Deaths Joseph Bilodeau of Saco dies after long illness
Joseph Wilson Bilodeau 50 of Lina Avenue Saco died yesterday at Veterans Hospital Togus after a long illness He was born in Biddeford April 29 1919 son of Joseph and Josephine Bilodeau He was a WWII veteran and employed at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard He survived by a daughter Rachel Carrier a brother and four sisters and one grandson Funeral services will be at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church at 8 am tomorrow Friends may call at Sansouci Funeral Home Biddeford tonight
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Joseph Wilson Bilodeau
Lina Avenue
Saco
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Biddeford
Joseph
Josephine Binette Bilodeau
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Portsmouth
Kittery
Rachel Carrier
New Britain
Stone St
C Of C Outing At Biddeford Saco Country Club
The 17th annual Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce outing will be at Biddeford Saco Country Club in Saco on Tuesday June 17. A 1 p.m. sports program directed by Roy MacNaughton and Harry M Wooster features a hole in one contest and golf events led by Bryce Roberts. A chi barbecue follows at 6 p.m. Tickets from committee members or the Chamber office in Adams.
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Biddeford- Saco
Bryce Roberts
Club Pro
Roland Sylvestre
Richard A. Moore
Wayne B. Hutchins
Maurice CC. E. Roux
Roy MacNaughton
Harry M. Wooster
Richard J. Reay
Miss Gauvin Enrolls At Bay State College
Miss Joan Gauvin daughter of Mrs Laurette Gauvin of 56 Prospect Street Biddeford has been notified of acceptance at Bay State a junior college of business for women in Boston. She will begin the Airline Hostess Secretarial program in September.
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Joan Gauvin
Laurette Gauvin
Prospect St
Biddeford
Bay State
Boston
Gauvin
Obituary notice for Elsie C. Morris and services
Mrs Elsie C Morris of 8A Amherst St Biddeford died in Lim erick on June 2 Funeral services set for 2 PM Thursday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco Friends may call this afternoon and evening from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
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Morris
Elsie C
Amherst St
Biddeford
Limerick
Dennett & Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Saco
Funeral services for Elmer L. Miller in Saco
Funeral rites for Elmer L. Miller age 107 of 107 King St Saco were held Monday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco with Rev Robert E Baggs Ocean Park officiating. Burial followed at Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery with prayers at graveside. Bearers named William H Miller Chester R Miller Elliott Billings Sr and Jr.
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Elmer R, Miller
Elmer L. Miller
King St
Saco
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Robert E. Baggs
Ocean Park
New England Baptist Convention
Buxton Lower Corner
Mr. Baggs
William H. Miller
Chester R. Miller
Elliott Billings Sr
Elliott Billings Jr
U of M to award degrees to 1419 graduates at Orono
The University of Maine will grant 1419 degrees at commencement in Orono the largest class in campus history. Area candidates include Biddeford Jules Adain and Robert Callahan Jr. of York County with degrees in electrical engineering mathematics and chemical engineering among others. Saco wells and Kennebunkport graduates are listed with diverse fields such as English sociology nursing biology and journalism. Advanced degrees go to Bourque Morin and others from Biddeford and Kennebunkport.
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Orono
University of Maine
Orono J
York County
Biddeford
Jules Adain
John S. Belisle
Marguerite Ff, Bergeron
Robert Ff. Callahan Jr
Donald E. Girouard
John P. Hudson Jr
Old Orchard Beach
Roberta T. Pepin
Ruth M. Pluznick
Richard P. Randall
William H. Yates
Kennebunk
Pamela Budd
Bruce A. McMillan
Kennebunkport
Michael R. Smith
Wells
Jean Littlefield
James S. Wright Jr
Baptist Church Dinner Outing For Saco Classes
The United Baptist Church of Saco to host the Friendship Fidelis and Fellowship classes with friends Friday at Cascadege Route 1 Saco dinner at 7 followed by a musical program by the Saccarappa Yappers a Barbe Quartet group Tony Cropper Neil Dow Lee Nickerson and Bill Petty committee members Homer Bryant the Taylors Linscott Gardner offer transportation for those needing rides
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United Baptist Church of
Saco
Friends
Sts
Cascadege
Saccarappa
Tony Cropper
Neil Dow
Lee Nickerson
Bill Petty
Barbe
Hard
Homer C. Bryant
Bryant
Clement Taylor
Donald Linscott Jr
Robert Gardner
Three Saco Motor Vehicle Mishaps Reported
Saco police logged three motor vehicle accidents on Tuesday. Stephen Soma fell from a motorcycle on Ponthis morning after dogs darted onto Pon Pond Road, sustaining cuts and bruises. Laure Pruneau and Walter W 22 collided at Main and Elm, Pruneau’s car damage $40, Wilson $128.83. Janice Hat and Germaine Lesieur collided on Main Street, repair costs $405 and $224.86 respectively. A second morning crash involved Lombard and Hugh MacGillivray with damages $300 and $200.
