Death notice for Miss Florida Paquin of Biddeford
Miss Florida Paquin 84 formerly of Biddeford died yesterday in a local hospital. She was born in Walton Canada, daughter of Joseph and Sylvia Paquin. Funeral services will be held Friday at 8:30 a.m. from St. Joseph's Church Biddeford with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the Cos Nolsrove Funeral Home in Biddeford. Memorial rites for local veterans' groups will be held tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Paquin
Augusta
Biddeford
Walton
Canada
Joseph Send Sylvia Labonte Paquin
Gui
St. Joseph's Church
Woodlawn
Tasoford
Beatrice Methot Memorial Rites Held at St. Andre’s
Funeral services for Miss Beatrice Methot of 22 Stone Street Biddeford were held at St. Andre’s Church with Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere presiding. Burial followed in St Joseph’s Cemetery beside the family lot. Bearers included Raymond L Methot Raymond R Methot Norman Methot Maurice Methot Maurice Doucette and Marcel Doucette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Methot
Stone St
Fapiddeford
St. Andre’s
Aime Giguere
Germain Bureau
Ronald Nicknair
Laura Proulx
Lote
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Mather Bureau
Raymond L. Methot
Raymond R. Methot
Norman Methot
Maurice Methot
Maurice Doucette
Marcel Doucette
Obituary notices for Saco funeral directors and embalmers
Funeral service listings show Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco with Philip H. Gross Sr. as director and Emond’s Funeral Home contact numbers. Included are Frank X. Emond and J. P. Conroy and Dennett & Craig at 365 Main Street Saco with phone 282-0562.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Card of Thanks Stretches across families and friends
A collection of expressions of gratitude from multiple families and individuals. Notes thank relatives neighbors friends and coworkers for prayers flowers cards gifts and support during illnesses bereavements and hospital stays. Names include Laurianne Burnham Amedee Emond Joseph Labelle Edgar Morin Lemay Family Aurore Nolette and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepperell
Maine Medical Center
Sylvia Levesque
Valmont Gilbert
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Brothers of Christian Instruction
Whitney
Binette
Webber Hospital
Amedee Emon
Joseph Labelle
Edgar Morin
Lemay
Roger Hurd Jr. Killed In Vietnam
A May 31 military funeral service was held for Lance Cpl. Roger M. Hurd Jr. in Cambridge Massachusetts after he was killed May 21 in Vietnam while serving with the U S Marine Corps. Interment followed at Woodland Cemetery Revere. He was born November 16 1947 in Cambridge and survived by his mother Mrs Mary Castello Gillan and several siblings. He trained at Parris Island and served in Da Nang since last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Sacred Heart Church
Lance
Roger M. Hurd Jr
Vietnam
U.S. Marine Corps
Woodland Cemetery
Revere
John J. Donovan
Hurd
Mary (Costello) Gillan
Roger M. Hurd
Sacred Heart School
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Rose Fournier
Union Ave
Parris Island
S.C
da Nang
James Gillan
Somerville
Robert Sevier
Michael Gillan
Frank LoPardo
Woburn
Frank Triplett
New Brighton
Minn
Janice Hurd
Elaine Gillan
Girl Drowns In Saco River At Bar Mills
Five year old Diane Proctor of Bar Mills drowned after leaping from a boat into the Saco River as it floated away. She and a friend had boarded the boat Tuesday. her body was recovered later.
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BAR Mills
Diane Proctor
Saco River
N H Man Fined On Robbery Charge
Alfred man Kenneth J Orkney aged 21 was sentenced to an indefinite term at the Men's Reformatory by Justice Charles A Pomeroy after changing his plea to guilty for armed robbery at an Eliot Service Station on Route 236 on December 2 1965. About $100 was stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Manchester
N.H
Charles A. Pomeroy
York County Superior Court
Kenneth J .Orkney
Eliot
Flag Day Dance Planned by Biddeford Saco Elks
The Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks hosts its annual Flag Day dance on Saturday June 10 at 8 p.m. All Elks and guests may attend with music by Marie and her Swingers. Refreshments and lunch will be served, per dance chairman Timothy J. Crowley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Democrats Seek Tax Plan After House Vote
After the House vote, Speaker David J. Kennedy and Senate President Joseph B. Campbell said the result pleased them. They warned Republicans a major tax in 1969 may still be needed, and Kennedy accused the governor of being misled. Curtis said his figures show a strong possibility of a 1969 major tax, aiming to limit increases to one in two sessions.
