Deaths in Kennebunkport Mrs Gertrude Maling 91
Mrs Gertrude D Maling 91 widow of Ernest H Maling died yesterday in a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born April 3 1877 in Portland she lived in Kennebunkport for many years with prior residence in Portland. She belonged to South Congregational Church and was active locally. Surviving son Martial D Maling of Portland daughter Gertrude D Maling of Kennebunkport two grandchildren three great grandchildren and one cousin. Private funeral 1:30 pm Monday Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk. Grandson Rev Stephen G Maling Buffalo NY to officiate. Interment Evergreen Cemetery Portland. No calling hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martial D. Maling
Portland
Gertrude D. Maling
Bibber
Mrs Armande Fournier Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Armande Fournier 61 of 19 Hill St Biddeford died at home Thursday after a long illness Born Sept 2 1906 in Biddeford daughter of Joseph and Lea Beaudoin Fournier employed at Clarstat Mfg Dover NH retired last year Survived by two sons Rene and Richard Thibodeau a daughter Lucille Poulin two brothers Laurent Fournier Gerard Charette a sister Yvette Octeau 10 grandchildren Funeral Monday at 11 am from St Andre's Church with interment in St Joseph Cemetery Friends may call Soule Soucy Funeral Home Biddeford today and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armande Fournier
Hill St
Biddeford
Joseph and
Lea (Beaudoin) Fournier
Clarstat Mfg. Co
Dover
N.H
St. Andre’s Church
Rene Thibodeau
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Sansoucy
Stone
Ruel 77 Biddeford resident dies after long illness
Napoleon J. Ruel of 11 Clark Ave Biddeford died in a local hospital after a long illness. Born July 27 1890 in Biddeford he worked 50 years at Pepperell Mfg Co and later for the city. Survived by widow Mary Vaillancourt Ruel son Lucien Conrad Ruel sister Rose Anna Babineau five grandchildren four great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from St Andre's Church Monday at 9 am with visitation at Emond Funeral Home today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon J. Ruel
Clark Ave
Biddeford
Samuel and
Philomene (Gouin) Ruel
Pepperell Mfg. Co
St. Andre’s Church
Sacred Heart League
Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptist
Canadian National Club
Mary Vaillancourt Ruel
Lucien Conrad Ruel
Rose Anna Babineau
Sanford
St. Andre's Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Obituary of Elwin B. Hooper, Saco mailman
Elwin Berton Hooper 78 of 55 Beach St Saco died in a Biddeford hospital after a short illness. Born July 4 1889 in Saco he served 40 years as a mailman and retired in 1953. Survived by widow Ethel Allen Hooper daughter Mrs William Quinney seven grandchildren three great grandchildren. Funeral 1 pm Monday Dennett and Craig Funeral Home with Rev John Jordan officiating. interment Laurel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call 7 to 9 pm tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwin Berton Hooper
Beach St
Saco
Biddeford
Olin George
Olive Wakefield Hooper
Thornton Academy
Hooper
Saco Lodge
A.M
School Street
Ethel Allen Hooper
William
Augustina) Quinney
Norwood
Mass
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
John Jordan
School Street Methodist Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Sacred Heart League to say prayers for Napoleon Ruel
Members of the Sacred Heart League of St. Andre's Church will meet at the Emond Funeral Home in Biddeford tomorrow at 7 p.m. to say prayers for Napoleon Ruel, a league member. The note also lists that there are 1,717 known species of termites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart League of St. Andre’s Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Biddeford
Napoleon Ruel
Funeral Directors and Mortuary Listings for Saco Maine
Funeral service firms listed include Shumway at 35 Spring Street Saco with Philip H. Gross Sr. as director, Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco, and Emond's Funeral Home with J P Conroy and Frank X Emond. Contact numbers provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Card of Thanks to Friends and Neighbors
Lumina Bisson expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for cards flowers and gifts received during a hospital stay at Notre Dame Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Hospital
Lumina Bisson
Biddeford Native Joseph L Marcoux 62 Dies After Illness
Joseph L Marcoux 62 of 29 Emery St Biddeford died in a local hospital after a long illness. Born in Disraeli Canada August 15 1899 he lived in Biddeford since 1930 and worked at Saco Lowell Shops Edwards Plant retiring 1959. Survived by widow Estella four sons Paul Patrick Robert Maurice a brother Hertel Marcoux three sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements listed with visitation times at St Biddeford and other local churches.
