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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1967

Page

2

Deaths Springfield Man Jean Paul Sicard 48

Jean Paul Sicard 48 formerly of Biddeford Maine died suddenly Thursday morning at his home in Springfield Mass Born July 29 1918 in Biddeford Maine he was the son of De W and Ruth LaRose Sicard Survived by his widow Beatrice C Sicard his mother Ruth S Thompson two sons Donald and Jean Paul Sicard Jr six daughters Sandra Ruth Kim Debra all of Springfield Mrs Hartley Solange Carson Biddeford and Mrs Randall Diane Stephenson Indiana Also several aunts and cousins in Biddeford Funeral services and a requiem high mass were held at the Cathedral with burial in a Springfield Mass cemetery

Springfield Mass Jean Paul Sicard Biddeford Maine de W Ruth LaRose Sicard Beatrice C. Sicard Ruth S. Thompson Donald Jean Paul Sicard Jr Sandra Ruth Kim Debra Sicard Hartley Solange) Carson Randall Diane) Stephenson Indiana

Nationwide Briefs Highlight Moon Landing and Global Tensions

Surveyor 3 advances toward a moon soft landing with a scoop shovel. Brain-to-brain information transfer shown in animal studies hints at human potential. Georgia governor Maddox hosts an open house with four imprisoned black men sharing stories. Speck case verdict looming. many angles unresolved. Vietnam demos clash over size and tone as U S shifts tactics. United States sues to end helicopter engine strike threat. A U S jet incident kills 14 and wounds 25 in two days. Fulbright urges halving European troop commitments. Tax deadline near. Pope Paul may delay birth control ruling after bishops meet. Guevara message may bolster Latin American push. S Korean jets sink a North Korean vessel.

Associated Press Georgia Lester Maddox Richard Speck Vietnam Dean Rusk U. S U.S Washington J.W. Fulbright United States International Paul VI Che Guevara Latin America

Biddeford Firefighters Answer Two Weekend Calls

Biddeford firefighters were summoned twice over the weekend to homes on Biddeford Pool and Green Street. Logs in a fireplace at Forest Kimball’s Biddeford Pool residence sparked the chimney. booster lines controlled the blaze. Firefighters also responded to Alfred St Amand’s 78 Green Street home where an oil burner overflow caused concerns but no damage was reported.

Biddeford Biddeford Pool Green Street Forest Kimball Ocean Avenue Alfred St

Adventurer Plans Queen Mary Journey After US Tour

A young traveler, Colin, continues from Page One by touring New England then heading home to Australia. He dreams of boarding the Queen Mary and is booked to depart New York this week aboard the stateship. He found northern New England friendlier than expected and praised American courtesy, hoping to return to see areas he missed.

New England Australia Colin New York United States

Funeral Directors in Saco Maine List Contacts

Funeral homes in Saco Maine are listed with addresses and phone numbers. Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Dial 2820562 Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street 2845611 Philip H Gross Sr Director Emond's Funeral Home 2845511 Frank X Emond J P Conroy.

Dennett Shumway Funeral Service Spring Street Saco Philip H. Gross Sr Emond Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy

Funeral services for Mrs Marie Pelchat Lewiston

Funeral services for Mrs Marie Ange Pelchat of 136 Guinea Road Biddeford were held Friday at St Peter's Church Beavers nephews Ronald Brochu Paul Brochu Raymond Brissette and Joseph Gervais attended Burial was in St Peter's Cemetery Lewiston

Lewiston Marie Ange Pelchat Guinea Road Biddeford St. Peter’s Church Here Beavers Ronald Brochu Paul Brochu Raymond Brissette Joseph Gervais St. Peter’s Cemetery

Funeral Rites Held for Mrs. Au rore Dionne

Funeral services for Mrs. Au rore Dionne of 30 Spring St Saco were held at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church with Rev Joseph S Carrier celebrating a solemn requiem high mass. Burial followed at St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford with graveside prayers by Father LaBranche. Bearers included Raymond Foran Jr Ronald Foran Steven Foran Robert Chasse Ronald Chasse and Lawrence Patterson.

