Deaths Carroll Welch Passes In Saco Area
Carroll Welch 68 of 74 Common St Saco died last night in a Biddeford hospital born Nov 5 1899 in Temple son of William and Nellie Knowles Welch he is survived by a daughter Mrs A C Heath of Bangor funeral Friday at 10 am from Shumway Funeral Home Saco interment in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Welch
Common St
Saco
Biddeford
Temple
William
Nellie (Knowles) Welch
Welch
A. C. Heath
Bangor
Shumway Funeral
Spring St
Woodlawn
Rebekah Lodge Hosts District Meeting in Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach Rebekah Lodge will host the District No. 2 meeting at Robinson Memorial Hall on West Grand Avenue. District Deputy President Mrs. Ethel Whitten directs events with 2:30 pm business, 6 pm spaghetti supper, 7:30 pm memorial by Forest Rebekah Lodge, and 8 pm evening session. gowns urged and exchange items welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge
Robinson Memorial Hall
West Grand Avenue
Ethel Whitten
Forest Rebekah Lodge
West Buxton
Death Notice Harold F. Bickford of Kennebunkport
Harold F. Bickford 72 died yesterday in Wolfeboro New Hampshire former Saco Lowell Shops employee and Kennebunkport resident. He leaves Lena J. Bickford and seven grandchildren with five great grandchildren. Docketed funeral at Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk with Rev. Robert Wangel officiating. Interment Arun del Cemetery. Visitation today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta L. Leonard
Oakland
Sylvia R. Driscoll
Dover
N.H
Leroy
Bangor
Roland H
Winterport
Fremont L
Billerica
Mass
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Summer St
Kennebunk
Robert Wangel
Village Baptist Church
Arundel Cemetery
Earle L Grindall 74 dies at Biddeford hospital Kennebunkport
Earle L Grindall 74 of Nestler's Point Cape Porpoise died early today in a Biddeford hospital after a short illness He was born October 11 1893 in Blue Hill son of Ernest R and the late Mrs Grindall A former Boston resident he retired from Boston Edison Co Surviving are two daughters Marquita H Carter East Weymouth MA and Edith M Settner Miami FL one brother Olney Grindall Blue Hill four grandchildren and five great grandchildren Ducted at 2 pm Saturday from Summer Street Kennebunk with Rev Fred Holmberg Church on the Cape officiating Interment in Arundel Cemetery Friends may call today at the cinema from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Earle L. Grindall
Nestler’s Point
Cape Porpoise
Biddeford
Blue Hill
Ernest R. Grindall
Boston
Grindall
Boston Edison Co
Marquita H. Carter
East Weymouth
Mass
Edith M. Settner
Miami
Fla
Olney Grindall
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Summer St
Kennebunk
Fred Holmberg
Church on-the-Cape
Arundel
Cine
Mrs Agnes Gagnon Dies After Long Illness in Saco
Mrs Agnes Gagnon 78 of 41B Locke St Saco died in a Biddeford hospital after a long illness. Born November 3 1889 in Sheboygan Michigan she was daughter of Edward and Alvina Levasseur a communicant of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church and member of Ste Anne's Ideality parish. Survived by husband Paul Mercier and Raymond St Marie a son Samuel a sister and a brother five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from Notre Dame de Lourdes Friday at 8 am with interment in St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may visit Cote Funeral Home 87 James St tonight and tomorrow evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Gagnon
Locke St
Saco
Biddeford
Sheboygan
Mich
Edward and
Alvina Seaumier Levasseur
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Ste. Anne
Paul Mercier
Raymond St. Marie
Samuel
Elmer Rocheleau
Lowell, Mass
Wilfred Levasseur
Graniteville
Mass
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Cote Funeral Home
James St
Ste Anne's Sodality to Say Prayers for Agnes Gagnon
Members of Ste Anne's Sodality of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco will meet at 7 tonight at Cotes Funeral Home to say prayers for Mrs Agnes Gagnon, a church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste. Anne's Sodality
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Saco
Cote
