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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1973

Page

2

Deaths Kennebunk Man Joseph N Beauchemin 78

Joseph N. Beauchemin 78 formerly of Kennebunk and Largo Florida died September 22 after a long illness. Born June 28 1895 in Quebec he worked as a machinist for Pratt Whitney retiring in 1962. He leaves seven sons and eight daughters plus grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral at Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk Wednesday at 1 p.m. with interment Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday.

Kennebunk Joseph N. Beauchemin Largo Fla Quebec Tuffield Mary Beauchemin Pratt Whitney Corp East Hartford Conn Nelson Wetherfield George Eliot Roger Kenne Bibber

Rose A Guertin dies at 70 in Saco after long Pepperell career

Rose A Fortier Guertin, 70, longtime Biddeford resident and Pepperell Mfg. Co. employee for 50 years, died Sept. 22 at a local nursing home. Born Nov. 20, 1902 in Biddeford, she was a Notre Dame de Lourdes Church member. Survived by daughter Lorraine Colette, Camp Ellis. Alice Robertge of Camp Ellis. two grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial to be held Tuesday at Notre Dame de Lourdes, with burial at St. Joseph Cemetery, Biddeford. Calling hours today at Bolduc Funeral Home in Biddeford.

Rose A Guertin Riverside Ave Camp Ellis Beach Saco Biddeford Alcide and Emily (Letellier) Fortier Robert Lorraine) Colette Alice Robertge Camp Elis Chrisian Dame de Lourdes St. Jose Bolduc Alfred St

First SMRPC Meeting Set to Discuss Ecology Laws

The Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission will hold its season opening panel on new ecology and planning laws from the 106th Legislature. Experts from law, the legislature and planning will explain changes effective Oct 1 and review shoreland zoning, subdivisions and minimum lot sizes.

Alfred Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission SMRPC Lanning E. Paul Frinsko Neil Rolde D-York Fourtin Powell State Planning Office Ronald EF. Colby III Maine Municipal Association Civil Defense Room Court House

Card of Thanks for Mrs Libby and Adeus Gadbois

Mrs Margaret Libby and Adeus Gadbois express thanks to friends neighbors and relatives for cards flowers and gifts after bereavement they thank doctors and nurses at Webber Hospital for care and sympathy received.

Webber Hospital Viger Dr. Johnston Adeus Gadbois

Local Funeral Directors Contact Listings

Directory of funeral homes in Saco Maine with phone numbers for Emond Conroy Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Dennett and Craig and general contact details for the firms and their locations in fields.

Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring Saco Dennett & Craig Maine Saco

Portland Weather Outlook: Chill Night Then Mild Tuesday

Fair conditions in Portland bring lows from the upper 20s in the far north to the low 40s in the southwest. Partly sunny Tuesday with highs in the 60s.

Portland

Temperatures for 24 hours to a.m. EST Massachusetts

A 24 hour temperature report for Massachusetts shows hourly readings ending in the early morning hours local time. Readings include fluctuations across key towns and cities with minor rises and falls. Data highlights peak temperatures around the late afternoon and cooler periods at dawn.

Massachusetts

Chilean Poet Neruda Dies At 69 In Santiago

Pablo Neruda a famed Chilean poet and longtime Communist figure died in Santiago at age 69 after prostate cancer surgery and renewed hospitalization. He served briefly as ambassador to France under Allende and was a Nobel laureate noted for political poetry and criticism of U.S. policy.

Santiago Chile Fap Pablo Neruda Neruda Salvador Allende France Communist Party Allende Spain U.S United States Latin America la United Fruit Co Jehova Coca Cola Inc Anaconda Ford Motors

Community events and fundraisers across Saco area

A waterfront carnival at 38 Bradley St Saco benefits Muscular Dystrophy with clowns prizes and a fortune teller from 1 to 5 p m. St Philip's Mission hosts its third annual fair in Lyman next Saturday 1 to 5 p m in front of the Methodist Church.

Bradley St Saco St. Philip’s Mission Lyman Biddeford-Saco Ywca Old Orchard Beach Pinehirst John Trull Biddeford Parks and Recreation Commissions Kennedy School Biddeford High School

Fire and theft reports from Biddeford and Saco area

Firemen extinguished a car fire on Elim Street Biddeford caused by an electrical defect in a 1968 Plymouth owned by Stella Taliento. Saco firefighters quieted a kitchen fire at 19 Vernon Street apartment of Bruce Miles. A bug lamp, two cement swans, and two ornate pots were stolen from local residences with values listed.

Biddeford Elim St Plymouth Stella Taliento Engine Six Saco Bruce Miles Vernon St Adelard Therriault

Watergate Hearings Resume as Hunt Testifies on Personal Toll

Former White House agent E. Howard Hunt testifies about suffering in prison his wife’s death in a plane crash and financial ruin from the Watergate cover up. Senate committee resumes after a seven week recess planning 10 minute questioning blocks and TV coverage from NBC CBS and others.

Hunt Senate Watergate Committee Senate White House John J. Caulfield John J. Ragan Sidential Patrick J. Buchanan

Kissinger Opens U.N. Address With Broad Peace Message

Secretary of State Henry Kissinger prepared a General Assembly speech stressing continuity in world relations and a united international community. He avoided specific solutions for the Arab-Israeli conflict and oil problems, focusing on transcending the Cold War and urging UN use as a tool for peace, development, and global cooperation.

United Nations, N.Y Henry A. Kissinger U.N. General Assembly Kissinger U.S U.N United Nations Nixon World Organization Kis

Curtis says CMP is doing well buying votes in Maine

Governor Kenneth M. Curtis accuses Central Maine Power Co. of trying to buy votes to defeat the public power plan. He cites a state pamphlet on referendums and says he will deliver a major speech on public power versus private power. He warns about energy shortages and possible federal action if a gas strike hits Maine.

Augusta Kenneth M. Curtis Central Maine Power Co Itics Maine Curtis Secretary of State Public Power Washington Iworth Congress Nixon New England

Despres Begins World Sojourn Across Nations

A 19 year old Saco youth, John Despres, leaves the University of Maine at Orono to travel across the United States and around the world. He plans stops in Hawaii Pago Pago Tahiti New Zealand Australia South Africa Cairo and Nairobi describing gear, journals and color photography for a two year trek seeking personal growth.

Saco University of Maine At Orono United States John Despres del Despres Saco David Whittier Despres Los Angeles Honolulu Hawaii Pago Pago Samoa Tahiti Papeete New Zealand Australia South Africa Cairo Egypt Nairobi Ethiopia

Ogunquit Open Door Club To Meet For Fall Luncheon

Ogunquit group the Open Door Two-to-Four Club will hold its first fall meeting on Tuesday at noon with a covered dish luncheon. Members and visitors are advised of the time change. The gathering takes place at the United Methodist Center on Shore Road.

Ogunquit Ail United Methodist

Teenage hiker injured in fall on Mt Katahdin

An 11 year old hiker from Montana fell on Mt Katahdin while with 20 classmates on Cathedral Trail. He sustained a leg injury and facial lacerations and was airlifted by Army National Guard to Millinocket hospital where he recovered Sunday. Andrew Sookus of Lame Deer attended Meeting School in Rindge New Hampshire.

Farm Roundup Shows Parity Jump Then Decline in September

By September 15 the parity ratio rose to 120 percent driven by cattle and hog prices, the highest in over two decades. Meanwhile farm prices fell sharply since August with choice steers in Omaha around 48 dollars per hundredweight, down from roughly 560 a month earlier.

Omeaha

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