Biddeford and area personals list medical notices and service updates
Mrs. Peta Antonakos and Mrs. Annie Hevey are medical patients at Webber hospital in Biddeford. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Simoneau plan a winter in Miami after leaving Biddeford. Armand J. Mercier receives treatment at VA hospital West Roxbury. Roger A. Adams of Kennebunkport just graduated from recruit training at Great Lakes. Normand R. Lee, Sonarman, reports to Newport after leave. recent Sonar School graduate to join USS Rooks.
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Peta Antonakos
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Annie Hevey
Elm Street
Ernest Simoneau
Sunset Circle
Miami
Fla
Armand J. Mercier
Cross Street
Saco
VA Hospital
West Roxbury
Mass
Roger A. Adams
Kennebunkport
Ecruit
Sonar Training Center
Great Lakes
Normand R. Lee
Sonarman
U. S. Navy
John J. Lee
Greenville
8. C
Newport
R. I
Joseph L. Beaulieu
Lorraine
Lee
Key West
Rooks
Miss Rhoda Furbish Dies at 69 in Kennebunk
Rhoda Furbish, 69, of Kennebunk died yesterday at Augusta Hospital. Born in Kennebunk to John and Annie Quint Furbish, she had no surviving relatives. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow from Angel Funeral Home, 9 Dane Street, Kennebunk, with Rev. Thomas C. Martin officiating. Burial in Hope Cemetery, Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda Furbish
Kennebunk
Augusta
John
Annie (Quint) Furbish
Angell Funeral Home
Dane Street
Thomas C. Martin
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Hope Cemetery
Fair tomorrow with cold, windy coastal conditions
A weather forecast for Portland notes partly cloudy, windy and colder this afternoon with fair, colder tonight. Wednesday should be mostly sunny and cold, with gusty westerly winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to northwest tonight. Small craft warnings issued along the coast. Zone 1 temperatures run from the low 40s to the mid 20s with varied overnight lows including Portland at 33 and Boston at 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Washington
Miami
Chicago
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Halifax
Montreal
Biddeford Knights of Columbus Host Six-Point Program Meeting
The Biddeford Knights of Columbus will hold a six point program meeting tonight at 7 at their hall on Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Knights of Columbus
Washington Street
Past Matrons of Adah Chapter Meet in Saco
The Past Matrons association of Adah chapter C EF S Biddeford will meet Thursday evening at Mrs Marion Fendersons home on Portland road in Saco. A covered dish supper at 6 30 p m will be served with President Mrs Agnes P LaChance in charge. The annual Christmas party with gift exchange will follow.
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Adah
C. EF. S
Biddeford
Marion Fenderson
Portland Road
Saco
Agnes P. LaChance
Lady Royal Stewart Auxiliary Christmas Party Planned
The Lady Royal Stewart auxilliary of the Scottish Clan will meet Thursday at 6 30 p m at the Saco K of Phall for a Christmas party. Members, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren will receive gifts from Santa Claus, and members will exchange 50 cent gifts. Refreshments will be served by Mrs Margaret Coburn chairwoman Jeannie Howard Mrs May Vennis Miss Agnes Cunningham and Mrs Collette Couture.
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Lady Royal Stewart Auxiliary
Saco K. of Phall
Santa Claus
Order
Margaret Coburn
Jeannie Howard
May Vennis
Agnes Cunningham
Collette Couture
Past President’s Association Supper in Saco
The Past President's Association of the Fred S. Gurney Womens Relief Corps will hold a supper and Christmas party tomorrow evening at the G A R hall in Saco. Supper is at 6:30 p m followed by a Christmas tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Gurney Womens Relief Corps of
Saco
G. A. R. Hall
Children of Mary Sodality Meeting at St Mary Parish
The Children of Mary Sodality of St Mary parish will meet tonight in the new parish hall after church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children of Mary Sodality
St. Mary
St Joseph Alumnae Meet Then Christmas Party
St Joseph Alumnae hold a brief meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. at St Joseph High School followed by the annual Christmas party. An exchange of $1 gifts will occur and refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
St. Joseph High School
Annette Chapter CBS to Host Christmas Event Tomorrow
The Annette chapter of CBS will hold a business meeting and Christmas party tomorrow night at 8. Hostess is Mrs. Marion Johnson of Glen Haven Circle in Saco. Assisting will be Mrs. Venetta Dennett, Mrs. Annie Holt, Mrs. Isabel Wilbur, and Mrs. Florence Northrup.
