Obituary and Personal Notices From Biddeford Area
Lawrence W Snyder 33 Brad ley Street Saco is a medical patient at Webber hospital Mrs Patricia Danis Wells formerly of Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber hospital Among the out of town friends and relatives here for the funeral services of Mrs Paul Shevenell were Mr and Mrs John Malone Whitefield Mass Mr and Mrs Urban Lareau Worcester Mass Mrs Germaine Phillips Haverhill Mass Miss Jeannette Lareau and Mrs Merle Perry Fitchburg Mass Jeannine Pauline Gendron two month old daughter of Richard and Simonne Rodrigue Gendron died at home this morning after a brief illness She was born in Biddeford August 13 1961 She is survived by her parents one brother Roger and one sister Michelle maternal grandparents Romeo Rodrigue paternal grandparents Stanislas Gendron maternal great grandparents Onesime Dubois all of Biddeford several aunts and uncles Friends may call at Emond Funeral Home this evening from 7 to 9 Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 9 Interment will take place in St Joseph cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence W. Snyder
Bradley Street
Saco
Webber Hospital
Patricia Danis
Wells
Biddeford
Paul Shevenell
John Malone
Whitefield
Mass
Urban Lareau
Worcester
Germaine Phillips
Haverhill
Jeannette Lareau
Merle Perry
Fitchburg
Jeannine Pauline Gendron
Richard
Simonne
Rodrigue) Gendron
Roger
Michelle
Romeo Rodrigue
Stanislas Gendron
Emond
St. Joseph Cemetery
Portland Weather Outlook With Warm Days Ahead
The report notes sunny and warm conditions this afternoon in Portland with southwest winds 10 to 20 mph, followed by a fair and mild night with winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday remains mostly fair and warm with afternoon cloudiness. Zone 1 temperatures range from the low 70s to 50s and 55s. overnight lows include Caribou 34 and Portland 36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Los Angeles
Harvest supper and Halloween party at St Jean hall Biddeford
The St Jean Baptiste de Bienfaisance society invites all members to a harvest supper at 6 30 tonight in St Jean hall at Main and Elm Biddeford. A St Joseph alumni meeting follows at 7 30 at St Louis high school with a masquerade Halloween party, games and prizes for members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jean Baptiste de Bienfaisance Society
St. Jean Hall
Main and
Elm Streets
Biddeford
St. Joseph
St. Louis High School
RN Night Observed by Annette Chapter Eastern Star
Annette chapter Order of the Eastern Star will observe RN Night for all registered nurses in District One. A stated meeting is Thursday at 7 30 p m in Saco Masonic hall with a 615 p m penny social supper. Entertainment follows the meeting under Mrs Florence Northrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District One
Annette
Order of the Eastern Star
Saco Masonic Hall
Florence Northrop
Elks Visit Planned by Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler
Dr. John H. Nugent district deputy grand exalted ruler Maine west will pay an official visit to the Biddeford Saco lodge of Elks at Elks home Saco Thursday evening supper will be served at 6 30
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Nugent
Portland
Maine West
Biddeford-Saco
Church notes list services and choir rehearsal
The senior choir of the Saco School Street Methodist church will rehearse Thursday at 7 p m at the church. Holy Communion will be celebrated Thursday at 8 a m in so Episcopal church Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco School Street Methodist Church
So Episcopal Church
Bidde Ord
Saco Unitarian Parish House Stages Friday Rummage View
The Unitarian parish house on School Street Saco will open from 7 to 9 pm Friday to receive items for a Saturday rummage sale. The sale runs from 9 am to 2 pm and is sponsored by the church Ladies Circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian
School Street
Saco
Algerian Fighting Intensifies After Bomb Attacks
Intermittent detonations of plastic bombs rattled Algiers as windows shattered across districts. Reports say several Algerians injured in one of about 30 blasts tied to French right wing extremists. Knife and gun violence by Algerian militants added to casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace One
Algiers
Algeria
Troop Appoints Social and Telephone Committees
