Deaths OLD ORCHARD BEACH Jerome J Durfee 24
Jerome Joseph Durfee 24 of Wilbur Avenue Old Orchard Beach died yesterday in a Portland hospital after a long illness. He was born in Biddeford December 23 1942 the son of George and Lea LeBlanc Durfee and served in the U S Marine Corps. Surviving are his parents three brothers William John and George and a sister Mary Lea all of the community and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 8 am tomorrow from St Margaret s Church with interment in St Joseph s Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call at Sansoucy Funeral Home Biddeford today 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Jerome Joseph Durfee
Wilbur Avenue
Portland
Ile
Biddeford
George
Lea LeBlanc Durfee
Durfee
U.S. Marine Corps
William
John
George Durfee
Mary Lea Durfee
St. Margaret’s Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Sansoucy
Stone St. Biddeford
Brigadier Jackson Martin Dies at 64 in Biddeford Hospital
Brig. Jackson Wilbur Martin 64 a Salvation Army member and Sunnyview resident died yesterday in a Biddeford hospital. Born November 7 1902 in Somerville Massachusetts he served in Birmingham and Washington DC and mentored alcoholics in New York. Survived by widow Ina three daughters nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at Salvation Army Hall Union Avenue with interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco. Visitation at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco tomorrow 7 to 9 pm and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Brig
Jackson Wilbur Martin
Salvation Army
Westley Ave
Biddeford
Somerville
Mass
T. Martin
Isabelle Pye Martin
Salvation Army Training School
New York
Birmingham
Ala
Washington, D.C
Massachusetts
Bowery
Brig. Martin
Washington
D.C
Masonic Loage
Aleppo Temple Shrine
Boston
Kiwanis Club
New York City
Ina
Steven Gallo
Lynn
George Chaves
Little Compton
R.I
Diane Martin
Salvation Army Hall
Union Avenue
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Saco
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Biddeford Seniors Begin New High School Tradition
Biddeford High School seniors marched from Main and Alfred to Maplewood Avenue with a police escort. Sgt. Aldelbert Morin and Officer Joseph Rue led the parade as about three quarters of the graduating class participated. The group hopes future classes repeat the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford High School
Main and
Alfred Streets
Biddeford
Maplewood Avenue
Main Street
Aldelbert Morin
Joseph Rue
Funeral service listings for Saco area
SHUMWAY Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco phone 284 5611. Philip H Gross Sr Director EMOND S Funeral Home contact 284 5511. Frank X Emond J P Conroy. DENNETT C R AIG at 368 Main Street Saco Maine phone 282 0562.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
John Franklin Pike 73 Dayton funeral arrangements announced
John Franklin Pike, 73, of Dayton, will have funeral services Friday at 2 PM from Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco. Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call this afternoon and evening 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Arrangements by Philip H Gross Sr Director.
Funeral services for Miss Grace Eva Rumery
Funeral services for Miss Grace Eva Rumery of Wadlin Road Biddeford were held yesterday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco. Rev John H Jordan pastor of School Street Methodist Church Saco officiated. Interment followed at Goodwins Mills Cemetery with pallbearers William Thomas Roy Rumery Duncan Frazier Wilfred Hebert Mitchell McCarn and Ernest Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Rumery
Grace Eva Rumery
Wadlin Road
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig
Main St
Saco
John H. Jordan
School Street Methodist Church
Goodwins Mills
Lyman
William Thomas
Roy Rumery
Duncan Frazier
Wilfred Hebert
Mitchell McCarn
Ernest Hill
Funeral services for Mrs Mildred K Shane in Saco
Funeral services for Mrs Mildred K Shane aged 85 of Ferry Road Saco were conducted at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco. Rev Paul K Weimer of the First Parish Congregational Church UCC Saco officiated and interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Shane
Mildred K. Shane
Ferry Road
Saco
Dennett and Craig
Main St
Paul K. Weimer
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Greenwood Cemetery
Biddeford
Levigne Services Funeral for Francis J. Levigne Jr.