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Annette
CBS
Marion Johnson
Glenhaven Circle
Saco
Venetta Dennett
Annie Holt
Isabel Wilbur
Florence Northrup
Christmas party and officer election at Evangeline Rebekah lodge
The Past Noble Grands association of Evangeline Rebekah lodge will hold its annual Christmas party and officer elections on Wednesday at 7:30 p m at the home of Mrs. Vera Munford on High Street in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Past ‘Oble Grands Association of Evangeline Rebekah Lodge
Vera Munford
High Street
Saco
Court Depury Meeting Postponed to December 15
The Canada American association has postponed tonight's meeting due to Holy Day and cathedral observances in Portland. The new date is Tuesday, December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Depury
Canada-American Association
Portland
Jobless checks rise in Biddeford area
Number of unemployment checks processed by the Maine Employment Security office in Biddeford increased to 1,163 last week from 1,046. The gain includes workers from Saco Lowell shops and 180 seasonal positions. There were 10 exhaustions this week, totaling 590 since October 1.
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Biddeford
Maine Employment Security Commission
Saco-Lowell
Odd Fellows Meeting At Saco Lodge Hears Routine Business
The Saco Lodge of Odd Fellows met at the Saco I1.0.0 F hall for routine business directed by Noble Grand Carleton E F Brock. Refreshments were served after the meeting.
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ODD Fellows Meet
Saco Lodge of Odd Fellows
Saco
Noble Grand Carleton EF. Brock
Card of Thanks to Notre Dame Hospital Staff
Card of thanks from Arthur Desrochers to the Notre Dame Hospital staff blood donors and others with kind remembrances expressing gratitude for their care and support during his stay.
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Notre Dame Hospital
Death of Douglas Coberly in Sacramento
Word has been received of the sudden death on Saturday of Douglas Coberly at his home in Sacramento California. He is survived by his wife Clara Sears daughter of Mrs Mary Sears of Saco also by his mother and brother in Missouri. Burial will take place in Sacramento tomorrow.
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Douglas Coberly
Power Inn Road
Sacramento
Calif
Clara Sears
Mary Sears
Spring Street
Saco
Missouri
Biddeford Man Joseph Dubois Dies After Short Illness
Joseph Dubois 70 of 159 May street Biddeford died last night in a local hospital after a short illness. He retired from Bates Manufacturing five years ago. He was a communicant of St. Joseph church and is survived by one son Roland, one brother Onesine Dubois, and three grandchildren. Services from St. Joseph church Friday at 8:30 a.m. Friends may call at Sansoucy funeral home 1 Stone street Biddeford from 1 to 10 p.m. today tomorrow and Thursday.
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Joseph J. Dubois
May Street
Biddeford
Zepherin and
Zepherine (Pilon) Dubois
Bates Manufacturing Company
St. Joseph Church
Roland Dubois
Onesine Dubois
Sansoucy
Stone Street
Funeral services for Henri Bolduc set at St Joseph
Funeral services for Henri Bolduc will be held Thursday morning at 8 50 at St Joseph church. Friends may call at Bolduc funeral home 291 Alfred street Biddeford Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 am to 10 pm.
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Henri Bolduc
St. Joseph Church
Bolduc
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Mrs Edmond Roy Funeral Service Held in Sanford
Funeral services were held Saturday at Holy Family church in Sanford for Mrs. Edmond Roy 78 a former Biddeford resident who died December 1 at a Sanford hospital Burial was in St Ignatius cemetery Survivors include six sons Joseph Laurier Edgar Emile Rheal and Philipp Roy and one daughter Mrs Antoine Leger all of Sanford Also three brothers Marie Louis Bisson Montreal Canada Dollard and Willie Bisson Manchester NH and three sisters Mrs Donat Morin Montreal Mrs Arthur Morin St Hendine Quebec and Mrs C Blanchard Manchester NH
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Edmond Roy
Holy Family Church
Sanford
Biddeford
St. Ignatius
Joseph
Laurier
Edgar
Emile
Rheal
Philipp Roy
Antoine Leger
Marie Louis Bisson
Montreal
Canada
Dollard
Willie Bisson
Manchester
N. H
Prayers Planned for Late Legion Member Henry Ouellette
Members of the Tighe Beau doin Farley post of the American Legion meet at 7 tonight at Sansoucy funeral home 1 Stone Street Biddeford to say prayer for late member Henry J Ouellette.
