Deaths Mrs Ruth B Goodier 81 Scarborough Nursing Home
Ruth B Goodier 81 of 43 As pen Ave died last night in a Scarborough Nursing Home after a long illness. Born in Saco Nov 21 1886 she was daughter of Josiah and Emma Lombard. Survived by widower Harold son Harold daughters Inez Tricomi and Arlene five grandchildren four great grandchildren and several nieces. Funeral 2 pm tomorrow Thornton Heights Methodist Church. Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco. Friends may call this afternoon and tonight Hay and Peabody Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Portland
Ruth B. Goodier
Aspen Ave
Scarborough
Saco
Josiah
Emma Smith Lombard
Thornton Heights
Thornton Heights Methodist Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Hay and Peabody Funeral
Congress St
Portland
Knights of Columbus to pray for Richard Swenson in Old Orchard Beach
Members of Rev. James J. Mullen Council of Knights of Columbus in Old Orchard Beach meet tonight at 7 30 at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home 36 Portland Ave to say prayers for Richard Swenson son in law of Mr and Mrs John W Girard members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Mullen
Knights of Columbus
Old Orchard Beach
Portland Ave
Richard Swenson
John W. Girard
Thornton Academy to Host Ninth Shamrock Debate Tourney
The Thornton Academy Shamrock Debate Tournament draws upper New England and Maine schools to Saco for four rounds on a national topic. Varsity and novice divisions run five speeches plus crossex, with plaques and speaker awards. Registration 8:30 9:00 a.m. at Linnell Gym, judges required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Academy
New England
National Forensic League
Maine
Saco
Linnell Gymnasium
Biddeford Firemen Respond To Calls
Biddeford firefighters were called to a still alarm at 33 Hill St. where wiring in a washing machine caused a minor blaze in a three story wooden tenement owned by William Lapointe. Raymond Ledoux occupied the first floor apartment. Earlier an overflowing oil burner sparked a run to 66 South St. Alfred Moreau owns the two story building. A needless call occurred at Green and Birch Streets where spilled oil was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Hill St
William Lapointe
Raymond Ledoux
South St
Alfred Moreau
Green and
Birch Streets
Funeral Home Listings
Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine provide contact and address details. Emond Funeral Home at 24 Main and Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco list directors and phone numbers for local services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Dial
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Philip H. Gross Sr
Biddeford Obituaries for Leon E Fontaine and Al Vachon
Leon E Fontaine of 74 Pool Street Biddeford dies. Funeral from St Andre s Church Saturday at 9 00 A M calling hours at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Thursday and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 10. Al Vachon of Water Street Biddeford funeral Saturday at 10 00 A M
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vachon
al — Water St
Biddeford
St. Andre's Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Card of Thanks for 92nd Birthday Wishes
Mrs Lillian Fenwick thanks friends neighbors relatives and church family for thoughtful gifts cards and well wishes received on her 92nd birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Fenwick
Death notices for Mrs. Maude Chick observed in Lyman
Funeral services for Mrs Maude Chick of Waterhouse Road Lyman were held Tuesday afternoon at Lyman Baptist Church with Rev Darrell Archer officiating. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford with burial planned for spring at Goodwins Mills Village Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Chick
Waterhouse Road
Lyman
Lyman Baptist Church
Darrell Archer
Greenwood Cemetery
Biddeford
Goodwins Mills Village
Funeral services for John H. Canning
Funeral services for John H. Canning of 9 Foss Street Biddeford were held yesterday morning at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco. Rev. Joseph Carrier of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church officiated. Interment followed at Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford. Bearers were Harry Rowell Edward Gallant Rodney Hooper and George Taillon of the Owen-Davis Post American Legion Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Canning
Foss St
