Deaths Arthur Lantagne of Biddeford
Arthur Lantagne 74 of 87 Pool St Biddeford died in a Biddeford hospital after a short illness He was born October 9 1804 in St Raphael PQ and worked at Pepperell and Bates mills He is survived by his daughter Simone Benson two sons Roland and Robert Lantagne nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held from St Andre's Church Saturday at 10 am Friends may call Emond Funeral Home today and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Raphael
Cdilon
Odelie Desponts Lantagne
Biddeford
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Bates Mfg. Co
Florida Perreault Lantagne
Lantagne
St. Andre's Church
James
Simone) Benson
Roland
Robert Lantagne
Wilfrid
West Warwick
R.J
Joseph
Canada
Louis Caron
Beverly
Mass
Laura Goupil
Anna Morin
St. Andre's
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Obituary for Rose Lamarre of Biddeford daughter and siblings
Rose Lamarre 78 of 66 Adams St Biddeford died yesterday in Biddeford Wright. She was a communicant of St Josephs Church. Survived by one son a Jeannette Luc of Biddeford four sisters and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from St Josephs Church at 8 am Saturday with interment in St Josephs Cemetery. Friends may call Sansoucy Funeral Home Biddeford today and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose W. Lamarre
Adams St
Biddeford
Biddeford Wright
Joseph's Church
Mfg. Co
Sevea
Tpurviving
Aaurviving
Jeannette Luc Biddeford
Ce Nolette
Annie Wright
Augusta
St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Sansoucy
Dority Local Pioneer Dies After Short Illness
Harley B Dority of 15 Janelle Street Biddeford died today in a Biddeford hospital after a short illness. He was born April 29 1882 in New Brunswick Canada the son of Nelson E and Bessie Kennedy Dority. He owned a flour mill in Mars Hill for years and retired to Biddeford. He was the oldest living past master of Aroostook Lodge AF and AM Mars Hill and a member of Biddeford United Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons Harry E of Hamden Connecticut and John N of Brookline Massachusetts. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 am tomorrow from Dennett Funeral Home with interment in Tapley Cemetery Blaine in the spring. Friends may call 7 to 9 pm tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley B. Dority
Janelle St
Biddeford
New Brunswick
Canada
Nelson E
Bessie Kennedy Dority
Ricker Classic Institute
Houston
Mars Hill
Aroostook Lodge
A. F
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Harry E
Hamden, Conn
John N
Brookline
Mass
Dennett Funeral Home
Tapley
Blaine
Jannetti Named Kenne Area Resident After Career Roles
Jannetti, a World War II veteran, held vice president manufacturing and plant superintendent posts with major firms. He earned a Master’s in Business Engineering from MIT. He and his wife and four children plan to reside in the Kenne area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yage One
Era University
MIT
Jannetti
Kenne Area
Peace Plan Demands Saigon Government Overthrown
In remarks attributed to a Vietnamese dissident, the speaker calls for the overthrow of President Nguyen Van Thieu and his government. He urges a Saigon cabinet to pursue peace talks with the National Liberation Front to end the war and achieve independence. He labels the Saigon regime warlike, brutal, tyrannical, and a U.S. hand, corrupt from top to bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran van Huong
Saigon
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
Kiem
Funeral Directors Name and Shop Details
Funeral home listings include Funeral Directors Fond s Funeral Home with contact 254 5511 and ae Funeral Service at 35 s Street Saco with 284 5611 Phill J A Gross Sr Director Denneti and Craig 365 Main Street Saco Maine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond 'S Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Ae Funeral Service
S Street
Saco
Phill J. A. Gross Sr
Denneti & Craig
365 Main Street
Maine
Explorers Study Ways To Develop Film Use in Biddeford
Explorer activity details from Ex Post 305 at 360 South St Biddeford focus on developing photographs and testing techniques in a dark room. Boy Scout Sunday events are scheduled with Catholic boys gathering at St Joseph's Church 7 45 a m and Protestant boys at Hill s home 10 a m. A discussion covered a May 24 Vermont trip with Saco Boy Scout Troop 310 members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
1 Building Association
John Hill Jr
South St. Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Hill
Saco Boy Scout Troop
Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks
Ex Post
Vermont
Maine Indians Program Topic At Saco Center
Mrs Paula Mow of Kennebunk described Life on a Maine Indian Reservation with color slides of Passamaquoddy villages near Peter Dana Point Washington County at a Saco Adult Center meeting. The talk covered language barriers and unemployment, and showcased reservation basket weaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Stoulton
Biddeford Woman Hurt In Car Mishap
Biddeford Mrs Priscilla Boissonneault of 7 Twin Island Acres suffered facial injuries when a vehicle she rode in left Pool Road and struck a snow bank. Driver Raoul Boissonneault 32 said he swerved to miss an oncoming car and wife hit the dashboard. Albert Elwell and Officer Peter Hall investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Boissonneault
Twin Island Acres
Biddeford
Pool Road
Raoul Boissonneault
Albert Elwell
Peter Hall
