Death of Biddeford Boy Killed in Bike Collision
Seven year old Douglas A Tozier of 22 Middle Street Biddeford died after his bicycle struck the rear of a gasoline tanker on Pool Street Biddeford The driver William R Collins 31 of Yarmouth reported hearing a scream and stopping Police investigated with Lt George Friary Sgt Adelbert Morin and others The boy born June 16 1961 attended Emery School He is survived by his parents a half sister and several grandparents and relatives Funeral arrangements were set at Emond Funeral Home with details to follow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas A. Tozier
Middle St
Biddeford
Pool Street
Allen Tozier
York County
Thomas Anton
William R. Collins
Yarmouth
George Friary
Tozier
Adelbert J. Morin
Theodore Drouin
Alfred Guilmette
Armand Beair
Allen
Norma Emery Tozer
Emery School
Dolores St. Ouis
Arlene Parcher
Louis S. Emery
Alice Ryan
Iddeford
Clifford Tozier
New York
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Local Policeman Captures Escapees
Two 16 year old escapers from the South Portland VS roms Center were captured by Biddeford police officer Ar mand Ouellette. Ouellette stopped a truck allegedly stolen because of a faulty tail light and the youths attempted to flee. The truck is owned by Commercial Welding Co., Portland police said. Both boys were returned to institutional authorities. GRAND ISLE MAINE Two men and two boys in a heavily loaded potato truck were killed Tuesday when the truck rolled down a steep hill, smashed into a wooden potato storage house and exploded. The blast destroyed the storage house and 28 000 barrels of potatoes. The victims included Levite Lavoie 73 his son Walter 33 Marcel Cote 17 the driver and Raymond Picard 17 all of Grand Isle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Portland VS Roms Center
Biddeford
Armand Ouellette
Ouellette
Commercial Welding Co
Portland
Grand Isle
Maine
Raymond Morrow
Morrow
Levite Lavoie
Walter
Marcel Cote
Raymond Picard
Funeral Home Contacts in Saco Maine
Funeral Directors Sateway lists Funeral Service at 33 Spring Street Saco with Philip H. Gross Sr. as director. Dennett and Craig operate at 365 Main Street Saco, Maine. Emond’s Funeral Home provides contact 204-5511 with Frank X. Emond and J. P Conroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sateway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco, Maine
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Funeral Notice for James A Helms of Portland
James A Helms, husband of Romayne Edwards Helms, of 106 Clinton Street, Portland, died recently. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Clark Memorial Methodist Church, 15 Pleasant Avenue, Portland, with Rev. Richard H. Petersen officiating. Interment in Brooklawn Memorial Park. Relatives and friends may call Hutchins Funeral Home, 1 William Street, corner of Forest Avenue, Portland, Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Helms
James A
O Romayne (Edwards) Helms
Clinton St
Portland
Clark Memorial Methodist Church
Pleasant Ave
Richard H. Petersen
Brooklawn Memorial Park
Hutchins
William St
Forest Ave
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Notices
Perley J. Potvin and Family extend thanks to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during bereavement. The family of the late Mrs Irene Simard expresses gratitude for kindness, floral tributes and sympathy. Alma Boucher thanks neighbors, friends and all who sent flowers and cards during bereavement.
