Death notice Ernest H. Doucette 59 Biddeford
Ernest H. Doucette 59 of 53 Center St Biddeford died yesterday at Togus Veterans Hospital after a long illness He was born Oct 8 1906 in Manchester NH and worked for West Point Pepperell He was World War II veteran a member of the American Legion and a St Joseph s Church communicant Survivors include his widow two sons a stepson six sisters three brothers and five grandchildren Funeral Mass Monday March 27 at 9 am St Joseph s Church Biddeford Burial Friday 10 am St Joseph s Cemetery Libra services at Sansoucy s Funeral Home Biddeford today 2-4 and 7-10 pm and tomorrow 2-4 and 7-10 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest H. Doucette
Center St
Biddeford
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Manchester
N.H
Peter and
Melvina (Marcoucille) Doucette
Doucette
West Point-Pepperell Mfg. Inc
American Legion
St. Joseph's Church
Laurette (Methot) Doucette
Marcel
Maurice
Roland Gagnon
Patricia Michaud
Boston
Priscilla Napolitania
New York City
Cecile Marois
Auburn
Laura Raspille
Florence Cott
Antoinette Guimond
Lewiston
Death of George A Atkinson in Saco
George A Atkinson 62 of Shadagee Road Saco died yesterday en route to Biddeford hospital. Born December 4 1904 in Saco he was a watchman at a Saco shoe factory and formerly a York Beach maintenance man. He is survived by one cousin John Goodrich of Portland. Funeral 10 a m Friday Shumway Funeral Home Saco. Laurel Hill Cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Atkinson
Shadagee Road
Saco
Biddeford
George
Sarah Atkinson
York Beach
John Goodrich
Portland
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Teachers Group Outlines Goals In Biddeford
Biddeford Teachers Association outlines aims to raise teachers to professional status and secure a professional contract aligned with the profession. Joseph Carrier, elected president, calls for strong member support for the executive committee. Other officers elected include Spencer Trask as vice president, Mrs. Geraldine Kenneally secretary, and Miss Sarah Jane Poli treasurer. John Marvin of Maine Teachers Association urged backing for LD-636 to raise per pupil allowance from $255 to $329 before the 103rd legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Teachers Association
Joseph Carrier
BTA
Carrier
Kennedy School
Spencer Trask
Geraldine Kenneally
Sarah Jane Poli
John Marvin
Maine Teachers Association
Marvin
Bennett D. Katz
Augusta
Heavy losses in Junction City area war report
U S and Vietnamese forces endured heavy barrages near Gio Linh as Operation Junction City pressed on. In two days, 78 Americans died and 302 were wounded, with 829 Communists killed, plus 12 Americans killed or wounded in Tay Ninh by an accidental bombing. More than 117 air strikes supported the fighting.
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Page One
U.S
Gio Linh
Demilitarized Zone
Tay Ninh
Junction City
Dean's List honor for Mary Lou Roberge at Morse College
Miss Mary Lou Roberge daughter of Mr and Mrs Er nest Roberge of 125 Middle Street Saco has been placed on the Dean's List for the first semester at Morse College Hartford Connecticut indicating scholastic achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Roberge
Ernest Roberge
Middle St
Saco
Morse College
Hartford
Conn
Emond’s Funeral Home Listing Names Frank X. Emond
Emond’s Funeral Home at 284 5511 lists Frank X. Emond and J. P. Conroy in the directory style notice.
