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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1961

Page

2

Personal notices from Kinney Shores and area summer plans

Local items document numerous summer placements and travels. Jules Smith of Saco is a surgical patient at Web ber hospital while Miles York of Old Orchard Beach is a medical patient. Several families and individuals from Biddeford, Saco, and surrounding towns plan summers at Kinney Shores, with others visiting Niagara Falls, Denver, and Jerome. Notable mentions include Judith McNabb achieving dean’s list at Jackson College Tufts, Paul Gregoire aboard USS Essex, B E Moody aboard USS Terrebonne Parish, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduation.

Jules Smith Pinestreet Saco Webber Hospital Miles York Old Orchard Beach Kinney Shores Karl Pattee Louis Sherp Cambridge Mass Westbrook Dorothy Marcoux Ivy Semo Stone Street Biddeford York Inn Michael Barrett Vanceboro John Barrett Diane C. Hutchins Lookout Hotel Ogun Uit Wayne Hutchins Daniel Carey Niagara Falls N. Y Canada New York State Victor Skornberg Paul Providence R. J Montreal Lloyd Sampson Joseph Langley Judith McNabb John McNabb Beach Street Jackson College Tufts University Lowell Bertha Coffey Helena Andover Denver Colo Painted Desert Diane Elizabeth Patricia Barrett Winthrop Cherry Biddeford Pool Oscar Perrault John Perrault Terrebonne Parish Norfolk B.E. Moody USN L.D. Moody Colby Avenue Ocean Park York County Maine Council of Catholic Women Cardinal Cushing College Brookline Frank Flynn South Berwick Marie Jordan South Portland Madeline Davenport Alexander Martin Simard Avenue Richard Martin Kathleen Miami Fla R. Martin

Death of Angelina Lambert 91 Biddeford’s St Andre parish records

Angelina Lambert 91 of 47 Clifford street Biddeford died at home after a short illness. Born June 6 1870 at St. Nicholas Quebec she was a daughter of Alexandre and Celina Demers and a communicant of St. Andre church. She is survived by son Albert Lambert Biddeford two daughters Delianne Lambert and Mrs Georgianna Morissette Brooklyn three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Friends may call Emond Funeral home Biddeford 72 Hill street 7 to 10 PM today Friday Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 PM. Funeral from St. Andre church Monday at 9 AM.

Angelina Lambert Clifford Street Biddeford St. Nicholas P.Q Alexandre and Celina Demers St. Andre Church Albert Lambert Delianne Lambert Georgianna Morissette Brooklyn N.Y

Community meetings and sale announced for Friday

Higher Grade Corp Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army meet Friday at 8 30 pm. The Bible club of the Lyman Baptist church Goodwins Mills meets Friday at 7 30 pm at the parsonage. A rummage and food sale runs Friday from 9 am to 9 pm in the vestry of the Biddeford Foss Street Methodist church

Saco Salvation Army Bible Club Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church

Obituary: John B Bass 84 of Saco dies after brief illness

John B Bass 84 of Ferry road Saco died this morning at a local hospital after a brief illness. Born January 26 1877 in Tracadie NB he was a communicant of St Margeret church Old Orchard Beach. Survived by three sons Edmund Vincent Robert and four daughters Elizabeth Murthy Robert Thayer James Valade and Louis Othot ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral from St Ann church Berlin NH Saturday. Friends may call at Fluery funeral home Berlin NH tomorrow. Arrangements by Cote funeral home Saco.

John B. Bass Ferry Road Saco Tracadie N. B St. Margaret Church Old Orchard Beach Brown Company Berlin N.H Edmund Bass Portsmouth N. H Vincent Bass Robert Bass Cote Funeral Home Beach Street

Minnie Record 76 of Saco Dies After Long Illness

Minnie Alberta Record widow of Wallace R. Record aged 76 of 7 Weyemuth Street Saco died in a Kennebunk nursing home after a long illness Born in Biddeford February 19 1885 she attended Biddeford schools and was a member of United Baptist Church Biddeford Survived by eight sons Clayton C Record Arthur C Record Wallace R Record Jr Earle L Record Donald R Record Herbert D Record Leroy S Record and seven daughters Mildred Danis Gladys Pate Hazel Rogers Arlene Coburn June Michel Doris Atkins Laurene Harmon 30 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and several nieces and cousins Funeral services from Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco Saturday at 1 m Friends may call tonight 7 9 and tomorrow 2 4 7 9

Minnie Alberta Record Weyemuth Street Saco Wallace R. Record Kennebunk Biddeford Charles Ead Elizabeth (Nason) Carle United Baptist Church Clayton C. Record Belleville N. J Arthur C. Record

Infant Son of Biddeford Couple Laid to Rest

Graveside prayers were held for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Robert R Letellier of 49 Western Avenue Biddeford who died shortly after birth in a local hospital. Besides his parents he is survived by a brother Robert Raymond Jr maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Stanley J Kuczynski paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Alphonse Jr Letellier maternal great grandparents Mr and Mrs Joseph F Doyle and Mrs Katherine Adams Canton Mass six aunts four uncles and two cousins Arrangements were made by Cosgrove Funeral Home and burial was in St Mary cemetery.

