Deaths Lamirande 60 Saco. longtime Saco-Lowell worker
Flory L. Lamirande 60 of 176 Bradley St Saco died Saturday at a Biddeford hospital born August 29 1908 in Canada to Jean Baptist and Elizabeth Lami rande. He worked 16 years at Saco Lowell Shops previously at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery. Survived by widow Laura Guay Lamirande two daughters twin Mrs Robert Blanchette Mrs Arthur LaBelle four brothers and sisters five grandchildren. Funeral 8 am tomorrow at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church. Visitation 2-4 and 7-10 pm today at Cote Funeral Home Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flory L. Lamirande
Bradley St
Saco
Biddeford
Canada
Jean Baptist
Elizabeth St. Pierre Lamirande
Saco-Lowell
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery
Lamirande
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Laura Guay Lamirande
Robert Blanchette
Arthur LaBelle
Forestville
Conn
Adrien
Eloi
Patrick
Louis
Columbia
Theresa Knapp
Berndette Verville
Yvonette Houde
Blanche Jalbert
Methuen
Mass
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Cote Funeral Home
James St
Prayers Planned by St. Anne Sodality in Saco
Ladies of St. Anne Sodality Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco will meet at 7 30 p m at Cote Funeral Home 87 James St Saco to say prayers for Flory L Lamirande husband of a member. Missing punctuation fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of St. Anne Sodality of
Notre Dame de _ Lourdes Church
Saco
Cote Funeral Home
James St
Flory L. Lamirande
Usband
K OFC Officers Installation Planned for Oct 27
Navigator Albert Carrier led the Fourth Degree Assembly Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus meeting at Biddeford hall Washington Street. Officers will be installed Oct 27 at 2 pm at Westbrook R of C Hall. Color Corps Captain Roland Millette asked corps members to meet Oct 20 at 11 am at the hall. Richard Roy to chair Nov 30 dance. cards to ill members Armand Therrien and Joseph Neault. Volunteers needed for skating rink work. Fr. Evlin Kidd spoke on Holy Land trip and led prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Carrier
Luke E. Hart
Knights of Columbus
Washington Street
Biddeford Hall
Westbrook R
C. Hall
Roland Millette
Richard Roy
Armand Therrien
Joseph Neault
Evin Kidd
O.F.M
Holy Land
Fluoridation Issue On Biddeford Ballot Night Council Session
Biddeford city council meets at 8 PM to decide whether to place fluoridation on next month’s ballot. Nearby Saco and Old Orchard Beach already authorized referendums on the issue for voters to decide. Mayor Leo R. Lemire notes the matter aligns with regional moves toward a public vote.
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Biddeford
Leo R. Lemire Sai
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
West Berlin Debates U S Troop Presence in Europe
West Berlin reports ongoing discussion on possible return of some of the 33,000 U S troops withdrawn from Germany. The forces, including fighter squadrons and infantry, were pulled back to aid the balance of payments, with plans to periodically maneuver in Germany. Generals Clifford and Wheeler emphasize the importance of maintaining a substantial American troop presence in Western Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Clifford
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
West
Europe
Funeral Directors Shantway Saco Maine listing
Funeral service listings show 55 Spring Street Saco contact 284 5611 for Philip H Gross Sr director. Additional firms Dennett and Craig 365 Main Street Saco Maine and Emond's Funeral Home 284 5511 with Frank X Emond and J P Conroy noted as contacts.