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Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Card of Thanks to Lorette Labbe and family
I wish to thank my relatives and friends for the beautiful cards flowers and gifts sent to me during my stay at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hos
Funeral for Lawrence E. Rowe in Saco
Funeral services for Lawrence Edwin Rowe aged 38 of Pleasant Street Saco were held yesterday at Saco United Baptist Church with Rev. Stanley A. Bennett presiding. Interment followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery with pallbearers Emile Corneau George Mapes Harold Waite Donald Doyle Newman Bagley and Stanley Lane. City officials and members from Masonic and Order of the Eastern Star attended. Masonic ritual services were conducted Monday night by Saco Lodge AF and AM at Shumway Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Edwin Rowe
Pleasant St
Saco
Saco United Baptist Church
Stanley A. Bennett
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Emile Corneau
George Mapes
Harold Waite
Donald Doyle
Newman Bagley
Stanley Lane
Masonic
Order of the Eastern Star
Saco Lodge
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Funeral Rites Held for Wilfrid Mandeville at Notre Dame de Lourdes
Funeral services for Wilfrid Mandeville of 142 Pleasant Street Saco were held at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church. Rev Joseph Carrier led a solemn Requiem High Mass with Rev Paul Jalbert deacon and Rev Ronald Labranche subdeacon. Interment followed at St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford with grave side prayers by Father Labranche. Bearers included Urban Langevin David St Amand Philip Roux Paul Henri Joseph Laliberte and Philemon Dubreuil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfrid Mandeville
Pleasant St
Saco
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Joseph Carrier
Paul Jalbert
Ronald Labranche
Eva Carrier
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Biddeford
Father Labranche
Urban Langevin
Funeral Rites for Ernest Dupuis Held at St. Andre Church
Funeral services for Ernest Dupuis of 59 High Street Biddeford were held at 9 AM from St. Andre's Church. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Aime Giguere celebrated a solemn high mass of requiem assisted by Rev. Germain Bureau and Rev. Bernand Nicknair. The St. Andre's Church choir performed under Charles Proulx with Laura Proulx at the organ. Sacred Heart League bearers included William Bisson, Henri Bourque, Edmond Neault, and Edgar Cabana. Burial followed in Ste. Theresa section of St. Joseph's Cemetery with committal prayers by Father Nicknair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Dupuis
St. Andre’s Church
Aime Giguere
Germain Bureau
Bernand Nicknair
Charles Proulx
Laura Proulx
Sacred Heart League
William Bisson
Henri Bourque
Edmond Neault
Edgar Cabana
Ste. Theresa
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Nicknair
Nee Nah Council Donates to Building Fund
Nee Nah Council of Pocahontas held at the American Legion Hall in Pocahontas with Mrs. Carrie Whitter presiding. A donation was made to the Old Orchard Beach Corps and Youth Center Building Fund. Guests from Blue Feather Council Biddeford attended and special awards were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Nee Nah Council
Degree of
Pocahontas
American Legion Hall
Carrie Whittermore
Evelyn Lunder
Amelia Tibbetts
Frances Johnson
Priscilla Bibber
Merry Briggs
Blue Feather Council
Biddeford
Great Pocahontas
Priscille Stevens
Ogunquit
Nokomis Council
North Berwick
Old Orchard Beach Corps and Youth Center Building Fund
Bernadette Monteith
Geneva Perrin
Ruth Grives
Park Commission Sets Open Meeting on Budget
Park Commission Chairman William Farrington announced an open meeting tonight to discuss the year budget to be presented to the Town Council next Monday. The session starts at 7 30 and welcomes proposals or grievances from attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach Park Commission
William Farrington
Commission
Farrington
New York Foster Father Seeks Return Of 4-Year-Old
Nunzio Marchese, 60, a New Yorker, asks in court to regain custody of the 4 year-old foster child his family has raised since she was two weeks old. The report mentions other unrelated items including a babysitting venture and Sierra Leone’s military actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Nunzio Marchese
Tom King
Nes
Debbie
Local Personal Notices From Biddeford and Saco
Louis J. Dionne of 30 Spring Street Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford Raymond Loranger of 107 May Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital Mrs Dora Belanger of Alfred Street Biddeford is in Boston on a buying trip
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Dionne
Spring St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Raymond Loranger
May St
Dora Belanger
Alfred Street
Boston
Meeting of Council Chag non on Union Street
A meeting of Council Chag non on Union Street Saint Jean Baptiste will be held tonight at eight o clock in St John s Hall. A lunch will be served.
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Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptiste
St. John’s Hall
Dams Street
Church Choirs and Services Schedule Across Local Towns
Pentecostal services start Thursday evenings at 7 30 led by Rev E Terry Courtney in Kennebunk Knights of Pythias Hall. Choirs and prayers are listed for Biddeford Foss Street Methodist South Biddeford Methodist United Church of Christ Biddeford Advent Christian Saco School Street Methodist and Bible Baptist church with mid week prayer on Thursday.
