Deaths Alcide Deschambeault 59 in Biddeford hospital
Alcide Deschambeault of 174 Pleasant St Saco died in a Biddeford hospital after a long illness. Born October 4 1907 in Biddeford he was educated there and worked in local garages and at Saco Hardware and Supply Co. He was active in Elks Most Holy Trinity Church and the Saco Democratic Social Club and served as Saco alderman and tax collector. Surviving are his widow two children two sisters three brothers and one grandchild. Funeral services will be at 9 am Tuesday from Most Holy Trinity Church with interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home tomorrow and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcide Deschambeault
Pleasant St
Saco
Biddeford
Frederick and
Camille Giguere Deschambeault
Saco Hardware and Supply Co
Frederick
Nelson
Wilbrod
East Conway
N.H
Holy Trinity Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Mrs Sorgeus of Saco Dies at 65
Mrs Frances Sorgeus 65 of Kinney Shores Saco died at her home after seven years residency previously from Schenectady New York a summer resident here born March 20 1902 to Sidney and Catherine Bag nall. Survived by widower Walter Sorgeus and sister Mrs George H Whipps funeral Monday 10 am at First Parish Congregational Church Saco with Rev Paul Weimer and burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco. Visitation Sunday 7 to 9 pm in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Sorgeus
Seaside Avenue
Kinney Shores
Saco
Schenectady
N.Y
Sorgeus
Sidney
Catherine Hargraves Bagnall
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Walter Sorgens
George H. Whipps
Paul K. Weimer
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Cote Funeral Home
Beach
James Streets
Stanton B. Howard 67 Dies in Dallas Visit
Stanton B. Howard formerly of Biddeford Maine died suddenly at the home of his daughter in Dallas Texas where he was visiting He was born July 16 1900 in Newport Rhode Island and was a civil engineer a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute He retired as district manager for Raymond Concrete Pile Co Chicago office two years ago He belonged to Masonic bodies and Congregational Church Surviving are his widow Gertrude Reid Howard a son Douglas of Chicago a daughter Mrs Johnson a brother Prescott Howard of Biddeford five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services and burial will be held here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Charlotte
Fla
Stanton B. Howard
Biddeford
Maine
Janet Johnson
Dallas Tex
Howard
Newport
R.I
Albert and
Elizabeth Owen Howard
Worcester
Mass.) Polytechnic Institute
Raymond Concrete Pile Co
Chicago
Masonic
Congregational Church
Gertrude Reid Howard
Douglas
Mrs. Johnson
Prescott Howard
Elks Memorial Service For Alcide Deschambeault
The Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks will hold memorial services for Alcide Deschambeault a member at Cote's Funeral Home corner James and Beach Streets Saco Monday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Lodge of Elks
Alcide Deschambeault
Cote
James and
Beach Streets
Saco
Maine Potato Growers elects Fox president at 35th meeting
AP reports Basil S. Fox of Wade re-elected president of Maine Potato Growers Inc the state’s largest farmers cooperative at Presque Isle. Other officers re-elected include Charles H Guiney of Fort Fairfield treasurer Alton J. Perry vice president William R. Flora secretary Lewis E. Libby assistant secretary treasurer all of Presque Isle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presqueisle (Ap
Wade
Basil S. Fox
Maine Potato Growers, Inc
Farmers
Charles H.guiney
Fort Fairfield
Alton J. Perry
Willam R. Flora
Lewis E. Libby
Presuge Sle
Colby College to Host 23rd Institute on Hospital Administration
Colby College will host the 23rd annual Institute on Hospital Administration on September 13 and 14. The Maine Hospital Association announced the event with the theme New Peeves in Hospital Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute Set
Waterville
Colby College
The
Maine Hospital Association
Shumway Funeral Service Directory Entry
Philip H. Gross Sr. directs SHUMWAY Funeral Service at 3 Spring Street Saco Maine. Dennett and Craig operate at 365 Main Street Saco Maine phone 282-0562.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Funeral Services for Mrs Katy Kakas at St Demetrios Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Katy Kakas of 249 Elm St Biddeford were held Thursday afternoon at St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Biddeford with Rev George Venetos officiating and chanted by Peter Dalapas and Nicholas Nicholeris. Interment followed in St Demetrios Cemetery with grave side prayers by Father Venetos. Bearers included Donald M Goldrick John Pannis Chris Makrides James Zografos George Kakas and John Angostis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy Kakas
Elm St
Biddeford
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
George Venetos
Holy Trinity Church
Portland
Peter Dalapas
Nicholas Nicholeris
Dean Limerakis
St. Demetrios Cemetery
Funeral Rites Held for Ray Mond Parisien Saco
