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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1972

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Death of Hopalong Cassidy star William Boyd at 77

Hollywood AP reports actor William Boyd died Tuesday night at a California hospital from Parkinsons disease complications and congestive heart failure. He was 77 and known for Hopalong Cassidy film and TV roles. Funeral services were private as tributes noted his charity to children and strict code of conduct.

Hollywood Hopalong Cassidy William Boyd Boyd Hoppy Laguna Beach Calif Hoppy’s Troopers Hopalong Grace Hendrysburg Ohio California Paramount

Mrs Bertha Keigher 77 Scarborough native died at home

Mrs Bertha Keigher 77 longtime Biddeford resident died this morning at her Scarborough home Born in Cheshire England on September 23 1894 she arrived in Biddeford in 1915 and worked as a weaver for Pepperell Mfg Co and York Mills retiring in 1946 She was active in St Mary Church Biddeford and held several Auxiliary and club posts Surviving are two sisters a niece and a nephew Funeral services will be Saturday at 10 am from St Mary Church with burial in St Mary Cemetery Cosgrove Funeral Home in Biddeford is handling arrangements

Bertha Howcraft Keigher Scarborough Biddeford Cheshire England Henry and Mary (Grundy) Howcraft Pepperell Mfg. Co York Mills John W. Keigher Keigher St. Mary Church The Assumption Sodality Women's Club Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley American Legion Auxiliary Ancient Order of Hibernian St. Andre's Home Auxiliary Notre Dame Unit Bid

Tool Box Stolen From Truck at Biddeford Street

Biddeford police report a toolbox stolen from a parked truck at 11 Foss St. owned by Michel Beaulieu of Biddeford. Officers are investigating the theft. Russia's White Sea is named for the year round ice covering its waters.

Foss St Biddeford Michel Beaulieu Russia White Sea

Card of Thanks to Dr Houle and Webber Hospital Staff

The Loranger and Simard families thank Dr. Houle the Webber Hospital staff priests nurses relatives friends and neighbors for their care kindness and expressions of sympathy during a deeply appreciated time.

Houle Webber Hospital Joseph Loranger George L. Simard

Emond's Funeral Home Notice

Frank X. Emond and J P Conroy listed in the funeral home notice with contact 284 5511 for arrangements and services.

Emond Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy

Death of Robert Carson 91 in Saco Maine

Robert Carson 91 resident of 226 North Street Saco died after a brief illness at a local hospital Born in Glasgow Scotland December 11 1880 he was a son of Hugh and Mrs Carson He worked 25 years as a carpenter for York Mills Saco and over 20 years for Saco Lowell Shop He attended United Methodist Church of Saco and was a member of Saco Lodge of Masons and Knights of Pythias He is survived by daughter Miss Mary E Carson and son Hugh Carson both of Saco Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. from Shumway Gross Funeral Home with interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco The funeral home was open tomorrow night from 7 to 9.

Robert Carson North St Saco Glasgow Scotland Hugh Carson York Mills Saco Lowell United Methodist Church of

Sister Madeleine Salois dies at 45 in Biddeford home

Sister Madeleine Salois SCIM born October 5 1926 Holyoke Mass died last night at St Andre's Home Biddeford after a lifelong teaching and library career. Surviving siblings include Richard and Robert Salois and Pauline McNee. Services set at Sister's Residence Bay View Saco with interment at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Arrangements by Emond Funeral Home Biddeford.

Madeleine Salois SCIM Marie Paula St. Andre’s Biddeford Holyoke Mass Euclid and Anne Marie (St. Germaine) Salois Order of the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Rivier College Nashua N.H St. Joseph School St.Ann_ School Lawrence Holy Rosery School Donelson Teen Villanova University Sacred Heart High School van Buren St. Joseph House of Study Brookline

More Surgery For Regenerated Arm

Gloucester fisherman Joseph Brancaleone, 23, whose severed right arm was rejoined four months ago, will return to Massachusetts General Hospital next month for further surgery. The hospital said Brancaleone will undergo surgery Oct.

