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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1963
Page
2
Mrs Ronald Berthiaume of 18 Sullivan Street Biddeford is listed as a surgical patient at Webber Hospital.
The Junior Band and choirs of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday at 10 a.m. Confessions are scheduled at St Monica Church Kennebunk from 4 to 5 p.m. Confessions also at St Martha Church Kennebunkport from 4 to 9 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Confessions at St Mary Church Wells Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Sports fans at the Thornton Biddeford High football game tomorrow in Saco will have expanded parking options. The Saco police and Thornton officials arranged use of Fairfield Street lots and a large lot near the new gym, with an additional Main Street athletic field parking. Police Chief Raymond Kerry said the extra spaces ease street congestion and officers will direct traffic. Thornton athletic director James McGuffin borrowed bleachers from Old Orchard Beach High for 350 more seats on the visitors' side.
Robert J. Moran of Biddeford was sentenced to six months in jail in municipal court for driving after license suspension. Moran appealed but could not post the $2,500 bail set by Associate Judge Chester Cram. A count of operating without a valid inspection sticker was filed without plea. Several others were fined for traffic offenses, including Thomas Johnston for operating left of center within 100 feet of an intersection, Reginald J. Allen for speeding, William Connell for no license, Edward Banns Jr. for stop sign violation, and Charles Daly for left of center within 100 feet of an intersection.
Herbert R. Bean, former Old Orchard Beach High School principal, endorsed by the Republican Town Committee to run for state representative. A Brooklyn native, Yale and Bates alumnus, he previously served as Bethel town auditor and held local leadership roles with Kiwanis, the Businessmen’s Association, and the Fish and Game Association. Bean chairs Selective Service Board No. 16 covering York County. Jerome G. Plante, a Democrat and House Minority Leader, currently holds the seat.
Mets trainer Gus Mauch previously served as a swimming coach at Manhattan College, linking his athletic background to the college program before his major league career.
Samuel Joseph Duguay 52 of 44 Mt Pleasant St Biddeford died yesterday at Togus Veterans Hospital after a long illness. Born in Biddeford son of Oswald and Olivine Duguay he was a World War II veteran. Survived by one son Norman two brothers Zoe and Major four sisters Yvonne Warner Violet Fecteau Madeleine Dutib and Aurore Schrum Lebanon PA and several nieces and nephews. Funeral 9am Saturday from St Josephs Church. Friends may call Sansoucy Funeral Home Biddeford today until 10pm.
Mrs Marcia Vlettie Peavey age 98 of 29 Central St Saco widow of Fred G Peavey died early today in a Biddeford hospital Born in Lyman Feb 21 1865 she was daughter of Horace P and Lydia Wilson Hill educated in Lyman and longtime member of the Saco United Baptist Church She is survived by one daughter Mrs William Parker Saco two grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral services will be held Monday at 130 pm from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco Interment at Goodwins Mills Cemetery Friends may call Sunday 2 4 and 7 9 pm.
Carl R. Deinstadt 61 died after brief illness in a York hospital. Born in Kennebunkport on December 11 1902 he ran the Sinnett House for years and served as a Kennebunkport selectman. Survived by Lois Wing Deinstadt widow one son Richard L. Deinstadt Staten Island NY three brothers William S California Lewis W Biddeford Harold A Somerville three sisters Myrtle Budzenski Hinsdale Marion Deinstadt Portland Sadie Goulding Nova Scotia and three grandchildren. Funeral held 2 pm Sunday at Cape Porpoise Methodist Church Rev Russell Peppe officiating with interment in Arundel Cemetery. Friends may call Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk tomorrow 2-4 and 7-9 pm.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Mabel H Dolby of 62 Dyer St Saco at 2 30 p m from Shumway Funeral Home. The Rev Stanley A Bennett officiated with church members attending in a body. Interment was in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Bearers included Lawrence Dolby Bruce Taylor and others. Also honored were Adelard J St Onge of 48 Wakefield Ave Saco with solemn high mass at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church and burial in St Joseph's Cemetery. Attending out of town were relatives from Canada Springfield MA and Chicopee Falls MA.
Two 18 year old Kennebunkport youths paid fines in Yorkshire Municipal Court Thursday. John H. Swett paid $5 after pleading guilty to driving without a current inspection sticker. Herbert F. Thompson paid $20 after pleading guilty to passing on a curve. The nearly five million members of the American Bowling Congress sport an average of about 154 pins.
Portland forecast notes increasing high cloudiness this afternoon with cooler air and highs in the low 70s. Tonight brings showers and scattered snow on higher mountains, cooler with a low near 40 as easterly winds rise to 15 to 25 mph. Saturday looks for rain to end early, followed by clearing and cool conditions as winds shift to northwest 15 to 20 mph.
A gang of eight ambushed an armored truck near Swanley Kent and stole 90,000 pounds in bank notes. The heist halted Guards until they surrendered. robbers fled in a truck. The raid followed Britain’s first major underworld robbery since a 1930s Glasgow to London mail train haul. Thirteen suspects were arrested. only 10 percent of the loot recovered.
