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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1961

Page

2

Personal notices round Biddeford area residents

Irving W Herick surgical patient at Webber hospital. Maylia Hebert convalescing from left hand injuries. Isabella Labelle vacationing in Rhode Island and Connecticut. Richard Friary left for Colby College Waterville. Joseph A LeProhon returned to Mayport Fla aboard USS Hawkins after seven months in the Mediterranean. Louise A Nadeau and Wilfrid Grenier vacationing in Canada. Harold Carroll family returned to Biddeford after summer. Linwood Brown to Gorham State Teachers College orientation. Reilly family returned home to Biddeford after summer at Goose Rocks Beach cottage. Edward Simensky starting junior year at Wharton School Penn. Clara Campbell and Louise Phippard visiting Libby at Goose Rocks Beach. John Kopetski in nine weeks recruit training at Great Lakes. Philip Whitehead family returned to Medford after Goose Rocks Beach summer. Gerard Bertrand and John Petit families home after motor trip to Brownfield. Oblate retreat attendees from Biddeford and Saco returning. Cora LeProhon left for London to visit son Albert LeProhon and visit Augsburg Germany with son John LeProhon in Army.

Irving W. Herick Vernon Saco Webber Hospital Maylia Hebert Vine Avenue Biddeford Rhode Island Connecticut Isabella Labelle Hill Street Richard Friary George Friary May Street Colby College Waterville Joseph A. LeProhon EF. M. 3 Mayport Fla Hawkins Mediterranean Sea Louise A. Nadeau Bay Street Wilfrid Grenier Western Avenue Canada Atty Harold Carroll Elm Street Biddeford Ool Gorham State Teachers College Gorham Linwood Lincoln Brown Moody Street Edward M. Reilly Maureen Marlene Michael Biddeford Road Goose Rocks Beach Edward Simensky Wharton School of Finance University of Pennsylvania Leo Simensky Warren Libby Clara Campbell Newton Mass Louise Phippard Nashua N. H John C. Kopetski Philip Kopetski Naval Training Center Great Lakes Philip Whitehead Howard Nancy Medford Gerard Bertrand Conrad Samuel John B. Petit Hills Beach Fast Brownfield Joseph Lamontagne Augusta Leon Paul George Street Sylvia Caron Summer Street Adeleed Petit Harrison Avenue Edouard Cloutier Common Street Cora LeProhon Hazel Street Logan Airport London England Albert FE. LeProson Europe

Michael J Brown longtime Saco resident dies after illness

Michael J Brown born in Quebec and long employed at Saco Lowell shops died Saturday in Biddeford after a lengthy illness. He was married to Amanda Sevigny and had three sons George Paul Albert. Survived by three sisters and 14 grandchildren. Funeral from Notre Dame de Lourdes Tuesday at 8 am with visiting hours Monday at Cote Funeral Home Beach Street Saco.

Michael J. Brown Middle Street Saco Biddeford St. Edmond de Coaticook P.Q Joan and Julia (Lesperance) Brown Saco-Lowell K.O. Frown Notre Dame de Lourdes Amanda Sevigny George Paul New Jersey Albert Alma Gaumont Augusta Lena Hanson Canada Mary Brown Notre Dames de Lourdes Cote Funeral Home Beach Street

Portland Area Weather Outlook With Warm Temperatures

This afternoon sunny and very warm with southwest winds 10 to 18 mph. Tonight fair and warm with southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday partly cloudy and warm with afternoon thunder showers and cooler late in the day as winds shift from southwest to northwest. Zone 1 temperatures reach the low 90s and mid 60s for lows.

Portland

Biddeford and Portland Club Meetings Tonight

The Alexander McMillan post auxiliary will meet at 631 Elm Street Biddeford at 7 30 PM Mrs Margaret Chasse host. Dames Ro chambeaux meet at 7 30 PM at the club house Main The annual banquet of Salon 257 8 and 40 will be at Charter House Portland Thursday night at 7 PM instead of Sep 21 as announced.

Alexander-McMillan _ post Canadian Legion Margaret Chasse Elm Street Biddeford Dames Rochambeaux Main Street Charter House Portland

Well Baby and Pre-School Clinic Session Planned

A well baby clinic is set for Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the public health rooms on Cutts Avenue in Saco. The pre-school clinic will follow, offering services for young children.

