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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1963

Page

2

Local Personal Visits and Nursing Students in Saco Biddeford Area

Robert Burns of Camden guests Thomas Vining at 56 Old Orchard Road. Edgar M. Landry of Avon vacationing with sister Irene Clark in Saco. Janice Ross in nurses training at Beverly Hospital visits Linwood Brown at 50 Moody Street Saco. Judith Anne London formerly of Houston stays with Lincoln Brown in Saco. Ernest Landry of Worcester visits Achille and Louise Landry on Graham Street Biddeford. Mrs Mary Cantara returns home from Notre Dame Hospital. Jane Chadbourne begins nurses training at Mercy Hospital Portland.

Robert Burns Camden Thomas Vining Old Orchard Road Edgar M. Landry Avon Houston Lincoln Brown Saco Ernest Landry Worcester Mass Achille Louise Landry Graham Street Biddeford Mary Cantara Pool St Notre Dame Hospital Jane Chadbourne Andrew Chadbourne Alfred St Mercy Hospital Portland

E and L Club to Meet at Ella Luman Home

The E and L Club of School Street Methodist Church Saco meets Monday at 7 30 p m at Ella Luman home Bea con Avenue Ferry Beach Saco Co hosts Mrs Eva Harper and Mrs Nora York Members bring articles for silent auction Merton Ira Staples Post 4M VETS will start regular meetings Sept 9 Entertainment planned Saturday Sept 7 Commander Clifton Horsfield Adah Chapter outing tonight canceled Refreshments after meeting Biddeford Music Boosters meet Monday Sept 9 at Biddeford Junior High School 8 p m Saco Lodge Odd Fellows meets Monday 7 30 p m for first officer nomination Field Day Lafayette Court Foresters Sept 8 at Picard Farm Boom Road Saco

E and L Club School Street Methodist Church Saco Ella Luman Beacon Avenue Ferry Beach Eva Harper Nora York Merton Ira Biddeford Saco Lodge of Odd Fellows Odd Fellows Hall Lafayette Court Catholic Order of Foresters Picard Boom Road

Church Notes Confession Times Listed for Kennebunk Wells

The Junior Bandana songs group of the Saco Salvation Army meets Saturday morning. Confessions are scheduled at St Monica Church Kennebunk from 4 to 5 pm, at St Martha Church Kennebunkport from 4 to 6 and 7 to 8 pm, and at Mary Church Wells from 2:30 to 3:30 pm.

St Monica Church Kennebunk St Martha Church Kenmebunk Port St Mary Church Wells

Parked Car Damaged In Saco

Saco police investigated yesterday afternoon on Main Street near Cross Street an unoccupied parked car owned by Ellena E. Stackpole 27 of 84 Summer St Saco was struck by a car driven by Darrell E. Farnham 26 of 2 Beach St Saco Farnham said he was forced to the right by a car cutting in ahead from the center lane to the right lane Damage to the parked car was about 15 and damage to Farnham’s car about 7 No injuries were reported

Saco Main Street Cross Street Ellena E. Stackpole Summer St Darrell E. Farnham Beach St Farnham

Hearing on disorderly conduct for Jeanne Fournier

Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason continued the hearing in Biddeford Municipal Court for 10 days. The 17 year old, of 155 Cleaves Street, Biddeford, faced a charge of disorderly conduct that had been set for today after a prior continuation from August 27.

Jeanne Fournier Cleaves St Biddeford Gerald C. Nason

Bankruptcies Filed in District Court for Maine Drivers and Workers

In Portland Biddeford taxi driver Paul H. Rivard seeks debt relief under bankruptcy laws, listing $3,623 in debts and $200 exempt assets. Kennebunk sheet metal worker Louis A. Sheets files under the wage earner plan with $2,658 debts and $250 assets, $200 exempt.

