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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1967

Page

2

Death Notice James F Feeney of Biddeford

James F Feeney 73 of 15 Lessard Ave Biddeford died at home after a long illness. Born Oct 6 1893 in Saco he worked at the Saco Lowell Shops retiring eight years ago. Funeral Monday at 9 am from St Marys Church Biddeford with Catholic Mass and burial in St Marys Cemetery. Cosgrove Funeral Home visiting hours tonight 7-10 and Saturday Sunday 2-4 and 7-10.

James F. Feeney Lessard Ave Biddeford Saco Patrick Mary Jefferson Feeney Saco - Lowell St. Mary’s Church Holy Name Society Owen-Davis Post American Legion York County Christine Feeney Lorraine Smith Kennebunk Clayton of Standish John Lawrence Warrick R.J Mary Boothby William True Denmark St. Mary's Cemetery Cosgrove Funeral Home Elm St

Committees Named by Beta Sigma Class at Biddeford church

The Beta Sigma Class of the Biddeford United Baptist Church held a monthly meeting at the church after a covered dish supper. Committees were appointed for sunshine devotion press reporting and more. Ruth Hatch elected vice president. A memorial and a hat contest were noted, with February plans announced.

Beta Sigma Biddeford United Baptist Church Sunshine Ruth Merrill Ruth Hatch Alice Noel Helen Fenderson Mildred Davis Adelpha McKeen Mary Dawn Irene Dwelley Elizabeth Taff Jennie Dority Jefferson St Biddeford Mabel Emery Lois Lefebvre Edna Wilson Hazel Lahey Mary Grace Hazel Clay Edna Thompson Esther Hunter Martha Souza Elsie Butler Linda Merrill

Biddeford Woman Burned In Bed Fire Incident

Mrs. Aurose Gagne of 13 White Wharf Biddeford was treated at Notre Dame Hospital for burns suffered last night when her nightgown ignited during a smoking incident in bed. Her husband also sustained minor hand burns while trying to help.

Aurose Gagne White Wharf Biddeford Notre Dame Hospital Gagne

Episcopal Services Revised Due to Rev Burtt Illness

Parish schedules at Christ Church Biddeford and Trinity Saco altered as Rev Gerald Burtt, surgical patient at Webber Hospital, recovers. January services shift include cancellation of 7:30 a.m. Sunday Eucharist at Trinity while 9 a.m. Christ Church and 11 a.m. Trinity Choral Eucharists proceed. No weekday services. visiting retired priests Ernest Kellett and E Robert Newton assist.

Gerald E. Burtt Webber Hospital Christ Episcopal Church Biddeford Trinity Episcopal Church Saco Trinity Church Christ Church Church School Episcopal Young Father Burtt Ernest Kellett E. Robert. Newton Kennebunkport

Funeral Directors and Contacts in Saco Maine

Funeral homes Emonds and Shumway list directors and contact numbers. Dennett & Craig at 365 Main Street also offers services with a local phone line.

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

Card of Thanks for Kind Expressions of Sympathy

We thank our friends and relatives for sympathy cards and flowers during our bereavement, from Mrs. Adelina Letourneau and Family.

Adelina Letourneau

Georgia Legislature to Decide Georgia Governor Race

The Georgia Legislature convenes with uncertainty over choosing governor between Lester Maddox and Howard Callaway after a fractured general election. An AP survey shows lawmakers split but Maddox favored. Runoff proposal exists.

Atlanta Georgia Lester G. Maddox Howard Callaway U.S. Supreme Court General Assembly State Supreme Court Callaway Maddox Ellis Arnall Arnall Associated Press Mac Pickard Muscogee County Pickard

Colonial Realty Plans Revised and Accepted by Biddeford Board

Colonial Realty Co of Biddeford has revised subdivision plans accepted by the Biddeford planning board after an executive session. The changes include opening Kennedy Drive and Memorial Drive as throughways and using an existing access street, ending disputes over water lines and land purchases with Memorial Field and Central Maine Power Co. The board emphasized nonpolitical motivation and noted terms are staggered with no pay for members.