Theublic Health Rooms Cutts Avenue Saco

Officers to be elected at Court Decary meeting

The Court Decary Canada United Society to elect officers Tuesday night at the Fremont club Alfred street Biddeford at 7 Our Lady of Fatima Circle. Daughters of Isabella meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. at St. John hall Adams street Biddeford

Canada- American Society Fremont Club Alfred Street Biddeford Our Lady of Fatima Daughters of Isabella P.m St. John Hall Adams Street

Women’s Fellowship Meeting At First Parish Saco

The Women’s Fellowship of the First Parish Congregational church in Saco will meet tomorrow evening in the parish house on Beach Street. A covered dish supper begins at 6 30 preceding the business meeting. Guest speaker Rev Harry Ruffiero pastor will discuss Impressions Information and Details of the Parish.

Women's Fellowship First Parish Congregational Church Saco Beach Street Harry Rufiero

Biddeford Saco Lions Meet Tomorrow at Wonderbar

The Biddeford Saco Lions Club will hold its meeting tomorrow night at the Wonderbar steak house at 6 30 p m. Members are urged to attend for club business and public service planning.

Biddeford-Saco Lions Club Wonderbar

Spanish slave trade to Cuba ends in 1886

The article notes that Spain imported enslaved Africans into Cuba until the year 1886, marking the end of a long and brutal chapter in colonial labor practices.

Africa Cuba

Funeral Services For Mrs Nellie Bryant At Saco

Funeral services were held Saturday for Mrs Nellie Gertrude Bryant from Dennett and Craig funeral home in Saco. Rev Stanley Bennett of the Saco United Baptist church officiated and burial took place at Laurel Hill cemetery. Bearers were grandsons Harold L Alton B David L and Lawrence Cole.

Nellie Gertrude Bryant Colby Avenue Ocean Park Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco Stanley Bennett Saco United Baptist Church Laurel Hill Cemetery Harold L Alton B David L Lawrence §. Cole

Solemn Requiem Mass for Marie Anne Girouard at St. Andre

A solemn high mass honored Marie Anne Girouard at St. Andre Church with Rev. Bernard Nicknair officiating. Deacon Rev. Leopaul Huot and sub-deacon Rev. Edmond Hache assisted. Commitments at the cemetery followed, with organist Mrs. Laura Proulx directing singing. Bearers included Henry Girard and others. Out-of-town mourners from Los Angeles New York City Westbrook and Fort Lauderdale attended. Burial took place in St. Joseph Cemetery in the family lot.

St. Andre Church Marie Anne Girouard Bernard Nicknair Leopaul Huot Westbrook Edmond Hache Huot Hache Laura Proulx Henry Girard Frederic Deschambeault Alfred DesRobert Paul E. Petit Philip X

Funeral services for Mrs. Jeannette Lachance

Funeral services for Mrs. Jeannette Lachance of Hillside Beach were held at St. Andre church. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Aime Giguere celebrated a solemn high mass of requiem with Rev. Edmund J. Hashe deacon and Rev. Bernard Nicknair subdeacon. Music by the St. Andre church male quartet. Laura Lauzen Proulx organist. Honorary ribbon bearers listed. nephews served as bearers. Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery. committal prayers by Msgr. Giguere. Out of town relatives attended from Pennsylvania Connecticut and New Britain.

Jeannette Lachance Hills’ Beach St. Andre Church Aime Giguere Edmund J. Hashe Bernard Nicknair Laura Lauzen Proulx Ste. Anne Sodality Albert Allie Tancrede Rousselie Rene Gobeil Lucien Doyon Paul Lemieux Roland Bourgoin Donald Bourgoin Eugene Huppe Salvatore Amanta Lucien Nadeau St. Joseph Msgr Giguere Samuel Weibley, Jr Carlisle Ludger Huppe Albert Lugh Eugene McLellan New Britain Conn Edward Lachance Gerard Boissonneault Tracy Southington Honore Bourgoin Plainville

Funeral for Mrs Rita St Bolduc in Saco

Funeral services for Mrs. Rita St. Bolduc of 15 Deering Avenue Saco were held at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church. Rev Arthur Dube celebrated the requiem high mass with Msgr Lacroix as deacon and Rev George Plante as sub deacon. Burial was in St Joseph Cemetery. Bearers included Robert Mondor Allan Jeannette Louis Hebert Ralph Duquette Ray Benson and Richard Nadeau. Attending from out of town were William Desrosier Providence RI Mrs Jack Cadorette Miss Diana Cadorette and Michael Cadorette Mass Mr and Mrs Paul Legere Edmundston NB Mr and Mrs Gerard Parenteau Scarborough Joseph Bouchard Lawrence MA.