Boston Joseph Brancaleone Gloucester Massachusetts General Hospital Brancaleone

Portland Weather Summary Tonight and Friday

Tonight fair west with clearing elsewhere and lows in the 40s to low 50s. Friday will bring considerable sunshine with highs ranging from the 60s in the north to the 70s in the south. Marine forecast shows eastport to merrimack river winds five to 15 knots becoming northwesterly tonight and northwest around 10 knots Friday. Visibility improves to over five miles tonight and Friday.

Portland Eastport Merrimack River

Choir Rehearsals Scheduled Across Local Churches

Members of the Senior Choir of the Saco United Baptist Church will rehearse tomorrow night at 7 30 in the choir room. The Youth Fellowship at Ogunguit Baptist Church on Shore Road meets every Thursday at 7 30 for Junior and Senior High youth. The Bid geford Foss Street United Methodist Church holds choir rehearsals tomorrow with the junior choir at 6 30 and the senior choir at 7 30 p m.

Saco United Baptist ‘Church Ogunguit Baptist Church Shore Road Bidgeford Foss Street United Methodist Church

Adah Chapter Eastern Star Holds Friends Night

A regular Adah Chapter Order of Eastern Star meeting is set for tomorrow at 7 30 in Odd Fellows Hall Alfred Street Biddeford Friends Night will be observed.

Adah Chapter Order of Eastern Star Odd Fellows Hall Alfred Street Biddeford

York County Democrats Plan Fall Events in Alfred and Berwick

Alfred meeting featured John Rendon of Maine campaign staff as guest organizer. York County committee appointed Beverley Holden publicity chair and Hank Fairlie voter registrar. Sheriff Field Day near Acton Fairgrounds will host major candidates including Muskie and Hathaway. Berwick rally and parade set for Sept 29 with convertible candidates. York County Women’s Club hosts Oct 7 ball at Biddeford High School. Saco Young Democrats attended as guests.

Alfred — John Rendon McGovern Maine York County Democratic Committee Joseph Hoyt Sr York Beverley Holden Sanford Hank Fairlie Acton Fairgrounds Edmund Muskie Ranieii Cirtis Saco Young Democrats

Brancaleone Faces Nerve Repair After Cape Cod Fall

Brancaleone, injured May 9 when he fell across a fast moving cable aboard a family fishing boat, undergoes a severed nerve repair to restore arm sensation and movement. Doctors say two years may pass to gauge arm usage while he and fiancée Kathy McCormick plan a June wedding.

Brancaleone Cape Cod Kathy McCormick Gloucester

Two Memorial Rituals Observed At Attica Jail

Relatives and friends marked the first anniversary of the Attica Prison uprising in which 43 people died. A wooden monument honoring 32 convicts was unveiled in a 45 minute ceremony, followed by a separate dusk tribute where 100 guards and staff laid wreaths at a state monument for 11 killed officers. The day also included an official medical examiner statement attributing all hostage deaths to gunfire, changing the prior view of cause. Inside, inmates attended a morning service led by a chaplain and guard, with access limited to those within the facility.

Attica N.Y America Attica State Prison Clarence Jones Amsterdam News John Edlan Rochester

Welfare rolls rise in May with 20,000 added

The HEW monthly report shows federal welfare recipients up 40,000 to 14.1 million while nonfederal general assistance falls by 20,000 to 908,000. Expenditures total 1.6 billion, with 1.4 million less cash payments and 20.6 million less Medicaid. AFDC recipients rise 20,000 to 10.9 million. New York and California lead AFDC payment declines.

Washington Department of Health, Education and Welfare Virgin Islands HEW New York California

Hearings On Maine Yankee Begin In Maine Coast Town

The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board opened environmental hearings in an elementary school gym in Wiscasset about Maine Yankee Atomic Power plant. The proceeding, slated to run to Friday, involves opposition from state officials and Citizens for Safe Power. The AEC must weigh environmental impacts before licensing, with Maine Yankee authorized to operate at 75 percent capacity at Bailey Point for 18 months.