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Page One
House
David J. Kennedy
R-Milbridge
Senate
Joseph B. Campbell
Augusta
Kennedy
Curtis
Campbell
James Angel Discovers Angel Falls in Venezuela
American aviator James Angel discovers Angel Falls in Venezuela, claiming it as the world’s highest waterfall and bringing attention to the breathtaking natural wonder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Angel
Venezuela
Angel Falls
Local Notices of Residents and Family Visits
Mrs. Joseph Ledoux of 16 Irving St Saco is a medical patient at Notre Dame hospital. Norman Grenier and son Troy of Long Beach Calif visit Grenier relatives at 150 Guinea Rd Biddeford. Electronics Technician Richard N Guillerault USN son of Clifford St Biddeford aboard USS Vulcan. Elizabeth J Ready daughter of Victory Lane Biddeford is a candidate for an associate in arts degree at Westbrook Junior College commencement at 10 a.m. Sunday June 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ledoux
Irving St
Saco
Notre Dame Hospital
Norman Grenier
Troy
Long Beach
Calif
Joseph
Grenier
150
Guinea Road
Biddeford
Richard N. Guillerault
USN
Raymond E. Guillerault
Clifford St
Norfolk, Va
Vulcan
Elizabeth J. Ready
Edward F., Ready
Victory Lane
Westbrook Junior College
Eastern Star and Legion groups plan meetings in Biddeford and Portsmouth
Members of the Past Matrons Association of Adah Chapter Eastern Star Biddeford will hold their annual outing at the Agr Restaurant Portsmouth NH Thursday at 7 p.m. Members of the Tighe Beau doin Farley Post American Legion will meet at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the post home Elm Street Biddeford.
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Matrons Association of Adah
Order of the Eastern Star
Biddeford
Tg Agr
Portsmouth
N. H
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion
Post
Elm Street
Midweek Prayer Meetings and Choir Rehearsals Across Local Churches
A list of Thursday prayer meetings and choir rehearsals across area churches. Details include times such as 7 p m and 7 30 p m at locations like Bible Baptist Church Saco Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach Kennebunk and various Methodist and Congregational churches with multiple choirs.
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Bible’ Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Foss Street
Crusader
United Church of Christ
Biddeford
School Street Methodist Church
Higher Benefits Remain In Force Through May 1968
Augusta Maine August AP reports a $2 weekly increase to a maximum unemployment benefit of 47 dollars remains in force through May 1968. The Maine Employment Security Commission said the rise, effective June 1, reflects a higher average weekly wage in covered employment last year.
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Augusta
Maine Employment Security Commission
Diplomats Clash Over Cease-Fire Resolution and War Moves
Arab ambassadors oppose any gains under the cease-fire plan while Iraqi and Syrian officials denounce it as surrender. Western diplomats relay behind the scenes shifts as Moscow pressures new instructions. Goldberg and Caradon push for UN inquiry and access to U S aircraft logs to verify air support claims.
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Israel
Mediterranean
Mohamed Awad El-Kony
Muhammad El-Farra
George Tomeh
Adnan Pachachi
Goldberg
Fedorenko
Moscow
Cairo
Damascus
Lord Caradon
Britain
United Nations
U.S
World’s fastest mammal cheetah clocks 71 mph pace
A cheetah nicknamed Coow Woow is cited as the world’s swiftest mammal with speeds recorded up to 71 miles per hour. The note highlights the cheetah’s extraordinary acceleration and top speed.
Portland Weather Evening to Thursday Outlook
Portland forecast shows fair evening with haze or light fog forming. Lows in the low to mid 50s, southwest winds 5 to 10 mph ease. Thursday partly cloudy and cooler with a chance of scattered showers or thundershowers, highs in the 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Tide Chart Notes From June Inlet Area
Fragmented data shows tide times for June at a cove with high and low readings listed in A M and P M columns. Some entries appear garbled but indicate morning and evening highs and lows around specific hours.
