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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1967

Page

2

Dartmouth student David A. Clark dies in Hanover

Kennebunk Beach mourns David A. Clark 20 son of Alton W. Clark and his wife who died after several weeks illness in Hanover New Hampshire He was an incoming senior honor student at Dartmouth College majoring in government and premedical studies and member of the Dartmouth Golf team He was born August 14 1946 in Portland He leaves brother Peter K Clark and sister Marilyn R Clark Funeral services are set for 2 30 p m Sunday at the Unitarian Church Kennebunk with Rev. Robert Ross officiating Interment in Hope Cemetery Kennebunk Friends may visit Bibber Memorial Chapel 67 Summer Street Kennebunk 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m tomorrow

Kennebunk Beach David A. Clark Alton W. Clark Hanover N.H Dartmouth College Portland Kennebunk High School Dartmouth Unitarian Church Peter K. Clark Marilyn R. Clark Kennebunk Robert Ross Hope Cemetery Summer St Clark David Alton Maine N. H

Obituary Notice for Wilfred A Boissonneault in Biddeford

Wilfred A Boissonneault 73 of 22 Acorn St Biddeford died in a local hospital after a long illness He was born April 7 1894 in Biddeford son of George N and Mathilda Noel Boissonneault He served in World War I and retired 1959 from the Saco Lowell Shops He is survived by his widow Armendine Beaudoin Boissonneault son Wilfred E daughter Jeanne Belanger Gertude Dubois Germaine Couture Dorothee McGet sister Alma Beaudoin Alice Boissoneault Adelard Houde Wilfrid Hebert and 10 grandchildren Funeral from St Andres Church Monday at 10 a.m Friends may call Emond Funeral Home Biddeford this evening and Saturday Sunday 2-4 7-10 p.m.

Wilfred A. Boissonneault Acorn St Biddeford George N Mathilda Noel Boissonneault Boissonneault U.S. Army Saco-Lowell St. Andre's Church Sacred Heart Legatie York County Armendine Beaudoin Boissonneault Wilfred E George Jeanne) Belanger Windsor Locks Conn Robert Gertrude) Dubois Thompsonville Percy Germaine) Couture John Dorothee ) McGet Lowell Mass Arthur Boissonneault Alma Beaudoin Alice Boissoneault Adelard Houde Wilfrid Hebert St. Andres Emond Emond Funeral Home Hill St

Memorial services set for Harold S. Presley tonight

Members of the C. Fayette Staples Post American Legion Old Orchard Beach meet at 7 PM at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco to conduct memorial services for Harold S. Presley.

C. Fayette Staples Post American Legion Old Orchard Beach Dennett and Craig Funeral Home

Ritualistic Memorial Service For Harold Presley

A ritualistic memorial service for Harold S. Presley will be held at 7:30 tonight at the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco conducted by Orchard Lodge AF and AM Old Orchard Beach with lodge members in attendance.

Harold S. Presley Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main _ St Saco Orchard Lodge Old Orchard Beach

Members say prayers for Wilfred Boissonneault

Our Lady of Fatima Circle and Daughters of Isabella meet at Emond Funeral Home Biddeford at 7 p.m. tomorrow to say prayers for Wilfred Boissonneault, brother of Mrs Alma Beaudoin.

Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella Emond Funeral Home Hill St Biddeford Wilfred Boissonneault Alma Beaudoin

Card of Thanks for Bereavement Support at Trust Nursing Home

We extend heartfelt thanks to the nursing staff at Trust Nursing Home for their kindness during our bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eaton and Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Freeman express their gratitude.

Trust Nursing Home Walter Eaton Clayton Freeman

Funeral services set for Mrs Dora Verrier

Mrs Dora C Verrier 75 of 47 Adams St Biddeford and Goose Rocks Beach Kennebunkport died on arrival at a Biddeford hospital after a short illness. Born January 25, 1892 in Biddeford she was a communicant of St Joseph Church active in Verrier's General Store. Survived by widower Joseph and three sons Conrad Leonard and Robert plus six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Ducted from St Joseph Church at 8 45 am Monday. Friends may call Emond Funeral Home Biddeford tonight and tomorrow.

Dora C. Verrier Adams St Biddeford Goose Rocks Beach Kennebunkport Alphonse and Olivine Desmarais Laroche St. Joseph's Church Verrier Joseph Verrier Conrad Leonard Greenland N.H Robert Topsfield Mass Albert Hector Laroche Leon Laroche Manchester

Portland man who owned Biddeford centers dies in Canada

Willis C. Portland 61 of 44 Longview Drive died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon in New Brunswick Canada. Survived by widow a son a daughter and two grandchildren. Services set for tomorrow at 749 Congress St Portland with burial in Pine Grove Cemetery Falmouth.

