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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1964

Page

2

Local Personal Notices List Medical Patients

Mrs Edouard Desloges of Biddeford is a patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Assistant Chief Linwood Kimball of Old Orchard Beach Fire Department is a patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs James Denler of Biddeford and Mrs Rudolph Cote of Biddeford are patients at Webber Hospital.

Edouard Desloges Granite St Biddeford Maine Medical Nter Portland Linwood Kimball Old Orchard Beach

Legion Auxiliary Past Presidents Parley Meets Monday

The Past Presidents Parley of the Tighe Beaudoin Farley Unit, American Legion Auxiliary, will gather at 8 p m Monday at the home of Mrs Bledie on High Street Biddeford Saco Jaycee Wives sponsor a rummage sale Saturday Oct 3 from 9 am to 2 pm at the GAR Hall Saco The Owen Davis Post American Legion Saco cribbage tournament set for Oct 5 has been postponed to Oct 12 at the Post Home Beach Street Adah Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will hold a stated meeting Friday at 7 30 pm at the Masonic Hall Biddeford Refreshments will be served with Edward Wolfertz as chairman.

Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley American Legion Auxiliary Saco Jaycee Gar Hall Saco Owen-Davis Post American Legion Post Beach Street Adah Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Hall Biddeford Edward Wolfertz

Higher Grade Cadets Meet Friday at Saco Salvation Army

Higher Grade Corp Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Friday at 8 30 p m.

Saco Salvation Army

Biddeford GOP endorses county and state candidates

The Biddeford Republican City Committee endorsed all county and state Republican candidates for November. The meeting in the mayor's office covered ward organization, vote turnout, and absentee voting. Attendees included Chairman Paul A. Deshaies, Vice Chair John Boissoneault, Robert Gross, Atty. John F. Xaphes, Ward 6 Councilman Joseph Pelletier, Alfred Gagne, and Raymond Grenier.

Biddeford Republican City Committee Republican Party Paul A. Deshaies John Boissoneault Robert Gross John F. Xaphes Ward Joseph Pelletier Alfred Gagne Raymond Grenier

Whelan Declines Run for Saco Mayor in 1965

Whelan announces he will not seek the Republican endorsement for mayor of Saco in 1965. A letter read by Chairman Eyan Twomey states his decision and thanks the committee for its support. Ralph Hawkes joins as group rep for York County meetings, Benjamin Grant nominated as city committee delegate. The five point Capital Improvement plan is to be studied ahead of the November 3 referendum as public meetings proceed.

Gary J. Edward Whelan Eyan Twomey Republian A Committee Saco Repub. Ft Ralph Hawkes Fie York County Benjamin Grant Bryce Milne Harold Waight Raymond Carter Willard Stackpole Gerard Cassette Robert Knox Dinsmore Worthing G.A.R. Hall

Education and training plans urged to curb unemployment

Logan urged applying the blemish of chronic unemployment to educational and training programs for an affluent nation. He warned against dole or welfare handouts, urging a plan to unite the state as a single community to benefit from educational provisions. He stressed diverse teacher sources and a calling to teach, criticizing careless critique within the profession.

Logan State Board of Education

Deaths: Mrs Mary Carpenter Kelley 81 of Saco Road

Mrs Mary Carpenter Kelley 81 of Saco Road died last night at her home. Born in Twin Mountain NH she studied at Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences and wrote for the Biddeford Saco Journal. She served York County Court and was active in DAR and several clubs. Survived by widower Harry J and two daughters with five grandchildren and one niece. funeral Saturday at Congregational Church with interment Pine Grove Guilford NH.

Alfred Mary Carpenter Kelley Saco Road Twin Mountain N.H George and Adelia Carpenter Hunt Littleton Manchester York County Christian Science Society Sanford Mousam River Garden Club Daughters of the American Revolution New Century Club Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine Sanford - Alfred Historical Society Booklovers Harry J Frances Talbot Guillford Philip W. Emery Laconia Congregational Church Vesta Thompson Pine Grove Cemetery Guilford Christian Science Reader

Joseph Chicoine obituary from Saco

Joseph Chicoine 88 of 12 Elm St Saco died yesterday after a short illness Born in Canada son of Stanilas and Vitaline Chicoine employed as a grocery clerk and for 10 years at Saco well Shops retiring 16 years ago He was Notre Dame de Lourdes Church communicant honorary member of Sacred Heart League and Pain chand's Band Survivors include son Raymond and three daughters Mrs John Lonsdale Mrs Melville Meserve and Mrs James Wynne Funeral from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco at 9 am Saturday Friends may call Cote Funeral Home today and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 pm

