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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1968
Page
2
Rt Rev Msgr William G Cunneen will speak Sunday night at 8 at Fairfield School Saco parish meeting promoting spiritual and material welfare and discussing future building projects. Five new parish board seats vote closes tomorrow. refreshments by Women’s Club.
Wells continued testimony from the Maine courtroom recounting how the accused described the shooting of Dube. Witnesses included a nurse's aide who found Chesley in a ditch, and state police ballistics experts linking a sawed off shotgun from the Duke residence to the crime. The trial proceeds with the defense planning to propose the defendant testify today.
Kennebunk residents will gather at the Old Fire Station in the Lower Village on Monday October 28 at 7 pm. The Town Democratic Committee will distribute campaign material plan election day activities provide information on absentee voting and register voters.
Members of Rev James J Mullen Council Knights of Columbus and Auxiliary of Old Orchard Beach will meet at Cote Funeral Home 87 James St Laco tomorrow at 2 30 p m to Say prayers for Mrs Alma R Quinn a member of the auxiliary.
Funeral service held at 35 Spring Street Saco with Philip H. Gross Sr. as director. Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street and Emond's Funeral Home at 244 listed with Frank X. Emond and J. P. Conroy.
George P. Vlahakos of 5 High Street Saco. Funeral services will be held at St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Biddeford Sunday at 2 30 PM. Calling hours at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford today 2 4 and 7 10 PM.
Committal services for Donald Walter Polanski of Marionville Pennsylvania were conducted yesterday afternoon at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford with Rev. Gerald E. Burtt of Christ Episcopal Church Biddeford officiating. Bearers were Robert Veillette William Peter Joseph Haber Sterling Gillette and Gustav Karlsen.
Funeral services for Joseph A Roy of 28 Sunset Ave Ferry Beach Saco were held at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco this morning. Rev Joseph S Carrier celebrated a solemn requiem high mass with Deacon Rev Richard Carrier and Subdeacon Rev Paul Jalbert. Interment followed in St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford. Grave prayers were recited by Rev Joseph Carrier and Rev Richard Carrier. Bearers were Real Roy Maurice Lagare Roger Lagare Ronald Boissard Leo Danis and Richard Hebert.
Funeral services for Mrs Amelia Margaret Patane of 14 Victory Lane Biddeford were conducted yesterday from St Marys Church Biddeford A solemn concelebrated requiem high mass was officiated by Rev Lawrence DeBlois assisted by Rev Cornelius J Enright and Rev Maurice Goan Burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco with graveside prayers. Bearers were Victor Marsilia David Marsilia Matt Halton Nunzio Girolamo Edward Garvis James Randall. A Notre Dame Hospital and Webber Hospital delegation attended.
Old Orchard Beach VFW post opens 1969 activities with lobster supper and social hour at 6. State Rep. Nicholas P. Danton to be guest speaker. Entertainment committee plans monthly suppers with speakers, plus music and dancing. Post meeting at Atlantic Avenue home tomorrow at 7 30. Nominations for junior vice commander and post trustee. Open House planned for Veterans Day at the post home.
Saco police report a car driven by Malcolm C. Day 21 of Old Orchard Beach lost control on Ocean Park Road and struck two vehicles on Saco Motors lot. Day arrested for operating while impaired. A second incident had two cars stopped at a Main Street light when Northrop 19 of Laco failed to stop and struck them causing light damage to three cars. A third collision on Elm Street involved Newell 27 of Saco and Childs 55 of Worcester Mass with minor damage.
A special meeting led by Warren E Bowdoin authorized the Kennebunk town council to seek a restraining order or injunction against a special town warrant call. Present were Hugh Googins Richard Brown and Richard Bibber with legal guidance from Chester Cram Donald Dulac Richard Sanborn and John Salisbury. The action follows advice from Maine Municipal Association officers.
The Old Orchard Beach PTA extends special thanks to Mrs. Peggy Para, chairman of room mothers, and the general chairman for the teachers reception. Para’s name was omitted from the report of the reception held last Thursday evening. A regular meeting of C Fay ette Staples Auxiliary American Legion is set for Monday at 8 p.m. at the Post home. Rev James J Mullen K of C Auxiliary hosts a whist party tomorrow night at K of C Hall Union Avenue at 8 p.m. Tonight a Halloween costume dance starts at 9. The sixth Abbott-Verville AMVETS Auxiliary card party is tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Post home Walnut. Mrs Marjorie Douglass of Pine Point is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. she is a past matron and present associate matron of Miniwanca Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.
Multiple church groups across Kennebunkport Wells Beach and Goodwins Mills hold Sunday and Monday youth and religious classes. Activities include Faith Pentecostal services at 6 15 pm and 7 30 pm, Advent Christian Youth at 6 15 pm, Unitarian School of Religion at 3 30 pm, andLy man Baptist Junior Choir at 6 pm An Advent church in Goodwins Mills and St Martha s Kennebunkport host high school religion classes Mondays. additional youth fellowships meet Sundays in Biddeford and Saco. A sign reading State Liquor Store was recovered from a Thornton Academy flagpole and returned. Police are investigating.
Kennebunk area churches list youth fellowship gatherings for Sunday evenings at 6 p m and 3 p m B y the West Kennebunk Methodist church Ogunquit Baptist and Saco United Baptist churches invite members to join their programs with times and locations specified, including tomorrow’s session for the Saco group.
