Death of Frank R. Peck 74 in Biddeford
Frank R. Peck 74 of Marblehead Road Biddeford died this morning in a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness born Dorchester Mass December 16 1892 son of Lucius T and Jennie Pease Peck longtime machinist at Saco Lowell Shops retiring 1958 member of Dunlap Lodge F and AM Scottish Rite Biddeford Methodist Church Boy Scouts Troop 1 Building Association and retired Biddeford Civil Defense Corps survived by widow Lena Gross Peck two daughters Mrs Florence Crowley and Mrs Carl Deis Jr three sons Frank L Paul H and Richard W 15 grandchildren nine great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews funeral 2 pm Thursday from Shumway Funeral Home Saco burial Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford calling hours 2-4 and 7-9 pm tomorrow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Peck
Marblehead Road
Biddeford
Dorchester
Mass
Lucius T
Jennie Pease Peck
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Woodlawn
Owen-Davis Unit to honor Annie Simpson at Cote Funeral
Members of the Owen-Davis Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary in Saco will meet at the Cote Funeral Home at 7 tonight to pay respects to Mrs. Annie Simpson, a fellow member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Saco
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Annie Simpson
Ritualistic Service For Late Frank R Peck Planned
Members of Dunlap Lodge F and AM Biddeford meet at 7 30 p m tomorrow at Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco to conduct ritualistic services for Frank R Peck a lodge member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Lodge
F and AM
Biddeford
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Frank R Peck
Woman Dies After Horse Accident at Sanford Stable
A Rochester New Hampshire woman, Mrs. Anne E. Brown, 27, died at Maine Medical Center after a horse bolted at Ridgecrest Stables in Sanford, threw her over a fence, and landed on her. The injury occurred Monday and led to her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Rochester
N.H
Ridgecrest Stables
Sanford
Maine Medical
Anne E. Brown
Traffic Accident Reported At Beach
A car driven by Ralph E. Galyean of Portland struck and demolished a parked auto owned by Andrew J. Gagne of Old Orchard Beach on East Grand Avenue yesterday morning. No damage estimate for the Galyean vehicle is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Ralph E. Galyean
Portland
East Grand Avenue
Andrew J. Gagne
Galyean
Oven Fire at 9 Summer Street Involves Arthur Couture
Biddeford firefighters used carbon dioxide to suppress a blaze in an overheated oven this morning in a dwelling occupied by Arthur Couture. The building at 9 Summer Street is owned by the Jordan Estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Arthur Couture
Summer St
Jordan Estate
Gift Shop Fire Under Pier In Old Orchard Beach
Fire officials say a gift shop under the pier in Old Orchard Beach was damaged by a blaze caused by faulty wiring in a neon sign. Firemen arrived quickly and contained the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Maine TV and Andover Join Global Our World Telecast
Educational channels in Maine and the Andover satellite station will participate in Sundays first world circling telecast Our World. The two hour program starts at 3 p.m. and will be broadcast in 50 countries using four satellites at an estimated cost of 2.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CRONO
Maine
Andover
Yosemite Park Contains Three Giant Sequoia Groves
Yosemite National Park includes three groves of giant sequoias. The note highlights the park's notable sequoia stands as part of its natural heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yosemite National Park
Emond's Funeral Home Adverts Officials Named
Emond's Funeral Home 28 5511 lists Frank X. Emond and J P Conroy as funeral directors in a brief trade notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Funeral services for Mrs Annie Simpson in Saco
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Simpson of 24 School Street Saco will be held at 1 30 p m tomorrow from the Cote Funeral Home at Beach and James Streets Saco. Friends may call today at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Simpson
School St
Saco
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Funeral rites for Joseph Gorman in Biddeford
Funeral services for Joseph Gorman of 7 Cottage Street Biddeford were held at St Marys Church with a requiem high mass celebrated by Rev Cornelius J Enright and music by William Cleary and Miss Louise Welch. Interment followed at St Ignatius Cemetery Sanford. Bearers included Jeremiah Creedon James Creedon Joseph O Leary George Baillargeon Leo Mackell and Frank Mogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Gorman
Cottage St. Biddeford
St. Mary's Church
Biddeford
Cornelius J. Enright
William Cleary
Louise Welch
Maine Supreme Court Backs Reapportionment Plans as Constitutional
The Maine Supreme Court ruled both Senate reapportionment proposals constitutional and returned the issue to the legislature for political decision. It did not endorse a preferred plan, citing deviations within the spirit of one man one vote and detailing population variances, county groupings, and city inclusion for the majority and minority maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine Supreme Court
State Senate
Senate
Supreme Court
Biddeford
The Free Speech Dilemma in Time and Place Limits
A reader's letter outlines the tension between broad free speech and societal limits. It notes constitutional guarantees don't remove all constraints and cites time and place rules plus defamation as necessary checks to protect others.
