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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1964
Page
2
A notice states the son of R Hillette of 324 Pool Road Biddeford has resumed his studies as a sophomore at St Anselm’s College in Manchester New Hampshire. He is continuing his college education after a period away.
The Catholic Order of Forest E will hold officer elections tonight at 7 30 PM at Club Lafay ette Emery Street Biddeford A supper precedes. York County Past Noble Grands Association and Arbutus Lodge meet Tuesday at 6 30 PM at La Foyer Cormish. E and L Club hosts a Smort gasbord Wednesday at 5 30 PM at Saco church. Fred S. Gurney Women’s Relief Corps meets tomorrow at GAR Hall Saco Unity Lodge Knights of Pythias meets Tuesday night at the hall Saco.
The mid week prayer and praise service is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Biddeford United Baptist church. A prayer meeting will be held Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Route 9 A just off Route 109 Wells. The Home League Ladies Group of the Saco Salvation Army meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m.
About 24 dog entries competed at the Ken-L-Ration Kids Dog Show at Rus sells's Shop-N-Save in Saco. Judges were Mrs. Leroy Mitchell Capt. Charles Hanson and Officer Charles Desper. Cynthia Howe won best in show in finals earning a girl’s bicycle. Janet Emerson and Maureen Ouellette won wrist watches.
HANCOCK N H AP The bodies of Everett Haley 46 FAA flight service chief at Houlton and his wife Leta 43 were found in the wreckage of a light plane missing since Sept 9 on a flight from Houlton to Beverly Mass The couple were discovered Saturday still strapped to their seats in a Piper Colt by two brothers in a wooded area Investigators say the Haleys apparently were killed on impact.
Hurricane Gladys, a whopper covering over 85 000 square miles, inched north today brushing Bermuda with gale winds. The storm lay about 320 miles west-southwest of Bermuda and 500 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras moving north at five miles an hour. If unchanged, its eye should pass about 200 miles west of Bermuda tonight. The article also notes Kinabalu Mount Kinabalu in Borneo hosts the world’s largest flowers, a Rafflesia parasite blooms to a yard wide.
WESTOVER Mass Major Soucy formerly of Saco dies at 46. Born Jan 22 1918 in Biddeford he excelled in Thornton Academy sports earned all state and all conference football honors. A MIT and Georgia Tech graduate he served as a command pilot in WWII and had tours at the Air Force Academy and Maxwell Field. Survived by his widow Dorothy Bandt Soucy a son and daughter etc funeral at Air Force Chapel Washington DC with Arlington National Cemetery interment.
Thomas F. Butland 73 of 131 Summer St Kennebunk husband of Margaret Goodrich Butland died early Sunday in Biddeford hospital. WWI veteran and American Legion member retired in 1959 after 47 years at Rogers Fibre. Survived by widow a brother Walter L. Butland sisters Lillian Munroe and Florence Lewis nieces and nephews. Funeral Tuesday at Angell Funeral Home with Rev Chester Staples officiating. Burial Evergreen Cemetery. Visiting hours today.
Zepherin Joseph Harquoil 81 of 823 Portland Ave died unexpectedly at home Saturday afternoon. Born December 3, 1882 in Bay of Chaleur Quebec, he formerly owned the Putnam Hotel in Putnam Conn. He moved to Old Orchard Beach 21 years ago and was a part time town employee. He was a communicant of St. Margaret's Catholic Church. Survived by his wife Antonia Lapain Belisle Harquoil, daughter Irene Beaulac of California, sisters Alphonside Harquoil of Newport R I and Louise Bergeron and Aurore Guiguere of Woonsocket R I, a grandson, two stepdaughters Helen Sheldon of Sturbridge Mass and Constance Bureau of Southbridge Mass, and seven step-grandchildren. Local arrangements by Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home.
Camille Richard aged 69 of West Warwick Rhode Island died unexpectedly in a Biddeford hotel on a Sunday morning. He was born September 7 1895 in Canada, son of Napoleon and Marie Richard and husband of Anna Theberge Richard. He leaves a daughter Sr. Marie Camille of Marie Joseph Academy Biddeford Pool. The body will be moved to Potvin Funeral Home West Warwick with local arrangements by Emond Funeral Home.
Charles F. Baker 74 of 9 Bradley St Saco died Saturday. Funeral this morning at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco with Rev Arthur St Pierre celebrating a requiem high mass. Burial at St Mary's Cemetery Biddeford. Graveside prayers by Father St Pierre. Bearers Martin Bourque Robert Bois Francis McCormack Robert Mitten. Born Biddeford April 27 1890 son of Jacob and Annie Baker employed at a local garage as a body repair man. Survivors include a step daughter Mrs George Barnes.
This afternoon expect clear skies and warmer air with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. East to southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight low clouds and fog develop mainly along the coast with temperatures dipping to the mid 30s to low 40s and southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Tuesday looks mostly fair and slightly warmer.
Tide table shows daily high and low water times for September with morning and evening slots. Entries give dates 21 through 23 and indicate varying high tides around 11:34 to 12:42 and low tides around 5:22 to 7:42, plus a 12:42-6:35 entry for the 23rd.
Gil Allan Paquette nine-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard A. Paquette of 103 Granite St Biddeford receives a welcome with paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Edward Paquette of 5 Tibbetts Ave Biddeford and maternal grandparents Mrs. Olivine Pelletier of 103 Granite St Biddeford and the late George M Bouthillette The maternal great grandfather is Joseph Grenier of 41 Middle St Biddeford Anastasoff Photo.