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Saco
Stephen Soma
Hearn Road
Owens
Laure J. Pruneau
Pine St
Biddeford
Main Street
Elm Street
Walter L. W
Seaview Ave
Orchard Beach
Pruneau Auto
Wilson
Janice D. Hat
Elm St
Lesieur Auto
I Lombard
Daikeant Road
Hugh D. MacCilliveay
Man
Mass
Thera
MacGillivray
Salvation Army Plans Pending At Beach
Old Orchard Beach town council considers funding part of a recreation director salary for Salvation Army plans. De Rocher requested 171 dollars monthly with 96 from town and 75 from the Salvation Army. decision delayed for review. Dr Linwood Brown reports 417 people served by York County Family Guidance Clinic over five years and town has contributed 5,000 dollars. council approves 1,000 dollars for this year. Also discuss condemning several dilapdated properties and approving town clerk expenses of 244 dollars. Town Manager Jones to contact Maine delegation about obtaining a snarkle fire truck from Poland Spring Job Corps.
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Old Orchard Beacha
Salvation Army
Aeves
Chadrick W. Rocher
DeRocher
Sox Town
Salvas
Salva Army
Linwood C. Brown
York County
Poland Spring
Local personals note Biddeford and area updates
Miss Nancy Lee Montpas of 117 Prospect Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Miss Jeanne Poirier of 94 May Street Biddeford is a patient at the Medical Center in Portland. Mr and Mrs Cornelius Lonsdale of 174 Graham Street Biddeford celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary while vacationing in New York City. Mrs Gladys Ruben of Hall Avenue Saco will attend a Radio City Music Hall performance and a gift show in New York. Seaman Apprentice Charles E Clough Jr USN son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Clough Sr Western Avenue Kennebunkport serves aboard USS Francis Marion now with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Commissaryman Third Class Jeffrey O Bridges USN son of Mr and Mrs Russell C Bridges of Ocean View Avenue Wells and husband of former Miss Deborah B Stevens of Bourne Avenue Moody serves aboard USS Independence in the Caribbean.
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Nancy Lee Montpas
Prospect St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Jeanne Poirier
May St
Te Medical Center
Portand
Cornelius Lonsdale
Graham St
New York City
Gladys Ruben
Hall Avenue
Saco
Radio City Music Hall
Inlaw
Stuart
Sharon) Ruben
New York
Charles E. Clough Jr
USN
Charles E. Clough Sr
Western Avenue
Kennebunkport
Francis Marion
Navy
U.S. Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Jeffrey O. Bridges
Russell C. Bridges
Ocean View Avenue
Wells
Deborah B. Stevens
Bourne Avenue
Moody
Independence
Caribbean
Saco civic groups plan meetings and installations this week
Members of Boucouvais-DuPuis AMVETS Post Saco meet at 8 tonight at the Post home on Spring Street. York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty will install officers Thursday evening at Tallwood Motel Wells. Camp Ellis Volunteer Firemen's Auxiliary plan their annual outing Thursday with a 6 p.m. meet at the fire station. Annette Chapter Order of Eastern Star observes Visiting Officers Night at 7 or 8? Thursday at Saco Masonic Hall with Mrs. Mary Savage chairing refreshments.
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Boucouvais-Dupuis Amvets Post
Saco
Post
Spring Street
York County
Tallwood
Ge. Wells
Henri
Camp Ellis
Annette Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Saco Masonic Hall
Mary Savage
Youth fellowship and choir schedules across Ogunquit to Biddeford
The Youth Fellowship rooms at Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road host Junior and Senior High gatherings every Thursday at 7 30 pm. Mid week meetings occur Thursday at 7 pm at Bible Baptist Church on Ferry Road in Saco. Choirs rehearse at Foss Street Methodist in Biddeford and South Biddeford on Thursdays with Crusader choir at 6 30 pm and Adult Sanctuary choir at 7 30 pm. Concet lows lists Junior choir at 3 15 pm and Senior choir at 7 pm.
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Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
The
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Biddeford Foss Street
Smallest virus is foot and mouth disease measure
A brief note states the foot and mouth disease virus holds the record as the smallest known, with its size described as four ten millionths of a unit, highlighting the remarkable scale of this pathogen.