Publicity chairman Croteau announced appointments to the telephone committee including Mrs Jeannette Elie Mrs Andrea Chretien and Mrs Gertrude Bertrand The group set the social after each monthly business meeting and approved dues Social committee members for the next meeting include Leo Paul Angers chair assisted by Jean Baiguy Albert Boissonneault Lucien Bertrand and Paul Boisvert Others at the session were Mrs Roland Miniani Mrs Raymond Paradis Mrs Leo Marchand Mrs Robert Pomerleau and Mrs Raoul Vaillancourt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croteau
Jeannette Elie
Andrea Chretien
Gertrude Bertrand
Jeannette Caya
Ruby Charalnd
Paulette Millette
Leo Paul Angers
Jean Baiguy
Albert Boissonneault
Lucien Bertrand
Paul Boisvert
Roland Miniani
Raymond Paradis
Leo Marchand
Robert Pomerleau
Raoul Vaillancourt
Officers Continue Week Events After Anniversary
Mrs Albert Wentworth to take charge of arrangements. Mrs Gowen thanked members for cards and flowers on her 50th wedding anniversary. A social followed the meeting with refreshments by hostesses Mrs Edmund Beal and Mrs McIntyre. Attendees included Mrs Day Burnham Emmons Hutchins Beal Wentworth McIntyre Dewey Gowen Wood Roberts Rutherford Wilcox Bridgman Dickerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Wentworth
Gowen
Edmund Beal
McIntyre
Jane Day
Burnham
Emmons
Hutchins
Beal
Wentworth
Dewey
Wood
Roberts
Rutherford Wilcox
Bridgman
John Dickerson
Award Created In Honor Of Gen Thomas D White
The United States Air Force retires Gen Thomas D White chief of staff and creates an award to recognize the airman or civil service employee who has made the most outstanding contribution to the nation’s progress in aerospace. The honor reflects White’s service and influence in aerospace advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Force
Thomas D. White
Air Force
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Kindness and Tributes
We thank friends neighbors relatives staff of Metropolitan Insurance Co Notre Dame Hospital clergy York Heel Corp Ste Anne Sodality Conseil Ste Therese No 160 for kindness floral and spiritual tributes during our bereavement Paul Shevenell and family Mr and Mrs Gerard A Godbout Alfred Henry Conrad Bonneau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Insurance Co
Notre Dame Hospital
York Heel Corp
Ste. Anne Sodality
Conseil Ste. Therese
No. 160
Paul Shevenell
Gerard A. Godbout
Alfred, Henry
Conrad Bonneau
Funeral services for Mrs Hat tie M Cotton
Funeral services for Mrs Hat tie M Cotton of River Road Biddeford were held yesterday afternoon at Shumway Funeral Home. Rev Lloyd Osborne of Goodwins Mills Advent Christian church officiated. Burial followed in the family lot at Goodwins Mills Cemetery Ly man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie M. Cotton
River Road
Biddeford
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring Street
Saco
Lloyd Osborne
Goodwins Mills
MARK R. H. Funeral Held for Four Year Old in Biddeford
Funeral services were held this morning for four year old Mark Robert H. from Sansoucy Funeral Home Biddeford with Rev Coleman O Toole of St Mary Church officiating Burial was in the family lot in St Joseph cemetery with Father O Toole reciting prayers at the grave Bearers were Billy Southwick Robert Fleurant William Southwick and Harry Bogajian Attending from out of town were Mrs Freda Horne Alabama Mr and Mrs Joseph L Lomassie and daughter Patricia Dorchester Mass Mr and Mrs Harry T Horne Dedham Mass Mr and Mrs Theodore Horne and daughter Ann Jamaica Plain Mass Mr and Mrs Owen McLaughlin and son James Newburyport Mass and Mrs Sylvia Vincent Asbesto Can
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark R. H
Mark Robert H. ‘A
Sansoucy
Biddeford
Coleman O'Toole
St. Mary Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Father O'Toole
Billy Southwick
Robert Fleurant
William Southwick
Harry Bogajian
Freda Horne
Alabama
Joseph L. Lomassie
Patricia
Dorchester Mass
Harry T. Horne
Dedham
Mass
Theodore Horne
Ann
Jamaica Plains
Owen McLaughlin
James
Newburyport
Sylvia Vincent
Asbesto
Can
Ever Ready II war games planned before border closure
About 3,000 men under Brig. Gen. Hartel will conduct Ever Ready II in Berlin in July to test unit readiness. The two battle groups of the 6th U.S. Infantry Division will practice attack and delay with two sides alternating. Col. Deane Jr. leads the 2nd Battle Group and Col. Winder the 3rd. Amphibious, armor, helicopters, and an all-encompassing exercise are planned ahead of the August 13 border closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Berlin
