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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1959
Page
2
Cloudy with rain and fog this afternoon. Rain ends tonight with partial clearing. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and slight temperature changes, cooler in zones 3 to 5. East and southeast winds 10-15 mph shifting to west and southwest 15-20 mph with gusts tonight, then west to northwest 10-25 mph Saturday. Zone 1 highs 55-60 and lows 45-50.
Perley McKenney of 97 Mirdle Street Saco is a patient at Trull hospital. Mrs Amelia Cantara of Dewey Avenue Old Orchard Beach is a patient at Webber hospital. Mrs Isbelle Vanasse and Miss Delia Baillargeon of Saco went to Boston on a business trip yesterday.
Mr and Mrs Fernand Cote of New Road Arundel were found dead in front of their home Monday in what authorities call murder and death by own action. They were buried together in St Joseph cemetery Biddeford with an honor guard from Portsmouth Navy base firing a volley over the graves. Rev Marc Franck led graveside prayers at St Joseph church.
The Saco Rebekah lodge will install officers Saturday at 8 p m at the Saco Odd Fellows hall led by Mrs Arlene Connors district deputy president Refreshments follow. The Fred S Gurney Women’s Relief corps meeting is canceled due to voting in the Saco GAR hall Next regular session October 24 at 7 30 p m in the hall The Past Presidents Parley of the Tighe Beaudoin Farley post American Legion auxiliary meets Monday at 8 p m with Mrs Mary Wood Biddeford
The notice lists church events including band practice at Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army hall Saturday at 10 a m and confessions at St Martha Kennebunkport Saturday 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 p m. Confessions at St Monica Kennebunk Saturday 4 to 5 p m. Concessions at All Saints Ogunquit Saturday 4 to 5 p m. Higher Grades Corps detachment of Saco Salvation Army tomorrow at 8 30 p m. Fidelis class of Saco United Baptist church meets Saturday 7 30 p m.
Civil Defense units across York county were notified of a special test alert within six minutes of receiving it from Augusta this morning. Capt. Clarence Heit reports Saco received the alert at 8 25. Holt said Saco was chosen as the A point for the alert with subsequent notifications to Biddeford 8 37 Old Orchard Beach 8 37 05 Sanford 8 38 Kittery 8 38 05 Kennebunkport 8 39 Buxton 8 39 05 Wells 8 40 Goodwins Mills and Lyman 8 41. The procedure alerted all of York county.
Three girls Claudia Fuller Sharron Lee McDowell and Sharron Irene Balazs vanished after entering a pink car at Helena High School. Authorities say no charges. McDowell says they knew they traveled with wanted criminals Jann and Spicer, who escaped a California prison in August and were later arrested in September. Fisher faces burglary charges in San Diego.
Striking dockworkers went back to work in Portland after a Taft-Hartley court order ended the week-long walkout. Rain halted unloading of two ships carrying baled wood pulp and china clay, vessels Finn Birch and El Neptuno, delaying operations until weather clears. No ships were in Searsport, so workers there were unaffected.
Donald Wire, 27, of 80 Elm Street, Saco, had his case filed this morning by Judge Hilary Mahaney in Saco Municipal Court. Saco police charged him with driving without a license.
Miss Grace Edna Murphy 83 died early today at a Biddeford hospital after a three week illness. She lived at 47 Grove Street Kennebunk, born in Lyman, daughter of Cyrus W. and Louisa N. Ferguson Murphy, Thornton Academy graduate 1895. Survivors include two brothers Frank P. Murphy Lyman and Cyrus W. Murphy New York City, one niece and four nephews. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. from Christ Church Kennebunk with Rev. Fred Holmberg officiating. burial in a private Lyman cemetery. Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco in charge.
Funeral services for Lucien Martin were held at 9 this morning at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco with Rev Maurice Boland celebrating. Miss Louise Welch played organ and burial followed in Laurelhill Cemetery with prayers at the grave side by Father Poland. Out of town attendees included Miss Veronica Potvin Mrs Anthony Espinosa Methuen MA Mrs Francis Bailey Andover MA and Mr and Mrs Raymond Dawling Portland.
