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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1968

Page

2

Deaths: Mrs Anna Morin 77 Biddeford Dexter born Mountain family

Mrs Anna Morin 77 of 34 Birch St Biddeford died last night after long illness in a Biddeford nursing home. Born May 22 1890 in Dexter she was daughter of Charles Mountain family and educated there. Survived by sister Eliza Pullyard four brothers Lewis Theodoro Urbain Mountain and Paul Mountain. Funeral 9 am Monday at St Anne's Dexter with spring burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery Dexter. Cros by Funeral Home Dexter and Dennett Craig Funeral Home Saco assisted.

Anna Morin Birch St Biddeford Dexter Charles Mountain Eliza Pullyard Lewis Theodore Urbain Mountain Paul Mountain Rochester N.H St. Anne’s Parish Mount Pleasant Crosby Funeral Main St Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco

Fried Clam Supper Date Set By Saco Men

A canora catered fried clam supper is planned from 5 to 7 PM on March 16 at Fellowship Hall Beach Street Saco under the First Parish Congregational Church sponsorship. Takeout will be from 4 to 4 45 PM. Proceeds support church youth activities. Committee includes Ronald Tripp Paul Cobb Dudley Roever Raymond Mailman Urbain Roberge Jr Ernest Woodworth.

Saco Men Fellowship All Beach Street Saco First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ Cmmpenbigs Stera Ronald Tripp Paul Cobb Dudley Roever Raymond Mailman Urbain Roberge Jr Ernest Woodworth

Hospitalized Woman Welcomed by Son on Leave

Mrs. John Feiney a patient at Webber Hospital receives a visit from her son Captain John J. Feiney a U N Army chaplain on leave from Germany. The 65 Middle Street resident is being treated as a surgical patient and the family notes a ray of gladness amid sadness.

John Feeney Middle St Laco Webber Hospital John J. Feeney Germany

Cardinal Cooke to be elevated soon as archbishop retires

Archbishop Cooke dies at 78 as Pope considers consistory to name new princes of the church. The Most Rev. John J. Maguire, 62, coadjutor archbishop, will administer the archdiocese until a successor is named. The consistory is expected before Easter April 14.

John J. Maguire Spellman Cardina Cooke College of Cardinals

Emond’s Funeral Home Ad Cites Contacts

Funeral home listing shows Emond’s Funeral Home with phone number 284 5511 and names Frank X. Emond and J P Conroy. Public notice style item appears as a directory style listing for services and contacts.

Emond Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy

Local Church Plans Special Observance of Religious Freedom

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Saco and Biddeford will join a 400th anniversary observance of King John Sigismund's proclamation at the 1568 Diet of Torda in Transylvania. Rev. Fred A. Russell Jr. announces Sunday service events featuring an organ prelude by Mrs. Josephine Kimball Hall, a sermon titled The Liberal's Belief in Man, and duets by Pamela Beal and Donald Beal.

Unitarian Universalist Saco Biddeford John Sigismund Torda Transylvania Fred A. Russell Jr United States Canada Russell Josephine Kimball Hall Pamela Beal Donald Beal Harry E. Mitchell Harry Gowen Robert Fenderson Hungary Carpathian Mountains Charles V Holy Roman Empire Isabella Biandrata Francie David America Unitarian Universalist Association

Saco Disputants File Motion In Superior Court

In York County Superior Court, Factory Island Meat Market seeks restraining order and damages over encroachment on land near Mill Street Saco. Plaintiffs allege trespass, fence destruction, gravel misappropriation, and interference with use of land by Lean der and Jacqueline Crepeau of Biddeford Maine Cleaners. Attorneys to answer. CORRY Pa AP report notes truancy commendations and praise for Corry High School superintendent.

