Deaths Henry Giroux 73 Biddeford resident
Funeral services were held for Henry Giroux age 73 of 77 Alfred Street Biddeford at St. Joseph Church Biddeford with interment in St. Joseph Cemetery He died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday Born February 1 1899 in Biddeford he was son of Philippe and Emma Giroux He worked for Deering Lumber Co Biddeford retiring about 11 years ago Survived by two daughters Gertrude Dechene and Blanche Lemay both of Biddeford a brother Armand Giroux and half sister Irene Houle of Rocky Hill Conn three grandchildren and five great grandchildren plus several nieces and nephews.
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Henry Giroux
Alfred St
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Philippe
Emma
Turmelle) Giroux
Deering Lumber Co
Marcel
Gertrude ) Dechene
Noel
Blanche) Lemay
Armand Giroux
Irene Houle
Rocky Hill
Conn
Death Notices Mrs Delina Landry Biddeford 83
Mrs Delina Landry 83 of 95 Prospect St Biddeford died at home after a lengthy illness Born August 24 1888 in Wotton Quebec she lived in Biddeford since 1910 and worked in local mills Elm Street Laundry Dames Laundry She was a St Joseph Church parishioner Her husband Arthur Landry died in 1949 Funeral from St Joseph Church Wednesday at 9 am Interment at St Joseph Cemetery Visitation at Boulduc Funeral Home Biddeford tonight 7 9 and tomorrow 2 4 and 7 9 pm
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Delina Landry
Prospect St
Biddeford
Wotton
Que
Celestia
Delianne (Mercier) Clement
Elm Street
Dames
Saco
St. Joseph Church
Arthur Landry
Ernest N
Germaine) Fontaine
Leo Paul
Lucille) Roy
Adelard Clement
Canada
Philomene Pelletier
Helena Verdon
Elizabeth Dion
Brompton
Antoinette Duguay
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Ulysses M Jarry longtime area resident dies at 57
Ulysses M Blackie Jarry 57 of 20 Grove Ave Old Orchard Beach died this morning after a brief illness. Born in Biddeford April 24 1915 he was a machinist for 38 years at Saco Lowell Shop and Maremont Corp retiring a year ago. A Coast Guard Reserve veteran he was a St Margaret Church communicant and Knights of Columbus member. Survived by widow Antoinette two sons Donald and Richard a daughter Piscilla Parent his mother Madeleine Jarry three brothers and a sister four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral was held Thursday at St Margaret Church with interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford omaeians and Wednesday evenings.
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Old Orchard Beach
Ulysses M
Blackie) Jarry
U.S. Coast Guard
Filetcher's Neck
Biddeford Pool
St. Margaret Church
Lake E. Hart
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Saco
Bolduc
Alfred St
Biddeford
Omaeians
George Weiss, longtime Yankee and Met executive, dies at 78
Greenwich Connecticut reports the death of George Weiss a master builder of championship baseball teams. Weiss served as Yankee general manager from 1947 to 1960 overseeing 10 pennants and seven World Series wins. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown last year.
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Greenwich
Conn
Eorge Weiss
Weiss
New York Yankees
New York Mets
Baseball
Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
N. Y
Yankee
Yankees
Card of Thanks from Raoul Francoeur
Raoul Francoeur expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for kindness, visits, flowers, gifts, and cards received during his stay at Mercy Hospital.
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The
Mercy Hos
Raoul Francoeur
Funeral home listings and contacts
Funeral service listings show SHUMWAY AND GROSS at 35 Spring Street Saco with phone 284 5611 and EMOND's Funeral Home at 284 5511. Names Frank X. Emond and J. P. Couroy are given as associated individuals.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring S Saco
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Couroy
Portland Tuesday Weather Outlook
Mostly sunny in Portland on Tuesday with highs ranging from the upper 60s in the north to the 70s in the south. Clear tonight with lows in the 40s.
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Portland
Republicans Open Debate on Broadening 1976 Convention Rules
The Rules Committee of the Republican National Committee holds a full day of hearings with more than 20 witnesses pushing to widen party base in 1976. Proposals include altering delegate allocation and expanding anti discrimination rules to cover sex and age, with mixed support from reformers and conservatives.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Republican Party
Rules Committee
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Thhey
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Washington
Local Personal Notices and Meeting Schedule
Mrs Irene Guerrette of 61 Clifford Street Riddeford is a medical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland. Joseph E Lariviere of 4 Belmont Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. The Crusaders will meet Thursday night at 7 30 at The United Baptist Church Main Street Saco. Alfred P Gagnon of 9 Wilson Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital.
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Irene Guerrette
Clifford St
Riddeford
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Joseph E. Lariviere
Belmont St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Crusaders
United Baptist Church
Main Street
Saco
Alfred P. Gagnon
Wilson St
Veterans groups schedule meetings in Biddeford and Saco
The Biddeford Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars meets tonight at 7 30 at the post home on Thornton Street Biddeford. The Owen-Davis Post of the American Legion meets tomorrow night at 8 at the post home on Beach Street Saco.
