Local Notes Highlight Old Orchard Beach Residents
Mrs Laura Comeau of Milli ken Street Old Orchard Beach is a patient at Webber Hospital Edmond E Michaud 20 Staples St Old Orchard Beach is a medical patient at Webber Hospital Roland P Foran formerly employed as a cook at the British embassy in Washington DC has returned home and resides with his mother Lena Foran 41 Glenwood Ave Saco He is employed at Garland Mfg Co Saco Miss Jeannette Davis of the Benton Insurance Agency Saco has returned from a business and pleasure tour of England France and Holland with 34 Independent Insurance Agents Association of Maine Highlights include visits to insurers Stratford on Avon Westminster Abbey Parliament Buckingham Palace Trafalgar Square and the Tower of London Builder Kenneth A Grant USN son of Virginia M Grant Route 1 Wells participated in the largest combat amphibious operation since Inchon Korea 1950 with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 10 Seabees Initial elements of the Fourth Marine Regiment and Third Reconnaissance Battalion were landed at Chu Lai Republic of Viet Nam marking the first fully over the beach landing in the four American amphibious landings in South Viet Nam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Comeau
Milliken Street
Old Orchard Beach
Webber Hospital
Edmond E. Michaud
Staples St
Roland P. Foran
Britishmbassy
Washington, D. C
Lena Foran
Glenwood Ave
Saco
Garland Mfg. Co
Jeannette Davis
Benton Insurance Agency
England
France
Holland
Independent Insurance Agents Association of Maine
Stratford - On - Avon
Westminster Abbey
House of Parliament
Buckingham Palace
Trafalgar Square
Tower of London
Kenneth A. Grant
USN
Virginia M. Grant
Route 1
Wells
Inchon
Korea
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 10
Seabees
Fourth Marine Regiment
Third Reconnaissance Battalion
Chu Lai
Republic of Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Biddeford Public School Activities Association Meets Tonight
The Biddeford Public School Activities Association will meet tonight at 7 30 at Biddeford High School to discuss upcoming events and student programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Public School Activities Association
Biddeford High School
Church Notes Evening prayer meetings announced this week
Mid week prayer meeting set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at Bible Baptist Church 144 Ferry Road Saco A prayer and Bible study at First Baptist Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach also Thursday 7 30 p m Prayer meeting at First Assembly of God Saco Ahepa Home 22 Pleasant Street keeping worship schedules for local congregations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Cod
Ahepa
Pleasant Street
Outing by Boy Scout Troop 305 at Barker's Pond Belanger cottage
Dayton reports Biddeford Boy Scout Troop 305 enjoyed an outing at Barker's Pond Belanger cottage last night. Attendance included Senior Patrol Leader Owen Columbus and many scouts with two Explorer Troop 305 guests Dick Martel and Bruce Nunan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Biddeford
Belanger
Barker's Pond
Owen Columb
Alan Casavini
Mark Allen
Ronald Bergeron
Albert Chaisson
David Crocker
Mark Girard
Donald Jacques
James
John Merrilli
Mark Pinette
James Sevigny
Joseph Tipping
Paul Voccia
Peter Walker
Ronald Hanusek
Mark Hooper
Roger Walls
Francis Perry
Dick Martel
Bruce Nunan
Explorer
COMSAT seeks FCC approval for Early Bird satellite
The Communications Satellite Corp. asks the Federal Communications Commission for permission to commercially operate the Early Bird satellite and the ground station at Andover Maine. The FCC has received COMSATs application alongside its proposed rate schedule for Early Bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Communications Satellite Corp
Comsat
Federal Communications Commission
Andover
Maine
FCC
Maine Products Show Set in Bangor
The fifth annual Maine Products Show will run August 24 to 27 in Bangor. Maine businessmen showcase wares to the public, other businessmen, and purchasing agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Augusta
Department of Economic Development
Maine
Brush Fire Breaks on Lincoln Street in Saco
