Death of James Henchey Biddeford WWI veteran dies at 73
James Henchey 73 of 219 Elm St Biddeford was found dead at home yesterday noon. He was born May 2 1893 in Prospect and served in World War I. He worked for Pepperell Mfg Co until retirement and belonged to St Marys Church York County Barracks WWI. Entombment will be in Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford with a spring burial planned. Friends may call Cosgrove Funeral Home today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Henchey
Elm St
Biddeford
Prospect
Henchey
Pepperell Mfg. Co
St. Mary’s Church
York County Barracks
Greenwood Cemetery
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Obituary: William C. Mingo of Waterville dies abroad
William C. Mingo, 73, of Waterville, died unexpectedly while visiting Old Orchard Beach. Born Oct 12, 1893 in Sebago, he worked as a carman for the Maine Central Railroad, retired 1958, and belonged to Railroad Veterans Association and Getchell Street Baptist Church. Survived by widow Elizabeth, daughter in Yarmouth, four brothers, two sisters, one granddaughter. Funeral at Redington Funeral Home tomorrow 2 p.m. Interment in Fairfield come spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Willian C. Mingo
Old Orchard Beach
Sebago
William
Annie Chessey Mingo
Maine, Central Railroad
Railroad Veterans Association
Getchell Street Baptist Church
Baraca
Elizabeth S. Mingo
Charles Marston
Yarmouth
Theodore
John
Saco
Arthur
Fairfield
Clarence
Saratoga
Fla
Eva McConkie
Fairfield Center
Alice Foster
Redington Funeral Home
Park St
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Obituary: Albert Nolet 69 Manchester Man
Albert Nolet 69 of Manchester New Hampshire died yesterday after an attack in Biddeford Maine while visiting relatives. He was born May 10 1897 in Hinsdale New Hampshire son of Cyril and Appoline LaBrecque Nolet. He lived in Biddeford and worked for State Shoe Co later moved to Manchester retiring from Evangeline Shoe Co. He served in World War I and was a communicant at St. Augustine Church in Manchester. Survived by widow Imelda Trudeau Nolet two sons Gerard and Robert two daughters Jeannette Jacqueline Therese two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Friends may call Entond Funeral Home Biddeford today and Friday. Funeral from St Andre Church Saturday at 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Nolet
Manchester
N.H
Webber
N. H
Evangeline Shoe Co
St. Augustine Ee Church
Ile
Imelda Trudeau Nolet
Gerard
Lond Meadow
Mass
Robert
Jeannette Nolette
Jacqueline Manix
Exeter
Therese George
Nashua
Georgine Berthiaume
Marchand
Biddeford
Nome
Hill St
Veterans pay respects to York County Barracks member
Members of York County Barracks Biddeford will meet tonight at 7 at Cosgrove Funeral Home to pay respects to James Henchey a member of the group in Biddeford Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
Biddeford
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
James Henchey
Civil Defense Grant Awarded to Maine Education
The Maine Department of Education received a 1950 grant of 1950 for civil defense and adult education. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie announced the Office of Education funds to teach adults the threats of the nuclear age and protection methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maine
Funeral Directors in Saco Maine Service Listings
Funeral homes in Saco Maine advertise directors and contact numbers. Den n et t & Craig John Doe listed at 365 Main Street along with Shumway Funeral Service on Spring Street and Emond s Funeral Home with local representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Dial
Card of Thanks to Hospital Staff and Community
Mrs Edgar Cabana and family thank Dr Fortier the Notre Dame Hospital nuns priests nurses relatives friends for cards gifts flowers and support. Also thanks to Kennebunk Fire Department ambulance crew blood donors Dr Robert Ficker and Webber Hospital staff Elwyn and Vernon Whitcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fortier
Notre Dame Hospital
Edgar Cabana
Kennebunk
Robert Ficker
Webber Hospital
Elwyn
Vernon Whitcher
Funeral services held for Miss Alice M. Smith
Funeral services for Miss Alice M. Smith of 290 Elm Street Biddeford were held yesterday afternoon at the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco Rev Alec Smith of Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford officiated Entombment was in Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford with burial planned in the spring Bearers were William Searles Harry Belanger Sr Carlton Hutchins and Francis Spencer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice M. Smith
Elm St
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig
Main St
Saco
Alec Smith
Foss Street Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
William Searles
Harry Belanger Sr
Carlton Hutchins
Francis Spencer
Mrs Annabelle Paquin Funeral At St. Joseph's Biddeford
Funeral services were held this morning for Mrs. Annabelle Paquin of 15 Prospect Street Biddeford. Rt Rev Msgr Elie Hevey presided at the solemn requiem high mass with Rev Valmont Gilbert deacon and Rev Robert E Lee sub deacon. Interment followed in St Mary's Cemetery Biddeford. Bearers were Joseph Croteau Alec Bineau Philemon Dubreuil Frederick Kelly Albert Pontbriant and John Renouf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabelle Paquin
