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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1972

Page

2

Deaths Paul E. Lesieur 54

Paul E. Lesieur 54 of 28 Beach St Saco died after a lengthy illness in a local hospital. Born Sep 6 1917 in Rumford he was a UMaine Law School graduate and served as a U S Army Air Force lieutenant in World War II. Survived by widow Delia three sons a daughter a brother five sisters and many nieces and nephews Funeral from Notre Dame de Lourdes Saco Thursday at 8 am with burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home today and tomorrow.

Atty Paul E. Lesieur Beach St Saco Rumford Louis and Marie (Belanger) Lesieur Biddeford High School University of Maine Law School Federal Defense Organization Battle Creek Mich Maine State Highway Commission Notre Dame de Lourdes Church U.S. Army Air Force Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks Owen-Davis Post American Legion of Saco Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign Wars York County Bar Association Delia Daigle) Lesieur Eugene Louis Julien Lesieur Marie Lesieur Maurice Lesieur Biddeford Antoinette Roberge Marguerite Lesieur Gabrielle Howell Simonne Patterson Germaine Little Bellerica Mass Laurel Hill Cemetery Cote Funeral Home James St

Biddeford Snowshoe Club to Discuss Officers Installation

Members of Le Voltigeur Snowshoe Club will meet tonight at the club rooms corner of South and Elm Biddeford to discuss plans for officer installation All club members urged to attend Council Chagnon will meet tomorrow night at 8 at St Johns Hall Adams Street Biddeford preceded by a supper at 6 30

le Voltigeur Snowshoe Club Elm Streets Biddeford Council Chagnon Union St. Jean Baptiste St. John’s Hall Adams Street

Church Choirs and Prayer Meetings Schedule Across Local Churches

Readable notices list multiple church activities including junior senior and adult choir rehearsals at Ogunquit Ogunquit Biddeford Saco Wells Kennebunkport and Village Baptist churches plus midweek prayer meetings and Bible studies at Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Old Orchard Beach United Methodist Women mission meeting Foss Street Biddeford and Christian Science Society Saco with various times this week.

Ogunquit Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Assembly of God Atlantic Avenue Third Street Old Orchard Beach United Church of Christ (Congregational Crescent Street Biddeford

Portland Weather Forecast Summary

Portland forecast: fair tonight and Wednesday. Lows settle into the 50s with highs in the 60s. Clouds may drift in, but no major precipitation expected. Winds light to moderate, improving outdoor plans through midweek.

Portland

Local patients listed at Maine medical centers

Mrs Priscilla Paquette of 37 Emery Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital Urbain Perrin Sr of 18 Market Street Saco is a patient at Maine Medical Center Portland.

Priscilla Paquette Emery St Biddeford Webber Hospital Urbain Perrin Sr Market St Saco Maine Medical Center Portland

Petrin Rites Held for Donna Marie Petrin

Funeral services for Donna Marie Petrin of Old Alfred Road Arundel will be held at St Joseph Church Biddeford Thursday morning at 8 30. Friends may call at Emond Funeral Home 72 Kill Street Biddeford today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Miss Petrin Donna Marie Petrin Old Alfred Road Arundel St. Joseph Church Biddeford Emond Funeral Home Kill St

Ritualistic Services for Paul E. Lesieur Held Tomorrow

Members of the Owen Davis will conduct ritualistic services tomorrow night at 7 at the Cote Saco for Atty. Paul E. Lesieur, a member.

Owen Davis Post American Legion of Saco Cote Funeral Home James St Saco

Technological progress multiplies output in brief hour

A single man using modern technology for one hour yields about nine times the output of an average 1850 labor hour, illustrating dramatic productivity gains driven by tools and process improvements.

Funeral Home Listings for Saco Maine Cemeteries and Contacts

The text lists funeral homes in Saco Maine including Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street with phone 282 0562 Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511 and Frank X. Emond J P Conroy 3 Humway and Gross Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street with phone 284 5611.

Dennett & Craig Main Street Saco Maine Tel Emond Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy

Tax Increase Not Expected OOB Budget Tops $1.2 Million

Old Orchard Beach town council finalized a 1972 budget of 1 665 857 23 dollars an increase of 74 347 over the prior year. Budget allocation highlights include schools 686 558 54 dollars and public safety concerns. The council noted no tax increase likely but assessors will decide, while town manager position actions and a mobile lunch van license were also on the agenda.

Michael Spath Old Orchard Beach Rita Belair Leslie Wyman Thomas Sullivan Sullivan Bélair Joseph Mokarzel Public York County Planning Board Maine Municipal Association Board of Registration Mokarzel Ernest Murphy Helen Corbeil Rupert Davis Lessard Beaudoin Murphy Baggs

Guidance Counselor Hired as Kennebunkport School Board Acts

Cecil Munson district directors voted unanimously to hire a junior high guidance counselor with immediate effect and urged adding a grammar school level counselor before fall. They cited heavy workloads and emphasized transition and career guidance, with 350-plus students served yearly.

Cecil Munson Kennebunkport William Pappas Lanter Twe Pappas Richard Dufresne Leo Martin Park Street School Dan Calderwood Kennebunkport Consolidated School John Economos David

Windows Broken Over Weekend

Several windows at Metal Tech Inc. on Gooch Street were broken using an air gun over the weekend, police reported today. The vandalism is believed to have occurred during the time frame.

Metal Tech Inc Gooch Street Biddeford

Cars Collide At Saco Intersection

Saco police report a collision at Main Street and Ocean Park Road involving Lemos Antone 71 of Old Orchard Beach and Roland H Desautels 72 of Biddeford. Antone’s car valued at 200 dollars and Desautels’ at 150 dollars in damages.

