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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1967

Page

2

Deaths Michael A Kozel 76 of Saco

Michael A Kozel 76 of 5 Nye St Saco died yesterday after a brief illness. He was born in Russia May 5 1891, retired from the Saco Lowell Shops Biddeford. Surviving are two sons in Russia a brother and four grandchildren. Funeral set Sunday 2 pm from the near Funeral Home Saco with burial at St Demetrius Cemetery Biddeford. Visitation Friday 7-9 pm and Saturday 2-4 and 7-9 pm.

Michael A. Kozel Nye St Saco Russia Andrew Anna Sroda Kozel

Mrs Margery Nest of Kennebunk 75 dies in Biddeford

Mrs Margery Nest R N 75 of Alewive Road widow of Charles S Nest died suddenly yesterday in Biddeford. Born Sept 5 1891 she was a Kennebunk High School and Maine General Hospital graduate with ties to Kennebunk Baptist Church Farm Bureau Extension and the Ladies Aid. Survived by five sons William T George E Robert A Orrin R all in the area Benjamin F of Arundel two daughters Mrs Roland ONeil Brookline Mass and Mrs Joseph Luzon Saco a brother Frank Taylor two sisters Mrs Clara A Neale Seattle and Mrs Mehitable Bryant Manchester 17 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from Angell Funeral Home tomorrow at 1 30 p m with Rev E G Ward officiating burial Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call tonight 7 to 9.

Kennebunk Margery Taylor Nest R.N Alewive Road Charles S. Nest Biddeford George W Clara Boothby Taylor Kennebunk High School Maine General Hospital Portland Kennebunk Baptist Church Farm Bureau Extension Ladies Aid William T Worcester Mass George E Robert A Orrin R Benjamin F Arundel Roland O'Neil Brookline Joseph Luzon Saco Frank Taylor Clara A. Neale Seattle Wash Mehitable Bryant Manchester N.H

Obituary for Guy A Briggs of Kennebunk

Guy Albert Briggs 65 of 16 Hovey Street Kennebunk died at home yesterday. Born January 25 1902 in Houston he was a carpenter for the Boston and Maine Railroad over 30 years. Survived by widow Josephine Brown Briggs two sons David Briggs Manchester NH and Guy Briggs Jr serving in Germany a daughter Joan Tucker Auburn NH two brothers Ephram Briggs Billings MT Cecil Briggs Portland three sisters Margaret Kelley Bangor Susan Tibbetts Windham and Ruth Erwin Essex MA ten grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral 1 30 p m Sunday Angell Funeral Home Dane Street Kennebunk Lower Village with Rev Robert Hewett officiating Interment Evergreen Cemetery Friends may call 7 to 9 p m tomorrow.

Kennebunk Guy Albert Briggs Hovey St Houston John Hannah Gallagher Briggs Boston and Maine Railroad Josephine Brown Briggs David Briggs Manchester N. H Guy Briggs Jr U.S. Army Germany Joan Tucker Auburn Ephram Briggs Billings Mont Cecil Briggs Portland Margaret Kelley Bangor Susan Tibbetts Windham Ruth Erwin Essex Mass Angell Funeral Dane St Robert Hewett Advent Christian Church Kennebunk Lower Village Evergreen Cemetery

Mrs Laura Cyr 77 of Biddeford dies at daughter’s home

Laura Cyr 77 of 222 Main St Biddeford died at her daughter Emma Landry’s Ossipee Lake home Waterboro early today She was born December 18 1889 in Van Buren daughter of Alexandre and Regina St Amand A communicant of St Joseph Church Her husband Alphonse died in 1952 She leaves four sons Emile and Thomas of Chula Vista CA Omer of Old Orchard Beach Gilbert of San Diego CA four daughters Clare Cyr Emma Landry Corrinne Skelton nine grandchildren and numerous relatives Friends may call Emond Funeral Home Biddeford Friday 7 10 pm and Saturday 2 4 and 7 10 pm.

