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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1967

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Deaths PORTLAND Adriano Adri geri 79

Adriano Adri geri 79 of 77 Roberts St Portland a former Saco resident died yesterday in a Portland hospital after a long illness. Born February 14 1888 in Livorno Italy he came to the United States in 1918. Survived by four daughters Gloria Alfiero Therese Parenteau Florence Stevens and Boulando Cheney plus 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral prayers Wednesday at Hutchins Funeral Home Portland then a requiem high mass at Sacred Heart Church Interment Calvary Cemetery South Portland. Friends may call today and Tuesday at the funeral home.

Portland Adriano Adrigeri Roberts St Storer St Saco Livorno Italy United States Benjamin Gloria) Alfiero Robert Theresa) Parenteau Fountain Valley Calif Richard Florence) Stevens South Pasadena Earl (Boulando) Cheney Middleton Conn Hutchins William St Sacred Heart Church Calvary Cemetery South Portland

Kennebunkport Dump Group Collects Litter

The Kennebunkport Dump Association collected about 5 280 litter pieces along a two mile Ocean Avenue stretch. Edward Mayo president says the tally tops a Kansas claim but misses the litter per mile record. Mayo Penderast Cobb and Abbott participated with help from George Sanborn and local residents.

Kennebunkport Colony Nonantum Mayo M. Abbott Penderast Dump Association Chapain Edgar Cobb KDA George Sanborn Atlantic Seashore Trolley Museum Kenneth Burr Kennebunk James Thompson The Dump Association

Weather jets push rain east. New York water outlook improves

Jet streams have shifted rainy weather toward the Northeast easing drought fears. New York City reports a water supply at 97.5 percent of capacity, above normal, as drought risk looms if jet streams shift back.

Bureau New York City

Funeral Directors in Saco Maine Provide Listing

Funeral directors listed in Saco Maine include Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street with phone 282-0562 and Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street with 284-5611. Philip H. Gross Sr. listed as director and Emond's Funeral Home at 28 5511 with Frank X Emond and J P Conroy also named.

Dennett & Craig Main Street Saco Maine Dial Shumway Funeral Service Spring Street Philip H. Gross Sr Emond’'S Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy

Adriano Adrigeri Funeral Notices Listed in Saco Portland

Adriano Adrigeri formerly of 63 Storer Street Saco Port and May 14. Funeral from Lutchins Funeral Home 1 William Street Portland Wednesday morning at 9 15 High mass of requiem Sacred Heart Church 10 Interment Calgary Cemetery South Portland Relatives and friends invited to call at the funeral home Monday and Tuesday afternoons and evenings 2 to 10

Adrigeri Adriano Portand Storer St Saco Lutchins William St Portland Sacred Heart Church Calgary South Portland Funeral

Funeral Services for Miss Marie Louise Landry

Funeral services for Miss Marie Louise Landry of 18 Graham Street Biddeford were held at St. Joseph's Church Saturday at 10 a.m. Rev Sylvie Lévesque celebrated the solemn requiem high mass with deacon Mont Gilbert and subdeacon J A Girouard. Diana Rousselle was organist with singing directed by her. Bearers were Maurice Pombrant Alec Bineau Joseph Croteau and John Renouf. Burial followed in St Joseph's Cemetery with graveside prayers by Father Girouard.

Marie Louise Landry Graham St Biddeford St. Joseph’s Sylvie Lévesque Valmont Gilbert J. A. Girouard Sanford Diana Rousselle Maurice Pombriant Alec Bineau Joseph Croteau John Renouf St. Joseph's Cemetery Father Girouard

Funeral Services for Arthur Guertin in Biddeford

Funeral services were held Saturday at St. Andre's Church Biddeford for Arthur Guertin of 15 Whites Wharf. Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere officiated with deacon Rev Germain Bureau and subdeacon Rev Bernard Nicknair. Military honors were given by a firing squad from Pease Air Force Base. Burial in St Joseph's Cemetery followed committal prayers by Rev Gerard Doyon.

