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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1967

Page

2

Death of Nathaniel M. Smith in Kennebunkport

Nathaniel M. Smith 18 son of John G. and Ruth Johnson Smith of North Street died this morning at a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born November 5, 1953 in Saco, he attended Kennebunkport Consolidated School and played in the school band. He belonged to Village Baptist Church and is survived by his parents, a sister Joanna Smith, a half sister Nancy C. Smith of Glendale Calif., and several aunts and uncles. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Village Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Wangel officiating. interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call at the Bibber Memorial Chapel in Kennebunk from 2–4 and 7–9 p.m. tomorrow.

Kennebunkport Nathaniel M. Smith John G Ruth Johnson Smith North Street Biddeford Saco Nancy C. Smith Glendale Calif Village Baptist Church Robert Wangel Evergreen Cemetery Kennebunk Bibber

Saco Traffic Mishaps Reported Amid Multiple Collisions

Saco police log several yesterday and weekend incidents. Cecille Regis 37 of Biddeford and Paul Lesiur 49 of Saco collided at School and Main. Regis car $75 damage, Lesiur none. Earlier in week Pearl Binette 21 of Biddeford hit a utility pole causing $200 damage. Parked-car crashes involved Paul Rocrai 20 of Biddeford striking Charles Cullins 34 of Saco on Main with $200 and $350 damages respectively. George Miller 20 of Waterbury struck Eleanor Kennedy 55 of Saco parked on Main. Miller $1,000 and Kennedy $800 damages. Miller said he was forced to the right by an oncoming car.

Saco Cecille L. Regis Birch St Biddeford Paul E. Lesiur Beach St School Main Streets Regis Auto Lesiur Pearl I. Binette Hill St Lincoln Street Paul N. Rocray Memorial Drive Charles A. Cullins Middle St Main Street Cullins Rocray George G. Miller Waterbury Conn Eleanor S. Kennedy Old Orchard Road Miller Kennedy

Maine Teacher Commended for Vietnam Letter Exchange

U S Senate commendation goes to Niles Lee Perkins III a history teacher at South Portland Maine High School for his classroom letter exchange program with Marines in Vietnam Sen Margaret Chase Smith Maine supported the recognition noting the program boosted morale among troops and deepened students understanding of the war Perkins said his students who were once apathetic are now writing a large volume of mail

Washington Vietnam U.S. Senate Niles Lee Perkins Ili South Portland Maine Perkins Margaret Chase Smith Sen. Smith U.S

Funeral Directors and funeral homes in Saco Maine

The text lists funeral homes and directors in Saco Maine including Pellettt and Craig at 365 Main Street phone 282 0562 Shumway Funeral Service at 25 Spring Street 284 5611 Philip H Gross Sr director Emond's Funeral Home at 28 phone 5511 Frank X Emond J P Conroy.

Pennett Craig Main Street Saco Maine Dial Shumway Funeral Service Spring Street Philip H. Gross Sr Emond Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy

Adriano Adrigeri funeral announced in Portland

Adriano Adrigeri of Port and formerly 63 Storer Street Saco died. Funeral from Hutchins Funeral Home 1 William Street Portland Wednesday at 9 15 AM. High Mass of Requiem at Sacred Heart Church 10 AM. Interment Calvary Cemetery South Portland. Relatives and friends invited to call at the funeral home Monday and Tuesday 2 to 10 PM

Adrigeri Adriano Portand Storer St Saco Hutchins William St Portland Sacred Heart Church Calvary Cemetery South Portland

Jones Named Warden For Beach Election

OLD ORCHARD BEACH The Town Council named former councilman Donald C. Jones warden for the May 22 referendum to create a school district to aid financing of a new junior high school replacing the Federal School destroyed by fire. The council also authorized $400 extra for police and Town Clerk renovation, approved $450 for catch basins on Cookman and Sea Cliff Avenues, and asked the manager to seek funds to address Ocean Park drainage.

Old Orchard Beach Donald C. Jones TownsClerk Cookman Sea Cliff Leon F. Jones Ocean Park

Lemire decries inequitable Biddeford school subsidy formula

Biddeford Mayor Leo Lemire argues the per pupil subsidy formula penalizes Biddeford because half its pupils attend parochial schools. He cites 1966 subsidies: Biddeford 88000, Saco 197000, Kennebunk 97000, with 1835.5 vs 2340 and 1225 pupils in 63-64. He notes Saco's 109000 higher subsidy despite only 505 more public pupils and Kennebunk's 9000 higher with 610 fewer pupils, urging legislative reform.

