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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1965

Page

2

Mrs Jessie Kitchen Patient at Webber Hospital

Mrs. Jessie Kitchen of 16 Atlantic Ave Old Orchard Beach is a patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Arthur Cookson of 158 West St Biddeford will arrive home tonight after visiting seven weeks in San Francisco Calif with Mr and Mrs Maurice Grenier and Mr and Mrs Paul Cookson.

Jessie Kitchen Atlantic Ave Old Orchard Beach Webber Hospital Arthur Cookson West St Biddeford San Francisco Calif Maurice Grenier Paul Cookson

Our Lady of Victory Circle Meets in Biddeford

Our Lady of Victory Circle will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Fremont Club on Alfred Street Biddeford a luncheon will follow. A Notre Dame Thrift Shop committee meeting is slated for Monday at 1 p.m. at the Shop on Elm Street Biddeford. The Past Noble Grands Association outing of Evangeline Rebekah Lodge originally set for June 9 has been postponed to September.

Our Lady of Victory Circle Fremont Club Alfred Street Biddeford Notre Dame Thrift Shop Elm Street Noble Grands Association of Evangeline Rebekah Lodge

Confession Schedule At Local Churches

Confessions will be heard at St Martha's Church Kennebunkport Saturday 7 to 8 p m St Aironica's Church Kennebunk Saturday 4 to 5 p m Confessions at St Mary's Church Wells Beach Sunday before 9 a m mass Junior Band and singers of the Saco Salvation Army meet Saturday at 9 a m

St. Martha’s Church Kennebunkport St. Aironica’s Church Kennebunk St. Mary’s Church Wells Beach Soongsters Saco Salussion Army

Funeral rites for Jean B Turcotte held in Biddeford

Funeral services for Jean B Turcotte of 18 Wentworth Street Biddeford were held at St Josephs Church. A solemn high mass was celebrated by Rev Louis Mondville with Deacon Rev Normand Carrier and subdeacon Rev Sylvia Levesque. Interment followed at St Josephs Cemetery with graveside prayers by Father Levesque. Bearers were Roger Mathieu Audre Turcotte Robert Turcotte and Alfred Lizotte. Out of town attendees included several relatives from New Hampshire Quebec Connecticut and elsewhere.

Jean B. Turcotte Wentworth St Biddeford St. Joseph's Church Louis Mondville Normand Carrier Sylvia Levesque St. Joseph's Cemetery Father Levesque Roger Mathieu Audre Turcotte Robert Turcotte Alfred Lizotte Hugh Ewing Salem N.H Manchester Sanford Emile Turcotte Armand Turcotte Simone Carrignan Rayond Turcotte St. Remie de Tingnewick Que Herman Lizotte Maurice Lizotte St. Helen Chester Joanne Guay Southington Conn Connie Boudreau New Britain

Miss American Indian to attend beauty congress in Long Beach

Michele Ann Portwood named Miss American Indian will be a guest at the International Beauty Congress in Long Beach California August 4 14. She will not compete for the title due to her tribe’s rules against showing a bathing suit. Portwood a 20 year old sociology major at the University of Wyoming holds the Indian name Natanahase.

Michele Ann Portwood Long Beach Calif University of Wyoming Natanahase U.S America Cape Kennedy California Long Island English Channel Iceland Faroe Islands Interagency Committee On Oceanography Congress Warren Magnuson D-Wash Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Magnuson

Deaths Leo J. Porell of South Sanford at 69

Leo J. Porell, 69, of South Sanford died at home yesterday. Survived by widow Leona Brulotte Porell, son Ralph Porell of Charlotte, two brothers Clarence and Gerard, two sisters Mrs. Ernest Reed and Mrs. Joseph Monahan, and two grandchildren. Funeral at St Ignatius Church in Sanford Monday at 8 a.m. Calling hours at Boisvert Funeral Home.

