Deaths Wells Grace M Stewart 83 in Wells Maine
Grace M Stewart 83 of Wells died in a York hospital. Born May 1 1884 in Houston she studied at Ban gor business school and Ricker Institute. Surviving are Hartley M Stewart two sons Phillip A San Jose and James A Kennebunk four brothers and four grandchildren. Funeral 1 30 p m Saturday Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk. Interment 2 p m Sunday Evergreen Cemetery Houston. Friends may call 7 9 p m tomorrow.
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Maine State Grange
Hartley M. Stewart
Phillip A
San Jose
Calif
James A
Kennebunk
Walter Auber
Springfield
Frank Auber
Gardiner
Ralph Auber
Augusta
Angell
Dane St
Vinton Murphy
Wells Congregational Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Houston
Funeral Directors and Mortuary Services Listed in Saco
Funeral homes in Saco Maine are listed with addresses and contact numbers. Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street 284-5611 Philip H. Gross Sr. Director Emond's Funeral Home 284 5511 Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy Dennett & Craig 365 Main Street 282-0562.
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Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
John Franklin Pike 73 Funeral Services Held
John Franklin Pike 73 of Dayton died recently. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 PM from Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco with interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call this afternoon and tonight 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Arrangements by Philip H Gross Sr Director.
Card of Thanks to Dr Viger and Notre Dame Hospital
Mrs Alma Lamirande expresses gratitude to Dr Viger and Notre Dame Hospital staff for kindness and care during her stay. She also thanks friends neighbors and relatives for thoughtfulness shown during her recent bereavement and for floral tributes and sympathy.
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Viger
Notre Dame Hospital
Alma Lamirande
Albert Couture 65 dies after long illness in Chicopee
Albert Couture 65 formerly of Biddeford Maine died Wednesday in a Chicopee hospital after a long illness He was born December 6 1901 in Biddeford to Godfrey and Anna Meunier Couture He leaves a widow Florence Desjardines Couture two sons Raymond Belchertown and Norman Agawam a daughter Claire Albert Chicopee two brothers Henri Jacques Cartier and Omer Saco four sisters Laura Dechene Louise Labrecque Cecile Blanchette and Germaine LaBlanc all of Biddeford and several grandchildren nieces and nephews Funeral services were held Saturday at 9 am in the community
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Chicopee Falls
Mass
Albert Couture
Biddeford
Maine
Godfrey
Anna Meunier Couture
Florence Desjardines Couture
Raymond
Belchertown
Norman
Agawam
Claire Albert
Chicopee
Henri
Jacques Cartier
Que
Omer
Saco
Laura Dechene
Louise Labrecque
Cecile Blanchette
Germaine LaBlanc
Funeral for Margaret D Johnson in Biddeford and Freeport
Funeral services were held yesterday for Mrs Margaret D Johnson 45 May St Biddeford from Dennett Craig Funeral Home Saco Rev John Miller United Church of Christ Biddeford officiated and burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery Freeport
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Margaret Johnson
Margaret D. Johnson
May
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
John Miller
United Churchh of Christ
Woodlawn
Freeport
Arabs Mass Troops in Egypt Amid Gulf Blockade Tension
The Arabs deploy more troops in Egypt as Britain urges open Gulf of Aqaba access and the U S pushes a Security Council resolution seeking restraint. Egyptian envoy warns the United States to avoid involvement in Egypts blockade of the gulf.
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Associated Press
Middle East
Egypt
Britain
Gulf of Aqaba
United States
Security Council
Johnson
Israel
Ashington
Biddeford Officials Complete Course in Municipal Finance
Four Biddeford municipal employees earned certificates after completing a 16 week University of Maine Portland course in municipal finance administration. City Clerk Norman Q O Racine Chief Assessor Richard Sevigny and secretaries Lorraine Anastasoff and Suzanne Poirier received certificates from Irving W Marsters Jr a UM Bureau of Public Administration official. instructor John E Menario led topics on revenues assessment accounting treasury management and long term financial planning.
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Biddeford Municipal
University of Maine In
Portland
Biddeford
Norman QO. Racine
Richard Sevigny
Lorraine Anastasoff
Suzanne Poirier
Irving W. Marsters, Jr
Orono
University of Maine Bureau of Public Administration
John E. Menario
City of
Guerillas Attack Kep Barracks and Rail Yards
Raiders struck the Kep army barracks and rail yards 38 miles northeast of Ha Noi along one of two rail lines to Red China. Heavy damage was reported to the barracks and tracks. A Navy Skyhawk was lost, with the pilot listed as missing, raising U.S. combat losses to 565. Two Communist MIGs appeared but did not engage.