Biddeford Leo R. Leimire Saco Kennebunk Lemire

Honors Planned For Maine Students

Maine high school students from 44 schools will be honored Saturday by the Maine Teachers Association for top scores on College Entrance Examination Board tests. Awards to 90 seniors will be presented at Colby College by MTA President Leon R. Strout of Mexico. Schools with multiple statewide winners include Deering High Portland with 10 winners, plus Cape Elizabeth South Portland Augusta Cony High Bangor Gould Academy Coburn Classical Institute Gorham Yarmouth with 3 or more.

Augusta Maine Maine Teachers Association Colby College MTA Leon R. Strout Mexico Portland Deering High School Cape Elizabeth South Portland Cony High Bangor Gould Academy of Bethel Coburn Classical Institute Waterville Gorham Yarmouth

Honorary Degrees Planned for Curtis and Coffin

The University of Maine will award honorary doctorates in law this year. Gov. Curtis and U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Frank M. Coffin are among the honorees, with Coffin a former Democratic congressman and party leader.

Liquor Bill Sparks Debate Over Safety and Tradition

Lawmakers clash as the 1966 bill to liberalize liquor laws draws support from Rep. J Richard Roy and opposition from Rep. Rodney Ross Jr. Arguments focus on highway safety and preserving Sundays as sacred days, with cited past referenda and petition effort contrasts. A Surinam milk aid story closes the page with an unusual cultural note.

J. Richard Roy D Winslow Rodney FE. Ross Jr Bath John W. Meisner Dover-Foxcroft

Local Personal Notices From Biddeford Area

Mrs Diomede Boissonnault undergoes surgical care at Notre Dame Hospital. Maxine Paul travels from New York City to Los Angeles on business. Donald N. Croteau serves with U S Seventh Fleet aboard Barney in the Pacific. Roland R Perreault promoted at Camp Lejeune with the Atlantic Fleet Marine Force. Laurier A Burnham serves in Boston aboard the Coast Guard cutter Hamilton, welcomed to her new home port.

Diomede Boissonnault High St Biddeford Notre Dame Hospital Maxine Paul Alfred Paul Old Orchard Beach New York City Los Angeles Calif Donald N. Croteau USN Ronald L. P. Croteau Pike St USCG Thomas L. Burnham Janelle St Boston Mass Coast Guard Hamilton

St Francis College event with guest speaker Day by Day

An ubreva at St Francis College featuring guest speaker Mrs Guy Bail ylargeon of St Josephs Parish on Wednesday with Mass by Rev Matthew Audibert at 7 30 p m in the college chapel open to the public. York County Salon 257 Eight and Forty meets Thursday at 8 p m at Mrs Beatrice Wakefield’s Cape Porpoise home.

St. Francis College Guy Bailylargeon St. Joseph's Parish Matthew Audibert OFM York County Beatrice Wakefield Cape Porpoise Antonia Harquail Portland Ave Old Orchard Beach

Local church groups schedule midweek services and activities

A roundup of church notices lists midweek events across southern Maine. Girl Guards meet at Salvation Army hall in Old Orchard Beach. Lyman Baptist Church and Goodwins Mills Methodist hold worships and rehearsals. Biddeford United Baptist, Faith Tabernacle, Advent Christian, Ogunquit Baptist, Full Gospel, Village Baptist and United Church of Christ churches host services, Bible studies, and prayer sessions Wednesday evening.

Salvation Army Hall Union Ave Old Orchard Beach Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church Atlantic Avenue Third Street Goodwins Mills Methodist Church Lyman

Dreaming of Cows and Milk Slowdown Among Grandmothers

Began with grandmothers dreaming of cows as milk drinking slowed in the scene. The fragment hints at a rural or nostalgic mood with delayed milk consumption and a drifting memory of farming life.

Weather Update Clears Skies For Colder Night

Clear and colder tonight with a low in the 30s. Wednesday will be fair and slightly warmer with mild daytime conditions.

Three Sanford men enter pleas in York County court

Perley Sargent pleaded innocent to indecent liberties with a 14 year old girl in York County Superior Court before Justice Charles A. Pomeroy. David W. Searle and Ernest B. Poole Jr. each pleaded guilty to breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny at the Elks Home in Sanford on March 16, with sentencing set for tomorrow at 1 30 p.m.

Alfred Sanford York County Superior Court Charles A. Pomeroy Perley S. Sargent David W. Searle Ernest B. Poole Jr Elks Home

Maremont Vacation Period Announced

New England Division of Maremont Corp. will begin vacation Monday July 3. Division president David Spear said all departments will shut down the first week except those normally scheduled to work. The company will notify employees who must work the second week starting Monday July 10.

