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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1959

Page

2

Personal Briefs Highlight Saco Residents Education and Navy Leave

Armand Viger of Sullivan street returns home from Webber hospital. Ann Braley of 329 North street completes a week at Burdett College Boston and enrolls as executive secretarial major. Deborah Love of 121 North street returns to Bradford Junior College for her senior year and serves as dramatic club president. Bart Roberts of 515 Main street, serving in the U S Navy, enjoys a 14 day leave after recruit training at Great Lakes, plans to report to Air Controlman School in Kansas. Thornton academy class of 1959 alumnus.

Armand Viger Sullivan Street Webber Hospital Ann Braley Berton K. Braley North Street Saco Burdett College Boston Ann School of Deborah A. Love George D. Love Bradford Junior College Bradford Mass Love Bart Roberts U. S. Navy Arthur Roberts Main Street Roberts Navy Naval Training Center Great Lakes, Ill Air Controlman School Kansas Thornton Academy

Obituary Notice for Mrs Elizabeth Chamberlain in Saco

Mrs Elizabeth Chamberlain 84 widow of Joseph Chamberlain died yesterday. She lived with her niece Mrs Leona Violette Pleasant Street Saco. Born Saint David to Rene and Marie Levesque Cyr. Survived by sister Mrs Sev erne Noel Madawaska and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday at St Joseph Church Old Town. Visitation Baillaragoon Funeral Home Old Town. Arrangements by Cote Funeral Home Saco. Portland forecast follows.

Elizabeth Chamberlain Joseph Chamberlain Leona Violette Pleasant Street Saco Chamberlain St. David Rene and Marie Levesque Cyr Severine Noel Madawaska St. Joseph Church Old Town Baillaragoon Cote Funeral Home James Street

Club Calendar Meeting Notes in Maine Area

Mothers Circle of Bradford chapter of Demolay meets Monday at 7 p m at Biddeford Masonic home. Youth fellowship of First Parish Congregational church Saco holds supper tonight at 6 p m at parish hall Beach street Saco. Civil Defense meets Monday at 7 30 p m at AMVETs hall Alfred Street Biddeford for officer elections.

Mothers Circle of Bradford Order of Demolay Biddeford The First Parish Congregational Church Saco Beach Street Amvet's Alfred Street

Sunday School Opened at First Parish Church

The Churches report Sunday school starts at 9 30 a m for nursery through eighth grade at First Parish Congregational. A District canvass meeting is set for Monday at 6 30 p m at Saco United Baptist. Rev Lewis Cutler will preach on The Fall of Man at Second Congregational. Usher team three led by Captain Henry Griffin. Pilgrim Fellowship supper Sunday at 6 p m with Darlene Berry Judy Wilcox and Jere Dearborn on arrangements. Bob Deans will show California trip photos after the meal. Freshmen confirmation class to meet with Rev Birger Johnson. all high school youths may attend.

First Parish Congregational Church Saco United Baptist Church Man Lewis Cutler Second Congregational Church Henry Griffin Pilgrim Fellowship Committee For Arangements Darlene Berry Judy Wilcox Jere Dearborn Bob Deans California Birger Johnson

Rally day service and program at School Street church

A special Rally day service and program will be held by School Street Methodist church school promoted by the Commission on Education Sunday at 6 p m. The Milo group of Advent Christian church on Saco avenue Old Orchard Beach will meet Sunday at 6 p m. A Sunday evening service with special music will be held at 7 at Advent Christian church on Saco avenue Old Orchard Beach.

School Street Methodist Church School Commission On Education Milo The Advent Christian Church Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach

West Kennebunk Methodist Youth Fellowship Meeting

The Methodist Youth Fellowship of the West Kennebunk Methodist Church will meet Sunday at 7 30 p m in the church vestry.

Methodist Youth Fellowship of the West Kennebunk Methodist Church

Goodwins Mills Advent Christian Church Meeting Scheduled

Goodwins Mills Advent Christian church will meet Sunday at 7 P.M. The gathering aims to discuss community activities and plan forthcoming services.

Evening services and gospel events across local churches

An evening service with special music by the Young People's choir and church orchestra will be held Sunday at 8 at Goodwins Mills Advent Church. Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church Old Orchard Beach hosts an evening evangelistic service Sunday at 7 30. Youth Crusaders of Faith Tabernacle Old Orchard Beach meet Sunday at 7 30. An open air service is set for Sunday at 7. The Saco Salvation Army plans a Salvation meeting Sunday at 7 30. Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army holds a Sunday service at 3 p.m. The Senior Soldiers preparation Class meets Sunday at 5 p.m.