Saco and Biddeford Residents Linked by Hospital Stays
Harold Hill of 201 Main St Saco and Dale Berry of 31 Scammon St Saco are listed as medical patients at Webber Hospital in Biddeford. Other locals including Benjamin Rycosky Alan Frost and Joseph McCarthy are noted for medical, educational, or military achievements with ties to Saco Biddeford and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hill
Main St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Napoleon Guay
State St
Dale Berry
Scammon St
Roxbury
Goose Rocks Beach
Kennebunkport
Howard A. Doe
USN
Richard M. Doe
Colby Ave
Ocean Park
Newport
R.1
Willis A Lee
Joseph McCarthy
Oregon State University
Corvalles
Ore
Frank McCarthy
Pool Road
Thomas E. Charron
Gerald Charron
Norfolk
Randolph
Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting in Biddeford hall
Biddeford Veterans of Foreign Wars Post meets at the Biddeford City Building hall at 7 30 PM. Commander Edward St Onge will report on the department convention in Rockland and various committee chairmen will be appointed. Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus also meets Thursday at 7 30 PM at the Washington Street Hall Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Luke E. Hart Council
Knights of Columbus
Washington Street Hall
Community religious services listed for Wednesday in area churches
A long list of midweek religious activities across Old Orchard Beach, Lyman, Biddeford, Kennebunk, Wells, and Kennebunkport including youth meetings, choir rehearsals, Bible study and prayer services at Salvation Army hall, Lyman Baptist, Faith Tabernacle, Advent Christian, Ogunquit Baptist, Village Baptist, Full Gospel, Christ Church, and Christian Science Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Faith Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church
Lyman
Christ Church
Congregational Methodist
Dane Street
Kennebunk
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Kennebunk Lower Village
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Village Baptist Church
Kennebunkport
Weather Outlook Warmer With Varied Clouds Across Regions
The forecast shows highs in the 70s in the north and 60s in the south with lows tonight in the upper 40s to low 50s. Wednesday brings variable clouds and a touch warmer feel.
Saco Motorist Rams Into Wall
Police report a Saco car driven by Madeline Perreault 42 struck a concrete wall at the Beach Street end of Washington Avenue while avoiding a turning vehicle. Estimated damage 168 dollars. Earlier, autos driven by John G. Wormwood Jr. 30 and Alcide J. Gagne 47 collided on Storer Street with no damage estimate available.
