Deaths Scarborough Chester Furbish 81
Chester O Furbish 81 of Pine Point died in a Portland hospital after a long illness born Wells July 28 1887 son of James and Addie Morris Furbish he worked 37 years for Boston Maine Railroad retiring as section foreman Biddeford station member of Odd Fellows Old Orchard Beach and Railroad Retirement Benevolent Association Survived by two daughters Mrs Charles Lake Rockland and Mrs John Conroy Pine Point one brother Harold Furbish Rochester NH one granddaughter two grandsons and several nieces nephews and cousins Funeral 2 pm Friday Dennett Craig Funeral Home Saco Rev John Clancy St Margaret s Church Old Orchard Beach Interment Laurell Hill Cemetery Saco Friends may call 7 9 tonight and 2 4 and 7 9 tomorrow
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Scarborough
Chester O. Furbish
Pine
Old Orchard Beach
Laurell Hill Cemetery
Saco
Mrs Roseanna Blanchette obituary in Biddeford
Mrs Roseanna Blanchette 76 Ocean Avenue Hills Beach Biddeford died this morning in a Biddeford hospital. Born August 12 1892 in Biddeford daughter of Leon and Sara Gagnon Cote educated in Biddeford schools she was a communicant of St Andre's Church Surviving are a widower Alfred Blanchette two brothers Leon and Thomas Cote a sister Mrs Ida Hubert and several nieces and nephews Funeral services at St Andre's Church and viewing at Cote Funeral Home 87 James Street Saco tomorrow and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Roseanna Blanchette
Ocean Avenue
Hills Beach
Biddeford
Leon
Sara Gagnon Cote
Blanchette
St. Andre's Church
Alfred Blanchette
Thomas Cote
Ida Hubert
Saco
Heis
St. Andre’s Church
Cote Funeral Home
James St
Saco Board Approves Two Zoning Variances
The Saco Zoning Appeals Board approved two variances in R-3 zone cases for Gerard Petit of 3 Woodcock Ave to build a two car garage five feet from the side yard and for Robert H. Underwood of 1 Stacy St to add an enclosed porch two feet from the side yard. Both appellants may re apply to the building inspector for a permit. A third appeal by Conrad A. Picard of Boom Road to place a mobile home was denied as contrary to the zoning ordinance which allows mobile homes only in designated parks. Picard may appeal to superior court within 30 days.
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Saco Zoning Appeals Board
Gerard Petit
Woodcock Ave
Robert H. Underwood
Stacy St
Conrad A. Picard
Boom Road
Picard
Superior Court
Dow Firm Relocates Offices After Century of Saco Surveying
The Dow engineering firm plans a winter move to protect historic documents stored in an old safe bearing W. Dennett’s name. Associates Coulombe and Har low Brown plus Theodore Drouin Jr. staff the firm, with Dow recalling early days of coastal surveying. Brown, a Norwich and Coulombe, a Maine graduate, join Dow in recounting 100 years of local maps, licenses, and rail plans.
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Brown
Norwich University
Coulombe
University of Aine
Dennett
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Libby
Dow
Staples
Old Orchard Street
Biddeford
Atlantic Shore Railway
Craig
En- Street
Maine
Gineer Coulombe
Consolidation planned for Notre Dame and Webber units
Webber and Notre Dame hospitals will merge under a new board. Carleton F Davis will act as overall administrator with Anthony F. Wedge Jr assisting at the Webber unit. Joseph, owner of Notre Dame since 1951, may work at either unit. Extended care will be housed at Notre Dame with potential savings from unified services and centralized purchasing.
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Carleton F Davis
Webber
Notre Dame
Anthony F. Wedge Jr
Joseph
Ernee
Aes
Sherman
CIA
Local Patients Listed By City Hospitals
Mrs. Bertha E. Allard of 114 South St Biddeford is a surgical patient at Mercy Hospital in Portland. Mrs Yolande Labonte of 267 Elm St Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Rose Blanchette of Ocean Avenue Hills Beach is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital.
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Bertha E. Allard
South St
Biddeford
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Yolande Labonte
Elm St
Webber Hospital
Rose Blanchette
Ocean Avenue
Hills Beach
Notre Dame Hospital
EWS Members of Tighe-Beaudoin Farley Post to Meet
Members of the Tighe-Beaudoin Farley American Legion Post in Biddeford will gather at the Elm Street home at 8 p.m. for a regular meeting the notice notes.
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Tighe-Beaudoin- Farley, American Legion Post
Biddeford
Elm Street
Tomorro
Youth Fellowship and Choir Schedules in Local Churches
Ogunquit Baptist Church hosts Youth Fellowship for Junior and Senior High this Thursday at 7 30 p m. Midweek prayer meetings are at Bible Baptist Church Saco. Biddeford and South Biddeford Methodist choirs rehearse Thursday at Foss Street with adult sanctuary at 7 30 p m. School Street Methodist Saco lists Junior choir 315 p m and Senior choir 7 p m.
