Biddeford Residents Noted In Portland Public Accounts Meeting
Mrs. Trene Gagnon of 7 Yale Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Mr and Mrs Wilfrid J For tier of 71 Bacon Street Biddeford and Paul Boisvert of 5 Wentworth Street Biddeford attend a meeting in Portland of the Association of Public Accountants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trene Gagnon
Yale St. Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Wilfrid J. Fortier
Bacon St
Biddeford
Paul Boisvert
Wentworth St
Portland
The
Association of Public Accountants
Saco Clubs Host Holiday Parties This Week
Rebekah Lodge in Saco meets Saturday at Odd Fellows Hall with district deputy president Mrs. V Louise Davis visiting. A 50 cent gift exchange and refreshments follow. The E and L Club of the Saco School Street Methodist Church holds its annual Christmas party Monday at Mrs Linnette Martins home with 50 cent and joke gifts. The Saco Extension Association plans a Tuesday meeting at GAR Hall with a noon holiday dinner and gift exchange and a mystery project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Saco
V. Louise Davis
E. and L. Club
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Linnette Martin
North Street
Saco Extension Association
Gar Hall
Confessions Slated at Churches This Weekend
Confessions will be heard at St. Martha's Church Kennebunkport Saturday from 7 to 8 p m and at St Mary's Church Wells Beach Sunday before the 9 a m mass.
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St. Martha’s Church
Kennebunkport
St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
Junior Choir Yale Festival Slated Sunday
The Junior Choir Christmas Festival will be held Sunday afternoon at Saco United Baptist Church. Rev. Stanley A. Bennett hosts with Donald Hamalainen of Gorham State College directing and Miss Mary Robbins as guest organist. The 70-member choir includes singers from local churches and features a program of hymns readings spirituals and a Simeone arrangement.
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Biddeford-Saco
Harry Simeone
Brian Reay
Arthur Tarbox
James T. Goudouros
Biddeford-Saco Council of Churches
Bennett
Carl Deis Jr
Jane Trask
Donald Leslie
David Leslie
Susan Currier
Janice Hawkins
Carol Kimball
Gloria Kimball
Joyee Braley
Melody Seward
Pamela Hawkins
Linda Littlefield
Paul Smith
Frances Leslie
Joseph Hasty
Terrance Turner
Catherine McLoy
Beverly Burnham
Terri Loughery
Judith Trask
Joan Trask
Valerie Wilson
Joyce Haley
Scott McKenney
Linda Herrick
David Dawn
Mary Dawn
Bertha Dawn
Helen Terladis
Evelyn Scontras
Nikki Kalagias
Elaine Goudouros
Gary Hoyt
Robert Hoyt
Matthew Coito
Michael Coito
Angela Coito
Carol Mason
Elizabeth Villandry
Mary Lou Nutter
John Wigley
Kim Norton
Mary Jean Higgins
Pamela Smith
Susan Smith
Pamela Murray
Kathryn McLeod
Norma McLeod
Thomas Ange
Donna Draggins
Spiros Draggins
Ellarene Ellis
Lynn Hallezuk
Marin Fils Wage Earners Plan Filed In Portland
Bankruptcy Court in Portland records show Evelyn M. Marin of Old Orchard Beach filing a wage earners plan with liabilities of 5080 and assets of 1382 of which 100 is exempt.
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Portland
Evelyn M. Marin
Old Orchard Beach
North America First Pooled by Nomads Crossing Asia
Nomadic groups crossed from Asia into North America in ancient times establishing early migrations. Researchers note routes by land and sea while debate continues on timing and routes. The finding emphasizes human dispersal patterns and prehistoric movement across continents.
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North America
Rom Asia
Funeral Rites for Jeremiah JF White Held in Biddeford
Funeral services for Jeremiah JF White of Biddeford and Maldren Massachusetts were held at St. Mary’s Church Biddeford with Rev Coleman O Toole celebrating a requiem high mass. William Cleary sang and Miss Louise Welch played organ. Bearers were John Flood Erin Murphy Leo Mackell and John Daly. Interment followed at St Mary’s Cemetery with graveside prayers by Rev Maurice Goan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah JF. White
Biddeford
Maldren
Mass
St. Mary's Church
Coleman O'Toole
William Cleary
Louise Welch
John Flood
Erin Murphy
Leo Mackell
John Daly
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Maurice Goan
Graves Speaks At Republican Saco Session
The joint Meet the Candidates Night in Saco featured Ward 1 incumbent Gerard Cassette and Ward 2 alderman hopeful Benjamin Grant addressing expenditures and road needs. Mayoral candidate Philip Graves urged turnout and contrasted platforms, criticizing opponents for politicizing the school budget and highlighting federal funds and city improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Saco
Robert Knox
Gerard Cassette
Benjamin Grant
Lang
Knox
Philip EB. Graves
Graves
Saco
Fullbacks Gar rison and Grisham 1964 Big Fight rush leaders
Walt Garrison of Oklahoma State and Jim Grisham of Oklahoma tied for 12th in rushing in 1964, marking the first 12th place finish by fullbacks in 27 years of NCAA records.