Arthur Guertin White's Wharf Biddeford St. Andre's Church Aime Giguere Germain Bureau Bernand Nicknair Charles Proulx Laura Proulx Francois Neeult Edward Guertin Theodore Cote Lucien Doyon Pease Air Force Base Victor Guertin St. Joseph's Cemetery Gerard Doyon

Funeral Services for Wilfred N Thibeault Biddeford

Funeral services for Wilfred N Thibeault 64 of 7 Emmons Place Biddeford were held at St Joseph s Church this morning at 8 30 a high mass celebrated by Rev Sylvia Levesque with church choir and Mrs Diana Rousselle at organ. Burial followed in St Joseph s Cemetery. Bearers were Fraternal Order of Eagles members Joseph Viger Alfred Benoit Robert O Leary Roland Mercier Emile Madore and Albert Durette.

Wilfred N. Thibeault Emmons Place Biddeford St. Joseph's Church Sylvia Levesque Diana Rousselle St. Joseph's Cemetery Father Levesque Order of Eagles Joseph Viger Alfred Benoit Robert O'Leary Roland Mercier Emile Madore Albert Durette

Funeral rites held for Arsene Corbeil in Biddeford

Funeral services for Arsene Corbeil of 213 Alfred Street Biddeford were held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church with a solemn Requiem High Mass celebrated by Rev. Ralph C. Corbeil, assisted by Rev. Leonard Leclair and Rev. Sylvia Levesque. The church choir provided music and burial followed at St. Joseph's Cemetery with prayers at graveside. Bearers included Robert Corbeil, Ronald Corbeil, Mrs. Simard and Francis Nielson.

Arsene Corbeil Alfred St Biddeford St. Joseph's Church Ralph C. Corbeil Leonard Leclair Tagus Veterans Administration Center Sylvia Levesque Diana Rousselle St. Joseph's Cemetery Father Corbeil Father Leclair Robert Corbeil Ronald Corbeil Ma Simard Francis Nielson

Funeral Services For William Binette At St. Andre's Church

Funeral services were held at 9 am at St. Andre's Church for William Binette of 55 Pool Street Biddeford. Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere celebrated the high mass of requiem with Rev G Bureau deacon and Rev Bernand Nicknair subdeacon and organist. Bearers included William Bisson Henri Bourque Americ Dan is Leo Gosselin James Murphy and John Adberge from local fraternal and lodge groups. Burial followed in Calvary section of St. Joseph's Cemetery with prayers by Father Nicknair.

William Binette Pool St Biddeford St. Andre’s Church Aime Giguere Germain Bureau Bernand Nicknair St. Andre's Church Charles Proulx Laura Proulx William Bisson Henri Bourque Sacred Heart League Americ Danis Leo Gosselin Order of Engage James Murphy John Adberge

Bicycle Rodeo Winners Listed

More than 700 youngsters participated in the annual bicycle rodeo at Burns School sponsored by the Saco Police Department and the Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks. Winners included Lorrie Berube for best decorated girl’s bike with a Covered Wagon theme and a new bicycle, and Frederick O’Neil II for best boy’s decoration with a Sailboat theme.

Burns School Saco Police Department Biddeford - Saco Lodge of Elks Saco Robert Foran Elks Lodge Seal Rock Betting Co Lorrie Berube Ronald Berube Grant St Fairfield School Frederick O'Neil II North St Saco Hardware Mike Rube Electric Western Auto Paul E. Reny

Local Civic and Club Meetings In Biddeford and Saco

A slate of meetings is planned across Biddeford and Saco including the Biddeford Saco Chapter DAV tonight at 7 30 in the DAV hall Bradbury Street Biddeford Blue Feather Council Pocahontas meets Thursday at 7 30 p m Le Foyer Pool and Fass Streets Biddeford St Louis High School Band Club holds a special meeting tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the assembly hall Biddeford Saco Extension Association meets at GAR Hall Cutts Avenue Saco tomorrow 10 a m Past Presidents Parley Owen Davis Unit American Legion Auxiliary meets tomorrow at 8 p m at Mrs Esther Cobb Temple Street Saco Owen Davis Post American Legion officers elect tomorrow night at 8 at the Post Home Beach Street Saco Refreshments will be served.

Biddeford- Saco DAV Hall Bradbury Street Biddeford Blue Feather Council Pocahontas Foyer Pool and Fass’ Streets St. Louis High School Assembly Hall Saco Extension Association GAR Hall Cutts Avenue Saco Owen-Davis American Legion Auxiliary Esther Cobb Temple Street Owen Davis Post American Legion Post Beach Street

Church Notes Sunbeams Meet in Old Orchard Beach

A Sunbeams girls group aged 6 to 10 holds a meeting Tuesday at 3 30 p m in the Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach. The Ladies Home League gathers Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the same hall. A prayer meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Route 9 A near Route 109 Wells.

