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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1967
Page
2
Memorial services will be held here Saturday at 11 a.m. for Miss Mary A. Gilman who died July 23 at Dover-Foxcroft. Rev. Robert Howes will officiate at the South Congregational Church.
The Fremont Club on Alfred Street hosts a public bean supper Saturday from 4 30 to 7 p m with Music Committee members in charge. Two club representatives attend the St Jean de Bienfaisance Society 100th anniversary banquet Sunday at 6 p m in Biddeford. Plans were set at a club meeting led by President Adrien Lamothe and with the secretary read by Joseph Peloquin.
The Saco Police Commission ends the captain role and creates deputy chief position. Captain Alfred Cote becomes deputy chief. Louise Loughery is named school crossing guard at Beach and High Streets near Notre Dame School. David L. Lanoix to serve as a reserve officer in about two weeks walking coast-to-coast in 1915.
Local business listing for Dennett and Craig located at 365 Main Street Saco Maine with contact number 282 0562. The notice provides address and phone details for the firm.
Melvin Gay director of vocational education in Biddeford returns from a two day regional technical vocational center workshop at the State Department of Education in Augusta. The Maine Department of Education Bureau of Vocational Education sponsored the event with Michael Russo of the U S Office of Education leading the program. Sixteen regional centers and four post secondary institutes attended along with state personnel from Vermont New Hampshire Rhode Island and Maine. The workshop showcased innovations in vocational education facilities and discussed flexible efficient facility planning for programs.
Portland residents take part in the First Annual Indian Summer Sectional American Contract Bridge League event set for September 23 and 24 at Lafayette Town House on Congress Street. Mrs Donald Briggs of Old Orchard Beach serves on the hospitality committee.
Life memberships were voted for several members of the Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks at a meeting on Portland Road Saco. Exalted Ruler Donald Doyle led, memorial services were held for five deceased members, and reports covered sunshine, the Boy Scout troop, and upcoming French Night. A roast beef supper preceded the session.
James F. Cleary of Saco files a wage earner plan in U S Bankruptcy Court Portland listing liabilities of 2324 dollars and assets of 1103 dollars with 50 dollars exempt.
U S air power concentrates on northeast Vietnam rail routes to Ha Noi amid intensified raids on Haiphong. In Saigon police arrest former Economics Minister An Truong Thanh for alleged pro Communist ties while he sought a peace ticket for the Sept 3 presidential race.
A Reynosa based report says over 12,000 people were evacuated Thursday from Valle Hermoso on the Rio Grande. Balboa ordered the move, raising total evacuees to 25,000 in Matamoros and nearby Beulah affected districts. Mexican officials provide estimates.
The sidewalk in front of a new Alfred Street building is bright green, with no reason given. The site, formerly the Benoit Block, is owned by Paul Sheltra who demolished the fire gutted structure to make way for the new modern building housing two businesses.
Mrs. Rose Gagnon of 9 Wilson Street Biddeford has returned from Webber Hospital. Mrs. John Lonsdale of 12 Elm Street Saco has returned home after treatment at Webber Hospital. Frank R. Severance USN son of Mr and Mrs Fred H Severance Cape Porpoise returned to Norfolk Virginia aboard USS America after extended Mediterranean duty with the Sixth Fleet. David W Hubbard USN son of Mrs Arlena E Hubbard Kennebunk reported for duty at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Richard A Ross USN son of Mr and Mrs Hervey V Ross Biddeford returned to Norfolk aboard USS America after deployment with the Sixth Fleet.
Election of officers will be held by the Saco Rebekahs at a meeting tomorrow night at 7 30 in Odd Fellows Hall Main Street. All members are requested to attend.
The Boys' Fellowship of the Lyman Baptist Church and the Goodwins Mills Methodist Church announce weekend gatherings. The Seagull TOPS Club meets at 14 Lewis Ave Old Orchard Beach with contact Mrs Toni Bill at Saco Avenue. Meetings every Tuesday night at 8.