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Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone Street
Biddeford
Henry J. Ouellette
Daughters of Isabella to Offer Prayer for Henry Ouellette
Our Lady of Fatima circle meets at Stone Street Biddeford at 7 30 tonight to offer prayers for Henry Ouellette husband of Mrs Alice Ouellette of the unit a local church group gathers to pay respects in a brief service
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Our Lady of Fatima
Daughters of Isabella
Sansoucy
Stone Street
Biddeford
Henry Ouellette
Alice Ouellette
Sacred Heart League to Meet at Bolduc Home for Prayers
Members of the Sacred Heart League of St. Joseph church will gather tomorrow at 7 30 PM at Bolduc funeral home to recite prayers for Henri Bolduc.
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Sacred Heart League of St. Joseph Church
Bolduc
Henri Bolduc
Funeral services set for Mrs Mar guerite Laverriere
Funeral services for Mrs Marguerite Laverriere will be held Wednesday at 8 15 from St Joseph church. Friends may call at the Bolduc funeral home Alfred street Biddeford until 10 p m.
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Marguerite Laverriere
St. Joseph Church
Bolduc
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Voters Register Over 130 In Saco Municipal Election
The Saco Board of Registration reports 151 new registrants for the December 14 municipal election, with 38 registering on the final day. Names listed across wards include Berry, Belanger, Adjutant, Belanger, Boisvert, Sanville, Victor, Chartier, Hooper, Chagnon, Labelle, Cyr, Wormwood, Wilcox, LeClair, Freeman, Duguay and other residents from Ward 1 to Ward 5.
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Saco
Hutchins
Jean Morris
McKenney Road
Leo Lambert
Union Street
Ruth Boothby
Main Street
Greenville Arsenault
King Street
Paul A. Sanville
Cale Avenue
Beatrice A. Sanville
Cales Avenue
Aphrodite Victor
Old Orchardrd
Albert Chartier
Glenwood Avenue
Clayton McCrum
Old Orchard Road
Barbara Hooper
Norman Chagnon
Locke Street
Joseph Labelle
Olive Street
Lillian Cyr
Donna Wormwood
Stockman Avenue
John Whitehurst
Lewis Jane
Jane LeClair
James Street
Alfred Wilcox
Hall Avenue
Eleanor Wilcox
Lawrence LeClair
Priscilla Chadbourne
Dyer Street
Barbara Freeman
Prospect Street
Clayton Freeman
Prosspect Street
Lorraine Hersey
Hill Street
Millie Duguay
Cote Outlines Campaign Plans At Saco Meeting
Democratic mayoral candidate Charles Cote praised the Bearbrook sewer bond as a must and outlined election logistics at the Democratic Political and Social club in Saco GAR hall. Also present were aldermanic hopefuls Adrien Petit Philip Glaude Louis Soucy Joseph Kenneally Alcide Deschambeault Harry Werren Carl Mansur and school committee candidate Harvey Lamontagne Jr under club president Harry Warren.
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Charles Cote
Bearbrook
Democratic Political and Social Club
Saco Gar Hall
Cote
Adrien Petit
Philip Glaude
Louis Soucy
Joseph Kenneally
Alcide Deschambeault
Saco
Mistos
Democrat Party
County Auto Dealers Group Plans Meeting
The York County Automobile Dealers association will hold a dinner meeting Thursday at 6 30 p m at Kotsis restaurant in Springvale. After dinner they will move to Sanford Vocational school for a program with mechanic training classes. A new Scope device will be shown. Arnold McKinney and James Devine will attend. Plans for Sanford and Saco automobile shows will be discussed. Edwin G Ballenger urges all dealers to attend.
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York County Automobile Dealers Association
Kotsis
Springvale
Sanford Vocational School
Arnold McKinney
James Devine
U. S. Department of Labor
Edwin G. Ballenger
Junior Legion Meeting At Saco Salvation Army
The Churches The Junior Legion of the Saco Salvation Army will meet Wednesday at 3 30 p m.
