Deaths Mrs Ethel Gowen 78 Biddeford
Mrs. Ethel Gowen aged 78 of Mountain Road Biddeford died in a Portland hospital after a long illness. Born in North Kennebunkport on April 24, 1889, she was a 1907 Kennebunk High School graduate. Survived by Harry Gowen her husband, daughter Eleanor Jacobs two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with burial Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Gladys Gowen
Mountain Road
Biddeford
Portland
Kennebunk Lower Village
Robert A. Jacobs
Saco
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Greenwood Cemetery
Frenette Rites Held for Biddeford Resident
Anthony J. Frenette 61 of 469 Elm St Biddeford died in a Biddeford hospital Born October 4 1905 in St Luce Canada Son of Emile and Adeline Duke Frenette He was a carpenter who retired years ago Surviving are his widow Adrienne Gagne Frenette three sons Anthony Jr Roland O and Philip W two daughters Rita Belanger and Violet Boisvert all of Biddeford 13 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Services were conducted at 9 am Thursday from St Marys Church Biddeford with interment at St Marys Cemetery Friends may call at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford 7 to 10 p m tonight and tomorrow 10 am to 10 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luce
Canada
Emile
Adeline Duke Frenette
Adrienne Gagne Frenette
Anthony Jr
Roland O
Philip W
Rita Belanger
Violet Boisvert
Biddeford
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Sansoucyo
Stone St
Death of Ernest H. LeProhon in Wilmington Calif
Ernest H. LeProhon 48, of Wilmington California, died Sunday. Born in Lewiston to Ernest P. and Elizabeth Estes LeProhon, he is survived by his widow Lucille, a daughter Elizabeth Roper, a son Ernest, two grandsons, his stepmother Cora LeProhon, nine half sisters, six half brothers, and many nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest H. LeProhon
Wilmington
Calif
Lewiston
Ernest P
Elizabeth Estes LeProhon
Lucille
Elizabeth Roper
Ernest
Cora LeProhon
Biddeford
Royal Sevigny
Anna
California
Ronald Gagnon
Theresa
Robert Janson
Rosemary
Kennebunk
Gordon Fenderson
Ernestine
Old Orchard Beach
Norman Ledoux
Priscilla
Massachusetts
Ronald Dill
Angela
Germany
Jerry Nobles
Donna
Florida
Janet Hoitt
Deanna Pelletier
Dover
N. H
Francis
John
Connecticut
Edward
Louis
Albert
London
England
Joseph
Mrs Jeanne Larivee Dies in Biddeford Visit
Mrs Jeanne Larivee 61 of Granby Quebec died yesterday in a local hospital while visiting friends. Born October 17 1906 at Roxton Falls Quebec she was the daughter of Isaie and Marie Louise Houle Laroche. Funeral services will be held in Granby on Thursday with Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Larivee
Granby
Que
Roxton Falls
Isaie
Marie Louise (Houle) Laroche
Bolduc Funeral
Alfred St
Biddeford
Freeport Man Granted Bond as Court Case Continues
Fred B. Herrington 23 of Freeport pleaded innocent in Lewiston District Court to causing death by violation of a motor vehicle law. He posted 1500 dollars bail and his case was continued after a Saturday night crash during a police chase killed passenger Duane Conant 24 of Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Auburn
Fred B. Herrington
Duane Conant
Durham
Conant
Harrington
Calixte Gauvin Funeral Notice
Calixte Gauvin of 56 Prospect Street Biddeford with services at St. Joseph's Church on Wednesday at 8 30 A M Friends may call at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill Street today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 P M
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gauvin
Calixte
Prospect St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Funeral Home Contacts and Directors Listed
SHUMWAY Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco lists Philip H Gross Sr as Director. EMOND S Funeral Home at 28 5511 lists Frank X Emond and J P Conroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X
J. P. Conroy
Miss Mary Gilman Dies in Kennebunkport at 77
