Funeral services held for Harry I. Bachelder Sr.
Funeral services were held at Christ Church Kennebunk for Harry I. Bachelder Sr. 74 of Cat Mousam Road who died in Biddeford hospital. Interment followed in Hope Cemetery. Arrangements by Angell Funeral Home. He was born August 10 1892 in Gardiner. He is survived by his widow three sons five daughters a brother a sister grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Christ Church
Harry I. Bachelder Sr
Cat Mousam Road
Biddeford
Fred Holmberg
Hope Cemetery
Angell
Dane St
Bachelder
Gardiner
William
Laurellen
Davis) Bachelder
Nelson I
New London
Jeannette Sherburne
George L. Bachelder
Southbridge
Mass
Luella Warren
Obituary: Gerard L. Gosselin 59 Biddeford resident dies
Gerard L. Gosselin 59 of 109 Bradbury St Biddeford died at home after a long illness. Born in Manchester NH May 16 1908 he worked as a machinist for Saco Lowell and Maremont Corp retiring nine years ago. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Voltigeur Rochambeau Club and St Josephs Church. Survived by widow Marie Jeanne Lapointe Goselin son Gilles Gosselin Boston daughters Suzanne Bourcier and Yolande Labonte Biddeford sisters Anatole Ouellette and Charles Cote Quebec City. Funeral services Wednesday at 8:30 am at St Josephs Church with calling hours at Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford today and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard Louis Gosselin
Bradbury St
Biddeford
Manchester
N.H
Gedeon
Leonie Fournier Gosselin
Canada
Saco-Lowell
Maremont Corp
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Voltigeur
Rochambeau Club
St. Joseph's Church
Marie Jeanne Lapointe Gosselin
Gilles Gosselin
Boston
Mass
Armand
Suzanne) Bourcier
Ronald
Yolande) Labonte
Anatole Ouellette
Charles Cote
Quebec City
Que
Bolduc
29Th St
Berwick Man Dies in Motorcycle Accident
John Edward Reardon Jr. 21 of 42 Berwick Street died in a motorcycle crash early yesterday. A Berwick High School graduate, he served in Vietnam and worked at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He belonged to Veterans of Foreign Wars and Fraternal Order of Eagles. He survived by his mother and sister. funeral at Our Lady of Peace Church followed by burial in Holy Trinity Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berwick
John Edward Reardon Jr
Berwick St
Biddeford
John E
Anne Hamilton Reardon Sr
Berwick High School
U.S. Army
Vietnam
Portsmouth Naval
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Somersworth
N.H
Our Lady of Peace Church
Order of Eagles
Order
Reardon
Mary Gilpatrick
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Eugene Bettez
Three Men Rescued After Sailboat Capsize Off Cape Porpoise
A sailboat capsized in rough seas off Cape Porpoise. Three men were rescued by fishermen in two boats and towed to port. David Clark 28 of Wickenburg Arizona, listed in good condition at Webber Hospital Biddeford. Francis Maker and Lawrence Sylvester also rescued without hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Cape Porpoise Islands
Cape Porpoise
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
David Clark
Wickenburg
Ariz
Francis Maker
Lawrence Sylvester
West Boylston
Mass
Marines Continue Vietnam Raid Losses Rise to Five Ninety Five
Marines continued into North Vietnam as three planes were shot down during raids on southern supply lines. Heavy weather over the Hanoi Hei Phong area hampered operations and increased U S combat planes lost over North Vietnam to five hundred ninety five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hanoi-Heiphong
U.S
Funeral Directors and Funeral Homes Listed in Saco Maine
The notice lists funeral directors in Saco Maine including Shumway Funeral Service at 33 Spring Street with contact 284 5611 Philip H Gross Sr directing. Also Dennest and Craig at 365 Main Street and Emond's Funeral Home at 28 5511 with Frank X Emond and J P Conroy involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennest & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Mrs Irma Ward of Kennebunk Dies at 84
Mrs Irma Helena Ward 84 widow of Harold E Ward of Alewife Road Kennebunk died in a Biddeford hospital. Born April 25 1883 in Berlin NH she was the daughter of James M and Cora Lavin. Survived by four sons and four grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 1 30 p.m. Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk with Rev Henry Megert officiating. Burial in Hope Cemetery Kennebunk. Visiting hours not held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Irma Helena Ward
