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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1972

Page

3

Priscilla Chapter Installs Eastern Star Officer Slate

Priscilla Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star installed its 1972 73 slate in Wells with about 115 attendees at the Highpine Masonic Hall Sanford Road Wells. The ceremony featured many past matrons and patrons with Agnes Howells as installing grand Matron and Herbert Swett as installing grand patron.

Priscilla Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Highpine Masonic Hall Wells Agnes H. Swett Grand OES Maine Albert Wooster Mar Garet E. Ducharme Walter E. Ducharme Lori Ducharme Herbert A. Swett Sarah Orne Jewett South Berwick Sanford Road Margaret E. Ducharme Elaine S. LaPierre Albeo G. LaPierre Mildreth L. Kimball Dorothy G Hubbard Martha Marian Chadbourne Electa Marion Foisy Raymond W. Rand Sentinel Adah Agnes Howell Frances M. Smith Old Orchard Beach Adai Biddeford Margaret W. Johnson Madonna Kendebunk Elsie Ridlon Clover Sanford Aurora Kennebunkport William CC. Hobbs Kennebunk Star Point Annie F. Ford Union Lyman Ducharme Walter Ducharme Arundel Assembly Order of Rainbow Girls Highpine Chapter Order of Zeleen McPherres Ann Page Marilyn MacDonald Kerri Coleman Charles MacDonald II David Brooks Richard James Barry Grinnell Mary E. LaPierre Joyce Nickerson Sheila Cameron Gladys E. Raeside Eliot

Coming Events in Kennebunks Weekly Organization Schedule

A dense list of clubs and meetings for Monday through Saturday. Webhannet Woman's Club hosts a 1:30 p.m. business meeting with a program on the Kennebunk area history by L L Horr. TOPS meets at Kennebunk Baptist Church. SPEBSQSA rehearsals, Cub Scout den meetings, newcomers club, Yankee Belle Chorus, Lions Club, well baby clinic, and more city activities are listed with locations and times.

Webhannet Woman's Club Kennebunk L.L. Horr Kennebunk Baptist Church Spebsqsa Kennebunkport Temple Street Edgar Denger Ross Road Sea Spray Motel Kennebunk Beach Yankee Belle Chorus Lion's Club Kennebunk Inn Kennebunk Health Office Storer St Mothers Club Lower Village Community Center

Illegal Possession Charge Filed In District Court

A charge of illegal possession of marijuana against Ronald H. Cyr, 20, of Saco, was filed in 10th District Court by Judge Nicholas Danton. Other entries include fines for failure to cause child to attend school, traffic violations, and miscellaneous charges across Biddeford and surrounding towns. Bail set at $500 for one case.

Ronald H. Cyr Wood Ave Saco 10Th District Nicholas Danton Elsie Fournier Beach St Allan L. Cole Robert A. Jacobs Ferry Road Alfred Jacobs Giles A. Cote Barra Road Biddeford Wilfred Credit Green St

Miss Ethel Wight Hosts Birthday Dinner

Miss Ethel Wight welcomed relatives and friends to a casserole supper at her Fort Hill Avenue home in Old Orchard Beach. Guests included Mr and Mrs Russell Durant of Old Orchard Beach, Mr and Mrs William Yates of Falmouth, Mr and Mrs Gordon Rice and sons Brian and Kenneth, Mr and Mrs Thomas Osbourne of Norwood Mass, Mr and Mrs Dan Horton of Belfast, Mrs Clement Wight, C Paul Wight, and Mr and Mrs Arnold Morin. Flowers and other gifts honored her birthday.

Old Orchard Beach Ethel Wight Fort Hill Avenue Russell Durant Orchard Beach William Yates Falmouth Gordon Rice Brian University of Maine Kenneth Thomas Osbourne Norwood Mass Dan Horton Belfast Clement Wight C. Paul Wight Arnold Morin

Court notices list fines for traffic violations across Maine towns

Under influence and speeding cases cited with names ages and addresses. Sentences suspended with probation for Dill. multiple drivers fined from Biddeford Saco Portland Old Orchard Beach and other towns with amounts ranging from 20 to 150 and license or sticker suspensions. Journal want ads note.

