Local Service Members Return and Achievements Noted
Pfc. Roger G. Plante has returned to Fort Hood Texas after a 15 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Plante of Saco and his John B Petit of Biddeford. John L Welch an airman apprentice USN son of Mr and Mrs Fred L Welch of Kennebunk has graduated from Aviation Mechanical Fundamentals School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tennessee. Returning home Saturday from the National Women s Relief Corp Inc in Atlantic City New Jersey were Mrs Ruth Wiljey department president Mrs Phyllis Wright past department president and department secretary and Mrs Doris Duross past department president all of Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger G. Plante
Fort Hood
Tex
Charles Plante
Saco
John B. Petit
Biddeford
John L. Welch
USN
Fred L. Welch
Brown St
Kennebunk
Aviation Mechanical
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
National Women’s Relief Corp. Inc
Atlantic City
N. J
Ruth Wil Jey
Phyllis Wright
Doris Duross
Community group meetings and reorganizations listed in Biddeford and Saco
Local clubs and auxiliaries plan midweek sessions at homes and halls. Eastern Star Knights of Columbus and Daughters of Isabella discuss dinners swap parties, while the Biddeford-Saco Community Chest holds its annual meeting at York County Savings and Loan. General meetings include hospital auxiliary business and church missionary society events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco Community Chest Group
York County Savings and Loan Association
Main Street
Biddeford
Churchill J Lary dies at 63 in Saco
Churchill J Lary 63 of 16 Middle St Saco died yesterday at home. Born in Shelbourne NH Sept 13 1900 he was a World War II veteran and former Portsmouth Navy Yard machinist. Survived by brother Everett C Lary in Saudi Arabia and half-brother George A Grant Sr. of Cape Porpoise. Funeral 1 30 pm Wednesday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home with Laurel Hill Cemetery interment. Friends may call today 2 4 and 7 9 pm. Unity Social Club members plan a mystery ride tomorrow at 6 at Ruth Scammons home, with meeting at Emma Garsides in Buxton Rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill James Lary
Middle St
Saco
Shelbourne
N. H
Albert C
Ida
Mary) Lary
Portsmouth
N. H.) Navy Yard
Everett C. Lary
Saudi Arabia
George A. Grant Sr
Cape Porpoise
Dennett and Craig
Main St
Laurel Hill
Edgecomb, Percy L. 71 Dies in Hillsboro NH
Percy L Edgecomb 71 former Limerick Maine resident died Sunday at home on Antrim Road Hillsboro after a long illness He served in World War I Survivors include widow daughter brother sister two grandsons and several nieces and nephews Funeral at Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk Maine Wednesday at 2 PM Rev Fred Holmberg officiating Interment in Hope Cemetery Kennebunk Friends may call tonight at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
N.H
Percy L. Edgecomb
Antrim Road
Limerick
Maine
Loring S
Etta
Rich) Edgecomb
U.S. Army
Anna (Meder) Edgecomb
Etta M. Gisel
Canford
N.J
Leslie Edgecomb
Cynwyd
Kennebunk Beach
Ora I
Goodwin
Mexico
Angell
Dane St
Kennebunk
Fred Holmberg
Church Notes Highlight Wednesday Activities in Biddeford
A mothers chatterbox session for those with young children is set for Wednesday 10 to 11 30 a m at United Church of Christ Congregational Biddeford. Choir rehearsals for Biddeford United Church of Christ Congregational occur weekly with Junior at 6 15 p m and Senior at 7 p m. A prayer and praise service for Advent Christian Biddeford members is planned for Wednesday 7 30 p m at the Chapel street parsonage. A mid week worship service is scheduled for Wednesday 7 30 p m at Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church Old Orchard Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church of Christ
Biddeford
Advent Christian Church
Chapel Street
Faith Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Route 35
Kennebunk Lower Village
Cadorette R A 44 of Biddeford dies at home
