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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1965

Page

2

Local Notices and Social Snaps From Biddeford and Saco

Ralph the lawyer of Bradley Street Saco has returned home from Webber Hospital. Miss Claudette Boucher of 35 Oak Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Franklin Flanigan of 141 Summer Street Biddeford has returned home after Mercy Hospital Portland. Raymond Hebert Dennis Perron Donald Marchand and Roger Normand are Boy Scout Troop 308 members spending the week at Camp Hinds in Raymond. Mr and Mrs L D de La Druere of Quebec City were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Frederic Deschambeault and Miss Geraldine Poisson of 256 Elm Biddeford. Trooper and Mrs Richard C Lumb and children from Hartland were weekend guests of his parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Lumb of 12 Hall Ave Saco. Trooper Lumb is attached to Troop C Maine State Police Barracks at Skowhegan.

Daughters of Isabella Meet at St Johns Hall Biddeford

Crusile INS Our Lady of Fatima Circle will gather tonight at St Johns Hall Adams Street Biddeford at 8 o clock for a regular meeting and discussion of circle affairs.

Our Lady of Fatima Daughters of Isabella St. John’s Hall Adams Street Biddeford

Church notes preview mid week prayer meetings this week

The mid week prayer and praise service is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Biddeford United Baptist church Prayer meeting is planned for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Route A off Route 109 Wells The Home League of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m

Biddeford United Baptist Church Full Gospel Route Wells Saco Salvation Army

Floods sweep Missouri towns as rainfall tops 12 inches

Severe floods from over twelve inches of rain hit northwest and west central Missouri towns north and east of Kansas City. Homes, bridges, and power lines failed. several vehicles and boats were swept away. multiple residents evacuated or stranded. rescue teams worked through night as Little Platte River rose to nearly 15 feet, far surpassing previous records.

Associated Press Missouri Kansas City Smithville Holden Edgerton Riverside Clay County Sheriff's Office Mosby Little Platte Fishing River Weather Bureau Missouri Highway Patrol Blackwater Creek Tracy Missouri City Platte River

Biddeford Beautiful committee undertakes painting boxes

Director Cort tourne says the program headed by Edward Wolfertz involves NYC youths aiding in painting brackets for the boxes. Boys move boxes to bridges and are now painting them. Plamondon notes the corps cooperates on the project but it is not a corps undertaking.

Cort Tourne Biddeford Edward Wolfertz Nyc Plamondon

Viet Cong attack drops U S embassy official during Unity Day

McNamara fled the scene minutes before Taylor and Vietnamese officials departed a National Unity Day celebration. Taylor faces replacement by Henry Cabot Lodge as ambassador in August. The Viet Cong’s Claymore blast killed 43 people, including 12 Americans, and wounded 81 at a Saigon waterfront restaurant.

Tued Taylor U.S Henry Cabot Lodge Saigon

Deaths Mrs Dorjsselli 77 in Boston Funeral Friday

Mrs Jennie Dorjsselli 77 of 5 Cooper St Boston died today in a city hospital. Born in Venice Italy June 30 1888 she was the daughter of Anthony and Lucy Nazzaro. Survived by four daughters Mary Gambali Elvira Dorselli Emily Picillo Old Orchard Beach Maine and Louis DeAngelis New York Enrico Dorjisselli five sisters and nine grandchildren Funeral services will be held Friday morning from St Leonard's Church.

Boston Jennie Dor Jselli Cooper St Venice Italy Anthony Lucy ‘Nazzaro Mary Gambali Elvira Dorselli Emily Picillo Dorchester Louis DeAngelis Old Orchard Beach Maine Enrico New Jork Calif St. Leonard’s Church

Prayers for Mrs. Albina Fortier at Emond Funeral Home

Members of the Third Order for Franciscans of St. Joseph's will meet tonight at 7 at the Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford to pay respects to Mrs. Albina Fortier.

Third Order Franciscans of St. Joseph's Emond Funeral Hill St Biddeford Albina Fortier

St Anne Sodality to honor Mrs Francois Fortier in Biddeford

Members of the St. Anne Sodality of St. Josephs will meet at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford tonight after church services to pay respects to Mrs Francois Fortier a member.

