Death Notices Portland Man Albert Lemay 71
Albert Lemay 71 of Biddeford died in a hospital after a long illness. Born August 18, 1896 in St. Fortunate P Q he lived in Biddeford 61 years and worked at the Saco Lowell Shops for about 35 years. Survived by widow Rosa Pothier Lemay four brothers and two sisters with multiple nieces and nephews. Funeral at St Andre’s Church Tuesday at 9 a.m. Emond Funeral Home hours today 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.
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Portland
Albert Lemay
Mitchell Lane
Biddeford
St. Fortunat
P.Q
Joseph and
Marie Gosselin Lemay
Lemay
Saco - Lowell
St. Andre’s Church
Rosa
Hill St
Mrs Emilia Michaud dies after long illness in Biddeford
Emilia Michaud 69 of 72 Foss St Biddeford widow of Octave Michaud died at local hospital Saturday after illness. Born Feb 21 1898 in Eagle Lake daughter of George and Laferriere. Survived by seven sons Gilbert Bridgeport Conn Patrick Gordon Louis Herbert Roosevelt Edgar all Biddeford two daughters Eva Baker Lacy Laurette Nicknair Presque Isle, 30 grandchildren, two great grandchildren and several lace at St Andre Church. Funeral arrangements at Emond Funeral Home daily 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p m.
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Emilia Michaud
Foss St
Biddeford
Octave Michaud
Eagle Lake
George Laferriere
Michaud
Wallagrass
St. Andre’s
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Mrs Luella Campbell 81 of Kennebunkport dies after long illness
Mrs Luella A Campbell 81 of York Street Kennebunkport dies in a Sanford nursing home after a long illness. Born December 28 1886 in Kennebunkport she worked at Kesslen Shoe Co and belonged to West Kennebunk Grange and Clough Genealogical Society. Surviving are sons Edgar of Kennebunkport and W Earle of this town, three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at Bibber Memorial Chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev Robert Hewitt officiating. Interment Arundel Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Kennebunk
Luella A. Campbell
York Street
Sanford
Kennebunkport
Nathaniel
Lydia Whitten Billings
Kesslen Shoe Co
West
Pilgrimage Planned by Club Women at Notre Dame de Lourdes
Members of Our Lady of Victory Circle met at Fremont Club Biddeford to outline a pilgrimage for Sunday February 11 at Notre Dame de Lourdes Saco Attendees should wear insignia pins meet church at 1030 a m New members admitted at 2 pm Breakfast at Plaza Restaurant Saco Reservations via secretary Miss Exilia Romeo Officers presiding were Mrs Aurore Pinard president and Mrs Juliette Quinn honorary director Music by Mrs Alice Nolette prayer by Mrs Delia Saucier gifts awards to Elsie Cordeau and S A Pelletier special prize to Mrs Rose Lacroix and games led by Mrs Lillian Jacoby with score keeping Winners named for several participants
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Our Lady of Victory Circle
Fremont
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Saco
Plaza
Main Street
Plannin
Exilia Romeo
Aurore Pinard
Juliette Quinn
Alice Nolette
Delia Saucier
Elsie Cordeau
S. A. Pelletier
Rose
Funeral Directors Shumway Service In Saco Maine
Funeral directors Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco is listed with contact 284 5611. Philip H Gross Sr director. Dennett and Craig at 368 Main Street Saco Maine contact 282 0562.
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Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Dennett & Craig Funeral Home
365
Funeral services for 14 year old Barbara Amnotte
Funeral services for 14 year old Barbara Amnotte of 6 Horri gan's Court Biddeford were held Saturday at 10 15 from St Marys Church with Rev Cornelius Enright celebrating a high mass of requiem. Singer William Cleary organist Miss Louise Welch. Bearers Frederick Francis Robert Kelley Richard Bouda. Burial in St Marys Cemetery with committal prayers by Father Enright.
