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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1969
Page
2
Washington AP reports a Nixon era farm economist predicts lower beef prices may come as cattle prices ease from an 18 year peak, while an industry spokesman doubts a large drop. He notes many customers paid about $1.39 to $1.79 for sirloin as prices rose and inflation and demand boosted beef purchases.
Pea Marin 57 of 35 Charles Ave Old Orchard Beach died at home after a long illness Born Fort Kent Aug 24 1911 son of Philo and Malvina Pelletier Marin A self employed carpenter he lived here five years and was a St Margaret's Church member Survived by widow Rose Madore Marin six sons Wilmer Madawaska Walter Saco Delsey Plainville Conn Randall Albert Bristol Conn Roger Biddeford four daughters Annabelle Cloutier Waterville Lillian Marin Saco Doris Chasse Saco Betty Bisson Dover 14 grandchildren Funeral at St Margaret's Church Thursday 9 am calling hours Emond Funeral Home Biddeford today 7 10 pm and tomorrow 2 4 7 10 pm
Funeral services for Mrs Emma M Huot of 421 Ferry Road Saco will be held at 8 a.m. tomorrow at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco. Burial follows at St Joseph Cemetery in Biddeford. Calling hours are today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Cote Funeral Home, 87 James Street, Saco.
Catholic Women’s Club of Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco will meet at Cote Funeral Home at 8 tonight to pay respects to Mrs. Kema Huot, mother of a member.
Members of St. Ann's Sodal ity of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco will gather at 7:30 tonight at Cote Funeral Home to say prayers for Emma Huot, a church member.
Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary members meet at 7 tonight at Cote Funeral Home 87 James St Saco to recite the rosary for Mrs Emma Huot.
A bridal shower in Biddeford honored Elaine Porter daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Porter ahead of her August 23 wedding to Ronald N. Bellerose of Biddeford at St. Andre's Church. Hosts and attendees included family and friends listed in the community event at Biddeford Pool with many unable to attend sending gifts.
North Adams matchups highlight a 10 round feature as Al Romano New England welterweight champion faces Juan Ramos of New York City. The event, postponed from Monday by rain, also includes 10 round bouts with Terry Rondeau defending his featherweight title against Johnny Keulian and light heavyweight Eddie Spence meeting Williams, both of Philadelphia.
Funeral service contacts and directors listed for Saco Maine. Shumway Philip Gross Sr. and Dennett Craig at Spring Street and Main Street locations, Emond’s Funeral Home also listed with phone numbers. Long-standing local funeral homes named in directory snippet.
The astronauts’ health remains good as the film used to photograph flight and moon activities is quarantined and undergoing decontamination. The first pictures, expected for release later today, were taken through the window of Eagle on the lunar surface.
Miss Sandra Lee Jean Wester of 23 Storer Street Saco announces engagement to Wallace B Tarbox son of Mr and Mrs Roscoe D Tarbox Jr of North Street Kennebunkport The bride to be is daughter of Mrs Earlene Scammon and Robert B Wester She is a 1968 Sacopee Valley High School graduate and employed in Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp South Portland The fiancé is a 1963 Kennebunk High School graduate served two years in the U S Army including 14% months in Vietnam and works at Jim's Service Center Kennebunk No wedding date set
Ronald Larose of 14 Mt. Vernon St Biddeford has returned home from Maine Medical Center Portland where he was a surgical patient Roger N Provencher USN son of Mr and Mrs Dennis G Provencher 139 Cleaves St Biddeford and husband of Louise M Nadeau 7 Porter St Biddeford is to return to the US Navy soon with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40
A mid week prayer meeting is scheduled at Bible Baptist Church 144 Ferry Road Saco on Thursday at 7 pm. The Youth Choir of Goodwins Mills United Methodist Church Lyman will rehearse at the church on Thursday at 6 30 pm.
Members of the Junior Choir of the United Church of Christ Biddeford will rehearse Wednesday at 6 p m. The Senior Choir rehearsal follows at 7 p m.
A Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m. will be held in the Advent Christian Church at Hill and Chapel Streets in Biddeford. It is open to the public.
A prayer service and Bible study are set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Assembly of God located at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Third Street in Old Orchard Beach.
The Lyman Baptist Church in Goodwins Mills will conduct a service Wednesday at 7 p.m followed by an Adult Choir rehearsal at 8 p.m. The schedule emphasizes community worship and choir practice.
A midweek prayer and praise service will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Biddeford United Baptist Church inviting community participation and worship.