Medical Patients Listed at Area Hospitals
Medical and surgical patients from Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach and Portland are listed at Notre Dame Hospital Webber Hospital and Mercy Hospital. Names include Joseph Pellerin Alcide Corbeil Adjutor Vaillancourt Everett Tracey and Fred Ends with addresses in Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Pellerin
Lafayette St
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Alcide Corbeil
Main St
Notre Dame
Adjutor Vaillancourt
Lessard Ave
Notre Dame Hos
Everett Tracey
Louise St
Saco
Webber i. Ital
Fred E Nds
Washington Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Joint meeting of Cumberland and York County Councils
A joint meeting of Cumberland and York County Councils and the American Legion Auxiliary will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday at Owen-Davis Post American Legion Beach Street Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
York County
American Legion Auxiliary
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Beach Street
Saco
Church Notes from Old Orchard Beach Area Activities
Christ Ambassadors of Faith Pentecostal meets Fridays at 7 30 pm at Atlantic Avenue and Third Street Old Orchard Beach. Full Gospel evangelistic service Friday at 7 30 pm at American Legion Hall 508 Elm St. Royal Rangers and Missionettes serve ages 12 to 17 at Faith Tabernacle. Pioneer Girls meet Friday at 6 30 pm at Ly man Baptist Church Goodwins Mills. Ladies Prayer meeting Friday 10 am at ee Baptist Church Goodwins Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Ambassadors of Faith Pentecostal! Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
American Legion
Elm St
Royal Rangers and Missionettes
Faith Tabernacle
Pioneer Girls
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwin Mills
Ee Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Portland Weather Forecast Sees Deep Freeze Tonight
Portland area expected clear and cold conditions with subzero and near 25 below readings tonight. Lows dip to 15 below in the north and 0 to 10 below in the south as Friday remains fair and cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
New England Temperatures and Local Kingdom Hall Schedule
A report notes regional weather mentions for Massachusetts areas including Hartford New Haven and Concord with a reference to Lebanon. It then lists a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at 107 Main St Saco hosting weekly Ministry School at 7 30 p m followed by Ministry Development Class at 8 35 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Main St
Saco
Ministry
Portland Fire Routs Yet Another Multi Alarm Blaze
A second two alarm fire struck Portland in less than a week injuring two firefighters who were treated and released. Neighbors reported an explosion in a vacant three story wood building housing a thrift shop. About a dozen residents from a nearby apartment building were evacuated in near zero temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Samuel Eciien
Lloyd Cook
Maine Medical
Marcisso
Cook
Incineration Duty In Washington Navy Yard Tragedy
Accounts show Communications Technicians Barrett and Robin assisting in an incineration of papers aboard a ship. Fireman Duane Hodges died feeding a waste basket fire on deck while suppressing classified materials. Harris described retrieving and burning documents amid exposure to North Korean ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace One
Michael Thomas Barrett
Steven J. Robin
Newsome
Schumacher
Duane Hodges
Cooma
Ore
Harris
Radio Shack
Chart House
Two Fleets Appear in 1863 Ports in Friendly Gesture
In 1863 two fleets appeared unexpectedly one in the Pacific and one in the Atlantic. Six warships entered the port at San Francisco and a like number at New York. The event was regarded as a friendly gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Atlantic
San Francisco
New York
Opening date set for Colonial Hut restaurant in Biddeford
April 1 targets the opening of Biddeford new Colonial Hut at 66 Alfred St. Christo Antonakos and Thomas Pouravelis plan remodeling by then with Gilbert Boucher handling work. The interior features hand hewn beams brick accents and colonial lighting. The 60 seat layout includes a 12 person serving counter and booths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Alfred St
Christo Antonakos
Thomas Pouravelis
Gilbert Boucher
Old Orchard Beach
Colonial Hut
Biddeford’s
Jefferson Street
Opening Stock Market: More Advancers Than Decliners
New York traders opened Thursday with more stocks rising than falling and overall active volume. Notable early quotes show Woods Corp up 1 at 34 half, Whittaker up ¼ at 68 44, Chris Craft up ½ at 52, Holiday Inns up ½ at 31, Western Pacific up 12 at 44, International Minerals down ¼ at 20. The AP average of 60 stocks fell 3 to 360.2 from the prior day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Woods Corp
Bethlehem
Whittaker
Chris Craft
Holiday Inns
Western Pacific
International Minerals
Associated Press
Oil Cleanup Closes In On Smelly California Coast
Spanish style towns 90 miles northwest of Los Angeles face a massive oil spill cleanup. Workers scatter straw and use vacuum machines to skim the water and load crude into barges as oil coats boats decks and bulkheads. Sea birds die in large numbers as Cormorants foul their plumage and struggle to the sea amid the slick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Fish and Game Department
Church Women Hold Union Meeting In Saco
