Deaths in Dayton: George Albert Hill 84
George Albert Hill 84 of Fogg Road Dayton died this morning in a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born December 15, 1882 in Dayton, he was a selectman and road commissioner for Dayton for years and a 40 year member of Alton Masonic Lodge Goodwins Mills. Survived by widow Bessie Dennett Hill one son Waldo W one grandson George W Hill one granddaughter Janet I Musk one great grandson Jeffrey Hill Musk all of Augusta and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday at 2 from Shumway Funeral Home Saco with burial at Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery. Friends may call Friday 2-4 and 9-9.
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Dayton
George Albert Hill
Fogg Road
Biddeford
Albert R
Isabel (Hill) Hill
Alton
Goodwins Mills
Carpenter
Bessie Dennett Hill
Waldo W
George W. Hill
Janet I. Musk
Jeffrey Hill Musk
Augusta
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Buxton
Cemete
Mrs Ann Keating of Portland Dies in Kennebunk
Mrs. Ann L Keating 47 of Portland Street Kennebunk died yesterday in a Portland hospital. Born December 27 1919 in Winchester Massachusetts she was daughter of John and Delia Dougherty Peterson. Survived by widower two sons James J and Richard J two daughters Judith A and Joanne M two brothers Carl and John Peterson of Winchester. Requiem mass at St Monicas Church 9 a.m. Saturday with interment Hope Cemetery. Prayers 7:30 p.m. tomorrow Bibber Memorial Chapel Seven Summers Street. Visitation 7-9 p.m. tonight and 2-4 7-9 p.m. tomorrow.
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Winchester
St. Monica’s Church
Hope Cemetery
Bibbereen Chapel
Biddeford Bar to Honor Adelard Berthiaume
Members of Biddeford Bar will meet at Bolduc Funeral Home in Biddeford at 3 30 tomorrow afternoon to pay respects to Adelard Berthiaume a World War I veteran.
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Biddeford Barracks
Bolduc
Alfred St
Biddeford
Adelard Berthiaume
Obituary for Ralph J. Goldthwaite of Biddeford Pool
Ralph J. Goldthwaite 84 of 744 Pool Road Biddeford died after a brief illness in a Biddeford hospital. He was born August 29 1882 at Biddeford Pool son of Tristram and Camilla Edwards Goldthwaite a retired lobster fisherman and member of Dunlap Lodge AF and AM Biddeford Pool Community Club and Biddeford Pool Fire Department. Survived by widow Jane Nicolle Goldthwaite son Ralph Jr two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday at 3 30 from Spring Street Saco with interment Laurel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow night 7 9 at the funeral home.
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Ralph J. Goldthwaite
Pool Road
Biddeford
Biddeford Pool
Tristram
Camilla Edwards Goldthwaite
Dunlap Lodge
AF and
Biddeford Man Alphee Clair 76 Dies After Illness
Alphee Clair 76 of 26 Water St Biddeford died in a Biddeford hospital after a long illness. Born April 13 1891 in St Agatha he was a farmer and lumberman before 1935 then with Saco Lowell Shops until retirement. Survived by sister Mrs Joseph A Dumont Pomona Calif and brother Patrick H Clair Biddeford. Funeral service at St Andre's Church Saturday at 7 am Emond Funeral Home Biddeford arranging viewings today and tomorrow 2-4 and 7-10 pm.
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Alphee Clair
Water St
Biddeford
St. Agatha
Joseph and
Egline Daigle Clair
Clair
Saco- Lowell
St. Andre’s Church
Joseph A. Dumont
Pomona
Calif
Patrick H. Clair
St. Andre's
Emond Funeral Home
Hill Biddeford
Chester A Rich 82 Dies at Old Orchard Beach
Chester A Rich 82 of 8 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach died yesterday afternoon. Born Provincetown MA Oct 25 1884 he lived in the area 17 years and ran a boarding house and motel. He worked in a fishing business off the Gaspe coast of Quebec until the mid 1940s then moved into real estate in Maine and Florida. Funeral 10 am Friday from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with burial in Gifford Cemetery Provincetown MA.
