William S. Cudak Dies After Long Illness at 77
William S. Cudak 77 of Sinnott Road Arundel died Aug 16 in a Biddeford hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Poland June 26 1895 he previously lived in Ashland Massachusetts. Survived by widow Jessie and six children plus siblings and many grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Cecilia Ashland with burial in Wildwood Cemetery Ashland. Local arrangements by Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk.
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Westminster
Mass
Virginia Smith
Framingham
Lillian Dougherty
Newton
Charles Cudak
Brooklyn
N.Y
St. Cecilia Church
Ashland
Ermont
Wildwood Cemetery
Matarese Funeral Home
Main St
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Summer St
Kennebunk
Maude B Wallace Rites Set in Kennebunk
Maude B. Wallace 77 of High Street Kennebunk died August 14 after a lengthy illness Born March 21 1896 she was the daughter of Joseph D Bragdon and Salome Stiles She was active in the First Parish Unitarian Church Schubert Club and its Alliance Survived by her widower Jesse G Wallace three cousins Funeral services Friday at 2 p.m. Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk Interment Hope Cemetery. Friends may call today 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
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Kennebunk
Maude B. Wallace
High Street
Joseph D
Salome (Stiles) Bragdon
First Parish Unitarian Church
Wallace
Church Afternoon Alliance
Schubert Club
Jesse G. Wallace
William Jennison
Sidney Emery
Springvale
Etheline Wilkinson
Sanford
Angell
Dane St
Ernest Thorsell
Hope Cemetery
Ophelia Wakefield Obituary in Arundel
Ophélia Wakefield 93 of Arundel widow of Almon died Aug 16 in a Saco nursing home after a long illness. Born Biddeford Oct 17 1879, daughter of Woodbury Foss and Emma Goldthwaite. Survived by two daughters Rebecca Goldthwaite Gorham and Ruth Peck Arundel, a brother Leslie Foss Florida, three sisters Biddeford and Arundel, three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral held Saturday at Shumway Gross Funeral Home Saco with interment Laurel Hill Cemetery. Visitation Friday from 7 to 1 p.m.
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Chandler
Rebecca) Goldthwaite
Gorham
Frank
Ruth) Peck
Arundel
Leslie Foss
Florida
Ruth Hight
Ruby Howe
Biddeford
Ella Stackpole
Shumway-Gross Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Aco
Suserel
Richard Tregaskis dies at Honolulu beach park
Richard Tregaskis, 56, noted author and journalist of Guadalcanal Diary fame, died in an apparent drowning at a Honolulu beach park. His works include Vietnam Diary (1963) and other travel writings. The report noted his death followed a tour stop in Ireland for Bishop Jeremiah F. Minihan.
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Richard Tregaskis
Honolulu
Vietnam
China
Jeremiah F. Minihan
Dublin
Boston
Ireland
Blanche B Johnson 95 Funeral Services
Funeral services for Blanche B Johnson age 95 will be held Friday at 2 PM from Shumway Gross Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco. Interment will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call this evening from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
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Johnson
Blanche
Shumway Gross Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Portland Weather Outlook Shows Fair Tonight
Generally fair conditions for Portland with a chance of showers in the north and overnight lows in the 50s to low 60s. Friday brings mostly sunny skies with highs in the 70s.
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Portland
Chimney Fire Slams Rooming House on Seaside Avenue
Saco firefighters battled a chimney blaze at a rooming house on Seaside Avenue owned by the Ferry Beach Park Association. Engine 2 and Ladder responded with four men at 8 57 p m. Fire officials reported no injuries.
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Saco
Seaside Avenue
Ferry Beach Park Association
Fire crews quell smoke from malfunctioning furnace at Reny Bros
Saco fire department responds to Reny Bros print shop on Main Street at 4 10 a m with smoke from a malfunctioning furnace. In a separate report an unoccupied house on Ricker Road was broken into Wednesday night and a portable television stolen, police say the residence owned by Thomas Knox.
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Saco
Reny Bros
Main Street
Ricker Road
Sacolice
Thomas Knox
Car Runs Off Route 1 Near Goosefare Hill At 1 55 A M
A driver and a passenger were taken to Webber Hospital after their car ran off Route 1 near Goosefare Hill at 1 55 a m and struck a tree sideways. Police gave no further details on the condition of Paul Lachance and Mark Picard.
