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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1967

Page

2

York County Auxiliary Observes Monthly County Meeting

Delegates from Biddeford, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Kitty tery, Old Orchard Beach, Saco, Sanford and South Berwick attended the York County Council American Legion Auxiliary meeting at the C Fayette Staples Post home. Guests included Maine vice president Mrs. Coughlin and other department officers. The resignation of Miss Char lene Farnham was accepted and Mrs. Lavoie installed as secretary treasurer. Next county meeting set for Nov 10 in Daytona.

Old Orchard Beach Biddeford Kennebunk Kennebunkport Kittery Saco Sanford South Berwick York County Council American Legion Auxiliary C. Fayette Staples Post Alice Coughlin Department of Maine Florence Lewis Alberta Redmond Alice Leach Gilberto Lavoie Catherine Ambrose Beatrice Rumo National Auxiliary Coughlin Gertrude Wood Martha Beaudoin Louise Morgridge Lewis Lavoie Ambrose Redmond Shirley Doe Togus Veterans Hospital Connecticut Charlene Farnham Rumo Gertrude Leroux Elinor Heinze Legionnaires Dayton

World Series Thrills End as Cardinals Win Title

The World Series delivered drama as Boston Red Sox rallied to tie the series but fell short. Bob Gibson outpitched Jim Lonborg 7 2 in the decisive game, giving St Louis its eighth World Series crown and ending the dream of a Boston repeat.

St. Louis Cardinals Boston Red Sox Cardinals Boston Bob Gibson Jim Lonborg Red Sox Gibson

Funeral for Miss Anna M. Quinn Held at St Margaret’s

Funeral services for Miss Anna M. Quinn were held at St. Margaret's Church. Rev. John H. Clancy led the requiem high mass with the church choir and organist Mrs. Antonio Boisvert. Interment followed at St. Mary's Cemetery Augusta with Brunswick Naval Air Station personnel providing military honors.

Anna M. Quinn Old Orchard Beach Seacliff Ave St. Margaret's Church John H. Clancy Antonio Boisvert St. Mary's Cemetery Augusta Miss Quinn Brunswick Naval Air Station Beavers C. Fayette Staples Post Joseph Cyr Donald C. Jones Louis DeAngelis Thomas R. Lee Jr Ernest Allaire Aime Vivette

Legion Plans Celebration of 50th Birthday

OLD ORCHARD BEACH The American Legion and York County Council announce a 18 month celebration marking the 50th birthday. York County leaders, Post officers, and Maine Legion officials spoke at the C Fayette Staples Post meeting. A reception for Department President Ruth Drake is set for Oct. 29.

Old Orchard Beach Anthony J. Rumo Portland American Legion Rumo York County Sons of the Legion Roland Shanks Department of Maine Eleanor Chambers York County Council Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Ruth Drake Gorham Goodwin-Labbe Taylor Post Dayton

Auxiliary Units To Meet In Biddeford

A VFW Auxiliary meeting in Biddeford with seven members present elected donations to WaBAN and the VFW National Home. District 11 meeting set for Oct 15 at 8 p.m. at the Biddeford post home. members to bring gifts for the grab bag. Mystery prize awarded to Mrs Helen R Berge. United Citizen Youth Group to meet Oct 26 with silent auction. Refreshments served by Mrs Palmer and Mrs Fitch.

Kennebunk V.F.W F.W.W. Post Fletcher Street Glenys Palmer Wa- Ban Association V.F.W. National Eaton Rapids Michigan Biddeford V.F.W. Post United Citizen Helen Ro Berge United Church of Christ Post Palmer Dorothy Fitch

Mrs Horrigan Listed for Surgery at Webber Hospital

Mrs Theresa Horrigan aged 71 of 71 Forest Street Biddeford is a surgery patient at Webber Hospital.

Theresa Horrigan Forest St Biddeford Webber Hospital

Egg Throwers Hit Market and Saco School

Saco police investigate two egg throwing incidents last night. Boucouvalas Discount Foods at 26 Common Street and Fairfield School gym doors were splattered. Juvenile citations planned when apprehensions occur. Also under investigation: break-in at camps owned by Emile Lacroix and his brother and a broken spring cover.