Colonial Realty ‘Co Biddeford Realty Company Bernard Cohen Colonial Park Memorial Field Central Maine Power Co Kennedy Drive Memorial Drive Leo R. Lemire Biddeford iSaco Water Co Cohen Planning Board

Inaugural Ball Attendees and Local Society Notices

Elmer Anderson of 333 Elm Street Biddeford is a patient at Trull Nursing Home. Albert Nadeau of 137 Main Webber Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gagne of 8 Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach attended the inaugural ball for Governor Kenneth M Curtis in Augusta. Mrs. Gertrude Q. Farwell has returned to her Biddeford Pool home after visiting sister Mrs. Leonard Rautenberg of Buffalo New York and niece Mrs. Melvin Baker Jr. of Albany New York during the New Year holiday. The Farwell and Baker families joined other relatives from Connecticut at Lake Placid, New York for winter sports.

Elmer Anderson Elm St Biddeford Trull Nursing Home Albert Nadeau Main St Webber Hospital Joseph Gagne Ocean Ave Old Orchard Beach Albert P. Deshaies Roberts St Raymond Gagnon Lessard Ave Kenneth M. Curtis Augusta Gertrude Q. Farwell Biddeford Pool Leonard Rautenberg Buffalo N.Y Melvin Baker Jr Albany

Community club meetings and home corporation election notice

Our Lady of Victory Circle meets Sunday at 2 p.m. in Fremont Club rooms Biddeford. Owen-Davis Home Corporation holds annual meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in post home Beach Street Saco with election of officers. E and L Club meets Monday at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs LaDora Gannon Bradley Street Saco. A home products party follows.

Our Lady of Victory Circle Fremont Club Ailfred Street Biddeford Owen - Davis Home Corporation Beach Street Saco E. and L Saco School Street Methodist Church LaDora Gannon Bradley Street

Local church notices and youth group gatherings listed

The Full Gospel Assembly holds an evangelistic service Friday at 7 30 p m in the American Legion Hall Biddeford. Pioneer Girls meet Friday at 6 30 p m at Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills. A Ladies Prayer meeting Friday at 10 a m at Lyman Baptist Church parsonage Goodwins Mills. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes forGrades 1 through 5 at St Monica s Church Kennebunk Saturday 9 30 a m Grades 6 through 8 Friday after school. The Youth Group of the Unified Church of Christ Biddeford will visit Second Congregational Church Kittery Sunday. transport from Biddeford Church at 3 p m.

Full Gospel Assembly American Legion Hall Elm St Biddeford Pioneer Girls Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Confraternity of Christian Doctrine St. Monica’s Church Kennebunk Unified Church of Christ (Congregational Second Congregational Church Kittery

Saco Youth Struck By Car in Elm Street Cross

Saco police report eight year old Shane Lamontagne of Maple Street struck by a car driven by Aime Blais on Elm Street after crossing from a market. He suffered head and leg injuries and was taken home.

Saco Shane Lamontagne Maple St Elm Street Aime Blais Lincoln St Roger Couture Storer St Storer Street Eugene A. Breton Boom Road Couture

Tools Reported Missing In Saco

Wilfred Crepeau of Stockman Avenue reported a garage break in with a tool box and tools valued at 80.59 dollars. The theft occurred between December 30 and January 4 according to police. Saco police are investigating.

Wilfred Crepeau Stockman Avenue Saco

Portrait Flap Winds Up With Rejection At White House

Hurd faced pressure to paint a presidential portrait but his work was judged inconsistent with previous White House portraits and criticized for background and style. Andrew Wyeth said Peter Hurd felt forced after being introduced to dignitaries at a Washington dinner. The portrait was ultimately deemed unsuccessful by officials.

Hurd Andrew Wyeth Chadds Ford Peter Wyeth Washington

Planning board meeting rules cited by chairman Miniani

James Miniani, chairman, says matters needing planning board review must be submitted before the first Wednesday. Cohen notes meetings are not usually held in executive session.

Planning Board James Miniani Cohen

Colder Weather in Portland With Snow Chance

Tonight will be clear and colder in Portland with lows 5 to 10 below zero and light winds. Saturday brings thicker clouds and a further drop in temperature with a chance of snow by evening as winds shift to the east and southeast.

Portland

Tides Time Chart Fragment

Readable text lists morning and afternoon high and low tide times with multiple PM indicators. The fragment shows a sequence of hours and minutes such as 7:02, 12:32, 1:20, 7:56, 8:44, 2:32, 3:20, 9:44, 10:26 with accompanying AM PM markers.

