Deaths Thomas W. Prescott 83 Saco resident
Thomas W. Prescott died at Biddeford hospital after a long illness. Born February 3, 1884 in Biddeford, he worked with Woodman Insurance and Real Estate and served as senior deacon of United Baptist Church. Survived by widow Ruby Chappell Prescott two sons and four grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. Shumway Funeral Home Saco. Interment Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call Friday 7 to 9 p.m.
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Thomas W. Prescott
Temple St
Saco
Biddeford
Peter
Frances Higson Prescott
Woodman Insurance and
United Baptist Church
Dunlap Lodge
F. and
A. M
Greenwood Cemetery
Father daughter banquet brings Scouts and families together
Junior Girl Scout Troop 22 hosted by Saco United Baptist Church held a father daughter banquet at Grange Hall on North Street Saco with guest speaker Mrs Wil fred Bedard and several leaders including Mrs Donald Allen Mrs Thomas McDonough and Kathryn McDonough. The event featured many attending fathers and daughters and a dancing contest with winners listed. A closing note mentions two Confederate capitals Tallahassee and Austin remaining uncaptured during the Civil War.
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Wilfred Bedard
Saco
Saco United Baptist Church
Grange Hall
North Street
Donald Allen
Thomas McDonough
Kathryn
Richard Hjort
Donald Dogg
Catherine
Stanley Hallett
Wendy
Royal Fournier
Bernice
Richard Hanson
Cheryl
Albert Vittoriosa
Maria
Robert Lennox
Matalie
Joseph Blunt
Deborah
Susan
Paul Sullivan
Julie
Dana Edgerly
Donna
Wilfred Hughes
Mary Jean
Carl Meserve
Marlene
Allan McInnis
Thomas Donahue
Sheila
John Alley
Dianna Warren
Clair Pelehat
Catherine Carr
Funeral Directors and Funeral Homes in Saco Maine
Directory listing of funeral homes in Saco Maine with addresses and contact numbers including Dennett and Craig 365 Main Street Dial 2820562 Shumway Funeral Service 35 Spring Street 2845611 Philip H Gross Sr Director Emond's Funeral Home 28 5511 Frank X Emond J P Conroy.
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Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Dial
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Philip H. Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Funeral services for Rose A Cote in Hills Beach
Rose A Cote of Ocean Avenue Hills Beach dies. Funeral services will be held at St. Andre's Church Friday at 9 00 A M. Calling hours at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford are Wednesday and Thursday 2 00 to 4 00 P M and 7 00 to 10 00 P M.
Funeral for William A Nadeau at St Josephs Church
Funeral services for four year old William A Nadeau son of Mr and Mrs Richard Nadeau were held at 830 this morning from St Josephs Church A Mass of the Angels was celebrated by Rev Valmont Gilbert Burial followed in the family lot at St Josephs Cemetery with graveside prayers by Father Gilbert Bearers were Robert Boucher Maurice Boucher Donald Paquette and Norman Paquette.
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William A. Nadeau
Richard Nadeau
Bradbury St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Canadian Is Willing To Swap Homes
Jules E. Lareau and his wife with two children in Beloit Quebec offer a two week July home exchange for a Kennebunk Beach family. They propose a Maine vacation in exchange for a Maine family hosting them while Expo 67 runs in Montreal. Contact Lareau at 240 Pre Bert Beloit.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk Beach
Montreal
Jules E. Lareau
Bert Beloit
Quebec
Maine
Lareau
Local Notables and Patients Attend Out-of-Town Meetings
Biddeford residents and Thornton Academy staff are noted in a series of items. Hervey Dubreuil remains a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Edmund Emerson and Mrs. John LaPoint are surgical patients at Webber Hospital. Pauline Loranger has returned home from Notre Dame. Douglass Corson will attend the 14th New England Conference on foreign languages in Washington, D.C. Chester Ingalls from Thornton Academy attended the Eastern Business Teachers' Association meeting in Atlantic City.
