Deaths Youth Dies After Being Hit By Train
A 15 year old local youth, Larry Merrill of 14 Grove Ave, died after being struck by a Boston and Maine Railroad freight train at the Old Orchard Street crossing in Old Orchard Beach. He and six others reportedly ran across the tracks and the boy died at Webber Hospital after a delay obtaining medical aid. Police cite difficulty securing immediate medical assistance at accident scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Boston and Maine Railroad
Larry Merrill
Grove Ave
Leonard Merrill
Old Orchard Street
Webber Hospital
Saco
John Clark
Biddeford Man Paul E Chretien 44 Dies After Illness
Paul Emile Chretien of 12 Pike Street Biddeford died early today after a long illness. World War II Army veteran and DAV member, he is survived by his widow Beatrice St Pierre Chretien a son Richard and his parents in Biddeford along with three brothers and a sister. Funeral set for Monday at St Andre Church with viewing at BOLDUC Funeral Home tomorrow and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Emile Chretien
Pike St
Biddeford
Alfred and
Rose Corriveau Chretien
Biddeford-Saco
St. Andre’s Church
Beatrice St. Pierre Chretien
Richard Chretien
Alfred Chretien
Leo Chretien
Albert Chretien
Robert Chretien
Yvette Chretien
St. Andre's Church
Bolduc
Alfred St
Former Ivy Temple Chief To Be Guest
Kennebunk Maine report details Ivy Temple Pythian Sisters meeting led by Mrs Lucretia Powers at Knights of Pythias hall Plans include hosting the State Post Chief's Association mid year meeting and a reception for Mrs Gladys Leech president of the Past Chiefs Association A reception is also planned for Russell N Hosmer Supreme Outer Guard at Fort George Lodge Brunswick with refreshments to follow An inspection is set for the Nov 8 meeting and mystery prize went to Mrs Eleanor Leech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Lucretia Powers
Ivy Temple Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias Hall
Kennebec Girl Scout Council
State Post Chief's Association
Ivy Temple
Gladys Leech
Past Chiefs Association
Helen Taylor
Russell N. Hosmer
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias Grand Dominion of Maine
Fort George Lodge
Brunswick
Eleanor Leech
Millie Coyle
Collision in Biddeford Involving Costa And Pembiiant
A collision at Elm and Lincoln Streets Biddeford involved Michael A. Costa 16 of Cape Elizabeth and William J. Pembiiant of 19 Deering Ave Saco. No injuries were reported by Biddeford Police. The Andes Mountains span about 4500 miles in South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael A. Costa
Cape Elizabeth
William J
Andes Mountains
South America
Funeral services for John Thomas MacDougall
Funeral services for John Thomas MacDougall of 15 Ma rial Ave Biddeford were held at 2 PM yesterday at Shumway Funeral Home Saco clergy from United Church of Christ Con ee Biddeford officiated A Maremont Corp delegation from New England District attended ritual services by Biddeford Saco Elks Lodge led by Exalted Ruler Donald C Doyle Bearers listed and burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco with graveside prayers by Rev Miller
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Macdougall
John Thomas MacDougall
Marial Ave
Biddeford
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
John Miller
United Church of Christ
New England
Maremont Corp
Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks
Donald C. Doyle
Robert Norton
Thomas Haley
Albert Worden
Paul Croxford
Clayton Cartmill
Wayne Hutchins
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Mr. Miller
Funeral rites for Dr Donahue biddeford Elmira noted
Funeral services for Dr John A Donahue of Elmira New York were held at St Marys Church Biddeford A requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev Maurice Goan with music by vocalists William Cleary and Louise Welch Interment followed at St Marys Cemetery Graveside prayers were by Rev Lawrence De Blois Bearers included Francis Murphy Donald Howard and others Memorial services were held at Cosgrove Funeral Home in Biddeford conducted by the Tighe Beaudoin Farley American Legion Post
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Donahue
Elmira
N. Y