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Joseph Leo Marcoux
Emery
Biddeford
Disraeli
Canada
Lucien and
Anna (Allaire) Marcoux
Saco - Lowell
Edwards
St. Andre’s Church
Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptist
Yvette Marcoux
Lucette Cote
Hartford
Memorial Service for E win Hooper by Saco Masons
Members of Saco Lodge F and A M will conduct a ritual memorial service for Elwin Berton Hooper a member at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco at 7 30 p m tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Lodge
A.M
Ewin Berton Hooper
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Registration for Kennebunk Lions Babe Ruth Team Tomorrow
Registration for the E R War ren Lions Babe Ruth team will be held tomorrow at Park Street Playground at 2 p.m. In case of rain, registration will be at the fire station. Boys from Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Arundel may register. Ages 13 14 15.
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E. R. Warren Lions
Park Street
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Arundel
B.C.V
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Agnes Simpson
Jennie Currier
Ward
Frances Burleigh
Myrtle Benson
Sarah Owen
Louise Nichols
Ruth Ward
Frank Higgins
Wells
Ruth Chappell
Martha Bragdon
Lillian Clark
Harriet Freeman
Fannie Furbish
Mildred Hutchins
Ruby Kimball
Louise Marsh
Stanley F. Hanson Jr
York County
Republican Committee
Kennebunk High School
Civics
Town Republican Committee
Lucille McBride
Merton Mitchell
Brian McBride
Ada
Ohio
Michael
Clarissa Powell
Joy Lawrence
Jack Murphy
Mark ‘Iewitt
Shrine Circus
Portland
Susan
McDonald's
Webber-Lefebvre
American Legion Auxiliary
Mrs Barabe Patient at Notre Dame Hospital
Mrs. Ernestine Barabe of 23 Green Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Marine Lance Corporal Robert J. Beaulieu, son of Mr. and Mrs. Romeo Beaulieu of 7 Ray Street Biddeford, has graduated from the Aviation Machinist's Mate Course at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernestine Barabe
Green St
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Marine Lance Corp
Robert J. Beaulieu
Romeo Beaulieu
Ray St
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Knights of Columbus to Hold Communion Breakfast
Rev. James J. Mullen Council of Knights of Columbus announces a communion breakfast after the 8 a m mass tomorrow in St. Margaret's Parish Hall Old Orchard Beach not at Union Avenue hall as previously stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Mullen
Knights of Columbus
Old Orchard Beach
St. Margaret’s
Union Avenue Hall
Church Youth Groups Schedule Across Kennebunkport and Wells
A dense church notes listing youth services and religious classes for Sunday and Monday across Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Kennebunkport Goodwins Mills Wells Beach Saco Biddeford Ogunquit and other parishes. Activities include junior and senior youth fellowships hearses and school of religion sessions with varying times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
St. Martha’s Kennebunkport
St. Monica’s Kennebunk
St. Mary’s, Wells Beach
St. Martha’s Church
Kennebunkport
Biddeford Fire Crews Respond to Several False Alarms
Biddeford firefighters fought a woods blaze off Lizette Avenue with a booster line. Earlier the day a needless run went to Bernard Avenue. Thursday night another false alarm hit Forest Street and West Street, with a still alarm at 22 Piersons Lane proving false. A booster line helped quell a dump fire on Thornton Street Thursday afternoon.