Prospect St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Elie Hevey
Valmont Gilbert
Robert E. Lee
Most Holy Trinity Church
Saco
Diana Rousselle
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Gilbert
Bear
Joseph Croteau
Alec Bineau
Philemon Dubreuil
Frederick Kelly
Albert Pontbriant
John Renouf
Funeral Rites Held for Thomas Michaud 77
Funeral services for Thomas Michaud 77 of 51 Bradbury Street Biddeford were conducted Wednesday at St Josephs Church with Rt Rev Msgr Elie Hevey presiding a solemn requiem high mass Rev Sylvia Levesque assisted as sub deacon and the church choir providing singing Mrs Diana Rousselle played the organ Burial was in St Josephs Cemetery family lot Father Gilbert offered final prayers Bearers were Paul Gaudette Donald Michaud Reginald Michaud Kenneth Michaud Robert Michaud and Bernard Michaud
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Michaud
Bradbury St
Biddeford
St. Joseph’s Church
Elie Hevey
Valmont Gilbert
Sylvia Levesque
Diana Rousselle
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Gilbert
Paul Gaudette
Donald Michaud
Reginald Michaud
Kenneth Michaud
Robert Michaud
Bernard Michaud
Funeral services for Wilfred J. Coutu
Funeral services for Wilfred J. Coutu 63 of 152 Prospect Street Biddeford were held Wednesday from St. Joseph Church. Rt Rev Msgr Elie Hevey led the solemn high mass assisted by Father Valmont Gilbert deacon and Father Sylvia Levesque subdeacon with a male quartet and Diana Rousselle organ. Entombment followed in St Ignatius Cemetery with burial planned in the family plot next spring. Bearers named Maurice Demeule Michael Sevigny Robert Guillemette Richard Normand Jean Paul Fredette Lester Nason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred J. Coutu
Prospect St. Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Elie Hevey
Valmont Gilbert
Sylvia Levesque
Diana Rousselle
Gilbert
St. Ignatius
Maurice Demeule
Michael Sevigny
Robert Guillemette
Richard Normand
Jean Paul Fredette
Lester Nason
Slippery Streets Blamed For Traffic Mishaps
Biddeford police blame slick roads for several yesterday crashes involving Raoul L Labranche 53 Paul R Goulet 34 Bernard N Rieseld Jr 21 Lucille Moreau 25 Albert N Perreault 24 Priscilla Desrosiers 22 and drivers Eugene Lacroix 23 Marc Bourque 18 no injuries reported. Affected locations include Alfred Road West Street Oak Street and a driveway incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Raoul L. Labranche
George St
Paul R. Goulet
Pool St
Labranche
Bernard N. Rieseld Jr
South Portland
Eugene R. Lacroix
Tachereau Ave
Alfred Road
Rieseld
Albert Elwell
Theodore Drouin
Lucille Moreau
Spruce St
Albert N. Perreault
Biddeford Pool
West Street
Oak Street
Priscilla Desrosiers
Shadagee Road
Saco
Marc R. Bourque
Pool Road
Desrosiers
Powell loses seat in landmark House vote
Adam Clayton Powell ceased to be a member or member-elect of the 90th Congress. His $30,000 annual salary ends and he must vacate his Rayburn Office Building suite after Democrats voted to strip him of the Education and Labor Committee chairmanship. The House then moved to exclude him pending a committee report, rejected its recommendation to seat him with censure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Clayton Powell
Rayburn
Powell
Education and Labor Committee
House
Local Patients Listed From Biddeford and Surrounding Areas
Lorette Labbe of 23 Adams Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland. Lucinda Pettey of Buxton Road Saco is a patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford. John Collins of 72 Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach is a patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford. Doris Guertin of 91 High Street Biddeford has returned home after surgery at Mercy Hospital Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorette’ Labbe
Adams St
Biddeford
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Lucinda TI. Pettey
Buxton Road
Saco
Webber Hospital
John P. Collins
Ocean Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Doris Guertin
High St
Mercy Hospital
Adah Chapter Eastern Star to Elect Officers in Biddeford
The annual meeting and election of officers of Adah Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will be held Friday at 7 30 p m in Odd Fellows Hall Alfred Street Biddeford. Refreshments will be served under Mrs Laura McKenney. A whist party sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary will follow at 7 30 tonight in Biddeford City Building. The affair will be open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adah
Order of the Eastern Star
Odd Fellows Hall
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Laura McKenney
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Biddeford City
Church notices and meetings in Biddeford area
