Saco lodge and clubs announce meetings and officer nominations
Saco Rebekah Lodge meets at Odd Fellows Hall Main Street on Saturday at 7 30 p m for officer nominations. Saco Lodge I O C F meets Monday at 7 30 p m with officer nominations. E and L Club of Saco School Street Methodist Church meets Monday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Ella Lumen s home Beacon Avenue Ferry Beach with co hosts Mrs Eva Harper and Mrs Dora Clark and members to bring items for a silent auction.
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Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Main Street
Saco
E. and L. Club
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Ella Lumen
Beacon Avenue
Ferry Beach
Eva Harper
Dora Clark
Deaths in Old Orchard Beach: Norma L. Bickford 76
Norma L. Bickford 76 of 224 Temple Ave died at a Biddeford hospital Wednesday. Born March 24 1889 in Sha iron Mass she was the daughter of Lee L. and Emm Gibbs Phillips. Survived by widower F Harold Bickford a son Donald H Saint John NB a daughter Louise C Britston Old Orchard Beach a sister Eleanor Reed Whitman Mass two grandsons and two great granddaughters. Services by Rev Russell K Pier at Faith Tabernacle Third and Atlantic Ave Saturday 9 am and by Rev Bernard R Patton at Mars Hill Sunday 2 pm. Confessions heard at Friends may call at Laing Funeral St Martha's Church Kememeral Home Berwick tonight bunkport Saturday 7 8 7 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Norma L. Bickford
Temple Ave
Biddeford
Shairon
Mass
Lee L
Emm Gibbs Phillips
F. Harold Bickford
Donald H
Saint John
N.B
Louise C. Britston
Eleanor Reed
Whit
Bunkport
Church notices from Biddeford and Saco urge meetings and fund-raiser
Confessions will be heard at St Marys Church Wells Beach before the 9 a m mass. The Junior Band and songs children of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Saturday at 1 em There will be a historical committee meeting of the United Church of Christ of Biddeford in Fellowship Hall at 1 30 p m Sept 15. The Bible class will meet at Mrs Donald Franker 291 Pool Road Biddeford Sept 16 at 2 p m. The men of First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ will hold their fall meeting Sept 15 at 7 30 p m to plan a fund raising clam supper for Nov 6. There will be no Youth Fellowship at Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford this Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
Saco Salvation Army
Historical Committee of the United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Fellowship Hall
Donald Franger
Pool Road
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Beach Street
Saco
Foss Street Methodist Church
Kennebunk OES Chapter Opens Fall Meetings
Madonna Chapter, O E S in Kennebunk held its fall meeting at Masonic Hall with Doris West and William West presiding. Invitations were adopted for Degrees and Nights at several chapters, upcoming events, and honoring stations. Refreshments followed. next meeting set for Sept 21 with DeMolay Chapter honor in Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Madonna
O.E.S
Masonic Hall
Doris West
William West
Marshall
Alice Crocker
Union
Lyman
Barbara Wheeler
Patricia Hubbard
Priscilla
Highpine
Piscataqua
Kittery
Lucile Jennison
Clover
Sanford
Sentinel
Raymond Ingalls
Luella Ingalls
Bernice Crossman Marshall
Water Battle Tilt Set For Saturday
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Members of the fire department and call men will participate in a water battle tomorrow morning as part of the Maine State Federation of Firefighters Convention in Portland. Assistant Chief Linwood Kimball and call men Gerard McGee Glendon Murphy Thomas Glaude and Donald Oy race in a three minute prelim and five minute main event using 2.5 inch lines with 40 pounds nozzle pressure. A parade in the afternoon features department crews driving the ladder truck.
