Deaths in South Portland Mrs Hattie Burnham aged 79
Mrs Hattie L Burnham of 268 Pleasant Avenue South Portland died last night in a Portland hospital after a long illness. Widow of Walter Burnham who died in 1957 she was born February 5 1878 in Biddeford. She leaves two daughters Mrs Henry Fearen Malden Massachusetts and Mrs Frank Keenan of Biddeford with whom she lived. Funeral services are 1:30 pm Wednesday at Shumway Funeral Home Biddeford with calling hours 7 to 9 pm tomorrow. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford.
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South Portland
Hattie
Burnham
Pleasant Aye
Portland
Walter Burnham
Urnham
Bichct
Melvin
Jennie Rinwood
Biddeford
Baptist Church
Henry Fearen
Malden
Frank Keenan
Mumity
Ats
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Woodlawn
Walter F Graves 83 Dies. Rites Held in Saco
Funeral services for Walter F Graves 83 of 35 Woodland Ave were held at the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco. Rev William Montpas officiated with interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Graves died suddenly while visiting his son Donald in South Easton Massachusetts. Born in Nottingham England on August 27 1884 he was a mason by trade and former superintendent of Harvard University. Survived by son Ernest Graves of Bedford Massachusetts. He was a master of Putnam Lodge A M and a member of Harvard Lodge A F and A M Pilgrim Donational Church in Cambridge Mass.
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Old Orchard Beach
Walter F. Graves
Woodland Ave
Dennett and Craig
Main St
Saco
William Montpas
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Graves
Donald Graves
South Easton
Mass
Nottingham
England
William
Clara Clark Graves
Harvard Universi
Putnam Lodge
A.M
Harvard Lodge
A.F
Pilgrim Donational Church Church
Camge
Ernest Graves
Bedford
Death of Harry Roberts in Bridgewater Mass
Harry Roberts 71 of Bridgewater died Saturday in a local hospital. Born January 20 1887 in Biddeford Maine he was the son of Amos and Ella Roberts. Surviving are several cousins. Committal prayers will be said at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford tomorrow at 2 pm. Arrangements by Dennett and Craig Separate Home 35 Main Street.
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Bridgewater
Mass
Harry Roberts
Biddeford
Maine
Amos
Ella Roberts
Greenwood Cemetery
Alfred M Barnard longtime Kennebunk resident dies
Alfred M Barnard 68 retired president of Percy D Wells Paper Co Boston died in Biddeford hospital after brief illness. Born Oct 23 1899 Watertown Mass he served in World War II Navy and was treasurer of the Kennebunk River Club. Survived by widow Gertrude son John R Barnard daughter Mrs Douglas H Whittemore six grandchildren. Funeral services held at South Congregational Church with Rev Robert Howes officiating Bibber Memorial Chapel in Kennebunk handled arrangements.
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Kennebunkport
Alfred M. Barnard
Percy D. Wells Paper Co
Boston
Biddeford
Belmont
Mass
Watertown
Samuel O
Charlotte (Schaffer) Barnard
Paper Company
Kennebunk
Wells Obituary for Candace Hill Wells
Miss Candace Hill Wells 72 longtime Wells resident and former Starksboro vt died in a Portland hospital. She was born March 8 1896 in Starksboro vt daughter of Frank M and Kate Chaffee Hill and a member of Wells First Congregational Church. Surviving sister Juliette H Smith and brother Wilkins C Hill both of Wells. Funeral Thursday 2 30 p m Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk with committal prayers Friday 1 30 p m Green Mountain Cemetery Starksboro. Friends may call Wednesday 7 9 p m.
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WELLS
Candace D. Hill
Starksboro
Portland
Frank M
Kate (Chaffee) Hill
Wells First Congregational Church
Juliette H. Smith
Wilkins C. Hill
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Kennebunk
Green Mountain Cemetery
Funeral Directors and Firms in Saco Maine Directory
Funeral service listings show Shumway at 35 Spring Street with Philip H. Gross Sr as director and Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street plus Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511. Names Frank X. Emond and J P Conroy appear alongside.
