Hattie Griffin Dies in Biddeford Area Woman Was Village Baptist Church Member
Hattie Griffin longtime resident of this town died yesterday afternoon after a lengthy illness. Survived by two sons M Griffin of Biddeford Tillman Griffin of this town a daughter Mrs Natalie Davidson of Kennebunk a brother Lester E McKenney and a sister Mrs Fanny Gross plus several grandchildren. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. from the Village Baptist Church with interment at Arundel Cemetery. Friends may call today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Bibber Memorial Chapel 67 Summer St Kennebunk.
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Biddeford
Kennebunkport
Kla Sicola
Nancy Ea
Loren W
Griffin
Oes
Village Baptist Church
Cary
M. Griffin
Tillman
This
Seee
Mrs Poitras 84 dies at Saco home after Canada birth
Mrs Roseanna Poitras 84 of 14 Franklin St Saco died at home after a Canadian birth on May 21 1887. She was a Notre Dame de Lourdes Church parishioner and St Anne Sodality member. Survived by son Leo Poitras two daughters and five grandchildren. Funeral from Notre Dame de Lourdes Thursday at 8 am with interment in St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home tonight and tomorrow.
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Roseanna Poitras
Franklin St
Saco
Canada
Israel and Vitaline (Mathurin) Bouthillette
Notre Dame de Lourdes
St. Anne Sodality
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Biddeford
Bates. Mf
St. Joseph Cemetery
Cote Funeral Home
James St
Local Youth Injured In Bicycle Mishap On Clifford Street
An 18 year old Biddeford youth, Roger Desrosiers of 100 Guinea Road, was injured this morning when he tried to weave between a pickup driven by Gerard D. Picard and an automobile on a Clifford Street hill. He struck a side mirror, cut his forehead and elbow, and complained of back and shoulder pain. He was treated and released at Webber Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard D. Picard
School St
Saco
Clifford Street
Biddeford
Roger Desrosiers
Guinea Road
Webber Ore
Priscille C. White
Clifford St
Desrosiers
Two Cars Damaged on Saco Avenue Near St. Margaret Church
Police report two cars owned by Ronald Melancon of 87 Union Ave in Old Orchard Beach had antennas bent or broken off on Saco Avenue near St. Margaret Church last night.
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Old Orchard Beach
Saco Avenue
St. Margaret Church
Ronald Melancon
Union Ave
St Anne Society to Hold Prayer for Mrs Poitras
Members of St Anne Society of Notre Dame de Lourdes in Saco will meet tomorrow at 7 30 PM at Cote Funeral Home 87 James Street to say prayers for Mrs Roseanna Poitras.
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St. Anne Society of Notre Dame de Lourdes
Saco
Cote Funeral Home
James St
Roseanna Poitras
Funeral notices for Haskell and John in Maine
Elmer Haskell of Bellingham Mass died and funeral services are set for Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco Maine with 3:30 PM Wednesday interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Florence E John, 81, of Portland, will have services at the same funeral home Wednesday at 2 PM with interment at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford. Fellow mourners may visit this afternoon and evening.
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Haskell, Elmer
Bellingham
Mass
Dennett & Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Laurel Hill Cemetery
John
Florence E
Chadwick St
Portland
Greenwood Cemetery
Biddeford
Funeral Home Notices for Shumway Gross and Emond
Funeral service listings for SHUMWAY AND GROSS at 35 Spring St Saco Maine and Dennett Craig 365 Maple Saco Maine with contact numbers 284 5611 282 Funeral Home 2841 Frank X Emond J P listed among notices.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Dennett & Craig
Maiset Saco
Maine
Tel
Portland Weather: Partly Cloudy and Warm
The forecast for Portland calls for partly cloudy skies today with highs in the 80s and west to southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight and Wednesday will see variable cloudiness with lows in the 50s and highs in the 80s.
