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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1964
Page
2
Alice Smith of 288 Elm St Biddeford and Mrs Mathilda Soucy of 344 Main St Biddeford are listed as medical patients at Webber Hospital.
There will be no meeting of the World War I Barracks Monday evening September 7. Regular meetings will resume October 5.
Saco Salvation Army unit notes a meeting for the Higher Grade Corp Cadets this Friday at 8 30 p m in the church notes section of the local page.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH A special meeting last night tabled Rainbow Cabins Inc and Guays Village tent and trailer park permit applications by a 4-2 vote with McCallum and Trullo opposing. McCallum cited ties to Rainbow Cabins owner and a prior permit histories while noting future zoning may exclude such parks. A Sept 18 special meeting was set to discuss funding for school renovations and a new music and art facility.
The stock market moved unevenly in early trade with mixed auto and steel stocks, sharp profit taking in airlines, and gains in aerospace, chemicals, and drugs. The AP average rose 0.1 to 316.9, Dow up 0.09 to 41.17, while Union Carbide and Phelps Dodge gained, and Pure Oil, Pan American, and airlines slid.
The state director of educational television will take a one year leave of absence to pursue a doctor’s degree at Syracuse University. Michael P. O’Donnell will study in the English department under a teaching fellowship.
DeWitt C Grover 76 retired Kittery Navy York employee and resident of Kennebunk died last night in a Biddeford hospital. Born February 2 1888 in Irpingvale he was son of Philip L Grover and Anna Jones Grover. Survived by nephew Harland Grant of Yarmouth and niece Mrs Stella Stowell of Freeport plus cousins. Funeral Friday at 1 30 p m from Bibber Memorial Chapel with interment at Center Cemetery Cumberland. Rev Henry Meyert will officiate. Friends may call at chapel today and evening 2 4 and 7 9.
Funeral services for Wiliam F. E. Brown of Watson Mill Road, Saco, were held at 2 p m yesterday from Shumway Funeral Home on Spring Street. Rev. Albert Hammond officiated. Interment followed at Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery with bearers W. Francis Gay, Harry Grant, Stephen Libby and Paul Gonneville.
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman announced a nationwide state of emergency as Indonesia appears to plan a large assault on Malaysia. A Cabinet meeting followed Indonesian paratroopers landing in Malaya. four paratroopers were killed and Malaysian casualties reported. The government seeks UN Security Council action labeling the aggression and says harsh penalties apply to illegal arms possession. Sukarno’s mobilization and threats frame a broader regional crisis.
Premier Khrushchev agrees to visit Bonn for political talks with Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. The government press office announced the readiness in a statement delivered by Soviet Ambassador Andrei Smirnov. Timing and program to be arranged via diplomatic channels.
Historic campus tale from Morehead Kentucky recalls Ellis Johnson using the Gettysburg Address in a critical time out. He quoted four score and seven years ago and the players reportedly affirmed they were watching the message as they battled on the boards.
This afternoon in Portland is sunny and breezy with high temperatures in the low to mid 70s and north to northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph. Tonight will be fair with lows in the mid to upper 40s and light variable winds. A day of variable cloudiness and a touch warmer is expected as southwest winds rise to 10 to 15 mph.
A series of birth notices from Webber Hospital recordMaurice Lee Labbe, David Ernest Presley, Susan Marie Gilblair, Marc Paul Fortney, Robin Jay Roberts, Linda Anne Smith, a son and a daughter at various Maine addresses between Aug and Sept. 1949. Recipients include Labbe Biddeford Presley Old Orchard Beach Gilblair Kennebunk Fortney Saco Roberts Westbrook Smith West Kennebunk Matthews West Buxton Fickett Scarborough Strickland Cape Elizabeth Lewis Biddeford Biddeford Sept. 1 Sept. 2.
Saco Street Commissioner Timothy Crowley announced there will be normal waste pickup on Monday, Labor Day, ensuring residents can set out trash as usual.
Augusta report quotes NAACP treasurer Albert Baker Lewis stating many Republicans exist in the ranks but no Goldwater Republicans. He accuses Barry Goldwater of opposing civil rights legislation and opposing economic measures for growth while speaking in Maine to Central Maine NAACP members.
A 22 year old Richard A. Jackson of Kennebunkport lost control on River Road when a tire blew in a pre dawn crash. His car damaged a barn on the Truman and Bennett property about 238 feet from the road. He was treated and released at Webber Hospital Biddeford. Trooper Robert Janson investigated. James Calogero reports from Boston.
The Thornton Academy Band started rehearsals this week with incoming freshmen present. Bandmaster Gordon Haskell led a brief intro outlining potential and year programs. Students able to play an instrument may join the Friday September 4 rehearsal at the academy.
In a crossfire of critiques, Goldwater branded the Republicans as the peace party while pledging an administration that keeps peace and freedom. He avoided a direct charge against Johnson over the draft, citing instead retraining programs for those rejected in pre induction exams. He argued Democrats foster crime, questioned federal enforcement of local laws, and urged reducing federal power while preserving economic stability and local governance.
Grafton plans expansion in Biddeford after last blaze as fire crews tackle woods fire on West Street and a motorcycle fire on Marblehead Lane. Firefighters return at 2:17 am to control rekindled flames and again this morning used booster lines to douse remaining hotspots.
Announcement of the engagement between Miss Martha Manning Killam of Biddeford and Melvin P. Morrison son of Mr and Mrs Philip Morrison of Scarborough. Killam daughter of the late Horace N Killam is a Biddeford High School graduate entering her junior year at Gorham State Teachers College. Morrison a Scarborough High School graduate works for Danforth White of Portland.
In Columbus, three teenage boys burned newspapers in an entryway of a temporarily closed school to warm their hands while waiting for girlfriends. Fire officials found no flagrant violation. A juvenile court judge ordered each boy to write a 1000 word essay on The Danger of Fires. They discovered their effort was in vain, as they were at the wrong bus stop to meet the girls. Meanwhile Trainer Jimmy Jones sent Calumet Farm's Kentucky Jug from Maryland to Garden State Park for the Derby.
Former Kennebunk Town Manager and Mrs. Robert S. York sold their Pinewood Road residence in Kennebunk to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lux Jr. of Arundel. The Lux family will occupy soon. Sale orchestrated through Vernon E. Littlefield, Kennebunk realtor.
AP Newsfeatures writer Mary Campbell profiles Van Cliburn as a top concert star with a busy season, high earnings, and a hefty tour schedule. Born Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. in Shreveport, he maintains residences in Kilgore Tucson and New York, avoids commenting on figures, and focuses on musical growth and reflection between performances.
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