Widow Philips Richard dies after long illness in Biddeford
Laura L. Richard 74 of 55 Hill St Biddeford died in a local hospital after a long illness She was born August 10 1894 in St Pierre Baptiste P Q and lived in the city since youth She worked at Pepperell Mfg Co and belonged to St Andre Church Ste Anne Sodality Third Order of St Francis Assumption Society Daughters of Isabella and VFW Auxiliary Survived by her husband and six children 16 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren Funeral from St Andre Church Biddeford Wednesday at 9 a.m with calling hours at Emond Funeral Home today and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura L. Richard
Hill St
Biddeford
St. Pierre Baptist, P.Q
Zelephon
Celina Beaudoin Lemieux
Pepperell Mfg. Co
St. Andre’s Church
Ste
Saco
Emond Funeral Home
Mrs Blanche Furber Dies In Biddeford Hospital
Mrs Blanche A Furber of 85 Elm Street Saco died in a Biddeford hospital this morning widow of Charles F Furber who died in 1945. Born March 31 1876 in New Hampshire she was active in Saco United Baptist Church. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home with Rev Stanley Bennett officiating. Visitation tomorrow 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche A. Furber
Elm St
Saco
Biddeford
Charles F. Furber
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Steanley A Bennett
Saco United
Third Order Prays for Mrs Laura Richard At Emond Funeral Home
Members of the Third Order of St Francis meet at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill St Biddeford tonight at 7 30 to say prayers for Mrs Laura Richard a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Order of St Francis
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Biddeford
Laura Richard
Ste Anne Sodality Plans Wake for Laura Ichard
Members of the Ste Anne Sodality of St. Andre's Church in Biddeford will meet at Emond Deford tomorrow night at 7 to pay respects to Laura Ichard, a fellow member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste. Anne Sodalty
St. Andre’s Church
Biddeford
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Laura Ichard
Political clashes over Democratic delegates to convention
The Humphrey and McCarthy camps clash over seating challenged delegates at the Democratic National Convention as the platform panel weighs harmony amid Vietnam disputes. Nixon tours to aid GOP hopefuls while Eisenhower remains in critical condition after an electric device failure. A Long Island Rail Road sniper kills one and wounds another. Maria Giannaris, 5, shows progress after heart transplant. Typhoon Polly in Korea leaves 24 dead, 12 missing, 24 injured, 19,000 homeless, with $7 million damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
McCarthy
Democratic Platform Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Soge
National
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Long Island
Maria Giannaris
Seoul
South Korea
Home Ministry
Funeral Directors Directory Entry Includes Saco Firms
Funeral homes listed include Fmonds or Emond at 284 5511 with J P Conroy, Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Leins Street Saco 284 5611 led by Philip H Gross Sr Director, and Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine dialing 282 0562.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway Funeral Service
Leeins Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Card of Thanks for Elmire Paradis Loss
Family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for floral and spiritual tributes and sympathy after the death of Mrs Elmire Paradis of Fall River Massachusetts. Also thanks doctors nurses and relatives for care cards flowers and gifts received during a hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmire Paradis
Fall River
Mass
John Bishop
Roland Pelletier
Drs. Johnston
Webber Hospital
Amede Gagne
Funeral Rites Held for Henry A. Dupras of Biddeford
Funeral services for Henry A. Dupras of Kittery and former Biddeford resident were held at St Joseph's Church Biddeford. Rev Donald Daigle and Rev Valmont Gilbert officiated with Rt Rev Eli Hevey presiding. Burial followed in St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford with bearers Armand Dupras Paul Dumont Ronald Lamontagne Richard Perreault Robert Bilodeau and Roland Paquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Was
Kittery
St Biddeford
St. Joseph’s Church
Biddeford
Eli Hevey
Donald Daigley
Tahoe
Valmont Gilbert
Diane Rousselle
St. Jose ' S Cemetery
Father Daigle
