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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1969

Page

2

Deaths Dr Carl Dennett 78 in Saco after long illness

Dr Carl George Dennett 78 of 75 North St Saco died last night in a Portland hospital after a long illness. He was born May 5 1891 in Saco son of Loren and Marie Dennett. A Bowdoin College Medical School graduate he practiced in Saco for nearly 40 years and served on Webber Hospital Biddeford staff for over 30 years as chief of staff. Surviving: three daughters Mrs Cunningham of Nashua NH Mrs Brandenburg of Denver CO and Mrs Martin of Suffield CT one sister Miss D Thea Dennett of Saco eight grandchildren. Private funeral 10 am tomorrow at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco. Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Carl George Dennett North St Saco Portland Loren Dennett Marie Kettenbeil Dennett Thornton Academy Bowdoin College Medical School Maine General Hospital Unity Dennett U.S. Medical Service United Church of Christ Laurel Hill Cemetery

Edward Bedard Listed as Survivor in Arundel Obit

Emile Bedard of Post Road Arundel is survived by son Edward Bedard of Biddeford. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 8 a.m. from St Joseph's Church Biddeford with interment in St Joseph's Cemetery. Calling hours today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Sansoucy Funeral Home Biddeford.

Bedard Emile Bedard Post Road Arundel Edward Bedard Biddeford St. Joseph's Church St. Joseph's Cemetery Sansoucy Stone St. Biddeford

Two Women Drownings Found in Charles River at Watertown

Bodies of Maye Ryals aged 60 and Ella Johnson aged 69 were recovered from the Charles River near Watertown Square. Police say preliminary cause of death appears accidental drowning. A Metropolitan District Commission officer noted three fishing poles found on shore after a witness saw women fishing earlier. a third body was not found despite searches.

Watertown Mass Charles River Watetown Square Maye Ryals Ella Johnson Dorchester Metropolitan District Commission

Funeral Homes and Directors in Saco Maine Listings

A directory style listing for local funeral services includes Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511 with Frank X. Emond and J. P Conroy, Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street with Philip H. Gross Sr., Director, and Dennett & Craig at 365 Main Street.

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

Funeral Services for Mrs Bertha Murphy Held in Saco

Funeral services for Mrs Bertha Murphy of Portsmouth N H and formerly Biddeford were conducted yesterday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco. Rev Gerald E Burtt officiated. Interment followed in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford with graveside prayers.

Bertha Murphy Portsmouth N.H Biddeford Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main St Saco Gerald E. Burtt Christ Episcopal Church Trinity Episcopal

Tighe-Beau doin-Farley Legion Pair Banquet Plan

Members of Tighe-Beau doin-Farley American Legion Post and Auxiliary will meet at the Post home on Elm Street in Biddeford tomorrow between 6 15 and 6 30 p.m. They will proceed to the Shawmut Inn in Kennebunkport for their annual banquet.

Tighe - Beaudoin - Farley American Legion Elm Street Biddeford Shawmut Inn Kennebunkport

Portland Weather: Clear Tonight Lows in 40s Coastward

A Portland forecast notes clear and cool conditions tonight with lows in the 40s for land and immediate coast. Wednesday brings sunny skies and no notable change in temperature.

Portland

Council Chagnon Meeting in Biddeford Hall

Council Chagnon of Union St. Jean Baptiste will meet at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the hall on Adams Street in Biddeford for a community gathering.

Council Chagnon Union St. Jean Baptiste Adams Street Biddeford

Arabs Warned By Israelis Amid Jerusalem Tensions

Israeli Transport Minister Moshe Carmel warned Arabs that attacks on Israeli routes and offices would be met with a stiff price as Arab nations moved toward an Islamic conference and an Arab summit to discuss Jerusalem. A bomb at the Zim Company in London injured a worker and sparked manhunt for attackers believed linked to Al Fatah.