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Biddeford Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Thornton Street
Biddeford
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Beach Street
Saco
Candidates Speak At Maine Convention Sessions
The State County Commissioner Association sessions at the Holiday Inn in Auburn feature no national or local officeholders as guest speakers on Sept. 8 9 and 10. U S Rep William Hathaway and Rep Peter Kyros alongside Sen Elmer Violette will speak Friday Sept 8. On Sunday Sept 10 Republicans William Cohen and Sen Wakine Tanous are set to address the gathering. Hathaway opposes Sen Margaret Chase Smith Kyros seeks re election Violette seeks the Second District seat Cohen runs in the GOP bid for Second District Tanous seeks re election.
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Auburn
Maine
State County Commissioner Association
Holiday Inn
U.S
William Hathaway
Peter Kyros
Portland
Elmer Violette
van Buren
William Cohen
Bangor
Wakine Tanous
Millinocket
Hathaway
Margaret Chase Smith
Kyros
Violette
Cohen
Tanous
Body Found Near Boat At Bath Harbor
The body of Austin Gott aged 55 from Bath Harbor was recovered from Blue Hill Bay near Mount Desert Island. A Sea and Shore Fisheries spokesman said Gott's body was found Sunday close to where his small 14 foot boat swamped. A female companion in the boat at the time of the Friday night mishap was able to swim 40 feet to shore.
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Bath Harbor
Austin Gott
Blue Hill Bay
Mount Desert Island
Fisheries’ Department
Gott
Saco Firemen Battle Blaze On Simpson Road
Saco firefighters battled a woods blaze on Simpson Road yesterday afternoon. The fire broke out around 3 50 p m and engines to responded to the call.
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Saco
Simpson Road
There Are 92 Classifieds in Want Ads. Why Not Use One
A brief notice highlighting the large number of classifieds in the want ads section and urging readers to consider using the service for notices, sales, and advertisements.
New 1975 World Chess Championship System
The 1975 championship will use a new system under FIDE with a three year elimination path. Ten zonal tournaments select 18 players plus 16 world contenders, two interzonal round robins, and eight already chosen by FIDE. The match pace shifts to first to six points with draws counting for nothing.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
International Chess Federation
Bobby Fischer
Fischer
Boris Spassky ¢An
Interzonhals
International Federation
FIDE
Spassky
Teachey
Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery overview and eligibility
Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Old Belgrade Road Augusta has operated since April 1970 and buries wartime veterans and residents of Maine or their dependents with honorable discharges. Dependents eligible include wives or widows, unmarried children under 20, or disabled children of any age, with state provision for burial and perpetual care. Administration is through the State Bureau of Veterans Services. contact at 680 Broadway South Portland.
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Maine
State of
State Bureau of Veterans Services
Bureau of Veterans Services
National Guard
Broadway
South
Portland
Plans For 1973 Saco Guide Announced By Local Group
Robert Fenderson of the Saco Businessmen's Association announced plans for a 1973 tourist guide titled Where-to Stay and What-to- Do. He said 45 motel operators and 31 other local businesses received solicitation letters for listings, with 6 000 folders to be distributed via Maine Publicity Bureau and chambers of commerce.
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Saco
Robert Fenderson
Saco Businessmen’s Association
Maine Publicity Bureau
Chambers of Commerce
Canada
Saco Organization
Atty
Richard ‘Valentino
Andrew Scontras
Israel Rosen
Fenderson
Saco Industrial Commission
Eyas
Biddeford Fire Douses Car Fire Blamed on Backfire
Biddeford firefighters used a booster line to extinguish a blaze in the engine of a 1964 Plymouth owned by Raymond Paquette of 78 Birch Street. Officials reported the fire started when a backfiring carburetor ignited nearby wires on Victory Lane yesterday afternoon.
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Biddeford
Raymond Paquette
Birch St
Victory Lane
Autos Collide In Biddeford Police report collision on Water Street
Two automobiles were involved in a weekend collision at the corner of Water Street and White's Wharf in Biddeford. J. Arel of Glenview Avenue and Ray J. Pelletier of 3 King Street were identified by Biddeford police as participants.
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J. Arel
Glenview Avenue
Spot
Ray J. Pelletier
King St
Biddeford
Water Street
White’s Wharf
Biddeford Saco Chamber Committee Meets Tomorrow
The August meeting of the Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce Industrial Expansion Committee will be held tomorrow at 4 p m in the Chamber of Commerce room. Chairman Maurice C E Roux says the meeting will plan for the year and the latest Community Profile will be distributed. New members Wendell B Lund David Twomey and Robert Wellman are announced.
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Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Maurice C.E. Roux
Biddeford-Saco
Rogers Rails at Johnson over 1968 Paris signal
Secretary of State William P. Rogers asserted that if a North Vietnamese peace signal existed in 1968 it was President Johnson who missed it, not Nixon. He cited Harriman and Shriver and questioned what Democratic leaders did with the signal during the transition to Nixon’s presidency.
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Associated Press
William P. Rogers
United States
Johnson
Nixon
Sargent Shriver
Miami Beach
Fla
Rogers
W. Averell
Harri
Youth Corps considers program tweaks for next year
Youths discussed improving the life skills focus including work projects and integrated social activities such as weekly dances for enrollees. They praised supervisors overall but one girl urged better training for counselors or pairing enrollees with counselors with whom they feel rapport.