Funeral services for Francis J. Levigne Jr. of 34 Pleasant Street Saco will be held Saturday at 9 30 a.m. at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church. Interment follows at St. Friends may call at Boldue Funeral Home 291 Alfred Street Biddeford today 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levigne
Francis J. Levigne Jr
Pleasant St
Saco
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Biddeford
Boldue
Alfred St
Local TOPS Chapter Seeks Summer Momentum for Weight Loss Queen
The Take Off Pounds Sensibly group in Biddeford will continue its program through summer. Each month the local chapter names a queen for shedding the most weight in four weeks. Last month’s queen crossed 14 pounds. meetings are Thursdays at Christ Church on Crescent Street. Dr. Robert La Fond spoke on obesity with a Q and A session. Hospitality was provided by Mrs. Anna Schoff, Mrs. Barbara Shapiro, and Mrs. Flora Ricker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
Crescent Street
Biddeford
Robert LaFond
Saco
Anna Schoff
Barbara Shapiro
Flora Ricker
East West Road Group Organizes for Maritime Highway
An East West Road Group organized in Bangor to promote a highway linking Canada’s maritime provinces with the U S via Maine New Hampshire Vermont and New York. Gov Curtis backs the plan and says he spoke with President Johnson. W Bartlett Cram of Bangor is elected chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
New Brunswick
Skowhegan
Tamworth
N.H
Rutland
New York State
Amsterdam
N.Y W
Bartlett Cram
Two Accidents Listed In Saco
Saco police report two traffic incidents. Paul Langelier's car from 7 Locke Street sustained $163.57 damage in a collision with Ade lard Chabot's truck from 15 Congress Street Biddeford, which bore no damage. A second crash on Elm Street involved Richard Bunney and Francis Eagen, causing $75 damage to Bunney's car and $104.68 to Eagen's vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Paul Langelier
Locke St
Adelard Chabot
Congress St
Biddeford
Richard Bunney
North St
Francis Eagen
Foote St
Old Orchard Beach
Elm Street
Bunney
Eagen Auto
Display Promoting Maine Maritime Activities
A display promoting Maine maritime activities was unveiled before 200 guests at the US Maritime Commission. Ed ward A Langlois Maine Port Authority general manager led the event. The exhibit sponsored by the Port Authority and Maine Department of Economic Development features Maine ports maritime academy and World Trade Council. Maritime Commissioner James V Day of Kennebunk arranged to place the display in the commission lobby and for shipment to world trade fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maine
Maritime Commission
Edward A. Langlois
Maine Port Authority
Port Authority
Maine Department of Economic Development
Maritime Academy
World Trade Council
James V. Day
Kennebunk
Commission
Local Biddeford Residents Featured in Health and Travel Notices
Mrs Natalie Lemire of 99 Hill Street Biddeford returns from a Bahamas cruise. Norman Bouthot of 42 Green Street Biddeford is listed as a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland. Miss Arthemise Chenard of 28 A Bacon Street Biddeford is also a patient at Notre Dame Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalie Lemire
Hill St
Biddeford
Bahamas
Norman Bouthot
Green St
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Notre Dame Hospital
Arthemise Chenard
Bacon St
Women Club Meetings Set In Biddeford and Ferry Beach
A 6 30 p m supper for Fremont Club and Auxiliary members is planned at Biddeford hall with a business session to follow. Delta Alpha Club holds final season meeting at Mae Hurrell s Ferry Beach cottage with Edith Hutchins coordinating attendance. Our Lady of Victory Circle gathers Sunday at 2 p m in Fremont Club on Alfred Street Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford Hall
Delta Alpha Club
Mae Hurrell
Ferry Beach
Saco
Edith Hutchins
Maplewood Ave
Biddeford
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Mills Good Fellowship Plans Saturday Meeting
The Boys' Fellowship of Lyman Baptist Church will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Maine House OKs 2.8 Million Bond for Airports
The Maine House approved a 2.8 million dollar bond issue to fund construction and improvements at state airports. Amendments included 10 thousand for Waterville Airport and 12,500 for resurfacing a Houston runway. A 1.5 million central Maine airfield plan failed 77 to 36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
House
Senate
Maine
J. Richard Roy
Winslow
Waterville
Augusta State
Houston
Gov. Curtis
Taxation Committee
Legislative Research Committee
State House
Bernard Seep
Berry Testimonial Set for Saturday in Biddeford
Reservations remain for a cabaret style testimonial dance honoring Clifford H. Berry in Biddeford. The event runs from 8 p m to midnight with Maine Gov Kenneth M Curtis and Biddeford Mayor Leo R Lemire among the guests plus other city and county Democrats and Berry's supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford H. Berry
Biddeford
York County
Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
Leo R. Lemire
Berry
Tax clash frames Maine budget battle in Legislature
Johnson says only one major tax needed as Republicans press for immediate passage. Harding opposes a sale tax increase claiming it is railroaded with the Maine Teachers Association as a steam locomotive. GOP seeks about $16 million more in spending than Curtis proposed, largely a $10 million boost to local education. Curtis bill, rejected by the Senate, would have raised $242 million yearly. House debates the $243 million appropriations and taxation bill Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Johnson
Harding
Maine Teachers Association
GOP
Curtis
Senate
House
Tide Timetable Fragment Notes Unclear Times
Fragmentary OCR shows jumble of tide and clock times with AM PM markers and numbers. Readable items include scattered tide entries and a mix of hours such as 1:38 1:56 and 8:44 9:08 alongside 2:32 2:44 and 9:34 9:50.