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Portland
Weather outlook for Eastport to Merrimac River
Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots this afternoon fading to 5 to 10 knots tonight then east 5 to 15 knots Wednesday. Fair through tonight with partial cloudiness on Wednesday. Visibility 5 miles or better this afternoon, down to 3 to 5 miles in haze tonight and Wednesday, near one mile in patchy fog.
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Eastport
Merrimac
Saco Young Democrats Open New Headquarters
The Saco Young Democrats held a weekly meeting at 194 Main St Saco led by co chairmen Connie McInness and Michael Rube. They discussed voter enrollment and a 13 to 30 year old membership drive and planned fund raising and the official opening at 7 30 pm Wednesday for the November election.
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Saco Young Democrats
Saco Democratic
Main St
Saco
Connie McInness
Michael Rube
Debbie Bedard
Saco Young
Ruth Mitchell
Shaw’s
Police Report: House Break and Bicycle Theft
Old Orchard Beach police logged a breaking and entering and larceny last night. A bag a camera and a portable TV disappeared from Audrey Young's home at 52 Colby Ave and later the handbag and camera were found in the backyard. A five speed bicycle was stolen from in front of Carol Bolduc’s Vac Villa Motel at Fern Ave and First St. The entry came through a screen door.
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Old Orchard Beach
Audrey Young
Colby Ave
Carol Bolduc
Vacation Villa
Fern Avenue
First Street
Church choir and prayer meeting schedules across area churches
The region lists multiple church events with rehearsals for junior and adult choirs, mid week prayer services and Bible studies. Venues include Ogunquit United Methodist Biddeford Advent Christian Old Orchard Beach Faith Pentecostal Saco Christian Science Wells Bethany Biddeford Kennebunkport and Kennebunk Baptist churches with times ranging from 3:15 pm to 8 pm.
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Ogunquit
Bethany Baptist Church
Oak Ridge Road
Biddeford
Biddeford Man Wilfred Bernier Listed as VA Patient
Wilfred Bernier of 40 Emery Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at the Veteran Administration Hospital Togus.
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Wilfred Bernier
Emery St
Biddeford
Veteran Administration Hospital
Togus
Biddeford Council Meet At Adams Street Hall
Council Chagnon and Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus will meet tomorrow night at Adams Street hall Biddeford at 8 o clock A roast beef supper is to be served at 6 30 Directors of the Christopher Fraternal Association will meet tomorrow night at 7 30 at the K of C hall Pool Street Biddeford
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Council
Union St. J Jean Baptiste
Adams Street
Biddeford
Christopher Fraternal Association
Luke E. Hart
Knights of Columbus
K of C
Pool Street
Full Colonel Will Discuss Volunteer Army at Rotary
Col. Jack V. Dunham will address the Rotary Club at noon tomorrow at Wonder Bar Steak House in Biddeford on adopting a volunteer army. Born in Scranton Pennsylvania he trained at Michigan State and West Point and served 27 years with four overseas assignments including Europe Korea Vietnam and commands at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Meade.
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Rotary Club
Wonder Bar
Biddeford
Jack V. Dunham
Dunham
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Michigan State
West Point
Europe
2Nd Armored Cavalry
2Nd Cavalry
Eighth Army
Korea
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Pentagon
Vietnam
U.S. Army First
Fort George G. Meade
Pine Tree Legal Aid Names New Director
Donald G. Lowry announces Denison Ray as Pine Tree Legal Assistance new executive director at a 10 am press conference in the Sheraton-Eastland Rangeley Room. Ray, 41, Auburn and NYU Law graduate, has worked with Civil Rights groups and legal aid offices. outgoing director Donald F. Fontaine to attend.