South Sanford Leo J. Porell Leona Brulotte Porell Ralph Porell Charlotte N.C Clarence Porell Gainesville Fla Gerard Porell Sanford Ernest Reed Joseph Monahan Biddeford St. Ignatius Church Boisvert

Harold J. Knight dies. WWII veteran longtime Navy officer

Harold J. Knight 60 former Kennebunk resident died Wednesday at the Veterans Administration Hospital Jamaica Plain Born December 31 1904 in Reading Mass he served 23 years in the U S Navy and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer Survivors include brother Archie Knight Kennebunk and sister Mrs Lucie J Kinmartin Brookline Private funeral at Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk Saturday officiated by Rev Frank Bauer with interment in Hope Cemetery Kennebunk

Jamaica Plain Mass Harold J. Knight Kennebunk Maine Veterans Administration Hospital Reading Eugene F Emma ( Mathews) Knight U.S. Navy Archie Knight Lucie J. Kinmart

Mrs. Frank Cantin of Belchertown Dies After Illness

Mrs. Frank A. Cantin 64 of Belchertown Mass died yesterday after a long illness. She was born December 17 1900 in Kennebunkport Maine and was a member of the Mount Vernon Chapter Eastern Star and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by a widow two sons Harmon A Cantin and Leighton F Cantin one daughter Frances Fritz seven grandchildren and two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday from the First Congregational Church Kennebunkport with interment at Arundel Cemetery Maine. Friends may call at the Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunkport Sunday.

Belchertown Mass Frank A. Cantin Kennebunkport Maine John and Elizabeth (Stackpole) Merrill Mount Vernon Order of the Eastern Star Daughters of the American Revolution Derby Conn First Congregational Church Harmon A Leighton F Westville Ind Frances Fritz Seneca N.Y Regis H. Merrill Asbury T Robert Howes Arundel Cemetery Bibber Summer St Kennebunk

Infant Gerard Fournier Dies in Portland Hospital

Four month old Gerard Joseph Fournier the son of Gerard and Jacqueline Fournier of Biddeford died yesterday afternoon in a Portland hospital. He was born January 22, 1965 in Biddeford. Survived by paternal grandparents Joseph and Mrs. Fournier and maternal grandparents Armand and Mrs. Therrien of Biddeford. Service of the Angels at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Emond Funeral Home Biddeford with viewing tonight 7-10 and Saturday 10 until service.

Fournier Gerard Joseph Fournier Gerard Jacqueline (Therrien) Fournier Cleaves St Biddeford Portland Joseph Fournier Armand Therrien

Czechoslovakia Eyes Color TV by 1970 in Vienna Report

AP reports Czechoslovakia hopes to introduce color television by 1970. Plans call for color programs on a second channel as Radio Prague notes television began only ten years ago.

Czech Color TV Vienna Czechoslovakia Radio Prague Radio

Clearing Portland Tonight With Light Winds and Cooler Lows

Partial clearing and little temperature change with lows in the low to mid 40s. Winds will be light from the west to northwest, becoming calm at times. Saturday brings sunshine and somewhat warmer conditions.

Portland

Gemini 4 Space Walk Yields Tense Moments and Praise

White and McDivitt completed the space walk with difficulties closing the hatch and dumping surplus gear. Ground control warned of the risks, NASA officials praised the flight, and President Johnson voiced approval as the mission moved toward future Moon program goals.

Houston Mission Control White Ground Control McDivitt Air Force Chris Kraft Space Twins Kraft Robert Seamans National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mission Control Headquarters NASA Houston Mrs. White Johnson MacDivitt California Florida Cape Kennedy

Smith marks 25 years in Congress with rose gift

Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of Maine marked a silver anniversary in Congress and was presented a giant artificial rose. She is known for always wearing a rose in her lapel during Senate duties.

Washington Margaret Chase Smith Rlaine Congress

Vietnamese Troops Ambushed Across South Viet Nam

Across South Viet Nam heavy fighting left at least 239 killed missing or wounded. Vietnamese units were hit in two ambushes near Lao Thien and Kontum, with casualties mounting and support forces routing guerrillas. US Marines repelled a Da Nang area attack while Navy and Air Force strikes hit North Viet Nam.

Saigon South Viet Nam Reds Lao Thien Thursiday Kontum Mekong River Cai Lay le Mu da Nang Fair Viet Nam U.S. Navy North Ban Ma Hanoi Navy Bon Homme Richard South U.S 173Rd Airborne Brigade

Russian fishing industry expanding rapidly threatens world trade

Washington report warns that five Soviet fishing bases outside Europe could control key routes and oceans science. Bases in Cuba Alexandria Egypt Gulf of Aden Ghana and Indonesia extend Soviet reach, challenging U.S. commerce and potentially bypassing America in oceanography while funding the fleet with profitable catches.

