Deaths Mrs Victoria Cote 74 Biddeford
Victoria Cote 74 of 15 Pool St Biddeford died after a long illness in a local hospital Born in Putnam Conn Aug 8 1893 she was the daughter of Cleophas and Henriette Roy Martin She lived in Biddeford 45 years was a St Joseph Church communicant Surviving are six sons and six daughters 42 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral from St Joseph Church Friday at 8 am Friends may call at Bolduc Funeral Home today and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Cote
Pool St
Biddeford
Putnam, Conn
Cleophas
Henriette Roy Martin
William Cote
St. Joseph’s Church
Marcel Cote
Conrad Cote
Fernand Cote
Raoul Cote
Raymond Cote
Saco
Joseph D. Cote
Utica
N.Y
Joseph
Gloria) Remillard
Noel
Anita) Beaudoin
Yvette Bouchard
Old Orchard Beach
Henry
Therese) Ledoux
James
Jacqueline Brooks
Arundel
Norman
Lorraine) Morse
Elliot
Bolduc
Alfred St
Funeral set for Fred Bunnell Kennebunk WWI veteran and retired lumberman
Fred Bunnell 73 of Ocean View Road Kennebunk died last night in Biddeford hospital after a life as a U S Army WWI veteran and lumberman. He left a widow Florence Ellis Bunnell and one son plus three daughters and nine grandchildren and a great grandson. Funeral will be 1 30 p m Friday at Christ Church with interment in Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at Angell Funeral Home 9 Dane St from 7 to 9 p m tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Fred Bunnell
Ocean View Road
Biddeford
Stewartstown
N.H
Ellsworth
Catherine Soucy Bunnell
Bunnell
U.S. Army
France
Kennebunk Methodist Church
Arundel Grange
Arundel Lodge
Kennebunkport
Webber - Lefebvre Post
American Legion
Kennebunk - Kennebunkport Lions Club
Maine Extension Service
Florence Ellis Bunnell
Bernard W
Winifred B. Lank
Arundel
June B. Johnson
This Town
Hope E. Hatch
Cape Elizabeth
Jesse
This
Leiga
Portsmouth
N. H
Evelyn Titcomb
Christ Church
Henry C. Meyert
Robert Hewitt
Hope Cemetery
Angell
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Unemployment Claims Rise In August in Augusta
The Employment Security Commission reports 4025 claimants in the middle week of August, up slightly from August 1966. The unemployment rate stands at 1.9 percent with $492,902 in benefits paid in August, up from July and August 1966, mainly due to a benefit increase from 45 to 47 dollars on June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Employment Security Commission
Voters' Board Opens Registration for City Referendum
Biddeford's Board of Registration of voters announces registration for the October 17 city charter referendum. Registration hours run Sept. 29, Oct. 2-6, and Oct. 9 from 1-5 and 7-9 p.m. Announce changes of name or address. No registration after 9 p.m. Oct. 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Board of Registration of Voters
Anne M. Dutremble
Dutremble
Kennebunk Junior High Selects Majorettes
Kennebunk Junior High School named seven girls after Monday tryouts Debra Bedard Janet Wentworth Kathy Taylor Regina Wyman Mollie Genthner Paula Russell and Peggy Lux. The head majorette to be announced later. They first appear with the Kennebunk High School band in the Homecoming parade on October 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Debra Bedard
Janet Wentworth
Kathy Taylor
Regina Wyman
Mollie Genthner
Paula Russell
Peggy Lux
Kennebunk High School
Funeral Directors Mention Saco Maine Addresses
Funeral service details listing 33 Spring Street Saco 284 5611 Philip H Gross Sr Dennett Craig 368 Main Street Saco Maine Dial 282 0562 Emond's Funeral Home 28 5511 Frank X Emond J P Conroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Funeral services for Mrs Grace A Blye
Funeral services for Grace A Blye 43 Middle St Saco were held yesterday at Shumway Funeral Home Saco Rev John Jordan of School Street Methodist Church presiding Interment followed at Hope Cemetery Kennebunk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace A. Blye
Middle St
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
John Jordan
School Street Methodist Church
Hope Cemetery
Kennebunk
Funeral services for Arthur Fortier at St. Joseph's Church
