Local notices from Biddeford and Portland area
Patrolman Alfred Guillemette is a patient at Notre Dame hospital. Richard P. Bouchard, son of Mrs. Yvette S. Bouchard of Old Orchard Beach, completed recruit training on November 20 at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes Illinois. Twenty music pupils of Mrs. Antonio Boisvert of Old Orchard Beach attended the first young people’s concert by the Portland Symphony Orchestra last night at Portland City Hall.
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Biddeford
Alfred Guillemette
Notre di Hospital
Richard P. Bouchard
Yvette S. Bouchard
Old Salt Road
Old Orchard Beach
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Antonio Boisvert
Portland Symphony Orchestra
Portland City Hall
Biddeford and area club events listed for week
Biddeford council Knights of Columbus meet tomorrow at 8 at E of C hall Washington street. Chapter 9 Widows of World War I to hold Christmas party with $1 gift exchange Thursday 7 30 p m at 23 Clifford Street. Saco Firemen's auxiliary meets Thursday 8 p m at 243 North Street. Recipe books arriving and to be delivered at meeting. Madisses First Parish Congregational church Saco hosts a covered dish supper and Christmas tree Thursday 6 30 p m at parish house. Members urged to bring gifts for State hospital patients.
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Biddeford Council
Knights of Columbus
E. of C. Hall
Washington Street
World War 1, Inc
Marie Dorais
Clifford Street
Biddeford
Saco
Ruth Scammon
North Street
First Parish Congregational Church
State Hospital
Church NotesMidweek prayer and services across Saco area
Mid week prayer meeting set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at Bible Baptist Church 144 Ferry Road Saco A prayer and Bible study also Thursday at 7 30 p m at First Baptist Ocean Avenue Id Orchard Beach Holy Communion to be celebrated Thursday at 8 a m in Episcopal Biddeford Prayer meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday at First Assembly of God Saco in the Ahepa Home 22 Pleasant Street Youth choir of Saco School Street Methodist Church to rehearse Thursday at 3 15 p m at the church Senior choir rehearsal also Thursday at 7 30 p m at Saco School Street Methodist Church
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Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
Orchard Beach
Episcopal Church
Biddeor
Assembly of God A. of
Ahepa
Pleasant Street
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Mercier Named Saco Chairman of Dimes Drive
Armand J. Mercier a Saco real estate broker has been named Saco chairman for the 1963 March of Dimes drive by campaign director Richard G. Lamb. He and his wife Jean nette live at 24 Dyer Street with three children and he has a long record of community service including Disabled American Veterans and American Legion roles.
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Armand J. Mercier
Saco
Richard G. Lamb
Sanford
York County
Mercier
Jeannette
Dyer Street
Claire Plourde
Donald
Richard Mercier
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Biddeford
Air Force
Saco Dances Move to City Hall for Students
The Saco Recreation Center announces Friday December 14 dances from 7 to 9 p.m. at Saco City Hall for high school and junior high pupils. A small student fee is planned while parents are admitted free.
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Saco
Saco City Hall
Card of Thanks for Chuck and Keith Longmore family
The family expresses sincere thanks to friends neighbors relatives and many kind people for acts of kindness and helpful deeds during the loss of Chuck Keith and Mildred Longmore at Old Orchard Beach.
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Chuck
Keith
Deaths Victor Rochefort 48 Biddeford
Victor Rochefort 48 of 3 Main Street Biddeford died in an Old Orchard Beach convalescent home after a long illness. Born February 26 1914 in Biddeford he was a son of Victor and Emma Rochefort. He worked at Pepperell Manufacturing and later as a painter. Surviving: his mother, a daughter Priscilla Rochefort, four sisters Emma Skilut Marie Rose Bournival Mathilda Rochefort Beatrice Palmer and two brothers Arthur and Leo Paul Rochefort. Friends may call Emond Funeral Home this evening 7 to 10 and Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p m. Funeral Friday 9 a m from St Andre Church.