Robert A Cadorette 44 of 43 Myrtle Street Biddeford died suddenly at his home Monday morning. Born January 12 1920 in Biddeford he was the son of Alphonse and Marianne Cadorette and attended St Josephs and St Louis schools. He worked in Pepperell Mfg Co spinning department for many years and was a World War II veteran serving in the Rhineland and Pacific theaters. He was a communicant of St Josephs Church and member of the Sacred Heart League. Survived by wife Lea Corbeil Cadorette two sons Maurice and Richard and daughter Diane all of Biddeford one brother Raynald Cadorette two sisters Marguerite Cadorette and Doris Letourneau several nieces. Funeral Thursday at 830 at St Josephs Church. Friends may call at the Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford today and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 10. Additional services listed in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Armand Cadorette
Myrtle St
Biddeford
Alphonse and
Marianne Garneau Cadorette
St. Joseph's
St. Louis
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Rhineland
St. Joseph’s Church
Sacred Heart League
Lea Corbeil Cadorette
Maurice
Richard Cadorette
Diane Cadorette
Raynald Cadorette
Marguerite Cadorette
Doris Letourneau
St. Joseph's Church
Bolduc
Alfred St
Wed- Christian Science Society
Winter Street
Saco
Ninth Graders to Report at Biddeford Junior High
Principal Robert Hodge announced all ninth graders must report to Biddeford Junior High School on Alfred Street at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Junior High
Robert Hodge
Biddeford
Sym- School
Alfred Street
Obituary of Dominic Dentico Biddeford 1888 1965
Dominic Dentico 76 of 8 and 8 St Biddeford died yesterday in a Saco hospital He was born August 5 1888 in Bari Italy son of Joseph and Maria Dentico a mason and WWI veteran member of American Legion Post Biddeford Survivors include three daughters Mrs Paul Boudreau Mrs Clary Bradley Canton Ohio and Mrs Guy Salerno Redondo Beach Calif four sons Savario Bath Joseph Endicott NY Daniel Biddeford and Vito Scarborough 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild Ducted at 9 am Thursday at St Marys Church Biddeford Friends may call at Sansouci Funeral Home Biddeford 1 Stone St from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 pm starting today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominic Dentico
Biddeford
Saco
Bari
Italy
Joseph and
Maria
Ambriola) Dentico
Tiche- Beaudoin-Farlevy
American Legions Post
Paul Boudreau
Clary Bradley
Canton
Ohio
Guy Salerno
Redondo Beach
Calif
Savario
Bath
Joseph Endicott
N. Y
Daniel
Vito
Scarborough
St. Mary's Church
Bidde- Friends
Bidde- Friends May Call At the Sansouco Funeral Home, 1 Stone St., Biddeford
Sacred Heart League to Offer Prayers for Cadorette
Members of the Sacred Heart League of St. Joseph's Church will meet tomorrow night at 7 at Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred Street Biddeford to offer prayers for Cadorette a member Robert A Cadorette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart League of St. Joseph's Church
Bolduc
Alfred St
Biddeford
Robert A Cadorette
Portland Weather Brief: Mild Sunlit Afternoon
Portlands afternoon forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. Light to moderate southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight remains fair with patches of fog and lows in the low 50s. Winds southwest 10 to 12 mph. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures with southwest winds 12 to 18 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Dumas Prepares for Columbia College Freshman Week
Maurice Dumas of Biddeford Maine will arrive in New York City on September 16 to begin his Columbia College career during Freshman Week. He is the son of Mrs Anna Dumas and the late Ferdinand Dumas and a June graduate of St Louis High School where he served as school president and on the student council. He played football and belonged to the St Louis National Honor Society and earned a Columbia College National Scholarship for his academic record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maurice Dumas
Biddeford
Maine
New York City
Columbia College
Columbia University
Dumas
Anna Dumas
Fernand Dumas
Route 1
St. Louis High School
St Louis
St. Louis