Alfred Mill Street Saco York County Superior Court Factory Island Fernando Paquet Leander and Jacqueline Crepeau Bidgeford Maine Cleaners Pepperell St. Saco William S. Silsby Factory Island Meat Market Pepperell Square Main Street Robert N. Cyr Saco City Records

Miss Rosemarie Simonelli Receives Surgical Care

Personal notice reports Miss Rosemarie Simonelli of 461 Elm St Biddeford a surgical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Also notes Ronald G Bellerose of Biddeford promoted to airman first class by U S Air Force at McChord AFB Washington and a Biddeford High School graduate. Mrs Gordon Smith of Old Orchard Beach returned home from Walter A Smith funeral in Frederickton N B.

Rosemarie Simonelli Elm St Biddeford Notre Dame Hopital Gordon Smith Maple Avenue Old Orchard Beach Walter A. Smith Frederickton N.B Ronald G. Bellerose Rita Bellerose King Street Aear U. S Air Force McChord Air Force Base Washington Bellerose Biddeford High School

Rebekah Lodge to Host Visit in Saco Hall

Miss Ruth V. Allen vice president of the Rebekah Assembly of Maine will make her official visit at Odd Fellows Hall Saco tomorrow at 7 30 p m Refreshments served E and L Club of School Street Methodist Church Saco meets Monday at Mrs Phyllis Vining Old Orchard Road for a silent auction donations sought

Saco Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Saco Ruth V. Allen Rebekah Assembly of Maine E. and L. Club School Street Methodist Church Phyllis Vining Old Orchard Road

Youth Fellowship and Confirmation Class Schedule

The Boys Fellowship of Lyman Baptist Church meets Saturday at 10 a m at the church. Lent activities run for seventh through twelfth graders in the Youth Confirmation Class on Saturdays at 9 30 a m at Fellowship Hall United Church of Christ Congregational Biddeford. A Sunday 7 p m discussion titled We Believe is planned, with attendees using the Graham entrance of Fellowship Hall.

Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Fellowship Hall The United Church of Christ (Congregational Biddeford Graham

Twin City CB Club Accepts New Members

New members Mark Giguere Robert Morse and Raymond Cote were accepted into the Twin City C B Club during a Biddeford meeting at the Fremont Club Alfred Street The event included a Ladies Night segment with President Rolan Lefebvre welcoming all women Present Ernest Fontaine fundraising chair announced a March 30 Fremont Club dance for citizen band radio enthusiasts and guests Secretary Richard Bolduc led a discussion on ordering special shirts for members C Henry Cowgill and Alfred Lacerte are on the sick list Refreshments were served after the meeting by Fontaine and Lefebvre.

Mark Giguere Robert Morse Raymond Cote Twin City C.B Fremont Club Alfred Street Biddeford Duri Rolan Lefebvre Ernest Fontaine Theresa St. Ours Richard Bolduc C. Henry Cowgill Alfred Lacerte Fontaine Lefebvre

Fremont Club Plans St Patrick Day Dance and Events

Fremont Club and Auxiliary members approved a St. Patrick's Day dance for March 16 at the club hall on Alfred Street Biddeford. A March 21 social and March 23 baked bean supper were arranged with committees named. President Robert Gosselin and Mrs Helen Chretien led the session. Mrs Jeannette Lamothe received a special award and Mrs Rodrique Bergeron has returned home from Maine Medical Center.

Fremont Club Alfred Street Biddeford Robert Gosselin Helen Chretien Jeannette Lamothe Rodrique Bergeron Maine Medical Center Portland Ludger Coulombe Royal Chretien Antonio Daigneault Alcide Dubois Norman Dubois Josephat Grenier Patrick Guerrette Raymond Gendron Robert Guay Raymond Gosselin

California Earthquake Fires, Ruins San Juan Capistrano Church

Southern California quake on December 8 1812 killed about 40 people at San Juan Capistrano church. The tremor destroyed the church and damaged several mission buildings.

California San Juan Capistrano

Portland Forecast: Warmer with Clouds and Light Snow Risk

Considerable cloudiness and warmer tonight and Saturday with a chance of light snow in extreme north and east portions. Lows tonight in the 20s and teens in the extreme north.

