Deaths Albert Saucier 69 Biddeford longtime Saco-Lowell worker
Albert Saucier 69 of 84 High St Biddeford died in a Sanford nursing home after a long illness. Born July 8 1899 in Frenchville he was a former Saco Lowell worker of 20 years. Survived by widow Del fina Daigle Saucier four sons Norman Maurice Leonard and Richard three daughters Stella Dorothy Kathleen six brothers four sisters twenty grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from St Andre's Church Wednesday at 9 a.m. Friends may call Emond Funeral Home Biddeford today and tomorrow.
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Albert Saucier
High St
Biddeford
Sanford
Frenchville
Donat
Sophie Gagnon Saucier
Saco-Lowell 'S
Saucier
St. Andre’s Church
Delfina
New York
Marie Stratton
New Jersey
Lula Crukshank
Boston
Sadie Picard
Waterville
Regina Cheverie
St. Andre's Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Mrs. Sarah B. Roix Dies at 81 in Old Orchard Beach
Mrs. Sarah B. Roix 81 of 102 East Grant Ave Old Orchard Beach died in a local nursing home early this morning Born in Lewiston April 8 1887 she was daughter of John W and Betty Barlow Scott She resided in Old Orchard Beach 30 years and was a summer resident 70 years Survived by son Gerald Butterfield Old Orchard Beach daughters Betty Dixon Auburn and Lester W Beaumont Old Orchard Beach brother Otis Scott Whitman Mass sister Charlotte Herrick Lewiston seven grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren Funeral Wednesday at 1 pm from Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home Portland Ave Rev Gerald E Burtt to officiate Burial Riverside Cemetery Lewiston Friends may call Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 pm
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Old Orchard Beach
Sarah B. Roix
East Grant Ave
Lewiston
John W
Betty Barlow Scott
Roix
Trinity Episcopal Church
Gerald Butterfield
Old
Biddeford
Trinity Episcopal Church of
Saco
Riverside Cemetery
Hunt Stromberg retires after stroke in Santa Monica
Santa Monica AP reports Hunt Stromberg, 74, famed producer of The Great Zietzel a, The Thin Man series and Jean Harlow films, retires Friday following a stroke. Also from AP New York mourns Albert Dolly Starr, 71, noted umpire and former Dartmouth coach, who died of an apparent heart attack. Lamont Washington, 24, a star in Hair, dies in New York apartment incident. Dr Edmond Souchon II, 71, physician and jazz historian, dies of heart attack in New Orleans.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Hunt Stromberg
Stromberg
Jean Harlow
New York
Albert
Dolly” Starr
Stark
Atartmouth
Lamont Washington
New Orleans
Edmond Souchon II
Maee
Little Town League All Stars To Be Honored Tonight
OLD ORCHARD BEACH A welcome home event will be held at Jameson School Cafeteria to honor the Little Town League All Stars. The town council will screen films from the Quebec City Tournament and the team’s trip, with refreshments provided by Mrs. Lillian Latno and her committee.
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Old Orchard Beach
Jameson School
Quebec City
Lillian Latno
Capitalistic Farmer and the Rise of Farm Machinery
The article notes the shift to capitalist farming as farm machinery evolves in the 20th century. It cites Britannica figures showing average American farm power advancing from 1.6 horsepower in 1870 to about 40 horsepower today, highlighting increased productivity and class implications for modern farmers.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Funeral Service Details and Funeral Directors Named
SHUMWAY Funeral Service at 35 s Street lists phone 284-5611. H Gross Sr is named as Director and Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street, Saco, Maine are also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway Funeral Service
S Street
Mee
H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco, Maine
Funeral services for Mrs Cora Rock in Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Cora Rock, resident of 15 Forest Street Biddeford, were held yesterday at 11 from Shumway Funeral Home 3 Spring Street Saco. Interment followed at Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford with Rev Robert Rand of Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford officiating.