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Old Orchard Beach
Fire Department
Maine State Federation of Firefighters
Portland
Linwood Kimball
Gerard McGee
Glendon Murphy
Thomas Glaude
Donald Oy
Card of Thanks for Emelda Charland and family
Relatives and friends sent flowers cards and sympathy during the bereavement for our sister Emelda Charland Noella Poissant and Adrienne Gagne express thanks to Msgr White Father Doyon Father Parent Msgr O Leary and Old Orchard Beach community for their help and kindness from Edward Radley and family
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Emelda Charland
Noella
Msgr. White
Doyon
Father Parent
Msgr
O'Leary
Old Orchard Beach
Lavallee 69 Chicopee banker dies after long illness
J Aime Lavallee 69 a Chicopee banker and industrialist and longtime advisor to St Francis College Biddeford Maine died yesterday at a local hospital He headed Chicopee Savings Bank for five years and held posts with Assumption College Worcester Springfield Safe Deposit Bank and Eastern Etching Co He is survived by his widow and two children Requiem high mass set for Monday at 10 am at St Thomas Aquinas Church Springfield with attending clergy from St Francis College Biddeford
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Springfield
Mass
J. Aime Lavallee
Chicopee
St. Francis College
Biddeford
Maine
Lavallee
Canada
Chicopee Savings Bank
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Springfield Cathedral High School
Assumption College
Worcester
Springfield Safe Deposit Bank
Presi
Richelieu Club
Eastern Etching Co
Lavallee and Ide Co
St. Thomas Aquinas
Donald Nicknair
Matthew Audibert
Funeral services for George W Pillsbury Biddeford
Funeral services for George W Pillsbury of 387 Alfred Street Biddeford were held at 9:30 this morning from Cosgrove Funeral Home 326 Elm Street Biddeford Rev Coleman OToole of St Marys parish officiated Burial was in the family lot at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford with Father OToole saying the committal prayers Bearers were Roger Casavan Donald Pinette Leo Callahan William Deasey Roland Lemay and Paul Bellefeuille
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George W. Pillsbury
Alfred St
Biddeford
Cosgrove
Elm St
Coleman O'Toole
St. Mary’s Parish
Greenwood Cemetery
Father O’toole
Roger Casavan
Donald Pinette
Leo Callahan
William Deasey
Roland Lemay
Paul Bellefeuille
Johnson outlines NATO aims amid De Gaulle concerns
President Johnson, addressing a crowd in Cleveland, stressed NATO's strength and ongoing updates. He highlighted three key future projects: bolstering the alliance, boosting political cooperation, and improving collective nuclear defense arrangements. He did not address the Multilateral Nuclear Force proposal.
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White House
Bill D. Moyers
de Gaulle
Johnson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO Alliance
Cleveland
NATO
United States
MLF
West Germany
Nuclear Force
ANF
Washington
France
NATO Council
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Portland Weather Tonight and Saturday Briefing
Tonight partly cloudy with a few thundershowers ending by morning. Mild early but cooler by morning with a low in the mid 40s. Westerly winds shift to northwest 10 to 15 mph. Saturday partly sunny and cooler with northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Small craft warnings posted along the coast.
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Portland
Betsy Threatens Gulf Coast In Near Miss For New Orleans
Betsy skimmed past New Orleans the closest a hurricane has approached since 1947, forcing mass evacuations across Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama. It pummeled Florida and the Bahamas with 145 mph winds, left six dead in the Keys and $100 million in tentative damages, while casinos hotels and refu gees filled coastal towns and airports closed.
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New Orleans
Betsy
Bourbon Street
Florida
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Cameron
Audrey
Pass Christian
Biloxi
Dauphin Island
Mobile Bay
South Ponchatrain Lakeshore
Metairie
Lafourche Parish
Delta
Miami
Atlantic
Bahamas
Nassau
Florida Keys
Mobile
Ala
Lake Charles
Seaport Center
Moisant International
Notable Birth Announcements From Notre Dame Hospital and Beyond
A sequence of birth notices records newborns across Biddeford Saco and beyond. Richard Ernest Bolduc Christine Marie Boilard Stacey Ann Winters Norman Conrad Lori Ann Turgeon Heidi Marie Lisa Michele Eric Edward are listed with weights and dates. Relatives in Biddeford Oak Ridge Bridgeport and Westover are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice J. ‘Boilard
Lemieux St
Biddeford
Christine Marie
James Winster
Elmwood
N.J
Stacey Ann
Emilien Paquin
Maple St
Saco
Norman Conrad
Leo Turgeon
Lincoln St
Lori Ann
Eye
Dana B. Hutchins
Chula Vista
Calif
Heidi Marie
George C. Hutchins
Oak Ridge Road
M. J. Tanner
Main Street
Henry S. Youd
Lisa Michele
Westover Air Force Base Hospital
Youd
Priscilla Pare
Ernest Pare
Earle T. Youdl
Bridgeport
Searsport Man Killed Crossing Route 1
A 69 year old Searsport man Franklin Monroe was killed when struck by a car while attempting to cross U S Route 1 Thursday night. Police identified the victim, and investigators are reviewing the incident details.