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Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Dennett & Craig Funeral Home
Funeral for Mrs Grace Hubert at St Andre church Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Grace Hubert of 66 Water Street Biddeford were held Saturday at 10 AM at St Andre's Church with a high mass of requiem. Rev Rol and J Sirois celebrated. choir directed by Charles Proulx with Laura Proulx at organ. Bearers named. burial in St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford. Father Sirois said graveside prayers.
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Grace Hubert
Water St
Biddeford
St. Andre's Church
Roland J. Sirois
St. Andre’s Church
Charles Proulx
Laura Proulx
Henri Bourque
William Bisson
Edgar Cabana
Albert Nolette
Josephat Tardif
Edmond Neault
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Father Sirois
Funeral services for Robert G. Powell Biddeford
Funeral services were held Saturday at the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home for Robert G. Powell of 747 Pool Road Biddeford. Rev Donald Hess of Foss Street Methodist Church officiated and graveside prayers were said at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford. Bearers were John Costinas Walter Alexander Edward Roberts and Winfred Roberts.
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Robert G. Powell
Pool Road
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Donald Hess
Foss Street Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
John Cotsinas
Walter Alexander
Edward Roberts
Winfred Roberts
Funeral for John P. Collins Held at St. Margaret's
Funeral services for John P. Collins 72 Ocean Ave this town were held Saturday at St. Margaret's Church. A requiem high mass was offered by Rev John Clancy with church choir music. Interment followed at St. Mary's Cemetery Biddeford with graveside prayers by Father Clancy. Bearers were Frederick Wyman Norman Taylor and Kenneth Pate.
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John P. Collins
Old Orchard Beach
Ocean Ave
St. Margaret's Church
John Clancy
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Biddeford
Father Clancy
Frederick Wyman
Norman Taylor
Kenneth Pate
Memorial Services Held For Dr. King in Kennebunkport
About 400 people attended inter faith memorial services for Martin Luther King Jr at St Martha's Church in Kennebunkport. Dr Allen Knight Chalmers, a retired Boston University theology professor and friend of King, delivered the principal address before heading to Atlanta for the funeral services.
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Kennebunkport
Martin Luther King Jr
St. Martha’s Church
Allen Knight Chalmers
Boston University
School of Theology
King
Cincinnati
Dr. Chalmers
Atlanta
Pre Schoolers To Register In Arundel
Robert Anderson principal of Arundel Consolidated School says pre school registration occurs Thursday April 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the school. Children entering first grade must be six by October 15 1968 and parents must show the child’s birth certificate and health information record.
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Arundel
Robert Anderson
Arundel Consolidated School
Beach Clergyman Speaks At Services
A memorial service for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was held at First Baptist Church by Rev. G. Stephen Johnston. He urged the nation to mend its ways and restore Bible reading and prayer in public schools.
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Old Orchard Beach
Martin Luther King Jr
First Baptist Church
Stephen Johnston
Mr. Johnston
Local Personal Notices From Hills Beach and Biddeford
Mrs Edward B Pembriant of Hills Beach is a patient at Deaconess Hospital in Boston. Miss Lumina Bisson of 54 Pool Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Romeo Couture of 247 Elm Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mr and Mrs William Church and Mr and Mrs Frank Blow have returned to their Ocean Park homes after spending the winter in Marathon Florida.
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Edward B. Pembriant
Hills Beach
Deaconess Hospital
Boston
Lumina Bisson
Pool St
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Romeo Couture
Elm St
Webber Hospital
William Church
Frank Blow
Ocean Park
Marathon
Fla
Local Club Meetings and Nominations Tonight in Biddeford and Saco
A series of meetings are announced for Biddeford and Saco areas including Our Lady of Fatima Circle at St John’s Hall Biddeford. Alexander MacMullen Post and VFW Auxiliary at 177 Alfred St Biddeford. VFW Auxiliary officer nominations at Biddeford City Building. Sunrise Investors at Red’s Barber Shop Saco Valley Shopping Center. Past Matrons Association Eastern Star Saco at Windy Point Road. Evangeline Rebekah Club May 8 session. Biddeford-Sac Community Service sewing at Christ Church. Biddeford Civil Defense and Public Safety Organization at Biddeford City Building. Wardwell Home Board of Managers meeting 1 30 p.m. Thursday. Webber Hospital Alumni at Nurses’ Home tomorrow night.