Rita FE. Bolduc Rita St. Bolduc Deering Avenue Saco Notre Dame de _ Lourdes Arthur Dube Robert Lacroix George J. Plante Eva Carrier St. Joesph Father Plante Robert Mondor Allan Jeannette Louis Hebert Ralph Duquette Ray Benson Richard Nadeau William Desrosier Providence R.I Jack Cadorette Diana Cadorette Michael Cadorette Mass Paul Legere Edmundston N.B Gerard Parenteau Scarborough Joseph Bouchard Lawrence

Kennedy Presses Two Year Extension Fight In Congress

JFK ultimately faces a busy legislative week with Labor and Welfare paneling a public works bill and Atomic Energy money for Hanford. He aims to block a Senate House compromise extending the impacted areas and national defense education programs for two years to prevent entangling school legislation in a campaign year.

Labor and Welfare Departments Atomic Energy Commission Hanford, Wash Senate Peace Corps Kennedy House

Peru Rich in Metals Gold Silver Copper and More

Peru’s geological wealth includes gold and silver along with copper iron zinc and lead, underscoring its vast mineral resources and potential for mining development.

Peru

Models Listed For Fall Fashion Show Sept 19

The Biddeford Saco Country Club Women’s Golf Association announces a Fall Fashion Show on September 19. Models include Mrs Attilio Amarante, Mrs Richard F. Clark, Miss Judith Cole, Miss Leona Driscoll, and many others. Fashion items feature furs dresses and sportswear with hats and handbags from Bernard's Millinery and Juliette and Yvonne's gift shop. Mrs George Lummis serves as commentator, with Miss Pearla Tapley as general chairman.

Biddeford-Saco Country Club Women's Golf Association Richard Hanson Attilio Angelosante Richard FE. Clark Judith Cole Leona Driscoll Clyde Dutton E. G. Farrell, Jr Donald R. Fogg Robert Giles Robert Gelbke Richard D Hanson Justine Harvey Peter Hellige Donna Kirkby Ralph Larochelle Walter D. Mazzacane Lynn Mitchell Catherine Mourmouras Reed Rumery Bonnie Ryder Richard Sawtelle David C Shaw Robert C. Spears Leonard Drapeau Ida Baker Murphy's Store Biddeford

Prayer Fellowship Meets at Lyman Baptist Parsonage

The Prayer Fellowship of Lyman Baptist Church will gather Tuesday at 9 30 a m at the parsonage. A prayer meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church on Route 9A near Route 109 in Wells.

Prayer Fellowship Lyman Baptist Church Full Gospel Wells

Prayer and Bible Study at First Baptist Ocean Ave

A prayer and Bible study will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. at the First Baptist church located on Ocean avenue in Old Orchard Beach.

First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach

Home League Meeting for Saco Salvation Army Tuesday

The Home League of the Saco Salvation Army will hold a meeting on Tuesday at 7 30 PM. Members are expected to attend and participate in the planned program and discussions.

The Saco Salvation Army

Women’s Society meets Thursday at church vestry seven thirty

The Women’s Society of Christian Service at School Street Methodist Church will gather Thursday evening in the church vestry at 7:30. Gertrude Bean is meeting day chairman and Marjorie Foeg will lead the program. Hostesses are Mrs Donald Moore, Alice Grace, and Ruth LeFebvre.

Women's Society of Christian Service School Street Methodist Church Wilh Gertrude Bean Marjorie Foeg Donald Moore Alice Grace Ruth Lefebvre

Stock Market Slump Hits Industrials As U S Traders React

New York stocks trimmed gains as the Associated Press average fell 1.20 at noon to 253.70 with industrials down 2.40. Major losses hit General Motors, IBM, Zenith, Du Pont, and several electronics and chemical names as unions strike some plants and negotiations paused. Dow Jones 30 industrials down 6.27 at 714.65.

