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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1966

Page

2

Widow Mary S B White 88 dies in Saco area

Mrs Mary S B White 88 widow of Henry White and longtime New England resident died last night in a local nursing home. Born September 15 1878 in Cornwall England she moved from Dedham Massachusetts to this community five years ago. She leaves two sons Joseph H and John two daughters Edith Johanson Morse and Muriel Lamb six grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Burial will be at St Pauls Episcopal Dedham and interment at Blue Hill Cemetery Braintree. The Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco reports calling hours tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Old Orchard Beach Mary S. B. White Henry White Odessa Ave Cornwall England Joseph Sarah Harris Butler United States Boston Dedham Mass

Bowden R V Bowden of Saco Dies in Biddeford Hospital

Mrs Rose Bowden 52 of Grant Road Saco died suddenly this morning in Biddeford hospital born Sept 1 1914 in Nineveh NS daughter of Lloyd and Lydia Wentzell member of Saco United Baptist Church and Canadian Legion survived by widower Everett two sons Everett Jr and Robert R one sister Mrs Joseph Nason and three grandchildren funeral 2 p.m. Friday Shumway Funeral Home Spring Street Saco interment Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery viewing 7-9 tonight and 2-4 and 7-9 tomorrow

Rose V. Bowden Grant Road Saco Biddeford Nineveh N.S Lloyd Lydia Crouse Wentzell Shumway Funeral Home Spring St Buxton Lower Corner

Council Members to Pay Respects in Biddeford Funerals

Members of Council Chagnon and Union St. Jean Baptiste will meet at 7 PM at Adams Street hall Biddeford then proceed to Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone St and Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill St to pay respects to Ubald Rossignol and Wilfred Grenier council members. Also note over a million U.S. women hold hunters licenses per estimates.

Council Chagnon Union St. Jean Baptiste Adams Street Biddeford Hall Sansoucy Stone St Biddeford Emond Funeral Hill St Ubald Rossignol Wilfred Grenier

Obituary notices and funeral home contacts listed

Funeral directors Emond's and Shumway with addresses and phone numbers in Saco Maine. Denett & Craig also listed with street address and contact number for services.

Funeral notices from Old Orchard Beach and Saco

Notices for Mary S B White age 88 of Old Orchard Beach formerly Dedham Mass with burial at St Pauls in Dedham and interment at Blue Hill Cemetery Braintree Mass calling hours at Dennett & Craig Funeral Home Saco flowers omitted Also Rose V Bowden longtime Grant Road Saco funeral at Shumway Funeral Home with interment and viewing times arranged by Philip H Gross Sr Director

White Old Orchard Beach Mary S. B. White Odessa Ave Dedham Mass St. Paul's Episcopal Church Blue Hill Cemetery Braintree Dennett & Craig Funeral Home Main St Saco

Card of Thanks for Kind Care and Support

Mrs Annie Normand thanks the nurses and Dr Wolfahrt for their care and expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for flowers gifts and cards received during her recent stay at the ta ken wuppival.

Dr. Wolfahrt The Taken

Prayer gathering for Wilfrid Grenier held by circle

Members of Our Lady of Fatima Circle will meet at 7 15 p.m. at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford to offer prayers for Wilfrid Grenier father of Mrs Lucille Pare a member within the circle

Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella Sansoucy Stone St Biddeford Wilfrid Grenier Lucille Pare

Vehicle Damaged In Saco Accident Involving Purvis and Labbe

Saco police report a convertible driven by Clifford A. Purvis 30 of Saco sustained a ripped top and broken window when a parked delivery truck door opened as the car passed on Stor er Street early today. No damage estimate was available.

Saco Clifford A. Purvis Robert W. Labbe Middle St Storer Street

Organization backs cultural building plan in Augusta

The Citizens Action Committee said a coalition of groups representing over 100000 people supports the $4.8 million Maine Cultural Building bond issue. The project would fund construction of a combined state library, archives and museum and the bond will go to voters on November 8.

Augusta Citizens Action Committee Maine

Waterville Paratrooper Killed in Vietnam Blast

Pfc. George Belanger, a Waterville resident and paratrooper, died from a mortar blast near Da Nay in Vietnam. He enlisted in June 1965 after his junior year at Waterville High School and had been in country since May. His parents confirmed the death with the Department of Defense on Tuesday.