Israel Jerusalem Moshe Carmel London Carmel Zim Company Regent Street Scotland Yard al Fatah Cairo al Aksab Egypt al Ahram Gamal Abdel Nasser

Unity Social Club to Meet at Mrs Mooers Home

Members of the Unity Social Club will gather at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the residence of Mrs Florence Mooers on Central Street in Saco. Attendees are asked to bring a box lunch for the meeting.

Unity Social Club Florence Mooers Central Street Saco

Church notes prayer meeting and choir rehearsal in Maine

A mid week prayer meeting is set at Bible Baptist Church 144 Ferry Road Saco Thursday at 7 p m The Youth Choir of Goodwins Mills United Methodist Church Lyman will rehearse at the church Thursday at 6 30 p m

Bible Baptist Church Ferry Road Saco Goodwins Mills United Methodist Church Lyman

Judge Stifles Dinis Hopes in Kennedy Inquest

In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania a judge appears to limit District Attorney Edmund Dinis in a bid to include an autopsy on Mary Jo Kopechne in the Chappaquiddick inquest. Dinis argues autopsy is necessary. Judge Brominski may rule by Thursday. A pre inquest hearing for witnesses is set in Edgartown with several attorneys named.

Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania Edmund Dinis Edward M. Kennedy Dinis Edgartown Mass New Bedford Mary Jo Kopechne Larksville Joseph Kopechne Berkeley Heights N.J Chappiquiddick Island Bernard C. Brominski Common Pleas Court Kopechne Fernandes Dist James A. Boyle Robert Clark Brockton Sen. Kennedy Joseph Donahue Jr Lowell Paul F. Markham Melrose Joseph Gorgon Milton Kennedy Paul Redmond Boston Jack Crimmins Susan Tannenbaum Esther Newberg Nance Maryellen Lyons Rosemary Keough Chappaquiddick Miss Kopechne

Choir Rehearsals and Prayer Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford

Members of the Junior Choir of the United Church of Christ will rehearse Wednesday at 6 p m. The senior choir rehear ses at 7 p m. A weekly prayer meeting is held each Wednesday at 7 p m at the Advent Christian Church corner Hill and Chapel Streets Biddeford open to the public.

United Church of Christ (Congregational Biddeford Advent Christian Church Hill and Chapel Streets

Prayer Service and Bible Study at Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle

A prayer service and Bible study will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Assembly for God located at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Third Street in Old Orchard Beach.

Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Assembly For God Atlantic Avenue Third Street Old Orchard Beach

Baptist Church Schedule at Goodwins Mills

The comes Baptist Church Goodwins Mills will have es service Wednesday at 7 p m followed at 8 p m by the Adult Choir rehearsal.

Comes Baptist Church Goodwins Mills

Midweek Prayer and Praise Service at United Baptist Church

The midweek prayer and praise service will be held on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at United Baptist Church.

Worship Services at Christ Church on Wednesdays

Worship services are conducted each Wednesday at 6 45 p m in Christ Church Congregational Methodist located on Dane street in Kennebunk.

Christ Church Danetreet Kennebunk

Prayer Service Set for Advent Christian Church

A prayer service will be held Wednesday at 7 p m in the Advent Christian Church Route 5 Kennebunk Lower Village serving the local congregation and neighbors.

Advent Christian Church Kennebunk Lower Village

Community Bible Study Session at Ogunquit Baptist Church

A community Bible study event will be held at 7:30 p m at Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road. The gathering invites local residents to participate in the weekly lesson and discussion in a quiet evening setting.

Ogunquit Baptist ‘Church Shore Road

Massachusetts to stagger 1970 plate expirations

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles will stagger expiration dates for most passenger registration plates starting with 1970 registrations. Plates ending in 1 expire January 31 1971, ending in 2 expire February 28 1971, ending in 3 expire March 31 1971, and so on, with pro rata fee increases for 1970 registrations. Reflectorized aluminum plates with blue numbers on white background will be reused in 1970 with decals showing expiration month and year.

Associated Press Boston Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

Prayer service at Kennebunkport Baptist Church

A notice announces a prayer gathering at 7 a.m. at the Viey Baptist Church in Kennebunkport. The readable fragment places the event at a local church and specifies an early morning time.

