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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1967
Page
2
Maria Hawley 60 of Shelton Connecticut died from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Funeral services were held at St James Church Stratford. Interment is planned Monday at St Marys Cemetery Biddeford. She leaves one daughter Joyce Lauzon and two grandchildren Michael and Karen Lauzon.
Swimming classes for Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach ended yesterday at Coach's Day Camp. The program, guided by the York County Chapter American Red Cross, featured Bruce Shaffer and Edward Hirst as qualified water safety instructors. Senior life savers assisted, with many youngsters enrolled and listed among the attendees.
Premier Nguyen announced a plan to raise South Vietnam’s armed forces by 5 609 men and overhaul the military, saying victory cannot be achieved with current allied strength. U S Gen Maxwell D Taylor was expected in Saigon to urge greater allied commitments while Ky opened a veterans training center at Cat Lai.
Laura Vanasse of Winslow was granted a divorce from Rudolph Vanasse of Biddeford. She was allowed to change her name to Laura Boudreau.
Funeral service providers in Saco Maine are listed with addresses and contact numbers. Philip H Gross Sr and Frank X Emond appear among the directors with Dennett and Craig and Emond's Funeral Home also named.
Funeral services for Lance David Duranceau of Hollis killed in Vietnam on July 7 will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday from Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call at Cosgrove Funeral Home Biddeford from 2 to 10 p.m. Monday.
Funeral services for Mrs Margeret L Achorn of 509 Main St Saco were held this morning at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home. Rev K Weimer pastor of First Parish Congregational Church officiated. Interment followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco.
Athletics Director David Redmond announced a revised coaching staff. Arthur Descoteaux becomes head basketball coach and joins the football staff with Dick Jacques and Dick Wyse as assistants, while Ball Watson takes over faculty manager duties.
A public square dance is slated tonight from 8 to 11 at Golf Brook Lodge Sinnott Road Arundel sponsored by the Surfside 8s Square Dance Club. The note lists local residents visiting relatives and traveling between Ocean View Road Cape Elizabeth and Sebago Lake with multiple family mentions and upcoming teaching at Temple University.
Biddeford police connected a collision at Thil and Beacon Streets involving Leo P. Cyr Jr. 20 of Biddeford and Frederick Page 29 of Everett Mass. Page and a passenger, William Noylis, were taken to Notre Dame hospital for observation.
Heavy fog led two Northeast Airlines flights from New York and Montreal to divert and land at Auburn. The airline chartered three buses to shuttle passengers to Portland.
The notice lists patients at Webber Hospital including Calixte Gauvin at 56 Prospect Street Biddeford and Miss Maria Towmey visiting Biddeford. Mabel Dinsmore of 65 Forest Street Biddeford and Edward Dener of 35 Main Street Biddeford are also listed as patients. Marine Cpl. Robert G. Pelletier, son of Louise Pelletier of 98 A Fletcher Street Kennebunk, serves with the First Engineer Battalion in Vietnam.
The forecast calls for showers tonight with cloudy skies and lows in the 60s. Fog will develop across coastal areas and inland lowlands late at night and in the early morning. Sunday will be partly cloudy, warm and humid with a chance of scattered afternoon thundershowers.
Community churches in Kennebunkport Wells Biddeford and Saco list youth meetings on Sunday and Monday evenings. Activities include Senior and Junior Youth groups at Advent Christian Kennebunk Main Street Ly man Baptist Goodwins Mills St. Martha's Kennebunkport, and United Church groups in Biddeford. Confraternity and School of Religion classes are held across parishes Thursday through Monday with varied times.
OSSIPEE New Hampshire AP bail set at 5000 for three York County Maine men arraigned in Ossipee District Court over an armed robbery at Joe's Grocery Store in Sanbornville Heatly 20 of Limerick Moore 20 of Limington and Day 21 of Kezar Falls held for hearing Wednesday Heatly and Moore charged with armed robbery Day charged as an accessory
Three divorces granted in York County Superior Court on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment. Marie Angers Gosselin awarded $250 counsel fees after divorcing Lee Gosselin. couple from Biddeford married June 6 1938 in Biddeford. Sandra Lee Johnson and Ronald L. Clark divorce with $200 counsel fees. Sandra resumes maiden name. Charles S. Silver of South Windsor granted divorce from Margaret M. Silver. couple married July 4 1958 at South Berwick.
Final plans for tomorrow's horse show were made by 29 members of the Saco Valley Riding and Driving Club at the club house on Smutty Lane. The show starts at 10 a.m. with Fred Swasey as judge and Earl Smith as manager and chairman of the show committee.
Kennebunk's Brick Store Museum will host an illustrated lecture at 8 p m by Mr and Mrs Jack L Libby of Kennebunk. Metamorphosis of a House is the program title and they will discuss their unexpected experiences with a mid eighteenth century house for members and guests.