Saco Fairfield School Boucouvalas Discount Foods Common St Emile Lacroix Portland Road

Parish Youth Activities and Classes Across Kennebunkport Area

Sunday evening events include Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle youth service at 6 15 p m and evangelistic service at 7 30 p m in Old Orchard Beach. Advent Christian Kennebunk youth meet 6 15 p m Sunday. School of Religion classes run Monday 3 30 p m for grades 1 12 at Unitarian Universalist Kennebunk. Senior Youth meet Monday 6 p m South Congregational Kennebunkport. Lyman Baptist Junior Choir rehearse Sunday 6 p m Goodwins Mills. High School of Religion convenes Mondays 6 30 p m at St Martha s Kennebunkport for parishes including St Monica s and St Mary s Wells Beach. Methodist Youth Fellowship meets Sunday 6 p m Saco church. Confraternity classes Grades 1 8 at St Mary s Wells Beach after 9 a m mass Sunday. Advent Christian Church Goodwins Mills meets Sunday 7 p m.

Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Assembly of God Atlantic Avenue Third Street Old Orchard Beach Christ's Ambassadors Youth Fellowship of the Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk Unitarian Universalist Church Main Street Portland Road South Congregational ‘Church Temple Street Kenney Bankport Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills High School of Religion St. Martha’s Kennebunkport St. Monica’s Kennebunk St. Mary’s, Wells Beach St. Martha’s Church Kennebunkport Methodist Youth Fellowship of the School Street Methodist Church Saco Confraternity of Christian Doctrine St. Mary’s Church Wells Beach

Youth and church groups schedule Sunday meetings

Kennebunk Free Christian Union society meets Sunday at 6 p.m. at West Kennebunk Methodist church. Ogunquit Baptist church Baptist Youth Fellowship gathers Sunday at 6 p.m. The Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship at Saco United Baptist church meets Sunday at 6 p.m. The Senior High Youth Fellowship at Saco United Baptist church meets tomorrow at 6 p.m.

Saco Teenager Reported Missing

Saco police seek 16 year old Judy Johnson of Berry Road missing since Monday. Last seen Wednesday at a fair in Center Sandwich New Hampshire. believed headed toward Canada. She is 5 feet 7 inches, 160 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes.

Saco Judy Johnson Berry Road Alfred Morin Center Sandwich N.H Canada

Order Of Ahepa Sponsoring Portland Area Dance

The Biddeford Saco Chapter of the Order of Ahepa sponsors an informal dance at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Trudeau's Private Club in Saco Portland Road. American and Greek music will be provided by Alex Economos and His Orchestra. James Nadeau and Thomas Pouravalis chair and co-chair the event.

Biddeford

Saco Veteran Seeks Pardon for 1962 Conviction

A Vietnam veteran from Saco requests a governor and council pardon for a 1962 receiving stolen goods conviction. Robert W. Conroy filed with the Secretary of State on Friday to be heard December 6.

Augusta Robert W. Conroy Saco Secretary of State

Mormon Couple Refuse Hospital Care in Salt Lake City

After arriving in Salt Lake City the couple refused hospital treatment. Their son, Dr. Bruce Lloyd, a Salt Lake City physician, is mentioned in connection with the case.

Page One Salt Lake City Bruce Lloyd

Trash Barrel Fire Damages Western Auto Store

A trash barrel fire near the Western Auto Store in Kennebunk was extinguished after a passerby moved the barrel away from the building. Firemen responded to Box 37 alarm in the downtown area and kept the blaze from spreading to the rear of the structure.

Kennebunk Western Auto Store

Policemen Recover Damaged 14 Foot Boat From Saco River

Two Saco policemen recovered a 14 foot aluminum boat using rope and grappling irons from the Saco River at Cataract Falls. Patrolmen Richard Nason and Henry Labbe located the vessel and say the owner is being sought. The boat’s poor condition suggests it may have been adrift for some time.