Waterville George Belanger da Nay Department of Defense Belanger U. S. Army Waterville High School Viet Nam

Petition to Commute Sentence Seeks Board Review

Mrs. Lezime Raymond files fifth petition to commute her husband’s sentence. Gov Reed and the Executive Council will hear on December 7. Her husband, a former Watersville police officer, is imprisoned on rape charges after about 21 years on concurrent sentences.

Augusta Lezime Raymond Reed Executive Council Watersville

Voter Registration Hours Announced by Town Clerk

Town Clerk Barbara E. Lord says regular voter registration hours are during town office hours on November 2 3 and 4 and additional hours from 7 to 9 p m on November 4 The notice also mentions spice mace derived from nutmeg covering and aboriginal ornamentation of weapons for power though these lines seem unrelated to registration details.

Old Orchard Beach Barbara E. Lord

Local Health At Needle Hospital And Naval Seadrome Operations

Quinto Leoncini a 95 Middle St Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford. Arthur Borduas of 198 Pool St Biddeford is a surgical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Raymond Ferland of 33 Stockman Ave Saco is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Mrs Alice Ouellette Hills Beach Biddeford is a medical care at Notre Dame Hospital. Mark F Ayer USN aviation electronics technician second class son of Mr and Mrs Bernard F Ayer of Kennebunkport is aboard USS Salisbury Sound AV 13 conducting Seadrome operations Buckner Bay Okinawa.

Quinto Leoncini Middle St Saco Webber Hospital Biddeford Alice Ouellette Hills Beach Notre Dame Arthur J. Borduas Pool St Notre Dame Hospital Raymond Ferland Stockman Ave Mark F., Ayer USN Bernard F. Ayer Kennebunkport Salisbury Sound Buckner Bay Okinawa

Luke E Hart Council to hold monthly social meeting

The Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus will meet Thursday at 8 p m in the K of C Hall Washington Street Biddeford Exemplification of the second degree will take place The No Mo Bulges Tops Club meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at GAR Hall Saco Past Commanders Night observed by Tighe Beau doin Farley Post American Legion tomorrow evening at the Post Home Elms Street Biddeford A clam chowder supper will be served at 7 p m followed at 8 p m by a business meeting

Luke E. Hart Knights of Columbus K. of C. Hall Washington Street Biddeford Gar Hall Saco Tighe-Beaudoin - Farley American Legion Post Elms Street

Community prayer services and choir schedules in Saco and Biddeford

The Advent Christian Church bids Biddeford hosts a Thursday 7 30 p m prayer service open to all. Saco schools hold Thursday choir rehearsals with Junior at 315 p m and Senior at 7 p m. Midweek prayer meets at 7 30 p m at Bible Baptist Saco. First Assembly of God holds Thursday 7 30 p m prayer at 22 Pleasant St Saco. A rummage sale at United Church of Christ Biddeford is postponed to Nov 4. Sponsored by the Women’s Fellowship. The wood ibis is the only stork native to the United States and is a misnomer.

Advent Christian Church Hill and Chapel Streets Biddeford United Church of Christ (Congregational Women’s Fellowship of the Parish United States

All About Iguanas And Other Pet Forum Q A

Iguanas, six foot modern lizards, contrast with 30 foot iguanodon. Discuss care, feeding, temperament, and handling risks. Plus pet forum tips on fish, guinea pig litters, canaries, gravel in tanks, hamster cages, parakeet molting, and training an ocelot.

Mexico Central South America

Johnson Visits Vietnam and Joins Soldiers in Farewell

President Johnson travels to Vietnam in a secret, rapid visit, greeting Westmoreland and the South Vietnamese leadership. He reviews 897 U S troops, dines with GIs, pins Purple Hearts, and signs autographs as he urges tempo in the war effort and urges homeward bound morale.

Weather at Portland Tonight and Thursday

Portland weather forecast reports tonight as fair and seasonably cool with low temperatures of 30 to 35 degrees and light variable winds. Thursday will be mostly sunny with little temperature change, highs in the 50s and gentle northerly winds.

