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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1963
Page
2
Rev Sister M. Clotilda of Orange California visits with her sisters Mrs C Marie Babb and Mrs Alma Booth in Biddeford.
DP Neceee bn one cusi. Biddeford Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus meets Sunday at 11 am at Council Hall York County Barracks Veterans Of World War I meet Monday at 7 30 pm at Main and Elm Biddeford The Ladies Auxiliary Alexander Macmillan Post Royal Canadian Legion meets at Mrs Edna Mahoney 60 Graham St Biddeford Monday at 8 pm
University of Maine faculty at Orono and Portland campuses will hold a breakfast meeting Wednesday morning September 11 to inaugurate the 96th academic year. President Lloyd H. Elliott will speak on the university’s state, followed by introduction of new faculty. An orientation in Physics Building precedes afternoon college meetings and building tours.
PRESQUE ISLE AP A public health officer says the rash known as swimmer's itch can be caught in Maine waters. Dr M C Dunham explains the parasite comes from snails and advises swimmers to dry briskly with a towel after leaving the water.
Vincent G. Doyon, sentenced for murder of his wife in 1959 in Augusta Maine, loses in the U S circuit court of appeals in a habeas corpus bid. Judge Peter Woodbury upholds the denial of the petition challenging a confession as alcohol influenced evidence.
Judith Diane Maguire daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence E Maguire of Saco will be among about 400 freshmen entering Connecticut College New London Sept 21 The four day summer reading discussion will cover Values in American Life with faculty led seminars on American values in art economics literature and religion
Mrs. Jerry Cermiette at Oak Ledge Motel reported a 21 inch TV missing from a unit yesterday. Officer Robert Foran of the Saco police is investigating the loss with the value estimated between 60 and 30 dollars.
Charles E. Cole of Kennebunk was elected vice president of the Independent Insurance Agents Association at its 64th annual meeting held Friday at the Hotel Samoset. James W. McClure of Bangor was named president of the group.
We extend sincere thanks to Dr Andre Fortier and all friends and relatives who helped ease our sorrow after the loss of our loved one. Mrs Leon Thibault and family express gratitude for the support and kindness shown.
Malcolm J Gray 60 of Ocean Park and Portland died after a lengthy illness in a Biddeford hospital. Born in Port Huron Michigan he was son of Dr Clifton Daggett Gray former Bates College president and Niva Hamm Gray. He was a broker and investment counselor with Draper Sears and Co Boston. Survived by widow Marion Ripley Gray a daughter Joyce Wilcox Portland a brother Clifton D Gray Jr Marshall Missouri two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday at 2 30 in Everett Massachusetts with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery Everett. Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk open for calling Sunday 2 to 5.
Members of Our Lady of Fatima Circle and Daughters of Isabel La will pray at 7 p.m. for Joseph Adale Rheaume husband of a member at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford.
Members of Our Lady of Victory Circle will gather Sunday at 2 at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford to say prayers for Joseph Rheaume husband of a member.
AUCKLAND NEW Zealand tourists flock to Waitomo Caves to ride tiny boats through a glowworm grotto. The cave glows blue green as inch long larvae emit light to attract food, a silent, cold light with minimal heat.
Hollywood star Stella Stevens denounces nude posing as a public art question, arguing insecurity fuels actresses who pose for topless layouts. She notes her own Playboy spread funded by need after Fox dropped her and a custody case in Memphis. Despite controversy, she remains a fast-rising actress.
Augusta AP reports Governor Reed will hold a general news conference at 10:30 a.m. in September, per press secretary Reginald Bowden. The date remains unspecified.
Increasing cloudiness and cool tonight with lows from 45 to 53. Sunday will be mostly cloudy with showers and a turn to cooler conditions.
