Local Biddeford Notables and Obituary Notices
Miss Alice Desilets patient at Notre Dame hospital in Biddeford. Claire Ledoux visits Tennessee for a week. Mrs Irene Fournier returns home from Webber hospital. Chester Hart Sr. hospitalized at Togus Veterans hospital, now home in Saco. Antoinette Couture taken by ambulance from Webber to Scarborough Manor. Simards attend Artisans Society meeting in Brunswick. Simard is past state president. Funeral services for Frid Landry former Biddeford mayor held at St Joseph church with high Mass and multiple bearers. Burial in St Joseph cemetery with prayers by Rev Marc Franck. out of town relatives listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Desilets
Roberts Street
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Claire Ledoux
Marc Ledoux
Beacon Avenue
Tennessee
Irene Fournier
Clarendon Street
Webber Hospital
Chester D. Hart
Togus Veterans Hospital
Stockman Avenue
Saco
Antoinette Couture
Main Street
Scarborough Manor
Ralph Simerd
Artisans Society
Brunswick
Simard
Ella Ross
Kennebunk
Elsie Young
Pleasant Street
Lexington
Mass
Massachusetts
Meine
New Hampshire
Leech
Bidedford
Ella Littlefield
James Buchanan
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin
John Greenleaf Whittier
Ralph Waldo Emerson
New England
Fred Moore
York Beach
Mrs. Young
Robert L. Ross
Seventh Day, Adventist Church
St Andre P F T to hold meeting in Biddeford hall
The Parents Friends and Teachers association of St. Andre meets tonight at 7 30 at the parish hall Biddeford. An open house at the school runs 6 30 to 7 30 p m. An Auxiliary to Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign Wars also meets tonight at 7 30 at Biddeford City building.
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Parents, Friends and Teachers Association of
St. Andre
St. Andre Parish Hall
Biddeford
Mixed New York Stock Market Sees Some Big Gainers
A selection of issues gains while overall trading remains sluggish. Tech and chemical names show strength with Motorola Beckman and Polaroid climbing, while aircrafts steels oils and utilities lag. Dow up 0.25 at 625.49 and AP 60 up 0.30 to 216.90 as bonds ease.
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Thikol
Texas Instruments
Motorola
Beckman Instruments
Polaroid
American Machine & Foundry
Atlas Missile
Nafi
Allied Chemical
Eastman Kodak
Chesapeake & Ohio
Kennecott
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Card of Thanks from the Feeney Family
The Feeney family extends heartfelt thanks to friends neighbors and relatives and the delegations for their aid and sympathy during their recent sorrow.
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Donald J. Feeney
Funeral services for Harriet Googins in Old Orchard Beach
Reverend John H. Stahl officiated at the funeral of Harriet Googins former treasurer of Old Orchard Beach held Saturday at 2 PM at the Methodist church Washington avenue Old Orchard Beach. Bearers included Hugh M. Phillips Donald Shorey Sr Leslie Wyman Sr Walter Freeman John Connors and Thomas Cockerille. Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco with committal prayers by Rev. Stahl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Stahl
Harriet Googins
Old Orchard Beach
Methodist Church
Washington Avenue
Funeral rites for Lydia Duguay held at St Joseph Church
Funeral services were held Saturday at 8 15 from St Joseph Church for Mrs Lydia Duguay. Rev Norman Carrier celebrated the high Mass with a male quartet from the church singing and Diana Rousselle as organist. Bearers were Aurel Ouellette Jr Ernest Bineau Donat Bineau Roland Bineau and Arthur Bolduc. Burial prayers were recited at St Joseph Cemetery by Rev Marc Franck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Duguay
St. Joseph
Norman Carrier
St. Joseph ‘Church
Diana Rousselle
Aurel Ouellette
Aurel Ouellette, Jr
Ernest Bineau
Donat Bineau
Roland Bineau
Arthur Bolduc
St. Joseph Cemetery
Marc Franck
Church Groups Observe Sunday Ceremonies at St Andre Parish
Cercle Lacordaire and Ste Jeanne d Arc members gather over 200 for a Sunday program at St Andre parish hall and Notre Dame hospital. The event included a pilgrimage, living Rosary procession, Benediction, and social hour with awards for 35 and 10 year members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cercle Lacordaire
Ste Jeanne d’ Arc
St. Andre Parish
Notre Dame Hospital
St. Andre Church
Laudia Thibeault
St. Andre
Andre Fortier
Aime Giguere
Norman Carrier
Robert Martel
Ovila Poirier
Lewiston
Joseph Tardif
Robert Nadeau
Jeanne d d’ Arc
Msgr
Giguere
Arthur Remillard
Albert Thivierge
Annie Gagnon
Solon Seeks Gas Study
Senator Styles Bridges announces a bill to boost U S research into Russian poisonous gases. He claims Russians have developed new gases and every soldier carries an antidote pill as part of their defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
Bridges
New Hampshire Reserve Officers Assn
Camp Burns West Graypa on Sebago Lake loses structures
A spectacular fire on Little Sebago Lake yesterday destroyed three camp buildings. Owner Malcolm Dresser of Needham Mass estimated damage at $10,000. Officials could not determine the blaze cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Graypa
Little Sebago Lake
Malcolm Dresser
Needham
Mass
Woman Nearing 100 Years Mark
Portland area weather report notes a cool, cloudy day with light showers and coastal fog tonight. The feature celebrates Ella Ross of Saco and Kennebunk turning 100, detailing her long life, family, community work, and plans to travel to Massachusetts for a birthday observance with relatives.
