Local Personal Notices From Biddeford and Nearby
The notices list several individuals in Biddeford and area: Irene Bouffard a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Adelbert Morin Jr a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Helen Norwood a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mary Bloomfield transferred from Webber Hospital to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Sister Marie des Lys A.S.A. visiting relatives at 47 Adams St Biddeford. Emilia Bolduc and Marie Rousselle also of 47 Adams St. Brother Roger Baillargeon enrolled in the summer session at St Michael's College in Winooski Vermont after teaching at St Bernard's High School in New London Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Bouffard
Harrison Ave
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Adelbert Morin Jr
Gove St
Notre Dame Hospital
Helen Norwood
Goose Rocks Beach
Kennebunkport
Mary Bloomfield
Green St
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Marie Des Lys
A.S.A
Hotel Dieu Hospital
Levis
Que
Leo la Brecque
Rita LaBrecque
Adams St
Emilia Bolduc
Marie Rousselle
Roger Baillargeon
Jules E. Baillargeon
Harding Street
St. Michael's College
Winooski
Brother Baillargeon
St. Bernard’s High School
New London
Conn
Biddeford Saco Elks Meet on Portland Road
A Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 8 PM in the lodge rooms on the Portland Road Saco A memorial tablet service will honor the late Richard C Leclair A buffet lunch will follow the meeting.
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Biddeford- Saco
Church Notes Midweek Prayer Meetings Scheduled
Mid week prayer meetings are set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at Bible Baptist church 144 Ferry road Saco A prayer and Bible study will follow at 7 30 p m Thursday at First Baptist Ocean avenue Old Orchard Beach A prayer meeting is planned for 7 30 p m Thursday at the First Assembly of Cod church of Saco Ahepa home 22 Pleasant street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Cod Church
Ahepa
Pleasant Street
Group Leaders Refute Alabama Legislature Communism Claim
In Montgomery Alabama a legislative commission report accuses SCLC SNCC and CORE of communist influence prompting swift denials from group leaders. Martin Luther King Jr labeled the report an attempt to dodge Alabama democracy while calling it baseless and harmful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Legislative Commission
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Congress of Racial Equality
Martin Luther King Jr
SCLC
Two Youths Hospitalized After Temple Ave Motorcycle Crash
A motorcycle crash on Temple Avenue left William Dale aged 16 of Atlantic Avenue Saco held for observation at Webber Hospital after colliding with a car driven by Earle Mailman 22 of Biddeford who was turning into a driveway to discharge a passenger. Donald Nason 51 of Saco was released after examination. Damages totaled 50 dollars to the motorcycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Webber Hospital
Temple Avenue
William Dale
Atlantic Avenue
Donald Nason
Nve St. Saco
Earle Mailman
Oak St
Biddeford
Rate Reduction Sought for Maine Grain Transport
The Maine Central Railroad proposes cutting transportation rates for grain shipped from Chicago to Maine poultry areas by 30 cents per ton, potentially lowering poultry and dairy feed costs for Maine farmers. A public hearing is set for July 14 in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Maine Central Railroad
Chicago
Memorial services for Lucius H. Groves planned in Saco
Orchard Lodge AF and AM officers will conduct a memorial service for Lucius H. Groves of Ocean Park at 7 30 p m Thursday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco Maine The service will be held by the lodge in a local funeral home setting.