Lemos Antone Atlantic Ave Old Orchard Beach Roland H. Desautels Union St Biddeford Main Street Ocean Park Road Saco Antone Desautels

Tape Deck and Radio Missing from Biddeford Car

A tape deck and a radio were stolen from Angela Messer's locked car at 63 Bacon Street in Biddeford yesterday. Police say thieves pried open a window to gain entry into the vehicle.

Angela Messer Bacon St Biddeford

Thefts Reported To Saco Police

Two thefts were reported to Saco Police. Ronnie Dubois of Biddeford said his blue 10 speed bicycle was stolen from the Saco Yacht Club yesterday. A car parked at Ed and Franks Chevrolet had two wheels and two tires stolen, the car owned by William Bell of Portland.

Saco Ronnie Dubois Laurier St Biddeford Saco Yacht Club Ed and Frank William Bell Portland

Cottage Fire Tackled by Local Firefighters at Seaview

Firefighters responded to a cottage blaze at 15 Seaview Ave yesterday. Twenty one firefighters from Tanks 3 and 2 and Engines 1 and 2 battled the flames and reported smoke and water damage to the dwelling.

Old Orchard Beach Seaview Ave

Restoration Begins on Michelangelo Pieta After Vandalism

In Vatican City experts from the restoration workshop opened preliminary work to repair Michelangelo's Pieta in St. Peter's Basilica. Scaffolding blocks view as they assess about 50 fragments removed by Laszlo Toth’s hammer blows.

Vatican City Michelangelo St. Peter’s Basilica Vatican Deocelcio Redig de Campos Laszlo Toth

Wife Charged After Husband Shot At Home in Maine

Herbert L Worrey remained in critical condition at Maine Medical Center after a 22 caliber derringer shooting at the couple’s Route 1 home in Wells. His wife Betty Worrey was arrested, arraigned in Saco District Court on an assault with intent to kill charge, and released on $2000 bail as the case is continued for two weeks.

Coast Guard Station Break‑In Reported at Biddeford Pool

Biddeford police report the United States Coast Guard Station at Fletcher's Neck Biddeford Pool was broken into recently. The break was found by patrol officers and entry was made through the front door. Chief David Eldred in Portland was notified.

United States Coast Guard Fletcher's Neck Biddeford Pool Biddeford David Eldred Portland

Bicycle stolen from 20 Water Street Biddeford

Police report a bicycle owned by Michael Mills of 20 Water Street Biddeford was stolen from its parking place at 20 Water Street yesterday. No arrests have been announced and investigation continues.

Michael Mills Water St Biddeford Water Street

Parts stolen off parked 72 Cadillac in Biddeford

A 1972 Cadillac owned by Robert Mercier on Shadagee Road Saco had the right rear fender skirt and a hubcap stolen last night while parked on Jefferson Street Biddeford. Biddeford police are investigating.

Robert Mercier Shadagee Road Saco Jefferson Street Biddeford

Biddeford City Offices Adopt Summer Hours

Biddeford city clerk Mrs Pauline Berry announced municipal offices switch to summer hours and city hall will be closed Saturdays until further notice.

Pauline Berry Biddeford City of City Hall

Kennebunk selectmen weigh wharf project and parking rule changes

The Kennebunkport and Kennebunk boards set a 7 30 pm public hearing to decide on Bruce Robertson Dick obtaining permits to build wharfing and other structures on S Brook while following river jurisdiction rules. Other items include parking changes and bids on beach clean up fleet insurance and an arc welder. A separate note says Maine receives 51245 to create a regional narcotics squad in the Greater Portland area as part of 1 5 million New England grant.

Fryeburg Bruce Kingman William Obermyer Cousens School Leo Martin Calderwood John Seekins University of Maine, Gorham Kennebunk Marguerite Freeman Bailey Wentworth Storer St Sutter Commissioners of Education New England Nesdec Don Littlefield Fred Smith Kennebunk High School Maine Smith Birmingham Board of Selectmen Bruce Robertson Dick S Brook Kennebunkport Kennebunk River Grove Street Main Street Kennebunk Savings and Loan Association Beach Avenue Bayberry Avenue Washington, D.C Ageny Portland U.S. Department of Justice

Egg hailed as design marvel first sealed food package

The egg is celebrated as a design milestone and regarded as the first sealed form of food packaging, highlighting its historical significance in preservation and packaging concepts.

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Asa Crus Goodwins Mills United Methodist Church Lyman Advent Christian Church Hill and Ae Streets Tighe-Beaudoin Farley Legion Auxiliary United Methodist Women of the United Methodist Church Foss Street Biddeford United Baptist Church Christian Science Society Winter Street Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Road Wells Bethany Baptist Church Oak Ridge Road Saco United Baptist Church Kennebunk Baptist Church Oscar Nolette Daters Granldren OOB Ala Saco Police Prospect Lambert Streets Prospect Street Herring Avenue Raymond J Charette Clark St Richard R. Gaudette Harrison Ave Paul Garriepy Art Nadeau Coast Guard Allen Sukalas Southgate Avenue Athenagoras I Istanbul Turkey Washington D. C Order of Ahepas U. S. Congress Iakovos North America South America Ahepa Sam Nakis St. Louis Sukalas Agency St. Ext Scohmras The Gulls N. P. Scontras Gallery of Homes Portland Road U. S. Rie. 1 York County Savings Bank F.d.lc Saco Cinema Mutual DR. Zhivago Jane Winald Sutherland Risse Werner Bron Sores
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