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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1972
Page
2
Boulder Colorado AP notices the death of Dr Harlow Shapley at 86 after an extended illness. He directed Harvard Observatory 1921 1945 guiding mass galaxy photography and distance measurement work. He led findings suggesting many other planets. survived by Martha Sharon NH five children nine grandchildren funeral pending.
Herbert I. Emmons of Clock Farm Goose Rocks Beach died after a lengthy illness in a Biddeford hospital.Born in Lawrence Massachusetts on September 29 1884 he was longtime owner of Emmons Loom and Binder Co. Survived by daughter Alice Tyndale sister Helen Reech and several relatives. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm Douglas Funeral Home Methuen with interment Walnut Grove Cemetery Methuen. Friends may call Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk tomorrow 2 to 4 pm.
Ernest E. Cote aged 63 of 159 Pleasant St Saco dies in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born August 23 1909 in Biddeford he worked 29 years at Saco Lowell Shops and Marement Corp. He was a Notre Dame de Lourdes parishioner and former member of Saco Fire and Police Departments. He is survived by his widow three brothers a sister and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday at 8 am from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church with burial in St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call tonight and tomorrow at the Cote Funeral Home.
Members of the Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks convene ritualistic services at 7 30 tonight at the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco for Millard Duke Brown a lodge member. The note mentions Sarah Josepha Hale author of Mary Had a Little Lamb.
Joseph LeBrun and Mrs. Donald F Lennon and children express gratitude to Dr Fortier Dr Iyer and the Webber Hospital staff for care during illness and sorrow. They thank friends neighbors and relatives for cards flowers gifts and support after the loss of a loved one.
Funeral service listings for SHUMWAY AND GROSS at 35 Spring St Saco. Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Ave Saco Maine provide contact numbers 284 5611 and 282 2 respectively.
Variable cloudiness tonight and Sunday with a chance of showers or flurries in the north. Lows in the 30s and highs Sunday mainly in the 40s north to 50s south.
Miss Gail Quinney of Biddeford a member of Phi Nu Omega Sorority at the University of Maine Farmington helped greet visitors and guide tours during Open House and Homecoming Day at the university.
A public meeting on October 26 at 7 30 p m at First Parish Church Portland discusses the First Amendment religion clauses. Moderator is Justice Sidney W Wernick with panelists William B Ball and Professor Richard E Morgan. Sponsored by Cumberland County Bar Association with grants from Maine Arts and Humanities and the National Endowment for Humanities.
The Old Orchard Beach High School Band will march in the Veterans Day parade Monday in Biddeford and Saco joining other local groups in a holiday season public event.
A fire on Main Street in Westbook Maine destroyed the Carpet Barn a total loss. The nearby filling station 50 feet away was soaked down and a nearby apartment building was evacuated. Local and state fire crews looked for the blaze cause after the midnight report. No damage estimate yet.
Biddeford firefighters battled a blaze at the city dump yesterday. The origin remains unknown as crews used two hoses to control the flames.
Members of St. Anne Sodality of Notre Dame de Lourde Parish meet tomorrow at 7 at Cote Funeral Home 87 James St Saco to say prayers for Ernest E Cote husband of a member.
In 1947 Maine endured 108 rainless days and a October wildfire blitz that scorched 220000 acres, killed 16, injured hundreds, and left thousands homeless. Bar Harbor suffered major damage as 400 residents evacuated by sea and coast guard craft. Fire crews, National Guard, and Red Cross aided survivors while major towns faced ruin.
Rev. G. Richard Sheesley, co-pastor of Chestnut Street United Methodist Church in Portland, will speak at the Biddeford Saco Council of Churches communion supper at Saco United Methodist Church. He holds degrees in theology and pastoral psychology and is a clinical pastoral educator. He will discuss How Differences Divide. OOB school panel okays federal funds application
Past commanders and presidents of the Tighe Beaudoin Farley Post American Legion and its Auxiliary will be honored at a supper and social tonight at 6 at the post home on Elm Street in Biddeford. The Owen Davis Post American Legion Home Corporation at Saco will meet tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the post home on Beach Street in Saco.
The Paris summit closed with six member states and three applicants pledging to form a loose union by 1980. Leaders endorsed a strong European parliament coordinated foreign policy and full economic and monetary union to unite nearly 300 million people.
NEWTON Mass AP Albert K Sherman co publisher of the Newport News Friday was elected president of the New England Daily Newspaper Association Sherman succeeds Carter H White publisher of the Merrien Conn Record and Journal as head of the association whose membership includes most of the daily newspapers in six New England states Other officers elected were William Dwight Jr James R Costello and Charles A Fuller Elected to the board were Paul J Major William F Lucey Jr and W Paul Casavant published the Biddeford Saco Journal
Kennebunk selectmen will hold a 5 PM on site inspection for Marjore S Hoopes property at Beach Street and Kennebunk River to decide permit issuance for shoreline protection. A 7 30 PM hearing covers a no parking ban near Beach Street and Wells Road. They will also award bids for a police cruiser and snow plows and finalize local appointments.
The Kennebunkport Consolidated School hosts a Monday evening meeting at 7 30 p m. Trustees will review the high school proposed all purpose room changes hear Rep Elmont Tyndale on handicapped education discuss by law amendments on athlete suspensions and examine an insurance proposal report.
Postmaster Lewis Burr announces Kennebunk and Kennebunkport post offices closed all day Monday for Veterans Day. Town offices and most downtown businesses will close. SAD 71 Directors meet Monday at 7 30 PM at Kennebunkport Consolidated School for business on a prepared agenda.
Saigon newspaper controlled by the presidential palace reports President Nguyen Van Thieu and his national security council have rejected any interim Indochina agreement for a limited peace.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith toured the Cape Porpoise pier with Kennebunkport Official David Walley amid icy seas and poor fishing. Dragman Sherman Thompson voiced fears of foreign vessels shrinking American fishing grounds and urged extending rights beyond the 12 mile limit. Smith backed study hearings and federal state action to expand territorial fishing rights to 100 miles.
The USS Constitution marks its 175th birthday in Boston where the famed ship of the line remains commissioned as flagship of the First Naval District. Moored in Boston Harbor the vessel draws about 700000 visitors yearly while undergoing planned drydock repairs and possible East Coast travel in 1976 for the nation’s bicentennial.
Saco Parent Teacher Association will hold an open house at Burns Junior High School in observance of American Education Week. The event starts Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. with speakers at 8 p.m. including Wilbur Ingalls Portland architect for the proposed new junior high school Robert Shaw Saco Building Committee chairman Mrs Jon Nathanson Saco School Board chair and Howard Cushman Saco superintendent. Teachers will be available for discussions and a tour of the building.
In Saigon Kissinger met three hours with Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam as part of three days of talks to craft an Indochina peace formula. He was to meet President Nguyen Van Thieu for a fourth time today before flying back to Washington.
Yellowstone was designated as a national park in 1872, becoming the United States' first and largest conserved area. The landmark status established a model for preservation and public enjoyment across the country.
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