Robert R. Letellier Western Avenue Biddeford Robert Raymond, Jr Stanley J. Kuczynski Alfred Road Alphonse Jr. Letellier Old Alfred Road

Funeral for Mrs Clara Morin at St Andre Church Biddeford

Funeral services for Mrs Clara Morin of 1 Freeman Street Biddeford were held at 9 am at St Andre Church with Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere officiating. Deacon Rev Robert Martel and subdeacon Rev Gerard Parent assisted. choir and organist Mrs Laura Lauzen Proulx performed. Burial in St Joseph Cemetery followed with committal prayers. Attending out of town were Mrs Angelina Tewksbury of South Portland and Mr and Mrs Henri Morin of Gray.

Clara Morin Freeman Street Biddeford St. Andre Church Aime Giguere Robert Martel Gerard Parent Laura Lauzen Proulx Jean Paul Morin Adelbert Morin, Jr Gerard Morin

Interior official to attend Frontier Week events

Under secretary James K. Carr will join the Frontier Week Celebration in Calais Maine and St Stephen New Brunswick on July 5 as announced by Senator Edmund S Muskie. The Maine Democrat highlighted Carrs participation in the cross border observance.

Carr Washington Interior James K. Carr Calais Maine St. Stephen N.B Edmund $. Muskie D-Maine

Marilyn Monroe Hospitalized Again in Manhattan

Actress Marilyn Monroe was hospitalized for the fourth time in five months. She was taken by ambulance from her Manhattan apartment to Poly Clinic Hospital with a mild intestinal disorder. Her former husband Joe DiMaggio accompanied her, as she had previous marriages to Miller and Miller’s later divorce.

New York Marilyn Monroe Manhattan Polyclinic Hopital Joe DiMaggio Arthur Miller Miller Miss Monroe Poly

Weather Brief For Portland Area Winds And Thunder Risks

Humid Portland forecast with warm sun this afternoon and 110 mph southwesterly winds offshore. Tonight fair and mild with fog late. Friday partly cloudy warm humid with isolated thunder showers possible. temperatures show varied readings across Caribou Eastport Greenville Old Town Portland Mt. Washington Concord Halifax Montreal and more.

Portland Caribou Eastport Greenville Old Town Runutora Mt. Wash Concord Halifax Montreal

Welcome- To The Fold Welcoming Newcomers

Welcome notices greet new area residents and newborns. Dwayne Aaron Guay, born May 28, 1961, aged one day at photo time, is listed with parents Gy Sgt and Dorothy Guay of Old Orchard Beach. Grandparents Napoleon Guay and Ella Whitehead noted. father stationed in Okinawa. Also noted are newborns June Elizabeth Seymour, Kevin Scott Heffernan, and others at Biddeford and Saco addresses with birth dates and weights.

Biddeford-Saco Journal Dwayne Aaron Guay Lucien D. Guay Fern Lavenue Old Orchard Beach Okinawa Napoleon Guay State Street Biddeford Ella Whiteihead Walden Avenue Old Orichard Beach Guay Dorothy Whitehead

Biddeford Civil War Descendant Sought for Drummer Photo

A Rochester woman seeks descendants of a Biddeford Civil War drummer boy named Charles A Brown Me Vol Co K aged 14 and portrait owner. The 24 by 4 inch Brady photo, found among family papers, is offered to the soldier’s kin through the Rochester resident or the Biddeford chamber of commerce.

Rochester N. Y Biddeford Charles A. Brown Drummer — Co Raymond L. Rissler Gorsline Street Chamber of Commerce

Gold Beating Lecture at Brick Store Museum Gallery

At the Brick Store Museum Art Gallery in Kennebunk on Tuesday July 18 F Henry Caffin presents a demonstration filled talk on the ancient art of gold beating The lecture traces its history from tomb treasures to temple domes and notes Caffin’s lineage as a 1812 New England gold-beater Admission is free and open to the public

Brick Store Museum Kennebunk At & P.m F. Henry Caffin Caltin New England First Unitarian Providence New Art Center

Property Tax Relief Cited By Noted Leaders

In Pike New Hampshire AP report three New England leaders from Boston Claremont and Rutland called for property tax relief. Mayor John F. Collins urged state aid to cut burdens. George W. Angus noted Granite State reliance on property tax for 75 percent of revenue. John J. Daley urged Vermonters to lobby lawmakers and support urban renewal for Rutland.

Pike N.H New England Claremont Angus John J. Daley Rutland

Decrease In Welfare List Drops Amid Seasonal Jobs

The Biddeford Overseer of the Poor Mrs. Annette Gagne reports a steady fall in surplus food recipients from 1900 to 1300 over recent months. No new cases in over two weeks. She cautions that higher employment may be seasonal and totals could rise after Labor Day.