St. Mary's Church
Biddeford
Maurice Goan
William Cleary
Louise Welch
St. Mary's Cemetery
Lawrence DeBlois
Francis Murphy
Donald Howard
David Heffernan
James Murphy
Raymond Couture
Atty
William Donahue
Tighe - Beaudoin- Farley
American Legion Post
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
Donahue
County Nurses Hold October Meeting Here
The York County Public Health nurses held an October meeting at the Biddeford Public Health Nursing Office with Mrs. Fran Carey welcoming attendees. Dr. Harold W. Stevens and Mrs. Lucille Hall spoke on the Head Start Program in York County noting 386 children served across 14 centers since November 1, 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Public Health Nurses
Biddeford Public Health Nursing Office
City Building
Fran Carey
Florence Poirier
R.N
Marea Clement
Harold W. Stevens
Lucille Hall
R.?n
Yok County
Stevens
Hall
York County
Carey
Maurice Hebert
Biddeford
Lobster Stew Supper Draws Town Officials to Kennebunk
About 80 attended the annual lobster stew supper of the Washington Hose Fire Department at the Kennebunk Lower Village Fire Station. Leon Severance chaired the event served by the Mothers' Club. Guests included town officials of Kennebunk and fire department officials from Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Goose Rocks and Cape Porpoise. A social evening of cards followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk Lower Village
Washington Hose Fire Department
Leon Severance
Mothers’ Club
Kennebunk
Fire Department
Kennebunkport
Goose Rocks
Cape Porpoise
Infantr y Continued from Page One Poverty Program
Army reports two year extension of poverty program. MIG airbases attacked on two prior days. Navy from Oriskany hit main generator at Hanoi power plant. Navy also damaged 51 cargo barges and 10 bridges. Air Force claims 28 more barges along North Vietnam waterways. Air strikes also hit Thai Nguyen rail yard north of Hanoi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oriskany
Hanoi
Navy
Air Force
North Vietnam
Air
Thai Nguyen
Saco Rebekah Lodge Meeting Saturday at Odd Fellows Hall
The Saco Rebekah Lodge will meet at 7 30 p m Saturday in Odd Fellows Hall Main Street refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Main Street
Church Groups Schedule Activities This Weekend
The Boys Fellowship of Lyman Baptist Church meets Saturday at 10 a.m. at the church. United Church of Christ Biddeford hosts Halloween social Tuesday 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the vestry with costume prizes. The Biddeford UCC Youth Group departs today to visit Fort Fairfield Church members of Rev. David Wigley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Church School of the United Church of Christ
Congregational
Biddeford
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Fort Fairfield
David Wigley
United Baptist Church
Main Street
Saco
Luke E. Hart Council Confers First Degree
Luke E. Hart Council Knights of Columbus in Biddeford conferred the First Degree on 12 candidates at a social meeting on Washington Street. The group announced a Third Degree Wheelchair drive set for Sunday November 5 with 6 30 a m report, plus an November 11 dance with reservations through Walter Clark Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke E. Hart
Council
K. of C. Hall
Walter Clark Jr
Elizabeth Day Weds John Ames in Kennebunk Baptist Church
Miss Elizabeth Day of Kennebunk and John W. Ames of Mount View Calif wed at 2 p.m. Sunday Oct 22 with Rev. John L. Savage and Rev. E G Ward officiating. A reception for about 60 followed. The couple now reside at Ye Old Stage Coach Homes in Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Elizabeth Day
Portland Street
John W. Ames
Mount View
Calif
John L. Savage
Tennant’s Harbor
E. G. Ward
Kennebunk Baptist
Homer Chappell
Jeanne Achorn
Portland
Hazel Whicher
Harvey Ames
Watertown
Mass
Miss Whicher
Jessie Frye
Bowdoingham
Ames
Janet Cate
Waltham
Winnifred Strickland
Portsmouth
N.H
Ethel Jennings
Kenneunk
Mark C Emerson Birthday Party At Kennebunk