South Berwick municipal court dropped robbery counts against Robert Wheeler 22 of South Berwick and Bruce Welch 18 of North Berwick after the complainant did not appear. They had been accused of robbing L. Norman Paige of Nashua New Hampshire of 175 after giving them a ride from New Hampshire to Berwick. Wheeler and Welch were fugitives picked up in Somersworth New Hampshire.
Edith reports that 75 percent of the island’s buildings were damaged leaving many homeless. Mexico was hit by two near-hurricane storms from the Pacific and Gulf. Five days of rains left 40,000 homeless in Tabasco with seven towns flooded and at least twenty five dead or missing.
Secretary of the Treasury Doug Dillon has pressed Finance Committee members for immediate public hearings on the bill. Senator Byrd announced committee work will start next Thursday in closed session with staff briefings for a week or more. Some members expect the week of Oct 14 for public hearings, while administration supporters warn delays may prevent a Kennedy desk passage this year.
McNamara Nhu announces candidacy as an independent for the first time and is expected to be named president of the assembly. His wife, acting First Lady, also runs as an independent for re election. both are unopposed.
AUGUSTA AP The Railway Express Agency asks the Maine Public Utilities Commission for authority to haul shipments between Portland and Vanceboro in its own trucks, bypassing rail. Eight trucking firms oppose. route runs Brunswick Augusta Lewiston Waterville Bangor and Lincoln, same as Maine Central Rail road. Hearing continues with REA counsel and witnesses.
Ernest W. Tate, 19, of 6 Belmont St Biddeford, received a $25 fine and a 10 day license suspension after failing to stop for Saco police Sgt Charles Hennessey. Tate pleaded guilty before Judge Hilary Mahaney in Saco Municipal Court after signaling to stop at Elm Street and Thornton Avenue. One intoxication case was also heard.
Joe Valachi described La Cosa Nostra as Our Thing with a current commission-like head as an internal court. He testified from a federal penitentiary about his background, crimes, and admission as a former member. Marshals protected him during Senate hearings as police warned of a $100000 price on his head.
Alfred James Hanley 31 of Everett Massachusetts pleaded guilty in York County Superior Court to robbery and was sentenced to 2 to 15 years in the Maine State Prison at Thomaston He held up a Biddeford dry cleaning shop on August 8 A second indictment charging theft of an automobile against the same defendant was filed without action Richard R Walton 24 of Biddeford awaits trial for the alleged shotgun slaying of his wife Laura to be held October 7 at 9 am in the superior court Walton has been jailed since the shooting near their home in front of their two children Jurors 40 names drawn for Oct 7. 21 traverse jury members to be supplemented
Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason fined 48 year old Gerard R. Pelletier of 231 Elm St. Biddeford $100 after pleading guilty to driving after suspension with two other charges continued for sentence. Warranted counts of reckless driving and taking a car without consent were noted. Pelletier paid the fine following a high speed police chase on South Street and River Road. In a separate docket item, Joseph M. LaFlamme, 23, of 5 Lambert St., Biddeford, faced a $35 fine or 60 days for passing on a grade and had not paid by press time.
Police judge Fred Cook called his court to order and ruled himself guilty of running a stop sign in his car, paying a seven dollar fine.
In a U S Senate hearing Valachi will recount his path from a minor thief to a full fledged Losa member in New York City. He will detail his view of organized crime while some testimony remains secret to spare witnesses from gang retaliation.
AP analysis by John M Hightower notes U S officials adopt a chill approach to Ngo Dinh Nhu upon arrival in the United States. Diplomats say they avoid public clashes, preferring to shield senior officials while noting her criticisms of U S servicemen. Henry Cabot Lodge answers her in Saigon, framed as morale driven rather than a diplomatic rebuke.
AP reports the fall television season is winding toward settled time slots by next week with heavy viewers choosing favorites by mid October. Four new programs debut this weekend and twelve veterans return with new shows. CBS presents Great Adventure at 7:30, NBC offers Bob Hope at 8:30, CBS adds The Phil Silvers Show after Jackie Gleason, Ray Walston stars My Favorite Martian at 7:30 Sunday, followed by Judy Garland's weekly variety at 9.
In remarks prepared for a ceremony at the Mormon Tabernacle Kennedy praises the nuclear test ban as a first step toward ending radiation risks. He warns against isolationism, notes America’s shift from isolation to internationalism since 1941, and urges cooperation among federal, state, and private power efforts.
Los Angeles endures two days of near record heat with a forecast of 108 to 109 degrees. Smog penetrates the basin as heat keeps schools, offices, and beaches in routine disruption. Hollywood High students protest noon heat, while officials contemplate shortened schedules and early closures.
Royal Sheltra, new chair of the Maine Child Welfare committee, outlined plans to host the New England Conference in Portland with meetings at Eastland Motor Hotel on Nov 21 and 22. York County and Cumberland County officials spoke, a color sound film was shown, and a York County Council meets Oct 11 with Old Orchard Beach hosting.
Augusta AP reports forest commissioner Austin H. Wilkins cautioned hikers and hunters about fire dangers as Maine woods remain dangerously dry. The warning urges vigilance and avoidance of open flames in the woods amid dry conditions.
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