Deaths WELLS Melvin Campbell World War I veteran
Melvin Campbell v5 of the Post Road died yesterday in a To gus hospital. Born March 4, 1892, son of Charles H. and Angelina Morrill Campbell, he was a World War I veteran. Survived by widow Hazel, two sons Kenneth and Donald, two daughters Mrs. John King and Mrs. Henry Vigne, two brothers Alonzo and George H., one sister Mrs. Alice Hamilton, fifteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk with Rev. Edward Ward officiating. interment Ocean View Cemetery. Friends may call 3–5 and 7–9 p.m. tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H
Price George
B.C
Alice Hamilton
North Berwick
Ocean View
Parcel Post Limits Increase Across First Class Offices
Biddeford Postmaster Willie H Laverriere announced parcel post weight limits rise from 20 to 25 pounds between first class offices 150 miles or more apart starting July 1 1967. Future increases set through 1971 will raise to 40 pounds with 84 inch maximums. Smaller routes remain at 70 pounds and 100 inches for Alaska and Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Willie H. Laverriere
Laverriere
Alaska
Hawaii
Summit Talks Avoid Final Decision Amid Glassboro Schedule
The briefing covers unsettled summit plans with Johnson and Kosygin sole decision makers. Gromyko calls talks businesslike as U.S. officials note public diplomacy, while final planning details remain to be resolved at a high level during the Glassboro session and a Rusk Kosygin meeting in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Kosygin
Gromyko
U.S
Glassboro
N.J
Washington
New York
Thompson
Dobrynin
Rusk
Manhattan
Funeral Directors and Mortuary Contacts Listed
Funeral homes and directors in Saco Maine are listed with addresses and phone numbers. Dennett Craig at 365 Main Street provides contact, Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street lists 284 5611, and Emond's Funeral Home at 28 5511 lists Frank X Emond and J P Conroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Dial
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Philip H. Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Card of Thanks to hospital staff and friends
Mrs Evelyn Collard thanks Dr Patane and nurses for care at Notre Dame Hospital and expresses gratitude for cards and flowers from friends and relatives during her stay.
Funeral Services Held for Frank R Peck Biddeford
Funeral services for Frank R Peck of Marblehead Road Biddeford were held yesterday at Shumway Funeral Home with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford Rev Alec Smith of Foss Street Methodist Church officiated. Bearers were Walter Alexander Daniel Farnsworth Jordan Goldthwaite and Jack Small A Dunlap Lodge AF and AM delegation conducted ritualistic memorial services Wednesday night at Shumway Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R Peck
Marblehead Road
Biddeford
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Woodlawn
Alec Smith
Foss Street Methodist Church
Walter Alexander
Daniel Farnsworth
Jordan Goldthwaite
Jack Small
Dunlap Lodge
Postmasters Under Farley Are Honored
Eight Maine postmasters honored for appointments during James Farley era at a luncheon of the Maine Chapter National Association of Postmasters. Recipients include Alberta Morison Wells and Marjorie Stevens Fayette among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Maine
National Association of Postmasters
James A. Farley
Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alberta Morison
Wells
Marjorie Stevens
Fayette
Enid Monaghan
Port Clyde
Helen Swan
Hampden Highlands
F. Philip Foley
Winterport
Merl S
Postal Department
Narragansett Hotel
Gooch’s Beach
Plamondon Attends Vocational Session
Joseph A. Plamondon planning coordinator for the regional technical and vocational center of Biddeford attends a curriculum workshop in Augusta. The State Bureau of Vocational Education sponsors the session with John A. Small. Dr. Robert Reese leads the program covering legislation courses and curriculum development for Maine vocational centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Joseph A. Plamondon
Biddeford
State Bureau of Vocational Education
John A. Small
Robert Reese
Ohio State University
Maine
Men Placed On Probation in Bridgton Larceny Case
PORTLAND AP Two men charged with taking 600 dollars at a 5 poker game in Bridgton received suspended Superior Court sentences and two years probation. Lewis A Richardson 4 Bridgton and Clifford D Wescott 24 Westbrook were convicted of larceny from the person and given suspended terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Bridgton
Lewis A. Richardson
Clifford D. Wescott
Westbrook
Personal notices in Saco reflect hospital stay and home return