Ithe Viey Baptist Church Kennebunkport

Midweek Service at Full Gospel Church

A mid week service will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church just off Route 109 Weils.

Full Gospel Weils

Village Ba Church Study Hour at Kenne Bunkport

A study hour event is planned at the Village Ba church in Kenne bunkport on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Attendance is open to residents and visitors seeking a quiet hour of study and reflection.

Kennebunkport

Six men arraigned in tractor trailer theft case in Framingham

State police arrested six men in Framingham on hijacking charges after a December theft of a tractor trailer carrying about $52,000 in freight from Zayre's warehouse. Arraigned in Framingham District Court were Stephen Ellis Roslindale Eric H Hampe Hudson Robert L Page Dedham Margin B MacArthur Sudbury George D Page Dedham. All pleaded innocent and were released on $3,000 bail. An additional suspect was arrested but not arraigned.

Framingham Mass Framingham District Court Stephen Ellis Roslindale Eric H. Hampe Hudson Robert L. Page Dedham Margin B. MacArthur Sudbury George D. Page Zayre

Eve Forecast Likely Fourth Atlantic Hurricane Rising

Forecasters described Eve as young but active and likely to become the Atlantic season’s fourth hurricane, but not an immediate land threat. A mid Atlantic coast and Bermuda alert was urged as Dr. Robert Simpson of the Miami center predicted further intensification to hurricane strength. In Mississippi and Louisiana Camille’s devastation drew continued aid while Virginia faced 276 dead and 111 missing, with James River flooding subsiding and damages estimated around 132.4 million dollars.

Eve mid-Atlantic Bermuda Robert Simpson National Hurricane Center Miami Camille Mississippi Louisiana Virginia James River Mills E. Godwin Jr Richmond Gaspn Mississippi Gulf Coast U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Biloxi Gulfport Long Beach Pass Christian John Bell Williams Gulf Coast

Journal Want Ads Want's You To Read Want Ads

A brief classified notice promotes reading the newspaper's want ads. It frames want ads as a quick way to find items, opportunities, and services, urging readers to check current listings for bargains and notices.

Stock Market Opens Lower On Profit Taking And Vietnam News

New York stocks opened lower as declines led the way with thirteen of the twenty most active NYSE issues down, two up, five unchanged. Dow fell 5.81 to 831.44 and the AP 60 stock average slid 1.2 to 294.1 as prices eased on profit taking and news of President Nixon's Vietnam troop withdrawal decision delay.

NEW York New York Stock Exchange American Telephone & Telegraph Westinghouse Electric Gulf Oil City Investing Texas Gulf Nixon United States Vietnam Dow Jones Associated Press American Stock Exchange

Biddeford Couple Marks Anniversary 50 Years

A Biddeford couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at St. John's Hall. Mr. and Mrs. William Normand of 2 Gertrude Ave., married in 1919 at St. Andre's Church. They have nine children, 28 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. The reception was attended by relatives from Biddeford and nearby towns, with Muriel's Orchestra providing music for dancing.

St. John’s Hall Biddeford William Normand Gertrude Ave St. Andre's Church E. A. Normand Normand Marcel Ross Irene Landry Lucienne Gagne Saco Roslindale Mass Ralph Normand Franklin N.H Herve Normand Manchester Paul Normand St. Paul, Minn Roger Normand Bidde John Bergeron Odelan Vachon Black Lake Canada Muriel

Mona Dupuis Weds William C Ouellette at St Margaret's

Mona Dupuis daughter of Mr and Mrs George Dupuis and William C Ouellette son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Ouellette were married last Saturday at St Margaret's Church Old Orchard Beach Rev John Clancy officiated. The couple resides at 16 Sea View Ave and honeymooned in Montreal.

