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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1967

Page

2

Deaths Euzeb Corriveau 76 of Saco

Euzeb Corriveau 76 of 178 Pleasant Street Saco died after a short illness in a Biddeford hospital. He was born October 30 1890 in Wallagrass son of Etienne and Elizabeth Corriveau. He leaves three daughters, three sisters and one brother with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Thursday at 8 am followed by interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call at Spumway Funeral Home Saco today and tomorrow evenings.

Euzeb Corriveau Pleasant St Saco Biddeford Wallagrass Etienne Elizabeth Picard Corriveau Lafayette Court Catholic Order of Foresters Notre Dame de Lourdes Claire Corriveau Jean Roy Lewiston Dora Fagula Laconia N.H Elsie Martin Edilie Belanger Jane Ouellette Soldier Pond Joseph Corriveau Gren Niees Notre Dame de Lourdes Church St. Joseph's Cemetery Spumway Funeral Home Spring St

Maine Court Orders Mortgage Guarantee Or Show Cause

Supreme Court Justice Walter M Tapley Jr. ordered the Maine Recreation Authority to guarantee a $3 million mortgage to Lovell based Evergreen Valley Development Corp Lowell. The petition alleges the MRA refused the Evergreen Mortgage due to illegal commitments to a Bigelow Mountain development group formed out of state.

Portland Supreme Court Walter M. Tapley Jr Maine Recreation Authority Lovell Development Corp Evergreen Valley of Lowell MRA Evergreen

Heart Triggers Auto Accident In Pittsfield Farmer Dies

Pittsfield turkey farmer Ernest Vigue, 50, died after a heart attack caused a car crash when his vehicle struck a tree. Medical examiner Dr. Ernest W. Stein said autopsy results released Monday linked the fatal incident to a heart condition.

Pittsfield Ernest W. Stein Stein Ernest Vigue Vigue

Mighty Falls of Victoria on the Zambezi River

Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River in Africa is higher and wider than its American counterpart. It spans about 1,900 yards across and drops up to 355 feet. The roar travels 20 miles and the plume is visible for seven miles.

Victoria Falls Africa Zambezi River

Liquor Raids Reported in Biddeford as Officials Silence

State Liquor Commission officials conducted two raids in Biddeford on Sunday citing Sunday sales violations and illegal possession with intent to sell. Details remain unavailable with Timothy Murphy and Augusta officials declining comment. Cases expected in Saco District Court Thursday.

State Liquor Commission Biddeford Commission Timothy Murphy Murphy Augusta Saco District Court

First National Bank Recovers Stolen Money in Maine

The $7,687 taken in the Biddeford bank holdup that killed Maine State Trooper Charles Black has been recovered and returned to First National Bank of Biddeford. York County Clerk Albert Merryman and Sheriff Richard Dutremble carried the funds to bank officials as justice moves to return the cash, declared bank property, after the 1964 case.

Maine First National Bank of Biddeford South Berwick Pepperell Trust Co Main St York County Albert Merryman Merryman Richard Dutremble Charles E. Gould First National Main Street Superior Court Charles A. Pomeroy

Merger of Two Churches Seen Certain

The proposed merger of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren into a single body named the United Methodist Church appears virtually guaranteed. Ohio and nationwide voting by delegates show overwhelming approval, with final audits planned and a union conference set for Dallas in year.

Dayton Ohio Methodist Church Evangelical United Brethren EUB United Methodist Church Sandusky St. Marys Ohio Sandusky Tennessee Dallas Tex

Taxi Damaged In Accident At Saco

A taxicab owned by Lionel H. Parenteau of Biddeford sustained damages of 75 dollars after being struck in a parking space near Percy's Pharmacy on Main Street Saco. The other driver was Darlene P F Garneau of Old Orchard Beach.

Lionel H. Parenteau Cleaves St Biddeford Percy Main Street Saco Darlene PF. Garneau Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach

Local Servicemen and Relatives Noted in Brief Items

Mrs. Harry Gowen of Biddeford is a patient at Mercy Hospital in Portland. Lt. David P. Hilton of Wells participated in decommissioning ceremonies at McGuire AFB New Jersey. Leo S. Glass of Saco graduated from Aviation Structural Mechanic Hydraulics School in Memphis Tennessee. Thomas E. Charron of Saco serves aboard USS Randolph, NATO exercise participant. Gerald J. Edwin of Biddeford completed two weeks of active duty training at Great Lakes Illinois and returned to his reserve unit. Mrs. William Trott of Biddeford returned home after visits with relatives in Connecticut and Hebron and attended Russell Blow’s graduation from Rham High School.