New England Five Day Weather Outlook
The forecast covers Thursday through Monday with below normal temperatures. Northern highs in the 60s, southern highs in the low 70s. Lows in the 40s north and low 50s south. A warming trend over the weekend, rainfall between a quarter and a half inch, more than half inch in far northern New England. Few showers Thursday and Friday, then more general showers and thunderstorms by Monday.
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New England
New England Temperature List From Several Cities
A compiled temperature rundown covers Bedford Boston Nantucket Worcester Rhode Island Providence Hartford New Haven New Hampshire Concord Portsmouth Mt nee Burlington Montpelier Newport Caribou Eastport Greenville Portland Rumaford Montreal Maine with a broad regional snapshot of current readings. The list names multiple cities and towns across New England and adjacent areas showing a regional weather snapshot.
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Bedford
Boston
Nantucket
Worcester
Rhode Island
Providence
Hartford
New Haven
New Hampshire
Concord
Portsmouth
Mt. Nee
Burlington
Montpelier
Newport
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Portland
Rumaford
Montreal
Maine
Art Association Banquet Held At Cascade Lodge
The Old Orchard Beach Art Association held its annual banquet at Cascade Lodge Portland Road. Incoming president Ralph Meserve and wife head the table alongside retiring president Carl Bohlin and wife. Guest speaker Lawrence Duffy spoke on Art Old and New, urging study of past materials. Regular meetings resume in fall. next event is an Art Festival in July at Ocean Park.
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Old Onrcharp Beach
Old Orchard Beach
Ralph Meserve
Annie Phillips
Jeannette Bedell
Laura Duffy
Carl Leavitt
Phyllis Deschambeault
Ethel M. Wight
Yvonne Fidalgo
Elizabeth G. Vrooman
Isabella Mcliver
Charles Efthimian
Fred Hadiars
Charles P. Gregory
Marguerite Drolet
Laurence Duffy
Art Association
Bohlin
Granite Point
Ocean
Old Orchard Beach Art Association
Cascades
Portland Road
Saco
Lawrence Duffy
Kennebunkport
Isabelle McIver
Frank Handlen
Ralph H. Meserve
Meserve
Carl Bohlin
Stock Market Opens Higher Amid Mixed Early Trading
New York investors sent stocks up slightly in brisk morning dealings led by Ashland Oil gaining 1 percent to 53, Warnaco slipping 4 to 33, Seaboard World Airways down 14 to 2842, Berry Rand off ½ to 51, American Cyanamid up ½ to 32, and Ben Guest rising ½ to 32. The 60-stock Dow fell 9 to 331.4 on Tuesday while the American Stock Exchange showed mixed prices with Asa mera down 1 to 40 and International Stretch down 1 to 13, with Aerojet and Gale Industries small gainers.
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New York
Ashland Oil
Warnaco
Seaboard World Airways
Berry Rand
Americal Cyanamid
Ben Guest
Associated ‘Press
American Stock Exchange
Asamera
Data Proce
Intersphoto
Aerojet
Gale Industries
Imade
Biddeford Firemen Quell Woods Blaze
Alfred Boutin owner of a wooded area at the rear of Atlantic Avenue Biddeford called the Biddeford firefighters when children set a fire there Engines 6 and Tank 1 responded boosters were used to control the blaze.
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Alfred Boutin
Atantic Avenue
Biddeford
Saco Congregation Plans to Attend Peace on Earth Convention
Winfield L. Maxim announces final plans for members of the Saco Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses to attend the Peace on Earth international convention at Yankee Stadium New York July 7 to 13. Seven such conventions are planned across the United States and Canada in July. Eight members will attend Buffalo event while 40 go to New York City. an audience of about 80,000 is expected.
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Winfield L. Maxim
Saco Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
Yankee Stadium
New York
Atchtower Bible Society
Maxim
United States
Canada
Buffalo
N.Y
New
Tire theft under investigation in Saco
Police investigate the theft of two tires and wheels from a car in the Saco Tanning Corp. lot on Main Street. A guard saw two men jacking the car, and officers found the vehicle damaged about $85 after it was lowered from the jack. The car is registered to Sy via Lacourse of Old Orchard Beach.
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Saco Ice
Saco Tanning Corp
Main Street
Syvia Lacourse
Benoit Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Thornton Baccalaureate Date Set
The Thornton Academy Baccalaureate service will be held at First Parish Congregational Church in Saco at 3 30 Sunday afternoon. Rev James A Daly of Most Holy Trinity Church Saco will deliver the address From One Generation to Another. Clergy from several churches participate and guest vocalists Antonia Dalapas and W Boynton will perform under organist Mrs Car Deis Jr.