Portland Willis C. Wasson Longview Drive Biddeford Elm Street New Brunswick Canada Congress St Pine Grove Falmouth

Youth Injured In Fall From Bridge

A 13 year old Saco boy Thomas Ouellette of 8 Henry Street fell ten feet from a bridge abutment on Front Street yesterday. He suffered a fractured wrist and possible brain concussion and was transported by Saco ambulance to Webber Hospital for treatment. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Reginald Ouellette.

Saco Thomas Ouellette Henry St Webber Hospital Front Street Reginald Ouellette

Local Personal Notices From Biddeford Area

Mrs. Yvonne Kibbin of 24 Center Street Biddeford left by plane for a 10 day visit with her daughter and son in law in Albuquerque New Mexico. Mrs. Raymond Lizotte of 142 Prospect Street Biddeford is a patient at Community Hospital La Puente California following an accident in Pomona California. Mrs. Elizabeth P Blow Utica New York Mr and Mrs Elwyn L Cannon Danvers Massachusetts and Mr and Mrs Henry Edwards Bellows Falls Vermont are guests of Mr and Mrs Winfred A Bliss 93 Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach

Yvonne Kibbin Center St Biddeford Albuquerque N.M Raymond Lizotte Prospect St Community Hospital la Puente Calif Pomona Elizabeth P. Blow Utica N.Y Elwyn L. Cannon Danvers Mass Henry Edwards Bellows Falls Winfred A. Bliss Ocean Ave Old Orchard Beach

Boys Fellowship Meeting At Lyman Baptist Church

The Boys' Fellowship of the Lyman Baptist Church Good wins Mills will meet Saturday at 10 a m at the church.

Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills

Mother Is Acquitted Of Manslaughter In Death

Deborah H. Ford of Lebanon was found not guilty by a Superior Court jury after two hours and forty minutes deliberation. Ford testified she slapped her 11 day old son Todd during a feeding as he stiffened and turned pale, while a defense neurologist suggested a seizure could have caused the injury. A medical witness said the baby bore bruises and died of a massive brain hemorrhage that could result from a slap. The judge had instructed the jury on innocence or verdicts including mental disease or defect.

Alfred Superior Court Deborah H. Ford Lebanon Ford Charles A. Pomeroy

Showers Follow Cloudy Weather Across the Region

Showers and drizzle move through tonight with endings to the west by Saturday morning and to the east by Saturday afternoon. Lows tonight 55 to 60 degrees, cooler Saturday. June forecast shows a warming trend after early showers.

Weather Outlook for Northern New England and Rhode Island

The five day forecast from Boston AP predicts near normal temperatures from Saturday to Wednesday. Daytime highs will be in the mid 70s to mid 80s with nights in the mid 50s to low 60s. Rain chances total over half an inch, mainly showers or storms late Sunday into Monday.

Boston Weather Bureau New England Massachusetts Rhode Island

Biddeford Request for 500000 Delayed by Board of Education

The Biddeford request for a five hundred thousand dollar conditional commitment for a York County Vocational Center was postponed by the State Board of Education. The meeting was cancelled due to illness and disability of members and rescheduled for next Friday with the Biddeford item likely on the early afternoon agenda.

Biddeford York County State Board of Education

Medicare reshapes U S hospital care in first year

Medicare’s first year, affecting patients and hospitals nationwide, prompts many doctors to bill directly under the law. It has raised treatment standards and sped desegregation in the South as hospitals move toward nondiscrimination, with Johnson calling the year an unqualified success.

Medicare America Associated Press South Johnson

Tax Plan Seeks Higher Inheritance Tax and New Sales Tax

The proposal would raise inheritance tax from 2 to 3 percent at the base level and cut exempt property from 50 000 to 25 000, with rates up to 10 percent over 250 000. It also shifts sales tax from four to five percent, aims for a referendum on October 10, and includes 10 million for education and ADC changes plus a 1968 state employee pay raise. Curtis pledges a January special session if sales tax is dropped.

Curtis ADC

Kennebunk youths jailed after district court arraignment

Two Kennebunk youths Glenn Tufts 17 and Steven Phillips 18 were committed to the county jail in Alfred on high aggravated assault charges against Gerard Roy 3 Hubert Street Biddeford. Donald Tufts 19 was released on 200 bail. A separate case saw Stephen Peter Goodall 18 and Douglas Chartrand 24 Sanford jailed for larceny from a person with John Mack Brown 21 Lebanon providing surety bail 1000. The trio allegedly snatched a purse from a Montreal woman on West Grand Avenue Old Orchard Beach Tuesday night.

