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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1968

Page

3

Beach Girls FHA Chapter Banquet Honors Seniors and Delegate

Oceana Chapter of Future Homemakers of America Old Orchard Beach High School held a Mother Daughter Banquet at the Wonderbar Restaurant in Biddeford. Members received pins, seniors were honored, and Betty Gordon was chosen to travel to the National Convention in Miami, Florida, in July. A camera was donated for chapter activities and the delegate’s use, and new officers were installed.

Oceana Future Homemakers of America Old Orchard Beach High School Wonderbar Biddeford Betty Gordon Old Orchard Beach Miami Fla Sandra Lord

Kennedy Loses Oregon Primary As McCarthy Takes Lead

Oregon voters delivered a clear rebuke to Kennedy with McCarthy earning a strong margin while Nixon won in California. Morse led Duncan narrowly in a separate Democratic renomination battle as Kennedy vowed to stay in the race despite the setback.

McCarthy Kennedy Johnson Humphrey Nixon California Ronald Reagan New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Wayne Morse Robert B. Duncan House Morse Duncan Michigan George Romney Reagan Rockefeller New Hampshire South Dakota Los Angeles Stockton San Francisco Eugene Wyman

Five Divorces Granted In Saco Court

Ruth B Howe of Old Orchard Beach and Ralph E Howe of Patterson New Jersey were divorced for utter desertion. Ruth to resume Bartlett name. Others granted for cruel treatment include Rita M Anderson and Gary R Anderson with name change to Marcoux. Victor D Groulx and Denise L Groulx. Frances Sue Hart and James Joseph Hart with name change to DeStaffen. Beryl B Savard and John H Savard with $25 weekly child support.

10Th District Court Saco Ruth B. Howe Old Orchard Beach Ralph E. Howe Patterson, N.J Patterson N.J Howe Bartlett Rita M. Anderson Biddeford Gary R. Anderson Old Portsmouth N. H Hart DeStaffen Beryl B .Savard Limerick John H. Savard Lynn Mass Savard

Fatima Circle Social Held by Daughters of Isabella

Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella held a social at St. John’s Hall on Adams Street Biddeford. Prizes were awarded to Irene Moreau Valerie Bourque Dorothy Precourt Diana Moulin Laura Boissonneault Theresa Chretien Gertrude Boutet Lillian Vier Marguerite Dubois Annie Normand Jeannette Morin Bertha Dubois Violette Bellefeuille Bertha Moulin Lorraine Cote Simone Lapierre Alden Pare Lucille Andrews Therese Boissonneault Josephine Benoit Claira Gauthier Helen Forcier.

Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella St. John’s Hall Adams Street Biddeford Irene Moreau Valerie Bourque Dorothy Precourt Diana Moulin Laura Boissonneault Theresa Chretien Gerttrude Boutet Lillian Vier Marguerite Dubois Annie Normand Jeannette Morin Bertha Dubois Violette Bellefeuille Bertha Moulin Lorraine Cote Simone Lapierre Alden Pare Lucille Andrews Therese Boissonneault Josephine Benoit Clara Gauthier Helenen Anna Forcier

News At A Glance From The Nation

The Associated Press rounds up politics and international items. McCarthy defeats Kennedy in Oregon. Nixon claims victory seals GOP nomination. Scorpion submarine missing. 99 crew feared dead. Marines repel two North Vietnamese assaults near Khe Sanh. Saigon outskirts see Viet troops push forward. Johnson keeps Paris diplomacy open, cautions restraint from Hanoi. Harriman to push for real Paris talks, beyond propaganda. France sees new demonstrations as strike spreads. Mondlane warns of danger yet vows Mozambique liberation. Pundits fault U.S. for foreign ignorance and domestic poverty. Louisville reports racial violence for second straight night. West Point cadets consume large bread, desserts, ice cream, and meat. Senate passes $5 billion housing bill for poor families. SEC probes stock trading costs.

U.S Khe Sanh Saigon Johnson Paris Hanoi W. Averell Harriman France Eduardo Mondlane Mozambique Louisville West Point

Commission Takes Offensive In Price War

The Maine Milk Commission moves to revoke Cumberland Farms North ern Inc sales license after the chain sold half gallons below minimum prices. A July 16 18 hearing before Edward M. Robinson will address the dispute centered on half gallon pricing and the Supreme Court ruling cited by Cumberland Farms. Cumberland Farms operates a new Saco store at Water and Elm streets and argues savings from returnable containers should lower prices. The commission’s schedule set 99 cents per gallon in returnable containers and 103 in nonreturnables, with half gallon 54 and 56 cents. Cumberland Farms sells half gallons at 43 cents, below minimums.

Augusta Maine Milk Commission Cumberland Farms Northern, Inc Cumberland Farms Supreme Court Commission New Milk Commission Edward M. Robinson Lewiston Auburn Saco Water Street Elm Street Maine

Coast Guardman Unhurt In Mishap At Route 1 Saco

A South Portland Coast Guard base member, Chester E. Nichols Jr., 23, of Old Orchard Beach, fell asleep at the wheel causing his car to strike a traffic island and sign at Route 1 and Cascade Road in Saco. He awoke before impact and escaped injury. Additionally a note on Mali and Ghana etymology appears in the text.

