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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1965

Page

2

Local Notices Highlight Biddeford Residents

Personal notices list Biddeford residents in hospitals and at home. Leona Poirier and Elizabeth Taff are medical patients at Webber Hospital. Alphonse Chretien is a surgical patient. Rose Myers has returned home from Columbia Falls and Machias. Philip Mathieu is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. ALauri er A Burnham USCG serves in South Portland. Families from Biddeford Pool and Gloucester share holiday visits with relatives in East Hartford Conn.

Leona Poirier Elm St Biddeford Webber Hospital Elizabeth Taff Prospect St Alphonse Chretien Green St Rose Myers Fall St Columbia Falls Machias Philip Mathieu Wescott St William McKenney Biddeford Pool Allan Hussey Maurice Corbeil Allan Donna Stephen Brian Dianne Lorraine Timothy Thomas David East Hartford Conn

Biddeford Fraternal Meetings Set Across City

Division 2 Ancient Order of Hibernians meets at 8 tonight in Mason Street hall. Council St Therese and Union St Jean Baptiste meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Adams Street hall. Biddeford Boy Scout Troop 309 mothers gather at 8 tonight in Knights of Columbus Hall. VFW Auxiliary Past Presidents hold shore dinner Thursday at Valle's in Portland. attendees meet at Biddeford City Building at 6 p.m. Tighe Beaudoin Farley Unit American Legion Auxiliary meets 8 p.m. Wednesday in Elm Street post home.

Ancient Order of Hibernians Mason Street Biddeford Council St. Therese Union St. Jean Baptiste Adams Street Mothers of Boy Scout Troop Knights of Columbus Hall Washington Street Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Valle’s Portland Biddeford City Building Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley American Legion Auxiliary Post Elm Street

Funeral Service For Mrs Marion Jewett Of Kennebunk

Funeral services were held yesterday for Mrs Marion Jewett 71 wife of Herbert Jewett of Ross Road Kennebunk following a short illness. Born in South Portland she was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Ellis and attended Christ Church. Survived by her widower two sons Howard E North Windham and Lloyd G this town two sisters Mrs Florence Bunnell and Miss Hazel Ellis South Portland seven grandchildren and one niece.

Kennebunk Marion Jewett Ross Road Hobbs Funeral Home South Portland Mt. Pleasant Howard E North Windham Lloyd G Florence Bunnell This Town Hazel Ellis

Jordan Company Submits Saco Sewage Report

The ICitizens' Committee will present a sewage plan report from Jordan Associates of Portland to the Saco City Council on December 6. The panel endorsed Jordan's coordination of Whitman, Howard, and Factory Island treatment plans, noting Saco as distressed and eligible for 80 percent federal aid if a June 1966 deadline is met.

Icitizens Edward C. Jordan Jordan Associates Portland Whitman and Howard Factory Island Jordan Saco Paul E. Reay Reay J. Edward Whelan Charles Cote Ernest Whitten Donald Guay Rich‘ard = Murray Charles Gil Patric Ralph Meserve Clifford Purvis A. F LeClair Robert J. Fenderson William Kirk Atty Philip E. Graves

Church Notes Youth Choir Rehearses at Mills Church

The Youth Choir of the Good wins Mills Methodist Church Lyman will rehearse Wednesday at 7 p.m. Sunday School classes and all worship services are conducted each Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. in Christ Church Dane Street Kennebunk Holy Eucharist takes place Thursdays at 5 30 p.m. in Christ Episcopal Church Biddeford.

Goodwins Mills Methodist Church Lyman Christ Church Dane Street Kennebunk Christ Episcopal Church Biddeford United Church of Christ Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church Atlantic Avenue Third Street Old Orchard Beach Lyman First Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Road

Midweek Religious Meetings and Viet Nam War Briefings

The notice lists church services and gatherings across Maine on Wednesday including St Monica's in Kennebunk Biddeford churches and prayer meetings at Advent Christian Kennebunkport Ogunquit and Wells Also McNamara in Saigon outlines Viet Nam war troop intelligence and future U S force increases with talks in Washington and Saigon

George E. Smith Chester W.va Saigon Washington Guam McNamara South Viet Nam Trinity Episcopal Church Saco U.S

Card of Thanks from the Buckley Family

The Buckley Family thanks friends and relatives for kindness and sympathy during their recent bereavement. Doris Sevigny expresses appreciation.

Buckley Doris Sevigny

Weather forecast for Portland includes cool night

Tonight will be fair with temperatures in the low 60s? Actually near 60 and cooler toward early morning. Lows will be in the 20s with gentle westerly winds. Wednesday looks partly cloudy and a bit warmer with west to southwest winds increasing to 10 to 20 mph.