Raymond Simard of 10 Hutchins Street Saco is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford. Mrs George Perkins of 74 Beach Street Saco has returned home from Webber Hospital after four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Simard
Hutchins St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
George Perkins
Beach St
Webber
Past Presidents Parley to Host Annual Banquet in Kennebunk
Members of the Past Presidents Parley of Tighe-Beau doin-Farley American Legion Auxiliary plan their annual banquet at the Glen Mor Restaurant on Portland Street Kennebunk Monday at 6 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parley
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Glen Mor
Portland Street
Kennebunk
Boys Fellowship to Meet at Lyman Baptist Church
The Boys' Fellowship of the Lyman Baptist Church will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. at the church. Good wins Mills is noted as part of the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Storer Street Reconstruction Approved in Kennebunk
Kennebunk selectmen accept a 15300 bid from Bell and Flynn Inc. for Storer Street reconstruction with work to begin after July 4. Park and Grove Streets receive 11200 bids. Beach Street study and Dutch Elm removal also approved. Edward Maxwell named temporary summer policeman to patrol on foot at the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Board of Selectmen
Bell and Flynn Inc
Stratham
N.H
Storer Street
Main Street
Fletcher Street
Selectmen
Kesslen Shoe Co
Park and Grove Streets
Bell and Flynn
Beach Street
Edward Maxwell
Maxwell
Frank Stevens
Earle D. Hardy
New England Telephone Co
Cole Road
West Kennebunk Road
Victualers
Joseph Riley
Friendly Store
Property Tax Division Chief Is Appointed
Norman P. Ledew of Hallowell was named director of the Property Tax Division by State Tax Assessor Ernest H. Johnson. He succeeds the late Edward Birkenwald and will begin Monday. Ledew has 16 years in the Bureau of Taxation and has led the Sales Tax Division. He has served on Hallowell’s city council and the board of assessors, currently as chairman, and will resign that post to head state assessment affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Assessors
Johnson Meets Soviets Chooses Glassboro Site for Summit
The article notes a World War II era era of diplomacy with Johnson confirming a mid level meeting location after talks with the Soviets. Glassboro is identified as the conference site chosen near the home of its college president Thomas Robinson and its glass industry heritage. The town population and college enrollment are described with local color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
John F. Kennedy
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Laos
Berlin
Glassboro
George Christian
White House
Johnson
New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
Kosygin
Hughes
Thomas E. Robinson
Royal Thai couple to visit Maine at Dow Air Force Base
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit arrive at Bangor Dow Air Force Base at noon Saturday as Governor Curtis issues state greetings. The royal visit will include a trip to the Penobscot Bay islands after landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Thailand
Bhumibol Adaldet
Sirikit
Bangor
Dow Air Force Base
Gov. Curtis
Penobscot Bay Islands
Two Maine Parishes Created Holy Martyrs and Our Lady of Good Hope
Portland AP reports two new Maine Roman Catholic parishes Holy Martyrs in Falmouth and Our Lady of Good Hope in Camden are being created. Rev Edward J. O'Brien will lead Falmouth and Rev Arthur H. St Pierre will serve Camden. Most Rev Peter L. Gerety announced the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Holy Martyrs
Falmouth
Our Lady of Good Hope
Camden
Peter L. Gerety
Edward J. O'Brien
Arthur H. St. Pierre
Greety
Portland Weather Outlook Tonight and Saturday
Tonight cloudy with a chance of showers and lows in the 60s. Light variable winds. Saturday variable cloudiness with no significant temperature changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Looking Ahead At Weather For New England
The five day forecast from the Weather Bureau covers northern New England, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Temperatures will run near normal, turning cooler Monday and Tuesday. Daytime highs reach about 80 in southern areas, 70s in the north, with nightly lows in the 50s, near 60 in the south, and precipitation totaling over half an inch as showers and thunderstorms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
US Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Bedards Mark Golden Anniversary in Saco