Harry Gowen Herring Avenue Biddeford Mercy Hospital Portland David P. Hilton USNR Earl P. Hilton Wells Naval Transport Squadron Three McGuire Air Force Base N.J Leo S. Glass USN Emile A. Perreault Jr Oak St Saco Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tenn Thomas E. Charron Gerald Charron Storer St Randolph NATO Gerald J. Edwin Wilfred L. Edwin Jr Lunt St Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill William Trott South St Robert T. Sweeney East Hartford Conn Paul Blow Hebron Russell Blow Rham High School Myrtle Poore Pool Road Trott

Local Club and Legion Meetings Planned in Saco and Biddeford

Members of Owen-Davis Unit, American Legion Auxiliary meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Legion Home Beach Street Saco. Unity Social Club gathers 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Ruth Scammon Buxton Road Saco and travels to Pine Point for a picnic then to Irene Townsend Hill Street Saco for a business session. Council Chagnon Union Street Jean Baptiste holds a corporation meeting Wednesday 8 p.m. at St John s Hall Adams Street Biddeford.

Owen - Davis Unit American Legion Auxiliary The Legion Home Beach Street Saco Unity Social Club Ruth Scammon Buxton Road Pine Point Irene Townsend Hill St Council Chagnon Union St. Jean Baptiste St. John's Hall Adams Street Biddeford

Church Notes Midweek services and rehearsals listed for local churches

A schedule of Wednesday church activities across area congregations. Girl Guards meet 6:30 p m at Salvation Army hall Old Orchard Beach. Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills holds 7 p m service with 8 p m choir. Various prayer meetings Bible studies and choirs follow at Biddeford United Baptist Faith Tabernacle Ogunquit Baptist Village Baptist Kennebunkport Wells and Kennebunkport churches with times ranging 6:30 to 7:59 p m.

Salvation Army Hall Union Ave Old Orchard Beach Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Biddeford United Baptist Church Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church Atlantic Avenue Third Street Goodwins Mills Methodist Church Lyman Village Baptist Church Kennebunkport Kennerunkport

Arsonist Seeks Prison Release From Old Orchard Beach

John J. Hayes 20 of Old Orchard Beach seeks release from state prison where he serves 8 to 20 years for arson in last year’s Federal School blaze. He was among four young men convicted in the fire, with the case filed Monday. The note about scallop anatomy appears as a non sequitur in the report.

Alfred John J. Hayes Old Orchard Beach Hayes

Portland Weather Forecast Tonight and Wednesday

Fair and cool tonight with low temperatures in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Light and variable winds. Wednesday will be fair and warm with highs in the middle 70s.

Portland

City council considers parking, zoning, and street updates

City officials discussed right of way issues with the Boston and Maine Railroad and voted on measures including a new no parking sign on Sea View Avenue, speed regulations, a stop sign on Wildwood Drive, and closing Main Street during the Centennial Parade. They also funded a sander, extended Piney Woods Road access, and awaited the planning board’s comprehensive survey final report.

William Wilson Boston and Maine Railroad O'Neil Doyle Purvis Harold Waight Seaview Avenue Camp Ellis Waight Wildwood Drive Main Street Malcolm McLeod Joan Lamontagne Saco Yacht Club Lincoln Street Spring Street Planning Board James Cartier Board of Assessors Wilson Piney Woods Road Kinney Shores Alfred Coulombe McLeod

Name links pair of Kentucky officials in Frankfort

William Smart serves as a supervisor in the Kentucky Department of Education while nearby James Shepherd pastors the First Methodist Church, highlighting a close proximity of public service and community leadership in Frankfort.

Frankfort, Ky William Smart Kentucky Department of Education James Shepherd First Methodist Church

Youth Fined For Five Motor Car Violations

A Saco youth Gregory Crosby nineteen of Gove Avenue Camp Ellis was fined two hundred sixty dollars on five motor vehicle law convictions. Crosby pleaded guilty in Saco 10th District Court before Judge George Varney to driving to endanger falsifying an accident report driving without a license driving an unregistered motor vehicle and driving an uninspected vehicle.

Saco Gregory S&s.crosby Gove Avenue iCamp Ellis Crosby 10Th District Court George Varney Reformatory South Windham Andrew R. Binette Jr Beacon St Superior Court Varney Jack Feeney Dayton Dennis K. Blain Portland Pierre Caron Quebec John J. Casey Jr Peabody Mass Jacques Charette Sharon Dianne Larsen Anita M. Nelson Dean Yves Roy Old Orchard Beach Michael J. Seneca Robert E. Collins Freeport Seneca Collins Harland E. Jordan Buxton Brian K. Nichols North Berwick John C. Tufts Kennebunk Edward F. Gammon Robert I. Pinkerton Westbrook William H. Anderson F . Merrill Inc South Portland Andrew W. Cooper Troy N.Y Jaquett S. Hickman Manchester N. H

Broiler Festival Slated For July

BELFAST AP reports the 20th Maine Broiler Festival will run July 7-8 with several tons of barbecued chicken. About 10 000 visitors are expected to attend the parade and the 1967 Broiler Queen selection.