Peor Orche Goodwins Mills Advent Church Faith Tabernacle ‘Pentecostal Church Atlantic Avenue Third Street Old Orchard Beach Youth Crusaders of Faith Tabernacle Saco Salvation Army Salvation Army

Salvation Army Youth Meet and Open Air Service

The Salvation Army Young People will meet Sunday at 6 p m. An open air street service will be held tomorrow at 7 p m by the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army.

Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army

Salvation Army Meeting Set For Sunday Evening

The Salvation Army plans a meeting Sunday at 7 30 p m with expected attendance from community members and volunteers seeking spiritual support and social outreach updates.

St Joseph Church Men's Choir Sets Sunday Practice Time

The men’s choir at St Joseph Church will start regular Sunday morning rehearsals tomorrow at 10 o'clock in the church basement.

St. Joseph Church

Britain recognizes US independence in 1782

The independence of the United States was finally acknowledged by Great Britain on November 30, 1782.

United States Great Britain

Tribute Paid and Funeral Rites for Coach White

The Biddeford community mourns Coach White with a Waterhouse field tribute and a solemn high mass at St Mary church. Clergy from St Francis college and St Mary parish, plus numerous civic groups and 60 St Francis students, attend. Burial follows at St Mary cemetery with floral tributes requiring two beach wagons. A future field memorial is proposed by Supt. Paul Larrabee in White's honor.

Coach White St. Mary Cemtery Paul Larrabee White Robert Martel St. Andre Parish Biddeford Neil Burke Portland St. Mary Parish

Episcopal churches adjust service times in Biddeford and Kennebunk

The summer service hours are revised with Holy Communion at 7 and Mass at 9 starting tomorrow at Christ Church Biddeford and St. David Church Kennebunk. Church school registration follows the later service. St. David's services occur tomorrow at 1 a.m. with class registration at 10:18 in the parish hall.

Classes Canceled At St. Francis For White's Funeral

All classes at St. Francis High School were canceled this morning to permit students to attend the funeral services for Stephen White at St. Mary Church in Biddeford, scheduled for 10 a.m. White was a former coach of the school.

Page One Waterhouse Field Biddeford St. Francis High School Coach White Stephen White St. Mary Church White

Natural resources of Czechoslovakia increasingly nationalized

The report notes that natural resources in Czechoslovakia are now more than half nationalized, reflecting a shift toward state control of key assets and industries.

Ikia Czechoslova

Sept tides and times listed for high and low tides

Tidal schedule notes two daily high tides at 6:37 and 8:28 A M and 6:52 and 7:49 P M. Low tides at 12:31 and 1:14 P M, 1:33 and 2:06 P M, with 2:34 P M in the afternoon.

Professor To Speak At Saco Baptist Church

Rev. Paul Barker a Gorham State Teachers college sociology professor will preach at Saco United Baptist Church on Sunday. The sermon title is How To Make Life Worthwhile. Morning worship starts 10 30 with Sunday school at 9 30. Venier High Baptist Youth Fellowship meets at 6 pm with Nancy Hall leading. Fellowship hour follows.

Paul Barker Gorham State Teachers College Saco United Baptist Church Venier High Baptist Youth Fellowship Nancy Hall Kenneth Tripp Barbara Barth Albert Bunson

Biddeford-Saco Men Make UM Freshmen Team

Three Biddeford Saco freshmen survived cuts for the University of Maine Freshman football squad at Orono and will wear uniforms for the season opener at home October 10 against Bridgton Academy. Norman Perreault of Biddeford is a guard candidate, while John Kimball of Biddeford and Frank Tarazewich of Saco compete for backfield berths. Coach Sam Sezak will carry a 46 man roster into the first game of a five game schedule.

Biddeford-Saco University of Maine Orono Maine Bridgton Academy Norman Perreault Biddeford John Kimball Frank Tarazewich Saco Sam Sezak

Initiation Hop At St Francis Tonight

The annual Initiation Hop at St Francis College gym on Pool road closes Freshman Initiation week for 78 freshmen. The 8 p.m. dance features Arline and her orchestra with a pre dance tug of war between freshmen and sophomores. A freshmen win frees them from wearing beanies that night. a loss keeps the beanies on until the next dance. Sophomores George Burke and Mike Baker directed the week. Sponsored by the Student Senate with Roland Ricker as general chairman.