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Goosefare Hill
Webber Hospital
Saco
Paul Lachance
Mark Picard
New England Temperature Readout by City
Weather table lists temperatures for cities in New England including Boston Worcester Providence Hatford and Nantucket with readings around mid to upper 60s. Data shows hourly or daily figures up to 7 am with several dashes indicating missing values.
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Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
New Bedford
Worcester
Rhode Island
Providence
Connecticut Hatford
New Hampshire
Two Auto Crashes Reported in Saco On Wednesday
Police report two accidents in Saco on Wednesday. Charles Glover 75 of Stacey Street and Rollando M. Nielson 49 of Scarborough were involved at Bradley and Spring streets at 2 30 pm. Leon R. Knight 84 of Main Street struck a parked car previously driven by Richard O Neil 16 of Guinea Road Biddeford on Portland Road.
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Saco
Charles Glover
Stacey St
Rollando M. Nielson
Scarborough
Bradley and
Spring Streets
Leon R. Knight
Main St
Richard O'Neil
Guinea Road
Biddeford
Portland Road
Legion County Council Meets At Dayton Post
York County Council American Legion and Auxiliary held a joint meeting at the Goodwin-Labbe-Taylor Post in Dayton. Ten units attended as Past County Presidents were named. guests included Eleanor Henye and Sid Lilly. a booth at Togus carnival Sept 15 was announced. Next meeting set for Sept 7 at Cornish Post 54.
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Dayton
York County Council
American Legion and Auxiliary
Goodwin-Labbe-Taylor
Gertrude Wood
Elsie Ellis
Florence Lewis
Martha’ Beaudoin
Gilberte Lavoie
Shirley Doe
Eleanor Heniye
Sid Lelly
Eleanor Henye
Department
Sid Lilly
Beatrice Rumo
York
Saco to borrow $200,000 as tax bills lag
Mayor Berton Braley said Saco will seek council approval to borrow 200000 in anticipation of taxes due to delays with The Computer Center of Falmouth. An assessor spokesman hopes tax bills arrive within two weeks.
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Saco
Falmouth
Berton Braley
Braley
Thacher Hotel Safe Is Robbed In Biddeford
Early morning theft at the Thacher Hotel bus station ticket office saw over $800 stolen after the safe was pried open likely with a crowbar. Lt Beal suspects multiple suspects and notes clues guiding the investigation. Police say no sign of forced entry at the hotel, which lacks a night watchman.
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Thacher
Biddeford
Joseph Bea
Beal
Harry Courtois
Two Drivers Hurt In Kennebunk Crash
A two car crash at Routes 99 and 9A in Kennebunk around 11 a m injured two drivers George MacKinnon of Kennebunk and Bruce Bezanson of West Peabody Mass They were taken to Webber Hospital MacKinnon had abdominal pain and Bezanson a shoulder injury Bezanson faces a charge for failing to stop at a stop sign Police estimate total vehicle damage Officer Calvin Bridges investigated
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Kennebunk
George MacKinnon
Bruce Bezanson
West Peabody
Mass
Webber Hospital
MacKinnon
Bezanson
Calvin Bridges
Salvage Efforts Hit Snag on Andrea Doria Safes
Divers aboard the Narragansett report problems with the liner’s structure as they attempt to reach four safes in the purser’s office, delaying on the sunken Andrea Doria salvage operation off Nantucket, Massachusetts.
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Nantucket
Mass
Andrea Doria
Narragansett
Nixon Appeals To Nation On Watergate Courts
President Nixon urged the nation to let the courts decide the guilt or innocence in the Watergate affair. He took responsibility for aides actions, defended keeping tape recordings secret, and urged focus on pressing national business. Senator Inouye criticized the speech as unhelpful. others called it credible or noncommittal.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate Committee
Senate Watergate Committee
Tance
America
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
George Bush
Republican National Committee
Robert Strauss
Democratic National Committee
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Telephone Bills Clouding Maine Public Power Vote
Sen. Peter S. Kelley accuses Senate President Kenneth P. MacLeod of diverting attention from the public power referendum by criticizing Kelley telephone bills. MacLeod, Brewer Republican, had questioned lawmakers’ high charges on legislative cards including a $200 July bill. Kelley, who led a petition for the referendum, dismissed the charges as politically motivated and aimed at shifting focus from the November vote.