Funeral services were held this morning at 8 from St. Joseph's Church for Arthur Fortier of 20 Cutts Street Biddeford. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Elie Hevey celebrated a solemn requiem high mass with Rev. Valimont Gilbert as deacon and Rev. Sylvia Levesque as sub-deacon. The church choir and organist Mrs. Diana Rousselle provided music. Buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford, graveside prayers were offered by Msgr. Hevey. Bearers named were Gerard Heneault Roy Temm Wilfrid Dulude Leo Bineau Donat Bineau Jr. and Paul Marchand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Fortier
Cutts St
Biddeford
St. Joseph’s Church
Elie Hevey
Valimont Gilbert
Sylvia Levesque
Diana Rousselle
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Msgr. Hevey
Funeral services for Cornelius H. Timmons
Funeral services are held at the Cote Funeral Home in Saco for Cornelius H. Timmons of 17 Common Street. Interment is in St. Marys Cemetery Biddeford with Owen-Davis Post American Legion pallbearers Harry Rowell Edward Gallant Rodney Hooper and others. Chaplain Harry Townsend presents the flag to Mrs David Balous. A National Guard firing squad conducted the firing salute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius H. Timmons
Common St. Saco
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Saco
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Biddeford
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Harry
Edmond Rowell
Edward Gallant
Rodney Hooper
Harry Townsend
Arnold Ballard
David Balous
Timmons
National Guard
Donald Blanchette
Emile Lamarre
Ernest Moreau
Richard Paitement
Robert Brown
David Presley
Alan Anderson
New York City Teachers Reach Tentative Pact Ends Strike
Mayor John Lindsay announces a tentative settlement to end the 12 day teachers walkout affecting 1.1 million students in 900 schools. The accord, backed by a memorandum, offers 26 months of salary increases totaling 135.4 million and must be ratified by the United Federation of Teachers and approved by the City Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
John V. Lindsay
United Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Fifth Hurricane Forming Two Thousand Miles From Miami
Tropical storm Edith strengthened to 60 mph and was forecast to become the Atlantic fifth hurricane before nightfall. Edith moved west at 10 to 15 mph with gale winds extending 100 miles from the center, located about 550 miles east of Barbados and 1,000 miles east-southeast of San Juan Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Edith
Beulah
Barbados
San Juan
P.R
Bates Mfg Co to Receive Maine Chamber Award
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce names Bates Mfg Co of Lewiston as recipient of the 1967 industrial achievement award. The presentation occurs at the chamber's annual meeting at Bates College in Lewiston on Oct. 19. The firm, 117 years old, employs about 3,500 in Lewiston and Augusta with a $15 million payroll and a history of employment and modernization contributing to Maine's economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Bates Mfg. Co
Lewiston
Bates College
Chamber
Archie B. Maxwell
Bates
DAR Members Attend Maine Fall Meeting in Gardiner
Members of the Rebecca Emery Chapter DAR attended the annual fall meeting of the Maine State Organization in Gardiner yesterday. Gertrude Farwell Gertrude Pease Dorothy Tarbox Ella Luman Ina Emery and Margaret Strout were listed as attendees with Emery and Strout on the registration committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Emery
Daughters of the American Revolution
Maine
National Society
DAR
Gardiner
Gertrude Q. Farwell
Gertrude Pease
Dorothy Tarbox
Ella Luman
Ina Emery
Margaret Strout
Emery
Strout
Community notices from Saco and Biddeford area
The Madisses of the First Parish Congregational Church in Saco will meet at 6 30 p m for a covered dish supper. Old Orchard Beach Assembly of the Rainbow for Girls meets Thursday at 7 p m at Robinson Memorial Hall with officer installation Saturday at 7 30 p m. Tighe-Beaudoin Farley American Legion Post in Biddeford meets at 8 p m tomorrow at the post home on Elm Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Tighe-Beaudoin - Farley, American Legion Post
Biddeford
Post
Elm Street
Thursday Evening Prayer and Choir Rehearsals Gather Across Shore Churches