Local Personal Notices From Biddeford Area
Mrs. Mary Jane Drouin of 45 Bacon St Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. George Leatherbarrow of Hotel Thacher has been moved from Webber Hospital to Pine Point Manor in Scarborough. Andrew Levigne of 21 Water St Biddeford is a patient at Webber Hospital. James Young of Mile Stretch Biddeford Pool is a patient at Webber Hospital. Miss Lorraine Lamb of 50 Park Ave Old Orchard Beach will leave Wednesday for New York City to board the U S Independence for a cruise to Puerto Rico and St Thomas plus two days in New York for theater performances before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Drouin
Bacon St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
George Leatherbarrow
Thacher
Pine Point Manor
Scarborough
Andrew Levigne
Water St
James Young
Biddeford Pool
Lorraine Lamb
Jean L. Lamb
Park Ave
Old Orchard Beach
New York City
U.S. Independence
Puerto Rico
St. Thomas
Funeral services for Charles J. Holway held in Saco and North Anson
Charles J. Holway of Hills Beach Biddeford died recently. Funeral services were conducted at Shumway Funeral Home Saco by Rev Paul K Weimer. Interment followed at Sunset Cemetery North Anson with masonry committal by Northern Star Lodge AF and AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Holway
Hill's Beach
Biddeford
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Paul K. Weimer
First Parish Congregational
United Church of Christ
Sunset Cemetery
North Anson
Northern Star Lodge
Albert Roland Day funeral services held in Saco
Albert Roland Day of Arundel funeral services conducted today at Shumway Funeral Home in Saco. Rev. Paul K. Weimer officiated. Interment followed at Hope Cemetery in Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Roland
Albert Roland Day
Arundel
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Paul K. Weimer
First Parish Congregational
United Church of Christ) Church
Hope Cemetery
Kennebunk
Community Events in Kennebunk Calendar Highlights
Kennebunk Chamber of Commerce lists events in the area including a food sale at Church on the Cape Cape Porpoise August 21 2 to 4 pm a bridge event at Community House August 21 7 30 pm hosted by Goose Rocks Leach Community Association an exhibition of commemorative china glass and spoons August 21 2 to 5 pm and 7 pm August 22 public supper at Kennebunk Baptist Church August 23 5 to 7 pm a public square dance August 24 at Goff Brook Lodge Sinnott Road Arundel 8 to 11 pm with Jim Mayo calling and a Maine District Relief Society bazaar August 24 at Washington Park starting 10 am featuring food quilts and hand made items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Bankport of Chamber of Commerce
Church On the Cape
Cape Porpoise
Goose Rocks
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Baptist Ladies Aid
Christ Church
Goff Brook Lodge
Sinnott Road
Arundel
Surfside 8'S
Jim Mayo
Maine
Iery
Washington Park
Eisenhower in Critical Condition as Heart Spasms Persist
Reports from Walter Reed describe Eisenhower suffering ventricular fibrillation spells linked to serious heart disease. His wife Mamie, son John, and three grandchildren were by his side as doctors note the pacemaker may have halted the spasms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Reed
Eisenhower
Mamie
John
Barbara Anne
Elaine
David
Fer
California
Washington Hospital
Christiaan Barnard
Bangkok
Thailand
Bernard
Hilip Blaiberg
Georgetown man killed in gyrocopter crash
GEORGETOWN Texas AP A man identified as H Hendricks 45 died when his homemade gyrocopter crashed Sunday at Georgetown Municipal. Witnesses said he banked and performed passes before a gust toppled the craft from about 65 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Tex
H. Hendricks
Hendricks
Church and club gatherings listed for Tuesday
A congregation book study meets at 8 p m Tuesday in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 107 Main St aco. Sunbeams girls 6 to 10 meet Tuesday at 3 30 p m in the Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach. Ladies Home League meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach. A prayer meeting is Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Fall 2 A just off Route 109 Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom Hall of Johol ‘S Witnesses
Main St
Aco
Sunbeams
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Ladies Home League
Wells
Thornton Academy Class of 1918 Holds Reunion
