Art Exhibit Opens at Ocean Park Festival
The tenth annual Old Orchard Beach Art Association show runs 2 to 8 pm tomorrow through Friday at Jordan Memorial Hall Temple Meni. It features ribbon winning oils by Ray Lord and Frank A Staples and water colors by Frank A Staples plus several other artists. 162 paintings on display with awards chosen by judges Mrs Virginia Carpenter Mrs Anna F Quirk and Mrs Shirley Fickett. Joseph Bay chairs the event with C Paul Wight and association members. Miss Isabella Melver handles refreshments.
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Biddeford
Frank A. Staples
Association
Jordan Memorial Hall
Temple Avenue
Ocean Park
Old Orchard
North Saco Residents Urge Tax Abatement Over Revaluation
At a North Saco Church meeting residents drafted a petition to Mayor Doyle and Assessor Gannon Jr. and Cole Layer Trumble. They demand substantial tax abatements citing odor from Saco Tanning dump water service fire protection and zoning issues as reasons for higher reevaluated values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Saco Church
Donald C. Doyle
A. Raymond Gannon Jr
Cole-Layer-Trumble
Hearn Road
Flag Pond Road
Boothby Park
North Saco
Saco Tanning Corp
Ferry Road
Hans Klunder Associates
Saco
Auto Mechanics Funds Sought For Maine Training Center
Portland officials seek 230000 in federal funds to sustain an auto mechanics course at the Manpower Development and Training Center. A transfer proposal moves the program to Lewiston due to budget limits affecting local, state, and government training initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine Employment Security Commission
Lewiston
Man Charged With Murder In Maine Case
MILLINOCKET AP A Sherman Station man John P. Cannon 57 is charged with murder of his estranged wife Elizabeth 45. He faces a probable cause hearing in District Court on Aug 16. Cannon has entered no plea and is held without bail at a Bangor jail.
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Millinocket
Sherman
John P. Cannon
Elizabeth
Cannon
Bangor
Delegates Chosen by York County Barracks WWI Vet Group
At St John s Hall Biddeford delegates and alternates to the National Convention of Veterans of World War I to be held in Indianapolis September 13 to 15 were chosen for both the main group and the auxiliary. Listed are the named delegates and alternates along with reports from officers and invitations for a Sanford picnic.
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York County
St. John’s Hall
Main
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Indianapolis
Ind
Arthur Lambert
Rodolphe Vanasse
R Raymond King
Thomas McGarrty
Walter Reardon
Adrian Poissant
Conrad Fortier
Louis Mathurin
Arthur Gagne
Napoleon Martel
Reardon
Kenneth Curtis
E. Hayward
Napoeon Frechette
Sanford
State Wardens Seek Boat Operator in Nickerson Lake Incident
Marilyn Grant, 44, of Boston and former Houlton resident, is recovering after both feet were struck by a boat propeller while she swam near Nickerson Lake. The operator allegedly did not see her waving and fled. grant underwent surgery including two toe amputations.
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New Limerick
Marilyn Grant
Boston
Houlton
Nickerson Lake
Clough Family Holds 28th Reunion in Kennebunkport
Nearly 100 cousins attended the 28th annual John Clough Genealogical Society reunion at the First Congregational Church Kennebunkport. Events included a Board meeting lobster stew luncheon a trolley museum trip a turkey supper and evening fellowship. Eva Clough Speare age 91 attended all reunions.
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Kennebunkport
John Clough Genealogical Society
First Congregational Church
Board of Governors
Cape Porpoise Pier
Clough
Samuel
Eva Clough Speare
Arthur Cluff
Margie Campbell
Edna Cook
Leroy Smith
Orvin Wormwood
Rowena Cluff Hutchins
Ralph Leach
Paula Day
Society
Eva Colbath
Dover
N.H
Thelma Farley
Saco
Leach
Inez Cluff Wildes
Priscilla Clough
Cambridge
Mass
Samuel Clough
Roxbury
Priscilla
Patrick Miniotti Makes Dean's List
Bridgeport University names Biddeford resident Patrick Michael Miniotti of 22 West more Ave to the dean's list. Enrolled in the College of Business Administration, the accounting major is among 556 students cited for outstanding academic achievement.