Saco Saco River Cataract Falls Richard Nason Henry Labbe

Pathologist Links Exhaustion to Trek Victims

A pathologist treated the Lloyds at home for exhaustion and injuries from a trek. Highway patrol estimated the couple walked about 30 miles across five days.

Highway Patrol Lloyds

Portland Weather: Cloudy With Light Showers North Tonight

Portland area forecast calls for cloudy conditions with scattered light showers mainly in the north tonight. Lows in the 40s, Sunday turns clearing and mild with highs in the 50s to low 60s.

Portland

Octobers Tidal Times Listed in Local Almanac

Readable fragments show daily high and low tide times for October with morning and evening slots. Data includes specific clocks like 9:20 and 9:38 for a.m. and p.m. periods, and entries such as 3:20 and 2:50 for other days.

Flighty Pegasus Not Killed by Flying Saucer Scientist Says

Alamosa Colorado AP Dr Robert O Adams of Colorado State University veterinary medicine examined Snippy the horse found on a remote prairie 20 miles northeast of Alamosa He attributes death to natural causes such as infection and prairie mints noting incised skin near the shoulder but acknowledges the speculation remains. Mrs Berle Lewis argues the saucer theory citing lack of tracks blood odor and unexplained radioactivity in the area.

Berle Lewis Here San Luis Valley Adams Lewis

Saco Opens Social Club For Older Adults

Saco Council on Aging forms a planning group to start a social and recreational club for seniors meeting at the AMVETS Hall on Spring Street. An open house is set for Oct 25 at 10 a.m. with lunch provided, and activities planned include games puzzles crafts and singing.

Saco Saco U.oap York County Council On Aging Amvets Hall Spring Street Veteran's Quarters Y.C.C.A Kennebunk Beach Hester Hooper Elvira Lord Harriet Fogg Paul M. Croxford Shirley Bessey Frema Grant Harold Stevens John Daly Robert Fenderson Jeremiah Guiney Hooper Fogg Lord and Croxford

Harvest Ball to Highlight Season at St Joseph's Biddeford

St Joseph's Council of St Joseph's Parish Biddeford will hold a harvest ball at the parish hall on Saturday November 11 under the direction of Paul Sevigny and Leonard Drapeau as co chairmen. Music will be provided by John Trull and his Orchestra. Reservations may be made through the co chairmen or other council members.

St. Joseph's St. Joseph's Parish Biddeford Paul Sevigny Leonard Drapeau John Trull

Noted New England Churchmen Featured in Biddeford Series

Russell Johnson, peace education secretary for the American Friends Service Committee, Cambridge, headlines the Biddeford-Saco Council of Churches lecture series second meeting at Foss Street Methodist Church. Johnson's talks cover his Asia pacific work and Vietnam visit. Subsequent speakers are Rev. Warner Traynham and Rev. Dr. George Tsoumas. Tickets at door or from council members. Refreshments to follow.

Russell Johnson New England American Friends Service Committee Cambridge Mass Biddeford- Sace Asia India Indonesia Cambodia Pakistan Singapore Thailand Ceylon Malaysia Vietnam South Viet‘nam North South Vietnam U.S Saigon Council of Churches Johnson Warner Traynham St. Cyprian’s Roxbury George J. Tsoumas Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological School Brookline

Church Fellowship Starts New Season

Kennebunk, The Women's Fellowship of Christ Church opened its fall season with a large turnout in the vestry. Wayne Wormwood of the WABAN Association spoke, receiving a $50 gift from the group. The fellowship pledged 1000 for the church year and plans a rummage sale for Oct 21 at 10 am with Circle 3 serving refreshments. The group also announced a Christmas Tea on Dec 7 featuring the Yankee Belles.

Circle 3 Albert Hall Donald Ray

Break-In Probed At Anastasoff Studio In Biddeford

Biddeford police investigate a break into Anastasoff Studio at 31 Main Street. Entry was gained by prying a rear window screen. investigators have not yet determined if any items were stolen.