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Legion of the Saco Salvation Army
Brownie Troop 14 Meeting at Saco Church Wednesday
Brownie Troop 14 will meet at the Saco United Baptist Church on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco United Baptist Church
Girl Scouts Meet At Saco Church Tomorrow
The Girl Scouts will meet tomorrow at 3 30 PM at the Saco United Baptist Church.
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Saco United Baptist Church
Christian Science Service at Hamilton Memorial
The Christian Science society Hamilton Memorial at 42 Beach Street Saco will hold a service Wednesday evening at 7 45.
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The
Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Saco
Choir rehearals set at Second Congregational church
The junior choir will rehearse Wednesday at 6 p m and the senior choir at 7 p m at the Second Congregational church.
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Second Congregational Church
School Street Methodist Trustees Meet Tonight
The Trustees of the School Street Methodist church will hold their monthly meeting tonight at the church hall. Attendees will discuss upcoming renovations and community outreach plans, with report on finances and membership.
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School Street Methodist Church
Salvation Army Prayer Meeting at Old Orchard Beach
The Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army will hold a prayer meeting tonight at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army
Church School Workers Conference Tonight at Saco United Baptist
A Church School Workers conference is planned for tonight at 7 30 at the Saco United Baptist church, inviting attendees from local congregations to discuss program planning and youth activities.
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Saco United Baptist Church
Philathea class meets tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
The Philathea class will meet tomorrow at 2 30 p m at the Saco United Baptist church.
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Saco United Baptist Church
Prayer and Bible Study Hour at Village Baptist Church
A prayer and Bible study session is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Village Baptist Church in Kennebunkport. The notice invites participation from local residents and emphasizes community worship at the church.
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Village Baptist Church
Kennebunkport
Teacher Gives Thief Lesson In Surprises
New York AP reports Mary Carpenter a 58 year old schoolteacher was seized from behind near her Manhattan home. She kept calm saying I know you dear causing the mugger to loosen his grip then threw her purse. Police arrested Gilbert Malin 17 for assault and robbery.
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New York
Mary Carpenter
Manhattan
Gilbert Malin
Teenage son kills mother in Redondo Beach
In Redondo Beach California a 17 year old boy stabbed his mother Edna 38 to death and seriously wounded his stepfather Don Fisher 28 after waking from a bad dream Police found Fisher by the phone bleeding and Edna in a bedroom pool of blood The son Edgar Lee Cox 17 fainted beside her and surrendered in Bloodstained pajamas awaiting booking on murder charges A one year old daughter survived the assault and escaped unharmed
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Redondo Beach
Calif
Don Fisher
Fisher
Edna
Torrance
Saco Man's Case Continued At Court
Fred E. Johnson a 17 year old of Flag Pond road Saco had his case continued for sentence in Saco Municipal court this morning State Police charged him with making an improper left turn from Route One into Flag Pond road the turn caused an accident last night at the intersection no injuries were reported Johnson pleaded guilty to the charge.
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Fred E. Johnson
Flag Pond Road
Saco
Johnson
Flooding at 151 Alfred Street prompts Biddeford fire response
Biddeford firemen responded to a flooded burner at 151 Alfred Street in a dwelling owned by Dr. J. P. Gerardi and occupied by Roland Lebel. There was no damage reported.
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Biddeford
Alfred Street
J. P. Gerardi
Roland Lebel
Americans Sentenced In Cuban Military Tribunal
Pinar del Rio Cuban tribunal today sentenced two Americans Frank Austin Young 38 of Miami and Peter John Lambton 24 of Nassau to 30 and 20 year terms for conspiring against Fidel Castro. The prosecution sought death for Bertot and 30 years for Lambton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinar del Ricp
Frank Austin Young
Miami
Peter John Lambton
Nassau
Fidel Castro
Young
Fernando Bertot
Columbia University
Lambton
Bertot
Local Residents and Addresses Listed by Ward
Ward 6 lists Melville Woodman at 24 Summer Street Dodis Lombard at 132 Pleasant Street and James Street Justine Davis at 16 Prospect Street Donald Paris at 66 Pleasant Street. Ward 7 includes Philip DeWitt at 50 Middle Street and Roger Spaulding at 117 Temple Street.