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Portland
Block Island
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
Plans Mapped For St. Joseph Alumnae Fete
Final plans for the St. Joseph Alumnae banquet at Valle's Dunstan were announced by co chairmen Mrs Roy al Chretien and Miss Bernadette Potvin. Members attending will assemble 6 to 6 15 pm in the high school yard where transportation will be provided. The banquet closes the spring season and all officers and committee chairmen will report during the business session.
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St. Joseph
Valle’s
Dunstan
Royal Chretien
Bernadette Potvin
Community church groups schedule Tuesday meetings
Lower Grade Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army meet at 3 30 p m. The Lyman Baptist Prayer Fellowship convenes 9 30 a m at the parsonage. Sunbeams of the Saco Salvation Army gather 2 30 p m. A Cottage Prayer meeting runs tonight 8 9 at 1 Oakland avenue Old Orchard Beach. The Home League meets 7 30 p m. Girl Scout Troop 15 meets 3 30 p m at School Street Methodist. Brownie Troops 4 and 5 assemble tomorrow 3 30 p m at Saco United Baptist. A board of Christian Education holds a special meeting 7 30 p m at the Saco United Baptist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Salvation Army
Prayer Fellowship
Lyman Baptist Church
Sunbeams of the
Leslie Williams
Oakland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
James Johnson
Portland Exposition _ building
School Street Methodist Church
Saco United Baptist Church
Board of Christian Education
Tidal Wave Strikes Hawaii Island and Honolulu
A 1946 scale tidal wave hit Hawaii Island Hilo and Honolulu during the night.159 people were killed and 163 injured as waves up to six feet struck Waikiki Beach and other islands. Civil Defense warned residents hours before impact and evacuated tourists and locals to higher ground.
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Hilo
Hawaii Island
Honolulu
Waikiki
Wnich
Waikiki Beach
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Edward Engledow
Eagles Hold Final Dance Of Season
The Biddeford Saco Eagles hosted the season finale at the Birch Street lodge. Special awards went to Peter Collello Portland Sterling Blake Limington Roland Roy Biddeford. The Heveys received a wedding anniversary cake as the event closed with plans for class initiation Wednesday at 8 with Twin City mayors as guests. the program includes movies and a buffet lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birch
Biddeford
Neault Elected To Top Snowshoe Post
George Neault of Biddeford was elected president of the American Snowshoe Union at the Lewiston annual meeting. He will be installed June 4 in Biddeford with other officers including Yvon Caron named sports director. Outgoing president meet Boisseau of Manchester to install.
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George Neault
Biddeford
American Snowshoe Union
Lewiston
Rochambeau Club
Neault
Boisseau
Manchester
Yvon Caron
Tidal wave fears after Chile quakes hit Pacific coast
Casualties are feared as a massive sea surge struck Lebu 285 miles south of Santiago with a distress call from Arauco after a 10 foot wave. U S Coast Guard issued alerts for California and Oregon Washington while Honolulu saw potential impacts from Chilean quakes. Tremors rattled multiple Chilean provinces and Buenos Aires region with no damage reported.