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Hervey Dubreuil
Beacon Ave
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Edmund C. Emerson
Pool Road
Webber
Thornton Academy
New England
Washington, D.C
Chester Ingalls
Eastern Business Teachers’ Association
Atlantic City
N.J
Church Notes from Biddeford Lyman Goodwins Mills Area
The Full Gospel Assembly holds evangelistic service Friday at 7 30 p m in the American Legion Hall Biddeford Elm St The Pioneer Girls meet Friday at 6 30 p m at Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills A Ladies Prayer meeting Friday at 10 a m in the Lyman parsonage Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes at St Monica Kennebunk Saturday 9 30 a m Grades 1 5 Friday after school Grades 6 8 United Church of Christ Youth Fellowship to a splash party Saturday 7 8 p m at the Portland YMCA transportation 6 15 p m from the church Younger children need a parent girls wear bathing caps.
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Full Gospel Assembly
American Legion Hall
Elm St
Biddeford
Pioneer Girls
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Monica’s Church
Kennebunk
The
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Portland
Maine
Jackson Hearing Aid Service
Oak St
Colvon
Dodd Ethics Probe Keeps Some Evidence Secret
The Senate Ethics Committee reportedly concealed sizable evidence against Sen. Thomas J. Dodd to avoid turning the inquiry partisan. Four former Dodd aides urged reopening, claiming the undisclosed material lies at the heart of the case and cites gifts from industry executives and favors for contracts. Dodd denies improper use as investigations focus on testimonial funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut Democrat
Dodd
Ethics Committee
Benjamin R. Fern
McGeorge Bundy
Senate
James P. Boyd
Majorie Carventer
Michael V. O'Hare
Erry Golden
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
James F. Gartland
Portland Area Weather Report Tonight and Friday
Fair and not very cold tonight with low 30s temperatures and gentle southwest winds. Friday looks fair with some high cloudiness, little temperature change, and southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
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Portland
TOPS Club Forming At Old Orchard Beach
TOPS Club is forming in Old Orchard Beach with the first meeting set for April 18 at 8 p.m. in the AMVETS hall Walnut Street. After that sessions will be held each Tuesday. Contact Mrs Toni Bill for details.
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Old Orchard Beach
Tops Inc
American Medical Association
Gold Buddha statue hidden under plaster uncovered in Bangkok
In Bangkok Thailand a solid gold Buddha statue was plastered to mask its value from invaders. Priests died without revealing the secret, but the hidden gold emerged in 1956 after plaster cracking in an accident.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Toys Grow More Complex for Youths in Modern Era
Spring childhood shifts from simple marbles and tops to prefabricated treehouses and motorized sets. FAO Schwarz notes safety and television alter play. high end games like treehouses cost hundreds, while classic Monopoly remains a major product for Parker Bros as much as 40 million sets sold since 1933.
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Sally Ryan
NEW York (Ap
F.A.O. Schwarz
Fifth Avenue
Schwarz
Ft. Apache
Creative Playthings
Daniel Boone
Shirley Temple
Sasha
Monopoly
Parker Bros
Urbana sheriff Stillings a long day in Champaign County
At 24 Roger Stillings, Urbana's young sheriff, runs a 433 square mile rural district with four deputies and three specials. He patrols nonstop, handles incidents from burglaries to traffic control, speaks to civic groups, and balances family life with duty after earning a merit citation for aiding in a store robbery case.
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Urbana
Ohio
Roger Stillings
Salem
Springfield
Champaign County
U.S. Federation of Police
Stillings
United States
Kansas
Dayton
Columbus
Registration Days Announced In Biddeford
Biddeford schools superintendent Bruce L. Smith announced sub-primary registration details for next year. Enrollment at Kennedy School on West Street will occur Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parents must bring immunization records disease history and the child's birth record. To be eligible the child must be five on or before October 15 1967 and registrations cannot be done by phone.
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Bruce L. Smith
Biddeford
Kennedy School
West Street
Smith
Biddeford Union Baptist Church Elects Society Officers
The Women’s Missionary Society of the Biddeford United Baptist Church elected officers and announced upcoming events. Mrs Mabel Emery was named president with Mrs Grace Robinson as vice president and Mrs Hazel Clay as secretary.
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Women’s Missionary Society
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Mabel Emery
Guinea Road
Biddeford
Emery
Grace Robinson
Hazel Clay
Ruth Merrill
Mary Grace
Jennie Dority
Merrill
Dority
White Cross
Hazel Lahey
Martha Souza
Clay
Grace
Burma
Saco United Baptist Church
Biddeford Baptist Church
Planning Board Hears Consultant On New Subdivision Ordinance
Biddeford Planning Board heard consultant William Dickson of Scarborough present a proposed subdivision ordinance at a special meeting. The panel again tabled Dorothy Oddy’s subdivision plans for the Biddeford Pool property as Attorney Edward Gaulin presented them.