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Donald G. Lowry
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc
Rangeley
Sheraton-Eastland Motor Hotel
Denison Ray
Ray
Auburn University
New York University School of Law
Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
Mississippi
Legal Aid Society
County of
Bicycle Collision In Saco Injures Biddeford Boy
A Biddeford boy 15 is hospitalized in good condition after a bicycle and car collision on Main Street Saco at 8 13 p m. Daniel Chretien of 9% Green St Biddeford sustained minor injuries when struck by Wilfred A Houle 29 Portland Road Saco driving the auto police report
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Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Main Street
Saco
Daniel Chretien
Green St
Wilfred A. Houle
Portland Road
Music Director Named At Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH The school board accepted the resignation of eighth grade English teacher Mrs. Jesse M Hemphill after four years in the town schools. David Berthiaume was appointed to the post of music director, replacing Donald Hamailainen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Jesse M Hemphill
David Berthiaume
Music Directetor
Donald Hamailainen
Woods Blaze Battled On Ross Road
Firefighters fought a woods fire on Ross Road yesterday between 2 50 and 3 30 pm. One hundred feet of booster line two tanks and three men responded to the call per a department spokesman.
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Old Orchard Behach
Ross Road
Saco Firemen Quell Two Fires In Afternoon
Saco firemen responded to two blazes yesterday afternoon according to officials. Firefighters doused a sawdust pile fire on Boom Road involving Engine 5 and three men. A grass fire near R prompted a later response from Engine 5 and crew.
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Saco
McKeenfield
Boom Road
Old Fort Inn permit denial appealed in Kennebunkport
Mr. and Mrs. S. Yale Brass and contractors appealed a building inspector's denial to continue construction at The Old Fort Inn. They plan to convert the site into apartments and an art gallery, arguing work began before the current zoning ordinance. The appeals board will decide within 10 days after reviewing new plans.
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Kennebunkport
S. Yale Brass
Atty
Alan Nelson
Saco Law
Smith, Elliot, Wood and Nelson
Old Fort Inn
Kennebunkport Appeals Board
Brass
Atty. Nelson
Martin Kingsbury
GOP Field Day Set in Saco at Braley's Homestead Camp Grounds
Ward 2 Republican Committee of Saco outlines a field day to be held Sunday September 17 starting at 1 30 p m at Braley's Homestead Camp Grounds. Richard Braley named event chairman. Attendees include Merle Morse Beverly Hoyt Arlene Bryant Robert Ducharme William Hoyt Donald Spulick and the Knox family with Saco Mayor Berton Braley as special guest.
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Ward 2
Republican Committee
Saco
Robert Knox
Jenkins Road
Braley
iHomestead Camp
Richard Braley
Lucille Grenier
Jenkins Gene
Merle Morse
Plywood Theft Hit Biddeford Construction Site
Biddeford police reported a burglary at a Ciambro Company of Portland site near River Road and South Street in Biddeford. Twenty sheets of 4 by 8 treated plywood valued at eight dollars each were stolen from the Maine Turnpike expansion project yesterday.
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Maine Turnpike
River Road
South Street
Biddeford
Ciambro Company of
Portland
Break Reported At Osteopathic Clinic
Kennebunk police investigate a break last night at the Bergen Osteopathic Clinic on Portland Road. The incident is under investigation with officers reviewing evidence and interviewing witnesses.
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Kennebunk
Occu
Bergen Osteopathic Clinic
Portland Road
Speculative Building Bids Opened in Biddeford
The Fourth Business Development Corp of Biddeford opened bids at 2 p.m. in City Council Chambers for a speculative building at the Biddeford Industrial Park. Bids from Brown Construction, Peachey Builders, F W Cunningham and Sons, C C U Div of Pete D Ascanio, Danbury Inc, Twin City Mason Contractors, H E Carpenter, Lee Dahlgren Construction, and The Sheridan Corp ranged from about 73 723 to 111 545 dollars for masonry or metal structures. The contract award will be announced in a week after bid review.