An Advent Christian church service is set for 7 o clock Sunday at the corner of Hill and Chapel in Biddeford. Faith Tabernacle Old Orchard Beach holds an Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m Sunday. A Youth service runs weekly at 6 25 p m. First Assembly of God hosts an evening service at 22 Pleasant street aco at 7 30 p m. A Training Union occurs Sunday at 6 p m with a sing ing worship at 7 p m at Bible Baptist 144 Ferry road Saco. A non sectarian gospel service is at 4 p m Sunday in the Odd Fellows building Main Street Saco open to the public. Another Advent Christian church service is at 7 p m Sunday Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village. Advent Christian church in Saco avenue Old Orchard Beach hosts 7 p m evening worship. The Christ Ambassadors group of the First a church meets 6 30 p m at the Ahepa home 22 Pleasant Street Saco. The Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union society Youth Fellowship meets Sunday at 6 p m and again at 6 30 p m. West Kennebunk Methodist church hosts Methodist Youth Fellowship Sunday at 3 p m.
To The Fold To Mr and Mrs Clement Doy on New County Road Saco a son Michael weighing nine pounds seven ounces Sept 1 To Mr and Mrs Conrad Belan cer Guinea Road Biddeford a daughter Cherylyan weighing seven pounds eight and one half ounces Sept 1 To Mr and Mrs Ernest A Tar box 42 Cookman Ave Old Orchard Beach a son James Jeffrey weighing eight pounds 01 ounces Sept 4 Elsewhere To Mr and Mrs Johan M Spicer Groton Conn a daughter weighing eight pounds eight ounces at Lawrence Memorial Hospital New London Conn Sept 3 Mrs Spicer is the former Nancy Proctor daughter of Mr and Mrs Mayland Proctor 8 Grant To Mr and Mrs Paul Dumont Jr of Ogunquit a son weighing The Baptist Youth Fellowship seven pounds eight ounces Sept 1 of the Ogunquit Baptist church 3 at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital will meet Sunday at 6 pm at the church bunk is serving with the US Navy stationed at the Submarine Base at New London Conn Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Paul Dumont Sr of Wells and Herbert Hobson of Ogunquit
The bulletin lists multiple church youth fellowships and evening services across Goodwins Mills Old Orchard Beach and Saco. It includes Junior Beacons for Christ at Lyman First Baptist Goodwins Mills, Salvation Army meetings at 91 Union Avenue Old Orchard Beach, Fail Gospel Church Route 9 A YP service, and Methodist and Baptist youth gatherings with times this Sunday and tomorrow. It also notes morning worship by Rev Norman J Langmaid at School Street Methodist with a 11 sermon on A Christian Revolution and church schools starting 9 45 a m.
AP reports Governor Reed will leave Sunday after the Miami American Legion convention to speak for Maine poultry interests at a Buffalo conference on feed rates. Railroad officials will meet to discuss cutting grain feed shipment rates into New England.
About 250 painters showcase artwork along six blocks at the Virginia Beach boardwalk, drawing around 10000 visitors to the annual show set against sand and surf.
Doug las Kachele a 20 year old sailor stationed at Brunswick Naval Air Station paid a $100 fine in the local Trial Justice Court before Justice Wesley M Mewer for drunken driving. The arrest followed an East Grand Avenue accident on Aug 31 in which he was involved and he pleaded guilty.
Old Orchard Beach morning service at St John s by the Sea Episcopal Church will be Holy Communion at 8 00 a m every Sunday in fall and winter with 11 15 a m on the first Sunday each month Rev Harold McElwain is pastor. Walter Wight and Mildred Libby Gorman visit locals. Methodist Sunday School on Washington Avenue resumes at 9 45 a m.
Auto Continued from Page One the First National City Bank of New York found that business sentiment remained generally good. Factory orders increased in July after declining the two previous months, the Commerce Department reported. Manufacturers' new orders rose 1 per cent from June to a total of about $35.5 billion. Furniture orders and shipments advanced 9 per cent in July over July 1962, according to the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers. Consumer installment credit continued to expand rapidly in July, moving up to a record $5,106,000. The net increase was $501 million. The federal minimum wage rose to $1.25 an hour from $1.15 and at least 2.6 million workers benefited. The pay increase will cost employers an estimated $365 million year, the Labor Department said. Sales on the New York Stock Exchange advanced to 24,557,722 shares from the previous week's total of 23,535,130 shares. Bond sales totaled $22,840,200 per value during the week compared with the previous week's total of $21,603,280.
