Deaths Frank T. Allen 84 Biddeford Pool resident
Frank T. Allen 84 of Biddeford Pool died in a Biddeford hospital. Born November 17 1882 in Lawrence MA he retired from Lawrence Gas Co as a garage superintendent. Survived by two sons a brother and grandchildren. Funeral set Friday at 11 AM from Frederick E Allen Funeral Home Lawrence MA with visiting hours Thursday. Local arrangements by Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco ME.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Allen
Biddeford Pool
Biddeford
Lawrence
Mass
William and
Mary Jane Guptill Allen
Lawrence Gas Co
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
North Andover
Cochickewich Lodge
Law
Rusan W. Allen
Thorvald Allen
Arlington
George T. Allen
Hartford
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Saco
Paul Bolduc 73 former Biddeford resident dies in Avon Park
Paul Bolduc 73 a former Biddeford Maine resident died March 2 at his Avon Park Florida home where he lived 16 years He worked at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Biddeford Maine and was a World War I veteran Funeral services were at Our Lady of Grace Church Interment Bougainville Cemetery with veterans graveside honors Surviving are his widow a daughter a son two stepdaughters a brother a half-brother several sisters and four grandchildren
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Avon Park
Fla
Paul Bolduc
Biddeford
Maine
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery
Our Lady of Grace Church
Armand Gregoire
Bougainville
Eleanor Moulin Bolduc
Joyce Bickford
Agawam
Mass
Robert Bolduc
Ventura
Calif
Barbara Hutcherson
Saco
Geraldine Bacon
Old Lyme
Conn
Joseph Bolduc
Brunswick
Henri
Les Freres de la Chante
Ste. Anne
Que
Canada
Fatima Circle Hat Show in Biddeford Social Night
Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella staged an old fashioned hat show with its monthly social at St. John’s Hall Adams Street Biddeford. Prizes went to Mrs Gertrude Hrechette for funniest hat and Mrs Isabelle Boucher for prettiest hat. A 10 year membership banquet is set for April 13 at 6 30 p.m. Reservations through officers. Lunch by Mrs Jeannette Roy and committee. Numerous members listed as prize recipients.
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Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Gertrude Hrechette
Isabelle Boucher
Berangere Millette
Regent
Jeannette Roy
Yvonne Mandeville
Alden Pare
Therese Lowell
Clara Gauthier
Rita Henaire
Laurette Boisonneault
Anna Forcier
Rosa Bouthillette
Lorraine Bisson
Claire Laflamme
Olivine Gregoire
Laura Gaudreau
Helen Chretien
Francoise Gendron
Yvonne Desautels
Yvette Ledoux
Diana Moulin
Armoza Boisvert
Elaine Sedar
Victoria St. Amand
Jeannette Letourneau
Claire Loranger
Antoinette Vire
Lorraine Huot
Rene Binette
Alonzo Bernier Funeral Arrangements
Alonzo Bernier of 108 Pool Street Biddeford funeral services set for Wednesday at 9 a.m. at St. Andre's Church. Friends may call at Emond Funeral Home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.
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Bernier
Alonzo
Pool St
Biddeford
St. Andre's Church
Emond Funeral Home
Funeral services for Frederick W. White held in Saco
Funeral services for Frederick W. White, 19 Vernon St, Saco, were conducted yesterday afternoon at the Dennett and the Funeral Home. Rev. Robert C. Cecke officiated. Delegations attended from the New England Telephone Company, Owen Davis Post American Legion, the Maine National Guard, and a National Guard honor guard led by Capt. Frederick Blow.