Biddeford Anaspat Photo Studio Main

Victim Released After Maine Police Car Chase Incident

A New Hampshire woman, Ruby Martin, 39, was slightly wounded by a police bullet fired at an allegedly stolen car during a chase in Maine. The shot hit near her left ear as two youths, Willis Davis and Abraham Young, were arrested after the vehicle went off a highway in Lebanon. Deputy Sheriff Richard Perreault fired the shot. the bullet shattered the car window.

East Rochester N.H Abraham I.J. Young Somersworth Lebanon

U S Jets Bomb North Vietnam While Hanoi Defenses Hold

North Kep Hoa Lace and Kien An lie inside Ha Noi Haiphong defense lines as U S forces report a F4 Phantom loss with the crew missing. U S pilots target rail lines and a Kep air field while heavy air activity continues along the coast and DMZ.

Kep Hoa Lace Kien An Ail Hanoi-Haiphong Red China Hanoi Navy Haiphong Marine Corps Dmz Con Thien South Vietnam Ho Bo Saigon Rung Sat Mekong Reds Highway 4 Delta U.S Wilfred Burchett Russiian

Inaccurate U.S. Claims on Targets in Key Port Raid

The official says American planes scored no direct hits on shipyards or a major barracks in the port city. He reports a large hospital convalescent complex was demolished, killing three occupants including a four year old girl, with other raids’ bombs hitting a river, rice fields, and a ferry station previously attacked.

U.S

Cuban Distorted Cuban Blast Denounced by U S

At the United Nations, the United States denounced Cuba's blast as distorted and spurious while Raul Roa charged U S policy as imperialist. The General Assembly postponed Middle East debate to Oct. 25 to await U S Soviet moves, as outer space opens the docket.

United Nations, N.Y U.N. General Assembly Middle East Cuba United States Assembly Security Council Outer Space Raul Roa U.S Latin America Roa Vetnam North Vietnam United Nations L.H. Fountain D-N.c

Hogans Face East in Tradition and Change in Navajo Homes

Traditional Navajo hogans are built with entrances facing the east to invite the God of the East. Modern hogans often face the direction most convenient for residents.

Yankee Belles Entertain At Guest Night

Arundel Yankee Belle Chapter Sweet Adelines held a guest night at Christ Church in Kennebunkport with barbershop harmony. Members and guests from Kennebunkport and Biddeford enjoyed refreshments after the singing. next meeting is Oct 19 at 7 30 p.m. inviting anyone over 16 interested in singing.

Kennebunk Arundel Sweet Adelines, Inc Christ Church Janet Jellison Shirley Welch Gloria Mayo Priscilla Kenney Karen Cargill Marie Macdonald Dorcas Zuigner Kennebunkport Gloria Warner Rita Bergeron Bid

Extension Service Plans Open House

Sanford York County Extension Service schedules a Christmas Open House at the armory Monday 1 to 7 p.m. Demonstrations by members and gift decorating ideas will be displayed with no admission charged.

Sanford Armory York County Extension Service

Portlander Named Honolulu Leader in Propeller Club

Former State Sen. Ralph A. Leavitt of Portland Maine is New England regional vice president of the Propeller Clubs of the United States The Portland ships agent was elected Friday with Floyd H Blaske of Jeffersonville Ind named president

Honolulu Ralph A. Leavitt Portland Maine New England Propeller Clubs United States Floyd H. Blaske Jeffersonville Ind

Also Mentioned on This Page

Federal Highway Administration Senate House Bureau of Labor Statistics Legion Emond Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy Shumway Funeral Service Philip H. Gross Sr Dennett & Craig Dial Fortier and Viger Helene Camire Saco School Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society West Kennebunk Methodist Church The Baptist Youth Fellowship of the Ogunquit Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship Saco United Baptist Church Order of Ahepa Saco Council On Aging Curzon-Cossette Construction Co N. E Church Fellowship Anastasoff Metropolitan Life Richard F Staples St Leon F. Jones
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