Miss Mary A. Gilman 77 of Kennebunkport died Sunday in a local nursing home after a long illness. Born June 16, 1890 she was a Foxcroft Academy and Mt Holyoke College alumna with a masters from Columbia. She taught in Paterson, N J, retired in 1950, and was active in local churches and clubs. Survived by sisters Louise Rounds and Julia Glover. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. Congregational Church with Rural Grove Cemetery interment. Friends may call at Lary Funeral Home this afternoon and tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover-Foxcroft
Mary A. Gilman
Kennebunkport
Augustus W
Mary (Loring) Gilman
Gilman
Foxcroft Academy
Mt. Holyoke College
South Hadley
Mass
Columbia University
New York City
Paterson
N.J
Miss Gilman
Congregational Church
South Congregational Church
Olympian Club, Historical Society
Women's Association of the
Louise Rounds
Julia Glover
Many Vehicle Violations Heard In Court
A Monday session of 10th District Court in Saco found numerous drivers guilty of motor vehicle violations. Defendants include Laurel E. Smith of Alfred for unregistered vehicle and William J. McMahon of Bayside for under the influence, with fines and bail pending appeals. Additional convictions cover speeding, intoxication, driving to endanger, uninspected vehicles, and related offenses, with several cases dismissed or bail defaults noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
10Th District Court
Saco
Laurel E. Smith
Alfred
William J. McMahon
Bayside
N.Y
Superior Court
Peter R. Burnham
Middle St
Thomas W. Bazemore
Kennebunk
Kenneth HH. Campbell
Wells
Robert Allen
Boothby Park
Gary E
Sherbrooke
Que
Douglas R. Moreshead
Falmouth
Henry H. Porter Jr
Springvale
Arthur L. Beals
Woodrow H. Steiner
James R. Buchanan
Main St
Biddeford
David A. Hackey
Orono
Stephan Arthur Harrison
Gales Ferry
Conn
Robert D. Guinard
Emery Mills
Alan R. Vachon
Thomas E. *Tummer
South Portland
Kenneth M. White
Vernon St
Thomas F. Barrett
Boston
Mass
Raymond W. Goodale
Moody
Gary Zendt
Harrisburg
Paul Jerry Haller
Miami
Florida
Chester Ingalls
Ellsworth
Thomas D. MacDonald
Brighton
Fred C. Kervin
West Willington
Adam A. Operacz
Watertown
James C. Waterhouse
Laurence Rundlett
Michael Ford
Elm St
Walter L. Garden
Levermore Falls
Personal Notice: Romeo Forest at Maine Medical Center
Romeo Forest of Mabel Avenue in Saco is a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeo Forest
Mabel Avenue
Saco
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Corporation meeting of Council Chagnon in Biddeford hall
A corporation meeting of Council Chagnon will be held at 8 p m tomorrow in the Adams Street Biddeford club hall. The event is scheduled at Union St. Jean Baptiste location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Adams Street
Biddeford
Midweek church services and programs listed across area
Several churches from Old Orchard Beach to Kennebunkport announce midweek activities. Services, prayer meetings, Bible studies, and choir rehearsals are scheduled Wednesday evening at locations including Salvation Army hall Old Orchard Beach Lyman Baptist Faith Tabernacle Ogunquit Baptist Village Baptist and others with times from 6 30 pm to 8 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Faith Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Village Baptist Church
Kennebunkport
Kennenhunkport
Democrats Guests At Lobster Bake
Gov. Curtis selected 10 Maine Democrats to join Vice President Humphrey for a lobster bake near Boothbay Harbor. State Democratic Chairman George J. Mitchell said the names were drawn from hats to be fair. Irene Cooper of Old Orchard Beach was among those chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
Curtis
Maine
Humphrey
Boothbay Harbor
George J. Mitchell
Irene Cooper
Old Orchard Beach
Summer Fair Set By Washington Avenue Church
