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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1964
Page
3
The Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks held a dinner and meeting at the hall on Portland Road Saco. A Kelly Pin for meritorious service was presented to Richard F Murphy immediate past exalted ruler.
David G. Bigelow a 20 year old sailor from Gardiner pleaded guilty to aiding a Navy buddy to escape from Gardiner jail on August 18. He was fined 100 dollars and given a three month suspended sentence.
Biddeford resident Richard Coffin will MC an all star show at Monticello Supper Club in Framingham Massachusetts this weekend. Coffin has performed in clubs across New England and will present impressions songs comedy and piano and guitar instrumentals in his first appearance at the venue.
In District Court Thursday a man received a jail term and one year probation for aiding William H. Labbe to break out of jail after a driving arrest. Labbe, 21, of Northwood, NH, faces grand jury action on escape. The two were shipmates aboard the carrier Wasp.
Two men from Rochester New Hampshire and Masontown Pennsylvania were indicted by the York County Grand Jury for bank robbery and murder. They faced charges in the slaying of State Trooper Charles C. Black of York and the robbery of the South Berwick branch of the First National Bank of Biddeford on July 9, with $7,000 taken from teller Germaine I. Roberge. The grand jury returned 21 indictments, including other cases of burglary forgery indecent liberties and larceny across Maine counties, with several no bills and two sealed indictments.
David N. Knight of Wells files gery charge over a $200 check at York on August 28. Kenneth F. Martin of Eliot faces charges of indecent liberties with a 13 year old at Eliot on April 29. Ray Wayne Southers of Sanford is charged with rape and assault with intent to rape on June 20 at Sanford and Wells, involving a 20 year old woman.
Sen. Barry Goldwater opened his Arizona campaign with a sharp attack on President Johnson and a forecast of victory for Republicans wary of his bid. He addressed 4000 to 6000 supporters in Prescott, linked Lincoln’s 1860 race to his own, and charged Johnson with weakening deterrent forces. He warned of scandal shadows over the White House and promised Miller’s campaign kickoff in New York.
Miss Maine returns to her hometown Sunday night September 13 and faces the contest with joy. A combined reception and send off from 7 to 8 p.m. on Saturday on the steps of Kennebunk Town Hall will honor her. Event organized by G Hollis Truscott with Willis Gowen and Alexander Brook, featuring speakers Town Manager Earle Hardy Supt of Schools John S Seekins and Fire Chief Harrison Coleman. Rev Fred Holmberg will be master of ceremonies. Mrs Donald Kimbell curator Brick Store Museum will present flowers. Jim Lynch Notre Dame end candidate next fall is a brother of Tom Lynch Navy football captain 1963.
Most Rev. Daniel J. Feeney reveals two area pastors reassigned. Msgr. Arthur J. Dube becomes officialis of the diocesan courts. Msgr. Edward C. OLeary named judge and co chancellor. Reassignments include Rev. Edmund J Hache moved to St Joseph Hamlin and Rev. Marc E Franck to St Ann Danforth. St Andre's biddeford parish hosts farewell for Hache.
Principal Brother Albert announces St. Louis High School will open with students reporting at 8:15 a.m. for homeroom assignments in the cafeteria, followed by 8:30 a.m. reporting for all high school students.
RAMFORD AP Union pickets took little notice Thursday when supervisory personnel of the Maine Central Railroad moved loaded cars from Oxford Paper Co to a siding outside the mill.
A week earlier a crowd of about 200 jeered at passersby near a bridge over the tracks. The plant shut Aug 22 due to a strike. Negotiators for the company and United Papermakers Union plan talks Sept 10 with a federal mediator to attempt a new contract covering about 2300 production and maintenance workers.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot while campaigning for a third term in Milwaukee on October 14, 1912. He insisted on delivering his speech after the attack, continuing with the public address.
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