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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1962

Page

2

Miss Beverly Dunton Hospitalized at Webber in Biddeford

Miss Beverly Dunton, 74 May Street, Biddeford, is a medical patient at Webber hospital. Gerard Lajeunesse, son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Lajeunesse, 100 Foss Street, Biddeford, is a surgical patient at Webber hospital as the result of a football injury.

Beverly Dunton May Street Biddeford Webber Hospital Gerard Lajeunesse Bernard Lajeunesse Foss Street Webber Hosital

Thornton Academy Band Parents Club Meeting Notice

The Thornton Academy Band Parents Club will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the TA cafeteria. Mrs Marc Simard, captain, and Group D will run the Notre Dame Thrift Shop next.

Thornton Academy Band Parents Club Marc Simard Notre Dame Thrift Shop

Wanted Man Captured By Biddeford Police

Frank L. Dodge of Boston, 35, was captured by Biddeford police yesterday afternoon in front of the Thacher hotel and turned over to the FBI on a warrant charging interstate transportation of forged checks. He was spotted at the police station while checking a bus schedule and then held awaiting a bus. Dodge had been sought in several eastern cities for bad checks and other offenses. He resided in Biddeford for three weeks and was taken to Portland for federal custody.

Frank L. Dodge Boston Biddeford Thacher Hotel FBI Dodge Seaboard Portland

Three Escape Serious Injury In Car Crash

A Biddeford youth and two passengers escaped injury when the car they were riding in left Pool Road and side swiped a utility pole. Police said Roger B. Perrin, 18, of 27 Bay Street, lost control on gravel while negotiating a curve. One side of the car was extensively damaged. the two passengers were not identified. Capt. Philip Poirier and officers investigated.

Biddeford Pool Road Roger B. Perrin Bay Street Philip Poirier

Lester Harris Heads North Saco Grange

Lester Harris was re elected master of North Saco Grange during the annual session last night at the Grange hall on the Buxton road. Officers chosen include Willis Sylvester Dor othy Berry Charles Beasley Thomas Johnson Cecile Fecteau Gerald Nason Clifford Berry Clinton Fecteau Hazel Small Alice Sylvester Ellen Soule Patricia Sinnott Anne Walton Mary Fogg Clyde Moulton and installation set for November 9.

Lester Harris North Saco Anne Walton Mary Fogg Clyde Moulton

West Coast Storm Tops 100 MPH with Wide Destruction

The storm gusted to over 100 mph with 120 mph readings on the Oregon coast and 121 mph at Mt. Tamalpais, blasting the Pacific Northwest. Downed trees blocked U.S. 101 and flooded streets, while communications failures and roof damage hit Portland landmarks including the Memorial Coliseum and Multnomah Stadium. Train delays were blamed on debris as crews tackle $400,000 in repair bills from the telecoms network.

Oregon Coast Mt. Tamalpais California San Francisco U.S. 101 Fureka Crescent City Calif Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co Seattle Portland Cascade Mountains Memorial Coliseum Multnomah Stadium

Eighteen Divorces Granted by Superior Court Justice

Justice Randolph A. Weatherbee presided over the last week of September in York County Superior Court at Alfred, granting eighteen divorces on cruelty and abusive treatment grounds. Decrees awarded custody to mothers. fathers ordered weekly or monthly support varying by case, with one custody grant to the father.

Randolph A. Weatherbee York County Superior Court Alfred Charles E. Pomeroy Ivan A. Maddocks Kennebunk Berdena Maddocks Arundel Maddocks Violet E. Campbell Kenneth M. Campbell Wells Stephen H. Hanson Marilyn Hanson Burley J. Ross Harold D. Ross Kittery Roswell New Mexico Velma I. Jones Hiram C. Jones Sanford Lucille S. Hammond James O. Hammond North Berwick Marjorie D. Smith Buxton Frederick W. Smith Boston Mass Winchester Barbara E. Crepeau Roger L. Crepeau Biddeford Robert E. Johnson Helen Johnson Elmvale Ontario Canada Amy Louleds Kittery Ernest A. Ledlow Vera Thibodeau Porter Gerald B. Porter Port Jervis N. Y Bangor George H. Frost Sr. Eliot Dorothy E. Frost Haverhill Robert R. Turner Esther V. Turner Eliot Seabrook

Portland Weather Card Shapes Cooler Weekend

Fair and cooler conditions sweep Portland with tonight's low temperatures dipping to 26 to 36 degrees. Sunday is expected to stay fair and quite cool as the weekend air remains brisk.