St. Anne Sordality St. Joseph's Emond Funeral Home Hill St Biddeford Francois Fortier

Funeral rites for Willard Beaulieu held at St Joseph’s Church

Funeral services for Willard Beaulieu of 478 Main Street were held Tuesday at 8 30 a m from St Joseph’s Church with Msgr Elie Hevey celebrating high mass and full military honors by a Pease Air Force Base firing squad led by S Sgt Charles W Barraco. The service included a flag presentation to Mrs Beaulieu and committal prayers at the graveside with bearers from Le Fever. attendees hailed from Madawaska Hartford and Lawrence Mass.

Willard Beaulieu Main Street St. Joseph's Church Msgr Elie Hevey Sylvia Levesque Richard Bolduc O.M.I St. Joseph's Choir Diana Rousselle Beaulieu Pease Air Force Base Portsmouth N.H Charles W. Bryant Robert L. Barraco Ted E. Smothers Jack F. Lewis John F. Mundell Albert Daubar Richard H.connelly Robert C. Cunneen C. Willard C. Weaver Robert S. Pajak C. Davie E. Davis Leo F. Gregoire Barraco Father Levesque Euclide Chaloult Rosaire Chouinard Armand Turgeon Paul Chabot Alphe Lemay Alderic Souey le Fever Paul Beaulieu Lorraine Beaulieu Armand Beaulieu Norma Beaulieu Madawaska Richard Beaulieu Paul Emile Lebel Viola Gagnon

Firefighter Hurt While Responding to Woods Blaze

Arthur Desmarais Jr. of Biddeford was injured while responding to a box alarm. He leaped from the fire truck to fight a woods fire off Oak Ridge Road and was held for observation at Webber Hospital.

Arthur Desmarais Jr Foss St Biddeford Desmarais Oak Ridge Road

Portland Weather Outlook Tonight and Wednesday

Tonight remains mostly fair and cool with low 40s temperatures. Light west to northwest winds ease, becoming calm at times. Wednesday stays mostly sunny and warms a bit in the afternoon.

Portland Maine Greenville U.S

July Tides Chart Revised with Daily A M P M Slots

July tides show high and low times for each day with morning and evening slots. The table lists dates 20 to 25 and corresponding tide times such as 3:59 am 4:33 am and 10:10 am 10:36 am on the 20th, with later entries for the 21st through the 25th.

Hearing On Manslaughter Case Continued In Boothbay Harbor

Robert T. Rice 24, a Boothbay Harbor bartender, pleaded innocent in District Court to manslaughter in the death of 21 year old Robert A. Newcomb. The hearing was continued to July 29 with Rice freed on $5,000 bail after an altercation outside the Village Inn Hotel where Rice worked. Newcomb died of a brain injury.

Wiscasset Robert T. Rice Boothbay Harbor Boothbay Rice Robert A. Newcomb Villtage Inn Newcomb

Kennebunk Man Hurt By Falling Tree

Kennebunk resident Edward Verge was injured while cutting a tree on Ross Road and rushed by ambulance to Webber Hospital in Biddeford. He suffers a fractured shoulder but is listed in good condition today.

Kennebunk Edward Verge Ross Road Verge Webber Hospital Biddeford Kennebunk Fire Department

Rights group sues over Klan activity in Bogalusa area

Doar files civil rights suits naming three Klansmen of the original Knights of the KKK and alleging beatings and harassment by Klan affiliates at the Disabled American Veterans Hall near Bogalusa. Police stop a march as city court sits, while a Negro picket accuses an unidentified white man of slugging him in a store.

Washington Parish

Maughams Favorite The Circle Presented at Savoy

Somerset Maugham marks his birthday with a Savoy Theatre staging of The Circle starring Evelyn Laye and Frank Lawton. The play was his chosen favorite and the run was delayed from last winter due to Sir Winston Churchill's death.

Distribution of Surplus Food Is Postponed

Distribution of surplus food by the Biddeford Welfare Department is postponed to Monday as the welfare office moves downstairs to former Biddeford Municipal Court space. Neighborhood Youth Corps members completed painting and are relocating records and equipment.

Biddeford

Biddeford Tire Shop Sued For 75000

In Portland, Solomon R. Brown, a trucking operator, sues Biddeford Tire Shop and driver Robert Slosberg for 75000 in a personal injury case. Brown says a Slosberg truck struck his car on Congress Street near Stroudwater on September 24, 1963, causing neck whiplash and other injuries. The defendants claim Brown was contributorily negligent.