Saco firefighters used 100 feet of booster line to quell a brush fire yesterday on land owned by Central Maine Power Co. No injuries or damages reported as crews responded on Lincoln Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Lincoln Street
Central Maine Power Co
Card of Thanks From Mrs. Yvonne LaRiviere
I thank relatives and friends for flowers gifts and cards during my hospital stay. I thank Dr. Houle and the Webber Hospital nurses for their care and my friends neighbors and relatives for flowers gifts and cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvonne LaRiviere
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Dr. Houle
Webber Hospital
Hos
Deaths Joseph A. Thurston of Cape Porpoise
Joseph A. Thurston 69 of Cape Porpoise died last night in a Portland hospital after a long illness. He was born May 2 1896 in Gloucester Massachusetts and was a longtime carpenter in Kennebunkport. Survivors include Ruth his widow and three sons J Allen Donald and Walter. services Thursday at Cape Porpoise Methodist Church with burial Friday in Beechbrook Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Porpoise
Joseph A. Thurston
Portland
Gloucester
Mass
George E
Clara (Smith) Thurston
Kennebunkport
Masonic Lodge
Methodist Church of
Ruth
Leahh) Thurston
J. Allen
Donald
North Adams
Walter
Denver
Colo
W.conrad
Falmouth
Paul Savor
Westport
Joachim Leite Castro
Beechbrook Cemetery
Luther Jose
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Summer St
Kennebunk
Biddeford Man Killed in Arizona Accident
John B. Davis aged 48 of 17 Westmore Ave Biddeford died in an accidental death June 3 in Yuma Arizona where he worked. He served in World War II as Chief Motor Machinist Mate in the U S Navy. Survived by wife Marie R Lessard Davis two daughters Sandra Louise and Janet Lee Davis and brother Robert C Davis. Military funeral services were held in Yuma with interment in San Diego California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Davis
Westmore Ave
Biddeford
Yuma
Ariz
Pleasant Township
Iowa
Harry L. Davis
Nellie Parker Davis
Hooker
Okla
U. S. Navy
Marie R. Lessard Davis
Sandra Louise
Janet Lee Davis
Dudley Rites Held For Biddeford Resident
Chester A. Dudley aged 82 of 100 Hill Street Biddeford died yesterday after a long illness in a local hospital. Born in Manchester New Hampshire on September 5 1882 he was a landscaping business owner in Wolfeboro and later a stock room clerk at Saco Lowell Shops retiring thirteen years ago. He belonged to A F and A M Lodge Brockton and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Biddeford. Survived by one son Arthur Dudley of Brockton Massachusetts Private funeral services will be held Thursday at 7 30 PM at Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Arthur Dudley
Hill St
Biddeford
Manchester
N.H
Thomas and
Elizabeth
Fanton) Dudley
Wolfeboro
Saco - Lowell
A.F
A.M Lodge
Brockton
Mass
Order of Eagles
Arthur Dudley
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Mabel Hooper, 76, of Saco Died After Long Illness
Mrs. Mabel F. Hooper, 76, of 24 Green Street Saco died in a Biddeford nursing home this morning after a long illness. Born November 12 1889 in Old Orchard Beach she lived in Saco most of her life and attended First Parish Congregational Church. She is survived by her son Robert Hooper of Saco. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Thursday from Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco with visitation from 7 to 9 this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel F. Hooper
Green St
Saco
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
George H
Ellen Fenderson
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Robert Hooper
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Biddeford Woman Blanche Tanguay Dies After Brief Illness
Blanche Tanguay 56 of 38 Graham St Biddeford died Monday night after a brief illness at a local hospital. Born May 26 1909 in Biddeford she was daughter of Anatnio Roy and Matilda Grenier Roy. Survived by sister Mrs Cornelius Hector and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from St Josephs Biddeford Friday at 9 30 a m with calls at Sansoucy Funeral Home today 2 4 and 7 10 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche FE. Tanguay
Graham St
Biddeford
Anatnio and
Matilda (Grenier) Roy
St. Joseph’s Church
Cornelius
Mary Ann) Hector
St. Joseph's Church
Sansoucy
Stone St