The Full Gospel Assembly holds an evangelistic service Friday at 7 30 p m at the American Legion Hall 508 Elm St Biddeford Pioneer Girls meet Friday at 6 30 p m at Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills A Ladies Prayer meeting Friday at 10 a m at the Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes at St Monica's Kennebunk Grades 1 5 Saturday 9 30 a m Grades 6 8 Friday after school
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Full Gospel Assembly
American Legion Hall
Elm St
Biddeford
Pioneer Girls
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Monica’s Church
Kennebunk
Grand Temple Sessions Slated For Portland
Grand Temple Sessions will be held at the Sheraton Eastland Motor Hotel in Portland on April 6 7 and 8 following a Pine Cone Temple meeting in Saco at Main Street and Pepperell Square. The 57th Western Maine Jubilee will be held at Nonesuch Lodge Scarborough on April 22. Mrs Vera Benoit is reported ill at her Pleasant Street Saco home. The sunshine committee report and a call for $1 gifts to the March 15 meeting were noted. A mystery prize and special award were given to members Marie Lunetta and Sarah Metcalf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton-Eastland
Saco
Sarah Metcalf
Sunshine Committee
Marie Lunetta
Metcalf
Bertha Twomey
Breakfast program aids needy pupils at St Joseph’s Parish
Pupils from St Joseph’s Parish School listen to remarks by Rev Levesque and school board member Roland Le Mieux as Sister St Mathilda explains the new breakfast program. The plan, prepared by Sister Mary Alphonse, uses government surplus items and aims to boost alertness and learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Levesque
Valmont Gilbert
St. Joseph’s Parish
Roland Lemieux
St. Joseph's
Lemire
Mary Alphonse
St. Mathilda
Channel 6
Ski conditions report from Maine mountains
The Ski Maine Association reports today’s conditions across Maine with packed powder and powder ratings. Big A and Mt Abram show good to excellent. Enchanted Mountain Lost Valley Pleasant Mt Saddleback Squaw Mountain Sunday River range from good to excellent with powder or packed powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ski Maine Association
Big A
Mt. Abram
Enchanted Mt
Lost Valley
Pleasant Mt
Saddleback
Squaw Mt
Sunday River
Tides and Time In A March Schedule
The record lists March tides with high and low water times for morning and afternoon. It shows sequential entries for days 3 through 5 and indicates tides at 23:08 and 3:44, 9:26 and 9:44, continuing with 4:08 and 4:50, 10:32 and 10:50, 5:14 and 6:08, and 11:44 and 5 6:26 7:14 11:56 12:56. The data reflects a historical timekeeping table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M. P.M
Nominating Slate Appointed by Foremen's Club
The Foremen's Social Club of New England Division Movement Corp. met at St. John's Hall Biddeford to appoint committees. Henry Piette chaired the nominating committee with George Ladakakos and Henry Hamel. a sunshine committee included Walter Bissell and others. Ladies Night is set for April 1 at Forefathers Inn Arundel with social hour at 6 30 and dinner at 7 30 followed by dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foremens’ Social Club of
New England
Movement Corp
St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Henry Piette
George Ladakakos
Henry Hamel
Sunshine
Walter Bissell
Marc Collette
William Lee
Roger Wagner
Adrien Petit
Couple Weds in Saco United Baptist Church Ceremony
Rachel Ann Philbrick and Randall Lee Willey married February 25 at the United Baptist Church in Saco. Bride wore a white brocade gown. reception followed with 75 guests. Both families and attendants named. couple to reside at 130 Elm Street, Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm St
Saco
Massachusetts
Randall Lee Willey
United Baptist Church
Stanley A. Bennett
Eugene Hill
Rachel Ann Philbrick
Clifton N. Philbrick
Smutty Lane Road
Margaret Doane
Kennebunkport
Christine Philbrick
Donna Philbrick
Winthrop Willey
Billerica
Mass
Donald Willey
Malden
Frank S. Willey Jr
Saugus
Dawn Smith
Philbrick
Willey
Thornton Academy
Shaw’s Market
Saco Valley
Ladd’s Dairy
Polackwich Named Chairman of New England New York Region
Polackwich elected chairman of the New England New York region of the American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers. He will lead regional activities and coordinate chapter efforts across the corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England - New York
American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers
President of Savings Bank Has Retired
Hamilton Dyer resigns as president and trustee of Kennebunk Savings Bank effective immediately. M. A. Packard named trustee, Harrison Coleman to serve as president until the May annual meeting. Judge Lincoln Spencer resigns from the Board of Trustees with Francis Dow named treasurer pending the annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Savings Bank
Hamilton Dyer
Dyer
M. A. Packard
Harrison Coleman
Lincoln Spencer
Kennebunkport
Francis Dow
Maine proposes scenery and land use protections across state
In Augusta AP reports multiple bills to create a seven member Scenery Preservation Council to guard Maine countryside, designate scenic corridors, and craft a master plan. Proposals also call for a Wildland Use Regulation Commission and Wetland Control Board to regulate land moves and protect coastal marshes. A House bill would require licenses for dredging near tidal waters to safeguard fisheries and wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Senate