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Cora Rock
Forest St
Biddeford
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Woodlawn
Robert Rand
Foss Street Methodist Church
Funeral for Mrs Theresa H Emery in Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Theresa H Emery of 110 Graham Street Biddeford were held Saturday morning at St Marys Church with a requiem high mass at 11 15. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery as grave side prayers were recited by Rev Maurice DeBlois. Bearers were Robert Center Richard Reay Patrick Tousignant Charles Gallagher Frederick Grondin and Norman Reilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa H. Emery
Graham St
Biddeford
St. Mary's Church
Maurice Goan
William Cleary
Louise Welch
Greenwood Cemetery
Maurice DeBlois
Robert Center
Richard Reay
Patrick Tousignant
Charles Gallagher
Frederick Grondin
Norman Reilly
Funeral Services for Wilfred Lachance Biddeford
Funeral services for Wilfred Lachance of 7 Middle Street Biddeford were held Friday morning from St. Andre's Church. A requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev. Maurice Morin with choir singing and soloist Mrs. Alice Nolette. organist Mrs. Laura Proulx. Interment was in St. Joseph's Cemetery with graveside prayers by Father Morin. Bearers were William Bisson Henri Bourque Edgar Cabana Josephat Tardif Edmond Neault and Edouard Neault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Lachance
Middle St
Biddeford
St. Andre’s Church
Maurice Morin
Alice Nolette
Laura Proulx
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Morin
William Bisson
Henri Bourque
Edgar Cabana
Josephat Tardif
Edmond Neault
Edouard Neault
Funeral rites for William Baker held at St Marys Church
Funeral services for William Baker age 25 of Dearborn Street Biddeford were held this morning as a requiem high mass sung by Rev Cornelius J Enright at St Marys Church at 9. Interment followed in the family lot at St Marys Cemetery in Biddeford with Rev Maurice Goan reciting graveside prayers. Bearers were Robert Bourque Gerard Thibodeau Robert Cote Raymond Doherty Arthur Descoteaux and Francis Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Baker
Dearborn St
Biddeford
Cornelius J. Enright
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Maurice Goan
Robert Bourque
Gerard Thibodeau
Robert Cote
Raymond Doherty
Arthur Descoteaux
Francis Spencer
Funeral services for Mrs Na poleon Gobeil Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Na poleon Gobeil of 1 John St Biddeford were held Saturday from St Andre's Church Biddeford with Rev Roland J Sirois celebrating a high mass. Burial followed in St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford with committal prayers by Rev Maurice N Morin. Bearers were Normand Donald Roland William and Ronald Gobeil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon Gobeil
John St
Biddeford
St. Andre's Church
Roland J. Sirois
Laura Proulx
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Maurice N. Morin
Normand
Donald
Roland
Wiliam
Ronald Gobeil
Birth Announcements From Notre Dame Hospital Biddeford
At Notre Dame Hospital two families report newborns Timothy Roger to Mr and Mrs Terry Young of 178 Cleaves Street Biddeford weighing seven pounds four ounces Aug 1 9. A baby girl Lisa Marie to J Jerome Plante of 17 Adelaide Road Old Orchard Beach weighing eight pounds five ounces Aug 19. A daughter Laurie Ann to Mr and Mrs Paul Gagne of 33 Summer Street Biddeford weighing six pounds 13 ounces Aug 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Hospital
Terry Young
Cleaves St
Biddeford
Timothy Roger
Roland Tuargeon
Emery St
FAA figures show 23,659 active women pilots in the U S
FAA data as of January 1, 1968 list 13,173 women rated as student pilots, 8,775 as private pilots, 1,479 as commercial pilots, 57 as airline transport pilots, and 175 with other ratings in glider, lighter-than-air, rotorcraft categories.
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United States
FAA
Whales Share Notable Hair Deficiency Among Mammals
Scientists note whales possess the fewest hairs of any mammal, a defining trait among aquatic favorites. Researchers emphasize evolutionary adaptations shaping streamlined bodies for efficient swimming and heat conservation in ocean environments.
Engaged Sirois Beauchemin couple announce nuptials
Cheshire Conn. announcement states Linda Louise Sirois daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J Sirois engages Gerald Louis Beauchemin son of J W Beauchemin of Kennebunk. Linda graduates Cheshire High School and studies business at Briarwood Secretarial School. Gerald Louis Beauchemin graduates Kennebunk High School and Quinnipiac College plans to major in electrical engineering at UConn. No wedding date set.
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Charles J. Sirois
Cheshire
Conn
Linda Louise
Gerald Louis Beauchemin
J W. Beauchemin
Portia St
Kennebunk
Dora Beauchemin
Cheshire High School
Miss Sirois
Briarwood Secretarial School
Southington
Beauchemin
Kennebunk High School
Quinnipiac College
Hamden
University of Connecticut
Local Personal Notices From Biddeford Area
Victor Roy of 99 May Street Biddeford is a patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Mrs Lawrence R Thompson and daughter Micki of 34 Center Street Biddeford have left for Guam to join her husband Sgt Thom son stationed at Anderson Air Force Base. Mrs Ruth Parisien of 13 Belmont Avenue Biddeford is visiting her brothers in San Francisco California and will return after visits to San Francisco Tijuana Mexico and Reno Nevada.
