Josephine Baker Dies In Paris At 68
Paris AP report notes Josephine Baker the St. Louis born entertainer known as Black Venus died at 68 after a cerebral hemorrhage. She recently opened a lavish Bobino show commemorating five decades on stage despite illness and a history of heart trouble. Also reports Walter Patterson of Saco died after brief illness. funeral Monday at Shumway Gross Funeral Home with interment Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Josephine Baker
Bobino Music Hall
Josephine
Salpierre
Miss Baker
New York
Carnegie Hall
Princess Grace
Monaco
Bobino Music Hst
Philadelphia
Harlem
Folies Bergere
Casino de Paris
Legion of Honor
Free French Air Force
North Africa
Walter Albion Patterson
Bradley St
Saco
James H
Alice (Todd) Patterson
Saco United Baptist Church
Dorothy (Hilton) Patterson
Robert W. Patterson
North New Portland
Nancy Crabtree
Orlando
Fla
Shumway Gross Funeral Home
Spring St
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Court Decary to Pay Respects for Mrs. Gertrude Gagne
Members of Court Decary Canada American Society will meet Sunday at 2 p.m. at Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home in Biddeford to pay respects for Gertrude A. Gagne a society member.
Funeral Mass Set for Gertrude A. Gagne
Gertrude A. Gagne, 58, of 1 Vital Ave Biddeford, dies. Funeral mass at St. Joseph's Church Biddeford. Visiting hours Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford.
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Gertrude A
Vital Ave
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home
Stone St
Card of Thanks to Relatives and Friends
Expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for cards and flowers received during hospital stay at Webber Hospital. Thanks Biddeford Rescue Team and doctors Dr Festino and Dr Fortier along with all the nurses. Signed Ernest A Collard.
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Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Festino
Dr. Fortier
Ernest A. Collard
Right Vacation Dates Provided For K Port
A school notice to Consolidated School parents corrects spring break dates. Principal David Potter announces the vacation runs from Monday April 21 to Friday April 25, acknowledging earlier incorrect dates reported to newspapers and on the calendar.
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Kennebunkport
Disneyland
David Potter
York County Court to Hear May Term Cases
York County Superior Court will hear May term cases as announced by a sheriff's office spokesman. Defendants charged with larceny include Ronald Houle and Wilfred Houle of Biddeford and Roger Danis of Kennebunk. James Locke and Ronald Nadeau of Biddeford face breaking and entering and larceny charges relating to Barker Pond. Three juveniles are also involved. Stephen Fessenden of Cape Porpoise and Stephen Rose of Kennebunk were sentenced in Saco District Court for unlawful trespassing and placed on two years' probation.
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York County Superior Court
York County Sheriff's Office
Ronald Houle
Biddeford
Wilfred Houle
Old Orchard Beach
Roger Danis
Kennebunk
Barker Pond
James Locke
Ronald Nadeau
Saco District Court
Stephen Fessenden
Cape Porpoise
Stephen Rose
Local Voter Board Opens Questions Period
Biddeford Board of Voter Registration chairman Joseph Kerry says a board member will take phone questions April 14 18 from 1 p m to 5 p m. Voters may report changes during this period. Call 282 5466 or 282 5868.
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Joseph Kerry
Biddeford
Board of Voter Registration
Local Funeral Directors Listings in Saco Biddeford Area
Funeral homes listed with addresses and directors include Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco Dennett and Craig 365 Main St Saco Maine Emond and Conroy 72 Hill St Biddeford John P Conroy Jr director Sansoucy Bla is 1 Stone St Biddeford and R Martel director.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St. Saco
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Wind Record 40 Years Old at Mt Washington Observatory
Mt Washington in New Hampshire marks an anniversary of the 1934 wind gust of 231 mph recorded at the weather observatory. The peak, at 6,288 feet, is noted for extreme weather with months of snow, low temperatures, and frequent fog.
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MT. Washington
N.H
Weather Observatory
Tuckerman Ravine
Biddeford Public Safety Briefs Include Vehicle Crashes
A Sanford mother and her child were struck on Main Street by a car driven by Leonard Bineau. The child sustained facial bruises and was treated at Webber Hospital and released. A cyclist in Biddeford, J P Gardner, was hit on Bradbury Street. He suffered minor injuries and was released from Webber Hospital.
