Communion Breakfast Held In Biddeford Knights of Columbus
Members of Luke E. Hart Council Knights of Columbus hosted a communion breakfast after mass at St. Andre's Church in Biddeford. Grand Knight Alfred Letourneau and Rev. Cornelius J. Enright led the event with remarks by Rev. Clarence LaPlante O.F.M. on Peru missions. A chalice honoring late Rababee, Gregoire, and Cote was presented. proceeds went to the Seminary Trust Fund.
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Luke E. Hart Council
Knights of Columbus
Washington Street
Biddeford
St. Andre’s Church
Leonel Lapointe
Car
St. Andre's Church
Color Corps
Alfred Letourneau
Richard Hebert
St. Louis High School
Cornelius J. Enright
St. Mary’s Church
Clarence Laplante O
Lionel G. Lapointe
Albert Carrier
Conrad
St. Andre's
Gadbois
Laplante
Peru
Lawrence Larabee
Romeo Gregoire
Rene Cote
Roland Couture
O.F.M
Seminary
Luke E. Hart
Wilfred Roy
Raymond Cantara
Lesime Lebel
Henry Ross Sr
Father Kidd
Holy Land
Assissi
Italy
Hat Bows Mark Hats Then and Now
The small bow on hats once signified the back of men’s headwear, a relic from era of few hat sizes. Drawstrings once lined hats to adjust fit, foreshadowing changes in hat construction.
Miss Tarbox Receives DAR President's Pin
Miss Elvira Lord presented a travelogue at the Rebecca Emery Chapter DAR meeting in Saco with films from England Germany and Switzerland. Officer reports named a nominating committee and plans for a grave marking May ceremony and a May annual meeting at Old Orchard Beach.
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Elvira Lord
Rebecca Emery
Dar
Albert Coleman
Ferry Road
Saco
Stanley Hurd
Lord
John Tarbox
Paul Cobb
Chester Pease
Arnold Ballard
Miss Lord
Margaret Strout
Hurd
Irene Anne Burns
Union High School
Rockland
Burns
General Knox Chapter
Leslie Ann Smathers
Bernice Wentworth
Queensbury
Coleman
John Fairfield Society C. A.R
Irish
Carol Tarbox
Cynthia P. Michaud
Old Orchard Beach
Engagements and wedding plans amid Maine coast families
Miss Elaine Rossignol of Biddeford announces her July wedding to John P. Harrison of Norfolk, son of Mrs. John C. Simpson. Elaine, a St Louis High School graduate, works at Fairchild Semiconductor in South Portland. Harrison, a Norfolk Norview High School graduate, serves in the U S Coast Guard aboard the cutter Cook Inlet, stationed in Portland.
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Elaine Rossignol
Gerard Rossignol
State St
Biddeford
John P. Harrison
John C. Simpson
Norfolk
Richard Harrison
Miss Rossignol
St. Louis High School
Fairchild Semiconductor
Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp
South Portland
Harrison
Norview High School
U. S., Coast Guard
Cook Inlet
Portland
Notable Attendees List For Society Meeting
The attendance includes Mrs. Ella Luman, Mrs. Alice Libby, Mrs. Hazel Emmons, Mrs. Ina Emery, Mrs. Martha Hastings, Mrs. Isabella Russell, Mrs. Elizabeth Garland, and the Misses Edna Rollins Thea Dennett and Dorothy Dennett. Guests are Mrs. Arthur Tarbox, Mrs. Nellie Saad and Miss Mary Ann Irish.
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Ella Luman
Alice Libby
Hazel Emmons
Ina Emery
Martha Hastings
Isabella Russell
Elizabeth Garland
Edna Rollins
Thea Dennett
Dorothy Dennett
Arthur Tarbox
Nellie Saad
Mary Ann Irish
Troop 308 Unit Sponsors Party at Biddeford Parish
Members of Boy Scout Troop 308 Auxiliary at St. Joseph's Parish Biddeford hosted a whist party in the church hall on Saturday night. Prizes were won by many residents including Gertrude LeBreton Rita Vaillancourt Edwina Larochelle Jeanette Tardif Fernande Gagnon Oscar Normand and Alexander Laroche Lucien Jacques Gilberte Normand Leon Lamb Lucien Loranger Ruth Jacques Simonne Cantara Adrienne Brunelle and Charles Cantara. A birthday cake honored Mr and Mrs Lamb and lunch followed served by a group of hosts.