Biddeford Annette Gagne

Edgar Resigns From Augusta To Take State Post

State Sen. Joseph T. Edgar of Bar Harbor resigns from the 100th Legislature to become deputy secretary of state. He will assume the new post next week.

Edgar Augusta Joseph T. Edgar Bar Harbor

Births in Old Orchard Beach and nearby towns

A baby born to Shawn Aon weighing seven pounds four ounces on June 21. Orrin Edward Jr. born to Mr. and Mrs. Orrin E Clark weighing seven pounds ten ounces on June 22 at 105 Atlantic avenue Old Orchard Beach. Susan Anne born to Mr. and Mrs. William E Higgins at Cape Porpoise weighing seven pounds six ounces on June 22. Nancilee Deanne born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G Lomax Mill Street West Kennebunk weighing seven pounds on June 24. Scott Allan born to Mr. and Mrs. Allan C Went worth RFC Kennebunk weighing eight pounds five ounces on June 26. John Arthur born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E F Milliard Newtown road Biddeford weighing nine pounds on June 26.

Aon Shawn Orrin E.clark Atlantic Avenue Old Orchard Beach Orrin Edward, Jr William E. Higgins Cape Porpoise Susan Anne Kenneth G. Lomax Mill Street West Kennebunk Nancilee Deanne Allan C. Wentworth RFC Kennebunk Scott Allan Arthur EF. Milliard Newtown Road Biddeford John Arthur

Hills Beach erosion options urged by US Rep Garland

US Rep Peter A Garland proposes two approaches for Hills Beach Biddeford residents facing shoreline erosion. He says federal aid is unlikely due to private residences. The plan includes salt barricades and limited offshore dredging, plus a long term corps study on harbor dredging in the Saco River to reduce sand loss and curb erosion.

Peter A. Garland Hills Beach Biddeford Garland

Goose Rocks Beach group announces July events schedule

Goose Rocks Beach association opens the summer season with a welcome tea at the Community house. July events include a clam and lobster bake for members and residents, a dessert card party, an adult style show, a social evening, a Brazil slide lecture, and a public buffet supper. Junior hostesses join the lineup this year.

Goose Rocks Ronald Dicesare Wilson John Finlayson Paul Traugh Brazil Walter Wiewel Henry Smith

Permits OKd for Six New Buildings in Saco

Saco Building Inspector Peter Hellige reports six permits valued at 12 800, raising yearly totals to 68 permits at 792 700. Recipients include Dinsmore Worthing Camp Falls for a 10 by 12 porch expansion, Biddeford and Saco Country Club for a 16 by 20 pro shop, Robert Meade for a 22 by 30 Cape Cod house, Thomas Butler Jr for an 8 by 20 kitchen, Andrew Bouffard for a 20 by 6 porch enlargement, and Joseph Vachon Jr for a 25 by 20 one story house with combined lots 2 and 4.

Saco Peter Hellige Dinsmore Worthing Camp Fallis Biddeford and Saco Old Orchard Road Robert Meade Portland Road Cape Cod Thomas Butler, Jr Island View Road Ferry Beach Andrew Bouffard Lawn Avenue Joseph Vachon, Jr Pond Avenue

Market Nods to Small Shifts Amid Mixed Dow Jones Level

New York stock trading opened with indecision and slight gains and losses across groups. The AP 60 stock average stood at 243.0, up .10, while the Dow Jones 30 fell .47 to 684.12 at noon as industrials slipped and rails and utilities edged higher.

New York Associated Press U.S New York Central Southern Pacific Illinois Central Santa Fe U.S. Steel Goodrich Zenith

Summer Plans Made By Saco Legion Auxiliary

The Owen-Davis unit American Legion auxiliary formed a planning committee for August’s annual banquet. Co chairs are Charlene Farnham and Germaine Grant. New member Cecile Herbert was initiated by Eva Sherman. Reports from Rockland convention were shared by Lavoie and Sherman. Next meet is a July 19 cookout at Florence Gagne’s Ossipee Lake cottage. notify arrangements chairs by July 1. Members to assemble at the Legion home at 4:45 pm for transport. Mae Waterhouse and Irene Parker served refreshments. President Gertrude Rankin led the session at the post home on Beach Street.

Owen- Davis American Legion Auxiliary Charlene Farnham Germaine Grant Cecile Herbert Eva Sherman American Legion Rockland Gilberto Lavoie Florence Gagne Ossipee Lake Angie Cote Cote Sherman Legion Home Mae Waterhouse Irene Parker Gertrude Rankin Beach Steet

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Minnie Letellier Infant Marilyn Theodore Seymour Elm Street June Elizabeth David F. Heffernan Summer — Street Kevin Scott Edward J. Conroy Main Street First National Stores Wilson Ham Finast Frankforts Shank London Crean Brookside Victor Shrimp Za-Rex Golden Sunrise Anchor Fiat National Libby Sunkist Red Sox Goose Rocks Group Saco Legion Auxiliary
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