Joseph Chicoine Elm St Saco Canada Stanilas and Vitaline (Menard) Chicoine Empe Sacowell Notre Dame de Lourdes Sacred Heart League Painchand Biddeford Raymond John Lonsdale Melville Meserve Portland James Wynne Notre Dame de Lourdes Church

Aaron Turner 94 dies in Fremont New Hampshire

Aaron Turner 94 of Fremont New Hampshire died Tuesday night at the U S Navy Hospital Kittary after a brief illness He was born in Concord New Hampshire and retired in 1939 from the lumber business He lived with his daughter Mrs Ralph Soule of Old Orchard Beach and later with another daughter Mrs Arthur Small of Fremont He also leaves a son Amos A Turner Milton Mills 13 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 PM from the Hussey Wiren Funeral Home Concord

Fremont N.H Aaron Turner U.S. Navy Kittery Concord Ralph L. Claire) Soule Old Orchard Beach Arthur Margaret T.) Small Amos A. Turner Milton

Legion Auxiliary to Meet in Biddeford to Honor Clara Cormier

Members of the Tighe Beaudoin Marley Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will gather at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Sansouicy Funeral Home, 1 Stone Street, Biddeford, to pay respects to Mrs. Clara Cormier.

Tighe-Beaudoin- Marley American Legion Auxiliary Sansouiy Funeral Home Stone St Biddeford Clara Cormier

Ritualistic Service for Mrs Clara Cormier in Biddeford

York County veterans group will stage a ritualistic service for Mrs Clara Cormier at 7 50 p m Friday. The service will be held at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone Street Biddeford honoring the member of the Veterans of World War I Auxiliary.

York County Barracks Clara Cormier Sansoucy Stone St Biddeford

Memorial service for Mrs. Clara Cormier at Sansoucy Funeral Home

Members of the Ste. Anne Sodality of St. Joseph's Church will hold a memorial service at 8 p.m. Friday for Mrs. Clara Cormier at the Sansoucy Funeral Home located at 1 Stone Street in Biddeford.

Ste. Anne

Elks Rite for Eugene Cole at Dennett and Craig

Members of the Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks plan rit ualistic services for Eugene Cole at the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco at 7:30 this evening.

Biddeford-Saco

Funeral services for Mrs Maude Tuttle held in Saco

Mrs Maude Tuttle widow of Edwin Tittle died recently. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco by Rev R Richard Case of School Street Methodist Church. Interment followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco.

Maude Tuttle Edwin Tittle Dennett and Craig Main St Saco R. Richard Case School Street Methodist Church Laurel Hill Cemetery

Portland Weather Outlook For Friday

This afternoon in Portland is sunny and cool with highs in the mid to upper 50s. South easterly winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight remains clear and cool with lows in the low 30s and light variable winds. Friday brings increasing high cloudiness and warmer conditions with winds shifting southeast to southwest.

Portland

Pruning Tree Bids Opened At Kennebunk

Kennebunk officials opened bids for pruning about 100 elm trees in a Board of Selectmen meeting at Lower Town Hall. Smith Tree Co. of Portland offered the low bid of 1380 dollars, with six bids in total ranging to 2295 dollars. Park commission approval is needed to accept, as the work aids the Dutch Elm disease battle.

Kennebunk Board of Selectmen Lower Town Hall Smith Tree Co Portland Smith Park Commission

Welcome To The Fold GREETING newcomers to Biddeford Saco

Welcome greetings list new arrivals to Biddeford area with details on newborns in several families. Pamela Jane Forbush, Scott Daniel Perkins Jr., and Jimmy Valleye are named along with Michael Dana Lord. Includes parental addresses and birth weights and dates. Kennebunk expansion of Peter James plastics plant confirms plan to reuse former Rogers Fiber buildings with Area Redevelopment Administration funding and local bank participation. Estimated local funding of 50000 and about 20 jobs expected.

Bernard Forbush Elmwood Drive Saco Pamela Jane Franklin Perkins Jr Foss St Biddeford Scott Daniel Henry Vallee South St Jimmy Daniel Lord Bay Road Lyman Michael Dana James Paras Brighton Road Westbrook Kennebunk Peter James Kennebunk Industrial Corporation Kennebunk-Ken

Hodgdon couple welcome daughter Sherry Lynn in Bowling Green

Mr and Mrs Jeffrey L Hodgdon of Bowling Green Virginia welcome a daughter Sherry Lynn born September 28 weighing seven pounds eight ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs William Lee of Biddeford Maine and Mrs Albert Havey of Lawrence Massachusetts.

Jeffrey L. Hodgdon Bowling Green Sherry Lynn

Deaths Blamed On Asphyxia In Maine Campsite

State Police report that carbon monoxide from a refrigerator caused the deaths of Rose Raymond 45 of Madawaska and Roland Levasseur 36 of Edmundston New Brunswick. Autopsies released Wednesday confirmed asphyxia as the cause after bodies were found September 17 in a woods camp.