Laurs Cyr Main St Biddeford Emma Landry Ossipee Lake Waterboro van Buren Alexandre Regina Paradis St Omer Old Orchard Beach Gilbert San Diego Calif Clare Cyr Bidford Corrinne Skelton Thomas St Amand Hartford Elizabeth St. Amand Grand Falls N. B St. Joseph's Church Emond Funeral Home Hill St

Ladies of Victory Circle meet at Emond Funeral Home

Members of the Ladies of Victory Circle gather at the Emond Funeral Home at 72 Hill Street Biddeford on Saturday at 2 p.m. to say prayers for Mrs Laura Cyr sister of Mrs Madeleine Beaulieu who is a member.

Ladies of Victory Circle Emond Funeral Home Hill St Biddeford Laura Cyr Madeleine Beaulieu

Ritualistic services for Elks member Verrier in Biddeford

Members of the Sanford Lodge of Elks will conduct ritualistic services for Joseph G. Verrier a lodge member tonight at 7 30 at Emond Funeral Home located at 72 Hill Street Biddeford.

Sanford Lodge of Elks Joseph G. Verrier Emond Funeral Home Hill St Biddeford

Funerals Planned for Brooks Couple After Plane Crash

Funeral services for Herbert W. Brooks 38 and Beverly B. Brooks 33 will be held Saturday at 1 30 p m from Second Congregational Church Wells. They died in a Haystack Mountain crash near Wilmington Vermont September 13 1965 and bodies were recovered Wednesday. Burial is in Ocean View Cemetery Wells.

Dorothy Congdon Clinton Congdon Madonna Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Kennebunk Gregory Renee Cheryl Brooks Nellie Clyatt New Britain Carrie Paul Brooks George L. Brooks Frank Brooks Arundel Emily Butler Richard Leech Wells York Lodge Shrine Angell Funeral Home Dane St

Loranger Labbe Services Held At Biddeford Church

Funeral services were held for Leo Paul Loranger of 451 Alfred St and Andre P Labbe of Arundel at St Joseph's Church Biddeford. Rt Rev Msgr Elie Hevey celebrated the requiem with Deacon Rev Valmont Gilbert and Sub-deacon Rev Paul Plante. Burial followed in St Joseph's Cemetery with Knights of Columbus bearers.

Leo Paul Loranger Alfred St Biddeford Andre P. Labbe Arundel St. Joseph's Church Elie Hevey Valmont Gilbert Paul Plante St. Joseph's Sisters of the Presentation of Mary Biddeford Pool St. Joseph's Cemetery Father Gilbert Father Plante Loranger Lake Hart Council Knights of Columbus Roland Laverriere Eliodore Bellerose Ben Lemay John Farley Ralph, Bouthillette Wilfrid Roy Labbe Roger Labbe David Labbe Richard King Robert St. Michel Roger Ayotte Donald Labbe

B52s Strike A Shan Area From Guam and Thailand Bases

The B52 bomber force, with a 7 000 mile range and speeds around 650 mph, returned to the A Shan area Thursday night. The U S Command in Saigon did not reveal exact launch points, noting two aircraft came from March Air Force Base California and Columbus Mississippi as part of a rotating Vietnam deployment.

Page One Nang Guam Thailand U.S Saigon 22Nd March Air Force Base Calif

Mrs Pinard returns from two week vacation including Expo 67

Mrs Aurore Pinard of 15 Summer Street Biddeford has returned from a two week trip to New York and Quebec with a visit to Expo 67. She is employed at The Friendly Style Shop, 68 Alfred Street Biddeford.

Aurore Pinard Summer St Biddeford New York Quebec

Saco Rebekah Lodge Meeting Scheduled Saturday Night

A meeting of the Saco Rebekah Lodge will be held Saturday night at 7 30 in Odd Fellows Hall in Saco.

Saco Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Saco

Boys Fellowship Meeting at Lyman Baptist Church

The Boys Fellowship of the Lyman Baptist Church Good wins Mills will meet Saturday at 10 a m at the church.

Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills

Saco Family Fire Spurs Jaycees Aid Drive

The Saco Jaycees launch a relief drive for the Bean family of Buxton Road Saco after a Tuesday fire left seven children and their parents homeless. They seek clothing furniture dishes pots pans toys and other necessities contact Daniel Dearborn 7 Maple Drive Saco.