Aurore Dionne Spring St Saco Notre Dame de Lourdes Joseph S. Carrier Donald LaBranche Paul Jalbert Eva Carrier St. Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford Father LaBranche Raymond Foran Jr Ronald Foran Steven Foran Robert Chasse Ronald Chasse Lawrence Patterson

Funeral Services for Mrs Me dora Giguere Biddeford

Funeral services were held for Mrs Me dora Giguere at St Andre's Church. Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere presided with Deacon Rev Bernand Nicknair and Subdeacon Rev Donald Nickmair. Church choir sung as Mrs Laura Proulx played. Bearers included Emond Neault Edgar Cabana Josephat Tardif Alphonse Lemieux Albert Onotte Willie Bisson. Burial was at Joseph's Cemetery with grave side prayers by Father Bernard Nicknair.

Medora Giguere Biddeford St. Andre's Church Aime Giguere Bernand Nicknair Donald Nickmair St. Francis College Laura Proulx Our Lady of Victory Circle

Funeral Rites Held for Thomas W Prescott of Saco

Funeral services for Thomas W. Prescott of Temple Street Saco were held Saturday at Shumway Funeral Home in Saco. Rev. Stanley A. Bennett officiated with interment at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford. Honorary bearers were Saco United Baptist Church deacons Philip Sanborn Harley Scammon Sr Leon Cole Adelbert Jakeman Sr Adelbert Jakeman Jr Charles Towle Rodney Watson and Robert Pate. Active bearers included Paul Hill Alton Bowdoin Donald Bartlett and Carleton Brock. Memorial ritualistic services were held Friday at the funeral home by Dunlap Lodge F and A M Biddeford.

Thomas W. Prescott Temple Street Saco Shumway Funeral Home Spring St Stanley A. Bennett Saco United Baptist Church Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford Philip Sanborn Harley Scammon Sr Leon Cole Adelbert Jakeman Sr Adelbert Jakeman Jr Charles Towle Rodney Watson Robert Pate Paul Hill Alton Bowdoin Donald Bartlett Carleton Brock Dunlap Lodge A.M

Top Soviet Spy Trailed After U S Entry

New York reports Gen Vasili V Morshechkov No 2 KGB officer arrived March 27 and has been followed by federal agents through New York and Washington. The Daily News notes cloaked aliases and diplomatic cover for him and a KGB associate.

New York Vasily V. Morshechkov KGB Soviet Union United States New York Daily News New York City Washington, D.C Daily News Washington FBI State Department Morshechkov Mosie Aleksandr Saharovsky U.S

Birth notices for eight newborns across Maine and Washington

To Mr and Mrs Delvern Lank Walker s Lane Kennebunk a son Scott Bruce weighing nine pounds one half ounce April 9 To Mr and Mrs Nicol Drouin 38A School St Saco a daughter Susan Aline weighing five pounds 124% ounces April 11 To Mr and Mrs William Pinkham Wells a son Jeffrey William weighing eight pounds 14 ounces April 11 To Mr and Mrs Rodney Appleby Watson Mill Road Saco a daughter Robin Lyn weighing five pounds 15 s ounces April 13 To Mr and Mrs Oscar Herbert 25 Mass Ave Portland a daughter Donna Ann weighing four pounds April 13 To Mr and Mrs Lawrence Labreck 23 Pierson Lane Biddeford a daughter weighing six pounds 11 ounces April 14 To Mr and Mrs David Roberts Hollis a daughter Lori Ann weighing eight pounds 12 ounces April 14 To Mr and Mrs Robert Heffernan Tacoma Wash formerly of Biddeford a son William Robert weighing six pounds one ounce April 14 at Lakewood General Hospital Tacoma Wash

Delvern Lank Walker's Lane Kennebunk Scott Bruce Nicol Drouin School St Saco Susan Aline William Pinkham Wells Jeffrey William Rodney Appleby Watson Mill Road Robin Lyn Oscar Herbert Mass. Ave Portland Donna Ann Lawrence Labreck Pierson Lane Biddeford David Roberts Hollis Lori Ann Robert Heffernan Tacoma Wash William Robert Lakewood General Hospital

Weather Outlook With Rain Chance And Cool Temps

Tonight remains cloudy with occasional rain and a low around 35 to 40. Tuesday stays mostly cloudy with a few showers and cooler conditions, a partial clearing possible in places and a warmer trend focused in the far south.