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Old Orchard Beach
Chester A. Rich
Union Ave
Provincetown
Mass
Allen and
Eunice Baker Rich
Wesleyan College
Connecticut
Rich
Gaspeare
Quebec
Canada
Maine
Florida
Dennett and Craig
Main St
Saco
Gifford Cemetery
Berthiaume dies. WWI veteran served area
Joseph Adelard Berthiaume 71 of Jeanette Avenue died yesterday in Togus Veterans Hospital after a short illness. A Biddeford native and WWI Army veteran, he lived here since 1949 and was a member of York County Barracks WWI, American Legion Portland Harold T. Andrews Post, and St. Margaret's Church. Survived by two sons Leo and Oliver and two daughters Mrs. Jean Couture and Dolores, plus five grandchildren. Services Saturday at 8:30 from St. Margaret's. visitation at Bolduc Funeral Home tonight and tomorrow.
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Orchard Beach
Joseph Adelard Berthiaume
Jeanette Avenue
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Biddeford
Maxime
Emily Hebert Berthiaume
Laurencia Boisclair Berthiaume
Berthiaume
U.S. Army
Bolduc
Alfred St
Funeral services for Albert J. Cyr at St Margaret's Church
Albert J. Cyr of 133 Union Ave was honored today with a 9 a.m. mass at St Margaret's Church. Rev John H Clancy led the requiem with choir and organist Mrs Antonio Boisvert. Biddeford Saco Journal staffers W Paul Casavant Godefridus Tebbenhoff Robert Bernier and Dennis Twome served as bearers. Burial followed in St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford with committal prayers by Rev Coleman Toole.
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Old Orchard Beach
Albert J. Cyr
Union Ave
St. Margaret’s Church
John H. Clancy
St. Margaret's Church
Antonio Boisvert
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Cyr
W. Paul Casavant
Godefridus Tebbenhoff
Robert Bernier
Dennis Twome
St. Theresa
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Biddeford
Coleman Toole
Burial for Peter S. Gilmore at Trinity Episcopal Saco
Peter Scott Gilmore was buried yesterday morning at 11 at Trinity Episcopal Church Saco with Rev. Robert Newton officiating. Committal prayers followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco. Bearers were Richard Madison, John A. Reece, Donald T. Simon and John A. Gilmore.
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Peter Scott Gilmore
Trinity Episcopal Church
Saco
Robert Newton
Kennebunkport
Father Newton
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Richard Madison
John A. Reece
Donald T. Simon
John A. Gilmore
Commercial Fish Families Dominate Ocean Catches
The herrings and their relatives lead in economic importance among fish families. With over 150 species they inhabit all seas and contribute significantly to fisheries worldwide.
Mrs Frances Lewis Transferred to Pinepoint Manor
Patient Frances Lewis formerly at Webber Hospital on Ferry Road in Saco has been moved to Pinepoint Manor in Scarborough for continued care.
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Frances Lewis
Ferry Road
Saco
Webber Hospital
Pinepoint Manor
Scarborough
Local Church Events Schedule for Biddeford and Goodman Mills
The Full Gospel Assembly holds an evangelistic service Friday at 7 30 p m in the American Legion Hall Biddeford 508 Elm St The Pioneer Girls meet Friday at 6 30 p m at the Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills A Ladies Prayer meeting Friday at 10 a m at the parsonage of the Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Confraternity classes for St Monica Kenne cuntks Church start Saturday at 9 30 a m for Grades through 5 and Friday after school for Grades 6 through 8
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Full Gospel Assembly
American Legion Hall
Elm St
Biddeford
Pioneer Girls
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Lyman Faptist Church
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Monica's Church
Kennecunk
Stuck accelerator blamed for crash in Saco
Saco police report a car driven by Robert A. Paulsen 25 of West Scarborough lost control on York Hill last night and struck a guard rail causing about 500 dollars in damage. Paulsen said the accelerator jammed.
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Saco
Robert A. Paulsen
West Scarborough
York Hill
Paulsen
Woman Injured In Motorcycle Mishap In Old Orchard Beach
A Connecticut woman, Constance Young, 38, of Kensington, was admitted to Webber Hospital after being struck by a motorcycle while crossing East Grand Avenue in Old Orchard Beach. The rider, Richard Bill, 19, of Old Orchard Road, was involved in the incident.
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Old Orchard Beacha
Connecticut
Webber Hospital
East Grand Avenue
Constance Young
Kensington, Conn
Richard Bill
Old Orchard Road
Vietnam 1967 presidential race sees boycott and travel woes
In South Vietnam seven of ten civilian candidates refuse to campaign until guaranteed safe travel from Saigon. They planned a 22 town tour but found no official party help in Quang Tri Province and accuse leaders Thieu and Ky of trying to sabotage the campaign as the Sept. 3 election looms.
