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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1972

Page

2

Deaths Mrs Paskali Soules 77 Biddeford Albanian Orthodox

Mrs Paskali Soules 77 of 123 Graham St Biddeford died this morning after a long illness Born in Albania April 25 1895 daughter of Anthony Kondi and his wife She and her late husband Athanas who died in 1957 operated Biddeford Baking Co Foss Street until 15 years ago She was a communicant of the Albanian Orthodox Church in Boston Survived by one sister and two nephews all of Albania Funeral services Monday at 1 pm from Cote Funeral Home Saco with Rev S Dilogika of Worcester officiating Burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco Calling hours tomorrow 2 4 pm 7 9 pm

Paskali Soules Graham St Biddeford Albania Anthony Kondi Soules Athanas Biddeford Baking Co Foss Street Boston Oliya Kondi Thimso Athodlio Kondi Cote Funeral Home James St Saco Rev. S. Dilogika Worcester Mass Laurel Hill Cemetery

Obituary for Louis J. Poulin of Biddeford and Kennebunk

Louis J. Poulin, 67, of 474 Elm St., Biddeford died yesterday in a local hospital. He was born November 15, 1904 in Jackman. He formerly lived in Kennebunk. A Mass of the Resurrection will be sung at St. Monica Church in Kennebunk on Monday at 9. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Biddeford. Visiting hours at Angell Funeral Home, Kennebunk, tomorrow from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm.

Louis J. Poulin Elm St Biddeford Jackman Poulin Kennebunk St. Monica Church Stephen Mulkern Greenwood Cemetery Angell Dane St

Stabbing Victim David Boucher Dies in Portland

Portland police report David C. Boucher 21 died shortly after admission for a stab wound at a Portland hospital. Autopsy planned to confirm cause. Investigators said the incident occurred on a downtown Portland street with several others involved. A second person was treated for a stab wound.

Portland South Windham David C. Boucher Boucher

Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia Grow, Says N Viets

N Viets claims bombing harms US prisoners in the North and notes increases in captivity. Defense figures list 539 Americans known jailed in Southeast Asia, including Viet Cong and North Vietnamese holdings, with 1,123 listed as missing and likely prisoners.

South Vietnam North North Vietnam Defense Department Southeast Asia Cambodia

Ex-Solon Saltonstall Celebrates Birthday

Former U S Sen Leverett Saltonstall, age 80, marks his birthday at his summer home on Vinalhaven Island Maine. He and wife Alice expect 70 to 89 relatives and friends to join for cocktails this weekend, instead of his usual golf.

Vinalhaven Island U. S Leverett Saltonstall Maine Penobscot Bay Massachusetts Alice

Card of Thanks to caregivers and friends

Sincere thanks to Dr. Viger and to the priests for their care. Grateful appreciation to all nurses for kind treatment and to relatives and friends for flowers gifts and cards during stay at Webber Hospital. William Labonte.

Dr. Viger Webber Hospital William Labonte

Funeral home listings and contacts in Saco Maine

Funeral service notices list Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring Street Saco with phone 284 5611 Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine 282 056 Emond's Funeral Home 284 5511 and individuals Frank X Emond J P Conroy listed among contacts in the area.

Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St Saco Dennett & Craig Maine Emond Frank X. Emond J. P Conroy

Partly Cloudy Weekend Forecast for Portland Area

The region faces considerable cloudiness through Sunday with a chance of showers statewide. Lows tonight in the 50s to low 60s and highs Sunday in the 70s. Eastport to Merrimack River marine forecast shows southeast winds today to tonight becoming southeast 10-20 knots Sunday. Cloudy conditions with showers off the New Hampshire coast and south of Rockland, with visibility above five miles except possible showers reducing to 25 miles offshore. Seas may build to moderate tonight and Sunday south of Rockland.

Portland Marine Eastport Merrimack River New Hampshire Rockland

Various Youth Group Meetings Across Local Churches Sunday

Church youth fellows from Saco Goodwins Mills Adventist and Kennebunk area churches plan Sunday and Monday gatherings. Meetings include Methodist youth at Saco and Goodwins Mills at 5 30 and 6 pm, Bible Club at Ferry Road Saco at 5 45, Faith Pentecostal Old Orchard Beach service at 6 15 and evangelistic at 7 30, Advent Christian in Kennebunk 6 15, South Congregational Kennebunkport 6 pm Monday, Lu jan Baptist Goodwins Mills 6 pm, St Mary's Wells Beach 9 am mass followed by Confraternity classes, Advent Christian Goodwins Mills 7 pm, Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union 6 pm, West Kennebunk Methodist 3 pm, Ogunquit Baptist 6 pm.

Bible Club the Bible Baptist Church Ferry Road Saco Confraternity of Christian Doctrine St. Mary’s Church Wells Beach

Family News From Saco and Biddeford Nets Travel Tales

Mrs. Joseph Smith of 59 Locke Street Saco has returned home from Webber Hospital where she was a patient. Mr. and Mrs. George M Bergeron and daughter Pamela of 181 Pool Street Biddeford returned after a weekend reunion in Canada and five weeks with relatives in California including Las Vegas and Mexico.

