Deaths Leonard Hirst 67 Saco native longtime sheet metal worker
Leonard Hirst 67 of 39 Glenwood Ave Saco died Saturday after a long illness in Pine Point nursing home. Born Oct 31 1901 in Staley Bridge England he worked 45 years at Saco Lowell Shops and Mare mont Corp in Saco. Survived by widow Antoinette Fortier Hirst son Norman Hirst two daughters Lilly Burnham Lucille Hirst sister Lilly Brownlee seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral tomorrow 2 p.m. Shumway Funeral Home Saco. Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery. Visitation today 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
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Lilly Burnham
Lucille Hirst
Saco
Lilly Brownlee
Springfield
Mass
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Laurel Hill
Acton Man Louis Duncan 67 Dies Suddenly
Louis Duncan 67 of Acton died suddenly this morning at his residence. Born in Dorchester Mass November 2 1901 he was son of Charles and Alice Duncan. He worked for Portland Pipe and Fitting Co Boston and belonged to Lowell Mass Order of Masonx. Survived by widow Edna Hayden Duncan one daughter Janet Brandt Fairfax VA one son Albert Hayden Duncan Bailey Crossroads VA one sister Mrs Bert Jameson Marshfield MA four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Wednesday 10 a.m. from the funeral home with interment Laurel Cemetery Saco. calling hours tomorrow 7 to 9 p.m.
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Acton
Louis Duncan
Dorchester
Mass
Charlies
Alice Hayden Duncan
Portland Pipe and Fitting Co
Boston
Lowell (Mass
Order of Masons
Edna Hayden Duncan
Roland
Janet) Brandt
Fairfax
Albert Hayden Duncan
Bailey Crossroads
Bert Jameson
Marshfield
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Laurel Cemetery
Mrs Mary Millner Dies at 83 in Kennebunk
Mary Millner 83 of Sea Road Kennebunk died today in a Portland hospital. Daughter of Benjamin and Evelyn Towne Hanscomb she was Humane Officer for many years and a member of Advent Christian Church Kennebunk Lower Village. Surviving widow sisters and nephews noted. arrangements by Ancel Funeral Home Kennebunk pending.
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Kennebunk
Mary Millner
Sea Road
Portland
Benjamin
Evelyn Towne Hanscomb
Millner
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
Mieces
Aneel
Dane St. Kennebunk
Obituary: Mrs. Rosalie Laroche of Augusta dies after illness
Mrs. Rosalie Laroche 42 of Crosby Street Augusta former Biddeford resident died at Augusta General Hospital Sunday after a long illness. Born July 29 1996 in Biddeford she was daughter of Albert and Frechette St. Mi. She attended Addeford schools and was a communicant of St. Marie Church Augusta. Survived by five brothers Ernest St. Michel Manchester NH Eddie St. Michel Old Orchard Beach Napoleon St. Michel Saco Theodore St. Michel Gardiner Albert St. Michel Augusta. Funeral from St. Andre's Biddeford Wednesday at 9 am with visitation at Emond Funeral Home Biddeford Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
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Rosalie Laroche
Crosby St
Augusta
Biddeford
Augusta General Hospital
Albert Ane Mezalie Frechette
Ernest St. Michel
Manchester
N.H
Eddie St. Michel
Old Orchard Beach
Napoleon St. Michel
Saco
Theodore St. Michel
Gardiner
Albert St. Michel
St. Andre's Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Nee
Death notice for Mrs. Margaret McKnight at 70
Mrs. Margaret McKnight 70 of Thomasville Georgia died recently after a career as a high school librarian in Texarkana Texas and retirement relocation. She is survived by nephew Early C McKnight of Lanett Alabama. Services were held at Kirk and Cray Hughes Funeral Home and burial in Pine Crest Memorial Cemetery Little Rock Arkansas.
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Margaret
Lor) McKnight
Thomasville
We Don't Holler But Feller Want Ads It's About
A brief item notes a quiet approach to employment notices or classified want ads. The piece hints at a practical focus on nonverbal cues in the help wanted section without detailing specific openings or names. It emphasizes practical business needs over loud publicity.
Funeral Home Listings for Saco Maine
Funeral directors Shumway at 35 Spring Street Saco phone 284-5611 Philip H Gross Sr director Denkett and Craig 365 Main Street Saco Maine Emond's Funeral Home 5511 Frank X Emond J P Conroy listed for local obituaries and services.
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Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Saco Woman Dies After Street Collision Near Home
Marie Louise Cash 78 of 307 Main St Saco was struck by a car driven by Jerry Sander 31 of Old Orchard Beach as she walked near her driveway. She died at Biddeford Hospital. no charges filed. Funeral arrangements by Dennett and Craig.