Michael H. Austin Kennebunkport Charles S. McCoy Jerre Buxton Augusta Pike Andre J.couture Pike St Biddeford Robert E. Chadbourne Temple Ave Joan L. Labbe Guinea Road Gaetano Potvin Harrison St Donald A. Dill Dill James B. Hall Elm St Iran Tibbetts Portland Marc J. Hebert Ocean Ave Old Orchard Beach William R. Bishop High St Saco Stanley E. Morse Bradley David Levesque Marion Ave Eugene R. Poston South Portland Truman R. Libby Kennebunk Alain J West Peabody Mass Harold T. Cook Portsmouth N.H Raymond W Demers Simon M. Raymond Lawrence Charles W. Hayward, Jr York Gerard A. Beaudoin Bradley G. Eirman

Jazz Group Appears For Band Boosters Meeting

The Young BurnS Fairfield Band Boosters met at Young School Saco to hear Old Orchard Beach High School Jazz Band directed by Donald Hamalainen. They approved buying a French Horn, allocated funds to repair instruments, and planned an exchange concert. A Spring Benefit Dance is set for April 7 at Trudeau's Private Club with The Sultans. tickets from Gerard Houde.

Young-Burns-Fairfield Young School Saco Old Orchard Beach High School Donald Hamalainen Trudeau Ronald Boutet Edwin Munford Jr Ronald Denyer Fay Louis Gerard Houde YBF

Practical Course at Camp Waban for Mentally Retarded Children

Sanford Practicum in Recreation and Physical Education for the mentally retarded and handicapped runs July 3 to July 21 at Camp Waban Barney Beg Lake. State Department of Education and Federal funds back this three week program for certified teachers to gain direct experience with handicapped children through waterfront safety physiotherapy physical education boating infirmary arts and crafts and social development activities. Applications due May 20 with forms from Wayne Wormwood Box 195 North Berwick 03906.

Sanford Camp Waban Barney Beg Lake State Department of Education Special Education Department Wayne Wormwood North Berwick

New Fishing Law Books Available in City Office

Mrs. Pauline Berry Biddeford City Clerk reports 1972 Maine Open Water Fishing Law booklets are in the city clerk's office for any resident to obtain. Polar bears have been known to travel 500 miles from Greenland to Labrador on drifting ice.

Pauline Berry Biddeford Greenland Labrador

Rebekah Emery Chapter Hears Talk About India

Tukaram Chawan of Saco spoke at the Rebecca Emery Chapter DAR meeting at Mrs John Oddy’s Biddeford Pool home about Indian living styles and food habits. He showed an illustrated book and played Indian music recordings. The session included a Q and A period and routine DAR business led by Regent Mrs John Tarbox.

Tukaram Chawan Saco Rebecca Emery Biddeford Pool John Oddy Chawan India John Tarbox Paul Cobb Elvira Lord Charles Lord Florida Marhia Hastings Harriet Nickerson National Defense National Survival At Stake Walter J. Campbell Doris Thomas DAR Good Citizen Kennebunk High School Thomas Continental Congress Washington, D.C Elliott MacLean South John P. Tarbox Edgar Michaud Earl J Helmbreck George Morriss Nscar First Congregational Church of Brewer Ronald Mol Oscar Look DAR Good Citizens Amanda Long South Portland High School Judy Prentice Lake Region High School Dawn Ames Belfast Area Clifton Hamm Robert Damm Maine State Museum of Augusta DAR Togus John Fairfield Society C.A.R Albert W. Coleman Tarbox Maine Gertrude Q. Farwell Arnold Ballard

Democrats to Name Delegates Meeting in Saco

The Saco Democratic City Committee will meet at 7 30 P M at the GAR Hall Cutts Avenue to prepare delegates and alternates for the May state convention. Gene Palmer says a decision from Augusta on presidential alignment will be announced after the regular meeting.

Saco Democratic City Committee GAR Cutts Avenue Gene Palmer Augusta Palmer

Lions Plan Sight Clinic At Kennebunk

Kennebunk Lions Club organizes a free glaucoma clinic and eye tests from 2 to 4 p.m. on April 8 at St. Monica's Parish Hall Portland Road. Dr. Laurence Newth of Portland will lead with local doctors and nurses assisting. All ages welcome.

Kennebunk Lions Club St. Monica's Parish Hall Portland Road Laurence Newth Portland Maine Light Conservation Commission Hooper United States

False Alarms Plague Local Fire Crews

Beach firemen responded to two false alarms Sunday night. Engine 2 and five men answered the first alarm at 8 04 p.m. on East Grand Avenue after a telephone call. The second alarm at 11 30 p.m. was a box at Aldine Terrace and East Grand Avenue with engines 1 2 and tank 3 and 21 men sent out.

