Deaths Wilfred Lachance 79 Biddeford
Wilfred Lachance 79 of 7 Middle Street Biddeford died yesterday at a Biddeford nursing home after a long illness. He was born April 27 1889 in Biddeford son of Joseph and Lucie Cabana Lachance and was a Pepperell Manufacturing Co. employee. Survived by widow Lydia Labbe Lachance three sons Robert Raoul Marcel Lachance three sisters Odile Blais Marie Rose Lachance and Raymond Parent two brothers Adelard Lachance Alfred Lachance six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Prayers at 8 a.m. from Emond Funeral Home followed by high mass at St Andre Church at 9 a.m. Interment in St Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call 2–4 and 7–9 p.m. today and tomorrow.
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Wilfred Lachance
Middle St
Biddeford
Joseph and
Lucie Cabana Lachance
St. Andrew's Church
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Iddeford
Lydia Labbe Lachance
St. Andre’s Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Poitras of Old Orchard Beach Dies at 79
Joseph H Poitras 79 a longtime resident of Old Orchard Beach died suddenly yesterday in Biddeford hospital He lived at 12 Portland Ave born Ware Massachusetts Feb 1 1899 son of John and Margaret Poitras He worked at Pepperell Mfg Co Biddeford and ran the Point of View rooming house He is survived by his widow Corona Lemire Poitras a sister Alice Lavigne of Saco and several nieces and nephews Funeral arrangements set with prayers Friday at 8 15 a m and requiem at 9 at St Margaret Church Burial at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford Prayer times listed at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home
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Old Orchard Beach
Joseph Hector Poitras
Biddeford
Poitras
Portland Ave
Ware
Mass
John
Margaret Lapraiie Poitras
Pepperell Mfg. Co
St. Margaret's Church
Corona Lemire Poitras
Alice Lavigne
Saco
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Mrs Violetta Palmer dies after brief illness at 93
Mrs Violetta Palmer 93 longtime Camp Ellis summer resident of Saco widow of Edwin Palmer who died in 1924 died last night at a Sanford nursing home after a short illness. She was born December 4 1874 in Gloucester Mass and lived much of her life in Danvers Mass with deep ties to Mount Bennett Chapter Order of Eastern Star Danvers Women's Association and Danvers Congregational Church. She leaves one daughter Mrs Norman Farnum and two grandchildren. Private funeral services will be held at 11 am Friday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco. Burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery Danvers.
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Violette R. Palmer
Island View Avenue
Camp Ellis
Saco
Edwin Palmer
Sanford
Gloucester
Mass
William and
Mary Harrigan Robbins
Galapagos Islands Declared Ecuador National Park in 1965
The Galapagos Islands are designated a national park by Ecuador in 1965 marking a major conservation effort. This status preserves unique ecosystems and endemic species across the archipelago.
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Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
Obituary Funeral Home Listings for Saco Maine
Funeral directors Emond and Shumway list contact numbers and leaders. Names Frank X. Emond J P Conroy Philip H. Gross Sr. DF Nett and Craig at 365 Main Street also provide service with phone 282-0562.
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Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dfnnett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Wilfred Lachance Rites Set in Biddeford Church
Wilfred Lachance of 7 Middle St Biddeford will have funeral services at St Andre s Church Biddeford Friday at 9 A M Calling hours are today and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P M at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill St Biddeford A M J Fr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lachance
Wilfred
Middle St
Biddeford
St. Andre's Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Card of Thanks for Care at Notre Dame Hospital
Sincere thanks to Dr. Charest and nurses of Notre Dame Hospital and the priests for their kind care, also to relatives and friends for the beautiful visits and cards during my recent illness. Mrs. Maurice Picard.
Mrs Marie Pelletier Dies At 74 In Saco
Mrs Marie Rose Pelletier 74 of 137 Beach St Saco died at a local hospital. Born March 3 1904 in Canada she was daughter of Israel Cardin and Adeline Gagne Cardin. Survived by widower Albert Pelletier four sons Roger of Saco Roland Real Henry of Biddeford a brother Paul Cardin and four grandchildren. Funeral services Friday 8:30 am from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco. Visiting hours today and tomorrow 2-4 and 7-9 pm at Cote Funeral Home Saco.
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Marie Rose Pelletier
Beach St
Saco
Canada
Israel and
Adeline (Gagne) Cardin
Notre Dame de Lourdes
St. Anne's Sodality
St. Joseph's Church
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Grammar School
Albert Pelletier
Roger
Roland
Real
New Britain
Conn
Henry
Paul Cardin
Wellesley
Mass
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Cote Funeral
Funeral rites for Mrs Laura Richard in Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Laura Richard 55 Hill St Biddeford were held at St Andre's Church Biddeford. A high mass of requiem was said by Rev Roland Sirois with organ music by Mrs Laura Proulx. Delegations from Ste Anne's Sodality VFW Auxiliary Third Order of St. Francis Our Lady of Faith Circle Daughters of Isabella attended and interment followed at St Joseph's Cemetery. Bearers included Edgar Cabana Edmond Neault Edouard Neault William Bisson Henri Bourque Josephat Tardif.