Frederick O. Hartel
U.S
Berlin
West Germany
John R. Deane Jr
Wayne M. Winder
Berlin Wall
Hartel
Street names in Paris shift along the route
The passage notes how a Paris street can change names from one end to the other, with Rue St. Honoré transitioning to Rue du Faubourg St. Honoré, and then to avenues such as des Ternes and du Roule, reflecting local naming variations across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Street
Chamber Plans Expanded Roles and Tax Reform Support
The Maine chamber resolves to redirect finance toward state control and backs the Herlong-Baker tax reform bill. It approves an Organization Service and Research department, a Legislative and Legal staff, closer state liaison, and a $25,000 budget increase. The executive committee expands to seven members including the president and treasurer. Board nominees and directors are named, with reports on legislative activity and Maine product promotion. Pepperell executive Brady cites ongoing modernization and near-term breakthroughs in fibers and machinery amid high costs. Olmsted stresses fundamentals of free enterprise and community focus, urging business leadership to support social needs locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley J. Leen, Jr
Paul C. Emerson
Halsey Smith
Emerson
Maine
Careerweek
Leon
Brewer
E. Andrew Peterson
Bowdeinham
Paul B. Christensen
Portland
Carleton D. Brown
Leonard L. Bishop
Richmond
John S. Leonard
Augusta
Robert L. Travis
Cumberland Mills
Brown
Robert E. Cleaves, Jr
Clough
Joseph S. Jones
South Portland
Nicholas R. Pellicani
Rockland
Brady
Pepperell
Europe
Lewiston
Olmsted
Smith
Clement Deschambault
Biddeford
Harry M. Wooster
Biddeford-Saco
Maine official urges wake up to nuclear age warning
State Civil Defense PR director Jack Levy told a Waterville service club that local county and state government in Maine must wake up to the nuclear age. He said officials are reluctant to act and need to acknowledge new dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Jack Levy
Civil Defense
Maine
Levy
Service Club
Saco PTA Meeting Highlights School Safety Program
Saco PTA meeting at Young school focused on safety with Police Chief Raymond Kerry and safety chairman Bryce Milne introducing police women at street crossings. AAA official William McKenzie urged driver training and showed safety films while noting Saco’s progress. The group approved calendar listings, boosted the hot lunch program and library purchases, and set plans for a November Book Fair and Congressman Garland’s visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Pta
Young School
Bryce Milne
Saco
Raymond Kerry
Marjorie Viets
Marilyn Carter
Ruth Stackpole
Marion Bertrand
Ruth Scammon
Mary Savage
William McKenzie
AAA
Maine State Highway Safety Commission
Walter Lamb
Walter McKenne
Thoma Haley
Locke
Edmund Choroszy
Young
Raymond Carter
Jordan
Robert Hunt
Burns
Marland Millikien
George Gendron
Sweetser
Frnest Pendleton
Bonython School
Harry Nielson
Burns School
Joseph Nadeau
Dietititan
PTA
Thornton Academy Band
Young School Library
Locke School
Raymond Mailman
Edward Chadbourne
Thomas Haley
Kenneth Rutter
Norman Dupuis
Paul Hawkins
Harry Aufiero
Herbert Record
Raymond Parisien
Robert Warner
Peter Garland
U.S
Russia
Deschambault Pursues Mayor Seat After Pace Victory
Deschambault, a Biddeford native and longtime grocer, seeks reelection after last year’s two to one Democratic primary win over St. Francis College professor Joseph Warner and a decisive victory against Republican nominee Atty. John Xaphes. He runs a 15 year family business on Upper Main and has served as Biddeford police captain and commissioner. Married to Henriette Palardy, he has four daughters and is a former State Water Improvement Commission appointee. He is active in Sacred Heart League St Joseph parish Council Chagnon Elks Knights of Columbus Eagles and St Louis Alumni. Campaign slate to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace
Lambert
St. Francis College
Joseph “Fred” Warner
Atty. John F. Xaphes
Biddeford
Warren Furniture Company
Deschambault
Upper Main Street
Henriette Palardy
State Water Improvement Commission
Clinton A. Clauson
Sacred Heart League of
St. Joseph Parish
Council Chagnon
the Elks
Knights of Columbus
The
Eagles
St. Louis
Jasper Talks About Radio At Kiwanis Club