The Womens Society of Christian Service at Washington Avenue Methodist Church will hold a Summer Fair and sale of home cooked foods on Thursday at Robinson Memorial Hall West Grand Avenue starting at 2 p.m. Aprons and fancy articles plus a white elephant table will be offered. Mrs. Mattie Bliss is general chair. Donations of cooked foods are welcomed and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womens Society of Christian Service
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Robinson Memorial Hall
West Grand Avenue
Mattie Bliss
W.S.C.S
Vandals Damaging Saco Mailboxes
Postmaster Joseph H. Vachon reports mailboxes in Saco damaged by vandals. He warns federal penalties include fines and imprisonment for damaging boxes or contents. A $1000 fine or jail term is cited to deter pranks and stress seriousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Joseph H. Vachon
Vachon
John Clough Genealogical Society Reunion Planned
Kennebunkport hosts the 28th annual reunion of the John Clough Genealogical Society August 5 and 6 at the Town House. Descendants of John Clough who settled in Salisbury after 1635 will attend with a lobster stew lunch, business meeting, Seashore Trolley Museum trip, family supper, and fellowship. Sunday features church services at 9:30 a.m. and a tour of Clough landmarks with a picnic lunch. Reservations for Saturday meals due by August 1 to Mrs. Charles Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
John Clough
Clough
Charles Day
Local officials named in civic groups meeting
George Carroll of Limerick Willard Caswell of Gray and 500 Club member J Woodrow Vallely of Sanford identified as participants in a civic gathering with regional leaders and community organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Carroll
Limerick
Willard Caswell
Gray
J. Woodrow Vallely
Sanford
Thunder Storms Area Portland Weather Update
Thunder showers expected to end by late tonight in Portland. Lows tonight in the 60s. Wednesday turns fair with lower humidity and milder temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
VFW Auxiliary Plans Weekend Picnic at Togus
The Biddeford VFW Auxiliary announced a Togus picnic for Saturday at 1 PM during a meeting at Biddeford City Building. They reported $24 for the Togus hospital fund and a donation to the Fairfield chaplaincy, with Sunshine Chairman cards sent to sick and shut-in members. National Commander Leslie Fry will attend a testimony dinner in South Portland at 6 30 PM. Prizes were won by Mrs Frechette and Mrs Roy. next meeting is August 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togus
Biddeford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fairfield
Flora Poirier
Sunshine
Jeannette Curro
Leslie Fry
South Portland
Delcia Frechette
Lucianna Roy
Rioting Shifts as Paratroopers Deploy in City
Paratroopers pressed in on East Side as arson and looting, begun by Black rioters, spread with whites joining later. Sniper fire rose, guardsmen used a tank to break a siege near the East Side 5th Precinct, a fireman was shot, and two guardsmen wounded. President Johnson federalized Michigan National Guard after Gov Romney and Mayor Cavanagh urged action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
East Side
5Th Precinct
Grosse Pointe
Associated Press
Eddie Adams
Vietnam
Guard
Richard Starr
Grand Rapids
Near West Side
Johnson
101St Airborne
Ft. Campbell
2Nd Airborne
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Selfridge Air Force Base
George Romney
Jerome Cavanagh
Cyrus Vance
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Selfridge
Vance
Michigan National Guard
Food surplus to be distributed at Biddeford City Hall
Mrs. Rita Nadeau Biddeford welfare director says surplus foods will be distributed this month on Wednesday Thursday Friday and Monday from 9 a.m. to noon and 2 to 5 p.m. at Biddeford City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Nadeau
Biddeford
Biddeford City Hall
Cinnamon Sugar Toast Recipe Note
A quick note shows a recipe tweak for cinnamon toast using four cups of sugar combined with one teaspoon of cinnamon to prepare a sweetened toast topping.