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Laura Richard
Hill St
Biddeford
St. Andre’s Church
Roland Sirois
Laura Proulx
Ste. Anne’s Sodality
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Third Order of St.Francis and
Our Lady of Faith Circle
Daughters of Isabela
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Sirois
Edgar Cabana
Edmond Neault
Edouard Neault
William Bisson
Henri Bourque
Josephat Tardif
Prague under Soviet invasion shocks city and world
Soviet troops seized Prague as tanks surrounded key sites including Hradcany Castle and the Prague radio building. Clandestine broadcasts urged calm and solidarity with Dubcek despite arrests of party leaders. Reports cited limited resistance and casualties amid chaotic street scenes and manning of bridges by Soviet forces.
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Prague
Alexander Dubcek
Central Committee
Vitava
Ludvik Svoboda
Hradcany
Dubcek
Antonin Novotny
Novotny
Czechoslovakia
Charles Bridge
Nazi Germany
Vaclavske Nanesti
Prague Radio
Communist Party
Presidium
Mrs. Fletcher Patient at Webber Hospital
Mrs Della M Fletcher of 457 Ferry Road Saco is listed as a medical patient at Webber Hospital in the latest personal notice.
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Della M. Fletcher
Ferry Road
Saco
Webber Hospital
Legion Post to Meet at Elm Street Biddeford Home
American Legion Post Tighe-Beaudoin-Fairey will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Elm Street post home in Biddeford.
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Tighe - Beaudoin - Fairey
American Legion
Elm Street
Biddeford
Portland Weather Clears With Cooler Tonight
Portland forecast calls for clear skies and a much cooler night with lows around 40 north and mid to upper 40s south. Thursday brings sun and little change in temperatures.
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Portland
Church Notes for Biddeford and Saco Areas
Midweek prayer meets set for Thursday at 1 p.m. at Bible Baptist Church Saco. A 7 p.m. prayer meeting leads to a 7:30 p.m. Mid-Week service at Salvation Army hall Old Orchard Beach. Choir rehearsals occur weekly at Foss Street and School Street churches with times for Crusader junior and senior choirs. The Advent Christian Church bids prayers at Hill and Chad Streets Biddeford weekly at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome.
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Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Foss Street
Crusader
Advent Christian Ae
Hill and
Chad Streets
Biddeford
School Street Methodist Church
Prague Faces Soviet Invasion Amid Debates and Clashes
Czechoslovak leaders urged calm as Soviet, Bulgarian, Polish, East German, and Hungarian troops entered Prague to quell liberal reforms. Clashes erupted in several areas with gunfire near the U S Embassy and around Prague Radio building.
Jefferson nickel design by Felix Schlag for U S Mint
The Jefferson nickel was designed by Felix Schlag of Chicago in the first nationwide artists competition sponsored by the U S Mint.
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Jefferson
Felix Schlag
Chicago
U.S. Mint
Weather Outlook for New England Five-Day Forecast
The Weather Bureau projects a five day outlook for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Temperatures average below normal with highs mostly in the 60s in northern and eastern Maine and low to mid 70s elsewhere. Lows fall in the 40s to low 50s in the north and low to mid 50s in MA and RI. Expect cool Thursday and Friday then warmer Saturday and cooler again Sunday or Monday. Rain totals around one quarter to one half inch with showers mainly Saturday or Sunday.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
General's Spirit as Lesson in Courage Noted by Staff
Doctors described the general's spirit as outstanding and a lesson in courage for staff. Earlier they noted a favorable trend in reducing muscle-twitching but warned the outlook for recovery remained guarded and unpredictable.
Czechoslovakia’s air strength amid European tensions
Seventhl year 185000 men in 16 divisions show Czechoslovakia could field only about 600 fighter planes mostly MIGs. The article notes U S and NATO force reductions in Central Europe and casualties of units being brought home, including two brigades of the 24th Infantry Division and a tank regiment with four fighter squadrons.
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Czechoslovakia
U.S
Germany
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Europe
Biddeford Adults Hold Whist Then Plan Ossipee Lake Picnic
Members of the Biddeford Adult Group played whist after a box lunch at the Biddeford Adult Center located in the Disabled American Veterans Hall Bradbury Street Biddeford. Prizes were awarded to eight members. An Aug 27 picnic at Ossipee Lake was announced with cars leaving at 9 30 a m from the hall. Chairman Albert Chretien urged folding chairs for participants. Community singing with Mrs Alden Racine followed.
