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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1967
Page
2
Members of the Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus will meet at 7 tonight at Boldie's Funeral Home 291 Alfred Street Biddeford to say prayers for Placide Beaudoin a former member.
H Rap Brown, SNCC leader, was released on $10 000 bail after about nine hours in Alexandria Virginia jail. Charged as a fugitive from Maryland for inciting a Cambridge Md riot, he faced a crowd of about 300 youths as he left. Brown later spoke briefly before leaving in a waiting car. He had been arrested at National Airport on a federal fugitive warrant. the federal charge was dropped in a U S commissioner hearing and he was then held on the Virginia unlawful flight warrant. Brown had proclaimed Black Power amid Cambridge unrest that included the burning of a school and a church. Governor Agnew criticized Brown and linked the riots to planned violence while a State Department official discussed revocation of Stokely Carmichael’s passport. Henry King led interceptions in college play last year.
Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine provide contact for funeral arrangements. Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco, and Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511 are also listed with staff names Frank X Emond and J P Conroy.
Mr and Mrs Conrad Brouillard and Mr and Mrs Paul Brouillard and children express sincere thanks for sympathy shown during their bereavement. Signed by Mrs Sadie Gerry.
Funeral services held at 9 this morning for Anthony Frenette Sr of 469 Elm Street Biddeford from St Marys Church Biddeford with Rev Cornelius Enright presiding. Burial followed at St Marys Cemetery with graveside prayers by Rev Coleman OToole. Bearers listed as Raymond Gane Marcel Boisvert Lionel Desco teaux Donald Gagne Gerard Desco teaux and John Gagne.
Gorham CT Dr Carl H Hempel 54 a noted Connecticut educator was named director of student teaching at Gorham State College His appointment followed his participation in a 1965 study mission to the Soviet Union and was announced Wednesday.
Maine study links education and earnings. The University of Maine report Poverty in Maine finds 67 percent of men over 25 with no schooling earn below the $3,000 poverty level, signaling a need for retraining across jobs.
CARIBOU AP Limestone's only resident lawyer Bruce S Billings 47 faces four counts embezzlement and one larceny in District Court in Caribou Aug 8. He allegedly embezzled more than 22000 from four clients during seven months starting Nov 30 and took 210 from H K Ballard of Limestone.
Two and a half miles below Biddeford and Saco a marina site near Marblehead offers a sheltered launching point for ocean bound and river boats. The river sees striped bass fishing and boating with ongoing interstate cleanup and planned dredging of shallow areas to improve low tide passage.
The night after a weekend riot in Detroit the city faced over 1000 injuries and $500 million in damage. Looting arson and sniping continued as residents fled to Canada. National Guard reports a coordinated pattern with rooftop shooters, while food shortages strained the 92 block West Side.
Mr and Mrs Herbert W Dyer Jr and daughters Ruth and Linda of Chalmette Louisiana are spending a month’s vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs Herbert W Dyer at 36 Thornton Ave Saco.
The Adai Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Star Club will hold a lawn food sale Saturday at 10 a.m. on the lawn of Mrs. Florence Evans in Biddeford Pool. The Calico Fair by the Women's Educational and Industrial Union runs Friday Aug. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hall in Saco.
The Full Gospel Assembly holds an evangelistic service Friday at 7 30 p m in the American Legion Hall Biddeford. Pioneer Girls meet Friday at 6 30 p m in the Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills. A Ladies Prayer meeting is Friday at 10 a m in the parsonage of the Lyman Reformed Church Goodwins Mills. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes for grades 1 5 at St Monica's Kennebunk Saturday 9 30 a m. Grades 6 8 Friday after school. A food sale by United Church of Christ Shaw's Saco Friday July 28, cooks to be ready by 9 a m.
Washington AP The House Committee on Un-American Activities may hold public hearings next week on the Detroit and Newark riots. Chairman Edwin Willis says a preliminary staff report justifies hearings as bipartisan leaders urge action on urban disorder and related social reforms.