Funeral services for Mrs Flora Scamman of Saco and widow of Henry C Scamman were held Saturday from the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco Rev Stanley Bennett of the Saco Baptist Church officiated and interment followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco
Funeral services for Mrs Maria Trodroman of 55 Common St Saco were held Friday at St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Biddeford with Rev Alexander Xanthakis officiating and Peter Dalapas as cantor Bearers were Alex Hadiaris Van Psomiades George Ladakos and Steve Spirounias Burial followed in the family lot at St Demetrios Cemetery Out of town attendees included Nicla Jourdan Mrs Catherine Gabriel and Christo Haralambous of Baltimore Md
Four men have been trapped for over 36 hours at the bottom of an 1800 foot nuclear test shaft in Nevada. One miner died when a heavy elevator cable snapped at the 1100 foot level. The trapped workers Leland Roeder George Cooper Art Luhnow and Lloyd Shaw work to aid rescue as food water and short wave radio communication are maintained. The bottom room will house an undisclosed type of nuclear test shot.
Connecticut records list four brothers William and George of Saco Harry of Thomaston Walter of Portland and several nieces and nephews.
A San Francisco cable car rolled backward down Russian Hill on Sunday after losing its grip on the cable. About 21 passengers were treated for injuries at Harbor Emergency Hospital, including Sophie Miller with a broken shoulder. Susie Baer and other riders described fear as people jumped from the car.
Biddeford firefighters were called out over the weekend for two grass fires. Saturday a blaze near 620 Pool Road, caused by burning hornets nests, was put out with a booster line on land owned by Fanz Mowatny. Sunday afternoon around 1 55 pm another grass and brush fire off West Street required three booster lines to extinguish.
Berlin AP reports East German Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl died today after a long illness. He had led East Germany and was believed to have suffered from leukemia. The official ADN agency carried the notice.
Members of the AFL-CIO Auxiliary met at Union Hall on Franklin Street Biddeford to choose a queen for the year. Lillian Tardif won the mystery prize and the group voted to send a gift to Mr and Mrs M Cayes. Marguerite Libby hosted luncheon. Tardif will oversee next month's luncheon.
A non-support charge against F. Carleton Hyde of Wharf Street Saco was filed today by Associate Judge William F. Wilson Sr. In Saco Municipal Court the judge ordered Hyde to pay 26 weekly to his wife for the support of the couple's five children after a hearing. Two drivers were fined 10 for passing stop signs. James Belange 18 of Lawrence Mass and Everett Knapp 63 of Portland pleaded guilty to the charges brought by Saco police.
Lawmakers may issue a conference report on health care for the aged as Senate and House conferees work to resolve the issue. If a report emerges, health care would take center stage in congressional business, potentially replacing reapportionment in focus. A stray note suggests buttering and flouring pans for wafer cookies to prevent sticking.
Biddeford police reported multiple accidents over the weekend. A car backing into a parked vehicle at Hills Beach caused over 150 dollars in damage to a 1965 model. Roland N Cote of Walden New York reported his car was damaged by another backing out of a driveway identified as driven by Joan R Goulet of Hills Beach. no injuries were reported. Michael Goulet, 12, was shaken after colliding with a moving auto and was treated and released. Mrs William Pappas of Kennebunk drove through an intersection as the boy struck the car while biking. A two car crash at Five Points involved Donald R Hunt of Biddeford and Paul Gouin of Sanford. Gouin, on a learner's permit with his father in the car, swerved and struck the Huot car. No injuries and no damage estimates available.
Walter Jetton 58, Fort Worth caterer for President Johnson, headlines Young Citizens for Johnson barbecues. His team serves ribs, beef, and chicken from festive setups with chuck wagon ambiance. Jetton, known for showmanship, has hosted world leaders and emphasizes accuracy in cooking times and temperatures.
Rumford mill workers of the United Papermakers and Paperworkers AFL C10 reject Oxford Paper Co contract offer by standing vote. Walter J. Campbell says the offer is the best possible and no further talks will occur. About 1400 union members participated in the vote as 2300 production and maintenance employees have been on strike for a month.
President Johnson, taking a day off at home, toured Morgantown West Virginia dedicating the new municipal airport amid a crowd of about 15 000. He then planned Atlantic City and El Paso as part of a busy slate including talks with the Mexican president and a river border land transfer ceremony at El Chamizal.
South Viet Nam reports a violent weekend with 230 government casualties. Viet Cong killed 23 and wounded 41 near the Cambodian border, losing 150 weapons. further fighting south of the Viet Nam border left 58 Viet Cong dead and 15 captured. A nationwide strike in Saigon disrupted power and transport, drawing labor and political overtones as workers demanded higher pay and autonomy from the Saigon regime. 500 U S trained Rhad tribes invaded Ban Me Thuot seeking an autonomous tribal nation, with the revolt ongoing.
A Canadian can legally carry a slug while an American cannot. The piece explains that slugs are thin moon-shaped coins used in coin machines. Bell Telephone security chief J.P.E. Seguin notes slugs are a constant headache for the company.
A covered dish supper honored the Saco Rangers of the Babe Ruth League and their parents. Don ald Nason received high batting average trophy and Rod Choroszy won most outstanding player. Ricky Murray and Mark McInnis earned bat boy trophies. A York County Babe Ruth League officers meeting will be held Thursday at the Recreation Center in Saco at 8 p.m.
Bruce Gaines nine-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Gaines rested at home after hornet stings in a field near Glenhaven Circle. He was treated at Webber Hospital for about 100 stings and was unconscious briefly before doctors said he was out of serious danger and released to recover at home.
In Montreal a phone company fights slug use on pay phones while Seguin notes that in the United States merely possessing slugs is illegal, but in Canada slugs are legal to buy and only the act of using them is illegal.
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