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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1969
Page
2
Members of Court Decary and the Canada-American Association meet at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill St Biddeford at 7 15 tonight to say prayers for Os J R Larochelle a member and local figure in the community
Troop 309 of Biddeford, sponsored by Lakeview Hart Council Knights of Columbus, met at K of C Hall on Washington Street. Richard Lami spoke. Marc Delekto led opening. Joseph Bastarache and Daniel Bastarache conducted inspection. They discussed Camp Hinds Raymond trip from July 27 to Aug 3 and June payment deadline. Tenderfoot paths earned by Richard Langevin Guy Dion Philip Marchand Steven Rossi gnol. Rene Bastarache advanced. Green Bar meet set for 142 Summer St. with next troop meeting June 2.
The Webber Lefebvre Unit American Legion Auxiliary met at W.F.W. Hall in Kennebunk with President Mrs. Elinor Bergeron in charge and 18 in attendance Plans outlined Memorial Day observance and July public supper The group reported members Lillian Hicks home from hospital and Ethel Gonneville still hospitalized Proceeds from Pop Py Day went to Disabled Veterans at Togus Members voted to subscribe to Pine Tree News and Legislative Bulletin County Council meets June 13 at W.F.W. Hall Past Presidents Parishley meets June 3 at Howard Johnson Wells Next unit meeting set for June 9 at VFW Refreshments served by Bergeron Truscott Noble.
Saco police report a car operated by Glendon A.ene 47 of 5 Seaview Ave Old Orchard Beach stopped on Beach Street and was struck in the rear by Theodore A. Drouin Jr 35 of 11 Fairhaven Ave Saco. Damage to the Murphy vehicle estimated at 200 dollars and the Drouin auto at 500 dollars.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH town offices will be closed Friday and Saturday for the holiday. The regular trash schedule will be maintained on Friday.
Police report a parked car owned by Abraham Fleischer at 120 Graham St Biddeford was struck by a town owned truck driven by Albert Pet tengill. The truck sustained no damage. The Fleischer vehicle incurred $236 in damages.
Dr J Raoul LaRochelle of 42 Bacon Street Biddeford dies. Funeral services will be held Thursday at St Andre's Church at 10:00 AM. Friends may call at Emond Funeral Home today and Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
SHUMWAY Funeral Service at 35 g Street Saco Maine offers funeral arrangements. Philip H Gross Sr is director. Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine listed.
Funeral services for Milton York of Portland Road Saco were conducted Monday afternoon at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home. Rev. Paul K. Weimer of First Parish Congregational United Church of Christ officiated with interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Bearers were James Keating Raymond Welch Wendell H Boyd and Paul Moreau.
Mrs Rita H Binette and her daughter June, formerly of 12 Beacon Ave Biddeford, are enjoying their summer at Kennebunk Pond, a seasonal residence noted in local notices.
Boucouvalas-Dupuis AM VETS Post in Saco will meet at 8 tonight at the post home on Spring Street. Tighe-Beaucoin-Farley Unit American Legion Auxiliary will meet at 8 tonight at the post home on Elm Street in Biddeford.
Funeral services for Arthur L Beaudoin of 110 Washington St Biddeford were held at St Josephs Church with Rt Rev Msgr Eli Hevey officiating a solemn requiem high mass. Rev Valmont Gilbert deacon Rev Maurice Morin subdeacon. Interment in St Jeamhe Cemetery in family lot with graveside prayers led by Father Gilbert. Bearers were Henri Bourage Edgar Cabana Roger Fecteau and Edward Neault.
Youth Fellowship rooms at Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Road are open every Thursday evening at 7 30 for both Junior and Senior High young people.
Funeral services were held this morning at St Andre Church for Edward G Demeule of 31 Bacon Street Biddeford Rev Maurice Morin officiated the high mass of requiem and delivered the homily The church choir directed by Mrs Laura Proulx sang while Gerard Laroche Joseph Cantara Maurice Demeule and Robert St Louis stood with Father Morin reciting at St Joseph s Cemetery
Mid-week eraser meeting will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in Bible Baptist Church, 144 Ferry Road, Saco. Choir rehearsals for Biddeford Foss Street Methodist and South Biddeford Methodist meet each Thursday at Foss Street Church with Crusader choir at 6 30 p.m. and Adult Sanctuary choir at 7 30 p.m.
Choir rehearsals at the School Street Methodist Church in Saco are held each Thursday with the junior choir meeting at 3 15 p m and the senior choir at 7 p m ready for weekly sessions.
Town Council voted unanimously to urge the Portland Planning Board to enforce shoreline regulations after an accidental oil spill risk. It urged penalties for violators as Old Orchard Beach relies on tourism, while License Inspector Urbain Goulet warned about withholding licenses for unpaid taxes. The council favored tax collection via license enforcement and discussed building a Cascade Road sidewalk for safety, with bids to be sought soon.
Robert Christopher Carroll 27 son of Harold D Carroll and Mrs Carrolll Orchard Street BI will be awarded his philosophy doctorate at Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Md On June A St Marys Parochial School Biddeford graduate Carroll prepared for Johns Hopkins Canterbury School New Milford Conn After earning his BA at the university he taught French literature at SUNY Buffalo then won a fellowship to study in France where he completed his PhD thesis Carroll is married to Sarah Helen Peets and has one child the couple reside in Buffalo
A birthday party was held at J. and Mrs. Lee Dickinson’s home on Fletcher Street in Kennebunk for Chris Dickinson’s third birthday. Guests included his brothers Robert and Douglas Dickinson, Mark and Brian Jones, Robert and Christopher Schaefer, David Kimball, Cathy Kimball, and the hosts. Grandparents Henry Dickinson and Leroy Kimball sent gifts but could not attend.