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Barbara Amnotte
Horrigan’s Court
Biddeford
St. Mary’s Church
Cornelius Enright
William Cleary
Louise Welch
Frederick, Francis
Robert Kelley
Richard Bouda
St. Mary's Cemetery
Father Enright
Funeral Services for Oneil Frechette in Biddeford
Funeral services for Oneil J. Frechette of 47 Bacon Street Biddeford were held Saturday at 9 AM from St Andre Church. A solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev. Charles E. Rivard with Rev. Maurice Morin as deacon and Rev. Roland Sirois as sub deacon. The St Andre choir, directed by Charles Proulx, provided music with Laura Proulx at the organ. Bearers were Henri Bourque Edmond Neault Conrad Nolette Edgar Cabana William Bisson and Albert Nolette. Burial followed in the family lot at St Joseph Cemetery with committal prayers recited by Father Morin.
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Oneil J. Frechette
Bacon St
Biddeford
St. Andre’s Church
Charles E. Rivard
Maurice Morin
Roland Sirois
Charles Proulx
Laura Proulx
Henri Bourque
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Skillins West Buxton
Funeral services for Mrs Mary C Skillins of West Buxton were held at St Marys Church Biddeford this morning. Rev Cornelius J Enright celebrated the requiem high mass with William Cleary as vocalist and Miss Louise Welch on organ. Interment followed in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford. Rev Lawrence DeBloise offered grave side prayers. Bearers were Donald Crosby Carmille Roy Merle Romprey and Leo Nolette.
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Mary C. Skillins
West Buxton
St. Mary's Church
Biddeford
Cornelius J. Enright
William Cleary
Louise Welch
Woodlawn Cemetery
Lawrence DeBloise
Donald Crosby
Carmille Roy
Merle Romprey
Leo Nolette
Funeral Services Held For Maurice LeBlond 62 In Wichita
Maurice R. LeBlond 62 of Wichita born in Biddeford Maine died Jan 30. Funeral services were held Feb 2. A retired Boeing tool and die maker he belonged to Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and moved to Wichita in 1952. Survived by Blanche LeBlond a son Armand Huntsville Alabama a daughter Anita Fleming Wichita two brothers Albany Somers Conn and John Biddeford and two sisters Medora Goulet and Gilberte Lavoie biddeford.
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Wichita
Kan
Maurice R. LeBlond
Biddeford
Maine
LeBlond
Boeing Co
The
Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Blanche LeBlond
Armand
Huntsville
Ala
Anita Fleming
Albany of
Somers, Conn
John
Medora Goulet
Gilberte Lavoie
Funeral services for Mrs Agnes M Petit Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Agnes M Petit of 2B Harrison Ave Biddeford were held at St Joseph Church. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev Valmont Gilbert with Rev Maurice Morin as deacon and Rev Sylvia Levesque as subdeacon. Burial followed at St Joseph Cemetery with graveside prayers led by Father Levesque. Bearers were Ronald Petit Michael Linscott Russell Linscott Roger Laverriere Theodore Petit and Reed Caouette.
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Agnes M. Petit
Harrison Ave
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Valmont Gilbert
Maurice Morin
Sylvia Levesque
Diane Roussell
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Father Levesque
Ronald Petit
Full Agenda Faces Members of Saco Council
Saco councilmen anticipate a busy session tonight at the regular council meeting with the new zoning ordinance first reading, appointments and a sewerage project resolution. Also on the agenda are City Hall use requests from Saco Little League and Saco Jets, blister rust appropriation, Portland Kittery veteran group, Regional Planning Commission appointments and taxi permit appropriations, Casco Cable Co. and Veterans of Foreign Wars convention use.
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Saco
Saco Little League
Portland Kittery Veteran's
Regional Planning Commission
Saco Jets
Casco Cable Co
Saco Veteran's of Foreign Wars
Cars Collide On Biddeford Street
A two car crash on lower Main Street Biddeford Saturday damaged Maurice Grant 24 of 13 Jefferson Court Biddeford and Roger L Guigard 27 of 20 Middle St Biddeford. Grant said he was turning from Main onto Hill Street when the collision occurred. No injuries reported.