Midweek prayer meetings and Thursday services are scheduled across Saco Biddeford and surroundings. Bible Baptist Church at 144 Ferry Road Saco hosts a 7 p m prayer meeting with a 7 30 p m midweek service at Salvation Army hall Old Orchard Beach. Kennebunk Pentecostal services run 7 30 p m Thursdays by Rev E Terry Courtney at Knights of Pythias Hall Main Street. Choirs rehearse at Foss Street and South Biddeford Methodist churches with 6 30 p m and 7 30 p m sessions. United Church of Christ Biddeford hosts Junior 6 15 p m Senior 7 p m choirs. Advent Christian Church Biddeford holds a 7 30 p m Thursday prayer open to all. School Street Methodist Saco lists Junior 3 15 p m Senior 7 p m choir rehearsals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
E. Terry Courtney
Knights of Pythias Hall
Main Street
Keninebunk
Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Foss Street
Crusader
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Advent Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
School Street Methodist Church
No Opposition Expected On Reappointment
Maine Supreme Court Justice Donald W. Webber, 61, is set for a third seven year term after Executive Council approval. Webber, a Republican, was appointed to the Superior Court in 1948 and to the high court in 1953. Governor Curtis nominated Oxford County Sheriff candidate W Stanley Haskell and other nominees to state commissions and boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Executive Council
Maine
John H. Reed
Curtis
W. Stanley Haskell
Oxford
Lester C. Horton
Albany
Oxford County
Haskell
William R. Adams Jr
Lewiston
Water Improvement Commission
Stephen R. Crockett
Winthrop
State Parks and Recreation Commission
J. Paul Nadeau
Board of Registration of Medicine
Eleanore M. Irish
Yarmouth
State Board of Nursing
James B. Perkins Jr
Boothbay Harbor
Industrial Accident Commission
Sunday School Social For Washington Avenue Methodist Kids
About 40 children from kindergarten through sixth grade enjoyed a Saturday afternoon social at Old Orchard Beach. Event coordinators included Lynn Cole Christine Adjutant Priscilla Felker and Rev Norman Cathr. A film titled The Children of India was shown and refreshments were served by Lavina Kimball Esther Gilbert and Alice Powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Washington Avenue
Lynn Cole
Christine Adjutant
Priscilla Felker
Catir
Norman Cathr
Donna Gonneville
India
Lavina Kimball
Esther Gilbert
Alice Powers
Portland Weather Tonight and Thursday Outlook
Portland area will be rainy and cooler tonight with a mostly cloudy sky. North portions expect showers and low 40s while southern areas stay in the 50s. Thursday remains rainy and cooler with similar temperature trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Five day forecast for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island
The Weather Bureau projects a five day outlook for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island with average temperatures below normal. Day highs expect upper 50s in the north and 60s in Massachusetts and Rhode Island while nighttime lows rise from upper 30s to mid or upper 40s. Rainfall should total over half an inch with rain possible Thursday into Friday. Cooler conditions persist into early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
McNamara Defends Strategy Amid Haiphong Debate
The testimony reveals deep civilian military rifts over Vietnam tactics as McNamara seeks to minimize differences with Wheeler. Wheeler indicates 90 targets were proposed for early 1966 but a phased plan was adopted, with Haiphong remaining off limits and weather delaying the campaign. Wheeler notes Soviet aid and Haiphong as pivotal considerations for broader conflict outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
McNamara
Wheeler
Haiphong
Joint Chiefs
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Johnson
Senate Preparedness
Adm
U.S. Grant Sharp
Pacific
Hanoi
Cam Pha
Soviet Union
Panhandle
White House
Biddeford Police Chief Attends Maine Chiefs Conference
Police Chief Edgar Sevigny will return tomorrow from the Mt. Washington Hotel New Hampshire where he has been attending the annual meeting of Maine police chiefs. He left Sunday for the conference. Silk remains a dead issue in hosiery but is used in fine dresses drapery and upholstery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
Mt. Washington
New Hampshire
Maine
Sevigny
Union Lists Terms At Opening Session
TWUA Local 406 and New England Division Maremont Corp in Saco began negotiations at 10 AM with aims for wage and fringe benefit gains. The current contract expires November 1. Local 406 officers and committee members led discussions. company representatives outlined manufacturing and industrial relations roles. Will Pollack, TWUA general president, was expected to attend initial talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TWUA