Old Orchard Beach Beach East Grand Avenue Aldine Terrace

Whist Winners Named At Le Foyer Hall Biddeford

The whist party at Le Foyer hall Biddeford crowned high scorers Aurore Soucy and Alphonsine Bolduc. Other winners included Joseph Plourde Clara Gauthier Ronald Dumont Arthur Bolduc Lina Lapointe Gerard Beaudoin Mabel Ayotte Carrie Tapley Elizabeth Dube Medeley Beaulieu Rose Lemay Lucienne Chouinard Orin Fizette and Joseph Chouinard. A party is planned for next week and a monthly meeting is set for April 6 at 7 30 p.m.

le Foyer Hall Biddeford Aurore Soucy Alphonsine Bolduc Joseph Plourde Clara Gauthier Ronald Dumont Arthur Bolduc Lina Lapointe Gerard Beaudoin Mabel Ayotte Carrie Tapley Elizabeth Dube Medeley Beaulieu Rose Lemay Lucienne Chouinard Orin Fizette Joseph Chouinard

Post Honors Gerald Ouellette as AMVET of the Year

Gerald Ouellette of Enfield Conn has been named the 1972 AMVET of the Year by AMVETS Post 18. A Biddeford native, he is a Springfield Trade High School graduate and former U S Navy sailor now living in Enfield with his wife Lucille and their children Jill and Craig. San Francisco's Chinatown is home to about 70 000 residents and is the largest Chinese community outside Asia.

Biddeford Gerald Ouellette AMVET Amvets Enfield San Francisco Asia

April Snowfall Across Maine Thaws Quickly

April snow showers spread over Maine with the extreme north spared. The National Weather Service projected two to three inches statewide with some slush possible. Temperatures hovered around the mid-30s as clearing was forecast for southwestern Maine later.

Portland Maine National Weather Service The Weather Service

First Parish Women's Group Plans Events

The First Parish Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship in Saco hosted a covered dish supper and business meeting led by Mrs. Bette Roberge. Upcoming events include an April 25 meeting, May 23 installation banquet at Old Orchard Beach, and a July 12 summer fair with lunch.

Women’s Fellowship First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ Saco Bette Roberge Lems Joseph's By the Sea Old Orchard Beach Doris Clark Joyce Harmon Harmon First Parish State Fellowship South Portland Congregational Church Rita McQuade Mount Silinda Hospital Rhodesia Maine

Army Accused of Conspiracy Over My Lai Coverup

Rep. Les Aspin to file a federal suit under the Freedom of Information Act to force release of the Peers Commission report on the My Lai massacre. He charges a double coverup: the massacre and the investigation, noting 25 officers faced charges but only one was convicted. The Army has refused disclosure. Hersh claims the report documents a second massacre and includes key testimonies.

Washington Army Les Aspin Peers Commission My Lai Wisconsin Democrat Aspin Pentagon Peers William R. Peers Seymour M. Hersh Hersh My Lat

Spelling Contest Winners Named at Old Orchard Beach

Winners in five Grade One classes at Old Orchard Beach Elementary School are announced. Elizabeth Caler, Kathleen Huot, Gertrude Thompson, Sandra Young and Dorothy Wilson each name three students as winners.

Old Orchard Beach Elizabeth Caler James van Horn Darren Knox Michael Strout Kathleen Huot Dennis Coffey Beverly Spear Kimberley Jordan Gertrude Thompson John Merrill Jodi Davis Zoe Lewis Sandra Young Todd MacDonald Gary Patenaude Robert Shaw Dorothy Wilson Danny Guarino Denise Drouin Timmy Cullinan

Toiler by the Sea Sets Tuesday Meeting at Porter Hall

Old Orchard OCEAN PARK Toiler by the Sea will hold a regular meeting Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Porter Hall Mrs Yvonne Fidalgo will be the speaker and the subject scheduled is Britain Revisited.

Ocean Park Toiler By the Sea Porter Hall Yvonne Fidalgo Britain

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Officer Slate Mase Beacon Light Rose of Sharon Annette Ruth Springvale Piscataqua Kittery Friendship Amesbury Mnet Quincy Longmeadow Connecticut Ethel Littlefield Kennebunks Kennebunk American Legion Post Legion Home Water Street Webhannet Fletcher Street Den Roberta Bailey West Kennebunk Rotary Club Glen-Mor Christ Church Odd Fellows Meeting Odd Fellows Hall Main Street Kennebunk Lion's Club Miss Wight Waban Rebekah Emery Lions Plan Sight le Foyer Rean First Parish Women’s Group Phentex Marilyn Smithwheel Rd Call Old Orchard Saco Tel Singer Singer Sewing McCall's
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