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Plamondon
Youth Corps
Air War Briefs Report Strikes Near Haiphong and Delta
Saigon Command said B52s attacked barracks and storage at the Hoii military complex 20 miles southwest of Haiphong but darkness hindered damage assessment. The U S Command revised Vietnamese casualties for Saturday's C130 crash in the Mekong Delta to over 24 killed, while American losses remained six dead and five injured.
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Central Highlands
Saigon
North Vietnam
Saratoga
Hoii
Haiphong
U.S
Caneer
Mekong Delta
Truck And Car Crash At Corner In Biddeford
A pickup with a boat trailer driven by Bernard G. Dunton age 74 of 74 May Street Biddeford and a car driven by David R. Jellison of 18 Day Street Kennebunk collided yesterday afternoon at the corner of Alfred Street and Emmons Place Biddeford. Police said Dunton’s truck suffered the most damage.
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Bernard G. Dunton
May St
Biddeford
David R. Jellison
Day St
Kennebunk
Alfred Street
Emmons Place
Dunton
Kissinger Talks Reported in Third Secret Session
White House secretary Ronald Ziegler announced a third secret session in six weeks. Henry Kissinger met today with Le Duc Tho and Guan Thuy in Hanoi, while Ziegler refused further questions.
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White House
Ronald Ziegler
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Guan Thuy
Ziegler
Time Magazine
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Four Year Old Struck By Vehicle In Biddeford
Four year old Michael Wayne Petit, son of Mr. and Mrs. Girard R. Petit of 29 High Street Biddeford, was struck by a vehicle operated by Donald Morin of 123 Hill Street Biddeford late Sunday morning. He was reportedly injured but not listed as treated at Webber Hospital.
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Michael Wayne Petit
Girard R. Petit
High St
Biddeford
Donald Morin
Hill St
Webber Hospital
Wheat as Legal Tender in Oregon in the 1840s
The article notes that wheat served as legal tender in Oregon during the late 1840s with a bushel valued at one dollar. It emphasizes the currency role of agricultural produce in early Oregon.
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Oregon
Men Charged With Robbery Of Store Owner
Two young men face armed robbery charges after $3,000 was taken from Ray's Market owner Raymond Rheaumie during a night deposit at First National Bank. Jack A. White and Steven A. Kimball appeared in 10th District Court in Saco. a third suspect remains at large and arraignment date was not set.
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Associated Press
Jack A. White
Portland
Steven A. Kimball
Saco
Raymond Rheaumie
Ray
Kimball
White
10Th District Court
Nicholas Danton
Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
AMVETS Club Addition Moved After Court Order
The AMVETS clubhouse addition facing removal gains a new site on Foote Street after Superior Court Justice Delhanty ordered its relocation or daily fines. Delhanty had previously condemned the structure for lack of a building permit issued in 1970 and set Aug. 1 as the demolition deadline. Five officers and former officers face contempt sentencing later in August.
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Old Orchard Beach
Amvets
Roger Roscoe
Foote Street
Superior Court
Thomas Delhanty
Walnut Street
Delahanty
Lis the Corporation
York County
Robert Pettingill
Harold Sylvester
John Travers
Francis Sutherland
Theodore Bean
Passenger Injured In Car Crash On Buxton Road
A single car crash on Buxton Road in Saco injured Sheryl L. Sirois 18 of Windham a passenger in a car driven by Dennis J. Bishop 23 of Biddeford. Sirois treated at Webber Hospital and released Bishop said he fell asleep. car totaled after sideswiping a utility pole and hitting a tree.
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Buxton
Saco
Sheryl L. Sirois
Windham
Dennis J. Bishop
West Cutts St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Bishop
Republicans Hear Defense Confidence At Platform Hearings
In Miami Beach, the Platform Committee hears support for a strong national defense plank opposing Democratic cuts to the Pentagon and removal of two divisions from Europe. Rogers is the featured witness as the Republican convention nears presenting its platform. In Washington, a federal judge starts hearings on extending his temporary ban against the Alaska oil pipeline.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Europe
William P. Rogers
Washington
Alaska
Lost long haired money cat in Biddeford Bell Street area
Female long haired cat named Money missing from the Cleaves and Clifford Streets area in Biddeford near Cleaves and Clifford Streets. Reward offered. Call 282-5325 for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleaves and Clifford Sts
Biddeford
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Dennett & Craig
Cet
Tel
Compright
LOS Angeles Times
Him
Cellanews
Saco Firemen
Battle Blaze
News For Veterans
MVMC
Daniel Gauthier
Coolidge Ave
Art Nadeau
Harriman
Shriver
Cyrus R. Vance
Paris
Kissinger
TOP Value Enterprises
Kroger Co
J. A. Lemonds
Forest Ave
Amvets Club
Bay of Fundy
Ft. Knox
Lou
Horace Mann
F.d.lc
Bayberry Lane
Wildwood
N. P. Scontras
Portland Road
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