Ray mond Parisien 52 of Free Street Saco died recently. Funeral services were held at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco with a requiem high mass by Rev Robert E Lee. Burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery followed with bearing party from Owen-Davis Post American Legion and Maine National Guard among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Parisien
Free St
Saco
Most Holy Trinity Church
Robert E. Lee
Louise Welch
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Father Lee
George Doody
Robert Janelle
Ernest Gould
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Donald Lucas
Nathan Ford
Raymond Valley
Harry Rowell
Edward Rowell
Arthur McKee
Rodney Hooper
Harry Townsend
Arnold Ballard
Priscilla Parisien
Maine National Guard
Joseph Labrecque
David Lenoix
Donald Blanchette
Ernest Moreau
Spec
Elwin Duville
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Saco Post
Donald Keithley
Larry Lee Doody
Janelle and
Valey
Kennebunkport Dump Club Speaker Outlines Activities
Mayo of the Kennebunkport Dump Association spoke at the Rotary Club outlining KDA developments and National Dump Week post summer. Highlights included the Miss Dumpy contest, dump card use, and exchanges with Reading Massachusetts. The district governor will visit Sept. 7 and Ladies' Night is set for Sept. 23 at the Shawmut Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Mayo
Kennebunkport Dump Association
Rotary Club
Glen Mor
K.D.A
Reading
Mass
Shawmut Inn
Kennebunkport
Lendall Smith
Rochambeau Club Plans Boston Game Outing
Rochambeau Club members and friends will attend the Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox game tomorrow. A special bus leaves South Street Biddeford at 10 a.m. They have box seats in Fenway Park section 26 and reservations are first come first served. Contact Ray Belanger to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochambeau
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
South Street
Biddeford
Fenway Park
Ray Belanger
Owen-Davis Post Seeks Members for Flag Collection
Commander Robert Green of the Owen-Davis Post American Legion in Saco asks all available members to meet at Beach Street post home at 1 p.m. tomorrow. The group will go to Laurel Hill Cemetery to remove flags from veterans graves. Those with old torn flags may leave them at the post home tomorrow afternoon for disposal. A flag burning ceremony is planned for 2 p.m. September 4 Labor Day at Memorial Field in Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Green
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Saco
Beach Street
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Memorial Field
Biddeford
Robert Morrison Listed as Webber Hospital Patient
Robert Morrison of 193 Alfred Street Biddeford is a patient at Webber Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Morrison
Alfred St., Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Church Youth Groups Meet Across Kennebunks and Wells
Church notes list multiple youth and religious classes in Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Wells Beach, Goodwins Mills, Biddeford, Ogunquit, Saco, and surrounding areas. Meetings include Sunday evenings and Monday sessions for various age groups from Grades 1 through 12, plus junior and senior choirs and CCD classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ame 4
The
Advent Christian Church
Goodwins Mills
Maine Drops Liquor Cases
In Kittery AP report, Maine will not prosecute two men charged with illegally importing 17 bottles of liquor from New Hampshire. Richard S. Cohen requested district court to file complaints. defendants are John D. Dee Sr. of Bangor and Karl K. Bechtold of Kennebunkport. The old law limits four quarts per entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittery
Maine
New Hampshire
Richard S. Cohen
Attorney General's Office
John D. Dee Sr
Bangor
Karl K. Bechtold
Kennebunkport
Army Orders More Rifles at Washington
The Army approved another 25 million dollar M16 rifle order from Colt, for 245,716 weapons, adding to 704,357 already produced. Officials cited improved cleaning, maintenance, and a redesigned chamber after earlier reliability complaints. Increased rifle upkeep training accompanies the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vietnam
Army
Colt Co
Defense Department
Kennebunk News Busy With Training and Library Hours
David Knight, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Knight of West Kennebunk, begins basic training at Lackland Air Force Base Texas. Ronald Smith and Evelyn Smith visit Kennebunk Pond cottage then head to Boston to study pedodontics at Taft University. The Kennebunk Free Library resumes fall and winter hours with a daily schedule and a book return slot outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
David Knight
Robert Knight
Main Street
West Kennebunk
Ronald Smith
Kennebunk Pond
Evelyn Smith
Boston
Taft University
Kennebunk
Weather outlook shows mild temps into weekend
Fair conditions continue with moderating temperatures through Sunday. Tonight lows mostly in the 40s with gentle winds and dry skies expected across the region.