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Lower Main Street
Biddeford
Maurice Grant
Jefferson Court
Roger L. Guigard
Middle St
Grant
Main Street
Hill Street
Free Spending Debate Echoes Across Party Lines
An Arkansas Democrat addressed Indiana listeners about possible committee action on free-spending policies. House Republican Leader Gerald Ford warned in a Durham speech that travel and investment restrictions could face congressional trouble, calling such limits alien to a free society and harmful to international exchange.
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Indiana
Gerald R. Ford
University
Durham
Congress
Personal note on Joseph A. Bouchard in Biddeford
Joseph A. Bouchard of 2 Sunset Ave Biddeford is a surgical patient at Notre Dame Hospital.
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Joseph A. Bouchard
Sunset Ave
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Local Veterans and Fraternal Groups Schedule Evening Meetings
Members of the Biddeford Saco Chapter Disabled American Veterans meet at 7 30 tonight at Bradbury Street Hall Biddeford for officer nominations and elections. York County Veterans of World War I meet at St Johns Hall Biddeford at 7 30 tonight. King Court Amaranth meets 7 30 tomorrow at Odd Fellows Hall Saco. Owen Davis Post American Legion gathers at 8 tomorrow at the post home Beach Street Saco with refreshments. Dames Rochambeau hold a meeting tonight at 7 30 at the Rochambeau Club Hall South Street Biddeford.
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Biddeford
Saco Chapter
Disabled American Veterans
Bradbury Street Hall
York County
St. John's Hall
Main Street
Elm Street
King Court
Order of the Amaranth
Odd Fellows Hall
Saco
Owen Davis
American Legion
Beach Street
Dames Rochambeau
Rochambeau
South Street
Community group meetings and church events listed
A Congregation Book Study meets 8 p.m. Tuesday at Kingdom Hall Joho l Witnesses 107 Main St. Sunbeams meet Tuesday 3:30 p.m. at Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach. Ladies Home League meets Tuesday 7:30 p.m. at Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave. Prayer meeting Tuesday 7:30 p.m. at Full Gospel church Route 9A Wells. Women’s Fellowship of United Church of Christ Biddeford meets Tuesday 2 p.m. in the church vestry with executive board at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments by Circle members. Business Committee of United Church of Christ Biddeford meets Tuesday 7 p.m. at Fellowship Hall. annual organizational session. Youth Fellowship of United Church of Christ Biddeford hosts public bean ham and casserole supper Saturday Feb 10 5 to 6 30 p.m. in church vestry.
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Kingdom Hall of
Johol
Main St
Aco
the Sunbeams
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Ladies Home League
Full Gospel
Wells
Women's Fellowship of the United Church of Christ
Congregational
Bidde Ora
Circle
Business Committee of the
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Mellowship Hall
The
United Church of Rist
Trial details reveal alcohol findings in Brochu case
Testimony shows a police search under a warrant was ruled lawful. A vodka bottle found in the Brochu garage was traced to a methyl alcohol content of 94 percent. The case includes defense objections, suppression records, and witness accounts leading to a recessed trial.
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George F. Friary
Biddeford
Law Court of
State of
Maine
Friary
Brochu Home
Leonce J. Jobin
Rumford
Attorney General's Office
Jobin
Department of Health and Welfare Laboratory
Augusta
Robert C. Erickson
Farmingdale
Erickson
Portland Smog Concerns Highlight 9 Year Old Activist
Amy Steinbach, a nine year old resident of Portland, raises alarm over city air quality and urges action to curb smog. Her letter to local officials calls for stricter emissions controls and cleaner transportation options.
Portland Weather Forecast Flurries Likely North Areas
Tonight in Portland expect fair south and partly cloudy conditions with scattered snow flurries in the north and very cold air. Low temperatures dip into the teens. Tuesday finds a fair overall day with partly cloudy skies in the north and little temperature change expected.