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Biddeford Hospital
Marie Louise Cash
Main St
Jerry Richard Sander
Mayflower Drive
Old Orchard Beach
Sander
Cash
Charles Mistos
Maine
Bristol
R.I
Lafayette
Emelie Painchaud Gachais
Saco
Thornton Academy
Lowell (Mass. Teachers College
Boston Public
Boston
Mississippi collision lights up river bridge blaze
A head on crash between the freighter Union Faith and an oil barge lit the Mississippi River near New Orleans with flames. Twenty-five crew members were hospitalized from minor burns and smoke inhalation as the ship sank and barge broke apart.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Union Faith
Warren
Hell
Arnold Regouffre
Landry
Yu Fang Fan
John Buela
Buela
Ray Brewer
Brewer
West Bank
Helena
White Alder
Local Biddeford Hospitals Cite Two Patients
Joseph Higginbotton of 133 Hill Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Diana Beauchemin of 71 Foss Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital.
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Joseph Higginbotton
Hill St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Diana Beauchemin
Foss St
Notre Dame Hospital
Local clubs hold meetings and officer elections
Multiple groups in Biddeford and Saco announce meetings tonight and tomorrow. Dames Rochambeau at Rochambeau Club 7:30. Merton Ira Staples Post AMVETS elect officers at 8. Catholic Women's Club of Most Holy Trinity at Notre Dame School Hall 8:30. Women's Society of Christian Service at Foss Street Methodist Church 7:30. Evangeline Club at 32 Lucille Street 7:30. Wardwell Home Board of Managers meet 1:30 Thursday at 43 Middle Street.
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Rochambeau Club
South Street
Biddeford
Dames Rochambeau
Merton Ira Staples Post
Amvets
Post
Alfred Street
Catholic Women’s Club
Most Holy Trinity Church
Saco
Notre Dame School
Beach Street
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Foss Street Methodist Church
The
Evangeline Club
Arnold Ballard
Lucille St
Vera Munford
Wardwell Home
Middle St
Church Notes Attend Group Meetings This Week
A Congregation Book Study meets 8 p m Tuesday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 107 Main St. Sunbeams girls 6 10 meet Tuesday 3 30 p m at Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach. Ladies Home League meets Tuesday 7 30 p m at Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach. Prayer meeting Tuesday 7 30 p m at Full Gospel church Route 9A off Route 109 Wells.
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Kingdom Hall of Jehosen Witnesses
Main St
the Sunbeams
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Ladies Home League
Old Orchard Leach
Full Gospel
Route
Wells
Sniper Lambright Kills Four In Turnpike Rampage
Relatives say Donald Martin Lambright 21 staged a highway shooting spree in which four died and 17 wounded. An uncle cites racial tensions and a psychiatric diagnosis of crisis tendencies. Lambright killed his wife Annette and later took his own life near Harrisburg after firing at multiple motorists.
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Harrisburg
Donald Martin Lambright
Lambright
Stepin Fetchit
Howard Johnson
New York City
Annette
St. Louis
Mbright
King presses for return of Arab Old City amid Middle East talks
The King insists on reclaiming the Arab Old City including its sacred shrine and hints at possible international control if obstacles vanish. He notes Arab leaders cannot surrender it willingly and warns that any deal must curb commando activity. Hussein would handle base cleanup with a 50 000 strong army, though guerrillas gain strength weekly.
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Israel
Hussein
Beach Pageant Names and Supporters Close Event
The Beach pageant lists Fred Trottier and William Tierney as organizers with Wilfred Trottier and Richard Roberge among judges. Mrs. Richard Farrell and Mrs. Roberta Letellier assist, Sherman A. Letellier chairs, Robert Nelson accompanies on piano, and donors include Comers Inc and West Point Pepperell among others.
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Fred Trottier
William Tierney
Wilfred Trottier
Richard Roberge
Richard Farrell
Roberta Letellier
Sherman A. Letellier
Robert Nelson
Comers Inc
Saco Tanninorp
West Point-Pepperel Inc
Biddeford- Saco Ournal
Morningstar Corp
Maine
Maremont Corp. New England
iSaco Jaycees
Portland Weather: Light Showers Possible North Tonight
Variable cloudiness tonight with a chance of light showers or snow flurries in north portions. Lows in the 20s north and 30s south. Tuesday morning clearing, turning fair and a touch colder.
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Portland
Looking Ahead At Weather Five Day Forecast For New England
The New England five day forecast shows above normal temperatures Tuesday through Saturday with highs from the mid 50s to low 60s and cooler spots in northern and eastern Maine. Lows range from the low 30s to the low 40s. Warmer Tuesday cooler Wednesday then warmer Thursday through Saturday. Precipitation totals expected to exceed half an inch in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and a quarter to half inch in northern New England, with rain likely Thursday or Friday.
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Boston
New England
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Julia Willey Weds Gary Marston in Saco Congregational Church
Julia Willey and Gary Marston married in a pastel decorated ceremony at the Pip Congregational Church. Rev Paul Kiweer officiated as 150 guests attended with Mrs Alan Marston and Miss Jean Stan among the bridal party. The couple plan a New Hampshire honeymoon and reside in Glenhaven Circle.