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig
Main St
Saco
Joseph Carrier
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Woodlawn
Harry Rowell
Edward Gallant
Rodney Hooper
Owen - Davis Post
American Legion
George Taillon
Funeral services for Mrs Susan May Johnson
Funeral services for Susan May Johnson of East Waterboro were held at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with Rev Paul K Weimer of First Parish Congregational Church officiating Entombment occurred at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford with burial planned for later in spring
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie May Johnson
East Waterboro
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Paul K Weimer
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Greenwood Cemetery
Biddeford
Georgianna Thibodeau Rites Held at St Josephs
Georgianna Thibodeau age 76 of 17 Gertrude Ave Biddeford was laid to rest in a solemn Requiem High Mass at St Josephs Church. Monsignor Elie Hevey officiated with Deacons Reverends Valmont Gilbert and Sylvie Levesque. Choir sang and Diana Rousselle played organ while parish groups from Eucharistic League and Dames Rochambeau Club attended. Bearers included Edward Thibodeau Bernard Couture Arthur Guerin Jr Paul Beaupre Adrien Mathieu and Albany Dion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgianna Thibodeau
Gertrude Ave
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Msgr
Elie Hevey
Valmont Gilbert
Sylvie Levesque
Diana Rousselle
Eucharistic League
Dames Rochambeau Club
Janet Mathieu
Rose Soulard
Rita Regis
Dion
Maria Duis
Edward Thibodeau
Bernard Couture
Arthur Guerin Jr
Paul Beaupre
Adrien Mathieu
Albany Dion
Funeral services for Miss Leontine Parent
Funeral services for Miss Leontine Parent of 166 Beach Street Saco will be held Monday at 8 a.m. from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco. Friends may call at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford on Saturday and Sunday afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leontine Parent
Beach St
Saco
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Biddeford
Maine Attorney General Warns Crime Rises in State
Kennebunkport audience heard James Erwin say organized crime purchases Maine shorelines and narcotic losses grow. He cited fewer actual sentences due to Supreme Court rulings and urged citizen vigilance to aid law enforcement and push for reform tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
James Erwin
Kenne .Bunkport
Christ Church
Maine
Rwin
U.S. Supreme Court
Staples Unit Sets Saturday Supper for 50th Anniversary
Members of C Fayette Staples Unit American Legion Auxiliary host a Saturday supper at 6 30 p m at the Legion Hall School Street Old Orchard Beach commemorating the Post's 50th anniversary with proceeds aiding veterans and community programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
C. Fayette Staples
American Legion Auxiliary
The
Legion Post
Legion Hall
School Street
Saco Firemen Respond Twice To Minor Incidents
Firefighters from Saco were sent out twice on Thursday but used no equipment. They shut down a flooded oil burner at 29 Storer Street, allowing it to burn out, and extinguished a fire in a car owned by Herve E. Bouchard of Main Avenue. Camp Ellis fire was put out with minimal damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Thomas Bloomfield
Storer St
Herve E. Bouchard
Main Avenue
Camp Ellis
Hospital Auxiliary Backs New Coffee Shop Expansion
The Hospital Auxiliary has donated 5000 for an intensive coronary care unit and provided several items such as incubators and wheelchairs. Co chairs Mrs. Lloyd Anderson and Mrs. Joseph Kenneally urge more volunteers as the shop grows, with Ruth Sheehan serving as full time manager and Candy Stripers aiding in summer months. Volunteers remain essential as the coffee shop enters its first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Lloyd Anderson
Joseph Kenneally
Ruth Sheehan
Biddeford Residents Noted in Veterans Hospital and Webber Care
Arthur Jalbert of 75 Pool Street Biddeford is a patient at the Veterans Hospital in Togus. Mrs Yvonne Dallaire of 528 Elm Street Biddeford is a medic at the Webber Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Jalbert
Pool St
Biddeford
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Yvonne Dallaire
Elm St
Webber Hospital
Saco Rebekah Lodge Meeting Set for Saturday Night