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Orchard Lodge
Retired Boston Banker Lucius H. Groves Dies at 70
Lucius H. Groves 70 a retired Boston banker died yesterday at his home 52 Winona Ave Ocean Park Born Hudson Mass May 5 1895 son of Jonesses H and Clara Brown Groves he was assistant vice president State Street Bank and Trust Co Boston for 45 years retiring five years ago Survived by wife Carrie son Richard B Groves sister Helen McDonald and brother Charles H Groves Funeral 2 p m Friday Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco with Laurel Hill interment Friends may call 2–4 and 7–9 p m
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Ocean Park
Lucius H. Groves
Boston
Winona Ave
Hudson
Mass
Jonesses H. and
Clara (Brown) Groves
State Street Bank and Trust Co
Bank Officers’Association
Quarter Century Club
Herman Lodge
A. F
A. M
Medford
Carrie (Brown) Groves
Richard B.groves
Helen McDonald
Charles H. Groves
Cone
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Laurel Hill
Obituary of Joseph Corriveau of Biddeford Maine
Joseph Corriveau 67 of 102 Alfred St Biddeford died yesterday in a local hospital after a long illness He was born in Canada July 16 1897 son of Napoleon and Delvina Gagne Corriveau He worked at Pepperell Mfg Co Biddeford as a loom fixer He was a communicant of St Josephs Church a member of Biddeford Saco Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles He is survived by Beatrice Guilbeault Corriveau widow of Biddeford one son Lucien Saco one daughter Mrs Marie Jeanne Chantigne one brother Albert four sisters all of Biddeford eight grandchildren two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Services were conducted from St Josephs Church Biddeford at 830 am Friday with interment in St Josephs Cemetery Friends may call at Shumway Funeral Home Saco 7 to 10 pm tonight 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 pm Thursday Prayers will be recited at 730 am Friday at the funeral home prior to services
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Joseph Corriveau
Alfred St
Biddeford
Canada
Napoleon
Delvina (Gagne) Corriveau
Pepperell Mfg. Co
St. Joseph's Church
Biddeford-Saco Aerie
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Funeral Services for Arsene Rousselle in Asbestos
Funeral services for Arsene Rousselle age 61 of Asbestos were held Monday night at Ste Aime Church. Born November 1 1904 in Reviere Well Quebec he was the son of Arsene and Arthimise Moreau Rousselle and had studied in Biddeford Maine. He leaves Rose Bineau Rousselle a son Roland Biddeford a stepson Robert Bisneau Biddeford two sisters Julia Vermette Berlin NH and Regina Rousselle Biddeford four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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Asbestos
Que
Arsene Rousselle
Biddeford
Maine
Ste Aime
Reviere Well
Arsene
Arthimise (Moreau) Rousselle
Robert Bineau
Julia Vermette
Berlin
N.H
Regina Rousselle
Funeral services for Mrs Edith Littlefield Day
Funeral services for Mrs Edith Littlefield Dayton were held Monday at Hollis Center Baptist Church with Rev John McKarron officiating. Interment followed in Clarks Mills Cemetery Hollis. Bearers were Walter Knox Harrison Littlefield Clement Meserve and Robert Anderson.
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Dayton
Edith Littlefield
Hollis Center Baptist Church
John McKarron
Clarks Mills
Hollis
Walter Knox
Harrison Littlefield
Clement Meserve
Robert Anderson
Searchers Find Trace Of Family Thought Lost
A search party reported campers a life jacket and women's clothing on a deserted shore 45 miles south of El Rosario Mex near where a 15 year old girl crawled from the sea Saturday. Denise Winter previously thought to be the only survivor from the Warren Winter family of Murrieta Calif aboard a 45 foot cabin cruiser that sank off the Baja California coast last weekend. Fresh water was found near footprints, raising hopes the four missing members may still be alive.
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EL Rosario
Mex
California
Here
Denise Winter
Baja California
Warren Winter
Murrieta
Calif
Five Unusual Birds Sighted on Dallas Lawn
John H. Taylor reported unusual lawn decor at dawn including six artificial ducks, two cranes, a white bird bath, and two for sale signs. No suspects were identified as authorities investigated the scene in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
John H. Taylor
Taylor
Portland Weather: Cool Tonight and Thursday
Tonight in Portland will be fair and cooler with low temperatures around 45 to 50. Winds will be light and northerly. Thursday remains fair and cool with northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
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Portland
June and July Tides Data Snapshot
Tide readings show daily high and low marks for June and July with times listed in A M and P M. The figures include dates 30 and 21 with times such as 12:43 12:55 6:27 6:36 and anomalies like 7:82 and 161:37 indicating OCR errors requiring interpretation.