Portland

Ammunition Theft At Kennedy's Tackle and Gun Shop

A break at Kennedy's Tackle and Gun Shop on Old Orchard Road in Saco resulted in the loss of 25 boxes of Super X shotgun shells a case of 22 caliber shells and ten boxes of miscellaneous shells. Entry was gained through a broken window and the crime was discovered by Sgt Alfred Cote of the Saco Police department.

Kennedy Old Orchard Road Saco Alfred Cote

Sunday church services and youth fellowships listed in Biddeford area

Numerous Sunday evening worships and youth fellowships are scheduled across Biddeford, Kennebunk, Old Orchard Beach, Wells, Saco, and Goodwins Mills churches. Activities include Advent Christian, Baptist, Methodist, Assembly of God, Salvation Army, and other church groups with various times from 3 pm to 7:30 pm.

Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach Christ Ambassadors Group First Assembly of God Church Ahepa Pleasant Street Saco First Assembly of God Aew Aco Methodist Youth Fellowship of the West Kennebunk Methodist Church Junior Beacons For Christ Lyman First Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Baptist Salvation Army Union Avenue Salvation First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue Methodist Youth Fellowship of South Biddeford Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship The Saco United Baptist Church Youth Fellowship of Methodist Youth Fellowship Saco School Street

Judith Martin Weds Philippe W. Vire Jr in Saco

Judith Elizabeth Martin and Philippe William Vire Jr were married at Most Holy Trinity church Saco with bouq uets of pink and white gladioli. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred A Martin Elmwood Drive Saco, wore peau de soie gown with illusion veil and a cascade bouquet. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Philippe W Vire Sr Biddeford and is in the U S Army. A reception followed at the bride’s home.

Most Holy Trinity Church Saco Judith Elizabeth Martin Alfred A. Martin Elmwood Drive Philippe William Vire Philippe W. Vire Summer Street Biddeford Arthur St. Pierre Louise Welch Therese Vire John Budd, Jr Martin Vire Wire Thornton Academy Plus School of Business Portland St. Louis High School U. S. Army Verdun France

Fire crews tackle blaze in Saco parking lot

Saco firemen raced to Bagley’s Parking Lot on Storer Street last night to extinguish a fire that broke out in a vehicle area. No injuries reported, cause under investigation as crews secured the scene.

Saco I Bagley Storer Street

Pope opens Vatican council with talk of progress yet history

The opening session outlined a long council likely lasting a year or more. Commissions will prepare topics for debate, with eight members chosen by the Pope for each of 24 commissions. Balloting uses punch cards. non-Catholic observers attend. Archbishops and bishops converge on Rome as the papal call for vigorous action echoes through hotel lobbies and streets.

Vatican Moscow Patriarchate Gennaro Prata la Paz Bolivia John XXIII Prata Council Fathers Rome Adolph Marx Corpus Christi Tex

Biddeford Youth Guilty Of Operating Without License

Andrew R. Binette age 19 of 50 Mt Pleasant Street Biddeford was found guilty by Judge Simon Spill in Biddeford Municipal Court of operating without a license. The case was continued for sentence after Binette pleaded guilty. State Trooper Robert Janson testified that Binette neglected to renew his license at his birthday last month.

Andrew R. Binette Mt Pleasant Street Biddeford Simon Spill Binette Robert Janson

Fire loss tied to carberator issue at Day property

A fire description attributes the blaze to an carburetor related fault owned by John Havu of Day. The report cites a jackfire in the carburator as the cause.

John Havu Dayon

First Parish Church Celebrates 200th Anniversary Banquet

More than 200 parishioners attended the 200th anniversary banquet at First Parish Congregational Church in Saco. Messages from President Kennedy and senators Smith and Muskie were read, with greetings from church leaders and local pastors. Rev. Aufiero wrapped the evening with a benediction as plans for a Sunday rededication service were announced.