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Fourth Business Development Corp
Biddeford
Don Dimick
Wadsworth
Boston
Dimick, Mercer and
Weatherill
Thomas Haley
Brown Construction Inc
Portland
Peachey Builders
Augusta
F. W. Cunningham and Sons
C.C.U. Div
Pete D’ascanio, Inc
Kennebunkport
Philip Gadbois and Sons Inc
H. E. Carpenter Inc
Sanford
Lee Dahlgren Construction Inc
Yarmouth
Sheridan Corp
South Portland
Haley
Wilfred Grenier
Ray Larochelle
Michael Nanos
Clayton Cartmill
Arnold Shapiro
Conrad Grondin
Kenneth Small
Roger Johnson
Gilbert Boucher
Archie Maxwell
First National ‘Bank of
Maurice Roux
Economic Improvement Commission
Pilotless Drones Used for Recon Over North Vietnam
SAIGON AP The United States deploys numerous pilotless drone aircraft to spy on North Vietnam. Drones do not drop bombs, mainly perform reconnaissance with high resolution cameras. Some leaflets may be dropped in small amounts. Drones launch from mother ships and are recovered by parachute or helicopters over sea or land.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Floods and Mudslides Devastate East Asia and Korea
Rains battered Japan Philippines and South Korea causing billions in damage. In Japan a new building collapse sparked a chain of mudslides, four homes destroyed, and Henry Litton rescued. In the Philippines 13 provinces flooded, crops ruined, and looters shot on sight. Seoul and other cities suffered the worst floods in 47 years, displacing about 300,000 people.
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Long Island
Henry Litton
Japan
Matsumoto
Kazumi
Construction Ministry
Philippines
Luzon
U.S. Air Force
Seoul
Supertankers Collide In Fog Off Cape Town
CAPE TOWN South Africa Forty eight sailors are reported dead or missing after two super tankers collided in fog off the southern tip of Africa The Texan ita exploded and sank four minutes after the collision with the Oswego Guardian The Oswego Guardian stood off Cape Town as officials studied the pollution hazard The collision was described as the biggest peace time tonnage incident.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Africa
Police arrest Saco man after high speed chase
Biddeford police report the capture of Conrad R. Gendron 74 James St Saco after a high speed chase yesterday morning He turned 22 yesterday and was charged with squealing tires and driving to endanger Officer Gerard Jacques pursued the vehicle speeding in excess of 9 mph in a 25 mph zone The cruiser was dented on the right side as Gendron allegedly veered into it Jacques blocked the road and arrested Gendron He was detained at County Jail Alfred today
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Biddeford
Saco
Conrad R. Gendron
James St
Gerard Jacques
Gendron
Jacques
Alfred
Nixon Arrives in Miami for GOP Convention Welcome
President Nixon travels to Florida to attend the Republican convention. A televised welcome is planned at Miami International Airport with Mrs Nixon and the daughters greeting him. He will fly to Key Biscayne then proceed to Convention Hall in Miami Beach to accept the nomination.
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Washington
Nixon
Miami
White House
Florida
Maid L.ziegler
Julie Eisenhower
Tricia Cox
Key Biscayne
Miami Beach
Rose Mary Woods
Ziegler
Stewart Alsop
Panel Forms To Consider Revaluation In Biddeford City Council
The Biddeford City Council forms an investigating committee led by Mayor Gilbert R. Boucher and Council Chairman David Twomey to study revaluing citywide real estate. Members include Belair Laverriere Nolette and Zuke. The panel will review the 1963 criteria and report before funds are allocated.
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Biddeford
Twomey
Robert Belair
Philip ‘Laverriere
Robert Nolette
Joseph Zuke
Belair
George Desroberts
Amvets
The
Ralph Gregoire
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Hattie ‘Griffin
Mrs. Roseanna Poitras
Loppright
A.M
Church Notes
Advent Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Unitad Baptist
Christian Science Society
Winter Street
Shore Road
A. Fu
Wells
Chance
Saco United Baptist Church
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Pine Tree Legal Aid
Woods Blaze
Henry A. Truslow
West Point-Pepperell
Urbain Bisson
Gilbert R. Boucher
Truslow
Art Nadeau
Far East
Kroger Berthiaume
Boucher
American Discount
Washington Street
Federal
Maurice Ross
Gardella Company
City Theatre
Matson’s, Inc
Biddeford-Saco
Phillips Brooks
York County Savings Bank
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