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Walt Garrison
Oklahoma State
Jim Grisham
Oklahoma
NCAA
Maine Weather Outlook Skies Clear Cold Tonight
Maine forecast calls for fair skies and a notably colder night with lows in the teens except in low spots where readings stay in the single digits. Saturday should bring little change, with temperatures remaining mostly steady.
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Maine
County Salon Hosts Christmas Party in Wells
York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty held a Christmas party at Mrs. Alber G. LaPierre’s Wells home. Officers postponed Departemental Officers Night to March 17, with venue TBA. Members sent charity cards to Denver patients and shared family news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Patridge
Cumberland Mills
Departemental Secretaire
Seecretaire
Ida Neves
Biddeford
LaPierre
Demi Chapeau
Precourt Pushes SBA Program Activation at Ward Meeting
Aldermanic candidate Fer nand Precourt of Saco Ward 1 urged voters at Democratic headquarters on Elm Street to back activating the Small Business Administration Economic Opportunity Assistance program now operating in parts of the country. He outlined job training and community aid benefits, cautioned it will take time, and praised local officials for cooperation with neighboring communities. Mayor Paul F. E. Reay endorsed the effort as crucial to city growth.
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Whelan
Jayceees
Scammon Street
Saco
Fernand Precourt
Elm Street
Precourt
Small Business Administration
Paul FE. Reay
Healiber of
Democratic City Committee
Samuel Gagnon
Donald Guay
David Rossignol
Wlecome
Ernest Whitten
Charles Gilpatric Jr
Richard Murray
School Committee
C. Roger Verrier
Patricia Reay
Rhuanna Gilpatric
Claire Precourt
Caramihalis to Lead Wrestling Clinic in Gorham
Biddeford High School coach John Caramihalis will run a wrestling clinic at Gorham State College starting 9 a.m. Saturday. Sponsored by the State Principals Association the session aims to aid physical education instructors and help organize varsity teams with coaching methods rules and mat demonstrations assisted by Biddeford wrestlers. He previously led a similar session at Aroostook State College for Northern Maine coaches.
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Biddeford
John Caramihalis
Gorham State College
Paul M. Stebbins
State
Caramichalis
Biddeford High School
Aroostook State College
Northern Maine
Christmas Party Set by AMVETS in Biddeford
A Christmas party for children sponsored by the Merton Ira Staples Post AMVETS and Auxiliary will be at the Alfred Street post home Biddeford at 2 p.m. Sunday with movies and candy distribution. Santa is expected. A 5 30 p.m. banquet and Christmas party by the West Biddeford Little League will follow at the AMVETS hall with season slides.
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Merton Ira Staples Post
Amvets
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Santa Claus
West Biddeford
Little League
Vietnam War Battle Update Near Van Tuong Peninsula
United States forces claim a battle near the Van Tuong peninsula with Utter's battalion taking a hill and estimating up to 3,700 Viet Cong in the region including the 60th Battalion. U.S. tally reports 564 Viet Cong deaths and air strikes continue in Dien Bien Phu and Hanoi area amid clouded observation. Hanoi Radio accuses U.S. and South Vietnamese forces of using toxic chemicals.
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Utter
60Th
van Tuong
U.S
Navy
Air Force
North
Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Meteor-like fireball sightings spark nationwide interest
Reports of bright flashes and possible meteor events spread across Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Indiana and parts of Canada at dusk. Fire crews found small grass fires in Elyria and Kecksburg area searches found nothing conclusive while observers described blue and green luminous objects and a possible ground impact near Kecksburg.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Canada
Kecksburg
Roy Howard
Ike
Air Force
Elyria
Cleveland
Ralph Richards
Coast Guard
Detroit
Windsor
Jack Trumbull
California
Humboldt County
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Woman Escapes Injury In Saco Traffic Mishap
An expectant mother, Claire Surprenant 39 of New Bedford MA, escaped injuries when the car she rode in was involved in a collision at Worth and Elm Streets Saco yesterday afternoon. Driver Domina Surprenant 38 of New Bedford claimed the other vehicle ran a red light. Damages were about 800 to the Coussole vehicle and 500 to the Surprenant car.
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Worth
Elm Streets
Saco
Claire Surprenant
New Bedford
Mass
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
Bay State
Surprenant
Domina H. Surprenant
Duplicate Bridge Played At Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Sea Stars held a duplicate bridge session at Odd Fellows Hall on Masters Point Night. Winners were North and South pairing Mr and Mrs Ginn first and Golden and Rosen second with Fisher and ...
