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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1967
Page
2
A cold wave moves into Portland bringing clearing skies and very cold conditions tonight. Lows dip to the teens with gusty northwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Tuesday brings mostly sunny skies but continued cool temperatures, highs in the upper 30s to low 40s and winds 10 to 20 mph.
Readable notices list surgical patients in Biddeford area hospitals and residents returning from winter stays. Lorenzo Labbe of 421 Alfred Street Biddeford is a patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs. Robert Nadeau of 253 West Street Biddeford is at Notre Dame Hospital. Alfred Savoy of 90 Hill Street Biddeford is at Notre Dame Hospital. Mrs. Grace Rumery Wadlin Road Biddeford is at Webber Hospital. Sam Lacotte has returned to Hills Beach Biddeford from Daytona Beach Florida. Mrs. Roland Belisle 3 Fast Labonte Avenue Saco is a patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs. Raymond Phillips Parsons Street Kennebunk is at Notre Dame Hospital. Victor DesChaine of 61 Adams Street Biddeford has returned home after winter in Florida and the Bahamas.
Mrs Marion E Pitts 81 widow of Waldo F Pitts and former Kennebunk resident died Saturday in a nursing home. Born January 1, 1886 in Kennebunk to William F Bow en and Mary Rice Bow en she attended Kennebunk High School and was active in Olive Rebekah Lodge and Kennebunk Baptist Church. Survived by two daughters, seven grandchildren and one niece. Funeral 10 30 a m tomorrow at Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk with burial at Hope Cemetery. Rev Russell Peppe to officiate. calling hours 7 9 tonight.
Mrs Edith L Milliken 84 of 59 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach died this morning in a Portland hospital from burns suffered at home about a month ago She was widow of Ross R Milliken who died in 1960 and belonged to St John s By the Sea Episcopal Church Funeral service set for 2 pm Wednesday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco
Women moved from loose trousers to shape up outfits and underpinnings. Choose properly sized pants and foundations to avoid bulges, select midriff control and uplift pieces, and coordinate bra and pantie girdle with outfits for a sleek, chic look.
The centenary of Luigi Pirandello birthplace Rome is marked with global revivals of his plays. A three day conclave in Agrigento Sicily, his hometown, opened the year and posted a $6,000 prize for a new work by a young author.
Funeral directors listed include Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street with phone 282 0562 Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street with 284 5611 Philip H Gross Sr Director Emond's Funeral Home contact 284 5511 Frank X Emond and J P Conroy are also featured in the directory with local numbers.
Marion E. Pitts widow of Waldo F died in South Windham Maine on April 8 funeral services are set for Tuesday at 10 30 am at Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk calling hours 7 to 9 this evening contributions may be made to the Heart Fund or the School Street Methodist Church building fund in Gorham
A requiem high mass was celebrated for Simeon Bill of Smithwheel Road at St. Margaret’s Church. Rev. J Armand Bill presided, Miss Mollie Welch was organist, with Louise Welch as soloist. Interment in St. Joseph’s Cemetery Biddeford followed with church and Legion members in attendance.
Funeral services for Mrs Bernadette Toutant of 16 Irving Street Saco were held at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco. A solemn requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev Joseph Carrier with deacon Rev Paul Jalbert and sub deacon Rev Donald La Branche. Burial followed at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford with graveside prayers. Bearers included Joseph Perreault Donald Morin Joseph Viger Gregoire Drouin Alfred Benoit Alberick Danis.
Funeral services for Donat Beaudoin 66 of 406 Main St Biddeford were held Saturday at 8 30 from St Josephs Church. Rt Rev Msgr Elie Hevey celebrated the requiem high mass with Rev Valmont Gilbert as deacon and Rev Robert Girouard as subdeacon. Burial followed in St Josephs Cemetery with prayers at the grave by Father Levesque. Bearers were Alfred Caron Henri Jacques Edmond Neault Elidore Bellerose Joseph Roy and Lucien Lehouillier.
Embroidery returns as a home craft with table covers towels and pillow cases gaining a personal touch. A new book Stitches in Time by Hilda Kassell outlines history and lessons, with sample samplers from Patty Polk and Martha Washington noted for posterity.