Portland

Death of Mrs Jeanne Tetreault at 89 in Biddeford

Jeanne Tetreault 89 of 24 Cutts St Biddeford died in a local hospital after a long illness Born in Saco Jan 24 1874 daughter of Michel and Catherine Parent she was a member of Ste Anne Sodality St Josephs Church and a church worker Survived by one daughter Mrs Alphonse Cote Biddeford one brother Joseph Parent Biddeford three grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services Monday at 9 30 a m from St Josephs Church Friends may call Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford 2 4 and 7 10 p m

Jeanne Tetreault Cutts St Biddeford Saco Michel Catherine(Gulibeault) Parent Ste. Anne

Rheaume Joseph C died after long illness in Biddeford

Joseph C Rheaume 63 longtime Biddeford resident died last night in a local hospital after a lengthy illness Born Leonard Canada November 22 1899 he was a communicant of St Josephs Church and worked at Saco Lowell Shops 35 years He was a member of Sacred Heart League and Society St Jean Baptiste Survived by widow Elizabeth one son Jean Paul four daughters and many relatives Funeral from St Josephs Church Monday at 830 with viewing at Sansoucy Funeral Home tonight and Saturday Sunday 10 a m to 10 p m.

Joseph Odule Rheaume Biddeford Lernard Canada St. Joseph's Church Saco-Lowell Sacred Heart League Society St. Jean Baptiste Elizabeth Rheaume Jean Paul Rheaume Francois Rheaume Paul Langelier Kenneth Pendleton Roger Tardiff Saco George Rheaume St. Marie Raymond Rheaume St. Bernard Charles Sanborn Newington Conn Jean Landry Emile Rouillard Maxine Drolet Gerard Langlois

Fremont Club Members to Pray for Rheaume at Funeral Home

Members of the Fremont Club and Auxiliary will offer prayers Saturday night at 7 30 for Joseph Odule Rheaume father of Jean Paul Rheaume a member at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford.

Fremont Club Joseph Odule Rheaume Jean Paul Rheaume Sansoucy Funeral Home Stone St Biddeford

Funeral Services Held for Benjamin Russell in Saco

Funeral services for Benjamin Russell aged 27 from Old Orchard Beach were held at 9 AM today at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco with Rev. Stanley Bennett officiating. Interment followed at Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston.

Benjamin Russell Old Orchard St Old Orchard Beach Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main St Saco Stanley Bennett Saco United

Stock Market News Steels Lead but Market Falters

In New York trading the stock market rose early on as steels led to an all time high but faded later with an irregular tone. The Dow hovered around 736.16 at noon with gains narrowing as rails lagged and most groups gave back some ground. IBM and Chrysler posted modest gains while drugs and oils showed mixed moves and bonds traded unevenly.

New York Steels Theorisis Dow Jones Associated Press IBM Chrysler Schering Xerox Polaroid American Stock Exchange

Turnpike Head Is Selected

AUGUSTA AP Frank A Howe of Cape Elizabeth will succeed W B Getchell Jr as executive director of the Maine Turnpike, it was announced Thursday. Getchell announced his retirement because of ill health.

Augusta Frank A Howe Cape Elizabeth W. B. Getchell Jr Maine Turnpike Getchell

Red China Echoes of Split Between Powers

A continuation from Page One reports the Moscow Beijing rift deepening. Early broadcasts from Peking depict Soviet Chinese ties at the brink of a split and describe rifts in the international Communist movement entering a new stage of gravity.

Mao Tze-tung Peking

Portland Weather Brief Preview

Portland forecasts cloudy and cool with light rain this afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s and northeast winds rising to 15 to 30 knots tonight. Rain and wind taper Saturday morning with clearing by afternoon. Tides 2 to 3 feet above normal at high tide. North to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. continued cool conditions.

Portland

Chaplain Appointed at Good Shepherd Parish

Rev Daniel J Feeney announces 19 assignments in the Portland Diocese. Included are Rev urejdeyo wo Iq puewy from the Provincial House of the Good Shepherd in Saco to St Hyacinth Parish Westbrook and Rev Lucien J Mandeville moving from St Johns Winslow to chaplain at the Good Shepherd Provincial House CO. Rev Paul L Jalbert shifts from Our Lady of Peace Berwick to chaplain at St Louis Home West Scarborough.

Daniel J. Feeney Portland Urejdeyo Wo ‘Iq House of the Good Shepherd Saco St. Hyacinth Westbrook Lucien J. Mandeville St. John's Winslow Paul L. Jalbert Our Lady of Peace Berwick St. Louis West Scarborough Father Jalbert Notre Dame de Lourdes

Parents urged to buy school shoes carefully

A guide to proper children’s footwear details five rules for first graders and older kids. Emphasizes perfect fit, all leather construction, true leather labels, rotating footwear, and avoiding false economy to prevent foot problems and later medical costs.