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Giadioli
Congregational Church
Veri Christ
Gary L
Sa Yiarston
Glenhaven Circle
Aco
Paul Ki "Weer
Carl Deis
Alan Marston
Urbana
Alan Prirbana
Elliot Levine
Portland
Thomas Keefe
Connec
Sue Willey
James MacDougve
Richard Somal
Ree
Rere House
Beach Street
Mary Patrick
Marston
New Hampshir
Ski I
Glenhaven Cy
Saco Thornton
Gill Songs of Nursing
Boston
Webber Hospital
Thorn Academy
Babson Institute
Wellesley, Mass
Stock Market Opens Lower With Narrow Declines
New York prices show a downtrend at the open with declines slightly outweighing advances. RCA rises to 47 while Union Camp dips to 60 and American Cyanamid falls to 29. Gulf Oil slides to 44 and Alcan Aluminum drops to 38, with the AP average of 60 stocks down to 334.5.
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New York
RCA
Union Camp
American Cvyanamid
Gulf Oil
Alcan Aluminum
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Bulgaria and Czech Liberal Trends Examined in AP Report
AP Special Report surveys Bulgaria and the Czech Republic as liberal shifts emerge. It notes new construction in Sofia including a central pole landmark and an expected underpass and subway station. The piece compares recent changes with past days, mentioning anxiety and expectations for modernization.
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Bulgaria
Fish and Game Association Opposes Bill in Maine
At a York County Fish and Game Association meeting in Lyman members unanimously opposed Legislative Document 1107 a bill to require a Firearms Owner's Identification Card. President Kenneth H Cooper warned it would hinder youth firearm safety training and burden state funds, while critics argued non residents would be exempt and discrimination could occur. Delegations plan to attend a hearing on S D 1107 in Augusta.
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York County Fish and Game Association
Stickney Lodge
Lyman
Barbara J. Coffey
Topsham
Maine
House of Representatives
Kenneth H. Cooper
Old Orchard Beach
Troop 1 Association
Biddeford
Cooper
State
Fish and Game Department
Canada
York County
Kennebunk
S.D
State Office
Rogers Lima Regime Faces Pressure Over Seized Oil Properties
Washington conditions a just compensation for seized American oil assets as U S envoy in talks with the Lima regime. The Nixon administration dispatches a special envoy to press for settlement and return of property amid ongoing diplomatic friction.
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John N. Irwin
Florida
Lima
NATO
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Nixon
Moscow
Washington
Fire Damages Braley Home in Biddeford
Biddeford firefighters answered a box alarm from Berton Braley of Saco for a house fire on Route 5. Tank 1 and Engine 6 fought the blaze with Saco Fire Department assisting. after three hours the fire was extinguished and nothing remained of the Braley house on the Biddeford Saco line.
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Biddeford
Berton Braley
Saco
Rt. 5
Tank 1
Braley
Old Orchard Beach Card Party Winners and Events
At the Abbott-Verville AM VETS Hall on Walnut Street a card party sponsor by the AMVETS auxiliary crowned winners. Eleanor Elliot and Lauraine Pettingill led ladies, Paul Cote and Robert Pettingill led men, with Loraine Hill and Adeline Cote among Queen’s and special prize recipients. A public card party is planned next Sunday at 8 pm. The Old Orchard Beach Women Civic Group meets April 10 at 7 45 pm at Adelbert Jakeman’s home. Nee Nah Council Degree of Pocahontas meets tonight at 7 30 at Odd Fellows Hall to arrange the District Meeting.
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Abbott - Verville Amvets Hall
Walnut Street
Amvets Auxilary Rize
Eleanor Elliot
Low
Lauraine Pettengill
Paul Cote
Robert Pettingill
Loraine Hill
Adeline Cote
Sylvia Brooks
Avonell Pettengill
Old Orchard Beach
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Mrs
Margaret McKnight
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco,Maine
Mississippi
A.M. P
Bedford
Nantucket
Pittsfield
Provincetown
Worcester
Providence Cut
Gary L. Marston
Anastasoff
Julia Willey
Gary Marston
Jean 'Stan
Ajat
Sofia
West
Todor Zhivkov
Austria
Italy
Pietro Nenni
Zhivkov
Denmark
Norway
Hartford
New Haven
New Hampshire
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Portsmouth
Mt. Washington
Ferment
Burlington
Montpelier
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Tanne
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Albuquerque
Atlanta
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Oise
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Chicago
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Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
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Memphis
James Randall
Yankee Stadium
Ball Park
Fish and Game Association
Rogers
Apes
OY Ana Hi
Armand J. Mercier Realtor
Roma L. Chute
Donald M. Mercier
Pia Thier
Sy Robert D. Pate
Isaiah
David
Thomas
Dennett & Craig Funeral Home
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