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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1965
Page
2
Tonight in Portland expect fair skies and cooler air with lows around the 40s. Winds ease to light and variable. Friday turns fair and warmer with highs mainly in the 70s. Saturday looks fair with little temperature change.
Mrs Albion Benton of Ross Road Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Esther Hanson of Prospect Street Biddeford is a patient at Trull Nursing Home. Mrs Lucille Remillard of Granite Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Mr and Mrs Morris Fisher and family of Long Island New York have returned home after vacation in Saco. Mrs Fisher is the former Helen Rankin daughter of Samuel and Mrs Rankin of High Street Saco.
The notice lists prayer meetings at Bible Baptist Church in Saco 144 Ferry Road First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach and First Assembly of God Church in Saco Ahepa Home 22 Pleasant Street all scheduled for Thursday at 7 30 p m.
P. R. Boston Co. of North Berwick won the bid for paving and curbing at Young School and paving the walk at Sweetser School. Low bids totaled 3004.50 dollars with 2838 dollars for Young and 166.50 for Sweetser. Other bidders included Warren Brothers Portland Blue Rock Quarries Westbrook and Michaud Tree Surgery Biddeford. Council opened bids last night and also approved canceling a 1000 lumen Clark Street light, a first for such action, noting Thornton Academy flood lights illuminate the area now.
More than 20 deputy sheriffs will patrol York County roads as part of weekend highway duty announced by Sheriff Richard D. Dutremble. The effort follows a prior rat control exercise involving 41 officers, including Sanford police, under Lt. William Murphy of the Maine National Guard, with patrols starting at midday and running into the early morning.
Gov Reed awarded seven state officials citations for meritorious work during last month's Washington County forest fire. Recipients included Forest Commissioner Austin H. Wilkins Deputy Commissioner Fred E Holt Supervisor Willard White Assistant Supervisor Luther Davis William E Cross Jr department finance officer A Temple Bowden timekeeper and assistant radio dispatcher and Franklin Sargent radio dispatcher.
Biddeford fire department reports 28 fire calls in August versus 44 in July. Ambulance responses totaled 54 in August, up from 53 in July, according to Fire Chief Arthur King.
Admiral Richard E. Byrd directed five expeditions into the South Pole region with the first voyage in 1928 and his final mission in 1956 to conduct research for the International Geographic Year.
Johnny Sellers led Atlantic City jockeys to a string of wins in 1961 and repeated the success last year featuring multiple victories and dominant riding performances at local tracks.
This note expresses sincere thanks and deep appreciation for kind words, floral offerings, donations, and cards received during the bereavement of Eugene Bourque. The Bourque family.
Mrs Hollie R McKee 71 of 37 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach died this morning in a local hospital She was widow of James McKee born Island Pond Vermont Nov 13 1893 daughter of John Kilpatrick She held multiple veterans and fraternal auxiliary roles and was a gold star mother Survived by four sons Arthur L Rodney Robert B Irvin R plus siblings and many grandchildren Funeral Saturday at 2 PM at Washington Avenue Methodist Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco Friends may call at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco Friday 3 9 PM
Cecil R Perkins 50 of Clearwater former resident of Old Orchard Beach Maine died yesterday in Largo He worked as a mechanic for Pinellas County and was a past member of Old Orchard Beach Lodge A F and A M He moved from Maine five years ago Survived by three sons Wayne Lyle and David all of St Petersburg a daughter Ellen Perkins two sisters Mrs Hugh McColgan and Mrs Christina Bishop his mother Mrs Alice Perkins and two grandchildren Funeral Saturday from the Feaster Memorial Home in Largo.
Ovelus Paradis 76 of 49 Harding St Biddeford died at a local hospital after a long illness. He owned Paradis Garage on Pool Street for years. Survived by two sons a daughter three brothers three sisters and seven grandchildren. Funeral from St Joseph's Church Saturday at 11 with calling hours today and Friday at Emond Funeral Home.
Portland mourns Edna Flagg longtime advocate and first woman chair of Maine Juvenile Institutions board she was named to the post in 1911 by Gov Frederick Plaisted and also led the Maine Federation of Women's Clubs funeral set for Friday.
