Deaths Joseph A. Fecteau 80 Biddeford
Joseph Alfred Fecteau 80 of 190 Elm St Biddeford died at home after a long illness He was born April 23 1886 in Arthabaska Que son of Ovide and Annie Michel Fecteau He worked at York Mfg Co and was a communicant of St Josephs Church Survived by widow Alphonsine Becotte Fecteau son Raymond Fecteau Wallingford Conn daughter Gabrielle Mercier Welland Ont two brothers John Fecteau Biddeford Ovila Fecteau Victoriaville Que two sisters Mrs Laura Patry Mrs Amanda Champoux Victoriaville Que seven grandchildren nine great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral from St Josephs Church Monday at 9 30 a m Friends may call Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill St Biddeford 7 10 this evening 2 5 and 7 10 Saturday and Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Alfred Fecteau
Elm St
Biddeford
Arthabaska
Que
Ovide
Annie Michel Fecteau
York Mfg. Co
St. Joseph's Church
Alphonsine Becotte Fecteau
Raymond Fecteau
Wallingford
Conn
Gabrielle Mercier
Welland
Ont
John Fecteau
Ovila Fecteau
Victoriaville
Laura Patry
Amanda Champoux
St. Joseph’s Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Adelard Descoteaux obituary from Biddeford
Adelard Descoteaux 76 of Williams Court Biddeford died yesterday in a Biddeford hospital after a short illness. Born August 26 1890 in Biddeford he was the son of Isaac and Eliza Jetter Descoteaux and attended Biddeford schools. A communicant of St Joseph's Church he worked for Saco Lowell Shops retiring in 1955 after 47 years of service. Survived by his widow Claudia Remillard Descoteaux of Biddeford three daughters Mrs Henry Petit Mrs Rene Descoteaux and Mrs Emile Pelchat five sons Armand Wilbrod Arthur Albert all of Biddeford and Adelard Jr of Old Orchard Beach 16 grandchildren nine great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services set for 8:30 a.m. Monday from St Joseph's Church with interment in St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford Friends may call at the Sanenasay Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford from 2 to 10 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelard Descoteaux
of & Williams Court
Biddeford
Isaac and
Eliza Jetter Descoteaux
St. Joseph's Church
Saco-Lowell
Clara Remillard Descoteaux
Henry Petit
Rene Descoteaux
Emile Pelchat
Saco
Armand
Wilbrod
Arthur
Albert
Adelard Jr
Old Orchard Beach
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Sanenacy Funeral Home
Stone St
Mosher 42 Month Old Girl Dies After Illness
Sheryl Ann Mosher age 42 months daughter of William and Marilyn Wildes Mosher Jr of Main Street Kennebunk died after a long illness in a Port hospital. She was born in Saco October 24 1966 and is survived by her parents a brother Joseph W. Mosher and sister Vanessa A. Mosher both of Kennebunk paternal and maternal grandparents. Private funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m at Bibber Memorial Chapel with Rev. Robert Hewitt officiating. Interment in Arundel Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Sheryl Ann Mosher
William and
Marilyn Wildes Mosher Jr
Main Street Re
Portand
Saco
Joseph W. Mosher
Vanessa A. Mosher
Bibber Memorial
Summer St
Robert Hewitt
Kennebunk Advent Christian Church
Arundel Cemetery
Beach Council To Consider Licenses
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Several licenses will be considered by the Town Council on Monday night. These include Lionel and Suzanne Michel of Saco Avenue for a tenting area and trailer park path, Joseph and Emelia Sevigny on Old Salt Road for cabins, and George McAuley on Turn Road for a mobile home park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Lionel
Suzanne Michel
Saco Avenue
Joseph and
Emelia Sevigny
Old Salt Road
George McAuley
Vaccine Available At Measles Clinic In Saco
Free measles immunization clinic offered for preschool children at the Saco Public Health nursing rooms on Cutts Avenue. Registration required by April 11 between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. or 1 to 2 p.m. on April 12. children weighed without clothing for eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Public Health
Cutts Avenue
Saco
Population Density Notes From Yangtze Valley
Readable fragments report that parts of the Yangtze Valley in China support about 3,500 persons per square mile, indicating high urban-like density in selected areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yangtze Valley
China
