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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1962
Page
2
Mrs Conrad Bineau aged 42 residing at Harding Street Biddeford is listed as a patient at Webber Hospital.
The Owen-Davis unit of the American Legion Auxiliary meets tomorrow at 8 pm at the Legion hall on Beach Street in Saco. The Unity Club Auxiliary meets Wednesday at 8 pm at the home of Mrs Emma Garside on Buxton Road in Saco. A silent auction is planned. Council Chagnon of St John the Baptist meets tomorrow night at 3 at the club. The Boucouvalas-Dupuis Post AMVETS will host membership registration for the newly formed Boy Scout troop and Cub Scout pack at the Post home on Spring Street in Saco Monday from 7 to 9 pm. Boys eight years or older are eligible. parents should attend.
Local churches in Saco Wells Old Orchard Beach Biddeford Kennebunk and Ogunquit list midweek prayer meetings Bible studies and choir rehearsals this week. Services include Advent Christian Kennebunk Lower Village and Lyman Baptist Goodwins Mills with various times and locations.
Mrs Elizabeth S James 82 longtime Biddeford Pool summer resident and widow of Philip L James died early today in a Biddeford hospital. Born July 8 1880 in New York City she was daughter of Robert and Mrs Stobo. Survivors include her daughter Mrs Edwin P Stevens and grandson Pendleton Stevens both of New York. Funeral Thursday at 10 am from Central Presbyterian Church New York with private burial at the family lot there. Denis Dennett and Craig funeral home Saco directing.
Hazel A Simmons Hilton 67 widow of Earl O Hilton of Kennebunk died last night in a Biddeford hospital. Born October 20, 1895 in Cape Porpoise she was the daughter of Orlando and Carrie Simmons and attended the Advent Christian church of Kennebunk Lower Village. Survivors include sons Frank A Hilton and Earl O Hilton Jr two daughters Mrs Langdon Horne Mrs Elizabeth Shuffleburg Mrs Osborne Gabel and Mrs Charles Rodway three sisters and 31 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Private funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p m from Bibber Memorial chapel in Kennebunk with Rev Milford Butterfield officiating. Burial will be in the family lot in Kennebunkport.
Daniel E Murphy 88 Biddeford native and longtime St Mary parish member died in a local nursing home. A retired railroad telegrapher he lived at 243 Main Street with his sister Miss Frances Mary Murphy. He was a charter member of the Emmett minstrel group and parish baseball team. Survived by sister two nieces a nephew and two grandnieces Requiem high mass will be Thursday at 9 am at St Mary church with burial in St Mary cemetery. Cosgrove Funeral home handling arrangements with calling hours today and tomorrow.
Arundel School Committee met at Arundel Consolidated School. Principal Robert Anderson outlined a new physical education program for sixth to eighth graders. Superintendent Raymond Kenneally reported a 16072 state subsidy payment and discussed costs for window screens and hot water pipe shielding. A light for the east exterior door was approved and reading and bus schedules were reviewed. Attendees included Kenneally, Anderson, Grant, Garnett, and Danis.
This afternoon becomes fair to partly cloudy and pleasant with westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph. Tonight will be clear and cooler with 10 to 15 mph winds. Here mostly sunny and pleasant with 10 to 20 mph westerlies. Temperatures reach upper 70s and near 95.
Tide times listed for 12 to 13 and 4 September show low and high tides across eight columns in two rows with A M and P M markers. Times range from 9:06 to 5:44 with successive low high cycles indicated and rounded formatting.
Ste Anne Sodality of Notre Dame de Lourdes parish in Saco voted last night to move meeting times from 7 30 to 8 p m and to appoint a nominating committee led by Mrs Maurice De Meule with members Mrs Theresa Paquette Mrs Jeanne Paquin Mrs Ludger Croteau and Mrs Michael Aube The session was led by Mrs Gilberte Roy and the group discussed charity drives rosary efforts and fall projects while noting the York district Catholic Women meeting in Kittery in November.
Joseph T. Perry 71 of 18 Jefferson Street Biddeford died suddenly yesterday. Born in Saint Hermene Gilde Quebec he retired four years ago from Biddeford Box Company. Survived by widow Alden Audet Perry a son Rev Paul Perry pastor of St Anne Church a daughter Mrs Pauline Thibault two sisters Florida Tanguay and Rose Lambert four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Friday at 9 am from St Joseph Church. Friends may call Sansoucy Funeral Home Stone Street Biddeford today Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 pm.
Members of the York County bar and World War I veterans will meet at 7 30 tonight at Sansoucy Funeral Home on Stone Street in Biddeford to pay respects to Amedee Letarte.
A solemn Requiem High Mass for Philip J Pelouquin was celebrated at St. Andre Church by Msgr. Aime Giguere with Rev. Edmund Hache as deacon and Rev. Sylvio Levesque as subdeacon. Bearers from Owen-Davis Post American Legion included Samuel Rankin and others. burial followed at St. Joseph Cemetery with prayers at the grave. Out of town attendees from Sanford and Chelmsford attended the service.
