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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1959
Page
1
Area stores banks and post offices announce closures for Labor Day with Saco-Lowell Edward and Pepperell Manufacturing quiet. Municipal offices in Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach and Kennebunk close for a long weekend while waste collection varies and mail service is restricted.
The State Police plan a 78 hour “good old fashioned law enforcement” weekend, pulling in troopers from all divisions and desk duty officers plus highway patrolmen for patrols from 6 p.m. today to midnight Monday. Liquor inspectors will assist.
At the Leipzig Autumn Fair Communist Germany showcases a square beer bottle idea as a wall or insulation element with an advertising slogan to tempt American drinkers. Brewery reps seek an American partner to share promotion costs for the product. Macmillan faces possible national election in Britain as jitters grow over timing and a booming economy.
Dionisio Encinas head of Mexico's Communist party was jailed in Mexico City after five months on the run. He is held on charges of being a mastermind behind last spring's railway strike.
Calcutta and Howrah returned to normal after a day of clashes that left 15 people dead. Police fought runnels of hooligans following Communist-led demonstrations in the city.
Preliminary reports show more than 200 wells in southern and central Maine with radioactive water. Six are too active for use without treatment. others are slightly radioactive. Investigations by health agencies seek links to birth rates and infant deaths, with results possible after a decade.
A stormy night lightning strike damaged the one story home of Mr and Mrs Alan E Sawyer at 10 Winter street extension Saco tearing shingles loosening plaster and breaking bathroom tiles. Firemen were called but no flames or smoke were found and their 10 year old son Tommy slept through the event.
Police Chief Lloyd Rideout says there is no gang here named The Kittens or any gang. His daughter Gail, 17, and six other girls face charges of aggravated assault on Jean Reed, 15, who says she was beaten while babysitting. Rideout calls the incident a squabble between two girls and says the report was exaggerated.
President Eisenhower has canceled planned speeches at Harvard on October 5 and at Brown University in Providence on October 21.
Indictments were returned in Alfred Superior Court as 27 cases covered theft arson larceny and fraud. Saco plans a million dollar sewer system with a treatment plant to improve water quality near Goosefare Brook and Kinney shores, possibly funded by state and federal aid, pending bond approval at December election.
In Malden Massachusetts two burlesque style backyard dances spark neighbor complaints. Dottie Ferragamo 33 will perform with her mother Mary DeMarco 55 in bikini and fishnet swimsuits on the back lawn while her husband operates lights and a phonograph.
Arthur J. Peloquin, acting area industrial agent, will leave to become personnel director and purchasing agent for the Saco Tanning corporation. He will also handle public relations and start the new post on September 8. Peloquin previously served at Bates Manufacturing and became an industrial agent in April after Leo Brown resigned.
Thomas A. Sharp 20 alias James Hartman of White Creek Tennessee faces breach of the peace charges in East Longmeadow district court after kissing a housewife while selling magazines. This marks his second such arrest after paying a ten dollar fine on August 28.
Biddeford public schools resume for fall term on Wednesday September 9 with half day sessions for sub primary grades. Parents must bring vaccination and birth certificates for sub primary pupils and children must be five by October 15 for sub primary and six for first grade. High school students must align schedules with the principal. Bus routes and times are listed for Route 1 and Route 2 serving multiple streets.
President Eisenhower leaves Paris with a favorable assessment of his Western Europe tour. He and Charles de Gaulle announced unity on the West Berlin issue and signaled a possible summit with Khrushchev after progress on Algeria and NATO ties. Crowds cheered his Western European reception, including Bonn and London.
Frank D. Gibbs, 23, a former Goffstown resident, evaded police for three months while living in luxury in thick woods near Franklin New Hampshire. He admitted innocence in Franklin Municipal Court and is held on 2500 bail for Merrimack County Superior Court.
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