Portland

Looking Ahead At Weather for New England

U S Weather Bureau five day forecast for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island shows temperatures Thursday through Monday averaging 2 to 6 degrees below normal. Mild Thursday and cooler Friday with little change afterward. Precipitation expected under one tenth of an inch overall, up to five tenths in Vermont. Brief showers in northern areas Thursday, with showers in most sections Friday and again Monday.

Boston U.S. Weather Bureau New England Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont

Saco Police Round Up Loose Horses on North Street

Early today Saco police received a report of several horses loose on North Street. Sgt. Charles Desper and Patrolman Roger Guinard located the animals and drove them back onto the fenced property of their owner Jesse Gay on Milliken Road.

Saco North Street Charles Desper Roger Guinard Jesse Gay Milliken Road

New Police Station For Saco Studied

A Tuesday night meeting of the Police and Fire Commission discussed a study into a new Saco police station in the next weeks. Voters previously approved 20000 for the project, but federal matching funds ran out, leaving the status uncertain.

Saco Police and Fire Commission Commission Peter A. Danton Kennebunkport Bryce Milne FCC Police and Fire Department Milne

Life Magazine backs Brown and Rockefeller for reelection

Life Magazine endorses California Governor Edmund G Brown and New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller for a third term in a first time editorial endorsement of state candidates. Brown is praised as safer in his hands amid California’s explosive politics. Rockefeller is lauded for a “courageous comeback” and Albany record.

New York Life Magazine Nelson A. Rockefeller Edmund G. Brown California Brown Ronald Reagan Life Rockefeller Albany Frank D. O'Connor Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr Paul Adams Massachusetts Edward Brooke Endicott Peabody

Kiwanis Club Hears About Youth Center Plans

Old Orchard Beach Maj. Raymond Wilson of Portland Salvation Army spoke to the Kiwanis at the American Legion Hall. He outlined the new youth center project, Salvation Army activities, and the organization’s aims and accomplishments. President Arthur Dickson Jr presided. John Wortman played piano. Rev. William Malpass gave the invocation. Roger Tousignant reported on the recent community dinner.

Old Orchard Beach Raymond Wilson Portland Salvation Army Kiwanis Club American Legion Hall Arthur Dickson Jr John Wortman William Malpass Roger Tousignant

Coffee Fundraiser By Thursday Club At Biddeford Home

The Thursday Club Ways and Means Committee hosted a morning coffee at Mrs. William O'Sullivan's Biddeford residence. The event, deemed successful by club officials, featured pourers including Mrs. Carroll Donovan and Dr. Theresa LaFountain, with a long list of attendees led by numerous local residents and club members.

Ways and Means William O’sullivan Biddeford Carroll Donovan Carlyle Atkinson Albert Gardella Theresa LaFountain Eloi LaCroix Robert Parenteau Carleton Davis Claude Faulkner Robert Perrin Leona Thompson James Wheeler Norman Reilly Robert L. Noble Sr Robert L. Noble Jr Albert Whitehurst George Butler Orville Pollard Lewis Lachance Thomas H. Simpson Basil Emery John Boland Stephen White Phyllis Cosgrove Howard Giles Urbain L. Langevin Clifford Clifford Robert Lockhart Roger Robert Annie Phillips William Swanton Felix Sheltra Emile Drouin Hilary Mahoney Wallace Evans Gladys Winston C. E. Craig Florence FE. Ree Edmond B. Hopkins Leo Simensky Carl Haas Edward Carp Roland Poisson Thomas Parady John Barrett Reginald McAdoo Charles Green Fredrick Small

Republicans Accused Of Dirty Campaign Tactics

Washington AP report on Democratic Chairman John Bailey accusing Republicans of a doctored Des Moines speech tape used in fall campaigns. Nixon counters Kennedy’s Viet Nam remarks. Archibald denied GOP claims of bias. Romney weighs 1968 presidential strategy.