St. Francis College Pool Road St. Francis Arline George Burke Mike Baker Roland Ricker Ricker Ed Bonville Wilfrid Boissonneault David Donovan al Berard Ardre Menard

Ex Official Charles C. Brown Dies at 79 in Augusta

Charles C. Brown former Maine park commissioner and state official died yesterday at age 79. His career included directing general relief for the Department of Health and Welfare supervising state buildings and serving as state supervisor of selection for the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.

Augusta Charles Brown Maine Department of Health and Welfare Civilian Conservation Corps

Biddeford Girl Weds Leo Blanchette In Double Ring Rite

Jocelyn Huguette Beaudoin became the bride of Leo Rene Blanchette at St. Joseph church Biddeford in a double ring ceremony. The couple, both of Biddeford, plan to reside at 26 Graham Street after a wedding trip to Virginia and Washington DC.

Jocelyn Huguette Beaudoin Leo Rene Blanchette St. Joseph Church William Beaudoin Graham Street Biddeford St. Joseph High School Rivier College Nashua N. H Wiliam Blanchette Mr. Blanchette Pool Street St. Louis High School Saco-Lowell Sylvia Levesque Diana Rousselle Leo Shevenell Fernand Provencher Reynald Tardiff Paris Ralph Blanchette Bernard Beaudoin Lucien Labrecque Ronald Tardiff Conrad Audie Cascade Lodge Scarborough Lise Tessier Virginia Washington, D. C

West Kennebunk WSCS Supper and Upcoming Events

The West Kennebunk WSCS met at the West Kennebunk Methodist church vestry for a regular gathering. Supper was served at 6 30 by hostess Barbara Stone and committee. Plans were made for a baked bean supper October 10 with Hazel Philips and Barbara Stone in charge. A harvest auction is set for November 21 with Phyllis Knight and Marion Pierce leading. The annual Christmas fair will be December 5. The next meeting October 19 will be a penny lunch led by Virginia Varney, Anna Schoff and Zella Tibbetts. Attendees included Barbara Stone, Hazel Phillips, Barbara Curtis, Phyllis Knight, Mae Smith, Marion Pierce, Mildred Boyden, Doris Curtis, Zella Tibbetts, Anna Schoff and guest Patricia Bailey.

West Kennebunk Methodist Church Barbara Stone Hazel Philips Phyllis Knight Marion Pierce Virginia Varney Anna Schoff Zella Tibbetts Hazel Phillips Barbara Curtis Mae Smith Mildred Boyden Doris Curtis Patricia Bailey

Losses in Lusitania sinking include 124 Americans

Of the 1,198 people lost when a German submarine sank the liner Lusitania on May 7, 1915, 124 were Americans.

Lusitania

Suspect Held Over Paris Crimes Ties to Khrushchev Visit

Antoine Sinibaldi, 44, is in custody in an indirect result of Soviet Premier Khrushchev staying at a San Francisco hotel. An employment security check with fingerprinting found Sinibaldi, wanted for questioning in Paris in a 13 year old murder and a quarter million dollar bank robbery. Sinibaldi, a hotel kitchen helper, denies any link to the crimes.

Antoine Sinibaldi Khrushchev San Francisco Sinibaldi Paris France

Adult Class Registration Set For Monday

Saco adult education classes register Monday night at Thornton Academy. Pre-registrants from spring 7 to 8 p.m. Non pre-registrants 8 to 9 9 p.m. Monday. If openings remain, Wednesday 7 to 8 p.m. for non residents. Classes begin October 5, 14 weeks, one night weekly, $5 registration fee.

Saco Thornton Academy

Boy Sentenced For Patricide In Stacyville Case

Dennis Lockwood, 17, of Stacyville, received a suspended sentence and two years probation after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the shotgun killing of his stepfather Ralph Sprague, 31, on August 27. Justice Harold C. Marden imposed the sentence following a plea from the boy’s mother. The fatal shooting stemmed from a dispute over dish washing.

