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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1968

Page

2

Deaths SCARBOROUGH MRS EM MELINE GANTHIER 76

Mrs Emmeline M Ganthier 76 of Blue Point died yesterday at Augusta Hospital after a long illness. She was the widow of Lawrence E Ganthier born in Grand Falls NB Nov 6 1891. Survived by three daughters a son a sister a brother eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral from Hay and Peabody Funeral Home with a requiem high mass at St Margaret's Church Old Orchard Beach burial in Marys Cemetery Biddeford.

Farm Bureau St. Margaret's Church Old Orchard Beach Guy Beryl) Grand Saco Vance Margaret) Turmer William Christine) Huntley Scarborough George P. Ganthier South Paris Margaret Porter Presque Isle Thomas Kelly Lime- Siome Hay and Peabody Funeral Home Dunston Corner He Mary's Cemetery Bidde

James Bain 85 Dies. Saco Resident Born in Glasgow

James Bain 85 of 407 For tz Read Saco died in a Biddeford hospital after a long illness. Born October 16 1882 in Glasgow Scotland he was the son of Alexander and Margaret Bain. He studied in English schools Springfield Mass College and Congregational Church Unit in Saco. Retired from Saco Lowell Shops he leaves a great granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 30 p.m. Thursday at Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco with visitation from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.

James Bain Saco Biddeford Glasgow Scotland Alexander Margaret Duguide Bain Springfield Mass Congregational Church Unit United Church of Christ Douglass Bain Olive View Calif Shumway Funeral Home Spring St

Rosary Recitation For Mrs Boissonneault In Biddeford

Members of Ste Anne Catholic Sodal ity of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco will meet at Emond's Funeral Home in Biddeford tonight to recite the rosary for Mrs Armen dine Boissonneault, sister of Mrs Angelina Cote.

Ste. Anne's Sodality Notre Dame de Lourdes Saco Emond Hill St Biddeford Armendine Boissonneault Angelina Cote

SHUMWAY Funeral Service notice in Saco Maine

Dennett and Craig announce funeral arrangements for Philip H Gross Sr with service details at 35 Spring Street Saco and contact 284 5611. The firm lists address 365 Main Street Saco and phone 282 0562 for arrangements.

Shumway Funeral Service Spring Street Saco Philip H. Gross Sr Dennett & Craig Main Street Maine Dial

Thanks for Flowers and Cards During My Stay

Mrs Laurette Itehurst expresses gratitude to family relatives friends for flowers gifts and cards sent during her hospital stay and recovery, noting appreciation and kind wishes.

Porates Laurette Itehurst

Funeral services for Mrs Corinne Reay Biddeford

Funeral services for Mrs Corinne Reay of 214 Alfred Street Biddeford were held at 8:30 this morning at St Joseph's Church. Rev Valmont Gilbert celebrated the requiem mass with Rev Real Nadeau and Rev Sylvia Levesque assisting. Diana Rousselle played the organ as church choir sang. Burial followed in St Joseph's Cemetery with Bearers Paul Gendron Roland Roy Joseph Loranger Edmund Neault Al Caron and Norman Bolduc.

Corinne Reay Alfred St Biddeford St. Joseph's Church Valmont Gilbert Real Nadeau Sylvia Levesque Diana Rousselle Leopold Huot St. Joseph's Cemetery Father Levesque Paul Gendron Roland Roy Joseph Loranger Edmund Neault al Caron Norman Bolduc

Prayers Planned for Armendine Boissonneault

Members of Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella will meet at 7 30 p m tomorrow at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford to say prayers for Armendine Boissonneault sister of a member.

Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella Emond Funeral Home Hill St Biddeford Armendine Boissonneault

York County Barracks Veterans Honor Meeting

Members of the York County Barracks Veterans of World War I Auxiliary will meet at 3 30 p m tomorrow at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford to pay respects to member Mrs Armendine Bois sonneault.

York County Emond Funeral Home Hill St Biddeford Armendine Boissonneault

Prayers for Al fred Boutin at Cosgrove Funeral Home

Fernand Madore's family invites prayers at 7 30 p m tonight at Cosgrove Funeral Home 326 Elm Street Biddeford by Ste Anne's Sodality of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco for the father of a member

Alfred Boutin Fernand Madore Cosgrove Funeral Home Elm St Biddeford Ste. Anne's Sodality Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco

Primaries Move Through The National Delegates Puzzle

The piece details primary rules and candidate standings across states. It notes Nixon Romney Stassen and Reagan as possible contenders, with Reagan's pledged delegates and favorite son status. It also covers California Oregon Florida New Jersey West Virginia and Nebraska delegate dynamics and unpledged options under state law.

Young Johnson James A. Rhodes Contig Coma Cao Nixon Romney Minnesota Harold E. Stassen Ronald Reagan California Reagan Nebraska Rockefeller McCarthy George C. Wallace Alabama West Virginia Florida Claude Kirk Oregon Atty Thomas Lynch New Jersey South Dakota

Mrs Alphonsine Cyr Patient at Notre Dame Hospital

Mrs Alphonsine Cyr of 117 Graham Street Biddeford is identified as a surgical patient at Notre Dame Hospital.