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Frederick W. White
Vernon St
Saco
Dennett
Th E
Main i St
Robert C. Cecke
Biddeford United
Emile Lemire
Leonard Hurrell
Alan Mullett
Stephen Leskowsky
Raymond Mullett
Ernest Moreau
Raymond Bennett
Gordon Murphy
David Presley
Charles Barnes
Capt
Frederick Blow
Funeral services for Alonzo Bernier held at St. Andre’s
Funeral services for Alonzo Bernier of 108 Pool Street Biddeford were held at 9 AM from St. Andre's Church. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Aime Giguere with Deacon Rev. German Bureau and subdeacon Rev. Donald Nicknair. Bearers were nephews William Audie Jr Normand Cote Raymond Cote Oscar Neault Raymond Audie and Lionel Neault. Burial followed in the family lot at St. Joseph's Cemetery with committal prayers by Father Nicknair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo, Bernier
Pool St
Biddeford
St. Andre's Church
Aime Giguere
German Bureau
Donald Nicknair
O.F. M
St. Andre’s Church
Charles Proulx
Laura Proulx
William Audie Jr
Normand Cote
Raymond Cote
Oscar Neault
Raymond, Audie
Lionel Neault
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Nicknair
Funeral services held for Mrs Pota Daginis of Saco
Funeral services for Mrs Pota Daginis of 86 Elm Street Saco were conducted Monday at 10 30 AM from St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Biddeford with Rev Alexander Xanthakis officiating and cantor Peter Dalapas. Bearers were Atty T A Fitanides Thomas Mendros James Vorias William Mitchell Ernest Higgins Louis Vorias and Gregory Victor. Burial is planned in the family lot at St Demetrios Cemetery later in the spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pota Daginis
Elm St. Saco
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Biddeford
Alexander Xanthakis
Peter Dalapas
Atty. T. A. Fitanides
Thomas Mendros
James Vorias
William Mitchell
Ernest Higgins
Louis Vorias
Gregory Victor
St. Demetrios
Scarborough Man Has Arm Sewn Back On
A 60 year old Scarborough man, John Gouchie, had his right arm sewn back after being severed in a collision with a dump truck and loader. Surgeons at Maine Medical Center described the five hour operation as the first of its kind in Maine, reporting a wrist pulse and current fair condition. Doctors also stitched a deep cut in his right leg with blood vessels reconnected.
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Portland
Scarborough
Maine Medical Center
John Gouchie
Stephen E. Monaghan
Gouchie
Maine
Monaghan
inGouchie
Biddeford Zoning Hearing Set Tonight on Retail Outlet
Biddeford's Board of Zoning Appeals meets at 6:30 PM to hear Regazio Realty Corp of Rochester New Hampshire appeal. The case concerns leasing land from Lewis Bernstein at 150 Alfred Street to operate a retail food outlet in an R-2 zone on the former Ed and Frank automobile sales building at the Birch and Alfred Streets corner.
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Biddeford
Board of Zoning Appeals
Regazio Realty Corp
Rochester
N.H
Lewis Bernstein
Alfred St
Ed and Frank Automobile Sales
Birch and
Alfred Streets
Istani City Renamed From Constantinople in 1929
The ancient city Istani, among the world's oldest, was known as Constantinople for over 1,600 years before the Turkish government changed its name in 1929.
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Istani
Constantinople
Biddeford Family Links Highlight Military Service News
William Foran, 75 Foss St Biddeford, is a patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Edward Foran of East Chicago Ti visits his parents. Benjamin F Hall Jr USA returns to Brooke Army Medical Center after 30 days leave with Biddeford parents. Hall served 13 months in Korea as a medic. Louis Maurice and wife of Biddeford learn their son Richard L Maurice USA has been promoted to Spec 4 with the 249th Engineer Battalion in Karlsruhe Germany. He previously worked for Mare Mont Corp New England Division in Saco.
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William Foran
Foss St
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Edward Foran
Chicago
Benjamin F. Hall Jr
USA
Brooke Army Medical Center
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Benjamin Hall
Elm St
Hall
Korea
Louis Maurice
West St
Richard L. Maurice
249Th Engineer Battalion
Karlsruhe
Germany
New England
Maremont Corp
Saco
DAV Auxiliary Chapter Meeting in Biddeford Tonight
The Biddeford Saco Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary will meet at the Bradbury Street chapter home at 7 30 tonight. The session will be open to wives of chapter members.
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Biddeford-Saco
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Bradbury Street
Biddeford
Community prayer and choir schedules across local churches
A sequence of Thursday prayer meetings and mid week services are listed for Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach Knights of Pythias Hall Kennebunk and multiple Biddeford Saco and UCC Congregational churches. Choir rehearsals run on Thursdays at Foss Street School Street and UCC locations with times from 3 15 pm to 7 pm. A public bean and casserole supper is set for Saturday 5 to 7 pm at the United Church of Christ Biddeford vestry, hosted by the church Women’s Fellowship with reservations.
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Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Foss Street
Crusader
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Beach
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Women’s’ Fellowship of the Church
Beach Schools Topic At Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis Meeting
Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis heard from Superintendent Bernard C. Forbush and Assistant Superintendent Howard Cushman on the schools of Old Orchard Beach. Program chair James Murphy led the session with President Roger Tousignant presiding and Brigadier Ted Russell giving the invocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Kiwanis Club
American Legion Hall
School Street
Bernard C. Forbush
Howard Cushman
James Murphy
Roger Tousignant
Ted Russell
John Wortman
William Mullen
Jerry Post
Denver
Colo
Portland Weather Tonight And Thursday Forecast
Tonight remains fair and cooler with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s and northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Thursday looks fair with little temperature change and highs in the middle to upper 30s, winds turning southeast at 10 to 15 mph.