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Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Alexander MacMullen
Royal Canadian Legion and Auxiliary of
Biddeford - Saco
Alice Wragg
Alfred St
Tthe Sunrise
Red’s
Saco Valley Shopping Center
Annette
Order of the Eastern Star
Saco
Kenneth Johnson
Windy Point Road
Portland Weather Tonight and Tuesday Outlook
Portland remains cloudy with a chance of showers tonight and a low in the 40s. Showers favor Tuesday morning before partial clearing and cooler conditions follow.
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Portland
Weather Outlook for Northern New England and Massachusetts
The five day forecast from the Weather Bureau calls for above normal temperatures across northern New England Massachusetts and Air Island. Daytime highs reach the middle 50s to mid 60s with nights in the mid 30s to mid 50s. Tuesday warm, Wednesday cooler, Thursday to Saturday warmer. Total precipitation expected about a quarter to a half inch with showers Tuesday and again Friday or Saturday.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Air Island
Biddeford Firefighters Busy Weekend with Multiple Blazes
Over the weekend Biddeford firefighters tackled several grass and brush fires in the area. Crews used Indian tanks and booster lines to contain blazes near St Francis College and Hills Beach. A bomb threat at Grant's Store prompted police and fire response, with other smaller fires at Drew Hills Road and 61 Grayson Street.
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Biddeford
St. Francis College
Hills Beach
Grant’s
Well Baby Clinic Set For Saco Immunizations
Officials announce a well baby immunization clinic for measles at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Saco Public Health Nursing Service rooms on Cutts Avenue. Children must be registered, via telephone or visit, with Dr. Maurice Ross in charge.
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Saco
Church notices for Old Orchard Beach and Wells
Several church and youth group gatherings are planned for Tuesday. Jehovah Witnesses meet at 8 p.m. at 107 Main St. Sunbeams join Salvation Army hall at 3 30 p.m. 91 Union Ave. Ladies Home League meets at 7 39 p.m. at 91 Union Ave. Salvation Army. Prayer meeting at 7 30 p.m. at Full Gospel church Route 9A Wells.
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Kingdom Hall of Joho— Witnesses
Main St
the Sunbeams
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Ladies Home League
Full Gospel
Wells
Memphis Plaza Echoes King Fight as March Moves On
Thousands in Memphis continue to honor Dr. King and push for nonviolent action as 5 000 National Guard troops line parade routes. Bayard Austin organizes marshals while Rustin weighs White House participation as 1 300 striking sanitation workers press union dues checkoff amid ongoing mediation.
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Memphis
Dr. King
Ilee
Bayard Austin
Washington
Rustin
Johnson
Tennessee National Guard
King
Austin
James Reynolds
Henry Loeb
Sanitation Workers’ Union
Knights of Columbus First Degree Ceremony Held in Biddeford
Luke E. Hart Council members convened at the Washington Street hall in Biddeford for a First Degree meeting. Real Piche Jean Boutin Beatrik Beaulieu Michel Beaulieu Laurent Pelletier Richard Roy Donald Dutremble Clement Fortin and Michael Prejean were conferred the degree. Second degree instruction classes are planned for April 14 and April 21 with details to follow.
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Luke E. Hart
Knights of Columbus
Washington Street
Biddeford
Real Piche
Jean Boutin
Beatrik Beaulieu
Michel Beaulieu
Laurent Pelleetier
Richard Roy
Donald Dutremble
Clement Fortin
Michael Prejean
Voting Machines Widely Used in 1964 Election
Britannica notes over 60 percent of U S voters used machines in the 1964 presidential election with nearly every state allowing voting machines in elections.
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U.S
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Midnight high mass sings at Notre Dame Cathedral Paris
The first midnight high mass was heard in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris marking a notable ceremonial event in the historic church.
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Cathedral of Notre Dame
Paris
Rattlesnakes Found Native to Every U S State
The report states that rattlesnakes are native to every state in the Union, indicating their widespread distribution across the United States.