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Thornton Academy
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Saco
James A. Daly
Most Holy Trinity Church
Philip Tracy
Fred A. Russell
Unitarian Universalist Church
Biddeford
John H. Jordan
School Street Methodist Church
Joseph Carrier
Notre Dame de Lourdesureh
Nicholas Feet
Demetrios Greek Church
I Jonal Burtt
Trinity Episcopal Church
Paul K. Weimer
Antonia Dalapas
W Boynton
Car Deis Jr
House Grants First Nod to Bloc Grant in Maine
The Maine House voted 85 to 56 in favor of passing the Block Grant proposal from the Municipal Association. It marks the first of three votes needed before routing to the Senate for final approval. If it clears the House again, the bill would double current school funding levels.
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Augusta
Maine House
Municipal Association
Senate
House
Approvo
United States Defense Focus and Global Leadership Stance
President calls for revitalized alliances and restrained military power while facing domestic unrest and Vietnam. He urges policy guided by security needs, calculated risks, and avoiding a garrison or police state. MOSCOW report notes Russian intellectuals seek to end revival of Stalinist terror tactics.
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United States
Vietnam
Tekanding Te —Defense Spe
America
Moscow
Kremlin
Stalin
House Sets Limitation on Cotton Growers Payments
The House voted 224 to 142 to cap cotton grower subsidies at 20 000 dollars annually for fiscal 1970, starting July 1 1969. Enactment could cancel the one price provision, risking higher costs for American manufacturers versus foreign buyers. Only three New England congressmen opposed. Kyros and Hathaway among the dissenters. A Senate vote was anticipated soon.
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House of Representatives
Washington
New England
U.S
Peter N. Kyros
William Hathaway
Senate
Aey
Ane Pepperell
Kyros and
Hathaway
Biddeford
Lewiston
Gorham State College awards record degrees in 91st year
Gorham State College granted the largest number of degrees in its 91 year history. 312 Bachelor of Science degrees were awarded and 106 Master of Science in education degrees were conferred by President Kenneth T. H. Brooks. Recipients hailed from Biddeford Kennebunk Old Orchard Beach Saco and Wells among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorham
Gorham State College
Kenneth T. H. Brooks
Mary Ellen Brady
Robert S. Davies
Joseph R. Jezar
Richard F. Manning
Paul William Staples Jr
Clara Elinor Stone
Franklin Carl Tarbox
Suzanne Smith Tarbox
Biddeford
Virginia Eileen Alquist
Kennebunk
Kenneth Leighton Spaulding
Donald Joseph Keene
Lois A. Martin
John D. McSweeney
Merle Caraway Spaulding
Old Orchard Beach
Carol Faye Gay
Lucille Miller
Saco
Sandra Edna Perry Gamlin
Kennebunkport
James Frank Chretien
Alan D. Mullett
Elizabeth Grant
SBA Delegation To Biddeford Plans Expansion Help
Mayor Leo Lemire and Sam Michael will host SBA representatives Louis Lanza and Harvey Mes in the Economic Improvement Office. The meeting, first in Biddeford, aims to show how city loans and SBA support can aid local small businesses planning expansion. Interested owners may contact the Mayor's Office for an appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Lemire
Biddeford
Sam Michael
Louis Lanza
Harvey Mes
Small Business Administration
Biddeford Cyuilding
Michael
SBA
Biddeford Adult Center Elects Officers for Yesterday Meeting
Officers elected include President Albert Chretien Vice President George Deprey Treasurer Mrs Edmond Neault Recording Secretary Mrs Beatrice P Grenier and Correspondence Secretary Mrs Pauline J Bilodeau The center announced summer camp reservations con tacts and invited senior citizens to Tuesday meetings Whist prizes were awarded to several members and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Augusta
Pauline J. Bilodeau
Summer St
Stanley Hyde
Alden Racine
Corrine Chretien
Beatrice P. Grenier
Hilda Deprey
Hyde
A. A. Cote
Louise Gagne
Felix _Vadnais
Rose Anna Tardi
Marie Rose Henaire
Emelia Pepin
Bilodeau
Alphonse Chretien
Delvina Girard
Anna Cote
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Miss Gauvin
Bay State College
Dennett & Craig
Emond’s Funeral Home
Frank X. Sueen
J. P Conroy
Shumway
Philip H. Gross Sr
Memoriam
Raymond Borduas
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Saco Tire
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Gerry Sharkey
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