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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1968

Page

2

Deaths Mrs. Margaret Lockhart 82 Biddeford resident

Mrs. Margaret V. Lockhart 82 of 244 South St Biddeford died in a local hospital Born December 25 1885 in New York City she moved to Biddeford from Brooklyn in 1946 She was a St Marys Church parishioner and St Marys Women’s Club member Survived by daughter Mrs William B O Sullivan and son Robert J Lockhart Funeral Thursday at 9 am in St Marys Church Interment in St Marys Cemetery Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home tonight 7 to 9 and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm

Margaret V. Lockhart South St Biddeford New York City N.Y James and Frances (Kelly) McManus Brooklyn Y St. Mary’s Church St. Mary's William B. O'Sullivan Robert J. Lockhart Saco St. Mary's Church St. Mary’s Cemetery Cote Funeral Home

Obituary notices for Maria Menard and several prominent figures

Maria A Menard 69 of Hills Beach Biddeford died after a short illness at Nottre Dame Hospital born Oct 23 1898 in St Fortunat P Q she worked about 50 years at Pepperell Mfg Co and was a St Andre Church member her husband Armand died in 1942 she survived by a son Ronald Ste Marie a daughter Anita Soukalas two sisters eight grandchildren eight great grandchildren and several nieces funeral plans set for St Andre s Church Thursday at 9 am Emond Funeral Home hours listed In Dixon Ill William H McMaster 91 former South Dakota governor US senator and bank leader died Huntsville Ala Herman L Nelson 63 highway director since 1955 died of liver and heart ailments Po plar Bluff Mo Mrs John H Wolpers 82 publisher of the Poplar Daily Republic obituary note Palm Springs Calif Paul Levitt 41 TV producer died after long illness Palm Springs area Melville Buddy Shyer 72 veteran director died of a heart attack with credits in film and TV

Maria A. Menard Hills Beach Biddeford Nottre Dame Hospital St. Fortunat P.Q Ferdinand Amanda Binette Martineau Pepperell Mfg. Co St. Andre's Church Armand Hill St Poplar Bluff John H. Wolpers Poplatoo Republic John Wolpers Los Angeles Paul Levitt National Broadcasting Co Columbia Broadcasting System

Mexican American Describes Biased TV Portrayals

Calderon and Pena criticized television stereotypes of Mexican Americans and called for air time to counter negative depictions. They urged boycotts of firms continuing the portrayals, noting federal officials should improve their own equal opportunity record before advising minorities.

Rodriguez Calderon Albert Pena Bexar County San Antonio Tex

Fortas Hearings Face Testimony Barriers Over Johnson Ties

The Fortas confirmation hearings stretched to 12 days in July and were reopened, but administration officials declined to testify about Fortas' services for Johnson since 1965. Secretary Clark Clifford, Under Secretary Joseph Barr, and White House counsel W. deCier Pierson cited executive privilege.

Administra Fortas Johnson Supreme Court Ofense Clark M. Clifford Treasury Joseph W. Barr White House W. deCier Pierson

Funeral Directors and Services in Saco Maine

Funeral homes and directors listed in Saco Maine include Pennialty and Craig 365 Main Street EMOND S Funeral Home 264 5511 Frank X Emond J Shumway Funeral Service 35 G Street Shumway 284 5611 Fi H Gross Sr Director.

Pennety & Craig Main Street Saco Maine Emond Frank X. Emond Shumway Funeral Service G Street Fi H. Gross Sr

Convention Plans Made By Hairdressers

A pre-convention meeting of the Biddeford-Saco Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association was held at Rita’s Beauty Salon in Biddeford. Maine State Hairdressers Convention is set for October 12 to 14 at the Sheraton Eastland Motor Hotel in Portland. Miss Maureen Miller will represent the local group in the Parade of Affiliates at the convention dance on October 12.

Biddeford-Saco Cecile Boutet Grand Beach Scarborough Lucille Goodwin Irma St. Amand Paula Murphy Amy Shea Annie Forrester Evelyn Randall Madeleine Beaudoin Alice Verrier Claire Cyr Rita King Lucille Poisson Jackie Poisson

Price urges car makers to curb inflation impact

Price argues the auto industry bears a major stake in protecting prosperity and calls on car makers to recognize the public restraint needed during this critical hour in the battle against inflation. He justifies the appeal by noting auto producers have benefited from prosperity in recent years.