Joseph Smith Locke St Saco Webber Hospital George M. Bergeron Pamela Pool St Biddeford Canada California Las Vegas Mexico

Grass Led Police To Hard Drugs In Maine Raids

Maine Deputy Atty. Gen. Richard S. Cohen said recent marijuana arrests mask a larger operation aimed at hard drugs. In a 14 week undercover effort funded by 34 thousand dollars, raids in five counties yielded 30 arrests with more to come and some suspects likely to be charged with sale of amphetamines barbiturates and hallucinogenics. Some targets are out of state and may be arrested when they return. Informants were supplied by Boston detective agencies.

Augusta Richard S. Cohen Cohen Maine Boston

Elm St Bridge South Traffic Pattern Change

Biddeford and Saco join with the state to detour southbound traffic at Lincoln Street toward Hill Street then Market Street to Somesville Bridge and Pine Street back to Route 1 at Bradbury Bridge. Northbound flow remains unchanged. Effective Tuesday Sept. 5 with new signs.

Augusta Fred Jones Bureau of Highways Department of Transportation Elm Street Biddeford Saco Lincoln Street Hill Street Market Street Somesville Bridge Pine Street Bradbury Bridge Jones

Davis Chorale Seeks Auditions in Kennebunk

Davis Chorale York County's new music society holds auditions Sunday at 2 p.m. at 26 Storer Street Kennebunk directed by founder Davis. Arrange auditions via Lois Stein Atlantic Realty Co until 5 p.m. today or Tue–Sat 9 to 5 next week. Rehearsals for a folk and operetta concert every Monday 7 30 p.m. at the Unitarian Church Kennebunk with a fall concert tentatively planned.

Kennebunk Lawrence’ Davis York County Music Society Davis Storer Street Lois Stein Atlantic Realty Co Unitarian Church

Sunday Services resume at Crescent Street UCC Biddeford

The Church School and Young People's Fellowship of the United Church of Christ Crescent Street Biddeford will resume Sunday services on September 24. Regular worship returns tomorrow at 10 30 a m led by Rev. John H Miller.

Methodist Youth Fellowship of The Saco United Methodist Church Crescent Street Biddeford

Biddeford City Offices Closed for Labor Day

The City of Biddeford will close its municipal offices on Monday for the holiday and reopen Tuesday at 9 a.m. A City Council meeting is rescheduled for Tuesday night at 7:30 in the council chambers.

Biddeford-Saco DAV Hall Bradbury Street Biddeford

Wells Branch Baptist Church to Host Rev Raymond Starbird

Wells Rev Raymond Starbird of Rockland will be guest speaker at Wells Branch Baptist Church on Sunday September 3 with services at 10 45 a m and 7 p m.

Raymond Starbird Rockland Wells Branch Baptist

Interdenominational Service at Ocean Park Features Rev Gordon Torgersen

Rev Gordon M. Torgersen of Worcester Massachusetts will preach at Ocean Park Temple on September 3 at 10 30 a m His sermon titled The Search for an Authentic Christ highlights his national and international speaking career He serves on the American Baptist Home Missionary Society board and was a past president of the Massachusetts Baptist Convention Also Rev Jack E Savage of Babylon NY reads scripture and Rev Robert M Smith of Sanford MA offers the pastoral prayer The Temple Juniors directed by Stewart Shuster sing Awake to Love and Work The adult Temple Choir with Eric Larson accompanist performs I Waited for the Lord Richard F Burns Assembly Superintendent presides An old fashioned hymn sing closes the 7 30 p m service Rev John S Sanders offers devotions and Dr Robert Rainie plays trombone Charles Parkin of Ocean Park writes a new hymn Lord When The Way We Cannot See to be sung Slides of the Ocean Park July 4 parade will be shown

Ocean Park Gordon M. Torgersen First Baptist Church Worcester Mass Temple Torgersen CBS Middlebury University of New Hampshire Acadia Canada American, Baptist Home Missonary Society Massachusetts Baptist Convention Jack E. Savage United Methodist Church Babylon New York Robert M. Smith Sanford Smith Association Ocean Park Association Stewart Shuster Eric Larson Richard F. Burns Assembly John S. Sanders Robert Rainie Concord N.H Lord Charles Parkin Parkin

Former Vicar to Speak at St. John's Service

Former OOB vicar Rev John E Gulick of St Paul Cathedral Fond du Lac Wisconsin will be guest speaker at the morning 8 o clock service at St John's By the Sea Episcopal Church on St John Street. Gulick served as vicar from 1945 to 1948.

Old Orchard Beach St. John’s Bythe Sea Episcopal Church St. John’s Street John E. Gulick St. Paul Cathedral Fond du Lac Wisc Father Gulick

Nab Biddeford Man In State Drug Bust

Old Orchard Beach police arrested 22 year old Charles Nason of Biddeford on Old Orchard Street around 8 30 p m as part of a statewide drug bust. He is to be arraigned in Saco District Court on marijuana selling charges. Two warrants remained to be served in the operation.