Mark C Emerson son of Mr and Mrs Chester Emerson Jr celebrated his 11th birthday with a bowling party and dinner at home at 2 Intervale Road Kennebunk. Guests included Frances Harrison Patricia Jones Peter Strickland Douglas Parker and Mark along with his brother Richard. Grandparents Joshua Loring and Chester Emerson Sr could not attend. The cake was crafted by Mrs Emerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Mark C
Emmerson
Chester Emerson Jr
Intervale Road
Emerson Home
Emerson
Frances Harrison
Patricia Jones
Peter Strickland
Douglas Parker
Mark
Richard
Mrs. Emerson Jr
Joshua Loring
Chester Emerson Sr
Portland Weather Report Clouds and Rain Shift
Cloudy tonight with rain in the south and snow or rain to the north. Lows in the 30s north and lower 40s south. Saturday trends include clearing southwest, mostly cloudy with rain giving way to showers or snow flurries north and east. Warmer or colder note implies a turn to colder conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Five day forecast for northern New England and New England
The Weather Bureau forecasts five days from Saturday to Wednesday with near normal temperatures. Highs will reach the upper 40s in northern Maine and mid to upper 50s elsewhere while lows stay in the 30s, some 40s near Massachusetts and Rhode Island coasts. Cool Saturday and Sunday with a warming trend Monday then cooler Wednesday. Rain totals average more than half an inch with rain Saturday and around Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
Nothern
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Biddeford Post Initiates 24 New Members
The Tighe Beaudoin Farley American Legion Post in Biddeford initiated 24 new members led by York County Council officers including Commander DeRoy and Chaplain Gervais. The ceremony at Elm Street post home announced 157 paid up members for 1968 and noted upcoming events, guest introductions, and blood donation drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe- Beaudoin - Farley
American Legion
Elm Street
Biddeford
York County Council
Paul DeRoy
Roger Gervais
Roland St. Michel
Robert Poire
Albert Sevigny
Robert Conroy
Maurice Dion
Roger Cobb
Louis Bouchard
Francis Kelley
Bruno Nolette
Emilien Croteau
Emile Bergeron
Paul Martel
Gerard Paquette
Donald Ledoux
Edward Soulard
Robert Nolette
Harold Hersom
Paul Lamontagne
Normand Gagnon
Andre Angers
William Daigle
Gerard Bastarache
Raymond Benson
Joseph Angers
Leo Rosaire Goulet
Ralph Goulet
Emilien Morin
Theodore Goulet
Joseph Bastarache
George Henry Bisson
York County
DeRoy
Eliot
Gervais
Thomas W. Cole
Post
Sanford
Richard Doe
Old Orchard Beach
Sevigny
Kenneth Libby
Poire
Sheltra
Merlon Kingsley
Strong
V.A.V.S. Department
John Walls
Waterville
Anthony Rump
Portland
Reginald Dennis
Saco Faces Charter Vote With Council Manager Plan
Five hundred information sheets explain the proposed city council manager charter in Saco. The explanation, prepared by the information committee led by James Cartier, covers 18 FAQs. The charter calls for a seven member council and a manager, with two year mayor and council terms, and a December 11 vote. If approved, the charter takes effect January 1, 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Saco
Saco Council-Manager Association
Saco District Court Room
Gordon Pendleton
James Cartier
Arthur Huot
National Municipal League
Pendleton
Lloyd Anderson
Saco Grange No
Osborne Bonsey
Falmouth
Biddeford-Saco
Rotary Club
Charles R. Cote
Philip Snow
Robert Ferderson
Richard Murray
Harold Waight
Dyer
McArthur
Biddeford
Augusta
J. Edward Whelan
Saco Group
Pistol Used In Hold-Up Stolen From Portland Firm
A .22 calibre revolver used in an attempted hold-up at Columbia Market Biddeford last night was traced to Swearington Motor Company Portland thefts. The masked intruder fled after Moody wrestled the pistol and fired six shots, with a car chase ending on Route 111 after a flat tire. Police say the gun had been stolen in March from Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Market
Elm Street
Biddeford
Portland
Edgar Sevigny
Roger Moody
Moody
Route 111
Swearington Motor Company
Webber Hospital Wins Three-Year Accreditation