First Parish Congregational Church Saco Harry A. Rufiero John Nicol Mark Cornelius Clark Congregational Christian Conference of Maine Hammond I. Peterson Maine Bible Society John F. Kennedy Margaret Chase Smith Edmund S. Muskie J. Erwin Miller National Council of Churches Ben M. Harrister United Church of Christ J. Alan Jasper Malcolm W. Garland Andrew C. K. Richards Birger J. Johnson Clark First Parish Garland Mr. Richards Mr. Johnson Mr. Rufiero William H. Marston Joseph J. Stirling Lloyd M. Anderson Aufiero Mark B. Black George Leatherbarrow

Six Wells Boys Elevated To Rank Of Eagle Scout

Six Wells Boy Scout Troop 353 members were raised to Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor at Wells Elementary. The new Eagles are Francis Milinski, Larry Kent Alpren, Gerald LaPierre, William Byrnes, Robert Perry, and William Perry. Delegates from York District and Pine Tree Council attended. ceremony included color guard, candlelight, and parent pinning.

Town of Wells Wells Boy Scout Francis Milinski Larry-Kent Alpren Gerald LaPierre William Byrnes Robert Perry William Perry York District Pine Tree Council BSA Frank Farr Kittery York District Committee Harry Alpren Frank Milinski Roland Dufort, Sr Daniel Chase William F. Byrnes C. Henry Hampe Donald Libby John H. Carter Larry Kent Alpren Wells High School Frank A Milinski William H. Byrnes Robert Ralph E. Perry William Gerald A. LaPierre Albert G. LaPierre Order of the Arrow Scouting Eagle Scouts Milinski

Albert Paul Given Added Prison Term

A 29 year old inmate at Maine State Prison received an additional sentence from Justice James Archibald in Knox County Superior Court. Albert H. Paul was sentenced to 72 to 15 years on an escape charge, to run concurrently with a 5 to 10 year term that starts July 28, 1964, at the State Prison.

Maine James Archibald Knox County Albert H. Paul Paul

Local Eagle Scout ceremony honors multiple districts

Kenneth Hunnewell of Kennebunk Pine Tree Council scout executive, Sheldon Michaels of Sanford assistant district commissioner, Roland H. Joy of Wells former member and extension committee, and Peter Joy now in the U S Navy, sent congratulations to six new Eagle Scouts. Wells Troop 300 Highpine and Scoutmaster Fred Palmer plus Clarence Colby attended. North Berwick’s Clifford Wilson Jr. of Troop 312 also present.

Kenneth Hunnewell Kennebunk York Pine Tree Council Sheldon Michaels Sanford Roland H. Joy Wells Peter Joy U. S. Navy Highpine Fred Palmer Clarence Colby North Berwick Clifford Wilson, Jr

Democrats Plan Field Day Sunday at Stickney Lodge

Democrats from state district and county groups plan a field day Sunday at Stickney lodge Lyman under the Biddeford Democratic Men's and Women's Social clubs. Attendees include gubernatorial hopeful Maynard Dolloff first district candidate Roland Kellam and county office hopefuls. A chicken barbecue dinner begins at 1 p.m. directed by Maxine Desautels.

Biddeford Stickney Lodge Lyman Maynard C. Dolloff Roland Kellam Maxine Desautels

Tips For Teens by Elinor Williams column

Advice column summarizes teen relationship issues with Elinor Williams guidance on handling friends who cancel plans, wearing gloves at dances, and dating without obligatory kissing. Encourages distancing from unreliable friends, choosing dependable peers, and dating for fun while setting boundaries about kissing. Readers urged to write for personal problem help.

Elinor Williams Elinor Ans

Also Mentioned on This Page

Saco Grange Theodore Drouin Superior Court Memoriam Sandra Lee Sylvester Aibere Biddeford United Baptist Church Jefferson Street Youth Fellowship of the Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society Kennebunk Landing Baptist Youth Fellowship of the Ogunquit Fail Gospel Foss Street Methodist Church Saco School Street Methodist Church Saco Unitarian Judith Martin First Parish Church Six Wells Eagle Milton Eldredge Wesley Jackson Horace Chessman Thomas Litchfield Roland Dufort, Jr John Litchfield Michael Perry Dennis Byrnes Thomas Chase Frederick W. Perkins, Jr Ralph Booth Advancement Frank J. Milinski Albert Paul Walter A. Studiley Warren Studleys Studley Archibald Nne Alfred Street
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