Funeral Directors and Contacts Listed for Saco Area
Funeral services noted with contacts for SHUMWAY Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco and EMOND'S Funeral Home with numbers. Frank X. Emond and J P Conroy listed. Philip H. Gross Sr. named as director. Main Siroe Saco and Raig Dennennet tc appear in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Community thanks following bereavement for Herbert Coffin
Family of the late Herbert Coffin expresses deep gratitude to Dr. Joseph P. Gerardi and the Saco Hospital staff for blood donations and care. They thank relatives, neighbors, the Saco Fire and Police Departments, Old Orchard and Biddeford Fire Departments, City Officials, Hannaford Brothers, and others for kindness, cards, flowers, and tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Gerardi
Saco Hospital
Saco
Old Orchard
Biddeford
Hannaford Brothers Company
Herbert Coffin
Funeral services set for Katherine Descoteaux Biddeford
Funeral services for Katherine Descoteaux age 42 of 42 Green Street Biddeford were conducted at St Marys Church Biddeford with Rev Coleman O Toole officiating. Music by William Cleary and Louise Welch. Entombment in Greenwood Cemetery with a spring burial planned at St Marys Cemetery. Bearers were Robert Cartier Louis Martel Micheal Labbe Raymond Bergeron Ronald Hamel and David Bergeron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Descoteaux
Green St
Biddeford
St. Mary’s Church
Coleman O'Toole
William Cleary
Louise Welch
Greenwood Cemetery
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Robert Cartier
Louis Martel
Micheal Labbe
Raymond Bergeron
Ronald Hamel
David Bergeron
Passion Sunday Chorus Final Rehearsal Set
The Passion Sunday Music Festival Chorus of the Biddeford Saco Council of Churches holds a final rehearsal Sunday at 5 15 p m in Saco First Parish Congregational Church. A public concert follows at 7 30 p m with the cantata On the Passion of Christ by David H Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Saco Council of Churches
Saco First Parish
Donald H. Hamalainen
Main
Beach Streets
David H. Williams
Rena Deis
Council of Churches
Women's Fellowship
Fellowship Hall
Paul K. Weimer
Saco Church
Johnson Likens Vietnam Peace Efforts to Honest Negotiations
President Johnson discusses draft reform positions and deferments, requests an 80 day injunction against West Coast shipyard strikes, and stresses seeking peaceful settlement. He praises Humphrey, comments on Kennedy bombing halt, and warns against dishonorable settlements while reaffirming commitment to victory in Vietnam. The White House stance blends diplomacy with strong national resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Justice Department
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
West Coast
Robert S. McNamara
Soviet Union
United States
Soviets
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Robert Kennedy
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Kennedy
Democratic National Committee
Weather and ski report from Maine mountains
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions with overnight lows in the 30s and mostly cloudy skies. The Friday ski report from Ski Maine Association lists bases at Big A 20 to 50 inches, Mt Abram 17 to 26, Enchanted 26 to 46, Lost Valley 24 to 48, Pleasant 18 to 40, Saddlerback 30 to 55, Squaw 36 to 48, Sugarloaf 14 to 54, and Sunday River 14 to 34, all with packed powder or powder conditions and varying levels of excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ski Maine Association
Big A
Mt. Abram
Enchanted Mt
Lost Valley
Pleasant Mt
Squaw Mt
Sunday River
Local residents listed as hospital patients and festival judge
Frederic Cantara of 17 Clark St Biddeford is a patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Lucienne Gagne of 54 James St Saco is a patient at Maine Medical Center Portland. Miss Ruth Olive Roberts of 342 Main St Saco will judge piano organ and violin contestants for the Maine Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival Audition in Portland tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic Cantara
Clark St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Lucienne Gagne
James St
Saco
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Ruth Olive Roberts
Main St
Maine
National Federation of Music Clubs
Roberts
Rebekah Lodge Meets in Saco with Maine Official Visit