Biddeford Property Sells To Parenteaus

The five room ranch at 54 Forest St Biddeford with land was sold from Mrs Dorothy Lambert to Mr and Mrs Normand H Parenteau of Biddeford. The Parenteaus will occupy the home soon. Sale negotiated through Armand J Mercier Realtor 41 Thornton Ave Saco.

Forest St Biddeford Dorothy Lambert Normand H. Parenteau

Top Ten In Record Survey

The list couples tracks from various artists including Hey Jude by the Beatles and Fisher Hill titles like Harper Valley PTA and People Got To Be Free. It mixes classic rock and pop names with dates and chart mentions across a broad era.

Harper Valley PTA Riley Ascals Ruitgum Co Hush Feliciano Marvin Gaye Tammi Terrell Sergio Fendes Jack Franklin Steppenwolf

Biddeford Personal Notices From Local Hospitals

Phedime Belanger of 488 Main St is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Je Yoho Wellman of 40 Foss St is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Albert Fournell of 20 Prospect St is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Betty Breton of 359 Main is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Berna Birch of Biddeford is a patient at Webber Hospital. Laura Bergeron of 10 Miller Ave is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Marie Rose Doyon of 76 Adams St is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital.

Phedime Belanger Main St Biddeford Webber Hospital Je Yoho Wellman Foss St Albert Fournell Prospect St Notre Dame Hospital Betty Breton Main Biddeford Webber Berna Birch Webber Hospita Laura Bergeron Miller Ave Marie Rose Doyon Adams St

Portland Weather: Fair Tonight with Valley Fog

Portland forecasts a fair evening with valley fog and low temps in the mid 40s to mid 50s. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies with inland highs in the mid to upper 70s and coastal highs in the upper 60s to around 70.

Portland

York County Salon Eight and Forty Meeting Tonight

A meeting of York County Salon Eight and Forty will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. at the American Legion home on Beach Street in Saco.

York County American Legion Beach Street Saco M. A. Mu Owen-Davis

Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting and officers election

A Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting is set for tonight at 8 in the Biddeford City Building. The Christopher Association will hold officer elections tomorrow night at 8 at Westbrook Skating Rink on Pool Street Bid.

Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Biddeford City Building Christopher Association Westbrook Skating Rink Pool Street Biddeford

Midweek church services listed in several coastal towns

A sequence of Wednesday evening services and midweek activities are planned across Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Lyman Kennebunk Saco and Ogunquit. Pram conduct at Advent Christian in Biddeford plus prayer and Bible study at Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Old Orchard Beach.

Advent Christian Church Hill and Chapel Streets Biddeford Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Assembly of God Atlantic Avenue Third Street Old Orchard Beach Christ Church Congregational Methodist Dane Street Kennebunk

Monmouth School Faces Closure Over Pollution

Monmouth health officer Dr Richard Barron declared the North Monmouth Grade School well polluted and called a 7 p.m. prayer service at Village Baptist Church while he may close the school until the issue is fixed. The pollution may stem from an old cesspool no longer in use, though school board chair Clement Smith said the cesspool has been filled and sealed with gravel and pavement. Bottled water is used for drinking and fountains are off. The school board meets Wednesday to discuss the problem.

Monmouth Maine Richard Barron North Monmouth Smith

Midweek Service Notice at Wells and Bunport Venues

Fragmentary note describes a midweek service and study hour held in vestries near Route 109 Wells and Kenne bunkport. Includes odd typos and unclear venue names but indicates church activities and locations.

Daughters Of Penelope Sponsor Fall Dance in Saco

Daughters of Penelope Biddeford Saco Chapter plans the Glendi Dance for September 28 from 8 30 p m to 1 a m at Palace Ballroom Old Orchard Beach with Khris Papoutsy providing music. The group reviews treasury and secretary reports and discusses new member candidacies.

Biddeford Saco Daughters of Penelope Pleasant Street Palace Ballroom Old Orchard Beach Khris Papoutsy Catherine Shourens The International Amy Albert Ethel Psomiades Virginia Ladakakos Alice Economos Eleanor Koutoulakos Anita Tito Joan Cotsis Herta Victor

Saco Police Report Collision Involving Lee And Ward

A morning collision at Elm Street and North Street in Saco involved drivers Thomas R. Lee, 25, of 14 Imperial Street Old Orchard Beach, and Homer L. Ward, 32, of South Paris. No injuries are described in the report.