Kennebunk Alfred Saco 10Th District Court Gerard Roy Hubert St Biddeford Glenn Tufts Steven Phillips George Varney Donald Tufts Roy Varney Stephen Peter Goodall Douglas Chartrand Sanford

Minh’s backers face bar on return to South Vietnam

Minh and his running mate Tran Ngoc Lieng say he plans to return to South Vietnam over the weekend. The Armed Forces Council has issued a statement barring his reentry for security reasons. Ky, a Buddhist from the north, and Thieu, a Catholic from the center, reflect Vietnam’s religious and regional political tensions.

Minh Tran Ngoc Lieng South Vietnam Armed Forces Council North Vietnam Thieu Central Vietnam

Moon Appears Nearly as Large as Sun in Sky

The moon fronts a sky scene where its proximity to Earth makes it look almost as large as the sun, a visual effect observed by observers during certain lunar moments.

Earth

Direct U S and Britain condemned for Israeli aggression

The statement denounces direct participation by the United States and Britain in what it terms Israeli aggression, labeling the actions as a clear act of involvement and interference in regional conflict.

United States Britain

Firefighters Respond to Dust Caused Smoke at Saco Home

Two alarms were answered at Lloyd Christie’s home on Union Street where smoke was traced to dust in an air duct. Earlier, Saco firefighters extinguished a grass fire on River Lane with a booster line. A department vehicle delivered a life boat to the Bay View lifeguard station per police request.

Lloyd Christie Union St Saco River Lane Bay View

Saco to Collect Waste on Fourth Street

Commissioner Timothy Crowley announced a normal July Fourth rubbish collection schedule to prevent overload from the heavy seasonal workload.

Saco Timothy Crowley Crowley

National security push for antimissile defense

A multi item roundup notes a US push to begin antimissile defense production for national security. It also reports Kosygin's Cuba exit and Paris talks with de Gaulle, a UN Assembly showdown on Israel withdrawal, and global tensions from oil to Haiphong airstrikes.

United States Kosygin Paris Charles de Gaulle General Assembly Western Europe Middle East U.S Hoa Lae Hanoi Haiphong Thieu National

California Woman Survives Thai Jet Crash

Martha Whitlock of Laguna Beach describes the chaotic escape from a Thai jet crash off Hong Kong. She says passengers surged for doors as the plane hit water while fog and rain persisted. her husband helped her reach safety and both survived with minor shock.

Page Hong Kong California Martha Whitlock Laguna Beach Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Geologists Date Niagara Falls at 25 000 to 30 000 Years

Britannica estimates Niagara Falls age at twenty five thousand to thirty thousand years based on geologic evidence. The range reflects uncertainties in early erosion and formation timelines.

Niagara Falls Encyclopaedia Britannica

Ladies Night Marked York County Pharmaceutical Meeting

The York County Pharmaceutical Association held its quarterly meeting at Glen-Mor Restaurant in Kennebunk with its annual Ladies Night. Speakers included Constan tine D Mboria and Dominic V LaBelle on Maine pharma laws. The group discussed stricter laws and the 100th anniversary convention set for Sept 10 12 at the Samoset Hotel Rockland. Roy St Clair and Patrick Demers led remarks about the convention and Las Vegas events during the National Boards meeting.

York County Pharmaceutical Association Glen-Mor Portland Street Kennebunk Dominic V. LaBelle Portland State of Maine Constantine D. Mboria Saco B.S Sacoy Samoset Hotel Rockland Roy St. Clair Maine Pharmaceutical Association Las Vegas Nev National Boards of Pharmacy Patrick Demers Springvale

Saco Offices To Close For Holiday

Saco municipal offices will close this afternoon for a long holiday weekend. Offices will reopen for business as usual on Tuesday morning.

Saco

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Fmonds Funeral Home Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy Dennett & Craig Main Street Dial Shumway Funeral Service Spring Street Philip H. Gross Sr Presby Harold S Oceana Ave Ocean Park Dennett & Craig Funeral Home Main St Laurel Hill Cemetery Louis Gagne St. Francis Mrs Dora Verrier Wasson Services Cleveland Ohio Trw’s Thompson, Ramo, Wooldridge, Inc Jacques Esterel John Doran William Doran Jr An Khe Vietnam 1St Cavalry Division Buffalo Jayne Mansfield Bob Thomas Hollywood Washington Congress Elizabeth II Pharmaceutical Group Beachway Mkt Beach Street The House of Quality Simon Spill Louis Spill Raoul E. Paradis Crescent Street
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