Raymond Boisjoly
Frances Bissell
Aurel Paquette Antonio Jacques
Raymond Drouin
Francis Lamontagne
Arthur Beaupre
Walter Szumita
Albert Potvin
William Mullen
Saco Company
Roger Sherman
Alphonsus J. Polackwith
Robert C. Spears
Oscar Paradis
William Pollack
York County Scouts Eye Horse-O-Ree Event
York County Boy Scouts from York District plan a Horse-O-Ree at Acton Fair Grounds on October 7 as part of a three day encampment at Camp Nutter October 6 to 8. About 600 boys are expected. Cub Scout Pack 330 Arundel is in a register contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Acton
Fair
Camp Nutter
Arundel
Wendell Andrews
Reggie Lebarge
Maurice Dion
Court Upholds Right Of Man To Sue Surgeon
The Maine Supreme Court ruled that Millinocket resident Arthur Steeves may pursue a malpractice suit against Bangor neurosurgeon Dr. Carl Irwin. Steeves injured his back at Great Northern Paper Co. in 1961, and after surgery he received a settlement from his employer. The lower court had dismissed for lack of trial, but the high court ordered a jury to hear the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine Supreme Court
Bangor
Arthur Steeves
Carl Irwin
Penobscot County
Steeves
Great Northern Paper Co
Irwin
James Reid
Dr. Irwin
Man Charged With Assault By Victim
Wells man Clyde V. Chapman charges Clift on Junkins of Burnt Mills Road in Wells with assault with intent to kill after Chapman was wounded by a .32 caliber revolver on Junkins property. Chapman, 22, was treated at Webber Hospital in Biddeford and released. Jenkins, jailed in Alfred, awaits arraignment in Saco District Court Thursday at 10 a.m. to determine probable cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Saco
Clyde V. Chapman
Clifton Junkins
Burnt Mills Road
Junkins
Chapman
Pavarane
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Jenkins
Alfred
Saco District Court
City Reads Maremont Assessment to Adjust Tax Rate
Mayor Doyle said Maremont assessment results may be sent out soon, enabling the city to set the rest of its tax rate this week. The article notes the firm submission, the equipment list, and values of related businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maremont
Doyle
Chimney Fire Reported at Roberts Street Home
Biddeford firefighters responded to a chimney fire at 11 12 am today at the home of Roland Bisaillon 30 Roberts Street Assistance was provided and nothing was used to extinguish the blaze
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Roland Bisaillon
Roberts St
Mediators Seek Restart of ABC Technician Talks
In New York AP report mediators from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service say they contacted ABC and the striking NABET technicians to restart contract talks. ABC says it was reachable and ready to resume negotiations. AFTRA pledged support for members who won't cross picket lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
Afl-Cio National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians
NABET
National Broadcasting Co
Afl-Cio American Federation of Musicians
Afl-Cio American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
AFTRA
Donald F. Conaway
New York City
Chicago
Washington
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Death Toll on Maine Highways Reaches 177
The Maine highway death toll rises to 177 this year, 13 more than last year. The latest fatal crash occurred Tuesday on Route 219 in West Paris. Frank Littledale, 84, of West Paris died as a passenger when his car collided with another vehicle. His wife Alice, 75, was the driver and hospitalized in Norway in good condition. Lauri Kyllonen, 18, of South Paris, the other car’s driver, sustained facial cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Paris
Maine
Frank Littledale
Littledale
Alice
Stevens ‘Memorial Hospital
Norway
Lauri Kyllonen
Paris
Prudential Agents Reach Tentative Two Year Contract
Prudential Insurance Co and its 17 000 agents union in 35 states and DC reach a tentative two year contract. Agents now averaging 166 a week would gain a 6 weekly raise plus fringe benefits. union sought higher commissions to push to 200 weekly. Federal mediator James Holden aided talks as some agents walked off after the old pact expired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prudential Insurance Co