Funeral for Mrs. Emilie Tremblay Held in Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs. Emilie Tremblay formerly of Fall River Mass were held at St Josephs Church Biddeford with Rt Rev Msgr Elie Hevey presiding The service included a solemn requiem high mass organ music by Mrs Diana Rousselle and singer from Brothers of St Louis High School faculty Interment followed at St Josephs Cemetery Bearers listed and attendees included local and out of town relatives and Sisters of St Joseph from Fall River Mass
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilie Tremblay
Fall River
Mass
St. Joseph's Church
Biddeford
Elie Hevey
Armand Levesque
Normand Carrier
Diana Rousselle
Brothers of St. Louis High School
St. Joseph's
Father Levesque
Laurent Carrier
Guy Carrie
Paul Laveriere
Normand Laverriere
Albert Carignan
Donald Gauvin
Sisters of St. Joseph
James Chouinard
Jane
New Jersey
Louise Aneele
Joe Chouinard
Janice
Louis Chouinard
James F. Bailey
Edward Brinner
New Hampshire
Nine Fatal Accidents Recorded Over Weekend
The Associated Press reports Maine logged nine fatal weekend deaths three on Labor Day. Four highway crashes, two boating incidents, one drowning, and two other causes. Highway toll rose to 137, a record for this date. Notable deaths include Brad ford resident Joseph Lassell 24, Milford constable Patrick Zito 42, Rockland boater Neil Fogg 32, and several others in Camden Rockland Oxford Sebago and Steep Falls. Police log 24 injuries and 69 property damage cases among 96 total incidents, tourists leaving Maine as peak traffic eased. Maine Turnpike in Kittery noted a peak flow of 1 500 cars per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Maine
Joseph Lassell
Bradford
Lassell
South Carolina
Milford
Patrick Zito
Bradley
Zito
Neil Fogg
Rockland
Chickawaukie Lake
Ihere
Fogg
Donald Williams
Megunticook
Camden
Almon Stevens
Carmel
Israel J
Pat’’ Thibodeau
Nashua
N.H
Oxford Plains
Oxford
Paul Davi
Dedham
Mass
Hancock Pond
Sebago
Russell Wilson Jr
Westbrook
William Watson Jr
Maine Turnpike
Kittery
Four Persons Treated After Beach Accident
Four individuals were treated and released at Webber Hospital after a head on collision on Saco Avenue in Old Orchard Beach. Ralph L. Howes of East Hartford pulled into the opposite lane to avoid a stopped car, colliding with Mary Smirles of Dover, New Hampshire. Passengers Minna Howes and Niki Leondarakis were injured. both cars were a total loss. Other minor weekend incidents were reported on West Grand Avenue and at Winona Avenue Seaside Avenue intersections with various residents from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beachfour
Webber Hospital
Saco Avenue
Ralph L. Howes
East Hartford
Conn
Mary Smirles
Dover
N.H
Minna Howes
Howes
Niki Leondarakis
Smirles
West Grand Avenue
Charles A. Hancock
Weymouth
Mass
Jackson C. Caldwell Jr
Vernon, Conn
Bernard Talamantez
Marine Barracks
Brunswick
Lew Aron
Lawrence
Winona Avenue
Seaside Avenue
Donald Stone
Cambridge
Thomas Davis
Fall St
Biddeford
Labor Day riot quiets Hampton Beach after chaos
Hampton Beach N H calm returns after a four hour Labor Day Eve riot in which about 10 000 teens clashed with state troopers local police and National Guardsmen Some 200 arrested twenty injured and damage in the thousands as authorities blame parental discipline and prepare to try the offenders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton’ Beach
N.H
Robert W. Rhodes
Public Safety
New Hampshire
Rhodes
John W. King
Peter Zamboni
Everett
Mass
Funeral for Miss Lynne Fontaine in Biddeford
Funeral services for Miss Lynne P. Fontaine of 109 May St Biddeford were held at 9 this morning at St Marys Church Rev Cornelius Enright celebrated the mass of the angels. Singing by William Cleary with no organist Elizabeth Seidel. Bearers were Guy Fontaine Marc Sylvestre Michael Des coteaux and Raymond Loran ger. Burial followed in the family plot at St Marys Cemetery Rev Maurice Goan led prayers at the graveside. Out of town mourners included Mrs Mariam Grant Greenville Ss C Mr and Mrs Preston Whitten North Reading Mass Mr and Mrs Gerald Rees Baltimore Md and Mr and Mrs Dana Mayo South Berwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Fontaine
Lynne P. Fontaine