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Main Street
Biddeford
Elaine Cabana
Leonard Bineau
Washington St
Webber Hospital
J.P. Gardner
South St
Bradbury Street
Webber
Alfred
George Palmer
Cambridge
Mass
Lionel St. Louis
Pool Street
Alfred Road
Five Points
Presque Isle Hotel Burned in Downtown Fire
An early morning fire destroyed the top floor of the Oaks Hotel and Apartments in downtown Presque Isle. Fire officials reported there were no immediate reports of injuries, with crews continuing to investigate the cause.
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Presque Isle
Downtown Oaks
Sandwich board ads win OK in Kennebunkport
Old Orchard Beach entrepreneur Roger Lauzier won unanimous selectmen approval to run a sandwich board advertising business this summer. Four sign carriers to start by May 30 covering Dock Square Cape Porpoise and Goose Rocks Beach with noon to 4 pm operations. Restrictions require no nuisance no blocking traffic and no handouts plus police restrictions as needed.
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Old Orchard Beach
Selectmen
Roger Lauzier
R and C Sandwich Board Advertising Co
Ogunquit
Sandwich Board
Lauzier
Ells
Kennebunk
Frank Stevens
Dock Square
Cape Porpoise
Goose Rocks Beach
Citizens' Council Denies Taking Stand on School Meeting
The Concerned Citizens Council CCC released a statement denying any official position on the Junior High School athletic program or the April 14 Maine School Administrative District 71 board meeting. It warned that rumors are misrepresenting the group and affirmed it only declares positions openly in the future.
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Kennebunk
The
Concerned Citizens Council
CCC
Board of Directors of
Maine School
Scotts Won’t Be Jury Witnesses in Hearst Probe
SCANTON Pa AP Jack and Micki Scott will not be subpoenaed by a Pennsylvania grand jury probing fugitive newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst. U S Attorney John Cottone said they refused to testify, deeming it futile. The grand jury reconvenes in Harrisburg to consider who aided Hearst’s 1974 escape. Hearst faces bank robbery and kidnapping charges while the FBI reviews the case.
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Jack
Micki Scott
Pennsylvania
Patricia Hearst
U.S
John Cottone
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Cottone
Hearst
FBI
Miss Hearst
New York City
San Francisco
Harrisburg
Symbionese Liberation Army
Randolph A. Hearst
The
San Francisco Examiner
Pepperell Donates Bedding To Fire Victims In Biddeford
Pepperell Manufacturing Co. of Biddeford donated bedding for families living in the Hill Street apartment building struck by fire on Monday. The Red Cross spokesman said several offers of furniture have also been received for the families.
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Pepperell Manufacturing Co
Biddeford
Hill Street
Speaman
Red Cross
Biddeford School Board to Meet Sunday Morning
The Biddeford School Board schedules a Sunday 9 a.m. meeting in the superintendent’s offices on Maplewood Avenue. On the 26 item agenda, review of the revised self evaluation for K through 8 to be sent to the State. Teachers from Emery School may seek aid to retain elementary teacher aides due to anticipated federal funding shortfalls.
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Biddeford
Superintendent of Schools
Maplewood Avenue
Emery School
April tides and daylight saving time schedule
Today's weather summary shows possible snow flurries in northern and mountain areas tonight with highs in the 30s Sunday and lows in the 20s. Portland marine forecast from Eastport to Merrimack River expects gentle to onshore winds, 5 to 15 knots tonight, 10 to 20 knots Sunday, with fair conditions and visibility over 5 miles.
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Aiates OiGs
Keke See
Portland
Merrimack River
Onassis Planned Divorce Before Death
New York report says Aristotle Onassis sought to divorce Jacqueline Onassis before his death in March. The will reportedly leaves Mrs Onassis about 3 million cash with trust funds for their children, Caroline and John, until they are 21, far less than earlier estimates.
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New York
Aristotle Onassis
Jacqueline
New York Times
Onassis
John F. Kennedy
Mr. Onassis
Times
Cohn
Guest Speakers At VFW Supper Highlight Loyalty Day And Pride
John Page of Old Orchard Beach spoke on Loyalty Day and the VFW’s role in establishing May 1 as Loyalty Day. Bud Waycoff of the Saco Jaycees discussed pride in America and urged daily display of American flags by organizations like the VFW. The meeting ended with a social evening.
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Old Orchard Memorial
VFW
John Page
Bud'’ Waycoff
Saco Jaycees
Page
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Congress
Waycoff
Jaycees
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