This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 39 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1967
Page
2
Members of Sacred Heart League of St. Andre's Church Biddeford meet at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill St Biddeford tonight at 7 to say prayers for Raoul Sayer.
Thick fog lifts as four coastal schooners Victory Chimes Stephen Taber Adventure and Mary Day are due to dock under full sail at Bowdoinport Harbor for Windjammer Days. An auto parade with BeBe S Waring and Miss Windjammer 1967 leads a festival schedule including art exhibit band concert and lobster stew supper.
The Androscoggin River Technical Committee probes a downtown Lewiston fish kill. Dr. Walter A. Lawrence says the pollutant was not low oxygen, while Maine Inland Fisheries biologist Robert Foye cites oxygen deprivation as the cause. Lawrence notes tests show adequate oxygen for fish.
Gov. Curtis in Augusta released letters to Rep. Perkins and Sen. Clark evaluating federal anti poverty efforts in Maine. He claimed 199 percent success is impossible and emphasized that money alone cannot solve poverty without personal effort and concern for affected families.
Navy pilots raided fuel dumps and rail lines near Hai Phong and Hanoi Haiphong rail link was worked for eleventh straight day. They reported heavy anti aircraft fire with no losses. Destroyers Mansfield and Hollister shell a Red truck near Vinh. Cruiser St Paul 14 miles north of Vinh evaded fire and disabled two Communist guns. B52s struck positions near Da Nang and 20 miles northwest of Bong Son. Also a stray note mentions Eskimos living in stone and sod.
Funeral services for Philip Blanchette of 7 Maplewood Ave Old Orchard Beach were held yesterday at 1 30 PM at Shumway Funeral Home Spring Street Saco. Rev Gerald Burtt officiated with Linwood Buck George Dumas Robert Gagne and Napoleon Laprise as bearers. Interment followed in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco.
Funeral services for Henry S. Walker of East Grand Avenue were held Monday at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home with Rev. Royal J. Parent officiating. Burial followed in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco with graveside prayers by Father Parent. bearers were Donald C. Jones Leon F. Jones Leopold V. Sicard and John T. McNeill.
The United Community Funds and Councils of Maine hold their summer meeting at the Lafayette Hotel in Old Orchard Beach. Speakers include Lee Pridgen Jr. on hospitals and Medicare relations, a panel on statewide budgeting, and Dr. Dean H. Fisher on the state role in community planning under new legislation. A business session and campaign reports follow.
A House Appropriations subcommittee approved 1.7 million dollars to complete Dickey Lincoln oil hydroelectric planning in Maine. The 212 million project on the upper St John River would include dams near Dickey and 11 miles downstream, provoking private power opposition over cost and necessity.
In thick fog two fishing draggers ran onto a sandbar near Cousins Island. The Black Whale under Erland Darling grounded on the way to fishing grounds and the Golden Dawn under Dan Darling struck while aiding. Coast Guard units failed to pull them off, but both were expected to float free by afternoon high tide.
R M Abbott of the Maine Petroleum Association reports a three percent rise in Maine gasoline consumption for the five months ending in May 1967, totaling 146.25 million gallons. Tax revenue for the period exceeded 10 million dollars, with a boost from Expo 67 travel expected this summer.
Reptiles eat little relative to body weight and rely on external heat. They absorb most of their heat from sunlight by basking, rather than producing it internally.
Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Urbain Petrin of 18 Market St. Saco included their daughter Sue and son-in-law Richard Bouchard of Rockville Conn who vacationed with the parents and their son John Gil Petrin with daughter-in-law and family Sharon Connie and Debbie formerly local residents returning to East Brunswick N J after a Fortunes Rocks Biddeford vacation They also saw relatives in Old Orchard Beach area The son John Perrin is sales manager for Pneumatic Tool Co of New York.
A schedule of Thursday evening services across multiple churches includes Bible Baptist Church Saco Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach Knights of Pythias Kennebunk and several Biddeford and Saco Methodist and United Church choirs with times from 3:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Open Advent Christian prayer service at Biddeford Hill and Chapel Streets.
In Saco yesterday a Coca Cola truck rolled forward and struck a parked car after hitting a litter basket pole. Separate crash at Route One and Ocean Park Road involved a motorcycle driven by Paul A. Trudeau Jr., 17, of Saco, who broke his right toe. damages to the motorcycle about 120 dollars and to the car 50 dollars. Police report no injuries beyond the cyclist and no damage estimate for the Coca Cola incident at this time.
The Saco Assessors office said mail notifications on the new valuation will go out once full revaluation data is available. Owners will be notified of appeal hearing dates and tax bills are expected to be mailed in September.
Popham Beach state park project is postponed due to lack of legislative funds. Officials say 500 acres will not open this year as money intended for a ranger lifeguard and facilities will wait for a bond referendum slated for fall.
McNamara argued Westmoreland's pressure pushed Communists to shift attacks to the northern DMZ area. He cited a six mile buffer zone and a surge in North Vietnamese offensives. Heavy artillery and infantry assaults targeted Marine positions south of the old DMZ.