Local Personnel Notes Include Veterans and Medically Treated

The item lists several individuals with connections to Maine towns and military service. Mrs. Major Lessard of Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Kathy McInnis of Saco is a medical patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Pvt John A. Powell of Wells is in recruit training at Parris Island. Lance Cpl Brian J. Wallace of Kennebunk is with Wing Equipment Repair Squadron 17 in Da Nang. Lt Conrad Metcalf of Kennebunkport helped direct an amphibious assault at Molokai. Warren Libby of Biddeford and family attended the 200th anniversary events in Portland. Donald A Rumery of Biddeford serves with VT-7 at Meridian Naval Auxiliary Air Station.

Major Lessard Elm St Biddeford Webber Hospital Kathy McInnis Arthur McInnis Green St Saco Maine Medical Center Portland John A. Powell Ronald G. Powell Route 1 Wells Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C Brian J. Wallace John E. Wallace Kennebunk First Marine Aircraft Wing da ‘Nang Air Base South Vietnam Navy Conrad Metcalf Joseph Metcalf Kennebunkport Molokai Hawaii Warren Libby South St Eastern State Normal School Castine Holiday Inn Maine Maritime Academy Donald A Rumery USN Donald P. Rumery Fortune Rocks VT-7 Naval Auxiary Air Station Meridian Miss

Local Veterans and Auxiliary Group Meetings Set

A meeting of the Owen-Davis Post American Legion is planned for Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the post home Beach Street Saco Refreshments will follow. The Past Presidents Parley of Owen-Davis Unit Auxiliary meets tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Irene Parker home Gray Avenue Saco. Lafayette Court Catholic Order of Foresters meets tonight at 7 30 in the hall Emery Street Biddeford. Biddeford Saco Chapter Disabled American Veterans meets tonight at 7 30 in the Bradbury Street hall Biddeford.

Owen-Davis Post American Legion Beach Street Saco Owen-Davis American Legion Auxiliary Irene Parker Gray Avenue Lafayette Court Order of Foresters Emery Street Biddeford

Sunbeams Meet in Old Orchard Beach Hall

Church notes list Sunbeams girls ages 6 to 10 meeting Tuesday at 3 30 p m in the Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach. Ladies Home League gathers Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the same hall. Prayer meeting Tuesday 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Route 9 A near Route 109 Wells.

the Sunbeams Salvation Army Hall Union Ave Old Orchard Beach Ladies Home League Full Gospel Route 9-A Wells

Weather Outlook For New England Five Day Forecast

Weather Bureau shows five day outlook for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Temperatures will average below normal in Rhode Island eastern Massachusetts southeastern New Hampshire and southern Maine with highs in the low 50s to upper 50s and lows in the low to mid 30s. Warmer Tuesday and cooler again Wednesday with periods of showers Tuesday and early Wednesday and general rain by Saturday.

Boston Weather Bureau New England Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire Maine

Weekend Whist At Le Foyer Club Biddeford

A committee led the weekly whist party at Le Foyer Club Biddeford last night at the corner of Pool and Foss Streets. Special prize winners were Flora Lambert Rita Couture Antoinette Chretien and Rose Shevenelle. High scorer was Alphonsine Bolduc with many players also winning prizes. Card parties will be held again next weekend at the club rooms.

Bernice Beaulieu James Beaulieu Alderic Soucy Medley Beaulieu Donald Elie Antoinette Chretien Maurice Marcoux le Foyer Club Pool and Foss Streets Biddeford Flora Lambert Rita Couture Rose Shevenelle Alphonsine Bolduc Carl Tapley Corey Tapley

Worldwide talking clock services spread through AT&T survey

Boston offers Voice of Audubon with meadowlarks and towhees while Parisians receive love and marriage guidance. England provides fairy tale bedtime prompts and Father Christmas wisdom. Switzerland assists crossword spelling and Vienna offers Aunt Fairy Tale. Dutch and multilingual Holland travel tips accompany Berlin music pitches. The United States leads with ski conditions.

Boston Paris Germany England Switzerland New England Telephone Co American Telephone & Telegraph Co New York Arthur W. Argue Meadowlarks Gloucester Towhees Dover Yuletide Vienna West Germany United States Japan Ireland Berlin Holland At&t U.S

Wells Congregational Church Hosts Ecumenism Talk and Supper Meetings

Harriet Kaminsky from Nassan College spoke at the Senior High Youth Fellowship about studying abroad during her sophomore year. The Wells Couples Club plans an April 22 supper at the parish house, with contacts Mrs Spiller and Mrs Chase. On April 23 the York Association meets at Wells Church with two St Francis priests on ecumenism, followed by supper at Wells Grange and an evening session with the Maine Conference associate minister elect of the United Church of Christ.