Paivuuni Dennis Lockwood Stacyville Ralph Sprague Harold C. Marden

Marriage of Joan Bolduc to Robert Dubuc in Double Ring Ceremony

Miss Joan Y. Bolduc and SP/4 Robert J. Dubuc married in a double ring ceremony at St. Andre church. Attendants, family, and guests filled St. John Baptist hall for a reception. The bride, a New England Telephone employee, and the groom, stationed at Fort Devens, will reside in Boston after a wedding trip to New York and Montreal.

Joan Y. Bolduc Oliva Bolduc Pike Street Robert J. Dubuc Marie Eva Dubuc Simeon Dubuc High Street Biddeford St. Andre Church Msgr Aime Giguere Therese LeMire Andre Blanchette Laura Proulx Betty Cartier Gloria Walker Joseph Dubuc Charles LeBlanc Jules Beaudoin St. John Baptist Hall Paul Gaudette New York Montreal Boston Mass Dubuc St. Andre High School Gray's Business College Portland New England Telephone and Telegraph Company St. Louis High School Fort Devens U. S. Army

Ernest Wise Keyser dies at 83 noted sculptor of Atlantic Beach

Ernest Wise Keyser is dead at 83 after a heart attack. The internationally-known sculptor based in Atlantic Beach Florida gained recognition for public works and private commissions. He died Friday night leaving a legacy in sculpture and public art.

Rome Ernest Wise Keyser Atlantic Beach Fla

Khrushchev Camp David Talks Hailed in Pravda Headline

Pravda broadcasts best wishes for Premier Nikita Khrushchev in his Camp David talks with President Eisenhower and declares in a six column headline that the cold war should be outlawed everywhere and forever.

Moscow Pravda Nikita Khrushchev Camp David Eisenhower

Plane crash on Great Sitkin Island kills 16 aboard

Anchorage report says a Reeve Aleutian Airways DC4 crashed into a mountain on Great Sitkin Island, Alaska, killing all 16 aboard. The tail section remained intact after the craft exploded on impact at about 2000 feet near Adak.

Anchorage Alaska Aleutian Islands Reeve Aleutian Airways Great Sitkin Island Adak

Sir Leslie Morshead dies at 70 in Sydney notice

Sydney report confirms the death of Sir Leslie J. Morshead, famed defender of Tobruk in World War II. He died today at age 70, ending a storied military career and public life in Australia.

Sydney Australia Leslie J. Morshead Tobruk

Typhoon Vera Threatens Industrial Honshu Storm Hits Japan Coast

Japan braces for Vera as the year’s biggest storm advances on Honshu’s industrial south central region. Outer bands extend 500 miles, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall along the Pacific coast.

Tokyo Japan Vera Honshu Pacific

Trailways Wins Temporary Permit for New England Route

Trailways of New England will start bus service today between Boston Berlin Portsmouth N H and Portland Maine under a temporary ICC permit. The line was purchased from Interstate Passenger Service Inc last March. An emergency ICC authority previously covered portions, later restricted in May after a competitor petition. The temporary permit was issued yesterday.

Boston Trailways of New England Berlin Portsmouth N. H Portland Maine Interstate Commerce Commission Trailways Interstate Passenger Service, Inc ICC

Burglar Breaks Safe After Ignoring Sign at Indiana Yard

A lumber yard office in Indianapolis was burglarized as the thief ignored a sign indicating the company safe was unlocked. The intruder cracked the safe and left a note saying Thanks for nothing, revealing a bitter, distrustful motive.

Indianapolis

Three Reserve Policemen Are Named At Saco

The Saco Board of Police and Fire Commissioners appointed three reserve policemen to the Saco Police Department last night. Chief Raymond Kerry will interview applicants to fill a vacancy on Tuesday September 29 at 7 30 p m. The new reserve officers are John C Haley 24 of London road Frederick A Stewart 52 of 7 Elm street and Marcel G Martel 22 of 76 Temple street Stewart and Haley were sworn in this morning by Assistant City Clerk Vivian Hickey Martel will be sworn in this afternoon.

Saco Board of Police and Fire Commissioners Raymond Kerry John C. Haley London Road Frederick A. Stewart Elm Street Marcel G. Martel Temple Street Stewart Haley Arsistant Vivian Hickey Martel

Employment Heads Meet At Portsmouth Tri State Meeting

A joint meeting of the Portsmouth area offices of the Department of Employment Security gathered at 600 State Street to discuss faster inter office service for local employers. Attendees from New Hampshire and nearby Massachusetts towns included Cushing Quirk Walsh Czernicki Mahoney Creeden Tucker Hut, who endorsed improved coordination to aid economic security. It marked the first Tri State meeting of its kind.