Funeral services for Mrs Imelda Charland of 11 Taylor Street Biddeford were conducted at St Josephs Church led by Rev Richard Bolduc Rev Sylvia Levesque and Rev Nor man Carrier. Music by Mrs Diana Rousselle graveside prayers by Mrs Elie Hevey. Interment in St Josephs Cemetery. Out of town attendees included Alicia Charland Yvonne Charland Marie Gendron Evan Radcliff Bertha Collins Jeanne Charland from Lawrence Mass.
Neighborhood Youth Corps playgrounds will open over the weekend in Biddeford. They will not be supervised due to the holiday weekend, according to Recreation Supervisor Arthur Descoteaux.
In Trento, old castles in the Adige valley will serve as settings for Catherine Spaak's next movie. Renato Castellani will direct from a script based on Theophile Gautier's novel Mademoiselle de Maupin, set in the early 1600s during the succession war for the Spanish throne.
Mrs Mulderiy greet daughter Madeline Jeanette born Aug 29 at eight pounds seven and a half ounces. Mr Cote welcomes Katrina Louise born Aug. to weigh pounds eight ounces. Curtain of Berry Road Saco a daughter Carrie Frances born Aug 30. Ralph Bouvier Biddeford welcomes Lisa Ann eight pounds two ounces born Aug 30. Bertrand Smart Saco welcomes Julie Ann born Aug 31. Balcroft Scarborough welcomes Christopher John eight pounds two ounces born Aug 31. Plourde Biddeford welcomes son eight pounds born Aug 31. Valliere Biddeford welcomes son six pounds and 14 ounces born Sept 1.
Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus meets to plan events. Roland Millette announces the first regular meeting Sunday at 11 a m at K of C Hall Biddeford. Officers to be installed in Lewiston Sunday Oct 3. Scotch Night plans to be finalized with a dance Sept 18 for paid members and a buffet. Fourth Degree Exemplification in Old Town Oct 10 to be discussed.
Paris AP report says Jacques Soustelle former governor general of French Algeria urges a middle-of-the-road party to challenge President Charles de Gaulle in December elections. Soustelle, 53, longtime critic who left France after the 1961 Algeria crisis, proposed forming the group in a weekly magazine.
Colombian President Guillermo Leon Valencia reshuffled his cabinet for the fourth time since taking office, while government sources said Congress denied him extraordinary powers to rule the country.
Biddeford police praised Special Police Officer Gordon Day for halting a break at Edward's Super Market on Elm Street. A broken door window and fleeing suspects were noted at 1 a.m. No entry occurred. Another break attempt at Sampson's Super Market was found in a rear shed area.
Two Indonesian warplanes strafed a Malaysian Borneo village on Wednesday. A military spokesman said there were no casualties and only minimal damage.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Subandrio says Jakarta cannot recognize Singapore while British military bases stay on the island. He made the claim after a high level meeting led by President Sukarno.
Dr Barnes Wallis, noted aircraft researcher, urged Britain to develop a single aircraft capable of long supersonic flights and short domestic hops. He linked this to submarine freighters flying beneath polar ice to help restore Britain's dominance in international transport.
State Senator Philip Jutras of Wells says a series of meetings between state officials and lobstermen will begin in Machias on November 24. The interim committee on lobsters will continue discussions through March 1966 on protection and management of the lobster industry.
The U S Coast Guard received two calls amid high winds and heavy seas. Fletcher's Neck lifeboat crew searched for a sailboat adrift last seen off Old Orchard Beach, owned by Frank Apicilla of Bayview Saco. Earlier, coastguardsmen used a power wagon and a 16 foot dinghy to rescue a 20 foot outboard boat hauled beyond the high tide mark at Hills.
The island served over six decades as a symbol of welcome for arrivals from the Old World. In peak times about 5 000 people passed through daily. Officials conducted quick medical checks and recorded biographies and vital statistics in two minutes using 38 questions.
A digest of items including a Singapore bribery denial backfiring in 1960, White House steel talks inching forward, B52s bombing near Saigon, Senate leaders delaying liberal measures for adjournment, Betsy hurricane effects, Gemini 5 homeward bound, Luxembourg size noted, a mailmen committee on dog bites, a grandmother entering college, and lighthearted city questions for Boston youth.
In Portland Justice Walter M Tapley Jr heard a request by Mrs Evelyn Shorey to declare invalid the 1963 Mexican divorce from George W Shorey and to restrain Mrs Glenda T Cole from using Shorey name. Trial paused with decision reserved. Shorey and Cole dispute over marriage status and property rights.