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Victor Rochefort
Biddeford
Orchard Beach
Victor
Emma
Letendre) Rochefort
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
St. Andre Church
Priscilla Rochefort
Emma Skilut
Marie Rose Bournival
Mathilda Rochefort
Beatrice Palmer
Saco
Arthur
Leo Paul Rochefort
Emond
Miss Jeanette Levesque 66 of South Portland dies
Jeanette Levesque 66 of 62 Lowell Street South Portland died this morning in a Portland hospital after a lengthy illness. Born October 5 1896 in Pawtucket R I she was a daughter of Emile and Marie Shavell Levesque. A former Pepperell Manufacturing Biddeford spinner she moved to South Portland to live with sister Marie L Doherty about 12 years ago. A Holy Cross church member she will be buried in St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford after a Friday 815 AM service at Hobbs Funeral Home 230 Cottage Road South Portland followed by a 9 AM mass at Holy Cross. Rosary 8 PM Thursday at the funeral home.
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Jeanette Levesque
Lowell Street
South Portland
Green Street
Biddeford
Portland
Pawtucket
R. I
Emile and
Marie (Shavell) Levesque
Pepperell Manufacturing
Marie L. Doherty
Holy Cross Church
Doherty
Hobbs Funeral Home
Cottage Road
St. Joseph Cemetery
Alfred Leclair longtime Biddeford box plant foreman dies
Alfred Leclair 77 of 276 Elm Street Biddeford died after a long illness at a local hospital. Born December 25 1884 in St Fortunat Que he was a planer at Biddeford Box for over 50 years. Survived by one daughter Pauline Rumery two sons Fernand A Leclair and Ronald J Leclair fourteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral from St Joseph church conducted Saturday at 8 45 am with calling at Sansoucy Funeral Home Biddeford tonight and tomorrow evening.
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Alfred Leclair
Elm Street
Biddeford
St. Fortunat
Que
Daniel and
Marie
Paradis) Leclair
Biddeford Box Company
St. Joseph Church
Sacred ‘Heart League
Lafayette Court
Catholic Order of Foresters
Pauline Rumery
Arundel
Fernand A. Leclair
Ronald J. Leclair
Somersworth
N. H
Friends Imay
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone Street
Saco Grange Dues Paying Supper Highlights Toys and Gifts
Forty seven members attended a dues paying supper at Saco Grange hall hosted by the Home Economics committee. A Pineland Christmas gift project display featured toys and dressed dolls. Speakers included Richard Burke and Mrs June Burke. The group plans a December 19 supper for York County Law Enforcement and a December 20 Christmas party at 7:50 PM with The Three Graces handling arrangements.
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Saco Grange
Grange
Pineland Training Center
Linda Harris
Alice Prue
Norman Goodwin
Clarence Scammon
Christine Bell
Byron Hill
Avis Stacy
Milton Randall
Geraldine Randall
Myra Goodwin
Pomona
Portland man fined for running red light in Saco
James R. Wright, 43, of Portland, was fined 10 dollars by Associate Judge William F. Wilson Jr. in Saco Municipal Court for passing a red light at the Scammon Elm street intersection. Wright pleaded guilty after being charged by Saco Police. In a separate case, James D. Ford of Bangor paid a 100 dollar fine after pleading guilty to driving after suspension, with State Trooper Duane Millette as the complainant.
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Saco
James R. Wright
Portland
Associats
William F. Wilson, Jr
Saco Municipal
Wright
Scammon
Elm Streets
James D. Ford
Bangor
Duane Millette
Portland Weather Outlook Quiet and Frigid Through Thursday
Today in Portland it will be fair and cold with highs in the 20s and light to moderate northwest winds around 10 mph. Tonight will be clear and very cold with lows from zero to 10 degrees plus some light variable winds. Thursday is expected to stay fair and quite cold with moderate northwest winds.
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Portland
Beach States Special Town Session Friday
A special town meeting is set for Friday at 7 30 PM in the Old Orchard Beach High School cafeteria to consider authorizing the town to issue general obligation securities up to 100000 and to borrow up to 20000 in anticipation of the sale of those securities.