Foreign Scholar Guest At Saco Party
Miss Ragnhild Eriksen of Norway attended a going away and good luck party hosted by Parvae Stellae Chapter Sub Debs in Saco. The event honored senior members bound for college with officers elected for the new season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ragnhild Eriksen
Norway
Thornton Academy
Saco
Parvae Stellae
Deborah Hanson
Lillian Ave
Nancy Carter
Marjorie Cote
Mary Winston
Susan Jurgiewich
Diane Bowie
Katherine Grondin
Bethany Hanson
Deborah Johnson
Jill Chadbourne
Essie Pendleton
Jacqueline Poisson
Susan Hunt
Sallie Muslawski
Jane Bellevue
Elizabeth Chappell
Nancy Tripp
Constance Bond
Sigred Eisberg
Bridget Dupuis
Maine
Three Injured In Biddeford Elm Street Collision
Three people were treated and released from Saco Osteopathic Hospital after a traffic crash at the Elm Street entrance to the Biddeford Shopping Center. Daniel P. Leblond and Fernand G. Marcotte collided. Leblond and two passengers suffered minor injuries. Marcotte was booked by Biddeford police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
Elm Street
Biddeford
Daniel P. Leblond
Elm St
Fernand G. Marcotte
West St
Leblond
Joseph A. Leblond
Melvin B. Leblond
Marcotte
Miniwanca Chapter Eastern Star Opens New Season
The first meeting of the new season will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Robinson Memorial Hall West Grand Avenue Old Orchard Beach. Worthy Matron Jean Mooers and Worthy Patron Harold Smith will lead the session with officers in street dress and refreshments served by the officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniwanca Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Robinson Memorial Hall
West Grand Avenue
Jean Mooers
Harold Smith
Guest Speaker To Talk On Weaving In Kennebunk
Maine Arts and Crafts opens fall season at Webhannet Clubhouse at 7 45 p m on September 7 with Elinor Norman of Yarmouth as guest speaker on weaving. Alexander Hamilton leads session while Albert Robinson of Ogunquit reports on the summer store closing and a constitution revision is set for October’s annual meeting. Public attendance is welcome and refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Maine Arts and Crafts
Webhannet
Elinor Norman
Yarmouth
Alexander Hamilton
Alice Breary
Albert Robinson
Ogunquit
Maine Insurance Co. acquires Arkansas firm
The Maine Insurance Co. buys the business assets and liabilities of the Great Western Insurance Co. of Fort Smith Arkansas. Officials did not disclose the purchase price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine Insurance Co
Arkansas
Maine
Great Western Insurance Co
Fort Smith, Ark
It is easy to hike and find with want ads
A brisk guide explains how want ads help hikers locate gear, routes, and supplies. It outlines simple steps to search by region, item type, and price, offering tips for quick purchases and safe buying practices.
Beach Alumni Listed for Stevan Book Details
Old Orchard Beach High School Alumni Association seeks information on graduates for a forthcoming Stevan book. E Emerson Cummings says data will cover name, address, present occupation, spouse and children, and post high school schools. Names span Class of 1923 through 1965 with numerous listed individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Geraldine Waterman
Herbert L. Nickels Jr
E. Collins
N. Ledoux
E. Waterman
Robert Drew
Rodney Drew
William C. McGrath
Marjorie Watkins
John McGrath
Delise Verville
Doris Conant
Jean Smith
Marie Reagin
Donald Thompson
David Whittmore
Raymond Whittemore
Dorothy D. Kimball
Paul A. Rallis
Eugene F. Boutlier
Ida Doliver
Helen McKenna
Jeanne T. Mitchell
Joyce N. Moore
Evelyn M. Noel
Dora M. Veazie
Joan M. Wallace
Marjorie E., Sprague
Richard A. Meadows
Betty C. Crossett
Thelma Critchley
Janet R. Dill
Godfrey J
Joan’ Weeks
Winslow Tennan
Adrian Moore
Allan Gilbert
William Rancourt
Randall Cole
Margaret Blow
Gloria Hilton
Roberta Merry
Joseph la Croix
Steven Bridges
Robert Findley
Joyce Boothby
Marlene Critchley
George Cote
Lucille Legendre
Howard Hunt
Anne Shraubman
Pauline R. Brulotte
Helen E. Dean
Ronald L. Gendron
Barbara L. Henry
Grace C. Legendre
David F. Madden
Charles A. Mc.Kenna
Elroy J. Michaud
Eugene A. Smart
Grace A. Thibeault
Wilbemita E. Dean
David Cole
Robert Daly
Mildred Hannington
Francis Kimball
Joseph O’brien
Joseph J. Butler
Carolyn M. Finnemore
Gilbert C. McBay
Eileen O'Brien
Lillian M. Tennan
Carleton S. Blanchette
Judith A. Dickinson
Raymond D. Doucette
Victor E. Ledoux
Annette Blunt
Constance J. Hamblin
Mary E. Tennan
Ruth Haddad
Judith Blems
Carol Smart
Jean Palmer
Roland Day
