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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1967
Page
2
Members of Our Lady of Faima Circle Daughters of Isabella meet at 7 15 p m tonight at Emonda s Funeral Home 72 Hill St Biddeford to offer prayers for Alphonsine Verrier sister of a member.
St Theresa Council and Union St Jean Baptiste meet at Emond Funeral Home Biddeford 72 Hill St tonight at 8 to pay respects to Mrs Alphone Verrier member of the group.
A letter from Pine Land Hospital requesting volunteers to sort and label Christmas packages was read after the Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting at Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford. Plans for a fall fair Ship Ahoy and a baked bean supper were outlined along with a rummage sale on Oct 20.
A planning board will meet at Biddeford High to decide the site for a new regional vocational high school. The city owns about 26 acres at the chosen location, which must align with expansion plans for the existing high school. The mayor said the bond issue will not cover Biddeford High expansion.
Buckport notices a 23 year old Mary E Lakeman died from head injuries after being thrown from a horse onto a barbecue grill. Her husband James Lakeman said the horse veered under an apple tree Thursday. She died at a Bangor hospital.
Funeral services for Mrs Victoria Cote of 152 Pool Street Biddeford were conducted at 8 this morning in St Josephs Church. Rt Rev Msgr Elie Hevey celebrated the high mass with Rev Sylvia Levesque as deacon and Rev Valmont Gilbert as sub deacon. The church choir provided singing and Mrs Diana Rousselle was organist. Burial followed in the family lot at St Josephs Cemetery with graveside prayers by Father Levesque. Bearers were Ronald Cote Richard Cote Raymond Cote John Brooks James Brooks and Lawrence Oxton.
The United Baptist Church of Saco holds World Wide Communion Sunday at 10 30 with Rev Stanley A Bennett preaching Great Power from Little Rooms The senior choir directed by Lawrence Woodward sings One God Mrs Mary Hill organ ranks and new members welcomed Rally Day observance at 915 am with Harold W Smith superintendent leading Rally Day souvenirs to children.
Sen. Elmund Muskie speaks by phone to Maine and New Hampshire manufacturers saying suburbs cannot be relied on to escape pollution. He notes the growing megalopolis and widespread river and air contamination and urges action to stop waste discharges harming air and water.
In the war update from Vietnam, high altitude B52s dropped about 450000 pounds of bombs in three raids near Con Thien and along the coast. Four Marines were wounded in the Con Thien area, the lightest day in a month. Guerrilla attacks disrupted traffic near Saigon and My Tho, with a river patrol hit and casualties reported. Nguyen Van Thieu resisted Buddhist demands to revoke a charter recognizing a moderate Buddhist faction.
Roy Perry 30 George St Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital Harold Cyr 14 Raymond St Biddeford is a patient at Notre Dame Hospital Upon returning from Vietnam T Sgt Roy C Hood USAF visited his grandparents Mr and Mrs Harley Wakefield at their Alfred Road Biddeford home Hood is now stationed at Elgin Air Force Base Florida AC United States military base status listed.
Members of Our Lady of Victory Circle will meet at 2 p.m Sunday in the Fremont Club Alfred Street Biddeford for officer nominations. The Delta Alpha Club opens its fall season at 7 30 p.m Monday at Mrs Edith Hutchins 1 Maplewood Ave Biddeford.
The Boys' Fellowship of Lyman Baptist Church will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. at the church. The Goodwins Mills Methodist Church will resume regular services Sunday. The Seagull TOPS Club meets at 14 Lewis Ave Old Orchard Beach. Contact Mrs Toni Bill at Saco Avenue. Meetings every Tuesday night at 8.
Weather bulletin warns gale warnings along the coast with showers tonight. Temperatures fall into the 60s. Saturday forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and a cooler high.
A fragmented OCR entry lists high and low tide times for September and October with corresponding morning and afternoon markers. It includes scattered figures and sequence hints like 20 7:80 8:02 and 1 133, indicating misplaced data in a table for tidal predictions.
The five day forecast covers northern New England, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Daytime highs near 60s in southern areas and upper 50s in northern regions with lows in 40s to upper 30s. Cooler start Saturday with little daily change, total rainfall over half an inch, scattered showers northern areas weekend and likely rain in the south around Tuesday.
The region celebrates its seventh annual Fall Foliage Festival with foliage tours, harvest suppers, and dancing in Calais and nearby towns. Heat maps from New Hampshire and Maine note peak color along the Canadian border, with guides and maps promoting tours in Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Premium foliage years forecast by regional offices and private groups as wind and rain threaten the color.
