Roberts buys out partner to claim Hotel Thacher
In Biddeford 1894 William A. Roberts and Frederick Yates quarrel over the Hotel Thacher after a split in profits and plans. Roberts leveraged deposits and a bold bid to buy Yates out, becoming sole owner while Yates later ran for mayor and lost.
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Dick Charles
Biddeford
William A. Roberts
Frederick Yates
Thiags
Biddeford House
Thacher
George Thacher
Congress
Roberts
Yates
Biddeford National Bank
Waterville
Waterville Bank
Biddeford Institution
Renee
W. A. Roberts
Kennebunk-Wells Weather Update and Junior Day Forecast
A brief forecast note from Kennebunk-Weli notes drips and drabs of showers for Saturday June 18 1977. The item mentions a junior day event and provides a terse weather outlook for the day.
Kids buy gifts but God made Father's Day
Five year olds at St Louis Child Care Center explain Father's Day ideas. Brenda Paquette would buy cake if money allowed while kids describe homemade cards and simple gifts. The children offer varied views on why fathers are celebrated and what the day means.
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Biddeford
Brenda Paquette
the Journal Tribune
St. Louis
Brenda
Charity Haig
Wendy Renell
Kathy Perrin
Mark Valliere
John Ewing
Bikers Gather for Maine Staywide Party in Biddeford Field
United Bikers of Maine draws up to 2000 enthusiasts for a three day stayover on private property off West Street. Police report no incidents expected though extra help is on duty. event features tents campsites and a roadside concession while riders discuss helmet laws and driver education mandates.
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West Street
Biddeford
UBM
Valley Forge
Buxton Two Car Crash Kills Local Man
State police investigate a two car crash on Route 112 near Buxton that killed 18 year old Michael Moore. Five others were injured including Moore’s fellow passengers Donna York Vicki Maxwell and Christopher Beaulieu and the second driver Gerald Hanks and his wife Nancy.
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Buxton
Youn Buxton
Ormand Trask
Maine
Michael Moore
Moore
Bonny Eagle High School
Trask
Donna York
Vicki Maxwell
Hollis
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Christopher Beaulieu
Massabesic High School Commencement Ends 12 Years
Commencement exercises marked the end of 12 years for 122 Massabesic High School graduates in Waterboro. The ceremony filled the school gym, with graduates listed on page 2 and a photo on page 9. The almanac notes June 18, 1977 as the date.
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Massabesic High School
Waterboro
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Biddeford Bank
City of
Sacover
Kennebunk-Weli Nor
Ourna
Pam Lansbury
Dad
Mark
Biddeford Party
United Bikers of Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Saco Tanning Corp
Shaw’s
Saco
Martin’s Foods
IGA
Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America
Afl-Cio
Mathieu
Alton Phinney
Raymond Bonang
Donald
Union
Gerald Hanks
Nancy
Lt. Trask
Rte. 112
Ralph Libby
Dale Tomlin
Donald Anastasoff
the Almanacky
United Press International
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Henry Clay Folger
United States
Britain
Napoleon
Waterloo
Belgium
New England
Weather World
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