Mrs Leona Cassell Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Leona Cassell 58 of 10 Whites Wharf Biddeford died at home after a short illness. Daughter of Pierre and Adele Gagne she worked at Pepperell Mfg Co and was a St Andre’s Church communicant. Survived by husband Patrick two sisters and a brother. funeral from St Andre’s Friday at 9 a.m. Emond Funeral Home hours today and tomorrow 2-4 and 7-10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Cassell
White's Wharf
Biddeford
Pierre and
Adele (Baillargeon) Gagne
Pepperell Mfg. Co
St. Andre's Church
Patrick
Edmond Bergeron
Aurore Gagne
Ludger Gagne
Wallingford
Conn
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Worthing, M. Guy 74, Seattle native, dies
M Guy Worthing, 74, a former Saco Maine resident, died in Seattle yesterday. He was born in Saco to William and Emma Fletcher Worthing and graduated from Thornton Academy in 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
M. Guy Worthing
Saco Maine
Saco
William and
Emma (Fletcher) Worthing
Thornton Academy
Portland Weather Tonight and Thursday Forecast
Tonight showers and thunderstorms end around midnight with partial clearing. Temperatures in the upper 50s. Winds variable in storms until midnight, then northwest 10 to 15 mph. Thursday partly cloudy and much less humid with northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Fragmented OCR Note on June Tides and Racing Schedule
The readable parts show June tides with am and pm times and partial race references. Mention of high low tides and a racing context appears, but many figures are garbled. The item resembles a brief tide and event timetable with incomplete data.
News At A Glance Highlights Moon Race and War Moves
Military officials say committing Americans to fight with South Vietnamese is logical. U S planes strike Vinh port for fifth day as space race sees McDivitt and White at sea. Stock market dips weeks running. Mississippi towns elect Republican mayors. Detective Steve Crowley, 42, graduates college to inspire his 14 children. Byrd condemns fast tax cuts and rising future expenditures. Johnson honors 120 top students with handshake and medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Vinh
McDivitt
White
Mississippi
Steve Crowley
New York City
Washington
Funeral Services for Mrs. Aurore Bellerose Held at St Joseph’s
Funeral services for Mrs. Aurore Bellerose, formerly of Prospect Street Biddeford, were held at 8:30 this morning at St. Joseph’s Church. Rt Rev Msgr Eli Hevey celebrated a solemn requiem with Deacon Henri Fournelle and Subdeacon Sylvie Levesque. Grandchildren served as bearers. burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Local and out of town relatives attended from Farmington Connecticut Enfield Connecticut Windsor Locks Connecticut West Hartford Connecticut East Hartford Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurore Bellerose
Prospect Street
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Eli Hevey
Henri J. Fournelle
Sylvie Levesque
Diane Rousselle
St. Anne Sodality
Emilen Bellerose
Philippe Renouf
Noree Renouf
Raymond Ruel
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Levesque
Mabel Renouf
Paul Girouard
Susan Girouard
Farmington
Conn
Robert Willard
Enfield
Normand Renouf
Windsor Locks
Leonard Tourville
West Hartford
East Hartford
South Portland Man Burned In Fire
A South Portland man, Irvin Greenlaw, 42, sustained chest and hand burns when a fire at his home confined to his bedroom broke out early today. His daughter Sherian, 20, escaped unhurt as fire officials blamed careless smoking for the blaze. He was listed in satisfactory condition at a Portland hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Portland
Irvin Greenlaw
Portland
Sherian
Greenlaw
Maine VFW Convention Set at York Beach in June
The Maine Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its annual convention at York Beach June 18 to 20. Senator Ed Muskie is slated to address the organization on June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Beach
Department of Maine Veterans of Foreign Wars
Edmund S. Muskie
Eye responses reveal buyer interest in jade specimens
Chinese jade dealers assess a buyer by eye contact to gauge payment. Psychologists confirm that pupils dilate when a person views something pleasing, indicating heightened interest and potential willingness to pay a high price.