Harold E. Ward
Alewive Road
Biddeford Hospital
Berlin
N.H
James M
Cora Chandler Lavin
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mass
Edward
James
Harold E. Jr
Harold E. Jr., All of Kennebunk
Robert
Granville
N.Y
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Henry iMegert
Hope Cemetery
Our Lady of Victory Circle Prays for Gerard Gossélin
Members of Our Lady of Victory Circle meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Bolduc Funeral Home in Biddeford to offer prayers for Gerard Gossélin, husband of a circle member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Bolduc
Gerard Gossélin
Funeral services for Harold S Presley Old Orchard Beach
Funeral services for Harold S Presley of Oceana Avenue Old Orchard Beach were held Saturday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco. Rev Norman Cath of Washington Avenue Methodist officiated. Military honors and burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery with members of C Fayette Staples Post American Legion and firing squad and bugler Frank Perkiss Jr. participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold S. Presby
Harold S. Presley
Oceana Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Dennett and Craig
Main St
Saco
Norman Cath
Washington Avenue
Laurel Hill
Beavers
C. Fayette Staples Post
American Legion
Francis J. Smith
John Menard
Richard McGee
Richard Doe
Sgt
E. J. Lamarre
R. A. Dumont
R. B. Appleby
C. C. Audie
C. K. Barnes
J. E. Powers
R. D. Fournier
R. B. Lapierre
Frank Perkiss Jr
Funeral Rites For Wilfred Boissonneault
Funeral services were held at St. Andre's Church for Wilfred Boissonneault of 22 Acorn Street Biddeford with a high mass conducted by Rev. Charles Rivard assisted by Rev. Germain Bureau and Rev. Bernard Nicknair. The York County Barracks World War I veterans formed a firing squad and provided a bugler. Burial followed in Calvary section of St. Joseph's Cemetery with prayers by Father Nicknair and the flag presented to the widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Boissonneault
Acorn St
Biddeford
St. Andre's Church
Charles Rivard
Germain Bureau
Bernand Nicknair
Charles Proulx
Laura Proulx
Beavers
York County Barracks
Alberico Danis
Louis A. Boucher
James Hector
Louis A. Talbot
Adrien Poissant
Robert E. Hunter
Jamas McGarrity
Napoleon Frechette
Raymond King
Francis Simard
Arthur Lambert
Arnold Ballard
Calvary
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Nicknair
Funeral Rites for Mrs Dora Verrier Held at St Joseph's
Funeral services for Mrs Dora Verrier of 47 Adams Street Biddeford and Goose Rocks Beach Kennebunkport were held at 8:45 this morning at St Joseph's Church. Father Gilbert officiated with deacon and sub deacon assistance. St Joseph's Church Choir provided singing and Mrs Diana Rousselle was organist. Bearers named were Edgar Cabana Josephat Tardif William Bisson Napoleon Dupras Leon Paul and Aime Desrosiers. Burial followed in Ste Theresa section of St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford with committal prayers by Father Gilbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Verrier
Adams St
Biddeford
Goose Rocks Beach
Kennebunkport
St. Joseph's Church
Valmont Gilbert
Paul Plante
Robert Girouard
Diana Rousselle
Edgar Cabana
Josephat Tardif
William Bisson Napoleon Dupras
Leon Paul
Aime Desrosiers
Ste. Theresa
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Gilbert
Missing Woman Sought in Saco
Saco police search for 80 year old Winifred Sawyer of 16 Elm Street after she was reported missing around 9 p.m. Friday. Relatives have been contacted and officers comb local areas but have found no trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Winifred Sawyer
Elm St. Saco
Friay
Legislature debates merit pay for highway maintenance staff
lawmakers push merit pay for state highway crews and seek a 350000 bond referendum for a Bangor center for the trainably mentally retarded. They also consider classifying land and upgrading water quality on the Androscoggin and Presumpscot Rivers and tidal waters near Portland as the 100th legislative day nears. The body marks a record length with 27 weeks in session and potential further days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Bangor
Androscoggin
Presumpscot
Portland
Local Personal News From Biddeford and Nearby