Costs Of Living Go Up Again
Washington AP reports consumer prices rose three tenths of a percent in May for the second straight month, pushing the index to 109.6 the highest level yet and 1.7 percent above a year ago. Foods with sharp gains included meat and fresh vegetables driven by bad weather and tight supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maudling Invited By Soviets To Meet Kosygin
Reginald Maudling of the British Conservative party said after a Kremlin meeting with Soviet Premier Kosygin that the Soviet leader stressed friendship with the United States but acknowledged difficulties. Maudling, a foreign affairs expert, reported Kosygin viewed the Vietnamese conflict as caused by American aggression and favored US withdrawal as part of a solution. He was invited to Moscow by Soviet parliamentarians.
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Moscow
Reginald Maudling
Conservative Party
Alexei Kosygin
Kosygin
Soviet Union
United States
Maudling
Kremlin
Biddeford Civil Defense Group Modifies Plans
Biddeford Civil Defense and Public Safety members modified operational plans in a Monday meeting at Biddeford City Building Court Room. The plan aims to organize equip train and operate city forces for maximum protection of residents against natural and war disasters. Director Gilbert Boucher led the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Biddeford
Biddeford Boy Injured in Bicycle Car Crash
A 13 year old Biddeford boy Richard Boutin of 25 Emery Street was injured in a bicycle and car crash near Center and Peace Streets. Constance L Levesque 25 of Westbrook said she could not stop her car in time to avoid the collision as the boy rolled from Green Street down the hill. Officer Alfred Guilmette investigated.
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Biddeford
Richard Boutin
Emery St
Webber Hospital
Center
Peace Streets
Constance L. Levesque
Westbrook
Jefferson Street
Green Street
Alfred Guilmette
Saco Red Cross Swim Program Dates Updated
The York County Chapter American Red Cross announces the City of Saco children's swimming program starts Monday July 5, not Tuesday as previously stated. It runs Monday to Friday July 5–9 and again the second week, Monday to Friday.
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Saco
York County
American Red Cross
The
Red Cross
Town Meeting Approves Beach Zoning Ordinance
Town Meeting approves the beach zoning ordinance with an Appeals Board and building inspector to administer. Planning Board chair Leo F. Larochelle notes the ordinance now lies with the Town Council and calls for courageous, convictioned appointees. Indefinite postponement of official map article is approved. camp grounds ordinance also passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Planning Board
Leo F. Larochelle
Larochelle
Maine
Barnett Shur
Helene Fowler
Town Meeting
Gertrude Leonard
International and national notes from the year
An investigation shows Communist involvement after a Dominican revolt. Viet Cong attacks wound four and five Marines die in clashes. the US expands its Viet Cong strategy. A New York executive notes women should carry lipstick not a stick. Bobby Baker investigators release their report. government ends fiscal year with a near surplus. Republicans eye party finance posts. Canadian Justice Minister Favreau resigns over bribery scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Bobby Baker
National Finance
House
International
Guy Favreau
Two Massachusetts Men Plan Appeal After Second Conviction
In Portland the U S District Court jury convicted Samuel Rosencranz 58 of Brookline and Anthony DiPietro 33 of Milford on three counts of conspiracy and Rosencranz on aiding and abetting for operating a large alcohol still in Scarborough. Judge Gignoux set sentencing for July 9 and both men said they will appeal.
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Portland
Massachusetts
Scarborough
U.S. District Court
Samuel Rosencranz
Brookline
Anthony DiPietro
Milford
Edward T. Gignoux
Rosencranz
Soap Freeing of Worker on Historic Locomotive
In Felton near Santa Cruz 28 year old L. A. Mc Guire was servicing an 1897 model locomotive on a tourist train when he became stuck in the boiler. Firemen used soap to slick him free and he was rescued two hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Cruz
Calif
L. A. McGuire
Felton
Here
Retractable Roof Stadium Planned For Boston
The Greater Boston Stadium Authority announced an $80 million all weather stadium with a 53 000 football and 45 000 baseball capacity. Roof opens in 20 minutes, built from wedge shaped aluminum slices and powered by electric motors. A separate 18 000 seat arena for hockey basketball and large events is planned nearby on a 45 acre site near South Station.