Tonight in Portland expect cloudy skies with fog and drizzle clearing later. Low temperatures near the upper 50s. Thursday looks mostly sunny and less humid with highs in the mid 70s. Westerly winds 10 to 15 mph.
The five day forecast covers northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Daytime highs range from the 70s in the north to near 80 in the south. Lows reach 50s to upper 60s with a slow warming trend over the weekend. Total precipitation expected between a quarter and three quarters of an inch, mainly early next week.
The Town Council approves raising seasonal police pay from 1.50 to 2.00 per hour totaling 2100. Funds source not yet determined. Final 10 day notice to unlicensed businesses. penalties possible. Insurance 3490.91 from burned street sweeper applied to 10899 purchase, with 3100 trade-in and two year note for balance. Up to 2500 for police station toilet and flooring. Parking lot operators to post prices and time. Aug 1 fence deadline between Coach's Day Inc trailer park and Stone Village. Pine Park zoning change from Business District II to professional and tourist.
Tailor ants bind leaves to form nests. Workers pinch edges and grip adjoining leaves. Then others carry larvae to spit out silk fragments that bind the leaves, creating a sewn leaf shelter.
The list records multiple births across Maine towns with parents named and residences. Children include Krista Joan, Kevin Raymond, Timothy Joseph, Kelley Jean, Lesley Anne, and Amanda Sue, with weights and July dates noted. grandparents listed for several couples.
Our Lady of Fatima Circle met at St John s Hall Biddeford to organize the Daughters of Isabella Day of Recollection set for Sunday July 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St Francis College. The group voted to send 25 to the Leon Bean family who lost their Saco home in a fire. Mrs Germaine Perry was reported a patient at Weber Hospital. Adele Grenier won a special award.
Biddeford Mayor Leo Lemire says a letter to state forest commissioner Austin Wilkins requesting reasons for the denial of a permit to fill Etherington Pond at Fortunes Rocks for public parking remains unanswered. Lemire and city officials contend the project would reduce traffic hazards and increase beach access.
York County Agricultural Association names committee members and department superintendents for the four day Acton Fair starting Aug 24. Extension and Pomona Grange reps join planning. new parking and carnival midway areas announced for improved fair layout.
Waterboro AP reports a burglary at a Sylvania Electric Co. plant with $4,201 in equipment money and tools stolen over the past weekend. About 65 percent belonged to the company and the rest to the employer. Missing items include machinists tools radios an air conditioner and company equipment along with about $400 in cash.
Titinios namesake park near Rock Island honors the famed Indian chief Black Hawk who led battles to defend lands for his people at this site.
The shell of the diatom a tiny one celled plant is made of silica with transparent halves that fit inside one another like a pillbox.
In talks during the week’s recess two blocs argued over conditions for Israeli troop withdrawal. The United States and Western powers seek linking withdrawal to a war’s end while Arab and nonaligned nations push for unconditional withdrawal. Lt Gen Odd Bull travels to Cairo to discuss U N observers along the Suez cease fire line as Egypt and Israel accept the Security Council resolution.
The sartorius is identified as the longest muscle in the human body. It runs across the front of the thigh in an oblique path, illustrating its distinctive course and function.
Khrushchev calls Kennedy a real statesman and Nixon unprincipled and good for nothing. He says the Kremlin helped Kennedy win in 1960 by not releasing Powers, noting Powers was freed in 1962 after Kennedy became president. NBC aired the remarks from his dacha after an All Star game delay.
India asked Egyptian authorities to unload 27000 tons of U S wheat from the freighter Observer stranded in the Suez Canal and transport it to India by other means. An Indian Embassy representative will go to Ismailia to arrange shipment.
Seoul reports Gen. Kim Ke leaves for a 20 day tour to the United States at the invitation of Gen. Harold K. Johnson the American chief of staff. Divers off southwest England recover a sunken bell lion ship cannon and two coins hinting at the 1707 treasure laden ship Association possibly locating the flagship carrying plate gold and bullion worth over 5.6 million dollars.
AP reports half the Pacific Coast League clubs have new managers this season with Warren Spahn at Tulsa Wayne Terwilliger at Hawaii Don Gutteridge at Indianapolis Bob Skinner at San Diego Chuck Tanner at Seattle and Whitey Lockman at Tacoma.
Gov Curtis hinted at appointing a Maine native working for the federal government to succeed Standish Bachman as commissioner of the Department of Economic Development. The chosen candidate would earn 18000 annually and must be confirmed by the Republican Executive Council.
The Public Health Service says 11 000 California women will join a long term trial to assess birth control pills safety. The study seeks links to cancer and clot or stroke risks and may take up to ten years for solid results.
Rep Emanuel Celler says he may study the auto insurance industry now exempt from federal antitrust laws. Former German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard met with President Johnson to prevent disunity in Europe. Over 20,000 Shriners paraded in Washington as Johnson and Humphrey watched. Johnson to appoint David S. Black undersecretary of interior, succeeding Charles F. Luce who quit to head Con Ed.
The ad claims 4,250,000 swinging teenagers are “playing our song” and credits parents discovering the plan. It promotes Metropolitan’s Family Plan offering life insurance for all children at one low cost and invites a call for details.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.