Alphonsine Cyr Graham St Biddeford Notre Dame Hospital

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Meeting at City Building

Biddeford veterans group will hold a 7 30 p m meeting tonight in Biddeford City Building. St Marys Women's Club will meet at 8 tonight in St Marys School Hall Biddeford.

Biddeford St. Mary's Women’s Club St. Mary's School Hall

Portland Weather Outlook Through Wednesday

Variable cloudiness continues in Portland with a chance of light snow flurries in the northwest tonight and in the north on Wednesday. Lows range from 5 to 15 below in the north to 5 above to 5 below in the south. Wednesday brings somewhat colder conditions.

Portland

Wednesday church services and choir rehearsals listed

A public notice lists midweek faith activities across Biddeford Old Orchard Beach and surrounding towns. Details include Junior and Senior choir times, prayer meetings, Bible study, Girl Guards meetings, adult choir rehearsals, youth choirs, and various church midweek services with specific locations and start times.

United Church of Christ Congregational Biddeford Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Assembly of God Atlantic Avenue Third Street Old Orchard Beach

Senate inquiry opens on Tonkin incident and Vietnam role

Questioning of Secretary McNamara starts a Senate probe into the Gulf of Tonkin incident that spurred a major U S buildup in Vietnam. The report notes political maneuvering around Johnson and McCarthy as Republicans consider a 1968 GOP field. Florida teachers strike halts classes for over 500000 students, while the American Bar Association pushes limits on public access to criminal case information.

McNamara Senate Gulf of Tonkin U.S Vietnam Cong Phanket Hue Johnson Florida American Bar Association

Cabinet Leaders Absences Mark Parliamentary Duty Reminder

Pearson urged seven leadership candidates to stick to parliamentary business while Commons in session, but three ministers were absent Foreign Minister Paul Martin Consumer Affairs Minister John Turner and Agriculture Minister J. J. Greene.

Pearson Commons Paul Martin John Turner J. J. Greene

Primary votes and pledged delegates in Illinois contest

The primary allocates 14 Republican and 26 Democratic votes. Illinois votes on June 11 in a bindingless popularity contest. Pledges by delegate candidates remain individual matters. The tally shows 58 Republican votes and 118 Democratic votes referenced.

Illinois

Two Accidents Investigated In Biddeford

Biddeford police investigated two hit and run incidents. Roger G. Ruel’s parked car on Alfred Street near Mt Vernon Street was struck and the offender fled. Dr J B Dickerson was struck on Main Street in front of the First National Bank and the driver fled. no injuries were listed. Officers Everett Bowden and Armand Ouellette led the inquiries.

Biddeford Roger G. Ruel Clark St Alfred Street Mt. Vernon Street Alfred St J. B. Dickerson Main Street First National Bank of Everett Bowden Armand Ouellette

Viet Cong Using Artillery Still Fortifies Citadel Stronghold

On the Citadel grounds Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces repel Allied attacks with rockets mortars and small arms while inside tunnels and sewers. Marines report enemy casualties around Khe Sanh Con Thien and Quang Tri area as air and ground forces press operations near the DMZ. Mass graves near Song Be disclosed as paratroopers and government troops claim further enemy losses with light Vietnamese casualties.

Pace One Pfc John Huntz Buffalo N.Y George L. Alvarez New York City Perfume River Citadel Demilitarized Zone Khe Sanh Leatherneck Con Thien U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division Dmz Quang Tri City U.S Song Be

Miss Bonsaint Weds Biddeford Man in Elegant Ceremony

Miss Marguerite Charlene Bonsaint wed a Biddeford man in a ceremony at Biddeford with a palace of lace and pearls. Attendants included Madeleine Bonsaint and Carol Boissonneault with gowns in pink brocade and bold colors. The wedding party traveled to Hotel Thacher for a reception for 150 as both families prepared for a Southington Conn. honeymoon.

Marguerite Charlene Bonsaint Madeleine Bonsaint Biddeford Carol Boissonneault Claire Bonsaint Bidde Mark Lefebvre Lowell Mass Gerard Carrier New Britain Conn U.S. Air Force Deer, del

Cuts In Saco School Budget

The Saco City Council preliminarily recommends budget cuts of about $22,000 to the school department for the coming year. The overall budget rises about $80,000 from last year’s $638,417, partly due to a new state minimum wage for teachers and higher base pay. Items cut include $3,100 for major medical insurance for teachers and $5,637 for an assistant superintendent position. other work at Young School could be done by city crews for less than $6,000.

Saco Donald C. Doyle Oung School Doyle Saler Howard L. Cushman Dale

Notable CBS leaders dispute public posting in Providence

Theodore F CBS vice president and J Ogden executive editor of the Providence Journal and Bulletin are cited amid a public dispute over dissemination of the dispatch. The fragment notes their roles and involvement without detailing specific actions or outcomes.