Portland Fair Land

Tides Chart Snapshot

November 30 tide times show high tides at 3:58 am and 4:04 pm and low tides at 9:52 am and 10:28 pm.

Thursday Club To Hear Talk By Rev White

The Thursday Club meets December 2 at the Biddeford vestry of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Saco and Biddeford City Square. Rev Leo White will discuss Oberammergau Its Passion Play and Wood Carving.

Biddeford Unitarian - Universalist Saco City Square Leo White JCD Oberammergau Father White St. Mary's Church William O'Sullivan John Barrett Harold Carroll Edmond Hobbins Nick Heeman Lloyd Trecartin Joseph Truman Leo Brown Henry Evans

Maine Receives Federal Funds For Education

Maine's share of federal higher education act funds totals 976 660 dollars this year. Most funds support tuition and board for low income students with work study programs receiving 463 813 dollars. Additional allocations go to needy student scholarships 231 499 dollars loan guarantees 95 341 dollars community service education 124 459 dollars and equipment for undergraduate instruction 61 548 dollars.

Portland Maine U.S. Office of Education

Bank hold up ends with Poole shot in leg

Washington businessman Herbert A Poole faced a bank holdup on Monday as two gunmen jumped into his car. One shouted the menace and Poole sped away. A gunman fired a shot and Poole was lightly wounded in the thigh while his money bag absorbed part of the impact.

Washington (Ap Herbert A. Poole Washington Poole

Biddeford Clinic Offers Well-Baby Inoculations

A well-baby clinic will be held Wednesday December 1 at 1 p.m. in the nursing office of Biddeford City Building. Diphtheria tetanus pertussis and polio inoculations will be administered with a physician in attendance.

Biddeford Clinic Biddeford City

Prosecution Seeks FBI Informant in Liuzzo Case Trial

In Montgomery, top government attorneys plan to call FBI informant Gary Rowe Jr. as three Ku Klux Klansmen face federal civil rights charges for the shooting death of Viola Liuzzo. Witnesses describe the murder during demonstrations from Montgomery to Selma after the civil rights march.

Montgomery Ala Viola Gregg Liuzzo FBI John Doar Justice Department Civil ‘Rights Division Gary Thomas Rowe Jr Rowe Liuzzo Detroit Selma Hayneville Eaton Thomas Anthony Liuzzo Teamsters Union Viola Greg Liuzzo Lady Luck

Living costs rise in October to record high

The Labor Department reports a two tenths of one percent rise in October lifting the consumer price index to 110.4, with all major items except groceries increasing. Housing, clothing, transport and medical care climbed as the yearly rate reached 1.8 percent since October 1964, while new car prices jumped 1.2 percent as dealers clear 1965 leftovers.

Washington Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics Arnold Chase Chase Ecause Texas White House

Radios Stolen From Parked Car in Saco

Saco police investigate the theft of two car radios from a vehicle owned by Leo Milliard at 56 Beach Street. The car radiator had also been removed, and Milliard says he has not used the car since summer. Hunters in the area have been seen, but no suspects with the radios have been reported.

Saco Leo Milliard Beach St Milliard Jenkins Road

Collected New Zealand Half Crowns Vanishing In Market

Auckland reports millions of 2 shillings 6 pence half crowns missing as collectors rush to salt away coins ahead of decimalisation in 1967. Waitangi crowns and 1940 commemorative coins fetch high prices, while prices later fell. the Reserve Bank expects 1,600 mint Waitangi pieces and millions more cupro nickel coins.

Auckland New Zealand Reserve Bank Atlantic Ocean Red Sea Indian Ocean Jacques-Yves Cousteau National Geographic

World News In Brief From The Associated Press

The briefing notes the Vietnam air war underperforming against Hanoi while a new US South Vietnamese buildup looms after McNamara visits Saigon. It mentions Chinese probing along India’s border, a token force for Rhodesia frontier, and the Inter American Conference ending with reform groundwork.

Associated Press Viet Nam Pentagon South Hanoi U.S Secretary of Defense China India Himalayan Wilson Rhodesia

Biddeford Youth Corps Extended Two Months

A two month extension of the Biddeford Neighborhood Youth Corps program is approved by the Boston office extending termination from November 30 to January 31, 1966 at no extra cost. Johnson outlines focus on work training and continuing education for enrollees with over 100,000 circulated in wages and materials.