Biddeford
St. Mary’s Church
Cornelius Enright
the Angels
William Cleary
Elizabeth Seidel
Guy Fontaine
Marc Sylvestre
Michael Descoteaux
Raymond Loranger
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Maurice Goan
Mariam Grant
Greenville
Ss. C
Preston Whitten
North Reading
Mass
Gerald Rees
Baltimore
Dana Mayo
South Berwick
Escapees Sought After Maine Prison Break in Rhode Island
Providence police search for two juvenile escapees Joseph J. Podziak eighteen and Robert G. Ristine seventeen from South Windham Maine seen in Providence Monday. They fled outdoor program Sunday and reportedly headed for Philadelphia. Stolen cars linked to the escape were reported at Arundel Fryeburg and a later knifepoint holdup near the Saco exit. An alarm across the Eastern Seaboard was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R.I
South Windham
Maine
Joseph J. Podziak
South Portland
Robert G. Ristine
Upper Darby
Philadelphia
Arundel
Fryeburg
Sherwood Johnson
Monson
Maine Turnpike
Saco
Melvin L. Ward
South
Boston
Woals
Seaboard States
Firefighters Respond to Auto Fire on East Grand Ave
Firemen answered a call to East Grand Avenue yesterday at 2 25 a m for an automobile fire which was out of arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
East Grand Avenue
Pageant notes and Sleeping Bear Dune highlight inland segment
Composite details from a Miss America pageant recount 192 year youth, 129 pound average, and measurements near the past winners. Brown hair predominates while brown eyes rise in this year’s group. Tonight’s parade features grand marshal Perle Mesta and a public debut on the boardwalk. A second feature notes Sleeping Bear Dune in Leelanau County Michigan as the world’s largest shifting sand formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fach
Perle Mesta
Washington
Sleeping Bear Dune
Leelanau County
Michigan
Several Traffic Accidents Listed In Biddeford
Biddeford saw a weekend string of traffic mishaps across Main Street Elm Street Water Street Pool Road and Jefferson Washington Streets. Vehicles driven by Laskey Labbe Simpson Williams LaRose StLouis Inkel Hughes and Camire collided or struck parked cars with injuries to two children Brunette and Cote and a bicycle accident involving Anne St Pierre. No fatalities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Elroy W. Laskey
Pleasant View Drive
Saco
Eugene P. Labbe
Old Orchard Road
Old Orchard Beach
Laskey
Lower Main Street
Alfred St
Vivian St. Louis
Carole Verrier
Spring St
Verrier
Pool Road
Victor R. Inkel
Hartford
Fof Sanford
Webber Hospital
Normand B. Camire
Birch St
Theresa P. Lambert
Dupont Ave
Camire
Anne St. Pierre
Middle St
Joseph Vachon
West St
Eugene
P. Wolfahrt
Main Street
Albert Elwell
John Mondville
John O'Neil
Dover
N.H
Robert Martin
Main St
Rose Blanchette
Union Ave
O'Neill
Electronic nose to spot bombs being developed
CHICAGO AP The Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute is developing an electronic nose more sensitive than a bloodhound to sniff bombs aboard airliners. A $39 000 FAA grant funds the project as aviation sabotage concerns persist since 1955. Dr Andrew Dravnick s says results look promising but a practical full device is 5 to 10 years away. Lab tests show dynamite odor detectable three weeks after removal. discrimination from harmless odors remains the challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Imminois Institute of Technology Research Institute
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Cola
Chiilly
Andrew Dravnicks
Dravnieks
Dravnicks
Biddeford Resident Is Given $25 Fine
Francis J. Smith, 35, of 484 Main St Biddeford, pleaded guilty to charges of using language and deportment calculated to inflame a Biddeford police officer. Smith was found guilty in Biddeford Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Smith
Main St
Biddeford
J Smith
Missing Fathers Asked After Mothers Say Their Children
A fragment states a woman questions fathers' absence and wonders about the role of paternal figures in the care of children, reflecting concern over family disruption and parental responsibility. The quoted line suggests social or moral concern about fatherlessness.