Saco Jaycees Leon Bean Buxton Road Saco Daniel Dearborn Maple Drive

Saco Baptists to Decide On Time

A Sunday 9 a.m. service at United Baptist Church of Saco features Rev. Stanley A. Bennett delivering a sermon on Who Put the Weeds in the Wheat Field. A duet by Laforest Robbins and Norman Morrison accompanies organist Mrs. Mary M. Hill, as the congregation votes on preferred worship hour among 9 a.m., 9:15 a.m., and 9:30 a.m.

United Baptist Church of Saco Stanley A. Bennett Laforest Robbins Norman Morrison Mary M. Hill

Westmoreland to announce new 16,000-man U S division in Mekong Delta

The U S commander plans to argue that existing Vietnam support can absorb a major influx with minimal extra clerks and supply staff. Emphasis will be on Communist threats to the Central Highlands and areas below the DMZ. Marine Lt Gen Cushman is the only corps leader present amid northern province tensions. The secretary will visit rear posts and pacification teams in secure zones.

United States U.S Mekong Delta Westmoreland Vietnam Central Highlands Robert E. Cushman Cushman Highlands

Market climbs as airlines rally on June figures

The New York market rose in early afternoon trading led by gains in airlines after stronger June figures. AT&T slipped further on the FCC decision lowering return on interstate services, while the Dow Jones average edged up 5.03 to 869.05.

New York American Telephone Dow Jones At&t Federal Communications Commission Airlines Associated Press Eastern United American Pan American McDonnell Douglas Stokeley van Camp United Fruit Polaroid Xerox Eastman Kodak United Aircraft U.S American Stock Exchange

Sign in Ellwood City junkyard reads Rust in peace

An Ellwood City Pennsylvania junkyard displays a sign reading Rust in peace, a tongue in cheek nod to a car graveyard. The brief item notes local humor as a human-interest aside from the auto salvage scene.

Junkyard PAN Ellwood City, Pa Ellwood City Auto Junkyard Rust In

Weather Forecast Portland Tonight and Saturday Outlook

Tonight fair and pleasant with highs near 80 inland and 70s along the coast. Lows in the 50s with southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Saturday remains fair with increasing high cloudiness, warmer and a touch more humid, highs around 80.

Portland

Looking Ahead At Weather

The five day forecast for northern New England Massachusetts Rhode Island calls for temperatures to run above normal. Daytime highs reach the mid to upper 80s inland and 75 to 80 along the coast with 50s to 60s overnight in northern and eastern Maine. Precipitation totals over a half inch as showers early in the week.

Boston U. S. Weather Bureau New England Massachusetts Rhode Island Maine

Priscilla Gagnon Honored At Saco Bridal Shower

Miss Priscilla Gagnon was honored at a bridal shower hosted by her mother Mrs. George Gagnon at the Fremont Club Saco. She will wed Gerald G Gallant Jr on July 29 at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church. Many relatives and friends attended or sent gifts.

Priscilla Gagnon George Gagnon Temple St Saco Fremont Club Alfred Street Biddeford Gagnon Gerald G. Gallant Jr Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Loudiana Bourque Irene Morin Tammy Lowell Roger Lowell Diane Bisson Lucille Paquette Jeannette Bisson Madeline Corriveau Rose Gendron Helen Chretien Rene Bourque Laurette Pare William Martin Victor Paquette Dorothy Murch Anne Bouthillette Rose Bouthillette Lorraine Bisson Gertrude LaBelle Frances Cote Rolland Bergeron Normand Lepage Gerard Lepage George Guerin L. Paul Croteau Lucienne Bourque Elaine Bourque Roger Gobeil Leonard Ragan Dorothy Ragan Ferdinand Bourque Lucille Remillard Anatole Doiron Leonie Cecile Guay Hazel Tripp Wilda Hall Rose Leperle Mary Leperle Lydia Millette Dimaige Gagnon Jeannette Coulombe Annabelle Louzier Geraldine Lasante Jeanne LeBlanc Andre Auclair Ernest Croteau Cathy Ann Croteau Wilfred Simone Edgar Perron David St. Amand Ernest Valliere Leo Marcoux Alfred Bisson Lucien Jacques Pauline Russell Doris Neveux Adrien Lamothe Antonio Daigneault Charles Gallant Claire Dubois Claudette Boudreau David Rossignol Florence Rossignol Therese Bourque Leo Beaulieu Edward Neault Blanche Guay Armand Mercier Alcide Cote Bernard Nadeau Jean Guimond Janice Lasselle Melina Binette Roland Chenard Donald Seeley Omie Blanche Neault Therese Bald Mardaret Bald Albert Nadeau