Portland Biddeford Tire Solomon R. Brown Robert Slosberg Congress St Stroudwater Brown

Welcome To The Fold Local births announced in Biddeford area

Welcome notices announce several newborns at Notre Dame Hospital and area homes. Michael Roy Lapointe born July weighing six pounds one ounce. Michiele Anne Couture born July ten seven pounds eight ounces. Luce Patricia Rodriguez born July fifteen eight pounds nine ounces. Norman Marcel Gendr on born July sixteen seven pounds fifteen ounces. Lise Anita Blais born July six teen eight pounds six ounces.

Notre Dame Hospital William H. Lapointe Alfred St Biddeford Michael Roy Armand Couture Crescent St Michiele Anne Louis Rodrigue Emery St Luce Patricia Marcel Gendron Jeanette St Old Orchard Beach Norman Marcel Marcel Blais Yale St Lise Anita

States Impose Tariff Controls Across Borders

A report notes that many states ban or limit importing liquor and cigarettes for personal use or tax free import. It lists states restricting personal imports and cites occasional enforcement challenges. Some states maintain liquor sales as a state monopoly.

Chicago World Almanac Maryland Baltimore Wisconsin Virginia Mississippi Nevada Georgia Washington South Carolina Pennsylvania Florida Arkansas Louisiana Texas Indiana Oregon Iowa Minnesota Montana California Utah Maine Idaho

Brandeis Honors 11 Figures in June Degree Ceremony

Brandeis University in Waltham Mass awarded honorary degrees on June 13 to Almafred Lunt Lynn Fontanne Brooks Atkinson John Ford Allardyce Nicoll Sir John Gielgud Samuel Slosberg George Balanchine Lillian Hellman Richard Rodgers and Robert Huntington Sessions.

Waltham, Mass Brandeis University Alfred Lunt Lynn Fontanne Brooks Atkinson John Ford Allardyce Nicoll Sir John Gielgud Samuel Slosberg George Balanchine Lillian Hellman Richard Rodgers Rober Stuntington

Education Conference Tackles Integration Debate at White House

In Washington delegates at the White House Conference on Education discuss de facto segregation and urban schools, with Dean Roald Campbell arguing for upgrading education quality across all schools rather than relying on desegregation alone. John Gardner says reports will be sent to President Johnson for next year’s education proposals.

Washington White House Campbell John Gardner Carnegie Corp Johnson Gardner

Saco Democratic Club Attends Picnic

The Saco Democratic Social Club held its July picnic at the home of Clyde and Mrs. Wells on Penney Road. Guests toured the countryside visiting Pineland Hospital Opportunity Farm Shaker Village and other points. Madeline Corriveau was ill at Webber Hospital and a shower of ecards was voted. The next picnic will be August 15 at Ossipee Lake Waterboro hosted by Alcide Deschambeault and wife.

New Gloucester Saco Democratic Social Club Clyde Wells Penney Road Pineland Hospital Opportunity Farm For Boys Shaker Village Madeline Corriveau Webber Hospital William Buckley Edward Pelletier Millard Tripp Sr William Dunn Thomas Simpson Alcide Deschambeault Charles Gilpatric Jr Robert Murray Sr Thurston Rounds Christine Durgan Wells Ossipee Lake Waterboro

Case Against Beach Man Is Continued

Robert Bellevue, 65, of Grove Avenue Old Orchard Beach granted a continuance to Aug 2 in Saco 10th District Court on charges of operating a trailer park and tenting park without licenses. Complainants were Beach police directed by Old Orchard Beach town council.

Robert Bellevue Grove Avenue Old Orchard Beach Saco 10Th District Bellevue

Summer Visitor at Old Orchard Dies

Duncan Tolnie, 65, of Verdun, Quebec, died suddenly this morning in Dr. Herbert Hager’s office on Temple Avenue at Old Orchard Beach. Firemen used a resuscitator attempting to revive him. Tolnie had been a summer visitor to the resort for 30 years.

Old Orchard Beach Duncan Tolnie Verdun Que Herbert Hager Temple Avenue Tolnie

Rockland Youth Bound Over for Court in Sears Robbery Case

Kenneth S. Peters 19 is bound over for Superior Court in October on charges of assault with intent to rob a store clerk at Sears Roebuck. He allegedly pointed a revolver at clerk David Graydon on July 7 and demanded money, then fled when Graydon said he had none.

Rockland (Ap Rockland Superior Court Kenneth S. Peters Sears-Roebuck David Graydon District Court Paul A. MacDonald Peters Graydon

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