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Old Orchard Beach
Rebekah Lodge Hosts Past Noble Grands Meeting
December session of the Rebekah Lodge in Odd Fellows Hall Biddeford welcomed by Nellie Wallace. Six Past Noble Grands attended with Vera Munford absent. Sunshine committee reported residents at Trull nursing home. York County Past Noble Grands set Christmas party for December 17 in Kennebunk with supper at 6:30 and a 50 cent gift exchange. Gifts exchanged after business. Maine Rebekah Assembly sent Christmas greeting.
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Ranceline Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Biddeford
Nellie Wallace
Vera Munford
Sunshine Committee
Eleanor Shafferill
Angie McKeen
Trull
York County
Past Noble Grands Association
Kennebu
Weather rolls on with heavy snows and bitter cold
The storm blankets much of the region with 8 to 16 inches in Ohio and 20 to 48 inches in northern areas. Drifts reach 6 to 8 feet as subzero temperatures grip states from Ohio to New York and Pennsylvania. State guardsmen help clear roads and ferry medical staff amid widespread closures and power/water disruptions.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State
Pennsylvania
Michigan
West Virginia
Upper
New York State
Fulton
N.Y
Boonville
Watertown
Elmira
Poughkeepsie
New York City
West Virginia Mountains
Huntington
Charleston
Ludington
New Buffalo
Grand Haven
Bluefield
Maryland
Garrett County
Mercury
Kentucky
London
Louisville
Chicago
Illinois
Glenview
Iowa
Boone
Waukon
Lesmars
Court Decary Honors Late Chaplain At Memorial Program
Members of Court Decary in Canada American society gathered at the Fremont club Biddeford for a memorial program honoring the late Rt Rev Msgr Arthur IM Decary. The court named for the chaplain who served 1941 to 1951 and as pastor of St Andre parish Bradeford for 32 years was praised by Armand Grebin president who led the exercises.
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Decary
Canada
American Society
Arthur IM. Decary
Fremont Club
Biddeford
St. Andre Parisa
Bradeford
Armand Grebin
Grebin
Oscar Nolette
St. Francis College
Marcel Bourque
Augusta
Canada American Association
Membershp
Azilda Paquin
Armando Paquin
Rosaire Laliberte
Blanche Lebel
Court Maria
Armanda Courtois
Legion of Honor
Anselm Paquin
Precille Corriveau
Irene [Morin
Corinne |Corriveau
Swith
Aurore Vachon
Chaiman
Corinne Corriveau
Asla Nolette
Napoleon Dupras
Morin
Gertrude Wood
Aurore Nolette
Marcel Beaupre
Eugene Lebel
Anselme Paquin
C. A. Nolette, Sr
Paul A. Roberge
Rojeanne Paquin
Joseph Lavoie
Gertrude
Laura Guay
Sadie H
Anna Tardiff
Armande Courtois
Willie Martin
Emery Bergeron
Irene Morin
Saco Alliance Combines Christmas Party and Meeting
The Unitarian Women's Alliance at Saco Second Parish Unitarian church held a combined Christmas party, business meeting, and luncheon. Miss Lillian Chapin led devotional services and the session, with plans to meet jointly with the Daughters of Ruth at Biddeford First Universalist church parlor. Rev. Edmund W. Beal presented films and carols were sung as gifts were distributed from a decorated tree.
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Unitarian Women's Alliance
Saco Second Parish Unitarian
School Street
Lillian Chapin
Alliance
Daughters of Ruth
Biddeford First Universalist
Edmund W. Beal
Khrushchev praises peace path over Cuba crisis during Tito speech
Khrushchev framed the Caribbean crisis as a major peace victory while condemning imperialist circles. He warned imperialist aggressors and urged peaceful coexistence, citing progress in negotiations with Kennedy and stressing restraint to avoid a nuclear explosion. Tito sat in a honored seat as a traitor label hung over him by rivals. Carlos Rodriguez led a Cuban trade delegation joining the rostrum. Berlin remained unresolved, to be settled by treaty without immediate moves to make it a free city or withdraw Western troops.
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Khrushchev
Caribbean
Cuba
Tito
Yugoslavia
Carlos Rodriguez
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Germany
Berlin
Brownie Troop Collects Items For Charity
Brownies of Troop 31 were commended for collecting 375 items including canned food for delivery to Public Health Nurses at their weekly meeting in St Mary hall Tuesday. The scavenger hunt crowned winners Elizabeth Girard Patty Bon and Janice Gradone with 52 items each. plans for a Christmas party and 25 cent gift exchanges were set.