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Saco
Madeline Perreault
Wood Ave
Beach Street
Washington Avenue
John G. Wormwood Jr
Paul St
Alcide J. Gagne
Mason St
Biddeford
Storer Street
St Louis Boys Division Honor Students Listed
The 1966 67 honor roll for St Louis High School Boys Division lists high honors seniors Gerald Bosse David Ferguson Andre Gagne juniors Richard Bergeron Richard Coutois Paul Guerin sophomores none freshmen Guy Casavant Robert Talbot Anthony Curro Gerard Neault Honors recipients include seniors Norman Boutin Richard Buffum Robert Dion Ronald Gagne Robert Guerin Gary La Grandeur Girard Lajeunesse Raymond Roy Donald Pepin Claude Tarr Michael Ruel juniors Paul Camire Roger Deshaies Richard Grenier Giles Tremblay Conrad Dumas Michael Girard Roland Gobeil Donald Paquette sophomores Leonard Bertrand Leo Lessard John Valliere Paul Barabe Richard Gonthier Norman Petit Donald Rousseau freshmen Donald Boisard Marc Leclerc Robert Pare Robert Belair Alan Dutremble Roger Labranche Robert Larivier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis High School
Ronald Ruel
Daniel Boston
Bernard Guerin
Dennis Boston
Mark Girard
Gerald Bosse
David Ferguson
Andre Gagne
Richard Bergeron
Richard Coutois
Paul Guerin
Guy Casavant
Robert Talbot
Anthony Curro
Gerard Neault
Norman Boutin
Richard Buffum
Robert Dion
Ronald Gagne
Robert Guerin
Gary la Grandeur
Girard Lajeunesse
Raymond Roy
Donald Pepin
Claude Tarr
Michael Ruel
Paul Camire
Roger Deshaies
Richard Grenier
Giles Tremblay
Conrad Dumas
Michael Girard
Roland Gobeil
Donald Paquette
Leonard Bertrand
Leo Lessard
John Valliere
Paul Barabhe
Richard Gonthier
Norman Petit
Donald Rousseau
Donald Boissard
Marc Leclerc
Robert Pare
Robert Belair
Alan Dutremble
Roger Labranche
Robert Larivier
Legislation To Tighten Loan Laws Passed
The House enacted two parts of a loan law package and sent them to the Senate. Amendments allow nonitemization of default related charges and set civil penalties for improper disclosure. Truth in Lending bills cover finance charges insurance and interest rates for consumer loans and set a 16 percent maximum on personal loans over 2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
House
Senate
Cham ber of Commerce Outing Proceeds Despite Rain
The 15th annual Cham ber of Commerce outing goes on today at the Biddeford Saco Country Club. Activities started this afternoon and a barbecue is planned despite forecast rain. The Mont Blanc highway tunnel length is 7.2 miles linking France and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Biddeford-Saco Country Club
Mont Blanc
France
Italy
Wedding Notice for Mantis and Joy in Biddeford
The wedding of Miss Mantis and Mr Joy will be held Saturday July 17 at 1 p.m. at St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Biddeford. Emma and Viola Ericson of Cambridge and York Beach, Elizabeth Joy of Wells, Mr and Mrs Roland Joy of Wells, Mrs Rowe's children Mark Glen and Linda Rowe, and Mr and Mrs Leonard Hanscom of York attend. Guests discuss a U N debate in a South Boston bar for perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma
Viola Ericson
Cambridge
York Beach
Elizabeth E. Joy
Roland Joy
Wells
New England Vignettes From Boston and Maine
A Boston Roxbury cabbie laments racial bias and the strain of staying “average” while driving. Rev. Walter J. Woitasek, blind and Maine pastor, explains how denial fuels his ministry across Limestone and Caswell. In South Boston a bar hosts a UN debate chat with locals ribbing U Thant and Rusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Roxbury
Walter J. Woitasek
Woitasek
Limestone
Maine
Lincoln
United Nations
Middle East
Charlie Brown
U Thant
Goldberg
Attaboy Goldberg
The
Red Sox
Florence Mantis Honored at Wells Bridal Shower
A Wells bridal shower for Florence Mantis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Mantis of Biddeford, was hosted by Mrs. Mary Annah Rowe. Attendees from Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire included the bride’s family and the Joys, as she plans to wed Alan C. Joy on July 17 at Box Elders Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Florence Mantis
Mitchell Mantis
Graham St
Biddeford
Mary Annah Rowe
Hilton's Lane
Miss Mantis
Alan C. Joy
Roland H. Joy
Rowe
Celia Littlefield
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Andrew Mantis
Vilda Reikert
Dover
Alden Joy
Michelle
Frank Carter
Moody Beach
Roscoe Joy
Portsmouth
Eugene Wynne
Dorchester
Mass
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Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Dial
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Philip H. Gross Sr
Notre Dame Hospital
Albert Larose
Memoriam
Pfe
Everett S. Whitten
Evas
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Christian Science Society
Winter Street
Full Gospel
Route A
St. Louis
U.N
South
Charles Raymond Dumas
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Hartford
Conn
New England
James F. Donohue
Associated Press
Caswell
Florida
Shower
U.S. Army
Vietnam
van Nuys
Lockheed-Georgia Company
Madison Square Garden
New York
Targa
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus
Old Garden
Eugene O'Neill
U.S
Wimmer
Touraine
DCU Coir
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