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The
Union
Our Lady Of Victory Circle Holds Meeting
Members of Our Lady of Victory Circle met at the Fremont Club in Biddeford to conduct regular duties. The gathering featured roll call by Vice President Diana Moulin, reports by Exilia Romeo and Cora Leprohon, a birthday gift for Mrs Pinard, prize winners, games, prayer led by Chaplain Delia Saucier, and attendance of officers and historian Nellie Deprey.
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Our Lady of Victory Circle
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Hilda Deprey
Webber Hospital
Aurore Pinard
Juliette Quinn
Diana Moulin
Yvonne Hevey
Exilia Romeo
Cora Leprohon
Lea Labarre
Adelina Letourneau
Pinard
Marion Lapointe
Marie Boutin
Alma Pelletier
Lea Guilbeault
Letourneau
Laudiana Bourque
Clara Gautier
Celina Fuerat
Leprohon
Malvina Gaudette
Annie Normand
Alden Pare
Moulin
Quinn
Nellie Deprey
Delia Sauncier
Two Maine Men Back In Custody After Jail Break
Two Maine men Raymond Provencher and Philip Walker are in custody in Saratoga County after escaping from a Rutland Vermont jail with four others. Police stopped their speeding car Sunday night in Nashua New Hampshire. the group had been held on fraudulent check charges. Provencher and Dusault are wanted by Saco police in a separate February 6 break in at the York County Biscuit Co. in Saco.
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Ballston Spa
N.Y
Maine
Rutland
Saratoga County Sheriff's Office
Raymond Provencher
Saco
Philip Walker
Portland
Louis Bowers
Schroon Lake
Se Martelle
Poultney
Paul Dussault
Nashua
N.H
Provencher
Walker
Dussault
York County Biscuit Co
Indians Receive Public Assistance Under Social Security Act
Indians receive public aid under the Social Security Act. The measure provides support for eligible tribal members and includes provisions for old age assistance and supplementary benefits as part of a federal program.
Three Traffic Accidents Reported on Saco Streets
Saco police log three traffic incidents on weekend hours. Paul R. Lamontagne 45 of Old Orchard Beach was rear ended on Main Street by Joseph C. Stanley 35 of Wells. Stanley faced intoxication charges. Sunday a two-vehicle collision pushed by Alice Murphy 42 of Biddeford into Troy H. Besslenger 25 and Robert R. Boisvert 18. Murphy failed to see the others. Later George Ivas kov 73 of Saco and Larry C. Smith 19 of Saco collided at Spring and North Streets.
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Saco
Paul R. Lamontagne
Cedar St
Old Orchard Beach
Main Street
Joseph C. Stanley
Wells
Stanley Auto
Stanley
Troy H. Besslenger
Myrtle St
Biddeford
Murphy
George Ivaskoff
Storer St
Larry C Smith
Maple St
Spring Street
North Street
Ahepa Members Honor Chapter Head Marking Three-Year Tenure
Biddeford Saco Chapter of the Order of Ahepa celebrated three years of presidency by honoring Christo Antonakos at a testimonial dinner at Wonderbar Steak House. Past District Gov. Allen Sakalas moderated. Supreme Gov. Angelo Churamanis attended from Nashua. Daughters of Penelope presented flowers and guests included state dignitaries and district officers.
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Wonderbar
Biddeford-Saco
Order of Ahepa
Christo Antonakos
Ahepans
Ahepan
Biddeford
Saco Chapter
Washington Street
Allen Sakalas
District Lodge
Nashua
N.H
Angelo Chouram
Thomas Pouravelis
George Ladakakos
Cotsis
Ahepa Lodge
Plato Truman
Michael Skarlos
Pouravelis
Nicholas Danton
Shourens
Mary Dinnel
Daughters of
Penelope
Manchester
Do Presidents Ever Wear Uniforms and Washington’s Salary
The President is a civilian and commander-in-chief, not in military dress due to tradition. Washington declined a salary, seeking only expenses, which he kept in a full record. Basketball, originated in 1891, is cited as America’s true popular sport.
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United States
George Washington
The
Washington
James Naismith
Newspaper Enterprise Association
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