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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1968

Page

3

Rebekah Lodge Reception At Beach Hall

Old Orchard Beach hosts a reception by the Rebekah Lodge at Odd Fellows hall honoring Mrs. Ethel Whitten district deputy president of District 2 and Deputy Marshal Miss Margaret Chamberlin. The event featured a receiving line with lodge officers and guests including Betty Coleman and William Hayden, plus a program of accordion and piano selections.

Ethel Whitten Ocean Park Rebekah Assembly of Maine Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge Margaret Chamberlin Saco Odd Fellows Hall Old Orchard Beach Cham Old Orchardge Geraldine Collins Noble Rand Old Orchard Thomas Vining Reginald Hatch Ladies Association Militant New Hampshire Betty Coleman William C. Hayden Sulman Gilbert Ethelatd Louise Hayden Roberta Harriman Lena McQuade Sally Roger Cousins Pine Point

Californian Is Happier Under Bridge

Clint Wescott, 51, spurns $19,219 from a burned NY gas station sale and about $4,000 from his father’s estate, choosing life under a Los Angeles bridge. He has received hundreds of letters including marriage proposals and pleas from inventors and students, while some admire his commitment to living on the bum.

Wescott Two Burnt Hills N.Y

Whitten and Mrs Arno Support Miss Chamberlin Event

Mrs Eunice Pettengill chaired refreshments assisted by Mrs Unn Hart Mrs Alice Houle and Mrs Gertrude Milliken who organized the decorations for the event supporting Miss Chamberlin.

Christening Held At St Demetri Greek Church Biddeford

A christening at St Demetri Greek Orthodox Church Biddeford for Christopher Boucouvalas son of Mr and Mrs Charles Boucouvalas of Saco drew many family members and godmother Miss Antonakos with Rev Alexander Xanthakis officiating. In Waterville a would be thief fled a break in an auto parts shop leapt into the Kennebec River and swam 150 yards to escape police on Sunday night.

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Biddeford Christopher Boucouvalas Charles Boucouvalas Saco Politimi Boucouvalas Peter Boucouvalas Peter Dalapas Theodore Boucouvalas William Boucouvalas Petro Boucouvalas Thomas Mendros Margaret Welch Sara Emmons Rosella Dragoumanos Robert Danis Julia Welch Kathryn Hazelton Stella Antonakos Paula Boucouvalas Stephen Boucouvalas George Samaras William Samaras James Vanitis George Kougakos Esther Antonakos Demetroula Daoutakos Jetta Antonakos Miss Antonakos Christo Antonakos Alfred St Alexander Xanthakis Waterville Maine Kennebec

Cub Scout Pack 305 Hosts Blue and Gold Banquet

Over 100 Cub Scouts leaders parents and invited guests attended Cub Scout Pack 305 Blue and Gold banquet at the Scout Hall Biddeford sponsored by Troop One Building Association The event featured a Spirit of Cub Scouting candle lighting invocation by Rev John E Miller and recognition of Pack officials and volunteers with certificates plus Bobcat Pin awards and Wolf Bear and Webelos badges.

Scout Hall Mason Street Biddeford Troop One Building Association Philip S. Hatch den Hief Owen Colomb John E. Miller United Church of Christ (Congregational Cubmaster Hatch Association Joseph E. Hill Miller Pack Committee Roland Levasseur Den Colomb Explorer Post Patrick Lunetta Pack John E. Hill Jr Hill Levasseur David A. Eaton Raymond A. Letellier Gerard Richard Roland Ferguson Phillip S. Hatch Romeo Rousseau Bruce Nunan Webelos den Mathers Cecile Hatch Carolyn Ferguson Ruth Travis Claire Eaton Owen Colomb Roland Ferguson III Norman LaChance Philip Hatch III Raymond Rennell Patrick Desrosiers Pada Akelas Scales Hatch Mark Lemieux David Eaton II Mark Perreault Rousseau Nunan Michael McCarthy Michael Michaud Michael Katon David Hatch David A. Eaton II Robert Richard Kenneth Delage Guy Beaudoin Ronald Sevigny Roger Parker Scout Cubs William McKenney Raymond Letellier

Biddeford Firemen Respond to Two Sunday Calls

Early Sunday a short circuit in a wall plug at 220 Oak St in Biddeford drew firefighters to Saul House owned building. A Saturday chimney blaze near 58 Forest Ave was controlled with a booster line in a one and a half story wooden home owned by Ralph Cote. Sigillography and Graf explained.

Oak St Biddeford Saul House Forest Ave Ralph Cote

Saco Police Investigate Three Accidents

Saco police investigated three auto accidents Saturday. Joseph T. Small 65 of Biddeford stopped at Main and Beach when rear ended by Karl J. Bailey 52 of Milford New Hampshire who could not stop in time. Abraham Fleischer 63 of Biddeford and David L. McCarthy 20 of Longmeadow Mass collided at Elm and North. Alfred Lamirande 71 of Shadagee Road Saco backed from Pleasant Street and struck Roberta G. Lombard 30 of 330 Bradley Street on Spring Street.

Saco Joseph T. Small Pool St Biddeford Main Street Beach Street Karl J. Bailey Milford N. H Bailey Abraham Fleischer Graham St. Biddeford David L. McCarthy

Philip F. Perreault Birthday Celebration

A party was held yesterday afternoon at 17 Stacy Street in Saco to mark the first birthday of Philip Franklin Perreault. Guests included family members and family friends such as Jeffrey and Scott Perkins, Karen Perkins, Patti Ann Oliver, Stacy Cote, Debra Letourneau, Gina Cruz, Nat Cruz, Steven Cruz, Elizabeth Underwood, Robert Underwood, Richard Bineau, Thomas Oliver, George Oliver, along with grandmothers Mrs. Franklin R. Perkins Sr. and Mrs. Mable Perreault and other relatives.

Philip Franklin Perreault Daniel Perreault Stacy St Saco Jeffrey Perkins Scott Perkins Karen Perkins Patti Ann Oliver Stacey Cote Debra Letourneau Gina Cruz Nat Cruz Steven Cruz Elizabeth Underwood Robert Underwood Richard Bineau Thomas Oliver George Oliver Franklin R. Perkins Sr Mable Per

Citizens' Caucus Set For Arundel

Arundel citizens will meet at the Arundel J Hall at 7 30 p m Friday to nominate town officers for the annual town meeting. Officials stated the session aims to select all town officers for election.

Arundel Arundel J. Hall

Beach Accident In Biddeford Involves Two Young Drivers

Police report a rear collision on Saco Avenue Sunday between a car driven by Joseph M. Zook III 20 of 29 Hill Street Biddeford and another driven by Robert Johnston 21 of Biddeford. Zook said he stopped for a dog in front of his vehicle when the crash happened.

Quick Quiz Answers on Mammal Eggs and Mecca Stone

Q and A reveal two mammals lay eggs the platypus and the spiny anteater both found in Australia Tas mainia New Guinea. The sacred black stone at Mecca is said to have fallen from heaven and is nearly a meteorite. The White House in Washington D C began in 1792.

Australia Tasmania New Guinea Mecca Ata Washington, D.C White House Newspaper Enterprise Association

Pocketbook Recovered After Biddeford Theft

Biddeford police recovered a stolen pocketbook from Mrs. Elise Paul of 16 Wentworth Street. The empty bag was found in a snowbank near Lincoln and Market Streets in Saco after a boy reported it to his mother. The theft occurred near South Street and Wentworth Street in Biddeford with about $4 inside.

Saco Biddeford Elise Paul Wentworth Paul South Street Wentworth Street

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