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Perley J. Potvin
Irene Simard
Alma Boucher
Obituary: Joseph Vachon 55 Biddeford native dies at home
Joseph Vachon 55 of 315 West St Biddeford died at his home after a long illness. Born October 18 1912 in Biddeford he was the son of Alphonse and Demerise Grenier Vachon. He worked at Pepperell Mfg Co 32 years retiring nine years ago. A communicant of St Andre Church he belonged to Union St. Jean Baptiste. Survived by widow Amanda Berry Vachon a son Donald one stepson Maurice Lupien five brothers Lucien Henry Gerard Raymond Emil and a sister Adrienne Belanger. Funeral services will be from St Andre Church Biddeford Friday morning at 8 with calling hours tonight 7 to 10 and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Vachon
West St
Biddeford
Alphonse and
Demerise Grenier Vachon
St. Andre’s School
Pepperell Mfg. Co
St. Andre’s Church
Union
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Funeral services for Mrs Corinne E Roy Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Corinne E Roy of 12 Kossuth St Biddeford were held at St Josephs Church Biddeford. Rt Rev Msgr Eli Hevey pastor celebrated the requiem high mass with Rev Valmont Gilbert deacon and Rev Sylvia Levesque subdeacon. Church choir sang under Mrs Diana Rousselle. Interment followed in St Josephs Cemetery with graveside prayers by Father Gilbert. Bearers were Richard Roy John Roy Roger Roy John Farley Roland Petit and Albert Carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinne E. Roy
Kossuth St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Eli Hevey
Valmont Gilbert
Sylvia Levesque
Diana Rousselle
Rear End Collision in Saco Injures Driver
Saco police report a car driven by Roger Brochu, 20, of Biddeford, was struck in the rear by a vehicle operated by Gary Nobel, 37, of Rollingsford, New Hampshire, on Main Street early this morning. Brochu said he stopped when dogs ran in front of the vehicle. Nobel could not stop in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Roger Brechu
Middle St
Biddeford
Gary K. Nobel
Rollingsford
N.H
Main Street
Brochu
Nobel
Fortas Nomination Clash Signals Senate Filibuster Fight
Fortas staunchly facing withdrawal as Johnson pressurizes to drop Chief Justice bid. Senate leaders and Thurmond threaten endless debate if defeated, while Eastland and McClellan urge end to confirmation fight. Cloture vote shows shifting allegiances among Democrats and Republicans. Boston notes report a fragile pediatric liver transplant outcome at Children’s Hospital.
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Robert P. Griffin
Mich
Mansfield
Strom Thurmond
S.C
Johnson
Dirksen
Richard Speck
Judiciary Committee
James 0. Eastland
Dmiss
Fortas
Senate
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Thurmond
Court
Hve
Local Masonic and fraternal meetings listed for Biddeford and Saco
CuslEWS members of Adah Chapter CBS will honor Master Masons at 7 30 p m Friday in Odd Fellows Hall Alfred Street Biddeford. Annette Chapter OES in Saco meets tomorrow at 7 30 p m at Masonic Hall Main Street Saco with Past Matrons and Patrons Night and Margaret Gross as refreshment chair. Fremont Club and Auxiliary meet tomorrow at 8 p m at club rooms Alfred Street Biddeford. Twin City CB Club meets tonight at 7 30 p m at Fremont Club Alfred Street Biddeford to discuss and vote on bylaws changes.
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CBS
Odd Fellows Hall
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Annette
Order of the Eastern Star
Saco
Masonic Hall
Main Street
Margaret Gross
Fremont Club and Auxiliary
Twin City
Fremont Club
Midweek church prayer meetings and choir rehearsals schedule
ICHURCH NOTES mid week prayer meetings are set for Thursday at 7 p m at Bible Baptist Church 144 Ferry Road Saco. A prayer meeting Thursday at 7 p m followed by a mid week service at 7 30 p m at Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach. Choir rehearsals for Biddeford Foss Street Methodist and South Biddeford Methodist Church Thursdays at Foss Street Crusader choir at 6 30 p m and Adult Sanctuary choir at 7 30 p m. Choir rehearsals at School Street Methodist Saco Thursday Junior choir 3 15 p m Senior choir 7 p m.
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Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford, Methodist Church
Foss Street
Crusader
School Street Methodist Church
Old Orchard Beach Groups Hear on Sex Education
Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis Club met at Oak Ledge with Superintendent Howard L. Cushman as speaker on sex education in schools. President Donald Jones presided and Rev. William Malpass gave the invocation. Also noted were the Desert Bridge Club’s meeting at Mrs. Leonard Gray’s home with high score by Mrs. Don Ald Skilling and a C Fayette Staples Post American Legion meeting at 7 30 p.m. with supper at 6 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard L. Cushman
Old Orchard Beach
the Legion Hall
School Street
Openwide fundraising and plans discussed in Kennebunk meeting
Anonymous gift of 300 and a promised 150 support OPENWIDE deficit. A $1500 nine month loan at 7 percent secures bills. Directors elected include John Anagnostis and Wilbert Hodgdon. Plans floated for four events plus a mystery dinner art auction to raise funds. A summer OPENWIDE festival and a Religious Arts Festival shortened for 1969 discussed.