New York Associated Press General Motors United Auto Workers Ford Chrysler IBM Zenith du Pont Texas Instruments Raytheon Avco Douglas General Dynamics United Aircraft Allied Eastman Kodak American Telephone Goodrich International Harvester Radio Cap Westinghouse —_ Electric MGM Pfizer Dow Jones American Stock Exchange U. S. Treasury

Daughters and a Son Born to Several Families in Biddeford and Nearby

Birth notices report Barbara Mae Cadorette eight pounds three ounces born August 28 at 4 Clifford Street Biddeford to Mr and Mrs Maurice Cadorette. Julia Ann Carrier six pounds born September 2 at Ross corner Waterboro to Mr and Mrs Georges Carrier. Normand Poisson five pounds fourteen ounces born September 5 at 102 Summer Street Biddeford to Mr and Mrs Joseph Poisson. Twins Kirk Jeffrey four pounds fourteen ounces and Kimberly Joan three pounds twelve ounces born September 5 at Portland Avenue Old Orchard Beach to Mr and Mrs Wilfred Swenson. Elaine Marie eight pounds one ounce born September 6 at Forest Street Lace to Mr and Mrs Roger Tardiff. James Rankin Black IT seven pounds fourteen ounces born August 31 at the U S Naval Hospital Beaufort South Carolina to Mr and Mrs James R Black Jr. Maternal grandparents Raymond Boutet Saco and paternal grandmother Mrs James Black Sr Saco.

Maurice Cadorette Clifford Street Biddeford Barbara Mae Georges Carrier Ross Corner Waterboro Julia Ann Joseph Poisson Summer Street Normand Wilfred Swenson Portland Avenue Old Orchard Beach Kirk Jeffrey Kimberly Joan Roger Tardiff Forest Street Lace Elaine Marie James R. Black, Jr James Rankin Black U. S. Naval Hospital Beaufort S. C Raymond Boutet Saco James Black, Sr

Strike delays GM wage pact as council meets in Detroit

The 280 member GM Council, part of the United Auto Workers, convenes in Detroit on Wednesday to potentially bind locals to any of the three component wage packages. GM and the UAW pressed ahead through the weekend while Ford and Chrysler bargained on recess, with a strike deadline looming and all Big Three contracts from 1958 set to expire August 31.

General Motors Detroit UAW Walter P. Reuther Chrysler Ford

Senator Green Hospitalized With Heart Condition

Former U S Senator Theodore Francis Green, 93, remained in poor condition at Jane Brown Hospital in Providence Rhode Island as of today. He was placed in an oxygen tent yesterday and a hospital switchboard operator cited continued danger. Green, Rhode Island Democrat, was the oldest man to serve in the Senate and retired earlier this year after 23 years of service. He entered the hospital Friday for a heart block diagnosis and his physician reported the condition slightly improved from Saturday to Sunday.

Providence R.I U.S Theodore Francis Green Jane Brown Hospital Rhode Island Senate Green

Houston Flood Disaster Warned As Tide Rages In

Coastal streets stood two to three feet deep while ten foot tides lashed the 17 foot seawall. Weather Bureau urged winds to 80 mph at Houston and 50 miles inland from Galveston. Industries closed and ship channel traffic halted as rains continued.

Weather Bureau Houston Galveston Houston Ship Channel

Khrushchev signals stance on peace talks with East Germany

Khrushchev reaffirmed resistance to negotiations while noting Kennedy and Macmillan support for talks. He urged reasonableness and flexibility in world affairs and stated his aim to sign a peace treaty with East Germany before year’s end.

Kennedy Macmillan Khrushchev East Germany

Tanganyika Moves Toward Full Freedom

Tanganyika, once a League of Nations mandate under Britain, was a United Nations trust territory in 1946. The country won internal self-rule on May 1 and will gain full independence on December 28.

Tanganyika Britain League of Nations United Nations Trust

Laos Versus Pennsylvania Size Comparison Stated

A geographic note asserts Laos lies about twice as large as Pennsylvania in land area, highlighting the scale difference between the Southeast Asian country and the U S state.

Laos Pennsylvania

Auto Dealers State Maine Convene at Poland Spring Session

Maine automotive dealers gather for annual Maine Automobile Dealers Association convention at the Poland Spring House in Poland Spring. Notable speakers include Warren A. King Life magazine, Thomas O. McLaughlin of GM’s Modern Merchandising, and Thomas Abbott MADA president. Roger L. Williams delivers welcome. events include business session, noon officers, 12 30 luncheon, 2 30 golf, 7 banquet, 9 floor show. John E. Barrett of Biddeford Motor Sales is first vice president.

Maine Automobile Dealers Association Poland Spring House Poland Spring Warren A. King Life Magazine Thomas 0. McLaughlin Postgraduate School of Modern Merchandising and Management General Motors Detroit Thomas Abbott Roger L. Williams Auburn MADA George H. Davis John E. Barrett Biddeford Motor Sales State Group

Volpe cites politics in Moonshot site funding

Massachusetts Governor John A Volpe warns political considerations may jeopardize the 60 million Moonshot Apollo research center in Hingham. He criticizes using the project as a political tool in Texas or California while defending its suitability to NASA standards. He also calls for grand jury action after a Waterways Division probe. The governor lauds a free press as essential to democracy.