The Saco Rebekah Lodge will meet Saturday night at 7 30 in Odd Fellows Hall Saco Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Saco
Boys Fellowship Meeting at Lyman Baptist Church
The Boys Fellowship of the Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills will meet Saturday at 10 a m at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Supper Planned By Camp Ellis Fire Auxiliary
Camp Ellis Firemen's Auxiliary met at the fire station to plan a covered dish supper for April 4 and reveal secret pals. Co chairmen named Mrs Ruth Stackpole and Mrs Jeannine Pendleton. President Mrs Jeannine Pendleton led the session with flag salute and prayer by chaplain Mrs Lillian Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Ellis
Ruth Stackpole
Jeannine Pendleton
Lillian Morris
Therese Pendleton
Susan Gagnon
Sunshine
Service Group Knits For Yale Welfare Group
Members of the Biddeford Sace Community Service held an all day sewing session and meeting at Christ Episcopal Church Hall. Baby gowns were prepared for distribution to children in two cities and knitting for the Christmas welfare work continued. Plans for a May banquet were discussed and a welfare reject will be voted on at the next meeting on Wednesday April 10. A get well card was signed for Mrs. Ruby Packard, a surgical patient at ae ee Medical Center, Poland. Attending were Mrs. Mildred McIntire, Miss Edith Hutchins, Mrs. Gladys Schwartz, Mrs. Annie Phillips, Mrs. Freida Underwood, Mrs. Berthe Stranck, Mrs. Esther Cobb, Mrs. Alma Lacroix, Miss Nellie Murphy, Mrs. Nan Deforge, Mrs. Nellie Murphy, Mrs. Ruth Cote, Miss Josephine Seidel, Mrs. Margaret Judge, Mrs. Nan Smith, Mrs. Elizabeth Patrick, Mrs. Anne Gonneville, Mrs. Irene Gilpatric, Mrs. Teresa Emery, Mrs. Hazel Trott and Mrs. Kay Schaffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Sace
Christ Episcopal Church Hall
Ruby Packard
Ae Ee
Poland
Mildred McIntire
Edith Hutchins
Gladys Schwartz
Annie Phillips
Freida Underwood
Berthe Stranck
Esther Cobb
Alma Lacroix
Nellie Murphy
Nan Deforge
Ruth Cote
Josephine Seidel
Margaret Judge
Nan Smith
Elizabeth Patrick
Anne Gonneville
Irene Gilpatric
Teresa Emery
Hazlel Trott
Kay Schaffer
Kennebunk Approves 775 for Planning Group Membership
At the town meeting Kennebunk voters approved a 775 appropriation to join the York County Regional Planning Commission. The town let its prior membership lapse due to no appropriation on the warrant last year. Action was endorsed by selectmen budget board members and the town planning board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
York County Regional Planning Commission
Iown
Budget Board
Town Planning Board
Brezhnev Rush To Prague Amid Czechoslovak Struggle
President level power struggle in Czechoslovakia shapes moves as Leonid Brezhnev hurries to Prague before Christmas. Anatoly Novotny faces economic strife student writer unrest and Slovak party tensions while a rumored plot to thwart his removal circulates. Generals demand his resignation over Maj. Gen. Seiin’s flight to the United States bringing renewed pressure on Novotny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonid Brezhnev
Prague
Novotny
Slovak Communist Party
Communist Party
United States
Jan Seiin
Portland Weather Update With Rain Snow Forecast
Occasional rain or drizzle expected in southern areas tonight with snow in the north. Lows in the 30s. Saturday brings rain south and snow in the north with little temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Looking Ahead At Weather For Northern New England
The Weather Bureau forecasts five days of temperatures near seasonal normals in northern New England and Rhode Island with warmer readings in the south. Daytime highs run from the low 40s in the north to the upper 40s in the south while nights trend from the upper 20s to low 30s. Expect more than three quarters of an inch of precipitation through Monday with mild air persisting before a trend toward colder conditions late in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Refreshments Planned for Circle B Meeting
Circle B of the United Church of Christ Biddeford discussed serving refreshments at the April 2 Women's Fellowship meeting held at 40 West Street. Mrs. Helga Sheltra led devotions, with Mrs. Worcester in attendance. The next gathering is April 18 at the Misses Ruth and Mabel Gilpatric's home, 8 Shepard Avenue, Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle B
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
West St
Rosie Myers
Frances Worcester
Circle
Women’s Fellowship