Looking Ahead At Weather
The five day forecast predicts above normal temperatures for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island with highs in the 70s to 80s and lows in the 50s. Rain is light to moderate with scattered showers Thursday and Friday and again Sunday or Monday, totaling under one-half inch in most areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Israel Processes in Sinai and Jordanian Skirmishes Escalate
Report outlines Israeli advances toward the Suez Canal region with claims of captures near Bir Gifgafa and Jabel Levin, plus hand to hand fighting in Bethlehem. Damascus and Cairo radio broadcast aggressive stances as U.N. cease fire efforts unfold. Jordan seeks U.S. mediation for a truce amid oil embargo moves by Arab states and Western retaliation.
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Desert
Egypt
Israel
Jabel Levin
Bir Gifgafa
Suez
Bethlehem
Jesus
Jerusalem
Damascus
Nazareth
Sinai
Suez Canal
Cairo
Security Council
Jordan
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Beirut Radio
United States
Britain
Iraq
Kuwait
Algeria
U.N
Thant
Li Nation Council
Abba Eban
Council
Gulf of Aqaba
Red Sea
Iran
Surprise phone call from Vietnam unit son cheers Biddeford woman
Mrs Rita Huot of 74 Bradbury Street Biddeford received a pleasant surprise when she answered her phone. It was son Richard in the 101st Airborne Division stationed in Vietnam. Young Huot, a 1966 Biddeford High graduate, is recovering from surgery after arriving in the Far East country earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Huot
Bradbury St
Biddeford
Richard
101St Airborne Division
U.S. Army
Vietnam
Young Huot
Far East
Egypt crisis fuels evacuation as Israel gains air and ground
The Cairo charge sparked a U S and British denial of combat role while the 6th Fleet reported no aircraft penetration of North Africa or the Middle East. Cairo ordered all American nationals off soil as around 40 000 residents prepared to evacuate via buses trains and airlift. Israel widened air and ground gains in Sinai and Gaza as Lod airport reopened and refugees urged to surrender.
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Jordan
United States
Britain
U.S. Navy
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
North Africa
Middle East
Bob Horton
America
U.S
Washington
Cairo
Egypt
Alexandria
Europe
Wheelus Air Base
Libya
Beirut
Jordan Front
Tel Aviv
Lod
Sinai
Bir Gifgafa
Suez Canal
Gaza
Gaza Strip
el Arish
Strip
Radio Israel
Reservations For Outing Available
A large number of advanced reservations have been made for the Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce annual outing led by President Martin J. Rielly. The event is set for Tuesday June 20 at the Biddeford Saco Country Club with a hole in one contest for golfers and non golfers. A chicken barbecue with all trimmings will be served at 6 p.m. Reservations via committee members and the chamber office on Adams Street, Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Martin J. Rielly
Maurice C. E. Roux
Roy MacNaughton
Harry M. Wooster
Richard J. Reay
Arthur J. Peloquin
Roger Sherman
Joseph S. Audie
David P. Twomey
Harvey Lamontagne Jr
Chamber
Adams Street
Driver Deprey Arrested After Graham Street Collision
A Biddeford man Benoit A Deprey aged 53 of 207 Alfred Street was arrested for intoxication after his vehicle collided with a car driven by Michael J Binette 18 of 62 Oak Street Biddeford. Deprey said he backed from a driveway then blacked out and could not avoid the oncoming vehicle. Officers Armand Ouellette and Roger Fecteau investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Graham Street
Benoit A. Deprew
Alfred St
Michael J. Binette
Oak St
Deprey
Binette
Armand Ouellette
Roger Fecteau
Centennial Fair Chairmen Named
Appointed co chairmen for this year's Episcopal Church of Saco fair were Mrs. Charles Masse Arthur Huot Ronald Bouter and Mrs. Moody. The Centennial Fair on July 29 will be held on the church grounds at Cleveland and Main Streets Saco with booth leaders named including Miss Florence Rea food table and Mrs Witherdlopkins book table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church of
Saco
Robert Moody
Ferry Road
Charles Masse
Arthur Huot
Ronald Bouter
Moody
Cleveland
Main Streets
Florence Rea
Wither Dlopkins
Biddeford School Board Augments Music Staff with New Director
Biddeford School Board votes to hire Dennis R. Chapdelaine 31 of Easthampton Mass as an additional music instructor at $5385. He will join Julius Kostick and Lawrence Davis to expand the district’s music program and strengthen lower grade training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Kennedy School
Dennis R. Chapdelaine
Easthampton
Mass
Julius M. Kostick
Lawrence C. Davis
Kostick
Davis
Bruce L. Smith
Chapdelaine
Herve Poissant
Smith
Poissant
Boston University
University of Hartford
Hartt College of Music
Prudential Insurance Co
Leo R. Lemire
State School Board Association
International Dancing To Open Centennial Fest In Saco
The Saco Centennial Committee appointed John Anagnostis as chairman for the international dancing fete after opening exercises July 28. Plans include ethnic dance demonstrations and a July 29 commemorative program with Gov. Curtis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
John Anagnostis
Fernand Cote
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Cote
Thornton Academy
Timothy J. Crowley Ili
Painchand
Court House
Dyer Library
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
Saco Valley
Local Art Exhibition and Sale Highlights New Items
Auction and sale event featuring works by local artists with new items for children. Exhibitors include Mrs. Alex Stackpole Mrs. James Ward Jr and Mrs. Ronald Bou tet plus Mrs. Lawrence Huot at the antique table display.