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U. S
Haiphong
Kep
Hanoi
Lagos
Nigeria
Julian Ellis-Morris
Lees
Salvation Army
Page
Red China
U.S
Grass Fire Fought on T-for-Turn Road
Firemen battled a grass fire yesterday afternoon on the T-for-Turn Road in Old Orchard Beach. The blaze, extinguished with Indian pumps, caused little damage.
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Old Orchard Beach
Personal notices for local patients
Norman Bouthot aged 42 of 42 Green Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland. Miss Arthemise Chenard aged 28 of 28 Bacon Street Biddeford is a patient at Notre Dame Hospital.
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Norman Bouthot
Green St. Biddeford
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Notre Dame Hospital
Arthemise Chenard
Bacon St
Biddeford
Community church notes and meeting schedule
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 at the Ly man Baptist Church Goodwins Mills. A Ladies Prayer meeting is Friday at 10 a m in the Lyman Baptist parsonage. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes at St Monica Kennebunk Saturday 9 30 a m for grades 1–5 and Friday after school for grades 6–8. United Church Men’s Club Biddeford sponsors Ladies Night Monday 7 p m at Glen Mor Kennebunk. reservations with Paul Croxford Saco.
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Full Gospel Assembly
American Legion Hall
Elm St
Biddeford
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Monica’s Church
Kennebunk
the United Church of Christ (Congregational
Glen-Mor
Paul Croxford
North Street
Saco
Delegates Appointed By AMVETS Auxiliaries Unit
Old Orchard Beach Abbott-Verville AMVETS Auxiliary holds season finale at the Post Home on Walnut Street presided by Mrs Irene Griffin Delegates named for the State Convention include Mrs Irene McGlauflin Mrs Edna Goodale Mrs Eleanor Elliott Mrs Anna Gustafson and Mrs Dolores Levesque Alternates are Mrs Leona Travers and Mrs Sylvia Brooks Attendance award goes to Mrs Dolores Levesque Beauty contest winners noted.
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Old Orchard Beach
Abbott-Verville Amvets
Post Home
Walnut Street
Irene Griffin
Warchild
Indian Fund
National Memorial Scholarship Fund
Irene McGlauflin
Edna Goodale
Eleanor Elliott
Anna Gustafson
Dolores Levesque
Leona Travers
Portland Weather Tonight and Friday Outlook
Portland forecast shows fair and cool conditions tonight with scattered frost possible. Low temperatures near the upper 30s to low 40s, winds light and variable. Friday turns sunny and warmer with highs in the 70s and winds onshore by afternoon.
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Portland
Stock Market Drops on Heavy Selling Amid Middle East Tension
The New York market fell sharply as heavy selling spurred by Middle East crisis fears and Soviet naval moves pushed both the Dow Jones 30 and AP 60 averages down. Trading on the NYSE lagged by two minutes as brokers cited geopolitical anxieties and potential US Soviet clashes in the Mediterranean.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Middle East
Mediterranean
U.S
Associated Press
Magomet Gadzhiev
Black Sea
Bosporus
Mar‘mara Sea
Dardanelles
6Th Fleet
Cairo
al Ahram
Egypt
International Monetary Fund
Contestants for AMVETS pageant set for June at Lafayette
Dawn Cronin Miss AMVETS and Cynthia Nicholson Miss AMVETS Auxiliary were announced to compete at the State Convention to be held June 9 10 and 11 at the Lafayette Hotel. Meetings will resume in September after summer vacation.
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Dawn Cronin
Amvets
Cynthia Nicholson
Lafayette Hotel
Jordan Building To Come Down In Saco Fire Loss
The Jordan Building on Main Street in Saco gutted by fire will likely be condemned and razed. Mayor Doyle said state fire officials expect demolition after first floor water damage and upper floors burned.
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Jordan
Main Street
Saco
Donald C. Doyle
Agnes Winship
Thomas A. Bloomfield
Paquette
Charlie’s Shoe Repair
Factory Island Meat Market
Eight year old bicyclist struck by car in Biddeford
An eight year old Biddeford boy was treated and released from Webber Hospital after being struck by a car while bicycling across Elm Street near the Biddeford Saco Water Co. Hector J. Cyr, 47, of 76 Water St., Biddeford, told police the boy crossed in front of his southbound vehicle. He was taken to the hospital.
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Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Elm Street
Biddeford-Saco Water Co
Hector J. Cyr
Water St
Robert Cantara
Quimby St
Cyr
Orchard Beach Rebekah Lodge to attend St John Church service
Members of the Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge will attend Sunday morning service at 11:15 at St. John's Episcopal Church on St. John Street. Rev. Harold McElwain will lead. They assemble outside at 11 a.m. and then enter together to be seated.