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Portland
Weather Outlook for Northern New England and Rhode Island
The five day forecast from the Weather Bureau shows typical readings for Tuesday to Saturday, near normal temperatures with small daily changes. Highs mid to upper 30s in the south, 20s to low 30s in the north. overnight lows teens to low 20s in the south, near zero to 5 above along the Canadian border. Precipitation around 4 inches water content, mainly snow in the north and snow or rain in the south, with another chance by Saturday.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Canadian
Nominations for Biddeford Local 406 Board Nominated
Edward Walton and George Roy were named for the Local 406 executive board of the Textile Workers Union of America. Voting to choose one board member will occur February 28. Six candidates were nominated for delegates to the union’s national convention: Joseph Kerry Paul Chenard Ernest Couillard Joseph Tardif Frank Sutherland and Raymond Bsoijoly. Four delegates will be chosen on February 28. The national convention will convene in Washington DC beginning June 3.
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Biddeford
Textile Workers Union of America
T.W.U.A
C.L.C
Edward Walton
George Roy
Alexander Anastasoff
Joseph Kerry
Paul Chenard
Ernest Couillard
Josevah Tardif
Frank Sutherland
Raymond Bsoijoly
Washington
D.C
Ambulance Calls Rise in Biddeford January Report
Ambulance calls for January totaled 79, up from 68 in December, per Biddeford fire department officials. Firefighters responded to 20 calls in January and in December, according to officials.
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Biddeford Fire Department
Biddeford Council To Discuss 1968 Budget
Biddeford City Council plans its monthly 8 PM regular session to discuss the 1968 budget, announced by Mayor Leo R. Lemire. The agenda centers on fiscal planning for the coming year.
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Biddeford
Leo R. Lemire
Third grader donates 25 cents to air pollution drive
A young student sent 25 cents to Governor Tom McCall to aid air pollution efforts. She apologized for dirty air, noting a night when the street light couldn’t be seen and remarking that her town’s air was thicker than New York’s.
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Tom McCall
New York
Members Of Movement Meet In Biddeford
A meeting of the Closed Retreat and Cursillo Movement was held at St Andre's Parish Hall. Adrien Leblond opened with prayer, introducing Lewiston guests Alex Lobozzo Roland Boutin Paul Langeliere and Mr and Mrs Robert McGraw. Rev Real Bourque spoke on parish council meetings set for Ash Wednesday Feb 28 and every Wednesday in March at St Paul's Center Augusta. Rev Jean Vallieres OMI was guest speaker returning to the retreat center. Refreshments followed under John Paquet's direction.
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St. Andre's
Adrien Leblond
Lewiston
Alex Lobozzo
Roland Boutin
Paul Langelier
Irenee Cloutier
Robert McGraw
Real Bourque
St. Paul’s Center
Augusta
St. Paul's Center
Jean J. Vallieres O.M
John Paquet
Founder's Day Noted By Biddeford PTA
Biddeford Parent-Teacher Association will hold Founder's Day at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Kennedy School. Chester Parker president-elect of the Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers will speak. Local PTA past presidents and city leaders were invited, with Erica Binette chairing arrangements for the event.
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Biddeford
Parent-Teacher Association
Kennedy School
Chester Parker
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
PTA
Davidiff
Christo Anton
George Harpoothan
Ben Remar
Robert M. Johnson
H. Clifford Berry
Chester Emmons
Fernando Bourage
Ernest Donahue
Rolando Berube
H. LeGallee Jr
Frank Johnson
John Narsiff
Robert Hodge
Raymond Kenneally
Paul Croxford
Rudolph Bergeron
Cornelius Darcy
Leo R. Lemire
Christ Anton
Herve Poissant
Lucien Doyon
Cornelius Darcey
Gary Johnston
News At A Glance From The Vietnam Front And Politics
North Vietnamese forces attack Khe Sanh and fight continues in Saigon and Hue. U.S. air strikes curbed during peace talks. Col. Lownds believes Khe Sanh can be won. Privacy of Saigon's civilians, Pueblo crew issue. possible U.S. apology discussed. Nixon campaigns in Wisconsin after New Hampshire swing. Romney cites Goldwater’s 1964 push, Fulbright faces McMath challenge over Vietnam stance.