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Victor Roy
May St
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Lawrence R. Thompson
Micki
Center St
Guam
Sgt
Thomson
Anderson Air Force Base
Ruth Parisien
Belmont Ave
San Francisco
Calif
Parisien
Tijuana
Mexico
Reno
Nev
High School Band Meeting Set At School
Members of the high school band will gather Wednesday at the school. All members must bring their instruments to the meeting at the high school.
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Ee High School
Congregation and charity groups meet on Tuesday evenings
A Congregation Book Study convenes at 8 p m Tuesday in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 107 Main St. A Sunbeams girls group aged 6 to 10 meets Tuesday at 3 30 p m in Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach. The Ladies Home League gathers Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the same Salvation Army hall. A prayer meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Route A off Route 108 Wells.
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Kingdom Hall of Joho 2 'S Witnesses
Main St
the Sunbeams
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Ladies Home League
Salvation Army
Full Gospel
Route A
Wells
Rotary District Head To Visit Kennebunk Club
Rotary club meeting at Glen Mor Restaurant reviews committee reports and plans for Sept. 5 luncheon. District Governor Kardi to visit Sept. 12, 100 percent attendance urged. Treasurer reports about 400 dollars net from barbecue. Edwige d Urso of France guests last week. George Whittier ill in Portland hospital. words of cheer requested. Banner awarded to George Parks of Freeport. Horace Hildreth Jr. speaker advocates tax concessions to attract industry into minority ghettos and cites Dickey Lincoln power project with cautions. He says 98 percent of the ocean area is outside Maine jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Jerry Rooney
Rotary Club
Glen Mor
Kardi
Rooney
Warren Fisher
Great Bahamas
Charles Desson
Horace Hildreth Jr
Hildreth
Dickey - Lincoln
Sumas
State of
Maine
Cislunar Space Defined Beyond Earth’s Atmosphere
Cislunar space is the region surrounding Earth extending beyond the atmosphere and up to the Moon’s orbit, encompassing the area where human and robotic spaceflight operations occur between our planet and the Moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Moon
Portland Forecast Fair and Cool With Scattered Showers
Weather outlook for Portland calls for fair and cool conditions tonight and Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and a chance of scattered light showers mainly in the northern areas. Low temperatures expected in the 40s to around 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Jockeys Car And Gear Stolen In Saco
Demetar Pencheff of Scarborough Downs told Saco police his car was stolen from in front of a Route 1 cabin where he has been staying. The thief also took saddles bridles and jockeys gear left in the rear seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demetar Pencheff
Scarborough Downs
Saco Police
Route 1
Biddeford Council To Meet Tonight
Biddeford City Council schedules a special meeting for tonight at 8. City Clerk Pauline Gerry notes the major item is the condemnation of several buildings and actions to address them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Bidder
Pauline Cerry
Czech Soviet Occupation Forces Reported Shifting
Report notes additional troops replacing engaged units as Soviet forces continue the occupation of Czechoslovakia, with some detachments withdrawing from Prague and other cities. Informed sources cited interposed propaganda terms and the presence of occupation troops in major urban centers.
Post Office Reinstates Seventh Day Adventist Worker in Sabbath Dispute
Paul Arct, 48, of Laguna Beach, returns to work at the U S Post Office after an eight month clash over refusing Saturday duties. Fired December 20 after 17 years service, he won reinstatement effective today following church-backed appeal and federal ruling. He also worked at El Toro Marine Air Station during the appeal and says he bears no grudge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laguna Beach
Calif
Paul Arct
U.S
Arct
Post Office
Washington
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Arch
Saco Couple Feted On 25th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Thomas Buzzell of Camp Ellis Saco celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at the Camp Ellis Fire Station. The couple wed August 21 1943 in Saco. A money tree and a cake made by Mrs Norman Larochelle were part of the reception. Dozens of friends and relatives attended or sent gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Ellis
Thomas Buzzell
Saco
Buzzell
Elsie Pendleton
Mildred Cohen
Virginia
Roger Abbott
Kenneth Pendleton
Norman Larochelle
Donald Wormwood
Leonard Clegg
Daniel Pendleton
Ernest Pendleton
Charles Pendleton
Carlton Pendleton
Stanley Buzzell
Donald Abbott
Donald Beal
Colin Wormwood
Carl Penney
George Norwood
Biddeford Police Probing Weekend Breaks at Two Stores
Biddeford police investigate two weekend burglaries. Binette's Store on Bacon and Foss streets reports a Saturday night break with $30 stolen from the cash register after a forced side door entry. Caouette's Market on Pool Street was also broken into via a cellar window, with a quantity of beer taken.