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Bridgeport
Biddeford Scout Troop 308 Attends Weekend Gathering
Troop 308 of St. Joseph's parish plus committeemen spent a weekend at the Lucien Loranger summer home Pequawket Lake Li mington engaging in games meals and a bonfire. Scouts Raymon Mercier Andre Cote Raymond Charland and others plus auxiliaries assisted with Parents Day activities.
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St. Joseph's Parish
Lucien Loranger
Pequawket Lake
Limington
Raymon Mercier
Andre Cote
Raymond Charland
Fernande Gaenon
Gabrielle LaBelle
Rita Lamb
Pauline Loranger
Rita Vaillancourt
Ruby Charland
Donald Burgess
Roger Normand
Dennis Perron
Raymond LaBelle
Paul LaBelle
Roland Charland
Oscar Normand
Raymond —Lamond LaBelle
Leon Lamb
Ronald Guerin
Eugene Guerin
John Paul Joncas
Ralph Perron
Roland Vaillancourt
Four Slain Youths Buried in Pepperell Memorials
In Dunstable Massachusetts four children Brenda 16 Gregory 13 Gary 10 Thomas 6 were buried at St Joseph's Cemetery Pepperell after a family tragedy. Their mother Mary Connolly 43 is charged with four counts of murder and held for mental observation.
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Dunstable
Mass
St. Joseph’s
Pepperell
Albert Silvia
Francis G. Connolly Jr
Debbie
Francis G. Connolly
Silvia
St. Joseph’s Church
Mary Connolly
Connolly
Salisbury Beach
New Hampshire
Rebekah and Plante Family Gatherings Highlight Maine Notices
Mrs. Lillian Matthews and Mrs. Virgie Thyng joined the Olive Rebekah Lodge for an Odd Fellows picnic in Auburn. The Plante family reunion filled St. Ignatius School Sanford with attendees from Waterville Lewiston and Brunswick. Also noted are Syracuse visitors at Kennebunk Pond and local moves. A disaster action training course is set for August 15 at Cumberland County Civil Defense Windham. Guests at Sea Road include Mr. and Mrs. B Tranchida of Avon Connecticut.
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Lillian Matthews
Rebekah Assembly of Maine
Virgie Thyng
Mildrea Thyng
Olive Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows
Auburn
Plante
St. Ignatius School
Sanford
Joseph Plante
Gendron Lane
Waterville
Lewiston
Brunswick
Robert Pickett
Elizabeth
Edward
Sarah
Syracuse
N.Y
Burr
Kennebunk Pond
Pickett
Max Pickett
Kenbunk
Gorham State College
Gorham
Ridgewood Circle
Kennebunk
Cumberland County Civil Defense and Public Safety Agency
Windham
Maine Civil Defense and Public Safety Agency
Michael Trand
Sea Road
B. Tranchida
Avon, Conn
Jails Almost Cleared Of Rioters In Newark
Newark arrests from July riots are nearly resolved after three weeks of arraignments and indictments. 489 indictments involving 700 persons issued. 55 complaints involving 70 people dismissed. 400 to 500 complaints awaiting grand jury action. 90 percent of those arrested from Newark, about half over 25. Most defendants seek jury trials. five extra courts to begin Sept 25. Indictments mainly cover breaking and entering, larceny, and possession of stolen goods.
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Newark
N.J
Essex County Grand
Richard J. Hughes
William R. Ferranti
Grand Jury
Ferranti
U.S. Marshal’s Office
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Old Orchard Beach Art Association
Francis J. Quirk
Kinney Shores
George Carpenter
Ogunquit
Shirley Fickett
Driftwood Gallery
Raymond Lord
Maine
Lollipop Lane
Murphy’s Music
Lois
Auto Mechanics
Journal
Patrick Miniotti
Quting
Demic
New
Beth Israel
Harvard
Susan Winnicombe
Beth Israel Hospital
Brookline Avenue
Ritz
Old Orchard Beach
Ocean Park Educational Bureau
Jillian Jakeman
Edith Mitchell
Constance Ellingwood
Ruth Baker
Denise Larochelle
Ellen Smith
Dorothea Viahakos
Priscilla Huot
Hilda Olsen
Betty Radley
Carolyn Simpson
Nancy Smith
Dorothy Garland
Temple
Stewart Shuster
Susan Finley
Tranci
Bruce Barber
Framingham, Mass
Donald Lemieux
Hartford, Conn
Lib Heey
Penglie
LATEX
el Er
Touraine
Y.E.S
Oldsmobile
Reed Motor Company
Main St
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