Veteran World War One veteran dies in Seattle
A World War One veteran and retired insurance executive who had lived in Seattle for 10 years passed away. Survivors include his widow Helen Worthing, son Alfred Worthing, five Seattle grandchildren, and brother Dinsmore Worthing. Saco Funeral Services will be held tomorrow in Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Helen Worthing
Alfred Worthing
Dinsmore Worthing
Saco
Referendum Sought on Sunday Liquor Sales in Maine
Augusta AP says a petition drive by the Christian Civic League has collected about 5,000 signatures in Waterville area for a referendum on Sunday liquor sales. If 29,292 registered voters sign by Sept 2, the act allowing Sunday sale from noon to 9 pm in licensed venues would be suspended and a referendum scheduled. The measure would permit Sunday sales in hotels clubs and restaurants and allow takeout beer sales in stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Waterville
Ernest D. Smith
Strong
The
Christian Civic League
Wallace Clash With Newsmen Over Alabama Coverage
Visiting editors and reporters from across the nation clashed with Gov. George C. Wallace in Huntsville after a moon rocket test and anti Wallace demonstrations. A Palo Alto Times editor objected to a press conference format, while Joseph Tronzo of Beaver Falls quipped about jail counts, and Wallace kept smiling with a cannibal joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Mobile
Wallace
Alexander Bodi
Palo Alto
Calif
Pennsylvania
Joseph Tronzo
Beaver Falls
Tronzo
Spacewalk film delights and postflight celebrations described
The Gemini 4 crew recounts the EVA thrill with White’s glove loss and McDivitt noting the flag on White’s patch. They praise reentry as the prettiest phase while White recalls liftoff as his second thrill. Astronauts’ space films show vivid Earth views and tethered maneuvering as NASA plans a cake cutting aboard the Wasp and crews dine in dress whites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDivitt
MccDivitt
Earth
Haney
White
California
Wasp
NASA
Moscow
Anastas Mikoyan
Presidium of
Welcome To The Fold Baby births saturate Biddeford Saco area
GREETING new residents in the Biddeford Saco region lists a long sequence of birth notices from Webber Hospital. It records dozens of newborns including Maryanne Lisa Lemieux Anita Marie Nichols Andrea Elizabeth Earl Lee Craig Allen Shawn Adam Kim Marie Timothy Michael Richard Elaine Scott Shapleigh Kimberli Jean Darlene Ann Daniel Raymond Dana Tracey and John Edward among others with weights and dates from May 29 through June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital
Francis T. Lemieux
Cleaves St
Biddeford
Maryanne Lisa
Jamey G. Nichols
Market St
Sac
Anita Marie
Jerome G. Plante
Atlantic Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Andrea Elizabeth
Shawn Adam
Alfred R. Boutin Jr
Bradbury St
Kim Marie
Philip J. Spang
Goose Rocks Beach
Timothy
Ronald P. Lavigne Sr
Bartlett St
Sace
Michael Richard
James Vorjas
East Grand Ave
Elaine
Ralph H. Crown
Lyman
Scott Shapleigh
Charles R. Pepin
Cumberland Av
Saco
Kimberli Jean
Richard P. Collard
Loudon Road
Darlene Ann
Reynald R. Beaudoin
West St
Steven Maurice
Clarence M. Roberts
Sullivan St
Brenda Glacie
Hugh K. Cullinan
Wesley Blvd
James Abbott
Joseph L. Labrecane
Washington St
Diane Donna
Raymond E. Richard
Lincoln St
Daniel Raymond
Edward H. Hersom
Clifford St
Bidderford
Dana Tracey
Roger J. Fillion
Therrien Ave
Harold Hersom
Alfred Road
Colby College trustees name Waterville chair
Eller ton M. Jette of Waterville has been elected chairman of the Colby College board of trustees succeeding Reginald H. Sturtevant of Livermore Falls who resigned due to ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Ellerton M. Jette
C. F. Hathaway Co
Colby College Board of Trustees
Jette
Reginald H. Sturtevant
Livermore Falls
Astronauts Receive Global Congratulatory Messages
The Supreme Soviet sent cabled congratulations to President Johnson for the astronauts. Newspapers in London, Madrid, Paris and other cities praised the feat in large type. The mayor of Benwihk, a town liberated by US forces in 1944, donated two cases of Alsatian wine to the astronauts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Soviet
Johnson
London