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Honolulu
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Saigon
Quang Tri Province
Nguyen van Thein
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Governors unite to craft state action plan at National Eight meet
At a national gathering eight Republican governors draft a state action program to curb violence and rebuild slums. Florida governor Claude Kirk and H. Rap Brown share a microphone at a Black Power rally as the crowd boos Kirk and Brown speaks. North Little Rock mayor touts instant parks from junk-filled lots in a Negro neighborhood. Teens begin cleaning up Spanish Harlem where a Puerto Rican border sign was painted.
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Claude Kirk
Florida
H. Rap Brown
Brown
North Little Rock
Ark
Spanish Harlem
Funeral for USMC Pfc Joseph Lavigne in Saco
Funeral services for USMC Private First Class Joseph Lavigne of 37 Pleasant Street Saco were held at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church. He was killed in action in Vietnam in July and buried with full military honors at St Joseph's Cemetery. A firing squad from Kittery Naval Base participated along with local officials and church choir.
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Usmc Pic
Joseph Lavigne
Pleasant St
Saco
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Joseph Carrier
Paul Jalbert
Bernand Nickhair
Eva Carrier
Pie. Lavigne
Vietnam
St. Joseph's
Walter LaVigne
Kenneth Taylor
Kittery Naval Base
Gary E. Toupin
Gary J. Kalas
Robert L. Shinkle
William L. Sigman
Jeffery L. Boyd
Lance
William S. Vargas Jr
Naval Base
Thomas ©. Reeves Jr
Anthony D. Mariscal
Arthur J. Kimber Jr
Dwayne L. Garvin
Leonard A. Siler
Phillip F. Freund
Donald C. Dosle
Edmond S. Rube
Raymond R. Dupuis
Paul F. Reay
Timothy Crowley III
Richard Fletcher
Father Carrier
Weather Outlook for SQuay Portland Tonight and Friday
Partial clearing tonight with cooler air. Lows mid to upper 50s. NW winds around 10 mph. Friday variable cloudiness and a chance of scattered brief afternoon showers. Highs in the low 70s with northerly winds about 10 mph.
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Portland
Gospel Singers Attract Crowd In Kennebunk Arts Festival
The Job Corps Singers directed by Ray Sullivan drew a capacity crowd in Kennebunk as part of the Open Wide religious arts festival. About 20 singers from across the United States performed Southern spirituals and revivalist numbers with Cameron Smith in solos.
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Kennebunk
Job Corps
Ray Sullivan
Cameron Smith
al Poulin
Maine
St. Ann’s Episcopal Church
Port
Kurt Messerschmidt
Temple Beth
Kennebunkport
Theatre of Concern
Norman
Sandra Dietz
South Congregational Church
Millionaire Samuels Named Undersecretary of Commerce
Howard J. Samuels of Canandaigua is slated for appointment by President Johnson as undersecretary of commerce. A 47-year-old Mobil Oil vice president and former lieutenant governor candidate, he founded Kordite Corp now part of Mobil. The White House did not discuss the move.
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Albany
N.Y
Howard J. Samuels
Canandaigua
Johnson
Associated Press
White House
J. Herbert Holloman
University of Oklahoma
Samuels
Mobil Oil Corp
U.S. Department of Labor
Kordite Corp
Mobil
Children Taken On Boston Tour
Six area adults accompanied eighty children on a full day Boston tour as part of a federal summer reading and math program. The group visited a science museum, attended a planetarium lecture, and toured the Prudential Building and Old Ironsides shipyard. Another group visited Pease Air Force Base in New Hampshire for an aerial show. The six week program ends tomorrow with a joint assembly and attendance awards at the high school gym.
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Old Orchard Beach
Boston
Emerson Cummings
E. Matthias Hickey
Roberta Jones
Patricia David
Joseph Regina
Howard Cushman
Saco
Prudential Building
Naval Shipyard
Pease Air Force Base
Portsmouth
N.H
Air Force
Thunderbirds
July Report by Saco Firemen
The Saco Fire Department released its monthly report with eight box alarms and 13 verbal and 13 telephone alarms. Five radio calls and 62 ambulance responses were recorded in the month.