Biddeford Boston Roger R. Johnson Johnson Washington New England Hartford Conn Bridgeport Cambridge Mass Providence R. I Worcester J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation F.B.I New Bedford New Haven Springfield Waterbury

Damages Heavy In Saco Mishap

A collision at Common Street and Wharf Street in Saco caused about 200 in damage to a pickup driven by Perley E. Boothby 61 of Jenkins Road Saco. Laudaim Compagna 48 of Biddeford was the other pickup driver. police report Boothby failed to see the approaching truck while crossing.

Perley E. Boothby Jenkins Road Saco Common Street Wharf Street Laudaim Compagna Cleaves St Biddeford Boothby Free Street Compagna

Insurance Rates Hiked In Maine

Portland AP report notes workmen's compensation rates rose 41.8 percent due to broader benefits, with fire insurance for homes up 2.3 percent. Commercial rates held or fell. Renewals set the compensation hike at 35.6 percent for existing policies.

Portland Maine New England Insurance Rating Association Iire Rating Association National Council On Compensation Insurance

Bangor shipbuilder lands Isbrandtsen naval and merchant contracts

Goodrich announced Bath based BIW and Bath Iron Works secured a three ship C4 cargo contract for Isbrandtsen Lines adding merchant ship work to combat ship building. He credited Maine leaders and said backlog tops 130 million dollars, ensuring full employment through 1969 and hinting at bids for five more ships in fiscal 1967.

High Seas Bath Goodrich Lpany Isbrandtsen Maine

British leader warned to pressure Rhodesia via sanctions

British Prime Minister faces pressure to act against the Rhodesian white minority government led by Ian Smith. Officials say he will rely on economic sanctions to topple the regime, with stiff new measures expected to be announced soon.

McGeorge Bundy Johnson White House North Atlantic Treaty Organization Warsaw Treaty Organization Wilson

Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary Hosts Yule Musical

The Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary presents a Christmas musical featuring Mrs Anatnie Boisvert at 8 p.m. at Notre Dame Hospital. Host parish Rotre nio de Lourdes will support the event with co chairs Mrs James Nadeau and Mrs Maurice Demeule. The executive board plans a meeting.

Anatnie Boisvert Old Orchard Beach Notre Dame Hospital Rotre Nio

Christmas Concert Planned by Biddeford PTA

The Biddeford Parent-Teacher Association meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at Kennedy School to organize refreshments. Chairman Mrs Laurent Caret and others supervise a Christmas concert by elementary students under Douglas Weeks. Beverly Donovan and Clifford Clifford will speak.

Biddeford Parent- Teacher Association Kennedy School Laurent Caret Margaret Guillory Pauline Chenard Carmen Staples Lorraine Harriman Irene Eastman Janet Gervais John Cotsifas Patricia Antonakos Mary Draggins Douglas Weeks Beverly Donovan Girls’ State Clifford Clifford Boys’ State

Classified Advertising In The Journal

A compact notice listing typical classified items and shopping options offered by The Journal. Includes ad formats, contact methods, and pricing cues for readers seeking easy, direct purchase and sale opportunities.

Birth Control Stand Revised By Pope Paul

Vatican Ecumenical Council reports a revision of the birth control document to allow possible changes in church teaching while preserving current prohibitions. The revision, requested by Pope Paul VI, aims to satisfy progressive bishops and will be printed after papal approval before final council voting on the missionary schema. The report follows a 10 day recess as work resumes.

Vatican City Vatican Ecumenical Council Assembly Paul VI Paul

GOP Accepts Proposal For Candidates Night

Saco Republican Committee members accepted an invitation from the Saco Jaycees to join a Meet the Candidates night on Tuesday December 7 at 8 PM in City Hall auditorium. Mayoralty candidate Philip E Graves addressed the group along with several school and aldermanic candidates.

Saco Republican City Saco Jaycees City Hall GOP Committee G.A.R. Hall Atty Philip E. Graves Bryce Milne Gerard Cassette Benjamin Grant Harold Waight Raemond Carter Orton Munro Clayton Freeman Gordon Flood

School Principals Meet At Beach In Maine

Bernard C. Forbush announces an administrative staff meeting of Old Orchard Beach school principals this afternoon at Jamerson School. He adds that Saco principals met yesterday afternoon at Burns School.

Bernard C. Forbush Saco Old Orchard Beach Jameson School Burns School Forbush

Certificates Planned For Sales Students

Certificates for attending the Retail Salesmanship course will be awarded Wednesday. The course is sponsored by the Biddeford Saco Rotary Club and the Merchants Committee of the Biddeford and Saco Chamber of Commerce. The session starts at 7 p.m. with Instructor Clarence Lapierre.

Clayton Cartmill Biddeford-Saco

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