Worship services are conducted each Wednesday at 6 45 p m in Christ Church Congregational Dane Street Kennebunk Maine and are open to the public.
Society 19 will be open to the public Thursday from 2 to 4 pm. The event invites community members to view activities and participate in informal demonstrations.
A prayer service is set for Wednesday at 7 p m at the Advent Christian Church on Route 5 in Kennebunk Lower Village.
A local community Bible study group plans an event addressing concerns raised by the Dooms Baptist church. Organizers emphasize calm discussion, shared resources, and respectful dialogue among attendees. The gathering aims to clarify beliefs and promote community harmony.
A prayer service is planned for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the ee Baptist Church in Ken.
A midweek service update for the Full Gospel Church is posted along Route A just off Route 109 in Wells. The notice notes timing and location for attendees seeking Wednesday worship.
A notice indicates a vestry gathering at Village Baptist church in Kenne on Wednesday at 7 30 p m The event invites parishioners and outlines the time and location for the church meeting
NEW YORK AP reports a renewed stock market setback with opening declines led by Dow Jones at 806.23 after Mondays session. Many tickers showed losses while 1,289 of 1,576 NYSE issues fell and new lows dominated.
A weather update for Portland expects cloudiness with occasional rain or drizzle and a possible thunderstorm tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures remain steady with little change. Lows tonight in the 60s, near 70 in the far south.
The Kennebunk MRS EDMUND CASHEN area hosts the Annual Field Day and Picnic on Sunday August 3 with a 11 a.m Solemn Mass at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes and a 4 p.m folk dance program led by Mrs Anna Ivaska. The New St Monica Church and Parish Center dedication occurs at 4 30 p.m. with Co Adjutor Bishop Peter Gerety presiding. A parade from Park Street to Kennebunk Beach follows, with Maine Obsolete Auto Club members marching. Local residents and visitors attend events and parish activities over the day.
Harold Urey of UC San Diego questions his moon age view while Don Morrison of the Manned Spacecraft Center notes lunar rocks resemble Earth minerals but differ in soil mix. Early analyses show higher titanium than Earth and geologists expect rocks to be under 500 million years old, challenging Urey’s 41 billion year claim.
Mariner 7, following Mariner 6 by a month, will snap 117 photographs from Friday through August 4 as it flies within 2,000 miles of Mars. The images are expected to surpass Mariner 4's 21 pictures and may help explain Mars’s dark regions, canal theories, and polar caps.
The 12th annual Old Orchard Beach Art Association festival opens to the public tomorrow at B C Jordan Memorial Hall Temple Avenue Temple Avenue. Judges included Arthur G Hahn Julie Clear Albert Stuhlmueller and Kennebunk winners include Frank A Staples Maine Lobster Festival and James O Brien Levittown PA. Public can participate in the popular vote contest.
A special town meeting will be held next month to defer the date for tax discounts as town revaluations by Cole Layer and Trumble proceed. Selectmen postponed hearings on a subdivision ordinance and rezoning upper High to September to allow owners of abutting property time to respond. Cyrus Hamlin urged quick action on zoning changes for mobile homes. A six yard dump truck and four wheel drive snow plow equipment were approved for purchase. A petition seeking a referendum on dissolving or continuing School Administrative District 71 was to be reviewed at the August 13 regular meeting.
President Nixon spoke to about American employees at the U S Embassy in Bangkok then met with ambassadors from Thailand Laos Burma Afghanistan Ceylon Malaysia Singapore. He praised their dedicated service abroad and warned Washington’s decision makers must be worthy of it to safeguard peace and freedom.
Asia accounts for about 40 percent of the world’s major food crop output excluding the U S S R but cannot feed its own huge population amid growing hunger and supply pressures across the region.
A town council appointed a study committee last night to resolve the surfing area dilemma in Cre oe OLD ORCHARD BEACH. The near two hour discussion failed to reach a compromise, prompting a special council meeting next Monday to push a settlement. Also announced is the upcoming wedding of Mary Webb to Capt. William R. Cunningham on August 16, with details of the couple’s backgrounds and current postings.
Biddeford police say a two car crash at Five Points yesterday afternoon involved Samuel Rosenhere 78 of 123 Prospect Street Biddeford and Hayward A Mortimer 38 of Rockingham Nova Scotia with no injuries reported.
Washington AP dispatch notes Senator Hubert H. Humphrey stating Soviet leaders expressed greater concern about U.S. offensive missile development than the Safeguard antimissile deployment during talks. The report highlights Cold War tensions as Humphrey summarizes the dialogue.
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