The Past Matrons Association of Annette Chapter Eastern Star in Saco hosts a covered dish supper at 6 30 p.m. in Mrs Doris Clark s home. Alexander MacMillan Post Royal Canadian Legion and Auxiliary meet at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs Eva Roberge s home in Biddeford. Sunrise Investors meet at 7 tonight at Red s Barber Shop. Biddeford Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary meets at 7 30 in Biddeford City Building. Our Lady Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella meet 7 30 p.m. tomorrow at St John s Hall Biddeford. Biddeford Saco Community Service Club holds all day sewing 10 30 a.m. Wednesday at Unitarian Universalist Church City Square Biddeford. Evangeline Rebekah Club meets 7 30 p.m. Wednesday at the Biddeford home of Ma Deline and Leah Robie. jewels to be worn.
A Sunbeams gathering for girls ages 6 to 10 is set for Tuesday at 3 30 p m in the Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach The Ladies Home League also meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the same hall Prayer meeting occurs Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Rout A off Route 109 Wells
Members of Teamsters Local 340 voted 512 to 17 to authorize a strike if no satisfactory contract is reached on a national or area basis. Maine carriers will operate unless union interference triggers a lockout, with most Maine trucks could end in three days as out of state freight dries up. 700 towns rely on trucks. rails would take some volume though.
The five day forecast from the Weather Bureau covers northern New England, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Daytime highs dip to near 50 in the north and near 60 in the south with lows in the 30s to 40s. Tuesday and Wednesday stay cool, Thursday and Friday warm. Precipitation averages under a quarter inch, with showers Friday and Saturday.
Ocean Park news notes the Acquaintance Club inviting summer visitors. Meetings begin at 2 30 p m in Porter Memorial Hall with weekly programs through August featuring talks, concerts, a book review, illustrated slides, and a public temple program.
Portuguese authorities in Mozambique announce a five year project to build the Cabora Bassa Dam on the Zambezi River. The first stage aims to fund 200 million dollars to create a facility with a 48 billion kilowatt year output, irrigate 2,700 square kilometers, and support aluminum and chemical industries. Production would be exported to Rhodesia Malawi Zambia and South Africa.
Hemisphere foreign ministers push toward a Latin American common market while President Johnson travels to South America for talks likely to yield fruit in the 1970s. The Apollo fire review board finds major design and quality deficiencies and calls for a spacecraft overhaul. Gunfire looting and fires erupt in Nashville as rioting continues in the Negro college area. A potential breakthrough in heart attack prevention is reported with new oral drugs affecting blood clots. Hollywood announces Academy Award favorites with A Man for All Seasons and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
The rise of jointly treated marriages over individual therapy is highlighted by accounts of couples like John and Mary C. who faced a breakdown and recovered through joint sessions. Experts say treating husband and wife as a unit reflects evolving psychiatric practice and can avert crisis by addressing mutual emotional dynamics.
Tiny 400 square foot cabin offered as a vacation hideaway or honeymoon retreat. One bedroom for a double bed, no central heating, suggests a floor furnace. Architect Herman York estimates under 5 000 with regional variation. Complete drawings available for 2 dollars via Homes Box 992 General Post Office New York.
ST PETERSBURG reports on hypochondria as a mind driven illness. Doctors describe it as an organ neurosis where fears and inadequacies shift to physical symptoms. Affected individuals seek multiple doctors to escape life responsibilities through illness.
The Maine Legislature returns to the State House for what appears to be its busiest week of public hearings. Key items on the agenda include a tentative sales tax increase and an excise tax on boats and motors based on original cost. Committees will also tackle changes to government structure and a new Department of Transportation proposal.
New York AP Dave Bing of Detroit and Lou Hudson of St Louis were unanimously named to the league rookie team by NBA coaches. Bing and Hudson each had 10 votes, joined by Cazzie Russell New York Erwin Mueller Chicago and Jack Marin Baltimore with seven votes. Archie Clark Los Angeles earned six and Clyde Lee San Francisco four in honorable mention.
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