Police reported a break at the South Biddeford Methodist Church where a window pane in a rear door was broken. No damage or items were disturbed and nothing was taken.
Racing veteran and nine time professional driver Carter leads a highway safety program tour through Maine schools. The campaign, approved by Gov. Clinton Clauson, includes escorts by two state troopers and inputs from Biddeford police and local safety committees. Carter, director of U S A C sanctioned competitions, urges teens and families to adopt safer driving habits during the 1959 1960 program.
Officers continued the session and voted to send Master and Mrs Roberts to the State Grange meetings in Portland October 26 to 30. Miss Ann Murray, Pomona Youth delegate to Bryant Pond summer camp, reported on the youth project. Entertainment featured a reading by Margaret Thompson and a hospitality committee hosted refreshments.
To Mr and Mrs Carroll Lidback formerly of Kennebunk now of Arlington Virginia a daughter Lynn Annette seven pounds October 3 Arlington hospital Mrs Lidback is the former Jo Ann Anderson To Mr and Mrs Richard Thompson Kittery an auditor Janice Ruth Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Foster Thompson Cape Porpoise To Mr and Mrs Robert Stinson Litchfield WI a son Kerwin October 1 Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Arnold Stinson Cape Porpoise
Educators report Junior High students average one half to three quarters of an hour per subject amid a broad curriculum. A sports program has drawn 30-odd youngsters for football, with flexible study periods and evening planning for home work. Pupils travel by bus or in groups for safety, while older students caution Junior Highers about tardiness. Officials forecast a good year despite readjustments as a new combined high and junior high building may open by September 1961.
Dwyer spoke yesterday while his 71-year-old mother Jessie Mann of Worcester Massachusetts visited. He declined comment on pending parole board action. Marriage plans await board approval as John J Shea probation and parole director noted freed lifers may marry after stability. In Revere Barbara Carroll Nu tille declined comment. in Norway and South Paris locals supported commutation, saying he has served long enough and deserves a chance to live as a normal person.
William L. Ryan analyzes how cold war tactics shape Middle East moves. Nasser suggests UN shipping rights linked to Jerusalem and Palestine partition. He proposes a refugee swap as key to peace, arguing compensation may prevent further war.
Saco Cub Scouts of Pack 310 will hold an awards ceremony and pack meeting tonight at 7 30 at First Parish Congregational Church Saco. Leaders and Cubs from Dens 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 attended with den mothers den chiefs and visitors as listed, performing flag ceremony Law of the Pack and Pack Promise.
Dr Allan K Chalmers theology professor at Boston University School of Theology will be Monday night’s speaker in the Adventures In Christian Living series at Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford He a Turbot's Creek summer resident plans retirement there He is a Cleveland native with degrees from Johns Hopkins and Yale Divinity School He has led the Broadway Tabernacle church in New York City and holds a Doctor of Divinity from Syracuse University He has served in WWI earning the Medaille de la Grande Guerre and the Verdun medal He is a trustee of Talladega College and Berea College active in many church and civil rights groups and has written nine books including That Revolutionary Christ He follows Bates College Professor James Miller in the session program with Rev Birger Johnson introducing the speakers and refreshments to be provided by Universalist and Unitariar church ladies
A 1953 vehicle was declared a total loss after skidding on Goose Fare hill in Saco and snapping a telephone pole. Leo G. Goulet, 22, of Biddeford, reportedly lost control on US Route One in slippery weather but was uninjured. Patrolman Lawrence LeClair investigated the instance.
Biddeford police report no arrests or disturbances last night. No Municipal Court session was held in Biddeford this morning.
In Augusta Maine opening day of waterfowl hunting saw rain fog and low clouds. Ducks especially black ducks gathered around Merrymeeting Bay where rivers Kennebec and Androscoggin meet and wild rice grows. The season is split into two parts from today to Nov 7 and Nov 21 to Dec 5 with bag limits to three per day and six in possession for ducks. Geese open today with a two per day limit and four in possession through Dec 7. Sunrise start time shifts to used to opening day prompting complaints from hunters.