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Caribou
Peter S. Kelley
D-Caribou
Senate
Kenneth P. MacLeod
Critiae Kelley
MacLeod
Brewer
Kelley
Maine
School Lunch and Staff Changes At Local Board Meeting
The board denied a $500 trainer position, suggesting outside funding instead, while considering St Francis College student volunteers with transport questions. They approved reclassifying secretarial and janitorial salaries, raised base pay about five percent, and disallowed photos of students on school time. New positions include art instructor and wrestling coach, plus several appointments across departments.
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Paul Truman
Richard Jacques
Truman
St. Francis College
Frenchette
St. Francis
Frechette
Robert LaRoche
York County Community College Services
Paul Twomey
Linda LaBelle
Lloyd Clark
Ruth Doane
Denise D’entremont
Steven Podalsky
Hearing Set for Redmond Grievance at Biddeford
Arbitration hearings on the grievance by Dave Redmond and the Biddeford Teachers Association against the Biddeford School Board over hiring of a new Biddeford High School football coach are rescheduled for September 17. The dispute centers on whether internal applicants should have preference in vacancies. Redmond, a former BCHS coach, contends contract terms require internal filling.
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Dave Redmond
Biddeford Teachers’ Association
Biddeford
Teachers’ Association and Association
Frechette
Stanley Jacks
Massachusetts Institute O Technology
Dave Kerry
B.H.S
Redmond
B.T.A
Agnew Indictments Possible as Kickback Probe Expands
One man testified he took and passed cash kickbacks. Investigators expect indictments soon as Agnew records are reviewed in Washington. Maryland judges withdraw from the probe, a new outside judge to be appointed. Blair resigns from the panel after years of service. Agnew, in Denver, backs Nixon in Watergate era remarks.
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Pearl Burden
Lebanon
Wilbur McDonald
Chicago
California
Grant Park
Agnes Lehmann
McDonald
Agnew
U.S
George Beall
Washington
Maryland
C. Stanley Blair
Blair
Denver
Nixon
Harbor Meeting Outlines Change As Fishermen Weigh Vote
Selectmen chair Wally outlined the plan to present a change to harbor operations at the next town meeting. The Harbor Committee backed the move while lobstermen will fund and maintain a new cement block bait shed at Cape Porpoise Harbor to reduce summer odor.
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Wally
Cape Porpoise Harbor
Harbor Committee
Arnold Nickerson III
Harry Emmons
David Burnham
Camille LaPalme
Spicer
Lobster Festival Set by Biddeford Pool Volunteers
Biddeford Pool Volunteer Fire Department sponsors a Sunday lobster festival and fair from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at the river site on Pool Road near St. Francis College in Biddeford with auxiliary support.
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Biddeford Pool
St. Francis College
Pool Road
Biddeford
Fate of Local Giant Store Uncertain in Biddeford
The Biddeford Giant department store branch is closed and the future under Massachusetts based ownership is unclear. Advertising director KR Wesley McDonough says no details until finalization. Associated Press reports nine of three dozen stores to close or convert to mini malls with Biddeford among them.
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Biddeford
KR. Wesley McDonough
Associated Press
Chelmsford
Mass
McDonough
Giant
North Adams
Penacook
N.H
Hingham
Derry
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Ophelia Wakefield
Angelina Letourneau
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P. Conroy
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St. Saco
Dennet
Los Angeles Times
Public Safety
Smokey Shop
New England
Massachusetts
Legion County Council Meets
Dayton Post
Thacher Hotel
the Pastry Shop
Inouye
Westland Shoe Corp
Smith ST
Goodyear
Larry Carbonneau
Saco Percy
Pearmacy
Shumway-Gross
Philip H. Gross
Gary Gross
Coastal Kitchen Center
Rotisserie
Broiler
Value House
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