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Lebu
Santiago
Arauco
U.S. Coast Guard
California
Coast Guard
Oregon
Washington
Honolulu
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Hawaiian Islands
Concepcion
Nubla Arauco
Biobio
Malleco
Cautin
Valdivia
Llanquihe
Chiloe
Argentina
Andes
Atlantic
Communion Breakfast Held by Maine Catholic Councils
Members of the Notre Dame Saco Union St. Jean Baptiste Americeue and Ste Marguerite Old Orchard Beach held their annual communion breakfast at the Old Orchard House after the 8 o'clock Mass at St. Marguerite church. Rev. Father Raoul Fecteau presided with Raphael Leclerc Alfred Lalonde guest speaker and Albert Deshaies. Numerous council members and guests from Sanford Springvale Westbrook Portland Biddeford and Montreal attended the event and presentations were made including a 50 year pin to Mrs. Alfred Lalonde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre, Dame
Saco
Union St. Jean- Baptiste d'Americeue
Ste. Marguerite
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard House
St. Margaret Church
Raoul Fecteau
Villa Muir
Raphael Leclerc
Society
Albert Deshaies
Ernest L. Chenard
Armand Ouellette
Charles E. Huot
Alphonse Monier
Raphael Leclerc i
Alfred Lalonde
Ste .Therese Biddeford
Ste “Erguerite
Sanford-Springvale
Raphael] Leclerc
Marie Porell
Alphonse Hebert
M. J. Barrieau
Marie Anne Vallee
Emily Perron
Anna Nadeau
Westbrook
Rodolphe Lemieu
Jeanne Gouzie
Portland
Adolphe Legere
Irma Begin
Lillian Michaud
Biddeford
Wilfred Desnoyers
Napoleon G. Roy
Napoleon L. Nadeau
Albert Desihaies
J. H. Delisle
Montreal
St Jean-Baptiste Society
Harry S. Marcotte
Ernest L. Chenard l
Union Leaders Planning July Visit To USSR
Ten AFL-CIO leaders and a Teamsters official plan a July trip to the Soviet Union to observe its people and trade unionism. The trip, announced by Jack D. Spiegel, will be funded individually and is not an official union mission. The delegation includes notable labor figures from Chicago and Detroit and aims to see for themselves what is happening in the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
Soviet Union
Jack D. Spiegel
United Shoe Workers Union
Paris
Communist Party
Hinkers
Spiegel
Sing
V. Gorshov
Union of Soviet Societies
Cecil L. Patrick
Sidney Lens
United Service Employes Union
Ernest Mazey
United Auto
American Civil Liberties Union
Detroit
Harold J. Gibbons
Washington, D.C
Jay A. Miller
Pennsylvania Joint Board
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Hazelton
Sam Pollock
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
Cleveland
Tom Cosgrove
American Federation of Teachers
Ruth Levitoff
United Textile Workers
Marian Calligaris
Railway Clerks Union
Tool Box Theft Probed In Saco
Saco police investigate theft of a tool box and tools valued at 50 dollars from a wrecker belonging to Leighton's garage. Gerald Nason of 9 Green Street reported the loss from a wrecker parked in his yard overnight. the case is under investigation.
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Saco
Belo.ing
Leighton
Gerald Nason
Green _ street
Snake Victim Faces Long Recovery After Tiger Snake Bite
Kenneth Earnest, 22, bitten by an Australian tiger snake at a family reptile farm, remains in an iron lung but shows signs of possible recovery. Doctors say breathing may still be possible without the respirator as tests indicate some breathing muscles survive. The venom is described as 50 to 70 times deadlier than diamondback rattler.
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Los Angeles
Kenneth Earnest
Findlay S. Russell
General Hospital
Maine Guardsmen Respond Fast In State Test Alert
Maine adjutant general Maj. Gen. Edwin W. Heywood says the test alert drew about 2,340 of 2,900 Army National Guardsmen to their unit HQs within two hours. Half arrived in the first hour as radios and wires kept state-wide communication, with near full readiness anticipated by hour three. The exercise, second of three since 1959, plans another test later this year and annual alerts thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Edwin W. Heywood
Heywood
National Guard
First MIBA Loan Aids Local Industry Growth
Mayor Cote noted the area receives its first MIBA loan since the authority’s founding. He added that strong demand for the company’s products could attract new industries to relocate here in the future.
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Cote
Murder trial jury selections name Sanford to Biddeford defendants
Murder was selected with two extras among the pool. The names include Mrs. Clara Mc Ginn Sanford and Miss Helen G Clayton Sanford. Other potential jurors include James Ennold Wells Llewellyn M Fletcher Kennebunk Elbert M Jakeman Jr Old Orchard Beach Armand Morrissette William D Heffernan William Foran Raynald Larielle Biddeford Flavian Dubois Arthur Burke William Allen Berwick and jurors 13 and 14 Mrs Jacqueline Gagne Old Orchard Beach and Wilbrod Morin Biddeford. County Atty Marcel R Vigor was joined by Atty General Frank E Hancock of Ogunquit and Augusta. Atty Charles W Smith Kennebunk defends Martell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara McGinn
Helen G. Clayton
Sanford
James Ennoldson
Wells
Llewellyn M. Fletcher
Kennebunk
Idelbert M. Jakeman
Old Orchard Beach
Armand Morrissette
William D. Heffernan
William Foran
Raynald Lar
Elle
Lall
Biddeford
Flavian Dubois
Arthur Burke
William Allen
Berwick
Jacqueline Gagne
Wilbrod Morin
Marcel R. Vigor
Frank E. Hancock
Ogunquit
Augusta
Charles W. Smith
Martell
Who Moved Mink Coats in Plainview Hideout
Ten mink coats were laid in a bed by women guests at Julian Barovick's Plainview home Saturday night. Early Sunday the coats vanished from the room. Police were notified and Barovick later urged detectives to forget it as hosts and guests search a basement closet for the missing furs.