Old Orchard Beach Sea Stars hosted a Duplicate Bridge event at Mr. and Mrs. Donald Briggs home on Lawn Ave. Winners were Weld and Chadbourne Whelan in North South. Mongalian and Field led East West. Other Sea Stars from the Portland tournament joined, with Wilbur and Grondin placing in several events. The group plans another session next Thursday at 7 30 p m with Mrs Mary Wilbur directing and Miss Leotta Briggs and Miss Novella Briggs as hostesses.
Wage earner plans filed show Harold W. Huntley a Biddeford millworker with $3,633 liabilities and $3,325 assets including $3,000 real estate and $50 exempt. Clyde V. Chapman a Saco truck driver reports $3,204 liabilities and $355 assets with $150 exempt. Normand G. St Michel of Old Orchard Beach claims $5,502 liabilities and $286 assets with $50 exempt. Arlen Jenette a Lyman machine operator lists $3,862 liabilities and $1,387 assets with $75 exempt.
The death of 21 year old Rony Michaud was under investigation with an autopsy showing death by erate and a bullet wound. A ruling was expected today as investigators reviewed whether the bullet matched a gun Michaud had when he left for the dump to shoot rats. Funeral services set for 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Margaret's Church with interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Friends may visit the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home today.
Gov Curtis and the Executive Council made the referendum official. Five of eight bond issues passed on Sept 12, with totals close to AP’s night report. Question 1, 3 and 8 failed. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 approved. Question 8 to be refiled in a new bond package.
The International Committee on English in the Liturgy prepared a new English Canon translation to be used in the English speaking world. It favors simple phrases over Latin adjectives and avoids archaic words like thou and thee. The text translates Latin phrases directly and preserves the Mass’s meaning while using modern English usage.
In Bangor a Catholic college chaplain Dr. James E. Connor becomes visiting faculty at Bangor Theological Seminary. He will teach a two hour elective on Contemporary Roman Catholic Theology and Practices, marking a new ecumenical step described by President Dr. Frederick W. Whittaker.
A 19 year old summer resident of Blue Hill was released on 1000 dollar bail and turned over to the December term of Hancock County superior court after entering no plea to a charge of possession of marijuana.
Kennebunk police report ongoing investigation of Thursday morning break in at Kennebunk High School. Thieves netted about $1,000 and a 300 pound safe wheeled through a rear entrance into the parking lot. Principal Robert Perkins said the loss covered by insurance includes 900 cash and about 131.81 in checks.
Biddeford needs volunteers as troop sizes exceed safe limits with leaders taking 27 to 36 girls each. Cadettes Juniors and Brownies require new leaders. two training sessions totaling eight hours will be offered. Community Chest parade plans set for Oct. 9 at 7 p.m with two leaders needed per 30 girls.
Bates College in Lewiston will host two lectures on October 18 and February 14. Pierre Salinger, former press secretary to President Kennedy and ex senator from California, speaks on The Kennedy Years and After. Dick Gregory will discuss patterns of Negro protest and civil rights movement.
Gov Curtis and the Executive Council approved a $5 000 contract to repair the State Prison chimney in Thomaston after discovery of loose bricks. They also authorized buying land at 6 Perkins Street Farmington for up to 25 000 for a women’s dormitory site, tied to a 1965 bond issue of 664 000. Charles P Harriman named MIRFAB member. Michael J Mackin arrested for marijuana with up to eight years in prison.
The Women's Fellowship of First Parish Congregational Church in Saco met to organize the fall and winter schedule. Hostesses will run a State Women's Fellowship workshop on Oct 31 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dessert and coffee will be served. The Yuletide at the Crossroads fair is set for Dec 6.
President Johnson and his party visited the water and wind struck valley during a flood tour. Johnson praised both rival senators as he rode with them on a bus and helicopter. He planned to address 1,600 delegates in San Antonio while flooding in Harlingen ebbed from a peak 41.30 feet to 38.3 feet.
The Pope pressed on with prayer as he mounted the altar steps aided by his master of ceremonies. Prelates elected by bishops will discuss topics like mixed marriages liturgy canon law and seminary training. They may also address priestly celibacy and birth control amid unity talks.
Advertising copy explains Metropolitan’s Family Plan that covers every child at a single low cost. It emphasizes policies for both young and old and invites readers to call for rates.
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