A Social Concerns Rally sponsored by the York County Laymen will be held at First Baptist Church in South Berwick Friday evening September 13 at 7 30 p m The speaker will be Rev Roy S Holloman of Topeka Kansas superintendent of the Kansas United Drys He is on the National Temperance League board and tours Maine for temperance rallies in early fall Rallies are scheduled across Maine including Presque Isle Ellsworth Westbrook Mexico and Bangor in coordination with the Maine Christian Civic League.
Mansfield and more than 80 signers including Goldwater push a reservation to delay the treaty until the Soviets remove military equipment and personnel from Cuba. Long proposes clarifying that the U S can use nuclear weapons in self defense or allied defense. Stennis cites closed hearings signaling concern over security implications and promises a preliminary report before the vote.
Saco mayor J Edward Whelan says the Ferry Road Camp Ellis project awaits city vote next year with state and federal grants unused on uptown work to be redirected. Three portable five stall voting booths will replace aged wooden ones at Locke School and Bonython School.
Saco voters face a Monday vote on a up to 300000 bond for a 1.3 million sewer interceptor and treatment plant. Mayor Whelan urges approval amid permits for two new homes and several remodels totaling about 30000 in costs.
Miss Johanna Kibbin daughter of Mrs Yvonne Kibbin and Normand Brochu son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Brochu were wed at St Marys Church Auburn in a 10 am ceremony conducted by Rev Arthur Lemire. Attendants wore aqua gowns. bride wore a peau de soie gown with lace and pearls, snowball bouquet. After a reception at Oak Ledge Motel they left for Las Vegas NM for a honeymoon and plan to reside there after Sept 16.
Biddeford firefighters were summoned to two minor conflagrations Friday. At 11:32 a.m. the carburetor on a 1960 sedan caught fire on Hill Street and Engine 4 arrived to extinguish the blaze by 11:34 a.m. Later, at 6:09 p.m., Engine 4 was sent to 123 Alfred Street to a tenement occupied by Doris L Heureux for a small blaze from an overflowing oil burner, recalled by 6:17 p.m.
A line lists the Amazon River as a colossal watercourse draining from the highlands of Bolivia Peru Ecuador and Colombia toward the Atlantic Ocean. It notes the Amazon is exceeded only by the Nile at 4145 miles, highlighting its immense span across South America.
The Small Business Administration offers loans to small firms to buy anti pollution equipment. Maurice F. Williams says few applications have been received but will aid eligible businesses. Loans up to 350000 with 10 year terms and 5 percent SBA share interest, 4 percent in certified areas. SBA also provides management help and assists firms with government contracting and SBIC financing. Area office at 114 Western Avenue Augusta.
Robert J. Morrison son of Mr and Mrs James F Morrison of 24 Cutts Street Biddeford has enlisted in the United States Army, via Sgt Paul D Cobb of the Army Recruiting Station at 135 Main Street Biddeford. He will attend the Army guaranteed technical school program for high school graduates as a dental technician after basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey and a short leave.
Central City AP reports actress Helen Hayes attended the 85 year old opera house dedication. She starred in Mrs MeThing at the 1952 Central City Play Festival and declared I shall return. Hayes, widow of playwright Charles MacArthur, addressed the crowd about the hickory chairs in the seats.
A flagpole gift from the Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks will be dedicated at Fairfield School in Pepperell Park Monday at 2 PM. The event includes a flag donated by the Rebecca Emery Chapter DAR, a pledge of allegiance by pupils, and a color guard from Owen Davis Post American Legion. Delegations from city government, the Saco School System, and local veterans groups will attend.
Grand Esther of Grand Chapter of Maine was introduced at the Adah Chapter OFS meeting in Biddeford Masonic Hall. Memorial service for Mrs. Marie K. Burnham conducted by officers. Invitations sent to Fadette York Iona Portland and Miniwanca Old Orchard Beach. Next meeting Sept 20 honoring past matrons and patrons. Social hour and refreshments followed.
Beauties crop reveals 10 semifinalists from 52 contestants from states plus District of Columbia and New York City. Judging spans breakfast meetings and scores for poise, with results kept secret until final tally. Five finalists chosen, one gains a $10,000 scholarship and a $75,000 appearance contract.
Chicago Bears lineman Roger Davis spends the off season at his Solon Ohio home raising and training field trial dogs, combining professional football duties with his canine passion and training routine.
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