Sunbeams Salvation Army Hall Union Ave Old Orchard Beach Ladies Home League Full Gospel Route 9-A Wells

Le Voltigeur Club Installs Officers in Biddeford

Installation of Le Voltigeur Club and Auxiliary officers was held in Biddeford with Mrs. Julia Vigne as president and Mrs. Theresa Martel as vice president. Officers, directors, and delegates from Le Voltigeur and related clubs were named, with Arthur Raymond serving as installing officer and Yvon Caron in charge of ceremonies.

le Voltigeur Club South Street Biddeford Julia Vigne Theresa Martel Theresa Champagne Yvonne Rousselle Aurore Bissonnette Irene Nadeau Pauline Demers Camelite Decelles Anne Marie Hanson Henry Cyr American Snowshoe Union O'Neil Desrochers Adelbert Huot Maine O’' Neil Desrochers Antonio Dallaire Yvon Caron Roger Hanson Paul Angers Rochambeau Club le Parressieux Rumford Aerne Club le Montagnard Passe Temp Jacques Cartier Les Amies Choles le Gaiety Clubs Lewiston le Champlain Club Manchester N.H Arthur Raymond Passe Temp Club Albert Cote le Montagnard Club Armand Roy Armand Dutil Raymond Cote le Voltigeur Omer Deschene Jacques Cartier Club Dominique Gagne Adrien Mathieu Dames Rochambeau Club Irma Turgeon

Take Honors Auburn Teen Age Road-eo Champions

In the state finals of the Jaycee Teen Age Road-eo two Pitts field youths, Benjamin Mathews and Carol Welch, earned top honors and will advance to the national finals in the summer at Ann Arbor Michigan. Bach received a 100 dollar Savings Bond.

Auburn Pittsfield Jaycee Benjamin Mathews Carol Welch Ann Arbor Mich Bach

Elks Lodge Names in Ceremonial Leadership

The master of ceremonies led the event with judges Mrs Paul E Reay Mrs Theresa Tardif Mrs Bonnie Stone Chief Foran Sen Teny and Jon Foss youth athletics chairman of the Elks Lodge serving as judges.

Paul E. Reay Theresa Tardif Bonnie Stone Foran Sen. Teny Jon Foss The Elks Lodge

Portland Weather Update Cloudy with Rain and Fog

Cloudy and cool tonight with occasional rain or drizzle. Dense fog develops tonight with low temperatures in the low 40s. East to southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Tuesday remains cloudy with occasional rain and highs in the 50s. Winds from the south to southeast at 10 to 20 mph.

Portland

Fragmented Timetable Snippet From May Schedule

Readable parts show partial times for two sequences on May 15 and 16. Times listed include 3:26 4:08 9:50 9:50 and 4:20 5:08 10:44 11:04 with missing context.

Looking Ahead At Weather In New England

The five day forecast covers northern New England, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and northeastern New York. Daytime highs mainly reach the lower 60s with cooler patches in Maine and Cape Cod. overnight lows dip to mid to upper 30s northward and low 40s in MA and RI. Expect persistent coolness through the week with about half an inch of precipitation as rain late Wednesday and again Friday.

Boston New England Massachusetts Rhode Island New York Maine Cape Cod

Maine school budget debate weighs tax hike and subsidies

York County faces a 10 percent average increase in the 1968 school budget with officials predicting a major tax rise, possibly a sales tax, to fund the plan. Advocates cite growing costs and the need for state aid, while opponents push for broader tax reform and equity.

York County Grayson Robert Dowling Berwick and Lebanon Dowling Sanford Carlson Maine

Double wedding anniversary party marks 25 years for two couples

In Old Orchard Beach a Sunday gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Philip Tirrell’s home celebrated the 25th anniversaries of the Tirrells and the Pare couple. The pairs wed in a 1942 double ceremony at St. Margaret’s Church.