Harriet Kaminsky Nassan College Springvale Wells Congregational Church Wells Couples Club George R. Spiller Ray V. Chase York Association of Congregational Christian Churches Order of St. Francis Wells Grange Hall Sanford Road Maine

Lions Follow Goat New Play Set for Off Broadway

AP reports William Alfred, creator of Hogan's Goat, has a second script titled A Pride of Lions ready for an off Broadway test. staged in summer at Goodspeed Opera House East Haddam Connecticut before a New York debut. Sponsors Albert B Selden and Jal James previously brought Man of La Mancha to town from East Haddam.

LIONS New York William Alfred Goodspeed Opera House East, Haddam

Services for hearing tested phone helplines across the nation

The piece notes services including a hearing test by tones sent to callers ears and a Connecticut Tip-O Phone for home ideas and teen advice. Hartford runs a Hot-Line to Culture with event calendars. New York offers pollen counts for hay fever and nationwide calorie counts for foods like rum cake and hot fudge sundaes.

Connecticut Hartford Conn New York

Testimonial Banquet Honors Royal Sheltra

About 135 persons attended a testimonial banquet Saturday evening at the Biddeford American Legion post home honoring Royal N. Sheltra department of Maine commander. Guests included Sheltra’s family and numerous Maine Auxiliary and Legion leaders with speeches, a plaque presentation, gifts, and entertainment.

Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley American Legion Elm Street Biddefrod Royal N. Sheltra Department of Maine Sheltra Felix Sheltra Sylvia Dow South Portland National Auxiliary Maurice Parisien Portland National Region Beatrice Rumo National Auxiliary Security Margaret Jenney Belgrade Department of Maine Auxiliary Ruth Jucius Maurice Morse Cherryfield Legion Anthony Rumo Isabelle Pinkham Alberta Redmond Cape Porpoise Corinne Clark John Mooradian Lynn Fleming Legion Fifth District Fred Fisher Kennebec County Iona Osnoe Cumberland County Council Richard M. Doe Old Orchard Beach York County Martha Beaudoin Atty Gerald Nason Robert E. Lee Saco Roland Shank Free Zoel Duguay Leo Warner Louise Rousselle Perreault Marguerite Poire

AMVETS Auxiliary Marks 15th Anniversary at Beach

Old Orchard Beach reports the Abbott Verville AMVETS Auxiliary observing its 15th anniversary with a pot luck supper at the Post Home on Walnut Street. Founder Ruth Gillis began the group on April 17, 1952. Clara Ledoux received a 20 year service pin.

Old Orchard Beach Abbott-Verville Amvets Post Home Walnut Street Ruth Gillis Irene Griffin Marie Migner Clara G. Ledoux Biddeford Irene McGauffin Antoinette Bill Mary J. Smith Mary Emers Bernadette Skidds Ellen Clark Suzanne Brousseau Mary Belanger Dolores Levesque Georgia Remill Helen Strout Rena Godin Portland Imogene Orlando Mary Derring Catherine D’ascanio

State budget hearings set on subsidies and school building bonds

Sunday notes outline state hearings this week on subsidies to school administrative districts and a $14 million school building bond issue. A Taxation Committee hearing Tuesday will examine a weight-distance tax bill for truckers, backed by railroads, plus judiciary and labor proposals on trade secrets, unemployment benefits, and state employee pay.

Maine schedule notes bond issue for regional centers

Inland Fisheries and Game at 1 p.m. to permit limited moose hunting in northern Maine. State Government at 1:30 p.m. to let legislators use the Maine Turnpike without change while in session and to award employee prizes up to 300 dollars for improvements. Education at 1:30 p.m. to adopt a master plan for forming school administrative districts.