TA Alumni group hosted a social hour at the Whitehurst home in Saco followed by a banquet at Glen Mor Restaurant in Portland Street Kennebunk to celebrate the Thornton Academy Class of 1918 reunion. Attendees included Mrs Gladys Blume of Pasadena and Mrs Florence Burnett of San Jose with others from Maine and across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert T. Whitehurst
Westward Lane
Saco
Thornton Academy
Glen - Mor
Portland Street
Kennebunk
Gladys (Burnham) Blume
Pasadena
Calif
Denver
Colo
Florence (Smith) Burnett
San Jose
Ida (McKeen) Boothby
Cornish
Irene ( Ricker) Burrill
Shelbourne Falls
Mass
Emma L. Lougee
Robert L. Noble Sr
Biddeford Pool
Edgar H. Pellerin
Isabel
Stewart) Pickles
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
Sanford
Viola
Portland Weather Outlook Tonight and Tuesday
Increasing cloudiness brings scattered showers possible late tonight and again on Tuesday. Expect low temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s tonight, with little temperature change on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Weather forecast for northern New England and New England
The five day forecast for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island shows near normal temperatures. Daytime highs will be in the 70s with overnight lows in the 50s to around 60 along the coast. Temperatures rise Tuesday then dip Wednesday and rise again Friday or Saturday. precipitation totals are expected to reach one quarter to one half inch with showers Tuesday and again Friday or Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Biddeford Girl Injured In Traffic Mishap
A 14 year old Biddeford girl sustained minor shoulder injuries Saturday night when her mother Hazel Ouellette hit by Yvonne Paquette. Sandra Ouellette was taken to Webber Hospital and released. Multiple accidents around Biddeford and Saco caused over $100 in damages, with nine minor incidents reported by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Hazel Ouellette
Yvonne Paquette
Emery St
Sandra Ouellette
Myrtle St
Webber Hospital
Ouellette
Route 1
Paquette
Alfred Street
Lambert Street
Constance Desrosiers 22
West St
Gallan Robert
Alfred St
Robert L. Gadbois
Lambert St
Desrosiers
Gadbois Auto
Saco
Sophia S. Gagne
Bradley St
Ste T. Economos
Winter St
Film Street
Economos
Gerard P LaBrecque
Washington St
Lorraine Gadbois
LaBrecque
Washington Street
Gadbois
Veterans auxiliary meeting and Legion post gathering
A Biddeford Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary meeting is set for tonight at the Biddeford City Building. Owen-Davis Post of the American Legion will meet tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the post home on Beach Street in Saco with refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Owen - Davis Post
American Legion
Pst
Beach Street
Saco
Old Orchard Beach Auditorium Fund Drive Shows Promising Start
At a meeting Nicholas Skinsacos reported $30,000 pledged on 35 contracts with 20 percent received in cash as the drive aims for 200000 in six weeks. He credited civic unity and investor generosity for early success and said more workers are needed while volunteers may contact Leo F. Larochelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Nicholas Skinsacos
Cas
Skinfacos
Ss Town
Cos
Biddeford
Finance Committee
Auditorium Corporation
Leo F. Larochelle
Biddeford Police Cruiser Damaged in Intersection Collision
A Biddeford police cruiser responding to a call at Foss Street and Bacon Street collided with a second vehicle at 10 a.m. Officer Raoul Hubert was driving the cruiser. Robert N. Rouillard and his wife Madelaine, from Augusta, suffered leg back and arm injuries and were hospitalized for X rays and release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Foss Street
Bacon Street
Raoul Hubert
Alfred St
Robert N. Rouillard
Augusta
Madelaine
Webber Hospital
Rouillard
Beach Police Chief Faces Civil Service Charges Public
Old Orchard Beach Chief John H. Clark publicized charges by the civil service commission alleging improper appointments, missing reports, and unapproved emergencies. Clark contends seasonal appointments used emergency provisions, rejects commission overreach, and plans legal action to resolve the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
John H. Clark
Civil Service Commission
Chief Clark
Clark
Commission
Civil Service Act
Police investigate collision with estimated damages
Rouillard puts vehicle damage at about 350 dollars while police car damage exceeds 100 dollars. Officer Albert Morin Jr. led the investigation into the accident.
