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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1973

Page

2

Deaths of Mrs Gisele Petit and Mrs Elizabeth Goodwin

Mrs Gisele Letourneau Petit 36 of St Hyacinthe Que died July 15 when her car plunged into the Saco River. Surviving are her parents husband Gilles Petit children and siblings with funeral arrangements by Ubald Lalime and Shumway Gross. Mrs Elizabeth M Goodwin 77 of West Kennebunk died July 16 in a local nursing home. Survived by three sons two sisters and eight grandchildren with services at Angell Funeral Home and interment at Hope Cemetery.

Gisele (Letourneau) Petit St. Hycinthe, Que Saco River St. Hycinthe Gaston Lucille (Larocque) Letourneau Gilles Petit Johanna Francine Petit Sylvain Petit Dennis Letourneau Lise Gosselin Theresa Chaisson Ubald Lalime Funeral Home Bourdarge St Shumway Gross Funeral Home Spring St Saco West Kennebunk Elizabeth M. Goodwin Canada John Sarah (Bloston) Charette Goodwin Kennebunk Cozy Corner Staurant Adelbert Stone Richard Stone Roger Goodwin Rose Carrier Wencheneon Springs Mass Jessie Pike Angell Funeral Home Dane St Hope Cemetery

Body of 8 year old Lefebvre found near Hills Beach

The body of Joan Lefebvre eight was recovered Monday behind State Island off Hills Beach Biddeford by a local fisherman. She was born January 22 1965 in Lowell Massachusetts and was a Washington School fourth grader and member of St Margaret Church. Survived by parents Mare E and Priscilla Lefebvre four sisters and three brothers with funeral plans pending at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home Biddeford.

Joan Lefebvre State Island Hills Beach Biddeford Lowell Mass Mare E Priscilla (Garnache) Lefebvre Otsego Ave Hills Beach Road Washington School St. Margaret Church Mark Kansas Gene Alan Robert Marcia Ste. Marie Tyngsboro Elizabeth Margaret Diane Cesarine Lefebvre Emond and Conroy Funeral Home Hill St

Lorraine Cadorette of Lowell dies at 48 in Saco

Lorraine Cadorette 48 resident of 27 Newhall St Lowell died July 16 at a local hospital Born in Saco November 12 1926 daughter of William and Blanche Gallagher She was a Sacred Heart Church communicant and waitress at Princetown Lounge Surviving husband George Cadorette a daughter Diana McKenney four sons Michael Kevin Valmond and Jason four sisters and five grandchildren Mass will be said July 17 at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco Interment at St Mary Cemetery Biddeford Maine Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home Saco today and tomorrow

Lowell Mass Lorraine Cadorette Newhall St Saco Maine William and Blanche (Boisvert) Gallagher Sacred Heart Church of Princetown George Cadorette Diana McKenney Michael F Kevin L Valmond Jason H Virginia Madeline Neves Juanita Butler Juliette Rocray Pauline Dumont Most Holy Trinity Church St. Mary Cemetery Biddeford Cote Funeral Home James St. Saco

Wells-Morrissey death notice at North Berwick Road

Mrs Louise Morrissey 63 of North Berwick Road died July 16 at home after a lengthy illness wife of W Frank Morrissey born July 24 1909 daughter of Carl and Helen Petersen educated in Medford Mass member of First Parish Universalist Unitarian Church and Order of the Eastern Star survived by widower a daughter Betty Rollock of Burlington Mass two brothers two sisters a grandchild and several nieces and nephews Services to be held later in Medford Local arrangements by Angel Funeral Home Kennebunk

Burlington Mass Lawrence Petersen Pensacola Fla Hans Petersen Fair Oaks Calif Cecelie Newman Waterville Anna Steinener Weymouth Medford Angel Funeral Home Dane St Kennebunk

Funeral Directors Shumway and Gross in Saco Maine

Funeral service details list Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring Street Saco. Also noted are Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine and Emond and Conroy Funeral Home with Frank X Emond and J P Conroy contact numbers 284 5511 and 282 1818.

Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St Saco Dennett & Craig Suenet Maine Tel Emond & Conroy Funeral Home Frank X. Emond J.P. Conroy

Ritualistic services for Louis U Talbot at Biddeford funeral home

Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks will conduct ritualistic services at 7 15 PM tonight at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford for Louis U Talbot a lodge member.

Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks Emond and Conroy Funeral Home Hill St Biddeford Louis U Talbot

Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post Plans Evening Respect for Talbot

The American Legion Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post will meet at 7 tonight at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home at 72 Hill Street Biddeford to pay respects to Louis A. Talbot a member.

Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post American Legion Emond and Conroy Funeral Home Hill St Biddeford Louis A. Talbot

Kennebunkport Recreation Adds Horseback Riding

David Snow, director of the Kennebunkport recreation program, announced horseback riding is now part of the summer activities. Riding lessons through August 2 will be given by Jane Hamlin. Contact 985 3136 for charges and lesson appointments.

Kennebunkport David Snow Jane Hamlin

Cursillistas Plan Ultreya at St. Andre Biddeford

Cursillistas in the Biddeford area will hold an Ultreya Wednesday at St. Andre parish hall. Rev. Gerard Bolduc of Portland will celebrate a 7:30 p.m. Mass at St. Andre Church, with guest speaker Donald Lessard addressing the Fourth Day topic.

Biddeford St. Andre Parish Gerard Bolduc O.W Portland St. Andre Church Donald Lessard

Saco budget highlights cut across city departments

The Saco council reported 1972 budget cuts in the street sewer and waste and tree and tax departments. It rejected bids on Tasker Street and authorized up to 90000 to proceed without another Council vote. The council will revisit after Leroy Waycott meets specifications before accepting Wendy Way.

Tasker Street Wendy Way Leroy Waycott

Legion and Auxiliary meetings set for tonight in Maine

Owen Davis Post American Legion hosts a meeting at 8 PM at the post home on Beach Street in Saco with refreshments. The Auxiliary of Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign Wars meets at 7 30 PM at the post home on Thornton Street in Biddeford.

Owen Davis American Legion Post Beach Street Saco Auxiliary of Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Thornton Street Biddeford

Fire and theft incidents reported in Saco and Old Orchard Beach

Fire officials say a gas stove explosion caused $100 damage in a kitchen at 107 Saco Ave in a Hugh M. Phillips home. A crash on West Grand Ave damaged two cars totaling $600, while a pedestrian was sprained after a Monday morning collision with a Butts of Saco. Tapes and boats seen stolen at Saco Tannery lot include a $25 tape deck and a $65 deck theft attempt, plus a $225 bicycle theft. Firefighters also rescued Robert Wordein from a fiberglass tank at Saco Tannery.

Old Orchard Beach Saco Ave Hugh M. Phillips Brian D. Smith North St Saco West Grand Avenue Karen Lewis East Grand Avenue Deborah E. Butts Dyer St Charlene Nason Webber Hospital Richard Sylvester Biddeford Leonard Sanborn Saco Fire Department Robert Wordein

Beg UE Pot OK All rights peferved 1972 by Lon Angeles Timee

The text available is garbled and unreadable with multiple misspellings and missing context, preventing a clear summary or identification of a specific event or figure.

Lon Angeles Timee

Portland Weather Outlook Mostly Sunny With Warm Tems

Portland is forecast for mostly sunny skies on Wednesday with highs in the 70s to low 80s. Tonight will be fair with temperatures dipping to the 50s to low 60s.

Portland

Marine Forecast Eastport to Merrimack River

Variable winds 5 to 15 knots with fair weather and visibility over five miles through Wednesday.

Eastport Merrimack River

New England Temperatures and Cities Listed

A fragmented weather table shows temperatures for a 24 hour period across New England from Boston to Bangor including cities like Chatham Nantucket New Bedford Pittsfield Worcester Providence Hartford and Portland with values varying by location and time. The garbled data also references Montreal Quebec Halifax and Newfoundland area identifiers alongside partial temperature figures.

Boston Chatham Nantucket New Bedford Pittsfield Worcester Rim Providence Hartford

Coast Guard cooperation eyed for rivermouth harbors

Town officials discuss funding for beacon maintenance on Falley Island and seek Coast Guard aid to clarify navigational aids at multiple river mouths. Lobstermen resist removing lobster traps, delaying Cape Porpoise channel work while selectmen push Corps of Engineers for designated channels and anchorage. A request to Boston Coast Guard is planned to change the Kennebunk River breakwater light from white to red to reduce shore confusion.

Falley Island Boyce Coast Guard Cape Porpoise Walley Corps of Engineers Board of Selectmen Charles Sullivan M. Abbott Pendergast Kennebunk River Kennebunkport Maryline White

Car Fire Extends to Front Seat in Biddeford

Biddeford firemen extinguished a Monday evening car fire at Dale Cireele with a James Melton vehicle front seat ablaze. Cause listed as unknown. Engine 6 responded. Earlier, about 11 am, an elderly couple's car left Old Pool Road, slammed into a pole and tree after veering onto the soft shoulder to avoid oncoming traffic. they were taken to Webber Hospital for evaluation.