Washington John M. Bailey Johnson Bailey Fair Campaign Practices Committee Republican Congressional Campaign Committee GOP Grand Rapids Mich Richard M. Nixon Robert F. Kennedy D-N.y Viet Nam Samuel J. Archibald Nonpartisan Campaign Practices Committee Bob Wilson Rcalif Archibald House of Representatives Wilson Michigan George Romney

Property Sale at Temple Avenue Old Orchard Beach

The former Lancie property at 236 Temple Avenue Old Orchard Beach was sold to Craig Worthing of Saco for his residence. Negot iated through N P Scontras Agency Realtors 194 Main Street Saco.

Lancie Temple Avenue Old Orchard Beach Craig Worthing Saco Bath Worthing N. P. Scontras Realtors Main Street

River Bottom Logs Still Recovered From Deep Water

River logging crews report best day totaling 1,400 feet salvaged for the mill. Work occurs mainly in 20 foot depth water with some sections down to 50 feet. Logs submerged long ago, some ax cut, show less deterioration if air is excluded.

Range Thatcher's Creek Danis

Oriskany hit by blaze as Johnson tours Viet Nam bases

The Oriskany carrier suffered a major fire in its forward hangar bay with 33 dead and three crew seriously injured. President Johnson reportedly visited Viet Nam incognito, touring northern bay area hospitals and an air base housing four F4 Phantom squadrons. Casualties included helicopter losses and 540 planes total, as Thayer Two began with 1st Cavalry actions near Qui Nhon.

Bay Johnson U.S. Army Navy Yankee Station Gulf of Tonkin North Viet Nam U.S 7Th Fleet Oriskany Constellation John H. Jarrobine Manila Quang Ngai City 1St Air Cavalry Division Saigon Binh Thuan South Viet Nam 1St Cavalry Qui Nhon

Manila speech absence fuels Viet Nam visit speculation

President Johnson's no show in Manila sparks talk of an unannounced trip to South Viet Nam. Allies' withdrawal offer remains unreported in Hanoi and Peking with mixed signals from Soviet agency. U.S. air cavalrymen rout a Viet Cong unit. two helicopters shot down as decisions on expanding the war delay. Civil rights leader A Philip Randolph proposes a $155 billion poverty program.

Johnson Manila Philippines Viet Nam Secret Service United States South Viet Nam Texas Westmoreland Sam Houston Johnson Coonskin Air Force 12Th Tactical Fighter Wing Henry Cabot Lodge Nguyen van Thieu Nguyen Cao Thieu Viet Nam Hanoi Peking U.S Asia Pacific Mekong Delta National Bethlehem Steel U.S. Steel General Motors A. Philip Randolph James A. Pike Episcopal House of Bishops Upland College Salvation Army Fred Waring Washington

River bottom lumber stocks stretch for years

Danis said there is enough lumber on the river bottom to last for a good many years, noting it is almost as good as freshly cut after considerable time to dry.

Danis

Firemen Called To Reach Home Twice

Firemen were called to the home of Mrs. Hazel Madden at 22 Atlantic Ave yesterday for a reported wiring fire in a television set. Upon arrival, rescuers found the wiring smouldering and later aided Mrs. Madden who suffered a heart ailment before an ambulance transported her to Webber Hospital in Biddeford for care.

Old Orchard Beach Hazel Madden Atlantic Ave Madden

Unclaimed Billions Claim Highlights Lost Asset Owners

A tracing company reports more than 15 billion dollars remain unclaimed as owners are unknown or unreachable, leaving vast sums in limbo and prompting calls for better tracing. The claim underscores uncertainties about asset ownership and the need for improved recovery mechanisms.

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Mrs Mary White Mrs. Rose Bowden Emond Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy Shumway Funeral Service Spring Street Philip H. Gross Sr Dennett & Craig Dial Wuppival Annie Normand Memoriam Msgr Arthur J. Duke Jesus Bible Baptist Church Ferry Road Assembly of Coo Ahepa Pleasant Street All By J.J. McCoy PET Forum C.G Andover Paul Mercier Thursday Club Santa Tomas, Philippine University Harvard University Associated Press U.s.-Asia Paul Truman Maine Auto Driving School York County Alfred Street Biddeford, Maine CiAssiove Alto Siovs Martinique Youland Jewelry Deta Trade-Mart
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