Anniversary Party Held For Saco Couple
Mr and Mrs John P Tarbox of 435 Main Street Saco were honored with a surprise 40th wedding anniversary party at the Fortunes Rocks summer home of their daughter Miss Nancy Tarbox. Family and a long list of friends attended, with gifts and a ceremonial cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Tarbox
Main St
Saco
Nancy Tarbox
Fortunes Rocks
North Street
John
Defiance College
Defiance
Ohio
Albert Ashley
Holliston
Mass
Tarbox
Laura Maxwell
Pine Point
Scarborough
Alison
Deborah Ashley
Lily Emery
Fred Tarbox
Andover
Ernest Tarbox
Old Orchard Beach
Donald Roth
Switch Engine Derailment Delays Biddeford Freight
A B M switch engine near Cutts Street Biddeford derailed after a heavy brick car weighing about 100 tons broke loose during coupling with engine No. 119. No injuries reported. a Portland rail wrecker to right the engine, diesel oil minor fire, officials coordinated recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B& M
Cutts Street
Biddeford
Richard Prokey
Boom Road
Saco
Cecil Richards
Portland
Deisel
Prokey
South Vietnamese, U.S. Forces Drive Invaders From Tay Ninh
South Vietnamese troops and U S tanks push back attackers at Tay Ninh to prevent assaults on key objectives. Reports say 40 agitators moved from Da Nang Marine brig after weekend rioting. Police quell Israeli rioting over grenade blasts injuring several people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Tay Ninh
Akesman
da Nang
Nixon Promises Endorsements for GOP Nominees Nationwide
Nixon launches a national tour endorsing all Republican candidates while allowing others to campaign independently. He outlined the approach in San Diego and aims to unify the party by meeting governors George Romney Raymond Shafer James Rhodes and Nelson Rockefeller as he travels Illinois Ohio Michigan and New York. He praised Vice President Spiro Agnew acknowledging no one can be expert in every area and stressed Agnew's balance of judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
So Wemen
San Dinco
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
New York
George Romney
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
James A. Rhodes
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
San Diego
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Agnew
United States
Pope Paul Prepares Colombia Trip After Health Clearance
Pope Paul II plans a visit to Colombia following doctors' confirmation of his good health. The Vatican says the trip will proceed as scheduled and outlines the itinerary and public audiences during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope Paul
Colombia
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Blanche Furber
Fmond
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Henry A. Dupras
A.M. P.M
Beach
Leslie Andrews
Richard Brown
Florence Driscoll
S. W. Eldridge
Thomas Fredericks
Peter Noble
Henry Lysaght
G. R. Pendergrass
Harold Snow
Laurine Leavitt
Arnold Morin
Edwon Thibeau
Marion Mehrman
Clarence Lary
Rudolph Martin
Paul Roy
Vance Turner
Eugene A. Guerin
Francis ‘Ins
Norman Reilly
Dorothy Garland
Elizabeth Garland Garland
Gertrude Pease
Craig Miller
Frank Irish
Fred Snow
Adolph Hurrell
Velma Gibbs
Tlaine White
Stephen White
Agnes Cunningham
Lawrence Turner
John Gibson
Morton Torrey
Morley Robinson
Joan Robinson
Franklin. Tarbox
David Choate
Ralph Randall
Joseph Snow
Francis Snow
Walter Tarbox
Clayton Lothrop
Nellie MacDonald
Albert Poulin
Paul
Bertha Barrows
Mary Chaisson
Isabel Ross
Norman St. Pierre and Family
Charles Dunn
Annie Gonneville
Peter Dennis
Maude Leavitt
Arthur Wilson
Richard Danforth
Victor Skonberg
Henry LaVallee
Elvira Lord
Lilly Emery
Ruth Bullock
Helen Nelson
Clifton Stevens
Lena Clark
Catherine Ball
Roland Emerson
Alvin Tetley
William Tufts
Albert Coleman
James Privett
West Corp
Smith Street
Biddeford, Maine
Foreman
Cail Mi. Joly
Independence, Ore
Francis Holt
Holt
GOP
Notre Dame Church
Percy
Coe
Paul R. Ross
Smsueamey
Globe Vac
Middle St
Robert D. Pate
President's Crime Commission
America
Horace Man
Lincoln
Dennett & Craig Funeral Home
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