The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Camille Bedard will be celebrated in Saco. The couple married May 25, 1917 at St. Andre's Church Biddeford and have five children including Rev. Paul Bedard and two sons living in Saco and Bolivia. An 8:30 a.m. mass at Notre Dame de Lourdes will begin the day with their son Father Paw Bedard presiding. An open house follows 2 to 5 p.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hall Beach Street Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camille Bedard
Common St
Saco
St. Andre’s Church
Biddeford
Natalie Kerns
Jeanne Merrithen
South Portland
Paul Bedard
la Paz
Bolivia
Robert
Edmond Bedard
Quebec
Bedard
Democratic Party
Notre Dame de _ Lourdes Church
Paw Bedard
Paul
Bruce Kerns
Edgar Bedard
Hamilton Memorial Hall
Beach Street
Reny Named To Panel On Transportation
State Sen. Paul E. Reny and Sen. George H. Barnes named to Maine State Transportation Commission by Senate President Joseph A. Campbell. They replace Snow and Shiro, with Shiro not re elected and Snow having resigned last year. House appointees are Rep. Gerald Conley and Rep. M. Jerome Dickinson, replacing Bish op and Katz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta — State
Paul E. Reny
D.saco
George H. Barnes
R.presque Isle
Maine State Transportation Commission
Senate
Joseph A. Campbell
Roger V. Snow Jr
D. Falmouth
Burton G. Shiro
D.waterville
Shiro
Snow
House
David Kennedy
Gerald Conley
D.portland
M. Jerome Dickinson
R.mars Hill
James A. Bishop
Bennett D. Katz
Recreation drive aims for beach area and strong leadership
The survey cites a recreation minded city moving to secure a public beach parking area. Adults can join an evening Memorial Field basketball loop. The Park and Recreation Commission and director are praised as highly qualified. Officials recall the Clifton Park fund with $3,200 in interest, donated by Robert McArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Field
Park and Recreation Commission
Racine
Clifford Park Fund
Robert McArthur
Cancer Drive Workers Listed In Kennebunk
Kennebunk mid June drive lists volunteers and district captains for the annual Cancer Fund initiative. Mrs. Stanley James chairs the drive with Mrs. Richard Day heading the business side and Mrs. A Harrison Taylor as treasurer, followed by numerous district captains and assistants across Kennebunk Beach Landing Lower Village Sea Road Park Street Fletcher Storer Streets High Street Cat Mousam Read Fletcher Street Summer Street and Portland Street areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Stanley James
Richard Day
A. Harrison Taylor
Kennebunk Beach
Allen H. Wood Jr
Francis Condon
Elizabeth Perkins
Pamela Jolicoeur
Robert Bryant
Edmond Nadeau
Lloyd Pember
Eugene Ramistella
Marguerite Hubbard
John Grace
Lower Village
Milton Maling
Donna Maling
Ellen Baum
Clifford Welch
Sea Road
Lloyd Nedeau
Raymond Bergeron
Harry Stevens
Kenneth Jones
Susan Jones
Roger Lawrence
Gail Lawrence
Everett Pillsbury
Joan Pillsbury
Ronald Rose
John York
Spencer Andrews
Park Street
John Cummings
Cyrus Hamlin
George Lebarge
David Shields
Fletcher Storer Streets
Richard Haskell
Robert Fiske
William Marsh
George Harrington
Dorrance Clark
Patricia McPherres
Summer Street
Donald Smith
Portland Street
Clayton Cox
Biddeford Man Bound Over To Superior Court
In Saco sessions 10th District Court found probable cause on a rape charge against Wayne Harris of 287 Main St Biddeford after an alleged attack on an 18 year old Biddeford girl Harris bound over to September term of Superior Court on 200 bail. Numerous defendants pled guilty to traffic violations with varied fines and suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
10Th District Court
Saco
Wayne Harris
Main St
Biddeford
Harris
Superior Court
Robert L. Massey
Stoughton
Mass
Francis X
Richard Vigne
West Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Gregory K. McNeil
School Street
Robert A. Doiron
Rochester
N.H
Robert L. Small
Portland
Biddeford High School Summer Sessions Start Monday
Biddeford Summer School will begin classes Monday and run through August 7. Courses include algebra I general math remedial reading and various English classes. Registration is open this week and Monday morning at Biddeford High School to accommodate all students seeking credit or improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Biddeford High School
Child Born to Mr and Mrs Norman B Camire
A son named Bernard Norman Camire was born at Mercy Hospital Portland on June 19 to Mr and Mrs Norman B Camire of 23 Western Ave Biddeford weighing six pounds five ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman B. Camire
Western Ave
Biddeford
Bernard Norman
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Racine Seeks Use For Intended Purpose