Saco Rebekah Lodge will meet Saturday at 7 30 p.m. in Odd Fellows Hall Main Street Saco. Mrs Lillian Matthews Kennebunk vice president of the Rebekah Assembly of Maine will make her official visitation. Refreshments will follow the meeting. The board of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union will meet Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. at Hamilton Memorial Hall Beach Street Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Main Street
Saco
Lillian Matthews
Kennebunk
the Rebekah Assembly ' of
Maine
The
Women's Educational and Industrial Union
Hamilton Memorial Hall
Beach Street
Prayer meeting at Full Gospel church in Wells
A prayer meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church located on Route 9A just off Route 109 in Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Full Gospel
Wells
Porter Man Seeks Habeas Release Over Driving Sentences
Alfred Philip W. Emerson 23 of Porter, jailed in York County, seeks a habeas corpus hearing in Superior Court alleging his nine month sentences for reckless driving and operating after suspension exceed state statutory maximums. Justice Armand A. Dufresne Jr. assigned to hear the motion. attorney Willie W. Pomerleau to represent him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred — Philip W. Emerson
Porter
York County
Superior Court
Emerson
Maine Supreme Court
Armand A. Dufresne Jr
Lewiston
Willie W. Pomerleau
Biddeford
Porterman
Sanford
10Th District
Ralph H. Ross
New Hampshire
Pomerleau
Public Hearing Set for Benoit Block Fate on Alfred Street
Public hearing scheduled for March 23 to determine the Benoit Block fate on Alfred Street. Edgar Morin Nick Curro and John Couture named as interested parties with Morin holding a mortgage. The block was damaged by high winds and condemned. demolition halted after a contractor withdrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Leo Lemire
Benoit
Alfred Street
Lemire
Edgar Morin
Nick Curro
John Couture
Morin
Curro
Couture
Richard Sevigny
Brunswick Approves Controversial Housing Code by Narrow Margin
Brunswick residents approve a controversial housing code by 232 to 215 in a secret ballot at Thursday night town meeting after an hour of debate. Supporters call it minimal while an opponent warns it acts as a millstone on residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Unclear Transit Tide Schedule Fragments
Fragmentary OCR data shows scattered times and numbers likely from a transit tide or clock table. No clear events, names, or locations readable to anchor a proper summary.
Looking Ahead At Weather For Northern New England
The five day forecast covers northern New England including Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Daytime highs will be in the 30s north and 40s south with nighttime lows from the teens to low 20s north and 25 to 30 south. Colder conditions are expected weekend into early next week with much colder weather late Tuesday or Wednesday. Precipitation totals over half an inch, mostly snow north and rain or snow south, with a brief shower or snow flurry possible weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Stalin's Daughter Miss Stalina Reported Defecting
Reports from Washington and Rome indicate Miss Stalina may have defected. Officials in New Delhi Rome and Moscow denied knowledge or information while James Reston noted the potential embarrassment to the Soviet Union amid U.S. Soviet talks on Vietnam and nuclear control. He suggested Washington avoided confirming asylum claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon A. Ewing
Newsmen
Washington
U.S
New Delhi
Rome
Marino la Mela
Moscow
Miss Stalina
James Reston
New York Times
Stalina
India
Soviet Union
United States
Reston
Stalin
Vietnam
Backing Accident Listed In Biddeford
Biddeford police report a Main Street backing crash involving Paul Chabot 48 of 12 Du Pont Ave as his car backed into a parked vehicle owned by Richard A. Martin 19 of 97 Hill St. No injuries were reported. Several other minor mishaps were noted but not yet documented as only one party had given a statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Main Street
Paul Chabot
Dupont Ave
Western Avenue
Richard A. Martin
Hill St
Housing code required for federal community development funds
Twenty fifteen amendments aim to curb legal issues by enforcing a housing code as a condition for qualifying for federal community improvement funds. The measure ties eligibility to code compliance, signaling tighter oversight and funding continuity.
