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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1969

Page

2

Miss Edith M Dunn Dies At 80 In Biddeford Hospital

Miss Edith M Dunn 80 a resident of this community died yesterday in a Biddeford hospital after a long illness. Born in Lewiston June 7 1889 she was daughter of Robert and Edith C Perry Dunn. She had been secretary for the late Owen Brewster governor of Maine and later worked for White Carter lawyers. Surviving are one sister Mrs Alice D Stinson of Largo Florida and several nieces and nephews. Committal services will be held 4 pm Monday at Oak Hill Cemetery Auburn. Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk in charge.

Wells Edith M. Dunn Biddeford Dunn Lewiston Robert Edith C. Perry Dunn Owen Brewster Maine Laws of White & Carter Lewis Alice D. Stinson Largo Fla

Funeral services for U S Army Spec 4 Terry F Crown

Funeral services for U S Army Spec 4 Terry F Crown killed in Vietnam on June 11 will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at First Congregational Church Kennebunkport officiating Rev Robert Howes. Interment in Arundel Cemetery. Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk in charge.

Prown Services Arundel U.S. Army Terry F. Crown Vietnam First Congregational Church Kennebunkport Robert Howes Arundel Cemetery Bibber

Kennebunk Board Weighs Mobile Home Zoning Changes

Kennebunk planning board met at Lower Town Hall with chairman Robert Slowik to discuss mobile homes and trailers under the town master zoning code. Proposals would align setbacks and lot sizes with residences. town officials noted recent trailer permit denials under existing rules amid a York County case. a proposal to rezone part of West Kennebunk from village residential to business drew resident opposition. further study and town meeting approval planned.

Kennebunk Planning Board Kennebunk Lower Town Hall Robert Slowik Slowik Donald V. Dulac York County Elliot West Kennebunk Maple Avenue Thompson Road West Kennebunks Thanet 55

Traffic accident reported in Saco

Saco police report a car driven by Steven R. Gaumont of Biddeford was rear ended by a taxi driven by Clifford F. Roberts of Saco on Main Street Friday afternoon. Roberts skidded while turning from Pepperell Square onto Main Street. police could not estimate damages.

Saco Steven R. Gaumont South St Biddeford Clifford F. Roberts Middle St Main Street Roberts Pepperell Square

Sold in Old Orchard Beach on Dewey Avenue by Sheltra agency

Henry and Ruby Claire of Goodwins Mills sold a one story house and several lots on Dewey Avenue Old Orchard Beach to Mr and Mrs Rol and MacDonald of Kennebunk. The sale was completed by Claudette J Sheltra of Felix T Sheltra and Son Agency Biddeford.

Old Orchard Beach Dewey Avenue Henry and Ruby Claire Goodwins Mills Roland MacDonald Kennebunk

Diane Lapierre Weds Allen G Gerry in Biddeford Church

Miss Diane UL Lapierre daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Lapierre of Biddeford united in marriage to Allen G Gerry son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Gerry of Dover Foxcroft at St Andre's Church Biddeford The ceremony featured gladioli bouquets and traditional wedding music A reception for 130 followed at Shawmut Inn Kennebunkport The couple will reside at 39 Westfield St Biddeford The bride a Biddeford High School graduate works as a bookkeeper at Ed nk Chevrolet Inc The groom is a Foxcroft Academy and St Francis College graduate with a BA The bridal gown lace trim and mantilla were by the bride's mother The wedding party included Colette Lapierre Candice Gerry Janice Gerry and Constance Beaudoin with Joseph Gyette as best man and Rob ert Lapierre Roland Beaudoin as ushers

Diane UL. Lapierre Robert Lapierre Westfield St Biddeford Allen G. Gerry Ernest Gerry Dover - Foxcroft St. Andre's Church Maurice N. Morin Ura Nist Colette Lapierre Candice Gerry Dover-weserel Donna Cagle Port Janice Gerry Dover- Foxcroft Joseph Gyette Roland Beaudoin Shawmut Inn Kennebunkport Constance Beaudoin Lapierre Gerry Seema Biddeford High School Ednk Chevrolet Inc Sacc Foxcroft Academy St. Francis College

Multiple Area Youth Groups Schedule Sunday Meetings

Senior Youths and the 5 45 Bible Club at Bible Baptist Ferry Road Saco meet tomorrow at 545 p m for bible study. On Sunday Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Corner Atlantic and Third Street Old Orchard Beach hosts a Christ s Ambassadors young people service at 615 p m followed by an evangelistic service at 730 p m. Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk hosts Sunday 615 p m Youth Fellowship. Unitarian Universalist Church Kennebunk conducts School of Religion classes Monday at 330 p m for Grades 1 12. South Congregational Kennebunkport Senior Youth meets Monday at 6 pm. Lyman Baptist Junior Choir rehearses Sunday 6 pm Goodwins Mills. St Martha s Kennebunkport St Monica s Kennebunk and St Mary s Wells Beach High School of Religion classes every Monday 630 pm at St Martha s Church. Saco Methodist Youth Fellowship Sunday 6 pm at our Confraternity of Doctrine classes for Grades 1 8 at St Mary s Wells Beach after 9 am Mass. Advent Christian Church Goodwins Mills meets Sunday 7 pm. United Church of Christ Biddeford Senior High Youth Fellowship Sunday 515 615 pm. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union meets Sunday at 6 pm. West Exntiet Church Methodist Youthhip meets Sunday 3 pm. Baptist Fellowship church re See meets Sunday eta aa.