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Biddeford
Binette’s
Bacon and Foss
Caouette’s
Pool Street
Western Electric opens shore area to public near Ludlow
Western Massachusetts Electric has opened 1 miles of harbor area and a 175 acre lake to public use including a bik trail charcoal grills and a boat launching ramp. Senator Phillip Quinn notes state inland wetlands program will fund antipollution work along Chicopee River. The firm urges private groups and state to further refine and develop the area with conservation efforts led by Boy Scouts.
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Ludlow
Mass
Western Massachusetts Electric
Sona
Red Bridge
Paul Sullivan
Comany
Phillip Quinn
Fleeper
Quinn
Chicopee River
Three Rivers
Chicopee Falls
Western Electric
Massachusetts
Boy Scouts
MIT and Cal Tech race across nation in electric car contest
Cambridge MIT students drive a modified Corvair westward while Cal Tech team steers a VW microbus east. The intercollegiate race uses the same route and frequent battery recharging stations with the winner decided by elapsed time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Tec
MIT
California Institute of Technology
Parallax in Astronomy Describes Apparent Object Shift
Parallax is the apparent shift of a star or other object when viewed from two different positions. It helps measure distances in space by comparing angles from nearby and distant vantage points.
Scouts Complete 50 Mile Hike From Rangeley Route to Baldpate Peak
Members of Boy Scout Troop 310 completed a 50 mile hike along the Appalachian Trail returning home Saturday. Leaders Richard Keezer Norman Morrison and Scout Master Albert Beety were accompanied by 25 Scouts with parents meeting the group at various points near Rangeley. The trek included routes to Sabbath Day Pond Elephant Mountain Squirrel Rock Frye Brook lean-to East Peak Baldpate and Saddleback Mountain.
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Richard Keezer
Norman Morrison
Albert Beety
Rangeley
Sabbath Day Pond
Elephant Mountain
Squirrel Rock
Frye Brook
East Peak
West Peak
Saddleback Mountain
Grafton Notch
Michael Coito
James Boutet
Robert Cyr
Joseph Dentico
John Gardner
David
Robert Harriman
Michael Howe
Michael Lambert
Eugee LeSieur
Ronald Ledoux
Orman
Raymond Levesque
Craig Lock
David Lonsdale
Roger Martel
Paul Nadeau
Dennis Perrin
David Roberge
William Scott
Richard Talbert
Ernest Tarbox
Patric Turnage
Normand Vachon
Richard Whitworth
Airman Lariviere Assigned After Basic Training
Airman Dennis L. Lariviere son of Mr and Mrs Lionel N Lariviere of Biddeford has completed basic at Lackland AFB and is reassigned to Air Force Technical Training Center Sheppard AFB Texas for schooling as a communications specialist. The 1966 St Louis High School graduate attended Graham Junior College Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Dennis L. Lariviere
Lionel N. Lariviere
Pool Road
Biddeford
Air Force Technical Training Center
Sheppard Afb
St. Louis High School
Lariviere
Grahm Junior College
Boston
Johnson Faces Convention With No Clear Vietnam Policy
President Johnson, aging toward 64, stayed at his Texas ranch with no announced plans for the convention. Delegates struggle to resolve the Vietnam plank as Humphrey and McCarthy backers seek a compromise to avert a floor clash. Muskie believes fundamentals allow a settlement, while Hughes urges a concise platform outlining U.S. policy goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Connally
Texas
President Johnson
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Julian Braddox
North Carolina
South Carolina
Robert EF. McNair
South
Humphrey
Louisiana
John J. McKeithen
Connally
McNair
McKeithen
Muskie
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
McCarthy
Minnesota
Chicago
Daley
Johnson
Democratic Party
U.S
Gladiator’s fate decided by crowd in ancient Rome
Spectators held life or death power over a defeated gladiator. By thumbs down they urged the victor to kill him, while an affirmative response allowed the fighter to live and fight another day.
Labor Day Celebrated Worldwide In 19th Century Era
A historical note on Labor Day designated as a near socialist holiday celebrated in the municipal sphere with echoes of May Day. It aligns with workers movements in Western Europe, Latin America, and the Orient as a counterpart to American Labor Day.
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Noel Dube
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Marcel Perreault
Doris Stackpole
Theresa Chevalier
Lillian Lamb
Alice Eastman
Laura Gimard
Raymond Gagnon
Louis Gomez
Donna Gallagher
Candice Pendleton
Gordon Pendleton
Ralph Allen
Frank Scammon
Howard Shaffer
Lawrence Emerson
Willie Soucy
Edward Savoy
Frederick Macpene
Sophia Rank
Elm
Lincoln & Green Sts
Gregoire
Elm St., Saco
Coaster
Boy Scouts of
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Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Electrolux
Dearborn
Alfred St
Robert D. Pate
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