Nancy Lennox Becomes Mrs David Nicholson in Saco Church
Announcement of the March 4 double ring wedding at First Parish Congregational Church Saco unites Nancy Louise Lennox daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Lennox 275 Bradley Street Saco with Airman 2c David Howard Nicholson son of Mr and Mrs Albert Nicholson Rocky Hill Connecticut The bride wore a white wool suit with fur collar and carried a white Bible The couple was joined by maid of honor Miss Virginia Lennox and best man Gary Nicholson The mothers wore grey and royal blue outfits with corsages Mrs Nicholson is training at Eastern Maine General Hospital School of Nursing The groom serves in the U S Air Force
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Louise Lennox
Robert Lennox
Bradley
Saco
David Howard Nicholson
U. S. Air Force
Albert Nicholson
Rocky Hill
Conn
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Paul K. Weimer
Rena Deis
Virginia Lennox
Gary Nicholson
Lennox
Nicholson
Thornton Academy
Eastern Maine General Hospital School of Nursing
Bangor
Bulkeley High School
Hartford
U.S. Air Force
Joint Initiation Plans Completed By Owen Davis Unit
Final arrangements for a joint initiation to be held tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Owen Davis Post American Legion home Beach Street Saco were settled at a special session last night. More than 100 candidates from York and Cumberland Counties are expected and all legionnaires wives and guests are invited. A buffet lunch and an orchestra for dancing are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen- Davis
American Legion
Post
Beach Street
Saco
Saco Legion
York
Cumberland
Fred Foran
Daniel Farnsworth
Armand Levesque
Maine
Thornton Academy
Linnell
Owen-Davis Unit
American Legion Auxiliary
Charlene Farnham
Legion
George Doody
Raymond Valley
Robert Janelle
Three Youths Face Hearing in Interstate Car Theft
Portland AP reports three youths Bruce R. Cullen 20 Dover NH William C Shaw III 19 Gorham MA and John M Wallace 19 Buxton charged with interstate transportation of a stolen car after a mile chase. Hearing tentatively set for 10 a.m. in March. Wallace released on 1000 bail while Shaw and Cullen remain jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Bruce R. Cullen
Dover
N.H
William C. Shaw III
Gorham
Boston
John M. Wallace
Buxton
Shaw
Wallace
U.S
Morris Cox
A.W. Engineering Corp
Saugus
Mass
Stocks Jump on Tax Credit Hope In Early Trading
New York markets rose sharply after President Johnson urged restoration of the 7 percent business investment tax credit. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 12.48 to 856.46 by 10:30 a.m. with heavy 2.4 million shares traded in 30 minutes. Early movers included U S Steel, Westinghouse Electric, Boeing Aircraft, and Texas Gulf Sulphur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johnson
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
U.s.steel
Westinghouse Electric
Boeing Aircraft
Toilers by the Sea Elect Officers At Ocean Park
The Toilers by the Sea at Ocean Park held their annual meeting in Porter Memorial Hall with officers reelected and a dual anniversary program marking 65 years since the group's founding in 1902. Adelbert M. Jakeman and Elva M. Frizzle led a historical program as Porter Hall also observed its 65th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Park
Toilers by-the-Sea
Porter Memorial Hall
Elva M. Frizzle
Winter Missionary Society
Porter Hall
White Cross
Adelbert M. Jakeman
Ocean Park Association
the Grove
Ethnan W. Porter
Lowell
Mass
Porter
Ocean
Missionary Helper
Frizzle
Ruth M. Severance
Earl C. Scott
Albert A. Gordanier
F. Ethel Rowlands
Joseph W. Barth
Hadley
Saco Police Report Three Traffic Mishaps
Three traffic incidents are recorded in Saco. Joan E. Smith and Doris M. Thomas collided at the railroad overpass on Old Orchard Road Thursday afternoon with no damage estimate. George A. Lewis and Donald J. Chaloult collided on Ferry Road. Lewis’s car $225 damaged, Chaloult minor damage. Roland J. Tardif backed into Lawrence Patterson on Lincoln Street. Patterson’s car $250 damage, Tardif’s $50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Pues