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Biddeford
Disabled American Veterans Hall
Bradbury Street
Sadie Hill
Louis Roux
Eugene Neault Edmond Neault
Malvina Gaudette
Malvina Bineau
Anna Cote
Ludivine Heroux
Adelina Letourneau
Ossipee Lake
Albert Chretien
Alden Racine
Biddeford Scouts Plan Camping Trip Meeting
Biddeford Boy Scout Troop 305, sponsored by Troop One Building Association, met at the scout hall on Mason Street to outline plans for a camping trip and roundup. Attendees included Roger Lachance, Robert Hevey, Daniel Labbe, Dana St Ours, Leo Harriman, and many others. Roland Ferguson III was noted to be on a two week trip at Camp Schiff in New Jersey, while Owen Colombe had just returned from Camp Bomazeen as a CIT.
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Biddeford
Troop One Building Association
Scout Hall
Mason Street
Roger Lachance
Robert Hevey
Daniel Labbe
Dana St. Ours
Leo Harriman
Kenneth Delage
Marc Sheltra
Eric Sheltra
Ronald Sevigny
Robert McKenney
Charles
Peter Mouzas
Marc Lacourse
Peter Laverriere
Chickens Catch Fire At Beach
Firefighters were called to Les Sard's Restaurant on Old Orchard Street early today where several chickens in a pot on a kitchen range caught fire. No other damage was reported except scorched chickens removed to the outside.
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Old Orchard Beach
Iremen
Lessard’s
Old Orchard Street
Construction Work Bids To Be Opened In Biddeford
Bids will be opened in the mayor's office at Biddeford City Building tomorrow at 5 p.m. for Hill Street reconstruction. The project covers retaining wall construction rock excavation and blasting.
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Biddeford City
Hill Street
Police report two-vehicle collision in Malden area
Saco police log shows cars driven by Lillie A. Smith age 46 of Malden Mass and Marion E. Houper age 58 of Kennebunk collided at Elm Street and Pleasant Street in Tuesday afternoon traffic. LOS ANGELES AP high tides and swells from Antarctic storms ease after weekend threats to swimmers. Lifeguards rescued about 500 swimmers Tuesday with over 2,000 since Sunday. At Newport Beach waves reached 17 feet.
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Saco
Lillie A. Smith
Malden
Mass
Marion E. Hooper
Kennebunk
Elm Street
Pleasant Street
Los Angeles
Santa Monica Beach
Newport Beach
C OFC Official Warns Public Of Mail Fraud
Kennebunk Chamber of Commerce warns that unordered merchandise shipments remain common and advises consumers they are not obligated to return or pay for unsolicited goods. FTC and NBBB statements outline that no written agreement means no obligation to pay or keep. The notice cites laws and cautions business practices while noting prior complaints and potential further action.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk - Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce
Henry B. Twombly
Federal Trade Commission
National Better Business Bureau
FTC
National Bureau
NBBB
New York
Camp Ellis Fire Under Investigation
Saco firemen and State Fire Inspector Lawrence T. Dolby investigate arson possibility after a porch blaze at an unoccupied Camp Ellis house owned by Arthur Nichols of West Baldwin. Neighbor saw several people flee about 3 a.m. and newspapers under the porch ignited. slight damage reported.
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Saco
Lawrence T. Dolby
Camp Ellis
Arthur Nichols
West Baldwin
Nasson College President To Resign
Dr. Roger C. Gay will not seek re election after his June 30 1970 contract end At Nasson College he led growth from 80 to nearly 1000 students added 12 buildings acquired 12 remodels and 100 acres of land Nasson earned accreditation during his tenure He will take a one year accumulated leave starting July 1 1969 and is considering several opportunities including completing two books.
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Springvale
Roger C. Gay
Nasson College
Gay
Nassau
Nassoneg
Pope pleads for calm as Soviet move shocks Europe
Castel Gandolfo address frames Czechoslovak crisis as he appeals for peaceful solutions. Vatican and NATO talks intensify with Soviet ambassadors contacting leaders in Paris and Washington. De Gaulle, Couve de Murville, and Debre briefed as Italian Communist party voices concern. Canadian foreign secretary Mitchell Shary comments on the tension.
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North Sea
Sylt
Bonn
Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Pope Paul VI
Colombia
Vatican
Latin America
Washington
London
NATO
Paris
Valerian Zorin
Bernard Tricot
Charles de
Communist Party
L’unita
Workers’ Movement
Mitchell Shary
Canada
McCarthy Forces Seek to Split Texas Delegation At Democrat Nominating Convention
A split among McCarthy supporters and regulars challenges the Texas delegation led by Gov. John Connally. Connally plans a Chicago trip amid displeasure over Humphrey's Vietnam stance. Illinois Gov. Samuel Shapiro mobilizes 5,469 National Guards to safeguard the Chicago convention while Army riot training is prepared if needed.
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Lowgmy
Mitchell
McCarthy
Texas
John Connally
Connally
Chicago
Dovish
Humphrey
Vietnam
Lawrence F.o'brien
Tmaster
Samuel H. Shapiro
Illinois National Guardsmen
Richard J. Daley
Ft. Hood
Shapiro
Illinois
Nationa
Daley
John M. Bailey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
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