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Kennebunk
Openwide
Fred Holmberg
Ocean National Bank
George Marcil
St. Francis College
Biddeford
Theater Six
Shrewsbury
Mass
Maine
New England
United Church Herald
James Mathews
Boston
Susan York
Summer St
Insurance Women Meet in Portland Dinner Address
Members of the Insurance Women of Southern Maine gathered for a dinner at Valle's Steak House in Portland. Carl Bass of Chicago, a National Safety Council member, spoke to the group. Attendees from York County included Mrs. Rita Huot, Mrs. Janet Morrison, Mrs. Eileen Nadeau, Mrs. Flo Jen Kelleher, and Miss Ruth Ni
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Insurance Women of
Southern Maine
Carl Bass
Chicago
National Safety Council
York County
Rita Huot
Janet Morrison
Eileen Nadeau
Flo Jen Kelleher
Ruth Ni
Portland Weather Clip Fair and Mild Tonight
Fair and mild weather for Portland with temperatures near 55 to 60 degrees tonight. Thursday looks cloudy and continue warm with similar temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Looking Ahead At Weather
The five day forecast covers northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island with temperatures near normal. Daytime highs range from the upper 60s to around 70, while nights stay in the upper 30s to low 50s depending on area. Precipitation totals under a quarter inch with scattered showers mainly Thursday night Friday and Sunday in northern sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.S. Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Toilers By Sea Open Season At Ocean Park
Toilers by the Sea opened its fall season with a noon luncheon and meeting at Porter Hall Temple Avenue. Adelbert M. Jakeman spoke on Ocean Park history and ideals as President Elva Frizzle led the session. Harvest supper plans for Oct 12 were announced with pies and a small sale to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Park
Ethel Rowlands
Ruth Conley
Clyde Fussell
Lillian Jakeman
Helene Storr
Flo Gordanier
Ruth White
Bessie Tabor
Marion Hanscom
Genevieve Webb
Edna Sulis
Walter Ratcliffe
Ethel Draper
Lois Ski In
Paul Cornwall
Ida Dexter
Shirley Doe
Mildred Thomas
Ruth Rowe
Ethel Whitten
John Means
Local residents named in court filing
Chols of Biddeford, Donna Brady of Saco, Ulrica Barnes of Saco, and Mabel Lavoie of York are listed among participants in a filed matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chols
Biddeford
Donna Brady
Ulrica Barnes
Saco
Mabel Lavoie
York
Wallace to announce running mate Thursday in Pittsburgh
Third party candidate George Wallace said in Akron that he would name his vice presidential choice at 10 a.m. Thursday in Pittsburgh. He did not confirm reports that Curtis LeMay could be his pick while noting the running mate would be present. Wallace arrived after a Michigan visit as deputies searched near Akron Canton Airport for a telescope rifle-wielding man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
George C. Wallace
Pittsburgh
Wallace
Air Force
Curtis LeMay
Michigan
Akron- Canton
Summit County
Robert Campbell
Pennsylvania
Girl Scout Patrol Leaders Elected In Saco
Patrol leaders and assistants of Saco Girl Scout Troop 22 were chosen at a meeting at First Parish Congregational Church. Patrols formed include Leader Gina Petit with assistant Mari Warner in Patrol 1. Julie Leclair with Susan Kany in Patrol 2. Joyce Haley with Meri Jean Higgins in Patrol 3. Cathy Fogg elected treasurer and Mary Leclair scribe.
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Saco Girl Scout Troop
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Saco
Gina Petit
Mari Warner
Julie Leclair
Susan Kany
Joyce Haley
Meri Jean Higgins
Cathy Fogg
Mary Leclair
Lisa Mailman
Marlene Meserve
Julia Dupuis
Thomas Haley
Robert Huot
Rusk Denounces Soviet Action In Czechoslovakia
United Nations speech where Secretary of State Dean Rusk denounced Soviet intervention in Czechoslovakia as repugnant and dangerous to peace. He urged an honorable settlement, urged Hanoi to seek Paris talks, and warned Moscow against unilateral action in West Germany. Demonstrators disrupted the session as Rusk spoke to the 125-nation General Assembly.
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United Nations, N.Y
Dean Rusk
Czechoslovakia
U.S
U.N
Vietnam
Rusk
General Assembly
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Paris
Soviet Union
Moscow
West Germany
Johnson
Beach Man Attends Masonic District Meeting
Old Orchard Beach secretary Arthur Dickson Jr of the Mas ters and Wardens Association of the 18th Masonic district attended the monthly meeting at Drummond Lodge North Parsonsfield. District Deputy Grand Master Gordon Maddix announced the annual district meeting in Saco on Nov 22 with Grand Master Harold Chute present. The group selected a candidate for the Distinguished Service award and the program featured Masonic events from The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction. The next meeting will be at Arion Lodge Goodwins Mills on Nov 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsonsfield
Arthur Dickson Jr
Old Orchard Beach
Masters and Wardens Association
Masonic District
Drummond Lodge
North Parsonsfield
William Williamson
Buxton Lodge
Gordon Maddix
Saco Ie
Harold Chute
Frederick Elwell
Masonic Services Association
Arion Lodge
Goodwins Mills
Seawall Study Placed On Kennebunk Board Agenda
Kennebunk town board members including Town Manager Donald V. Dulac and Town Counsel Chester D. Cram Jr. met to study plans for a seawall at Kennebunk Beach. The board referred street light changes to the local district, noted coal shed relocation feasibility, and commended the Biddeford Saco Journal for coverage.