Police chief John Clark said the town would not eliminate the school safety patrol, though it may be reduced to fit a 625 per week police budget. The council ordered the department to operate within that limit, return the rental car, and transfer 835 from advertising to police to cover costs.
The EF and L club of Saco Schuyl Street Methodist Church met at Mrs. Paul Cobb's home on Ferry Road to name Mrs. Mabel Fairfield general activity chairman and approve three fundraisers. Plans include a public smorgasbord supper September 27, a rummage sale October 25 and 26, and the Christmas Fair and supper November 30.
The 13th annual Maine Heart association meeting will occur at Thayer hospital Waterville on September 15 led by president Dr Robert L Ohler. Cardiac case discussions will be led by Dr David Littmann senior physician at VA West Roxbury and Mass General. luncheon speaker Dr J Keith Thwaites addresses Programming in Small Communities.
Maine food products will be showcased at two major events in September. The Sea and Shore Fisheries display at the Fifth International Food Congress in New York runs Sept 8 to 16 with live lobsters, seafood frieght, and recipe booklets under the From Sea to Supermarket theme. A second exhibit at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield runs Sept 15 to 23 highlighting Maine seafood, fishing gear, a 12 foot lighthouse, and a Maine fishing dory with frozen and canned products. Prizes of sea chests and live lobsters will be awarded to consumer survey participants.
Walter M Schirra Jr orbital flight postponed three days to September 28 for additional preparation. Project Mercury officials cited readiness of all aspects and reported the Rose Knot Pacific tracking ship not ready. The Atlas booster and spacecraft are in excellent condition. training continues at Cape Canaveral while NASA sets a Cocoa Beach press center at the Cape Colony Inn amid questions of potential conflicts of interest.
Pembroke resident Clayton Cushing was fined 200 dollars in Saco Municipal Court by Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr for driving after license revocation. Separate actions saw David E Presley of Old Orchard Beach fined 30 dollars for speeding 55 mph in a 25 mph zone with license suspension, and charged with an inadequate muffler continued. John P LeProhon of Biddeford received a 20 dollar fine for throwing a beer can on a public highway. State Trooper G Paul Falconer led the prosecutions.
Jeffrey C. Griffith of 450 Main Street Saco will attend orientation at Springfield College Massachusetts this fall. He attended Colby last year and will major in teacher education among 400 entering students during three orientation sessions starting Sunday before classes begin September 24.
China rejects claims of intrusions by its air force while dropping leaflets and food on the mainland. The United States admitted a U2 may have crossed the southern Sakhalin border and considered safeguards to prevent repeats. Peiping radio boasted of a unit's role in shooting down the U2 but offered no details on the aircraft.
Unemployment claims rise at the Biddeford Maine Employment Security office as shoe workers face layoffs. Last week 759 filed for benefits, up from 666 the prior week, marking a 93 increase. In the same period in 1961, unemployment benefits were drawn.
Miss Christel Parker of Ogunquit will be among 74 women to receive diplomas from the Shepard-Gill School of Practical Nursing in Boston on September 14. Diplomas will be awarded by Mrs. Charles A. Newhall and Miss Claire Bassett at New England Mutual Hall with Dr. Alice Lowell as graduation speaker.
The report notes speculation that the weapon involved may have been a Soviet made ground to air missile. The discussion highlights uncertainties about origin and model while focusing on the potential implications for the investigation.
Isaac Diller, a 72 year old beekeeper in Miami Florida, said bee stings ease his arthritis. He reported that he was stung while quieting a swarm, and the stings provided relief.
The Soviet Union said it would deliver armaments to Cuba at Cuba’s request to counter threats and asked to send military specialists and technicians to train Cubans in modern weapons. It stressed Cuba does not threaten the United States and attributed fear to the revolutionary spirit rather than armed force.
Soblen, born 1900, a Soviet Lithuanian exile and alleged spy, fled last June 25 to Israel using a Canadian passport of a dead brother. He was arrested there on suspected false documents and expelled. The case traces a family history of Communist ties, espionage, and legal battles culminating in a 1961 life sentence for Soblen and a notable bail flight to safety abroad.
Arundel Women's Republican club hosts York County Senators Gordon Brewster James Erwin and Ralph Lovell for the first 1962 campaign supper at Siloam hall Biddeford. Committee chairs and candidates for county offices are introduced as plans unfold for tours and meetings across the county.
The Biddeford council debated a voter approved pay raise for the mayor from 1500 to 3000 dollars and council members, questioned the process, and postponed action. They opened bids for fire hoses, with Hewitt Robins and Blanchard bids among the lowest after discounts, and approved purchases of 60 parking meter heads with trade-in credits.
Saco Street Commissioner Herbert Kerns said Temple Street would be included in this year's city street improvement program.
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