Curtis Rejects Tax Rise Plan and Referendum Tactics

Curtis attacks the proposed tax increase as a hodgepodge of services and new proposals. He warns a referendum would derail worthy programs and delay a comprehensive state plan, citing a seven point critique of prioritization and partisan tactics.

Curtis House GOP State Planning Commission

July Lobster Bake Planned At Elks Lodge

A Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks meeting notes a July 22 lobster bake for members with reservations by July 20. A Maine Day event is set for July 16 at Fenway Park Boston with a chartered bus, and a Saco Centennial parade float progresses. A memorial service for Arthur Desrochers was held, Exalted Ruler Donald Doyle presiding, followed by a buffet lunch.

Arthur Desrochers Biddeford Boston Robert Brousseau The Elks Saco

Camden Beauty Contest and Dump Show Attract Nine Entrants

Nine contestants competed in Camden as Cheryl Zaleski wore a can and Judy Kimball an adult-size beer can in the semifinal. The pageant and parade relaxed to Dock Square and Arundel before awards at the town dump. The River Club housed a dump show featuring found art and junk assemblages by locals and Maine artists including William Fisher and Gordon Chase.

Cheryl Zaleski Judy Kimball Margery Burr Robert MacDonald Peter D’ascanio William Leathers Edward Mayo Dock Square Arundel Ocean Avenue River Club Maine William Fisher Ed Mayo Gordon Chase

Two B52 Collisions Leave Six Missing In Vietnam

News at a glance reports two B52 crashes over South Vietnam with six men missing. U S command seeks more troops as McNamara is urged to expand forces. China and Moscow aid to North Vietnam noted. mercenaries encircled in Congo. Congo asks UN action against an international mafia.

South Vietnam U. S Vietnam Defense Robert S. McNamara China Moscow North Vietnam International Congo Security Council Washington

Three Hurt In Alfred Street Traffic Crash

An accident on Alfred Street left three people injured. James Draggins 59 of Biddeford drove a car struck by Rodney Champagne 20 of Saco as the driver attempted a left turn. Passengers Ruth Foss 23 and her 10 month old daughter Kristine were treated. Kristine transferred to Maine Medical Center. William Perrigo 12 of Saco had a broken tooth. Officers Roger Fecteau and Everett Bowden investigated.

Alfred Street James Draggins Washington M Biddeford Ruth Foss Beach St Saco Rodney M. Champagne Stockman Avenue Webber Hospital Kristine Webber Maine Medical Center Portland William Perrigo Lyman Ave Draggins Champagne Roger Fecteau Everett Bowden

Surfing Event at Old Orchard Beach This Weekend

A surfing contest sponsored by the Old Orchard Surf Shop will take place Saturday afternoon with about 50 entries. The event features four men’s classes and one women’s class, heats starting at 4 p.m. and finals Sunday at 8 a.m. Twenty-four trophies will be awarded on the beach near Old Orchard Street Pier.

Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Surf Shop East Grand Avenue John Carolan Old Orchard Street

Denver Miss Bronco Susan Kay Hawkins Picks Goose Gonsoulin

Denver AFL standout Susan Kay Hawkins says her favorite Denver defensive back Goose Gonsoulin is "the most eligible bachelor."