J. Alan Jasper president and general manager of WIDE spoke to the Saco and Biddeford Kiwanis at Wonderbar Steak House about the Federal Communications system and censorship powers, local radio programming, and the success of Thornton Academy and Biddeford High School record hops for school projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Alan Jasper
Saco and
Biddeford Kiwanis Club
Wonderbar
Leonard Drapeau
Federal Communications System
Thornton Academy
Biddeford High School
Pres
Clifford Purvis
Key Club
Capt
Robert Williams
The
Salvation Army
Henry Noring
Portland
Mayor-Elect's Dog Joins Atlantic Beach Ballot Debate
In Atlantic Beach Florida an absentee ballot was voided after Charlie Brown the dachshund owned by Mayor-elect Henry Isaacs reportedly ate it. Officials confirmed the ballot was not counted and no race was decided by a single vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Beach
Fla
Charlie Brown
Henry Isaacs
Thieves Loot New Mira Mar Home In Hollywood Florida
Burglars ransacked a freshly built Mira Mar residence in Hollywood taking appliances and fixtures. They carried off the oven and range, hot water system, pool pump and filter, bathroom sink, toilet, built in dressing table, and other items missing from the kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Fla. Pr
Miramar
Protection of Maine People in Case of Enemy Attack
Fragmentary text stresses importance of spending time or money to prepare Maine residents against potential enemy attacks. It underscores readiness and public defense measures as a precautionary priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Maine approves highway and college bonds and retirement fund safeguard
Statewide results show a $6 million highway bond, a $2.6 million self-liquidating bond for teachers college dormitories, and a constitutional amendment to protect Maine State Retirement System funds approved by wide margins. Municipal financing for speculative industrial buildings appears likely defeated. Official tallies also confirm Hancock and Yarmouth county races with small margins and Fort Fairfield race results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers College
Maine
Reed
Executive Council
Eneck
Associated Press
Hancock County
John B. Ells
Bar Harbor
Frank H. Dunbar
Bucksport
Yarmouth - North Yarmouth
Frank S. Rand
Yarmouth
Herbert L. Donaldson
Fort Fairfield
Louis E. AN
Fort Fairfeild
John F Averill
Yogi Buried Nine Days Seeks World Peace
A 40 year old yogi named Swami Ramadas emerged after being buried alive for nine days in New Delhi to pray for world peace. He told reporters he believes world peace now has brighter chances but warned of dangers including resumed nuclear tests and Hindu Muslim rioting. He cited a predicted evil conjunction of nine stars next February as a potential disaster for the universe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Swami Ramadas
India
Swami
Beach Adopts Rigid Curfew In Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach Police Chief John Clark announced a strict curfew for the Beach. Anyone under 16 found on the streets after 4 p.m. will be detained at the police station until a parent can call for them. The measure aims to prevent gangs forming on street corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
John Clark
Clark
Viola Wells Resigns From Saco Democratic Club
Viola Wells has resigned from the Saco Democratic Social club to avoid conflict with a revised state law barring board of registration members from belonging to political clubs. The resignation was accepted at a meeting in Saco GAR hall with remarks of extreme regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Wells
Saco Democratic Social Club
Saco Gar Hall
Wells
Phyllis Deschambeault
Charles Gilpatrick
Sunshine Committee
Alice Warren
Charles Gilpatric
Harry A. Warren
Charles Glaude
Clyde Wells
Alcide Deschambeault
Donald McCone
Louis Soucy
Glenn Yarborough
Khrushchev outlines three factors of 20th century rule
Khrushchev cites three historical factors for world development, criticizes capitalism, and promotes a new Soviet party program. He claims imperialism drives huge military spending and urges disarmament while projecting communism's advance within 20 years. He envisions rent free housing, universal healthcare, and rapid industrial growth as aims for the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
United States
Marx
Engels
Lenin
Soviet Union
Jevery
Chicago Plant Blast Injures 68 in West Side Area