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Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
The
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Biddeford Foss Street
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Foss Street
School Street Methodist Church
Petition Seeks Referendum On Beer Warehouse Zoning Change
A city petition circulates to refer a zoning shift approved by Saco City Council moving land on Roebuck Avenue toward North Street from residential R-3 to business B-1. The drive gathers 111 signatures toward a 200-signature goal by May 29, with non residents signed at the City Clerk’s office. If referendum fails, the zoning board of appeals must approve or deny the warehouse project for York County distribution by Reagenel Distributors of Port.
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Saco
North Street
Roebuck Avenue
Boston and Maine Railroad
Zoning Board of Appeals
York County
New England News Briefs Highlights Local Legal and Civic News
Springfield Alderman Henry Banas, 49, pleaded innocent to indictments charging larceny of an auto buying receiving and concealing stolen property and defacing motor vehicle numbers. The case was continued indefinitely. The Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts honored William P. Homans at its annual dinner in Boston. In Holyoke, a second trial of Alderman Louis Dubuis on bribery soliciting charges ended in a hung jury with no date set for a third trial. William Duherle of American Standard Inc. was named son of Urban Americans by Time Inc. board of trustees to head the non political urban improvement group.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Mass
Chicopee
Henry Banas
Hampden County
Lubor
Banas
Boston
Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
William P. Homans
Tuessey
Holyoke
Louis Dubuis
Omer
William Duherle
American Standard Incc
Andrew Heiskell
Time Inc
Portland Weather Outlook Tonight and Tomorrow
Fair and cool tonight with a chance of frost. Lows range from the upper 20s to the upper 30s. Expect continued cool and fair conditions.
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Portland
Denis P Letellier Promoted in U S Air Force
Denis P Letellier, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph G Letellier of Biddeford Maine, has been promoted to sergeant in the U S Air Force. A jet aircraft mechanic at Hickam AFB Hawaii, he is assigned to a unit of the Pacific Air Forces and is a 1967 Biddeford High School graduate.
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Honolulu
Denis P. Letellier
Joseph G. Letellier
Guinea Road
Biddeford
Maine
U.S. Air Force
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Hickam Afb
Hawaii
Pacific Air Forces
Biddeford High School
Stock Market Opens With Mixed Moves In Turbulent Session
New York stocks opened slightly lower after a broad retreat in the two sessions. The Dow Jones average fell to 949.26, down 9.76, as investors weighed profit taking and worries over domestic economics and Vietnam.
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NEW York
American Telephone & Telegraph
Boeing
Continental
Allied Chemical
Litton Industries
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Vietnam
American Stock Exchange
Allen Electric
Alamora
New Park
Mining
Four Seasons Nursing
Compliance pledge amid oversight signals rare abuses
The speaker notes ongoing compliance and oversight efforts while saying flagrant abuse, if found, will be handled under the law. The remark frames a cautious stance on enforcement and accountability within the system.
Biddeford Board Rejects Teachers Contract Impasse
Biddeford between six thousand five hundred and current five thousand two hundred base. The tentative items in the new contract favor teachers with broader educational development, but money discussions overshadow it. The Board condemns the Teachers Association impasse and says it has begun legal action against the MTA.
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MTA
Saco Teachers Receive PTA Life Memberships
Retiring teachers Mrs Ila Russell and Mrs Althea Carson were honored with life memberships in the Saco Parent Teacher Association at a Fairfield School meeting. Officers were installed by Mrs Robert Warner with Mrs Cetis as president. A fashion show by Burns Junior High eighth graders highlighted the program along with a musical presentation by C E B Sharps.
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Saco Parent-Teacher Association
Fairfield School
Saco
Ronald Bouter
Clifford Purvis
A. Raymond Gannon
Charles Cotsis
Frank Tarbox
Ila Russell
Althea Carson
Saco Parent Teacher Association
Cetsis
Robert Warner
Bradley Leach
Louise Loughery
Stearhagen
Ronald Boutet
Jason Ramsdell
PTA
William Soucy
Burns
Esther Emmons
Brenda Wyman
Dawn Withee
Oy Salvas
Danette Parker
Pauline Parker
Stephanie Tito
Ellen Shea
Sue Whittier
Betti Mareiko
Diane Langley
Virginia McInnis
Debbie Hiort
Judy Roy
Judy Desrosier
Pearl
Lynn Brady
Mona MacDonald
Janice Coffin
Gail Goulet
Peggy Pollock
Robyn
Claudia Grenier
Carol Mass
Debbie Hjoring ‘Brady
Stephanie Ito
Debbie Potter
Toni Panteleakos
Gayle Robida
Rochelle Cook
Sue Hall
Sandra Wheeler
Doreen Sawyer
Gail Hanusek
Janice Ingalls
Diane Dumont
Betty King
Pat Smith
Cathy Lockhart
Kathy My
Lin Foley
Suzanne Vierge
Linda Tarbox
Tina Tarr
Biddeford Senior Citizens Host Weekly Workshop
At DAV Hall Biddeford senior center held its regular meeting yesterday as five members prepare to join a York County Council workshop at Cascades Lodge in Saco. Whist winners include Eugene Gagne and several others. center hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Tuesday.