Paul Dallaire
Norman Ouellette
Donald Berube
Roland Brown
Maureen A. Biggen
Patricia
Maine Maritime Academy to Probe Freshman Hazing Claims
Maine Maritime Academy trustees will be asked to investigate alleged freshman hazing after Daniel Burkill, 18, was hospitalized with kidney damage following four days of hazing. Adm. Edward A. Rodgers said he would press for a trustees probe and that a voluntary statement denying harassment is circulating among freshmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castine
Maine Maritime Academy
Adm
Edward A. Rodgers
Donald H. Burkill
Daniel
Rodgers
Academy
Petition for commutation seeks relief for forgery convict
Joseph A. Dupuis of South Portland petitions Governor Curtis and the Executive Council for commutation of a two to four year sentence for check forgery. Convicted in 1962 in Androscoggin County Superior Court, he began serving in 1964 to provide for his wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
South Portland
Joseph A. Dupuis
Curtis
Executive Council
Androscoggin County
Dear Abby And Ailing Marriages Reflected In Letters
A reader seeks guidance on leaving a loveless marriage for self respect and finances. The column addresses staying for security and a younger man warning against promiscuity, plus etiquette on wedding invitations and a political news roundup.
Today In History highlights from Sept 2, 1967 events
Key historical notes include the 1666 Great Fire of London destroying 13 000 houses, the 1789 establishment of the U S Treasury with Hamilton, Sherman’s 1864 Atlanta occupation, Theodore Roosevelt’s big stick speech, Churchill meeting Roosevelt in 1943, George Wallace’s 1963 Tuskegee incident, Faubus' 1957 broadcast on Central High, and a 1962 Iran earthquake impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
U.S. Treasury Department
Alexander Hamilton
William T. Sherman
Atlanta
Theodore Roosevelt
Minnesota
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Tuskegee Highchool
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
National Guard
Central High School
Little Rock
Iran
Biddeford Firemen Called Out Thrice
A flooded furnace caused a wall and ceiling fire in the basement of 402 South St Biddeford in the morning. Firemen used booster hoses to extinguish the flames in a home owned by Dr George Levesque. Earlier a false alarm sent three engines and a ladder truck to May Street and Alfred Road. Earlier yesterday firemen were summoned to 640 Elm St to douse a junk car set ablaze by a cutting torch on property owned by Gerard Roy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South St
Biddeford
George Levesque
May Street
Alfred Road
Elm St
Gerard Roy
Bangor Youth Dead in Misapp Bangor Traffic Death
A five year old Bangor boy, Samuel S. Oliver, died after being struck by a car while running into the street near his home. State police reported the incident occurred at 5 41 p m and noted it was not a holiday facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Maine
Samuel S. Oliver
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Alcide Dechambeault
Francis Sorgeus
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Rochambeau Club
Youth Fellowship of the
Route 35
Unitarian +.Universalist Church
Portland Road
South Congregational Church
Temple Street
Lyman Baptist Church
St. Martha’s Kennebunkport
St. Monica’s Kennebunk
St. Mary's, Wells Beach
St. Martha’s Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
School Street Methodist Church
St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
United Ciuren
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Baptist Youth Fellowship of the
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
Saco United Baptist Church
E. M. Denger
Arkansas Insurance Firm
Florence A. Worcester
Michael Drury
Gloria Fournier
Carol A. Grenier
Doris Ouellette
Betty Palmer
Richard W. MelIntyre
Jeanette P. Mitchell
Francis A. Shaw
Cheryl Brunt
Lois Osgood
Donna Prue
Charles Shuman
Robert d. Trembly
Camille R. Guay
Dear Abby
Abby
Altho
J. Arthur Younger
California
San Francisco Film Festival
Moppet
Peking
Donald C. Hopson
Hong Kong
Britain
George Brown
Johnson
Senate
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Hnson
Hussein
Jordan
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Nasser
Khartoum
Sudan
Republic Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Inland Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Armco
Abigail
van Buren
Bangor Youth
Carey Bros. Jewelers Thacher Building
Jerry Neault
Lamothe Avenue
Chia
Fender
LaBelle
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