Biddeford police say several more windows in offices cars and homes were broken by vandals using BB guns again last night. Similar incidents have been reported during the last several days. Police spokesmen say those responsible will face court actions when apprehended.
Mostly cloudy with dense fog lifting this morning then scattered showers north and central areas. Highs in the 40s to lower 50s, higher elevations may see snow flurries later. Tonight and Sunday stay cool with partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers or snow flurries in the north and central regions.
October tidal times listed with morning and evening windows for the 26th to 28th. Entries show indicative high tides around 2:50 to 4:14 and associated low windows, reflecting daily schedule across dawn and dusk periods.
Rev Homer Bryant of Ocean Park, council chair, announced final meeting of the Adventures in Christian Living lectures. Rev John L Bryan of The United Methodist Church Boston area will speak on Fundamental Human Rights. A question period follows with James Gourdouros as chairman and Rev Robert L Rand giving the opening prayer. Refreshments served by women from member churches.
The Webber Lefebvre Unit American Legion Auxiliary will gather Monday night October 28 at the Civic Center in Kennebunk Lower Village. A 6 30 p.m. covered dish supper is planned with members bringing utensils. Hosts are Mrs Lois Johnson Mrs Dorothy Brisard and Mrs Doris Papcan. Members will bring gifts for servicemen in Vietnam and provide addresses for personnel serving there. The Women’s Alliance of the Kennebunk Unitarian Church will hold a rummage sale on Wednesday November 6 at 10 a.m. at the church with committee members listed.
The article outlines how electors are pledged or described in various states. Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Tennessee show different methods to signal elector commitments, while other states largely direct electors to fulfill constitutional duties.
Fireman Steve Mack quoted a male survivor who said he was thrown from his seat and hurled about 300 feet down the mountain into a tree before freeing himself and dropping to ground. Two women and a man reached the helicopter area, others were carried out as doctors arrived. Omitted names from parish council attendance included Rossignol and Paquette.
Kennebunkport reports the Army Corps of Engineers will survey Cape Porpoise Harbor next spring to assess shoaling since the last dredging in 1950. Officials said plans depend on survey results and a final harbor referee decision remains undetermined.
Orchard Beach news reports the Town Council will hear Milestone Foundation Inc for a rooming and victualers license at 88 Union Ave. The group recently moved from Scarborough and is described as the only live-in alcohol rehabilitation organization of its kind in the state.
The report highlights farmers in Maine embracing mechanization to boost milk output with automated milking parlors and free stall systems. It notes aging farmers like Irvin Cornealy and family-run operations in Arundel and Saco, where sons and grandsons join the work or retire to Florida. It reflects on labor, succession, and historical shifts in rural York County.
Cardinal Cushing recalls sorrowful times and explains Jacqueline Kennedy pressed to marry. He says she wanted to marry Mr. Onassis and he did not instruct her on church marriage, noting he never told her she could not marry in the Catholic Church.
During World Series broadcasts in Arizona Goldwater commercials ran frequently. They praised the candidate as a champion of pioneer virtues. Billboards showed Goldwater in Western garb with Grand Canyon and Monument Valley scenery behind shadowed major roads in the metropolitan area.
A 29 nation push to internationalize sea bottom use prompts a General Assembly move toward a permanent committee replacing last year’s temporary group. The plan aims for peaceful exploitation and strong oversight of ocean depths.
GOP sheriff candidate V Garnache of Biddeford disputes incumbent Dutremble's cost figures arguing that prisoner stay length drives food costs. He calculates costs from weekly meals times weeks per inmate, citing 1962 to 1967 figures and noting the sheriff’s department controls the budget with county commissioners and the York County Delegation approving, while state approval is routine.
Miss June McGarey and George Bisson married this morning at St. Mary’s Biddeford with Rev. Cornelius J. Enright officiating. Families include McGareys of Elm Street and West Kennebunk, Matteaus of Pine Street, and Letendres among the wedding party. The couple will reside at 540 Elm Street after November 2.
The report notes a possible link between Beregovoi’s mission and a future space launch platform to fire cosmonauts to the moon and other planets, avoiding traditional booster rockets. Beregovoi, 47, WWII veteran, born in Ukraine, entered aviation via the air force in 1938, with a family. Ada wins Taunton Derby. L.G.'s Ada finishes in first with 38.05 seconds for 3/8 mile, paying 5.20.
Classified ads in The Journal offer space for private sellers and businesses to reach readers. The notice outlines ad placement details, rates, deadlines, and contact methods for placing, editing, or canceling listings.
The United Church of Biddeford hosts a Reformation Sunday program with a 10 45 p m worship led by Rev John H Miller featuring Listen to the Songs of the Spirit The junior choir directed by Mrs Elinor Merry performs and the youth church school will attend opening worship The York Association Fall meeting begins at 3 pm with an ecumenical service at 7 pm Rev Clement Thibodeau speaks The invitation extends to Catholic and Protestant communicants
The Kennebunk 50-Plus Club met at the Webhan.net Woman's Club clubhouse with 2% members present. Vice President Hartley Stewart led in Mrs. Viola Lee’s absence. Edna York announced a Boston trip on Nov 12 via Sacosfrout, with no sightseeing plan. Frances Burleigh reported the Old Timer's Workshop in Sanford. plans for September and October birthdays, a Thanksgiving dinner, and Halloween costumes were set. A social games afternoon followed with refreshments served by Felyn Ramsden, Cecelia Cashen and Emma Hatch.
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