Madrid
Paris
Benwihk
Developers Bid On Atom Smasher Plant Site
Augustan region developers agreed to bid for a federal atom smasher plant to be sited in the Sanford Wells Kennebunk area. The project would bring about 2000 jobs and a bid drafting session is set for Portland with officials from state and federal agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
New Hampshire
Thomas M. Prentis
Seacoast
State Department of Economic Development
Sanford - Wells - Kennebunk
Atomic Energy Commission
Prentis
Portland
Lewis R. Deering
Robert G. Doyle
William St. Onge
Donald Turner
Sanford Springvale Chamber of Commerce
Norman Hall
Sanford Board of Selectmen
Norman Temple
Central Maine Power Co
Robert F. Preston
Richard Lord
New Hampshire Electric Co
Rep
M. Abbott Pendergast
Kennebunkport
Prolonged Milk Price Battle Ends in Court
In Cumberland Superior Court the Maine milk price control dispute concluded with Cumberland Farms Northern Inc and Adeland Bonneau paying a $15 fine. Bonneau, manager of the South Portland store when it opened in 1953, pleaded nolo contendere. The case followed a criminal conviction in South Portland and an ultimately upheld milk law by the Maine Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Cumberland Superior Court
Cumbersland Farms Northern Inc
Adeland B Nneau
New Bedford
Mass
Cumberland Farms
South Portland
Main Milk Commission
Maine Supreme Court
High Court
Bonneau
Hunt Continues For Robbers In Old Orchard Beach
The Old Orchard Beach robbery at Merrill's Used Auto Parts on Ross Road left $40 missing from the cash register and merchandise. State police aid local officers in pursuing two armed suspects who fled in a light colored car with Massachusetts plates after ripping phone wires. Employee Arthur Gagne described one robber with a gun and said the incident occurred shortly after noon. Herman Merrill, owner, resides on School Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Merrill
Used Auto Parts, Inc
Ross Road
John H. Clark
Robery
Arthur Gagne
Gagne
Massachusetts
Herman Merrill
School Street
Fire Station Raided in South Berwick Seizing Lottery Equipment
State Police raided the South Berwick fire station Tuesday night and seized lottery equipment. Lt. Millard Nickerson said seven detectives and four uniformed troopers carried out the operation. no warrants issued yet and several persons will be summoned to court Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Berwick
Millard Nickerson
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Nickerson
Biddeford Phone Workers End TwoDay Protest Strike
Local 7 members picketed the Biddeford office of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. peacefully in front of the building before returning to work this morning. Manager Robert Conroy said workers returned and they must catch up on the backlog of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
Biddeford
New England
Local 7
Mgr
Robert Conroy
Tips For Teens and Elinor on dating limits
A reader writes about parental restrictions on dating and heavy petting advice. The Elinor column endorses moderate dating for trustworthy teens and cautions that going to senior dances can lead to late nights and trouble, with police records cited as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elinor
Ans
Mater
Speaking Of Pets Why fish need proper tank space and aeration
The piece compares two old tank rules for fish size to water volume and surface area, notes the importance of oxygen needs and tank aeration, and suggests trial and adjustment. It also includes the Pet Forum Q and A about a dog drinking pool water and a cat with tail sores with veterinary guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PET Forum
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Rad
Boy Scout Troop
Pital
Lucile Croteau
Chester A. Dudley
Mabel Hooper
Mrs
Blanche Tanguay
Associated Press
Vietnam
Harry F. Byrd
Mrs. Aurore Bellerose
Biddeford-Saco
Lee G. Neault
John Edward
Bon Secours Hospital
Baltimore
A. E. Kossman
Jeffrey Neault
Summer Street
Shirley Randall Keefe
Ralph Randall
Alfred St
University of Maine
Biddeford High
Stevens Studio
Elinor Williams
Speaking
H. H. Miller
Alfred
Ida Baker
Curnivs
Congress Street
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