Weather outlook for northern New England and Rhode Island

The five day forecast covers northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Temperatures will hover near normal in the north with colder readings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and lows from zero to 20 degrees in the north. Snow is expected mainly Sunday with flurries Monday and Tuesday, and mix or snow possible Wednesday. Nighttime lows will run in the teens to low 20s in the south and near zero to 10 in the north.

Boston Weather Bureau New England Massachusetts Rhode Island

Liu Shao Chi Target of Red Guards Power Struggle in China

Associated Press reports Liu Shao Chi, once Mao's close ally and heir apparent, is now the leading target of the Lin Piao faction and teenage Red Guards. The 69 year old Chinese Communist official faces charges of taking the capitalist road and leaning toward modern revisionism, while retaining limited power among labor unions.

Associated Press Red China Communist China Liu Shao-chi Communist Party China Mao Tse-tung Liu Defense Lin Piao Mao Mao-Lin Red Guards Mao Tse Tung Pakistan Ninghsiang Hunan Shanghai Moscow Toilers of the East

Boston strangler trial slated for next week

The Boston strangler case moves toward trial next week on charges not tied to the slayings. A survivor quote marks a grim birthday, and a Colorado plane crash yields five rescues as fashion notes feature dolls.

Boston

Trust Fund In Excess Of $5,000 Is Established

A trust fund over 5000 dollars named the Ralph Perreault Memorial Scholarship will aid Biddeford High School graduates. Chester A. Rich of Florida funded it. First National Bank of Biddeford is trustee. Awards to be decided by a committee including the high school principal and superintendent of schools.

Biddeford High School Chester A. Rich St. Petersburg Fla Ralph Perreault Perreault Paul M. Stebbins Archie B. Maxwell First National Bank of Biddeford Aca Rich Stebbins

Biddeford Police Report Quiet Day After Busy Weekend

Biddeford Police breathed a little easier today with an absence of accidents and incidents after an extended weekend of minor traffic mishaps. Desk Man Armand Belair commented on the calm day.

Biddeford Armand Belair

York County Grand Jury Expected To Rise

Assistant County Atty. Ralph Ross said the York County grand jury may rise late today as County Atty. Ronald Ayotte presents cases. Ross did not know the final number of cases to be considered.

Alfred Ralph Ross York County Ronald Ayotte Ross

Duquette Named to Three-Member Appropriations Panel

Senator Armand Duquette of Biddeford was appointed by Senate President Joseph Campbell to the three member appropriations committee. Duquette had chaired the panel in the 102nd Legislature.

Augusta Armand Duquette Biddeford Senate Joseph B. Campbell Duquette

Invitations Reach Annette Chapter Members at Saco Meeting

Friendship Night at Saco Masonic Hall hosts Worthy Matron Jean Kimball and Worth Patron William Kimball as Annette Chapter invites guests from Cornerstone Portland Madonna Kennebunk Union Lyman Piscataqua Deering Beulah Faydelite Adah chapters. Special guests named. gowns to be worn. refreshments served.

Annette Order of the Eastern Star Saco Masonic Hall Jean Kimball Worth William Kimball Kennebunk Ruth Ruth Barbara Prentiss New Temple West Kennebunk Methodist Church Union Lyman Piscataqua Kittery Sarah Lennox Peveta iThe Eputies Deering Portland Dorothy Patterson Beulah Cumberland Mills Claire Scammon Faydelte York Parnell Burrill Adah Biddeford Ruth Herrick James Herrick Haze Noble Llewellyn Crowley Florence Northrop Hazel Beety Nancy Lowell Susan LeGallee Bernice Emmons Marion Dexheimer Marion Batchelder Adah Agnes Johnson Ruth Janice Thompson Esther Eva Rooman Martha Frances Smith Electa Julia Crowley Adelpha McKeen Sentinel Harry Gowen Doris Clark Helen Burns Elizabeth Doe Ella Luman Priscilla Martin Dorothy Whitney Audrey Fogg Howard Cushman Bert Whitney

U S Pilots Report Damage in North Vietnam Strikes

U S pilots flew 71 strike missions over North Vietnam on Thursday and reported heavy damage to three storage buildings 27 miles south southeast of Hai Phong and to a missile site 38 miles north northeast of Thanh Hoa. They destroyed or damaged 14 bridges and B52 bombers conducted four raids near Saigon while focusing on a suspected North Vietnamese troop concentration in the demilitarized zone.