States
District of Columbia
Afl-Cio Insurance Workers International Union
James Holden
Vatican Official Delivers Message From Pope to President Johnson
Archbishop Raimondi, new apostolic delegate to the United States, says he carries a message from Pope Paul VI to President Johnson about the Vietnam War. He spoke at a news conference in New York and declined to reveal topic scope or details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Luigi Raimondi
Pope Paul VI
Johnson
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Archibishop Raimondi
Montreal
Vietnam
Rye
Referendum Bill Nears Deadline In Biddeford Charter Vote
Biddeford voters face a special referendum on Oct 17 to approve changes to the city charter. The proposals raise the mayor's salary from 1500 to 3500, pay councilmen 15 per regular and 10 per special meeting, cap annual pay at 300 per man, and switch to a biennial election for mayor and council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Man Charged Over Liquor Import Case in Maine
Roland A. Alexandre 28 of Sanford faces a charge for bringing more than four quarts of liquor into Maine. A judge ruled the state lacked sufficient evidence that he intended to import for sale or consumption. Maine has begun a crackdown on excess liquor arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittery (Lp
Roland A. Alexandre
Sanford
Maine
Alexandre
New Hampshire
State Attorney Speaks To Lions Club In Biddeford
Lloyd P. LaFountain U S attorney for Maine addressed the Biddeford Saco Lions Club at Phillippe's Restaurant in Biddeford. The group discussed a fall fundraiser a Gasoline Sale planned for Oct 14 at Ted's Gulf Station Elm Street Biddeford with Lions from Old Orchard Beach Scarborough Gorham and Westbrook in attendance. A regional zone meeting followed with club officers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd P. LaFountain
U. S
Maine
Biddeford - Saco
Ted's
Flooding Rears Dead Toll as Rio Grande Rises
Harlingen Texas faces worsening floods from the Rio Grande as 8,000 to 10,000 residents flee their homes. Mexico reports 10 more deaths taking Beulah’s toll to 54, with unofficial counts in Mexico City placing homeless at about one million across the river. Army amphibious vehicles aid evacuations amid rising waters and breached dikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
Tex
Texas-Mexico
Rio Grande
Mexico
Beulah
Texas
Red Cross
Mexico City
Reynosa
Matamoros
Arroyo Colorado
International Boundary and Water Commission
Gulf Stream visible from plane by distinctive color pattern
Observers note the Gulf Stream can be identified from aircraft by its clear color and wavy pattern, a distinctive maritime feature visible from above. The description emphasizes recognizable aerial cues aiding navigation and weather interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Stream
Lost and Found Bicycle Found
Classified note says a bicycle was found and a caller should call 282-1326 after 5 15 PM to claim it. The fragment provides no names or locations. The item is a generic found bicycle notice with a contact time.
Metropolitan Family Plan offers life insurance for all ages
A brief ad note stating that families can cover every child and adult under one low-rate life insurance plan. It invites readers to call for details about the Metropolitan option and pricing for the entire family.
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Mrs
Voters’ Board
Gerard Heneault
Roy Temm
Wilfrid Dulude
Leo Bineau
Donat Bineau Jr
Paul Marchand
Cornelius Timmons
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone St
Roger E. Paquette
Chapel St
Albert Paquette
Cleaves St
Paquette
New England Institute of Anatomy
St. Hyacynthe High School
Canada
University of Ottawa
University of Montreal
Rachel Hebert
Union
York County
Prudential
Hibernians
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Ann Hector
Mt. Pleasant Street
Main
Elm Streets
Charles Cartier
O. Royal Sharkey
Johanna Lynch
Alfred Benoit
Biddeford Community Chest
Biddeford Music Boosters Association
Sunshine Committee
Georgianna Remillard
Maine Medical Center
Cartier
Bradbury Street
Eileen O’rourke
Albert Colpitts
O’rourke
Benoit
Miss O'Rourke
Vatican
Lions Club
Roland Ouellette N. J. Gendron Lumber CO
Carey Y Bros
Ewelers Thacher
Robert L. Mathieu
Ix Metropoltan
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