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Shantway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco, Maine
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Funeral Services for Robert C. Ready Held in Biddeford
Funeral services for Robert C. Ready of 230 Elm Street Biddeford were held this morning at St Joseph’s Church Biddeford with Rev Valmont Gilbert celebrating a requiem high mass. Mrs Diana Rousselle was organist. Interment followed in St Joseph’s Cemetery Biddeford with military honors by a Brunswick Naval Air Base squad. Grave side prayers were recited by Father Gilbert. Bearers were Conde Frechette Reynald Cloutier George Bouffard Robert Fournier Michael Nanos and Reynald Lessard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Ready
Elm_ St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's
Valmont Gilbert
Diana Rousselle
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Brunswick Naval Air Base
Father Gilbert
Conde Frechette
Reynald Cloutier
George Bouffard
Robert Fournier
Michael Nanos
Reynald Lessard
Funeral rites for Mrs Margaret A Keith in Saco church
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Agnes Keith of 38 School Street Saco were held Saturday at Most Holy Trinity Church. Rev James Daly celebrated a requiem mass with Miss Molly Welch as soloist and Miss Louise Welch on the organ. Interment followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery with graveside prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Keith
Margaret Agnes Keith
School St
Saco
Most Holy Trinity Church
James Daly
Molly Welch
Louise Welch
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Father Daly
Our Lady Of Victory Circle Officers Elected
Our Lady of Victory Circle met at the Fremont Club Biddeford to elect officers led by President Mrs Aurore Pinard and Honorary Director Mrs Juliette Quinn. Plans for a 25th anniversary celebration include a 9 30 am mass at St Josephs then a bus trip to Portsmouth NH for a banquet with reservations via secretary Exilia Romeo. Floral tributes honored the late Miss Amanda Durette and prizes were won by several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Aurore Pinard
Juliette Quinn
Cerilda Garon
Marion Lapointe
Amanda Durette
St. Joseph’s Church
Portsmouth
N.H
Exilia Romeo
Alden Racine
Delia Saucier
Annie Normand
Maria Allie
Georgette Martin
Nellie Deprey
Romeo
Diana Moulin
Emilia Boldu
Cora Leprohon
Lilian Jacoby
Fernande Bertrand
Beatrice Grenier
Eva Couture
Lucianna Roy
Garon
Lea Labarre
Maine Law Enforcement Group To Meet
The Mth annual convention of the Maine Law Enforcement Association will be held in Augusta on Saturday Oct 12 with a 10 am start for the business session and officer elections in Room 105. Afternoon speakers include Daniel G Lille and Donald Strout. A Civil Defense mass feeding and a tour of the center follow. Evening banquet at 6 pm includes awards by President John Anderson and remarks by Frank J Keeler with master of ceremonies Louis Moore. Beatrice Rideout hosts women on a Blaine Mansion tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mth
Maine Law Enforcement Association
Augusta
Civil Defense
Daniel G Lille
Donald Strout
University of Maine
Civil Deps
Augusta House
John Anderson
Frank J. Keeler
Chase Manhattan Bank of
New York City
Louis Moore
Pineland Hospital
Beatrice Rideout
Blaine Mansion
Stephens Training Center
Stephen Conant
Merton Johnson
Men's Correctional Center
South Windham
William Phillips
State Insurance Commissioner's Officer
Sea and Shore Fisheries
Edmund L. Cashen
Kennebunk
Biddeford Personal News Notes From Local Residents
Mrs Paulette Toussaint of 19 Gove Street is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Juliette Myers of 148 Main Street is a surgical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Mrs Melandy Martel of 153 Summer Street and her daughter Charlene arrived home Friday after a trip to Europe visiting England Belgium and Spain. Mr and Mrs John J Zimnicki of 19 Hillside Avenue attended the funeral of Mrs Zimnicki s nephew Corporal Vincent J Wargo Jr USMC in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Corporal Wargo was killed at Quang Tri Province Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulette Toussaint
Gove St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Juliette Myers
Main St
Notre Dame Hospital
Melandy Martel
Summer St
Charlene
Europe
England
Belgium
Spain
John J. Zimnicki
Hillside Ave
Local Societies Schedule Meetings in Biddeford and York County
The St. Louis Women’s Association meets at 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria. Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella installs officers tonight at 7 at St John’s Hall Biddeford with a regular meeting tomorrow at 7 30. York County Barracks Veterans of World War I meets tonight at 7 30 at St John’s Hall Elm a and Main Biddeford.