James St
Agnes Gagnon
Court Decury Meeting for Mrs. Antoinette Kuhl
Members of the Canada American Association will meet tonight at 8 at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home 36 Portland Ave Old Orchard Beach to say prayers for Mrs Antoinette M Kuhl a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada American Association
Old Orchard Beach
Portland Ave
Antoinette M. Kuhl
Funeral Directors List for Saco Maine Area
Funeral directors and establishments in Saco Maine are listed with addresses and phone numbers including Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street and Dennett Craig at 365 Main Street. Emond's Funeral Home at 284 Main Street is also noted with Frank X. Emond and J P Conroy as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Card of Thanks to Doctors and Nurses at Two Hospitals
Mrs. Florida Blanchette and Mrs. Anna Hayes express sincere thanks to Dr. Charest Dr. Viger Dr. LaFond and nurses sisters and priests at Notre Dame Hospital Webber Hospital for their care kindness and for cards flowers and gifts received during recent stays from friends relatives and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viger
LaFond
Webber Hospital
Anna Hayes
Women’s Relief Corps Activities Announced
A dinner preceded yesterday’s Fred S. Gurney Women’s Relief Corps meeting at GAR Hall in Saco. Irene Ayer was installed as musician. committees planned Loyalty Day parade and Memorial Day events. next meeting May 28 at GAR Hall with fund raising and refreshment duties. Past Presidents Association set supper meeting at Leedy’s Restaurant, Alfred, on a Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Gurney Womens Relief Corps
Gar Hall Cutts Avenue
Saco
Beatrice Hover
Dorothy Abbott
Ruth Willey
Mary Rollins
Louise Harrison
Irene Ayer
Willey
Ethel Ballard
Beach Street
Main Street
Laco
Gar Hall
Mary Fairfield
Bessie Moulton
Marjorie Fogg
Pi Chapter Officers Installed at Portland Sorority Event
Pi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held an officer installation at the Holiday Inn in Portland marking the sorority's 37th anniversary. The slate included President Mrs. Donald Lester and vice presidents, with awards and gifts distributed to retiring president Mrs. Sheltra and other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Pi Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Donald Lester
C. Dayton Benway
Alfred Loignon
Raymond Carlson
Paul Sheltra
Roland Provencher
Abilene
Kan
United States
Canada
Thomas Fregeau
Richard Labonte
Roand Rioux
Walter W. Ross
Lester
Sheltra
Marcel Levesque
Carlson
Robert Bergeron
Mignonne Lamb
Russell Morse
Robert Smith
Victor Victor
Adrienne Heffernan
Saco Man Honored At Farewell Party
Richard Trudeau son of Mr and Mrs Albert Trudeau of 330 Main St Saco left today for Parris Island South Carolina for basic training with the U S Marine Corps and was guest of honor at a surprise farewell party at his parents home Attendees included Paul Trudeau Sr Roland Desrosiers Leo Bergeron Paul Houle and many others refreshments were served by Mrs Roland Desrosiers Louise Trudeau and Mrs Albert Trudeau
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Trudeau
Albert Trudeau
Main St
Saco
Parris Island
S. C
U.S. Marine Corps
Paul Trudeau Sr
Roland Desrosiers
Leo Bergeron
Paul Houle
Robert Pettingill
Tony Jackson
John Styles
Peter Gracullo
Richard Monroe
Christopher Lavigne
Gilbert Tautant
Butch Harvey
A. E. Martel
T. L. Townsend
A. E. Poisson
P. L. Faucher
Robert Slater
Arthur L. McLee
Roger Cote
Paul Trudeau Jr
Paw Desrosiers
Richard Harrison
Donald Trudeau
Philip Trudeau
George Trudeau
Louise Trudeau
Albert Trueau
Muskrats Threaten Dock Pontoons on Yellowstone Lake
Yellowstone Lake marina project faces damage as muskrats gnaw foam pontoons. Park authorities consider installing narrow mesh chicken wire on the bottoms of the floats to deter gnawing and protect the construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Lake
Utif Park
Remi Bolduc Patient at Notre Dame Hospital
Remi Bolduc a 45 year old resident of Bacon J Biddeford is listed as a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital confirming current admission status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remi Bolduc
