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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1968
Page
2
Helen John of 338 Newtown Road Biddeford and Mrs Carl Ress of 18 Moody Street Saco are recorded as surgical patients at Webber Hospital Biddeford.
Occasional light snow forms in the southwest portion of Portland and spreads by tonight. Low temperatures dip below zero to 5 above. Sunday brings cloudy skies with snow flurries north and partly cloudy conditions south. Cold Sunday.
A long obituary notes the death after retirement six years ago of a grandmother and church member connected to St Margaret's and St Jean Baptiste councils. Surviving relatives include Dominick Fournier, a son Josep Fournier of Bristol, and numerous daughters and daughters in law across Caribou, Springfield Wash., Concord, Biddeford and Portsmouth. A requiem mass is planned at St Margaret's Church with burial to follow.
Clarenthe Blanchette Wes Clarenthe Blanchette aged 64 died at Temple Street Saco. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 8:30 a.m. from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church. Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home James Street Saco tonight from 7 to 9 p.m.
Mrs Elizabeth Hatch is survived by her husband Ward W Hatch two sisters Thelma Downing of Casco and Madelyn Warren of East Corinth and several nieces and nephews A private funeral will be held in the spring at Hope Cemetery The family chapel will be open for calling hours tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. nearby communities observe the event with silent remembrance.
Paul J. Callahan, a senior at the University of Maine Pass land, will teach social studies as a student teacher at Academy in Saco from Feb 5 to March 29, 1944. He is a history major and the son of Mr and Mrs Callahan.
Funeral home listings show Shumway Funeral Service at 25 Spring Street Saco Maine 284 5611 with director Philip H Gross Sr. Also Dennett and Craig at 5 Main Street Saco Maine 282 0542. Names Frank X Emond and J P Conroy appear in the directory.
JOSEPH BAILLARGEON funeral conducted with E Rivard assisted by Rev. Roland Sirois as deacon and Rev. Maurice Moran as sub deacon. Singing by church choir with Mrs. Laura Proulx. Burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery family lot. Father Sirois officiated graveside rites. Bearers were Marcel Bisson Archille Boucher Henry Bourque Edgar Cabana and Arthur Corriveau.
A Kennebunkport hearing for a part time hotel liquor license for Captain's Landing near Deck Square was postponed to March due to a notice error in the York County Coast Star. Town officials said the postponement was caused by the incorrect newspaper notices printed for two consecutive weeks. The owner had argued last year that the rooms were too small to be used as guest rooms.
Biddeford firefighters responded to 7 Lamothe Ave and found 16 year old Richard Langevin trapped in a tree. They assisted at the scene at 41 Elm St while Saco firefighters battled a separate blaze at a nearby station yesterday afternoon.
Evangelistic ice for all at 7 33 p m The Youth Fellowship of the Te Christian Church Route Kennebunk will meet since 6 15 p m at the South Congregational Church Temple Street Kennebunkport Monday at 8 p m The Junior Choir of the Lyman Baptist Church will be at Marys Wells Beach Sunday at 6 p m Sweducted each Monday evening 630 at St Martha's Church Kennebunkport
Vance travels to Seoul to meet Park in a bid to ease tensions with South Korea over North Korea. Officials say the trip aims to coordinate measures amid guerrilla pressure and the Pueblo incident. North Korea seeks admission of trespass and assurances it won’t recur.
Five students from York County attend ing Plus-Gray's School of Business are named to the honor roll for the first semester. Announcement by Roland S. Kelley lists Lace Norma Gamash Orchard Beach Diane Piiraines Susan Hayes Ogunquit.
US infantrymen pressed operations in Saigon as clashes with Communist guerrillas intensified. Seven Americans were killed or wounded in three engagements seven miles northwest of Tan Son Nhut airport. Three companies of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade assisted South Vietnamese forces in clearing the capital.
Loreto Pennsylvania officials enforce a campus dress rule at St Francis College urging formal attire in the library. Two Moe morose students face possible $25 fines for wearing jeans sweatshirts and sneakers while banners surfaced. At WAVERLY Kentucky two masked gunmen robbed a bar manager taking $300 and confiscating patrons trousers.
College scores across multiple games show Loyola New Orleans defeating Air Force Centre 8 to 76, West Georgia edging Georgia 37 to 75, Baltimore Loyola 92 over Western Maryland 77, Wayne State beating St 78 to 64, Oakland 100 over Mackinac 67, Warrensburg State 57 over Pitts 7, New Mex St 93 over Southwest, Arizona 75 over East N M 45, Nevada 97 over Idaho, Idaho State 76 over Linfield 75, Whitman 72.
A Maine dispatch outlines events including USS Harry E. Yarnell decommissioning and transfer to Bath Iron Works for overhaul, Captains Kelley and Wroblewski officiating. Also noted are draft calls for 231 men in 2b slots, a $13.46 million federal award plan for a statewide economic program costing $126,060, a grand larceny bound over for Jane D. Lerdon of Bath, a Portland youth charged with a $71 bakery robbery, and Arthur Pudas surviving a near train collision after veering onto a snowbound track.
Kennebunk High downed Old Orchard Beach High 68 53 on Friday night in a game that saw the Rams pull away in the third period. Scorers included Lamontagne with 10 and a handful of contributors for Kennebunk while Old Orchard Beach battled in a tight first half.
Kennebunk officials plan to discuss stricter criteria for street acceptances at the March 18 meeting. The proposal aims to require completed utilities and drainage, curb and surface requirements, before a street is accepted, challenging the past practice of town meeting approval after tar treatment.
The doubles team of Jerry Forcier and Don Saucier will face Portland pair Don Patchell and Al Morton in a special 1 string duel at 2th Century Lanes tomorrow at 3. Forcier and Saucier edged their rivals by 44 pins last Sunday. Patchell the current world singles titleholder and Morton a new comer known for fast strikes headline the Portland team. All four bowlers can exceed 1200, promising exciting action for fans.
Celtics post fourth straight win as Bill Russell dominates with 27 rebounds and nine assists in limited minutes. Jones leads scoring with 24 points, Bailey Howell and Sam Jones add key baskets while Havlicek contributes 21. Celtics remain far behind 76ers after 32 games.
France’s Killy, 24, seeks victory in the giant slalom and slalom to complete a rare Olympic clean sweep. If he wins all three events, he parallels Toni Sailer’s 1954 feat. Killy, a customs official, contemplated going pro after the Games and noted the season’s progress as he faced a personal setback.
UCLA defeats Oregon State 55-52 as Lew Alcindor scores 20 points to preserve top ranking. Columbia edges Dartmouth after two overtimes 76-70. New Mexico State routs Arizona 93-75. Iowa Ivy League results include Princeton over Yale 69-62 and Cornell beating Harvard 83-79. Other scores feature Santa Clara over UOP 96-83 and Loyola Los Angeles over San Jose 73-72.
DETROIT AP Defenceman Bobby Orr was expected to take his regular turn for the Bruins after sitting out most of a 4 3 loss in St Louis. Coach Harry Sinden said Orr is all right and will play against the Red Wings as Boston aims to extend a four game undefeated stretch against Detroit. The Bruins beat the Wings 5 4 in Boston with Gerry Cheevers helping the team win. Houston AP Skip Lockwood, ex Boston Catholic Memorial infielder, will trial as a pitcher for the Astros after a strong showing in the Arizona Instructional League following a $90,000 bonus in 1964. Smith said Lockwood is being groomed as a pitcher with the Astros hoping to convert his right arm to pitching.
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