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Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St. John's Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Circle
York County
St. John’s Hall
Elma and
Main Street
Biddeord
Women and Veterans Meetings in Biddeford and Saco
Members of the Woman's Society of Christian Service Foss Street United Methodist Church Biddeford meet at 7 30 p m in the church vestry. Damel Rochambeau convenes at 7 30 tonight at Rochambeau Club South Street Biddeford. Biddeford Chapter Disabled American Veterans meets at 7 30 tonight at the DAV Hall Bradbury Street Biddeford. Biddeford Soap Community Service Club begins its first fall meeting at United Church of Christ Biddeford. A luncheon at noon by Women's Fellowship precedes a business meeting to discuss welfare projects. Wardwell Home board of directors meets Thursday at 1 30 p m at 43 Middle St Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Foss Street
United Methodist Church
Biddeford
Damel Rochambeau
Rochambeau
South Street
DAV Hall
Bradbury Street
Biddeford Soap Community Service Club
United Church Christ (Congregational
Women's Fellowship of the Church
Wardwell Home
Middle St
Saco
Congregation Book Study and Teen Group Meet
A Congregation Book Study will be held at 8 p m Tuesday in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah s Witnesses at 107 Main St Old Orchard Beach Sunbeams girls ages 6 10 meet Tuesday at 3 30 p m in the Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach Ladies Home League gathers Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach A meeting is set for 7 30 p m at the Full church Route 9A off 109 Wells
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom Hall of Johu ‘S Witnesses
Main St
Aco
the Sunbeams
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Ladies Home League
Wells
Antiques Destroyed In Kennebunk Fire
Firefighters battled a two hour blaze at Mrs Ralph Stephens home in Kennebunk destroying antiques and causing extensive heat and water damage in the living room and front hall. A Portland visitor reported the fire from a Kennebunkport phone booth. origin is believed to be a hot air heater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Lower Village
Kennebunkport
Wildes District
Ralph Stephans
Kennebunk Beach
Portland
Kennebunk Port
Fire Department
Democrats To Do Their Part In Voter Registration Booth
The Saco Democratic City Committee will man a voters registration booth next Thursday and Friday evenings outside Shaw's Supermarket in Saco Valley Center from 6 to 9 for voters of both parties seeking to register for the coming election. In Darjeeling India AP reports four days of torrential rain have caused 310 deaths and widespread destruction with 400 families along the Tista River banks feared missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Darjeeling
India
Portland Weather Update Cloudy With Rain Ending Tonight
Cloudy conditions persist in Portland with rain tapering this evening. Warmer temperatures are expected in the eastern portion, with overnight lows in the 40s. Tuesday looks mostly cloudy with little overall temperature change.
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Portland
Weather Outlook for New England Five Day Forecast
The Weather Bureau projects a five day outlook for northern New England Massachusetts Rhode Island with near normal temperatures overall. Highs in the 60s and lows around 50 along the southern coast, cooler inland. Precipitation total around half an inch, with most rain expected Friday or Saturday.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Irish Flag Presented to Hibernians in Biddeford Meeting
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in Biddeford held a meeting at St John’s Hall. An Irish flag gifted by Mr and Mrs William Doran Jr and Julia Lynch was presented by Doran who also spoke about his Ireland trip. President Edward Lane led the session and fall plans were set, including an Irish dinner on November 3.
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Ord
Hibernians
St. John’s Hall
Main Street
Elm Street
Biddedeford
William Doran Jr
Julia Lynch
Ireland
Doran
Edward Lane
Lane
James Murphy
Cornelius Hector
Leo Kenney
Walter Nelson
John Cleary
Roland Boss
Zoning Appeals Are Granted In Biddeford
Biddeford zoning board of appeals granted several appeals. Notable items include a conditional approval for Veterans of Wars to meet at 55 Main St with funding for off street parking for 24 cars. Additional appeals involve site and lot line variations for five Biddeford properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Breaks Under Investigation By Biddeford Police
Biddeford police on patrol early Sunday investigated a break at H A Mapes Oil Inc on Main Street. A broken side window and damaged file cabinet were found with no items reported missing. Investigations include a second break on Main Street at multiple offices and a radio station filing cabinet and storage room door damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Robert Devon
H. A. Mapes Oil Inc
Main St
Devon
Raymond Langevin
Wide Radio Station
Travelogue Highlight at Rebecca Emery DAR Meeting
Rebecca Emery Chapter DAR met at Regent Elvira Lord’s Cleveland Street home with 25 members and guests. Mrs. Harold Libby shared a travelogue of Holy Land and Greece, notes from the National Defense report were read, and invitations to Open House at Opportunity Farm were announced.
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Rebecca Emery
DAR
Cleveland Street
Elvira ‘Lord
Saco
Harold Libby
Holy Land
Greece
Miss Lord
Libby
Gertrude Farwell
National Defense
Ethel Cobb
Opportunity Farm
Maine
Mildred Coleman
John Fairfield Society
Children of the American Revolution
Ferry Road
Sunshine
Gertrude Pease
Ethelyn Hill
Biddeford
Biddeford Home. Mrs. Hill Is Convalescing Following Surgery. Mrs. Verna Sawtelle
Muriel Weeks
Unicef
Falmouth
Muriel Hubbard
Bangor
Ina Emery
Thea Dennett
Saco Baptist Church
Martha Hastings
Ethel Ballard
Lillian Frost
Ella Lyman
Alice Hurd
Dorothy Tarbox
Elizabeth White
Elizabeth
Skydivers Put On Show At Biddeford Air Show
A crowd of over 1000 gathered at Biddeford Municipal Airport to watch skydivers and air acrobatics led by the Flying Farmer Robert Weymouth. Weymouth performed oned wheel flybys and 50 foot sideward passes with loops and descents, supported by Falls of Portland Skydiving Club members Cliff Phillips Dick Glass and Bill Grives. The show also demonstrated parachute maneuverability and featured Roy Champagne piloting a Cessna 180. Organizers included Richard Marquis Richard Potvin Biddeford officials and local ROTC members with State Senator Paul Reay and FAA representative John McCarthy in attendance. A follow-up show is planned for spring.