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Plainview
N. Y
Julian Barovick
Barovick
Surplus Food Distribution Planned at Old Orchard Beach
Reach surplus food to be distributed in Old Orchard Beach for eligible recipients on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The event was announced today.
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Old Orchard Beach
Welfare surplus food to be distributed in Saco
Mrs. Ethel Day chairwoman of welfare in Saco announces surplus food distribution at Saco City Hall tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 3 p.m. for residents in need under the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Day
Welfare
Saco
Saco City Hall
Wanted Men Return To Bay State In Biddeford Court
Two Massachusetts men waived extradition in Biddeford municipal court and were handed to Springfield police to face charges of breaking and entering and attempted larceny. Gerald Tobin and Robert Perkins, both in their 20s, were later escorted to Springfield by officers after arrest in York.
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Massachusets
Biddeford
Springfield
Mass
Gerald W. Tobin
Westifield
Robert L. Perkins
David Knight
Ronald Hall
York
Alfred
John H. Vigne
George Garver
Patrick Pepper
Gerald C. Nason
Real Bourque
St. George
P. Q
Repairs Begin At Saco Post Office
Brooks Construction of Brunswick began repairs at the Saco post office announced by Postmaster Josep Vachon. Work includes curb and sidewalk repairs on Free Street, rear bumper for mail trucks, painting, plaster and roof repairs, money order window updates, and a new flagpole at the Main Street entrance.
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Saco
Brooks Construction Company
Brunswick
Josep Vachon
Free Street
Main Street
Vachon
Cub Scout Den Visits Shipyard for Armed Forces Day
Cub Scout Den from Biddeford Pack 309 toured Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Armed Forces Day. They visited the base and boarded the USS Haley with Den Mather, Gloria St. Pierre, Den Leader Anita Larochelle, and Cubs Mark Larochelle, Richard Beaupre, Paul Berthiaume, Andy Bergeron, Raymond St. Pierre, Robin Mailman, Richard Callahan, and Stephen Pepin. Guests included Ann St. Pierre, Linda Larochelle, and Paul St. Pierre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Cubs
den Mather
Gloria St. Pierre
Den
Anita Larochelle
Mark Larochelle
Richard Beaupre
Paul Berthiaume
Andy Bergeron
Raymond St. Pierre
Robin Mailman
Richard Callahan
Stephen Pepin
Ann St. Pierre
Linda Larochelle
Paul St. Pierre
Saco City Council Plans Budget Readme Tonight
The first readme of the 1966 budget is scheduled for tonight's meeting of the Saco City Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco City
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Wilfrid Landry
Frid Landry
Bidde‘ford
St. Joseph Church
Leon Simensky
Clement Deschambeault
William Mahainey
Armand Duquette
Edward Reay
Leo Shevenell
Hermann Gelinas
Carleton Davis
Rogler J. P. Robert
Atty
Harold DiCarroll
Howard Giles
William B. O'Sullivan
George Friary
Daniel FE. Carey
Ev .Marc Franck
Alberic Landry
Muri’ Landry
Waterville
Ernest Landry
Worcester
Beatrice Landry
Antoni Landry
Thomas Connor
Yvette Guilrette
Albert Gadbois
Alfred Road
Allstate
Paul R. Rousseau
Tena
Vermont Monumental Works
Elm ST
Tel
Atlantico
W. J. Provost
West Scarboro
Dial
Tucker
L. R. Joncas
Old Orchard
Wellington
Solon
May
Eagles
St. Joseph Parish
St. Louis
Isle of Dreams
Armand Painchaud
Antonio Jacques
Robert R. Gosselin
Norman Taylor
Michelle Baillargeon
Brother Albert
St. Louis High School
Celeste Garon
Richard Chretien
Ussr
Bucksport
Wells High
Ernest W. Johnson
Wells High School
Norman F. Holder
Johnson
Melville H Johnson
Ernest Johnson
University of Maine
Orono
Litchfield Academy
Aroostook State Teachers College
Besse High School
Albion
Harriet McKiel
Kathleen Alice
Esqueel
Chubut
Buenos Aires
Coast and Geodetic Survey
U.S
Walter Howe
Panama
Bay State
Saco Budget Readiing
James P. Murphy Co., Inc
Lewiston, Maine
Rep
Roland Collette
Charles Murphy
Dial Biddeford
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