Theodore Fcbs Tie 7 J. Ogden Providence R.I Journal and Bulletin

Backing Mishap In Saco Involves Carlton W Greene

Saco police report a backing mishap involving Carlton W. Greene, 35, of the area. The incident details show a vehicle collision during reverse maneuver, with no serious injuries reported and local responders on scene. Greene remained at the scene for investigation and a report was filed.

Saco Carlton W. Greene

Kennebunk Debuts New Ambulance in Service

Fire Chief Lewis H Burr said the leased ambulance from Ambulance and Hearse Distributors Inc. of Cambridge Mass entered service on Sunday February 18 with 9000 miles, under warranty, replacing a July 1962 unit bought for 4950 dollars after major mechanical failures. The town acted quickly to keep emergency service reliable for residents.

Kennebunk Lewis H. Burr Ambulance and Hearse Distributors Inc Cambridge Mass Burr Board of Selectmen Fire Department

Minnesota campaign tensions stir Johnson Humphrey ties

State Sen Wendell R Anderson directs a Johnson Humphrey campaign setup aimed at a soft approach with McCarthy allies in 1970. Rep Donald Fraser declines Mondale invite to join the state committee while Forrest Harris endorses McCarthy. A St Paul attorney notes shifts in party dynamics as Franson resists censure efforts amid primary defection. Also a crash damages 132 Beach St Saco from a backing vehicle driven by Roger Merrill.

Johnson-Humphrey Wendell R. Anderson Anderson McCarthy Donald Fraser Minneapolis Walter F DFL Forrest Harris Harris University of Minnesota Saigon Richard Franson Johnson Humphrey Vietnam Franson MccCarthy Democratic Party John Connolly St. Paul M Sota Perv Connolly Humphrey Forces Beach St Saco Roger S. Merrill Goodwin Avenue Old Orchard Beach Cres Main Street

Sanford Maine to observe 200th birthday Monday

Sanford Maine plans a bicentennial observance with a town hall ceremony featuring an official proclamation by the selectmen and greetings from Gov. Curtis. The charter date is February 27, 1768, marking Sanford's official founding by Sir Francis Bernard. A fuller celebration is planned later.

Sanford Maine Gov. Curtis Massachusetts Sir Francis Bernard

County Camper Group Meets In Kennebunk

Kennebunk hosts Yo Co Me Chapter 64 of the North American Family Campers Association at a February meeting in Christ Church dining room. A covered dish supper, slides from the 1967 World Jamboree, and a social evening planned for March 16 framed the program led by C Millard Neal. Members from Kennebunk, Sanford, Springvale and Biddeford attended. new members welcomed.

Kennebunk John Colomb David Anderson Sanford Yo-Co-Me North American Family Campers Association Christ Church Here Carl Goldammer Louis Davis Springvale C. Millard Neal Biddeford Iday Eastern States Exposition Grounds West Springfield Mass NAFCA York County Maine Pine Tree Augusta Towanda Rumford

Biddeford Municipal Offices To Close Observing Washington Birthday

All Biddeford municipal offices in City Hall will close all day Thursday per City Clerk Pauline Berry in observance of the Washington Birthday holiday.

Biddeford City Hall Biddeford Pauline Berry

Plans for a new cultural and community center proposal

Plamondon outlined a center housing health education welfare public housing urban renewal and other agencies with rooms for civic participation handicrafts library services museums and film programs A potential indoor pool was mentioned and a $50000 renovation estimate for converting the former City Theater into a cultural facility was noted.

Plamondon

Catholic Women Hold County Meeting In Saco

Rev Louis Berube introduced as new moderator at York County Council of Catholic Women district meeting held at Notre Dame de Lourdes School Hall Saco. Miss Virginia Turnbull reported on Augusta state meeting January 24 and officials outlined March Day of Recollection. Father Berube spoke on social action and cooperation across faiths. Robert E Lee discussed vocations and priest and sister shortages. April 15 next district meeting announced with refreshments and volunteers named.

York County Council of Catholic Women Catholic Women’s Club Most Holy Trinity Church Saco Notre Dame de Lourdes School Hall Beach Street Louis Berube St. Michael's Parish South Berwick Notre Dame de Lourdes Most Ae Church Gerard Cameron Virginia Turnbull Augusta Father Berube Michael's Parish Robert E. Lee Most Holy Trinity Parish Margaret's Parish Hall Old Orchard Beach George Rancourt Lucille Cunningham Andre Cloutier Charles Polock Wilfred Hughes Samuel Bellevue Mary McCarthy Edmund Choroszy

Well-Run Clinic To Offer Immunizations In Biddeford

A well-located clinic will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow by the Biddeford Public Health Nursing Association in the Biddeford City Building. Diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus inoculations will be given with a physician in attendance.

Any small fish of the herring family is a sardine

A general note states that any small fish belonging to the herring family is classified as a sardine.

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