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Saco
Negro Colonel Contrasts Black Power Leaders in Vietnam War
Col David James Jr a Black Power critic says thousands of Negroes are fighting in Vietnam while extremists back home threaten progress. He recalls past protests and notes Truman's 1948 order to desegregate the armed forces, urging nonviolence and unity.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Col
David James Jr
Pensacola
Fla
North Vietnam
James
Stokely Carmichael
Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Wednesday
United States
Johnson
Havana
8Th Tactical
Harry S. Truman
Bar Association Backs Civil Rights Jury Fairness Bills
The American Bar Association urged Congress to pass two civil rights bills targeting jury discrimination in federal and state courts. The measures would require random federal juries and ban race color religion sex national origin and economic status bias, with enforcement by the U S attorney general in state cases. The federal bill passed by voice vote. the state measure by 78 to 47.
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Honolulu
American Bar Association
Congress
ABA
House of Delegates
U.S
James D. Carpenter
Newark, N.J
North
Drum and Bugle Corps Names New Officer Slate
The Biddeford Fire Department Drum and Bugle Corps announced its newly elected officers at a meeting. Poirier is president, Roland Poihier vice president, Garriepy secretary treasurer, Letellier recording secretary. Trustees are Cote Bergeron and Collard. Gagne is manager and drum major, Curro bugle instructor. The group credited practice and diligence with winning first prize in the Saco Centennial Parade. Chaloult is organizing a deep sea fishing trip leaving tomorrow morning. interested parties may contact him at the station.
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Biddeford Fire Department
Donald Poirier
Roland Poihier
Paul Garriepy
Gerard Letellier
Leo Cote
Emile Bergeron
Roland Collard
Raymond Gagne
Nicholas Curro
Corps Home Guard
Saco
Raymond Chaloult
Kennebunk Driver Faces Court After Route 35 Crash
Police report no injuries in a Route 35 wreck in Kennebunk. The vehicle driven by George Stevens of Kennebunk Landing was a total loss after snapping a utility pole off. Stevens will appear in court Monday on a traffic charge.
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Kennebunk
George Stevens
Kennebunk Landing
Republicans Meet in Secret Session On Action Program
Eight governors met Tuesday to review the GOP action program. The final draft will be sent to the nation’s 42 other governors for consideration. Rockefeller had called the session after attempts to convene a National Governors Conference meeting failed. Invited governors unable to attend included Rhodes of Ohio, Kirk of Florida, Reagan of California, Evans of Washington, and Knowles of Wisconsin.
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Rockefeller
National Governors Conference
James A. Rhodes
Qohio
Claude R. Kirk Jr
Florida
Ronald Reagan
California
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
Stinging Ants Not All Ants Sting Painfully
Fire ants sting as painfully as wasps while harvesting ants in Mexico can also inject severe stings.
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Mexico
Hate posters mailed. Maine counties investigate legality
Atty. Gen. James S. Erwin plans to probe the legality of mailing hate posters reported in at least four Maine counties. Knox County Atty. Peter Suldies says the image shows the lady of justice with a triangular eye and a gavelless bench. The posters, traced to Kansas City, were also found in Penobscot Lincoln and Somerset counties.
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Augusta
James S. Erwin
Maine
Knox County
Peter Suldies
Lady of Justice
Maide
Kansas City
Suldies
Penobscot
Lincoln
Somerset Counties
Cars Collide In Biddeford Traffic Mishap
Wendell M Hurry 58 of Barre Vermont and Joan M Downing 19 of Kennebunk collided on Upper Elm Street Biddeford yesterday. Hurry was stopped by an officer directing traffic at the A and P Super Market grand opening when Downing rear ended him. Officer Raymond Langevin investigated.
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Wendell M. Hurry
Barre
Joan M. Downing
Summer St
Kennebunk
Upper Elm Street
Biddeford
Hurry
Downing
Harry
Raymond Langevin
Tenting Theft Reported in Saco
Saco police investigate theft from a tent on Ocean Park Road. Items taken include a lantern a gallon of kerosene and a flashlight. The camping area occupant is Stewart Yallowitz of New York City. Theft reported to have occurred before 10 p.m. yesterday.
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Saco
Ocean Park Road
Stewart Yallowitz
New York City
Man Speared By Dowell In Industrial Accident
WEST PARIS AP. A 23 year old East Sumner man, Robert Crocker, was killed at the L M Mann Co when a 22 foot dowel he was using to fix a running lathe spun off and speared him near the heart.