U.S Haiphong Thanh Hoa Saigon North South Vietnam

Traffic Death Cases Are Continued In Saco Court

In Saco, Rog er E. Macomber, 19, faces three counts of death caused by a violation of law after an Oct. 29 Pool Road Biddeford crash that killed three people. His case was continued to Jan. 12 in 10th District Court.

Roger E. Macomber Park St Saco 10Th District Court Pool Road Biddeford Macomber Roger Rondeau Clarendon St Ernest A. Raynor Woodland Ave Paul Bourassa Alfred Portland Keith A. Darling Wells Gary D. Boyd Arundel St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. Inc Robert A. Dione South Portland Paul F. Tracy Kenneth M. Parker Lyman H. C. Hayne Inc Wynn John F. Kennedy Dorchester Mass Turner & Breivogel Inc Falmouth John L. Gordon Windham David C. Beal

Camp Ellis Fire Unit Installs Officers in 1967 Auxiliar y

Camp Ellis Volunteer Firemen's Auxiliary installs officers at the fire station with Mrs. Mary Pendleton and Mrs. Christine Peterson serving as installing officers. New officers include President Lillian Morris and Vice President Ruth Cote with other posts filled by Ruth Stackpole pro tem and Lillian Gagnon. Members note 1967 dues payable and next meeting refreshment committee named.

Notre Dame Hospital Notre Dame School Beach Street Saco Most Holy Trinity Church Frank Carey Albert Cote Clement Auger Alfred Paul Emile Leblanc Harold Applin Gabrielle Ste. Marie Armand Morrissette Gerard Rossignol St. Joseph’s Wilfred Fournier Jean Paul Boucher St. Andre’s Robert Perrin Phyllis Cosgrove St. Mary’s Armand Mercier William Martel Notre Dame de Lourdes James Lombard Sr Wilbro Harold Carroll Carroll Cote Camp Ellis Morris Laura Robbins Elsie Buzzell Cynthia Lemay Stackpole Constance Collard Mary Pendleton Geta Greenier Mary Pendlton Peterson Penney Thresa Pendleton Donald Wormwood Collard Stackpole Wer Arlin Gregoire

Players Lose Bridge to Gunman in Private Poker Game

AP reports eight players at a private Bridgton residence were robbed by a gunman who walked off with a pot estimated between 1200 and 1500 dollars after a Thursday night poker game.

Bridgton

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Episcopal Church Services Revised Emond Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy Legislature of Colonial Realty C.uei News At Antonio Boisvert John Conroy Metayer Stella Lombard Parish Hospital Janet Huot Margaret Morrison Irene Tarazewich U. S Saco Court Joseph N. Manship Noel Thibodeau Quebec Louis G. Rongo East Orange N.J Richard C. Young Virginia S. Cobb Louis J. Lovely Haverhill Jean P. J. Morin Torrington Conn John Price Jr Staples St William A. Roberge South Berwick Theodore I. D. Vaugn Hallowell Richard P. Ayotte Leon St John V. Merena Cambridge Sonja C. Lanctot Portland Road Ralph G. McAdams Winchester David J. McKenzie West Scarborough Gerald W. Hitzka School St Old Orchard ‘Beach Craig D. Macdonald Pawtucket R.I Donald R. Gervais Sanford Roger J. Pelletier Auburn Ronald E. Flagg Rockland Rachel T. Landry Promenade Ave James E. Devlin Arthur J. Best III Albert C. Peiric John W. Litwinowich Oak St Superior Court Keith Beety Rochester N.H Kenneth Littlefield Richard P. Martel Westland Ave Clifford F. Roberts Piersons’s Norman E. Pothier Scammon St Sandra FE. McKay Eliot Ralph A. Jean Henry C. Lemire Saco Avenue Earnest Forrester Allen Wildes Raymond A. Tanguay Beacon St Robert E. Gregoire David W. Tremblay Stephen R. Carlisle Darrell A. Holbrook Harrington Philip R. Gibson West Newfield Raymond D. Audie Insurance Electrolux Vacuum Cliff Plourd T. L
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