South Egremont Mass John A Volpe Massachusetts Volpe New England Associated Press News Executives Association Hingham National Aerobauics and Space Administration Texas California Richard M. Nixon United States Department of Public Works Rodolphe G. Bessette New Bedford Jack P. Ricciardi

Fort Kent Man Dies In Crash

Hermet Voisine, 21, of Fort Kent, died from injuries after a Sunday night two car crash on U S Route 1. Four other youths were hospitalized. one car passed another and overturned in a potato field. Wreckage stretched about 400 feet. The four injured youths were in satisfactory condition at a Fort Kent hospital.

Fort Kent Hermet Voisine

Drowning Victim Richard Whitney Missing in Penobscot Bay

The Coast Guard will continue routine checks of Penobscot Bay for the body of Richard Whitney 26 Camden after a 16-foot outboard boat capsized Saturday. The full-scale search has been called off. three other men were rescued by a Curtis Island light-keeper.

Camden Coast Guard Penobscot Bay Richard Whitney Whitney Curtis Island

School Fate at Polls Montville

Citizens of Montville went to the polls to decide the dissolution of School Administrative District 3. A heavy vote in favor of dissolution by Liberty Saturday boosted the 10-town total to 87 857 for dissolution. Brooks and MMso opposed dissolution. Knox Unity Jackson Waldo Freedom Thorndike and Troy backed retention. A simple majority of the 11-town total is required to dissolve.

Montville Liberty Brooks Mmso Knox Unity Jackson Waldo Freedom Thorndike Troy

Following Too Closely Warns Drivers In Safety Ad

The Maine Highway Safety Committee urges drivers to leave ample space between cars to create a margin of safety. The message warns that tailgating by hurried drivers is profitless and dangerous and can cause grief when the vehicle ahead stops or turns suddenly.

Maine Highway Safety Committee

Biddeford Youth Killed in Saco Tar Roll Accident

A 16 year old Biddeford youth died at Allied Hampshire Footwear Corp in Saco when a chain slipped on a tarring roller. Robert Trask, 408 Elm St Biddeford, was pinned under the rollers while cleaning tar. Funeral services were held in Saco with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Survivors include parents a brother a sister and two sisters. Trask had planned to enter the service. a school delegation attended. Nearby notes mention Nehru saying the world is less tense yet uncertain.

Biddeford Allied Hampshire Footwear Corporation Saco Robert Trask Elm Street H. Lewis Cutler Second Congregational Church Woodlawn Jc. Paul Cobb Trask Biddeford High School

Women’s Group Planning Meeting for Summer Outing

Mrs. Dean Chase, president of Maine Press Radio and Television Women’s association, outlines the summer outing at Samoset hotel Rockland. Co-chairmen Dorothy Pierce and Muriel Parlin lead registration. dinner tickets by June Small and Madeleine Davenport. Hostesses include Rose Fearon Helen Cushman and P A Jones. publicity chairs Rose Fearon and Charlotte Michaud. Entertainment by Brownie Schrumpf Marion Smith Frances Hapgood and Mary Tolman. Sweetheart contest may be held. program features a Leo Thibodeau Great film.

Dean Chase Maine Press, Radio and Television Women's Association Samoset Hotel Rockland Dorothy Pierce Auburn Muriel Parlin Boothbay Harbor June Small Kennebunkport Madeliene Davenport Biddeord Rose Fearon Bangor Helen C. Cushman Mt. Vernon P. A. Jones Washington Mona Toothaker Augusta Gifts Bernice Gill Portland Marvy Parker Gardiner Sylvia Lehr Pittsfield Virginia Merrill Charlotte Michaud Lewiston Brownie Schrumpf Orono Marion Smith Millinocket Frances Hapgood Mary Tolman

Oldest Cater-DeCatur Family Holds 86th Reunion

The 86th Cater-DeCatur family reunion gathered 54 members from Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts at Henri's restaurant Wells. The Decatur lineage began with Richard Cate in 1598 near Dover New Hampshire and the group plans to meet again at Henri's in Wells next year.

Henri Wells Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts California Minnesota Middle West Richard Cate Dover N. H Barrington Myria Aiken Salisbury Mass Bella Hees Somersworthh N.H David Shufflebury Springfield Orvis Dearborn Manchester Eugene Des Roches, Jr Kennebunk

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