Bacon &J
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Meeting of Tighe-Beau doin-Farley Post Held Tomorrow
A meeting of Tighe-Beau doin-Farley Post American Legion will be held tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the home on Elm Street in Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe - Beaudoin - Farley Post, American Legion
Elm Street
Biddefor
Mid Week Prayer Meeting and Service Planned
A Mid week prayer meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p m at Bible Baptist Church 144 Ferry Road Saco followed by a 7 30 p m Mid Week service at the Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Choir rehearsals at Biddeford churches scheduled
Choir rehearsals for the Foss Street Methodist Church and the South Biddeford Methodist Church are held each Thursday at the Foss Street Church with the Crusader choir at 6 30 p m and the Adult Sanctuary choir at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Foss Street
Crusader
Prayer Service at Advent Christian Church Biddeford
The Advent Christian Church on Hill and Cha Streets Biddeford will hold a prayer service Thursday at 7:30 p.m. open to all interested persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Churchorner
Hill and
Cha Streets
Biddeford
Choir rehearsals at School Street Church Saco
Choir rehearsals at School Street Methodist Church in Saco occur each Thursday with the junior choir at 3 15 p m and the senior choir at 7 p m local time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Madisses to Host Covered Dish Supper at Parish House
The Madisses of the First Parish Congregational Church in Saco will meet for a covered dish supper Thursday at 6 30 p.m. at the parish house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Saco
Portland Weather Forecast Clings to Showery Thursday
A drizzle and rain move into northern sections tonight with cooler temperatures in the low 40s. Thursday brings cloudy skies and a cool day with likely showers across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Looking Ahead At Weather for New England and RI
The five day forecast from the Weather Bureau covers northern New England, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Temperatures will run above normal with daytime highs in the 60s, some upper 50s in far northern and eastern Maine, and overnight lows around 40 to the mid 40s. Vermont warms after Friday while most areas cool slightly, with total precipitation between a quarter and a half inch from showers Thursday and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New Ae
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Vermont
Rummage Sale by United Church of Christ in Biddeford
The Women's Fellowship sponsors a rummage sale at the United Church of Christ in Biddeford scheduled for Friday. Officials said items to be sold must be brought to the church by Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Fellowship of the United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Induction Rites Held By Scout Troop 310
Nine boys were inducted into Boy Scout Troop 310 sponsored by the Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks at a candle light ceremony last night at the lodge rooms Portland Road Saco. Inductees include Jonathan Goss John Gardner Norman Vachon Gregory Brackett Marc Cote Steven Brunell Daron Libby Ernest Tarbox and David Roberge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Biddeford
John Gardner
Beaver Patrol
Wolf Patrol
Steven Funnell
Daniel Parnaude
Daniel Dion
Roger Martel
Robert Sargent
Seonand Levesque
Michael Lambert
David Harriman
William Scott
Norman Levesque
David Lonsdale
John Doespres
Ronald Ledoux
Richard Whitworth
Michael Howe
Carl Beety
Twin girls born to Princess Muna of Jordan
The Associated Press reports Princess Muna, wife of King Hussein, gave birth to twin daughters in Amman. The princess, born Toni Gardiner in Ipswich, England, already has two sons, Prince Abdullah and Prince Feisel. She and the twins are reported to be well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Amman
Jordan
Muna
Hussein
Ipswich
England
Prince Abdullah
Feisel
Toni Avril Gardiner