A statement from Racine expresses confidence that the item should be employed as originally planned and will be put to its intended use without deviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
More Trash Being Dumped In Biddeford
Biddeford City Clerk Norman O. Racine reports multiple complaints from Biddeford Pool residents about trash dumped on their property. He asks for license plate information to pursue legal action, noting the Main Street dump is the only authorized site and violations carry fines. Earlier, residents on upper Graham Street reported similar incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Norman O. Racine
Biddeford Pool
Racine
Main Street
Graham Street
Magic Review Scheduled By Saco Jaycees
The Saco Jaycees present a Magic Review at Fairfield School Saco at 8 tomorrow night with seven acts. Master of ceremonies Armon Caron leads. performers include the Westons East Winthrop Carl Wentworth Nashua Dick Kelson Dan Vachon Lewiston Lee Ware Augusta the Andersons Boston Norman Howe Dedham Mass and Haskell and Co Augusta. Edward Hall directs and Erland Estes is organist. Proceeds go to future Jaycee community programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Jaycees
Maine Magician's Society
Fairfield School
Saco
Armon Caron
Westons
East Winthrop
Carl Wentworth
Nashua
N.H
Dick Kelson
Dan Vachon
Lewiston
Lee Ware
Augusta
The
Andersons
Boston
Norman Howe
Dedham
Mass
Haskell and Co
Edward Hall
Erland Estes
Local court fines for boating and minor beer offenses
Gordon L Eldridge 26 of Biddeford and Priscilla Eldridge 22 of Saco were fined 15 each after guilty pleas for water safety zone violations and related boating charges. Donald Collard 24 of Biddeford was fined 15 for incorrect boat numbers. Several youths including Bettencourt, Coburn, Davis, Farley Jr, Jensen, and Yorke were found guilty of illegal beer possession by a minor and fined 10 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon L. Eldridge
Guinea Road
Biddeford
Priscilla Eldridge
Franklin St
Saco
Donald Collard
South St
Paul Bettencourt
Danvers
Mass
Charles C. Coburn
South Paris
Stanley F. Davis
South Portland
Robert B. Farley Jr
Peter A Jensen
Gregory A. Yorke
York
Flag Gifted to Boy Scout Troop by Biddeford Legion Post
The Biddeford American Legion Post announced last night that a flag was purchased for a physically handicapped Boy Scout Troop. Joseph Zaitlin, the Americanism officer, spoke at Elm Street hall. The post reports 311 paid up members for 1967 and two for 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Post
Joseph Zaitlin
Americanism
Elm Street Biddeford Hall
Theodore Goulet
Adrien L'Heureux
Alfred Prejean
Adrian Poissant
George Boutin
Kitchen
Horace Beaulieu
Roland St
Michel
Jay
Robert Poire
St. Michel
Poire
Joseph Underwood
Joseph Hanusek
Polycarpe Richard
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Camp Wagon Train Heads South for Cross-Country Tour
A group led by Joseph M. Wood with assistant director Seb side Mamo and staffer Bent Armstrong includes Biddeford youths John Laverriere and Robert Crepeau, Saco’s Robert Lockhart, and Madison’s Mark Merrillis. They traveled through New England and New York camping at sites like Molly Stark Vermont State Park and Mt. Snow, with plans to move south to Florida after visiting Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Saca
Madison
Joseph M. Wood
Sebside Mamo
Bent Armstrong
John Laverriere
Robert Crepeau
Robert Lockharts
Saco
Mark Merrillis
Upper
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Molly Stark
Vermont State Park
Mt. Snow
Green Mountains
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Coopertown
Wood
Washington, D.C
Florida
Gulf States
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Melvin Campbell
Soviet Union
Frank R. Peck
Plamondon
Royal
A.M. P.M. AM. Joe
Bedards
Reny
Aime Giguere
St. Andre's
Henry Camire
George Neault
Brother Conrad
Andre Fortier
Germain Bureau
Paul Beaupre
Raoul Labranche
Dorothy Neault
Paul Neault
Msgr
Giguere
St. Joan Parish
St. Andre’s Irish
Cancer Drive
Superior
Richard P. Neault
Washington Ave
Jon A. Brown
Francis A. Seanlor
Dorchester
Donald G. Grandmaison
Haverhill
Roger P. Labbe
Willis N. Leavitt
Farmingdale
William E. Leeman III
William A. Berry
Somersworth
N. H
Leroy Jason Jr
Foxboro
Rodney P. Link
Hollis
Gerry A. Grondin
East Douglas
Roger P. Roy
Sanford
Robert N., Katz
South Orange
Nicholas Leon
East Waterboro
Richard N. Thomas Sr
Dover
Maurice A. Gouin
Richard A. Strout
New Britain
Bruce Fef. Ambrose
Elliot R. Levine
Maurice A. Merrifield
Springvale
Claire Carland
Mark S. Harmon
Emile St. Ours
Emery St
Ralph Bolduc
Irvings Ave
Biddeford High
Korytee
Touraine
Biddeford Legion Post
Beachway
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