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Biddeford
St. Joseph's Parish
Gertrude LeBreton
Rita Vaillancourt
Edwina Larochelle
Jeanette Tardif
Fernande Gagnon
Oscar Normand
Alexander Laroche
Lucien Jacques
Gilberte Normand
Leon Lamb
Lucien Loranger
Ruth Jacques
Simonne Cantara
Adrienne Brunelle
Therese Letellier
Andre Tardif
Charles Cantara
Lamb
Ruby Charland
Pauline Loranger
Simonne _Labelle
Roland Charland
Peter LeBreton
Arthur Brunelle
Roland Vaillancourt
Reynald Gagnon
Raymond Letellier
Mrs
Ernestine Labelle
Cash builds electric train show with giant scale props
Cash Grabach creates a 26 frame psychedelic lighting display featuring a train that reaches 110 mph with bells and thunder effects. He used motors, transformers, and even a kitchen knife handle in the instrument panel. A Basking Ridge native and former Phillips Petroleum executive, he lives in Saco with his wife and children as he plans a notable local spectacle.
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Cash
Basking Ridge
N.J
Phillips Petroleum Corp
Lowell, Mass
Augusta With Gas Inc
Biddeford - Saco Gas Co
John
Thornton Academy
Union College
Schenectady
N.Y
Irene
Thornton
Hartford School of Art
Cleveland St
Saco
Nationwide unrest follows King's death with curfews
After King's assassination riots flare in multiple cities. Detroit sees two fatalities as guardsmen patrol under an 8 pm to 5 am curfew. Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant stay quiet while Joliet fires hinder firemen. Des Moines reports six fires and vandalism during a memorial march. National Guardsmen total 750 with 1,000 more mobilized in North Carolina. Memphis Tallahassee and Minneapolis remain quiet with one death previously.
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Detroit
New York City
Harlem
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
Joliet
Ill
Des Moines
Iowa
King
Wilmington
N.C
National
Dan Moore
Memphis
Tenn
Tallahassee
Fla
Minneapolis
Winter Road Patrols Crack Down On Ice and Accidents
Spring plowing and sanding trucks monitor road conditions hourly and relay reports to division headquarters and then to Augusta every two hours. Augusta compiles a statewide summary twice daily and shares meet information with the ice. Patrols cover about 2,500 miles of major roads nightly from late November to late March and have aided hundreds of motorists. They spot fires, assisted a mother during childbirth, carry fire extinguishers and fuel, and occasionally summon police or fire units using radios.
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Augusta
Vietnam War Update Promises General Mobilization
Leathernecks report signs of Khe Sanh under new management and enemy activity on the Hue road via the A Shau Valley. B52 bombers conduct 11 raids over the weekend. Saigon signs a decree to raise the draft age to 40 and recall veterans as Thieu vows mobilization. Westmoreland to be replaced as commander with Johnson agreeing on successors.
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Khe Sanh
Hue
A Shau
Saigon
Nguyen van Loc
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
Johnson
Civil unrest and King death sweep nation in memorial week
Across Baltimore Pittsburgh and Washington riots subside as Memphis prepares for a silent march in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A nation mourns with mass prayers while Ramsey Clark notes a suspect on the run. Johnson urges swift civil rights action and troops remain deployed as peace talks loom. Nearby, Vietnam conflict perspectives shift toward possible talks as bombings affect North Vietnam and casualties rise in Richmond Indiana with missing persons feared.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Dr. King
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Atlanta
Johnson
U.S. Army
U.S
Vietnam
Gardenia Fruit Used for Silk Dyeing in Asia
The gardenia plant fruit is employed in China and Japan to dye silk. This use highlights regional dyeing traditions and the plant's value in textile processing across East Asia.
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China
Japan
Quick Quiz Q and A on Congress and more
A trivia item lists minimum ages for Congress 25 in the House 30 in the Senate. It notes elephants do not drink through trunks but suck water and spray it into mouths. It asks how many states observe June 14 Flag Day and answers Pennsylvania as the only one.
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U.S. Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Pennsylvania
Election of Officers Details In Closing Prayers Cited
The text notes an election of officers will occur when Father Kidd led the service with closing prayers, implying a forthcoming organizational procedure. Names or dates are not specified, but the event centers on church leadership selection after the prayer.
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Father Kidd
Union and Confederate casualty totals at Gettysburg
Union and Confederate bas es at the Battle of Gettysburg totaled about 51 008 lives with both sides incurring heavy losses in the pivotal clash.
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Battle of
Preparation H touted in Eugene told by local user
An Oregon man in Eugene endorses Preparation H for hemorrhoids claiming rapid relief from pain burning and itching. Doctors note it reduces inflammation and swelling and the product also lubricates to ease bowel movements and prevent further infection.
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Eugene
Oregon
Ania A
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Miss Tarbox
Lina
Sical
Merrill
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Pepperell Hall
Linnell Gymnasium
Cash Grabach
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