Old Orchard Beach Mona Dupuis William C. Ouellette St. Margaret's Church George Dupuis Sea View Ave Clarence Ouellette John Clancy Dona Hamalainen Monica Dupuis

Kinfolk Visit and CCD Meeting In Kennebunk

Miss Katherine Foley of Portland visited with her brother in law and sister in Kennebunk. Parishioners from Kennebunk Kennebunkport Wells and Ogunquit are asked to meet to discuss the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine program at the Parish Center tomorrow at 7 30 p m. Sunday guests at the Cashen home included Edmund Cashen and family from Readville and S Sgt John Umstott and wife and children.

Katherine P. Foley Portland Lloyd Jewitt Ross Scott Spencer Lamp Spencer Mousam Road David Bennett David Darlene John Haverhill Mass William M. Taylor Brown Street Freeport Frederick Thompson Francis Dow Oak Bluff Drive Maine Osteopathic Hospital Lois Wentworth Willis Merrill Santana Seabess Gulfport Miss Ann Winston Concord College Thens West Va Manassas Edward C. Winston Fletcher Street Kennebunk Kennebunkport Wells and Ogunquit Kennebunk Summer Street Edmund L. Cashen Edmund Cashen Christopher Edmund Readville T-Sgt John Umstott Umstott Patricia Louise John Allen Robert Jay Pease Nellie Cashen Norwood Norwood Sunda

City plans autumn tree replanting in streets and lawns

A planning group discussed receiving free material for a campaign and storing items on Front Street until fall planting starts in October. They will survey city streets to pick locations and seek property owner permission, favoring lawns over narrow sidewalks. Moody recommended sugar and Norway maples, Schedler and red maples, pin oaks and European linden. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Philip Snow, Anderson, Garland Moody and Robert Fenderson.

Front Street Moody Philip Snow Anderson Garland Moody Robert Fenderson

New Hampshire Woman Weds Biddeford Man

Miss Sheryl J. Girard daughter of Mrs. Kenneth Johnson Meredith and Clinton Girard Orono Maine and John T. Danis son of Mr and Mrs Leo Paul Danis 68 May St Biddeford Maine were married Saturday Aug 9 at St Josephs Cathedral Rev Ernest Mahoney officiated The bride given in marriage by her father and Mrs Patricia Maxwell matron of honor Bridesmaids were Trudy Girard Nancy Danis Helen Casteau and Mrs Llaudia Brown Best man Donald Bertrand Ushering by Gary Girard Michael Maxwell Paul Regis and Larry Barbin Reception for 150 relatives and friends Mr Danis employed by Pandora Knitwear and to enter senior year at counting and Commerce They will live at 1360 Elm St

Manchester N.H Sheryl J. Girard Kenneth Johnson Meredith Clinton Girard Orono Maine John T. Danis Leo Paul Danis Biddeford St. Joseph’s Cathedral Ernest Mahoney Patricia Maxwell Trudy Girard Nancy Danis Helen Casteau Llaudia Brown Donald Bertrand Kennebunkport Gary Girard Michael Maxwell Elm St

Opening Day Looms In School Union 4

Public School Union 4 districts Biddeford Arundel and Dayton schedule first day for September 3 1969 with kindergarten name tag requirements. Lunch plans include hot meals at Emery Kennedy Junior High Arundel and sandwiches at the high and vocational schools. Junior high reports at 8 am. detailed daily hours listed for Wentworth Emery Kennedy and Biddeford High within the union.

Union Biddeford Arundel Dayton Emery Kennedy Wentworth Kennedy School Biddeford High School

Arab Unity Erodes Over Israel Crisis

Arab effort against Israel shows chronic disunity with only the existence of Israel as a unifying factor. Leadership across the region is marred by mistrust while Russia has spent billions since 1967 to re equip Arab forces. Moscow’s caution suggests avoidance of a major Middle East clash as Nasser warns of a long road ahead toward liberation.

Israel Moscow Nasser China Middle East

Saco Plans Timber Expert Visit Over Elm Hazard

Saco area to host an elm hazard assessment as hurricane season peaks. Mercier warns dead trees threaten residents if high winds strike, noting current funding for removal is exhausted and more money may not be appropriated until next January.

Estry Saco Mercier

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