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Saigson
Hue
Rusk
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U.S
David E. Lownds
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J.W. Fulbright
Sid McMath
Arkansas
Fulbright
Vietnam
Saigon Cho Ray Hospital Struggles Amid Red China War Destruction
An overwhelmed Saigon Cho Ray Hospital houses wounded elderly men with injuries to legs and chest while two severely burned patients lie nearby. In the children’s ward a girl rests on her mother’s bosom as mothers suffer similar wounds. Homeless wander for shelter and food, crowds fill church grounds, and a shopkeeper fights to rebuild his ruined home as destruction mirrors Berlin in 1945. Thousands are homeless as the war catches up with Saigon.
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Vietnam
Berlin
Saigon
Nation's History Is Theme Of DAR Meeting
February marks American History Month as Rebecca Emery Chapter DAR hosts Dr. Robert M. York of Gorham as guest speaker at a Saturday meeting. York, a Wilton native with Bates and Clark degrees, detailed Maine history with slides and outlined roles in state historical work. Delegates to Continental Congress NSCAR and Maine State Conference were elected, and a tea for Good Citizens candidates followed. Also, a Kansas report notes a two headed calf born to the Drouhard family, needing dual bottles for feeding.
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Robert M. York
Gorham
Rebecca Emery
Daughters of the American Revolution
Cross Street
Sace
Dorothy Dennett
John Arbox
Wilton
Wilton Academy
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Clark University
York
U.S. Naval Reserve
University of Maine
Gorham State College
State of
Maine
Maine Historical Society
Archives Commission
Civil War Centennial Commission
Susquecentennial Commission of
Kittery Point
Jones
Doris Fitzpatrick
Ella Luman
National Defense
Ethel Cobb
Vance Packard
Thornton Academy Gymnasium
Bertha Parcher
Elvira Lord
Alice Libby
Ethel Berwick
Continental Congress
NSCAR
Washington, D.C
Gertrude Q. Farwell
Miss Lord
Bernice Wentworth
Ruby Irish
Tarbox
Gertrude Pease
Farwell
Luman
Mildred Coleman
Ina Emery
Ethel Ballard
Margaret Strout
Hazel Emmons
Doris Thomas
Elizabeth White
Alice
Argonia
Kan
Arthur Drouhard
Drouhards
Obscenity prompts 1768 Britannica midwifery pages removal
The first Britannica edition of 1768 faced widespread buyer protests as readers ripped out an illustrated midwifery article deemed obscene. The removal reflected 18th century sensitivities affecting scholarly publishing and access to reproductive knowledge.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Boston Strangler film set back after Curtis nose injury
Actor Tony Curtis nursed a broken nose after a loose fence board struck him while inspecting Boston Common set pieces for a chase scene. He received treatment at Bett Israel Hospital and filming was delayed a day.
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Associated Press Boston
Tony Curtis
Boston
Ed Clark says he won’t run for governor of Texas
Fort Worth AP Ed Clark former U S ambassador to Australia says he won’t seek governor after proposing to run and being a victim of women. He notes his wife mother daughter and two sisters opposed the bid fearing it would overtax him. Clark 61 year old Austin lawyer banker made the remarks in a Sunday interview.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Ed Clark
U.S
Australia
Eras
Clark
Austin
Dane gives birth to a 14-pup litter in Miami
A Miami great Dane named Leslie's Promiscuous Miss has delivered fourteen puppies, marking a notable bloat of newborns for the dog and household. The father and exact conditions of the birth were not reported.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
Leslie
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