Cote Couple Honored on 25th Anniversary Celebration
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Cote of 30 Union St, Saco were honored at a 25th anniversary celebration at Trudeau's Club on Main Street Cote a Saco Police Department captain and his wife former Betty McCone were married at Old Orchard Beach They are parents of one daughter and two grandchildren Hosts included Mr. and Mrs. Kerry and Mr. and Mrs. Parenteau A money tree gift was presented and many relatives attended with several others sending regrets from nearby towns and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred E. Cote
Union St
Saco
Trudeau
Main Street
Cote
Betty McCone
Old Orchard Beach
Paul
Barbara) Kerry
Michael
Julie Kerry
Kerry
Ernest Cote
Gerard Parenteau
Harold Hill
Medore Normand
Timothy Normand
Arthur Clegg
Kenneth Carter
John Lonsdale
Margaret Courtois
Irene Wentworth
Parenteau
Scarborough
Bryce Milne
Ernest Cantara
Germaine Sharkey
Ohio Woman and Daughter Escape Serious Injury
An Ohio woman driver and her daughter escaped serious injury after losing control on Newtown Road. The car crossed two lawns, toppled small trees, and stopped on a third lawn near 339 Newtown Road. They were taken to a local hospital for checks. a young girl complained of back pains. Officer Theodore Drouin investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Newtown Road
Henry Metayer
Metayer
Gedeon Ruel
Theodore Drouin
Biddeford
Ghana Student Buried in U.S. After Death in Portland
The body of Stephen Benoah, 26, a Ghanaian exchange student and University of New Hampshire engineering student, will be buried Sunday in Durham NH after a 2 p.m. funeral at the Durham Community Church. He died Friday at Maine Medical Center while awaiting a kidney transplant operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ghana
Durham
Stephen Benoah
University of New Hampshire At
Maine Medical Center
Durham Community Church
Salvation Army Annual Appeal prompts Kennebunk letters
In Kennebunk area residents reply to the Salvation Army Service Units Annual Appeal for funds. Committee members listed include Chairman Charles E. Cole and Treasurer J. Frank Harrison among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Service Units
Kennebunk
Charles E. Cole
J. Frank Harrison
Minnie E. Noiles
Elsie Margaret Dolan
R.N
Alice Gibson
Edward F. Sweeney
Arthur F. Lombard
Bertha Timson
Kennebunkport
George W. Liopkins
Fletcher Street
Europe
Rotary
Nice
France
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
Germany
Holland
Paris
London
Cathi Hubbell
Stacy
Christopher
Ada
Ohio
Lucille McBride
Summer Place
Aubrey Gibson
Donna
Taunton
Mass
George Hopkins
Sam Spencer
Scott and
Kelly
Mousam Road
New York
Ralph Spencer
Rochester
N.Y
Niagara Falls
United States
Binghamton, No
Roland Shubbleburg
Roland Jr
Robert Maling
Roxanne
Billy
Glengary Place
Lloyd Robinson
Cinda
Gary
Merrifield Drive
Bar Harbor
Edward MacLaughlin
Halifax
N.S
Edmund L. Cashen
Summer Street
Fred W. Wright
Brian
San Bruno
Calif
Ernest C. Smith
Logan Airport
Boston
Smith
Colonial Drive
Ernest MacDonald
H. B. Batchelder Jr
H. B. Batchelder Sr
Andover
Michael Truscott
John Harrison
Michael Emmons
Adam Hunnewell
John Greene
David Peterson
Camp Hinds
Raymond
Roger Vincent
Gardiner
Howard Stuart
J. K. Burnham
Elmhurst
Beryl Webber
High Street
Dexter P. Smith
Ann
Concord
Carl Carlson
Melrose
Goose Rocks Beach
Edwin G. Dexter
Washington, D.C
Edwin Dexter
New York City
VFW Director to Speak at South Portland Post
Leslie Fry national VFW director from Reno Nev. will deliver a major policy address at the South Portland VFW post on Saturday. State VFW Commander Dr. Robert J. Meehan of Rockland announced the plan after Stephen's family authorized the American burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Leslie Fry
Reno
Nev
Veterans of Foreign Wars
South Portland
VFW
Robert J. Meehan
Monay
Bradeen Couple Honored At Surprise 25th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs John Bradeen of Central Avenue Old Orchard Beach were guest of honor at a surprise party hosted by their daughters observing their 25th wedding anniversary They were married July 19 1942 at the Old Orchard Methodist Church The couple resides in Old Orchard Beach and are parents to three daughters Cadet Alice Bradeen Janice Bradeen and Mrs Glenna Mardon Local attendees included family friends and relatives with gifts flowers and an anniversary cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