Joan E. Smith
Smithwheel Road
Old Orchard Beach
Doris M. Thomas
Forest Ave
Old Orchard Road
George A. Lewis
Portland
Ferry Road
Donald J. Chaloult
Mountain Road
Biddeford
Lewis
Roland J. Tardif
Lincoln St
Lincoln Street
Lawrence Patterson
New County Road
Patterson
Tardif
Birds that can sing number about three thousand worldwide
About 3000 of roughly 9000 bird species are capable of singing per the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Two Area Men Fined for Assault in Maine Courts
In Saco 10th District Court two men Rosalre Desrosiers and James O. Ellis were fined 75 dollars each after being found guilty of assault and battery stemming from an incident in Biddeford on February 8, 1967. Other defendants faced various charges and fines for speeding, improper licensing, and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Melton
Saco
Desrosiers
Ellis
Chapman
John W. Sczymecki
Pool Road
Edwin Herrick
Ferry Road
Thomas H. Welch
Kezar Falls
Alfred
Paul Laverriere
King St
Foss Street
Welch
Laverriere
Ronald Ayotte
Frederick Richards
Kennebunk
Robert C. Hoff
Port
Mary ‘Campbell
Boston’ Road
Kathleen Butts
Paul N. Michaud
Hill St
Paul D. Martel
Charles Barstow
Dover
N. H
Peter R. Grenier
Auburn
Allan K. Russell
Pool St
Robert S. Butterfield Jr
Cape Elizabeth
Richard J. McKinnon
Boothby Park
William J. Pontbriant Jr
Deering Ave
Pontbriant
Gagnon and Son Movers Inc
Central Falls
R. I
MPAC
Foggs Transportation Co
Portland
Bruce S. Kimball
Robert M. Carrier
South Portland
Kenneth E. Sanborn
Biddeford Man Apprehended in Portland Bar
Ronald Cyr of 3 Main Street Biddeford was arrested in Portland on assault and battery and larceny charges. He allegedly assaulted Ralph H. Brown of Biddeford and took $35 from Brown's wallet on March 7 in Brown's apartment. Cyr was detained in a Portland bar by plainclothes officers and returned to Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Portland
Ronald Cyr
Main St
Ralph H. Brown
Brown
Cyr
Tenth District Court
Three Mass Residents Injured In Maine Turnpike Crash
A single car crash on the Maine Turnpike hospitalizes three Massachusetts residents. Mary K. Johnson 60 Belmon t Mass head injuries. Lawrence T. Johnson 61 a broken leg. Mary L. McDonald 60 Medfield Mass also a broken leg. Vehicle total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Massachusetts
Maine
David Knight
Mary K. Johnson
Belmont
Mass
Lawrence T. Johnson
Mary L. McDonald
Medfield
Ormand Trask
Johnson
View Of Glass Industry Given Saco Audience
Kenneth A. Wilson describes early American glass manufacture from Jamestown to the last century at the Fairfield School Auditorium. He uses color slides to show early works and bottle types while noting upcoming lectures in the series hosted by the Saco Provident Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Sweetser
Fairfield School
Kenneth A. Wilson
Corning Museum of Glass
Corning
N.Y
Jamestown Colony
Paul K. Weimer
Saco Provident Association
Lowell Innes
Sweetser Fund
Pittsburgh Glass
Weimer
Louise Morse
Newbury
Mass
India
Near East
Africa
Waldo Tibbetts
CARE
Alvah S. Sanborn
Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary
Lenox
Saco
Saco Madisses Schedule Rummage Sale for April 29
The Madisses of the First Parish Congregational Church in Saco announced a rummage sale planned for April 29 from 9 30 a m to noon at the parish house with Agnes Tripp as sale chair and Doris Stackpole presiding at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Saco
Doris Stackpole
Agnes Tripp
Ada Stackpole
Tripp
Margaret Gross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joseph A. Fecteau
Dennenettc Raig
Siroe Saco
Dial
William McChesney Martin
Union
E ' C.us
Benoit Block
Aristote
Nancy Lennox
David Nicholson
Owen-Davis
Toilers-By-Sea
Israel
U. N
U. S
Saco Petland
Rte. 1
Saco Madisses
Walkif Talkies
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