Fair and cool tonight in Portland with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Friday sees increasing clouds and a chance of showers developing late or at night as temperatures drop.
State Park and Recreation Commission Director Lawrence Stuart said surveying and appraisal for allagash wilderness waterway land to be acquired is progressing. James W. Sewall Co. surveys the waterway, Marshall and Stevens Inc. handles appraisal, and 1966 bond funds will support the project.
Keith H. Ingraham of Brewer was named chairman of the Maine Liquor Commission. The 38 year old moving company executive will be paid 8500 dollars a year and replaces C. L. Stimpson, a Republican, who led the commission for two years. Stimpson will remain as a commissioner. Governor Curtis cited Ingraham's "new concepts" to modernize programs.
A parked car on Elm Street Biddeford was struck by a car driven by Roland W Deering 19 of West Scarborough last night police said The struck vehicle belonged to Arthur A LeHoullier 65 of 71 May St Biddeford Officers Roger Fecteau and Armand Quellette investigated and reported no injuries
Sace police report a car driven by George Nolas 59 of Elizabeth New Jersey sustained damages estimated at 50 dollars when struck by a vehicle operated by Roger R. Goudreau 32 of 18 Freeman Street Biddeford. The Goudreau vehicle was making a right turn from the left lane at Elm and Main Streets intersection.
Ripped cities such as Detroit and Cambridge Maryland are listed as expected witnesses in the ongoing case. Authorities have not released further names or a full witness list at this time.
The Board of Selectmen met with the Gooch's Beach Association to address beach issues. Litter reduction prompted more barrels and signs. Stor er Street received macadam resurfacing. plans to advertise for sale of the lower village fire house were authorized. Mother’s Club hall to become a combined fire station and community center in the lower village.
Detroit agencies led by Mayor Cav a nagh's committee race to feed riot refugees amid widespread destruction. Officials estimate 1,500 to 3,000 buildings damaged or looted, thousands unemployed. Food centers set up in churches, milk donations arrive, and Windsor reports refugees crossing into Canada.
The Pharos lighthouse in Alexandria Egypt stood three stories high at 370 feet with a nightly wood fire blazing for visibility up to 30 miles. Wingless bacteria float in the air for days.
Communist gunners unleashed a heavy rocket and mortar attack on an American infantry camp and airfield north of Saigon killing 11 U.S. soldiers and wounding 43. South Vietnamese civilians were also killed and wounded in nearby barrages while ground action continued with limited major fighting.
The centennial committee reports donations totaling 422.42 from individuals churches and business concerns to fund activities and promotions for the Saco Centennial observance.
Pedestrian visitors on Saco’s Main Street can view Centennial era exhibits in store windows and local establishments. At Atkinson’s Furniture, Victorian parlor and antique kitchen displays evoke eighteenth and nineteenth century life while Perry’s Pharmacy features vintage medicines and dental instruments.
The United States offers free air evacuation to the U S for South Vietnamese war injured children needing specialized treatment. Committee members say the plan hinges on State Department approval and would start with four evacuees aged 10 to 14.
Long Beach California wins the historic Queen Mary from Cunard Lines for 3 444 000 and plans a maritime museum hotel and convention center. The ship will draw millions of visitors annually and rival Disneyland Marineland as a regional tourist magnet.
The United Baptist Church in Saco hosts 9 am Sunday services with Rev. Stanley A. Bennett delivering a sermon on neighborliness. Nancy Taylor will be the soloist and Mary Hill plays the organ, with guest preachers during Bennett’s vacation. George Sauer of the New York Jets earned his master’s degree in mathematics at the University of Texas.
Lu Y. states the health ministry has authority to decide the program but indicates final approval may rest with higher government authorities. This remark suggests potential delays or shift in responsibility as officials weigh alternatives.
Metropolitan offers an unusually wide range of life and health plans and annuities. This allows an insurance program to be tailored to individual needs.
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