New England Divison Maremont Corp David Spear Spear

Contested Pond Fill Plans Face Wildlife and Parking Debates

Community leaders clash over filling a spring fed pond now state owned. York warns of high costs and ecological harm, while officials say 180 parking spaces would grow to 1,000 with expansion. Biddeford officials note only 22 of 1642 acres would be used for wildlife, as the pond’s acreage was corrected from 2.6 to 162 acres.

York Biddeford Richard Sevigny Racine Thomas Bryant

Investor Forum Sees Rates Steady as Savings Demand Surges

In March 1967 nearly 4 billion dollars flowed into securities as the Fed cut reserve requirements and the basic discount rate from 4 1 4 percent to four percent. Despite easing signals, money rates stayed firm with many bonds and preferred stocks yielding five percent or more. Major firms like American Can General Motors and United States Steel offered 4 percent or higher issues trading above or near call prices. A further rate cut by the Fed could lift prices for bonds and preferred stocks, prompting cautious investors to diversify into these issues.

Federal Reserve System American Can Armour Consolidated Edison du Pont General Motors R. H. Macy Uniroyal Western Union Federal Reserve Banks America American Telephone and Telegraph Hemisphere Pennsylvania Railroad New York Stock Exchange United States Steel Corporation Federal Reserve Board

Tips For Teens By Elinor Williams

A reader asks about boys behavior on dates and toward girls. Elinor Williams advises teens to show courtesy open doors offer help with coats carry items bring her home on time respect her limits avoid necking or drinking, and act mature and trustworthy to protect her safety and reputation.

Elinor Williams Elinor Ans

Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares Drive U.S. Effort

The appeal urges buying Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares to back servicemen in Vietnam and strengthen the economy. For $39 total, a package can include a $25 Savings Bond and a $25 Freedom Share. The campaign stresses urgency and citizen participation in national stability.

America Freedom Vietnam

Saco Junior Girl Scouts Carve Soap Contest

Troop 17 of Saco Junior Girl Scouts held a soap carving contest at its meeting yesterday with each girl receiving a gift. First place went to Barbara Husser, second place Debra McLeod, and third Joyce Haley. Honorable mentions included Mary Dawn Denise Rondeau Angela Cotio Pamela Emerson Susan Mareiko Marina Bellevue Doris Dyer Catherine Morrison.

Saco Junior Girl Scouts Barbara Husser Debra McLeod Joyce Haley Mary Dawn Denise Rondeau Angela Coito Pamela Emerson Susan Mareiko Bear Face Marina Bellevue Doris Dyer Catherine Morrison Flower Juliette Low Bay View Eleanor Coney Cynthia Doody Debra Ketchum Marie Lesieur Patricia Loring Janice Macomber Suzanne Thivierge Nadine Smart Flannie Soule Colleen Nannery Judy Hebert Deborah Potter Lillian Husser

Meeting Postponed By Town Council In Old Orchard Beach

The Town Council meeting set for Monday May 22 is postponed to Wednesday May 24 due to the school district referendum. All licenses due for Monday will be heard then. last night licenses heard were approved except for two vendors and a trailer park license.

Old Orchard Beach Barbara E. Lord Albert Florence Blow Smithwheel Road Richard Gabriele Fast Grand Avenue Joanne Roberge Barbara McAllister West Surf Street Victualers

Service Station Break Reported in Biddeford

Biddeford police investigate a break at a service station on Upper Elm Street. Leo Harvey found the break this morning upon opening the shop. Entrance was through a side window. a cigarette machine and a soda machine damaged and the cash register rifled. Missing were $15 in bills and change, tools and cigarettes.

Biddeford Upper Elm Street Leo Harvey Adelbert Morin

Goldberg Pleased With Center Idea

U S ambassador Arthur S. Goldberg expresses pleasure with a proposed 5 million dollar international vacation and conference center for Portland's Peaks City. He notes meetings with sponsors from the Cas co Bay Island Development Association and says the center would mainly serve United Nations personnel.

Portland U.S United Nations Peaks Arthur S. Goldberg Casco Bay Island Development Association U.N

Also Mentioned on This Page

Memoriam Frank C. Grover Jones Beach Curtis and Coffin Surinam South America Biddeford - Saco Lodge of Elks Portland Road Steward'’S Saco Taxpayers Protective Association Rebecca Emery Daughters of the American Revolution John Tarbox Main St Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Biddeford United Baptist Church Christ Church Congregational Methodist Dane Street Christian Science Society Winter Street Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Road Full Gospel Route A Wells Board of Religious Education of the United Church of Christ (Congregational John Miller Maremont Hungary Young Guard Young Communist League Investor's Forum By Harry C France R.C.L Kim Kay London Treasury Department Goldberg Center Ction Toe van Heusen Youland
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