Old Orchard Beach Philip Tirrell Pleasant St Tirrell Joseph Pare Granite Street Biddeford St. Margaret’s Church Napoleon Pelletier Pare Jean‘nette Cote Rita Cote Chard Beach Ralph Rocray Paul Souliere Normand Simoneau James Winder North Hartford Conn Stephen Tirrell Orchard Beach Louis W. Simpson Leo Cote Roger Cote Joan Cote Albert Pare Raymond Paquette Diane Paquette Michael Paquette Normand Paquette Patricia Paquette Arthur Pare Diane Pare W. Paul Casavant Michele David Casavant Elaine Leader Kenny Saco Raymond L. Collette Donna Sandra Susan Collette Wareham Mass Leo Steben Lorraine Diane Steben Claire Bisaillon Irene Bisaillon Walter Bisaillon Hartford Jack Akerley Bristol Roland Cote Windsor Lockes Bernard Morgan Eveline A. Smilie Alfred

Saco Woman Safe After Being Lost

Agnes Bates 72 of Flag Pond Road was lost in woods Sunday after detouring to avoid a snake. Neighbors alerted police. firemen and civil defense scanned three miles. Robert Brooks found her about 8 8 p.m. hale and hearty after a six hour trek.

Saco Agnes Bates Flag Pond Road Civil Defense North Saco Robert Brooks

Fires keep burning in Fort Fairfield as investigations continue

Two more house fires occurred late Sunday and early today in Fort Fairfield raising unsolved blazes to more than 20. A midnight blaze caused about $1,000 damage to the Grange building with origin undetermined. An unoccupied house owned by the heirs of Henry Burke, valued at $1,760, was leveled by another fire. A state fire inspector and local officials probe the string of fires dating back three months.

Fort Fairfield Grange Henry Burke Geneva William Roth United States Jean Rey Richard Powell Britain Mario Aoki Japan Eric Wyndham-White Kennedy Gulf of Mexico U.S Johnson

Biddeford Thornton Off Again For Rain Delayed Tilt

The postponement of the Thornton Academy versus Biddeford High School game due to rain continues. The teams sit midtable with Thornton at 3-3 in Telegram League play and Biddeford 0-1, with no title on the line.

Thornton Academy Biddeford High School Thornton Tigers

State considers extending ceiling exemption for property taxes relief

The speaker proposes extending the ceiling exemption to ten years and seeks permission to sell up to 2 billion dollars in Treasury bonds to fund relief. He argues the current rise in taxes harms retired owners who cannot maintain properties and views the state increase as the sole path to relief from discrimination in property taxes.

Treasury

U S Casualties Rise as Marines Battle North Vietnamese

Heavy ground fighting and bombardments pushed American casualties higher as U S Marines and North Vietnamese forces clashed near the demilitarized zone. Marines reported 12 dead and 92 wounded on Sunday amid intense fighting southwest of Da Nang, with 73 bodies found in a fresh Communist burial ground. The weeklong battle involved air losses, with U S planes downed and MIGs tallied, while an Army task force moved into a former Marine area to bolster operations near Leatherneck Square.

Saigon U.S Demilitarized Zone U. S North Vietnam Hanoi Marine Quang Tri Gio Linh Con Thien Vietnam South Vietnam Leatherneck Square Edward Hutchinson Merritt Island Fla Hutchinson da Nang North Communist China

Negotiators Storm Out Of Kennedy Round Table

U S negotiators walk out as tension rises at the Kennedy round table. Meanwhile F105s bombed a barracks complex near the North Vietnamese capital and Navy pilots raided targets in the lower North. The strike is the heaviest in six months.

Kennedy

Fortas Delivers Juvenile Court Ruling in Historic Session

The ruling, greeted by tourists and new lawyers, holds that the Bill of Rights protects juveniles and condemns unbridled discretion in handling young offenders. Fortas cites Johnson commission findings on the limits of informal procedures and asserts constitutional equality for minors.

Fortas U.S Stewart Charles Dickens

Centennial Year Marked By Two Granges In Saco

Saco and North Saco Granges joined in a Centennial celebration at the Saco hall on North Street with about 100 attendees. The event featured welcomes by grange leaders, histories of the two groups, prize awards for costumes and Mothers Day honors, an anniversary cake, dancing to a small orchestra, and organized by multiple committees.

Saco National Grange Saco Grange North Saco Grange Saco Hall North Street Jeannette Lavigne Lester Harris Milton Randall York Pomona Grange Lavigne Harris Pe Grant Robert Blackmore Rumford Edna Graffam D Lawrence Grant Undine Gillings Barney Beg Grange North Berwick Bruce Taylor Alaska Norman Goodwin Edward Pelletier Robert Spear Rachel Smith Claire’ Scamman Mary Dawson

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