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West Paris
East Sumner
L.M. Mann Co
Robert Crocker
Zoning Changes Considered in Kennebunk
Kennebunk town officials including Board of Selectmen and Town Manager Earle D. Hardy met with planning board members to discuss zoning changes allowing apartment construction. Hardy announced road concerns about Curtis Court parking lot and the tennis court. Edward C. Winston acting chairman urged action near Durrell's Bridge linking Kennebunk and Arundel.
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Kennebunk
Board of Selectmen
Earle D. Hardy
Planning Board
Hardy
Curtis Court
Edward C. Winston
Durrell
Arundel
Field Day Planned by Beach Council and Knights
A joint Knights of Columbus and Ladies Auxiliary meeting at the new K of C Hall on Union Avenue outlined plans for the annual Field Day set for Sunday September 17. Raymond Doherty nominated general chairman and said tickets will be available soon. A seven member committee will meet next Wednesday to set up house rules for the new K of C home. The Ladies Auxiliary donated funds for over 100 metal chairs and 12 folding tables. Attendees included William Southwick Rene Toussignant Alec Garon and others along with several Auxiliary members.
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Old Orchard Beach
Knights of Columbus
K. of C. Hall
Union Avenue
William Southwick
K. of C
Raymond Doherty
Rene Toussignant
Alec Garon
Roger Toussignant
Emile J. Belanger
Raynald Melancon
Conrad Boisvert
Toney Eramo
Reginald J. Dube
Gerard Proulx
Claude Belanger
Oscar Nolette
Joseph Burns
Neal Thibeau
Emile Lemire
Gerald Croteau
Wilfred Cyr
Portland Maine post office addition bid tops others
Gevyn Construction Corp of Mamaroneck, N Y submitted the apparent low bid for the Portland Maine post office addition. Five bids were received with Davison Construction Co of Manchester N H and S Volpe Co Inc also submitting bids. GSA reported other bids around 6.1 million dollars.
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Boston
Portland, Maine
Gevyn Construction Corp
Mamaroneck
I. I
Davison Construction Co
New England
Manchester
N.H
General Services Admin
S. Volpe & Co., Inc
GSA
Auburn woman named fulltime director of York County aging council
Shirley Bessey of Auburn is appointed as fulltime director of the York County Council on Aging. She will join a five day training workshop next month with local volunteers to prepare for ongoing duties and funding, guiding community aging initiatives.
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Alfred
Shirley Bessey
Auburn
York
Miss Bessey
Penobscot County
University of Wisconsin
Kansas
Springfield College
State University of New York
Cortland
Boston University
Boston
National Office of
Campfire Girls
Poland
Man Booked On Escape Charge
A Durham man Charles Hilton aged 40 was apprehended in Durham after fleeing a deputy sheriff and a waiting paddy wagon. Sheriff Robert W. Benenfant said Hilton escaped Wednesday while awaiting transfer to Auburn County jail from Lewiston District Court where a morals charge was continued to September 18.
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Auburn (Ap
Durham
Androscoggin
Robert W. Benenfant
Charles Hilton
D. Edward Soucie
Hilton
Auburn County
Lewiston District Court
Convicts on Death Row Granted Legal Representation
Florida's 50 death row inmates won the right to be represented by American Civil Liberties Union lawyers. U.S. District Judge William A. McRae extended indefinitely his order prohibiting executions and preserving court orders. McRae rejected the state's claim that all inmates had practicing counsel of record from trial.
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Jacksonville
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George A. Hill
Mrs. Ann Keating
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
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Provencal
Arthur
Hills Beach
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Riverside Cemetery
Cornish
Dr. Perreault
St. Joseph's Parish
Alcide J. Gagne
Memoriam
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Raymond Bilodeau
Ralph Goldthwaite
Joseph Berthiaume
Peter S. Gilmore
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PHC
Death Valley
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Squay
Bar Association
Drum & Bugle Corps
Aio
Department OF Agriculture
Beach Council
Fonda
Henry Fonda
Rome
Jane Fonda
France
Jean-Claude Forest
Aging Council
Man
Funeral Service
Shumway
Dearborn
Alfred Street
Carey Bros. Jewelers
Thacher Building
Richard F. Dutcher
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