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Boston
Greater Boston Stadium Authority
South Station
India and Pakistan sign cease fire in Kutch
The two nations sign a formal cease fire agreement to take effect at 6 30 a m Thursday and plan to abandon some outposts in the disputed Rann of Kutch area. Heavy fighting erupted in April with both sides accusing the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Rann of Kutch
Kutch
Montreal
Que
West‘mount City
Ed Harper
Westmount
U.N. Command
Rome
Italy
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Chinchallote
Costa Rica
Honduran
Market Soars on Last Day of 1965 First Half
New York stock market posted a massive gain in heavy trading. The Dow rose 11.08 to 862.48 at noon as the AP 60 advanced 3.6 to 315.5 with gains spread across major groups. IBM led with over 4 point rise and American Telephone up nearly a point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
American Telephone
IBM
American Stock Exchange
Treasury
Remarkable Stock Sessions In New York Market
After a sluggish week the New York Stock Exchange posted two remarkable sessions. Monday saw the worst decline since JFK's assassination on Nov 22 1963, while Tuesday surged with the biggest advance of the year though no stock hit a new high for 1965. Trading volume reached 7.66 million on Monday and 10.49 million on Tuesday with heavy blue chip gains and 452 stocks hitting new lows. The ticker lagged up to six minutes during the morning rush.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Water Pipe Breaks at Biddeford Fire Station
Workmen repair a broken water pipe feeding the Biddeford fire station after a false alarm dispatch. The Biddeford and Saco Water Co crew rushed to the scene to restore service.
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Biddeford
Biddeford Firemen Respond to Two Calls
Biddeford firefighters were summoned last night to a field fire caused by a burning old truck cushion on Elm Street owned by Mrs. Margaret Howard. A booster line halted the blaze. A false box alarm at Alfred and May Streets was reported at 11 20 p m.
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Biddeford
Elm St
Margaret Howard
Alfred
May Streets
Pinball Machine Licenses Available in Biddeford
Pinball machine owners must obtain licenses at the Biddeford City Clerk's office. City Clerk Paul Brunelle said the new licenses must be picked up before June 30 when the old Jones licenses expire.
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Biddeford
Paul Brunelle
Jones
Brunelle
Farrington Outlines Saco Youth Recreation Schedule
William Farrington, director of Neighborhood Youth Corps, announces supervised recreation at Sweetser and Jordan schools in Saco from 8:30 to 11:30 am and 1 to pm daily. A sneaker hop is planned each night from 7 to 10 at the tennis courts by the American Legion Hall with no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetser and Jordan
iSaco
William Farrington
Farrington
American Legion Hall
Saco Sewage Committee Plans Ordinance Update
The Saco Sewage Sanitation Committee votes to draft an ordinance applying an 1890 health law on cesspools and sanitation. A city sanitary inspector will be appointed to enforce violations and inspect eating venues, trailer parks, and private systems. Others present include Byron Dolby Norman Duranceau and Robert Fenderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Sewage Sanitation
City Hall
Timothy Crowley
Maurice Ross
Saco Health
Byron Dolby
Saco
Norman Duranceau
Robert Fenderson
Saco Public Schools Building Needs Committee Formed
Lowell Innes named chairman of the Saco Public Schools Building Needs Committee at a court house meeting. Four committees were formed including Population and present space chaired by John Harvey with William Wilson and Charles Gilpatric Jr. The Possible additions to present buildings subcommittee is led by Mrs Lucille Mistos with Robert Knox, Fernand Precourt, and John Harvey. Mrs Eliot Fink heads the Possible new buildings subcommittee with Donald Guay and Innes. William Wilson chairs the finance subcommittee joined by Gilpatric and Gilman Seaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Lowell Innes