Births at Webber Hospital and area notices

A sequence of birth notices lists new babies at Webber Hospital and area homes. Richard Allen Shaw and Kathy Deveta Lagueux are among the newborns, with weights ranging from four to eight pounds and dates in late August and early September. Other entries name Susan Marie Lavigne, Cindy Jean Ziminski, John David Neault, Dwight Ernest Duguay, June Elizabeth Robison, Karen Elizabeth Rosse, Brittany Dare Wendland, Benjamin Robert Colomb, and a Wells, Maine infant. Additional notes reference Dennis and Michael Carl De Silva and Michael Carl Tacones with prior residences in Biddeford and Beverly Mass, including maiden names and parentages.

Webber Hospital Roger O. Shaw Biddeford Pool Richard Allen Roland J. Lagueux South St Biddeford Kathy Deveta Dathert L. Lavigne Main St Susan Marie Ernest FE. Duguay St. Mary St Dwight Ernest Lioyd F. Robinson Round Hill June Elizabeth Louis F. Rosse Summer St Karen Elizabeth Ronald F. Wendland Glen Raven Circle Saco Brittany Dare John R. Colomb Bartlett St Sace Benjamin Robert Worry F. Wieczorski Friendship Manuel R. de Silva Jr Beverly Mass Dennis Bryon de Silva Pool Road Tiddeford DeSilva Marilyn McRae Norman Tacones West Shrinefield Michael Carl Providence Hospital Holyoke Jacones Aline Laflamme

Wells Summer Residents Fined In Kennebunk

Two Wells summer residents were fined 270 dollars in Kennebunk Municipal Court on charges of possessing 52 short lobsters. Associate Judge Chester Cram presided after Coastal Warden Wayne Smith saw two black shapes emerge from the ocean off Wells Beach and notice a red glow on the surface. Daniel Phair 43 and his son in law Alfred H Paulsen Jr 22 of Allendale New Jersey pleaded guilty to possession counts skin diving law and no license. The judge continued the remaining cases indefinitely for sentencing.

Kennebunk Wells Chester Cram Wayne Smith Wells Beach Daniel Phair Alfred H. Paulsen Jr Allendale N. J Cram

She Fulfills Her Desire Leads to Aurora Window Breakage

Erelyn D. Gordon, 26, was fined 100 dollars and ordered to pay replacement costs for breaking a 30 by 36 inch window at the Aurora Police Station. She, mother of four, told officers she threw a brick through the window because she "always wanted to."

Aurora, Colo Erelyn D. Gordon Aurora

Historic Church Leveled By Fire

In Lisbon a 139 year old church was leveled by flames on Thursday after being targeted by arson twice before. The cause of the current blaze remains undetermined as investigators search for clues.

Lisbon

Parochial School Names New First Grade Teacher

The parish school of St Myriam in South Billingham appoints a former teacher as the new first grade instructor. The principal announces a hot lunch program serving over 250 pupils and notes a possible milk program to begin this year at mid morning recess.

St. Myriam South Billingham Mass

Jesse James Draws Fine in Reckless Driving Case

Jesse James 16 of South Portland pleaded innocent in Trial Justice Court to a reckless driving charge. The incident on West Grand Avenue occurred Sept 1 at 9 45 p.m. He was found guilty by Justice Wesley M Mewer and fined 50 dollars. He paid 15 and has 14 days to pay the remaining balance.

Old Orchard Beach Jesse James South Portland West Grand Avenue Wesley M. Mewer

Alaska Restores Chilkoot Trail And Dyea Ghost Town

Skagway officials report the state began restoring the Chilkoot Trail from Dyea to the 3789 foot summit to attract tourists. The effort reopens bridges and paths, preserves Gold Rush lore, and rekindles Skagway’s connection to Dyea, Soapy Smith, and the era’s stories while seeking Canadian cooperation for the trail’s Canadian side.