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Biddeford
Robert Weymouth
Dresden Mills
Bob
Portland
Falling Stars
Cliff Phillips
Dick Glass
Bill Grives
Roy Champagne
Richard Marquis
Richard Potvin
Community Chest aids deaf center and Bar Harbor lab support
Reports detail ongoing support from Biddeford Saco Community Chest to the Northeast Hearing and Speech Center Inc for 271 services to 76 individuals in 1967 and to the Jackson Laboratory at Bar Harbor. The lab breeds over two million mice annually for diabetes cancer and muscular dystrophy research, with gifts needed to sustain its work. President Marcos announced missile sites for over a year in a radio address without listing numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deford Saco Community Chest Agency
Ex and Speech Center Inc
Tor
Susan
Northeast Hearing and Speech Center Inc
Biddeford-Saco
Destreieg
Jackson Laboratory
See
Bord Saco
Kennebunk Man Named State Director for Nixon Agnew Group
Edward P. Harding announced Wayne A. Goodrich of Kennebunk as state Director for Maine United Citizens for Nixon Agnew. Goodrich, a registered representative with a Portland brokerage, will organize vote drives and open campaign HQs while serving as treasurer of the Webster for Senate committee. Arthur Webster campaigns along York County coast Wells to Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Edward P. Harding
Maine United Citizens For Nixon-Agnew
Wayne A. Goodrich
Kennebunk
Goodrich
Webster
Senate
Arthur Webster
York County
Wells
Biddeford
Maine
Nixon- Agnew
Campaign and War News In Brief From 1968 US politics and Vietnam
An AP poll shows most of the Senate backing one plan to halt bombing in North Vietnam. Nixon advisers predict campaign costs exceed 20 million dollars while Humphrey and Wallace trade strong claims. In combat, US forces press operations near Khe Sanh and Da Nang with light resistance. International notes cover a Mexico to Cuba hijack and a Padua era reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Senate
U.S
North Vietnam
Thieu
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
da Nang
Muskie to Visit Maine Towns Ahead of Election
Democratic vice presidential candidate Edmund Muskie will speak Friday in Presque Isle and Bangor with an overnight stay at Kennebunk Beach. An aide said he may tour Maine again before the fall elections and could be joined by running mate Hubert Humphrey. In Hinckley, Stephen Barber predicts no radical changes in U S foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Portland
Edmund Muskie
Presque Isle
Bangor
Kennebunk Beach
Muskie
Washington
Maine
Hubert Humphrey
Hinckley
Faber
Vietnam
Sweetser Home Cottage Dedicated in Maine Child Welfare Effort
Dedication of the Maine Home Cottage at Sweetser Children's Home featured State Health Commissioner Dr. Dean H. Fisher noting about 500 children treated yearly and praising agency collaboration. The Maine Home for Boys joined Sweetser efforts. new cottage funded by the Maine Home board. Speakers included Linwood Brown, Mrs. Francis Curtain, and trustee Joseph G. Deering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Sweetser Children’s Home
Dean H. Fisher
Sweetser
Fisher
Maine Home For Boys
Maine Home For Boy
Jt Portland
Maine Home
Linwood Brown
Francis Curtain
Movie Home and
Joseph G. Deering
Bond backs Humphrey over Nixon at Bowdoin
Julian Bond, Georgia legislator and DNC delegate, told Bowdoin College he prefers Hubert Humphrey to Richard Nixon. He cited race relations and Vietnam as the two major issues facing America and said Humphrey can better handle them. The event followed Hinckley School remarks predicting Vietnam may end by mid next year depending on the other side. Separately, SBA and New England SBA plan a Maine financing conference at Bowdoin on Oct. 23 for businessmen, with experts discussing long and short term finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Julian Bond
Georgia
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Bowdoin College
America
Hum.am
Small Business Administration
Small Business Association of New England
Maine
Bowdoin
Actress Jill Ireland and Charles Bronson wed in Santa Monica
In Santa Monica a civil ceremony joined actress Jill Ireland and actor Charles Bronson in marriage. It is Ireland's and Bronson's second marriage. Ireland, 28, has three children with her first husband David McCallum, while Bronson has two from prior marriage. The couple plans a home with five children in the nearby Bel Air area.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jill Ireland
Charles Bronson
Belr
Miss Ireland
David McCallum
Bronson
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