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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1963
Page
3
AP Television writer Cynthia Lowry reviews Chan ning a new ABC Wednesday night drama centered on a university then diverging to a prison setting. The premiere feels slow and talky with heavy philosophy as a professor bonds with a killer's story, leaving viewers unsure of the point.
Mrs. Eunice Pettengill was elected noble grand and Mrs. Flora Ricker vice grand at the Old Orchard Beach Rebekah Lodge meeting. Other officers named include Helen Morris recording secretary and Ethel Whitten financial secretary and treasurer. Trustees are Letha Butts Walter Jordan and Ernest L Guilford. Installation set for Oct 2 by District Deputy President Margaret Wescott with Lee Andrews as deputy marshal. Attendance 26.
Mrs Mildred Nowell of Old Orchard Beach was among the special Esthers hosted by Iona Chapter at Portland Masonic Hall on Esther Night. Other Minivanca Chapter attendees included Worthy Matron Mrs Jennie Rallis and Mr and Mrs Howard Slaney. A Miniwanca Star Club meeting is set for Friday at Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall West Grand Avenue.
Sigma Delta class of Biddeford Unitarian Church meets at Mrs. John Tarbox home in Saco. Devotions feature Beyond the Darkness as plans are made to have the church vestry cleaned. A Sept 25 family night supper at 6 30 p.m. in the Unitarian Parish House will feature Dr and Mrs L Gordon Adamson of Fortunes Rocks on their trip abroad. Delegates Eleanor Davis and Mrs Lloyd Woodman head to Oct 2 Northeast District convention in Rockland. Attending were Mrs Edmund Beal Mrs John Cooper Eleanor Mont Emerson Mrs Lloyd Wood Davis Miss Laura Bridgman Miss Rosemary Davis and Miss Jeannette Davis plus Mrs Tarbox.
Kennebunk residents and visitors are noted in a round of short updates. Families travel to New York for a year with the Domestic Peace Corps while several locals leave for work in New Hampshire New Jersey and Connecticut. A hospital patient lists and local meetings note changes in the Kennebunk Public Health Association with Elizabeth Smith elected treasurer and plans for future programs.
The Delta Alpha Club marked its 60th anniversary at Cascade Lodge in Saco with entertainment by the Saccarappa Yappers, correcting earlier reports that the Medempsters were the performers.
The Presidio in San Francisco is described as the largest military reservation within a city limits in the United States. It began as a military headquarters for Spanish forces under Charles III in 1776 and covers 1,540 acres.
The Friends of Marie Joseph Academy approve a lobster picnic on September 29 from noon to 4 pm at the school grounds. The planning committee includes Joseph Plamondon as chairman, Germaine Fecteau, Ethel Dorais, Fernande Guay, Leo Mercier, and others handling kitchen, reservations, posters, and cleanup. Reverend Rose Imelda led prayers to start the meeting.
Saco Jaycee Wives met at Mrs. Laforrest Robbins home to announce a Thornton Academy student scholarship and to outline fundraising plans for October and November. A covered dish social is set for Sept 28 at Stackpole cottage Ossipee Lake, with a Thanksgiving basket for a needy family to be packed.
St Josephs High School Biddeford held a picnic at Saco Bay View in Saco. Activities began with a Rosary at the shrine of Our Lady on the House of the Good Shepherd grounds. Seniors beat Novices in a beach baseball, while Postulants defeated Juniors. Gifts were given to the convent staff and prizes awarded to Priscille Nadau, Margaret Couture, Lucille Tremblay, Pauline Letourneau, and Margaret Bonsaint. Community singing closed the event.
The poinsettia was discovered in Mexico in 1828 by Dr. Joel Poinsett the first U.S. minister to Mexico. The bloom was named for him, reflecting his discovery and origin in South Carolina.
The Webber Hospital campaign moved to the public phase with a citizen dinner announcing $300,756 raised toward a $400,000 goal in public subscriptions. More than 100 volunteers attended at Cascade Lodge in Saco as hospital leaders urged continued support to fund 33 new beds and expanded services.
Chapter Nine of Widows of World War One held an installation at the Owen-Davis Legion Hall on Beach Street with Marie Dorais as president and Mary Shepherd and Louise Jenkins conducting the installation. An earlier 6:30 p.m. supper at Hitching Post preceded the business session led by Bertha Welch, with prayers by Exilia Romeo and pledge of allegiance. Guest speakers included Mrs. Shepherd, Mrs. Jenkins, and Martha Whitten, who spoke briefly after the ceremonies. Appointed officers include Ella Luman as corresponding secretary and press representative and Hazel Small as parliamentarian. Gifts and past presidents pin were presented. next meeting set for Oct 16 with refreshments to follow.
Dr Lawrence M Cutler of Bangor was elected president of the University of Maine board of trustees to succeed Samuel W Collins who resigned. Cutler a 1928 UM graduate and former vice president moves into the top post as W Gordon Robertson becomes vice president. University enrollment reaches a historic 4707 at Orono and 464 at Portland with total including continuing education at 7877.
St Joseph's High School alumnae elected officers at the first meeting last night with Patricia Gregoire as president and Rene Duquette as vice president. Dues collector Mignonne Dutil and secretary Rachel Thibault were named, plus a council of nine members. A Halloween party planned for October 16, tag days October 3 and 4 were approved, with social committee duties assigned. A donation to St Joseph's Yearbook and a special award to Margaret Ledoux were approved.
Earle A. McKeen, already director of placement, was named acting admissions director at Colby College. President Strider said he will handle both roles until a successor to William L. Bryan, who resigned to direct athletics at the oo School in Lakeville, onn, is chosen.
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