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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1961
Page
2
This afternoon will be mostly sunny and warmer with gentle variable winds. Tonight and Saturday stay fair and warm with similar light winds. Highs reach the low 80s across zones, with overnight lows in the low 60s.
Albert Allen 79 James street Saco a medical patient at Webber hospital. Mrs Abbib Boston Storer street Saco a patient at Notre Dame hospital. Joseph Auger Hills Beach Biddeford a medical patient at Notre Dame hospital. Alma M Thibodeau 22 Graham street Biddeford a medical patient at Notre Dame hospital. Mr and Mrs Dennis P Murphy returned home to Newfield New Hampshire after visiting her sister Mrs James P Finn 139 Foss street Biddeford.
Mrs Jeannette Lachance 49 of Hills Beach Biddeford dies in a local hospital after a month's illness. Born September 7 1912 in Biddeford she is survived by three daughters her father Emile Tremblay a sister and a brother and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Emond Funeral home today Saturday and Sunday with funeral services from St Andre church Monday at 8 am.
Fourth Degree assembly of Biddeford Knights of Columbus meets Sunday at 1 00 AM in K of C hall. Lady of Victory circle meets Sunday at 7 00 PM in Fremont club hall. York County Barracks WWI veterans hold September session Monday night at Fremont club hall. Auxiliary hosts Madeline Wilson for inspection Monday night at Fremont club hall with hospitality after. York County Fish and Game Auxiliary meets Monday at 7 PM at Stickney lodge for lobster supper. Notre Dame Thrift shop directed by Group C next week led by Mrs Leo P Taillon. York County Council American Legion and Auxiliary meets tonight at the cat home on Elm street.
The Junior Band and singers of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday at 9 a.m. Confessions are held at St Monica in Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p.m., at St Martha in Kennebunk from 4 to 5 and 8 p.m., and at St Mary in Wells from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. The White Church in Biddeford will hold services Sunday September 10 at 10:30 a.m., with Sunday School convening at the same time.
The New York market eased with the AP average down .90 at 255.50 in moderate trading. Industrials fell 1.40 while rails and utilities weakened, as several key issues tumbled and others posted gains amid Kennedy’s steel wage absorption plan.
The Maine Highway Safety Committee warns that mothers who jay walk cross against traffic lights or display dangerous walking habits set a poor example for daughters who may imitate the behavior risking injury or death. Mothers are urged to model safe walking practices.
Marie A Girouard 66 a chiropodist in Biddeford died yesterday at a local hospital She resided at 24 Vincent Avenue Born October 21 1995 in Westbrook daughter of Louis and Clara Chretien She was a communicant of St Andre church Survivors include her widower L Philip Girouard a son Guy P Girouard Los Angeles CA a brother Oscar Chretien Westbrook and several nephews and nieces Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 am from St Andre church Arrangements by Sansoucy Funeral Home with visiting hours tonight 7 to 10 and Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 pm
Funeral services for Herman S Gerrish former Maine legislator and Old Orchard Beach board of selectmen chairman were conducted at Mt Sinai cemetery chapel in Portland on Thursday. Attending were Beach town officials former state legislators and business associates Rabbi Harry Sky of Temple Beth El and Cantor Samuel Zimmerman assisted in the rites before burial in the Mt Sinai family lot.
Members of the St Anne sodality of St Andre church plan a prayer service at Emond Funeral Home in Biddeford Sunday night at 7 for Mrs Jeannette Lachance.
Allies insist the Soviet Union will bear responsibility for any aggressive act amid Berlin air corridor dispute. Moscow accuses West of meddling and seeks limits on east-west flights. Despite tensions, 6,000 annual flights operate between West Berlin and West Germany, bypassing East German control.
The Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks prepares for an official visit by Dr. John Nugent Portland District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler on Thursday October 1. An Elks clinic is planned at the Portland lodge on September 17 at 10 am with other invitations to a dinner reception and dance in Portland on October 6. Memorial services were held for Joseph D. Boucher and tickets for the September 17 outing at Stickney lodge Lyman are on sale with advance menu choices.