Inland Fisheries and Game Maine

Papers Weights Stolen From Wells Home In JFK Mementos Case

A Maine state police detective suspects a knowledgeable antiques expert stole about 25000 dollars worth of John F Kennedy paperweights from Mrs. Gwendolyn Maloney in Wells. Entry was forced, but little else was touched. Only 2026 weights were made, with few in the U S. a pink weight sold for 750 dollars. The case hinges on a time element and several leads. In Augusta, the Wall er Improvement Commission denied the Poland Spring Job Corps Center a license to discharge treated sewage into Middle Range Pond citing potential water quality harm and a large local opposition. The center houses about 1000 women trainees and 500 staff.

WELLS John F. Kennedy Sherwood K. Baston Gwendolyn Maloney Baston United States Jfk

Land Grant Colleges Going To The People

In New England the land grant colleges are urged to serve the public beyond campuses. Presidents from UMass, U Rhode Island and New Hampshire stress outreach via adult education, continuing programs and farming guidance. They urge closer ties to farmers and local communities to fulfill the original mission.

Boston Justin S. Morrill Vermont Eeact Congress New England Homer D. Babbidge Jr University of Connecticut People's Colleges Francis N. Horn University of Rhode Island Eugene S. Mills University of New Hampshire Maine Storrs Conn John W. Lederle University of Massachusetts

Three Named For Yankee Quill Awards

Three veteran New England journalists Charles E. Gallagher Lawrence K. Miller and John R. Reitemeyer were named academy members by the Academy of New England Journalists. The trio will receive the Yankee Quill Award at a May 13 dinner in Boston, as editors gather from nine northeast states to honor sustained distinction in journalism.

Waterville The Academy of New England New England Academy Leslie Moore Charles E. Gallagher Lynn Mass Item Lawrence K Pete) Miller Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield John R. Reitemeyer Hartford Sigma Delta Chi Colby College Gallagher Miller Reitermeyer Sheraton Boston Society Lowell Massachusetts Bar Press Committee Bar Williams College United Press London Geneva Washington Eagle Bennington Brattleboro Daily Reformer Reformer Banner Newsweek Magazine New England Society of Newspaper Editors Reitemeyer the Courant Trinity College Connecticut Inter American Press Association Connecticut General Assembly Courant America

Saco Business Men to Hold Renewal Themed Dinner

The Saco Business Men's Association will host its 18th annual dinner meeting on Wednesday April 26 at the Elks Lodge Saco. Mayor Donald C. Doyle will welcome guests from the City Council and Planning Board. A social hour precedes dinner at 7 with a downtown renewal discussion by Hans Klunder and city planner. A Q and A session follows.

Saco Business Men’s Association Elks’ Lodge Saco Donald C. Doyle Klunder Association Arthur Huot Richard Braley Victor Fleurent Buller

Two Traffic Mishaps Listed In Biddeford

Biddeford police said that no one was injured early Sunday when a tractor trailer jackknifed on Alfred Road striking a utility pole. The driver was Edward Inman 32 of Mattawamkeag. truck registered to H. C. Haynes Inc Winn. police also investigated a second crash on Elm Street where Richard Nadeau 28 of 14 Irving St Saco was struck by Arnold Ballard 68 of 32 Lucille St Saco as Nadeau waited to turn. No injuries were reported.

Biddeford Alfred Edward Inman Mattawamkeag H. C. Haynes Inc Winn Raymond Langevin Benoit Martin Richard Nadeau Irving St Saco Arnold Ballard Lucille St Elm Street Nadeau Everett Boweden Armand Ouellette

Union Auxiliary States Banquet Plans Set for June 24

The Ladies Auxiliary of T.W.U.A. AFL-CIO-CLC announced its annual banquet for June 24 at Marshview Restaurant West Scarborough during a Biddeford Union Hall meeting. President Mary Jane Arel led the gathering and reports from secretary and treasurer were read. Mother of the Year for 1967 will be chosen at the May 21 meeting.

T.W.U.A. Afl-Cio-Clc Marshview West Scarborough Union Hall Maine Street Biddeford Mary Jane Arel Cynthia Weiss Anna Forcier Mary Alice Linnie Emilia Romeo Marguerite Libby Ruth Weiss

Fire extinguished after grease fire at Atlantic Avenue home

Firefighters responded to 98 Atlantic Ave for a stove grease fire. Someone in the house used a fire extinguisher and put out the flames before the fire crew arrived. No injuries reported. Daniel Guarino is the resident.

Old Orchard Beach Daniel Guarino Atlantic Ave

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