Biddeford Dale Cireele James Melton Engine 6 Pool Road Webber Hospital

French Protestant Press in Biddeford's Early Francophone Media

This note surveys Biddeford's second French newspaper Le Cri d Alarme founded in 1880 by James Smith. It discusses Protestant efforts to convert French Catholics, church influences, and figures like Rev. Calvin Amazon, with mentions of Onesime Cote and the Maine Sentinel while hinting at future coverage of 1890s Biddeford Francophone press.

Biddeford Alexandre Belisle James Smith New England Calvin Amazon American International College Springfield Mass Mr. Amazon America Maine Waterville Foss Street D. W. LeLacheur le Cri d’Alarme Biddeford-Saco Onesime Cote Maine Sentinel Cote Daniel Cote Yamaska Que

Budget OK'd by Beach Council Over School Dispute

Old Orchard Beach votes 1973 school budget of 700 564 after council cuts 37200 and sparks a dispute with the school board over superintendent selection and budget timing. Board seeks meeting with Commissioner McGary and hires an attorney, while voters may widen the council to five members in November.

Old Orchard Beach Maine Carroll R. McGary David Majercik Louis DeAngelis Majercik DeAngelis Louis Savelas McGary Atty Lloyd P. LaFountain Biddeford LaFountain Joseph Mokarzel

Are You Mad at the World or Yourself Quiz

Boyle's Notebook surveys reader sanity with a humorous self test. It asks about clutter, fear, secret peeks, borrowing money, neighbor opinions, gender preferences, and youth, concluding that those who claim to know everything may be the mad ones.

New York FBI

Daniel Fenton Listed as Patient at Maine Medical Center

Daniel Fenton of Ferry Road in Saco is identified as a patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Daniel Fenton Ferry Road, Saco Maine Medical Center Portland

Appeals Board Upholds Cohen Permit In Kennebunk

The Kennebunk Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously backed Building Inspector Hermen Cohen by upholding a building permit for Robert Kane to enlarge a property at Kennebunk Beach. The appeal by Joseph Whelton was denied with town counsel’s advice that the property existed before the 1963 code. The meeting also addressed other petitions including an automobile junkyard request at West Abutters and a variance denial for Dana and Linda Skillin at 26 Intervale Road.

Kennebunk Hermen Cohen Zoning Board of Appeals Robert Kane Kennebunk Beach Cohen Joseph Whelton New Hampshire Oy Pierce West Kennebunk Robert Belanger Pierce Dana Linda Skillin

Kennebunk Fire Damages Two Vehicles and Loader

A Monday blaze in Kennebunk damaged two vehicles and a front end loader. Rodney MacDonald 18 of Plummer Street suffered burns while trying to disconnect burning wiring in his car near Main and Fletcher streets. The loader owned by Lucien Bourque of Biddeford was also heavily damaged on Cat Mousam Road. No injuries were reported.

Kennebunk Rodney MacDonald Plummer Street Main Fletcher Streets Lucien Bourque Biddeford Cat Mousam

Cohen Denies Indicating Run For Maine Governor

Rep. William S. Cohen of Maine dismisses reports he is considering a 1974 gubernatorial bid as exaggerated. He says he may reassess later but for now intends to continue serving in Washington. An aide had suggested possible candidacy previously. Rep. Peter N. Kyros has signaled interest but plans to stay in Congress.

Washington William S. Cohen Maine Cohen Bangor Peter N. Kyros Dmaine Congress

Emperor moth detects mates at long distance

The male silkworm moth can sense a female moth up to 6.8 miles away. Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, born 1564, is noted as the scientist Galileo.

Galileo Galileo Galilei

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Gisele Petit Mrs Louise Morrissey Joan E. Lefebvre Cursillistas Ultreya Saco Budget Club News Public Safety Joseph Vachon Pond Avenue Ments Massachusetts SLAND Tut New Concord Lebanon Mt. Washu Ver Burtington Newport Caribou Greenville Rumford Halifax Montreal Quebec Pshire DLAN Cape Porpoise Harbor David Walley Selectman Cmdr Ransom K. Boyce First Coast Guard District Tow St. Francis College National Endowment For the Humanities By Michael Guignard By David Casavant Boyle Hal Boyle Appeals Board Intervale Road Skillin Madelyn Marx United States York County Savings Bank Saco Valley Berwede Liptown & Dowrtows Morte Fdic
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