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Searsport
Franklin Monroe
Draft Call In Maine Set To Rise In October
Augusta based Selective Service will summon 320 Maine men for drafting in October the largest Maine call since 1954. Col. Paul B. Merrick said the quota likely matches a Korean era level and will continue at least six months toward the government fiscal year end. Lt. Col. Raymond Crosby notes recruiting jolt as men seek Army Navy and Air Force options before induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Paul B. Merrick
Merrick
Raymond Crosby
Crosby
National Guard
Regular Armed Forces
County Law Group To Meet In Arundel
York County Law Enforcement Association holds a meeting at Arundel Grange Hall on Wednesday with a baked ham supper at 7 p.m. A report on the police pistol match and plans for the Maine Law Enforcement Association convention on Oct. 23 at Poland Spring House will be discussed. Delegates to the convention will be elected. Inspector Charles Lombard will speak. Arrangements are led by Chief Nicholas Inniss and Officer Edmund Cashen.
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Arundel
York County Law Enforcement Association
Grange
Maine Law Enforcement Association
Poland Spring House
Charles Lombard
Inland Fish & Games Department
Nicholas Inniss
Kennebunkport
Kennebunk
Edmund Cashen
Underwater Trails Blazed By Aquanauts
Sealab aquanauts near end of a two week dive 205 feet below the sea. Trail lines fixed to stakes extend up to 200 feet from the capsule to aid navigation in the underwater habitat. Nine of ten aquanauts are due to surface Sunday. Cmdr. Scott Carpenter will remain another 15 days before a second team continues investigations.
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LA Jolla
Calif
Sealab
Navy
Cmdr
Scott Carpenter
Hurricane Betsy Hits New Orleans In Frenzy
Hurricane Betsy causes mass flight from the Mississippi Delta with over 185000 residents fleeing. Separately, in international news Pakistan claims success against India as heavy fighting continues and U S policy seeks neutrality.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mississippi Delta
Rev Alec Smith Named Minister In Biddeford
Rev Alec Smith is named minister for Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford He is a Canadian born in Newfoundland and educated at University of Newfoundland Dalhousie College Pine Hill Divinity Hall and postgrad work at Toronto and Boston University Services in South Biddeford begin Sunday at 9 30 am with Foss Street Church services at 11 am Communion first Sunday monthly Youth Fellowship 6 30 pm no fellowship this Sunday
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Foss Street Methodist
Biddeford
Alec Smith
Canada
Newfoundland
University of Newfoundland
Delhousie College
Halifax
Pine Hill Divinity Hall
Toronto University
Boston University
Mr. Smith
South
Foss Street
Cardinal Beran to Visit London in January
Cardinal Josef Beran, 76, former Archbishop of Prague released after 26 years detention, will visit London to thank British Catholics who supported him. No exact date set. the Universe reports the trip may occur in January next year.
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London
Cardinal Beran
Prague
Catholic Weekly Universe
Two Traffic Mishaps Listed In Saco
Saco police investigated two traffic accidents reported today involving three local residents. At 7 15 a m on Elm Street near Yincoln Street Judith S Jette 20 of Wilmington Massachusetts struck Arthur W Couture Jr 20 of Biddeford 7 Hazel St stopped to turn left causing 400 in damage to the Jette vehicle and 75 to Couture s car. A second minor backing collision occurred on Main Street at 9 38 a m between Edna T Bloodgood 37 of Tasker St Saco and Yvonne Cantara 47 of Prospect St Biddeford as Cantara s vehicle westbound touched Bloodgood s stopped car.