Wiscasset Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Maine Yankee Atomic Power Plant Maine Yankee State Citizens For Safe Power Atomic Energy Commission Bailey Point Here

College of the Atlantic opens with 32 students in Bar Harbor

BAR HARBOR AP The College of the Atlantic begins classes with its first 32 students after years of planning. The four year program offers human ecology degrees and operates in the former Oblate Seminary on Mount Desert Island. Four full time and five part time faculty teach as accreditation visits are planned for this fall.

Bar Harbor College of the Atlantic Mount Desert Island Oblate Seminary Edward G. Kaelber

Greenland Capital Godthaab Founded in 1721

Godthaab, Greenland’s capital, traces its founding to a Danish missionary in 1721 and grew as a key administrative hub in the Danish realm.

Godthaab Greenland

Owen-Davis Post Plans Fall Season in Saco

Owen-Davis American Legion Post Auxiliary in Saco plans a baked bean supper with date to be announced. Mrs. Florence Lewis read a thanks letter from Queenie Daye who joined the Special Olympics in California and the group helped cover trip costs. Members will attend the Togus hospital carnival on Oct 16 and the charter was draped in memory of Miss Lillian DeLaite after services.

Owen- Davis American Legion Post Saco Post Beach Street Florence Lewis Queenie Daye California Veterans Hospital Togus Lillian DeLaite

Restaurant Booked For Chess Play In New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Liquor Commission suspended The Stable of Moultonboro for 10 days after a chess tournament was held on the premises in violation of licensing rules. The owner did not seek permission to operate the restaurant as anything other than a dining spot.

Concord N.H Bobby Fischer Boris Spassky New Hampshire Liquor Commission Moultonboro Commission

Plane crash near Boundary Pond spares four aboard

A small private single engine plane piloted by Ernest F. Foss of Berwick crashed after takeoff from Boundary Pond. Four men aboard escaped, with Leo R. Neil of Jackman noting no serious injuries and praising the pilot for guiding the craft into a tree to cushion the impact.

Jackman State Fish & Games Department Ernest F. Foss Berwick Boundary Pond Leo R. Neil Neil

Mitchell Sees Full Party Backing for McGovern in Maine

Maine Democratic Party chairman George Mitchell predicts full party support for the McGovern-Shriver ticket despite Muskie’s withdrawal. He cites Muskie’s strong statements and loyalty, adds straight-party voting change will not erase the Democratic ticket, and notes Muskie’s Senate stature remains intact. Hathway filled in as substitute speaker for Hathaway who returned to Washington for a Consumer Protection vote.

Mitchell McGovern Maryline White Kennebunk George Mitchell Democratic Party Muskie Maine McGovern-Shriver Washington Senate William Hathaway York County Democratic Women’s Club Sea Spray Cong Hathaway

FBI Fires on Four Gambling Rings in New England Sweep

FBI raided 22 communities from Cape Cod to Nashua arresting 83 in a major crackdown on organized gambling tied to Boston area figures. Eight secret indictments named 90, with Donarumo facing 17 counts of perjury. Bail set varies. investigators say the rings grossed several million annually.

Boston Cape Cod Nashua N.H FBI John Johnny Dunn) Donarumo Chelsea Wil James L. Handley Donarumo Gennaro J. Angiulo Nathan Duffy Dubin Angiulo U.S. Senate Subcommittee New England Fendant Ron Stander Joe Frazier Terry Downes Great Britain Tom McNeeley Joe DeNucci U.S Albert F. Cullen Justice Department Revere N.H. Cullen

Canada Holds About Fifteen Percent of Global Fresh Water

Canada is estimated to possess about 15 percent of the world’s fresh water by surface area. This figure highlights the country’s vast lakes and rivers, underscoring its significant role in global water resources.

Canada

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