John Bradeen
Central Avenue
Bradeen
Eleanor Blaisdell
Saco
Old Orchard Methodist Church
William L. Bradeen
Glenna Mardon
Orono
Alice Bradeen
Waltham
Mass
Janice Bradeen
Alice
Ada M. Phinney
West Scarborough
Ruben B. Durgan
E. Waterboro
Harold Blaisdell
Everett Paine
Donald Ridley
Ruby L. Ridley
South Portland
Alice Blaisdell
Old Orchard
Cadet Alice and
Little Miss Saco Pageant Schedules Centennial Celebration
During Saco Centennial events a pageant to crown Little Miss Saco will be held Friday at City Hall for girls aged 5 to 10. Contestants judged on poise appearance and talent. contact Michael Rube at 44667 before 7 p.m. tomorrow to enter. A rehearsal follows at the Recreational Hall on Pleasant Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
City Hall
Miss Saco
Michael Rube
Pleasant Street
Unmarked Dirt Pile Triggers Late Night Car Crash
David A. Garside, 23, of 318 Ferry Road Biddeford, struck a dirt mound at Prospect and Lambert Streets after turning from Prospect. He reported no light or marker indicating the pile’s location. Police Officers Raymond Langevin and Benoit Martin investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect
Lambert St
Biddeford
David A. Garside
Ferry Road
Lambert
Raymond Langevin
Benoit Martin
Riots Damage Several Cities Prompt Insurance Action
Insurance officials estimate many claims will come under homeowner and fire policies as riots and civil unrest cause extensive damage. A 15 member General Adjustment Bureau team set up in East Orange to settle Newark claims while Detroit reports ongoing fires. In Newark 783 stores were damaged or looted with 16 destroyed and 86 heavily damaged. Police say most arrestees were under 30. Sizable damage figures are still being compiled in Roxbury and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
New York
General Adjustment Bureau
East Orange
N.J
Newark
Detroit
Bernard Nortman
Office of Economic Development
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Hartford
Conn
New Britain
Roxbury
Cincinnati
George Keller
Insurance Board
Acton Maine Rabbit Breeders Set 33rd Annual Four Day Show
York County Rabbit Breeders Association will sponsor its 33rd annual four day rabbit show Aug 24 to 27 at the Acton Fair. About 300 to 400 entries expected. Mrs Phillis Carpentier of South Berwick is show secretary. Judge Marvin Carley from Brattle Berwick, both with the American Rabbit Breeders Association. Fred Libby Trophy will honor the founder while Withmore Feeds plaque and other trophies awarded for best of breed and opposites across several breeds. Furs and rabbit fur products shown. judging Aug 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Maine
York County
Divers Search For Drowning Victim In Saco River
Divers comb the Saco River for Portland man John F. Gunter 61 owner of a South Waterboro woodworking plant. He reportedly fell into the swift water Monday afternoon near the Central Maine Power Company dam. A coworker, Leon Starbird of Hollis, heard a splash but did not see the fall. The search paused at dusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BAR Mills
Saco
Portland
John FE
Gunter
South Waterboro
Leon Starbird
Hollis
Central Maine Power Company
Starbird
Skindivers
Patricia Plans Growth Through International Family Life
English student Patricia expresses a desire to grow by living with a foreign family. She is an avid reader debater pianist and tennis golf skier organist and choir member. She spends summers hiking Scotland and will arrive in Portland after orientation in Vermont Washington DC and New York City before settling locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia
Red Cross
Lake District
Highlands
Scotland
States
Vermont
Washington, D.C
New York City
Obs
Portland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anthony J. Frenette
Ernest LeProhon
Dennett & Craig
Dial
Mary Gilman
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church
Lyman
Christ Church
Congregational Methodist
Dane Street
Christian Science Society
Winter Street
Advent Christian Church
Route 25
Full Gospel
Route 9
Orcahrd Beach
J. Clough Society
Auxiliary States
Mrs
Alfred Cote
U.S
Stephen
Carfy Bros. Jewelers
Thacher Building
Goodness
Tgs Beverage
al Gracy UN
Richard F. Dutcher
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York, Ye
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