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Biddeford
DAV Hall
Bradbury Street
Biddeford Center
York County Council
Cascades Lodge
Portland Road
Saco
Leila Auger
Lester Thompson
Pauline Bilodeau
Corinne Grenier
Rene Grenier
Corinne
Hilda Deprey
Lea Labarre
Albertine Chretien
Adelina Plante
Eugene Gagne
Arzelie Lacourse
Beatrice Grenier
Eva Guard
al Theberge
Irene Gagne
Wilfred Bisson
Norbert Plante
Alden Racine
Albert Chretien
Troop 22 Girl Scouts Plan For Tea Event
Saco Troop 22 members met at First Parish Congregational Church to invite mothers to a May 27 tea at the church. They also finalized plans for an overnight camping trip in Goodwins Mills, Lyman, to be held Friday and Saturday.
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Saco
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Goodwins Mills
Lyman
ABA Ethics Panel Rules Fortas Violated Judicial Canons
The American Bar Association Ethics Committee concluded former Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas violated judicial ethics canons in his dealings with financier Louis Wolfson. The finding highlights concerns over conflicts of interest and professional conduct involving a sitting justice and a major donor.
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Washington
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Louis Wolfson
Saco Extension Plans Christmas Gifts Display
The Saco Extension held a dinner meeting at G A R Hall on Cutts Avenue. A table titled Gifts Aggressiate for Christmas was approved for the Oct 13 Open House at Sanford Armory. Future events include a June 10 picnic at Louise son’s cottage and a June 17 visit to Milestones Foundation at Old Orchard Beach with canned-goods donations. Officers elected: Hazel Emmons chairwoman Mary Smith vice chair Marion Boucher secretary Louise Harrison treasurer and committee heads.
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Saco Extension
G.A.R. Hall
Cutts Avenue
Morin Joins Biddeford Police Force
Jean Paul Morin, 34, of 33 Clifford Street Biddeford has been hired by the police commission to join the Biddeford Police Department. Morin is married with two children. his brother Sgt Adelbert Morin has been on the force 12 years. Morin previously worked as a truck driver.
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Jean Paul Morin
Clifford St
Biddeford
The
Police Commission
Oi Ee
Morin
Sgt
Adelbert Morin
Marriage intentions filed in Saco city clerk office
Several marriage intentions on file in the City Clerk’s office in Saco include Normand St Onge of Ocean Park Road Saco to Jeanne S Roy of 4 Goodwin Ave Old Orchard Beach Robert Alphonse Weiss of Ocean Brayane ana Se Pa tricia et Busse 310 Granite St Biddeford Grady Lee Sexton Jr 13 Lawn Ave Saco to Suzanne Yvette Pa of 9 Victory Ave Biddeford Brent Clovis Martin of 5 Prospect St Saco to Anne Chittenden Curtis of 5 Prospect St Saco David Wayne Langlois of Maple St Saco to Brenda Joyce Martin of 5 Prospect St
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Saco
Normand St. Onge
Ocean Park Road
Jeanne S. Roy
Goodwin Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Robert Alphonse Weiss
Ocean
Prospect St
Anne Chittenden Curtis
David Wayne Langlois
Maple St
Brenda Joyce Martin
SEATO council nears close as delegates await Vietnam talks
The SEATO council wraps up its session today while most delegates prepare for the Vietnam conference slated for Thursday and Friday.
Kennebunk Youth Win Trophies at DeMolay Conclave
Orono Kennebunk youth district swept the state conclave, winning 13 of 18 first place trophies. Winners included Pete Hanson in baseball throw and tug of war, Bradbury in Master Counselor and baseball throw, Ken Fat Fairfield and others, totaling 135 points for Kennebunk. Bradbury, Cook, Nedeau, Austin, and Farber Jr. will attend the National Conclave in Kansas City this summer.
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Orono
Lafayette
Order of DeMolay
Kennebunk
Pete Hanson
Bradbury
Uece Chagur
Poin Bradbury
Steve Cook
Nedeau
Austin
Louis Farber Jr
Kansas City
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Linwood Brown
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Emond
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Shumway Funeral Service
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