Members of United 1st Church Women of the Saco church held a union meeting and pot-luck luncheon Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. A. Whylie Brown led devotions and Mrs. Adelbert M. Jakeman Sr. read an article on missionaries. Announcements covered March Circle meetings and a Mission Demonstration by Rev. Allen T. Short on Feb. 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United 1St Church Women of the
Saco Church
A. Whylie Brown
Adelbert M. Jakeman Sr
Agnes Bennett
Clement L. Taylor
Florence Scripps Kellogg
John MacKerron
Hart Council Unit Accepts New Member
Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus Auxiliary accepts Mrs Rene Morin as a new member at a Biddeford hall meeting. Annette Ross leads, with reports by Lionel Lapointe and Arline Boissonneault. Prayers by Bouthillette and Lessard. A March 23 communion breakfast is planned with council members. A special award went to Mrs Lessard. A Keb 19 hall social is scheduled chaired by Geraldine Souliere assisted by multiple members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke E. Hart
Inflation and mortgage rates stir homebuying doubt
Inflation and high rates perplex potential homeowners as they weigh whether to lock in a 7.5 percent mortgage or wait for lower costs. The piece contrasts annual costs at 6 and 7.5 percent, warns of possible rent rises, and notes rates could climb further while buyers delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kennebunk Referendum Questions on Feb 7 and 17
Town public hearing reviewed two SD 71 questions for voters in Kennebunk. One seeks up to 18 000 for high school boiler replacement and ancillary work including oil storage and burner upgrades. The second asks up to 17 000 for high school auditorium renovation to add classrooms and space for music. temporary space and a church may be used during a three year period. Voters will decide Feb 7 in Lower Town Hall and in Parentees Consolidated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk — A
Kennebunk Town Hall
Kennebunk High School
Seth Williams
Board of
Williams
Ifme
Kennebunk
Lower Town Hall
Parentees Consolidated
Five Cars Involved In Saco Pileup
A chain reaction on Main Street Saco started when Gertrude D. Maling stopped for traffic at 60 from Kennebunkport. Fred 27 from West Scarborough and others failed to stop on the slippery highway, piling into her vehicle and three more. No injuries reported and damage estimates were not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude D. Maling
Kennebunkport
Saco
Maling
Fred
West Scarborough
Ieee
Smithcae Roa
Old Orchard
Leonard J. Lasczak
Cutts St
Biddeford
Baby Found Abandoned in Biddeford Ground Franklin Street
Biddeford police report receiving multiple calls about an abandoned newborn girl found on Franklin Street. The infant, weighing five and a half pounds, was taken to Webber Hospital for care after discovery early Tuesday. Police noted calls from as far away as Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Franklin Street
Iddeford
Pittsfield
Webr Hospital
Ladies Host Feb Dance and Aid Fire Victims
Mrs Lorraine LaBelle and nine other women plan a hall dance on Feb with Therese Angers as chair and Leslie Duprey as co chair. Helpers include Rita Lessard Annette Ross and others. Auxiliary volunteers collected blankets sheets clothing for a family who lost everything in a fire. Next meeting set for March 5 at the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine LaBelle
Therese Angers
Bella Ryan
Reinette Taylor
Joanne Clark
Jacqueline Goulet
Lucille Remment
Rachel Pa
Gertrude Conroy
Priscille
M A Valentine
Therese Lessard
Leslie Duprey
Rita Lessard
Annette Ross
Dorothy Millette
Alice Boissonneault
Pauline Nolette
Lake FE
Hart Council
Westbrook
Pool Road
Bidde
Head Start Children Visit Local Shop
Head Start pupils from Biddeford Year Round Head Start program at Foss Street United Methodist Church were provided milk and doughnuts by Dunkin Doughnuts on Elm Street. Participating adults include teachers Mable Desma rais and Nancy Campees, social worker's aide mise Letourneau, cook Anita Gosselin, and volunteer Helen hibo deau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Foss Street
Nixon Doubts Radio TV Ads for Cigarettes
President Nixon expresses no personal smoker concerns but says he has been shown the issue and will study restrictions on cigarette advertising for radio and television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Lantagne
Pool St
Ness
Mrs. Rose Lamarre
Maremont
Saco Center
Imof
Margaret Stevens
Lester
Saco G
Harold Stevens
Cat Lennox
Stevens
Arteline Daly
Emma Huot
Mildred Letellier
Hester Hooper
Washington, D. C
Daly
Casco Bay
Niagara Falls
Boothbay Harbor
Provincetown
Quebec City
Lennox
Doris Downing
Jeanette Bedell
Ella Luman
Black
Kate Pinelli
Alice Robinson
Rose Dyer
Ruby Brown
Topeka
Kan
Wellsford
A.M. P
New England
Massachusetts
Hartford
New Haven
Concord
Lebanon
FLEET
Albany
Rque
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Anapolis
Juneau
Kansas City
Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
S.st.p
New Orleans
Okla City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Rapid City
Richmon” St
Salt Sk. City
Cnd
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Geraldine Souliere
Claire Credit
Constance Fleurant
Rita Ruel
Simonne Lapointe
Rita Roy
Claire Payheur
Fernande Boucher
Aline Boissonneault
John Cunniff
Nixon
Vic’s Appliance Center
Main Street
Frigidaire
Philip H. Gross Sr
Shumway
Spring St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!