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Portland
March Tide Tables Display High Low Times
The notice lists March tidal data with high and low tides by date and times for A M and P M. Entries show times such as 12:56 and 1:32 for March 29 and 1:50 and 2:26 for March 30. additional figures appear as stray digits.
Weather outlook for northern New England and New England states
The five day forecast for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island calls for above normal temperatures. Daytime highs will range from the mid to upper 40s in northern areas to 50s and 55 in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Overnight lows range from the upper 20s and lower 30s in the north to upper 30s and lower 40s in the south. Precipitation stays under a quarter inch with a few showers Friday or Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Porter Man Re Sentenced To County Jail
Philip W. Emerson of Porter, 24, was resentenced to a total nine months in county jail after a habeas corpus ruling found the prior nine months exceeded legal maximums. Judge George D. Varney ordered three months for reckless driving and 15 days for driving after suspension, crediting five and a half months already served and noting an escape charge was dismissed for lack of confinement proof.
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Sanford
Philip W. Emerson
Porter
Emerson
Supreme Court
George D. Varney
Policies For St. Josephs School Expanded
Progress in forming policies for St. Josephs Elementary School Biddeford is announced by board president Robert R. Gosselin. The seven month old advisory group to Rt. Rev. Msgr. Elie Hevey focuses on accounting, needs analysis, and student welfare. They approved three more overhead projectors and a copier and plan a sound projector. Wall maps are updated and new English, mathematics, social studies and science texts were bought. next they will acquire French and music books for eight grades before September opening.
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St. Joseph’s Elementary School
Biddeford
Robert R. Gosselin
Msgr
Elie Hevey
St. Joseph's Church
Churchmen see no major shift in birth control stance
News At continued from Page One reports church leaders in Pope Pauls encyclical maintain the churchs traditional position. The piece covers other national items including Johnson’s nuclear retaliation briefing denial, Rhode Island absentee ballots in a tight race, Maryland and 25 states suing over federal wage mandates, and Kirk backing in Florida.
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Paul
Defense Department
William Manchester
Johnson
Kennedy
Florida
Claude Kirk
Rhode Island
Robert O. Tiernan
Maryland
Maine Open Water Fishing Laws Booklets Available
Biddeford City Clerk Norman O. Racine announced his office received the 1967 edition of the Maine Open Water Fishing Laws. The Department of Inland Fish and Game issued the series, and the booklets may be obtained through his office.
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Biddeford
Norman O. Racine
Maine
Racine
Department of Inland Fish Series and Game
Biddeford School Board Sets Coaches Pay Scales
The Biddeford School Board approved renewed coaching contracts under new guidelines after a special meeting at Kennedy School. The plan caps total raises at 660 dollars for this year, with scales for first year and experienced coaches and specific pay for head football and basketball posts across 67-68 and 68-69 seasons. Twenty seven athletic positions fall under the new guidelines.
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Biddeford
Kennedy
Biddeford Coaches Association
Bruce L. Smith
Coaches Association
David Redmond
The
Cornelius Carey
Lucien Doyon
Herve Poissant
Guidlines
Biddeford High School
Martin Is Named To Federal Job
President Johnson redesignated William McChesney Martin Jr as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. The move ends speculation on his tenure and keeps him in the chair for the remainder of his 14 year term through January 31 1970.
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Washington
Johnson
William McChesney Martin Jr
Federal Reserve Board
White House
Martin
George Christian
Tower Moving Backed to Spare Historic Church Site
York County's Historic Landmarks Inc. urges relocating a 90 foot water tower beside St. Peter's by the Sea Church. The York Water District faces an April 11 vote on moving the $60 000 tower at an estimated moving cost up to $50 000. If not moved, the church risks being nicknamed St. Peter's by the Tank.
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YORK
York County
Historic Landmarks Inc
St. Peter’s By the Sea
York Water District
Landmarks Group
St. Peter’s
Maine Highway Patch Plan Sets $1.5 Million Program
The Maine Highway Commission announced a $1.5 million road patching program after winter damage. Work will begin in mid May as the agency has purchased 12 million gallons of tar and asphalt to repair six thousand miles of Maine highways.
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Augusta
Maine
Maine Highway Commission
Washington area libraries surpass three hundred institutions
More than 300 institutions including associations businesses trade groups and historical entities operate libraries in the Washington area. The spread covers universities colleges government agencies and cultural societies, reflecting a dense network of public and private libraries.