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James Street
Justine Davis
Prospect Street
Melville Woodman
Summer Street
Dodis Lombard
Pleasant Street
Donald Paris
Philip DeWitt
Middle Street
Roger Spaulding
Temple Street
Biddeford Man Held On Grand Larceny Charge
A Biddeford man, Roland Amnott of 359 Main Street, faced grand larceny charges after a bag containing 520 dollars vanished from Trottier's Market. Police recovered 480 dollars later, including 20 Canadian, with Amnott claiming innocence but admitting planning to hide the money. He was held for the January term of York County Superior Court in 5,000 bail.
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Biddeford
York County
Philip Poirier
Armand Trottier
Edgar Sevigny
Amnott
Trottier
Sevigny
Florida
Augusta
Brunswick
Main Street
United States
George Friary
Nason
High Court
Alfred
Simon Spill
James Chadbourne
Jean B. Chadbourne
Eisenhower urges leaders to back enforceable disarmament
President Eisenhower called on national leaders deemed worthy to join an enforceable disarmament system while signaling the United States and Pakistan will stay strong to pursue world peace with justice. He and Ayub Khan urged non Communist allies to maintain defense pacts as bulwarks against communism.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Eisenhower
United States
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Free World
Central Treaty Organization
Middle East
James C. Hagerty
Eienhower
Saco Company Confirms Sanford Space Offer
Peter Mourmouras of Precision Automotive Products in Saco confirmed the Biddeford Saco Journal report that his firm was offered 9,000 square feet of space in the Goodall Sanford mills in Sanford. He said a use and occupancy permit denial by Building Inspector Charles J. Pendleton prevented operating at the former Clayton Buick site on Thornton Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Mourmouras
Precision Automotive Products Company
Saco
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Goodall-Sanford Mills
Sanford
Mourmouras
Charles J. Pendleton
Clayton Buick
Thornton Avenue
Veteran Walter Williams in worsening pneumonia battle
Houston report says Confederate veteran Walter Williams aged 117, last Civil War soldier, took a turn for the worse with a 101 degree fever Monday night as doctors monitor his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Walter Williams
Williams
Bus And Trolley Strike Shuts Pittsburgh Transit
In Pittsburgh 1700 bus and trolley operators walked out affecting 115000 daily riders. 28 other firms ran service as traffic gridlocked downtown and highways, with hundreds hitchhiking in subfreezing weather. A 56 day strike in 1957 and 35 days in 1954 were prior actions by Division 85 Amalgamated Assn. of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes. Mayor Barr and mediators urged a three year contract with a 13 cent raise and an 8 cent cost of living bump, rejected by the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pitttsburgh Railway Co
Division 85 Amalgamated Assn
Joseph Barr
Barr
117th Birthday Note Receives Bedridden Status
The subject, marking their 117th birthday on November 14, has been bedridden the past two years, according to the readable notes from local archives.
Friend Nurses Patient In Ninth Bedfast Year
Abbie Howland, 39, has remained speechless and bedfast for nine years after a Dec 4, 1951 car crash. Nurse Doris Wilson cared for her at San Joaquin County General Hospital, with Dr. Deakins noting little hope for further improvement. Her airman son Ralph, 19, visited before a Guam assignment. her husband’s whereabouts are unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Calif
Abbie Selah Howland
Abbie
Doris Wilson
San Joaquin County General Hospital
Mildred Coyle
Doris
Duane D. Deakins
Ralph
Guam
Santa Claus to Visit Children at Biddeford Fire Station
Biddeford firemen and local businessmen prepare about 2000 candy bags for children. Santa Claus will greet youngsters and parents Tuesday evening November 22 from 7 to 9 at the Washington Street fire station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Biddeford
Washington Street
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Arthur Desrochers
Joseph Dubois
Richard Moody
Lewiston
County Auto Dealers Group
Saco Man
Ike
U. S
Mohamed Ali Jinnah
Ayub Khan
U. S. Marine Corps
Polo Field
Saco Company
Cray Li
Dudley
Brantley
Carey Bros. Jewelers
Dennett & Craig, Inc
Saco, Maine
Maine Cleaners
Pepperell Square
Main St
Maine
A Savings & Loan Institution
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