Belfast

Kennebunkport exhibit marks republication of Bradbury history

A public reception and exhibit will be held August 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Graves Memorial Library to honor the republication of a limited run of Bradbury’s History of Kennebunk Port. Sponsored by the Kennebunkport Historical Society and Durrell Publications, the book traces exploration voyages from 1602 to 1837, with notes on Gosnold, Cape Porpoise, and the 1812 war seamen list.

Kennebunkport Graves Memorial Library Kennebunk Port Charles Bradbury Kennebunk James K. Remich Port Brad Bury Joshua Herrick North America Cabot Cortereal York Saco Cape

Kennedy Assassination Probe Split as Gurvich Resigns

New Orleans official William Gurvich, former chief investigator for District Attorney Jim Garrison, resigns after accusing Garrison of rights violations and calling the Kennedy assassination the Warren Commission’s solution. He seeks grand jury action and pledges to present evidence he can prove. Old Orchard Beach council authorizes a 11650 note for a feasibility study and approves licenses as it mulls zoning appeals.

New Orleans John F. Kennedy Warren Commission William Gurvich Jim Garrison Gurvich Albert Labiche Orleans Parish Grand Jury Garrison Labiche Clay L. Shaw Shaw Kennedy Dallas Tex Lee Harvey Oswald Oswald New York District Attorney’s Office

U S War Actions Reported Across North Vietnam Front

American pilots strike Phu Xuyen and Hoang Mai rail yards near Hanoi as rail service is repaired after raids. U S Navy destroyers shell roads and waterways while South Vietnamese forces fight Viet Cong 40 miles southwest of Saigon. One Phantom jet downed by Chinese MIGs near Hainan. two airmen rescued by 7th Fleet helicopters.

Page One Phu Xuyen Hanoi Hoang Mai U. S Saigon Hainan da Nang Philippines Air Force J.C. Blandford Sherman, Tex Jeremy M. Jarvis Warren, Mich Dan Nang U. S. 7Th Fleet North Vietnam

Ambulance Service Altered in Saco and Biddeford

Saco's ambulance operates in both cities today after Biddeford's emergency vehicle breaks down. The note adds that Chile is nicknamed the shoestring republic for its long narrow shape.

Saco Biddeford Chile Republic

Biddeford Boy Injured In Car and Bicycle Mishap

Leo Bedard eighteen of 32 Atlantic Avenue was injured when his bicycle was struck by a car driven by Norman Trottier twenty four on Graham Street Biddeford. He received head injury treatment at Maine Medical Center after initial checks at Webber Hospital and was released home today. police investigated with witness Don Martin noting the boy rode into the car’s path from Emmons Place.

Biddeford Maine Medical Center Portland Graham Street Webber Hospital Leo Bedard Atlantic Ave Bedard Norman G. Trottier Brackett St Trottier Emmons Place Don Martin Journal First National

Pope Revives Permanent Diaconate Rank

Pope Paul VI announces the restoration of the permanent diaconate for married and single men to aid priest shortages. Eligible men: married 35 plus with wives’ consent. single 25 and remain chaste. Diaconate can preach and administer some sacraments but not celebrate Mass or hear confessions. National conferences will decide implementation. Regions with shortages in Latin America Africa and Asia expected to adopt most. Temporary diaconate previously allowed baptizing preaching and communion.

Vatican City Paul VI Sacred Order of the Diaconate Bishops Conferences Latin America Africa Asia

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Emond Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy Dennett & Craig Dial Shumway Philip H. Gross Sr Lorraine Paquette Georgie E. Fowler Mother Theodore Lewis Fred Madeline Lillie Erlene Sandra Robert First National Bank Rhine Church Notes Christ Church Congregational Methodist Dane Street Christian Science Society Winter Street Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Road Full Gospel Route A Kennebunkport Historical Society Council Leon Jones Jones Currant and Cassette Appeals Board Dennis Diane Camire Leo Paul Camire Green St Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute National Guard Kentucky Burlington General Electric Miss Camire University of Maine Orono Phi Kappa Phi Kappa Delta Pi Greenfield St. Joseph's High School Valliere Carey Bros Jewelers Thacher Building
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