The Past Matrons association of Adah chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, drew names for the Christmas party and voted a donation to the Community Chest fund at last night’s meeting in Biddeford. Madeline Milliken won the mystery award at the social hour. Hazel Beety will host the November 12 gathering.
The Saco Valley Riding club postponed the horse show and gymkhana at the Sweetser Children’s Home in Saco from tomorrow to 10:30 a.m. next Saturday due to inclement weather. Proceeds benefit the Sweetser Children’s Home.
President Eisenhower met for an hour with four Cabinet members to discuss the steel strike and a possible Taft Hartley back to work injunction. Press Secretary Hagerty declined to say if the 80 day cooling off process would be invoked, or if a decision rested with the President.
About 8000 textile workers in New Jersey New York and Pennsylvania resume work after a two day strike. A new two year contract was reached last night providing a 13 cent per hour raise in year one and a 5 cent per hour raise in year two. The agreement also includes increased pen- sions and benefits.
Linda Wakefield Gorge ana Girl Scout delegate will speak at the Saco Unitarian church October 13 at 3 p m during a Saco Girl Scouts session. The hospitality committee includes Mrs Hunt Mrs Falvey and Mrs Shaffer.
Associates of St Mary held a meeting at St Mary hall with Rev Leo White formerly of St Mary parish now in Limerick presenting slides on his Rome trip. Parents attended from 7:15 to 8 p.m. A December children's movie was approved and committees were named for movie, hospital publicity and men’s night. Attendance awards were given.
The Biddeford Knights of Columbus conferred the first degree on nine new members led by Rev. Father Ovide Tanguay O F M. Others honored were Raymond Letellier Louis Perreault Roger Millette Armand Boisvert Robert Chretien Albert Cote Victor Chretien and Joseph Farland. A Nativity scene was proposed for St Joseph church lot. Clergy Night was postponed to February and a fall social dance set for October 17 at Washington Street hall. A whist party on October 18 at 7:30 p m to fund a Christmas Cub Scout party was announced. Grand Knight Fern Picard led the meeting.
Space age shares surged as electronics rockets and missile makers rose 1 to 5 points while blue chip stocks advanced only fractionally. Litton, Zenith, and Thiokol led gains. steelmakers eased and Lukens fell. GM held steady, Ford and Studebaker-Packard slipped. AP index up 40 cents at noon. bonds higher.
The article notes that before the contract the average hourly wage was 2.27 dollars. It discusses religious holiday benefits and related pay rates impacting workers under the agreement. The piece references the labor dispute in a regional context and mentions the involved employers and unions.
Despite bad weather about 200 people attended a Red Cross benefit show at St Josep Hall in Biddeford. The event featured The Latest in Fall Fashions with sportswear formal wear street clothes and a mink fur display plus millinery and costume jewelry. Presented by the T J Murphy company with Theresa Vandermeulen as commentator.
Roland Lefevre of 119 Middle Street Saco reported a theft of a spare tire from his car. His wife heard a noise last night saw a man take the tire and drive off in a two tone green car toward Beach Street. Capt. Oscar Tardif and Lt. Robert Oran are investigating.
The Fremont club and auxiliary social committee was chosen for the October 22 meeting at the club center on Alfred Street Biddeford. Plans include an auction sale with date to be announced and January celebrations marking the club's 35th anniversary. Members present include Armand Ouellette Leo Beaulieu Wilfrid Roberge and many others.
Ten students were injured as a bus collided with a truck carrying a fumes-filled tank near North Brunswick, New Jersey. Driver Roscoe Poe, 54, of Brooklyn, was rescued after being pinned by a broken ankle and later died. Bus driver Carmen Nini, 40, of Trenton, and eleven students were hospitalized with burns and shock. four in critical condition.
Former Secretary of Defense Charles E Wilson is hospitalized in Detroit after a mild heart attack suffered during a Florida vacation. He is 69 and entered Harper Hospital Tuesday after resigning as GM president to join President Eisenhower's cabinet.
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