Medical patient Conrad Moisan of 42 Prospect St Biddeford is at Webber Hospital Arthur Beaulieu of 87 Green St Biddeford is a patient at Notre Dame Hospital Rev Emile Prochu of New York vacationing with sister Mrs Natalie LeMire at Biddeford Pool Miss Beatrice Brochu of Rochester NH is spending the summer with Mrs LeMire at Biddeford Pool Mrs Pauline J Bilodeau and son Normand of 19 Freeman St Biddeford have returned from a two week trip to Portland Ore and Washington They traveled by plane and visited Mr and Mrs Henry Hugeback of Portland and Hebert Pichara of Oregon City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Moisan
Prospect St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Arthur Beaulieu
Green St
Notre Dame Hospital
Emile Prochu
New York
N.Y
NatalieLeMire
Biddeford Pool
Beatrice Brochu
Rochester
N.H
LeMire
Pauline J. Bilodeau
Normand
Freeman St
Portland
Ore
Washington
Henry Hugeback
Hebert Pichara
Oregon City
York County Veterans Meet at St John Hall Biddeford
York County Barracks Veterans of World War One will meet tonight at 7 30 at St John s Hall corner of Main and Elm Streets Biddeford The Owen Davis Post American Legion Saco has postponed its meeting to July 18 at Beach Street hall Saco due to Independence Day holiday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
St. John’s Hall
Main and
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Saco
Beach Street Hall
Sunbeams Meeting and Ladies League Gather in Old Orchard Beach
A Sunbeams girls group ages 6 to 10 will meet Tuesday at 3 30 p m in the Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach The Ladies Home League gathers Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the same hall Prayer meeting also Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Route 9 A off R 109 Wells
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbeams
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Ladies Home League
R 109
Wells
Vacation and visiting notices in Kennebunk and area
Kennebunk residents Mrs. Paul Watson and Mrs. William Yates host family members from Worcester and Glendale Road for two week vacations. Summer art classes start July 5 at The Workshop of The Brick Store Museum. Various visits occur including Miss Laverne Leo wedding in Skowhegan and reunions at Shawmut Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Watson
Donald Watson
Worcester
Mass
Paul Watson
William Yates
Glendale Road
Dane St
Booth Elected President of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 217
Haley J. Booth of 294 Pool Road Biddeford was elected president of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 217 at a meeting in Portland last week. Local 217 includes about 250 members and Booth is a steamfitter working from the local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haley J. Booth
Pool Road
Biddeford
The
Plumbers and Steamfitters Union
Portland
Weather Outlook for Northern New England and MA RI
The five day forecast from the Weather Bureau shows temperatures averaging below normal across northern New England, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Daytime highs reach upper 70s to lower 70s in northern Maine and coastal areas, with nighttime lows in the 50s and near 60 in MA and RI. Cooler conditions persist through Tuesday to Friday with total precipitation around six tenths of an inch and chances of showers in northern mountains Tuesday and across most areas Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Henry Strater to give illustrated talk at Barn Gallery
Henry Strater, veteran Maine artist, will present an illustrated talk titled 48 Years of Painting at the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit on Wednesday July 5 at 8 30 p m. The program features color slides from 1919 to 1967 with anecdotes from his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogniquit
Barn Gallery Associates
Henry Strater
Strater
Maine
Barn Gallery
Shore Road
Bourne's Lane
Shater
Louis J. Benoit
Falmouth
Norton Museum
Palm Beach
First National Bank
Sheldon Swope
Terre Haute
Ind
Kirby Art Center
Lawrenceville
N.J
Heath Gallery
Atlanta
Frank Rehn
New York
Birth Announcements From Notre Dame Hospital
To Mr and Mrs Robert Perkins Day s Road Lyman a daughter Kimberly Ann weight four pounds 15 ounces June 25 To Mr and Mrs Clyde Greenleaf 50 Green St Biddeford a daughter Paula Cecile eight pounds 5 ounces June 27 To Mr and Mrs Richard Banfield Fortunes Rocks Biddeford a daughter Nancy Ann six pounds 15 ounces June 29 To Mr and Mrs Antoine Faucher 31 Emery St Biddeford a son Jean Paul seven pounds one ounce June 29 To Mr and Mrs Maurice La montagne 30 Miller Ave Biddeford a daughter Jocelyne Rita eight pounds 6 ounces June 29 To Mr and Mrs Richard Powlin 2 Stacy St Saco a son Brian Richard seven pounds 22 ounces June 29 To Mr and Mrs Urbain Collin 51 Pierson Lane Biddeford a son Garry Pierre seven pounds 13 ounces June 29 To Mr and Mrs Robert Whittemore 48 Wakefield Ave Saco a daughter Robin Jane seven pounds June 29