Department of Employment Security Portsmouth State Street N. H Robert J. Cushing F. M. Coughlin Biddeford Agnes R. Quirk Dover Richard L. Walsh Haverhill Mass Joseph Czernicki Manchester Francis X. Mahoney Nashua Jeremiah Creeden Newburyport Francis P. Tucker Harry Hut Sanord

Witness for State Testifies at York County Superior Court

Urbain Bisson of Pike Street Biddeford testified as the state's first witness in Alfred at York County Superior Court in the Daniel Pierce drunken driving case. Pierce was found not guilty. Bisson runs a Clifford Street grocery. Earlier reports misidentified the witness as Emile Bisson.

Urbain Bisson Pike Street Biddeford York County Superior Court Alfred Daniel Pierce Bisson Clifford Street Emile Bisson

Maine Purchasing Agents Assn. elects Barsness president

Governor Clauson urged Maine buying to support state industries at a Maine Purchasing Agents Assn. meeting. About 75 agents chose Barsness of Bath Iron Works as the new president, with BE elected to the group leadership.

Augusta Clauson Maine

St Andre Auxiliary Plans Aid To Guild

St Andre home and hospital auxiliary outlined plans to aid in a membership drive for the newly formed Christ Child Guild at a Pool road home meeting. Rev Mother St Elizabeth of France described the guild as state wide and funds will enlarge the home and its nursing facilities. Knights of Columbus pledged aid as officers read reports and prayers were led by Mother St Elizabeth. next meeting set for October 22 at 7 30 p m with Mrs Cookson reporting.

St. Andre Home and Hospital Auxiliary Christ Child Guild Pool Road Mother St. Elizabeth France Andre Fortier Marie Jeanne Pelletier Nes Albert W. Cookson Knights of Columbus St. Elizabeth Jean Paul Boucher Lucien Doyon Alexis Delisle Edmond A. Moison Delia Baillargeon Rose Fournier Isabelle Vanasse Alphonse Cote

Saco School Menu for Sept 28 to Oct 2

The weekly menu includes vegetable soup with frankfort and roll on Monday, juice and corned beef hash on Tuesday, beef stew with vegetables on Wednesday, baked sausages with mashed potatoes on Thursday, and clam chowder with cheese sticks on Friday. Each day features milk and bread or crackers, with fruit or pudding as dessert. peanut butter sandwich appears Tuesday.

Airmen Rescued After Downed Plane Grounded in Sea

Coast Guard and seven merchant ships aided a rescue in which airmen clung to rafts that carried food water radios flares and canopies. The Olympic Pioneer nearest the scene led the effort to reach the downed fliers as they reported they were wet but okay while aircraft circled overhead.

Coast Guard Olympic Pioneer

Fire Safety In Schools Is Stressed

Percy Bugbee of the National Fire Protection Assn urged Maine educators and community groups to back a statewide fire prevention program in schools. He called for home inspections by the 403 fire departments and for legislation to regulate building construction heat sources and fire protection devices to reduce house fires and fatalities.

Augusta Maine Percy Bugbee National Fire Protection Assn

Mineral Club Admits Seven New Members

The Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society resumed monthly meetings at Beach Museum Portland. Seven new members were admitted, including Gerard Poirier and Richard Roberts of Biddeford. Mrs. Francis MacDonald presided. Reports on the Eastern Federation convention in Boston were given by Miss Marion Banks Miss Jessie Beach Raymond Ward and Mrs. MacDonald. Local members attending included Maurice Poirier Mrs. Lucille Desjardins Miss Banks Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sneider and son Harry Banks Hugh O Orchard Beach and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cole of Pine Point. Timothy OConnor a former Biddeford resident and current St Joseph College Windham teacher also attended.

Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society Beach Museum Portland Gerard Poirier Richard Roberts Biddeford Francis MacDonald Marion Banks Jessie Beach Raymond Ward MacDonald Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies Sheraton Plaza Hotel Boston Maurice Poirier Lucille Desjardins Miss Banks Vests Allen Sneider Harry Banks Hugh _ O' Orchard Beach Roy Cole Pine Point Timothy O'Connor St. Joseph College Windham

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