Portland

Looking Ahead At Weather

The Weather Bureau five day forecast covers northern New England Massachusetts and岛 Island. Daytime highs will be in the lower to middle 40s with 30s in northern Maine. Overnight lows range from 25 to 30 in Mass and R I, and 20s to teens in the north. Weekend warmth gives way to a colder start to the week with total precipitation under a quarter inch, likely as snow or rain Sunday or Monday and again mid week.

Boston Weather Bureau New England Massachusetts Ah Island Vermont Maine Rhode Island

Skiing Fun Dims for Sally Sutton at Killington

Sally Sutton, 25, Brooklyn native, now lives in Killington after moving here two years ago. She quit a New York City TV secretary job, works as a waitress at the Wobbly Barn, and plans to marry the Wobbly Barn manager in June to settle permanently and help run a new inn.

Sally Sutton Brooklyn N.Y Killington Sally New York City

Third Class Mail Service Sparks Strong Opinions

A Postal Service report describes ZIP codes and in-plant loading improving third class mail handling over six months. Hub Mail Advertising Service of Boston disputes the change, calling third class service violently atrocious with extremely poor handling despite ZIP coding.

Ward and Spiegel Post Office Hub Mail Advertising Service Boston

Riots Fear Grows in Perth Amboy Delicate Summer Talk Replaced

Kenneth W. Michael editor of the Evening News in Perth Amboy New Jersey reports a deep underlying fear that riots may not be confined to one area and that violence could spread into normally quiet middle class residential neighborhoods.

Kenneth W. Michael Evening News Perth Amboy N.J

River Dredging Plans Discussed in Twin City Talks

A joint Biddeford Saco committee agreed dredging materials will fill public beaches and city land. They recommend presenting an ordinance to study and approve, regulate river use for safety, form a two city subcommittee, and proceed with jetty and channel dredging funded by federal and local sums.

Saco Biddeford Wilfred Pombriant Ross U. S Margaret Chase Smith Edmund Muskie Peter Kyros Esdras Goulet Robert Boilard Atty Philip Graves Raymond Gagnon Anchorage U.S. Army Engineers Boilard Goulet Pontbriant Roland L’'Heureux George Day J. Edward Whelan Graves Gagnon Alfred Colombe Thomas Dube Robert Fenderson Saco Business Men's Association

Annette Chapter Elects Officers At Saco Meeting

Annette Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star elected officers at the annual meeting held at Saco Masonic Hall. Worthy Matron Mrs. Ethel Whitten presided, with Worthy Patron Kenneth Johnson. Installations for other chapters were announced, and Marion R. Johnson was named grand Ruth of Maine. Memorial services were held for Mrs. Flora B. Hill and Mrs. E. Louise Smith, followed by a covered dish supper.

Annette Order of the Eastern Star Saco Saco Masonic Hall Kenneth H. Johnson Virginia Maddox Gordon Flood Josephine Hanson Annette Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Ethel Whitten Worthhy Kenneth Johnson Virginia H. Maddox Johnson Josephine ‘Hanson Florence Northrop Parnell Burrill Dorothy Patterson Margaret Johnson Pauline S. Bough Dorothy Emmets Agnes H. Swett Longfellow South Portland Betty Jean Braley Fadette York Beulah Cumberland Mills Braley Herbert W. Crawford Beacon Light North Berwick Swett Riscilla Wells Piscataqua Kittery A.g.m Jona Portland Nellie Douglas Ruth Springvale E. Louise Smith Rebecca Cushman Claire Scamman

Girl Scout Troop Elects Officers in Biddeford

Members of Biddeford Girl Scout Troop 29 met at the Scout Hall on Pool Street and elected patrol leaders and assistant patrol leaders. Debra Labrecque Debra Nadeau and Cynthia Daly named patrol leaders with Julia Souliere Susan Thibault and Paulette Lamontagne as assistant leaders. Joan Souliere elected treasurer and Kathy Dudley scribe.