Saco Thomas R. Lee Imperial St Old Orchard Beach Homer L. Ward South Paris Elm Street North Street

Wells Mrs Albeo G Lapierre Entered Apprentice Degree

The Entered Apprentice degree will be won at a special meeting of Ocean Lodge A Y and A M tomorrow at 7 p m in Highpine Masonic Sanford Road Wells Master Mason degree to be conferred Sept 25 at 7 30 p m preceded by supper at 6 30 p m

Ocean Lodge A.Y A. M Highpine Masonic Sanford Road Wells

Saco Girl Injured In Early Morning Car Crash

In Old Orchard Beach a Saco girl Donna Devona, 18, was pinned in a single car wreck on Ross Road and later hospitalised in Portland in fair condition. Her brother James Devona, 17, sustained a broken ankle and was treated in Biddeford.

Old Orchard Beach Saco Portland Biddeford Ross Road James Devona Union St Devona Donna Devona Donna

Music Boosters Club Meeting At BJHS

The first fall meeting of Biddeford Music Boosters Club was held last night at Biddeford Junior High School. Plans for the annual band calendar project were outlined and reports were heard from the membership committee. Mel Tukey discussed plans for the coming year. Refreshments followed in the hospitality committee area.

Biddeford

Vandals Slash Car Roof In Biddeford

Biddeford police investigate slashing of a convertible roof in a yard on Green Street after 11 p.m. The car is owned by Myriah Cadouette of Biddeford. Cadouette provided the account of the incident.

Biddeford Green Street Myriah Cadouette Union St Cadouette

Kennebunk Fire Dept Crews Respond to Flooded Oil Burner

Local fire units were called around 10 30 a m Monday to a flooded oil burner at the Minnie Tomlinson residence in West Kennebunk. The event followed a similar call at the Robert Hatch place in West Kennebunk with no damage reported.

Kennebunk Fire Department Minnie Tomlinson Il Martha Bragdon David Hubbard U.S. Navy Cuba Birch Street Marshall Hubbard Raymond Hilton Quonset Point R.1 Taunton Mass Joy Chistolina Andrew Chistolina Kennebunk Webhannet Woman’s Club Fletcher Street Ruth Wayne Leach Ernest S. Leach Beachwood Avenue Kennebunkport U.S. Army Fort Bragg N. C United Auto Parts Biddeford U. S. Army William Taylor Brown Street Frederick Thompson Scott Freeport Taylor John Tibbetts Dennis Proulx Portsmouth N.H Lois Wentworth Kittery Arlen Wentworth Sea Road Robert Hatch Place West Kennebunk Central Fire Station Marlowe LeBarge Laurence E. Nedeau Philip Davis Intervale Road and Davis Janet Davis Wayne Condon John Condon Davis Kenneth Russell Francis Corning Frances Michael Eugene Russell St. Stephen N.B

VFW District Groups Meet At Beach Home

VFW District 11 posts and auxiliaries met at Old Orchard Memorial Post home on Atlantic Avenue. Department officers attended including Post Commander Clayton Garceau and Adjutant Stanley Johnson. Ruth Jones presided the Auxiliary meeting and a Voice of Democracy award was presented to the Old Orchard Auxiliary.

Old Orchard Beach V.F.W District 11 Old Orchard Memorial Atlantic Avenue Clayton Garceau Bradley Stanley Johnson Togus G. T.morin Sanford James Sinclair Portsmouth N. H Merrit Jones York Beach Philip Morin Carolyn Crawford Orrington Ways and Means Beatrice Hawthorne Portland Cancer Committee Agnes Bennett South Portland Beatrice Garceau Old Town Ernest Pratt Kittery Ruth Jones Jones Old Orchard Voice of Democracy National Headquarters Kansas City Vietnam Department Long Island Ae Ae Oa Post Department Naval Hospitat Thansgs Jances Pettengill Mahlon Cressy Joseph Lenkowski Melvin Marshall Richard Petten Ames Sinclair Pauline Gordon Frances Pettengill Mary Ae Dorothy Lenkow Saco

Sea Stars Hold Duplicate Bridge Club at Beach Clubhouse

The Sea Stars met at the Beach Clubhouse The Speak Easy last night with players including S A Grondin Mrs Charlotte Dubois Mrs Estella Aranovitch Mrs Eleanor Marshall William Haase Paul Chadbourne and others Winners were North and South Grandin and Mrs Dubois first Aranovitch and Marshall second Haase and Chadbourne third and Tucker and Orr fourth The group plans further games Thursday at 7 30 p m at Lawn Avenue clubhouse and at the Lafayette Hotel in Portland Saturday and Sunday.