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Lizette Avenue
Biddeford
Bernard Avenue
Forest Street
West Street
Piersons Lane
Thornton Street
Coronation Coach Built for King George III and Track Record Trot
The English state coach known as the coronation coach cost nearly 8000 pounds when built in 1760 62 for King George III. In Vermont Pownal Be Special clipped the Green Mountain Park trotting record with a 2 04 mile at the William B Franke Invitational Handicap Friday night, winning $10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George III
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Pownal
Green Mountain Park
Origins of Turnpikes and Toll Gates
The early American highway system placed control with the states which imposed tolls for upkeep. Toll houses used long pikes to halt travelers and collect fees, after which the gatekeeper turned the pike, giving the roads the name turnpikes.
Open House Marks National Library Week Exhibits
Tomorrow from 3 to 5 p.m. in observance of National Library Week April 21 to 27. Exhibitions will be on display in the library and all are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Library
Portland Weather Tonight and Sunday Forecast
Cloudy with rain or drizzle tonight and Sunday in Portland. Lows reach the 40s tonight, dipping to the upper 30s in the north. No significant temperature changes expected Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Yastrzemski Adapts to Thumb Injuries for Key Sox Wins
Carl Yastrzemski alters approach due to a bruised left thumb and arm, focusing on making contact. He collected three hits, drove in two runs as Boston beat Cleveland 9-2, with Gary Waslewski delivering a six hitter in his first complete MLB game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Carl Yastrzemski
Cleveland
Gary Peters
Chicago
Yaz
Indians
Andrews
Dark
White Sox
Eddie Stanky
Yar
Gary Waslewski
Tony Horton
Red Sox
Joe Lahoud
Reggie Smith
Waslewski
Jerry Stephenson
Luis Tiant
Technology progress in the Middle Ages
The text outlines substantial though gradual midieval progress. It credits inventions such as windmills wheels glass candles and paved roads in the 12th century spectacles and the ship’s rudder in the 13th and the grandfather clock in the 14th.
Fatima Circle Women Honor 10 Year Members
A banquet at St. John's Hall Biddeford honored 10 year members of Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella. Eva Moreau received Daughter of the Year plaque. 10 year pins awarded to 20 plus members. Diana Moulin led ceremonies. Lorraine Binette and others attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Eva Moreau
Berangere Millette
Isabelle Boucher
Arlene Kaligan
Lorraine Binette
Master Circle of
Sanford
Diana Moulin
Jeannette Letourneau
Marcelle Duranceu
Leona Lachance
Claire Viziolets
Marie Amanda Cordeau
Theodore Fortier
Therese Lessard
Lorraine Elie
Corinne Descoteaux
Marguerite Dubois
Marie Jeanne Ross
Josephine Valliere
Marie Rousselle
Emilia Bolduc
Gilberte Gagnon
Aurore St. Pierre
Carmen Ruel
Therese Bolduc
Annabelle Lauzier
Claire Croteau
Five Buttons Symbolizing Confucian Virtues
A note explains that Chinese garments previously featured five front buttons. Each button stood for one virtue taught by Confucius humility justice order prudence and rectitude, reflecting cultural symbolism in dress.
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Confucius
Mesmerism Pioneered by Anton Mesmer in Hysterical Treatment
Mesmerism named after founder Anton Mesmer an Austrian physician who treated hysterical patients using his method starting in the 18th century and influencing early hypnotic practices.
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Anton Mesmer
Portland Man Guilty on Multiple Traffic Counts
A Portland man Ronald D. Turner, 24, was found guilty of reckless driving and operating after suspension after a high speed chase through Saco and Biddeford. He received a total fine of 400 and three months in jail, with jail terms suspended on payment of fines. Numerous other defendants were fined for traffic violations, speeding, or related offenses in Biddeford and surrounding towns.
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Portland
Saco
Biddeford
Ronald D. Turner
Turner
Everett Trask
Route 1
Ocean Park Road
Main Street
Beach Street
Trask
York County
Neal G. Smith
West Kennebunk
Donald N. Kaddy Jr
Fitchburg
Mass
David M. Lonsdale
Wells
Donald Vire
Melvin St
Old Orchard Beach
Russell M. Brown
Kennebunk
Robert H. Pelchat
Green St
Karen A. Campbell
Charles A. Kalil
Sebago Lake
Guy Paul Norbert
Hill St
Sara H. Emmons
Hollis Center
Thomas F. Hersom
Alfred St
Raymond G. Dupuis
Graham St
Wilderness Road Blazed by Boone from Fort Watauga to Kentucky
Daniel Boone and companions from Fort Watauga North Carolina blazed the southern route through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. The Wilderness Road is now followed by the eastern branch of the Dixie Highway.