Two Lewiston Youths Fined On Liquor Counts
Two Lewiston youths, Bertrand E. Plourde and Raymond Cronkite, both 18, pleaded guilty in Saco Municipal Court to illegal possession of intoxicating liquors by a minor and were fined 20 dollars each. Complainant was State Liquor Commission inspector. Also present were Normand Lefebvre of Montreal and William G. Kyles of Belmont, mass charged with offenses. Norman Babb, 39, of Saco, were involved in separate proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Wilson Jr
Saco Municipal Court
Bertrand E. Plourde
Raymond
Cronkite
Lewiston
Sace
Normand Lefebvre
Montreal
William G. Kyles
Belmont
Mass
State
Liquor Commission
Norman Babb
Pleasant St
Saco
Wilson
Biddeford Fire Crews Respond To Four Alarm Calls
Biddeford firefighters were dispatched Sunday for an opened oil valve on a barrel at 50 Foss St. on the second floor of a three story building owned by Conrad Fortier with occupant Joseph Quinn. They washed down the oil. An auto fire at the A and W Root Beer drive in at 554 Elm St. was put out in the afternoon due to a carburetor issue in a 1957 vehicle owned by Jeannette Roy. An awning fire at 69 Jefferson St. burned a hole in the awning. a cigarette started the blaze in a property owned by Paul Shelatra and occupied by George Peloquin. A refrigerator ammonia gas line break at 23 Foss St. required gas masks to remove the appliance. the two story building is owned by Raymond A die and occupied by Harold Newenham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Foss St
Conrad Fortier
Joseph Quinn
A & W Root Beer
Jeannette Roy
Jefferson St
Paul Shelatra
George Peloquin
Raymond Audie
Harold Newenham
Judge orders fine in Biddeford case
Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason presided in the morning session and ordered a $25 fine. Biddeford Police Officer Norman Arbour acted as the complainant in the proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald C. Nason
Biddeford
Norman Arbour
Victory Circle Plans Pilgrimage To Springvale
Our Lady of Victory in Biddeford arranged a pilgrimage to No tre Dame de Lourdes Church Springvale during a Sunday meeting at the Fremont Club Al fred Street. President Mrs Anna Forcier announced a special bus leaving Biddeford City Square at 9 30 am on September 27 with reservations through the committee. Officers will be elected October 4. Donations were voted to two local priests who are transferring to other parishes. Several members were named as winners in a social game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
National Association of Artificial Breeders
Colony Hotel
Colony
Carl Russell
Kennebunk
Chester Staples
Kennebunk Baptist Church
John H. Reed
Missouri
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Illinois
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Springvale
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Anna Forcier
Biddeford City Square
Amanda Durette
Traders Court East Germany Trade Fair Draws Western Traders
East Germany hosts the autumn Leipzig Trade Fair drawing Western traders led by British MPs. British Conservative Brunaby Drayson accuses West Germany of restricting trade while East Germans offer potash at competitive prices, arguing identical quality from shared fields. West German officials cite trade as a domestic issue tied to potential reunification amid sizable bilateral commerce totaling about 437 million dollars last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leipzig
East Germany
West Germany
Brunaby Drayson
Yorkshire
Drayson
Rabies Tests On Fox Are Negative
Rabies tests on a fox sent to a laboratory in Augusta last Thursday were negative. Dr. Patrick Shaw of Biddeford learned of the results Saturday after the tests followed the animal's death at a Buxton Road home in Saco. The tests were ordered because a Saco boy named John Hughes had a scratch on his body after he and two friends found the sick animal and brought it home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Patrick Shaw
Biddeford
Buxton Road
Saco
John Hughes
Maine trip tests plans for national ticket leaders
The article reports a political figure outlining ongoing duties in Washington and Maine campaign logistics. He anticipates a Senate reapportionment vote and his water pollution bill action, notes uncertainty about the national ticket’s Maine campaign, and identifies Hubert Humphrey as a likely immediate prospect over President Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace
Maine
Washington
Senate
Huert Humphrey
Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Annette
Order of the Eastern Star
Grace Littlefield
Swan Pond
Lyman
Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Bishop Fenwick Council
Knights of Columbus
G.A.R. Hall
Sac
Our Lady of Fatima
Daughters of Isabella
Union St. Jean Baptiste Adams Street
James J. Mullen
St. Margaret's Parish Hall
Webber Hospital Auxiliary
Nurses
Acon
Chagnon
St. Jean Baptiste
Club
Adams Street
Women's Missionary Society
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Herbert Emery
Guinea Road
Churchill J. Lary
Unity Social Club
Ruth Scammon
North Street
Emma Garside
Robert A. Cadorette
Lyman First Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Full Gospel
Route 9-A
Wells
Village Baptist Church
Tides High A.M
Hampton Beach
N.H.) Navy Yard
Bruce Poulton
University of Maine
Maine Breeders Cooperative
John Gould
Lisbon
Narragansett and
Nonantum Hotels
Shawmut Inn
Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce
King
National Guard
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Victory Circle
Traders Court
Biddeford & Saco Gas CO
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