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Hospital
Robert Perkins
Day’s Road
Lyman
Kimberly Ann
Clyde Greenleaf
Green St
Biddeford
Paula Cecile
Richard Banfield
Fortunes Rocks
Nancy Ann
Antoine Faucher
Emery St
Jean Paul
Maurice Lamontagne
Miller Ave
Jocelyne Rita
Richard Powlin
Stacy St
Saco
Brian Richard
Urbain Collin
Pierson Lane
Garry Pierre
Local births listed in Biddeford and surrounding towns
To Staff Sgt Ronald Randall and wife a daughter Laurie June weighing seven pounds fifteen ounces born June twenty seventh. To Raymond Ja nelle and wife a son Alexis Freeman weighing eight pounds two ounces born Jane twenty eight. To Donald Maurice and wife a daughter weighing six pounds nine ounces. To Clifford Rob erts and wife a son Roger Donald weighing nine pounds born June twenty ninth. To Charles Steward and wife a daughter Cynthia Dora weighing seven pounds eighteen ounces born June twenty ninth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Randall
West Myrtle St
Biddeford
Laurie June
Raymond Janelle
Main St
Alexis Freeman
Jane
Donald Maurice
Arundel
Clifford Roberts
Pierson Lane
Roger Donald
Charles Steward
North St
Saco
Cynthia Dora
Ogunquit painter Strater exhibits large still lifes
Veteran Ogunquit artist Strater, past 70, continues to work vigorously after a period of significant recognition. His works include explosive flower still lifes and pieces in major collections such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Farnsworth, with new pieces added to the Art Museum of Harvard and the Carnegie era exhibitions. The museum show, held at the Ogunquit Museum of Art, is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strater
Louisville
Lawrenceville
New Jersey
Princeton University
Princetonian
Louisville Evening Post
France
Red Cross
Paris
Ogunquit
Academie Julian
Art Students League
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Arthur Carles
Charles Gearly
Spain
Vuillard
Butler Institute of American Art
Youngstown
Ohio
United States
Butler Institute
Maine
J.B. Speed Art Museum
Museum of Art
Lighthouse
Field Art Foundation
Barn
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Henderson
Detroit Institute of Art
Art Institute of Chicago
Hite Art Institute
Norton Gallery
Palm Beach Art Institute
Colby College
Art Museum
Bowdoin College
I.B.M. Corporation
Farnsworth Museum
Fogg Art Museum
Harvard
New Art Museum
Art Museum of the
University of Michigan
Art Center of
Indiana University
Smith College
City Art Museum of St
Three Hurt In Weekend Biddeford Traffic Incidents
Several people were treated at local hospitals after holiday crashes on Biddeford streets. Harry Kinney 45 of Kennebunk was injured when his station wagon hit a pole on Main Street and was demolished. Raymond Giroux 23 of Waterville suffered whiplash after being rear ended by a truck driven by Albert Christen 62 of Biddeford. Mary Ellen Gilmond 23 of Shrewsbury Mass was treated for a neck injury after riding in the lead car and released from Notre Dame Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Harry Kinney
R.F.D. 1
Kennebunk
Webber Hospital
Main Street
Ralph Hubert
Joseph Beal
Yesteray
Raymond Giroux
Waterville
Albert Chretien
Main St
Giroux
Mary Ellen Gilmond
Lawrence C. Gilmond
Shrewsbury
Mass
Notre Dame Hospital
Five Die In Seaplane Crash Off Maine Coast
Five people aboard a small amphibious Seabee were killed when it crashed about 500 feet offshore in Penobscot Bay Sunday. Divers from Brunswick NAS planned to recover the craft after a coast guard cutter attached to it. The victims, from New York state, included two children and two adults and were bound for a fishing trip in northern Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searsport
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Penobscot Bay
Federal Aviation Agency
Portland
Coast Guard
Maine
FAA
William D. Mahoney
Croton- on-the-Hudson
N.Y
New York State
Francis Talbot
Belfast
Talbot
Grand Lake Stream
Washington County
Tidy’s Tiding on Big Fish Hauls and Litter Reduction
The notice promotes clean boating by urging anglers to haul in big fish and remove litter. It emphasizes taking what you take out and keeping waterways clear for future catches.
