Local Woman Celebrates Ninetieth Birthday Today
Mrs Valerie Ledoux of Biddeford celebrates her 90th birthday at her son Adelard Ledoux’s home Westmore Avenue with a family gathering and cake. She has ten children 21 grandchildren seven great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. She was born Valerie Cabana in 1849 in Canada and moved to Biddeford young. She married Anth Ledoux and has since been a devoted housewife active in Ste Anne sodality. Messages will be read from distant relatives.
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Valerie Ledoux
Biddeford
Adelard Ledoux
Westmore Avenue
Ledoux
Valerie Draper
New York
Arthur Bear
New Jersey
Yvonne Krauss
Louis Schmell
Romana
S. D
Bernadette Winters
Fitchburg
Mass
Edward Ledoux
Sylvie Ledoux
Goodwins Mills
Lucille Desjardin
Saco
Maurice Ledoux
Sanford
Ayes
Canada
Valerie Cabana
Anth Ledoux
St. Joseph Church
Ste. Anne
ITCH ME NOT: quick relief claim for itching support
A compact ad style note promises rapid itch relief with a 15 minute window after applying ITCH ME NOT. It cheekily claims instant drying and checks if the itch still needs treatment, using a playful tone and bold claims.
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Lan
Cress
Biddeford Beauty Shop Promises Expert Hair Care
Regular visits to this Biddeford salon ensure top professional assistance. Biddeford Beauty Shop located at 242 Main Street invites clients to call AT 4-5681 for appointments and services.
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Biddeford
Main Street
Vandals Remove Stones From Little Family Cemetery Wall
York county Sheriff's department reports vandals removed stones from the stone wall around the Little Family cemetery near the Arundel Orange hall. No memorial stones were defaced and damage was not estimated as heavy. Several of the smaller stones were involved.
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Little Family
Arundel Orange Hall
York County Sheriff's Department
Adam Arnold To Conduct Saco Baptist Service
Rev. Adam Arnold former pastor of Rumford First Baptist will conduct worship at United Baptist Saco Sunday at 9 am. Sermon titled The Change less Christ in a Changing World. Army chaplain WWII and former president of Massachusetts Baptist ministers association. Dean of Pioneer Camp and connected to Royal Ambassador Boys Camp Ocean Park. Currently pastor of Portland Street Baptist Haverhill Mass. Public invited.
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Adam Arnold
First Baptist Church of
Rumford
United Baptist Church
Saco
Arnold
State Conference of Baptists Ministers
Massachusetts
Royal Ambassador
Ocean Park
Portland Street Baptist Church
Haverhill
Mass
Freeport Poetess Rosemary Trott Wins National Honor
Rosemary Clifford Trott of Freeport is to be listed in Who's Who of American Women for 1959. Her work has appeared in prominent magazines and anthologies including Best Poets of 1957, with Maine poems such as Sea Mist and Balsam published May 1958. She edits From One Bright Torch and serves as national lyric chairman and Maine authors' chairman for 1959 with the National League of American Pen Women. She has received multiple literary honors and is president of the Maine Poetry Day association.
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Rosemary Clifford Trott
Freeport
National Library Committee
Maine Poetry Day Association
Vandalism Probe At Kennebunkport Cemetery Stirs Questions
Kennebunkport police chief Nicholas Inniss oversaw a vandalism investigation with six wet stones awaiting replacement. Chief Deputy Sheriff J Albert Merryman and Deputy Sheriff Burleigh Richards led the inquiry as the community noted the last burial at the cemetery occurred five years ago.
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Kennebunkport
Nicholas Inniss
J. Albert Merryman
Burleigh Richards
Maine poet and organizer to headline writers conference tea
The state chairman for Poetry Week and founder of Poetry Day in Maine, Mrs Trott has influenced Maine poetry legislation in 1957 and serves with the Maine Historical Society the Maine Writers' Research Club the American Poetry League and as Maine representative for the Academy of American Poets. She will attend the authors tea at the Maine State Writers' conference this year.
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Ame
Poetry Week
Poetry Day
Maine
Maine Poetry Week
Music Exhibition At K Port Society In Kennebunkport
The Kennebunkport Historical Society showcased music from over fifty years ago at its headquarters on North Street. Edison Regina and Zipper cabinets and the old parlor organ drew attendees who sang along to tunes like Tavern In The Town Juanita and My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean. An upcoming flower show is set for August 12 with eight classes, exhibits accepted 9 to 11 30 a m and judging by 12 30 p m. public viewing 2 to 5 p m with lunch and tea at the First Congregational church parish house.
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Kennebunkport Historical Society
North Street
Edison
Regina
Zipper
Hubert, Ralph
Frank Beard
Jon Milligan
Bertrand Lamphier
Phillips Carlyle
Clarence Lombard
Juanita
Bonnie
Society
First Congregational Church
Police Circles Quiet Amid Overnight Timeframe
Eddeford police reported no accidents to headquarters last night or this morning, indicating a quiet 24 hour period. No injuries or incidents were logged, and routine patrols maintained complete coverage across the city. An official statement attributed the lull to cooperative community behavior and favorable weather conditions.
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Eddeford
Legion Auxiliary Plans Tag Day At Biddeford August 21 22
Members of the Tighe-Beaudoin Farley post auxiliary of the American Legion voted to sponsor a Tag Day on August 21 and 22 at a meeting in Biddeford hall on the Kennebunk road. Miss Marie Pelletier Mrs Ida Noyes and Mrs Susan Cadorette were named in charge. Plans were also made to attend the Kittery council meeting August 14 and to entertain department officers at a date to be announced. A report on clothing donated to needy families was read by welfare chairman Mrs Bertha Keigher. The opening prayer was by Mrs Elodie Renaud, the meeting led by President Mrs Blanche Farley. The mystery award and birthday march went to Mrs Mary Wood. Next meeting set for September 2.
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Tighe-Beaudoin
Farley Post Auxiliary
American Legion
Kennebunk Road
Biddeford
Marie J. Pelletier
Ida Noyes
Susan Cadorette
Kittery
Bertha Keigher
Elodie Renaud
Lizzie Tremblay
Blanche Farley
Mary Wood
Local Church to Hear Guest Speaker
Rev L L Dunn of Belgrade will preach Sunday at 11 am at Biddeford United Baptist Church. Mrs Samuel Gillespie Jr of Easley S C formerly of Saco will be guest soloist.
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L. L. Dunn
Belgrade
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Samuel Gillespie, Jr. Easley
Saco
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