The New Hampshire PUC report says a misaligned Skyline Station switch caused the Mt Washington Cog Railway derailment that killed eight. It found no mechanical fault and noted 83 aboard with 56 seats, while 82 patients were treated at Littleton Hospital and other facilities.
Biddeford firefighters battled two fires overnight with booster hoses. An unattended wood scrap fire spread to brush on the Raymond Allie property on Marion Avenue. A separate brush fire behind 12 Atlantic Avenue was extinguished yesterday, per fire department reports.
A Thursday report states Beulah displaced about 80,000 people across the nation. Evacuation and aid efforts are underway as authorities assess damage and needs in affected areas.
Portland area reports cloudy showers in the north and east, clearing to the southwest with cooler conditions. Tonight lowers range from the upper 30s to upper 40s with Saturday fair in most areas, though the east stays a bit cloudier and cooler.
The five day forecast covers northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Daytime highs range from the 60s to the 70s with cooler nights in the 30s to low 40s in the north and 40s to lower 50s in the south. A cool Saturday starts a slow warming trend with precipitation totaling less than half an inch early next week.
A Thursday session of the 10th District Court in Saco found a number of defendants guilty of traffic violations. Names include Arthur A. Black, Robert A. Hammond, Ronald Voisine, Norman Ross, Ronald Moynihan, Michael Fiorentino, Paul Fontaine, Ferrier Menard, Joseph Kennedy, Stephen London, John Caroen, Albert Charest, Randall Whitten, Sheri Fowler, Robert Liston, Richard Pierce, Dennis Gillespie, William Pontbriant, Herbert Towle, Albert Perreault, Wayne Eaton, Barbara Best, Terry Hurlbut, Manuel Mazzini, Marc Bourque, Craig Sylvia, Wendell Dickinson, Franklin Simmons, Raymond Callahan, John Lane, William Bergen, Robert Noble Jr., Gary Johnston, Albert Levine, Richard Roy, Arthur Corale, Ronald Couillard, Charles Barnes, Richard Studley, Peter Hunter. Fines ranged from 10 to 150 dollars with various offenses including speeding, driving without license, no license, unregistered vehicle, and assault on an officer. One defendant, Charles Barnes, was released on bail pending appeal.
Media critic notes hour long and 90 minute shows gain traction with decision makers while half hour comedies still draw viewers and top Nielsen rankings. Bewitched That Girl and Dragnet highlighted as flagship programs, with CBS and ABC balancing movies and long forms amid competition.
Rev Charles Rivard pastor of St Andre's Biddeford announces parish council ballots to be placed in the church vestibule this Sunday. Voters will select 10 residents from three wards with ward lines fixed and ballots due Sunday Oct 1. The council aims to aid Vatican II driven lay involvement, community service, communication, and parish administration.
AP News analysis notes U S pressure on North Vietnam to use would rather than could to start peace talks. James Marlow details Goldberg at the UN urging a positive bargain linking bombing cessation to reduced war effort while Gromyko echoes the hard line from 1966.
Biddeford moves referendum to fall primary to aid candidacy filings. City Clerk Norman O. Racine says four days not enough for potential candidates to decide. Filing must occur 14 days before caucus date.
Eastern Star observes Past Matrons and Past Patrons Night at the Ma sonic Hall Saco with Worthy Matron Ethel Whitten and Worthy Patron Norman McAuley. Invitations extended to Miniwanca Old Orchard Beach and Deering Portland for future events.
Mrs Eva Sherman chaired a meeting where refreshments were served. It was announced that inspection will be held at the next regular meeting on October 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the hall.
Robert Sargent was chosen as president of the Biddeford Pool Volunteer Fire Department for the coming year at the annual meeting held last night. New officers include Richard Banfield as vice president William McKenney treasurer Chandler Robbins secretary and Frank Peck immediate past president.
A car driven by Richard P. Collard aged 24 of Louden Road Saco collided with a deer on Jenkins Road just after midnight causing about 150 dollars in damage. No injuries are reported.
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