Bible Club the Bible Baptist Church Ferry Road Saco Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Assembly of God Atlantic Avenue Third Street Old Orchard Beach Christ’s Ambassadors Unitarian Universalist Church Main Street Portland Road Kennebunk St. Martha’s Kennebunkport St. Monica's Kennebunk St. Mary's, Wells Beach St. Martha’s Church Kennebunkport

Guest Minister Announced For Area Churches

Rev Gregg Wood will preach at 9 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church Biddeford and at 1 a.m. at Trinity Church Saco. Wood, a Winchester native and Harvard graduate, studied at Harvard Divinity School and Episcopal Theological School Cambridge. He was ordained in Massachusetts and recently served All Saints Parish Attleboro as priest in charge. Gerald E Burtt presides at Oakdale Long Island services with 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., and 11 a.m. sermons and nursery care at the late service. Mrs Marshall E Bean solos at 11 a.m. Eucharist with Wayne D Whitney at the organ.

Christ Episcopal Church Biddeford Trinity Church Saco Gregg Wood Father Wood Winchester Mass Harvard University Harvard Divinity School Ental Insurance Co. of Episcopal Theological School Cambridge de Anson Phipps Stokes Massachusetts All Saints Attleboro Sons's Fe Oe Oakdale Long Isley Garald E Burtt Marshall E. Bean Wayne D. Whitney

Truck Fire Quelled in Biddeford on Main Street

Biddeford firemen quelled a truck fire on Main Street when a vehicle's clutch overheated and caught fire. The truck, owned by Osher Real Friday, triggered the alarm at Cote Bros Bakery on Beacon Avenue, but no damage was reported, according to firefighters.

Biddeford Main Street Osher Real Cote Bros. Bakery Beacon Avenue

Portland Weekend Weather Outlook Lows in 40s

Fair and cool tonight with lows in the 40s. Sunday mostly sunny with little temperature change. Portland area forecast calls for light winds and dry conditions into the weekend.

Portland

Welcoming Baby Heseltine to Biddeford Saco Area

Charles Eugene Heseltine three years old represented by the Biddeford Saco Journal welcomes as a local newcomer. He is son of Marine Sgt John A Heseltine and Mrs Heseltine of Tokyo Japan with maternal grandparents J Eugene LaCourse of Biddeford and Charles D Heseltine of South Portland and paternal grandparents Charles D Heseltine of South Portland.

Biddeford

Rhodesia Votes for Independence Amid White-Rule Push

Rhodesia’s 90,000 registered voters approve independence by 50,000 to 11,000 with a strong white-support for the pro white-rule plan 44,000 to 16,000 More than 80 percent are white Indications arise of challenges ahead including possible closing of British and U.S. missions and tighter U.N. trade embargo pressure Rumors say Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs may retire. his departure could close Britain's residual mission in Salisbury and trigger the U.S. consulate shutdown as the United States often follows Britain.

Sc ‘Ures Rhodesia Republic U.S U.N Humphrey Gibbs Gibbs Britain Salisbury United States

Passengers, Driver Unhurt In Wells Mishap

Wells residents report no serious injuries after a driver collided with a utility pole near Cozy Corner on U S Route 1 during an electrical storm. Jerome Murphy 36 of Biddeford was driving south when a pickup turned into a driveway causing his sedan to skid and strike the pole snapping it in half. Damages to the car are estimated at 1000 dollars. Passengers Sonia and Doreen Davis both of Kittery and Janice and Norma Roberts of Biddeford suffered minor bumps to the head. Fire department stood by as transformer flared during the storm.

Wells Jerome Murphy Biddeford U.S Paul Metiver Troop A Roy Murphy Dosford Sonia Davis Doreen Davis Kittery Janice Roberts Norma Roberts

Fringe Designers Move Beyond Maxi Coats

Fringe continues the page one discussion on fashion, noting designers like Borden favor slim day pants with straight legs and evening pairs with slightly flared cuffs. He avoids floor length maxi coats, even commenting that a red wool midi coat is preferable and that maxi is clumsy.