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Saco
Elm Street
Yincoln Street
Judith S. Jette
Wilmington
Mass
Jette
Arthur W. Couture Jr
iHazel St
Biddeford
Couture
Hart Council Sets Corporation Dance Plans
The Luke E. Hart Council Knights of Columbus set the second annual Corporation Dance for Saturday at the K of C Hall in Biddeford. Bud Crogan's Orchestra will play and donations go to the Building Fund. A social is planned for Thursday Sept 22 with films and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke E. Hart
Roland Petit
York Pomona Grange Meets At East Lebanon
At a Riverside Grange meet last night the York Pomona Grange worked the fifth degree on seven candidates from Riverside Elmbrook Waterboro and Barney Beg Granges. A covered dish supper fed 86 members.
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East Lebanon
York Pomona
Riverside
Elmbrook
Waterboro
Barney Beg
Pomona
Carleton Edwards
Verne Hobbs
Dorothy Berry
North Saco
Leslie Adams
Acton Fair
Margaret Thompson
Barney Beg Grange
JoAnne McGlincey
Maple Grange
Laurie Priebe
John F. Hill
Beulah Freeman
Saco
Lois Johnson
Arundel
Pearl Chick
Democratic Field Day Set With Muskie and Hathaway
Plans for the second annual York County Democratic Field Day were completed yesterday at Leonard Levasseur's home. The event on Lake Ossipee in Waterboro will feature boating swimming and music followed by a chicken barbecue. Speakers include Sen. Edmund Muskie Rep. William Hathaway and Secretary of State Kenneth Curtis with other party notables and local officials attending.
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York County
Leonard Levasseur
Friends of the
York County Sheriff Department
Lucien Landry
Lake Ossipee
Waterboro
Richard Dutremble
Edmund S. Muskie
William Hathaway
Kenneth Curtis
Cape Elizabeth
Maine Senate
Carlton Reed i
Woolwich
Maine
House
Dana Childs
Portland
House of Representatives
Indian Kashmir War Escalates With Tank Battles Reported
India and Pakistan clash over Kashmir as tanks and posts change hands in the Jammu–Potha front. India claims 150 Pakistani prisoners and destroyed tanks while Pakistan reports losses in Sialkot. U Thant pursues peace talks in Rawalpindi as New Delhi endures its third night of air raid alerts.
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Mir
Kashmir
U.N
Chavan
Lahore
Ferozepore
Pakistan
Sialkot
U Thant
Rawalpindi
U.N. Security Council
India
Security Council
New Delhi
Biddeford Man Indicted in Two Fatality Case
Cumberland County grand jury returns an indictment charging Philip W. Frenette 23 of Biddeford with reckless operation of a motor vehicle causing two deaths after a May collision with a scooter killing Rosalie M. Chessey 23 and Naval Lt. Stephen H. Morrison 24 of South Portland. Frenette faces separate charge of assault with intent to rape a 17 year old Portland girl. In a second indictment Almon G. Lowe 43 of Portland is charged with murder for the shooting of his 18 year old son Richard during a May 26 argument at their home.
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Portland
Almon G. Lowe
Richard
Lowe
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Norma Bickford
Kennebunk Oes
Edward Radley
Journal
U.S
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Notre Dame Hospital
Yvon Bolduc
Emery St
Richard Ernest
Iraq
Viet Nam
Mary
Utica
N.Y
Doc
Moon
Cooper
Conrad
Andre Courreges
Hart Council Sets Corporation Dance
The
John Cardinal Heenan
Britain
Cardinal Bevan
Father John Land
Cardinal Heenan
Rome
Moscow Street
Soviet Union
Moscow
Dr. Zhivago
Madrid
Spain
York Pomona Grange
East
Lebanon
Ascot
Homeowner’s
Paul E. Sheltra
Felix T. Sheltra
Felix T. Sheltra & Son Agency
Agency
Jefferson Street
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