Portable gabions, steel wired cages filled with local rocks, are used by conservationists and anglers to deepen drying streams. Placed in stream beds, these dam like structures allow fish to move and spawn, stabilizing habitats without heavy equipment.
The United Presbyterian Church names a new ecumenical secretary as its first ecumenical officer and Peter Day is named by The Episcopal Church to a similar post. The Rev Dr Raymond Kearns, a Columbus Ohio layman and former editor, is the first ecumenical officer for Living Church.
Congress faces possible end of session with key bills delayed until next year. A slight wage offer from steel firms raises labor talks modestly while South Viet Nam deser tions fall to about half earlier figures. Senate action remains focused on higher education funding, farm subsidy reform, immigration changes, and foreign aid, among others.
A steel industry source says offers have inched up since arriving in Washington but remains far from a settlement. AFL-CIO union president I W Abel does not confirm details. Negotiations called by President Johnson with Moyers noting hard bargaining. A new strike deadline set for 12:01 a.m. next Thursday.
Pentagon sources report South Vietnamese desertions near 5000 monthly, much lower than the early year peak. Most deserters come from part time regional and home guard units, not regular army, with unknown numbers joining the Viet Cong or returning home. The decline suggests rising morale and confidence in eventual success.
A bill to repeal state ban on the union shop advances to Senate debate with 27 senators ready to speak long against it. Sponsors expect a two week floor fight as the Labor Committee sent the measure forward 12 to 3 after rejecting GOP amendments. The minority will report reasons for opposing the bill. The major dispute centers on proposed limits on union activities.
President Johnson announces persuading former ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor to stay on part time as a White House consultant. John Chancellor, sworn in as the new Voice of America director, vows vigorous, avant garde programming. A Public Health Service booklet warns smoking as a major preventable health hazard.
Biddeford firefighters battled two brush fires in the afternoon at Clifford Park and the airport involving the Neighborhood Youth Corps. Earlier calls at 211 Hill Street and 167 Hill Street involved overheated stoves and grease incidents in multi story buildings with occupants named, no major damage reported. Another dispatch to Alfred Road yielded no fire.
The House sent to the Senate a bill authorizing 787.5 million over four years to expand training for physicians dentists nurses and other health professionals. A Far Eastern affairs subcommittee will hold closed hearings on a 1960 bribery charge involving Singapore’s prime minister and a CIA agent. The Senate Agriculture Committee dropped a dairy program from a farm bill while preserving existing milk and dairy programs.
The Maine State Library will extend its bookmobile service to 19 towns with small libraries. The service targets areas lacking public libraries to supplement limited book lists, providing Limestone readers with about 300 additional titles annually.
Biddeford Neighborhood Youth Corps will drop over 100 youths due to budget cuts from the Boston office. About 110 in school and 30 out of school youths will be kept for the winter program once approved. The extended program runs to Nov 30 with limited funds cited.
Felix Mozgala aged 18 and Vincent Bluteau aged 17, both Holyoke residents, died when their station wagon collided with a trailer truck on a rain slick Route 5 section.
George S. Stearns of Register Publishing Co. urged Northeastern newspapers to deploy computers to tackle news and circulation challenges from urban decline and suburban growth. He noted computers cost more than accounting machines and urged finding multiple uses.
The Franchi Construction Co of Newton MA is the low bidder at 4 438 222 to build a 200 bed wing and boiler plant at Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington Vermont pending federal approval.
Ernest J. Lawton 78 former high school principal in several Massachusetts communities died Tuesday night at his home He retired in December after 21 years as a mathematics teacher in Monson Massachusetts Lawton also served as principal in Wareham Orange and Palmer and taught at Melrose and Lynn Classical High Schools.
Mrs. Marilyn C. Thomas widow of Richard Thomas and her daughter Linda sue Bell Helicopter Co. of Texas and Textron Inc. of Providence for 1.48 million dollars following a crash near Logan International Airport that killed Richard Thomas and injured his wife and child.
The Pine Cone Temple Pythian Sisters held a supper and meeting at Pepperell Square and Main Street Saco. Bertha Twomey presided, two members reported sick, and Sarah Metcalf reported on a summer project. Nov 17 was set as the inspection date with Serena Chick as inspecting officer.
The Case Institute of Cleveland finished the previous football season with an eight game winless record. No wins were recorded across all contests, leaving the team seeking improvements for the next campaign.
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