Skagway Alaska Dyea Yukon Wasilla Olympic A.A. Maxon Canyon City Pleasant Camp British Columbia Lake Bennett

Biddeford Accidents Prompt Court Pleas in Saco

In Saco Municipal Court Judge William F. Wilson Jr. accepted a guilty plea from Earl Chappell, 69, of Biddeford, for illegal passing due to prior driving record. Robert K. Keller Jr., of Short Hills, NJ, was fined $10 for speeding on the Maine Turnpike at Wells on Sept 4. Samuel McMullen, 37, of Saco, pleaded innocent to feeding garbage to swine not heated to 212 degrees, released on $50 surety, case continued to Sept. 16.

Earl Chappell Elm St Biddeford Saco Municipal Court William F. Wilson Jr Wilson Robert K. Keller Jr Short Hills N.J Maine Wells Warren P. Munsey Samuel McMullen Pleasant St Saco Raymond FE. Bicknell Topsham Livestock Inspector Maine Department of Agriculture

Huntsville schools open amid federal integration orders

Federal court orders required four Huntsville elementary schools and one junior high to admit one Negro student this term. State troopers lined entrances as an agent photographed parents seeking admission while demonstrations occurred in Mobile and Tuskegee. Huntsville officials criticized Governor Wallace. the city planned to proceed with classes. Separate traffic accidents in Biddeford sent two to the hospital.

Huntsville South Rison Fifth Avenue Terry Heights Fast Clinton Federal Bureau of Investigation Mobile Murphy High School Bison Junior High Wallace Raymond Christian Christian Tuskegee R. B. Searcy Searcy Redstone Arsenal Marshall Space Flight Center Army Missile Command Louis B. Lee Sr Alabama Birmingham University of Alabama Center Montgomery Tuscaloosa

Testing Your Office I. D. Testing Your Office I. D.

In this AP Newsfeatures piece Jean Sprain Wilson profiles Ruth Gallinot president of the National Secretaries Association. She argues ambitious women should gain education training and experience on the way up and offers practical tips on raises office dynamics breaks and honesty while detailing her own duties as Chicago executive secretary and secretary of secretaries.

Jean Sprain Wilson AP Newsfeatures NEW York (Ap Ruth Gallinot National Secretaries Association Chicago Miss Gallinot

Beach referendum date to be set by town council

Old Orchard Beach Town Manager Leon F. Jones announced a council meeting for Monday at 7 30 PM in Town Hall. The agenda includes setting a referendum date for the 1963 civil service act affecting the Police Department, with the election to be held before November 21. Other routine matters will also be addressed.

Old Orchard Reach Leon F. Jones Old Orchard Beach Jones

Kitchen Changes Requested In Fire Station Meeting

Camp Ellis Fire Chief Ray mond Gagnon met with the auxiliary to request kitchen changes at the fire station during last night’s gathering. Vice President Christine Payson opened the session with reports from Ruth Cote, Greta Greenier, and Ruth Stackpole. The mystery award went to Juliette Gagne and refreshments were provided by Lillian Morris and Mrs Stackpole.

Camp Ellis Raymond Gagnon Christine Peyson Ruth Cote Greta Greenier Ruth Stackpole Sunshine Committee Juliette Gagne Lillian Morris Stackpole Patricia Vertefeuille Betty Worthing Peterson Marjorie Pendleton Greenier Gagne Lillian Gagnon Morris Susan Gagnon

FUR NOT FEATHERS CAGE BIRD QUESTION AT SCHOOL

A James Q C Martin eighth grade science class student brought a baby rabbit to school. After class, Martin took it home for his children and kept the animal in a bird cage. A neighbor’s child, six-year-old, visited and asked if the creature was a real bird.

Little Rock James QC Martin Vane

Site Offered Auburn for Vocational School

Auburn offers the state a 120 acre farm for a vocational school site. The 1963 legislature allocated funds for a new county but site selection for the vocational school in Androscoggin has not begun.

Auburn Androscoggin

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Adah Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Bandana Soongsters Saco Salvation Army Joseph W. Haley Joseph C. Rheaume Red China Good Shepherd Saco Journal Lillian Gendron Marcel Gendron Jeannette Ave George Gendron Omer Gagne Pacific Coast Coast Range White Pass Tidewater Jeff Smith Soapy Smith Soapy Frank Reid Reid Taiva Thennebunk Delage George E. Metayer Middle St Norman Roberge Belmont Ave Prospect Street Harrison Ave City Ambulance Manuel DeSilva Raymond Warner Belmont Street Stephan J. Leskowsky Leskowsky Adelbert Morin I. D
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