Richard N. Berry
Cape Elizabeth
Horace A. Hildreth Jr
Falmouth
Hildreth
Claude N. Trask
Rmilo
City school supply purchases tied to superintendent requisitions
The charter requires all school department materials and free pupil transportation be bought on requisitions approved by the board of education and routed to the finance committee. The city clerk handles requisitions and serves as contact between departments the finance committee and the mayor. The Washington Senators have not won an American League pennant since 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Finance Committee
Washington Senators
Polackwich Named Leader in Maine Education Committee
Alphonse J. Polackwich, director of manufacturing at the New England Division of Maremont Corp in Saco, serves on the society's three man national education committee and has twice chaired the Maine chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse J. Polackwich
New England
Maremont Corp
Saco
Polackwich
Society
Maine
Glass museum lectures and a cancelled engagement
A 1962 spring glass museum visit at Glastonbury Conn directed by Wilson yielded insights into early American glassmaking. 1963 fall work at Amelung's New Bremen Md site is noted. A lecture series speaker changes follow Waldo Tibbetts CARE cancellation for an Indonesia project. Louise Morse replaces him with April 7 date. Tickets are available from Provident Association committee or Percys Pharmacy and Murphy's Music Store Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Glastonbury
South Glastonbury
Corning Glass Works
Steuben
Audubon Society
Alvah W. Sanborn
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Lenox
Mass
Waldo Tibbetts
CARE
Indonesia
Weimer
Louise Morse
Newbury
Tibbetts
Morse
Provident Association
Percy's Pharmacy
Saco and Murphy’s
Biddeford
Fluoridation Backed by Pine Tree Chapter in Portland
The Pine Tree Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation endorsed fluoridation of Portland area drinking water. The executive committee adopted the statement citing the American Medical Association's eight year endorsement of adding sodium fluoride to drinking water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Pine Tree Chapter
The
Arthritis Foundation
Association
American Medical Association
Wells Brackett Enlists in U S Army for Three Years
Stephen Richard Brackett aged 17 son of Mr and Mrs William S Brackett Sr Sanford Road has enlisted in the United States Army for a three year term. He will begin basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Richard Brackett
William S Brackett Sr
Sanford Road
Wells
U. S. Army
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Day Care Licensing Begins Across State
The Division of Child Welfare in Maine becomes the official licensing agency for day care facilities. Standards set by a statewide advisory group require licenses for homes and centers serving three or more unrelated children. Centers may house seven or more children and face stricter space and safety checks. The program aims to aid working mothers and relieve labor shortages while enabling mothers to work or train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Division of Child Welfare
Department of Health and Welfare
Department
Ben Chapman
Chapman
Stephen Ludwig
Ludwig
Little Folks
Vincent Ave
Biddeford
Lorraine Provencher
Kennebunk
Howard Taute
State House
Dorothy Larrabee
Davy
Tentative Identification Of Snowbound Woman In New England
State Police tentatively identify a woman found in 18 inches of snow on a sparsely populated farm road between Berwick and Lebanon. Dorothy Godfrey of Norwalk Connecticut, a former patient at Fairfield Hills State Hospital, is named pending relative verification. Autopsy delayed until body thawed. no signs of violence reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittery
Sherwood Baston
Dorothy Godfrey
Norwalk
Conn
Connecticut
Fairfield Hills State Hospital
Newtown
Biddeford
Berwick
Lebanon
York County
Ronald Ayotte
Cases Continued In Saco Court
Charges of assault and battery against two local men were continued until March 9 in 10th District Court. James O. Ellis and Rosaire Desrossers faced beating charges involving James Melton, who is also linked to larceny counts. The case spans Biddeford and Saco police actions and a February 8 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
10Th District
James O. Ellis
Saco
Rosaire Desrossers
Foss St
Biddeford
James Melton
Graham St
Melton
Atlantic Motors
Portland Road
L. C. Maling
Alfred Road
Bidderford
Also Mentioned on This Page
William C. Mingo
St. Andre’s Church
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Philip H. Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Alice Smith
Mrs
Foremen’s Club
Rachel Philbrick
Randall Willey
Savings Bank
Shepard H. Edwards
Stockton Springs
Walter W. Hickens
Reliot
Kenneth P. MacLeod
Brewer
Glass Museum
Kenneth M. Wilson
Scandia
Youland
Jewelry
Funeral Service
Shumway
Spring St
Saco Court
Berkshire
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