Kennedy McCarthy Minnesota Portland California John F. Kennedy Congress Edward M. Kennedy Oregon Multnnomah County Coast

Speaker Named For Services In Kennebunk

Captain Harold E. Dresser USN will be the key speaker at the Memorial Day observance in Kennebunk tomorrow. The ceremony begins at 1 PM at Town Hall with Rev. Henry Megert delivering the invocation and Rev. William J. Kelly giving the benediction. The parade follows at 2 PM with bands from Kennebunk High, Junior High and Park Street School under Alexander Economos.

Kennebunk Harold EE. Dresser USN Tucson Ariz Dresser The Reserve Officers Association Kennebunk High School Arnold H. Truscott L. James Hamel Webber, Lefebvre Post American Legion Alexander Economos Capt. Dresser Robert Slowik Donald Hanson Town Hall Fire

Mrs. Nancy Taylor Honored At Shower

Mrs. Nancy Taylor of Lyman was honored at a postnatal baby shower hosted by her aunt Priscilla Kenney and grandmother Ruth Russell at Russell's home. Attendees traveled from Cape Porpoise Kennebunkport Kennebunk Beach Alewive Arundel Saco and Easley South Carolina.

Gordon Hutchins Joyce Stirk Barbara Stirk Debbie Milligan Judy Milligan Maurice Hutchins Cape Porpoise Frank Beard Kennebunkport Leon Severance James Seawell Sally Wentworth Kennebunk Beach Patricia Twombly Ernest Smith Roger Gonneville Ted Kingsbury Everett Cluff Lisa Kenny Kennebunk Stephen Russell Alewive Margaret Pearson George Day Arundel Roger Poitras Saco Curtis Taylor Jean Fowle Woburn Mass Earl P. Tarr Easley S.C

Carnival elephant causes power outage in Kalamazoo

Jenny the carnival elephant allegedly pulled a power line pole causing a short circuit that cut electricity to 50 homes. Carnival workers report she was chained and agitated before the pole shook and wires whipped together. power was restored and handlers guided her to a secure area.

Kalamazoo Mich Jenny Carnival Electric Company Enny

Second Car Shop Seeks Space in Local Classifieds

A second car shop enters the market seeking ad space in the local classified section. Industry interest grows as retailers expand used and new vehicle offerings, with space requested for display and line ads.

Biddeford Saco Chamber Outing Set At Country Club

The 16th annual Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce outing will occur at Biddeford Saco Country Club on Tuesday June 18 with a 1 p.m. sports program directed by Joy MacNaughton and Harry M Wooster. A hole in one contest and a 6 p.m. chicken barbecue sponsored by the committee. Bryce Roberts club pro in charge of golf events. Tickets from committee members or Chamber office.

Biddeford- Saco Bryce Roberts Roland Sylvestre Richard A. Moore Wayne B. Hutchins Rielly Maurice C. E. Roux MacNaughton Wooster Albert P. Deshaies Richard

Sale of Store at Camp Ellis Is Consummated

The Main Street Camp Ellis property known as Lanes Market including a grocery store apartment and cottage sold to Harry B. and Elinor Emerson of East Hartford Conn. Emersons view it as a business investment. Max Ruben real estate office 289 Main St Biddeford arranged the sale.

Main Street Camp Ellis Lanes’ Market Raymond and Lorraine Lane Harry B Elinor Emerson East Hartford Conn Emersons Max Ruben Main St Biddeford

Local Council of Churches Opens 1968-69 Term in Saco

The Biddeford Saco Council of Churches held its first 1968 69 meeting at the School Street Methodist Church vestry with Rev John H Jordan presiding Newly elected president reports were given by secretary Mrs Virginia Cartmill and treasurer Mrs Sylvia Searle Attending delegates included James Goudouros James Dawn Mrs Jean Leach Rev John Miller Rev Stanley Bennett Mrs Agnes Ladd Rev Gerald Burtt Robert Fenderson Mrs Sidney Griffith Mrs Rena Deis and Albert E Worden

Biddeford-Saco

Senior Citizens Pilgrimage and Whist Event Noted

Officials from the Senior Citizens Club of Biddeford met at the Disabled American Veterans Hall on Bradbury Street. Members traveled last Sunday to Enfield New Hampshire for a pilgrimage and held a whist party at the Biddeford hall yesterday afternoon. Whist is played every Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Senior Citizens Club of Biddeford Disabled American Veterans

Arundel Principal Honored At Banquet

Arundel Consolidated School principal Robert Anderson was honored with a farewell banquet at Captain's Restaurant in Cape Porpoise after six years in the post. Superintendent Bruce Smith of School Union Four praised his work. Anderson receives a transistor radio and a corsage for his wife. He will teach math at Biddeford Junior High in the fall.

Janet Bowley Anderson Biddeford Junior High

Lollipop Lane Tots Will Graduate

Graduation ceremonies at Lollipop Lane Nurse School Tasker Street Saco wi begin at 7 30 pm with Director Mrs Paul Beau doin handing out Bachelor of Rhymes diplomas to the young pupils. Peter Feinberg leads the march with Marc Beaudoin at the organ.

Lollipop Lane Nurse School Tasker Street Saco Paul Beaudoin Peter Feinberg Marc Beaudoin John Colpitts Alison Leach Sharon Verrier David Lemelin Karen Poulin Norman Camire Brian Lemay Mary Jane Boutet Donald Linscott Richard Nadeau Cathy Dupee Claudette Neault Jean Beaulieu Gabrielle Boucher

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