Helga Sheltra
Worcester
Ruth and
Mabel Gilpatric
Shepard Ave
Saco
Louise Harpoothan
Leah Robie
Madeline Robie
Mary Jones
Berthe Strank
Phyllis Johnson
Jane Haines
Helen Leach
Helen Horne
Veterans Posts To Hold Auction At Saco Hall
Veterans groups in Saco outline an auction at Saco Hall with Boucavalas Dupuis AMVETS and Saco VFW planning details. Cmdr Harold Strout led the meeting at Spring Street hall while Chaplain Arthur McKee delivered the opening prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Hall
Boucavalas-Dupuis Amvets Post
Saco
Saco Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Amvets
Spring Street Hall
Cmdr
Harold Strout
Arthur McKee
Armand Levesque
Fgig Psgram
High Se
Portland
Cmdr. Strout
Washington, D.C
Margaret Chase Smith
Edmund S. Muskie
Department of Maine Amvets
Saco V.F.W
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Amvets Hall
Spring Street
Youth Specialist Talks At St Louis Rev Campbell Speaks
Rev John J Campbell S J of St Louis spent three days at St Louis High School in Biddeford giving talks on personal self renewal per Vatican Council guidance. He addressed 150 parents teachers and students at St Josephs Irish Hall on Parent Teenager Relationships and outlined a Summer School of the Christian Apostolate at Staeee College August 21 25 with Christian Action Movement members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Campbell
S.J
St. Louis
St. Louis High School
Biddeford
Father Campbell
St. Joseph's Irish Hall
Christian Action Movement
Sodality
St. Aeeeee College
Camootie
California
Maine
Science Fair At Old Orchard Beach High School Exhibition
The Old Orchard Beach High School science fair featured numerous exhibitors from the physics, chemistry, biology, general science and mathematics departments. Participants included Paul Brady, E Emerson Cummings, Arthur Dickson, Dewey Thompson, Richard North, Lawrence Beam, and many students such as Miriam Leonard, Robert Boisjoly, Susan Duhamel, Lorie Grenier, Patricia Presley, and Carol Shevenell among others, with Dickson and Thompson as instructors and Beam and Cummings directing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach High School
Old Orchard Beach
Princ Jerome LePelletier
Paul Brady
E. Emerson Cummings
Arthur Dickson
Dewey Thompson
Richard North
Lawrence Beam
Miriam Leonard
Robert Boisjoly
Susan Duhamel
Lorie Grenier
Patricia Presley
Carol Sheven
Dickson
Rachel Descoteaux
Eleanora Anton
Marcia Joncas
Catherine Mullen
Steven Foster
Charlene Miles
Bruce Bower
Raymond DeDevoir
Stephen Johnston
John LaPointe
Peter Smith
Deborah Lee
Deborah Holland
Priscilla Felker
Marie Gagne
Brenda Jackson
Sandra Andrews
Cora White
Catherine Clark
Denise Larochelle
Patricia Anderson
Sally Crosby
Carol Travers
Michael L'Heureux
Bruce Miles
Bernard LeBrun
Philip Boisjoly
Sandra MelSweeney
Susan Mullen
Daniel Rave
Gary Lanoie
Stephen Zafirson
Thyra Murphy
Phyllis Dumont
Janice Hamilton
Scott Brown
Scotta Briggs
John Bedell
Paul Jacques
Daniel Roberge
Daniel Cullinan
Dennis Sherman
Helen Descoteaux
Rosemarie DeAngelis
Cynthia Bernard
Thompson
James Neithercut
Silent Auction Conducted By Church Society
The Womens Society of Christian Service of the United Methodist Church met at Mrs. Frances Johnson’s Tripoli Avenue home. President Mrs. Mattie Bliss led the session. articles were sold at a silent auction. A Spring luncheon plan was set for April 4 at Mrs. Elizabeth Garland’s Imperial Street home with Mrs. Louise King assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Womens Society of Christian Service
United Methodist Church
Washington Avenue
Frances Johnson
Tripoli Avenue
Mattie Bliss
Gertrude Leonard
Elizabeth Garland
Imperial Street
Louise King
Johnson
Gertrude Wight
Mrs. Bliss
Florence Benson
Helen Cummings
Ethel Ritchie
Model City Meeting Scheduled Tuesday in Biddeford
The Model City Program meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the Biddeford Junior High School cafeteria on Alfred Street Biddeford. Mayor Leo R. Lemire announced the plan detailing the venue and time for residents to attend the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Alfred Street
Leo R. Lemire
Parish Council Endorses Vocational School at St Andre’s
The St. Andre's Parish Council voted unanimously to back the Vocational School and urged City Council funding without referendum. After a parish hall meeting, 30 members present sent letters to all councilmen detailing support. Attendees included Rev. Maurice N. Morin, Sister Estelle Fontaine, and many parish residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andre's