Biddeford Girl Scout Troop Pool Street Debra Labrecque Debra Nadeau Cynthia Daly Julia Souliere Susan Thibault Paulette Lamontagne Joan Souliere Kathy Dudley A. H. Benoit and Co Main Street Patricia Gobeil Patricia Boissonneault Judith O'Neil Dianne Gagnon Joyce Dechene Denise Moody Denise Gobeil Dianne Beaudoin Janice Beaulieu

Kennebunk Mothers Club Plans Chicken Pie Supper

An all day Mothers' Club meeting at Kennebunk Lower Village Fire Station drew 19 attendees. Plans were announced for a Saturday March 23 chicken pie supper at the Fire Station to benefit Dollars for Scholars, with Mrs Helen Taylor chairing and aides Mrs Marion Going and Mrs Kay Baum. A March 19 card party at Norma LaPierre's home and a March 20 all day meeting were also described, with hostesses Grace Gunn Elise Cooper and chairwoman Natalie Zaleski supported by Marie Higgins Olga LaVolpa Averill Goulden.

Kennebunk Lower Village Mothers’ Club Natalie Zaleski Helen Taylor Marion Going Kay Baum Norma LaPierre Tidewater Court Grace Gunn Elise Cooper Marie Higgins Olga LaVolpa Averill Goulden

Churchwomen Meet At Kennebunk Home Event

Circle 6 of the Women s Fellowship of Christ Church met Wednesday morning at the home of Mrs Harold Small Fletcher Street with 20 in attendance. Mrs Nel son Hall led the meeting planning sewing aprons for the summer fair. Mrs Clarence M Crosby reviewed a Mary Sarton book. Coffee was served by Mrs Small and Mrs Joseph Burke. on April 3 at the home of Mrs Clarence M Crosby Kennebunk Beach with Mrs Crosby and Mrs Clarence Lombard in charge of refreshments.

Kennebunk Women’s Fellowship of Christ Church Harold Small Fletcher Street Nelson Hall Clarence M. Crosby Mary Sarton Small Joseph Burke Kennebunk Beach Crosby Clarence Lombard

Welcome Wagon Welcomes Newcomers and Supports Village

Mrs Eastman leads a newcomers club and launches a baby welcoming service to help new families settling in. Fluent in French, she assists families feeling alien in an English-speaking community and has earned strong local support. Her quick action saved a seriously ill baby when pneumonia needed urgent care.

Johnson Seeks $128 Million for Clean Air Fight in 1969

President Johnson urged Congress to provide 128 million dollars for the 1969 fiscal year to enforce clean air standards under the federal act. He noted 87 million was allotted for 1968 and argued for federal action if states fail to act. He also proposed a law to aid states in reclaiming lands disturbed by strip mining, with a two year window to submit plans for approval and possible federal standards if state plans are weak or absent.

Congress Johnson Secretary of the Interior

Drupes Are Fleshy Fruits With Hard Stones

A drupe is a fleshy fruit with a seed surrounded by a hard covering or stone. Common drupes include the olive plum cherry and peach.

Beach VFW Unit Promotes Civilian Defense ID Tags

Old Orchard Beach VFW Auxiliary resumes Civilian Defense ID Tag program for elementary students. Students receive slips listing name, next of kin, address, religion, blood type if known, allergies, and medical details. Tags, worn like service members, include doctor-accessible notes for severe conditions.

Old Orchard Beach VFW Dorothy Lenkowski

Fund Drive Plans Made In Kennebunk

Kennebunk Band Boosters Club launches a fundraising drive chaired by Raymond Clark to raise 1500 dollars for Kennebunk High School Band concert uniforms. The group supports 250 bandsmen and majorettes in town schools and invites local donations to Raymond Clark on Pleasant Street.

Kennebunk Raymond Clark Raymond Clart Pleasant Street Kenneunk

Lost cat and eyeglasses notices on May St area

male long haired grey cat lost near May St and Memorial Drive. contact 282 9840. eyeglasses in red plaid case lost near Saco Valley Shopping Center. contact 284 4654.

May St Memorial Drive Dial Saco Valley Shopping Center

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