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Washington Area
Suu Becomes First Civilian To Enter South Vietnam Race
Saigon AP. Phan Khaec Suu announces presidential candidacy with Dr Phan Quang Dan as running mate. Ky and Thieu seek the presidency in a military-dominated race. Suu, 62, formerly head of state, and Dan, 49, bring civilian appeal amid constitutional changes and US backing for democratic hopes.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Phan Khaec Suu
Suu
Phan Quang Dan
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Armed Forces Council
Thieu
United States
Dan
Constituent Assembly
France
Bao Dai
Hoa Hao
Cao Dai
Ngo Dinh Diem
Sun
Diem
Paris
Harvard
Mekong Delta
Vinh
North Vietnam
Two youths Arrested for Gasoline Theft in Biddeford
Biddeford police arrested Andrew McCarey 18 of 44 Green St and Richard Cote 17 of 4 Pearl St after they allegedly stole gasoline from a car near 6 Pearl St. Officer Faucher assisted by Langevin and Martin. Cote held in Biddeford jail. McCarey released on bail. They face 10th district court in Saco tomorrow.
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Biddeford
Andrew McCarey
Green St
Richard Cote
Pearl St
Alphonse Faucher
Faucher
Raymond Langevin
Benoit Martin
Cote
McCarey
10Th District Court
Saco
Dessert Bridge Club Session Hosts and Comebacks
Mrs. Herbert Bean of Adelaide Road hosted a Dessert Bridge Club meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Welcomes were extended to Mrs. Arthur Dickson returning from Florida and Mrs. Samuel L. Browne visiting from Framingham Mass and Florida. High score was achieved by Mrs. Donald Skilling.
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Old Orchard Beach
Herbert Bean
Adelaide Road
Dessert Bridge Club
Arthur Dickson
Florida
Samuel L. Browne
Lyman Abbott
Framingham Mass
Donald Skilling
Beach Youth Sent To Jail In Portland Case
The coastal theft case ends with an 18 year old Old Orchard Beach youth convicted in South Portland for breaking and entering and larceny at the E G Foden Co. The youth faces a 12 year prison sentence and is among four youths who pled guilty to arson in the destruction of the Federal School at Old Orchard Beach.
Biddeford Reports No Traffic Accidents Since Sunday Afternoon
The Biddeford police report no traffic accidents on Biddeford streets since Sunday afternoon including this morning, marking the longest accident-free period of 1967 so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Saco Couple Awarded 1000 In Breach Of Contract Suit
A Saco couple received 1000 in a civil suit after alleging Central Maine Remodeling Co breached a contract to install siding on their home and barn. The jury deliberated over two hours before the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
York County
Saco
Maurice E. Cook
Laurette C. Cook
Frank Symons
Central Maine Remodeling Co
Portland
Thhey
Richard Allen
South Berwick
Vaun R. Cole Jr
Lebanon
Allen
Cole
Little River Road
Willard T. Jacobsen
Richard M. Bergeron
Sanford
Route 1
Wells
Whist Party Kicks Off At VFW Post Old Orchard Beach
In Old Orchard Beach a first in a series of whist parties sponsored by the Auxiliary to the Old Orchard Beach Memorial Post VFW will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. at the VFW Post home on Atlantic Avenue. A Miniwanca Chapter Order of the Eastern Star rehearsal is set for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Robinson Memorial Hall, West Grand Avenue, with a special meeting for initiation of candidates Friday at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach Memorial Post
Veterans of
VFW Post
Atlantic Avenue
Miniwanca
Order of the Eastern Star
Robinson Memorial Hall
West Grand Avenue
U S says private talks with Hanoi not severed yet
Secretary Rusk noted four letters Johnson sent Ho Chi Minh remain unreleased to avoid implying private communication is impossible. He warned against overestimating channels, citing failed telephones and nonresponsive links, and said North Vietnam seeks South Vietnam’s capitulation and a total bombing halt.
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Johnson
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
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Dennett & Craig
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Dial
Shumway
Spring Street
Philip H. Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Ernest Doucette
Lawrence Rowe
Marlene Bard Tun
Alonzo Bernier
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Pentecostal
E. Terry Courtney
Knights of Pythias Hall
Kennebunk
Advent Christian Church
Lorner
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
United States Department of Agriculture
St. Joseph’s School
News At
New York
Mid- Manhattan
Biddeford Coaches
North American Aviation
Ocean Systems Division
Vietnam
Akron
Ohio
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