Saco Public Schools
Court House
John Harvey
William Wilson
Charles Gilpatric Jr
Lucille Mistos
Robert Knox
Fernand Precourt
Planning Board
Eliot Fink
Donald Guay
Innes
Gilpatric
Gilman Seaver
Teletype Machine Delivers New Police Link at Beach
Delivery of a teletype machine for the police department was made today. Chief John Clark says it will connect the department with state police networks and with other departments nationwide via the master machine in Scarborough barracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
John Clark
Scarborough Barracks
Women Defend Home Against Five Burglars in Manila
Mrs. Alejandra Peralta, 50, awoke Tuesday night as five burglars entered her house in Manila. She roused three women in the room, who armed themselves with bolo knives and rushed the intruders to defend the home. The Philippine News Service reports one burglar killed and others wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilap
Alejandra Peralta
Philippine News Service
Relative of Johnson Tours Latin America as AID consultant
Antonio J. Taylor a brother in law of President Johnson tours Ecuador Peru Bolivia and Guatemala as a $75 a day consultant for the Agency for International Development to survey regional handicraft and artisan export possibilities. He runs an arts and crafts store in Santa Fe New Mexico and has wide Latin American travel experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Antonio J. Taylor
Johnson
Agency For International Development
Taylor
Santa Fe
N.M
Girls Being Used To Hoe Sugar Beets
In Goodland Kansas 15 year old Jane Isernhagen hoed a quarter mile of sugar beets under hot sun. She and other girls of high school and college age work as field hands for Leo Hatcher earning $8 to $11 daily and $18 an acre, replacing braceros when needed. They say heat breaks, pay is good, and work is not too hard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodland
Kan
Jane Isernhagen
O.K
Jane
Leo Hatcher
Mexico
Hatcher
Cracker Balls Seized as Dangerous Candy Lookalikes
nationwide crackdowns rise near the Fourth of July after child injuries and a death blamed on tiny three-eighths inch firecracker pellets that resemble candy. Massachusetts reports 450 boxes seized under hazardous labeling act. nine cases of oral injuries tied to biting the pellets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Massachusetts
Reed Dedicates Mt. Beattie Road
Governor Reed dedicates a new $100,000 Mt. Beattie road at a ceremony in Camden praising state and local cooperation in recreational development. He calls the summit route one of the most spectacular vistas on the Atlantic Coast and a boon to Maine tourism.
Biddeford Police Find Missing Belmont Youths
Biddeford police picked up two missing youths from Belmont Massachusetts on Wentworth Street this morning. The brother and sister ages 17 and 18 were reported missing and may have been in the Biddeford area. They are held for return to their home by their parents, and officer Alfred Guilmette apprehended them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Belmont
Mass
Wentworth Street
Alfred Guilmette
State A-4's Report Received In Saco
City of Saco received the 1964 audit report from the State Department of Audit. City Clerk Robert J. Fenderson announced the detailed city finances will be included in the annual report, now being prepared for printing and distribution later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
State Department of Audit
Robert J. Fenderson
Fenderson
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Biddeford Civil Defense Group
Judith Day
David Berry
South Waterboro
Mabel Day
Limerick
Lloyd Berry
Buxton
Road
Blaisdell Memorial Church
William Mortham
Glenn Mooers
Clinton Woodsome
Melvin’ Day
Carlton Atkinson
Frederick Thompson
Bridgeport
Wayne Berry
Herman Berry
Robert Berry
Donald Holden
Sanford
Waterboro Grange Hall
Berry
Limerick High School
Barrington College
Barrington
R.I
Limerick Corp
Thornton Academy
National Guard
L. R. Higgins Co
Associated Press Dominican
Viet Nam
U.S
Pin Ball Machine
Saco Sewage Committee
Harvin Harrelson
Cleburne County
Ark
Harrelson
Latin America
Reed
Mt. Beattie Road
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