Boston reports 18 large Russian trawlers and two mother ships fishing off Georges Bank near Cape Cod. U.S. fishermen accuse Russia of exceeding treaty limits and using banned gear as Navy and Coast Guard monitor the fleet within 150 miles of Hyannis Port where President Kennedy summered. A Russian trawler previously visited Boston in July with ill crew members treated at a U.S. Public Health Service Hospital.
TV cameras watch as a jeep with a machine gun and a recoilless rifle approaches the border. East German reporters film American officials while Sylvester calls for an investigation and Col. Dean explains border patrol changes near West Berlin.
Ambassador Ellis O Briggs of Topsfield Meine led a dedication ceremony for a new United States embassy in Athens. He snipped the ribbon and invited Prime Minister Constantine Caramanlis to be the first visitor to the $1.5 million building.
The first school for officer candidates in the Women’s Reserve of the U.S. Marine Corps was established in 1943 at Mount Holyoke College in Loch Hadley Massachusetts.
At a Kremlin meeting Nehru urged great powers to remove the war threat and pursue talks leading to disarmament. He warned that a wrong step could erase mankind’s future and called for an end to nuclear tests. Khrushchev cited four US nuclear tests and defended resuming tests, opposing a halt to atmospheric testing.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev told the New York Times Powers may be released before completing his 10 year term but global tensions prevent freeing the U2 pilot now. Powers was shot down over Sverdlovsk on May 1 1960 and convicted as a spy after the incident helped derail the Paris summit.
Brunswick notes that the late William P. Thompson of Bath who practiced law in Boston for 55 years left Bowdoin College $5000 in his will. Thompson, a 1894 Bowdoin graduate, received his degree before passing away.
Coaching positions in the Biddeford School system were confirmed by Superintendent Paul Larrabee. Raymond A Kennen leads senior high as principal and athletic head with Arthur Descoteaux as athletic director and head basketball coach. Neil Serpico runs football and baseball. Reno Roy and Paul Walker assist. Peter Judge handles eighth grade football. Peter Mant coaches fresh basketball. Joseph Plamondon oversees track. In junior high Morris Bulger coaches baseball with Richard Wyse basketball coach, a Harvard graduate of 1897, grandson of Dr. Israel Putnam, former Beth mayor.
The American Legion backs a National Education Association modeled course on communism as debates heat up over teaching about its differences from capitalism and democracy. Hurricane Carla grows as warnings expand from Florida to the Gulf Coast with 110 mph winds and offshore oil impacts.
State Police advise mothers to plan the safest route from home to school. Emphasizes safety routing to protect children and provide parents peace of mind.
Peter Judge of Biddeford has been ordered to report for sea duty October 2 aboard the USS Tills in Portland. The ship will head to Norfolk for final Navy orders. Judge, a 1961 62 Washington street school principal, is a Gorham State Teachers College 1958 graduate and Biddeford junior high teacher. He trained through the Naval Reserve and attended St Francis High School and St Marys grammar school.
Casco Bay Lines agreed to turn over its condemned island wharves to the Maine Port Authority for repairs to restore ferry service to Casco Bay island residents. Gov. Reed hailed the move as a key step amid summer transportation woes affecting about 3,000 people. The MPA board will vote Monday on approving the arrangement with Casco Bay Lines.
Laurent Boulanger pleaded innocent in Municina Court on $4000 bail for stealing 700 dollars. Witnesses say he dug up part of the loot after overhearing youths describe where they buried money from the Sampson’s market caper of 5500 dollars.
Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. writes to 10-year-old Louis Laurich of Kearny New Jersey encouraging him for a second open heart operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. The astronaut offers information about space and Louis vows to undergo the October 10 surgery despite a leak patch failing previously. Louis received an autographed picture and the letter boosted his resolve to follow doctors orders.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, aged 76, is described as in very satisfactory condition after a routine three day checkup at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. A David Gurewitsch, her personal physician, said she would return home to Hyde Park New York today.
Newton Mass senator says Muskie released the news on Wednesday but she was unaware until Thursday when the Army Engineers informed her.
The Maine Civil Defense Agency urged towns to tax exempt home fallout shelters. CD director Jack Levy told a service club shelters should be exempt until the legislature acts, proposing city ordinances or directives till then.
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