Trophies for Saco Parade Displayed
Saco Centennial day trophies, including floats and color guard, are on display at Saco City Hall and local sponsors. Fernand M. X. Cote, committee chairman, announced wooden nickels commemorating the event and plans to distribute them. Romano's Band of Portland will play in the parade and hold a concert until noon. concert site is to be announced. The soap box derby was cancelled due to lack of interest and few entries. Sirius is named as the brightest star in the sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Saco City Hall
Biddeford Savings Institution
Canal Bank
Shaw's Market
Fernand M. X. Cote
Romano
Portland
Cote
Saco River Dredging Funds Approved by Legislature
Augusta approves 31000 to match Biddeford and Saco funds for Saco River dredging. The project adds 138000 federal aid, dredging 10.5 acres for two anchorages and 9 acres for a maneuvering basin, with spoil used to repair Hill's Beach and Ferry Beach erosion. Also tied to river breakwater rebuild and Johnson's Boat Yard marina development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Biddeford
Saco
Paul E. Reay
Hill's Beach
Ferry Beach
Reay
Saco River
Johnson's Boat Yard
Pool Road
Two Accidents Reported At Beach And Nearby Roads
Two separate vehicle crashes occurred Sunday afternoon near Cascade Road and East Grand Avenue. Alain Jourdain and Gerard Raymond each faced $100 damages in the Cascade collision, while Richard Petreau and George Shary were involved in the East Grand Avenue crash with no damage estimate available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Alain Jordain
St. Hyacinthe, Que
Gerard Raymond
Maple St
Biddeford
Cascade Road
Richard P. Tetreau
Portland
George Shary
Trenton
N. J
East Grand Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry Bachelder Sr
Gerard L. Gosselin
John Reardon Jr
Mrs
Irma Ward
Daisylyn Oliver
John
Middleport
Inlaw
Roland Nadeau
Birch Street
Robert Dickson
Ross Road
Allen Marks
Newton
M. F. Eveleth
Summer Street
Newark
Stephen B. Center
Stacey
New Providence
Center
Eveleth
Raymond Ingalls Jr
Anna
Curtis) Ingalls
Old Port Road
Fort Dix
Tibbetts Pontiac-Cadillac Inc
Sanford
William Lupien
Janet
Cathy
Lupien
Enrico Verescozi
Conn
Angel Lupien
Brown Street
California
Kennebunk High School
Shawmut Inn
Robert Mitchell Jr
Alice
Marion Susan
Robert Danforth Mitchell
Linwood
Robert Mitchell
Lower Village
Mitchell Jr
Kennebunk Fire Department
Albert House
York Street
Harold Small
Long Beach
Calif
Fletcher Street
Booth
Plumbing Union
A.M
Robert Whittemore
Wakefield Ave
Robin Jane
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Shelly Arlene Edwin
Wilfred L. Edwin III
Mt. Vernon St
Arlina Thomas
Vallejo
Wilfred L. Edwin Jr
Lunt St
William Moore
Suisun
Wilfred L. Edwin Sr
Marinette
Wis
Joseph Croteau
May St
Salvation Army Corps
S. L. Brengle Corps and Youth Center
Central Avenue
Church Street
Fred H. Jackson
Charles T. Mackenzie
New York City
William D. MacLean
Philip S. Wadsworth
Ralph Joyce
Donald Klemanski Jr
Ralph E. Joyce
Eric Foster
Leo R. Lemire
Donald C. Doyle
Leon F. Jones
Donald C. Jones
Myrtle J. Miller
Home League
Albert A. Warren
Salvation Army
Eastern Territorial
William Davidson
Massachusettes
Horace Weatherly
R.E Holz
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Giles C. Barrett
W. Arthur Bamford
Bella Hilton
Ogun
Chanute Air Force Base
Airman
Jack A. White
Albert Gadbois
Alfred Read
St. Louis High School
Berkstream Air Force Base
Austin
Tex
Cpl
Edwin L. White
Richard W. White
Washington St
Combat Engineers School
Ft. Belovia
Germany
Tidy
Sials Park & Recreation Commission
Rogeris
RAY Nadeau & Son
Wr Taeena Ea
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