Old Orchard Beach Saco District Court Charles Nason Guinea Road Biddeford Old Orchard Street

Kennebunk Inn Closes For Season

Kennebunk Inn owner Hugh Pillsbury announced that after lunch Monday the dining room and lounge will close for the season. The inn will stay open for tenant and transient trade.

Kennebunk Hugh Pillsbury The Kennebunk Inn

Saco Opens New Sewage Plant After 10 Years of Effort

Officials in Saco Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach celebrated the new Front Street sewage treatment plant opened after a decade of proposals hearings and studies. Local leaders credited federal state and city funding with a $2 million project with 55 30 and 15 percent shares and an $860 000 bond issue approved in 1967.

Saco Jerome Plante Peter Kyras Tim Michael Spath Peter Kyros Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Plante Gerry Nutting Paul Reay Donald Doyle Timothy Crowley III Harold ‘Waight Fred Clark Everett Forester Robert Ducharme Patricia Reay Peter Danton Front Street Crowley Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Improvement Commission

Airlines pledge curbside CAB run shuttle services at night

The CAB notes four airlines Delta Eastern Western and Wien of Alaska will initiate passenger shuttle services to hotels or city centers for red eye flights. Other carriers provide information on services only when asked. The board warns lack of notice risks discriminatory treatment among passengers.

Delta Eastern Western Wien Alaska

Arid August Nearly Topped Hub Record

Boston saw its second driest August in 122 years with only .83 inches of rain, 2.83 inches below normal. Meteorologists recorded a tornado funnel in Needham Newton and Brookline on August 9, and the month was the coolest August since 1968 with an average of 71.5 degrees.

Boston National Weather Service Robert E. Lautzenheiser Needham Newton Brookline

Grass fires kept Old Orchard Beach crews busy

Old Orchard Beach firemen battled a grass fire off Ross Road from 5 to 10 p.m. with help from Saco firefighters from 5 to 8 p.m. They also extinguished a second grass fire behind Funtown around 4 p.m. and responded to a false alarm at Union and Central avenues at 6:55 p.m.

Old Orchard Beach Saco Ross Road Funtown Union and Central Avenues

Tasker Street Tops Saco Council Tuesday Agenda

A 20 item agenda for the Saco City council meeting includes Tasker Street issues at the request of Councilman Robert Cassette. Items cover Brentwood Circle and Wildwood Drive street acceptance, cable TV possibilities, retroactive wages for street department workers, and bids on Scott Air Packs, coats for North Saco fire department, and tax lien properties.

New Zealand Wins Eight-Oared Race Over U S for Olympic Gold

New Zealand led from start to finish to defeat the United States in the eight-oared final. The U S eight, coxed by Paul Hoffman of the Virgin Islands, earned the silver medal, the sole medal for American rowing in seven events.

York County AM Station Began In 1948 With WIDE

Commemoration marks WIDE’s 25th year highlighting its origin as York County’s first AM station in 1948 and its enduring local presence.

Wide York County

Biddeford Welcomes York Countys First Commercial FM Station

York County gains its first commercial FM station as WIDE-FM on 94.3 MHz begins broadcasting at 5 15 p m The station aims to cover York County fully and much of Cumberland County day and night Station Manager Frank DeFrancesco says a new newsman will cover the Kennebunks President F Parker Hoy of Hoy Communications Inc calls the launch a major expansion The FM will duplicate AM programming at first but will later become a separate outlet with special event coverage including 26 football games this fall.

Hoy Communications WIDE Parker Hoy Frank DeFrancesco FCC Wide- FM Michael Spath York County Wide-Fm Cumberland County Kennebunks DeFrancesco F. Parker Hoy Hoy Communications , Inc

Rule Newport Man Died By Drowning

An autopsy found James C. Baker 22 of Newport Rhode Island drowned in the Piscataqua River with no signs of violence. Witness saw him alive a week earlier on August 24. Baker arrived with a circus in July and stayed in Portsmouth working as a hotel dishwasher in New Castle.

Portsmouth N. H James C. Baker Newport R.I Willian Mortimer Manuel A. Villaverde Manchester Villaverde Mortimer Baker New Castle

Arabic as chief Middle East language noted

The text states that Arabic is the dominant language in the Middle East region where Africa Asia and Europe converge. It highlights linguistic prominence across several nations and is presented as a defining trait of the area.

Middle East Africa Asia Europe

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs N. Viets Solon Saltonstall Goodwins Mills Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Assembly of God Atlantic Avenue Third Street Christ’s Ambassadors Youth Fellowship of the Advent Christian Church Route 135 South Congregational Church Temple Street Kennebunkport Lujan Baptist Church Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society Methodist Youth Fellowship of the West Kennebunk Methodist Church Baptist Youth Fellowship Ogunquit Grass Elm St. Bridge Davis Chorale John H. Miller Gordon Torgersen Bay Othy Crowley III Kenneth Small Saco Chamber of Commerce Berton Braley George Nutting Dick Danforth OOB Daggett’s Lobster Pier Road Cape Porpoise Tasker St MR. Rodman Deering Lumber CO Hou Rule Howdy & Friends
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