The Saco municipal offices will close at 4 30 p m tomorrow for the holiday and will reopen Monday.
In 1844 William Cullen Bryant urged buying a large tract north of New York City for public use while inexpensive. The land was purchased 12 years later and became Central Park.
William Searle of Saco, officer manager of West Point-Prels Inc, is named one of 16 Maine chairmen for Northeastern University's Diamond Anniversary Development program. Lewiston’s John Telow says the project includes about 500 Maine alumni of Northeastern. Searle, a 1940 Northeastern graduate with a B.B.A., will help in Biddeford.
The plan proposes a federal public corporation to handle private investment in developing countries. It would be governed by a joint government private board and self finance via insurance fees and loan repayments. An initial $75 million appropriation is requested for the first year.
The article notes parade events tied to holiday observances with groups such as Gold Star Mothers and World War I widows. In case of inclement weather, the parade will be cancelled by the no-school signal no later than 12:30 p.m.
Portland area remains partly cloudy and mild tonight with a chance of a few showers in the north portion, easing to near 50 degrees. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions, especially in the northern section.
Readable fragments list high low values across days with times in A M and P M. Several entries show 68 degree highs and 28 minutes readings while others display 9 14 and 10 62 time formats. The columnar data hints at a historic temperature and time table but is incomplete.
The Weather Bureau forecasts five days of mild to warm weather for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Daytime highs mid to upper 60s in north to lower 80s in the south with nightly lows in the 40s to 50s. Precipitation stays under tenths of an inch with scattered showers possible Saturday and Monday in the north.
Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis Club met Tuesday at Wonder Bar Steak House Biddeford. Guest speaker Robert Corliss of Ocean Park spoke about his trip as Third Mate on the Cities Service tanker. He returned home May 7, with President James Murphy presiding and William Mullen introducing the speaker. Twenty one members attended as visiting Abbetts and Browne family members were noted.
Saco resident Richard Ouellette son of Mr and Mrs Albert Ouellette Wakefield Avenue Saco received the Eagle Scout Award at a Monday night ceremony at Scout Hall Biddeford York District advancement chairman Ralph Booth gave the Eagle charge and Troop 304 Kennebunk scoutmaster Kenneth Hunnewell made the presentation The Court of Honor included Saco Mayor Armand J Mercier Rev Maurice Morin Albert J Quellette Clyde Clivatt Roland Charland Alberick Martin John Hewes John Hill Sr and John Hill Jr Guests included Mrs Armand Mercier Mrs Richard Gaudreau Mrs Anthony Colomb Owen Colomb and many others supporting Ouellette's scouting years from Cub Scouts in 1961 to the Eagle award
AMVETS color unit Gold Star mothers urns and a school band join World War widows and Spanish War veterans. The Third Division assembles on Free Street facing Common Street. Parade marshal Donald Linscott Sr. coordinates with Saco American Legion World War I Veterans Barrack Ord and Saco Elks Biddeford Fire Department Drum and Bugle Corps Saco Jets Fred S. Gurney Relief Corps Brownies and Girl Scouts Neighborhood Patrol 326 Boy Scouts Troops 325 318 and Saco Fire Department. A cone will be furnished to any requester.
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes arsenic is the commonest poison used for homicidal purposes due to its tastelessness and symptoms that appear slowly, sometimes taking several days.
The Biddeford School Board and the Teachers' Association negotiation team spent six hours in executive session discussing a salary base raise during a three week dispute. Superintendent Bruce Smith indicated another offer could come within a week. Chief negotiator Edward Radin spoke for the teachers. The current base pay is 5850 dollars and a raise to an undisclosed target was previously rejected.
Saco police announce a parking ban on Main Street from 9:30 a.m. until the Memorial Day parade ends around 11 a.m. The parade starts at Pepperell Square at 10:30 a.m. and travels down Main Street to Beach Street and Laurel Hill Cemetery for memorial services.
The article notes that while ambassadors generally resign with the new administration, only noncareer diplomats are likely to have their resignations accepted, implying career appointees may remain in place despite changes.
Xi Omicron Exemplar Chapter Beta Siam Phi Sorority held its season finale at Sea Spray Motor Inn Kennebunk Beach with installation of President Mrs. Paul Reay First Vice President Mrs Edward Abbott Second Vice President Mrs Richard Sawtelle Treasurer Mrs Thomas and Secretary Mrs James. Abbott reviewed year activities highlighting ways and means and social events.
Kennebunk Band Boosters announce commemorative plates on sale through June 15 proceeds fund future projects. Co chairs Mrs Elton Welch Sr and Mrs Natalie Brown with volunteers including Mrs Arnold Truscott and Robert Pillsbury. area captains named across Kennebunk and surrounding streets and roads.
Ogunquit officials will receive a 50 star American Flag flown over Washington, D.C. as a part of Memorial Day ceremonies honoring the Elbridge Leroy Hanson American Legion Post's 50th anniversary. John N. Dannert will accept the gift for the village. Legionna P. Littlefield and Rev. Vid Janzen will participate. The square will be renamed Veterans Memorial Park and a Wells parade and services sequence will proceed along Main Street and Riverbank Cemetery with Wells School Band performing.
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