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Old Orchard Beach
Sea Stars
Odd Fellows Hall
Herbert Ginn
Melvin Golding
al Rosen
Walter Fisher
John Anderson
Oscar Wilbur
Robert Whelan
Paul Chadbourne
Alice Fecteau
Charlotte Dubois
Edrice Bates
Doris Elingwood
Arthur Mougalian
Frances Putnam
Daniel Drummond
Ada Sleeper
John V. Ansel
Christmas Party By Biddeford and Saco Service Club
Mrs. John Tarbox hosted the annual Biddeford and Saco Community Service Club Christmas party at her Main Street home. Christmas carols were sung, gifts were exchanged, and a Santa Claus was provided by Mrs. Wayne Hutchins. A buffet lunch followed with serves by Mrs. Adolphe Hurrell and Mrs. Paul Cobb.
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John Tarbox
Main Street
Saco
Biddeford and
Nancy Tarbox
Jeanette Bedell
Edith Halasz
Paul McIntire
Walter Hutchins
Carroll Carter
Marion Dexheimer
Teresa Descoteaux
Ansel Gonneville
Eloi Lacroix
William Judge
Patrick Murphy
Perley Ladd
Edgar Cobb
Edward Johnson
Biddeford Youth Corps Opens Jobs for Youths
Biddeford Neighborhood Youth Corps announces five in school youths and five out of school youths. positions include 32 hours weekly for non students and 15 hours weekly for students. Director Roger R. Johnson provided the details today.
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Biddeford
Bridge Group Results and Weekly Schedule
Anderson places third with East and West wining first in the event. Mrs Mongalian and Mrs Putnam second, with Drummond and Sleep er sharing third. The group will meet again next Thursday at 7 30 p m at Odd Fellows Hall. The Duplicate bridge class meets Monday at Lawn Avenue home of Mr and Mrs Briggs for the last class till after Christmas. Some players plan to travel to Portland Sunday at 6 pm for master point play at the YWCA.
Vietnam War Budget and Peace Efforts Highlight Briefs
President Johnson pledges to exhaust all peace options before hard steps in Viet Nam. British call for peace talks. Moscow and Hanoi blame U.S. expansion. Vietnam war costs run about $6 billion yearly. Marines and Vietnamese press to close Viet Cong circle between Da Nang and Chu Lai. Houston area views a veteran enjoying a resort winter. Brezhnev era leadership signals stronger Communist influence. Gemini 7 circles the globe as Gemini 6 readies Sunday space chase. AFL CIO backs Johnson on Viet Nam and Great Society. wages remain unaddressed. Fireball lights Midwestern sky. an astronmoer notes it likely a fireball. Defense witnesses place a suspect across the street during the Reed beating.
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Associated Press
Viet Nam
Johnson
Moscow
Hanoi
United States
U.S
Texas
da Nang
Chu Lai
Arizona
Washington
Johnson Administration
Leonid I. Brezhnev
International
North Atlantic
National
Gemini 7
Globe
AFL Cio
James J. Reed
Transportation For Saco Voters Set
The Saco Ward 7 Republican Committee met at the law offices of Atty Mary A Bradbury and heard speeches by Mayoralty candidate Atty Philip Graves Bryce Milne school board candidate and Gordon C Food aldermanic candidate. Final plans were made for election workers and it was announced that cars will be available for all voters needing transportation to the polls on Monday. Those desiring transportation may contact Mrs Gordon Flood 11 Stuart St Saco.
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Saco
Ward 7
Republican Committee
Atty
Mary A. Bradbury
Masonic
Philip Graves
Bryce Milne
School Board
Gordon C. Food
Gordon Flood
Stuart St. Saco
Rotary committee outlines community blood bank plan
A Biddeford Saco Rotary Club project committee discussed establishing a volunteer blood bank. Five members Lloyd M Anderson W Paul Casavant Robert C Spears and Rev David E Wigley prepared initial organization plans led by Joseph G Grondin.
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Biddeford-Saco
Rotary Club
Lloyd M. Anderson
W. Paul Casavant
Robert C. Spears
David E Wigley
Joseph G. Grondin
Egg laying mammals platypus and echidna in Australia
Mammals mostly bear live young but two exceptions lay eggs. The platypus and the spiny anteater are primitive mammals found in Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Unemployment Claims Rise in November in Maine
Maine unemployment benefits totaled 375 330 in November per the Employment Security Commission. Mid November claimants numbered 4 846, up from October 4 412 and down from 6 762 a year earlier. The insured rate stood at 2.5 percent.
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Augusta
Maine
Employment Security Commission
ESC
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Yale Festival
Bankruptcy Court
Electrolux Sales & Service
Joseph Durfee
Wilbur Avenue
D. C
Jeremiah F. White
County Salon
Wells
Caramihalis
Staples Post
Children’s Party
Pete Hens
Michigan State
Greenwich, Conn High
U.N
China
United Nations General Assembly
Peking
Espa
U.N. Nances
Service Club
Biddeford Youth Corps
Community Blood Bank
Barbara E. Lord
Citizens & Taxpayers
Daniel P. Cantara
Joseph Zaitlin
Mgr
Homeowner’s
Felix T. Sheltra & Son
Felix T. Sheltra & Son Agency
Paul E. Sheltra
Jefferson Street
Daniel P
Cantara
Dem
Party Unity
Joseph Zaithin
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