Denver Susan Kay Hawkins Bronco Goose Gonsoulin

Maine Budget Office projections on 1969 tax gaps questioned

The passage cites a State Budget Office projection of a 46 million dollar revenue gap in 1969 if a bill passes. Curtis opposes the two major taxes in two years and argues against a five percent sales tax as promotional. The text notes Maine faces another tax in 1969 and critiques the magnitude of assumed dollars.

State Budget Office Maine Curtis

Labor Leaders Out Of Touch With Members

The AFL-CIO considers a major push to improve member communications after a Kraft survey found a large gap between leadership and rank and file on politics and policy. The report shows 35 percent support for AFL-CIO positions and notes concerns over taxes, desegregation, and taft hartley policy among younger members.

Frances G. Knight Afl-Cio Navy Irving U. S Washington George Meany Labor Movement New York John F. Kraft Inc Kraft

Autograph Party For Kennebunk Writer Ken Joy

Nasson College and sponsors invite the public to a 3 to 5 p.m autograph reception at the Brick Store Museum Kennebunk for Kenneth Joy author of The Kennebunks Out of the Past a 60 photo historic sketches book in the Maine that Was series. The event Sunday July 9 celebrates Joy's new publication and his York County Star column.

Springvale Nasson College Bond Wheelwright Co Kennebunk Kenebunk Kenneth Joy Kennebunks Kennebunkport Cape Neddick Ralph Winn Nassan College Bond Wheelwright

Majors Meet in Mexico City Winter Baseball Meetings

The 1967 winter baseball meetings will be held in Mexico City from December 25 to December 2. The major league session follows the minor league meetings.

Mexico Mexico City Navy

Treaty designates Antarctica as a scientific preserve

A twelve nation accord establishes Antarctica as a scientific preserve with freedom of scientific investigation guaranteed to all signatories. The treaty prohibits military activity and supports peaceful research, environmental protection, and freedom of exploration in the continent.

Antarctica

Commandos Sneak Across Canal Amid Gaza Gaza War Tensions

Egyptian commandos cross toward the Israeli front near the Suez Canal as sporadic fire erupts, one Israeli killed and several wounded. Israel claims 28 Egyptians were killed in weekend clashes near El Qantara as ships remain blocked by sunken vessels. U Thant names refugee expert Gussing to aid displaced, while Israel builds a bridge to repatriate Jordanian refugees. The U.N. debates a Middle East resolution with Latin American nations seeking linkage to troop withdrawal.

Tel Aviv Suez Canal Israel el Qantara Dennis Neeld Egypt U.N U Thant Nils-Geran Gussing Gussing U.N. High Commissioner Thant Cambodia Thailand Jordan Allenby United Nations Nikolai T. Fedorenko Middle East U.N. General Assembly Soviet Union

Break-In Reported At Saco Steel Co

Police say a Thursday night break at 29 Water Street Saco caused a torn window screen and a broken pane. A lock was pried but entry did not appear successful according to Saco police.

Saco Steel Co Water Street Saco

Americans Moved Toward Rwanda from Bukavu Area

State Department spokesman Robert J. McCloskey said 46 of 65 American citizens in the Bukavu region have been moved to neighboring Rwanda, including 21 children. The remaining Americans, mostly missionaries, are traveling to Rwanda in separate groups.

Page One State Department Robert J. McCloskey Bukavu Rwanda

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Mrs. Margery Nest Guy A. Briggs Mrs Brooks Shumway Funeral Service Spring Street Philip H. Gross Sr Dennett & Craig Main Street Dial Emond Frank X, Emond J. P, Conroy Verrier Joseph G Adams St Goose Rocks Beach St. Joseph’s Church Hi St LeSieur Notre Dame Hospital Emma _ Bolduc ST. Mary's Church Aldorien Belisle Michel A. Kozel St. Demetrious Cem Etery Association Fund Loranger, Labbe Services Eous ES Saco Baptists A.M. P A.M. P.M. Seecee Elks Lodge Camden Maurice Evans Evans Rosie Linda McGlone Farmingdale Long Island Hudson River Institute For the Crippled and Disabled McGlone Nasson Beachway Beach Street
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