Radio
Powell in satisfactory condition after surgery in Miami
Adam Clayton Powell is reported in satisfactory condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital after surgery. Hospital officials declined to provide operation details. Powell had said at a news conference in Bimini last week he suffered from a minor prostate ailment and he checked into the hospital Sunday, refusing calls or visitors to his isolated room marked no visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Adam Clayton Powell
Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Powell
Bimini
Not Paying Bills Worries Tex., Colo. Man Sends Payment
Carl A. Collins, 83, of Garland, Texas, mailed a check to Chevron Oil Co.'s Western Division with a Pasotex Petroleum statement showing a November balance of 9.53 dollars, dated Feb. 10, 1930. The note reads this last for years and was found a short time ago among items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denvor
Colo
Carl A. Collins
Garland
Tex
Chevron Oil Co
Western
Pasotex Petroleum Co
Collins
Schoolgirls Make Ditty Bags For Servicemen
Forty two ditty bags for use by servicemen in Vietnam have been completed by seventh and eighth graders at C. K. Burns School in Saco under Mrs. Esther Emmons. The bags will be presented to the Junior Red Cross as part of homemaking and community service. Students named include Jane Peterson Kim Wolfahrt Earleen Cote Susan Ledoux and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
C. K. Burns School
Saco
Esther Emmons
Red Cross
Jane Peterson
Kim Wolfahrt
Earleen Cote
Susan Ledoux
Susan Grenier
Deborah Butt
Cathy Boyd
Diane Blanchette
Kathy Murphy
Debby Perreault
Robyn Grenier
Norma MacLeod
Joan Sands
Debbie Wade
Claire Pelchat
Rosalie Perry
Phyllis Leach
Janice Ingalls
Carol Masson
Nancy Ruest
Patricia Smith
Judy Desrosier
Judy Nolette
Rita Perreault
Marilyn Whitten
Beverly Smith
Officers Named By Saco PTA Meeting Tonight
At a Saco PTA session at C. K. Burns School the slate included President A Raymond Gannon First Vice President Charles Cotsis Second Vice President Bradley Leach Recording Secretary Philip Curtis Corresponding Secretary Ronald Bouter Treasurer William Soucy Historian Gard Thompson Thomas Morrison led the meeting a Frog Prince and the Witch set for April 17 A bicycle rodeo May 27 was funded and playground equipment bought Locke School earned the attendance award A sex education film was shown and a plan to integrate it into school programs was discussed More volunteers joined the sex education committee and Burns School mothers aided with supervision A separate note cites hail costs ranging from 150 to 200 million dollars in crops annually and at least 25 million in property damage Kansas Nebraska bear the greatest losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Parent - Teacher Association
C. K. Burns School
Charlene Donahue
A. Raymond Gannon
Charles Cotsis
Bradley Leach
Philip Curtis
Ronald Bouter
William Soucy
Gard Thompson
Thomas Morrison
Locke School
Morrison
Burns School
John Koster
Kansas
Nebraska
Papers Help Stop Cheating in Pasotex Incident
Chevron, which absorbed Pa sotex in 1934, returned Collins' check and said the issue was taken care of when Pasotex left the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevron
Pasotex
Collins
Wells Cub Scout Pack 356 plans last meeting of season
Wells Cub Scout Pack 356 held its committee meeting at the Thompson home to finalize plans for the final pack meeting April 29 at 7 p.m. at Wells Beach fire station. Officials urged attendance for badges and awards and announced a May 24 benefit food sale at Wells IGA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Melvin Thompson
Post Road
Wells Beach
Wells Iga
Route 1
Lewis Coleman
Burnt Mill Road
Reginald Thurlow
Eldredge Road
Miss Robin Nesbit Birthday Party Named Guest of Honor
Miss Robin Cairns Nesbit daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Day Glendale Road was guest of honor for her ninth birthday with a birthday lunch at the Howard Johnson Restaurant on the Turnpike. A lavender and white doll cake made by Mrs Virginia O Keefe was a gift to Robin from Miss Dorothy O Keefe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Martin