Washington Europe Free World Cuba Panama Canal United States Latin America Alexiandria Egypt Gulf of Aden Suez Canal Indonesia Strait of Malacca Ghana Atlantic Missile Range Africa Nigeria Congo Brazzaville Liberia Sierra Leone Guinea U.S America Smolny Vladivostok Bristol Bay Fof Alaska U.S. Navy

Watering and window box tips for garden success

Extension agent Conrad Griffin explains how water drives garden growth with a rule of one inch per week for vegetables, plus two quarts per square foot weekly for garden spaces. He covers rainfall guidance, best times to water, spring bulb care, and detailed window box construction, soil mixes, drainage, plant selection, and ongoing feeding schedules.

Conrad Griffin Europe Dusty Miller

IRS computer checks find $30.3 million tax gaps in 1964

Four regional IRS offices spanning half the nation uncovered an extra $30.3 million in taxes in fiscal 1964 by automatic data processing systems. The Commerce Department notes the gap may reflect methods of processing business returns and detection limits.

Chicago Internal Revenue Service Commerce

Clearing House Tax Collection Through Delinquency Leads

Delinquency leads on 185000 business returns yielded over half of 52.5 million in additional taxes tracked by automatic equipment during the year.

Ownership Transfer of Grafton Lumber Co Confirmed

Bond-Rite Corp completes takeover of Grafton Lumber Co in Biddeford. new plastics department to produce overhead door curtains and patents assigned to Bond-Rite. A pressed wood division to use 80 000 pounds of shavings will also be started. Top officers will relocate to Biddeford as operations scale to 100 workers.

Grafton Lumber Co Biddeford Bond-Rite Corp Philip N. Dunham Bond-Rite Nashua, N.H U.S. Air Force Nashua High School Mt. St. Mary's School Nashua Roger M. Guichard Nashua High Paul L. Smith Manchester N.H Manchester High School Dunham Bond-Rite Management

Marines Withdraw from Santo Domingo as U S Forces Pull Out

The United States orders the withdrawal of about 2100 Marines from Santo Domingo aboard the carrier Boxer. President Johnson cites permission from Brazilian General Alvim for rest of the U S military personnel. Paratroopers and Latin American troops remain in the Inter American Force as peace talks continue.

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic U.S Johnson Chicago Hugo Panasco Alvim United States Marine Corps Organization of American States U.N New York Nikolai T. Fedorenko Security Council Inter-American Force Charles W. Yost

Lanham Family Welcomes Son Derek Kinmond

To Sgt and Mrs James TI Lanham a son Derek Kinmond eight pounds six ounces born at Cape Fear Valley Hospital Fayetteville North Carolina. Mrs Lanham former Cheryl Kinmond maternal grandparents Edward Kinmond Saco.

James TI. Lanham Derek Kinmond Cape Fear Valley Hospital Fayetteville N.C Lanham Cheryl Kinmond Edward Kinmond Saco Reginald Roy Lancaster St Leominster Mass Christopher John Anthony Delamites Willie J. Roy Fall St Biddeford

Teachers to Receive Science Degrees at Colby College

AP report: Three secondary school teachers will earn master of science teaching degrees at Colby College on June 6. Recipients are Edson B. Hadlock Jr of Portland Edward J Babino Jr of Northwest Harbor and James E Dyer of Presque Isle after completing Colby Summer Institute of Science coursework.

Waterville Colby College Edson B. Hadlock Jr Portland Edward J. ‘Babino Jr Northwest Harborland James E. Dyer Presque Summer Institute of Science I Colby

Workers Vote Against Union at Forster Mfg Co

By a 135 to 108 tally workers at Forster Mfg Co Inc voted Thursday against representation by the International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers AFL-CIO. The plant makes a variety of wooden ware products.

UNION Wilton Forster Mfg. Co., Inc International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers Afl-Cio

Vienna Opens First Coffee House in 17th Century

A historical note records Vienna establishing its first coffee house during the 1600s as a milestone in cultural life. The event marks early European central hubs for coffee and social gathering.

Vienna

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