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Biddeford
Claims Rise in Biddeford Area
Francis M. Coughlin of the Biddeford Maine Employment Security Commission reports unemployment claims rose in two weeks. For the week ending April 8 there were 659 claims and 586 for the week ending April 1. Last year the figures were 404 and 306.
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Francis M. Coughlin
Biddeford
Maine Employment Security Commission
Traffic Crash Reported in Biddeford Five Points
Police say a collision at Five Points Biddeford involved Sandra VacCaro 25 and Rita Kamel 39 of Biddeford. Passenger Melissa Vaccaro 2 was taken to Webber Hospital for observation. Officer Beal investigated the mishap.
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Sandra L. Vaccaro
Sanford
Rita I. Kamel
West St
Biddeford
Melissa Vaccaro
Webber Hospital
Joseph Beal
India weighs national service plan for students
New Delhi reports the central government studies a national service model for students with activities like construction during holidays and leisure hours. The scheme, drawn by defense education and home ministries, awaits university officials’ conference discussion. India currently has no compulsory military training.
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New Delhi
Defense, Education and Home Ministries
India
Sheriff Stillings Finishes Long Night of Night Patrol
The county sheriff ends a 9 a.m. start with a long January night. He stops a cruiser along a winding lane and reports four teens spooning after checking buildings. He returns to the office after 11:30 p.m. and writes reports by pipe light.
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Stillings
Advice for Teens on Handling Friend Romantic Trio
Dear Elinor guides teens to keep friendships separate when dating two people, with separate outings and polite excuses. It advises clear boundaries, prompt communication, and avoiding lingering before switching attention. Another letter counsels against perpetual jealousy, urging friendly but nonromantic coworker interactions and waiting for deep love before long-term commitment.
Chicago Town That Vanished From West Texas Frontier
Chicago Texas rose in 1889 on a vast Dawson County ranch became a rival to Lamesa over the county seat. Voted out in 1905, the town was physically moved to Lamesa in two days, leaving barren land where Chicago stood. The 41 acres were sold in 1943 to Rev J P Aslin. a local history by M C Lindsey preserves its tale.
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Lamesa
Tex
Chicago
High Plains
Dawson County
Nicholas Dawson
San Jacinto
Chiago
J. P. Aslin
M. C. Lindsey
Lindsey
Aslin
District Seeks Speedy Court Action on High School Project
Alfred AP says School Administrative District 57 asks Superior Court for injunction and declaratory judgment to block a $1.5 million high school at Waterboro Center. Petitioners won a vote on dissolution of SAD 57 and seek fast review.
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Alfred (Ap
Superior Court
Shapleigh
Waterboro Center
Five Tons Of Peas Spill On Melbourne Road
Five tons of shelled peas spilled from an overturned truck and covered 18 inches on the Melbourne Geelong road. Traffic halted briefly as nearby residents scraped up peas with wheelbarrows and buckets for home refrigeration.
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Melbourne
Geelong
News At A Glance From The Associated Press
Dr Martin Luther King Jr campaign against Vietnam war not expected to derail civil rights progress say most leaders with some disagreement. Congress Republicans oppose rent supplement program facing unfamiliar foe home building and finance leaders. Philadelphia Board of Education attacked over racial bias and threats while attempts to integrate faculties continue. West Germany seeks to fulfill a costly defense purchase for U S troops. About 400 inmates remain on death row in state prisons nationwide. Some Republicans oppose seating Adam Clayton Powell pending Justice Department probe. Vietnam war naval action limited to lower coast per Washington order. President Johnson to give major speech at inter American summit as Koreans clash near armistice line. Chinese sources report violinist Ma Szu tsung escapes with 11 others aboard a tugboat. Most trucks back on roads. 56,000 Chicago drivers and dock workers stay off the job.
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Martin Luther King
Philadelphia Board of Education
West Germany
U.S
House
Adam Clayton Powell
Justice Department
Vietnam
Ma Szutsung
Communist
China
Chicago
Kilroy Banished From Patrick AFB Kitchen Police Duty
Air Force base officials say enlisted personnel at Patrick Air Force Base Florida will no longer perform kitchen police duty. Civilian mess attendants are being hired to replace KP tasks.
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Kilroy
Patrick Afb
Patrick Air Force Base
Fla
Air Force
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