More than 70 works by amateurs and pros will be sold in a summer art auction sponsored by The Workshop of The Brick Store Museum. Edward Mayo serves as auctioneer at 10 a.m. on the Workshop grounds at 4 Dane Street, with oils, watercolors, pastels, and wood cuts. If rain occurs the sale shifts to next Saturday, July 29, at the same time.
Saco Police Chief Robert Foran announced a lifeguard position for city beaches. The hours run 10 am to 5 pm seven days a week, weather permitting, through Labor Day. Applications are being accepted by the Saco Police Department.
Algeria's Supreme Court backs Congo's bid to extradite Moise Tshombe, former premier on death sentence, who alleged an American CIA plot after a mysterious hijacking. State Department denies the charges. Chief Albert Luthuli, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, dies in South Africa at 68 after being struck by a train. Laurence Kitz remarks on growing suburban resolve.
Ocean Park welcomed Fritz C. Bickford of West Yarmouth Mass a grandson of James Bickford the Temple builder. The 86 year old MIT graduate architect recalled eight or ten cottages built by his ancestor and posed for a photo at 32 Temple Ave now owned by Dorcas C. Hamilton of Everett Mass. He last visited in 1956 for the 75th anniversary and presented a bronze plaque.
The institution notes its evolution from a 1939 boarding high school to a two-year junior college added to a four-year program. Since 1953 chartered, it expanded with Stella Maris and Haley lands adding 100 acres, planning a dormitory for 1000 students, renovated dorms, new library, student center, and an arts center to benefit the campus and community.
Lewiston police recovered a safe taken from a State Liquor Store during a June 25 break in. The thieves forced the safe open and dumped it in bushes on Mountain School Road. The safe originally held more than $3,000. Authorities continue the investigation.
The Associated Press reports floodlight upgrades at the Indiana War Memorial drew thousands of moths, prompting officials to fix the exterior lighting system after complaints about insects around the lights. Gene A Rowland Wisconsin Industrial Commissioner proposes a study on jobs women can perform, citing back trouble concerns.
A bulging mail sack was stolen from the Cromwell Indiana post office containing 19 empty mail sacks. The theft description notes the bag with its empty contents. No injuries or suspects are listed in the report.
Baseball standings show St. Louis leading with 54 wins and Chicago at 53. Friday results include Chicago losing to San Francisco in 12 innings and Dodgers beating the Mets. American League reports Chicago and Boston wins and a slate of scheduled games for the weekend.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will end his New England tour with a weekend in Maine. He is due to attend the Bowdoin College oceanographic conference July 28 29 and may fish in Penobscot or Muscongus bays. Gov Curtis Gov King and Gov Hoff invited.
Portland police detained two men on a fugitive from justice warrant from Lakewood Ohio. Robert Williams 25 of Cleveland and Robert Crain 40 of Oakland California were apprehended Thursday.
Wooden nickels circulate in Saco with banks and shops selling them at face value. Fern Cote announces to the Saco Business Men's Association about the mint issued coins. Local organizers claim strong demand and say a list of participating stores will be released soon.
The station WIDE in Biddeford resumed broadcasting yesterday at 2 30 PM after several hours of delays caused by technical difficulties. Cancellations affected all programs up to that time.
Scarborough Downs officials suspended jockeys Dennis Strong and Buford Mills for five days after a fight in front of the grandstands. The action was announced Friday by track officials.
Investigators described spending by Weihrauch and Tozzi as sickening and arrogant totaling 141 747 misused for personal gain. They noted hundreds of turkeys went to relief of strikers but distribution could not match 27 000. A 300 cheque labeled strike expense raised questions during the 1966 Jersey City strike against Westinghouse.
Saco police report two cars, operated by Repelle Israel and Alwin Y. Douville both 21, collided at Shadagee Road and Bradley Street. Estimated damage is 200 dollars per vehicle.
Police said two individuals were being held at Cumberland County Jail and awaiting probable extradition.
Boston Red Sox extend winning streak to seven with a 6-2 victory over Cleveland. Lee Stange versus Steve Hargan as Boston climbs to second in AL, one game behind Chicago. Foy hits a decisive three-run homer. Brandon allows two runs on eight hits in eight innings. Norm Siebern debuts with a pinch hit and fielding touch.
George Chuvalo remains in a Toronto hospital with a fractured bone under his right eye after the Wednesday night bout with Joe Frazier. He has had double vision since the fight. Manager Irv Ungerman said an operation is planned and recovery could take three weeks to assess results and six to eight weeks to decide if he can fight again.
Oakland defeat Toronto 2 1 in Saturday action while Atlanta hosts New York Pittsburgh plays Philadelphia St Louis faces Los Angeles and Chicago meets Baltimore in other fixtures.
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