Madawaska Rose Raymond Roland Levasseur Edmundston N.B

Five Firefighters Die in Boston Dedication Tragedy

Mayor John F. Collins led tributes to five Boston firemen who died in a sudden blaze. A wall collapse sent bricks raining as crews worked to recover bodies, and a second collapse hampered rescue efforts. Firefighters, some sobbing, recalled the grim scene as flames were confined to the vacant tenement. No cause for the fire was yet found.

John F. Collins Boston John Maher

Pressurized Torpedoes Replace Air for Silent Sub Attacks

Submarines now fire torpedoes using hydraulic pressure instead of compressed air. Air release previously created bubbles that could reveal a submarine's position, according to the Encyclopaedia Writechnica.

Nine Building Permits Issued In Biddeford

Nine building permits are on file with the Biddeford Building Inspector. The listed projects include repairs and new constructions at several Biddeford addresses, with costs ranging from 50 to 10 000 dollars and activities such as siding, window repairs, a cement slab shed, a one car garage, and tearing down and rebuilding a hen house.

Biddeford Arthur Beaudoin Kossuth St Rene C. Lambert Clifford St Robert Gouin Claredon Street Gilbert Cote Hill St Maurice Labelle Pike St William Chase Westford Mass Paul Michie Bernard Ave Aurore Durant Amherst St Real Nadeau Alfred St

Biddeford Resident Fined In Alfred for DUI and Speeding

In York County Superior Court John Leary 37 of Lexington was fined 400 and costs after a traverse jury found him guilty of driving under the influence on Ridge Road York. Steven Fleurant 20 of Biddeford was fined 75 for excessive speeding on Pool Road after missing John Alley’s auto, endangering his wife and five children.

Alfred Massachusetts John Leary Lexington York County Superior Court William S. Silsby Ridge Road York Leary Steven L. Fleurant Alfred St Biddeford Fleurant Pool Road John W. Alley Yates St Alley

Maine Central elects Sherman W Blake as director

Portland businessman Sherman W Blake was elected a director of Maine Central Railroad on Wednesday, succeeding the late Elin W Page of Skowhegan.

Portland Maine Central Railroad Sherman W. Blake Blake Elin W. Page Skowhegan

Saco City Council Meeting Date Change Announced

City Clerk Vivian H. Hickey announced a change to the regular meeting schedule of the Saco City Council, noting the meeting will be held in October with updated details forthcoming.

Saco Vivian H.hickey Saco City

Bicyclist Struck By Car On South Street in Biddeford

An auto bicycle crash on South Street sent Biddeford resident Robert Belais, 17, to Webber Hospital with a head cut. Police report Lionel R. Hevey of Union Street, who said the boy veered to avoid a rock, drove him to care. Condition listed as good next day.

South Street Biddeford Robert Belais L South St Lionel R. Hevey Union St Hevey Webber Hospital

Members Accepted By Saco Rockettes

Sandra Sheehan and Paula Deasey were accepted into mem bership of the Rockettes Club during a meeting last night at the home of Mary Mercier Beach Street Saco. Secret pals were chosen, a demonstration in modern dancing was given and a music discussion period was held. Attending were Doris Piette Suzanne Emmons Judith Jones Lorraine Lambert Molly Brandt Christine Tarbox Regina Henaire Paula Langelier Linda Monmaney Linda Desrosiers Constance Turner Anne Marie Martin Deborah Jones Joan Roberts Sandra McCallum Susan Stickney Susan Thompson Linda Gomez Ann Miler and the hostess Miss Mercier.

Sandra Sheehan Paula Deasey Rockettes Club Mary Mercier Beach Street Saco Doris Piette Joan Roberts Sandra McCallum Susan Stickney Susan Thompson Linda Gomez Ann Miler Miss Mercier

Nixon campaign swing through New England hits Boston

Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon began a three city swing in New England to aid Republican candidates. He spoke at a Burlington lunch, then attended a Boston GOP gathering for John A. Volpe, and was the featured speaker at a Wentworth Hotel fundraising dinner in New Castle New Hampshire hosted by the New England Goldwater for President Committee.

Boston Richard M. Nixon New England Nixon Burlington Boston Republica John A. Volpe Wentworth Hotel New Castle N.H New England Goldwater For President Committee

Trusty Steals From Justice in Augusta Case

An Oakland man, 19 year old Lawrence G. Bickford, pleaded guilty to larceny in District Court for stealing 30 cents in stamps from Supreme Court Justice Harold G. Marden. While serving a fine for a motor vehicle offense, he was assigned to clean the chamber and must add five days to his sentence.

Augusta Supreme Court Harold G. Marden Lawrence G. Bickford Oakland Bickford Judicial Chamber

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