Page One Borden

Bank Official To Speak To Saco Business Group

Livermore Falls Trust Co. president and Maine Bankers Association leader Arnold H. Sturtevant will speak at 7 p.m. Monday at the Mutual Fire Insurance hall, Saco. He arrives at 4 p.m. to view Main Street, meet officers, and dine, before presenting slides on Livermore Falls’ facelift and local development efforts supported by banks and state legislation.

Saco Saco Business Men’s Association Arnold H. Sturtevant Livermore Falls Trust Co Maine Bankers Association Richard C. Gray Canal National Bank Mutual Fire Insurance Main Street Maine Association Livermore Falls Maine State Mas Moore Saco Business Group Sturtevant Insurance Building Mutual Theater

Triple Play Stuns AMVETS as Cadets Fall 8 3

A 10-year-old Salvation Army Cadets player in Old Orchard turned a triple play unassisted, aided by a third out, when Jean Cote Fielded a line drive, tagged a runner at third, and tossed to third for the out with bases loaded and none out. The effort, though flashy, could not stop an 8 to 3 defeat.

OLD Orchard Salvation Army Cadets Little Town Amvets Jean Cote Cadets

W C T U Picnic and Mission Circle Gather in Kennebunk

Members of the W C T U held a Wednesday picnic at the We Like It cottage of Ralph Hatch near Barney Beg Pond with a day of boat rides. Attendees included Kennebunk residents Mrs Fred Hall Mrs Madge Jackson Mrs Hazel Jellison Mrs Elizabeth Jellison Mrs Sarah Owen and others plus Mrs Ruth Lind from Scarborough. The Kennebunk Baptist Mission Circle also met at the Hatch cottage for an all day event followed by social time and boat rides with attendees led by Rev E G Ward and Mrs Ward among others. In budget matters Vice President Lawrence Brackley opened the Budget Board meeting at Kennebunk Lower Town Hall with President Wayne Rich presiding. expenditures were reviewed with welfare budget noted as high and monthly updates promised. Additional notices include Florence Bunnell plus Frances Burliegh planning a coastal trip from South Portland and local employment updates for Kennebunk residents Kevin Brown at Shawmut Inn and Linda Rumery at B F Emery Co.

W.C.T.U Ralph Hatch Barney Beg Pond Fred Hall Madge Jackson Hazel Jellison Elizabeth Jellison Sarah Owen Flora Lindquist Viola Lee Rachel Towne Josephine Simmons Lucy Provost Frances Burleigh Kennebunk Ruth Lind Scarborough Kennebunk Ba Church E. G. Ward Ward Ruth Chappell Agnes Simpson Evelyn Ramsden Lillian Fenwick Jennie Currier Frances Burliegh Fred Nichols Budget Board Kennebunk Lower Town Hall Lawrence Brackley Waynerich Florence Bunnell Florence Circle Hazel Ellis Mabel Smart Ruth Hall South Portland Maine Ralph Eaton Dedham Mass Clarence Lombard Wells Road Linda Rumery Saco B. F. Emery Co Summer Street Kevin Brown Natalie Brown Winter Street Shawmut Inn Kennebunkport

Thieu Tells Paris No Election Plan Yet Stalemate Prolonged

Thieu made no election proposal in Paris and no change in the stalemate is seen for at least two or three months. Reports say discussions cover election procedures along with land reform and administrative changes to strengthen his government, but reliable informants say no decisions have been taken.

Paris Thieu

Comic Books Through the Ages and Industry Shifts

The piece traces comics from their 1930s heyday to modern changes with a 1950s era code. It notes trading power among kids, weathering as policy and entertainment, and the fading of crime and sex appeal as the format shrinks to 36 pages.

Vargas

FBI identifies hijacker of Oakland to Havana flight

The FBI named the hijacker of the Oakland to New York airliner bound for Havana as an expelled member of the Black Panther Party.

San Francisco FBI New York Havana Black Panther Party

Also Mentioned on This Page

Kennebunk Board Dennett & Craig Emond Frank X. Emond J. P Conroy Shumway Funeral Service Phan Street H. Gross Sr Diane Lapierre Youth Fellowship of the Advent Christian Church Route 35 South Congregal Church Temple Street Lyman Baptist Church Methodist Youth Fellowship School Street — Dist Church Our Confraternity of Doctrine St. Mary’s Church Wells Beach Youth Fellowship of the Advent Christian Ch Goodwins Mills The United Church of Christ Congregational Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society Methodist Iship of the West Exntiet Cerch Oid Mon Sauday the Baptist Normand M. Methot Lamothe Avenue Corsica Sanford Ruben H. Donnelly Corp Arthur Foran Temple ST Saco, ME Saco Group Bible Baptist Church, Saco Ellen Berube Kathy Stephen Lori Birke Mose Richard St. Michel John Harris Rebecca Brancely Gregory Graffam Edmund Cashen Dia le Foyer Hall Corner Pool & Fossers
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