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St. Mary Hall
Elizabeth Girard
Patty Bon
Janice Gradone
Yvonne Binette
Suzanne Gagne
Patricia Bon
Beverly, Sparkowich
Cathy Lynes
Charlene Danis
Priscilla Girard
Notable names of leaders and organizers listed
A set of names appears including Anne Lamontagne Paulette McIntyre Elizabeth Girard Patricia Eon Jane Martin Pamela K Kee Janice Gradone Nancy Eon Janine Rossignol Nancy Baner Jane Gagnon Maureen Couture Kathleen Miniatti Linda Lavigne Laura-Anne Miniani and the leaders Mrs Arlene Libby and Mrs Gertrude Rossignol.
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Ane Lamontagne
Paulette McIntyre
Elizabeth Girard
Patricia Eon
Jane Martin
Pamela K. Kee
Janice Gradone
Nancy Eon
Janine Rossignol
Nancy Baner
Jane Gagnon
Maureen Couture
Kathleen Miniatti
Linda Lavigne
Laura-Anne Miniani
Arlene Libby
Gertrude Rossignol
Beach Student Is Hurt In Lab Mishap
A 17 year old Old Orchard Beach student was burned in a chemistry lab accident at Old Orchard Beach High School. David Carr of Old Orchard Street was taken to Webber Hospital after exposure to phosphorus. Principal Herbert Bean reported few details were available.
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Orchard Beach
Old Orchard ‘Beach High School
Herbert Bean
Bean
David Carr
Old Orchard Street
Webber Hospital
Officials see Cuban missile steps as routine procedure
Some officials say the move appears routine for personnel under such circumstances and does not indicate that missile crews will be sent to Cuba as ground troops.
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Cuba
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Mildred Longmore
Forrest N. Gerry
Pearl
Randall
Edna Lane
Beach States
Rebekah Lodge
Saco Alliance
Eee
Clement Deschambault
Gilbert R. Boucher
Albert C. Lambert Os
Arthur J. Lesieur
Philip L. Beaudette
Edward P. Gilbert Tee
Jonel Goulet
Roland O. St. Ours
Board OF Education
H. Clifford Berry
Joseph G. Grondin
Margaret A. Cartier
Joseph F. Warner
John B. Pierce
Paul H. Peck
Francis W. Minnihan
Joseph We Patane
Jean L. Belair
Cloutier Ee
Lemire . Eee
Peloquin
Robert M. Farley
Emile Drouin
Raymond G. Bolduc
Adrien A. Petit
Raymond G. Cote
Leo F. Gauthier
Bernard G. Neveux
Paul A. Tremblay
Conrad T. Fortier
Rudolph A. Bergeron
Napoleon Verrier
Paul O. Menard
J. Croteau
Jean Boisse
Roland L'Heureux
Donald L. Andrews
Floriant R. Poissant
Armand Bergeronne
Joseph H. Kerry
Hazel E. Noble
Lucienne Valliere
Joseph A. Roy
Pauline D. Chenard
Harrison E. Grover
Gertrude Boisvert
Raymond R. Lavigne
Alcide J. Gagne
Robert A. Petrin
Victor E. Guertin
Romeo Sevigny
Antonio Mariello
William Audie
Conrad H. Fortier
Joseph A. Lehoux
Raoul L. LaBranche
Leon T. Grover
Joseph H. E. Gobeil
Anna Forcier
William P. Dussault
Normand Picher
Wilfred Boissonneault
Romeo Lemay
Andre LaFargue
Bertha R. Walls
Sae
Gerard H. Mercier
Jean Paul Vigneault
Arnold
Norma L. Lavigne
Edmond B. Boucher
Georgette R. Jacques
Lucien Z. Lessard
Laura Hotte Ward
Avreennes
Rita T. Dunton
Ernest N. Fontaine
Rita T. Poissant
Lucien H. Therrien
Rose Alma Croteau
Brownie Troop
Thibodeau
Coats
Butler’s
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