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E. Terry ‘Courtney
Knights of Pythias Hall
Main Street
Kennebunk
Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Foss Street
Crusader
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Advent Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Bible Baptist Church
Terry Road
Luxury Tax Opposed By Druggist In Maine Hearing
Augusta AP report notes drugstore owner Evariste Laverdiere of Waterville opposes a 10 percent luxury tax on cosmetics and jewelry as unnecessary luxury items. He argues the tax is selective and discriminatory while lawmakers consider real estate transfer and advertising taxes.
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Augusta
Evariste Laverdiere
Waterville
Legislative Taxation Committee
Catherine H. Carswell
Portland
Maine
Ernest H. Johnson
John E Gill
South
Air Conservation Board
Roger V. Snow Jr
Falmouth
Judiciary Committee
Internal Revenue Commissioner Comments on Tax Refund Aid
The internal revenue commissioner says withholding helps him secure an income tax refund this year, noting its role in shaping taxpayers' refunds and government revenue planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Portland Weather Tonight and Thursday Snow
Tonight cloudy with intermittent light snow and lows in the 20s. East to northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday remains mostly cloudy with occasional light snow and little temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Weather outlook for northern New England and New England
The five day forecast for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island calls for near normal temperatures with some southern areas below normal. Highs in the 30s to 40s, lows in the teens to upper 20s, with light precipitation mainly as snow or rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Convicted Killer Loses Fifth Appeal in Maine High Court
Portland AP Carl R. Chase, jailed for life for the 1952 robbery slaying of Auburn shop owner Alex Yoksus, lost his fifth appeal to the Maine Supreme Court. The court ruled unanimously he failed to prove ineffective counsel or trial errors or constitutional rights violations. Chase escaped Thomaston prison in 1955 but was recaptured within 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Carl R. Chase
Auburn
Alex Yoksus
Maine Supreme Court
Chase
Walter M. Tapley
Boston
Thomaston
Red Cross Reports Maine Red Cross Services Across State
Eastern Area Red Cross filed figures show Maine served military personnel and families with 2,481 service members aided and 3,429 dependents assisted. Financial aid totaled $52,987, disasters support $1,689, and blood products distributed included 1,486 pints.
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Augusta
Red Cross
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
Birth Notice for Gary David Deschambeault in Lewiston
To Mr and Mrs David J Deschambeault 59 Heney St Lewiston a son Gary David weighing seven pounds four ounces on March 11 at St Marys General Hospital Lewiston Maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Edward Bikculcius Lewiston and paternal grandparentsMr and Mrs Alcide H Deschambesutt 174 Pleasant St Saco Maternal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Deschambeault
Heney St
Lewiston
Gary David
St. Mary’s General Hospital
Edward Bikculcius
Alcide H. Deschambesutt
Pleasant Si
Saco
Wells Legion Auxiliary Mark 48th Anniversary in Wells
The Eldridge and Leroy Hanson Post and Unit of the American Legion observed the 48th founding anniversary with a spaghetti supper inside the Wells post home on Eldredge Road. Commander Edward Simpson and Adjutant John Harrington led activities. 24 members attended. plans include a June auction of stoves and furniture and various fund drives.
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Simpson
Harrington
Edward P. Wormwood
Wells Boy Scout
The
Post
Clarence Kimball
Roby P. Littlefield
Alice Hutchins
Wells High School
Dirigo
Joanne Howard
WHS
Dorothy Fitch
Fitch
Roby Littlefield
Ogunquit
Ils Post
Edna Anderson
Elaine LaPierre
Marion Wormwood
Antigone Ganellas
Hutchins
LaPierre
Iva Simpson
Alice Boston
Missing Youths Back In Biddeford
Two of four youths reported missing by their parents have been returned to Biddeford by police. Ronald Charlette age 17 of 88 Prospect Street and Raymond Nadeau age 17 of 44 Green Street were brought back from Kittery by Lt George Friary and Chief Edgar Sevigny after a Maine State Police teletype bulletin. The other two youths remain missing with identities withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Ronald Charette
Prospect St
Raymond Nadeau
Green St
Kittery
George Friary
Edgar Sevigny
Maine
Prudential reps to attend regional conference in New Orleans
Four representatives from Prudential Insurance Co. Biddeford branch 260 Main St. will join the regional business conference in New Orleans April 9 12. Attendees are Marshall L. True Alec J. Duhamel Roland R. Provencher and J Raymond Hobbins. Sessions at the Jung Hotel feature instructors from Prudential's Northeast Home Office in Boston.