Weather Outlook for New England Five Days
The Weather Bureau forecasts five days from Saturday to Wednesday with above normal temperatures. Highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s, cooler 40s in northern Maine, warm through Monday then turning cooler by Tuesday or Wednesday. Precipitation under a quarter inch, mainly showers Tuesday or Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Air strikes hit North Vietnam targets from Thailand to Hanoi area
Air Force Thunderchief jets based in Thailand blasted the Mu Gia pass to disrupt traffic into Laos and the Ho Chi Minh trail. Navy carrier planes attacked rail and road lines south from Hanoi toward the south. The closest raid was a Navy strike on the Dong Xa transshipment area 37 miles south of Hanoi. No planes were lost and no MIGs were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi-Haiphong
Thailand
Mu Gia
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Hanoi
Dong Xa
Crisis Deepens as Arab Leaders React to Suez Blockade
Al Ahram reports Egypt will bar aggressor ships from the Suez Canal under the 1888 Treaty amid threats from U.S. and Britain over blockade attempts. Nasser drafts plans to counter Western pressure while the U S aircraft carrier Intrepid passes Red Sea en route to Vietnam. King Hassan of Morocco calls for a regional summit as Hussein warns Washington of consequences from support for Israel. Saudi Arabia halts ammunition shipments to Jordan after a defense pact with Egypt. Syria denounces Jordan and resists a similar pact as regional tensions surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Red Sea
Israel
Elath
U.S
al Ahram
Cairo
Suez Canal
Constantinople
Nasser
United States
Britain
Egypt
Intrepid
Canal
Indian Ocean
U.S. Defense Department
Vietnam
Washington
Middle East
White House
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Kuwait
Abdul Rahman Alatigi
Hassan ‘I
Morocco
Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Green Island
Ethiopia
Arab Unity
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Damascus
Top Officers Installed By Beach Lions
Old Orchard Beach Lions Club installed new officers after a banquet at Old Orchard House. George Nicole tos attended with International Governor Guy McLellan installing. New officers include Clarence Roberts and others. several officers were absent. A portable color television was awarded to Gregory Victor. A Board meeting is planned for Thursday June 8 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Lions Club
Old Orchard House
George Nicoletos
Guy McLellan
L Lions Internattional
Clarence Roberts
Roger Elms
John McNeill
Emerson Cummings
Stanley Leonard
Alan Radley
Blaine Merrill
Theodore Poirier
Herman Merrill
Guy Biggerstaff
Charles Barnes
Richard Valentino
Sumner Johnson
Gregory Victor
Winter Street
Saco
The
Saco Man Injured in Davis Cabins Gas Explosion
Saco resident Carl Penney, 30, of 187 Pleasant Street, was injured while cleaning a Davis Cabins unit on Walnut Street when a gas leak caused a room and door to explode. He was admitted to Webber Hospital in Biddeford with severe burns to his arms and back. no fire occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Spongee Maintainance
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Davis Cabins
Walnut Street
Carl Penney
Pleasant St
Saco
Penney
Volunteers Rally Worldwide Support for Arab-Israeli Conflict
The report notes volunteers from Vancouver New York and London arriving in Tel Aviv to aid Israel. In Rawalpindi Pakistan 500 volunteers prepare to depart for Egypt. Sweden reports volunteers backing Israel while Sudan and Iraq pledge troops and air power to Arab forces. Libyan units move toward the Egyptian frontier following a royal order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Vancouver
New York
London
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Egypt
Sweden
Israel
Kharbtoum
Ahmed Mahgoubi
Firemen Respond to Three Calls in Leach Area
Firefighters were dispatched to the home of Ralph Stickney at 54 Tioga Ave early this morning for a small fire under a bathroom gas hot water heater. No damage occurred as crews contained the blaze. Earlier, firefighters battled a brush fire near the town dump, returning later when stumps rekindled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Ralph Stickney
Tioga Ave
Teachers Vote to Accept Prudential Insurance Plan
The Biddeford Teachers Association voted yesterday to accept Prudential Insurance Co. as the group insurer after evaluating bids from seven companies. Three firms were considered, with Hirst Associates Provident and Prudential extending the rebid option. Committee chair Brendan Crosby led the study with John Narsiff Gerald Small and Frank Donley as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Teachers ‘Association
Prudential Insurance Co
BTA
Joseph A. Carrier
Carrier
Hirst Associates
Provident
Prudential
Brendan Crosby
John Narsiff
Gerald Small
Frank Donley
Immunization Clinic at Beach Town Hall
