expressway to the Laurentian Mountains, a rescue team led by constable Noel Aubertin arrives to a mass of fire. A life jacket with the airline monogram aids identification as officials note Paris Air France disaster in June 1962 killed 130, including 121 Americans.
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