An industrial explosion on Chicago's West Side injured at least 68 people with 50 from a Zenith Radio plant and 18 from Helene Curtis Industries cosmetics facility. No deaths reported. sulfuric acid odor hampered rescue efforts as glass windows shattered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
West Side
Francis Levelle
Helene Curtis Industries Cosmetics
North Ave
Levelle
Zenithadio Corp
Walter Memorial Hospital
Samuel Grant
Helene Curtis Industries
Zenith
Curtis
Auto Union And Chrysler Hoping To Avoid Strike
In Detroit Reuters report Walter Reuther seeks to end auto labor talks without a strike at Chrysler. UAW aims to halt local walkouts by tying wage and benefit deals to patterns set with GM Ford and AMC. Negotiations stress national contracts first with wages and living costs, then local issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Walter P. Reuther
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
Reuther
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Ford
American Motors Corp
AMC
Priest to Visit St Francis College for Extension Volunteers
Rev John J Sullivan Extension director from Chicago will speak at St Francis College on the Catholic Extension Society program to awaken lay apostolate and support American home missions. Volunteers will undergo training with one year assignments, transportation and minimal personal expense funds provided. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis College
Ernest Therrien
Papal Volunteers For
Latin America
Peace Corps
Kennedy
John J. Sullivan
Chicago
Catholic Church Extension Society
Father Sullivan
History of a 30-foot killer whale threat in Antarctic waters
A 30-foot killer whale, a carnivorous Antarctic mammal, can attack enormous blue whales that reach up to 100 feet in length and weigh around 150 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antarctic
Khrushchev vows strong defense against any aggression
Khrushchev stated that Soviet defenses would be kept at a level sufficient to crush any aggressor who dares to draw the sword against the Soviet Union and the socialist world as a whole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Socialist World
Bedard Fined In Drunken Driving Case At Old Orchard Beach
Trial Justice Wesley Mewer found Bedard guilty of intoxication on the streets and drunken driving after William A. Patten testified Bedard drove off the road at Old Orchard Beach September 5. James Wellehan of Lewiston and Assistant County Atty. George Hutchins testified. Bedard posted $500 bail on appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voce One
Saco
William A. Patten
Wesley M. Mewer
Bedard
Atty. Marshall
Old Orchard Beach
Marshall
Justice Mewer
Patten
James Wellehan
Lewiston
George Hutchins
Rep
Maine Seeks Statewide ETV Network Despite Doubts
A Maine committee studies costs for a proposed state wide educational television network ahead of a special session on November 27. The plan, nearly approved in regular session, faces scrutiny as Elmore Lyford of Colby Bates Bowdoin ETV notes final costs align with early estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace
Elmore Lyford
Colby - Bates - Bowdoin
Biddeford Leaders, Clubs, and Hobbies Highlight Local Figure
A prominent local figure, past president of the St. Jean Baptiste Bienfaisance society, serves on the advisory boards of St. Andre Credit Union and St. Francis Sea Scouts, and belongs to the Sacred Heart League of St. Andre parish. His hobbies include fishing, golfing, and stamp and coin collecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jean Baptiste Bienfaisance Society
St. Andre Credit Union
St. Francis Sea Scouts
Sacred Heart League of
St. Andre Parish
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jeannine Gendron
Mrs
Hattie Cotton
St. Andre Pfta
Ethel Dorais
Anita Boucher
Claire Nadeau
PFTA
Joseph Plamondon
Children of Mary Society
Edmund Hache
Hache
Nicknair
Paul Beaupre
Plamondon
Albert Lemieux
Aime Desrosiers
John Conroy
Nadeau
Dorothy St. Michel
Lionel Derry
Jeannette St. Ours
Roger Tremblay
George Desroberts
Paul Houde
Yvette Loranier
Gertrude Frechette
Raymond Cote
Cecile Boucher
Miller
Ralph Petrin
Armand Fecteau
Germaine Fecteau
Mayor Deschambault
Jasper
Kiwanis Club
Beach
Democratic
Auto Union
J. Gerald C. Nason
Donald R. Marcolie
West Street
Lincoln Street
Marcotte
Thomas W. Perreault
Smutty Lane
Boom Road
Paul Bergeron
Nason
O’sullivan
St. Francis
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