The immunization clinic will be held at Town Hall on Tuesday June 6 at 9 30 a m. Polio measles small pox diphtheria whooping cough and tennis are listed. Dr Herbert Hopkins is the attending physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Herbert Hopkins
Wells Congregational Church announces meals and events
Wells Congregational Church schedules a parish fellowship supper tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the Second Church parish house. Deacons available for reservations by phone. Also notes Scholarship Sunday on June 4 with Wells High School Class of 1967 invited for a scholarship presentation. Women's Group outing set for June 12 at Sterling Motor Inn Dover NH with reservations via Mrs Ray V Chase. Group departs church at 6 50 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells Congregational Church
Daniel Dickerson
Clifford Hilton
Loriston Littlefield
Robert Littlefield
Charles MacDonald Jr
Philip Brooks
Harry Margeson Jr
Raymond Cahoon
David Angell
Wells High School
Congregational Church Women’s Group of
Wells
Sterling Motor Inn
Dover
Ray V. Chase
Ogunquit Baptist Sunday School Ends Season
Ogunquit Baptist Church closes its Sunday School year with a program led by superintendent Mrs. Albine B. Watson. Nursery and kindergarten classes, first through sixth grades, and a junior high group perform songs poems Bible verses and costumes. Promotion awards and certificates honor students. Vacation Bible School set for June 18 to 23 with ministers and teachers assisting. annual church picnic planned for June 26 at Square Pond cottage if weather cooperates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogunquit
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Albine B. Watson
Dexter Spiller
Fred Sherburne Jr
Donald Moore
Reginald Thurlow
Dallas Douglass
Carol Gowen
Alden Stevens
Marilyn Young
Howard Littlefield
Carroll Adams
Hollie Davis
Jennifer Jones
Seth Spiller
Donna Locke
Miriam Sherburne
Bonnie Young
George Thurlow
Hope Perkins
Bradford Jones
Suzanne Allen
Susan Mayo
Carol Putnam
Gregory Clark
Terri Littlefield
Dorothy Fields
Clifford Fields
David Mooers
Bert Spiller
Phyllis Moore
Jonathan Hanson
Gail Perkins
Deborah Clark
Keith Perkins
Tamara Bragdon
Scott Mayo
Judy Sherburne
Archie Stevens
Cheryl Locke
Marlyne Stevens
Marilyn Stevens
Cheryl Allen
John B. S._ Fitzpatrick
Mr. Fitzpatrick
Deborah Becker
Cindy Wright
Faith Burton
Patience Prescott
Corinne Brewster
Su‘zanne Howell
Christine Lord
Fitzpatrick
Edwin Locke
Square Pond
Theodore Hutchins
Boating Conference At Boothbay Harbor Set For June
Federal state and private agencies will be represented at the annual Conference on Recreational Boating in Boothbay Harbor June 3 to 15. Attending agencies include ten states and Canada with boating law administrators expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothbay Harbor
Canada
Vocational Student Survey Planned for Biddeford Region
Eleventh grade students in area high schools will receive a brochure on occupations and complete questionnaires expressing views on occupational interests and vocational programs. The survey runs today and next week, conducted by school officials and planner Joseph A. Plamondon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Joseph A. Plamondon
Plamondon
Harold Mailman
State Department of Education
Augusta
State Bureau of Vocational Education
Mailman
Biddeor
Invitations For Annette Chapter Honor Memorial Service
Last night the Annette Chapter Order of the Eastern Star met at Masonic Hall in Saco for a memorial service honoring members who died in the past year. The session included readings from the Grand Chapter of Maine and notices of upcoming events across Maine chapters with guests and special appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Saco
Grand Chapter of
Maine
Pauline Bogas
Flora Hill
Ethel Whitten
Bangor
Miniwanca
Old Orchard Beach
Dorothy Patterson
Pine Tree
Gorham
Grand Ruth
Pauline Rumery
Casco
Freeport
Enid M. Crocker
Stella G. Stowell
Freeport High School
Piscataqua
Kittery
Clover
Sanford
Miriam
Dover-Foxcroft
Mayor School
Miriam Chapter
Kenneth R. Jones
Mary D Kimball
Grand
Foxcroft Academy
Bethany
Stockton Springs
Florence Northrop
Ldna Lane
State Deputy Elected by Maine Knights at Samoset
J Philip Mas se of Biddeford named state deputy of the Maine District Knights of Columbus during the state convention at the Samoset Hotel. Mas se is a member of Lake E Heart Council in Biddeford and resides at 12 Marial Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
J. Philip Masse
Marial Ave
Biddeford
Lake E. Hart
Knights of Columbus
State of
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Jerome J. Durfee
Jackson Martin
BHS
Chaoteau
Irene
Clifford St
St. Andre's Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill
Priscilla Beaulieu
Thornton Academy
Linnell Gymnasium
Cheryl Freidman
Wakefield
Betsy Goldstein
Bath
Miss Beaulieu
Chi Omega
University of
Constance Beaulieu
Raynald Beaulieu
Saco Jaycees
Leach
Baptist Church
Beachway Mkt
Beach Street
House of Quality
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