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Daniel Boone
Fort Watauga
N. C
Cumberland Gap
Kentucky
Constitutional Residence Rule for House Members
The Constitution requires a House member to be an inhabitant of the state elected from but does not require residence within the district of election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
York County Bowling Title Matches Begin at Rolls Way Lanes
Elwin Johnson the defending champion faces Paul Dorais in the first half of a York County championship at Rolls Way Lanes Biddeford Sunday at 430 p.m. Dorais, a newcomer to the route, has shown strong practice and will push for the title in a televised telecast style match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwin Peanut Johnson
Paul Dorais
York County
Rolls
Way Lanes
Biddeford
Johnson
New Progressivism Echoes in State Rethink of Rights
A political figure discusses a label New Progressivism, aligning it with La Follette era ideas on state rights and citizen needs. He notes family history: grandfather ran as a Progressive in 1924, father shifted between Progressive and Republican, and a 1946 contest against Joseph McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follette
Republican Party
Joseph McCarthy
Old Orchard Beach Resident Undergoes Surgical Procedure
Refford B. Gilman of 6 Somerset Ave is a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland. C Fayette Staples Uni and American Legion Auxiliary will hold a regular meeting on Monday April 22 at 8 p.m. at the Legion hall on School Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Refford B. Gilman
Somerset Ave
Maine Medical Center
Portland
C. Fayette Staples Uni
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
School Street
Upsets Highlight Opening Day at Suffolk Downs
Eight longshot winners thrilled bettors at Suffolk Downs on opening day as favorites then claimed the final two races. Ring of Gold paid 32.60 and Tompkins Queen 60.40 to produce an 822.20 daily double, while Seaman Sinbad paid 27.20 and captured the 7500 Patriot's Day Handicap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Suffolk Downs
Ring of Gold
Tompkins Queen
Seaman Sinbad
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elwin B. Hooper
Joseph L. Marcoux
Edmund Cashen
Crus Eis
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Christ’s Ambassadors
Youth Fellowship of the
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Unitarian Universalist Church
Portland Road
South Congregational Church
Temple Street
Kennebeyee
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
The
United Church of Christ
Congregational
Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Baptist Youth Fellowship of the
Ogunquit
Junior High Baptist
Saco United Baptist Church
Yastrzemski
Summer School of Theology
Providence College
R. I
M. Elise-de-Croix
Latlemant
Mary Sister
Marie Joseph Academy
Virginia (Lafleur
Saint Ann
Queen of Angels Novitiate and Academy
Dorval
Que
Mary Ann Judith
Laurin
Precious Blood High School
Holyoke Mass
Helen of Holy
Fatima Circle
Owen O. Sanborn
Cataract Hydro
Central Maine Power Co
Sanborn
North St
Standish
Wentworth Institute
CMP
Cataract
Phyllis L. Libby
First Parish Congregational Church
Masonic Blue Lodge
Ames Buchanan
Patricia L. Boisvert
Jeffferson Court
Roger A. Compagna
Center St
Gertrude
Newell Potter
Grouey Worthley
Hampton,h
Robert E. Butler Jr
York
Norman M. Gallant
Waterville
Robert J. Bailey
Malden
Norman E. Merrow
Rochester
N. H
William J. Perkins
Arthur J. Perron
Hillside Ave
Richard Parent
Ralph W. Tweedie
West Scarborough
Louis Korn
Constance H. Pessolano
Wanagin
N.J
Francis C. Haladik
Leo P. Fournier
Europe
Holland
Germany
Austria
Italy
Switzerland
France
England
Amsterdam
Vienna
Venice
Swiss
Paris
London
Towle’s Travel Agency
Normandy
Methot
Lamothe Avenue
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