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Kennebunk
Board of Selectmen
Donald V. Dulac
Chester D. Cram Jr
Warren Bowdoin
John H. Vigne
Longview Terrace
Kennebunk Beach
Cram
E. R. Warren
Park Street
Grove Street
Kennebunk Light and Power District
Mannel Dulac
Edmond Cashen
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Pravda articles signal Kremlin stance on use of force in bloc
Pravda asserts that the Soviet leadership disavows charter prohibitions on force within the Soviet bloc, framing military action as permissible only in defense of bloc cohesion. The piece reflects Kremlin policy direction amid tensions in Eastern Europe.
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Pravda
Kremlin
Soviet Bloc
Saco PTA Board Members List Activities
Members of the Saco Parent-Teacher Association executive board met at Mrs. Philip Curtis’s home in Saco. President Mrs. A Raymond Gannon announced appointing Mrs. Joseph LeMay as chairman of school mothers and Mrs. Eliot Feinburg as membership chairman. Norman Simard stated most vacancies for room and school mothers are filled. The PTA Sex Education chair announced a November 21 talk by Dr. Philip Rice on education from kindergarten to grade eight. A fall meeting is planned for October 15 at Fairfield School with the annual teachers reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Parent- Teacher Association
Philip Curtis
Winter Street
Saco
A. Raymond Gannon
Joseph LeMay
Eliot Feinburg
LeMay
Norman Simard
PTA
Philip Rice
University of Maine
Fairfield School
Yippies mock hearings as police clash described
Yippies protested in silence against what they call constitutional rape by the committee. Abbie Hoffman and Rennie Rubin heckled, Hoffman shouting about a loaded gun. Hoffman and Rubin mocked procedures as police and lawyers argued points of order, amid a tense hearing that Ichord said could end Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ichord
Rubin
Abbie Hoffman
Committee
Hoffman
Servicemen Gift Plan Backed By Saco Auxiliary
Boucouvalas-Dupuis AMVETS Auxiliary members met at the Post home in Saco to plan monthly care packages for Vietnam servicemen and to collect indoor toys for Maine Indian reservation centers. A rummage foods sale was set for Saturday 10 am to noon, with dues for 1969 announced and a Christmas sale scheduled. The next meeting is October 15 at the Post home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boucouvalas-Dupuis Amvets Auxiliary
Post Home
Spring Street
Saco
Helen Strout
Vietnam
Maine
Lota Chapter Members Start New Season
Kennebunkport residents gather for the lota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society dinner at The Shawmut Inn and first meeting of the year led by president Mrs. Wilma Rollins. Miss Roberta Rogers, state president, spoke on the recent international convention in New York City. Members from Kittery Saco Sanford Ogunquit Biddeford Cape Neddick South Berwick York and nearby towns attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Lota
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Shawmut Inn
Wilma Rollins
Roberta Rogers
Alpha Psi
Delta Kappa Gamma
New York City
Iota Chapter
Sadie M. Dearborn
Helen L. Spack
Anna C. Smart
Mamie H. Varney
Marion Nutting
Gladys Clark
Kittery
Martha R. Herrin
Erma D. Croxford
E. Geraldine Fenderson
Saco
Marie Hatch
Eunice E. Fitton
Ola Maguire
Kennebunk
Thelma Rolfe
York
Lilla B. McCarty
Margaret L. Belleau
Carolyn Johnson
Sanford
Alice Allen
Agnes Allen
South Berwick
Eleanor Adams
Helena Rode
Ogunquit
Irene Dwelley
Biddeford
Eleanor C. Todd
Cape Neddick
Alberta Rogers
P Nd
Biddeford Grass Fire Quelled by Firefighters
A grass fire on West Street in Biddeford was extinguished yesterday by local firefighters. Officials said children playing with matches started the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
West Street
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