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Alex Stackpole
James Ward Jr
Ronald Boutet
Lawrence Huot
Security Council calls for cease fire in Middle East
UN Security Council urges a cease-fire as Israel makes rapid gains against Egypt and Jordan. President Johnson aims quick acceptance of the proposal, while Jordan considers a separate truce request. US hopes to avoid direct military involvement as armored columns threaten key Arab objectives before the plan takes effect. The refugee question remains a looming factor in regional instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Holy Land
Washington
Jordan
United States
U.S
Egypt
Suez Canal
Europe
Britain
Syria
Algeria
Yemen
Sudan
Iraq
Lebanon
U.n.security Council
Israel
Johnson
United Nations
Middle East
Four Persons Hospitalized As Car Flips
A one car crash on the Maine Turnpike near Biddeford sent four people to area hospitals. Mrs. Bessie Corey 57 listed in critical condition at Maine Medical Center. Noel Corey 66 in good condition at Webber Hospital. George Sorav g 47 and Jenny Mabel Soravg 66 of St John s also in Webber in good condition. Driver was thrown from the vehicle speculation cited deer crossing and tire dislodgement. Biddeford police and State Police investigated with traffic control and aid provided at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
N.B
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Maine
Biddeford
Bridge
Bessie Corey
Noel
Webber Hospital
George Soravg
Jenny Mabel
Webber
Armand Ouellette
Everett Bowden
Arthur Roberts
Spragg
The
Journal
Dover
N.H
Harmony in Royal Family Marks Memorial Ceremony in London
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor joined other royals in a public show of harmony in London as Queen Elizabeth II unveiled a memorial to her great-grandmother. A two minute ceremony followed by chats between the Windsors and Wallis Simpson with Queen Mother Elizabeth. The scene recalled Edward VIII’s abdication in 1936 and noted the Windsors’ first official England visit with Wallis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Edward VIII
Elizabeth II
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Prince Philip
Elizabeth
George VI
Paris
Edward
England
Mattress Blaze Quenched At Beach in Storage Shed
Firefighters responded to a mattress fire in a storage shed on Goose Fare Drive at property owned by David McCallum. The blaze was put out with a booster line before significant damage occurred. Investigators say children playing with matches in a cabin likely caused the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
David McCallum
Goose Fare Drive
Falling Stub Kills Canadian
Marcel Dube 18 of Biencourt Que was killed when a falling beech stub struck him while he and two companions tried to dislodge a tree with a bulldozer on Tuesday.
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St. Anne’s Sodali Faitvy
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Cote Fuuneral
Beach St
James Streets
Denight
Eugene Dupuis
Tighe-Beauvoin-Farley
Hill St
Ronald G. LePage
U.S. Macazine Corps
Laurianne Burnham
Amedee Emond
Aurore Nolette
Memoriam
George J. McAlevey
Father Dear
Roger Hurd Jr
N. H. Man
Elks
Cus Lewis
E. Terry Courtney
Knights of Pythias Hall
Kennebunk
Advent Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Gulf
Ee Cove
Occe
Centennial Fair
Joseph Vachon
Saco City
Donald C. Doyle
Associated Press
Witinauer
Longines-Wittnauer
Roger Labbe
Youland’s Jewelry Store
Main St
Longines & Wittnauer Watches
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