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Old Orchard
Legislature Debates Education Funds and Tax Shifts
Curtis backs a $25.5 million general fund boost without major tax hikes. Proposals include $4.4 million from surplus, $4 million more revenue, $6.4 million by ending motor vehicle trade in tax breaks, $5 million from cigarette tax rise, and other shifts totaling about $15 million for education and state programs. GOP argues for larger school aid and potential tax increases. Democrats warn of higher taxes in 1969. The separate sales tax increase bill failed by voice vote. Representative Cottrell supported the majority report. Harriman opposed it.
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Page
General Fund
Curtis
University of Maine
GOP
Taxation Committee
House
John B. Cottrell
Portland
Edward A. Harriman
Hollis
Children Articles Still Good Sell Them Through Journal Classified
Classified notices in the journal urge readers to recycle children’s articles rather than discard them. The call emphasizes selling usable items through the newspaper’s classifieds to support bargains and avoid waste.
Saco Man Killed When Car Crashes Into House
Francis J. Levigne Jr., 23, of 34 Pleasant St. Saco, died at 1 10 a.m. after the car he rode in crossed Spring Street, left the road, and struck a house at 43 Spring St. Driver Gerard Boutin Jr., 23, of Biddeford, was treated and released. Levigne’s survivors include his mother in Goodwins Mills and father in Maryland. Funeral arrangements are pending at Bolduc Funeral Home.
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Saco
Francis J. Levigne Jr
Pleasant St
Spring Street
Bradley Street
Biddeford
Gerard J. Boutin Jr
Center St
Spring St
Fay D. Roberts
Levigne
Francis and
Pauline
Lambert) Levigne
New England
Mavement Corp
Allen Box Corp
Kennebunk
Bolduc
Alfred St
Break Reported At Cohen's Store In Biddeford
Biddeford police investigated a break at Sam Cohen's store on 97 Main Street. Officers said burglars entered via a cellar window from Feinberg's clothing store, forced a door, and rifled desks, stealing cigarettes and damaging the cash register and file cabinets.
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Biddeford
Normand Arbour
Benoit Martin
Sam Cohen
Main
Cohen
Yeggs
Feinberg’s
Cohen's
Miss York County Crowned Miss Biddeford Pageant Queen
The Biddeford pageant crowned Miss York County as queen with a $150 Jaycees scholarship and state pageant entry rights. Miss Maine winner receives $1,000. judges included Mrs. Alan Culler and J Alan Jasper. pageant featured Miss Shoppe on vibra harp and Warsaw Concerto.
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Miss Shoppe
Warsaw
Estes
York County
Jaycees
Maine
Alan Culler
Livermore Falls
David Morton
Portland
Atlantic City
J. Alan Jasper
WIDE
Biddeford
Richard Allen
Portland Jaycees
Clifford Reynolds
WCSH
Arab buildup around Aden and Sinai sparks regional tensions
British carrier Hermes recalled to Aden as Intrepid heads toward Vietnam through the Suez Canal. Arab nations boost Egypt with troops, Iraqis and Kuwaitis arriving while Jordan signs a mutual defense pact with Nasser. Israel mobilizes, calls for an emergency cabinet. U.S. pursues UN Security Council action as Soviet moves loom.
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Aden
Red Sea
Hermes
Far East
U.s.navy
Suez Canal
Vietnam
Egypt
Nasser
Sinai Peninsula
Israel
Abdul Rahman Aref
Cairo Radio
Kuwait
Jordan
Hussein
Syria
Ibn Hussein
Damascus
Levi Eshkol
Moshe Dayan
Yigal Alon
Itzhak Rabin
Abraham Harman
Rabbinical Assembly of American
Washington
Gulf of Aqaba
Africa
Asia
Mostafa Kamel
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Accident Report Near Route 1 Involving Dwyer Vehicle
A parked car owned by Vincent N. Dwyer of Springvale was hit by Armand Bill of Biddeford last night on Route 1. Dwyer’s daughter reported neck and back soreness. Bill said he struck the car while proceeding north. Sgt. Albert Elwell and Officer Armand Ouellette investigated.
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Vincent N. Dwyer
Allen St
Springvale
Armand Bill
West St
Biddeford
Dwyer
Route 1
Bill
Albert Elwell
Armand Ouellette
Biddeford Saco Chamber Outing Date Corrected
The 15th annual Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce outing is set for Tuesday June 20 not June 2 as yesterday's Journal reported.
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Biddeford-Saco
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Grace Stewart
Vismalda Bernier
St. Andre's Church
Ricky Janelle
Mommy
Daddy
Mark
Donald
Goberl
Janelle, Sr
Paraguay
International
New York State
Wisconsin
Wchurch
Amvets Unit
Ford Motor Plant
Sheffield
Ala
Lee Person
NASA
Orchard Beach
Gerard J. Boutin
Cohen’s
Funeral Service
Shumway
Keepesake
Hawless
Tad Houseke
Wee Werat
Roger Labbe
Youland
Jewelry
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