Webber Hospital received continued accreditation for three more years from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. In a letter dated Oct 23 John D Porterfield M D praised the hospital for maintaining standards. Administrator Carleton F Davis noted the inspecting physician William W Pierce commended patient care. Stuart V Flavin, board president, said accreditation since the commission’s founding shows dedication of staff and directors to quality care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital
John D. Porterfield
Joint Commission On Accreditation
Carleton F. Davis
William W. Pierce
Stuart V. Flavin
Grand Jury Witness Shot and Man Charged in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee a woman who testified about Hoffa case irregularities was shot and left in fair condition. Edmond H Pullom 38 was arrested and charged with multiple offenses after the shooting. The victim Mary Ann Gordon Francis 27 identified Pullom as her attacker and he sought local attorney Harold E Brown for representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Billy Ray Davis
Edmond H
Pullom
Duplicate Bridge Event At Beach Home
Duplicate bridge was played last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Briggs on Lawn Avenue. Participants included Al Rosen, Paul Chadbourne, Mrs. Mary Wilbur, Richard Mongahan, Jack Sheehan, John Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Weld, Oscar Paradis, Richard Shorey, Mrs. Gwen Flannery, Mrs. Susanne Snow, Ed Berry, Eugene Pecoraro, Daniel Drummond, Mrs. Alberta Haynes, S. A. Grondin, Mrs. Rosalie Ross, Ed McLaughlin, Mrs. Lillian Sawyer, and Mrs. Jean Shaw with many others in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Donald Briggs
Lawn Avenue
al Rosen
Paul Chadbourne
Mary Wilbur
Richard Mongahan
Jack Sheehan
John Anderson
Donald Weld
Oscar Paradis
Richard Shorey
Gwen Flannery
Susanne Snow
Ed Berry
Eugene Pecoraro
Daniel Drummond
Alberta Haynes
S. A. Grondin
Rosalie Ross
Sea Stars Club Sets Next Match After Holiday Trip
Dora Paulhus and others listed top winners in North South and East West events. Winners were Rosen with Chadbourne first, Wilbur and Mougalian second, Sheehan and Anderson third, Weld fourth, East West duo Shaw and Marshall first, Putnam Sleeper second, Mullen third, Fecteau Bateman fourth. Sea Stars Club to play again Thursday at 7 30 pm Briggs home Lawn Avenue. Mr and Mrs Briggs returned from a month long vacation in northern Maine and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Paulhus
William Haase
Fred Patterson
Estella Aranovitch
A. Mougalian
Gay Hoyt
Eleanor Marshall
Margaret Field
al Bradford
Charlotte Dubois
North
Rosen and
Chadbourne
Wilbur
R. Mougalian
Sheehan and Anderson
Weld
East
West
Mullen
Fecteau
Bateman
Sea Stars Club
Briggs
Lawn Avenue
Maine
Canada
Candy Parish and Biddeford Junior High Names
Candy continues from Page One lists names from the parish and Biddeford Junior High School. The roster includes Carol Belanger, Rachel Cassette, Monique Courtois, Linda Cyr, Barbara Fecteau, Suzanne Giguere, Joan Goulet, Bridget Lebel, Donna Macomber, Debbie Moulton, Linda Nolette, Elaine Parent, Diane Perry, Rena Raymond, Lucille Souliere and Gloria Guilbault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Cyr
Diane Perry
Donna Macomber
Linda Nolette
Monique Courtois
Rena Raymond
Bridget Lebel
Elaine Parent
Carol Belanger
Barbara Fecteau
Gloria Guilbault
Rachel Cassette
Page One
Parish
Biddeford Junior High School
Suzanne Giguere
Joan Goulet
Debbie Moulton
Lucille Souliere
Washing greens with warm water for freshness
Guidance suggests using warm water to clean fresh spinach Swiss chard or asparagus to improve cleanliness and readiness for cooking.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul E. Chretien
Emond
Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Dia
Anton
West Point-Pepperell Mfg. Co
Cora A. Whitten
Old Orchard Beach Public Health Office
Hazel Crown
Marolyn Roberts
Hazel Flagg
Inez *I’cann
Agnes Murphy
J‘elen Curry
Surper
Luke E. Hart Council
John Ames
Mark C. Emerson
AL Post
Veteran's Supermarket
Portland Exposition
Rump
Kingsley
Dennis
Tagus
Wallis
Arthur Lambert
George Boutin
Theodore Legare
Notre Dame Hospital
St. Anddre’s
Deborah Moulton
Dearborn
Alfred Street
Book Shop Inc
Roger S. Labbe
Youland
Jewelry
Main St
Adrien J. Boucher
Metropolitan Life
Beach Street
Donald Linscott
Saco Veterans of Foreign Wars
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