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Prudential Insurance Co
Biddeford
Main St
New Orleans
Marshall L. True
Alec J. Duhamel
Roland R. Provencher
J. Raymond Hobbins
New England
Jung Hotel
Prudential
Prudential Center
Boston
Mass
Departure of U.S. Troops Shuts French Baptist Congregations
Paris reports note the departure of American troops from France has dissolved nearly all English language Baptist congregations, including the Paris church, which existed mainly to serve armed forces personnel.
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Paris
United States
France
Notable Ancestors Tied to Chaput Madden Lineage
Great-grandparents identified as Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Chaput of Portland and paternal great-grandmother Mrs. James Madden of Boston Mass, establishing ancestral connections for the family lineage.
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Ernest Chaput
Portland
James Madden
Boston
Mass
Draft deferments questioned as half of 250000 under study
Secretary Willard Wirtz told a Senate hearing that about 125000 draft age men with occupational deferments are not in essential or critical work. Kennedy called the statistic amazing as Wirtz noted some requests for critical designation were farcical. In other military science notes, the Air Force disliked hover spraying for helicopter pads and the Army scrapped tree top platform nets after investing over 600000 dollars due to lack of interest.
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Associated Press
Washington
Secretary of Labor
Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Labor Department
Defense Department
Air Force
Army
Pentagon
House panel trims investigating funds for Un-American Activities
A House subcommittee on Administration reduces proposed funding for the Investigating Committee on Un-American Activities from 400000 to 350000. The Brookline birthplace site for John F Kennedy gains Senate approval by voice vote. Dirksen pressures GOP on constitutional amendment to end the electoral college. DOJ seeks delay to April 10 for FCC hearings on ABC and ITT merger. Freeman rural tax breaks praised by Evins as a key idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Un-American Activities
House Administration Committee
Brookline
Mass
John F. Kennedy
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Justice Department
Federal Communications Commission
American Broadcasting Company
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Justice
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Joe L. Evins
D-Tenn
House
Small Business Committee
Ho Chi Minh Letter Urges End to Vietnam War
Excerpt from Ho Chi Minh addressing President Johnson calls U.S. aggression in Vietnam a war policy that must cease and urges renewed peace talks. The message stresses global sympathy and broad American support for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Johnson
Coin Collection Stolen From York Home
Police report a thief forced a rear door to steal manager Henry DiMambro s collection of American coins valued at about 1000 dollars during the York meeting night DiMambro leaves York April 1 to become town manager of Middleboro Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Henry DiMambro
Community Corporation
James Morgan Jr
DiMambro
Middleboro
Mass
Biddeford Zoning Appeals Meet Tonight
Biddeford's Board of Zoning Appeals will convene at 6:30 PM to hear two appeals. Wade and Pauline Burnham seek permission to operate recreation and camp sites in an R-F zone on Newtown Road. Leonard Levasseur seeks to enlarge an existing building at 80 Granite Street without a minimum setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Board of Zoning Appeals
Wade
Pauline Burnham
Newtown Road
Leonard Levasseur
Granite St. Biddeford
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Dial
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Philip H. Gross Sr
Pian
Lorette Labbe
Lawrence E. Rowe
Park Commission
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Sierra Leone
Torrey Canyon
Wells Legion
Fistona
Hale Fark & Heccention
Augoris
Gary Clark
School of Nursing
St. Joseph’s School of Nursing
Aston, Ill
Carol Ruff
Linda Brockgreitens
Patricia Holland
New York
Coney Island
Avid Prieto
San Antonio
Tex
Dis
Bien Hoa
South Vietnam
St. Petersburg
Fla
Sam Burnett
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