Cathy Lamontagne
Pamela Lamontagne
Dorothy O'Keefe
Cathy York
Peggy Lee Smith
Virginia Jolicoeur
Day
O'Keefe
Pamela Jolicoeur
Howard Johnson
Glen Mor Lanes
Soviet Hydrofoil Vessels Built for Inland Waterways
The Soviet Union has produced a variety of hydrofoil vessels for service along waterways. The report notes the development aims to improve rapid transport and navigation efficiency on internal seas and rivers, highlighting technological progress and potential deployment plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Legion Unit Elects Officers In Kennebunk
The Webber-Lefebvre Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary met in Kennebunk for a covered dish supper at Arundel Grange Hall with 31 members and one guest. Officers for the year were elected and will be installed May 13 at Mrs Martel's home. Poppy Day is set for May 17 under Mrs Louise Marsh, and Girls State applications from Susan Williams Elizabeth Cram Belinda Veatch Debra Perkins and Margaret Boothby have been received and accepted by the estate director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Webber-Lefebvre
American Legion Auxiliary
Arundel Grange Hall
Doris Papcan
Dorothy Brisard
Lois Johnson
Helen Clark
Joan Lemay
Johnnie Ann Martel
Catherine Ambrose
Olive Brown
Donna Noble
P.P
Maybelle Watson
Lillian Hicks
Louise Marsh
Phyllis Truscott
Lizabeth Cram
Belinda Veatch
Debra Perkins
Margaret Boothby
Macora Moulton
Judith Keeffe
Joan Libby
Gertrude Gosselin
York County Salon 598 Meets In Biddeford
Wells The April meeting of York County Salon 598 held at Mrs Evelyn Morin Biddeford with Mrs Viola Girard Old Orchard Beach as hostess. A sum was voted for the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. Members received annual report forms and honored Mrs Morin for donated ribbon sashes. A member Mrs Iris Annis is hospitalized in Kentucky. Plans include attending state pauvoir May 5 at Farmington and Patriot's Day dinner in Portland. Election and banquet slated for June 13. officers to be installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris Annis
Kentucky
Farmington
Morin
Virginia Ford
Old Orchard Beach
Elaine LaPierre
Wells
Ralph D. Caldwell
Elder Counselors: Authority Grows After Age Forty
In many African tribes a man gains the right to advise on important matters only after reaching about 40. From that age, his opinions carry weight and are respected.
Perch Running in Saco River Report
Fishermen are catching yellow and white perch in the Saco River as they move up to spawn. Weights run around one to one and a quarter pounds, with shore fishing currently the best method according to Bob Boilard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco River
Bob Boilard
Boilard
Fatima Circle Holds Social at St. John's Hall
Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella held a social last night at St. John's Hall Adams Street Biddeford. Prizes were awarded to many members including Lucienne Trottier Emilia Pepin Regina Gaulin and more. Special awards went to Lucille Tremblay Blanche Cote and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Lucienne Trottier
Emilia Pepin
Regina Gaulin
Diana Moulin
Alden Pare
Therese Boissonneaud
Irene Dubuc
Martha Parenteau
Antoinette Simard
Helen Chretien
Jeannette Bro
Former Local Residents Feted on Anniversary
TEWKSBURY Massachusetts Mr and Mrs John M Herring of this community former residents of Biddeford Maine were guests of honor at a party held at Masonic Hall celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary The event was hosted by her sister and brother in law Camille Roy of Biddeford A buffet lunch was served and dancing followed Several Maine residents attended including Mrs Gladys Schwartz Saco Armand Rinette Gerard Binette and Aon and Tracyann Roy of Biddeford Names of attendees and absentees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tewksbury
Mass
John M. Herring
Biddeford
Maine
Masonic Hall
Camille Roy
Herring Avenue
E Hall
April Roy
Gladys Schwartz
Saco
Armand Rinette
Gerard Binette
Aon
Tracyann Roy
Harold Lewis
Albert Jarvel
Edna Walker
Peter Walker
West Buxton
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