Old Orchard Beach Sea Stars S.A. Grondin Charlotte Dubois Estella Aranovitch Eleanor Marshall William Haase Paul Chadbourne Ruth Tucker Hazel Orr Patricia Adams Gertrude Leonard James Mullen Edrice Bates Carleton Brock Donald Weld Gwen Flannery Pauline Larochelle Richard Shorey Oscar Paradis James Moutsatsos Donald Briggs Herbert Bean Jeanne Shaw James Warren Margaret Field Ruth Main Esther Green Suzanne Snow Christopher Snow Alice ‘Fecteau Avis Briggs North South Grandin Dubois Aranovitch Marshall Haase Chadbourne Tucker Orr East West Flannery Larochelle Shorey Paradis Moutsatsos Briggs Bean Shaw Lawn Avenue Lafayette Portland

Beach land sale sparks $2.5 million development plan

An 11 acre inland site in the town center was sold to the Americana Motel Corporation of Maine led by Sidney Sclare. Plans call for 34 motel units to begin within weeks with a June 15 1969 target, plus a restaurant and nightclub next summer. The project also includes an 80 unit housing complex under HUD programs, pending federal approval.

Old Orchard Beach Edward H. Smith Americana Motel Corporation of Maine Sidney Sclare Sclare Heath First Street Federal Housing and Urban Development Administrations

Minister To Address Saco Churchwomen

The Rev. John Sanders, retired USAF, will speak at the Saco United Baptist Women’s union meeting in the church vestry. Ruth Esther Circle offers a pot luck supper at 6 pm with each attendee bringing a hot dish or salad. A. Whylie Brown presides. Mrs Ernest Vincent handles devotions. First meeting of the 1968 1969 year aims for strong attendance.

John Sanders USAF Ocean Park Saco United Baptist Womens’ Group Ruth-Esther Ts. A. Whylie Brown Ernest Vincent

Area Residents Guilty Of Traffic Counts In Saco Court

A Monday session of the 10th District Court in Saco found numerous area residents guilty of traffic violations. Defendants faced penalties for speeding, unregistered vehicles, illegal plates, and other infractions. several cases were appealed to the November term with bail set.

10Th District Court Saco Michael W. Sylvester Kennebunk

Marcotte Joins Area Company Staff

Guy A. Marcotte of Needham Massachusetts joins the staff of A. H. Marcotte Enterprises. The firm includes Marcotte Furniture and Marcotte Oil Inc. of Biddeford plus Kennebunk Inn in Kennebunk and A. H. Furniture Inc. in Brunswick. He studied locally, graduated from the University of Maine, served two years as a first lieutenant in Frankfurt Germany, and worked with General Electric in multiple roles prior to joining the firm. He is the son of the late Andre H. Marcotte and Lillian Marcotte of Biddeford, and plans to settle in the area with his wife and two daughters.

Guy A. Marcotte Needham Mass A. H. Marcotte Enterrises Eault and Marcotte Furniture Marcotte Oil Inc Biddeford Kennebunk Inn Kennebunk A. & H. Furniture Inc Brunswick Marcotte University of Maine U. S. Army Frankfurt Germany General Electric Co Wellesley Andre H. Marcotte Lillian Marcotte May St

Kennebunk Voters Hear SAD District Referendum Plan

About 100 residents attended a Kennebunk Town Hall hearing on forming a shared school administrative district with Kennebunkport. A Sept 30 referendum will decide four articles including moderator, cost sharing, director counts (six from Kennebunk, four from Kennebunkport), and director elections.

Kennebunk Kennedy Town Hall Kennebunkport Board of Selectmen Warren Bowdoin Bowdoin Atty Raymond Brearey Brearey Herman Cohen Heber Smith Wayne Goodrich Warren Astrowsky Franklin Blaisdell Frederick Perkins Jr Joseph Cole Roland Webber David Sutter Donald Miller Charles Cole Eben Cook John S. Seekins Jr Cohen Posen

Biddeford School Bus Damages Parked Vehicles

A school bus backing up on Alfred Street injures a parked car owned by Marcel Letarte and a parked truck owned by David B. Hall. The bus driver was Jules A. Tremblay. no injuries reported. Sgt. Adelbert J. Morin Jr. investigated.

Alfred Street Biddeford Goldthwait Bus Lines Marcel Letarte Pike St David B. Hall Forest St Jules A. Tremblay New Pool Road

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