Rolandis
William A. Ae
Agenae
Joseph Plamondon
Normand Verville
Leo Cyr Jr
Adrien Laverriere
Noella L'Heureux
Lucille Remillard
Armand
Maurice N. Morin
Estelle Fontaine
Theresa Boucher
Paul E. Beaupre
June Dubois
Lucienne Roy
Yvette Loranger
Maurice N. Hebert
Paula Martel
Jean Beaulieu
Michale Pinelle
Roger Bilodeau
Raymond Gosselin
Armand Fecteau
Leonard Levasseur
Lucien Doyon
Rene Gobeil
Norman O. Racine
Alphonse Remillard
Wilfrid J. Fortier
Minister At Kennebunk To Be Director
Rev. Robert J. Ross of Kennebunk has been named associate director for recruitment of the Division of Ministry, Churchmanship and Extension in Boston. He will serve part time now and assume full duties June 15, then move his family to Massachusetts in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Unitarian - Universalist
Robert J. Ross
Ross
Boston
Mr. Ross
Unitarian Universalist Church
Massachusetts
DED Official Tours Plants In The Area
Richard Kelso head of Maine Department of Economic Development Industrial Promotion visited Biddeford and Saco on Wednesday touring Precision Screw Machine Products and Land Mfg. Co in Biddeford West Point Pepperell in Biddeford New England Division Maremont in Saco and the Saco Industrial Park He spoke at the Biddeford Saco Rotary lunch and the Saco Business Men's Association dinner. U.S. and Canadian steel plants consumed nearly 130 million tons of iron ore in 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kelso
Maine Department of Economic Development
Precision Screw Machine Products, Inc
Smith Street
Biddeford
Land Mfg. Co
Elm St
Kelso
Biddeford - Saco
New England
Maremont Corp
Saco
Hearing date move to avoid scheduling clash
The event originally set for Kennedy School on Monday was rescheduled to prevent overlap with the Vocational School hearing at the City Council chambers. The change keeps officials from conflicting duties and preserves attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy School
Rockefeller withdraws from GOP race amid draft talk
Former Senator Rockefeller announces he will not seek the Republican nomination, citing party unity and a desire to pursue his legislative agenda. He notes Nixon leading among party leaders and argues against a divisive, personal contest. He signals openness to serving if called by the party, yet does not expect a draft. The announcement follows widespread speculation of a Rockefeller draft and comments by Nixon Reagan and Laxalt on the convention’s role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Nixon
California
Ronald ‘Reagan
Paul Laxalt
GOP
Republican Party
Richard Nixon
Biddeford-Saco Elks Elect Officers Amid Meeting
The Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks held last night at the Lodge on Portland Road Saco electing Paul Reay exalted ruler Edmund Rube loyal knight George McNally leading knight ran court lecturing knight Amos McCallum esquire Arthur Sevigny chaplain Timothy Crowley III inner guard and Arthur Lesieur secretary Exalted Ruler Donald Doyle led the session which approved life memberships for Walter Grace Edward Landry and Emile Tremblay A cribbage tournament result and Ransom McNallys Portland Hospital status were reported an Irish stew supper was served under Harold Marr supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Saco Lodge of Elks
Portland Road
Saco
Paul Reay
Edmund Rube
George McNally
Rancourt
Amos McCallum
Esquire
Arthur Sevigny
Timothy Crowley III
Arthur Lesieur
Donald Doyle
Walter Grace
Edward Landry
Emile Tremblay
Elmer Meserve
Chagon
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Ransom McNally
Portland
Harold Marr
Rockefeller pulls out before New Hampshire primary
The candidate withdrew from the race shortly before the March 12 New Hampshire primary. Rockefeller's lieutenants then began gauging Republican leaders nationwide for support and strategy moving forward.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruth Goodier
Thornton
Fmond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Mrs, Maude Chick
Mrs
Susie Johnson
Parent Services
Erwin
Staples Unit
Yale Welfare Group
Diane Sweeney
Joseph Pipinias
Old Orchard
St. Andre’s
DED Official Tours
Canadian
Gov
George Romney
Michi
Anniston Man's
Lady's
Roger S. Labbe
Youland
Jewelry Store
Biddeford-Saco
Carry Bros. Jewelers
Thacher Building
Dearborn
Woolworth’s
Beachway’s
For All
Beach Street
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